Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 4 Whitewashing the Peace _ Chapter 15 The Genius' Strategies
a special woman
Wang Zhi was temporarily stable, and Hu Zongxian decided to deal with his other powerful enemy-Xu Hai.
From a strategic analysis, what Hu Zongxian used on Wang Zhi should be regarded as gentle tactics. When the strength was not dominant, he showed favor to the opponent, used negotiations to paralyze the opponent, and waited for the opportunity to come.
Facts have proved that this tactic achieved the intended goal, so Hu Zongxian decided to repeat the old trick and practice it a second time on Xu Hai.
However, Xu Wei expressed his opposition.
The great Marxism tells us: specific problems must be analyzed concretely. Although Mr. Xu Wei has not studied this great theory, he can learn by himself without a teacher. He told Hu Zongxian that Xu Hai cannot be recruited because he is different from Wang Zhi
.
Wang Zhi is more or less a businessman. He has a lot of money and a strong military. He is difficult to defeat. In addition, this man has been making trouble for more than ten years. He neither wants money nor an official position. He just wants to ask the imperial court for trade policies. For this man, he only wants to
Be able to serve carefully and fool slowly.
Xu Hai is an out-and-out pirate, and has a resounding title - "The Traitor". In addition, he is young and energetic, good at smashing, smashing and robbing, and is on the rise of his career. Compromising with him will only increase his arrogance.
Arrogance, so to deal with Xu Hai, you can only use tough methods.
Hu Zongxian agreed with Xu Wei's point of view, but raised doubts: Although Xu Hai was weak, he was good at naval warfare and had a great military genius. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy, it would be difficult to defeat the enemy. The previous disastrous defeat was
For example, once a war starts, there is no chance of winning.
Xu Wei showed a smug smile again. He walked up to Hu Zongxian and corrected the Governor's logical error seriously:
The so-called tough methods do not necessarily refer to force. As long as the opponent can be eliminated, any method can be used.
The guidelines for dealing with Xu Hai were thus determined - never compromise and kill them all.
In order to achieve this goal, Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian conducted detailed analysis and discussions, and finally formulated an almost seamless plan. The development of events proved that Xu Hai was ultimately ruthlessly strangled under the impetus of this plan.
The first step of this plan starts with a spy.
Because Xu Hai has been working abroad for a long time, he rarely returns home to visit relatives. Even every time he comes back, he is busy with work (robbery) and in a hurry (if he doesn't run away), his hometown is still here after all, and there are many relatives and friends.
In order to thoroughly find out the details of Xu Hai, Hu Zongxian decided to play a game of Infernal Affairs and sent a person to go undercover.
This man's name is Luo Longwen, and he has no official title. The reason why he was selected to perform such a glorious task is because he has two advantages: first, he is a fellow villager of Xu Hai, and they live in the same village, so it is easy to communicate with each other. And more importantly, he is a fellow villager of Xu Hai.
The thing is, this Mr. Luo has a less glorious specialty - stirring up trouble.
In today's terms, this is a person with a relatively dark mentality, who is afraid of chaos in the world and likes to make trouble. However, Hu Zongxian still chose him because he needed just such a person.
Relying on a touching story written by the great talent Xu Wei and his identity as a fellow countryman, Luo Longwen successfully broke into the Xu Hai criminal group, where his ability to stir up troubles will be fully brought into play.
It didn't take long for Hu Zongxian to get the information he wanted from Luo Longwen. Just as Xu Wei expected, the seemingly powerful Xu Hai Group was not difficult to defeat because it had a fatal weakness - internal strife.
Unlike Wang Zhi, Xu Hai Pirate Company is not a wholly-owned company. In addition to Xu Hai, there are two investors, one named Chen Dong and the other named Maye.
It's funny to say that these two brothers were not pirates or smugglers at first, but serious businessmen. They had no choice but to lose their capital, owe a lot of debt, and were chased by loan sharks. So they became angry and went to sea to cheat.
He became a pirate and became Xu Hai's partner.
In other words, in Xu Hai's company, in addition to him as the chairman, there are two executive directors. He does not have the final say alone.
Hu Zongxian quickly seized on this loophole and ordered Luo Longwen to use his special skills to stir up trouble and stir up trouble. Facts have proved that Comrade Luo Longwen does have the talent of a shameless villain. His work is very effective. After each robbery, he always grabs the most valuable property first.
After getting it and handing it over to Xu Hai, Chairman Xu was naturally very satisfied, but the faces of the two directors were getting uglier day by day.
The friendship between Xu Hai, Chen Dong and Maye no longer exists. Hu Zongxian's plan has achieved initial success. But the next work will be more arduous. After all, Xu Hai is very powerful. If he is not dealt with, he alone will
Relying on division and disintegration will not help.
In order to further find out Xu Hai's background, Hu Zongxian wrote a letter of persuasion to surrender and sent someone to deliver it to Xu Hai. For Hu Zongxian, this was an extremely unusual move. He had written letters to countless Japanese pirates with the same contents.
, it’s just that the objects are different, and he never expects any unexpected surprises.
However, he never expected that it was this unconscious move that allowed him to find a sharp weapon that could destroy Xu Hai.
Among the Japanese pirates, Xu Hai was considered a very polite one. He quickly asked someone to send him a reply. Of course, the content was definitely not that I had robbed enough and decided to put down the butcher knife, submit to the government, and go home to farm. He just emphasized repeatedly.
I have no choice but to regret, and I hope the government will understand me. In a word, given the bad times, I will have to fight for a few more years.
This is a common deception letter, but the sharp weapon is hidden in this letter.
After Hu Zongxian read it, he didn't notice the mystery and handed it to Xu Wei.
After Xu Wei read it, he thought for a long time and said this to Hu Zongxian:
"This letter is very strange."
Hu Zongxian took the letter and read it over and over for a long time, but could not find the answer:
"The format of this letter is standard and the wording is appropriate and polite. I don't see anything strange about it."
"That's the strange thing," Xu Wei said with doubts on his face, "it's so standard and polite."
Hu Zongxian suddenly realized.
Although some exceptions are not excluded, those who are willing to go to the sea to fight Japanese pirates are generally not top students. Regarding the education level of these Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian once made statistics. About 80% of them are semi-literate.
, the remaining 20% are purely illiterate.
This is a strange thing. Hu Zongxian still knows Xu Hai's brushes. He will make mistakes even if he copies such high-level official documents, let alone independent creation. Therefore, behind this article, there must be
There is a capable gunman. And Xu Hai is willing to trust such an important official document to be handled by this gunman, which shows that this person's status must be extraordinary.
So he gave Luo Longwen a new task, which was to confirm the identity of this person.
It didn't take long for Spy Luo to find this person, and the result surprised him. This was because the gunman was neither a rich Japanese pirate nor a coerced teacher. He was actually a woman, to be precise, Xu Hai's wife.
This woman's name is Wang Cuiqiao, and her popularity will far exceed that of her contemporaries Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, and even Hu Zongxian.
Before meeting Xu Hai, Wang Cuiqiao was a prostitute. This is a very ancient profession. Anyone who does this profession will become the target of Taoist criticism. However, history has proved that prostitutes are not necessarily inferior to Taoists, and Taoists are not necessarily inferior to Taoists.
As good as a prostitute, as an ordinary woman, Wang Cuiqiao is enough to leave her name in history.
In this industry, there is a common practice: either you are not famous, or you become famous. Wang Cuiqiao became famous, nicknamed "Jiangnan Famous Prostitute", and countless literati and elegant guests came here to admire her, just to have a glimpse of her style.
The reason why he can cause such a sensation is mainly due to his strength. Wang Cuiqiao is not only well-educated and elegant, but also kind and approachable. He has the reputation of being "like a spring breeze". Of course, there is a reason for all of this.
More than ten years ago, Wang Cuiqiao was a woman from a well-known family. She fell into prostitution as a last resort because of her father's crime. The good upbringing she received since childhood and her innate noble temperament also attracted countless people and countless suitors.
, it is said that someone once traveled thousands of miles to come here and wanted to marry her back home.
Xu Hai is a member of the army of pursuers, and his ability to stand out from many applicants has really surprised many people. Compared with those wealthy businessmen and senior officials, Xu Hai really has no advantage, with unstable work and unstable income.
, often living on a boat (necessary for work), apart from having a great reputation (pirates, traitors), it really has nothing to say about it.
But Wang Cuiqiao, who had read countless people, still chose him. Choosing this Japanese pirate whose head might be moved tomorrow seemed to be an illogical choice, not because of money or power.
If there is one reason that must be found, I believe its name is love.
In this way, Wang Cuiqiao started her new life, a wandering but extremely happy life - at least it is happy so far.
This was a period of happiness that was destined not to last long. After all, her husband's job was in a high-risk industry, and he might be gone tomorrow. She also had considerable understanding and psychological expectations about this.
But no matter what, she would not have thought that soon, she would push her husband into the bottomless abyss with her own hands.
From that reply letter, Hu Zongxian keenly perceived a piece of information: For Xu Hai, Wang Cuiqiao was an influential and key figure.
If this is the case, then the matter will be easier to handle. Hu Zongxian believes that he has found Xu Hai's flaw.
Soon, Hu Zongxian sent Xu Hai a lot of property to express his goodwill. Despite the unexpected, Xu Hai happily accepted it, but he ignored a strange problem, that is, these gifts were also mixed with
Wearing many jewelry and rouge and gouache specially designed for women. Naturally, Xu Hai gave these items to Wang Cuiqiao with a wave of his hand.
This is Hu Zongxian's true purpose.
Just when Wang Cuiqiao was overjoyed with the gifts she had received, the undercover agent sent by Hu Zongxian found her and informed her that these gifts were specially given to her by Governor Hu, hoping that she could persuade Xu Hai to change his ways and return to the court.
Hu Zongxian's move was very powerful because he had identified his talent. He understood that desperadoes like Xu Hai didn't care about life and death at all. No matter whether it was good words or force, it would have no effect, because they only
Recognize strength.
But Xu Hai's wife is different. As a woman, she is naturally not keen on killing people and setting fires, let alone hiding in Tibet all day long without a fixed residence. When a woman gets married, all she expects is a person.
It's just home.
Facts proved that Hu Zongxian's judgment was completely correct. Wang Cuiqiao accepted Hu Zongxian's proposal and began to give Xu Hai a pillow to persuade him to submit to Hu Zongxian.
Wang Cuiqiao's instigation had a considerable effect, and Xu Hai began to waver, but after all, he was not a simple person and would never be fooled so easily. The so-called surrender was still only a distant goal.
At this moment, an accidental event happened, which completely changed everything. For Xu Hai, he didn't have much time to choose.
What happened was that during a voyage, a group of Japanese pirates under Xu Hai encountered several transport ships. Without Xu Hai's consent, they looted these ships and did not report it afterwards. Because
In their view, robbery is their own job, and not robbing is passive and sabotage. Xu Hai will never criticize people who work hard. This is just a trivial matter, nothing to mention.
The theory is correct, but the problem is that these Japanese 250 didn't use their brains before robbing them. They didn't even read the flags and just grabbed them indiscriminately. They didn't know that although there were countless ships on the sea that could be robbed.
, but there are a few that cannot be moved, and that is Boss Wang’s fleet.
Even those who couldn't move moved. Wang Zhi became furious, and with his limited discernment, he put the blame directly on Xu Hai's head and vowed revenge. The friendly cooperative relationship between Wang Zhi and Xu Hai also ended. Of course,
The cunning Boss Wang would not do it himself, so he decided to kill someone with a borrowed knife. He told Hu Zongxian the news of Xu Hai's upcoming attack, provided him with the specific attack route and deployment, and wished him victory.
After receiving the information, Hu Zongxian quickly completed his defense and waited for Xu Hai's arrival. In fact, even he did not expect that this invasion would bring him unexpected gains.
But Xu Hai was still kept in the dark about all this.
This was a large-scale invasion. The total number of people was about 20,000. As a traitor, Xu Hai brought tens of thousands of Japanese pirates from Osumi and Satsuma Islands, plus his direct troops and two other shareholders of the board of directors.
Chen Dong, all of Maye's subordinates, are ready to do a good job.
In order to successfully complete the robbery, Xu Hai staked all his capital and formulated a very careful plan. At the beginning of the battle, he would dispatch troops to launch attacks at the heavily guarded Shanghai, Cixi and other places at the same time to disrupt the situation.
According to the judgment of the Ming army, when Hu Zongxian was in a hurry, he led the main army to attack the wealthy areas of Zhejiang and plunder them.
In accordance with Xu Hai's consistent style, he selflessly handed over the task of attacking Cixi, Shanghai and using it as a stepping stone for cannon fodder to his Japanese friends, leaving the heavy responsibility of attacking weak areas for robbery to himself.
In order to realize the Bushido spirit of the Japanese colleagues to die with honor and to die without hesitation, Xu Hai repeatedly emphasized to them before setting off that they were about to face the most powerful Ming army, and the upcoming battle was to take the blame.
, is a tough battle, and it is the best time to realize personal value (die in battle).
Of course, in addition to deceiving international people, Xu Hai also showed his determination to fight to the end. Before setting off, he burned several ships in public to show whether the war was going forward or not.
In the face of the blazing fire, Xu Hai issued a general offensive order in the direction of his motherland.
At this time, Xu Hai was extremely prosperous. As the general planner of the operation, tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were controlled by him. Chen Dong and Maye also attached themselves to him and obeyed his orders. And he never minded using a butcher knife to chop off the bodies of his compatriots.
He burned their houses, robbed their wives and daughters, and from the moment he was betrayed by his own uncle, all morals and principles were completely abandoned.
The smug Xu Hai began the largest robbery in his life - and the last one.
In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556), Xu Hai led his army to the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As previously arranged, the Japanese cannon fodder set off first to gnaw hard bones.
But before these cannon fodder could land, they were blocked by the Ming Dynasty's navy and were unable to survive. Xu Hai had no choice but to change his plan and lead the main force to attack in advance. However, the originally undefended place turned out to be stronger than an iron barrel.
The resistance was very tenacious and repeated attacks failed. Faced with the cruel reality, Xu
Hai finally realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap. He was ready to retreat.
However, not long after, the situation suddenly changed unexpectedly.
After several rounds of tests, Hu Zongxian felt that the opponent's energy was exhausted, and immediately ordered the navy to set off immediately to launch a counterattack against Xu Hai. It was later proven that he made the wrong judgment at the wrong time.
The result was a big disappointment for him, and the Ming army was defeated. This once again verified Xu Hai's terrifying power. Although he lost troops and generals, he was unambiguous in fighting. He defeated the Ming army five times in succession. His arrogance was extremely arrogant. Chen Dong and Ma
Ye Ye also took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and broke through many Ming army strongholds. Many places along the coast were under martial law and the people were ready to evacuate at any time.
Just when the situation was about to get out of control, key figure Yu Dayou appeared.
When he heard that Yu Dayou had arrived with his army, the anxious Hu Zongxian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Wei with a sigh: It's all right now, so close, so close!
The reason why Hu Zongxian felt so at ease was because Yu Dayou had a recognized combat characteristic - "make a plan and then make a big move, gather the troops and then attack together". In layman's terms, if you don't see a rabbit, don't fly an eagle, and if you don't see a Japanese enemy, don't pull the string.
Yu Dayou is a very special general. Before fighting, he will carefully evaluate the strength comparison between the two sides. If he is not sure of victory, he will never attack even if the situation is great (this is probably related to the fact that he has been punished too many times)
).
But once he is ready to attack, it means he is sure of victory.
Hu Zongxian knew this characteristic of his very well, that's why he was so relieved, and this was exactly the case. The so-called famous generals are famous generals, and they are indeed different from those second-rate ones. Yu Dayou took the initiative to shrink his formation and waited for Xu Hai to attack. Xu Hai really knew his stuff.
Seeing this posture, I felt that he was a veteran and did not dare to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. After that, the two sides fought many times, but Xu Hai was never able to win and could no longer move forward.
Yu Dayou stabilized his position but did not take the initiative to attack. Xu Hai felt the power and refused to leave. The two sides were in a stalemate at sea, and things seemed to be back to the starting point.
At this critical moment, Yu Dayou suddenly received an extremely strange order.
This is a handwritten edict issued by Hu Zongxian himself. The main content is as follows: armistice and withdraw to Hangzhou.
At this critical juncture, how could we withdraw our troops? What if the enemy troops advanced? Yu Dayou was puzzled, but the words in the handwriting were extremely stern and left no room for negotiation. After weighing the pros and cons, he followed the order and withdrew.
Hu Zongxian is a smart man and will never repeat the mistake of Song Gaozong who recalled Yue Fei with twelve gold medals. The reason why he recalled Yu Dayou at this time was just because he had just received a letter, and he was convinced that for Xu Hai,
This letter is more lethal than Yu Dayou and the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.
This letter was brought by Mao Haifeng, and the author is his adoptive father Wang Zhi.
chain trap
When Yu Dayou retreated, Xu Hai did not pursue him. He was always wary of this famous general. He had fought for so many days without giving in. Now he actually retreated on his own initiative. There must be a trick.
This is really a compliment to Daxia Yu. For decades, he has been an honest man no matter whether he is an official or a soldier. If we want to talk about the top master of conspiracy, it must be Governor Hu.
Therefore, when Hu Zongxian's envoy arrived with that letter, it did not arouse enough vigilance and caution in him.
As Hu Zongxian expected, this letter greatly stimulated Xu Hai, and traitor Xu, who had been in the shadows of swords and swords for more than ten years, showed a panicked expression for the first time.
The specific content of this letter is unclear, but Xu Hai’s response is clear and conclusive:
"Has even the old captain surrendered?!"
Old Captain is the honorific title given to Wang Zhi by his friends in the world. Boss Wang has been involved in the Japanese pirate industry for decades and is a veteran in this industry. Anyone who is involved in this industry must be given three respects, and Xu Hai is no exception.
So Xu Hai began to hesitate, and even Wang Zhi couldn't stand it anymore. It seemed that the industry prospects were indeed not good. Coupled with Wang Cuiqiao's previous persuasion and conflicts with Chen Dong and Ma Ye, Xu Hai decided to reconsider his future.
This was an extremely perfect psychological tactic. Hu Zongxian only used a small trick to draw Xu Hai into a trap.
As the eldest brother of the Japanese pirates, Wang Zhi is a cunning person. For him, deception is possible, but surrender is impossible. After several years of negotiations with Hu Zongxian, Wang Zhi refused to give in at all except for superficial words.
Thinking of using Governor Hu as a gunman, he provided the Ming army with information about the Japanese pirates. He just hoped to use the government's help to kill his competitors for him and establish a monopoly.
However, Hu Zongxian is not a lazy person. He also has his own plans, because although these social articles cannot ignore him, they can be used to ignore others.
So, starting from Luo Longwen, to Wang Cuiqiao, and then to this letter, Xu Hai stepped into a well-designed trap step by step under Hu Zongxian's careful planning.
Xu Hai was completely shaken, but he still refused to give in, so he said the following words to the messenger:
"I really want to retreat, but now our troops are divided into three groups. If we want to retreat, I don't have the final say alone."
The so-called troops were divided into three groups, namely him, Chen Dong, and Maye. Of course, this was just an excuse, and its purpose was nothing more than to delay time or get more benefits.
If it were an ordinary envoy, he would have gone back to resume his duties at this point, but this envoy was not an ordinary person.
His name is Xia Zheng, and he is a close confidant of Hu Zongxian. Anyone who can hang out with an old fox is at least a young fox.
Brother Xia Zheng heard Xu Hai's reply and didn't raise any objections. He just nodded dully and sat there silently. After a long time, he seemed to suddenly remember something and said this to Xu Hai.
In one sentence:
"There's no problem with Chen Dong, so I'll just wait for you."
Xu Hai almost lost his breath.
The volume of these words was very low, but for Xu Hai, it was like a bolt from the blue. Although this Chen Dong was not very reliable, after all, now that the enemy was facing a formidable enemy, he could only count on this unreliable brother.
But according to what the envoy said, could it be that all his colleagues have surrendered, leaving him alone to take the blame?
Xu Hai, who was full of suspicion, sent Xia Zheng away, and Luo Longwen's early provocation work also played a huge role at this moment. After careful consideration, he finally concluded that Chen Dong was no longer reliable.
There is nothing we can do if we are not reliable. The matter has reached this point. Even if we want to separate and merge, we have to go back to our hometown first.
However, he did not wait for this opportunity.
At the same time that Xia Zheng went to see Xu Hai, Hu Zongxian sent another group of people. Their destination was Chen Dong's fleet.
It didn't take long for Chen Dong to learn from his subordinates that there were rumors that Xu Hai was planning to sell everyone as a gift for his surrender to the imperial court.
Chen Dong was relatively loyal and refused to believe it at first. However, when he learned that Hu Zongxian's envoy had indeed gone to Xu Hai, the so-called friendship in the past was gone.
Just in case, he began to assemble his troops and be ready to deal with Xu Hai's attack at any time.
Chen Dong's move aroused Xu Hai's alert. He believed that Chen Dong had agreed on terms with Hu Zongxian and was ready to attack him, and immediately ordered his subordinates to mobilize to guard against Chen Dong's invasion.
The Xu Hai Pirate Company was over just like that. There was no large-scale attack and no fighting with swords and swords. Chen Dong and Xu Hai were just like the two ridiculous people in the Peking Opera Sancha. They began to suspect each other in the dark and fight randomly.
.And behind all this noise is the smiling Hu Zongxian.
The imperial court mobilized an army of more than 100,000 people. It took many years but could not shake the second largest Japanese pirate group. Hu Zongxian split it easily with a spy, a reply, a generous gift and an envoy. That was it.
I admire it, I really admire it.
In naval battles, Xu Hai has always been famous for his rapid attack. Facts have proved that when it came time to surrender, his reaction was far better than ordinary people. When Chen Dong was still thinking and hesitating, he had already taken the initiative to contact Hu Zongxian.
He returned a large number of Ming army prisoners and expressed his willingness to evacuate on his own initiative. However, Japanese pirates were Japanese pirates. Under the guidance of the principle that thieves should not leave empty-handed, before leaving, he asked Hu Zongxian for money.
Hu Zongxian graciously satisfied him, and Xu Hai happily fulfilled his promise to withdraw. One day later, Chen Dong, who was helpless, also voluntarily evacuated.
At that time, someone warned Hu Zongxian that Xu Hai was already isolated and there was no need to meet his demands for money, but Hu Zongxian just laughed and refused to answer.
It later proved that Hu Zongxian's smile was justified, because in his opinion, Xu Hai was just a safe, and the money would be back in his hands soon.
Xu Hai and Chen Dong both withdrew, far away from Hu Zongxian's sphere of influence. The two brothers seemed to have regained their consciousness slightly. Feeling that something was a little fishy, they sent envoys to each other to strengthen communication, restored bilateral relations again, and worked together to fight against the Ming army.
But it was too late. Hu Zongxian had already planted the seeds of hatred and suspicion in their hearts. When the time was right, it would sprout again and break out of the ground.
In fact, Hu Zongxian did not keep them waiting for too long.
One night not long after, Hu Zongxian's envoy quietly sneaked into Xu Hai's fleet and brought him Governor Hu's latest instructions.
After all, he had just received his salary from Governor Hu. Xu Hai received the envoy with a smile on his face. He thought that the God of Wealth had come to give him money again. However, the result was far beyond his expectation.
The messenger conveyed the governor's instructions sternly, and the general idea was: The Japanese pirate Xu Hai has always resisted the government, and now the army is gathering and is about to attack soon. We should recognize the situation as soon as possible and make plans early. In short, if we do not take the initiative to surrender, we must
Man-made transformation.
Xu Hai finally saw Hu Zongxian's ferocious face clearly, but now, he had no choice. Chen Dong would not help him, and Wang Zhi had no hope. After thinking about it, he decided to compromise:
"what should I do?"
The envoy told him that there was a group of Japanese pirates gathering to plunder at the Wusong River, and Governor Hu wanted him to eliminate the bandits to show his sincerity in surrendering.
This can be regarded as an old tradition. Just like Lin Chong in "Water Margin", he finally went to Liangshan, but his eldest brother Wang Lun told him that if he wanted to join the gang, he had to go down the mountain and kill someone. As the leader of the Liangshan gangster gang, Wang Lun's
This instruction can be described as well-intentioned, because only by killing people can you wholeheartedly do bad things, and develop a high sense of identification with the organization and a deep sense of crisis (if something goes wrong, everyone will die together, and no one can escape).
Compared with Wang Lun, Hu Zongxian's move can be said to have the same purpose, but later events tell us that there is also a difference between them - a small but fatal difference.
Xu Hai followed Hu Zongxian's instructions and led a fleet to attack Wusongjiang's accomplices. As expected, he achieved a great victory. According to past practice, he waited for Hu Zongxian's rewards and rewards.
But he did not expect that Hu Zongxian was not prepared to reward him. On the contrary, the governor was planning to recover the interest on the last sum of money from him.
Xu Hai didn't know that the reason why Hu Zongxian asked him to go to Wusongjiang was not only to kill people and join the gang and eliminate the Japanese pirates, but also for a more important reason - there was a person waiting for him there.
This person was Yu Dayou. As one of the few generals who could confront Xu Hai, he followed Hu Zongxian's instructions and set up an ambush in Wusongjiang in advance, waiting for Xu Hai's arrival.
Shortly after Xu Hai's victory, Yu Dayou launched an attack, killing many people and burning several ships. Xu Hai became angry and knew that he had been fooled, but there was nothing he could do. But when the battle situation was extremely unfavorable, another
An accident happened.
Yu Dayou suddenly stopped attacking, opened a way out, and gave up the pursuit.
In this way, Xu Hai escaped from the encirclement, but he knew very well that this was not because the Bodhisattva appeared, God was merciful, or Yu Dayou went crazy. There was only one possible reason for his successful breakout.
This time, he did not hesitate anymore and immediately prepared a large amount of gold and silver property, as well as the rare treasures he had collected over the years, all of which were given to Hu Zongxian with interest. In order to show his sincerity, he also sent his younger brother Xu Hong to Hu Zongxian.
Being a hostage there.
Xu Hai knew very well that when things got to this point, he had no bargaining chips and could only admit defeat and be a good citizen under the jurisdiction of the government for the rest of his life. However, Yu Dayou let him break away, which shows that Hu Zongxian did not want to
Kill them all and give him a way to survive.
It should be said that Xu Hai's judgment of the situation was generally correct. He did lose the conditions for negotiation, but at the same time, he also misunderstood Hu Zongxian's intentions. The reason why the governor let him go was just because
There is an idiom for fear - a dog will jump over the wall in a hurry.
Facts have proved that there is indeed a difference between Hu Zongxian and Wang Lun:
After Lin Chong committed the murder, Wang Lun asked Lin Chong to join the gang.
After Xu Hai wiped out his accomplices, Hu Zongxian would wipe out Xu Hai.
This is the level.
Just like Xu Hai before, Xu Hong, who was a hostage, also received good treatment, including fine clothes, fine food, good food and good housing. However, if he had eaten Governor Hu's food, he had to pay it back. It didn't take long before Hu Zongxian finally revealed
After showing his trump card, he asked Xu Hong to tell Xu Hai that if he wanted to be a good man, he must sacrifice his comrades - Chen Dong and Maye.
For Xu Hai, this is really not a problem. He can even sacrifice his own brother, let alone these two idiots.
Xu Hai agreed without hesitation and immediately started preparations to exchange his partner's life for his own. In his opinion, this was really a cost-effective deal.
In fact, this was not a good start, but it was the beginning of destruction. Because from the beginning, Hu Zongxian had no intention of doing business with Xu Hai, nor did he intend to abide by business rules. He only knew that this was a dirty trick.
Japanese pirates are full of innocent people's blood. Although a hundred deaths are not enough to atone for their sins, everyone can be killed!
the final curse
Xu Hai decided to take action, because Hu Zongxian not only promised to forget the blame, but also promised to give him a title and let him enjoy prosperity and wealth, as long as he caught Chen Dong and Maye.
Among the two, Maye was easier to deal with, while Chen Dong was more troublesome to lead the army, so Xu Hai decided to operate on Maye first.
Things went smoothly, Xu Hai invited Maye to dinner, and without saying anything when he arrived, he tied a rope around his neck and handed it over directly to Hu Zongxian.
The first task has been completed, Xu Hai sent Maye away, and prepared to deal with the second target with confidence and boldness.
But what he didn't expect was that just when he was relieved, Ma Ye, who was tied up with five flowers, was already sitting at the distinguished guest table, and the person who untied the rope for him was Hu Zongxian.
Maye's head was completely messed up. First he was tied up inexplicably, and then he was untied inexplicably. But one thing he knew was that he had to cooperate with the other party obediently in order to save his head.
very
Soon, he knew what he needed to survive - write a letter.
This letter was written to Chen Dong and was written by Maye. Of course, the original rights belong to Hu Zongxian.
In this letter, Hu Zongxian described a very tortuous story. A long time ago, Chen Dong and Maye disliked Xu Hai. They formulated an insidious plan to kill their accomplices and carried out
Active planning.
But after it was completed, the letter was not delivered to Chen Dong. On the contrary, the first person to see the letter was Xu Hai.
This seems to be a puzzling matter. Since Xu Hai has decided to deal with Chen Dong, why bother?
However, this is where Hu Zongxian excels.
He knew very well that Xu Hai was a capricious person, and he had collaborated with Chen Dong in robberies for many years. They had a deep friendship. It was common for the two of them to break up and get back together. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Xu Hai must be cut off from all kindness and escape routes, and let him turn the corner.
Go to the end.
Hu Zongxian's judgment was accurate. Xu Hai did hesitate. He knew very well that if he took this step, he would lose all options for retreat. Once Hu Zongxian became unreliable, he would definitely die.
But when he saw the letter written to Chen Dong, his anger burned his reason. Wang Cuiqiao, who was eager to live and work in peace and contentment, also gave him a key suggestion at this critical moment-to give up resistance completely and accept Hu Zongxian
of appeasement.
Xu Hai finally made a decision. Different from the countless previous perfunctory responses, this time he was sincere.
Facts have proved that Xu Hai's IQ and fighting experience are far superior to Chen Dong. He set a trap, captured Chen Dong, and surrendered some of his subordinates.
But after the work was done, Xu Hai suddenly calmed down. He did not go to see Hu Zongxian. After thinking carefully, he changed his mind.
Previously, Xu Hai was eager to surrender. In addition to Hu Zongxian's plotting, Chen Dong's threat was also a major factor. Now that Chen Dong has been defeated, he is the only one left on the board of directors, and he has military power. The market is bullish, so naturally he has to discuss terms.
, as the saying goes: Who will surrender if there are no conditions?
However, he no longer has this capital.
Just as he was arranging the prisoners and preparing for negotiations, his subordinates suddenly reported a shocking news: his troops were raided by the Ming army, with more than 300 people killed and injured, and the losses were extremely heavy.
Xu Hai felt a chill that penetrated into his bones. He finally understood that every move he made was under the control of Hu Zongxian. This terrible opponent knew everything and knew everything. He used actions to beat him from time to time, telling him such a
Truth: You have no choice but to surrender.
The next day, Xu Hai, who had traveled all over the world for more than ten years, announced to the world: unconditional surrender.
In August of the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556), Xu Hai led his fleet to Pinghu City, where Hu Zongxian was stationed, and asked Hu Zongxian to surrender.
However, at the surrender ceremony, Xu Hai began his last contest with Hu Zongxian.
This was an extremely bizarre surrender. The so-called surrenderer, Xu Hai, brought all his troops and lined up majestically outside the city, while the surrenderers inside the city were cowering and frightened.
The arrogant Xu Hai led hundreds of followers and shouted these words outside the city:
"I am Xu Mingshan (Xu Hai's name is Mingshan). I come to ask for surrender. Open the city gate quickly!"
With tens of thousands of people, fully armed and surrounding the city, saying that you are here to surrender is really unbelievable.
This was not a surrender, but a provocation. Before completely admitting defeat, Xu Hai decided to test Hu Zongxian one last time, testing his courage and wisdom. As a strong man, he would only surrender to the stronger.
Unfortunately, Comrade Zhao Wenhua happened to be there. When he heard the news, he was trembling with fear. He quickly found Hu Zongxian and asked him to arrange for the defenders to resist with all their strength in case of any eventuality.
Hu Zongxian was very calm. He calmly told Zhao Wenhua that the solution to the problem was actually very simple - open the city gate and let him in.
Zhao Wenhua suddenly lost his mind and shouted:
"It's absolutely impossible. If he takes the opportunity to enter the city and cause chaos, what should we do?!"
Hu Zongxian stood up, cast a contemptuous glance at his superior, and walked resolutely towards the city gate, leaving only this sentence:
"Don't worry, I have everything under control."
The moment he saw Hu Zongxian, Xu Hai was finally convinced. This man, with two followers, faced his hundreds of subordinates carrying weapons and armor, without any panic, and said calmly:
"I am Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province. Where is Xu Hai?"
Xu Hai felt an unprecedented power. Before this, he had never been afraid of anyone, including Wang Zhi, but at this moment, in front of this person, he completely surrendered.
Xu Hai stood up, bent his knees involuntarily, and saluted respectfully to this opponent with whom he had been at loggerheads. He admitted defeat and was convinced of his defeat.
Brother Xu actually knelt down and saluted. Just when everyone was stunned, Hu Zongxian made an even more surprising move.
According to the traditional virtues of our country, the reaction of the winner at this time is nothing more than the following two, either "hurrying forward and helping him up", or "shout loudly: Dear brother, I will kill my elder brother".
However, this was not Hu Zongxian's choice. Facing this respectful and powerful enemy, he slowly stretched out his hand... and pressed it on Xu Hai's scalp.
Everyone was stunned. They stared at this incredible scene with bated breath, but the more interesting things were yet to come.
Hu Zongxian's hand stayed on Xu Hai's head. Although he did not perform the peerless martial arts skills of Jiuyin White Bone Claw, he began to pat and caress him non-stop. While patting back, he said:
"You led the Japanese invaders to invade and brought harm to the country for many years. Now that you have surrendered today, you should stay safe and do no evil again in the future."
Whenever I see this record, the image of the underworld boss in American gangster movies comes to my mind. Comrade Hu Zongxian uses Xu Hai's head as a rubber racket while instigating him. He is really like a godfather.
Everyone was dumbfounded, but Xu Hai seemed to have been brainwashed and meekly allowed Hu Zongxian to touch his head and teach him. The reason was simple: he had been completely surrendered.
After the surrender ceremony, Xu Hai chose Shenzhuang outside the city as his temporary residence and lived with his subordinates. Because Hu Zongxian said that in order to arrange for his subordinates to change careers and become good, they must have enough time.
After saying these words, Hu Zongxian went to work, while Xu Hai was waiting for job placement with peace of mind. However, he did not know that Governor Hu neither went to the military transfer department nor the neighborhood committee, nor to find arable land, but
He only went to find one person because he believed that with the help of this person, Xu Hai's problem would be completely solved - in a special and simple way.
This person is Chen Dong.
Xu Hai, who was immersed in happiness, began to long for her own beautiful life, and Wang Cuiqiao was also very happy. From now on, she would no longer have to hide and wander with her husband. They would go to a quiet place and live in a quiet house.
Living a quiet life, the two firmly believed that happiness was waiting for them ahead.
As a result, the clever Xu Hai lost his keen sense of smell. He did not realize that there was a group of strangers living next to their station, watching his every move with hatred.
One night a few days later, when Xu Hai was still dreaming about marrying his wife Yinzi, this group of people tore off their disguises and launched a surprise attack on him and his subordinates - they were Chen Dong's subordinates
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No one expected that at this time, someone would attack them, so in panic, everyone just ran away. Xu Hai was no exception. His reaction was very fast, and he even took Wang Cuiqiao with him in the chaos.
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But he could not run out because Hu Zongxian's deployment had always been airtight. By dawn, all his men had been wiped out, and he was also surrounded by Chen Dong's army. With no way out, he sighed and surrendered.
Water kills itself.
Xu Hai, the No. 2 Japanese pirate who was rampant in the world, was eliminated by his former accomplice Chen Dong, but the victory did not belong to Chen Dong. Three months later, this theoretically meritorious official and his fellow sufferer Maye
They were killed, and their heads were sent to the capital. Jiajing was overjoyed and went to the Ancestral Temple in person to offer sacrifices to his ancestors to celebrate.
The only winner was Hu Zongxian. Despite his lack of military strength, he used his unpredictable wisdom and meticulous and complex strategies to push Xu Hai to a dead end step by step. During the whole process, he never made a big move.
With just a few words and actions, he would force others to do his bidding. Even when he finally killed Xu Hai, he used a borrowed knife to kill someone.
Looking at the whole process, the strategy, ingenuity, cunning and cunning are enough to be written into the textbook of black science and admired by thousands of people.
A senior scholar of Houheixue once said that you cannot do illegal things, but you can do things that go against your conscience. And Hu Zongxian is definitely an excellent practitioner of this theory.
Because based on the situation at that time, Hu Zongxian eradicated Japanese pirates and killed traitors for the country, which did not seem to be illegal, but it definitely violated his conscience.
There is an old saying that "killing and surrendering is ominous". Since Xu Hai has surrendered, it seems a bit shameless to kill him again. It is obvious that Hu Zongxian does not believe this sentence and does not mind others saying that he is shameless, so he did it and did it absolutely.
Okay. If you are shameless, you will be shameless to the end. So what?
There is no retribution in this world, Hu Zongxian probably thought so at the time.
It is estimated that after ten years, he will change his mind.
As for Wang Cuiqiao's ending, there is no clear record in official history. All in all, she should have died.
But there are two completely different theories among the people about how she died. One said that she died among the rebels during the raid, and her body was not found.
Another way to put it is that it is an extremely poignant story.
When Xu Hai committed suicide by drowning, Wang Cuiqiao also wanted to die, but failed. She was captured by the soldiers and sent to Hu Zongxian. In this place, the imagination of the people was fully unleashed, and some said that Hu Zongxian wanted to
She was betrothed to Luo Longwen, and even worse, Hu Zongxian said that he was attracted to her and wanted to marry her as a concubine.
Although there are many kinds of legends and many versions of the allocation objects, one thing is the same - she refused.
Xu Hai is dead, but she can still live on. People who want to marry her are still queuing up, and she can continue to marry and live a life of good food and clothing.
However, she refused and chose to end her life by death in memory of the person who passed away before her.
So one day not long after, she escaped and faced the sea, crying loudly:
"Mingshan, I have failed you!"
Then, she threw herself into the sea and followed Xu Hai.
In the eyes of many people, this kind of behavior is generally thoughtless. If it is not good to live, why should we die?
Admittedly, this is an illogical choice, just like the choice she made when the pirate Xu Hai came to her many years ago, it is illogical, really illogical.
In terms of historical value, this is a very unreliable record. In other words, its authenticity is very low, but I still used this material.
Because in this story, I saw an emotion that is not swayed by the limelight and does not change due to honor, disgrace, wealth, or honor. It is the real reason for these two illogical choices. Although the sea is changing, it remains the same.
Change.
I know it's fake and I hope it's true.
Wang Cuiqiao's story touched many people. After that, her legendary experience was written into a book called "The Legend of Jin Yunchi". It became very popular in the Qing Dynasty and was the number one bestseller at that time. But if you haven't
I have read it, which is not surprising, because this book has not kept pace with the times and has not been reprinted since the 1940s. I searched for it in the provincial library for two days before I found a book older than mine.
It’s really not easy to write a broken copy that is over eighty years old.
Wang Cuiqiao gradually disappeared like this, as if she had never existed, but many people did not know that the reputation of this strange woman had rushed out of China and towards Asia. In Japan and South Korea, Wang Cuiqiao is widely known, and in Vietnam,
If you say you don't know Wang Cuiqiao, people will laugh at you for not having read the book, because in the history of Vietnamese literature, "The Legend of Golden Cloud Wings" is roughly equivalent to China's "Dream of Red Mansions", and its power is evident.
A legend lives like this, and the love like the sea will last forever.
Rest is enough.
It is said that before Wang Cuiqiao died, she shouted to heaven, accusing Hu Zongxian of treachery, and issued a final curse:
"Hu Meilin (Hu Zongxian's nickname is Meilin), how dare you kill the surrendered people in vain. If the law of heaven exists, you will definitely be rewarded!"
The so-called "killing is ominous" and the so-called "if the way of heaven exists, there will be a reward", according to the analysis of philosophical principles, they should generally be classified as superstition, but the reason why superstition is called superstition is because some people believe it.
Bai Qi didn't believe it, Xiang Yu didn't believe it, Chang Yuchun didn't believe it, and Hu Zongxian didn't believe it either.
After all, he died unexpectedly, after all, he lost the world, after all, he died suddenly at forty, after all...
After all, people have to be moral.
But Hu Zongxian seems not to be blamed. In any case, everything he did was not for himself, but for the country and the people. At this moment, he couldn't care about it because there was a more terrifying opponent waiting.
Hold him.
Xu Hai's death should be considered good news for Wang Zhi. From now on, he has one less competitor, but for Hu Zongxian, there is still a long way to go.
Because Wang Zhi is so powerful, according to statistics, in addition to his direct troops, the number of Japanese pirates under his control and influence is as many as 50,000, while the total force that Hu Zongxian can mobilize is only more than 100,000, and there are still more
To defend the two provinces of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, it is simply impossible to solve them by force.
But it was also very difficult to use tactics to get rid of him. Wang Zhi had been in the sea for decades and was much more cunning than Xu Hai. More importantly, Hu Zongxian gradually realized a cruel reality: Xu Hai was just a migrant worker.
If you struggle with personal strength, everything will be fine if you kill him. But Wang Zhi is the boss. Over the decades, he has merged dozens of forces and has formed a large-scale operation. Boss Wang is the boss and the masses will listen to him. If Wang is killed,
The boss and his many bosses will lose control, and things will become even more troublesome.
Therefore, Hu Zongxian came to an extremely pessimistic conclusion: Wang Zhi must not die.
How could the Japanese invasion be quelled if Wang Zhi did not die? This was a problem that Hu Zongxian could not solve. He fell into deep thinking until Xu Wei found a suitable answer for him.
"To quell the Japanese rebellion, it is not necessary to kill Wang Zhi," Xu Wei said confidently, "As long as we lure him ashore and control him, great things will happen!"