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When the General Sheng appeared, the matter was unavoidably blown up. When the Second Master Song and his son saw the blood, the rumors outside spread like wildfire, some said that the Second Master Song was bullying the weak, some said that there was internal conflict within the Right Shore Merchant Union, while some said that the new Chief Patrol Officer was not afraid of the strong and evil powers, and felt that there was a need to take action to collude with the officials, and stood up for the people.

The Guangzhou Prefecture had always been a fat water yamen, and it had been a great success in the past two years. If there were no officials secretly reaping benefits, then it would be impossible for them to do so, the former Li Zuoro had led his subordinates to become rich, but this kind of wealth was different from robbing people of their cream, it did no harm to the people, it was nothing more than taking advantage of the people, cheating some merchants, offending the interests and laws of the imperial court, although it was a great risk, but the benefits were real.

Lord Yu's actions were not few, but he had a lot of privileges, and the ones he fished out were more typical. He hooked up with the status as the Second Master of the Song Clan, and since the Song Clan was a ruthless man, he had offended many people, so when he fell into the trap, many people applauded.

As for the Master Gu s involved, almost no one mentioned anything. Those who knew of his identity were all captured, and those who did not know of it were unknown, but after entering the rear hall of the Patrol Office, no one took him seriously. Only Hu Xueyong gave him a big bow, "Benefactor."

Hu Xueyong had always felt that Gu Yun was someone who was able to take care of and support him, so he had been extremely respectful to him in private. Gu Yun waved his hands at him, "If you continue like this, I won't be visiting anymore."

Hu Xueyong laughed, he did not refute nor correct her, and moved her to his seat, "I was thinking about how to take care of this, but unfortunately, you took care of it for me, and as for Song Yanting, I will not ask any further, I will just take it as a private matter, I will only take care of the stuff on the table."

"You only need to do what you want, I did not want to interfere, it is indeed a private matter, it is just that in Guangzhou, the waters are deep, you will have some snacks to eat, but do not be afraid of what you should do, your predecessor, Lord Li broke the taboo of His Majesty, His Majesty is intentionally looking at us from this side, if you are afraid, it will be unbefitting."

"Disciple knows, I was just worried that this matter would get out of hand. His Majesty has once again banned the sea, this time, it's not something I want to see."

Who would have thought that His Majesty would be so cautious and conservative? Of course, this kind of insecurity was most likely caused by the King Qin, but the overall situation was such that it was only natural that it would lead to problems among the other people, and for the past few years, he had relaxed because of the efforts of the Elder Official Xie and himself, and the King Jin's perspective was much better than that, but for the convenience of the Elder Official Xie, he had contributed a lot to the matter regarding Kai Hai. Actually, with Xie Cen's ability, if it wasn't for his perspective, he could use it.

It was indeed beneficial for the people. Once the His Majesty gave the order to close the sea again, it was very likely that there would be some unexpected conflicts, people's grudges, and battles.

Gu Yun asked him, "You have been investigating for a long time, have you noticed where Song Yanting has been keeping secrets?"

There were many restrictions on the opening of the His Majesty, and there were strict rules and regulations on how to access goods, which neutralized the opinions of some conservative parties. The so-called "undercover" trade referred to things that were not allowed in and out of the His Majesty, as well as things that were over the limit in terms of quantity. Once a restriction was established, there would be great benefits to entering and leaving the His Majesty.

He was only curious as to where Song Yanting had gotten this information from, and it was unlikely that Right Shore Merchant Union would openly support him. This meant that Song Yanting definitely had some sort of secret access channel, and it was worth pondering over whether or not it was worth it for him to go in and out of the sea realm, or to send this information to.

Hu Xueyong replied: I was just about to tell you this, and according to my private investigations, Song Yanting has many connections with Dongyang and Luzon, far surpassing Frontier and Ying Huiliang etc. This is a rather unexpected situation for me, and just the few Westerners that you caught in the Sacred Hall could be considered to be a small exchange, I suspect that the true deal he made was never made on the surface.

Gu Yun frowned slightly. He had indeed underestimated Song Yanting, to the point where he did not regret attacking him. However, if he had paid more attention to earlier, he might have been able to discover something.

"In that case, I'll leave these matters to you. Right now, I have nothing on me, so I'm just looking forward to my free and unfettered life. I don't want to get involved in government affairs, so don't sell me out."

Hu Xueyong agreed, "I will just try my best not to disturb you."

Gu Yun laughed, "Oh you, after being an official for so many years, you are still so reserved. When you should relax, you should relax and go to General Sheng's residence to drink tea and chat. We still welcome you."

However, if he did not go, there would be people who would. For example, when Martin found out that Gu Yun was at the prime of his life, he did not hesitate to pay a visit to the general's residence, and did not realize how sudden he was in the slightest.

Martin was a thirty plus year old unmarried foreign lord, his height was at least nine feet, his movements were like two bamboo poles against a golden silk bird's nest, his pair of big blue eyes were filled with a foolish look, and from the moment he entered the door, he began to shout, "Yun! Cloud! It's me, Martin, I came to your noble house to pay you a visit, aren't you very touched! "

Sheng Tong frowned, he felt that it was extremely strange and could not help but want to correct his mistake, but after seeing the person, he lost the desire to correct his mistake and decided to follow him.

When Martin shouted at Gu Yun in a loud voice, everyone thought that someone had walked into the wrong door. Then, Xie Jingxi realized that the person he called out was Gu Yun, and laughed without giving him face.

Gu Yun glared at her while pinching her hand, and in his heart, he had never thought of beating Martin up before.

When Martin entered the house and saw Gu Yun, he was just about to throw himself at him for a hug when Gu Xiaoyu suddenly appeared in front of him.

Gu Xiaoyu looked up and could only see his nose, and asked: "Are you from Xiyang, how could you recognize my father? You called me by my wrong father's name earlier, I have to correct it for you."

"No, no, it can't be wrong. It's just Gu, Yun." Martin bent down and stared at Gu Xiaoyu, "Even the clouds have a baby, why are you so angry?"

"It's Yun!" Gu Xiaoyu forcefully corrected him.

"Yun?"

"Yes."

"Faint?"

"It's, Gu Yun!" Gu Xiaoyu held onto her waist, "Read it to me once. Yun, Gu Yun, if you read it wrongly, I'll punish you to not eat candy."

Martin scratched his head and read it word by word, "Gu, Yun?"

"Right!" Gu Xiaoyu rubbed his bird nest and gave him a candy, "If you recite another incorrectly, you will be beaten."

Sheng Tong pursed his lips, he never thought that Gu Xiaoyu would have such tenacious charisma, it was truly worthy for him to learn from.

Gu Wan and Sheng Luan who were at the side had their stomachs covered with smiles, this big stupid guy was really too funny, Gu Wan said: "Brother, sooner or later you will meet such an interesting foreigner, quickly introduce him to us."

Xie Jingxi was also very interested to know, her eyebrows raised as sshe looked at him, causing Gu Yun to point at the empty chair, "Sit down first, you're blocking the light even when you're standing there." Then, he unwillingly introduced herself, "He is called Martin. Fu Lang Ji was here when I was at sea before, I didn't know him for a long time, I didn't expect that he would be in Guangdong."

Are you even going abroad? Xie Jingxi asked him with her eyes. To go out to sea during the forbidden period, you must have a lot of guts. No wonder there were so many foreign objects in the Suddenness Garden.

Gu Yun covered his mouth and coughed lightly. Martin was obviously not satisfied with his passerby's cold explanation, he took the initiative to speak: "Gu, Gu Yun, he is my savior. He led me out of the prison of slavery and walked towards the God of Light, telling me that there is such a fertile and fertile place as Great Chen in the world.

Everyone burst out in laughter.

Sheng Luan laughed at the sky, "Haha, Gu Xuanchen, do you regret saving him? I think not long from now, he will have to repay me with his life."

Gu Yun had a headache, and asked him, "Martin, what have you been doing in Guangdong for the past few years?" And why hasn't he been beaten to death yet?

Martin cupped a cup of tea, and looked at Gu Yun with his starry eyes, "I came because of Yun, no, Yun, and also brought some good stuff here to my country, and then brought some good things from my country, and we are connected, and we are connected. Back then, you taught me to do this, didn't I do it very well?"

Sheng Luan looked at Gu Yun with interest, but Gu Yun understood the meaning behind his eyes, and indicated for him to remain calm, and asked Martin: "Have you been interacting with Song Yanting recently, and are you in deep contact with him?"

"No, no, no, we weren't friends. He had a lot of things that I couldn't get my hands on, so I looked for him. However, it wasn't long before I even paid him a down payment. But now …" Martin spread out his hands and shook his head, "They are all gone."

The deposit had gone overboard, but unfortunately, Martin and him did not get along well, and would probably not participate in his private affairs.

Xie Jingxi silently listened to their conversation for a while, and suddenly opened her mouth and asked: "I wonder if Mr. Martin is free in private?"

Martin nodded, "Yes, yes, yes."

"Then can I trouble you to come to my house when you have time and teach some of my children how to read foreign languages?" Then can I trouble you to come to my house when you have time and how to teach my children how to read foreign languages?

Of course Martin was willing to, as long as he came to the manor to see Gu Yun often, he would be willing to, but those few little kids were all in a difficult situation. Gu Xiaoyu didn't really know what her mother wanted to do, but Sheng Jin had a headache because of everything he wanted to learn.

However, since his aunt gave him the chance to learn, he reluctantly decided to accompany Cousin Fishy's intentions.