Chapter 212 A Few Things About Leaving Southeast

Wei Yuan's intention was very clear.

He really wanted to kill.

I gave you a chance to live, but you didn't want it? Do you really think the sword is not sharp?

As for the inconspicuous island in the sea where he asked Chen Daniu and the Wei clan to hide their weapons, it was called the "Weapon Hiding Island" by later generations.

When later historians studied Wei Yuan, they all agreed that it was at this time that Wei Yuan had ambitions.

The next day.

When Rong Xian woke up from the wine, Wei Yuan called him to the big tent and asked with a smile:

"You don't seem to have answered the questions I asked you last night."

Rong Xian frowned slightly, thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and bowed:

"To reply to Wei, of course I want to live."

Wei Yuan nodded, "The weapons sank into the sea, such a big thing, I can't make the decision."

Rong Xian nodded again.

After a long night of thinking, how could he not know that behind this, it was the intention of the government?

The government deceived all the children of the nobles!

Using the nobles' money, they bought such a large batch of military equipment, but all of them sank into the sea.

The only person who benefited in the end was Zhao Zhen.

Apart from him, Rong Xian really couldn't think of anyone else who could make a frontier official in the southeast do such a thing.

"To tell you the truth, even without the will of His Majesty, this batch of military equipment would not arrive in Japan safely."

"I am not targeting the nobles by doing this. After all, as you said, I am also a noble."

Wei Yuan slowly stood up, came to the front of the tent, and said earnestly:

"Now that things have come to this, Brother Rong, do you know how to explain to the nobles after returning to the capital?"

Rong Xian bowed his hands and said, "As General Wei said, the navy officers and soldiers were indeed tricked into leaving the mountain and causing the batch of military equipment to sink into the sea."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, General Wei."

Wei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "Brother Rong is really smart. Now that the southeast matter is over, I will return to the capital soon. How about inviting Brother Rong to join us?"

Rong Xian: How can I not be smart? If he is not smart, he will die.

He clasped his fists and said, "Then I'd rather obey you than be respectful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guard came to report that Cai Xiang, the chief transport commissioner of Fujian Road, wanted to see him.

As soon as Wei Yuan let him in, he heard him say:

"Several Japanese envoys are still staying in the transport office until now. They demand that our Great Zhou must give them an explanation."

"They also said that the military weapons were not the work of the Japanese pirates. They hope that our Great Zhou can return the money they used to buy the military weapons and bury Taira Tadamori with honor."

Wei Yuan said unhappily, "You can't even handle these trivial matters?"

Cai Xiang said with a sad face, "It was originally a trivial matter, but they said that they would go to the capital to file a complaint because of this matter. If I don't give them a reasonable explanation, I am worried that my future will be in jeopardy!"

It is clear what this matter is.

It is obvious that the emperor is behind it.

Since the emperor has no clear order, it means that he does not want to be bothered by such things again.

But if they go to file a complaint with the emperor, the nature will be different.

Wei Yuan felt that if he could not handle it well, at most he would lose his way to promotion. If the emperor felt that he could not handle even this small matter, he would probably have to give up the position of the Transport Commissioner.

"I have already said that the military equipment sank into the sea was caused by the Japanese pirates. It is good that we did not ask them to compensate for the losses of our naval officers and soldiers."

"They dared to lick their faces and say they would file a complaint with the emperor? Tell them, why can't it be the Japanese pirates? If you want to return the money and file a complaint with the emperor, you have to let them live to the capital!"

Wei Yuan responded very strongly.

Cai Xiang was dumbfounded, "What does Wei mean to kill the envoy?"

Wei Yuan frowned deeply. How did this guy in front of him get the position of the Transport Commissioner if he was so stupid?

Or was it because he was in Fujian Road that he could not let him, the top leader, do whatever he wanted, so he was somewhat restrained and looked stupid?

"The weapons may have been looted by the Japanese pirates, but can't the Japanese pirates be blamed for the death of the Japanese envoy?"

"Go and tell them that the Japanese pirates are resentful because the imperial army has made some success in suppressing the Japanese pirates a few days ago."

"Now there are many Japanese pirates hiding among the people in Fujian Road disguised as merchants. If you want to live well, stay in the post station and don't go anywhere."

Hearing this, Cai Xiang bowed deeply, "I understand."

Wei Yuan said again: "I wrote to the court last night, asking for permission to return to Beijing. From now on, you have the final say in Fujian Road. Consult with Guo Hao more often when encountering problems. Do you understand? ? "

Cai Xiang quickly responded, "Please rest assured, General. I understand."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Before leaving Fujian Road, Lord Fan had summoned officials from the southeast to discuss many subsequent shipping matters."

"In the future, shipping will still be mainly from Fuzhou, and other coastal prefectures, such as Chuzhou and Haizhou, will be supplemented."

"If the court is involved, the larger business contracts signed will still be shipped from Fuzhou."

Cai Xiang was overjoyed and said respectfully, "Thank you, General Wei."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "The person you should thank the most is Lord Fan."

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On September 6, the fifth year of Jiayou, it is appropriate to travel.

Zhao Zhen ordered Wei Yuan to return.

When Wei Yuan led the army to leave Fujian Road, the people saw him off in person.

Not only the local people of Fuzhou, but also some people from various places in Fujian Road or prefectures along the southeast coast.

In front of the gate of Fuzhou, when Wei Yuan was about to leave.

Suddenly, a respected old man from Fuzhou City spoke respectfully to him:

"General Wei, we know that you are leaving Fuzhou today. I wonder if you will come back in the future."

"All the folks in Fuzhou want to see you off and thank you for everything you have done for Fuzhou."

"Please leave something for us folks in Fuzhou and Southeast China so that we can remember him."

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan looked at the people crowding at the city gate, with mixed thoughts in his heart.

When he came to the southeast, most of what he did was driven by profit.

But I didn't expect that even like this, he would be loved by the people of Fuzhou.

At this time, the Danglu army had already assembled outside the city and was ready to return at any time.

Wei Yuan looked at the people whose eyes were full of expectations, then looked at the old man in front of him, and slowly said:

"General, I came to Fuzhou just to act impartially. Old lady, I'd better skip the matter of retaining things."

The old man suddenly became excited. He was leaning on a cane with one hand and holding Wei Yuan's wrist with the other. For a moment, the guards standing beside Wei Yuan were all nervous.

Wei Yuan expressed that he was fine, and the old man said gratefully:

"General, please forgive me for being rude."

"General, please leave something behind."

"It is you who have enabled the people of Fuzhou to no longer have to rely solely on fishing for a living, and no longer have to worry about being invaded and plundered by Japanese pirates. Your achievements will be remembered by the people of Fuzhou and even the entire southeast."

"If you leave something behind, it can be regarded as an inspiration to future generations."

Wei Yuan saw the old man getting more and more excited as he talked, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

At this time, Cai Xiang came to him and bowed:

"Please leave one of your official boots, General Wei, so that you can ease the concerns of the folks in Fuzhou and prevent them from having any regrets."

Wei Yuan couldn't refuse anymore, so he simply followed the wishes of the people of Fuzhou and left an official boot.

It became a legend that Confucius left his post but kept his boots.

Then came the tradition.

If the people of any place feel that the local official or feudal official is quite good, they will also ask him to keep his boots.

But it is not known whether it will last as long as Confucius's shoe.

Leaving his official boots behind, Wei Yuan put on another pair of boots and was about to resign to the people of Fuzhou and leave.

Unexpectedly, the old man on crutches spoke again:

"General Wei, you left a boot for the Fuzhou elders."

"Fuzhou fellows, I also want to give you something."

"We're going to Bianjing. The mountains are high and the water is long. It's inevitable that it will be cloudy and rainy."

"Why don't you just take this umbrella with you."

"Also, this robe is also a little bit of our thoughts. If it is a windy and rainy day, wearing this robe can keep out the wind and cold. General Wei, please accept it!"

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan looked at the Qingluo umbrella and the robes woven with various fabrics that they had handed over. He thought they were not very valuable, so he ordered the guards to accept them.

Afterwards, he got on the chariot, led the desolate army, and left Fuzhou in a mighty manner.

Seeing that we are getting further and further away from Fuzhou City Gate.

Chen Daniu, who was sitting on horseback, suddenly noticed that the folks from Fuzhou were still seeing each other off.

So he quickly informed Wei Yuan, who was sitting in the carriage, about this.

"General, this place is at least ten miles away from the Fuzhou City Gate, right?"

"The people of Fuzhou are still sending us off."

In fact, before that, Wei Yuan knew that they were still coming to see him off, so he got out of the carriage and told them not to see him off again, so as not to tire his feet, but the Fuzhou elders did not agree.

Helpless, Wei Yuan had no choice but to let them go.

At this moment, after hearing this.

Wei Yuan, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and quickly asked the guards to stop the carriage.

Then, he quickly got out of the carriage and looked at the fellow villagers in the southeast. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.

Did he kill the Japanese for the sake of the simple people in front of him?

Yes, but also for self-interest and not purely for the common people.

It was his job, but he could be treated like this by the people just because he had done something practical. How could Wei Yuan not be touched?

He sighed, walked a few steps forward alone, and came to a wide area. He looked at the people who came to see them off, forming a long snake with no end as far as the eye could see. He couldn't help but say loudly:

"Folks, go back, go back!"

The army was not marching too fast.

Those common people have good feet and can keep up.

But following such a long journey will inevitably make you tired.

Wei Yuan couldn't bear them giving it away anymore.

After a while, some people saw Wei Yuan's figure and heard Wei Yuan repeating what he just said, so they knelt down and said:

"General Wei, after seeing you for a long journey, you must say goodbye at the end. The folks on Fujian Road have sent you here."

"When you first came to the southeast, you traveled long distances to exterminate Japanese pirates, eliminate banditry, and make a living for us, so that all the people in Fujian Road and the southeast coast will have money in the future."

"Now, the fellow villagers on Fujian Road will protect you for ten miles. I wish you to go to Bianjing and go straight to Qingyun!"

With the help of these people, even if Wei Yuan doesn't want to rise to prominence, it will be difficult.

Whoever takes the people into consideration will be taken into consideration by the people.

The ten-mile journey they took to send Wei Yuan was not a road, but a smooth road leading directly to Qingyun.

People, don’t you know this?

They are willing to send each other off and sincerely hope that Wei Yuan can really rise to success.

"General Wei, I will take you here."

"You will have a long journey ahead. Please take care of yourself!"

"You will have to go on the rest of the way. Please forgive me, elders of the southeast, for not being able to take you any further!"

"Take care, General Wei!"

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The people who came to see him off started talking one after another.

It sounded noisy, but Wei Yuan could hear clearly and knew what they wanted to say.

Wei Yuan took a deep breath and bowed deeply to those lovely people.

He said nothing.

But it was better than a thousand words.