Chapter 99 Scholars dare to imitate Ban Chao
Now what is the way to break the situation?
It's nothing more than imitating Ban Chao's method.
Java is the overlord of Southeast Asia and has always looked down upon Manjiga. I thought Mancajia would not dare to violate Java. Otherwise, the army could reach the city within a few days. It should be noted that since most of Southeast Asia is in the equatorial windless zone, it would be too much to say that there is really no wind. But compared to other sea areas in the world, it is much more peaceful.
Because of this, the ocean, as a road, has long connected Nanyang into a whole.
Even a small boat can cross it.
Although Malacca is not close to Java, it is by no means a place that Java cannot attack. It's just the internal political structure of Java that prevented him from achieving effective control even after taking Malacca. Even if he dispatched officials, within a dozen years, this place far away from Java would become the official's private domain.
It's just that Java has another great noble, or a new vassal state.
It seems that Java has done a lot, but in fact, it is like a reincarnation, returning to the same place. What's the difference from the current Mancajia?
Java's request for Mancika is nothing more than political subservience and economic supply.
Because they had the Javanese army as their backing, Javanese envoys were always arrogant in their vassal countries. Take what you ask for. And as mentioned before, Malacca is just a small town. With tens of thousands of people plus merchants, its standard is not as good as a city in the Central Plains.
Not as good as a county in Jiangnan.
In such a city, Yang Yu didn't have to do anything at all, he knew where the Javanese envoy lived. Although the Mancajia people have already relocated them separately, in a small urban area, even if they are separated again, where can they be relocated?
Since Yang Yu had made up his mind, he would not delay. Decided to do it that night. He immediately called over the dozens of guards who were escorting him. Said: "Now King Mancijia is hesitant. Java is close and the imperial court is far away. The Javanese army can attack the entire city of Cijia in one month at most, while the imperial army can be mobilized in as little as half a year and as long as one year. But there are One thing that can be used is that King Mansika has an old grudge with Java. Now we are here under the order of the court. Once King Mansika is under pressure from Java, we will not want to return to our hometown in this life. Better, maybe we can Be Su Wu. But Su Wu sent hundreds of people out of the fortress, and only one came back. Where are the others?"
As soon as Yang Yu said these words, these guards were shocked.
Because they know that among these people, they are the only ones qualified to be Su Wu. Only Yang Yu. After all, Yang Yu is the official envoy, and everyone else will have no name in future history. Only those who follow can be summed up in two words.
It can be said that once the mission fails. The fate of these people can be imagined.
Yang Yu was afraid that the fire would not burn enough. Said: "I saw it in Mansika. In Nanyang, there are almost only two kinds of people, slaves and masters. And these kings and nobles are all based on the number of people. As for the common people, they must belong. Even businessmen, Those with masters. Those without masters, there are only two kinds of people, one is the Han people living here, and the other is the Huihui who came from the west. And we------"
"Don't say it, we already know what Mr. Yang means. If you fail, you will either die or become a slave in Java? I will fight with Duke Xin and fight for the rest of my life. I did not come to Nanyang to be a slave. No Is it just death? It's not like I haven't seen it before. Mr. Yang doesn't need any provocation. Just tell us what we should do."
The speaker was a bearded Chen Baihu.
Chen Baihu said that he followed Tang He to fight, which was a bit false. After Tang He captured Fujian, he reorganized Chen Youding's surrendered army, eliminated the old and weak, and recruited some new troops. Chen Baihu, who was still a teenager at the time, enlisted in the army.
Tang He trained his soldiers in person at that time, but Chen Baihu watched them from a distance on the training ground. But it doesn't stop him from putting gold on his face. It seems that he is a disciple of Xinguo Gong. He was really a disciple of Tang He. How could it be possible that more than ten years later, he was still an official of only one hundred households.
At this moment, Yang Yu did not delve into this matter. He said: "Okay. There is only one road to Huashan in front of you. Kill the Javanese envoys and let Mancijia make your own choice."
Then Yang Yu laid a map on the table, which Yang Yu drew from memory. He just walked around the city of Malacca and built roads according to the directions. Remember clearly. Exactly. It's all drawn on the map at the moment.
Yang Yu said: "King Mancijia was worried that we would have a conflict, so he placed us in the north of the city and the Javanese in the south. But Malacca is just a small city, only more than two miles from north to south. Moreover, I found that there are no people in Malacca. curfew."
"Tonight, I have enough food and wine. After dark, I will lead everyone to the residence of the Javanese envoy to seek wealth and wealth in danger. Those who are willing to join me will make an alliance through blood. Those who are not willing will stay here now until dawn tomorrow. , just find a boat to go home."
Chen Baihu, there is no nonsense at all.
Immediately someone brought a big bowl. It's just that porcelain is very valuable here. Even though there are a large number of Annan and Chen Dynasty porcelains, so-called Chinese porcelain is actually one level lower than the real Ming porcelain. But ordinary people don’t have it either.
Nowadays, pottery bowls are used.
Dozens of pottery bowls were placed. Chen Baihu personally led the ten-jin wine jar, filled it one by one, and then cut his fingers open with a dagger. Drop by drop in the bowl. Then he turned the dagger upside down and handed it to Yang Yu.
Without blinking, Yang Yu cut his finger according to Chen Baihu's pattern.
As the daggers were passed down one by one, there were more than forty people. They all dropped blood into the bowl.
Yang Yu raised the wine bowl high and said: "After drinking this bowl of wine, we are brothers of the opposite sex connected by blood. We will live and die together. I won't say more. I will definitely share the credit for today." Everyone. The glory and wealth are shared by all. For the brother who unfortunately died, I, Yang Yu, swear here that the only brother who survives today must take good care of the family and children of the dead brother, and he must be like his own nephew. Otherwise, God will hate him, and God will hate him. As for if something unexpected happens and the plan fails, I, Yang Yu, will never be alone."
Then Yang Yu drank the blood wine and smashed the pottery bowl heavily on the ground. It opened with a "pop" sound.
Then there was a crackling sound. Countless pottery bowls fell to the ground.
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Late at night.
Yang Yu was wearing a chainmail suit. The same goes for most other soldiers.
Because heavy armor is not suitable for use at sea. Once you fall into the water, you will be taken underwater by the armor, and you can only become an underwater ghost. The chainmail is like a piece of clothing, not only light, but also easy to take off.
Therefore, everyone on this mission was wearing chain mail.
This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty's weapons production has reached a higher level after the Taiping Iron Works was put into operation. Otherwise, this chain armor would either be given to generals or to elite members of the army, such as cavalry. How could a place as secondary and secondary as Fujian have a large number of chainmails?
Even so, Yang Yu secretly complained.
Yang Yu is a scholar. He has been studying since he was a child and has never thought about fighting with others. Now I took a long knife. The long knife is excellent. There is a lingering blue light on the edge of the knife. I dare not say that it can cut gold or jade, but it is the first-class product in the army. After all, Yang Yu's identity is different, and the knife in his hand is better than that of his subordinates.
It's a pity that Yang Yu doesn't even know how to hold a knife. I still learned a few sword skills temporarily. I can't kill anyone. Fortunately, sword skills can be achieved quickly. A man can cut someone with a knife. Otherwise, Yang Yu wouldn't know what to do.
In fact, don't do it unless you have to. Yang Yu didn't want to fight so hard. It was just that Yang Yu had only been in Nanyang for a few days, and he felt a completely different temperament from Daming.
Regime changes in Nanyang, fights between nobles, battles between kings and powerful ministers, and battles among maritime merchants were going on almost all the time. It is normal for them to speak with swords when they disagree.
This is a troubled time, and we must use troubled times to solve it. If you want to use Ming's solution to solve the problem here, you will suffer a big loss.
Yang Yu looked at the sky and the long knife in his hand. At this moment, he suppressed all distracting thoughts and had only one thought in his mind: "After I go back, I must hire a famous teacher. I want to practice swordsmanship, no, swordsmanship."
He felt that the knife did not fit his identity after all.
Confucianism is inevitable in life and death. He was a scholar even to death, so why would he use such a vulgar thing as a sword? He must have used a sword. But today I will obey the authority.
