open sea

Chapter 357 Eat Fish
Chen Mu was lucky enough to eat a meal of fish steamed by Hai Rui himself.

He didn't dare to ask Hai Rui to do it himself, but Hai Qingtian said that he always wanted to find an opportunity to thank him, thank him for eliminating the Japanese pirates, getting rid of Zeng Sanlao, and letting the coast be wiped out.

Because Hai Rui's father died in Japanese invasion, he said that it happened in the 12th year of Zhengde, and that Qiongzhou suffered from Japanese invasion much earlier than Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.

So Hai Rui decided to cook the fish for Chen Mu himself, but Chen Mu couldn't persuade him.

This is also a master who doesn't care whether the melon is sweet or not, he will be happy when he twists it.

"Why doesn't Shuai Chen have a piece of chopsticks?"

When the fish was ready, Xu Wei in the yamen hid away as soon as he heard that Hai Rui was coming. Their personalities were too different. Xu Wei was too lazy to ask for trouble. Feeling somewhat curious, he sat upright and waited on the sidelines.

He is not lucky to eat this fish, he just wants to see who the famous Hai Gangfeng is.

In this day and age, it is too difficult to spread a name to the world.

"Mr. Gangfeng, to tell you the truth, Chen deserves this fish." Chen Mu picked up the chopsticks and put them down again. It's not that the fish is not tasty.The fish smelled delicious, but Chen Mu didn't dare to eat it. He cupped his hands and said, "It's not due to Chen's work that the Japanese pirates' troubles have been reduced. It's because of Yu and Qi Ershuai far away, and Erlin restraining the pirates nearby. Make the coast clear."

"Compared with them, Chen's killing of Zeng Sanlao has little effect, and he really deserves it."

If someone else cooks a fish, Chen Mu will eat it, but this fish is made by Hai Rui, the shadow of a famous tree. Every time this person goes to a place, the people rejoice over it, but none of the officials can be happy. However, Chen Mu didn't think that he could make Hai Rui happy here.

"Yu Qi Ershuai has his own merits, and Chen Shuai doesn't have to belittle himself. The old man originally wanted to ask about Erlin after Chen Shuai had finished eating. Since Chen Shuai mentioned it." Hai Rui stood up and cupped his hands, then walked around and asked, "Chen Shuai Why did Shuai appoint Japanese pirates, Lin Feng's generation attacked Chaozhou and harmed thousands of families, Daogan's people surrendered to Wuchang and killed a lot, and there are not a few Japanese under Chen Shuai's subordinates."

Hai Rui's chin and beard are gray, and people say that he knows his destiny at fifty and his ears are at his sixties. The old man is sixty this year, but he doesn't see any strong ears. Can we win without relying on them?"

Sure enough, the first thing Hai Rui did when he came to Luzon was Japanese pirates.

Even though Chen Mu had been prepared in his heart, he now had some new understanding of the reason why Hai Rui was hated by others in the officialdom.

The imperial court asked him to come to Luzon to help him, but what Hai Rui said was not something that his staff or subordinates should say, it was more like an interrogation.

For ordinary people, a sentence of 'this is not your business' can completely destroy the relationship.

"Of course not. Chen got his name from practicing the banner army. The banner army under his command has the best armor and best training. He can outnumber ten on the battlefield. Of course, he doesn't have to rely on pirates and Japanese to win."

"But there are nearly [-] pirates and Japanese under my command. With such an idle force, should I let them go to the sea to cause disaster?" Chen Mu has always had his own thoughts on pirates, saying: "If you can lead them to do good, Why force him to do evil, like Lin Feng Daogan, everyone can be rewarded for their meritorious service, and they can build meritorious deeds at this time of great chaos overseas——Chen believes that it is far better to add one or two sea warriors to Daming than to send two heads back !"

"In the past, our navy did not go to the far sea. Whenever the Japanese crossed the sea, the flag army could only be forced to defend. Therefore, the Japanese pirates repeatedly invaded our coast. Now our navy is powerful, and the battleship flags block the sky. Where are there Japanese pirates? Even if there were, they were wiped out before reaching the shore."

Hai Rui still felt that something was wrong, and said: "Our ancestors committed the crime of exploiting the Japanese, and the Ming law has such a rule, but Chen Shuai is recruiting the Japanese to recruit bandits for his own use. Doesn't it mean that the law is nothing?"

"But the ancestors also used to fight against the enemy. The Mongols, the Youwei Semu people in Guangcheng, were the enemies of the ancestors in the early years. Now who is not my general of the Ming Dynasty? The victory in the northern border, Ma Shuai kicked me with his Mongolian cavalry. The battalion, using war to promote peace, the frontier fortress is not burning, and the sword is turned into a plow, isn't it a good thing for the world?"

"Chen has experienced a big battle for the first time, and he served as the supervisor of the army under Yu Shuai's command. He supervised the army of Wo Wuduan and asked him to share life and death with the thieves!"

"Mr. Gangfeng, Mr. Chen has always respected your character and talent, but if he wants to serve in Luzon, there is one thing that must be explained to you first." Chen Musu asked seriously: "The lives of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese pirates who surrendered , which is more important; the people of Ming Dynasty and the foreign people overseas, which is more important."

"Mr. has made a decision in the past. Between the poor people and the rich gentry, you choose to let the rich gentry suffer in difficult cases. Chen agrees with your approach. Because the same few acres of land, even if the rich gentry suffers, it will not hurt. , but poor people may lose their lives for it.”

Chen Mu looked at Hai Rui's expression as he spoke, and changed into a more comfortable sitting position and said, "This time the choice is much more difficult. No matter whether you choose the Ming Banner Army or surrender to the Japanese pirates, people will die; whether you choose the Ming people or overseas Foreigners, everyone is hungry—the old man has been a good person all his life, but in Nanyang and overseas, you can’t be a good person.”

"Every member of Chen's party will commit a heinous crime within a hundred years; after a hundred years, there will be too many books to write down. The merit of this matter lies with Chen. If the old man wants to preserve his wisdom, Chen will prepare a ship for you and return to Qiongzhou. I will guarantee it with my head You can see Daming getting richer and richer."

"If you choose to stay, you must make a choice that is beneficial to Daming, because Daming is no longer a corner, and the new world has heard the voice of Daming, that is, the lives of soldiers of Daming are more important than the lives of soldiers of any country in this world. "The people of Ming Dynasty are more important than the people of any other country in this world!"

Hai Rui blinked, watched Chen Mu walk towards the chief seat step by step, opened his mouth without saying a word, blinked again, and looked at the young Zhao Shizhen who was sitting beside him.

The old man really wants to ask, has your mastermind always been this crazy?

Obviously it's just a small matter of appointing Japanese pirates, if you use it, you can use it, if you don't use it, don't use it, the method of the ancestors has been used to persuade Hai Rui perfectly, and the ancestors have used it before, so there is no problem.

No matter how good it is, it will involve some heinous crimes within a hundred years, and it will be too difficult to write a hundred years later. Isn’t the Ming Dynasty’s expedition to Nanyang just revenge?

Swish!
The leather scroll hanging on the hall was untied, and the huge world map fell down. The red paint on the right side was painted with a huge bright light. Chen Mu pointed to the large blank area around him and said: "This is the new world, in the west and in the east. Facing and south, Da Ming wants to join this competition, and Luzon is just the beginning!"

Hai Rui took a deep breath, took two steps closer, his eyes seemed to be fascinated by the world map, his right hand supported the sleeve of his left arm, and his left palm turned forward, facing the map.

Chen Mu showed a gratified smile. It seems that another talented person in the Ming Dynasty is about to be abducted by him.

In the end, Hai Rui rolled his eyes and said, "Shuai Chen, the fish is getting cold."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)