The setting sun was like blood, like the neck behind the owl's head. The burst of blood dyed half of the sky red. The dusky crow flew across the dead branches, frightening an old dog that was looking for food. It bared its ferocious canine teeth and hoarse throat.
The tube roared and retreated into the shadows with its tail between its legs.
Zhu Ping'an, covered in blood-stained sunset glow, returned to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion at the last moment before the curfew.
The Linhuai Marquis Mansion is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations tonight, making it very lively.
After returning to Jingxiang Garden, Zhu Pingan learned that the Marquis of Lai Huai had won a commendation from the imperial court and had returned to the capital from Yingtian Mansion today. He also brought many specialties from the south. Zhu Pingan and Li Shu also got some of the specialties, including water chestnuts from Jiangnan.
Crab, Yingtian Yunjin, etc.
After having dinner in Jingxiang Garden, Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu went to the East Courtyard to visit the Marquis of Linhuai and his wife, bringing gifts in return.
"Fifth girl, you are serious. Just come here and bring nothing else. Your uncle came back from Yingtian this time and brought back many gadgets. Brother Rui and Niuniu liked them very much. Sixth girl just came too.
I like it very much. Qiuzhu, Qiuju, you go to the warehouse to pick up the gadgets that the master brought back, pick out the novel and interesting ones, and pick out some of each..."
Mrs. Linhuai Hou took Li Shu to the master bedroom to talk, while Zhu Pingan and Linhuai Hou went to the study to talk.
"As soon as I entered the capital today, I heard about Yang Jisheng's impeachment of Mr. Yan Ge. It's ridiculous for a small tree to shake a tree. I think Yang Jisheng has lost his mind. I also heard about the court trial today. This matter is very important.
It's unusual. I think it's inevitable that some people will be implicated. Zihou, I know that you and Yang Jisheng came from the old family of Xu Ge, and you had to move around a bit before. However, you must be careful at this time and make a clear break with Yang Jisheng.
Limits, don't suffer unreasonable disasters. It's not easy for you today, but don't be confused."
After a brief exchange of greetings, Marquis Linhuai went straight to the point and warned Zhu Ping'an and Yang Jisheng to draw a clear line and not to be implicated.
Of course, the Marquis of Linhuai was actually more worried that the Marquis of Linhuai's mansion would be implicated.
“Safe and safe.”
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an rolled his eyelids and nodded calmly, showing typical inconsistency.
If you don't want to speak out or argue if you have different opinions, it's better to just respond duplicitously and save yourself a lot of time.
This is what Zhu Pingan thinks.
Linhuai Marquis saw Zhu Ping'an nodding in agreement and stroked his beard with great satisfaction. He originally thought it would take a lot of effort.
"My dear nephew, I have been an official for many years, and I have gained some experience. As an official, you should kowtow more and talk less. Don't ask for merit, but ask for no mistakes. Only in this way can you have a prosperous official career. It should be noted that there is no good luck, and there is more blindness and failure.
Nothing is troublesome, nothing is troublesome..."
After the heartache was gone, Marquis Linhuai, as an elder, told Zhu Pingan some of his experience in serving as an official in a semi-pretentious manner. The main theme was to be wise and protect oneself, to be good at seizing opportunities, not to twist arms and thighs, etc.
Zhu Ping'an looked like he had benefited a lot, but in his heart he disagreed. Being an official as the Marquis of Linhuai said was just a typical corpse-like meal, doing nothing, what would be the benefit to the family, the country, and the world?
An official has failed the country at the top and the people at the bottom. Although he has no merit or demerit, he is guilty! Being an official in this way is not as good as singing in the drama "Seven Grades of Sesame Officials", "Being an official does not make decisions for the people. It is better to return home."
"My family sells sweet potatoes".
"Uncle, I wonder what the situation in the southeast is like?" Zhu Pingan couldn't listen anymore, so he changed the subject and asked.
"My nephew is asking about the Japanese pirates in the southeast, right?" Marquis Linhuai took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "On the southeast coast, although Japanese pirates occasionally attack the inland, in my opinion, the Japanese pirates will soon calm down."
Ha?! The Japanese invasion is about to subside?
When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he really didn't know what to say to the Marquis of Linhuai. The Japanese pirates were almost calmed down?! According to the timeline, it won't be long before the Japanese pirates invaded the southeast coast, okay! During the Jiajing period,
The Japanese invaders have caused trouble for more than ten years, which lasts longer than the Japanese invasion of China. There are still more than ten years before things are settled!
When the Marquis of Linhuai saw that Zhu Pingan had a suspicious look on his face, he couldn't help but treat his elders as looking at his younger ones, and taught him, "Zihou, you are not in the southeast, and you don't know about the affairs in the southeast. The pirate leader Wang Zhi is the most dangerous in the southeast."
At the beginning of the year, Wang Zhi annexed Chen Sipan, the leader of the pirates in Fujian, and took up residence in Ligang, Zhoushan. His power surpassed that of the Japanese pirate pirates in the southeast. Wang Zhi wanted to recruit peace. Now that the maritime ban policy has been relaxed, local officials in many places in the southeast acquiesced in private maritime trade affairs.
, the government took advantage of Wang Zhi's desire to seek peace and implemented the method of destroying thieves with theft, ordering Wang Zhi to kill Chen Sipan and other pirates who attacked the mainland. Wang Zhi actively cooperated and worked very hard, and successively quelled Chen Sipan and other pirates who burned, killed and looted.
Pirates have greatly reduced the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River. With this situation, either to recruit Wang Zhi or to trap and kill Wang Zhi, the Japanese invasion in the southeast will be eliminated soon."
Zhu Ping'an once again didn't know what to say to the way he looked at Linhuai Marquis.
Although Wang Zhi had great expectations for the imperial court, he was only a larger force among the Japanese pirates. Many other Japanese pirate forces did not obey him, such as Xiao Xian, Deng Wenjun, Lin Bichuan, Shen Men, and He from Guangdong in Fujian.
Yaba and even some of Wang Zhi's subordinates, such as Xu Hai, were inconsistent with Wang Zhi's ideas and disobeyed management. In fact, Wang Zhi could neither exterminate pirates nor restrain his subordinates. Recruiting him could not quell the Japanese invasion.
, trapping and killing him will further arouse the Japanese invasion.
Besides, Wang Zhi worked hard to evaluate other pirates in order to expand his strength. However, Wang Zhi did not really want Zhao'an. What he sought was "tribute". Wang Zhi wanted to establish a country on his own with Japanese pirates and pursue independence.
Split, and then replaced Japan's tributary position, traded with the Ming Dynasty, and monopolized the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty. Later, he used the banner of "King Jinghai Hui Wang" to show that he established a country on his own with the strength of the Japanese pirates. How can he allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
Wang Zhi was so ambitious and colluded with Japanese pirates. His hands were stained with the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty. How could the Ming Dynasty recruit him?
How can the Japanese plague be eliminated soon?
Historically, the Japanese invaders broke out violently and invaded the southeastern coast in large numbers, reaching their peak, which was triggered by the recruitment and killing of Wang Zhi.
"Since I entered Yingtian and became the admiral of Caojiang, I have expelled several waves of Japanese pirates from the coast. At that time, there were several sails with several real Japanese pirates on them. The men had tattoos on their faces, and they did not wear any undergarments. The banners were connected at the end, and there was no sewing on the waist.
Hanging a Japanese sword..."
In the next half hour, the Marquis of Linhuai boasted about his achievements again, which made Zhu Ping'an feel embarrassed.
It was just a warship to drive away a few broken wooden boats, not a annihilation. It seemed like commanding a million troops to pacify the Japanese pirates?
However, being able to drive away a few groups of Japanese pirates is not bad, at least it doesn't mean that the corpses are just having nothing to do.