It was dawning and Qian Yuan woke up.

This was rare for him, so that Zhu Dashou, who had always woken up early, was very surprised. He was one of the first people to enter Suiyuan. He knew that Qian Yuan was a night owl, and even later he entered the Hanlin Academy, he was often sleepy and late.

Looking at the clear congee and side dishes on the table, Qian Yuan said absent-mindedly: "Brother Duanfu looks much clearer, I'll cook tonight."

"It's still in the filial piety period." Zhu Dashou knew that Qian Yuan was full of flesh.

"It's okay, I'll eat meat, I'll eat brother Fu." Qian Yuan picked up the bowl, and suddenly the sound of footsteps of the guards came from outside the door.

"how?"

"General Liu Shan reported that he pursued the Japanese pirates to Sanjiangsu last night, and had a great victory, beheading more than a hundred, and the remaining Japanese pirates fled in different places."

Zhu Dashou was overjoyed and smiled and said, "There is no worries in the mountains!"

Qian Yuan's hand froze in the air, and after a while, he put it to his mouth, took a few sips of porridge before saying, "What about the Xixing Canal?"

"Yang Wen and Feng Ziming each led a sentry to take a boat and set off." The guards reported one by one, "two groups of scouts have been sent eastward."

Qian Yuan nodded slightly and continued to drink porridge. The guard quietly retreated. Zhu Dashou asked in difficulty: "Zhancai, why is he still full of worry?"

"Liu Xian's victory or defeat has nothing to do with the overall situation." Qian Yuan muttered in a low voice, thinking in his mind that it didn't seem like a massive invasion of Japanese pirates. It has been three days since Jiaxing went south. If the Japanese pirates attacked in large numbers, other places would not say anything, Shangyu and Yuyao should have news.

After filling his stomach casually, Zhu Dashou had to copy scriptures for his deceased mother. Qian Yuan went straight to the government office and saw a riot at the government office from afar.

Liu Xian, with a blushing face, was surrounded by his personal soldiers. One person was holding a big knife next to him, and someone else was vocalizing the majesty of the commander.

"It's a blessing for their own family to praise them, but they have so much to say." Liang Sheng said to Qian Yuan from the side: "It's been a long time since it's said that Liu Xian killed dozens of Japanese pirates alone last night."

Qian Yuan didn't say anything. Does the general's extraordinary courage mean that he was a general?

Besides, you only beheaded more than a hundred people in total, and you killed dozens of Japanese pirates alone, and the more than a thousand soldiers you brought were all made of paper?

"Who is better than the master in the southeast?!" A personal soldier roared, staring at Qian Yuan and Liang Sheng.

Yesterday, Liang Sheng fought against Japanese pirates outside the city and beheaded more than a hundred times. After the war, he was very rude to Liu Xian. Those personal soldiers were all heard... Qian Yuan's contribution was also given to him, and he was not interested in Liu Xian.

"Feeling that look, it's a big deal to kill a chicken."

"He still dares to kill chickens?"

These personal soldiers were obviously not good at using their brains. You should know that Qian Yuan was the inspector of Zhejiang Province. Even the governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, had to treat him three points. Liu Xian immediately scolded his subordinates and went forward to salute him. Although he was Hu Zongxian's confidant general, he also knew that the person in front of him could not afford to offend him.

"Don't blame Mr. Qian. Dasheng returns to the city. These guys drink more glasses of horse urine..."

Seeing that Qian Yuan was not speaking, Liang Sheng didn't dare to step forward even though his eyes were full of fire, Zhang San's sarcastic words suddenly sounded on the other side.

"General Liu Shen is brave and good at fighting. He can defeat hundreds of Japanese pirates in one person. What else do you want your personal soldiers to do?"

"I only know how to cut off my head with a knife and be an executioner, but I'm so qualified to be a hangman. If I put it in the army, I'll be much worse!"

Qian Yuan couldn't help laughing. In the 34th year of Jiajing, Zhang San was slapped twice in the face by Xu Fan at the entrance of the Songjiang Guild Hall in the middle of Beijing. Qian Yuan and Xu Fan had a fight, and then privately scolded Zhang San, "You straightened your back outside and were embarrassed by the young master."

However, this is too sarcastic. Speaking of which, Zhang San is suspected of being the following, but when it comes to being the following, Liu Xian's personal soldiers are more excessive than Zhang San.

Liu Xian looked angry and saw Qian Yuan smiling, and could only scold Zhang San loudly. The soldiers rushed up to take action. Zhang San was not showing any weakness. The soldiers behind him walked forward. Although they did not hold a knife and gun, the neat queue exuded a coldness, which made the soldiers pause.

It was just a matter of giving way out, and Qian Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to them, so he went straight into the government office, full of thoughts, and there was no leisure and elegance to care about such broken things.

The government office was empty, and Mei Shoude had already been busy with his men in the morning. The most important thing was the city defense. All kinds of armor needed to be replenished, the collapsed city walls needed to be rebuilt, and many refugees outside the city also had to open porridge sheds to provide disaster relief.

Qian Yuan went around everywhere. Mei Shoude did a good job in this regard. There were also local big investors coming forward, and it was very smooth, but the collapsed city wall was a bit difficult to deal with.

"Last year's war was pushed down by Japanese pirates, but it was actually a bit unstable at the beginning of last year." Mei Shoude looked regretful, "This year, the city wall is rebuilt, it's..."

"It was the Tao family who took over several moves." Captain Liu, who was standing by, explained in a low voice: "That time the Tao family was confiscated, the prefect asked the craftsmen to check it out. When they found that the Tao family had cut labor, they decided to push it down and rebuild it. As a result, the Japanese pirates came before the completion was completed."

Qian Yuan looked down at the scattered wood on the ground and couldn't help but shake his head. In fact, such a gap may not necessarily be a bad thing for defending the city. It can be completely set up a trap that keeps bleeding from the Japanese pirates. Unfortunately, Liu Xian only knows how to set up a fence to resist the Japanese pirates' attack.

"Is there a shortage of money or a lack of manpower?" Qian Yuan asked casually, thinking that the reformed tiger squat cannon in Kuocangshan was quite suitable for it.

Mei Shoude was overjoyed, "Zhancai, I want to ask you this time..."

"Mr. Wanxi, don't be anxious. Whether it's a shortage of money or manpower, I can't do anything about it." Qian Yuan smiled and said, "But it must be completed as soon as possible. Once the Japanese pirates come back..."

At this time, soldiers rushed over.

"Young Master, military newspaper." The person who came was also a guard of the Qian family. Although he entered the army, he still called him "The Xixing Canal is unobstructed. This morning, Zhejiang Governor Wu, raided, and the White Lotus Sect was about to collapse. The Japanese pirates were burned down three sand ships and abandoned the ship and fled south."

"Good news comes one after another." Mei Shoude stroked his long beard, "I only helped each other yesterday, but today only Xi won a great victory."

Qi Jimei shook her head and said, "I'm afraid that the Japanese pirates' defeat was passed yesterday, and today the Japanese pirates on the Xixing Canal have no intention of fighting."

"Go west..." Qian Yuan estimated in his mind that this group of Japanese pirates should be just scattered soldiers, but escaping everywhere is useful.

Leaving Mei Shoude, Qian Yuan and Qi Jimei returned to the government office to interrogate carefully. Wu Baipeng sent troops in the early morning, and 600 elite troops attacked on a boat, broke through the front line, set fire to the ship. The enemy immediately collapsed in chaos and countless drowned people, but hundreds of Japanese pirates hiding behind fled early.

"Six hundred prisoners?" Qi Jimei hesitated: "There should be only more than four hundred White Lotus Cultists who fled from Jiaxing Prefecture to Shaoxing Prefecture."

"There must be many local people in Shaoxing." Qian Yuan turned his head and ordered, "I can't do it by asking the prisoners to find someone to protect them, separate the people from the White Lotus Cultists, and killing good deeds."

In the afternoon, Yang Wen and Wu Baipeng arrived in Shanyin together, and everyone sat in the lobby of the government office.

Wu Baipeng briefly introduced a few words and stopped. The meaning was very obvious. Next, he either waited for the military order from the Governor's Office or let Qian Yuan take the initiative.

Qian Yuan only lowered his head and didn't speak until dusk, when Wang Yi walked in big strides.

"how?"

Wang Yi put it in Qian Yuan's ear and whispered a few words, with a trace of curve in the corner of his mouth.

Qian Yuan’s series of judgments were correct. It was indeed a small group of Japanese pirates, but Xu Hai also wanted to train troops and sent out 300 direct troops and 100 real Japanese pirates, plus the hundreds of young and strong men who were forced to attack Shanyin last year.

"Yuyao, there is no news coming from Shangyu." Qian Yuan held a teacup in his hand. "The Japanese pirates were lingering around Shanyin, Sanjiangsu, Lihaisu, and Xiaoshan County, with varying numbers. In addition, Japanese pirates also fleeing in Kuaiji Mountain, and there may be Japanese pirates rushing to Zhuji, Shaoxing."

"Send troops to encircle and suppress?" Wu Baipeng asked tentatively.

"The last general is willing to lead troops to encircle and suppress the enemy." Liu Xian immediately stood up.

Qian Yuan didn't even raise his eyes and continued, "Wait until the news from Yuyao or even Taizhou, and Ningbo will come first. The problem is that these more than 300 prisoners are willing to pay for food to support them?"

"In this battle, my Qian family guards killed nineteen people..."

Qi Jimei immediately shivered, and the hall was silent. A well-informed minor official told Mei Shoude in a low voice... Last year, the Qian family guards died in battle. Qian Yuan cut down 1,300 Japanese pirates regardless of life or death, and piled up to form Jingguan by Changshuitang. His fierce reputation spread throughout the southeast.

"The White Lotus Sect is not a Japanese pirate, so it is not rewarded with its head." Wu Baipeng advised: "Showing talent, God has the virtue of living a life..."

"It's a bad omen to kill prisoners." Qian Yuan nodded, "It just so happened that the Shanyin city wall needs to be built. Mr. Wanxi, how many people are needed?"

"The collapsed city wall, plus the need for repair, will take 15 days for 300 people."

"Okay, it's up to fifteen days." Qian Yuan turned to look at Qi Jimei, "Every day, one beheading ten times."

"yes."

"Nineteen people died in the Qian family's escorts, and two hundred were beheaded before, and for a period of one month, I want 1,700 Japanese pirates as sacrifices."
Chapter completed!