Chapter 520: Using deception as straightforwardness
Chenxiang Garden is a typical Jiangnan garden. It inherits the consistent style of freehand landscape gardens since the Tang and Song Dynasties. It uses mountains, stacked stones, waterscapes, ancient trees, and flowers to create an elegant and wild artistic conception. Although it takes nature as its basis, it is unique.
It's not a jungle, it's haphazard. [] Tall trees, tall bamboos, ancient Qiu pines, graceful green willows, supplemented by rockery creepers and pond vines, it really is like a fairyland on earth.
There is a bookstore with a half-open window. Birds are chirping outside the window, and the spring scenery is bright. Inside are two short beds. Xia Xun and Zheng He are each lying on a big bed. Zheng He is naked with three rows of bamboo tubes on his back.
He is sucking the flesh tightly and cupping the cup.
On Xia Xun's back, there was a girl wearing only close-fitting clothes and bright eyes and white teeth sitting, giving him a massage. Before the Han Dynasty, massage was called massage or massage in the Han Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it was often called massage. This girl obviously
The technique and strength were top-notch. Xia Xun squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was very comfortable.
However, the girl only wore a pair of crimson trousers with a belt tightly tied around her waist, which perfectly outlined her beautiful figure, making her look plump and exaggerated. Her round and plump buttocks sat on Xia Xun's legs, like
A queen bee with a slender waist, only he knows whether Xia Xun's intoxication comes from the girl's technique or her soft and elastic body.
Zheng He crossed his arms and rested his chin on his head and said: "After the traitors in Shandong, Fujian, South Zhili, and Zhejiang were eliminated, it is no longer possible for Japanese pirates to come and go freely in our Ming land. I heard that in Xiaozhi,
There was a Japanese bandit team of 2,000 people in the mountains. When they got to the shore, there was no one to guide them or tell them the news. In the dark, they actually strayed off the road and plunged into the Zhendong Wei barracks. As a result, they surrendered themselves.
hehe……"
Xia Xun narrowed his eyes and said: "Hongbao, if you have stronger hands, I can bear the strength."
"Yes, sir!"
The girl Hongbao who was sitting on his back raised her wrist, wiped off the sweat, applied some oil on her hand, and pressed the skin harder, so her plump buttocks sat together, and her hands
With more effort, a piece of silk fabric stuck tightly to her buttocks and slid into the crack of her buttocks. She looked more patient, and the guards standing at the door looked at her secretly more and more frequently.
Xia Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The most troublesome thing about Japanese pirates is that once they land on the shore, they can destroy them everywhere, but our soldiers can only chase after them to clean up the mess and knock out their weapons."
Eyes and ears, we have won half the battle. However, it is not easy. My father-in-law must have heard that many gentry and officials in eastern Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi, Fujian, and Southern Zhili, including officials from Jinglitou, have written letters to impeach Yu.
me."
Zheng He smiled and said: "The prince has the trust of the emperor, so why should he be afraid?"
Xia Xun said: "Three people become tigers, what people say is scary! Japanese pirates are a disaster, both to the court and to the people, but we must admit that while they bring harm, there are many Japanese pirate groups.
Those who regard robbery as a side job mainly rely on smuggling, and smuggling is beneficial to many wealthy merchants and wealthy families along the coast.
According to the imperial decree, anyone who exports cattle, horses, military supplies, iron goods, copper coins, satin, silk, and silk cotton out of the country for sale or puts them into the sea can be given a hundred sticks. Anyone who takes people or weapons out of the country or puts them into the sea can be hanged. However, the loser
The products of our country can be transferred to foreign countries, and the profit can be tenfold. Wherever the profit comes, the country does not allow buying and selling, and even the smuggling law cannot be stopped, resulting in countless banditry.
There are also many ordinary people who work for these wealthy merchants to make money. Those who rely on the sea eat the sea, and those who have to go to the sea cannot eat. Everything is blocked and the people are poor. Naturally, there are many Japanese pirates and pirates. We severely crack down on Japanese pirates.
Eyes and ears, demarcating defense zones and cracking down hard can achieve temporary results. If we want to solve the problem of Japanese pirates at the root, we cannot rely on force in the end. We still need to restore the sea market and cut off the source of the banditry to truly solve this problem.
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Otherwise, among other things, the soldiers and civilians of the coastal provinces all rely on the sea market to make profits. If our country can win the favor of the emperor and use violence to eliminate the Japanese pirates, I am afraid that within a few years, the bandits will still reappear and make a comeback."
When Xia Xun said this, he glanced at Zheng He and said: "My father-in-law is a person close to the emperor. He is very favored by the emperor. He will return to the capital in the future. Please tell the emperor more about what he saw and heard along the coast."
, If the emperor can relax the maritime ban, it will be beneficial to the country and the people."
Zheng He nodded and said thoughtfully: "Well, what the Duke said is indeed true. Judging from the confessions of captured traitors and Japanese pirates these days, some gangs' original purpose is indeed smuggling, and smuggling is
If the imperial court does not allow it, then one must risk one's life and violently resist the law. Since it is not allowed by the national law, why do so many people who have fled do business without capital?
Judging from the things they confessed, they wanted everything from my Ming Dynasty goods, including cloth, brocade silk, silk thread, steel needles, iron pots, porcelain, lacquerware, powder for women, as well as Buddhist scriptures, medical books, the Four Books and Five Classics, and medicinal materials.
.For example, if one or two pieces of raw silk are sold, the profit will be ten times that of others. No wonder so many people are willing to take risks even with swords and guns on their necks."
Xia Xun said: "Yes, our emperor is a wise king with great retribution, and he wants to do big things. However, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and he has to use money to do things. Emperor Taizu Gao cared about the people, and at the beginning of the founding of the country, he
We have set a rule of thirty to one tax and will never increase taxes, so where does this money come from? Well, expanding tax sources is a good way, what do you think, father-in-law?"
Zheng He was greatly moved when he heard this and nodded slowly.
Xia Xun stopped talking, not wanting him to notice his enthusiasm for opening the sea. After the seed was planted, he changed the topic: "But now, this bandit still needs to be suppressed. The emperor has already organized the newly formed Shenji Battalion."
He was transferred to eastern Zhejiang. On the one hand, it was to strengthen the ability to fight against Japanese pirates. On the other hand, it was to train troops. It was the first time in the Ming Dynasty that an army mainly relied on firearms.
I heard that the guards along the coast are somewhat resistant to the Shenji Battalion. These conservative generals have always believed that firearms can only be used as supplements and not of great use. In fact, asking the Shenji Battalion to fight a few battles is enough to change their approach, but the Shenji Battalion
The machine battalion also has its shortcomings. It is a powerful weapon when combined with the traditional army. If they are asked to act alone, there will be great risks.
The generals of the guards were prejudiced and could not afford the Shenji Battalion. They were also afraid that the Shenji Battalion would not be able to fight effectively in their defense area, which would hinder them. Therefore, even the Shenji Battalion troops assigned to their defense area were left out.
There, they are isolated, neither active nor cooperative. I would like to trouble my father-in-law to go down and mediate the relationship between the Shenji Battalion and the guards."
Xia Xun chuckled twice and said with some embarrassment: "My father-in-law also knows that my black face has been too successful. If I go, I'm afraid the effect will be counterproductive."
Zheng He couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay! It was the emperor's idea to establish the firearms camp. It was during the Battle of Jingnan that the emperor saw the power of firearms, and then he decided to build a sharp firearms force. How could he let
There is no use for them? The Duke can rest assured that he will be in Hangzhou, just leave this matter to our family."
Xia Xun nodded and said happily: "It is Yang's blessing to be able to work with my father-in-law."
Zheng He smiled and said: "The same goes for Zheng!"
The two burst out laughing...
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Kyoto, Kitayama.
This is the Kitayama-den where Ashikaga Yoshimitsu holds the power of the country. It is a magnificent temple built on the basis of the Kitayama Villa donated to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu by the Saionji family.
Ten years ago, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu used a large army to suppress the situation and negotiated to achieve the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Emperor Kameyama of the Southern Dynasty made the decision in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. From now on, the throne will be inherited by the Northern and Southern Dynasties in turn; the manors and territories in various places will be inherited by the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
After promising to rule the Northern and Southern Dynasties respectively, Emperor Gomatsu gave up the three artifacts symbolizing the throne to the Northern Dynasty and became a monk at Daikakuji Temple in Kyoto.
Two years later, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was only 37 years old, gave up the position of "General of the Conquest of Barbarians" to his nine-year-old son Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and became a monk himself. His Buddhist name was Doyu (later changed to Daoyi).
His dharma name was Tianshan, and his leading minister Siba Yishang, left minister Huashanyuan Tongding and many other military and public officials also became monks with him.
But this so-called monkhood is just a formality, in order to better control the power of the temple. In fact, he moved his shogunate to Beishan. The entire military and political power is still in his hands. He enters and exits the palace just like entering and exiting his own home.
It was just as casual. Even when he wanted to enter the palace to see the emperor, the palace had to be specially cleaned, decorated, and received with a grand ceremony. He was the de facto emperor of the royal family.
Beishan Hall is an extremely elegant Zen courtyard.
The corridor was paved with thick oak floors, and Fat Fu was wearing a pair of wooden clogs. He followed a monk and walked forward step by step. The wooden clogs tapped on the floor, making a "thump, thump, thump, thump" sound.
The monk stopped in front of a room, knocked on the door gently, and said something respectfully. After a while, the shoji door opened, and two young and handsome boys came out, wearing samurai shirts and black hair shawls.
, with delicate features, like a young girl.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had a wide range of sexual interests, and he loved both handsome men and beauties. These two handsome young samurai were his servants. They were called "little surnames" in the Japanese country, and they were what they originally called prostitutes. The Japanese male style was very prosperous.
, even an ordinary samurai likes to adopt a small surname, Uesugi Kenshin, Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings I Naomasa and Honda Tadakatsu all have the good reputation of Ryuyang and regard it as elegance.
However, the difference between Xiaoxing and the original prostitutes is that most of these Xiaoxing are highly skilled in martial arts. They not only satisfy their lord on the tatami, but also have the responsibility of picking up the lord's lord, protecting him personally, and serving as lovers, bodyguards and secretaries.
The three missions had a very close relationship with the lord. So when Fei Fu saw these two young men, he did not dare to be careless at all and hurriedly bowed slightly to them.
The two young men stepped forward, searched Fei Fu, and stepped out of the way. Fei Fu hurriedly bowed, took off his clogs, and entered the room barefoot.
There is a spacious and deep hall with a long table with curly ears at the end. Sitting cross-legged behind the long table is a monk wearing a golden cassock and a shiny head. He is in his forties and has a graceful expression.
When Fei Fu came in, he folded up the files he was reviewing and put them aside. He raised the two thick black spots on his brows, revealing his dark teeth, and smiled happily: "Ah! Fei Fu is back.