Section 283 Scholar-officials and servants and servants
An archery competition is going on at the archery field of the Jeju Prison Camp. Lord Jeju Mok was very interested in the competition and personally summoned the main officials on the island to participate in the competition.
The ruling class of the Li Dynasty had a strong interest in archery. From the king to the two groups of nobles, they used it as a pastime and entertainment. There were often archery competitions in the palace and government offices, and rewards were given to the winners. Under such a trend, even civil servants
His archery skills are also quite impressive.
The arrow that escaped from the string flew quickly against the wind, making a whooshing sound as it broke through the air. The sharp arrow was inserted into a position just one finger away from the bull's-eye, trembled for a while, and then froze.
The person who shot the arrow was Jeju Mu Li Zhenqing. Seeing this scene, his face immediately darkened. Before he could put away his disappointed expression, he hurriedly looked at the soldiers and his subordinates lined up beside the school field. Each of them was
He put on a respectful expression, but he still couldn't hide the surprise on his face.
Although Li Zhenqing is a civil servant, his archery skills are not inferior to those of judge Li Mansion. The two are equally good at archery skills.
Today is a sunny day, and the wind is much lighter. This is where the archer shows his greatest ability. Unexpectedly, Mr. Li's first arrow missed the target.
The surrounding atmosphere was a bit stagnant, and everyone's expressions were a little ugly. After all, the Observer had always prided himself on his archery skills, so it goes without saying that such a scene would put him in a bad mood.
The superior was in a bad mood, and his subordinates naturally had a hard time. Everyone's eyes fell on Li Mansion, who was about to shoot.
If Judge Li could miss a little bit - whether it was a real miss or an intentional one, it would at least make the atmosphere more relaxed. But this is something difficult to say.
Lee Mansion is the judge of Jeju - the highest military attache on the island and the de facto second-in-command of Jeju. In many cases, specific affairs are handled by this judge - so the relationship between the judge and the pastor is quite delicate.
Because of the relationship between the two groups of nobles in the Lee Dynasty, the culture of noble culture and low military power was not strong. What's more, the judge's immediate boss, Jeolla Province Soldier Shin Kyung-yu, was the main supporter of the king's overthrow of his predecessor Gwanghae Gun eight years ago. There is such a person
With the support of the upstarts of this dynasty, Judge Li may not be willing to join in the fun.
Li Mansion was dressed in military uniform, with a calfskin bow bag inserted into his waist, thirteen eagle feather arrows inserted, and a bow wrapped with red lacquer vines in his hand. He attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared.
He took a deep breath and drew the bow calmly. When the bowstring was fully drawn, it remained motionless. It was as motionless as a mountain. Everyone stared at him intently.
However, his arrow also missed. Li Mansion shook his head slightly. A wave of uneasiness passed through everyone's hearts. Suddenly, a soldier hurried over to report: The beacon fire at the beacon tower was lit - there was a Japanese pirate.
Scale invasion!
Everyone was shocked. After the Tokugawa closed the country, the harassment of Jeju by Japanese pirates had dropped significantly. In 1605, after North Korea and the Tokugawa shogunate reestablished diplomatic relations, the area of Jeju has remained peaceful for almost thirty years, although there are small groups of pirates every year.
Japanese pirates landed and harassed the country, but they never invaded on a large scale.
The news from the beacon tower was very simple. It could only be seen that a large group of Japanese pirates had invaded the island from the direction of Chengshan. The specific situation had to be reported by local soldiers and officials.
"Japanese pirates broke in?"
The judge was shocked. Although he was caught off guard, his response plan was successful: Li Mansion immediately ordered the beacon fire to be lit. He blew the horn and summoned the garrison troops from each town.
Since the Goryeo Dynasty, Japanese pirates have been invading the Jeju Island area. Murder, arson, and robbery have become commonplace. In order to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates, King Sejong established three cities, nine towns, ten rivers, twenty-five beacon towers and
Thirty-eight Yantai and other defense facilities. Han Chengshun, who was the pacifier at the time, created the beacon system and formed a complete guard and protection system. Beacons were built along the coastline and beacons were also installed on the mountain peaks. In case of emergency, timely notification can be provided
Jeju Castle and other towns and defense posts.
According to the combat plan, once the Japanese pirates landed, beacon fires were lit everywhere. Each camp and city post communicated messages to each other by blowing horns and lighting beacon fires. The defense troops of the camp guarded the city and controlled the port. To prevent the Japanese pirates from using the island's ports for reinforcements, each
The city's garrison dispatched its main force according to the area where the Japanese pirates landed, and in cooperation with the warships of the water warfare station, they attacked the Japanese pirates by land and water and eliminated them.
The problem is that this seemingly good plan relies on an army that basically maintains combat effectiveness. The number of Japanese pirates who can land at the same time cannot be too many. Because there are only 1,500 people in charge of the island, deducting the necessary defense forces everywhere, from Jeju Island
Only three to four hundred people can be dispatched at a time. It is okay to deal with dozens or hundreds of Japanese pirates, but if there are more, it will be beyond the capabilities.
Of course, they can also rely on the "volunteers" composed of villagers on the island - the local warriors who met the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the regular army, the volunteer soldiers protect the country and their families, and their combat effectiveness is quite good. During the Miura Japanese Rebellion, Jeju
The "volunteers" on the island played a great role and fiercely resisted the Japanese pirates. However, Jeju Island has often suffered disasters in recent decades. The island has insufficient food and a large number of people have emigrated to the peninsula. The population of Jeju Island
It has been in a state of continuous decline. Naturally, there are fewer "volunteers" available.
Hearing that the Japanese pirates had landed near Chengshan, Jingyi County Supervisor Cui Renjian's face turned pale - this area was under his jurisdiction, and as a local official, he was duty-bound to resist the Japanese pirates.
"Please order the supervisor to send hundreds of elite soldiers. I will go back to the county to fight against the Japanese pirates!"
Although I am afraid, I cannot escape the responsibility of guarding the land. Cui Renjian said with courage.
Rather than being forced to return to the county, it is better to take the initiative and bring more troops back for reinforcements. It is still uncertain whether the victory will be won, but at least you can keep yourself safe and sound. This kind of Japanese pirates only do plunder, and they will naturally take care of themselves after they have plundered.
Retreat.
"If the situation of the Japanese pirates is unclear and they send troops rashly, it may be difficult to win. The army on this island, namely Jeju, is more useful. If something goes wrong, the soldiers and people on the island will be in doom." Li Mansion said.
Although these words were grand, what they meant was that he did not intend to send troops for reinforcements. Mr. Li himself also had Xiao Jiujiu: the Japanese pirates would eventually retreat. Even if the county town was temporarily lost, it was inevitable to recover the county town after the Japanese pirates retreated. However, it would be the judge's responsibility to lose troops and generals.
As a judge, he had no idea what the condition of the three divisions of troops on the island was. There were only a handful of sentries and tooth soldiers that could be used, no more than one or two hundred people at most. They were not necessarily opponents of the Japanese pirates.
Cui Renjian was about to think of a reason to refute Li Mansion's words when Li Zhenqing spoke. As a third-grade civil servant, he had the ability to "not be surprised by changes" and his expression was quite calm. After coughing, he slowly lifted his beard and said:
"Even though the Japanese pirates are powerful, we must stay calm and collected."
He said "calm down" twice in a row, and all the officials stopped whispering and turned their attention to him to see if the shepherd had any good strategies to defeat the enemy.
However, Li Zhenqing didn't have any "ingenious ideas". He had nothing new except instructing Li Mansion to "immediately formulate a strategy to repel the enemy" and ordering Cui Renjian to "quickly return to the county and sit in defense." Everyone had no choice but to shout loudly.
In a tense atmosphere, the two county supervisors Cui Renjian and Li Qiu, protected by servants and guards, rode back to the county seat on fast horses. The trumpet was blown in Jeju City immediately, the garrison outside the city was summoned, the city gates were closed, and the battle began
state.
Li Mansion returned to his office and immediately sent out sentries to detect the enemy's situation. He then wrote a handwritten letter to his immediate superior: Jeolla Province's envoy Shin Jingyu, informing him that a large group of Japanese pirates had landed and that he was making arrangements to retreat from the enemy.
This letter is not a formal request for help, it is just a private message. Whether you want to urgently request reinforcements depends on the report after the reconnaissance of the other post comes back.
He called his servants and told him to immediately select a capable servant to deliver the message. Then he gave instructions:
"Please come to Park Zhongjun."
Gongshe hurriedly dispersed, and the entourage surrounding the officials also dispersed. Only a few petty officials from the Jeju prison camp were left to direct dozens of official slaves to clean up the mess.
An awning was set up next to the bow field. This was originally a place prepared for the banquet after the bow shooting. The table had been set up early, with cups, plates, bowls, chopsticks and four kinds of fruits and four kinds of dried fruits for drinking. It was for the banquet.
The official prostitutes who were preparing to have fun were all wearing heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes. They looked at the suddenly empty place at a loss. They didn't know whether they should leave immediately or wait for their fate.
The seventeen-year-old official slave Pu Dehuan glanced at the official prostitute in the awning and swallowed. He began to pack up the objects scattered on the bow field. Suddenly, he was punched hard on the back. Looking back, he was
It's his brother Park Demeng.
"Brother, why are you still working here? Go and get some delicious food!" Pu Demeng still had traces of doenjang on the corner of his mouth, "If you go late, you won't get anything!"
As soon as he heard what his brother said, Park Dehuan immediately dropped the sundries in his hands and ran to the temporary kitchen with his brother. The official slaves ate barley and buckwheat all year round, and the only food served with food was low-quality doenjang and seaweed. Even the slightly higher-grade radish kimchi
Can't even eat it.
In the makeshift kitchen, the servants and servants were pushing and shoving each other for food. Naturally, no one could enjoy the food carefully cooked by the servants in the prison camp - it was cheaper than usual.
The petty officials and servants had only pickles and miso to eat. Their loyalty to the emperor and patriotism was not as strong as that of the scholar-bureaucrats. As long as they were not hit on the head with a knife, they still had a full appetite.
The best barbecue and fish soup were not available to the official slaves, but ordinary food such as fish sauce, fish porridge, and kimchi were quite abundant. The two Pu brothers quickly obtained two large bowls of fish porridge, and another
Pour a lot of soybean paste, crab sauce and other things randomly on it, hide aside and eat it. (To be continued)
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