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Chapter 1013 That man is here
The nautical chart is actually in Nanjing city?

Jiang Qingzhi was stunned.

Wasn’t it burned down in the Ministry of War?

Li Xin said: "We have visited the descendants of those who were on the ship and learned that the eunuch Sanbao was staying in Nanjing to recuperate. He once said that the voyage to the West would be a thing of the past. Those people, for their own selfish interests, would certainly obstruct it in every possible way... They would do anything to achieve their goal. The capital can no longer be trusted."

Jiang Qingzhi shook off the cigarette ash and wondered why this person went looking for these things. He suppressed his curiosity and nodded, "Continue."

"That person said that according to the ancestors, Eunuch Sanbao left many things in Nanjing City, including a lot of money and nautical charts."

Isn't this what is called hidden treasure?
"Three treasures hidden treasure?" Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.

"That's right." Xu Wei came in. He didn't like eunuchs, but he nodded to Li Xin for the first time. "My Lord, someone from the East Factory just came. They said they found out something: Sanbao's hidden treasure."

"Tsk!" Jiang Qingzhi frowned slightly, "Whose descendant is that person?"

To know all this, his background must be quite impressive.

"His ancestors were guards beside the eunuch Sanbao."

As the chief envoy of Xuanwei, Zheng He was surrounded by elite guards, as well as civil and military officials.

"I'm a little curious. Why did you go to investigate this matter?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.

Li Xin said: "My hometown is by the sea, and the fleet once docked there. I have heard about the story of the eunuch Sanbao since I was a child... Since then, I have had an idea..."

Li Xin looked at Jiang Qingzhi with a fiery gaze, "Follow the example of the eunuch Sanbao and lead the Ming fleet out to sea to make the foreign races bow down!"

Jiang Qingzhi had never expected that this seemingly insignificant eunuch would have such ambitions. "Do you know where the navigation chart is in Nanjing?"

"We later looked for it everywhere. At that time, Eunuch Sanbao was recuperating in the city and had never left the inner city." Li Xin said, "We later heard a piece of news that Eunuch Sanbao had entered the palace and took some things with him."

When the Ming Dynasty was first established, Nanjing was the capital. After Emperor Chengzu moved the capital, the Nanjing Imperial Palace became a decoration. When Emperor Renzong ascended the throne, he wanted to move the capital to Nanjing, but he died before he could realize this wish.

From then on, the Nanjing Imperial Palace waited anxiously for its master until the capital fell and the emperor committed suicide on Coal Hill. Only then did the Nanjing Imperial Palace welcome the emperor.

For a long time, the eunuchs and palace maids who guarded the Nanjing Imperial Palace were just as described in the poems.

"The white-haired palace maids are here, sitting and talking about Emperor Xuanzong."

In the afternoon, Jiang Qingzhi and Xu Wei appeared in front of the palace.

A eunuch came out, and he looked to be of a high rank. But he didn't dare to show off to Jiang Qingzhi, so he smiled and said, "There are rules in the capital, and this palace... is not allowed to enter or leave."

After the capital was moved to the north, the Nanjing Palace became a temporary palace. Although no emperor had ever visited it, there was still a group of people maintaining it.

"Who should I contact for this matter?" Jiang Qingzhi was a little impatient.

"Your Majesty." The eunuch said politely, "Only if Your Majesty nods, otherwise... Lord Wilbur, please don't blame me for being ruthless. Let me speak from the bottom of my heart..."

The eunuch lowered his voice and said, "If you are not careful, you will break taboos. Long Wilbur has a bright future, why would you give them a handle?"

If the southern scholars and officials knew that Jiang Qingzhi had secretly entered the palace, they would certainly regard him as a treasure and use this as an opportunity to attack him.

What rebellious heart, what domineering arrogance...

Jiang Qingzhi was confident that he could get the Taoist to agree, but time waits for no one.

Later, he planned to go out to sea to clean up the coastal areas and, by the way, let the navy's group of insignificant people turn over a new leaf.

Jiang Qingzhi frowned. After returning to the base, King Jing arrived.

"Uncle." King Jing came in and saw Jiang Qingzhi frowning, so he asked, "Is there any trouble?"

"I want to find something in the palace." Jiang Qingzhi scratched his head, "I can't get in!"

King Jing smiled and said, "This matter is actually simple."

"Talk about it."

"The eunuchs in Nanjing have their own set of rules. However, the one with the most power is not the one who manages the palace, but..."

"You are Wang Yan, can you make the decision on this matter?"

"That's right. As long as Wang Yan nods, this will definitely work." King Jing said, "The Nanjing Palace says that no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission. Last time I heard from Huang Jin that someone secretly stole things and sold them, and someone brought people into the palace to play, charging a thousand coins each time... and they actually made it."

Jiang Qingzhi was moved and immediately asked someone to invite Wang Yan.

"Just say I'm buying him a drink."

Wang Yan was just trying to get close to Jiang Qingzhi but couldn't find an opportunity. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, but immediately questioned Li Xin suspiciously, "This is just showing kindness for no reason. This person is either a traitor or a thief. Is this... a Hongmen Banquet, Lord Changwei?"

Li Xin smiled and said, "I'm afraid Long Wilbur has something he wants your help with. Father-in-law, this is a rare opportunity to get close to Long Wilbur. Not to mention that there is something, even if there is nothing... we have to find something to get close to Long Wilbur."

"That makes sense."

When Wang Yan arrived at Jiang Qingzhi's residence, he was greeted by Xu Wei.

"Eunuch Wang." Xu Wei bowed with a smile.

"Mr. Xu." Wang Yan bowed.

Following Jiang Qingzhi's footsteps in the south, Xu Wei, one of the Ten Masters of Yue, also caught the attention of interested people.

He failed the imperial examinations many times and was a loser. But this loser shone brightly next to Jiang Qingzhi.

This shows how abundant the talented people are in Jiangnan... These were the words spoken by a famous scholar when he was drunk.

When I entered the dining room, Jiang Qingzhi had not arrived yet.

If it were someone else, even if it was Xu Chengzong, Duke of Wei, who invited Wang Yan, he would just turn around and leave.

"My uncle has something to do and will be there soon." Xu Wei explained.

"Uncle Changwei has a lot of things to do, so it's okay for us to wait a little longer!" Wang Yan said with a smile.

This person is quite good at understanding opportunities.

Xu Wei accompanied him in telling some interesting stories about the city of Nanjing. One of them was well-read and always talked about beautiful things, while the other wanted to show his friendliness, and the two of them communicated more and more harmoniously.

Jiang Qingzhi really has something going on.

In the study, Matsugi Yoshiko stood with her hands behind her, and behind her was Sun Chonglou standing with a sword in his hand.

"…There are more than ten forces along the coast, and the number of their troops is not small. The country is in constant turmoil, and there are always warriors fleeing here…"

Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of herbal medicine smoke and asked, "How many of those pirates are real Japanese?"

"You..." Song Muliangzi glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, "There are many Japanese in several forces."

"Do these pirates have any connection with Japan?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.

His voice was calm, but Matsugi Yoshiko couldn't help but shudder, thinking of her subordinates.

In the Battle of Huating, dozens of Japanese pirates were captured. They thought that the god of killing had shown mercy and asked them to change their ways to become vegetarians. However, after screening, torture and interrogation, most of them were actually executed.

The rest were so scared that they thought they were going to die, but they actually survived.

Matsugi Yoshiko had guessed many times what Jiang Qingzhi's intention was, but she always failed to get the point.

"Yes." Matsuki Yoshiko said, "Many people have connections with the national university. Some...are actually people from the daimyo."

"That is, officially licensed pirates." "Yes." Matsuki Ryoko nodded, "Most of the things they looted were sent back to the country. You don't know that the country is poor, and the goods from the Ming Dynasty are extremely popular."

"Those are not goods!" Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Those so-called goods stained with blood, you took them with a clear conscience, have you ever thought that one day you will pay the price for them?"

Matsugi Ryoko heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. "Some people were worried about this at the beginning, but most people didn't take it seriously."

"Why?" Sun Chonglou couldn't help but ask.

Matsugi Yoshiko said: "Back then, the Mongols were rampant and their army came across the sea to invade Japan, but they encountered a hurricane, causing heavy casualties. People in the country said it was a divine wind. Our country is protected by the gods."

Ha ha!

Jiang Qingzhi smiled.

Later on, this so-called divine wind gave Japan great courage, so much so that even suicide had to be attributed to the word divine wind.

Mo Zhan came to the door, "Uncle, Wang Yan is here."

Jiang Qingzhi stood up and walked out, passing by Matsuki Yoshiko, who suddenly turned around and knelt down.

Choking!

The long sword was unsheathed at an alarming speed. Just before Matsugi Yoshiko's knees hit the ground, the long sword in Sun Chonglou's hand reached her neck.

Seeing that she was not attacking by surprise, the long sword stopped, but still cut a wound.

Matsugi Ryoko ignored the wound on her neck and said, "I don't know why you kept me here, but I think it must be useful. From the moment I followed you, I became your slave. I am willing to die for you!"

Jiang Qingzhi turned around, Matsuki Yoshiko lowered her head, blood flowing from her neck into her chest... The white skin and red blood were very shocking, but also carried a kind of temptation.

Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "Don't be too clever."

"Yes."

Matsuki Yoshiko agreed.

After Jiang Qingzhi left, Sun Chonglou put away his knife and said, "If you do this again next time, it will be in vain to kill you."

Song Muliangzi smiled charmingly, "I am willing to die."

Sun Chonglou shuddered and caught up with Jiang Qingzhi, "Master, why is that woman so docile?"

"That's what Japanese women are like."

"How about letting her serve the young master?"

"Stone."

"Hey!"

"The Japanese are only submissive to the strong. When they feel they are strong enough to challenge the strong, their submissiveness will turn into ferocity. Therefore, the Japanese cannot be trusted!"

Sun Chonglou scratched his head, "Then why keep her?"

Jiang Qingzhi said: "To conquer Japan, we must have a guide!"

"Conquer Japan... Master, do you want to take prisoners?"

"Tsk! Your question stumps me." Jiang Qingzhi walked to the door of the dining room. Wang Yan stood up and saluted with a smile, "Greetings, Chief Wilbur."

Jiang Qingzhi nodded and said, "Let's talk about it after we kill them!"

Sun Chonglou grinned, "That's perfect. Young Master once said something about killing a hundred or a thousand people. I will kill ten thousand people..."

"You're a bad student!" Jiang Qingzhi glared at him and went in to sit down.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Yan wanted to please Jiang Qingzhi, and Jiang Qingzhi was asking for help, so he became more gentle. When he was slightly drunk, he directly mentioned the matter of entering the palace.

"It's a small matter!" Wang Yan patted his chest, his face flushed. He knew that this matter would not be difficult for Jiang Qingzhi, but the capital was too far away, and it would take too long to go back and forth to ask for instructions from Emperor Jiajing.

Wang Yan drank it all in one gulp, stood up and said, "Chang Wei Bo, please sit down. We will be back soon."

"No hurry..." Wang Yan left before Jiang Qingzhi stood up.

"This is a wonderful person." Xu Wei, who had chatted with Wang Yan for a long time before, said: "This person seems vulgar, but he has a straightforward taste and rarely hides it."

Not long after, Wang Yan came back, "Chief Wilbur, it's settled."

Strike while the iron is hot, Jiang Qingzhi followed him into the palace. The eunuch in charge saw Jiang Qingzhi and looked guilty, "If you had told me it was that matter earlier, I would not have stopped you even if I risked being punished by the imperial court."

These words were said in a friendly way, which immediately brought them closer to each other.

Jiang Qingzhi smiled.

Hundreds of eunuchs gathered.

Wang Yan said: "This time we are here to ask a question."

This fellow asked the question first, just to show his goodwill: "Master Wilbur, please don't ask about this matter, let us do it. If someone catches us later, we will bear the consequences."

He is indeed a wonderful person.

But Jiang Qingzhi didn't need him to take the blame, and he couldn't just give up this favor. Jiang Qingzhi said, "Back then, the eunuch Sanbao left behind a navigation map... Some people say it's in the Nanjing Palace. Today, I came here to investigate this matter."

The crowd fell silent.

"I'm Jiang Qingzhi." Jiang Qingzhi introduced himself, and the crowd really became agitated.

Jiang Qingzhi said: "This matter is a good thing that I guarantee. Anyone who knows, please tell me, I... Old Wang!"

Long Wilbur actually called us Old Wang... Wang Yan was secretly delighted, "Long Wilbur, just give your orders."

"Old Wang, as your witness, if anyone knows where the nautical chart is, I will guarantee that he will be able to return to Beijing!"

These people were like being imprisoned in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, and returning to Beijing was like being released from prison. However, only a few of them were able to return to Beijing over the years.

The crowd became increasingly restless.

Wang Yan said: "Chang Wei Bo is a trusted minister of Your Majesty, and also Your Majesty's cousin. In fact, he doesn't need to speak, just give the order, and this matter will be easy!"

The crowd suddenly fell silent.

This is...unaware?

Jiang Qingzhi frowned. The nautical chart is of great importance. If he can't find it, going out to sea will be a joke.

He had an alternative plan, which was to attack Malacca and seize the nautical charts from the Portuguese.

He also asked Boll about this matter, and Boll said that nautical charts were confidential to various countries and were not easy to obtain.

"May I ask... what does the Lord want the nautical chart for?"

A trembling voice asked.

Jiang Qingzhi said: "Let the foreign races bow down wherever the Ming dragon flag goes!"

In the crowd, the old voice suddenly choked up and said, "He's finally here, Master. The man you were talking about is here!"

(End of this chapter)