Hong Chuanting still knew something about Song Chengxuan.
"Five years ago, the Japanese pirates invaded Quanzhou. As you all know, the emperor ordered me to go to Quanzhou to supervise the war. It was then that I met this boy from the Song family. He was less than fourteen years old at that time."
An Yihou naturally knew about this war, but he had never heard Hong Chuanting mention the inside story, let alone that Hong Chuanting met Song Chengxuan at that time.
Hong Chuanting said: "At that time, we had already used all our troops and lost two coastal counties to hold the Japanese pirates back. Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates had colluded with the pirates for a long time. More than a dozen warships came with additional troops. If these people were allowed to land, we would
We will be attacked from both sides, and the top priority must be to hold back the Japanese pirate reinforcements. Only when our troops and horses kill all the Japanese pirates who have landed on the beach, and then turn back to deal with the Japanese pirate reinforcements, can we win the battle.
It’s a pity that the Fujian General Army was passive and lazy in fighting, and the soldiers and horses in our hands could not stop the Japanese warships at sea.”
An Yihou nodded: "So we can only persuade the local people to fight the enemy together."
Hong Chuanting said: "That's right. But at that time, the navy had already suffered a lot of losses, and many ships could not go to sea. It was very difficult to stop the Japanese pirate ships at sea. I also felt that there was no chance of winning this battle. Fortunately, there was no sea ban at that time.
There are also merchants who can cross the sea for trade. These merchants have some small merchant ships. I have to ask the merchants for help, hoping to borrow ships and people to meet the enemy.
At that time, the merchant recommended to me a person who knew the topography of the nearby sea area best. With his help, I might be able to hold off the Japanese pirates for a day and a half."
Speaking of this, Hong Chuanting still had a look of disbelief on his face when he thought about the past events: "I never would have imagined that the person the merchant was talking about turned out to be a young man. I was very discouraged at the time, thinking that the merchant was perfunctory with me.
Later I found out that this young man traveled with merchant fleets on weekdays. He and several of his men specialized in dealing with pirates and were very familiar with pirate ships. I had no choice but to ask that young man for help."
Marquis Guangping said: "The young man you are talking about is Song Chengxuan."
"Of course," Hong Chuanting continued, "Song Chengxuan was also willing to take people there. I saw that he was too young to be cautious at the time, so I asked him to think clearly that going this time was a narrow escape. He also knew that I didn't trust him, so as long as
With these manpower, as the forward in this battle, even if he misses, I will still have the follow-up manpower to catch up. This choice has almost no loss for me.
Although Song Chengxuan was still young, he convinced me, and I agreed, and promised him that as long as he could come back, I would definitely recommend him to join the military camp for training in the future, in the hope that he could gain a reputation in time, but he refused."
Marquis Guangping was a little surprised: "Did he have the heart to serve the country at that time and didn't need anything?"
Hong Chuanting shook his head and said: "He wants money, and I will give him money after the matter is completed.
Things that can be solved with money are the simplest things, but I know in my heart that Song Chengxuan is going to die here.
As I had expected, the battle was very difficult, but Song Chengxuan also held back the Japanese reinforcements for a day, and I used the only manpower at hand to fight fiercely with the reinforcements for a whole day.
After two days, our Zhou army finally wiped out the Japanese pirates on the shore and turned around to come back for reinforcements."
After saying this, Hong Chuanting breathed a sigh of relief.
Marquis Guangping said: "It seems that Song Chengxuan is indeed a rare talent."
"Nowadays, talking about victory or defeat is just a matter of words," An Yihou frowned, "It was very difficult at that time. Facing those Japanese pirates, all the people Song Chengxuan brought were gone, right?"
Hong Chuanting nodded and took a sip of tea before continuing: "The ship he brought sank a lot, and no one could be found. After this battle, I led people to look for that kid for many days. I also thought that kid
I couldn't escape this disaster. I was feeling sad in my heart, but the boy came to me with help and asked for money.
It turned out that they met Japanese frogmen that day and struggled in the sea for a long time. Although Song Chengxuan killed the frogmen at the last moment, he was almost swallowed by the sea water. He finally struggled to survive. He was injured and lost blood.
It was too much, and he choked on the sea water. He passed out after landing and had to rest for several days before he could get up.
I saw that he was still having a fever, so I asked the medical workers to treat him. When I was treating his injuries, I was very surprised to see the scars on his body. From the scars, I could see how many times he had narrow escapes from death. I remember breathing out gently, and there was something.
The scar was left on his left chest. An ordinary person would have died without a doubt, and I don't know how he survived.
How easy would it be for a seven-year-old child to make a living in Quanzhou? He was said to be in charge of a caravan. Who would want to do business with a child? Pirates were rampant at that time, so he proposed to go to sea with the merchants. As long as there were pirates coming, they would stay.
Fight to the death with pirates.
He did not ask for money in return for driving away the pirates. As long as the merchants were willing to trade some goods with him, his family fortune was accumulated bit by bit in this way.
I am thirsty for talent, and want him to follow me back to Beijing, and I will help him arrange an official career, but he refuses to say anything, so I can only write to him every year, trying my best to get him to join the official career, but he has his own
I just decided to recruit an envoy to Quanzhou this year, and now I’m finally on the right track, and I can feel at ease."
When he said these words, Hong Chuanting felt that he was an old father who missed his children: "Song Chengxuan's temperament is a little colder. He has been struggling between life and death since he was a child. He would not be able to survive without such a temperament. If there is anything to offend, the two princes
Please be patient with me!"
An Yihou thought thoughtfully: "I never thought that he had such an experience." Song Chengxuan's face just now appeared in his mind, and he always felt that there was something between Song Chengxuan's eyebrows that was familiar to him.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore," Hong Chuanting said, "let's discuss the war in the northwest first."
Marquis Guangping nodded, and Marquis Anyi also came to his senses.
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Song Chengxuan returned to the courtyard from the Yamen.
Zhang Zhenren is telling people to prepare their luggage. According to their previous agreement, after the official department has completed the paperwork, they will set off back to the southeast. There are still many things waiting for the young master to deal with in Quanzhou.
Song Chengxuan went to the study and sat down. Master Zhang brought a cup of tea over and said, "Young Master has met Marquis An Yi."
Song Chengxuan nodded.
Zhang Zhenren said nothing more.
Song Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly. When the person he had remembered in his heart from childhood to adulthood stood in front of him, he wanted to settle the grievances of the past with Marquis An Yi.
But for some reason, Xu Qinghuan's face appeared in front of his eyes.
Knowing that the people in the Anyihou Mansion were not trustworthy, he met her again and again, and even teamed up with her to investigate the case.
That night he even revealed his identity to her.
What does he want? Could it be a decision? As long as the Anyi Hou Mansion deals with him again, he will do it mercilessly.
