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Guo Zhiyuan had already agreed to meet with Sun Laosan, and it was in the largest inn in Haicheng. Not long after Guo Zhiyuan stayed in, Sun Laosan came. It was probably Sun Laosan had already set up a spy here, so he knew as soon as he arrived. There was also a middle-aged man in a long gown with Sun Laosan. Sun Laosan still looked serious and pointed at the man in the long gown and introduced, "My second brother!" and stopped talking.

The man in the long robe was familiar with him. He immediately bowed to Guo Zhiyuan with a smile on his face and said, "Little Man Sun Er, I have long admired Master Guo's name, and it is so thunderous. When I saw him today, he was indeed a famous scholar. He was young and promising, wise and powerful. No wonder the people of Gutian said that the adults came down to the earth in the sky. The villain admired the adults like the surging sea water, endless..."

Guo Zhiyuan looked at Sun Er in surprise. The man in the long gown called himself Sun Er, and Sun Laosan called him second brother. He is probably second only to Sun Chuan in the Sun family. However, Sun Er's appearance, figure, words and deeds are not similar to Sun Chuan in any way. He should not be a brother, but a sworn brother. Sun Er should not be his real name. This person is thin and always has a smile on his face. He looks harmless and looks smooth and he speaks, not like a pirate on the sea at all.

However, Guo Zhiyuan knew that Sun Er was not simple. Although he was not as fierce as Sun Laosan, when he looked at Guo Zhiyuan with a smile, a flash of light flashed in his eyes made Guo Zhiyuan feel like he was stabbed by a needle. Guo Zhiyuan had never seen Sun Er in the Sun's mansion before, which showed that he should be mainly responsible for the affairs of the Sun family outside. Sun Chuan could give him such an important matter with confidence, and there must be something extraordinary.

So Guo Zhiyuan didn't dare to underestimate Sun Er, so he stood up and greeted: "It turns out it's Mr. Sun Er, who is indifferent. There are three heroes in the Sun Mansion. Guo met with Qi today. When he goes to Luzon, Guo relies on Mr. Sun Er!..."

Seeing that Guo Zhiyuan was not arrogant, Sun Er had a much better impression of him. In fact, he always suggested that Sun Chuan find a way to connect with the government so that their maritime business could grow bigger. However, Sun Chuan did not like to deal with people in the government, so he never adopted his suggestion. Sun Er was a little puzzled at first, why did the boss suddenly get enlightened? After seeing Guo Zhiyuan, he became even more puzzled. Guo Zhiyuan is so young and his official position is not high, so why would the boss bet on him?

So although he was very flattered to Guo Zhiyuan on the surface, he actually disagreed. However, Sun Er was responsible for the Sun family's external affairs for many years and often had to deal with outsiders. He still had a look at people. As soon as he talked to Guo Zhiyuan, he found that Guo Zhiyuan was indeed different from the Ming Dynasty officials he had dealt with before. Although he was young, he had a calmness and sophistication that was completely inconsistent with his age. He gradually understood why Sun Chuan bet on Guo Zhiyuan and no longer had a slight sarcastic remark, bowed to Guo Zhiyuan and said seriously: "Sir, the boss said that all the Sun's mansions were driven by the adults. When he went to Luzon, Sun would have to fight for his life and protect his comprehensiveness! The ships and supplies he asked for were all prepared, and the sailors he used were old-fashioned boats. He could set off just by waiting for the adults to order!..."

Guo Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with Sun Er's efficiency, and hurriedly said, "Thank you so hard, Mr. Sun Er..." Suddenly, Guo Zhiyuan felt moved. He was so easy to talk to Xu Xueju this time, and agreed to cooperate with him for his mission. Luzon always felt something was wrong. Sun Er was responsible for the external affairs of the Sun Mansion for many years. He must have known some knowledge of the officials in Fujian Province. He quickly asked again: "Mr. Sun Er is responsible for the external affairs of the Sun Mansion, and must also often deal with the people in the government. Can you know who is the right-sponsor of the Fujian branch to Zhangnan Road? What is this person's reputation?..."

"Fujian is divided into Zhangnan Road and the right-sponsor to politics?" Sun Er frowned and said, "Fujian is divided into Zhangnan Road and the right-sponsor to politics. This person is the younger brother of Chen Yiguan, the chief assistant of the dynasty. Such a big man is not a good match, but I heard that this person is not easy to get along with, and he is very greedy for money. It is probably not easy to learn his way..."

When Guo Zhiyuan heard that Chen was Chen Yiguan's clan brother, he knew that he had been sold by Xu Xueju. He thought it was obvious that Chen Yiguan hated him to the core. Since Chen Yiguan's clan brother, it would be strange that he would give him a good look. Fortunately, he asked Sun Er in advance, otherwise he would have gone to find Chen rashly and would have been disappointed, and he would have disrupted the overall plan due to insufficient preparations.

Now it seems that it is impossible to expect to get benefits from Shen. I have to make preparations for both hands, so I said to Sun Er with a serious expression: "Mr. Sun Er, things may have changed a little, and we may have to do more thoroughly..." As he said that, he leaned into Sun Er's ear and whispered in a low voice. After hearing this, Sun Er showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. Guo Zhiyuan patted his shoulder hard and said: "Mr. Sun Er, Guo's life will be entrusted to you. The more you are prepared, the greater the hope of our success in this trip..."

Sun Er gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, villain does his best!..."

Although Guo Zhiyuan already knew that it would be difficult for him to get the support he wanted from Chen, he still had to visit Chen, because it was one thing to give or not, and whether he would go or not is another thing to do. He had to occupy the truth and only then would he have the confidence to go to Wanli to sue.

Chen was divided into two groups to guard Zhangnan Road and participate in politics, so his office was actually in Zhangzhou. However, everyone knew that Haicheng Yuegang was a big fat piece, so he naturally had to keep an eye on it. So he spent nearly half of his time squatting in Haicheng, and for this reason he also specially built a large mansion in Haicheng.

Unlike Shen Yiguan, Chen is not very keen on power struggles. In his opinion, Chen Yiguan is far less comfortable than his right-sponsor to politics in Zhangnan Road. He is so vibrant that he is so arrogant that he is a treasure pot of Haicheng Yuegang. He wants to be windy and rainy. In addition, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. He doesn’t have to worry about the emperor being unhappy one day and he will be attacked by himself, let alone be impeached by the censor. How great it is.

Because he was not very keen on power struggle, Chen did not realize that this was a conspiracy that Xu Xueju had caused trouble to Shui Dongyan after receiving a letter from him. He was angry at the time and slapped the table and said, "Okay, this is really a turn of feng shui. Guo Zhengyu's son also fell into my hands one day!"

Why is Chen so popular? It's not just because of Chen Yiguan's relationship. There is another story here. Chen Yiguan's son Chen Taihong is always famous and is preparing to take the imperial examination. However, at that time, many talented people appeared in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the competition for scientific examinations was fierce. Chen Yiguan asked Wanli to ask Yin Chen Taihong to be the Zhongshu Shesan. In this way, Chen Taihong could avoid the fiercely competitive Zhejiang Boudoir and take the scientific examination with the household registration of Beijing candidates. This is like the current college entrance examination. The admission score line in Zhejiang is high and the admission score line in Beijing is lower. If Zhejiang's household registration is changed to Beijing's household registration, it will naturally be easy to pass the exam.

But this incident happened. Because all the things that granted a wife and son were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Guo Zhengyu was the Minister of Rites at that time, so he proposed to change Yin Chen Taihong to Shang Xicheng. Shang Xicheng was actually higher than the Minister of the Central Secretariat. However, according to regulations, if he became Shang Xicheng, he could no longer participate in the imperial examination. This was equivalent to defeating Chen Taihong's path to the imperial examination, and this would be a big deal! Among the nephews of the Shen family, Chen Taihong was the most talented. If Chen Taihong could pass the imperial examination, he could achieve the legend of four Jinshi in the Shen family. This had a great impact on the entire Shen family. The reason why Chen Yiguan targeted Guo Zhengyu in the evil book case was also related to this matter. It is no wonder that Chen heard that Guo Zhiyuan would be so popular.

(Note: There are also saying in unofficial history that Chen Taihong was afraid that Chen Taihong would affect his position as the chief assistant in order to avoid suspicion. He deliberately deceived Chen Taihong to ask Yin to be the son of the Central Secretariat, but in the end he recommended him to be Shang Xicheng. For this reason, Chen Taihong rebelled with Shen Yiguan and his son and never had any contact with Shen Yiguan for the rest of his life. However, the author believes that this statement is somewhat inconsistent with Chen Yiguan's later style of conduct. Chen Yiguan did pay more attention to his official voice in the early days, but changed in the later period. For example, in the matter of establishing a prince, Chen Yiguan was also also He supported the establishment of Zhu Changluo and wrote letters to Wanli many times. Zhu Changluo was also made contributions to being made the crown prince. However, his position changed significantly in the case of the Demon Book. In addition, he was abolished by the civil servants, but he returned the imperial edict to revoke the mining tax supervision to Wanli. These all show that Chen Yiguan paid more attention to his own interests rather than his official voice in the later period. If Chen Taihong was able to enter the imperial examination, it would be very helpful for Chen Yiguan to consolidate his Zhejiang Party power, so this is not in line with his style of conduct.)

When Guo Zhiyuan found out Chen Zai Haicheng's address, he prepared to visit the door of Journey. Chen dared not to see Guo Zhiyuan. After all, Guo Zhiyuan came with Wanli's secret order, so after Guo Zhiyuan sent the visit, a servant soon came out to lead Guo Zhiyuan in.

The sunken house is really luxurious, with rockery pavilions and pavilions decorated with it, which has a bit of the taste of Suzhou gardens, which made Guo Zhiyuan secretly stun his tongue. Such a house cannot be taken down for less than tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is just a sunken house. It seems that it has been sunk so much!

The servant led Guo Zhiyuan to the flower hall and left, without even making a cup of tea. Guo Zhiyuan sat in the flower hall for a long time, but Shen still did not show up. Guo Zhiyuan had long guessed that this would be the treatment, but he was not annoyed. He stood up and started to walk slowly in the flower hall, admiring the antique calligraphy and paintings in the flower hall. The antique calligraphy and paintings in the flower hall are all original works of famous artists and are of great value. Guo Zhiyuan even saw a calligraphy work of Song Huizong Zhao Ji in it, and deliberately exclaimed: "Is this original work of Song Huizong? This thin gold calligraphy is indeed beautiful!"
Chapter completed!