A fleet flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty appeared outside Shuangyu Island.【】
Since Shuangyu Island was surrendered to the imperial court and re-incorporated into the royal family, although there have been naval ships coming, this is the first time that a fleet of warships of this magnitude has appeared. The officers and soldiers guarding the island did not know why, and hurriedly sent a signal to the island leader. At the same time,
Signal the Ming Navy warships to stop.
The people in charge of the island now are two veteran generals, He De and Liao En. They were the military commanders of Su Ying's father when he was a general. They went to sea with him to become pirates. Now Xu Hu and others are out suppressing bandits.
They were given the responsibility of Shuangyu Island. After hearing the news, the two old men quickly sent a boat out to sea to inquire about the situation. The Ming Navy navy replied that they were Taicang Guard officers and soldiers who had been out at sea to suppress bandits for a long time and requested to enter the island to rest and replenish food and drinking water.
Shuangyu Guard is already the territory of the Ming Dynasty, how can we prohibit the Ming Dynasty fleet from entering? Besides, the three guards with sea ships are like headless chickens looking for Japanese pirates at sea all day long. They know this, although Shuangyu Guard and
The relationship between the other guards was not good, but Xu Hu had been working hard to improve the relationship with each other. If he refused at this time, he might not be able to refuse, but it would make the relationship between Master Xu and the other guards in eastern Zhejiang worse. Therefore, He De and Liao En
After some discussion, they ordered the Taicang Guard's naval fleet to be brought into the harbor.
However, as soon as the Taicang Guards arrived at the port, they immediately turned against each other. He De and Liao En, who rushed to the dock to greet them, had no idea that their teams would suddenly encounter each other. There were not many troops left on Shuangyu Island.
, a head-on confrontation may not be the opponent of Taicang Guard with such a powerful army, let alone one who has been deceived into his heart.
It only took less than half an hour for the officers and soldiers of Taicang Guard to occupy key passes across the island. Of course, such a fast speed was also closely related to He De and Liao En's orders to give up resistance. The defenders on the island were originally pirates, although
I have been affiliated with them for a while, but my wild nature has not been tamed and I have no consciousness of being a submissive citizen. When I see them using force, I will resist immediately.
Seeing that the situation was not good, He De and Liao En unanimously ordered everyone to give up resistance immediately and surrender. They accepted Xu Hu's entrustment to preserve Shuangyu Island, rather than to die together with Shuangyu Island. At the moment, those with superior military strength
The Taicang Guard officers and soldiers have already entered Shuangyu. The only effect of resistance is to prolong the period of their occupation and has nothing to do with the overall situation.
Moreover, this gave the officers and soldiers of Taicang Guard an excuse to massacre Shuangyu Island. There were so many old, weak, women and children on the island. Once they were caught in a melee, the consequences would be disastrous. The insidious murderous intent in the eyes of Taicang Guard Commander Ji He was not there
It was hidden from the sophisticated eyes of the two old men. After giving up resistance, the officers and soldiers were officers and soldiers after all, and they could not commit such inhumane atrocities. There were tens of thousands of people on the island, and there were nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers of Taicang Guard.
With so many pairs of eyes open, no one can shut up so many pairs of mouths. There are few officers and soldiers who dare to face such a crime.
Ji He, the commander of Taicang Guards, was disappointed when he saw that the people on the island did not resist. He was not the leader of a team of a hundred or ten people, and this was not a mountain village with only a few dozen families. The Ming Dynasty's northern frontier army massacred all the people in the village to serve as Tartars.
It was only in the late Ming Dynasty that people took advantage of their merits to ask for rewards. It was only in the late Ming Dynasty that few people dared to do this. What's more, there were so many people here. Ji He's generals might not be staring at his position eagerly.
To bring about his downfall, without an excuse, Ji He would not dare to do anything that could be used to expose the deceased.
Ji He announced to the people on the island the reason for taking over Shuangyu: Xu Hu had an affair with Japanese pirates and had been captured and questioned. He was ordered to take over Shuangyu and seize illegal filth! The people on the island were shocked.
They couldn't understand at all what happened.
On the back hill of Shuangyu Island, a small boat was put into the water. The sea area in front of Sister Su's residence is full of rocks and is not suitable for ships to navigate, but some small boats can still pass.
"Quick, quick, go to Yangjiao Mountain immediately and tell Third Sister what happened here!"
The speaker was a veteran brought to the island by Su Ying's father. After he noticed that the situation was not good, he immediately took advantage of the officers and soldiers to control the entire island and used his familiarity with the cave to sneak to the back mountain and find a
The young man who was drying the fish hurriedly told him what happened in the front mountain and told him to leave immediately.
The young man also knew that the situation was urgent and hurriedly ran away with his two oars. The exit of the sea channel was blocked by the Taicang navy. He could not leave immediately. He had to hide under the caves at the end of the mountain and wait until dark before escaping in the dark.
Jihe stood at the pier and sent people all over the island to search for property. He was very satisfied.
Ever since the old Marquis gave the order, he began to deliberately create troubles with the intention of provoking Shuangyu Guards against him. He arbitrarily withheld the warships and firearms allocated by the imperial court to Shuangyu Guards, and gave broken ships and rusted muskets to Shuangyu Island, deliberately
Provoke the hostility and contempt of the coastal guards towards Shuangyu. Unfortunately, the series of measures against Shuangyu have been ineffective. Unexpectedly, Qiu Fu helped him a lot this time. This is really a flower planted with intention but not a willow tree.
Suddenly, someone came to report: "Sir, a merchant ship has appeared on the sea and is about to sail into Shuangyu. Do you want to intercept it?"
"Merchant ship?"
Ji He's heart was moved, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't disturb them, let them come in!"
The merchant ship was controlled by Ji He's people as soon as it came in. The ship came from Luzon, and the owner was a Chinese living in Luzon, a native of Fuzhou, named Lu Mingzhi. When he saw that his merchant ship was controlled, Lu Mingzhi said
Shocked and angry, when he heard that Ji He was the leader of the garrison on the island, he immediately rushed up aggressively and shouted: "What happened to your officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty? Why did you seize my merchant ship, Lu Mingzhi? I tell you, I and you Ming Dynasty
Mr. Yang Xu, the auxiliary prince of the country, has some dealings with me, but you dare to seize my ship!"
When Ji He heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he immediately asked: "What? Do you have any dealings with Duke Fu?"
Lu Mingzhi thought he was scared, and said proudly: "Yes, I have a very close relationship with the people who serve the Duke of your country. If you know the truth, let me go as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will make you go around without food!"
Ji He smiled and said happily: "I'm sorry, sorry, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and one family didn't recognize each other. Haha, I was told by the Duke of Fuguo to treat Captain Lu from Luzon
Conveniently, because there was trouble on the island, I was so busy that I forgot to ask you about your identity. Someone, let the ship go, and don’t touch all the cargo on the ship!"
After finishing speaking, Ji He said kindly to Lu Mingzhi: "Captain Lu, sit down here, have a cup of tea, and let me apologize to you."
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It's still that dark, unclear room.
The man was still sitting there, only coughing lightly from time to time. There was a bowl in front of him, and there was still half a bowl of medicine in the bowl. There was a faint smell of medicine in the room.
He coughed a few times and said, "What a shameless person! You have been defeated and blamed, and you have been trapped in Pao Ze. You will die without atoning for your sins. Aren't the Shuangyu bandits always at odds with the Japanese pirates? What reason did you use to falsely accuse them of colluding with the Japanese pirates?"
"The banditry of the Shuangyu pirates is hard to change, and they are angry about the unfair treatment, so they collude with the Japanese pirates in order to take revenge!"
The man chuckled twice and said: "Well, this reason makes sense. The military is ranked based on seniority, and the approach is to start with the near and then the far. The emperor is a person who has led soldiers. Of course he knows that sometimes, faced with all kinds of unfair treatment from distance,
Even a veteran who has been in the army since he was a child would be so angry that he would scold his mother. It is common to argue and change military pay. Those are officers and soldiers recruited from the common people. The pirates recruited are arrogant and unruly. This kind of reaction is not outrageous. Haha, Shuangyu
If Wei is unlucky, Yang Xu will also have some connections."
The man on the other side said: "But Luo Yu and the others didn't kill Xu Hu. Are they so sure of controlling this matter?"
The man smiled and said: "It's not that they don't want to kill, it's because they can't kill. If all the culprits are dead, they point to a pile of corpses and say to the emperor that everything went wrong in their hands. Do you think the emperor is that easy to fool?
What?"
"So……"
"When have you ever seen the emperor personally interrogate a case?"
"this……"
"Xu Hu is a military general. The case must be tried by the judge of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion. If the matter involves treason and banditry, the Jin Yiwei may be asked to serve as a jury. And these two yamen are in their hands. They are very precise in their calculations.
Now. Besides, is what Xu Hu said important? The important thing is the evidence. I think... they will definitely concoct enough evidence!"
"Yes, the villain understands. Unexpectedly, before we had time to overthrow Yang Xu, they actually helped a lot."
The man opposite coughed a few more times, picked up the bowl, took two sips of the medicine, and said slowly: "Actually, I want to change my mind now. Instead of getting rid of one Yang Xu, it's better to get rid of a group of Peking factions."
military attache! However, the fight for the heir is now at a critical juncture. If Zhu Gaoxu’s power is greatly weakened, then no one will be able to compete with Zhu Gaochi. It’s inappropriate, it’s inappropriate..."
He sighed softly and said: "Let's put this matter aside for now. The evidence is always in hand and will be useful when the time is right. Hehe, the traps in the world are all set for others in the beginning.
, but he often gets himself into trouble later. Let’s keep this hole dug by Qiu Fu for him first! Ask Ji He to keep the evidence of Luo Yu and others for later use!”
"Yes, then let's..."
"Right now, let's bring down Yang Xu first. Let's help Zhu Gaochi. Once he gets the upper hand, he will take action against Zhu Gaochi's group. The emperor loves Zhu Gaochi more, and Zhu Gaochi will definitely suffer. When Zhu Gaochi suffers,
After suffering a big loss and being at a disadvantage, let's give him the evidence that the Shuangyu group's thieves suffered for others, and Zhu Gaochi will definitely fight back against Zhu Gaoxu. Do you understand?"
"The villain understands, haha, tell them dog bites dog!"
"Well, but... these charges alone can make Yang Xu fall out of favor, but they may not be able to bring him down. We have to add more fuel to him and help Zhu Gaoxu collect other charges for Yang Xu. Only then can we be foolproof.
Let’s now…”
As soon as he said this, someone outside whispered: "Sir, the old Marquis has sent someone here. It's urgent!"
"Tell him to come in!"
Someone hurriedly walked in outside and whispered to him. He chuckled: "Is this happening? Haha, Yang Xu, Yang Xu, you are doomed now!"
: Do you still remember the story in "Back to the Ming Dynasty to Be a Prince" in which Yang Ling was imprisoned due to the water leakage case in the underground palace?
Wang Jinglong seduces Yu Tangchun,
Han Youniang saved her husband at the execution ground,
Wang Yangming is hiding from the sky,
Yang Shi read the sea...,
Only when there is a downturn can there be an upswing, and only when there is a low can there be a high.
Different emperors, different factions and forces are destined to have different stories, different solutions, and different excitement!
It’s early morning, and we’re number one! There’s still some time before dawn...
For those of you who haven't fallen asleep yet, please stick to your position and drop your precious treasure.
My comrades in Jinyi and I will come when the sun rises!