Mouri Terumoto's adopted son Mouri Hidemoto stood up directly and said through gritted teeth: "That's too much! You took away our Iwami County, and now you want to take over our Yamaguchi Castle."
"But we can't afford to offend Ming Dynasty, not to mention that our current strength is not as good as before."
Yoshikawa Hiroie, another adopted son of Terumoto Mori, also followed suit.
Maori Terumoto himself had a solemn look on his face and said: "I can't afford to offend him, but this Ming Dynasty obviously intends to destroy Yamato, so it always looks for opportunities to provoke!"
Snapped!
After saying that, Mouri Huiyuan slapped the case, stood up and said: "How can we be slaves to the subjugation of our country!"
"But the gap between us and the Ming Dynasty is too big, and the war has just ended, and our vitality is gone. If we resist desperately, we may not be able to resist."
Yoshikawa Hiroyuki said very pessimistically at this time.
Maori Yanggen turned around and glared at Yoshikawa Hiroie: "If I don't resist, what other methods are there? They clearly want to destroy my race!"
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa did not answer.
Bang!
Only Mouri Terumoto himself smashed the wooden case again.
Maori Yangyuan looked over at him.
At this time, Terumoto Mouri looked at Hiroyoshi Yoshikawa and asked, "Tell me what you think. No matter what you say, I won't blame you."
Yoshikawa Hiroie then said: "Instead of resisting desperately, it is better to follow the example of Otomo and Ryuzoji and return to the Tang Dynasty, and still survive."
"You want us to be his puppets in the Ming Dynasty?"
Mouri Yanggen asked Yoshikawa Hiroie and said: "But what is the difference between this and being a slave to the subjugation of the country?!"
Yoshikawa Hiroyuki said: "With this destiny, how can it be that our human power can resist it?"
Uh-huh!
Mouri Yanggen pulled out his sword and was about to kill Yoshikawa Hiroyuki.
Bang!
At this time, Maori Terumoto kicked Maori Yanggen to the ground:
"Don't use the knife on your own family!"
"But he wants to be a thief who subjugates the barbarians!"
Mouri Yanggen complained.
Mouri Terumoto didn't say anything, but Mouri Yogen continued:
"I have said before that in the current situation where the Ming Dynasty wants to destroy our clan, we should continue to overthrow the curtain, return the power of the world to the emperor, and imitate the Ming Dynasty's reform and change of etiquette!"
"But there are some people who would rather choose to compromise with the Tokugawa clan and the Ming Dynasty than reform or collapse. Now they are even willing to be the puppets of the Tang people instead of resisting to the death. It is really shameful!"
As Mouri Yanggen spoke, he stood up and pointed at Hiroyoshi Yoshikawa: "How can we not kill such a cowardly and shameless person!"
Yoshikawa Hiroyuki also drew his sword at this time: "You have a sword, and I also have a sword! We are all serving the country, so there is no shame or shame!"
When Mouri Terumoto saw this, he shouted directly: "That's enough!"
When the two of them saw that Mouri Terumoto was already angry, they took the knife back.
And then, Mouri Terumoto said: "Isn't the overthrow of the curtain unsuccessful? If we resist desperately, even if we can't resist, even if we are lucky enough to resist, we will be swallowed up by the Tokugawa clan in the future, not to mention, Yamaguchi Castle Most of the population has already been secretly controlled by the Ming Dynasty. It is better to hand over Yamaguchi City to the Ming Dynasty first and then make plans. After all, the Ming Dynasty may just want to use Yamaguchi City as a landing point to conquer the Tokugawa clan. If we resist desperately , but gave the Ming Kingdom an excuse to eliminate our Maori clan."
"Father is wise!"
"The Ming Dynasty has already made a clear decree that the Tokugawa clan should voluntarily remove themselves from the shogunate, otherwise they will raise a large army to fight against them. Now they are coming to Yamaguchi Castle under the pretext of raising troops. Perhaps they are coming just to raise troops for the Tokugawa clan, and they want to gain control of the land as soon as they land in Honshu. It’s just the land!”
Hiroie Yoshikawa said.
Mouri Iemoto was still reluctant and said: "But once we let them take Yamaguchi Castle in Honshu, it will be easier for them to destroy us! What if their purpose is not to destroy the Tokugawa clan but to destroy us?"
"Needless to say, it is better to endure it than to offend Mingguo now!"
"No matter what, if the Ming Dynasty really wants to destroy us and occupy Yamaguchi City, it will be easy. It is better to give in first and see."
Maori Terumoto said in a deep voice.
Then, Terumoto Mori ordered: "Give an order to Keigen Mori of Yamaguchi to withdraw to Choshu without resistance."
It didn't take long.
The guardian of Yamaguchi Castle, Mouri Keimoto, received the order from Mouri Terumoto.
"We were about to fight to the death, why did the family governor ask us to give in first?!"
After receiving the order, Mouri Keigen angrily asked the samurai Kurataguchi Ren who came to deliver the message.
Bang!
Before Kurataguchi Lian had time to persuade Mao Li to respect Yuan, the Ming army had already opened fire first. Moreover, Kurataguchi Lian himself was very unlucky and was soon bombarded into pieces by the cannon.
turn out to be.
Because Maori Jingyuan refused to allow them to enter the city to search for missing soldiers, the Ming army received an order from Governor Yang Hao asking them to directly capture Yamaguchi City. Therefore, the Ming army who came here decisively launched an attack on Yamaguchi City.
Seeing this, Maori Jingyuan quickly called his officers and soldiers to defend.
But the Ming army was really powerful. The intensive artillery fire quickly destroyed the Yamaguchi City, and then a large number of Ming troops rushed in.
Li Rubai, who came here due to being exiled from the army and has now become an ordinary soldier under Qi Jin, also rushed into Shankou City at this time.
Li Rubai worked very hard, and soon killed many Japanese warriors with his family's archery skills, and was even the first to shoot Maori Jingyuan off his horse.
However, after completely occupying Yamaguchi Castle, when Ji Gongzhong Tang Fu was singing his merits, he attributed the credit of shooting Mao Li Jingyuan to Yin Fu.
"Why Yin Fu, not me? It was obviously me who shot him."
Li Rubai was very dissatisfied and shouted loudly at this time.
After hearing this, Tang Fu, the doctor of Ji Gong, asked: "Who is making the noise? Is there any military discipline?"
Just as Li Rubai was about to open his mouth to answer, his captain Jiang Shigong hurriedly covered his mouth and whispered: "You don't want your life! You are from an ordinary military household and you still want to compete with the grandson of Mr. Yin. You Believe it or not, they will kill you suddenly tonight! Bear with it, this kind of thing can only be caused by your bad luck, and you met a well-connected man who came to attack Yamaguchi Castle with us."
Li Rubai nodded.
His captain then released his muzzle.
Tang Fu, the doctor of Ji Gong, did not notice the situation of Li Rubai because there were too many officers and soldiers in front of him. After asking this question, he said nothing.
Li Rubai himself was still livid and his heart was on fire.
This forced Li Rubai to admit that as an ordinary military household, obtaining military merit at the grassroots level not only requires not being afraid of death but also having strong abilities, it also depends on luck.
But after all, Li Rubai was no ordinary military householder. His true identity was the son of the then Prime Minister Li Chengliang.
Ordinary military households may not be clear about the character of generals above the rank of general, so they dare not take risks, but Li Rubai knows it. He has long heard people in the Privy Council talk about Qi Jin's character.
Therefore, Li Rubai knew very well what kind of person Qi Jin, the town minister who commanded the attack on the mountain city, was.
Therefore, after Qi Jin entered Shankou City, Li Rubai requested an opportunity to meet Qi Jin on the grounds of urgent matters.
When Qi Jin saw Li Rubai, he said, "You are a very brave soldier. You dare to come directly to see me."
"Because of my humble position, I know that the head of the town is different from other town ministers. The head of the town has always loved his soldiers like his own son."
Li Rubai said.
After hearing this, Qi Jin glanced at Li Rubai with a complicated expression, and then smiled lightly: "Tell me, what urgent matter do you have to tell me?"
"I want to sue Ji Gong. Tang Langguan arbitrarily reported his merits. He took away the title of capturing the head and gave it to Chief Yin Fu, just because Yin Fu is the grandson of Yin Zhenchen."
Li Rubai replied.
After hearing this, Qi Jin glanced at Li Rubai: "Do you have any evidence?"
"have!"
"If not, I wouldn't even dare to trouble the main town even if I am humble."
After Li Rubai came back, he took out a gold tooth and gave it to Qi Jin and said: "This was pulled out from Mao Li Jingyuan's mouth by a humble position. The chief town can ask An to go back and try it. This can prove that he was killed by a humble position. What's more, the humble position inquired However, he, Yin Fu, can't even draw his bow."
"Do you think I would mobilize so much for such a trivial matter?"
Qi Jin asked at this time.
Li Rubai raised his head in astonishment: "But he is a big deal for a humble position!"
Qi Jin glanced at Li Rubai, and then asked: "But to me, he is just a trivial matter!"
"But the general town is different from other town ministers. The general town will not let an ordinary soldier be wronged."
Li Rubai replied.
Qi Jin was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then ordered: "Whoever comes, do as he wants!"
Half a quarter of an hour later, Qi Jin's personal guard sentry came back and reported: "Headquarters, Tielin did not lie."
Qi Jin then looked at Li Rubai again and said, "It seems that Mao Li Jingyuan was really killed by you?"
Li Rubai hurriedly handed over his hands: "Please let the chief town make the decision!"
Qi Jin then said: "Although I now believe that this is your credit, this credit can no longer be regarded as your credit. Do you know why?"
After hearing this, Li Rubai suddenly raised his head, looked at Qi Jin, and then replied: "I don't know about my humble position!"
"Because I don't have to offend Tang Fu, the people behind him, and the Yin family for a pawn like yours."
"And I am doing this to protect you. I don't want you to offend so many people and lose your life in the future!"
"Remember, you are an ordinary soldier, and you have to suffer some grievances that you deserve. Some things belong to you only if they are given to you by the higher-ups. If they are not given to you, you cannot take the initiative to ask for them."
Qi Jin said.
After hearing this, Li Rubai bowed his hands and said yes, but at the same time he also looked frustrated.
He did not expect that even an officer with a good reputation like Qi Jin could not make the decision for him, which made him even more lamented that the soldiers at the grassroots level were really pitiful.
"But I will compensate you in other ways. Since you can shoot and kill Maori Jingyuan, it shows that you can do something. From now on, you will stay with me all night. This will not only help you to make meritorious service, but also help me to find opportunities." If I promote you, you will no longer suffer such grievances easily because you are my own soldier."
"Young man, even if you are a talented person, someone needs to help you."
Qi Jin started talking again at this time.
After hearing this, Li Rubai hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Mr. Zhen!"
As a result, Li Rubai was transferred to Qi Jin's personal guard and became a sentry officer at night. He was soon promoted to a sentry officer because of his meritorious service as a sentinel.
When Li Rubai saw his former captain Jiang Shigong again, Jiang Shigong was particularly surprised: "Brother, how come you became a soldier of the main town and became a sentry officer so quickly? How come you are so lucky?"
(End of chapter)
