"Boom!"
September of the forty-third year of Jiajing.
It rained heavily in Zhejiang. . .
Taking advantage of this heavy rain, reinforcements from various provinces in the south of the Yangtze River also completed their final deployment under Hu Zongxian's dispatch. As long as the rain stopped, they could carry out the final encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese pirates who had harassed the southeast coast for more than ten years.
At this moment, he is in the large tent of the Qijiajun military camp in Zhejiang.
Hu Zongxian, who is also the governor of southern Zhili and Zhejiang, and the governor of the southeastern military, is writing at a leisurely pace.
He wrote the righteous songs left by Wen Tianxiang of the Southern Song Dynasty.
This is his favorite article among the famous Confucian and Taoist articles that have been handed down to the world today, and it is also the article in which his Confucian and Taoist talents can best be unleashed.
Soon there will be a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates, and he must be fully prepared for this decisive battle.
It took half an hour for Hu Zongxian to finally finish writing this righteous song that contained talent. He stood up and suddenly felt dizzy. This was obviously a sign of excessive loss of talent.
"Bu Tang, are you okay?" Qi Jiguang saw Hu Zongxian's appearance and hurriedly helped him sit down.
Hu Zongxian waved his hand and handed the righteous song to Qi Jiguang.
"General Qi, I leave this article to you. Use it at the right time. It can enhance the morale of the soldiers. At the same time, it can allow at least 30,000 people to gain talent support. Their strength and speed will be greatly increased. Small injuries such as swords, guns, swords and halberds They will all heal automatically, and as long as they are not hit by cannons, there will be no hindrance."
"It can last for a quarter of an hour. Remember, it must be used at the most critical moment!" Hu Zongxian asked again.
"Budo!"
"Why are you doing this?"
"Are you still afraid that we can't defeat the Japanese pirates? Now our armies from all walks of life have surrounded the Japanese pirates. No matter how powerful they are, they can't escape!" Qi Jiguang solemnly took the page of poetry, which weighed as much as a thousand pounds, and spoke to console him. .
He knew that this was the third Pingtianxia poem written by Hu Zongxian in the past month. It had a great impact on Hu Zongxian, and it could even be said that it must have consumed Hu Zongxian's life.
Even though he knew that this Pingtianxia poem could at least reduce the casualties of his Qi family army by more than 30%, he still couldn't bear it.
"Haha, to be honest with General Qi, I am really afraid that those Japanese pirates will grow three heads and six arms."
"General Qi, do you think the emergence of Confucianism and Taoism in this world is a good thing or a bad thing for our Ming Dynasty?" Hu Zongxian sat on the chair, took a long breath, and asked with a wry smile.
"Of course it's a good thing. If it weren't for your poems that have been passed down to the world, our campaign against the Japanese pirates wouldn't have gone so smoothly this time!" Qi Jiguang complimented with a smile.
"hehe!"
"Not quite!"
Hu Zongxian smiled bitterly: "I still remember that last month, the Japanese pirates also used a piece of Li Bai's "Jianjinjiu" to make the Taizhou city guards fall into a drunken state for half a quarter of an hour, and then directly captured Taizhou."
"There is no great Confucian among the Japanese pirates who can write Confucian and Taoist poems that contain the power to bring peace to the world."
"How do you think they got this poem?"
Hearing Hu Zongxian's question, Qi Jiguang suddenly felt embarrassed.
Needless to say, this is of course because there are great scholars in the Ming Dynasty, or there are big families who are secretly aiding the Japanese pirates.
If not, how could Japan's few ronin samurai have been able to make waves on the southeastern coast for more than ten years?
In fact, it is not difficult to check these people. After all, there are many great scholars in the imperial court, and they are all on the surface. The people in the court are nothing more than the few cabinet elders and the officials of the six departments, plus a few feudal officials like Hu Zongxian. , although there are more in the opposition, they are all famous celebrities in the Ming Dynasty who are talented or successful in teaching and educating people, or who have made achievements in spreading Confucianism and Taoism.
And as long as we find out which great scholar wrote the Pingtianxia poems in the hands of the Japanese pirates, we can naturally find out the origin of the person behind him.
But so what if we find out, and what can we do with those people?
Those people had already intertwined a huge network with the money they earned through maritime smuggling.
There are people on this website ranging from court officials to traffickers and foot soldiers.
The imperial court did not dare to investigate in depth, because once it was investigated in depth, the maritime and Japanese invasion would only become more serious, and even the entire Ming Dynasty would continue to fall into turmoil.
You must know that Zhejiang, Nanzhili and other places are the wealth centers of the Ming Dynasty. If these places are disturbed by Japanese pirates, the entire Ming Dynasty will be in danger.
Emperor Jiajing knew this all too well, so he could do nothing.
Or dare not do it.
Because the lessons learned are too appalling.
There are royal secret records in the palace that record that the late emperor, Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, once took advantage of Prince Ning's rebellion to try to move those people.
But as soon as he showed a sign, he fell into the water for no apparent reason, and then died for no apparent reason.
You must know that at that time, Zhu Houzhao was one of the few emperors in the Ming Dynasty who controlled part of the military power, and he collected a large amount of money through the Eight Tigers eunuchs headed by Liu Jin.
It can be said that if you need money, you will have money, and if you need people, you will have people.
He dared to take action because he was determined to solve the Japanese rebellion on the southeast coast in one fell swoop.
But he was full of confidence and had considered all aspects, except for the pervasive infiltration and assassination of those people.
Even Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty fell into disgrace, let alone Jiajing, the emperor who was selected and elected by the civil servants.
Back then, he had never thought about touching those people. He was almost strangled to death by a maid in the palace just as he showed some intention of taking back military power from the hands of civilian officials.
This incident has always been considered by Emperor Jiajing as a warning to him from those people.
It was precisely because of this incident that Emperor Jiajing completely lost his temper and became greedy for pleasure and let himself go.
Emperor Jiajing did this because he did not want to be angry with the civil servant group and the huge gentry group behind the civil servants.
Even Emperor Jiajing couldn't afford to offend the forces behind these people, let alone the little Qi Jiguang.
So Qi Jiguang could only smile awkwardly and did not dare to answer.
"You don't dare to tell the truth, I understand, because I don't dare either!"
"Why?"
Hu Zongxian asked himself, and without waiting for Qi Jiguang's answer, he said: "Because it won't help to say it. Unless you want the Ming Dynasty to be in chaos immediately, those people can't move."
"We can acquire Confucianism and Taoism to enhance our strength, and others can also acquire it. There are even more great Confucian scholars in the field who have achieved peace in the world through teaching, educating people, and spreading Confucianism and Taoism than the princes in the court."
"What can we do?"
"Unless the imperial court has the determination and courage to defeat everything, we can't do anything!"
"Actually, sometimes I wonder, if there were no Confucian and Taoist talents and more generals like General Qi, would the Ming Dynasty be better?"
Hearing Hu Zongxian's words, Qi Jiguang suddenly fell silent.
He is just an insignificant general, and he really doesn't understand these things.
"alright!"
"General Qi is laughing."
"Without the blessing of talent, my mind will suddenly start to lose its clarity. Don't mind the random words I just said!"
Hu Zongxian forced a smile, closed his eyes and said, "General Qi, I have already done what I should do. I am just saying these words to make you careful about the articles that may be spread around the world in the hands of the other party."
"As for how this battle is going to be fought, it's up to you to decide!"
"My talents are exhausted, my body is tired, and coupled with the political turmoil within the imperial court during this period, I am afraid that no matter whether I win or lose this battle, I will be powerless in the future."
Qi Jiguang naturally knew that the so-called turmoil in the court mentioned by Hu Zongxian was about Yan Ge Lao going south to Zhejiang.
Although he didn't know the inside story, he thought that Mr. Yan Ge must have been at a disadvantage.
Otherwise, he would not have left the imperial center and headed south to Zhejiang.
Hu Butang is a member of Mr. Yan Ge. If Mr. Yan Ge steps down, I am afraid Hu Butang will not be much better.
And Qi Jiguang is from Hu Butang, so technically he is also from Yan Ge Lao. I wonder if this political turmoil will affect him?
Thinking of this, Qi Jiguang couldn't help but look a little heavy.
But after all, these worries have not happened yet. His duty as a military commander is to fight every battle well, so he quickly put these worries behind him.
"Get some rest, headquarter, and leave the rest to your subordinates!"
"My subordinates will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"
Qi Jiguang clasped his fists at Hu Zongxian respectfully, and was about to turn around and walk out of the tent, but he didn't expect Hu Zongxian to stop him again.
"General Qi!"
"Take this letter too!"
"If the general encounters something difficult in the future, you can take this letter to Zhang Juzheng and he will protect you!"
"What does this mean?"
"Isn't that Zhang Juzheng Qingliu?"
"Will he like his subordinates?" Qi Jiguang looked puzzled.
"hehe……!"
"How can the partisanship in the imperial court be such a simple matter? It has always been you who have me, and I have you!"
"Whether it is the Qingliu Party or the Strict Party, not all are so distinct!"
"These matters are too complicated. As a military general, General Qi does not need to play politics."
"If the general can trust me, just do as I say."
"I did this not because of any deal with that Zhang Juzheng, but because I didn't want to see my Ming Dynasty's only army that dared to fight be ruined by those people!"
Hearing Hu Zongxian's heartfelt words, Qi Jiguang suddenly felt the heavy meaning of trusting an orphan. He opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't know what to say. He clasped his fists silently again, solemnly put away the letter and exited the big tent.
After Qi Jiguang left, Hu Zongxian once again pulled out a letter from his arms.
This is a letter written to him by Yan Song, who is in Zhejiang.
Hu Zongxian was a student of Yan Song and was highly regarded by Yan Song. It can be said that his ability to become the current feudal official in the southeast of the governor was partly due to his own ability, and the other half was due to Yan Song.
Yan Song's letter warned Hu Zongxian to fight this battle well and not to have any scruples just because Yan Shifan was arrested.
But don't use your life too hard. It's best not to write poems and essays that are passed down to the world. It's important to save your own life.
This letter seems to be just a short-term concern of the parents, but in fact there is a mystery hidden in it. Yan Song said this because he did not want to use his life too much. If it can delay the time of suppressing the Japanese pirates, he should delay it as much as possible and don't let the Japanese pirates be quelled so quickly.
But Hu Zongxian did not intend to listen to the teacher this time.
The Japanese pirates had been in trouble for more than ten years, and he finally had the possibility of annihilating them all, and he didn't want to miss it.
As for the changes in the DPRK situation caused by this, he can no longer care so much.
And he was really tired. Having been in the deepest vortex of the struggle between Yan Dang and Qingliu for these years, he was really about to be overwhelmed.
"Leave it to fate!"
Hu Zongxian finally sighed and burned the letter on the fire.
