Zhu Biao frowned when he saw this. Although the county magistrate must be punished for colluding with bandits, and although he was mentally prepared for Lan Yu's crime, he was still a little angry.
It wasn't because Lan Yu started lynching recklessly, but because he was angry that he was stupid. Since Zhu Biao let them go out to suppress the bandits, he naturally gave them the privilege to act cheaply. When the evidence is solid, it is understandable to kill a few local officials to appease the people.
After all, some officials in remote places did something outrageous, and not killing them would not make the people angry. Afterwards, it would be enough to send relevant evidence documents to Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment. Zhu Biao, the minister of Dali Temple, Yan Donglai, had already greeted him there.
It is obvious that he can be executed with a reasonable sentence and invite the people in the county to watch, to prove that the responsibility for the crimes under the rule of Ming Dynasty cannot be evaded, but he still insists on doing it himself, which is beyond stupid!
Don't you know that execution by himself and execution by his soldiers are two different things?
Zhu Biao looked at the time when the payment was signed. This was an urgent and secret letter. The court would have to receive the news tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It was foreseeable that the censors at the censorship station were going to make a fuss again. Not only Lan Yu To be impeached, Mu Ying also has to bear part of the responsibility.
It stands to reason that Zhu Biao can't escape his responsibility. After all, when he proposed to let Mu Ying Lan Yu go to suppress the bandits and promised privileges, he was blocked and admonished by the civil officials. Mu Ying was no one who could fault him. She was modest, polite, and good at both civil and military affairs. But Sapphire is actually notorious and prestigious.
Zhu Biao could be blamed for lax control of his subordinates, unclear knowledge of people, and nepotism, but no one would do this. In the end, this matter is not a big deal. The evidence is conclusive that the county magistrate is guilty, but Lan Yu Lynching should not be used.
Moreover, Mu Ying Lanyu had made great contributions in suppressing bandits in the past six months. Although it was not worth mentioning in the eyes of the ministers of the DPRK and China, it was indeed of great significance to the local state capital.
Most mountain bandits and water bandits are just sitting on the ground, and local government officials or guardsmen are bribed to collude with them to leak information. The state government always fails to suppress the bandits, but Mu Ying Lanyu has no specific goal at all, and she does not know before taking action. I will report it to the state government, and doing whatever I want will work wonders.
Therefore, in the past six months, Zhongshu Province has received many memorials from local and state governments asking for merit. There were already awards that were about to be awarded. Mu Ying Lanyu should have been promoted and rewarded with silver coins, but Zhu Biao dismissed them all on the grounds that he would wait until after his achievements. I came back just to prevent this day. Although the imperial court did not openly say that I had merit, there was such a tacit unspoken rule in the temple.
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment. If it had been in the past, the commotion would have passed in just two days. The civil servants themselves would have tried to persuade the officials at the Yushitai. After all, they could not argue with the Crown Prince over a trivial matter. Mu Yinglan Yu was all For those who go out on Zhu Biao's orders, it is up to the owner to beat the dog, and the reward and punishment of the blue jade should also be decided by His Highness.
When the time comes, Zhu Biao will just go with the flow and let the boat go. Zuo Lanyu has been used to the ups and downs in the past two years, and his mental endurance has become much stronger. But now, he doesn’t know what Hu Weiyong will choose. Should he continue to endure and accumulate, or take this opportunity? Try it with Zhu Biao.
Politics is like this. You can't sit still and wait for death. You have to keep showing your cards. As long as the biggest trump card is hidden, the rest are tools to flex your muscles and test the opponent's trump cards...
Zhu Biao stroked his soft eyebrows, and then looked at the next secret letter. This was written by Tang Ding two months ago and has only been delivered to Zhu Biao. After reading the date, Zhu Biao couldn't help complaining in his heart. means of communication in this era.
But it is normal, even if the message is transmitted on land, it is slow, let alone Tang Ding, which is alone overseas. It is already very good to be able to successfully transmit the message back.
To be honest, Zhu Biao has been thinking about Tang Dingbu every time before falling asleep. After all, it is the sea, and it is not surprising that any accidents occur. Compared with the unpredictable natural disasters of the sea, Japanese pirates are nothing to mention.
He had already thought about how he would appease Tang He and how he would settle the children Tang Ding left behind if Tang Ding really died in the sea. This was also his promise to Tang Ding back then.
Looking carefully, Tang Ding had already arrived on the Japanese mainland island when he wrote the letter. To prevent accidents, he wrote three copies of the same letter and sent them out one after another, hoping that at least one copy would be delivered to the prince.
The following content is about the general plan to invade and plunder Japan, as well as the news they heard. Japan is now divided into Southern and Northern Dynasties. The situation is now that the north is strong and the south is weak, but the gap is not too big, and the south still has enough strength to compete.
Tang Ding said in the letter that he originally planned to plunder everywhere, but after plundering a few times, he found that Japan had extremely difficult people's livelihood due to years of war, and robbed several coastal villages and towns. In the end, there was no benefit at all. The so-called rich households only had a few. The salted fish, not to mention the others, is left with a dying life.
So Tang Ding planned to go to the south to plunder first, show his own strength and then recruit some warriors and sailors to make a name for himself. The saying goes that if you want to get an official position, kill people and set fire to get promoted, as an ancient saying goes!
Tang Ding naturally looked down on mere official positions, but he had discovered that killing more fishermen was useless. To the current chaotic Japanese court, the life and death of untouchables was not worth mentioning.
Moreover, Tang Ding discovered that the Japanese pirates were not unreasonable. Years of wars must produce elites. Although the base of Japan is small, there are many local wars. The trained warriors are not afraid of death, although the discipline and coordination of battle formations are far inferior to those of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. , but one on one, the short, agile and fierce warrior has merits.
Moreover, because of the rapid death and replacement of daimyo in various places during the war, there were many wandering samurai. Japan's traditional superior-subordinate relationship was harsh, and most daimyo were unwilling to accept samurai who had been loyal to other people.
Moreover, due to the distorted values of the samurai, they were very repulsive to each other, and the daimyo who relied on their samurai to lead the troops in the war could not go against their will. Maybe they would not rebel, but they might feel humiliated and commit suicide by disemboweling themselves. The so-called Bushido is so extreme.
A nation and an era will have its universal values. Japan is undoubtedly in a state of collapse now. Etiquette is reversed and no distinction is made between black and white, but weird and decadent rules are followed up and down.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Tang Ding. In his eyes, Japan is just a group of sea monkeys, stupid, backward and ignorant of etiquette. He just thinks this is an excellent opportunity.
Many wandering warriors could no longer survive in their hometowns. The swords they relied on for survival could not buy them food for survival. They wanted to be loyal but had no way out, so going to sea was their only choice.
But it is human nature that it is hard to leave the homeland. No matter what choice they have, they will not plunge into the sea with a slim future. In this case, why not feed the war with war? Anyway, the food and people consumed during this period belong to Japan. .
Tang Ding planned to make a business without capital. He had many soldiers and generals under his command, and they were well-equipped. With the help of fast ships, he could directly extort all the noble names in the Southern Dynasties. It was not difficult to exchange the status of a small local name during negotiations.
Being blackmailed is a trivial matter for the Southern Dynasties, but if Tang Ding's forces join the Northern Dynasties, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to the Southern Dynasties. I believe they will not understand this. They cannot be eliminated and are extremely threatening, so wooing him is undoubtedly the best option. solution.
With his aristocratic status and the extorted grain, Tang Ding planned to recruit wandering warriors on a large scale. He would raise those who could afford them, and if he couldn't afford them, he would launch a war against the Northern Dynasties. Only those who survived would continue to have food to eat.
Anyway, Tang Ding didn't care how many people died. He could also use the Japanese Civil War to train his troops' ability to command troops. Although the scale was smaller, he couldn't bear the frequency and would try any trick.
It is a unique opportunity to test the art of war with so many lives. It can also be used to contact more forces, and it can also secretly send people to draw the topographic map of Japan. The Yuan Dynasty was unable to attack Japan, not only because of the bad weather, but also because of the Japanese Relying on geographical advantage to suppress the attack is also an important factor.
After Zhu Biao read it, he leaned back on his chair and began to think. Tang Ding's plan was a bit too ideal, but there is no absolute strategy in this world, let alone against a country hanging overseas.
Fortunately, the internal conflicts in Japan are sharp, even more than those in Goryeo. After all, Goryeo is still a dispute between powerful officials. Although there are signs of civil uprising, it has not yet reached the point of uprising. Japan has been at war for many years, and the doubles have suffered heavy casualties and deep hatred. .
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