"Xiaguan now finally understands why the Usnea tea roasted by the infamous Monk Dafang has become so famous all over the world that it is hard to buy for a price. The tea leaves are like dragons and snakes tumbling in the cup. When you take a sip, it is like orchids on the tongue, refreshing the heart and mind.
; If there is a fairy in the world, it is like a fairy, it must be this tea. Ahem, I have to go back on my promise. If you just asked me to take half a can with you, it would be okay.
It doesn’t count. If it doesn’t count, I will have the audacity to ask for half a can and take it away.”
After Hu Zongxian took a sip of tea, every pore seemed to be intoxicated. He highly praised Usnea tea and praised it full of praise.
"Hahaha, I must do what I say and what I do must be resounding. Naturally, I mean what I say. You know the inner meaning of Usnea tea deeply and you are the master of Usnea tea. This half-cup of tea is not yours or anyone else's?! From now on,
, this half jar is named Hu."
When Zhao Wenhua heard this, he couldn't help laughing and generously handed half a can of tea to Hu Zongxian.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhao, for your kindness. I will be disrespectful if you lower your rank."
Hu Zongxian took the half-can of Usnea tea with both hands, smiled with joy, and put it in his sleeve as if it were a treasure.
"Haha, what's the purpose of Merlin's late-night visit this time?" Zhao Wenhua asked with a smile.
"Reporting to your lord, although Xian is not talented, he still has the ambition to exterminate the Japanese pirates and help the country. I have come here tonight to recommend myself to help your lord calm the southeast." Hu Zongxian did not hide his tuck, bowed to Zhao Wenhua, and explained straightforwardly.
Intention.
"Meilin, please get up quickly, please get up quickly, I have Merlin to help me, I am like a fish in water, like a tiger with wings. Why worry about the Japanese pirates not being exterminated, and why worry about the injustice in the southeast!"
After hearing this, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but stepped forward with a happy face to help Hu Zongxian up. He was very satisfied with his initiative to surrender.
Although Zhu Ping'an left, Hu Zongxian came, and he did not lose money this time, and even made a profit.
In terms of status, Hu Zongxian was the censor of Zhejiang appointed by the emperor, and his status was far above Zhu Pingan. In terms of knowledge and talent, Hu Zongxian's knowledge and talent were not weaker than Zhu Pingan. In the 17th year of Jiajing, Hu Zongxian became the emperor.
Being a 26-year-old high school scholar is not as exaggerated as Zhu Ping's being the top scholar in high school when he was weak, but in comparison, he is not trying to make too many concessions. Moreover, after Hu Zongxian was appointed magistrate of Yidu County, Qingzhou, he demonstrated his excellence in one appointment.
With his political talents, he first eliminated the locust plague and quelled the mountain bandits, then patrolled Xuanfu and Datong, an important border town, rectified military discipline and consolidated border defense, with outstanding achievements. Then he patrolled Huguang, quelled the Miao people's uprising, and entered the official career for ten years.
During the years, he rose steadily step by step, with outstanding political achievements and rising reputation. Two months ago, the Holy Emperor appointed Hu Zongxian to Zhejiang to inspect the censor, and placed high hopes on him.
It can be said that he is both civil and military, has outstanding political talents, and is brave and resourceful!
In terms of age and experience, Hu Zongxian is about twenty years older than Zhu Pingan. He has much more experience than Zhu Pingan, and he is calm and sophisticated in his work. He is much more sophisticated than Zhu Pingan, a young man who is easily impulsive in doing things.
When talking about current affairs, he took the initiative to invite Zhu Pingan. Although Zhu Pingan did not reject it outright, he did not accept it either. Hu Zongxian took the initiative to apply, and he knew more about current affairs than Zhu Pingan.
This is the true hero!
Zhang Jing covered the sky with one hand and regarded the military affairs in the southeast as a taboo, and did not allow others to interfere. The officials in the southeast were in awe of him, and they were even more in awe of Zhang Jing. Now that Hu Zongxian has come to invest, the dilemma in the southeast can be solved.
"It's already late at night, so Mei Lin won't go back and rest at the Yamen. I happened to be discussing the current situation in the southeast with Mei Lin Bingzhuye." Zhao Wenhua pointed to the dark night outside the window and persuaded Hu Zongxian.
Gu Pian: "Thank you for your sympathy, sir. I'll have the nerve to stay overnight in your office." Hu Zongxian responded immediately.
Zhao Wenhua nodded with satisfaction and ordered some food and wine to be sent to the study. He and Hu Zongxian held candlelight talks at night.
"Meilin, I'm here for the first time. What's the current situation of the Southeast Japanese Bureau?" Zhao Wenhua asked.
"Sir, the Japanese pirates are in full swing in the southeast now, and they are getting more and more serious. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are corrosive. Since rejecting the proposal of the great Japanese chief Wang Zhi to open the market, Wang Zhi colluded with the Japanese pirates to invade in a large scale, and even hundreds of ships came to Zhejiang.
Thousands of miles of coastal areas in the east, west of Zhejiang, south of the Yangtze River, and north of the Yangtze River were alerted simultaneously. Tens of thousands of Japanese pirates captured cities and fortresses, killing countless people. The Japanese pirates also captured countless people and forced them to work for them. Women weaved during the day and were killed at night.
Bullying, strong men were forced into slavery, and even forced to join the Japanese pirates as cannon fodder. The Japanese pirates plundered countless properties, including silk and silk. After the robbery was completed, they set fire to the sky, and the fireworks were soaring. The losses were immeasurable, and the people were miserable; except for Wang
In addition, there were also Japanese chiefs Xu Hai, Chen Dong and others who gathered more than 40,000 Japanese pirates to occupy places such as Tuolinchuan Sand Castle in Zhejiang Province. New Japanese pirates gathered in their areas every day. Xu Hai, Chen Dong and others continued to attack
They plundered the surrounding towns and committed crimes, burning, killing, and looting, which also caused serious harm. There were also more than ten groups of Japanese pirates, but the groups ranged from hundreds to thousands. Although not as powerful as the two groups of Japanese pirates, they still caused great harm.
Not too small either.”
Hu Zongxian sighed and briefly reported to Zhao Wenhua the situation of the Japanese pirates raging in the south of the Yangtze River.
"God damn the Japanese pirates, even if they are just making small troubles, they dare to be so rampant. The southeast is our Ming Dynasty's important tax territory. The Japanese pirates are so rampant in the southeast, which seriously threatens our Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue and shakes our Ming Dynasty's country. Your Majesty is worried about this.
Sorry, the Japanese pirates really deserve death!"
When Zhao Wenhua heard this, he said angrily.
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true. Due to the influence of Japanese pirates, the taxes paid by various places in the south of the Yangtze River this year are less than 30% of previous years, and the property looted by Japanese pirates is tens of millions of taels." Hu Zongxian sighed and added further.
Zhao Wenhua was even more angry when he heard that the Japanese pirates had robbed him of so much money, tens of millions of taels of silver.
"The Japanese invasion is so serious, how should all parties respond?" Zhao Wenhua asked with concern after he recovered from tens of millions of taels of silver.
"Hey, this time the Japanese invaders, the guards in various places are quite unbearable. The troops of the guards are generally cowardly. When they encounter the Japanese pirates, they lose all their courage. They are defeated as soon as they meet the Japanese pirates. Their fighting power is not much better than that of the common people. The guards who can resist the Japanese pirates
Less than one out of ten."
"In view of the cowardice of the guards' troops, Governor Zhang decided to mobilize troops and generals to recruit combat-effective troops from other places to the southeast coast to assist in suppressing the Japanese pirates. At present, Governor Zhang has appointed Bai Xuan, the original commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and
The Guangxi Dusi commanded Zou Jifang, who acted as a guerrilla general. He went to Tianzhou and surrendered to Nandan and Donglan. He dispatched 6,000 wolf soldiers there and jointly commanded them to Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese. Among them, the hereditary native officials in Tianzhou were young and could not fight regularly.
Mrs. Shi has taken command of the Tianzhou wolf soldiers on her behalf. The wolf soldiers are already on the way and will arrive soon. In addition to the wolf soldiers, Governor Zhang has also recruited generals Li Fengshi and Xu Guodong, who have led 6,000 Shandong spearmen to Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese.
It’s on the way and will be there soon.”
Hu Zongxian said slowly.
"Since Governor Zhang took office, how has the situation been in suppressing Japanese invaders?" Zhao Wenhua asked again.
"Governor Zhang is more cautious about the suppression of Japanese pirates and has not deployed troops to suppress Japanese pirates. At present, he is mainly supervising the barracks and guards to step up troop training and raise food and wages. He intends to wait for the arrival of Shandong spearmen and Guangxi wolf soldiers before proceeding to suppress Japanese pirates."
Hu Zongxian replied.
"You haven't sent out troops to suppress the Japanese since you took office?" Hearing this, Zhao Wenhua narrowed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.