"Sir, it's not good, there are Japanese pirates escaping to Yangzhou City!"
The report from the yamen servant was like a thunder that shook the people who were discussing in the room to death. The faces of the three people, including Sun Zhili, suddenly turned as pale as snow.
Japanese pirates generally refer to maritime invaders based in Japan from the 13th to the 16th century who were active on the Korean Peninsula and the coast of mainland China. They were once classified as pirates, but in fact their plundering objects were not ships, but land.
Shangcheng City. The forty years from the Jiajing period to the Longqing period and the Wanli period were the period when Japanese pirates inflicted the most serious damage in the Ming Dynasty. The historians called them the "Jiajing Great Japanese pirates". During this stage, among the thieves, "forced by greed and cruelty,
The coastal civilians trapped in "hunger and cold" are the real main body of Japanese pirates, and one of the reasons for hunger, cold and poverty lies in the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy of "no one is allowed to enter the sea."
Although the famous general Qi Jiguang and many other generals spared no effort to attack, many Japanese pirate forces on the southeast coast were eliminated, but the problem of Japanese pirates could not be effectively solved until the last years of Chongzhen. It was like a tumor that consumed the Ming Dynasty.
Along with the decline of the Ming Dynasty, it was not until the early Qing Dynasty that the Japanese pirates began to disappear.
However, in the past, Japanese pirates invaded and harassed the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang. They never went more than 300 miles deep to plunder cities like Yangzhou, which is close to Nanjing. Now, Japanese pirates invade even Yangzhou. If this news is known to the imperial court,
It's enough to cause an uproar.
At this time, when the three of them heard that the Japanese pirates were coming, they couldn't help but feel dizzy. Gu Shou fell down on his chair and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over! The Japanese pirates are coming, and Yangzhou City is going to be destroyed."
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At this time, only a crisp sound of "pop" was heard. Sun Zhili raised his hand and gave Gu Shou a slap in the face and said angrily, "Bastard, why are you panicking? The Japanese pirates haven't entered the city yet. What you have to do now is to close the four doors tightly."
, sent people to Jinshan Guard to ask for help, and then summoned the young men to go up the city wall.
Sun Zhili is worthy of being a minister of the Ministry of War, and his psychological quality is much better than that of Gu Shou and Sun Xiyi.
"That's right..." Gu Shou nodded hurriedly, trying to steady his trembling body, and asked the government officer in a trembling voice: "Is the city gate closed?"
The yamen servant reported: "Replying to your Majesty, the east gate, south gate and west gate are now closed, but the north gate is still closed due to the influx of people."
"Asshole!"
Gu Shou was angry, pointed at the yamen officer and cursed: "What does the gate officer of the North Gate do? The city gate has not been closed yet. If the Japanese pirates take the opportunity to rush in, can he afford it? You go right away.
, ordered him to close the city gate immediately, otherwise I will chop off his dog's head! Go quickly!"
Seeing the yamen servant rolling and crawling out, Gu Shou gritted his teeth and raised his hands to Sun Zhili and said: "Teacher, you are the most virtuous and respected person in Yangzhou City now. Now you and the students can go up the city wall to watch the enemy's situation!"
Before Sun Zhili could say anything, Sun Xiyi on the side shouted anxiously: "Father, you must not go to the city wall. Those Japanese pirates kill without blinking an eye. The city wall of Yangzhou may not be able to resist Japanese pirates. You should go back home with your child."
Take shelter!"
"Bastard!" Sun Zhili pointed at Sun Xiyi angrily and yelled: "What do you know, you little beast? If the Japanese pirates attack the city, none of us will survive! Now you immediately follow your father on the city wall!"
Even Gu Shou, who was also frightened at the side, couldn't stand Sun Xiyi's ugly appearance. He didn't even understand how the eggs could be intact after the nest was overturned. No wonder he couldn't even get a meritorious title at such an old age.
"Teacher, let's go up the city wall now!" Ignoring Sun Xiyi who was still shivering, Gu Shou took a few deep breaths, suppressed the panic in his heart, and walked out.
When they went up to the city wall of the north gate, they found that the north gate was closed and many soldiers had gathered on the wall. They were all looking out with frightened eyes, as if there was something scary in the distance.
Something like that.
Gu Shou almost got angry when he saw this situation. He strode up to a soldier who was huddled in a corner and stretched out his hand to give him a slap on the ear, "You loser, you've been scared like this before the Japanese pirates came."
Look, if the Japanese pirates come, how will you defend yourself against the enemy? Keep your spirits up, and if the Japanese pirates come, shoot your arrows immediately!"
"Yes!" The soldier who was awakened quickly stood in front of the city wall, holding on to the crenel and looking out.
At this time, a chubby official wearing a sixth-grade official robe trotted over. He was still sweating in the cold weather. As soon as Gu Shou saw him, he immediately asked: "Zhao Shou, how many soldiers are there in the city now? How many soldiers are there in the city now?"
Now quickly prepare rocks and rolling logs, and when the Japanese pirates come, we must repel them."
This official was Zhao Qian, the military garrison of Yangzhou City. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said bitterly: "Sir, I have a humble position. There are only less than a thousand soldiers here, but we have to defend four city gates.
We at the Rolling Stones are not prepared at all, so where can I find a job now?"
"What! In such a huge city, you don't even have stones or rolling logs. What do you do with your soldiers and horses guarding the city?" Sun Zhili on the side felt dizzy.
Faced with the scolding from the prefect, the guard acted aggrieved and said plausibly: "Sir, you can't blame me for this. I told you last time that I wanted a sum of money to prepare for the reinforcement of the city wall and the rolling of stones and logs.
Yes, but you gave it back. Even if you don’t have money and take a humble position, it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!”
"Uh!" After hearing the words of the soldiers and horses, Gu Shou was speechless for a while. Since he took office three years ago, he has not maintained the city walls of Yangzhou. As for the rolling logs and stones, there are no such things. However,
This kind of thing is not just for him, but also for all the previous prefects. In their opinion, Yangzhou has Nanjing on its back. Who would eat a leopard and dare to come here to tease the tiger's beard? But now someone has come, and now Gu Shou regrets it.
Out of reach.
Sun Zhili, who was on the side, was relatively calm. He asked Zhao Qian, "Zhao Shou Bei, have those people mobilized?"
Zhao Qian quickly replied: "To tell you what my lord, I have already mobilized more than a thousand people, and they are on their way now."
"More than a thousand people strong? That's too few!" Although Sun Zhili didn't know anything about soldiers, he also knew that more than a thousand people could only be a drop in the bucket for the huge city of Yangzhou.
"Sir, this is the largest number of people who have been able to gather strength from a humble position. I don't dare to use force for fear of provoking a popular uprising. I really can't send out troops now!"
At this time, Sun Xiyi on the side suddenly shouted: "Sir Father, Master Gu, who said we don't have soldiers? There are still soldiers in Yangzhou City!"
"Where are the soldiers!" As soon as Sun Xiyi said this, several eyes from around him immediately shot to his face.
"You little beast, don't talk nonsense. There are no soldiers in Yangzhou City." At first, Sun Zhili thought that his son was overstimulated and started talking nonsense.
At this time, Sun Xiyidao said to Sun Zhili without fear: "Sir Father, Master Gu, have you forgotten that there are hundreds of soldiers in the Kong family?"
As soon as Sun Xiyi's words came out, Gu Shou, who suddenly understood, immediately slapped his thigh hard and shouted: "That's right! Why didn't I think of that! Didn't that Pang Baihu who came from Shandong bring hundreds of soldiers with him?"
"Then what are you waiting for? Send someone quickly and order him to bring people over!" Sun Zhili didn't care that he was about to kill someone just now, and quickly shouted to Gu Shou in a commanding tone.
"Yes, I will send someone there immediately." Gu Shou was very obedient and sent two government officials to the Confucius mansion immediately.............
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