Pang Qingping is a very calm person. After all, he is a high-ranking official and is accustomed to big scenes. Even the infighting in the court cannot do anything to him. His family is a duke's mansion, he is powerful, and he has a sister who is a concubine. He has seen all kinds of scenes.
But some things can only be judged by results.
For example, this is the case with this incident. Pang Qingping has thousands of methods, but it is an indisputable fact that these new recruits are not competitive, and even if a god comes, it will be useless.
He sighed helplessly.
Xiao Heng was somewhat surprised that he could be forced into this state. On the way here, Xiao Heng had discussed this with Mr. Cui and the others. Now that he heard Pang Qingping say this, he asked, "Is it a training issue?"
Pang Qingping couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If it's just a training problem, then it's fine, but the head coach has changed so many times, and it's useless... It's hard to explain in a few words. Your Highness will know when you inspect the military camp."
Knowing Xiao Heng's temper, Pang Qingping did not arrange any official welcoming banquet. He was always very adaptable in doing things. If the imperial envoy was someone else, he would naturally not be stingy with this. But since it was Xiao Heng who came, then there was no need for this.
Sun Yongning also came, and Pang Qingping even prepared a special banquet to entertain him.
Su Yao had been sitting on the boat for several days and still felt very swaying, as if she couldn't touch the bottom. She didn't want to deal with those ladies in official circles anymore. Pang Qingping didn't arrange these banquets, which was exactly what she wanted. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Heng knew her very well. He smiled and touched her head. "You are tired from the journey. You should take a rest first. I will take you for a walk on the street tomorrow. People say that there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. It shows how rich and beautiful Hangzhou is. Since you are here, of course you have to take a good walk."
Su Yao agreed with a smile. He was indeed very sleepy. After washing up, he fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed.
She slept in a daze for who knows how long, when she suddenly heard some noise beside her. She opened her eyes blankly and sat up.
Xiao Heng was getting dressed, and upon hearing this, he said softly, "It's okay, you continue to sleep, I'll go out and take a look."
The lights outside the house were bright, and it was obvious that something had happened. Su Yao couldn't sleep, so he shook his head and got up, asking, "What's going on?"
Xiao Heng frowned: "I don't know yet. I'll go out and take a look. I just heard some urgent news..."
As he spoke, he had already packed up. After Su Yao put on his cloak, he took Su Yao's hand and went out together.
San Sheng and the others were outside, so Xiao Heng immediately asked, "What happened?"
Sanxing looked very serious: "Your Highness, I just received news that a group of Japanese pirates robbed hundreds of civilians in Ningbo and killed Liu Suping, the commander of the anti-Japanese forces, and Wang Zhong, the censor..."
Xiao Heng's expression changed.
Su Yao also frowned.
This was their first day here, and such a big thing happened!
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Su Yao: "Yaoyao, you go back first. I have to go to the Governor's Mansion."
Such a big thing happened, and since Xiao Heng had already come to Zhejiang, he would definitely take care of it to the end. However, it was late at night, and it was obviously not appropriate to take Su Yao with him, so he asked Su Yao to stay in the villa by himself first.
Su Yao responded, and after Xiao Heng left, he stood there and pondered for a moment, then ordered San Sheng: "Go and help me find the Marquis, to see if he is here now."
Su Rong came to Zhejiang first, so he should be much more clear about the situation in Zhejiang. Su Yao wanted to ask what the current situation in Zhejiang is.
Why were the Japanese pirates so provocative that they could chase the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou everywhere
No wonder the court officials were talking about it. After building the navy for so long, there was no significant result. Instead, the Japanese were becoming more and more rampant. How could these civil officials tolerate this
Sanxing agreed hastily, and soon returned, whispering to Su Yao, "Princess Crown Prince, when the incident happened, the Marquis was stationed at the border, and I heard that the Marquis went to chase after the Japanese pirates."
Su Yao then realized that she did not see Su Rong among the officials who came to greet her. At that time, she thought that Su Rong was on official business, but she did not expect that Su Rong went to Ningbo for patrol!
She felt a little worried for a moment.
Those Japanese pirates from Japan were fearless and usually could fight one against ten. Although she knew that Su Rong's martial arts were also extremely powerful, she still couldn't help but worry.
At the same time, he was worried about the situation on Xiao Heng's side.
She didn't sleep all night and only felt relieved when Xiao Heng came back the next morning.
Seeing her expression, Xiao Heng knew that she hadn't slept all night, and he scolded her with some distress: "I told you not to worry about me. You have traveled such a long way, why don't you take good care of yourself?"
Su Yao looked at him pleadingly: "How can I sleep if you don't come back? Besides, I heard that my brother also went to Ningbo to chase the Japanese pirates..."
Xiao Heng had no way to deal with her, so he held her in his arms to warm her hands, and then said, "That group of Japanese pirates has been in Ningbo for a long time. As you know, after the imperial court banned maritime trade, several Japanese daimyos wrote to request the resumption of trade. Didn't an envoy go to the capital to ask for the princess' hand in marriage? These Japanese people in Ningbo came over at the same time. They were originally well behaved, but they may have heard about the activities of the envoys in the capital, so they suddenly became desperate and killed more than 70 people in the post station, and then cooperated with the Japanese pirates on the sea to abduct thousands of people!"
Su Yao's expression became even colder. "The matter of the Japanese delegation has been going on for a long time. Why did they wait until we arrived to openly attack us instead of launching an attack earlier? Moreover, it would take more than a day or two to contact their accomplices at sea. It is clear that this has been planned for a long time! They are deliberately trying to intimidate us."
Xiao Heng naturally knew this, and he patted Su Yao's back in a soothing manner: "Pang Qingping said the same thing, but that's fine. After all, the Japanese pirates have always been treacherous and untrustworthy. But... our own officers and soldiers are really vulnerable! They were humiliated like this on their own territory. It's simply shameful!"
It's so embarrassing, such a disgrace!
Xiao Heng was extremely dissatisfied with these officers and soldiers, and was also very disappointed with the coastal defense in Zhejiang area.
No wonder the Japanese pirates invade every year, no wonder the Japanese troubles are endless, the coastal defense is so loose, the officers and soldiers are so unmotivated, how can the people feel at ease? !
He couldn't help but curse.
Su Yao could understand his anger.