Chapter 381 Shameless
It was already late at night, and Qian Yuan was still not sleepy. He looked at "The West Chamber" casually and was still guessing in his mind whether the news was accurate or not, was it Tan Wei's judgment or Wang Cuiqiao's judgment? Did Xu Hai really go to Jiaxing?
"Young Master." Liang Sheng, who was sitting on the steps at the door, wiping the long knife, hurriedly got up, "I haven't fallen asleep yet."
The Liang family is also a big country family in Huangyan County. Liang Sheng did not sign a contract for selling his body when he joined the guard team. He was not nominally a servant of the Qian family. Although he was respectful to Qian Yuan and also called the young master, his attitude was always different.
Qian Yuan raised his clothes and sat on the steps, waved his hand to Liang Sheng and sat down, "You are the first to come to the door to join the escort team, why?"
"Kill the Japanese." Liang Sheng continued to wipe the long sword. "Three years ago, the Japanese pirates invaded Huangyan. The grandfather, father, uncle, and both nephews died tragically. The brother killed the three Japanese and lost his arm... It's such a good sword. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has never seen such a good weapon."
He casually fiddled with a long knife and waved it in the air. Liang Sheng continued: "Originally, the prefect wanted to go recruiting soldiers more than two years ago, but grandmother and mother were not allowed."
"Now, but I promise?" Qian Yuan smiled and said, "Is it because the Qian family guards have always killed the Japanese but have suffered very little losses?"
Seeing Liang Sheng shook his head, Qian Yuan nodded and said, "I understand, congratulations, I'm happy to have a son."
"Haha, the young master is so smart." Liang Sheng smiled and said, "It has been four months. I made him a small wooden knife before coming to Linhai. I like it."
"If a war begins, you must obey the leader's command in everything and do not rush to kill at will." Qian Yuan took off the jade pendant on his waist and handed it over, "It's not for you, I'll put it away and hang it on your son's neck when the time comes."
Liang Sheng touched the jade pendant and hesitated and was about to refuse, but the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside, followed by the powerful punching of the door.
The guard who was sleeping at the door immediately opened the door. The middle-aged man I had seen before stepped in, "The Governor was summoned urgently."
Qian Yuan calmed down and turned his head and ordered, "Call up all the brothers and pack up."
"Yes." Liang Sheng stuffed the jade pendant into his arms and trotted in.
While strode out, Qian Yuan whispered, "Is the messenger back?"
"I'm back." The middle-aged man coughed twice, "The Japanese pirates took advantage of the defenders on the Yuyao County wall to attack the city. But that part of the city wall was damaged and collapsed, so that the Japanese pirates could break the city... However, there were indeed more troops."
Qian Yuan was impatient and ran all the way, and the middle-aged man was a little stunned... He is not a pure military general, but he is also a civil servant system. He has seen many Jinshi and has never seen such a decent person, but he is quite pleasing to the eye.
Dozens of candles illuminated the main hall. Hu Zongxian was constantly issuing orders. After being reminded, he saw Qian Yuan. "Zhancai, the Japanese pirates have increased their troops in Yuyao, and there are Japanese pirates in Shanyin. But I don't know if it is Xu Hai, so you should not mobilize your troops at will..."
Halfway through, Hu Zongxian stopped, Qian Yuan glared at him without hesitation, shouting: "Continue to talk!"
"Several messengers have set out, Yu Dayou, Dong Bangzheng, Wang Chonggu, Lu Tong, Liu Yuan..." Zheng Ruo once whispered: "Yu Dayou and Lu Tong are all famous generals at the time, but Yu Dayou is still in the Jiading area, Lu Tong may not be Xu Hai's opponent, and Liu Yuan may not dare to send troops to aid Jiaxing. Zhan Cai, you can go there."
"What?!" Qian Yuan's face was twisted, and he turned his head and looked straight at Hu Zongxian, "You say it again!"
"Qian Yuan, Huating, has been strategist since the 32nd year of Jiajing, has a strong mind and a strong mind. He has been defeated by the Japanese in Songjiang, Jiaxing and Hangzhou several times, and has become famous in the southeast and is admired by the world." Shen Mingchen said loudly: "If Xu Hai really attacked Jiaxing Prefecture, the situation will be decayed. Before the Governor led the army to support each other, only Qianzhan can stabilize the overall situation."
"Bad!" Qian Yuan cursed now, "Can I, a Hanlin official without a job, stabilize the overall situation?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?!"
Qian Yuan was so angry that he wanted to explode on the spot. This was obvious. Hu Zongxian did not dare to rashly allocate troops, and was afraid that Jiaxing Mansion would make mistakes, so he wanted Qian Yuan to take the blame... Qian Zhancai was in the heart of the emperor, and he had a good relationship with King Yu, Yan Binyi and Xu Huating.
Hu Zongxian was simply considering that once he was defeated in this battle, Qian Yuan, who had a deep foundation in the court and was able to do anything, was in front of him, and he might not be kicked away by the bosses in the court or Emperor Jiajing.
But why did Qian Yuan take the blame? A Hanlin official who was unemployed, even if the Japanese pirates swept the southeast, he would not have any responsibility. But he should go tonight. Not to mention defeat, even if he wins a battle, he might be impeached by the censor in the court to exceed his authority.
Since Qian Yuan cursed, Shen Mingchen drove all the idle people out. Mao Kun advised with great since his words: "Lu Tong, Lu Bin, Yu Dayou, and Dong Bangzheng are all your old friends. By showing your talents, you can stabilize the overall situation."
Qian Yuan rolled his eyes, "Then just just transfer troops north now, and then let Yu Dayou lead his troops south. Xu Hai can't escape no matter how capable he is!"
"Jiaxing and Shaoxing are across the sea, who knows where Xu Hai chooses?"
"Do you believe the information you sent..." Qian Yuan sneered: "If I had known this, I should have stayed in Linhai and sent a letter. Do you believe it or not!"
After glanced at Hu Zongxian, Qian Yuan continued, "Isn't there a Zhejiang inspector Wu Baipeng? Isn't an inspector better than me?"
"Last year, I praised you in front of His Majesty Hu Ruzhen for knowing military affairs and engaging in power and conspiracy. I was right. I was so playful that I was so stupid that I was on the head!"
"I, Qian Zhancai, take the overall situation into consideration, but you, Hu Ruzhen, want to plot against me... Do you think I am Wu Baipeng?"
Zheng Ruozeng, who knew Qian Yuan's nature well, and He Xinyin, who had been criticized by Qian Yuan, had no expression on his face. Mao Kun and Shen Mingchen both looked dumbfounded. Qian Yuan circulated the dirty things in private without hesitation, and squirted cold words at Hu Zongxian like a storm.
Although Hu Zongxian was favored by the strict party, he was quite strict with his subordinates. His civil and military generals were respectful to him. Today, Qian Yuan was sprayed with no expression on his face. From time to time, he would lift up his sleeves and wipe the saliva from his face.
Hu Zongxian was not annoyed, but just waited calmly. He waited until Qian Yuan's mouth was dry and his voice was hoarse, and then he said softly: "Hu Guiqi will go north with you."
Qian Yuan, who was drinking water with a teapot, was choked, and after several times of coughing, he turned to look at Hu Zongxian. This guy was so cruel that he threw his eldest son out.
"A new Jinshi was selected as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, but he did not return to the capital after going south to visit relatives." Hu Zongxian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Why didn't you, Qian Zhancai, go back to the Hanlin Academy?"
"It's just that I want to contribute to the Southeast Japanese fight against the Japanese, but now I'm going to retreat?"
"I, Hu Ruzhen, do plot against you, but you, Qian Zhancai, are famous in the southeast. The Qian family guards are even regarded as thorns in the eyes by the Japanese pirates. Once Qian Zhan appears in Jiaxing, you will be able to unite the morale of the army and stabilize the overall situation."
Hu Zongxian reached out and grabbed Qian Yuan's hand tightly, "Now the several armies in the southeast are only Yu Dayou, Wang Chonggu, Lu Tong, Qi Jiguang and Liu Xian's commands, so it is not that easy to allocate troops..."
This is the truth. Ancient wars are different from modern modern times. Without telephones or telegrams, it is not that simple to allocate troops. More importantly, there is no precedent in history when the war against Japanese devils is anti-Japanese, and it is difficult to calmly allocate troops to encircle and suppress Japanese pirates.
To put it simply, Qi Jiguang is stationed in Taizhou Prefecture, Hu Zongxian wants to order it, which will take at least two days, while Yu Dayou is stationed in Songjiang Prefecture, Hu Zongxian wants to order... I know if the Japanese pirates will land in Jiaxing Prefecture and cut off the road.
On the southeast coast, especially near Hangzhou Bay, Japanese pirates and official troops intertwined, so communication was not so easy. Speaking of which, Hu Zongxian was the governor of Zhejiang, but he could not calmly command the army under his command. Now he can directly control no more than 10,000 troops.
Qian Yuan was silent for a while and shook Hu Zongxian's hand hard, "Stop talking about those useless ones!"
Everyone's faces dimmed. They knew that they could not force Qian Yuan to bow their heads. The young man seemed to be just an unemployed Hanlin, but his background was solid, and even Hu Zongxian was quite afraid.
But the next moment, Qian Yuan spoke: "First, two hundred Tianzhou wolf soldiers were transferred to accompany him."
"Okay, Tian Zhou's garrison is not far from here, and more than 2,000 soldiers are transferred. It's not difficult. Old Mrs. Wa is still here, so let Zhong Nan follow you."
"Secondly, Qi Jiguang stayed in Yiwu with five or six hundred soldiers. He was led by his younger brother Qi Jimei and immediately dispatched him to the north to meet me in Hangzhou Prefecture."
"No problem." Hu Zongxian nodded immediately, "Third?"
Chapter completed!