"Neglectful." Zhu Su patted his head in annoyance.
The remnants of Zhang Shicheng had an affair with Japanese pirates, but it was not clearly recorded in the history books of later generations. As soon as Zhang Ren mentioned the so-called "big army", he should have thought of it.
After all, Suzhou Prefecture is considered an offshore area. Wouldn't such a large sea area be an excellent place to hide troops?
Investigating the reason, it is just a leaf that blinds the eyes. Zhang Ren and other troops called them "Taihu bandits". Taihu Lake in Suzhou has a radius of nearly 600 miles (Ming Dynasty). Zhu Su thought about whether the bandits could hide in the water, but his idea was Limited to Taihu Lake, I have not thought about the situation overseas.
Moreover, if it were not for the incident of Shen Hai, deep down in his heart, he did not equate "Japanese pirates" with "the remnants of Zhang Shicheng". Although there were "real Japanese" Japanese pirates from Japanese islands in the Ming Dynasty, and There are "fake Japanese pirates" disguised by Ming people. However, deep in Zhu Su's subconscious, he always felt that those Chinese compatriots who were forced to pretend to be Japanese pirates were seeking to solve the problem of "serious land annexation, corrupt officials and people's livelihood" in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. time will appear.
After all, Lao Zhu in that era did not even promulgate the "sea ban" policy!
However, they never thought about the fact that most of the remnants of Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng who were unwilling to surrender were hiding in many reef islands off the coastline, obtaining supplies by pretending to be Japanese pirates and "plundering"...
Dongling arrested Shenhai and put him in jail. The entire Shen Garden was under martial law. Zhu Su, who had no time to pay attention to the lamentations of the Shen family, hurried to the government office with his people. Along the way, Zhu Su informed Yao Guangxiao of his inference, and Yao Guangxiao After pondering for a while, he solemnly said: "Dian Dong's theory must be correct."
"Commander Yang Lu once led troops to clear Taihu Lake. If the thieves really had an army hidden in Taihu Lake, Yang Lu could not have discovered it. Moreover, the water in Taihu Lake had surged in the past few months. If there was really an army hidden in Taihu Lake, wouldn't it all be lake water? Nothing?"
"It is also impossible to break them into pieces and sneak into the victims. If that were the case, when the chaos broke out the night before, the army should have taken advantage of the chaos to break out from the refugee group in the west of the city and take advantage of the situation to seize the city."
"Furthermore, the master of the palace and others have also seen those refugees. Most of them have sallow faces and thin muscles, and they don't look like fakes. There are a few strong men, but if they are all traitors, they will only account for one or two tenths of them, which is not enough..."
Zhu Su nodded. That was the reason why he dared to build buildings in the west of the city to lure the enemy. He was sure that most of the refugees in the west of the city would not be in chaos again after they had enough to eat. The people in the city were afraid that there would be no chaos in the east. There are definitely a few thieves with ulterior motives. After listening to Yao Guangxiao's analysis, Zhu Di over there also frowned: "It seems that the enemy has come from the sea."
"It will be easier if you know where they come from!" Zhu Xi continued. "Assemble the soldiers to block those thieves and kill them without leaving a trace!"
"Amitabha, that's not easy..." Yao Guangxiao shook his head while counting the rosary beads.
Several people came to the government office and happened to see the prefect Wei Guan coming back when he was out to provide peace to the people.
In order to show the peacefulness of Suzhou to the people of Suzhou, Wei Guan abandoned his sedan chair and rode on horseback, leading a large group of government servants in a row to parade through the city. He was already old and a civil servant who was not good at riding horses. He stayed up all night last night and rode on his horse. Quite shaky.
Seeing Zhu Su and others hurried over, he cheered up and struggled to climb to the east with the help of a Yamen servant: "I have seen three palace masters!"
"How's it going? Has Chen Huike been recruited?"
Wei Guan's eyes were red and he could not hide the worry between his brows.
"Although that woman didn't do anything, they already know what those remnants have to rely on." Zhu Su looked at Wei Guan's shaking legs with some worry. "You originally wanted me to summon the Suzhou officials to discuss it.
.But given my situation..."
"Why don't you go and take a rest for now?"
"We are facing a formidable enemy. As the magistrate of Suzhou, how can I sleep alone?" Wei Guan said anxiously. "The master of the palace should not let this pass. Why don't you tell me as soon as possible?"
"There's no rush." Zhu Su shook his head. Wei Guan had quite an official reputation among Suzhou officials. If he had failed, he might not be able to activate the huge official machinery of Suzhou Prefecture in a short period of time. "No, please call us.
Let all the subordinate officials discuss it together later."
"If you don't mind, Mr. Wei, let's go and rest for a while..."
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Even though Zhu Su used the honorific title "Didong" in private, the anxious Wei Guan still had no intention of resting, so he and Zhu Su went to the reception hall, drank some tea and had a rest. The government officials took Zhu Su and
Wei Guan ordered to disperse and summon many Suzhou officials to come to the government office to discuss matters. After a while, many officials in power in Suzhou government, including Ru Taisu who was patrolling in the city, Chang Mao who was cleaning up the aftermath in the dungeon, and Suzhou who were everywhere making announcements to calm the people.
The general magistrates, officials, governors, Zhaomo, and even Qianhu Cao Yuan who temporarily took over the city defense at the gate tower of Yuan Te City are still hunting down the fugitives in Shen Yuan and Luo Guanzhong, who is also an aide with Yao Guangxiao, as well as outside the city.
Di Meng, who was named Zhu Su's personal guard An Fu Jinyi school captain, was summoned back.
Only the commander of the Suzhou Guard Station, Yang Lu, was delayed in arriving. As the highest-ranking military commander in Suzhou, if a thief really attacked and they couldn't get around his authority, everyone would just wait here.
"That Yang Lu is so arrogant! He asked the three of them and so many people to wait for just him. What kind of status does he think he has?" Zhu Xi was very unhappy.
"It has been passed down for a long time... If according to the military law of the Ming Dynasty, this man would have ten heads, so he could be beheaded!" Zhu Di also frowned. "How did that man become the commander of the army?
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"Two palace masters, please calm down for the time being." Wei Guan, who was not a good old man, tried to persuade him. "After all, it is not wartime at this time, so there is no need for those military methods."
"It's unclear whether Commander Yang may have other requests."
Before he could finish speaking, a horse neighed from outside, and then Yang Lu hurriedly walked in, making a confession as he walked: "I forgive you, three palace masters! There was a big chaos in the city last night, and in the guardhouse
It is inevitable that the military morale will fluctuate."
"The general has calmed the morale of the army, so he rushed here in a hurry. The East of the Rebellion Hall has been waiting for a long time. He is guilty of death!"
When he said that, the expressions of some people in the hall immediately softened a little. There is nothing trivial in the army. As the commander of the Suzhou Guard, he was worried about the morale of the soldiers and provoked "bombing the camp", which completely calmed the morale of the troops in the army.
It makes sense.
"I was very happy to hear that the two palace masters came to Suzhou." Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down slightly, Yang Lu turned to Zhu Xi and Zhu Di and said with a flattering smile. "I should have invited the two palace masters to a banquet, but since the palace master summoned me, I
As is reasonable, the general should also prepare some greeting gifts for the master of the palace."
"They came and went in such a hurry that there was no time to make a selection. So I have to take out those rare toys from the treasury in the camp. I hope the King of Qin, don't be surprised by the east of King Yan's palace!" As he said, Yang Lu asked someone to carry a few things.