The Rise of Phoenixes Chapter 167:
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Feng Zhi slightly squinted his eyes and looked at the back of the sea of people. There, the local Nanhai officials’ guard of honor, as well as the welcoming people from the aristocratic families, were squeezed behind by the huge crowd, and were shaken by the impact. It looks very pitiful.
She took the clairvoyance in Yan Huaishi's hand and pointed it in that direction. The circular clairvoyance vision kept moving, covering the officials in scarlet and purple. Some were whispering to each other, some were smiling, and some were looking askance. On the big ship, there was a black-faced man at the head, surrounded by escorts. He was actually covered by a huge parasol, and he was sitting firmly in the center on a grand master's chair, reading a book. He was looking at the tide of tens of thousands of people around him who could drown someone with just a spit of his saliva. His attitude was leisurely. .
Feng Zhiwei's clairvoyance slowly moved down and saw the rhinoceros belt around this man's waist, Zhou Xizhong, a second-rank official and envoy of Nankai Province.
Different from the barren Longxi, Nankai Road is the first province to open up maritime trade and has the first maritime shipping department and customs in the country. The five major families in the territory are prosperous. Maritime trade drives the local economy and is very prosperous and popular. He is also relatively open-minded, which means that it is good to listen to Dharma, and it is said to be unruly. Zhou Xizhong has been running Nanhai for many years, and can suppress the powerful families in Nanhai, forcing the Yan family to find ways to find a way to the Imperial Capital, and can One can imagine his ability to train the unruly people like an arm and a finger, and he is definitely not comparable to Shen Xuru who plays the wife card.
As early as when the cabinet was discussing matters in the South China Sea, Feng Zhiwei knew that the South China Sea and his party were not that simple. A chief minister who dared to incite could also incite all the officials under him to unite against national policies, and he could also command the people to petition according to their own will. He has the ability, the centripetal force, and the courage. No one can take this kind of person lightly.
Now, he has shown Ning Yi that he cannot be ignored - Ning Yi came with the blood of 336 people from Longxi Road, and he commanded the people of the South China Sea to "warmly welcome" them at the dock without any hesitation. Frightened by Ning Yi's power, he deliberately wanted to give him a blow.
A group of government officials in black clothes with red trim were symbolically driving the crowd, waving them here and there like ducks, but drove all the people from the five major families headed by the Yan family who came to welcome them to the back.
Suddenly someone shouted.
"Drive away the confused and perverse officials!"
It was as if a fire was lit in the pile of dry wood, and it immediately ignited with a bang, and tens of thousands of people started shouting.
"Drive away the faint officials of the imperial court!"
"We don't need the Department of Shipping!"
"Whoever supports the clan will get out of the South China Sea!"
"Go back to the Imperial Capital!"
"Bang!" A piece of green vegetables was thrown out of nowhere, crossing a turbid green arc, and landed with a bang in the water a few feet away from the big ship.
As if they had been reminded, in an instant all the green vegetables flew into the sky above the thousands of people, the rotten eggs danced wildly, and there were endless bullets in the air, heading straight for the imperial envoy's ship.
Most of the thrown objects fell into the water, but there were also a few powerful and accurate flying objects that hit the hull of the big ship with colorful flowers.
"That's too much!" The students of Qingming Academy, who were full of blood and came from aristocratic families, originally thought that this fat trip would be welcomed with high standards, but they almost died on the way. Everyone, starting with Yao Yangyu, started to roll up their sleeves and arms, and said, "Sir, let go of the sampan, we will protect you and beat these **** to death!"
"Your Highness." Yan Huaishi hurriedly went to pull Ning Yi, and then went to pull Feng Zhiwei, "The bow of the ship is dangerous! You have to be careful of someone shooting cold arrows, so you should go into the cabin to avoid it!"
Ning Yi didn't move, and Feng Zhiwei didn't move either. The two of them stood on the side of the boat with their hands behind their backs, calmly facing the angry waves of the people in the South China Sea. The sea breeze blew up their long hair, and their black hair flew like flags in the wind.
A bundle of dried fish crashed down at Ning Yi's feet, and the broken dried fish crumbs splashed onto his boots. The guards rushed over and raised their umbrellas to cover him, but Ning Yi brushed them aside.
"The people in Nanhai are indeed quite wealthy." Ning Yi smiled at Feng Zhiwei beside him, "Look, there are still people throwing dried fish. This kind of dried fish is resold to the capital for five hundred coins per bundle."
Feng Zhiwei nodded sympathetically and said: "Steamed over water, with sesame oil, vinegar, garlic, and green onions. It's delicious."
Yan Huaishi walked around with his hands tied, wondering why these two people were still in the mood to talk about this in such a hostile and dangerous situation. The big ship was hit by a hidden reef or intentional manipulation, and the bottom of the ship had been smashed, and it would sink soon. , they either wait for the local government to send a big boat to pick them up, or use their own small boat to slowly carry people away. But once they use the small boat, they will be exposed to the siege of millions of people. How could he let Ning Yifeng Zhiwei suffer this What kind of treatment?
What's more, if Ning Yifeng Zhiwei is allowed to get on the boat first, and the people rush on board after landing, who can guarantee their safety? If the guards were sent down first to set up defenses, if the ship sank and Ning Yifeng Zhiwei fell into the water in front of the officials and people of the South China Sea, how could he give orders to the officials in the South China Sea in the future?
At this moment, the South China Sea officials are "blocked" behind the people. It is definitely impossible to expect them to send a boat to rescue them. This is obviously a dangerous situation, and they are deliberately trying to make Ning Yi and Feng Zhiwei embarrassed.
Zhou Xizhong is known as "Zhou Tiemian", and the Nanhai officialdom also calls him "Zhou Bawang". He has an unruly and stubborn personality and is extremely powerful. He cannot and cannot suppress the rich and powerful families in the world. After so many years, with today's momentum, he has even Even the imperial envoy dared to punish him, so it was almost impossible to get this person to relent.
"I'll ask my big boat to pick him up!" Yan Huaishi thought for a long time and gritted his teeth.
"No." Feng Zhiwei objected, "The people of Nanhai are being instigated by the government, saying that your family is colluding with the top officials of the Imperial Capital. Now in front of all the people, they use your Yan family's ships as soon as they come, which is exactly what they say." Collusion adds fuel to the fire and will become even more uncontrollable in the future."
"What should I do?"
Ning Yi smiled and suddenly said: "Wei Zhi, I am very interested in the steamed fish you just mentioned."
Feng Zhiwei's eyes flashed and he smiled: "It's just steamed fish, it's too monotonous...Brother Gu."
Master Gu floated over eating walnuts.
"We don't want to waste food." Feng Zhiwei pointed at the vegetables floating on the water, "Look at what you can eat and take it back."
Master Gu nodded and threw down dozens of walnuts.
The walnuts flew out and landed on the sea. Gu Nanyi flew down from the side of the ship and landed on the nearest walnut.