On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Qian Wubing and his party arrived at Zhendongwei from Fuqing.
Prior to this, all the officers and soldiers of Zhendong Guard who were in the barracks were ordered by the people from Fujian Jinyiwei Qianhu Station to stay in the barracks and were not allowed to come in or out. At the same time, some other senior military attachés who went home to celebrate the New Year were also being ordered by people from various places one after another.
Jin Yiwei invited him back in a very "disciplined" manner.
Except for one person, Lord Qin Ge, the commander of the Zhendong Guards who is said to be celebrating the New Year in Quanzhou. Obviously, Lord Qin is not too proud of the Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei from Quanzhou Baihusuo seems to have lost his reputation.
, until Qian Wubing himself led a group of Jinyi guards to Zhendongwei, Qin Ge was still missing.
From the New Year's Eve incident to the third day of the first lunar month, more than a hundred people died in Jinyiwei in Fujian. Until now, the atmosphere in Dongwei in this town has become weirder and weirder day by day. At this time of the New Year,
Most of the people still staying in the barracks are officers and soldiers with little foundation. Regarding the Jinyiwei, they cannot be as calm as their commander. Seeing that they are limited to a small area in the barracks every day, watching
Every day, a bunch of strange faces come in and out of familiar places with grim faces, and then see things that should be yours being taken away by these people. It's really hard to say what it feels like.
Zhendong Wei is a coastal guard station. This place near the sea is as humid as it gets. Bows and arrows cannot be maintained. Even the swords and guns they usually use, even if they are not used very much, will last for three or two years.
The reason why we need to change the bow is because the humid weather has greatly corroded the weapons. Bows and arrows have always been weapons in the military, but the maintenance requirements for bowstrings are too high, so they have not been very popular in Jiubian.
The fire blunderbuss is actually quite popular in the guard posts in the south. Ordinary guards such as Zhendong Guard are actually equipped with hundreds of guns. Compared with bows and arrows, this thing is stupid, big, black and thick.
, even if the gunpowder gets damp, it can be used as a mace.
Just to put it casually, the fire blunderbuss in the army during the Zhengde period were really stupid, big, black and thick, weighing less than twenty pounds. They were so delicate. But except for hand blunderbuss, I’m sorry, other fire blunderbuss in our Ming Dynasty were not as delicate.
Specifications. When marching and fighting, in addition to the gunpowder and lead pins on their bodies and the fire blunderbuss, the firecrackers also have to carry an iron fork, which is used to set off the firecrackers.
When Qian Wubing arrived, Wang Yanzhong had already collected all the gunpowders in Dongwei Town and was checking the number of gunpowders and the consumption of gunpowder over the years one by one.
"How's it going?" When Qian Wubing walked into the warehouse full of firearms, he found that there was a heavily guarded one. He was still a hundred steps away, and he was interrogated by Wang Yanzhong's men. This made him have an impression of Wang Yanzhong.
, there has been a slight improvement, no matter what, this is still a method for doing things.
"Nothing can be found. Gunpowder and gunpowder are lost every year. This is clearly written in the accounts. As for those reported as scrapped and battle-damaged, there is no way to check!" Wang Yanzhong said with a bitter smile: "This army
Your Excellency must also be aware of the matter. If there is no oil or water on this ordnance, the general leading the army will not be able to afford the magnificent mansion and countless fertile fields in Quanzhou by living on empty wages."
"I don't care about this!" Qian Wubing shook his head, "Of course someone will take care of this corruption thing. I just want to know if the firecracker that killed my Captain Jinyi came from here. Who is the murderer and who instigated it?
Who is it again!”
"The people brought by my subordinates are checking the guns one by one. If any of the guns have been fired in the past few days, there will be traces of gunpowder in the barrels!" Wang Yanzhong nodded. He is also a Qianhu person and knows
In this matter, the superiors will never reason with their subordinates. They only care about the results and the process, and they don't care at all.
Qian Wubing looked at a few old Jin Yiwei who were busy in a corner of the room and slightly chinned his head. These were probably the people in Fujian Jin Yiwei who were proficient in firearms.
"But..." Wang Yanzhong lowered his voice: "But, sir, before you came, my subordinates found something in the east guard of this town, which seems to be related to the deaths of several of our brothers!"
It was obvious that the dozens of steps outside were filled with Jinyi guards, and there would be no Zhendong Guards, but Wang Yanzhong still looked so cautious, which made Qian Wubing feel solemn.
"You guys go out and have a rest first!" Wang Yanzhong said to the busy guards: "By the way, let the brothers outside watch carefully and don't get close to irrelevant people!"
After the royal guards left, Qian Wubing walked to the chair where Wang Yanzhong was sitting just now and sat down slowly: "Tell me, what strange things did you find out?"
"The battle report given by Qin Ge, the commander of the Zhendong Guard, to the Yamen, the capital commander, stated that more than 200 Japanese pirates were killed, and there were heads as proof!" Wang Yanzhong smiled: "How many real and fake heads are there?
Level, let’s not talk about it. We have the same virtue in the south and north of the Ming Dynasty. However, the adults in the Ministry of War also know the tricks in this. When reporting military merits, the commanding officer in the capital will get a discount from the Yamen, but when you go to the Ministry of War, you will have to
At a discount, there are still no jealous civil servants coming to check..."
"Kill the good and take credit!" Qian Wubing said coldly: "I know this kind of thing, and I don't care about it. What does this have to do with the murder of our brother!"
"The problem is that the people in Zhendongwei really went too far this time!" Wang Yanzhong saw Qian Wubing impatient and immediately got to the point: "Our people interrogated some people who stayed in Futian that day.
Soldiers, these soldiers are silent about what happened that day, but we still have some methods to deal with these people, and there will always be people who can't help but tell us the truth!"
His face also became serious: "When the Zhendong Guard officers and soldiers entered Futian City, the Japanese pirates had already retreated. It is said that some generals led their soldiers and horses to pursue them, but suffered a big loss. Looking back, this loss
The one who suffered the loss was to vent his anger on the remaining old and weak women and children in Futian City who could not escape. The Japanese pirates caused harm to Futian County, but the one who caused more serious harm than the Japanese pirates was this one.
One guard of soldiers and horses!"
He shook his head helplessly: "Your Excellency, you finally know where the heads of those who killed good people and took credit for their crimes came from. The young men in Futian City have almost run away. In order to fight for these heads, I heard that two thousand households
The soldiers and horses almost started fighting!"
"Where's the evidence?" Qian Wubing looked at him: "I can't just listen to your casual words and believe that our imperial troops are traitors who are causing harm to the people!"
"Evidence, there is evidence everywhere in this Zhendongwei!" Wang Yanzhong pointed out the window, where is another row of warehouses: "Over there, anything looted from Futian City falls into our eyes.
, where were they placed? These soldiers were afraid that others would find out what they were doing. They killed people and set a fire before leaving. However, they were reluctant to leave the things they looted in the fire.
inside!"
Qian Wubing looked at Wang Yanzhong coldly. The good impression he had just aroused from Wang Yanzhong's caution outside had long since disappeared. What does it mean to have things in order? This is simply a fool. If this Zhendong Wei's
People dare to massacre people in the name of Japanese pirates. Do they have anything to worry about? You are in other people's lairs and wantonly collecting things that can cost people their lives. How can you be cautious? You are clearly seeking death.
There are more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in Zhendong Guards. If someone dares to massacre a whole city of people, wouldn't he dare to kill all the hundreds of imperial guards? At that time, these officials would say "the soldiers mutinied" and then be executed.
A few scapegoats can cover up the matter. Qian Wubing felt that if he were the commander Qin Ge, he could do it himself.
He had a vague feeling that Qin Ge couldn't even invite the Jin Yiwei back. After Wang Yanzhong said this, it became even more strange and weird.
Wang Yanzhong was indeed a little embarrassed by his look. He didn't know what he had done wrong. He worked hard and overfulfilled Master Qianshi's instructions, but why did he look at him like this?
"How are the people under your command arranged here?" Qian Wubing finally spoke when he saw that he was feeling uneasy.
"In each of the hundreds of households in Zhendongwei, three or two people are placed in each household, and the others are guarding the arsenal. Don't worry, sir, our people have already controlled this Zhendongwei!"
"Where are the weapons? Apart from the gunslinger's weapons, have any other soldiers' weapons been put into storage?"
Wang Yanzhong was stunned for a moment. He still had enough brains. Qian Wubing asked what he meant. He still wanted to get it, but the more he wanted to get it, the cold sweat on his forehead couldn't help but drip down.
"My lord said... Your Majesty, you mean..." he stammered, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse.
"Gather all the people together, take away all these muskets, and go to the nearest county to do this!" Qian Wubing stood up, "Hurry up, go call someone now!"
Wang Yanzhong hurriedly walked out and was about to call someone. At this time, a scream suddenly came from the distance. Wang Yanzhong's footsteps froze. Suddenly, his whole body froze on the spot. It took him a full breath to see him slowly turn back.
He turned around and looked directly at Qian Wubing. The look on his face was as pale as snowflakes.
"It's Baihu Li Yuan's voice!" Panic flashed in his eyes, and there was a hint of trembling in his voice: "I recognize his voice!"
After the screams, noisy voices came over, which were all slang in Fujian dialect. Qian Wubing couldn't quite understand it, but Wang Yanzhong could hear them clearly. Those noisy voices were clearly saying: "Mo
We need to get rid of these robed dogs, they won’t give us a way to live, and we don’t need to give them a way to live, just kill them, and let’s go to the sea and live happily!”
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Qian Wubing and his party arrived at Zhendongwei from Fuqing.
Prior to this, all the officers and soldiers of Zhendong Guard who were in the barracks were ordered by the people from Fujian Jinyiwei Qianhu Station to stay in the barracks and were not allowed to come in or out. At the same time, some other senior military attachés who went home to celebrate the New Year were also being ordered by people from various places one after another.
Jin Yiwei invited him back in a very "disciplined" manner.
Except for one person, Lord Qin Ge, the commander of the Zhendong Guards who is said to be celebrating the New Year in Quanzhou. Obviously, Lord Qin is not too proud of the Jinyiwei, and the Jinyiwei from Quanzhou Baihusuo seems to have lost his reputation.
, until Qian Wubing himself led a group of Jinyi guards to Zhendongwei, Qin Ge was still missing.
From the New Year's Eve incident to the third day of the first lunar month, more than a hundred people died in Jinyiwei in Fujian. Until now, the atmosphere in Dongwei in this town has become weirder and weirder day by day. At this time of the New Year,
Most of the people still staying in the barracks are officers and soldiers with little foundation. Regarding the Jinyiwei, they cannot be as calm as their commander. Seeing that they are limited to a small area in the barracks every day, watching
Every day, a bunch of strange faces come in and out of familiar places with grim faces, and then see things that should be yours being taken away by these people. It's really hard to say what it feels like.
Zhendong Wei is a coastal guard station. This place near the sea is as humid as it gets. Bows and arrows cannot be maintained. Even the swords and guns they usually use, even if they are not used very much, will last for three or two years.
The reason why we need to change the bow is because the humid weather has greatly corroded the weapons. Bows and arrows have always been weapons in the military, but the maintenance requirements for bowstrings are too high, so they have not been very popular in Jiubian.
The fire blunderbuss is actually quite popular in the guard posts in the south. Ordinary guards such as Zhendong Guard are actually equipped with hundreds of guns. Compared with bows and arrows, this thing is stupid, big, black and thick.
, even if the gunpowder gets damp, it can be used as a mace.
Just to put it casually, the fire blunderbuss in the army during the Zhengde period were really stupid, big, black and thick, weighing less than twenty pounds. They were so delicate. But except for hand blunderbuss, I’m sorry, other fire blunderbuss in our Ming Dynasty were not as delicate.
Specifications. When marching and fighting, in addition to the gunpowder and lead pins on their bodies and the fire blunderbuss, the firecrackers also have to carry an iron fork, which is used to set off the firecrackers.
When Qian Wubing arrived, Wang Yanzhong had already collected all the gunpowders in Dongwei Town and was checking the number of gunpowders and the consumption of gunpowder over the years one by one.
"How's it going?" When Qian Wubing walked into the warehouse full of firearms, he found that there was a heavily guarded one. He was still a hundred steps away, and he was interrogated by Wang Yanzhong's men. This made him have an impression of Wang Yanzhong.
, there has been a slight improvement, no matter what, this is still a method for doing things.
"Nothing can be found. Gunpowder and gunpowder are lost every year. This is clearly written in the accounts. As for those reported as scrapped and battle-damaged, there is no way to check!" Wang Yanzhong said with a bitter smile: "This army
Your Excellency must also be aware of the matter. If there is no oil or water on this ordnance, the general leading the army will not be able to afford the magnificent mansion and countless fertile fields in Quanzhou by living on empty wages."
"I don't care about this!" Qian Wubing shook his head, "Of course someone will take care of this corruption thing. I just want to know if the firecracker that killed my Captain Jinyi came from here. Who is the murderer and who instigated it?
Who is it again!”
"The people brought by my subordinates are checking the guns one by one. If any of the guns have been fired in the past few days, there will be traces of gunpowder in the barrels!" Wang Yanzhong nodded. He is also a Qianhu person and knows
In this matter, the superiors will never reason with their subordinates. They only care about the results and the process, and they don't care at all.
Qian Wubing looked at a few old Jin Yiwei who were busy in a corner of the room and slightly chinned his head. These were probably the people in Fujian Jin Yiwei who were proficient in firearms.
"But..." Wang Yanzhong lowered his voice: "But, sir, before you came, my subordinates found something in the east guard of this town, which seems to be related to the deaths of several of our brothers!"
It was obvious that the dozens of steps outside were filled with Jinyi guards, and there would be no Zhendong Guards, but Wang Yanzhong still looked so cautious, which made Qian Wubing feel solemn.
"You guys go out and have a rest first!" Wang Yanzhong said to the busy guards: "By the way, let the brothers outside watch carefully and don't get close to irrelevant people!"
After the royal guards left, Qian Wubing walked to the chair where Wang Yanzhong was sitting just now and sat down slowly: "Tell me, what strange things did you find out?"
"The battle report given by Qin Ge, the commander of the Zhendong Guard, to the Yamen, the capital commander, stated that more than 200 Japanese pirates were killed, and there were heads as proof!" Wang Yanzhong smiled: "How many real and fake heads are there?
Level, let’s not talk about it. We have the same virtue in the south and north of the Ming Dynasty. However, the adults in the Ministry of War also know the tricks in this. When reporting military merits, the commanding officer in the capital will get a discount from the Yamen, but when you go to the Ministry of War, you will have to
At a discount, there are still no jealous civil servants coming to check..."
"Kill the good and take credit!" Qian Wubing said coldly: "I know this kind of thing, and I don't care about it. What does this have to do with the murder of our brother!"
"The problem is that the people in Zhendongwei really went too far this time!" Wang Yanzhong saw Qian Wubing impatient and immediately got to the point: "Our people interrogated some people who stayed in Futian that day.
Soldiers, these soldiers are silent about what happened that day, but we still have some methods to deal with these people, and there will always be people who can't help but tell us the truth!"
His face also became serious: "When the Zhendong Guard officers and soldiers entered Futian City, the Japanese pirates had already retreated. It is said that some generals led their soldiers and horses to pursue them, but suffered a big loss. Looking back, this loss
The one who suffered the loss was to vent his anger on the remaining old and weak women and children in Futian City who could not escape. The Japanese pirates caused harm to Futian County, but the one who caused more serious harm than the Japanese pirates was this one.
One guard of soldiers and horses!"
He shook his head helplessly: "Your Excellency, you finally know where the heads of those who killed good people and took credit for their crimes came from. The young men in Futian City have almost run away. In order to fight for these heads, I heard that two thousand households
The soldiers and horses almost started fighting!"
"Where's the evidence?" Qian Wubing looked at him: "I can't just listen to your casual words and believe that our imperial troops are traitors who are causing harm to the people!"
"Evidence, there is evidence everywhere in this Zhendongwei!" Wang Yanzhong pointed out the window, where is another row of warehouses: "Over there, anything looted from Futian City falls into our eyes.
, where were they placed? These soldiers were afraid that others would find out what they were doing. They killed people and set a fire before leaving. However, they were reluctant to leave the things they looted in the fire.
inside!"
Qian Wubing looked at Wang Yanzhong coldly. The good impression he had just aroused from Wang Yanzhong's caution outside had long since disappeared. What does it mean to have things in order? This is simply a fool. If this Zhendong Wei's
People dare to massacre people in the name of Japanese pirates. Do they have anything to worry about? You are in other people's lairs and wantonly collecting things that can cost people their lives. How can you be cautious? You are clearly seeking death.
There are more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in Zhendong Guards. If someone dares to massacre a whole city of people, wouldn't he dare to kill all the hundreds of imperial guards? At that time, these officials would say "the soldiers mutinied" and then be executed.
A few scapegoats can cover up the matter. Qian Wubing felt that if he were the commander Qin Ge, he could do it himself.
He had a vague feeling that Qin Ge couldn't even invite the Jin Yiwei back. After Wang Yanzhong said this, it became even more strange and weird.
Wang Yanzhong was indeed a little embarrassed by his look. He didn't know what he had done wrong. He worked hard and overfulfilled Master Qianshi's instructions, but why did he look at him like this?
"How are the people under your command arranged here?" Qian Wubing finally spoke when he saw that he was feeling uneasy.
"In each of the hundreds of households in Zhendongwei, three or two people are placed in each household, and the others are guarding the arsenal. Don't worry, sir, our people have already controlled this Zhendongwei!"
"Where are the weapons? Apart from the gunslinger's weapons, have any other soldiers' weapons been put into storage?"
Wang Yanzhong was stunned for a moment. He still had enough brains. Qian Wubing asked what he meant. He still wanted to get it, but the more he wanted to get it, the cold sweat on his forehead couldn't help but drip down.
"My lord said... Your Majesty, you mean..." he stammered, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse.
"Gather all the people together, take away all these muskets, and go to the nearest county to do this!" Qian Wubing stood up, "Hurry up, go call someone now!"
Wang Yanzhong hurriedly walked out and was about to call someone. At this time, a scream suddenly came from the distance. Wang Yanzhong's footsteps froze. Suddenly, his whole body froze on the spot. It took him a full breath to see him slowly turn back.
He turned around and looked directly at Qian Wubing. The look on his face was as pale as snowflakes.
"It's Baihu Li Yuan's voice!" Panic flashed in his eyes, and there was a hint of trembling in his voice: "I recognize his voice!"
After the screams, noisy voices came over, which were all slang in Fujian dialect. Qian Wubing couldn't quite understand it, but Wang Yanzhong could hear them clearly. Those noisy voices were clearly saying: "Mo
We need to get rid of these robed dogs, they won’t give us a way to live, and we don’t need to give them a way to live, just kill them, and let’s go to the sea and live happily!”