Guo Zhiyuan glanced at Liu Qidong beside Qin Shou and said with a smile: "Just just now, Lord Qin asked Chief Liu to take over the affairs of Gutian County. It seems that Lord Qin likes Chief Liu very much, but he really has the same views as heroes. Guo also thinks that Chief Liu has outstanding talents and is a bit inexplicable as Chief Guan. Why not let him go to Luzon with his official position!..."

When Liu Qidong swept his eyes to him, he felt something was wrong. At this time, he was so scared that he almost urinated when he heard Guo Zhiyuan say this. Guo Zhiyuan is so cruel. If he really follows Guo Zhiyuan to go to Luzon, he will definitely die. You must know that Guo Zhiyuan's mission to Luzon is very dangerous. Those Spaniards killed more than 20,000 Chinese businessmen! He had done so many bad things against Guo Zhiyuan before. If Guo Zhiyuan threw him into the sea halfway and reported his death on business when he returned to China, where would he go to complain to his injustice?!

Thinking of this, Liu Qidong no longer cared about his face and crawled in front of Guo Zhiyuan, hugged Guo Zhiyuan's thigh and cried loudly: "Mr. Guo, the official is wrong. The official should not be against the official. You are magnanimous and let him go! The official would rather not be the chief clerk. Please do not let the official follow you on Luzon. The official is incompetent. If the official misleads the great affairs of the official, it will be bad!"

Guo Zhiyuan ignored Liu Qidong and shrugged at Qin Shou: "Mr. Qin, you see, the candidates you chose to preside over the official duties of Gutian County Government are all preparing to resign, and no one will preside over the official duties of Gutian County Government. If you don't have a more suitable candidate, then this official recommends that Gutian County Magistrate Bai Du temporarily preside over the official duties of Gutian County Government on his behalf. I wonder what Lord Qin wants to do?..."

Qin Shou was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot, but he knew that no matter who he sent to take over Guo Zhiyuan to preside over the official affairs of Gutian County, Guo Zhiyuan would ask for the recruitment of the people he sent in the name of Luzon. In addition, he was slapped in the face by Guo Zhiyuan just now, and his momentum was completely suppressed by Guo Zhiyuan. He had to smile awkwardly and said, "Mr. Guo is most familiar with Gutian, so he is naturally the most suitable candidate. It is in accordance with the convention that the magistrate is not in the county magistrate temporarily presided over the official affairs of the county magistrate. I have no objection to this official..."

Guo Zhiyuan's goal has been achieved, and he did not continue to embarrass Qin Shou anymore. After all, he didn't want to break up with the Donglin Party members, so he turned to look at Liu Qidong who was still holding his thighs and pretending to be pitiful. He shook his legs in disgust and kicked him away, and said to him coldly: "Liu Qidong, remember, I don't want to see you in Gutian again. If I see you again, it wouldn't be so easy to let you go! Get out now!..."

Liu Qidong escaped from death, and he didn't care about his face. He quickly rolled and crawled away. Qin Shou was disgraced in front of Guo Zhiyuan today and had no shame to stay. He bowed to Guo Zhiyuan awkwardly and said, "Mr. Guo is responsible for the important task of serving Luzon. I must have many things to prepare. I am also in charge of official duties, so I will not disturb Lord Guo. Goodbye!" After that, he left with his entourage in shame.

When the people heard that Guo Zhiyuan was leaving Gutian for missions, Luzon was reluctant to surround him to try to keep him. Many people even shed tears. Guo Zhiyuan was also very moved. Although he had only been in Gutian for a year, he had already developed deep feelings for this land. He would never allow anyone to destroy the bright future he had planned for Gutian. So he just tried to let Bai Du take charge of Gutian's official affairs on his behalf. With Bai Du in Gutian, his influence on Gutian will not weaken, and Gutian will also become his most reliable base!

Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan waved to the people: "My fellow villagers, Gutian is Guo's second hometown. Guo will never forget Gutian. Guo only left Gutian for the time being. Guo will come back. Please rest assured that no matter whether Guo is in Gutian or not, no one will let anyone destroy the development of Gutian! Guo will definitely make Gutian villagers' lives more and more prosperous and their lives will get better and better..."

When the people heard that Guo Zhiyuan had just left temporarily, they turned sad to joy, and they all cheered. Guo Zhiyuan also bowed to the people with a smile on his face. However, as soon as he left the people's sight, the smile on his face was closed. He was so majestic in front of Qin Shou and others, but in fact he knew very well that this time he was serving as a diplomatic envoy on Luzon was definitely not a bad person. At this time, Spain was in the period of its strongest national strength. The powerful Spanish fleet traversed the world and captured one colony after another. It was rare to have an enemy. Both weapons and ships had a much more advanced technology level than the Ming Dynasty at this time. In fact, what is really competing with diplomatic negotiations is national strength. It is almost impossible to convince the Spaniards who have military advantages to apologize to the Ming Dynasty for this matter and release the surviving Chinese businessmen who were imprisoned by them!

What's more, Guo Zhiyuan knew clearly that it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to go to war with the Spaniards for this matter, which means that Guo Zhiyuan could not get any support from the court's military force. This is like playing cards and playing tricks. Guo Zhiyuan was holding a deck of the smallest scattered cards and had no trump cards, but his opponent was holding a flush. How can he play this?

Moreover, although Wanli proposed to ask local officials in Fujian to give Guo Zhiyuan the necessary cooperation, it would be strange to have Guo Zhiyuan’s current relationship with Xu Xueju. If Guo Zhiyuan does not secretly make trouble, Guo Zhiyuan will burn the incense. It can be said that the right time, place, and people are not in good condition to Guo Zhiyuan. Not to mention letting the Spaniards apologize to the Ming Dynasty for this matter and release the surviving Chinese businessmen who were imprisoned by them. Maybe it’s a problem if she can get rid of the tiger’s mouth!

But Guo Zhiyuan had to go. On the one hand, it was certainly because he could not resist the order, which was also his only chance to make a comeback, but more importantly, as a Chinese son and daughter, Guo Zhiyuan could not be indifferent to such a tragedy that harmed and humiliated the country. He had to seek justice from the Spaniards for the more than 20,000 dead compatriots and rescued the imprisoned surviving Chinese businessmen and returned to the country!

Of course, Guo Zhiyuan could not have gone to Luzon on his mission just by relying on his courage, so he would not go to save people, but to die. So after he returned to the county government, he immediately summoned his backbone of his team to discuss, and Shen Junrong, who was trained on the mountain from the Xinjun Army, was also recalled.

Although the backbone of the team knew that Guo Zhiyuan's mission to Luzon was very dangerous and worried, they also knew that Guo Zhiyuan would not go, so no one dissuaded him. Instead, they volunteered to accompany him to Luzon Island. Bai Du was the most excited. His grandfather Bai Santing was once a hero on the sea. He naturally wanted to inherit his grandfather's last wish and begged: "Sir, although Bai has no experience in sailing, the notes left by his grandfather record many of his past sailing experiences. It should be helpful to the adults' trip. Please take Bai to Luzon with you. It is enough to let Mr. Xu stay and preside over the county government affairs!..."

Xu Guangqi was displeased when he heard this and quickly opposed it: "How can that be done? I have no official position and I am not justified. How can I take charge of the county government affairs? Xu has never gone to sea and wants to go out to sea to see it. The young master must take me with me!..."

Guo Zhiyuan thought about it. Bai Du's grandfather Bai Santing and the pirate king Wang Zhi had a close relationship with him. He must have many resources at sea. This is one of the reasons why he liked Bai Du, but it was not easy to mobilize these resources for a while, and it was difficult to provide direct help to him on this mission to Luzon in a short time. Moreover, he had already told Qin Shou that Bai Du temporarily took over the official affairs of Gutian County Government. If Bai Du went to Luzon with him, Qin Shou could make a mistake. So he patted Bai Du on the shoulder and said, "Brother Bai, don't worry, the promise I made to you at the beginning will come true. You will definitely have many opportunities to go to sea in the future. This time, I would like to leave you to preside over the official affairs of the county government Government. Gutian is my foundation, and there are no mistakes!" Bai Du also knew that Guo Zhiyuan was talking about the truth, so he could only nodded in a little disappointed manner.

As for Xu Guangqi, it is even more impossible for Guo Zhiyuan to let him take risks with him. As Guo Zhiyuan's number one think tank, Xu Guangqi is not good at adapting to the situation. He can play a role in taking him to Luzon. This trip is so dangerous. If Xu Guangqi is in an accident, where can Guo Zhiyuan find such a genius who knows astronomy and geography to assist him?

So Guo Zhiyuan quickly turned to Xu Guangqi and said, "Mr. Xu, please stay and preside over the official affairs of Gutian County with Brother Bai. Only when you both stay can I live in Luzon without any worries. Gutian is really important to me!..." Xu Guangxian also knew the importance of it, so he did not persist, nodded and said no more.

After comforting the two right-hand men of Xu Guangqi and Bai Du, Guo Zhiyuan turned his head and looked at the other backbone members. Before he could speak, Chu Wan'er glared at him and said, "You don't have to look at me, I must go!"

Guo Zhiyuan has always had no choice but to deal with Chu Wan'er. He knew that even if he didn't let Chu Wan'er go, she would follow him secretly. Moreover, Chu Wan'er was good at it and could play some role when she asked her to go. So he nodded and said, "Okay, you count it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Junrong next to Chu Wan'er stood up and said in a tone that could not be rejected: "I'm the one!" In fact, if she didn't say that, Guo Zhiyuan also wanted to take her there. Although he didn't want to have a forceful conflict with the Spaniards this time on Luzon, he had to make the worst plan. Then Shen Junrong's outstanding military talent could work. Then he nodded and said: "Okay, you are also worthy of you, but this time I am not going to lead the Xinxin Army. We cannot go head-on with the Spaniards. Xinxin Army is more suitable for group combat, so I plan to choose fifty best-skilled rural soldiers. However, the Xinxin Army is not familiar with naval battles. I plan to borrow fifty Sun Mansion servants from Sun Chuan again. I will give all of these hundred people to you, which is also the greatest force guarantee for our trip. Whether we can return safely depends on you, Miss Shen!"
Chapter completed!