Chapter 357 Lessons (please vote for me in case of three updates and one emergency)
Shin'emon held his sword and walked back and forth in front of the yard, patrolling for a long time. However, there were two rows of tall Kyoto guards blocking the place, like a wall. Even when he stood on tiptoe, he couldn't see the situation on the other side, so he had to Give up angrily.【】
"Ninagawa-kun, what are you doing?"
Shimazu Mitsuo noticed that the light in Shin'ue's concierge was still on. When he opened the door, he saw several samurai sitting there with a murderous look. He immediately asked alertly.
After he came back, he told Shin'emon and others about the humiliation he suffered in the palace. Several samurai were so angry that they really wanted to raid Yamago no Kuni's residence at night to regain their reputation.
After hearing their plan, Shimazu Mitsuo became furious and reprimanded: "Asshole! Absolutely not! The Ming Dynasty is rich in resources and people. It doesn't matter whether we do business with Japan. If we don't do business with Japan, we can still do business with Japan." Countries in Southeast Asia do business, but if we cannot get Ming Dynasty’s trade, it will be greatly detrimental to the rule of Your Majesty the General. Therefore, we must endure the humiliation and never anger the Ming Dynasty court.”
After saying that, he smiled sinisterly and said: "It doesn't matter if we let them be proud for a while. When we return to Japan, we can send troops to attack them. They will pay the price for their arrogance."
Shin'emon was dissatisfied and said: "Your Excellency Shimazu, in the past the three Ryukyu Kingdoms attacked each other, and the Ming Emperor issued an order not to allow them to fight each other. Now that Yamago has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, will the Ming Dynasty allow us to invade its vassal states?"
Shimazu Mitsuo smiled slyly and said: "The Ming Empire has also promised us to reopen the tribute trade. When we go back, the General can send an envoy to formally submit credentials to the Ming Dynasty. Then, we are also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. We are both vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. , if they have disputes with each other, they will not infringe on the face of Ming Dynasty.
In the past few days, I have carefully learned about the news about the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Today I went to the palace to see the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and saw their emperor and ministers with my own eyes. After observing their appearance, I found that His Majesty the Emperor was just a rhetorician, not pragmatic. Such a person is not a fierce tiger like Zhu Yuanzhang. He only cares about his reputation and is easy to deal with!"
Shin'emon asked suspiciously: "Is there any basis for Shimazu-dono's words?"
Shimazu Mitsuo said: "Of course. When we came all the way from Hangzhou Bay, we heard that the King of Yan in the north had rebelled. He mobilized many soldiers and horses and slaves from the south of the Yangtze River and fought a big defeat. But when we arrived at the capital, we saw What is it? Folk songs and dances bring peace, and the imperial court sits and talks.
This year's autumn imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was postponed because of the war in the north. On the day we arrived in Beijing, there happened to be three top boasters parading through the streets. I have already inquired, among the top three in this subject, the first place was originally It was Wang Gen, but because he was not handsome enough, he was demoted to second place, and Hu Jing, who was originally second, was promoted to first place. Isn't this not because His Majesty the Emperor is only pursuing fame and not paying attention to reality?
The most important thing..."
He glanced at the few warriors who were listening attentively, and said: "I know the original people's scientific examination very well. When they were interviewed by the emperor in person, the emperor only asked a question about political affairs. Hey, the north is in chaos. This time When it comes to policy, even if you don’t ask about military matters, you should also ask about your views on reducing vassals, right?
But the title given by the Ming Emperor was: "Serve the king, respect his work, and then eat his food." Confucius called it a "gathering of achievements." A collection of great achievements has the sound of gold and the vibration of jade. Confucius said that there are four principles of a gentleman: his conduct. He has been respectful, he has been respectful in his work, he has benefited the people in his support, and he has been righteous in his work.'"
Shin'emon said blankly: "Sir, what does this mean?"
Shimazu Mitsuo said: "These are words in the Four Books. They all mean that you must be loyal to the emperor and cultivate yourself. Is this considered a current policy? All the people are sages, hahaha, an unattainable dream, pedantic! Emperor Being so pedantic, being unable to object or even agree with the emperor when he raises such a policy question, is just as pedantic as the official examiners. They are not the ones doing things!"
When Shimazu Mitsuo said this, his gaze towards everyone began to become sharp: "I have a saying that a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. Therefore, you cannot try to be quick and spoil the general's plan! We will use their blood to wash away the humiliation inflicted on us by the later Chinese, but not now!"
"Hiyi!"
Several warriors stood at attention and bowed their heads sincerely.
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Xia Xun put one hand on the table and gently turned the delicate teacup in his hand.
Jiang Mengxiong, Xu Shiling, Zhang Jun, and Wang Guanyu sat there upright, with their hands on their knees, their eyes looking at their noses, and their noses looking at their hearts, completely motionless, completely returning to their military habits. After a long time, their eyes finally opened. He moved a little, glanced at Xia Xun with his peripheral vision, and then quickly returned to his position.
The solemn atmosphere made Xu Jiang beside him begin to feel uncomfortable, and his sitting posture straightened up unconsciously.
There was endless music playing outside, and there was also the faint laughter of men and women flirting. Xia Xun sighed and turned to Jiang Mengxiong: "You, within one day, eliminated the two-headed gangster near the Confucius Temple. Jiao, took over his territory, controlled many brothels, shops and businesses here, including the docks, and had thousands of thugs under his command, so majestic!"
Jiang Mengxiong grinned and said, "Boss, praise me!"
Xia Xun patted the table lightly and scolded: "Am I praising you?"
Jiang Mengxiong quickly sat upright and straightened his face again.
Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling again: "You're not bad, you bought a brothel, there are warblers and swallows, and a group of females porridge, listen to the wall every day, listen to people talking to each other, loving each other, I said... Dong Xuanzi's thirty-six skills, you You’ve probably learned everything, right?”
Xu Shiling grinned and smiled awkwardly.
Xia Xun turned to Zhang Jun again: "What about you..."
Zhang Jun quickly lowered his head and said: "I'm humble and incompetent. Now... I just opened a grain and rice shop, and... I didn't do anything else."
Xia Xun snorted, then turned to Wang Guanyu, half-smiling but not smiling: "It's autumn, is business good at your place?"
Wang Guanyu laughed twice and begged for mercy: "Boss, we... we used to kill people with knives. To do this... is to rush a duck. It's not that we don't want to do things, it's just that... we don't know how to do things. Originally , I was hoping that the Lord would be able to give us some advice when he arrived at Jinling, but unexpectedly, the Lord suddenly disappeared again..."
"Three months, you are still carefully selected by me..."
Xia Xun sighed, raised his head and leaned on the back of the chair, closing his eyes. Wang Guanyu quickly shut up when he saw it.
Xia Xun tapped his fingers lightly on the table. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes again and sat up straight. It seemed that the anger in his heart had been suppressed by him, and he became friendly and said: "Let me tell you a few stories. "
"Ah?" Jiang Mengxiong was a little dazed.
Xia Xun ignored him and said to Xu Jiang: "Listen together. When you go back, tell this story to your subordinates. The master will lead you in. Cultivation depends on the individual. How much success you can achieve is up to you." Got it."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Jiang quickly moved forward, and Jiang Mengxiong and the other four also leaned forward slightly.
Xia Xun coughed and said slowly: "These are a few short stories from foreign countries. Listen carefully. The first story is about drinking."
Several people looked at each other and quickly listened.
Xia Xun said: "There is a country called the United States, and there is a war with another country called Germany. Germany has carefully planned an operation to launch an attack in a place called Verdun. If this battle succeeds, they will
To achieve the final victory. A high-ranking official who participated in this plan attended a cocktail party, oh, it was just like a flower bar. There were many people at the banquet, including officials, gentry, and wealthy businessmen. The high-ranking official was drunk.
, he casually said to everyone: 'Everyone can rest assured that the enemy will definitely fail, and we will end them in Verdun!'"
"There was a businessman who was actually from the United States. After hearing this, he felt that he must be hiding a huge secret, so he immediately reported the news to his country. In the end, because the United States was on guard, Germany launched a
This battle failed, leading to their complete defeat!"
Several people listened thoughtfully.
Xia Xun added: "This second story is called snow sweeping. It is also two countries. They are sending troops to fight, but they do not understand each other's strength and deployment of soldiers. One day, it snowed heavily, and the general of one side
It suddenly occurred to me that the trenches were full of snow and it was difficult for the soldiers to move. They would have to sweep the snow, and the snow would be piled outside the trenches. The color of the snow that would be swept away would definitely be different from the snow that fell normally.
, so they immediately ordered people to observe the enemy's movements. Sure enough, they judged from the color of the snow which trench the enemy was mainly ambushing, and the position where the color of the snow had not changed was just a suspicious position set up by the enemy as a bluff.
Thus the battle was won.”
The expressions of several people became calmer. Xia Xun was not in a hurry to continue talking. He drank a few sips of tea and let them digest it before continuing: "The third story is called raising a cat. You also know that some adults
Officials like to keep cats and dogs, and the generals in the north also like to keep eagles. The country I'm talking about likes to keep cats. The same is true when two armies are at war, with their positions facing each other, and both sides hide their main force and the position of their commander."
Xia Xun was talking about several examples of modern warfare, such as hiding the location of the commander. This was not commonly used in ancient times, because what the soldiers of the three armies need to go to is the location of the commander. However, the principle is the same. Jiang Mengxiong and others are just rough people.
, but they are not fools. They already understand that Xia Xun is telling them that some seemingly insignificant details, if carefully considered, can be used to determine how much confidential information they could not find out with all their efforts, so no one showed any doubts.
Just listen patiently.
Xia Xun said: "One day, people on one side suddenly found a cat running past on the other side. It was not a wild cat, but an extremely valuable Persian cat. Based on this, they judged that
The enemy's general is probably hiding here, so we must gather our forces to attack here. Capture the thief first and capture the king first. Kill the opponent's commander in one fell swoop. Who needs to say who loses and wins in this battle?"
Among the five people who remained silent, Xia Xun added: "The last story is about lighting. Two countries were at war, and one side sent spies to lurk in the other side's city, living near the official offices of the other side's generals and officials.
He observed carefully and found that every night in the yamen, there were lights on in several places. But suddenly one day, he found that the entire yamen was almost brightly lit and full of people busy coming in and out. He felt,
The other side must have made a big move, so they immediately sent the information back. Think about it, one side is prepared and the other side thinks the other side is unprepared. Who will suffer in this battle?"
The five people nodded slowly, as if they had some understanding.
Xia Xun said: "These can not only be directly used on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, but also suitable for us here. Drinking, clearing snow, raising cats, lighting, which of these things is directly related to the other party's military operations?
Yes? But if you are smart enough, you can guess the other party's intentions, instead of having to listen to the other party's senior officials to tell you what they want to do. This is called intelligence!"
"Yes!" The five people lowered their heads together.
Xia Xun said again: "Meng Xiong, you are a gangster. If nothing else, how many eyes and ears do you have on the dock? What do they transport every day? How much do they transport? Where do they transport it? Where do they transport it from?
Come, transport it to whom, but once you understand these things, how much useful information will you know?"
Jiang Mengxiong's face flushed with excitement, and even a few faint pockmarks popped out: "Yes, yes, yes, boss, brother understands."
Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling: "At a banquet, where cups and chips are exchanged, chatting, and giving orders, it is the easiest place to leak secrets. You are not wrong in buying this prostitute house. The problem is that you are using the wrong energy. You are alone and you are alone."
, take off all your clothes, how many of them will talk about national affairs in bed, eh? Let those women go! Catch your waiter more!"
Xu Shiling wiped his sweat and said: "Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that? Yes, the waiter is the most suitable eyes and ears. I was so stupid before and just wanted to go to bed. It's time for them to have no scruples..."
Xia Xun glanced at him angrily, then turned to Zhang Jun: "Seven things to do when opening the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. Do you think that I let you run the grain and rice shop just to give you a hidden identity? You want to find out directly?
Where can I find information, huh? Is the price of your grain and rice increased or reduced? What are the complaints from people who come to buy rice? Are their pockets rich or poor? Isn't this intelligence?"
Zhang Jun chuckled and said: "I... I originally thought that by contacting some officials as patrons and delivering rice and food to their doorsteps, I would be able to hear a lot of news from their servants. However, most of them are useful.
The grain and rice stores are ready, but I haven't contacted a few families yet..."
Xia Xun said: "Of course your method is good, but it works too slowly. Finally... you two are smarter. I'm just telling you that there is more than one way to find out information."
"Yes Yes Yes."
"And you, Guanyu..."
Wang Guanyu raised his chest and said excitedly: "Boss, you don't have to say anything. I understand everything. I know how to do it."
Xia Xun glared and said: "You guys are annoying me to death. If you continue to annoy me like this, I will leave. This time... it won't just be as simple as disappearing for three months!"
In a tacit understanding, in the Shanwang Mansion, in the little princess's boudoir, Xu Ming'er was covering her ears and said to Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou: "You guys are annoying me to death. If you keep annoying me like this, I will leave. This time...
…It’s not just as simple as disappearing for more than half a year!
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