Yu Dayou drank a bellyful of soda and had a pleasant chat with Zhao Hao and the other two. After his personal soldiers had packed up the Cangshan iron, he stood up and said goodbye.

Zhao Hao couldn't persuade him to stay, so he asked Qiaoqiao to give a spare Kipp generator to Yu Dayou and teach him how to make soda.

Yu Dayou was very happy and had no words to say thank you. It was obvious that this gift touched his heart.

"I'm worried about what to do if I can't drink soda in the future." He happily asked the person to accept it and wanted to give him a gift in return, but he had nothing except the thing on his waist... I'm talking about the big sword.

But the sword was a gift from the emperor, so he couldn't give it away. Yu Dayou rubbed his hands helplessly and said awkwardly: "I'll get you some Wuyi Mountain tea when I get back."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded, "Come and visit often, and get closer to me."

"Yes, yes." Yu Dayou nodded with a relieved smile. This new friend is indeed worth making friends with. It's not because he is too rich.

When he had already stepped onto the plank, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, look at my memory. I forgot one thing."

Yu Dayou ordered his personal guards, "Quick, bring me the top letter in my letter box!"

The personal guards on Cangshan Tie hurried to the cabin, took out a letter in a few moments, and handed it to the Marshal with both hands.

Yu Dayou took it, handed it to Zhao Hao and said, "This is what Lin Zhongcheng asked me to pass on to your father. I forgot about it before. Fortunately, I met you again."

"Thank you for your trouble." Young Master Zhao took it with both hands, stood at the bow and watched Yu Dayou return to Cangshan Iron.

After the two waved goodbye, the Cangshan Iron floated downstream and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Zhao Hao also sat back in his beloved rocking chair and looked at the letter in the afterglow of the setting sun.

I saw that the cover of the envelope was empty and the envelope was not sealed.

Zhao Hao couldn't help but wonder, given Lin Zhongcheng's rigor, how could he be so careless? Even if there was nothing confidential in the letter, it would be bad to let others see the contents of the letter between the two.

Could it be that this was Lin Zhongcheng's intention to show him that there was nothing that could be hidden from others?

Bullshit…

Zhao Hao curiously pulled out the letter and read it while drinking soda. As for the fact that this letter was written to his father...it wasn't a love letter from his godmother anyway, so he just took a look.

But when he opened it, he found it was even more exciting than his godmother's love letter. He almost spit out a mouthful of soda on it.

Of course, it is not a love letter written by Lin Zhongcheng to Mr. Zhao Erye!

In fact, this letter was not written by Lin Zhongcheng to Mr. Zhao Erye, but by Yu Dayou to Tan Lun.

It was obvious that the personal soldiers had made a mistake. Yu Dayou was careless and mistook his letter for Lin Run's.

Normally, Zhao Hao should have put the letter back into the envelope. Unfortunately, in this era, people wrote short and concise letters that could be read in one glance.

Moreover, the content of the letter was so explosive that he couldn't take his eyes off it.

This letter was so amazing that even when Zhao Hao was in his twilight years and had forgotten most of the people and events in his life, which was much longer than anyone else's, he could still recite it word for word.

Then he laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and then burst into tears...

This letter should be because Yu Dayou heard that his old boss Tan Lun was going to be promoted to the Minister of War. He then thought of going north, because his lifelong ambition was to defeat the northern barbarians!

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, both famous generals, became famous for fighting against Japanese invaders. But in their hearts, they only regarded fighting against Japanese invaders as suppressing bandits. What they really wanted was to expel the Tartar invaders and chase the enemy north like Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and to make great achievements in the grasslands and deserts like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

When Tan Lun went north to Ji and Liao in the first year of Longqing, he did recommend Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang to the court to accompany him to the north for training. However, after weighing the pros and cons, the court chose Qi Jiguang as expected and rejected the unlucky Yu.

When Yu Dayou heard that Tan Lun was going to take over the Ministry of War, he probably thought that this was his last chance, so he refused to serve as the general of Guangdong and was anxious to recommend himself to his old boss. However, he was already 69 years old this year, and was worried that Tan Lun would think he was old, so he wrote a letter emphasizing that he was not old yet. The full text is as follows:

'Reporting to Grand Marshal Tan, do you think You are old? You'er Zirong's mother is now two months pregnant. You was in Guangxi last winter. Because all the family members had returned home, he bought a girl from Huguang, who got pregnant. This August is the due date. There are also one or two other women in the room who are likely to give birth. The fortune teller said that You's fortune is now prosperous, so his energy is still so strong. If you don't believe it, wait for You to come to the stage and try to select 30 good men, each holding a spear and a stick, so that You can fight alone. Don't let them be defeated, please take the axe. You are at the end of your life and your situation is really urgent. You have the ambition to pacify the barbarians and the ambition to serve the country, but you never tried. It is a pity that will be passed down through the ages. There should be people who pity you. I hope you will plan for it.'

In order to prove that he is still vigorous and energetic, the lovely Yu Dashuai did not hesitate to reveal his private life. He first told Tan Lun that his first wife, the mother of his children, who was also nearly 70 years old, was pregnant for two months. He also said that he bought a concubine last winter and she also got her pregnant, and he would be a father again in August this year.

If Entai still doesn't believe it, he will select thirty strong men, each with a spear and a stick, to surround him. He will be willing to die if he doesn't knock them all down.

In addition, Yu Dayou also mentioned that the fortune teller said that he was now lucky, so he was still full of energy and strong. Zhao Hao knew that Yu Dayou didn't believe in these gods and ghosts at all. But in order to realize his life ambition, he also risked his life.

But this is not pure nonsense. You have to know that the person he wrote the letter to is Tan Lun, the incoming Minister of War. There is no joking in the army, and Tan Lun is a strict and cautious person. Yu Dayou dared to say that he could fight 30 people alone, so he must be able to do it. Otherwise, Tan Lun would really let him practice...

Why was Yu Dayou so anxious? Because "the road is running out and the situation is urgent. I have the ambition to pacify the enemy and serve my country, but I never tried. I will regret it for thousands of years."

Zhao Hao was laughing, but suddenly he sighed and felt extremely sad.

Over the years, he has seen too many capable ministers and generals of the Ming Dynasty, from Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Lin Run, to Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou... all of them have great talents and are full of patriotism. They are no less outstanding than those in previous dynasties.

However, despite their best efforts, they were unable to save the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was still like a piece of mud that could not be supported against a wall, and it continued to slide uncontrollably into an abyss of no return.

The Ming Dynasty is not worthy of its wise ministers and good generals!

Zhao Hao felt heavy-hearted and was about to blame everything on systemic problems when he heard a police officer report that General Yu's boat had turned back.

Mr. Zhao nodded slightly, carefully folded the letter, took the envelope back, and handed it to Secretary Ma, saying, "Take it in."

Sister Ma nodded in understanding and walked into the cabin with the letter.

After a while, Cangshantie came up, and Yu Dayou stood at the bow, looking quite embarrassed.

"Have you changed your mind, Marshal? Do you want to go to Chaozhou City with me?" Zhao Hao stood at the stern of the boat, smiled and pretended to be confused, "Welcome, welcome."

"Oh, no, no." Yu Dayou pulled his beard and said shyly, "I am so confused, really confused. Didn't you realize that the letter was given to the wrong person?"

"Oh, really?" Zhao Hao pretended not to know: "I dare not open the letter to my father privately."

Then he told Secretary Ma, "Bring it over and have a look."

Ma Xianglan nodded again, went into the cabin again, and took out the letter that she had just put in.

"It's good that you didn't see it..." Yu Dayou accidentally said what he really thought. "Oh no, I mean, you are really well-educated."

"No, no." Zhao Hao handed the letter to Wang Rulong and said, "Hurry and send it to the Marshal."

"Hey." Wang Rulong took the letter, took a step forward two or three meters, and landed steadily on the Cangshan Iron. He handed it to Yu Dayou and said, "Master, you are getting old and confused. You should be more careful in the future."

"I want you to teach me how to do things?!" Yu Dayou snatched the envelope and glared at Wang Rulong, saying, "You are so grown up, but you are still so unstable. If you accidentally fall into the river, how can you convince others?"

Wang Rulong just laughed and didn't answer. He wasn't usually like this. But when he saw Yu Dayou, he felt like he was back in his youth.

Now, only "crazy" remains out of the four words.

Yu Dayou took out an identical envelope from his sleeve and looked at the cover carefully. It said "Dearestly, Mr. Number One Scholar" before handing it to Wang Rulong.

After Wang Rulong put it away, he jumped again and returned to his boat.

After the two sides said goodbye again and Cangshan Tie was far away from Zhao Hao's fleet, Yu Dayou heaved a sigh of relief and said with relief on his face: "Fortunately, no one saw it, otherwise I would be so embarrassed..."

~~

If Yu Dayou were delayed, the fleet would definitely not arrive before dark.

The task force was unclear about the hydrological conditions of the Han River. After consulting Zhao Hao, Haierge ordered the ship to drop anchor in the middle of the river, rest for a night, and continue on their journey at dawn.

Because of the rampant pirates on both sides of the river, Haierge also ordered that all ships be prohibited from using candles to avoid attracting night wandering spirits. Although it is not a big deal, it is very troublesome.

It's rare that we can't light the lights at night, and we can't go to bed right after dinner. Although Zhao Hao really wants to, this small ship is not as spacious as the Wanhu Wuwei ship. The cabins are small and few, and they are not soundproof. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if the men next door heard something?

He, Qiaoqiao and Ma Xianglan set up lounge chairs on the stern deck, and talked while looking at the Milky Way in the sky.

I was so nervous before that I didn’t notice it, but now I realize that before I knew it, it’s already June.

Zhao Hao was thinking that because of the Spring Examination and the sea voyage, he seemed to have done nothing, and the half of the year had passed in the blink of an eye. He had to seize the second half of the year, otherwise the whole year would be wasted.

Sister Ma and Sister Qiaoqiao are thinking that their wedding will be held in half a year.

I don’t know where the wedding will be held, in Beijing, Suzhou, or Chaozhou?

The two sisters were both excited and nervous, and inevitably had some resentment. Anyway, no matter where it was held, they would not be the protagonists...