Jiangdong.
Yangzhou coastline.
On the south side of a small island with a slightly barren vegetation, a group of pirates could not help but shout in unison as the sails rose. They had been here for more than ten days. There was not much water on the island, only enough for them to drink, and now they can finally leave this ghost place.
Pirate Hu Yu stood on the bow of the boat, "Everyone listens! This time, we should be faster! We will follow the orders at that time!"
"clear!"
"I know!"
The pirates were shouting in a mess.
Hu Yu nodded, then waved his hand, "Go away!"
The pirates at this time were actually not Japanese pirates.
In fact, the large-scale appearance of Japanese pirates should have been during the Northern Song Dynasty. Moreover, Japanese pirates did not dare to invade China at the beginning, but just stared at the old prime minister and the Koryo Koryo. In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the Goryo Navy captured a pirate ship on Yanping Island, leaving the title of "Japanese pirates" for the first time. Yes, this title was first given by the Koryo Koryo, a natural enemy. It was not named by China. The Japanese pirates first invaded the Korean Peninsula. One was because of the near road, and the other was because of the weak military power of Goryo. It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that the Japanese pirates discovered that the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty was actually very weak, and they began to invade the coast of China.
It can be said that the Japanese pirates were specially referred to as a certain part of the pirates after the Northern Song Dynasty. However, there have been pirates along the coast of China since ancient times, and they are very complicated. The good and the bad are just for making money, or those who work part-time pirates in the maritime businessmen, and there are everything. For example, in the era when Japanese pirates were rampant in the Ming Dynasty, many of them were fake Japanese pirates.
The earliest pirates recorded in historical documents were Sun En and Lu Xun En in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty to develop believers using the "Five Doks of Rice Road" founded by his uncle, and then fled to the sea to establish a stronghold. Within more than ten years, they moved to the vast area south of the Yangtze River, traversing the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Sun and Lu finally failed, but this maritime rebellion was called "the beginning of the pirates in the Central Plains", and later the pirates called Sun and Lu "pirate ancestors"...
This is a big pirate who is causing chaos on a large scale, but there are countless small pirates.
For example, the pirate Sun Jian met...
Although Sun Jian's father was a descendant of Sun Wu and his ancestors had become a prefect, by the time of Sun Jian's father Sun Zhong's generation, his family business had been ruined and he could only make a living by planting melons. Even if he met some distinguished guests, he could not bring out any good things to entertain the banquet, so he could only "set up melons and pay for the salary". But such a melon-growing family could form a team, and then fight the Yellow Turban Thieves with swords, guns, and some horses. Well...
Overall, there are many maritime merchants and pirates in Jiangdong at present.
Hu Yu was familiar with the surrounding islands and natural harbors. While standing at the bow of the boat, he said to the second leader beside him: "Jiangdong has made some new ships... It is said that it is pretty good, but the elite Jiangdong naval forces are all in the north! So... hehe, they are all newcomers! This is our opportunity! They will arrive at Peninsula Port in about a few days. We will be ambushing at that time, and then...
Hu Yu stretched out his hand and pinched it, as if he was grabbing something in the air.
The second head of the army said: "Since we know they are in Peninsula Port, we might as well touch them in the middle of the night. If we can, we can grab them and burn them if we can't. This is not more convenient. Why do we have to set up an ambush?"
Hu Yu laughed and said, "We want boats and people too! Without these prisoners, how can we negotiate terms?"
The second head of the army nodded, "But what if we... attract more Jiangdong naval troops then?"
"I'm afraid of it!" Hu Yu said, "Didn't I say that? The elites of the Jiangdong naval army are all in the north! Confronting the Cao family in the north, how dare you mobilize easily? Don't worry, even if it is really mobilized, we will shrink into the sea. What else can they do? Even if we can't find us, what can we do if there are more elites? Then you're going back obediently?"
The second leader is not a smart person himself. It is good to ask some questions. Seeing that Hu Yu is prepared, he didn't say much, and said hello, and then changed the boat and went to the front to be a pioneer.
Hu Yu raised his head and looked in the direction of Jiangdong, "Sun Family, your father owes me some of what he should pay back now!"
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In Wu County, there is a small courtyard.
This small courtyard is not big, but it is particularly exquisite. The outside of the courtyard is surrounded by pink walls, green willows hanging around, hanging flower gate towers, and hand-patterned veranda. In addition, the mountain stones in the courtyard are decorated with ingenious craftsmanship everywhere, changing scenery, and it has a unique flavor.
In the hall, although there are not many decorations, everything is extraordinary. Red corals more than one foot tall are placed in a corner of the hall inconspicuously, as if they are worthless debris, and the protagonist is the one who hangs scrolls on both sides of the hall.
Because of early summer, the warm mats at the table have not been closed yet. At first glance, it is insignificant. However, if you look at it for a while, you will find that these warm mats are inlaid with high-quality fur. You must know that this is not in the northern desert, but in Jiangdong. If you want to get a complete set of warm mats with the same fur in the same color, the price will definitely be quite high.
In the hall, there were two figures, and they basically did not put their minds on these items, but gathered together and whispered in a quiet voice.
"It's been a while since Sun's son kept mourning..."
"Yes, Mr. Zhang is calculating when he will be robbed of love."
"That's it...
The two figures were silent for a while.
"This matter should be prepared early..."
"Brother's meaning is...
『Broke his minions!』
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If there are many horses in the north, then there are many boats in the south.
Moreover, Jiangdong has a complete set of shipbuilding institutions, craftsmen, and wood reserves. As soon as the secret warship art obtained from a certain place arrived in Jiangdong, they were immediately joined the manufacturing ranks...
The three warships built in advance sailed on the sea.
These three warships were originally half made. Later, based on the new design drawings, watertight cabins and new sails were added, and a new mast was erected. It was also considered a new type of warship.
Around the warships, there are more than a dozen sub-class ships, and three new warships have formed a new warship formation and slowly sailing on the sea.
This time's departure can also be regarded as a combat drill.
In fact, the coastline controlled by Jiangdong is not very long. Perhaps only in the later areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the places to Jiangnan are basically blank areas. In this area, there are many small islands, and even no names are available.
Each ship on the new warship has seven or eight hundred soldiers, two or three hundred, and some small boats and supply ships carrying cargo, probably four or five thousand people. Because there is a Yangzhou wharf along the way to replenish the water, Zhou Tai did not bring much supplies this time, and he had to go to the peninsula port ahead to replenish it.
Zhou Tai's injuries were actually not completely healed. However, if Zhou Tai did not die, he really took the injuries on his body seriously. This is not that Zhou Tai was deliberately pretending to be 13 as someone said, or that he himself did not know whether the injury was serious or not, but that Zhou Tai was not qualified to cherish his life.
Zhou Tai and Zhou Yu both have surnames Zhou, but this Zhou is not that Zhou.
Just like many of the social animals who worked hard in society in later generations, were they born immortal birds reincarnated and were not afraid of sudden death? When these people were young, they cried when they touched a small wound on their fingers, and felt pain when they held their fingers up for a week?
Who hasn't had the daydream of the princess? Most of them were awakened by the ice water of reality in the end.
Zhou Tai had no time to cry and didn't even have time to recover from his injuries. If he didn't come out for this trial voyage, he might even be transferred to a certain mountain valley and die inexplicably.
There are many generals fighting in the Jiangdong River, but should these generals let them put aside their originally commanded soldiers and command this trial voyage...
Well, so Zhou Tai seized the opportunity.
After Sun Quan fell, well, strictly speaking, it was not considered a fall. It was just a mourning practice. However, during Sun Quan's mourning practice, these subordinates who originally belonged to Sun Quan would inevitably be excluded or even framed by others.
Just like Ji Yan, she is now reported to be corrupt and is being investigated.
Although Zhou Tai belongs to the army, he is powerless if someone really causes trouble for him. So this time, Zhou Tai went on a voyage, in addition to trying to avoid the political whirlpool, he also wanted to create some achievements, at least give himself some merits and avoid disasters.
The Jiangdong gentry actually did not pay much attention to Ryukyu and the Eastern Japanese.
Although it is not impossible to complete the task from Jiangdong to Ryukyu and Eastern Japanese, there are many people in Jiangdong, like some great clever, which means that the technology is not enough, the charts are not complete, the training of soldiers and sailors is not enough, etc. It is like if they don’t go to sea, the charts can be automatically filled in the sky, and they can automatically train sailors, and then wait until everything is ready, and the productivity and means of production are complete, then we will explore Ryukyu and Eastern Japanese.
Zhou Tai's idea is different. He is a reckless person and does not know what productivity or means of production is. He just knows that he was promoted by Sun Quan himself, which is a relationship of both loss and prosperity. Now that Sun Quan cannot move, then Zhou Tai must do what he can do now.
Zhou Tai believed that there were opportunities for Ryukyu and Eastern Japanese, so he planned to try out a section of the voyage first. Then after the sailor adapted to the new ship, he would have sufficient supplies to go to Ryukyu or Eastern Japanese!
"Captain Zhou, the storm of the sea is dangerous, and the lieutenant's determination to advance is always in our hearts, and we all admire it. But the lieutenant's body has not yet recovered..." A military marquis next to Zhou Tai said with a smile, "It's better to wait until the peninsula port is ahead, and the lieutenant can stay in the port to rest... This new ship is trial sailing, and we will definitely do the rest of the matter properly. The lieutenant can wait for our good news..."
Junhou looked at Zhou Tai's expression while slapped Zhou Tai's flattery.
Zhou Tai wants merit, don’t others want to?
Now, Zhou Tai is directly under this fleet, and the rest are either novice or sent from other places.
"Haha, what's wrong with a serious grace from the lord who was injured?" Zhou Tai laughed, "This new ship sailing will help the lord's overall situation, so how can it be underestimated?"
Zhou Tai knew that Junhou was not kind, but what could he do? At least Junhou showed that he was concerned about Zhou Tai's health. Could it be that Junhou was wrong to care about him?
Seeing that Zhou Tai was not deceived, the Junhou did not force it, so he flattered Zhou Tai again.
"Marquis Chen Jun, although the lord is filial and has not been able to marry, as a minister, we must do our best to do our best to be responsible, how can we be despised?" Although Zhou Tai is a general, he can still say a few words in this kind of scene. "This trial voyage will not only stabilize the defense line in the Jiangdong sea area, but also help the lord achieve great success in the future!"
Chen Junhou nodded quickly and said yes, with a respectful look on his face.
"By the way, I heard that pirates invaded Jiangdong Port, robbed the shore, killed people and set fires, did everything wrong?" Zhou Tai suddenly remembered the news he heard some time ago and asked.
Chen Junhou looked at Zhou Tai quickly and lowered his head and said, "But it's the case. In this land of Nanyue, there are no distinction between good and bad. There are often people who live on the sea. They are unruly, just like barbarians in the desert. If they are useless, they will invade the place, which is really hateful!"
Zhou Tai snorted coldly, "If you encounter this time, you can train your son well!"
Chen Junhou was timid, lowering his head, but his eyes were wandering around, not knowing what he was thinking.
The new ships arrived at the Peninsula Port on the third day.
Zhou Tai directed the ships into the port, and then the soldiers and sailors became busy up and down, replenishing supplies, inspecting inspections, and repairing.
Zhou Tai didn't get off the boat, so he stayed on the boat to rest. In the middle of the night, a warning suddenly came, saying that pirates invaded the village!
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At this moment, in Wujun, Lu Xun had just left the official hall, got on the vehicle, and went home staggeringly.
During this period, Lu Xun was basically like this, leaving early and returning late.
The light of Lu's lanterns flashed and swayed.
Because it was almost a curfew, there were basically no one on the road. When they arrived at Lifang, Fangding was used to it. He nodded with the Lu family's servant, and when Lu's car entered Lifang, he began to close the door.
"What are the Lu sons doing? Who are you pretending to show them so late every day? I heard it..."
When others see that there is no one in the Lifang, they can close the door earlier. Of course, they will pay early. If they are like Lu Xun, they will step on the spot every day, and sometimes they will arrive later. After a long time, it will of course cause dissatisfaction among these Fangdians.
The leader turned around and scolded him, interrupting the words of Fangding, "Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up! You can say it in front of Lu, it's useless to guzzle behind you!"
Fangding, who complained, didn't say anything, but he was still a little angry.
In the Lu family, Lu Ji was also a little puzzled. After welcoming Lu Xun into the hall, he asked: "Why do you have to come back so late every day? Are there too many affairs in the official party?"
Lu Xun wiped his face with a hot towel, then smiled and didn't say anything.
Lu Ji was silent for a while, and then when the servant left, he whispered: "I heard rumors that you are not capable enough and some trivial matters will take time to complete, so it's so late every day..."
When Lu Xun heard this, he smiled again.
Lu Ji glanced at Lu Xun, "This rumor... was you intentionally..."
"Shh!" Lu Xun immediately stopped laughing and made a gesture of banning the words.
There was a sound of footsteps in the hall, and then a servant brought some simple midnight snacks, a bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles.
Lu Ji naturally had already used the late-dry rice dumplings early on, and Lu Xun didn't talk much nonsense. He held the bowl and finished eating in a blink of an eye. Then he rinsed his mouth and asked the servant to keep the plate. Then the two of them went to the study room silently, lit the candle, and sat down.
『Do more, make more mistakes, do less, make less mistakes." Lu Xun said slowly, 『Now, Jiangdong is in turmoil, I have to be careful...』
"Is it the place of Wu Hou..." Lu Ji raised his eyebrows.
Lu Xun nodded and shook his head again, "Absolutely. But... Wu Hou would be better off coming out later..."
Lu Ji raised his eyebrows, "Why not just..."
Lu Xun shook his head, then looked at Lu Ji very seriously, "This statement must not be said! Words will cause harm!"
Lu Ji nodded and said, "I know this, I just don't understand..."
"Jiangdong," Lu Xun was silent for a while, and then whispered, "Jiangdong must have a Marquis of Wu... Otherwise, there will be chaos!"
Some things seem to be very unreasonable, but since they exist, they have certain rationality.
Just like Sun Quan.
Many people in Jiangdong don’t like Sun Quan, just like the Lu family, but actually don’t have any good feelings for Sun Quan and Sun family.
But rationally, Jiangdong must have such a person. As the nominal commander, it is like the Han Dynasty must have an emperor. The Jiangdong gentry hoped that Sun Quan would be undermined like Liu Xie and was the nominal "burden man", but Sun Quan obviously did not want to.
Specifically for the Lu family, because the Lu family suffered a heavy blow, if Sun Quan blocked it in front, the Lu family would not be the first target of the Jiangdong gentry. If Sun family was gone, then there would naturally be no unified front in the Jiangdong gentry, and the drama of big fish eating small fish would be staged. From this perspective, Lu Xun chose to bow his head and do things under Sun Quan. This is the reason.
"Now we are all in a hurry to cut off his minions first," Lu Ji said, "If Marquis Wu comes out, he will probably be very angry again... But this time, Marquis Wu will be somewhat restrained..."
Lu Xun smiled, "What else can this be done? That's all."
"Well... I heard something a few days ago that pirates appeared and invaded the village..." Lu Ji nodded and said, "It seems that there is probably another mystery..."
"This is what..." Lu Xun said halfway, suddenly paused, then stood up with his hands on the table, his face changed.
"You are..." Lu Ji didn't understand why Lu Xun suddenly had such a reaction.
"It's broken!" Lu Xun changed his sarcasm, "This may have given Wu Hou a chance!"
Chapter completed!