Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince: Two hundred and sixty-six dying struggle

More than 300,000 people have gathered outside the city of Fuzhou. Among them, there are also wealthy households who came late and had no way to enter the city and had to stay outside the city. They were forced to be exploited by the high prices of the grain merchants in the city. But despite this, they also feel more at ease in staying here.

Fujian is really poor with mountains and rivers, and the land is so barren that it can barely fill the stomach even if the weather is smooth. If you want to live a good life, there is only one way to go to sea. However, after the Ming court banned the sea, even larger fishing boats were not allowed to go into the sea.

Except for some scholars who have studied and dreamed of getting ahead through their studies, ordinary people had no choice but to take risks to do business on the sea and travel to Nanyang, Luzon, Ryukyu, and Japan. However, in this way, the court's laws were violated, and the number of people who were clearly gangsters gradually increased.

The Japanese pirates sweeping the borders of Fujian were already worrying, and these local bandits took advantage of the paralysis of the government to rob and kidnap tickets, scaring these wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen into panic all day long, and now they have to escape to Fuzhou to sleep peacefully.

I don’t want the Fujian chief to allow them to enter the city, but the tax collectors are diligent. They send some tax collectors out of the city every day to collect "wartime tax", but they don’t see his soldiers win a battle. The people secretly They all cursed.

At this time, the city of Fuzhou is still peaceful, green willows are in line, and cicadas sing in low voice. Despite the insecurities of the jurisdiction, the rampage of Japanese pirates, thieves and robbers, and the displacement of the people, they were miserable, but the street where high-ranking officials and gentry gathered was still full of singing and dancing.

The wealthy and wealthy who came and went in carriages or sedan chairs still shuttled through Huajie Liuxiang, and the lazy soldiers dangling around the chief executive’s yamen with big guns, and the people were not allowed to come near, otherwise they could. The soft and whispering singing and the sound of silk and bamboo came from the pink wall.

Ruan Dawen was sitting shortly behind, sipping the wine comfortably with the fine porcelain inlaid gilded wine cup. Six beautiful and gorgeously dressed girls were dancing in the hall amidst the singing and dancing.

The patrol emperor Zhai Qingshan was attracted by their graceful dancing. After watching for a long time, he woke up, and he hurriedly raised his wine glass to Master Ruan and smiled: "Master Ruan, please."

"Hehe, Master Zhai, Master Zhou, and Master Wang, come and have a drink together." Ruan Dawen also raised his glass with pleasure and persuaded several people to drink. Ruan Dawen was in his early forties, with a slender figure, a crown-like face, three strands of micro-beards under his jaw, and a handsome appearance.

A beautiful woman beside him was lying on his shoulder and whispering. Master Ruan drank halfway through a sip of the wine, and squirted it out with a "poof".

He twisted a hand on the woman's buttocks covered in a light Qiluo shirt, and said with a smile: "Go, let's go, the master will have a good drink with a few adults."

The beauty smiled, Yingying got up and bowed to Zhai Qingshan and the others, and quietly retreated. Ruan Dawen waved his hand, and the six showgirls stopped singing and dancing, and walked backwards out of the hall.

Ruan Dawen said: "My sirs. We Fuzhou City can be considered to have escaped this catastrophe, but the Japanese are always in chaos in our Fujian border. As the highest military and political officials in Fujian, you must always explain to Governor Yang. Don’t you leave until they grab enough? Lord Zhou has a clever plan?"

Zhou Hong was the admiral of the Fujian Navy and led the three-guard army. He avoided war everywhere, letting the people suffer, for fear that he would really go against the Japanese pirates. Ruan Dawen’s trick of "sending the ship, giving the silver and buying a stable side" came from This Zhou Langzhi's.

Seeing Ruan Dawen asking about this, Zhou Hong frowned and said slowly: "My lord, now the Japanese pirates have already moved to Guangdong and Guangxi, and they have always been unable to gain a foothold from north to south. With the six warships we sent, They already intend to go to Yizhou or Manchujia to gain a foothold, and I believe they will leave here soon."

Nguyen Dawen knows nothing about military affairs. He relieved his heart when he heard this. He sighed and said, “That’s good. The six battleships and ships with guns that just left the factory were given to the Japanese. The official document I submitted to the Governor’s Mansion said I The army suffered huge casualties, and all six warships were destroyed, but our army and the Japanese pirates will never retreat. They will fight every inch of the land, and the Japanese pirates will also suffer heavy losses. If the Japanese pirates do not leave, the war reports continue to be sent to Suzhou, they will be exposed."

Zhou Hong originally knew that the Japanese pirates were indeed fighting against Yizhou and Man Tsaijia, intending to find a stable place, but hearing Ruan Dawen's words so solemnly, his heart was not at ease.

Zhou Hongqiang smiled and said: "Don’t worry, adults, Fujian’s poor mountains and rivers, I don’t think they have anything to grab, they can't stand in the north, and it is inevitable to continue southward..."

He just said here, there was a call from outside the hall: "Report! Your lord, Ruan San'er is back!"

Zhou Hong stopped immediately, and looked towards the door with Ruan Dawen and others. Two soldiers came in with a man dressed as ordinary people. The man was dusty and flushed, with sweat dripping from his temples. Both legs are stiff.

Ruan Dawen saw that he was his confidant, Ruan San'er, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Ruan San'er, why...how do you look like this? Did you meet a Japanese pirate or...or Suzhou..."

Ruan San'er stood still, got rid of the support of the two guards, waved them to retreat, and waited for them to get out of the hall before grabbing a step forward, and said anxiously: "My lord, look at it from the young. It’s not good. When I arrived in Suzhou city nine days ago, I heard that the governor-general was going to inspect the military situation in Fujian..."

Zhai Qingshan couldn't help but said: "Why? He supervises the military affairs of the six provinces. At this time, he is not in the middle of command, but he leaves Suzhou to patrol southern Fujian. Wouldn't it be more troublesome to pass the news of the war in the north to him? ...Which place in the six provinces has never been defeated, why is he so nervous about the war in southern Fujian?"

Ruan San'er swallowed, and said with difficulty: "My lord, at that time...our military situation had not yet been reported to the Governor's Office."

Hearing that Ruan Dawen's expression changed drastically, Zhou Hong became frightened, so that Yang Ling is actually another news channel? Even though the news he got was that Fujian was defeated, the messages sent by the Fujian military repeatedly stated that the Japanese pirates suffered heavy losses after the stubborn resistance of the Fujian military and civilians. Now most of the Japanese pirates have returned to the sea and continue to flee south, and Yang Ling does not ask. If you understand, go south immediately?

At this time, there are still many Japanese pirates in the northern provinces who have dropped orders. It is a good opportunity to take this opportunity to wipe out. What is Yang Ling rushing here? Could it be...

Zhou Hong thought of this, "cocked", he waved: "My lord knows. You go down and rest first." Watching Ruan San'er exit the hall coldly, Zhou Hong immediately got up and walked to Ruan Dawen's writing. Anxiously said: "My lord, Yang Ling controls the internal factory, and has a close relationship with the other two factories and one bathroom. The factory and the bathroom are all-pervasive, could it be... Could it be that we have leaked news about what we did?"

Ruan Dawen's face turned pale when he heard it. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhou Hong's collar, and said in a trembling voice: "How could it be? How could it be possible? Didn't you say that this matter is foolproof? You...you...if we really defended against the city, the Japanese pirates might not be able to fight. Go to Fuzhou, but now... Now that the matter of our enemy is known by Governor Yang, this is decapitating... the grave crime of decapitating!"

Zhou Hong felt a little contemptuous when he saw that he was regretful and regretful, but now everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, and they are embarrassed by each other. He suppressed his anger and explained: "My lord, you just came from Guangxi has only been transferred for half a year. How can we know the situation of the guards in Fujian? They are half officials and half bandits. Where are the materials for the war? If you really want to fight, Fuzhou will be captured by Japanese pirates within a long time. , The lives are overwhelmed. We also took great pains to do this, planning for the 300,000 people in the city."

Ruan Dawen was so anxious that he was about to cry. He loosened Zhou Hong's collar and said with a mournful face: "But how can Governor Yang understand my painstaking effort to protect the place? You don't mean that he saw the military affairs at best. What? What is he here for? How would he know what happened here?"

Zhai Qingshan said with a sullen face: "We originally thought that Fujian was full of Japanese pirates, and the people of the factory and guards were hidden among the people. It is difficult to predict the life and death of single-handedly. Such a dangerous environment will inevitably be evacuated from here. Now it seems..." /

He took a long breath and said: "The misappropriation of sixty thousand taels of silver, this matter is done secretly, and it is easy to hide it from others, but... the six giant ships, there will be no shadows before a battle. If the factory guards are still hidden in the city, how can they not show a trace of their feet?"

He gave a heavy foot, and sighed tragically, "Master Ruan, Master Zhou, Master Wang, the six battleships are not slap-sized gadgets. How could it be hidden from everyone? Originally, the people below are all. If you know it, you won’t be able to turn the sky, but if someone above wants to track it down, a confession from a man can take the heads of the four of us."

Wang Feiling was the prefect of Fuzhou. He had been fighting with Ruan Dawen, Zhai Qingshan and others, and exploiting the people. When he heard this, he was frightened in a cold sweat. There was sweat on his forehead, and his face was as gray as earth. What should I do? My sirs, you think of a way."

Zhou Hong's eyes rolled and he thought about it: "Maybe Yang Ling will feel relieved to go south when the war in the provinces has improved? This matter is done secretly enough, have we made a fuss? Ha ha ha, don't scare yourself. ?"

Zhai Qingshan sneered and said, "I hope so, but what if Yang Ling really gets the news? As soon as the imperial minister enters Fuzhou City, we will have to...people, heads, land, and land!" /

Ruan Dawen sat down and muttered: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that cannot be avoided, now... let's leave it to fate!"

Wang Feiling heard the overtones of Zhai Qingshan, and immediately asked: "Master Zhai, you said that if the imperial commissioner enters Fuzhou City, we will be killed. Is there any way for Master Zhai to prevent him from entering Fuzhou City?" /

Zhai Qingshan glanced at Ruan Dawen and Zhou Hong, and said: "I am just a patrol envoy. I want soldiers but no soldiers, and power and no power. The imperial governor will have at least three thousand cavalry for patrolling. How can I stop him?"

Zhou Hong looked at the treacherous faces of Zhai Qingshan and Wang Feiling, and smiled miserably: "I have soldiers, but what about it? I asked them to seek assassination? Who would agree?"

Zhai Qingshan said insidiously: "Who said he was going to kill the imperial servants? The Japanese pirates pretending to be Minzhuang and attacked Quanzhou. Now we have received news that another Japanese pirate who was defeated from Jiangnan pretended to be my Great Ming army and tried to attack Fuzhou, so we Set ambush halfway against Japanese pirates..."

Zhou Hong was shocked and surprised: "Is this plan feasible? As long as the two sides fight, they will miss out."

At this time, Wang Feiling couldn't help being guilty of evil, and said fiercely: "The terrain of Yueshan Valley in the north of the city is dangerous, and one man should be a guard. If you make a way to set up ambush there, put up a few cannons and pile up Rolling woods and rocks, once the ambush is successful, the opponent will be able to break half of the men and horses first. Hehe, by then it will be like riding a tiger on the back. Even if the officers and soldiers of the generals discover the truth, they can only make mistakes. Who would dare to hesitate? Impunity?"

Zhai Qingshan also came to the spirit, and stepped forward and agitated: "Not far above Yueshan Valley is a big river. As soon as the cannon sounds, people can be sent to break the embankment and release water. They only want to avoid the big water. Flee to the peaks on both sides. The ambushes are just on the peaks. Maybe you don’t have to go down the mountain to meet them in one fell swoop to wipe them out!"

Zhou Hong shuddered when he heard the flesh on his face. He thought about it and slapped his leg, gritted his teeth and said: "A knife stretches out and a knife shrinks. There may be a chance to fight. My lord, we Do it!"

Ruan Dawen slowly raised his head, staring at them with blank eyes, and said: "Kill...kill the imperial servant? That is the great sin of the Jiu Clan!"

The muscles on Zhou Hong's face tightened, and he smiled grimly: "My lord, it is already a big crime for the Nine Clan that we use the Kuyin warship to clear the Japanese pirates. Can people die twice? But if we succeed, That is to escape from the dead. Those who know the soldiers dare not disclose the news. Besides, I can transfer them to the battlefield to remove hidden dangers by the hands of the Japanese. As for the imperial mission...hehehe...the road meets the Japanese pirates, and it is okay to die in the country. We are worthy of him if we are to seal my wife Yinzi."

Ruan Dawen had no idea again. His eyes flicked across the faces of the three of them. All three of Zhai Qingshan's eyes flashed fiercely. With a murderous look, Ruan Dawen finally lowered his eyes and asked softly: "That ......Who is going to ambush Qin...... Ambush the "Japanese pirates" who are attacking in disguise? Lord Zhou, you......"

Really let him face the imperial army. How can Zhou Hong, who has always been afraid of war and death, have the courage? He is anxious to hurriedly said: "My lord, I am a navy admiral. Although I supervise the three guards on land, if I, the navy admiral, go out in person, it will be difficult for others to think about it."

Nguyen Dawen hesitated: "Then...who else is available?"

Zhou Hong's eyes flashed and he said coldly: "Guerrilla General He Bingwen, what do you think of your lord?"

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"He...?" Ruan Dawen was startled.

Zhou Hongdao: "Yes! He Bingwen leads the troops well, and his military strength is the strongest among the Fuzhou defenders. I heard that he was originally a member of the Northern Frontier Army, and replaced him in Jimingyi. After carrying the black pot, he was demoted to Guangxi and became a small one hundred households. It was an adult who knew talents and promoted him. When he moved to the post of Fujian chief executive, he was brought here. It should be your confidant?"

"Uh...This person has always been taciturn and cautious in his words. The officer discovered that he is a general and brought him by his side." Ruan Dawen stroked his beard and said.

Actually, Ruan Dawen naturally did not have that vision. After He Shen would be demoted to Guangxi, he made a small household in Nandan Prefecture. Once Ruan Dawen patrolled here, the wealthy horse that straddled was surprised by an Orion’s dog. After breaking away from the horse, he ran wildly with him. It was General He who stopped the shocked horse and rescued him. Lord Ruan promoted him to the chief executive's office and made defense.

Later, Ruan Dawen saw that he was a good leader, a stable man, and a talent that could be used all the time, so he was gradually promoted. When he arrived in Fujian, because there was no commander here, he was also responsible for military affairs, and he lacked an understanding. Military talents brought He Bingwen, the current Fuzhou guerrilla general.

Zhai Qingshan said: "I have heard about him. It seems that after being arrested and entering Beijing, various officials shirked their responsibilities. Everyone wanted to put him to death. Later, the first emperor offered his favor and pardoned his death. To Guangxi. If this is the case, he must have no good feelings for Beijing Zhongguo, and he is the person brought out by the adult, and he should be a safe man. Moreover, after the big event is a foregone conclusion, it is impossible for him to quit our boat. Up."

"His five thousand soldiers and horses are currently the most elite troops in Fuzhou, and he can only be assured if he is sent. If the adults don’t worry about his behavior, I can send a few confidantes to watch him. Kill immediately!"

"...Okay!" Ruan Dawen finally made up his mind and stood up with a slap on his thigh, his eyes were cold and cold: "You are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous! Master Yang, I was forced by you!"

He took a few breaths and shouted: "Come here, Ma Zhongguerilla General He Bingwen comes to see me!"

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The mighty imperial team, winding south along the rugged mountain road, covered the sun with flags. A thousand officers and soldiers wearing armor and holding red lacquer guns led the way. In the center, a thousand bucklers, bows and arrows, and fire gunmen surrounded the imperial guard of honor. The officers and soldiers behind the palace were also like forests with swords and guns, and flags were posted on display.

It's just that this officer and soldier are wrapped in a white silk on their heads. Even the Yang Ling riding in the Chinese Army, Xiao Hengjiang, and Du Si Luo Yi are no exception. When the army arrived in Lishui, Yang Ling got accurate information on the battlefield in Fujian. A team of 1,000 people he sent encountered a large group of Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates belonged to Hiroshi Miyamoto and possessed three artillery pieces seized from the Ming army. , Outstanding combat power.

This squadron of thousands of people struggled to support the enemy, but the Fujian navy who was responsible for the subsequent interception and the guards of the guards did not arrive at the encirclement location because of the flash floods after the rain and hindered the journey. As a result, Yang Ling's thousand-member team fought alone, and all 1,125 people died on the battlefield, with no survivors.

When Yang Ling heard the news, there was no anger at all. He held the secret report from the inner factory and wept for a while. He gritted his teeth and pulled a horn to tie his shirt to his forehead, and ordered the army to leave immediately and speed up to Fuzhou.

The bad news spread quietly in the army. I don't know when, the officers and men have all learned from the governor, all with white silk, and they are already the whole army and march with filial piety.

Taishun county magistrate Wang He came to greet the imperial envoy. He saw the cold atmosphere of Xiao killing. He didn't know what happened in the army. He was so trembling that the Chinese army saw Yang Ling and led the army to Taishun. county seat.

Taishun is a small county located on the border of Zhejiang and Fujian. The officers and soldiers here often pass by, but they have never seen such a big person. Wang He is just a character who is greeted and sent in front of Yang Ling, so he dare not Announce the news that the imperial mission is here. Therefore, the people in the market still communicated as usual, and no one was surprised to watch.

Yang Ling was very satisfied with the meeting. When he passed Qingtian, the county magistrate made a violent fight, and all three squads of yamen were dispatched, and the people from ten miles and eight townships were mobilized. The team went three miles away. The main streets of the county were under martial law. The loess padded road and clean water splashed the streets.

Actually, although the imperial mission was to patrol and hunt on behalf of the emperor, there are still differences in etiquette. The suspenseful reception of Qingtian was already a little overdone, so that Yang Ling was furious and berated him on the spot. Now the magistrate of the county magistrate is sympathetic to the sentiments of the people, and he is not flattering, which makes him feel good.

Yang Ling did not expect that in order to leave a good impression on the imperial envoy, the magistrate of the county prince sent people to the counties along the way to find out the temperament and temperament of Yang Ling. This was the arrangement. In these details, he In order to figure out the boss's mind can be described as exhausted.

The ceremonial guard turned the intersection, and the army in front had passed the county government. At this moment, Yang Ling saw a woman in a rags and ragged clothes leading a child running all the way, but after all, she couldn't get behind a few chase The man who came, kicked to the ground by the fastest one, and then several people stepped forward to punch and kick. The woman was lying on the ground with her head in her arms, and the child next to her was crying, but was remembered. The slap fan fell to the ground.

Yang Ling was in a bad mood at first, and frowned in disgust when he saw this, and immediately held the reins. His guards understood what the lord meant, and immediately rushed over the four soldiers, and soon brought all of them over.

Just now, I couldn’t hear the cry of the kid clearly. When I brought it close, I still couldn’t understand what he said, but Yang Ling had already heard that it was not the local dialect, but the Japanese language. , He couldn't help being surprised, and asked: "Who are you and why do you want to beat them?"

The villagers saw that they were a general riding on a high-headed horse, and there were so many soldiers around. Their expressions changed a little in fright. A villager said, "Master General, this woman...this The woman pretended to be dumb to beg for food. We saw that she was pitiful and we gave her something to eat. Then we heard her talking to a child, his mother... uh... she turned out to be a widow. These wretched things are so evil. Many people, so we..."

He was flushed with anger when he said that, Yang Ling looked at the woman and the child. They were very thin, thin, and pretty. But his face was muddy, and he was beaten up and bruised and swollen. He stood there looking at him with horrified eyes.

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There was a general officer in the Yang Ling army. He summoned a woman to question the Japanese woman. Although the woman was frightened, she was more courageous when she heard that Tongshi spoke in her native language. So she tremblingly told her situation.

It turned out that she belonged to the family of the Japanese pirates of Masachi Nomi. This time, the Japanese pirates were untenable in Japan and brought their families out. The number of family members living on the island is more than the total number of pirates. Doubled. After Nomi Masaichi and his gang were annihilated, these old and weak women and children tried to cast *other Japanese pirates, but now the Japanese pirates are not fighting well, and their food is limited. They don’t want them unless they can fight. They have always been lustful even those who are somewhat charming. Also drove away from the island, showing the tension of food.

From the female population, Yang Ling learned that these pirate family members who were unable to travel back to Japan with small boats and simple rafts had to drift down the river to the mainland in order not to starve to death. Some people drowned in the sea and luckily boarded. Because they look the same as the Han people, there are many refugees along the coast, and they pretend to be deaf and dumb among them. Although they are often recognized and beaten, they can always get something to eat a few times.

Nowadays, more and more Japanese pirates like Masachi Nomi and Tohwa Lunosuke have been wiped out, and more and more pirate family members are forced to go ashore to beg for food. Almost all of the coastal cities and counties have these pirate family members wandering around. .

The factory guards of Yang Ling obviously didn't pay much attention to these characters. If Yang Ling hadn't seen this scene accidentally, he didn't know the situation. Yang Ling looked at the thin young woman and her child, remembering the trilogy of her death on the battlefield, remembering the crimes of extinction committed by the Japanese pirates that she had heard along the way, and could not tell whether it was hatred or other emotions.

He glanced at the woman who was holding the child with a black green on her wrist, and sighed: "The Japanese are cruel and sinful. Although they are hard to redeem, but listening to her narration, he wanders around the coast of our six provinces. I am afraid that there are not tens of thousands of Japanese survivors. After all, I Han Chinese are not gangsters or Japanese pirates, and I cannot use genocide methods to exterminate humanity. But these old and weak women and children are always unable to let them wander like this. Once the people are killed People, folk customs will be worrying from now on."

The horseshoe was shoveling lightly on the ground, Yang Ling contemplated for a long time and then focused on the mother and child. They also seemed to feel that Yang Ling was the one who could decide their life and death. When Yang Ling looked at it again When they were, the young woman suddenly pulled the child on her knees and knelt down and knocked her head to Yang Ling.

She can’t speak Chinese, but the begging and pity in her eyes is clear after all. Yang Ling shook her head and said: “The clerk, in the name of the governor’s office, order the chiefs of the six provinces to quickly order all states. The prefectures and counties, as well as the Baojiadizheng in the villages, from the moment they find the family members of Japanese pirates, they will be sent to officials immediately. The government must register them and manage them in a unified manner, and they must not be allowed to wander. These people... Reading. Women and children were sold as servants of the rich and gentlemen, and they sold money as military salaries. All adult men were distributed to the northwest and raised horses and sheep."

"Yes!" The clerk immediately took out his pen and ink, hurriedly joted it down, handed it over to Yang Ling, and quickly sent it back to the Governor's Mansion with a seal post. The mother and son were immediately sent to the county government by Wang He, who was stunned by the wind, and received them first.

Yang Ling looked at their backs and suddenly became a little confused: "As soon as this opening is opened, will the slave trade become popular? But otherwise, is there any way that all parties can accept this matter?"

He remembered that pirates on the southeastern coast had long ago robbed Han people and sold them to Japan and sold them as slaves in Southeast Asia~IndoMTL.com~ and the rich family of Great Ming actually had privately bought and sold foreign slaves, such as the Adeni in his mansion. , Presumably many Jiangnan nobles have similar foreign beauties in their mansions, how could he be the initiator?

Yang Ling tried to persuade himself and dispelled the faint sense of guilt in his heart, but he knew clearly in his heart that it was a deal in the shadows after all, it was an act of the underground kingdom, and he has saved many people in one fell swoop today. His life, but also allowed a behavior to occur.

Sometimes, a thought, a behavior, it is difficult to simply define whether it is good or evil, and the two consequences are often intertwined.

He shook his head and asked Wang He: "Major Wang, how many days can the army reach Fuzhou?"

Wang Helian hurriedly said: "My lord, you can reach the boundary of Fuzhou in about six days after passing the ancient road."

Yang Ling nodded, and Le Ma looked in the direction Wang He pointed out, and said in secret: "I don't want that much, how can it be so reasonable? I am going to Fuzhou to kill people, but if I don't kill people, it will be heaven and earth. No, who can make it clear?"