Therefore, most Fujian officials and navy generals disagreed with the truth, but there are also scheming and scheming official foxes who saw that this was a good opportunity to praise Guo Zhiyuan. All coastal provinces have no choice but to deal with Japanese pirates. You, Guo Zhiyuan, are the only one who defeats Japanese pirates and shoots them out. Can the court tolerate you? Can Emperor Wanli tolerate you?

The two factions were quarreling, but it made the new Fujian Governor Chen Zizhen suffer. Chen Zizhen has a rather moderate personality. In history, he has not left much reputation for governing Fujian, but he has never had any major chaos. He is stable, so he served as the governor of Fujian for a long time and did not step down until 1620. He did not like to participate in party struggles, and he only hopes that there will be no chaos in his post. He can be his governor safely.

At this time, Chen Zizhen had just taken over as the governor of Fujian and encountered such a difficult thing. She was a little confused for a while. Later, the staff gave him an idea and asked him to consult the opinions of the former governor of Fujian Xu Xueju. One reason, although Xu Xueju had stepped down, he had been deeply engaged in Fujian for many years, and his prestige and relationship network were still there. Asking for his opinions can show that Chen Zizhen, the new governor, respected his prestige, and secondly, if something goes wrong in the future, he can also push the responsibility to Xu Xueju. The staff's idea was exactly what Chen Zizhen thought, and immediately ordered his followers to prepare sedan chairs, and he was going to visit Xu Xueju.

Although Xu Xueju has stepped down, he has not left Fujian at this time. First, the party struggle caused by the capital Yisi Jingchao has not yet ended. Xu Xueju also wants to see the direction of the wind and find opportunities to recover. Second, although he has stepped down, the power that the Donglin Party has finally established in Fujian cannot be disintegrated because of this. He still needs to coordinate and consolidate his power.

Xu Xueju naturally received the news that Guo Zhiyuan defeated the Japanese pirate pirate coalition in the victory of the Eastern Band. This made him even more regretful that he had not killed Guo Zhiyuan in the cradle. His idea of ​​praising Guo Zhiyuan was naturally indispensable. Xu Xueju was behind to stir up trouble, so when he heard the news that Chen Zizhen came to visit, he immediately laughed.

It was naturally very polite to meet. After wearing high hats to each other, Chen Zizhen explained his purpose. Xu Xueju smiled secretly in his heart, but pretended to be embarrassed on his face and said, "Mr. Chen, since Xu has stepped down, it is not appropriate to express his opinions on Fujian political affairs anymore. Moreover, Mr. Chen, your talents are far better than me. You have your own rules to deal with things. You don't need me, a useless person, to point fingers anymore!"

Chen Zizhen hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu must not say that. Mr. Xu has been in charge of Fujian for many years, and is highly respected and capable and experienced in handling government affairs. Zizhen is far from enough. In the future, he may not ask Lord Xu for advice frequently. I hope Mr. Xu must not refuse..."

Seeing that Chen Zizhen was putting his posture very low, Xu Xueju stopped pretending to be reserved. The old god was gently stroking the long beard under his jaw and chuckled: "Then I will talk about my humble opinions for Lord Chen's reference. I wonder if Lord Chen has any understanding of Guo Zhiyuan?..."

Chen Zizhen nodded confusedly and said, "I heard a little, but the government and the government have different opinions on this. Some say he is a young talent and a pillar of the country, and some say he is arrogant and ruthless. I don't know which statement is the exact one? Lord Xu knows people like a rudder, but I don't know what the evaluation of this son is?..."

Xu Xueju shook his head in a complicated expression and said, "I asked myself that I knew countless people, but I couldn't see through this son. However, I felt that the external comments were inaccurate. Instead, I felt that the words used by Xu Shao of the Three Kingdoms in the past, Cao Mengde used to use them in this son, such as capable ministers who govern the world and heroes who are in troubled times!..."

"Ah!" Chen Zizhen couldn't help but exclaim. He had heard that Xu Xueju seemed to be dissatisfied with Guo Zhiyuan before, and had been secretly suppressing Guo Zhiyuan. If Xu Xueju defamed Guo Zhiyuan to no value, then he would have greatly reduced Xu Xueju's words. Unexpectedly, Xu Xueju would give Guo Zhiyuan such an amazing evaluation. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Then Guo Zhiyuan is only in his prime, but Lord Xu compared him with Cao Mengde. Is this a bit too... too exaggerated?!"

Xu Xueju glanced at Chen Zizhen and said with a smile: "In less than three years, Guo Zhiyuan went from a 19th rank county magistrate to a fifth rank prefect. During this period, he went to Luzon alone. With his words of no fault, the Spanish asked the Spanish to apologize for the murder of our Ming Dynasty in Luzon. Then Zhao Bingjian rebelled and went to the eight counties of Zhangzhou. He defeated tens of thousands of rebels with his own strength, and even took the opportunity to seize Dongfan. He went to Beijing and talked about the ministers in the court. He asked the emperor to specially allow him to open a government office in Dongfan, which even broke the legacy of Taizu.

It is allowed to open the sea ban and open the sea trade. Which of these things can be done by ordinary people? Let’s not talk about it anymore, just talk about the current situation. The Japanese pirates have been in trouble in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty for a long time. From the court to the place, they are helpless. Even when Marshal Qi was there, they could not completely eliminate the Japanese pirates. Guo Zhiyuan killed the Japanese pirates only by the East Band alone! Even Cao Mengde, who dominates the Three Kingdoms, did not have such ability at his age? Lord Chen still thinks that my evaluation of this son is too much?..."

Chen Zizhen was stunned by Xu Xueju's words, but she didn't want to be completely influenced by Xu Xueju's thoughts. She couldn't help but argue: "As Lord Xu said, what Guo Zhiyuan did is all about benefiting the country and the people. This is my blessing for the Ming Dynasty! Why did Lord Xu say that he is a hero in troubled times?..."

Xu Xueju glanced at Chen Zizhen again and sneered, "Mr. Chen, it would be dangerous if you really think like this! As the saying goes, Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors, Wang Mang has not usurped the times. Dongbo is alone overseas, and is nominally controlled by you, the governor of Fujian, but in fact it is equivalent to an overseas country. Now Dongbo is invented and is in ruins. Then Guo Zhiyuan can sweep the Japanese pirates and pirate coalition. In time, who can control it? If this son is unjust, the court will be out of reach. He will order you, the governor of Fujian to quell the rebellion. Lord Chen thought that with the military strength of Fujian province, it may compete with the rich Guo Zhiyuan? At that time, the emperor was furious. The head of you, the governor of Fujian, was the first to be cut down?!..."

Chen Zizhen was sweating coldly by Xu Xueju's words, and stood up and saluted Xu Xueju solemnly, saying in panic: "Fortunately, Lord Xu mentioned that he almost missed the big thing. Chen's life is a small matter. If he missed the country of Ming Dynasty, Chen would become a sinner for eternity! As Lord Xu said, Guo Zhiyuan's ambition to occupy Dongfan was actually a wolfish ambition, but his rebellion has not been revealed now, and Chen could not capture the situation and impeach him for rebellion. How should we deal with the current affairs?..."
Chapter completed!