Jeonju, formerly the southern part of Korea, is about sixty miles away from the Yellow Sea. The suburbs of the city are surrounded by steep cliffs, but this area was the original grain-producing area of Korea and has been one of the strategic locations since ancient times.
But now at this time, Quanzhou City is a scorched earth, the city has been burned down by the rebels, and there is no one living in it at all. It can even be said that this once prosperous place is in ruins, with no people at all.
However, in an inconspicuous place high up on the mountain, there was a group of people. Except for those who were watching and watching, everyone else was resting. The number of people was about a hundred.
"Master Qianhu, those Jianlu are so cruel!" A very thin man said with emotion to the leader, "My subordinates came here before, it was such a prosperous place, but now it has become like this, ugh …”
"It's so prosperous. How prosperous can it be, with a hundred thousand people?" Another man next to him, a strong man, said with a hint of contempt after hearing this, "Any city in my Ming Dynasty is much more prosperous than this one." , that’s called prosperity..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qian Hu, who yelled in a scolding tone: "Now that we are all fellow Ming dynasties, what difference can we make between you and me?"
Hearing this, the strong man was speechless for a moment, and then replied: "I shouldn't have done it, so I'll take the turn for you next time!"
He spoke with a Qin accent, and it was obvious that he was a Qin man.
The thin man looked grateful after hearing this, and said quickly: "No, no, no, I will take turns myself, it's okay!"
Seeing this situation, Qianhu smiled and patted the thin man on the shoulder and said: "Pu Huidong, when the Jianlu are eliminated in the future, we will definitely return to the capital. When we get to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, we will be able to see what a truly prosperous city is like. Like? Wait until later, if we have the chance, we can rebuild a city here that is as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, from now on, it will be the place of the Ming Dynasty!"
Although there is currently no clear statement as to who this part of North Korea will belong to in the future. However, everyone felt that besides belonging to Ming Dynasty, this place could no longer belong to anyone else.
After hearing this, Park Huidong, together with other Korean Ye Bushou, nodded gratefully, with expressions of expectation on their faces.
The strong man who had been scolded just now changed the subject after they finished speaking, and asked the Qianhu with some curiosity: "Sir, you have been with the governor for a long time. Do you know why you sent us to the south to monitor?"
He asked this because of his status as a fellow villager. Otherwise, ordinary soldiers would not dare to ask Qianhu like this.
This Qianhu was none other than Li Laiheng, who had been with Lu Xiangsheng for a long time. During this period, Lu Xiangsheng sent him to the south of Korea to lead Ye Bushou here. The last time, it was Gao Yigong, and the next time, it was Liu Tichun. Speaking of which, Li Laiheng had the lowest rank in the military, but he was still someone close to Lu Xiangsheng.
For ordinary Ye Bushou, the answer to this question they were curious about might not be known to others, but Li Qianhu definitely knew it.
Therefore, after hearing the strong man's question, everyone else was curious and turned to look at Li Laiheng. There was a tall man among them, who also had a Qin accent, and said to Li Laiheng: "Yes, there are some Korean bandits fighting here now. If the Governor really cares about it, just send some people here and it will be done." We have already defeated them all, so why bother to spend all this time just spying secretly. If you ask me, it would be more appropriate to go to Liaodong, why waste us here!"
After hearing this, Li Laiheng didn't care that he was younger than him. He reached out and slapped the man on the foot, and reprimanded without anger: "It's all you can do. How about you become the governor?" "
"I would like to, but the emperor doesn't agree!"
When Li Laiheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, reacted, and slapped him hard again. But this time, the man retracted his foot in time and was not photographed.
Seeing this scene, the resting Ye Buzai around them all laughed softly in unison.
Of course, Li Laiheng didn't really want to fight. Seeing that he retracted his feet, he stopped and said with a trace of puzzlement: "Actually, I'm also confused about this matter. Our Dongjiang Army has limited strength. Logically speaking, we should be sent The right thing to do is go to Liaodong. But I heard from the Governor that this is something the Emperor has specifically told us, asking our Dongjiang Army to monitor southern Korea!"
As soon as they heard that it was the emperor's order, everyone stopped laughing. The strong man from Qin who just spoke was the first to answer: "Then there is definitely a problem in North Korea. We must keep our eyes open and watch!"
"Of course, the emperor said that we should keep an eye on it, so we must keep an eye on it." The tall Qin man also said seriously, "Maybe there will be something wrong here, but we must not be careless. Got it!"
Park Huidong and the other Korean Yebushou couldn't help but be a little curious when they saw them like this. Although the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty needs to be respected, looking at them like this, they seem to be more powerful than the Governor. So how powerful is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
To them, Lu Xiangsheng's power was obvious to all, and they were filled with admiration. They felt that Lu Xiangsheng was the most powerful. However, at this time, it is a bit unimaginable to say that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was more powerful than Lu Xiangsheng!
Of course, they wanted to think about it in their hearts, but they would not show it. Otherwise, they would be disrespectful to the Ming Emperor!
At this time, Li Laiheng listened to their words and nodded: "So, keep an eye on them and don't let them go if you find any abnormalities!"
These men from Qin were all the same as Li Laiheng. They were originally outlaws and were defeated and captured by Emperor Chongzhen. They had personally experienced the power of the emperor. Afterwards, they heard about the emperor's great victory in personal conquests and so on. From word to word, the news could only become more and more powerful. In this way, of course they would feel that the emperor was more powerful than the governor.
That was when Zhuge Liang was still alive!
They were talking about this when suddenly, they heard Ye Bushui, who was on duty on the edge of the cliff, shouting in a low voice: "Sir Qianhu, there is a situation!"
Upon hearing this, Li Laiheng immediately stood up and walked towards the cliff.
After hearing this, the others were also curious and went to the cliff to see the situation without taking a break.
"Master Qianhu, look at the group of people over there, there are about twenty people, not those bandits!" When Li Laiheng arrived, the night guard who was on duty was a bit thin, he should be a Korean night guard, and pointed with his finger said to him.
When Li Laiheng heard this, he immediately picked up the binoculars from his chest and looked in that direction.
Telescopes already existed during the Apocalypse period. Of course, the telescopes at this time were brought by Western missionaries. But this thing is not rare. The principle is very simple. In the past, polishing it with crystal was a bit luxurious, but with the advent of glass, Emperor Chongzhen certainly would not forget this low-power telescope, and it was soon distributed to all armies.
No matter what, it's better than nothing. Li Laiheng looked at it for a while with the help of a telescope and asked a little strangely: "Not a bandit?"
To be honest, he didn't see it.
It is not true that there is no one in this ruined place.
At the beginning, after all the Korean monarchs and ministers were captured by Jianlu, Jianlu once raided the entire Korean Peninsula, and this place was not spared. At that time, half of Quanzhou City was burned down, and it was occupied by local tyrants. After all, this is a granary. If you occupy this place, as long as there is food, there will be people.
But unexpectedly, Jianlu attacked again and the food here was just about to be harvested when Jianlu came and killed them. Before the city of Quanzhou was rebuilt, it was burned again, the food was robbed, and those who couldn't escape were killed. In the end, it ended up like this, with all the grain fields abandoned.
But from time to time, the bandits in the surrounding area will send people to pass by or pick up something.
At this time, seeing that Master Qianhu didn't notice anything unusual, Ye Bushou, who was on duty, was waiting for an explanation. However, he didn't expect that Park Huidong arrived. After taking a look, he was a little surprised and said, "Japanese pirates?"
"Japanese pirates?" Li Laiheng was very surprised when he heard this and confirmed doubtfully.
He is from Shaanxi and is young. Not to mention seeing Japanese pirates, even if he hears about them, he rarely hears the word "Japanese pirates". At this time, when I heard it unexpectedly, I was naturally puzzled.
When Pu Huidong heard this, he quickly explained: "Master Qianhu, please look at these people. They are all very short. This is what Japanese pirates look like. There are not many of them who are tall, but they are very fierce. They are good at using two-handed swords. Firearms. If you look at these people, they all fit the bill."
"Have you seen it?" Li Laiheng asked casually, and at the same time he observed carefully, and found that those people were all short, and their hairstyles could not be seen with their hats on, but the swords, guns and matchlocks they carried were more obvious. .
Of course I have never seen Park Huidong. He was not even born when the Japanese pirates came to North Korea. Therefore, he answered truthfully: "I have never seen it, but I heard from my elders that these Japanese pirates are all cruel and have the same virtue as Jianlu!"
After finishing speaking, he said a little strangely: "These Japanese pirates have not appeared for decades, so why do they suddenly appear here? Could it be... This is what the emperor wants us to keep an eye on?" "
Upon hearing this, Li Laiheng immediately became serious. To be honest, maybe it’s true!
Thinking this, he frowned and immediately ordered: "Let's go, arrest them and question them!"
"Yes!" As soon as Duo Yebu heard that there was work available, he agreed immediately.
Having work to do means military merit, and military merit means rewards. Of course they are excited.
Two hours later, the Ming army that had descended from the mountain refused to retreat at night and surrounded the twenty or so people who were probing around. They suddenly appeared, holding swords, guns, bows and arrows, flintlock guns, etc., and shouted loudly: "Kneel down and surrender." , otherwise we will kill without mercy!"
Suddenly surrounded, the twenty or so people were startled, but they did not kneel down and surrender obediently. Instead, they clenched their weapons and stood back to back, staring at the surrounding people with fierce and vigilant eyes.
Li Laiheng and others wore the most common clothes of Korean people outside their military uniforms. After all, he is lurking here to monitor the situation, so wearing a military uniform would be too conspicuous.
As a result, many of these Japanese pirates had doubts on their faces. Obviously, they can't figure out why these Koreans speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin, which is not standard, and they don't know what accent they have!
Seeing their ferocious looks, Li Laiheng couldn't help but frown, and shouted again: "Are you deaf? Count to three, and if you don't kneel down and surrender, you will be shot to death!"
"Yours, Mingren?" Finally, someone confirmed in half-baked Ming Dynasty Mandarin.
"One...two..." The only response he received was counting.
In Li Laiheng's view, surrounded by hundreds of people and the incident happened suddenly, they had absolutely no room for resistance and would have surrendered under pressure.
However, he thought wrong.
These are indeed Japanese pirates, but since they were ordered to come to Korea to inquire about the situation, they are naturally not soldiers like ordinary farmers.
Suddenly, one of them shouted loudly, brandishing his sword with both hands, and wanted to rush forward to fight.
Seeing this, Li Laiheng counted "three" without hesitation.
No matter who you are dealing with, you must always keep your word.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
The sound of bowstrings sounded, the sound of gunshots sounded, and the gunpowder smoke dissipated, only to see these twenty or so Japanese pirates, all with injured legs, lying on the ground groaning. Some unlucky ones, who fell quickly, were shot in the head with arrows or bullets, and died instantly.
After capturing these Japanese pirates, not all of them can be fierce and fearless. With the help of Ye Bushou, some news was obtained. They knew that these Japanese pirates were ordered to come to North Korea to check the situation and report the truth when they returned. They didn't know anything else.
After all, Li Laiheng stayed with Lu Xiangsheng for a relatively long time and learned some ideas of thinking about the overall situation. So as soon as he heard it, he connected it to the current situation in North Korea and smelled something wrong.
One day later, Ye Bushou from other places also returned here and brought back news that a small group of Japanese pirates had also been encountered, but because the difference in strength between the two sides was not large, a few of them escaped.
After comprehensive consideration, Li Laiheng felt that the matter was serious, and immediately took several Japanese pirate prisoners with less serious injuries and rushed back to Guanglu Island to report the situation.
After all, the Governor's Palace of the Dongjiang Army was not moved to Jinzhou, but was still on Guanglu Island, so as to avoid the surprise attack of the Jianlu cavalry.
After Lu Xiangsheng received Li Laiheng's reward and accompanied by Zheng Zhilong, he personally interrogated the prisoners and also came to a conclusion that made him feel very serious.
Although Zheng Zhilong said that the Japanese side was now headed by the Tokugawa shogunate. They had been expelling outsiders and did not look like they would launch a war with other countries. However, Lu Xiangsheng, like the people below, immediately guessed that the emperor might have expected it. It was only because of this possibility that he sent someone to monitor it. Therefore, he immediately wrote a memorial and rushed it to the capital to report the situation to Emperor Chongzhen.
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