The New Year is full of atmosphere. For the common people, the entire first month is the New Year. Even if they are officials, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, even if they are working in the government office, they basically just click and leave because there is nothing to do. Years ago
All the matters that need to be dealt with have been dealt with, and there are no urgent matters in the local area that have to be reported during the Chinese New Year period, so the yamen is very quiet.
Of course, this does not mean that the emperor also has a lot of leisure. The world is so big, no matter where a big event happens, he will have to be busy for a while. Therefore, during the New Year period, Zhu Di and his cabinet are the busiest.
Envoys from various vassal kings have left Beijing one after another. Envoys from North Korea and Annan have also arrived to participate in the New Year Ceremony in the Ming Dynasty. Envoys from Japan, South China Sea, and some countries in the Western Region are still on the way. They have already written documents before, but it is estimated that
The journey will take some time to arrive.
During the New Year period, the morning dynasties were changed to once every five days, and they were all small dynasty meetings. Even so, once they were promoted to the palace, the officials would not have many things to do. They would handle what they could handle and suppress what they could.
After a while, the emperor also has to take a rest during the Chinese New Year. Even if this is not what the officials keep saying to share the worries of the emperor and father, it is also human nature.
However, this morning someone presented a copy to the court.
Early in the morning, I went through the formalities as usual. Unexpectedly, after asking all the officials if they had the original memorial, Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi, suddenly said in a deep voice: "I have the original memorial!"
Qiu Fu stood steadily from the head of the military attache class, took three steps forward, bowed to Zhu Di with his scepter in his arms and said: "Your Majesty, I have an urgent report on the military situation in eastern Zhejiang!"
"oh?"
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Qiu Qing is here to play!"
At this time, the power of the Fifth Army Governor's Office was originally superior to that of the Ministry of War. In addition, the person in charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Office was the Duke of the State, and his position was too high, which overpowered the Ministry of War. Ru Chang shrewdly resigned as Minister of War.
After taking office, the Ministry of War only had the left and right ministers in charge. Their positions were lowered one level, and they were at the mercy of the Fifth Army Governor's Office. Major military affairs were at the discretion of the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
Qiu Fu took out a memorial from his sleeve and said loudly: "Your Majesty, a great victory in eastern Zhejiang!"
"A great victory in eastern Zhejiang?"
When Zhu Di heard this, his face suddenly overflowed with joy. The useless people in eastern Zhejiang had become his heartache. However, the area in eastern Zhejiang was very close to the capital. Even if he wanted to do it, he couldn't see it. Zhu Di wished he could go out and fight in person.
The arrogance of the Japanese pirates, but... it was just to suppress the bandits, but it was ridiculous to ask the emperor to personally conquer it. What's more, the new dynasty was just established and everything was not stable. At this time, he really couldn't leave the capital. He could only think about it.
That’s all.
At this time, Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard about the great victory in eastern Zhejiang. He even blamed Qiu Fu for being too calm. He should have reported this to him as soon as possible to make himself happy. Zhu Di said happily: "Qiu Qing, hurry up.
Submit the details!"
Qiu Fu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Luo Yu, the commander of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy, has sent a battle report: Japanese pirates frequently harass our coastal areas and are very arrogant. Because our coastal guards go out to sea to suppress bandits, the Japanese pirate ships are not as good as our naval warships."
The powerful artillery caused them a lot of trouble, and the Japanese pirates actually used a trick to sneak attack on our Guanhaiwei, intending to burn my warship to the ground!"
Zhu Di sneered: "These Japanese are so brave! They fought and suppressed, but they dared to counterattack our navy's stronghold! What's the result?"
Qiu Fu said: "The battle report said that fortunately our navy officers and soldiers were well-trained and had taken precautions. They noticed that something was wrong and immediately counterattacked. The Japanese were defeated and fled in panic. I watched the navy officers and soldiers fight bravely and captured more than ten enemy ships.
We have captured more than 4,000 bandits, and now we are taking advantage of the victory to pursue them, expand the results, and encircle and suppress the remaining pirates who fled!"
When Zhu Di heard about this achievement, he laughed loudly: "Okay! Good! This battle was well fought! I finally showed my Ming Dynasty's majesty, haha..."
Chen Ying jumped out without losing the opportunity and congratulated her loudly: "Congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty, my great master of the Ming Dynasty will conquer the sea with mighty force, sweep away the universe, and bring peace to the universe!"
All civil and military officials bowed to congratulate him, and Zhu Di laughed heartily.
Qiu Fu held the wat in his arms, motionless as a mountain, waiting for Zhu Di's laughter to stop. Before Zhu Di could praise him and issued an edict to reward the three armies, he took another step forward and bent even lower: "Your Majesty! The Japanese pirates attacked the camp late at night.
I watched the Haiwei officers and soldiers cleaning the battlefield until dawn, and then I discovered that among the Japanese there were many officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Navy!"
Zhu Di's smile froze, and all the civil and military officials immediately became solemn. They all stared at Qiu Fu. Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "Qiu Qing, what do you mean by this?"
Qiu Fu said: "After interrogation by Luo Yu, the commander of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy, it turned out that the Shuangyu pirates who surrendered to the imperial court last year were angry at the unfair distribution of military pay, ordnance, warships, etc., and thought that our Eastern Zhejiang Navy favored Guanhai and Taicang.
The guards had different backgrounds, Shuangyu Guards commanded Xu Hu, Ren Juying, Wang Yuxia and others held grudges and deliberately retaliated.
Therefore..., they colluded with the Japanese pirates and used their status as officers and soldiers to inform the Japanese pirates and cover their hiding places. The Japanese often saw the opportunity and escaped from the encirclement and suppression by our coastal guards. This was the news they reported! The Japanese pirates had detected the emptiness inside Xiangshan County in advance.
They took the opportunity to attack Xiangshan and massacre Xiangshan County, and they were also responsible for it. This time, they simply decided to raise the flag of rebellion again and become pirates again. Before leaving, they wanted to make a big deal, so they colluded with the Japanese pirates and attacked Guanhaiwei at night!"
Zhu Di was furious, slapped the case and stood up: "Is this true?"
Qiu Fu said: "This is what Luo Yu's battle report said. The battle report also said that in Guanhaiwei Water Village, they captured more than ten warships, including Japanese pirate ships and Shuangyu Guard warships. The captured pirates were also Japanese.
Mixed in with the Shuangyu Guards. After Luo Yu learned the truth, he immediately ordered the naval fleet to attack Shuangyu Island and seize a large amount of dirt from Shuangyu Island. These were all the dirt shared by the Shuangyu pirates and Japanese pirates.
Many of them are property looted from people’s homes along the coast!”
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly, with murderous intent hidden inside him, and he said in a deep voice: "Where are the thief leader Xu Hu and others now?"
Qiu Fu said: "The Japanese pirate leader was extremely cunning. He answered all questions and pretended to be docile. However, he tried to escape while our navy officers and soldiers were lax in guarding him. He was shot dead by our navy officers and soldiers. Then, Commander Luo ordered Xu Hu, the leader of the pirates, to be captured.
Wang Yuxia is under strict supervision, waiting for the emperor's inquiry. As for the other bandit leader, Ju Ying, he has already broken through the encirclement and led the remaining troops to escape to the sea."
Zhu Di coldly ordered: "Take Xu Hu and Wang Yuxia to the capital, and review them at the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to verify the authenticity. Once the evidence is conclusive and it is true that the bandits are involved, they will be punished according to the canon, and the police will be especially effective!"
"I obey the order!" Qiu Ful hesitated and said: "Luo Yu is chasing the remnants of the bandits in the East China Sea and does not dare to leave for a moment. He also has a memorandum of apology that he wants the veteran to submit on his behalf."
"What's wrong with you!"
"Your Majesty, the ships of Guanhai Guard and Taicang Guard are dilapidated and the firearms are damaged. The imperial court has not allocated funds to repair the ships and replace firearms for many years. The imperial court has built a new Shuangyu Guard and allocated firearms to the warships. The commanders of the two guards were very jealous and indeed begged Luo Yu to send some of them to Luo Yu. New ships and firearms were allocated to them, and the things they replaced were handed over to Shuangyu Guards for use. Shuangyu Guards colluded with Japanese pirates and rebelled against the imperial court. This was the incentive. Luo Yu could not bear the shame of his old army. As a general, he had to do things It was unfair, and he was so worried about it that as soon as the East China Sea incident happened, he personally returned to Beijing to apologize to the emperor!"
Zhu Di was so angry that he laughed back: "You want to rebel because of injustice? Then what's the use of the court's laws! Luo Yu will discuss the matter after deciding the injustice, and first send Xu Hu and other culprits as well as some witnesses and material evidence Capital, conduct interrogation!"
"My lord, I obey the order!"
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In Xia Xun's study, the bearded Li Tianhen knelt on the ground and howled loudly. Such a big man, who had never shed tears in the sea and the rain of swords and arrows, was crying so hard at this moment.
"My lord, my lord, those many good brothers died unjustly! They died miserably! Li Tianhen saw them standing there with his own eyes, being pierced by random arrows, beaten into sieves by fire blunderbuss, and the sea water was all over the place. It's dyed red! We are not afraid of death, not when we fight for ourselves, nor when we are fighting for the imperial court to suppress Japanese pirates. But if one of our own people stabs the back with a knife, we will die unjustly! The Duke of the country and the head of the family were also shot, Now that we don’t know whether we are alive or dead, please ask the Duke to provide us with justice!"
Li Tianhen was now in rags, like a beggar, and his clothes didn't fit him well. Some areas were not exposed, but were stretched and torn because the clothes were too small. His hair was unkempt, and his nose was full of tears and runny nose. He looked so pitiful.
If Xia Xun had received the news first and told Zhu Di in advance, he might not have been so passive. However, Li Tianhen was on foot and had to evade the arrests of officers and soldiers everywhere, so he hurriedly hurriedly walked slowly, and his feet were bleeding. It was a step later than Luo Yu's battle report. And it was useless for him to arrive, because Xia Xun's people also sent back the news just before he stepped into the Fuguo Duke's mansion.
Xia Xun's people were already collecting evidence along the coast that the Japanese pirates had taken advantage of the navy's ineffective combat operations. However, they had no one at Guanhaiwei. When something happened, they noticed something fishy, so they tried their best to contact the officers of Guanhaiwei. After inquiring about the news, he found some broken troops of Shuangyu Guards. After getting the definite news, he sent them back to the capital.
"You get up first, I understand, I will handle this matter!"
Xia Xun helped Li Tianhen up with a pleasant look: "You stay in my house first, take a bath and eat something."
Li Tianhen refused to get up and just said: "My lord! You must seek justice for your brothers who have died!"
"Are your words more powerful than theirs in front of the emperor? If I bring you as a witness to see the emperor, it will only make the emperor suspicious, but once the enemy is alerted, they can be more prepared! This matter is entangled. If we go on, I don’t know how long it will take to figure it out. There are ironclad cases, and only ironclad evidence can turn defeat into victory. Don’t worry, I will handle this matter!”
Li Tianhen's face was full of tears and he was taken away by the Yang family.
Behind the bookshelf, a person slowly walked out. It was Zuo Dan who came to report the news. Xia Xun's calm and calm expression just now disappeared. His eyes seemed to be burning with two balls of fire. He stared at Zuo Dan and said, "You know I Why are you hiding it and not revealing it?"
"I understand your humble position! It is better to be prepared than to launch a rash attack! Don't worry, Lord, Mr. Xu Jiang has already started collecting evidence!"
Xia Xun nodded: "If you beat the snake to death, you will hurt someone later! Since you have to beat him, it doesn't matter if you beat him to the point of breaking his muscles and bones! The blood debt must be paid for with blood!"
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Let's fight, double the third day, let *** fly a little longer!