Chapter 16 (Part 2) Song of the Sea

At this moment, on the way to Beiping, Feng Ziming watched helplessly as his subordinates lifted the bodies of the two women out of the tent. The girl had just lost her blood color, and her face still had the beauty of youth. Her cherry lips had been bitten by the deceased. In order not to disturb others, the two girls actually endured the pain of the stomach rotting after swallowing gold. There was no sound in the darkness. The cold body could still see the determination to die.

This is a woman rescued by the navy from the Japanese pirates. Taking or not on the ship has almost become the standard for distinguishing between true and false Japanese pirates. A woman on the Chinese pirate tungsten letter will bring bad luck, so when washing and plundering villages, the women who fell into their hands are basically raped and then killed, and rarely robbed women on board. Japanese pirates are different. They like to plunder better-looking women on the ship to satisfy the animal desires of the entire ship. Sometimes they even pay money to collude with criminals to take women out to sea.

"Why am I so stupid? I didn't expect them to swallow gold. I took away all the things and belts with horns. I was fine before going to bed yesterday." Song Ting, who was responsible for taking care of the women's daily life, was already crying when he spoke. Around him, the women who were sympathetic were choking behind the veil.

"Yunzhi, it's not your fault." Feng Ziming comforted and patted Song Ting's slightly thin shoulder. Song Ting was an orphan who picked up his life from the Japanese pirates. In order to avenge his family, he joined the navy. Because he was too young, he was assigned to Feng Ziming's subordinates and usually did some water depth measurement work. This time, he followed Feng Ziming to escort the rescued woman to Beijing.

"They have no way to live." Feng Ziming remembered what Fang Mingqian said to him when he saw the body of a woman committing suicide for the first time. From then on, this is the 26th. "These women can endure humiliation and live in silence at the hands of Japanese pirates. When they return to their hometown, their tribe members will definitely force them to commit suicide and die for their tranquility. Not only will they lose their way to live, but their family will also be shamed for this."

At that time, Feng Ziming, who had been reading the books of sages for more than ten years, heard that etiquette could kill people for the first time. In his memory, the layers of chastity archways in his hometown collapsed, which made him breathless for several days. His pride in his daily life was the dark hand that killed these women. The reason why he took the errands to escort these women to Peking was because he had to find the answer, because Cao Ziyou said that Peking was the only place in the world where these women could accommodate them. However, he did not expect that he repeatedly promised not to send these women back to his hometown, not let others know their names, or that someone committed suicide on the road. In the eyes of these women, death had become the only relief. He didn't know how many people would take this path in the next few days without hesitation.

"The inhuman Japanese pirates, one day I will settle the accounts with you." Feng Ziming gritted his teeth, took two steps forward, and walked to the women who were crying in a low voice. He shouted, "Stop crying, stand up for me"!

The women were stunned when they heard the sound, obviously shocked by the anger of the young officer. I don’t know what he was going to do, so I slowly stopped the sad voice. I stood up, lowered my eyebrows and stood in rows with my eyes down.

"I, Feng Ziming, swore to the sky here today." Feng Ziming pulled out his sword and shouted word by word. His voice was not loud, but he was loud. "As long as you survive, I, Feng Ziming, will definitely set foot on the homeland of Japanese pirates and seek justice for you. If you commit another suicide, I will also commit suicide and thank you." After that, he stabbed the sword at his shoulder, and pointed the tip of the bloody sword at the sky amid the screams of the women, "If you violate this oath, heaven will be punished by the earth."

"And I am", Song Ting, next to him, cut his shoulder with a knife and pointed to the sky. "And I am one", "And I am one", the navy soldiers next to him drew their swords to the sky, and the blood-stained blades shone red in the sunlight, which was particularly charming.

More than 20 years later, in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the early years of Yongle, the Ming Navy Marines led by Song Ting swept across the four islands of Japan, and were unstoppable. The children heard about Song Ting's name and did not dare to cry at night. In the eighth year of Yongle, there were envoys in the army. Dozens of Japanese prominent families, including Ashikaga, Takeda, Liujo, Akasong, Tokugawa, Ida, etc., evaporated in others and filed a public prosecution against Song Ting in the Supreme Court for massacre of civilians. On the day of the trial, the head nurse of the First Military Hospital of the Ming Dynasty, the savior of Emperor Yongle, and the first-rank husband.

Wu Wa, a man from Wu Wa, came to defend Song Ting and told this long-lost past, which caused an uproar in the court and the public. The academic and folk discussions on whether to be friendly to the family that supported the invaders were protracted. That night, Wu Wa committed suicide at home. Half a month later, the court declared Song Ting not guilty on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence. The case later became a topic of endless debate between historians and writers of the Ming Dynasty. It was also known as the four major doubts about the Ming Dynasty, including the authenticity of Jianwen's disappearance, the authenticity of Wu'anguo's life experience, and the family of Yongle's biological mother.

This is a later story, so let's not mention it for now, but at this time, the women were stunned on the spot, and they did not care about the defenses of men and women. They all stepped forward to get injured by the soldiers. A few days later, the team arrived in Peiping safely. By chance, these women became the first batch of nurses in the Ming Dynasty.

Everything in Peking is very fresh for Feng Ziming. It is not like the metropolis in Jiangnan, and there are not so many scenic spots. However, the new buildings that rise up from the ground have added a lot of vitality to the city. These buildings may be shops or hotels, and the inside may be the same business, but they are unwilling to go all the way. The high and low are erroneous, forming an alternative scenery. The prefect Guo Pu obviously got the direct history of Laozhuang, and ruled everything without doing anything, and let it go. I heard that someone suggested that he order the buildings to be neat and limit the height to avoid ignorant people. He actually replied lazily, "When people have money, they naturally like to play tricks. Let him go, so that he can avoid causing trouble, leave enough roads to not hinder the fire."

The experiences and experiences in the Zhenbei Army opened Feng Ziming's eyes even more. The entire army of tens of thousands of people was as precise as a machine. The generals were responsible for their respective departments and cooperated very skillfully. They urged weapons, paid the money, and sent an invitation for warships to go to sea for inspection on behalf of the prince, requesting assistance in establishing the navy's own weapon processing and repair department. Several things were completed in less than a day. Except for the invitation letter from the prince's brother, Zhu Di personally took it, the King of Yan didn't even bother with the other things. According to the accompanying officials, the Zhenbei Army has always been like this. Only in the evening, the generals would gather in the King of Yan's convention hall to report on the work at the big round table, and listen to the King of Yan's arrangements for new work or discuss difficult problems together. The specially established staff department will compare the causes and consequences of the problem and propose several feasible plans for everyone to choose.

.The King of Yan just made an arbitration when everyone was disagreeing. Regarding the recovery of Liaodong, everyone has proposed several combat plans. When the King of Yan and Wu'anguo met with the prince, the date of the troops would be roughly determined. "Anyway, the Goryeo people are grasshoppers after autumn, and they have not been able to jump for a few days. I heard that Chen Jian was outside Shanhaiguan for more than 100,000 yuan, so they didn't dare to move. Isn't it a waste of food?" The civilian official said proudly that he bought 500 acres of Liaodong land with his salary, and now he is planning to regain Liaodong, and he will arrange a few of the younger generations in his family to take care of. Even if he doesn't go, the land can be bought and sold at will, and he will make a lot of money back. Regarding making money, many officials in Peking are not as noble as officials in the court. "This is made cleanly, not from bribery, so what's the embarrassment to say."

The issue that all departments do not care about or do not know how to manage is within the scope of decision-making in the conference hall. When talking about how to arrange the women who came to Peking in the conference hall, King Yan Zhu Di directly pushed the issue to Wu'anguo. A man was bitten by a mad dog, which cannot be considered a fault. Zhu Di had long agreed with Wu'anguo's view on this point. But people's words are terrifying. Even in Peking, people with good intentions and malicious intentions would not let these girls live safely. Zhu Di also wanted to see what Wu'anguo could do. In the past six months, in addition to raising funds for the Zhenbei Army, other

Zhu Di hadn't seen Wu Anguo yet, so he couldn't handle it. So sometimes he wanted to see if Brother Wu's wisdom was over. However, Wu Anguo didn't even think about it and directly suggested: "It just so happened that Zhen Yao, the battalion commander of the medical battalion, always complained about the soldiers in the camp's rough and clumsy, just let these women join the medical battalion and become female doctors. But General Xu, you not only have to teach these women how to use medicine, but also teach these women to use short guns. In the future, if anyone thinks that his tongue is long and his mouth is not clean, let women directly use muskets to maintain their dignity."

"Zhen Yao, you said that medicine can kill people, and you can live people. The way of good and evil is to be one mind, right?" In the evening, when he returned to his military camp, Xu Zengshou came to Zhen Yao and asked.

"That's right, I don't know why the general asked this." Zhen Yao answered respectfully.

"Oh, someone's heart is dead, can you cure it?"

"Doctor your parents' hearts. Those who die with their hearts cannot use medicine, they can only use their hearts to treat them." Zhen Yao was confused. What's wrong with General Xu today? He spoke like meditation.

"Listen to your knowledge, Xu suddenly realized something." Xu Zengshou gave Zhen Yaoshen a gift, "In this way, I'll ask you for this medical work." After saying that, he told the day's affairs together. He didn't care about Zhen Yao's stunnedness and laughed to see him off.

The hope of a nation is often in young people. Wu Anguo knows this well, so he always appreciates Feng Ziming, who is unstoppable. This young man has no common sourness and corruption. Half a year ago, in order to solve his geography in his heart, he resolutely joined the army. In private, Guo Pu and Wu Anguo and others commented on this matter, and they all believed that this move was quite like the ancients. After finishing official duties, that night, Wu Anguo set up a banquet in his mansion to entertain Feng Ziming, and to learn about the construction of the navy in the past six months. The other party was obviously no longer the weak scholar half a year ago. The gains and losses of the Ming Navy's tactics used in every battle, and the hydrological geography along the coast were all contained in his mind. His extraordinary memory made Wang Hao, Li Ling and others present secretly admire him as a famous talent.

After three rounds of drinking, when Feng Ziming tentatively revealed Shao Yunfei's problem, he did not expect it, and the people on the table were all idly. Many of the Japanese pirates near the sea were their own people, and this news made everyone feel sad. After a while, Wu Anguo told Feng Ziming softly that he didn't understand some things, and he could only slowly understand them as time goes by. Everyone has the power to think and choose. If he really wants to explain this issue clearly, it may take hundreds of years. It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in a country and the struggles within a country. Such a thing can only be said to be the tragedy of a nation.

"Actually, according to Bo's superficial opinion, the problem is not that difficult." A scholar in his forties bowed to everyone and interrupted. Feng Ziming had long noticed him. He was thin and had a small hat in green. He looked like a big show and followed Guo Pu to the banquet, and was very familiar with everyone. His name is Feng Ziming, and he was also known as Bo Wenyuan, and he was a master of the Confucian scholars in Peking. There were several classic works that evaluated the ancient and modern Confucian scholars, all of which were from this person, and almost triggered a small retro trend of Confucianism in Beijing.

When everyone heard this, they turned their eyes to him and listened to his views.

"Since the Qin and Han dynasties, Confucians have only the court, but no country. This is a big mistake in quitting the root and chasing the end. The country in the sages refers to the country rather than the court. Therefore, people are the most important, and the country is the second, and the king is the slightest. The court and the country are like hair and skin, which are peeled off in spring and grow in autumn, and the hair is damaged without injury. Therefore, the court changes, such as the vegetation and trees withering and flourishing, Qin leaves and Han rises, and Tang destroys Song grows, which is the way of heaven. The country is recognized by the people for thousands of years. Therefore, whether it is Qin or Han, our ancestors are all Chinese people.

Although the Mongols have been in power for a hundred years, the people only recognize that they have experienced one dynasty, but they never think that they are the same country as them. This is because they do not agree with them. Why? The Yuan Dynasty divided people into four categories, and regarded our people as pigs and dogs, so the people do not recognize that they can enjoy the country. For this reason, Bo Mou thought that the country is the place where the people live, the court and those who hold the power of the country. If they love the people, they can get the country. If the people are in danger, they must conquer their dynasty. Therefore, the ancients said: Carrying a boat and overturning the boat,..." Bo Wenyuan sat down in a dangerous position, barely talking. Wu'anguo listened, but his mind was still

Flying far away. Although he was not very classical, he could understand these words very clearly. According to this statement, the battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Fang Bozhen's old subordinates was just a battle between two courts, one of the winning courts and another group of people who were unwilling to give up power. If you want to evaluate who is just and who is not justice, you can only see which court is better for the people, or which one is more beneficial to the people. From the current point of view, it must be Zhu Yuanzhang to stand on the side of justice, but who can guarantee that the Zhu family

Can the dynasty be as careful as the people at the beginning of the founding of the country? The court is just the agent of the country and cannot be equated with the country. This is really wonderful. So is what we are doing now for the country or for the court? How to divide the two? Perhaps in this era, we can only use the saying "the people are the most important, and the country is the next". If what we do will make the people truly benefit, if the Zhu family dynasty can make the people under our rule live and work in peace, but is this possible? Is it possible?

"Yeah, you're so troublesome. I'm so dizzy. Can you be simpler? I'm a rough man?" Wang Hao heard it for a long time, and became more confused as he wandered around, and protested loudly.

Bo Wenyuan smiled, perhaps to take care of their military generals, and tried to summarize as popularly as possible: "In other words, the Qin Dynasty was replaced by the Han Dynasty, but the dynasty changed, but the country did not perish. The court and the country were not the same. In order to flatter the Liu family, Confucians deliberately confused the concept and confused the country with the court, hoping that no matter how they acted against each other, they could have ruled for thousands of years. When the Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, we were truly destroyed at that time, because the Mongols were alien races and treated us all as slaves. Therefore, the struggle between the Han court, such as the struggle between the Song and the Later Tang Dynasty, was just a struggle between the court, or a civil war between the country. The morality of the two sides of the civil war was the key to who represented the interests of the people."

"I think it's the same. You scholars like to talk about morality and unethical things. Do you brothers fight? Whoever has a hard head is right? If you win, you will be defeated by the bad things on the loser." Zhan Chun couldn't help but say. Since the battle of Huairou, the two brothers have been frequent visitors in Wu'an country. They claim to follow Wu'an Country closely and can make money without being an official.

"Yes, yes, so no matter when we are, our fists must be big." The younger brother Zhan Yi echoed, and Bo Wenyuan's words were stolen by the laughter of everyone and the two famous unscrupulous merchants in Peking.

"I don't understand the difference between the country and the court, but I think the saying "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn the boat" makes the most sense. If the people always have the ability to overturn the boat, the boaters must be careful, which is good for the boat and the water. If people can not die, it is not a bad thing for the people to rebel," Li Ling said with a cheer.

"Brother Li, you are a military general. Don't talk nonsense if you drink too much." Guo Pu saw that everyone was getting more and more interested, and whispered. Everyone then remembered that something was going beyond their reach, and they smiled, bringing the topic elsewhere.

"Wuhou, the student has a question for a long time, and I don't know whether to talk about it." After the banquet, Feng Ziming, who had not left, carefully raised the question he had thought about for a long time.

"Tell me, I may not know more than you if I have anything to do with it."

Seeing Wu Anguo's reply, Feng Ziming happily took out his treasure from his arms, and the case in front of Wu Anguo was still the same map. However, the coast of China was marked with a densely packed with characters with a slender geese brush. "Wuhou, the student looked from the sea from afar. The sea surface seemed to be spherical, and the map drawn by Wu Hou seemed to be connected. The ancients said that the sky was round and the place seemed to be wrong." Feng Ziming folded the two ends of the map in half and folded it into a barrel shape. "Students thought that the earth under our feet might be spherical, but if this is true, why wouldn't the sea water flow out? The humans and beasts on this side would not fall? If we take China as the top, then people here must lie horizontally and people here walk in reverse, so how can this be explained?"

What a good Feng Ziming, Wu Anguo felt relieved. In the Ming Dynasty, someone finally observed nature with his own eyes, instead of blindly looking for answers from ancient books. But how to explain it? Tell Feng Ziming that there is gravity and modern cosmology? Wu Anguo pondered, and he didn't want to interfere. "Ziming, I can't answer your question, but some people in the West have indeed said that the earth is a circle. I think you don't have to worry about why no one falls from the circle. If you have the opportunity to confirm whether the earth is a circle first. If the facts are really as you infer, it's not too late to find the theoretical basis for why it is a circle. When doing research, the key is to make bold assumptions and carefully prove it."

Feng Ziming was stunned. He was surprised that Wu Anguo admitted that he did not understand humility, but also that Wu Anguo said about his method of doing research. "Bold assumptions and be careful to prove it, and there is no need to consider whether it is reasonable first. First confirm whether the natural phenomenon exists, and then consider the reason for its existence." He was suddenly cheerful in front of him. In the night outside the window, a complete and real world was gradually coming towards him.

In August, Jiuruluozhou, Lao Dao sighed and ordered his subordinates to drop the sails on the ship. The warship with the sails fell like the sailors on the ship, waiting for the opponent to decide his destiny. Escape from the big reef, for a whole day and night, the subordinates who covered him were either sunk by the opponent or saw that the situation was hopeless, Luo Fan became a prisoner. The other party was obviously using them as a target to practice formation and had never been willing to sink his ship. This made Lao Dao even more humiliating. He had been walking on the sea for so many years, not that he had never lost a battle, but that he had not been so cowardly. The other party had only seven warships, but he rushed over from the side when he was robbing the merchant ship, and did not fight against the bow according to the regular bow, but lined up in a line and faced his side toward him. At that time, the second deceased

The family laughed at her because she was impatient, and she was facing the side with seven to forty. Before everyone could laugh enough, she saw a flash of fire on the other side of the ship, and four unlucky big ships here were reimbursed. The worst was the Long Whale in front. The entire ship was smashed, and the sailors didn't even have time to jump into the ship to escape. At that moment, Lao Daozhe didn't know if he had provoked the Dragon King. The other party's ship with the sun and moon was human or ghost, how could it be at least five or six miles in one shot. The brothers under his command always rolled in the wind and waves, and were well-informed, but they were scared immediately. They didn't even have the courage to attack the whole team, and they pulled the sails to escape together. But the other party's ship was twice as fast as he, constantly surrounding his side wings. Each circle was cut, and several ships were cut off.

When he escaped to midnight, Lao Daozhazi finally figured out that it was the Ming Navy who played the game of cat and mouse with him. A bully who had no grudges with him in the past and had no grudges recently. Taking advantage of the night and with his familiarity with the water flow, Lao Daozhazi finally threw the other party away. As soon as it dawned, the other party bit it up again. Looking at the few scarred ships left under his command, Lao Daozhazi had to admit that his pirate career was completely over. Although the other party only chased for five ships, the other two were obviously taking prisoners.

"I have never robbed Chinese merchant ships, and I have no grudges and grudges, so why do I fight each other so hard?" Lao Dao was taken to the other party's flagship and dissatisfiedly defended a man wearing a red cloak who looked like a leader in a skilled Chinese.
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