More than ten days later, a ship appeared on the sea surface of Ningbo without warning.

This shocked several small ships of Ningbo Maritime Warehouse. They thought they had encountered an enemy attack. After they finally confirmed the other party's identity, they hurried to report.

So the whole of Ningbo vibrated.

Today, there is no cloud of clouds. Ningbo Port was one of the few external windows in the Ming Dynasty. When he learned that Ye Chunqiu had arrived, Eunuch Cao from the Maritime Conservatory was quite surprised.

In short, he and Ye Chunqiu are considered old acquaintances. I think if he hadn't rewarded him with me, Ye Chunqiu might not have been what he is today.

The Maritime Mansion Office under the charge of Eunuch Cao is a fat man, and he is somewhat ambiguous with Liu Jin. However, he is an old man from the Hongzhi Dynasty. Although he also tried hard to curry favor with the upstarts, he still relied on the power of Empress Dowager Zhang.

At this time, Eunuch Cao was wearing a red robe and led the officials from the Maritime Bureau to the port, waiting for Ye Chunqiu to land, but his mood was complicated. Thinking about the time when this young scholar had to greet him, but now, Eunuch Cao was a little sour. When he saw Ye Chunqiu, he bowed to Ye Chunqiu with some embarrassment: "I have met Duke Zhenguo."

Then, Eunuch Cao saw Deng Jian following Ye Chunqiu, and he didn't know whether he should be ceremonious.

This man looked very familiar, so Eunuch Cao thought carefully, wasn’t this the Censor Deng from Nanjing? He was also inspecting Ningbo and had dealt with Deng Jian, so he quickly had a deep impression. He didn’t get into such a person who was disgusted by the fact that he had become the Censor of the Censorate, and he was accused of the people he saw. It is said that he had become the Censor of the Censorate, and I’m apologized!

Although he thought Deng Jian was about to die, Eunuch Cao still smiled and said to Deng Jian's head: "Hello, Censor Deng."

Qian Qian was a little unkind, but at first glance he was from the Jinyiwei, so he nodded to greet each other.

Ye Chunqiu was unwilling to deal with the people in the palace because he couldn't figure out the details of Eunuch Cao. Most of the people in the palace, Ye Chunqiu had a bad relationship with them.

After a few greetings with Eunuch Cao, fortunately a crane cart came from a distance, and several officers came down one by one. It was the prefect Liu from Ningbo.

The prefect Liu stepped forward and was about to bow, but Ye Chunqiu didn't dare to bear it. He bowed first and said, "Student Ye Chunqiu, I have met the master."

When it comes to the discussion, when Liu prefect ordered Ye Chunqiu to be the head of the trial case in the mansion, the two sides had already developed a friendship between teachers and students.

The prefect Liu seemed flattered, but he still accepted it. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "No need to be too polite, no need to be too polite. Oh, the government office has ordered people to prepare water and wine, and ask the Duke of Zhenguo to talk."

When Eunuch Cao stood aside, the sourness in his heart became even stronger. He knew that Ye Chunqiu was the adopted son of Queen Mother Zhang, so he also had a bit of flattery. Now that the prefect Liu got the moon first, it was very unpleasant. Usually, this Liu pretended to be a grandson every day, but when this time came to intercept the bell, it was too unrighteous.

Eunuch Cao laughed dryly and said with a gala, "Since the magistrate's office has already made a banquet, the Maritime Bureau simply took advantage of it."

The prefect Liu and Ye Chunqiu looked at each other and didn't like this Eunuch Cao very much. It was not that they were excluded. They were really not in the same circle. Among the three, one was a nobleman, one was a civil servant, and one eunuch. They were originally unrelated, but Ye Chunqiu was the top scholar after all. After all, he was a nobleman, but he was a Hanlin man. He said he was a civil servant, and he was a Duke of Zhenguo. How many things were there with the prefect Liu.

The various officials of the Ming Dynasty have always been clearly distinguished and irrelevant. Eunuch Cao's words and deeds make people feel a little ignorant.

However, since Eunuch Cao had spoken, it was certainly difficult for the Prefect Liu to refuse, so he had to suppress the unhappiness in his heart and smiled and said, "Please come to Eunuch Cao."

Someone had prepared a crane cart, and the three of them took the cart to the prefect's office.

Here in the yamen, three additional squads of personnel have been sent to defend and expel irrelevant people. Then the assistants of the magistrate's yamen are waiting here, and when Ye Chunqiu gets out of the car, everyone comes to greet him.

Today, Ye Chunqiu returned home in glory. Seeing that everyone was like this, he couldn't help but sigh, so he returned the gifts one after another, but it was inconvenient to show off the nobles of Zhenguo. There were several assistant officials who were familiar with him and could not help but recognize them. All the recognized people were flattered and were ashamed.

Then, surrounded by everyone, they entered the magistrate's back yamen hall. Sure enough, the wine was ready, so everyone sat down. Eunuch Cao always hung his smile on his face and frequently persuaded him to drink. This made it difficult for the prefect Liu to speak. Deng Jian and Qian Qian were both very tired and barely ate some wine and food.

Ye Chunqiu was the most calm and drank a few drinks with Eunuch Cao.

Eunuch Cao was unable to drink, his tongue was a little knotted, and he said, "Oh, thinking about it, when I saw Duke Zhenguo at the first time, I muttered in my heart, " Duke Zhenguo is a man of the world and must soar into the sky. Look, look, it's true, haha, why are we talking about it... In the past few years, we have not been very peaceful in Ningbo, and the Maritime Bureau is getting worse than before. Now Zhenguo Mansion is about to open a sea. From now on, there is no matter about the Maritime Bureau. Now... cough cough..."

After choking on a sip of wine, Eunuch Cao shook his head and Ye Chunqiu smiled. Seeing that the prefect Liu seemed to have something to say, but he looked a little inconvenient, he also pursed his lips.

After three rounds of wine, it was getting late, and Ye Chunqiu got up and said goodbye. Since he came to Ningbo, he must have stayed in Tongji Hall.

The prefect Liu sent Ye Chunqiu out and repeatedly asked him to stay in the yamen. Ye Chunqiu declined politely, took Qian Qian and Deng Jian out of the yamen, got on the crane carriage, and slowly headed towards Tongji Hall.

As a result, halfway through the way, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Through the glass, you could see a crane car catching up on the cold street. When the crane car stopped, you saw the swaying Eunuch Cao walking down.

Duke Cao walked to Ye Chunqiu's crane carriage, and with a drunken heart, he bowed and said, "Duke Zhenguo, we have something to say."

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but wonder, could it be that he was drunk and crazy?

When I returned to Ningbo, I felt that it was both strange and familiar. Ye Chunqiu still remembered the streets here, even every grass and every tree, but because I had been separated for too long, I couldn't help feeling strange.

At this time, Ye Chunqiu was thinking about going to Tongjitang to take a look, but Eunuch Cao stopped his car so recklessly.

No matter what, finally, he was an old acquaintance. Ye Chunqiu got out of the car, helped Eunuch Cao up on the ground, and said, "Father-in-law, the ground is cold."

However, Eunuch Cao said with a look on his back: "The matter is urgent, we must vomit without any pleasure. If Duke Zhenguo can trust us and still love the old ones, why not... Let's talk in the car?"

Ye Chunqiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Please get on the bus." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!