Wang Cuiqiao said: "I also know what happened to Wang Zhi. He was too trusting. At that time, the imperial court's imperial edict and pardon edict had not been issued, so he dared to go ashore, thinking that the imperial court would not kill him, but he miscalculated.
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Xu Hai said: "It is Hu Zongxian who wants to be recruited this time. If I remember correctly, it was Hu Zongxian who recruited Wang Zhi last time. Why, you want to do the same trick twice? Only fools will fall for it."
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Wang Cuiqiao said: "Governor Hu also answered the cause of Wang Zhi's death in his letter. It was not Governor Hu's original intention to trap Wang Zhi, but Governor Wang Bengu's willful behavior. In order to gain credit, he reported Wang Zhi's arrest to the emperor first.
, and strongly advocated the death penalty. As a result, there was fierce discussion between the government and the public, and the emperor did not understand the truth, so he issued an order to kill Wang Zhi."
Should Wang Zhi be killed?
In terms of culpability, even if Wang Zhi had ten heads, it would not be enough to chop him off. He violated the ban on maritime trade, smuggled, established himself as king, burned, killed, and looted...
But under the circumstances at that time, from the perspective of interests, Wang Zhi should not be killed.
Before his death, Wang Zhi once said: If I die alone, the people of Zhejiang and Zhejiang will suffer. Although he said this not out of sympathy for the people, but just to keep himself alive, this sentence is right. After Wang Zhi's death, he was originally
The Japanese pirates under his unified control had no leader, and a group of "heroes" emerged together. Soon, "the new Japanese pirates were restored", and Fujian and Guang became the hardest-hit areas where Japanese pirates wreaked havoc.
Therefore, after Wang Zhi's death, some people once said that if Wang Zhi had been spared and allowed to control Japanese pirates at sea, the imperial court would not have needed to spend huge amounts of military power to defend the southeastern coast, and instead it would have been possible to obtain a powerful navy.
Some people also analyzed that there were deep-seated reasons for killing Wang Zhi. Those scholar-bureaucrats from the south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty and wealthy families who had colluded with smuggling merchants and pirates may not have wanted to see a powerful navy in the hands of the emperor, so they agreed with Wang Ben.
To put it bluntly, urging Wang Zhi to be executed is the essence of the "raging debate between the government and the public".
Emperor Jiajing was not stupid, he just believed in Taoism and had no interest in government affairs. He was temporarily blinded by Wang Bengu's seemingly upright confession, so he killed Wang Zhi. After realizing it, he did not promote Wang Bengu...
In short, the execution of Wang Zhi led to the intensification of the Japanese pirate troubles. This is an indisputable fact, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
Xu Hai said: "Even if it wasn't Hu Zongxian's original intention, Wang Zhi would still be dead after all. How do you know that if I accept the recruitment, I won't become the second Wang Zhi?"
Wang Cuiqiao said: "So when I contacted Governor Hu, I emphasized that the emperor needed to issue a pardon edict. Mingshan, the emperor's golden words will not fool ordinary people like us. As long as there is a pardon edict, we will definitely be able to return.
Home in Jiaxing, live the rest of your life peacefully."
Xu Hai sneered and said: "How can it be so easy to get a pardon edict from the imperial court? Mr. Hu has always been wise in protecting himself, so he is willing to take on such a big stake?"
Wang Cuiqiao thought for a while, took out Hu Zongxian's secret letter from her sleeve, and handed it to Xu Hai.
Xu Hai paused for a moment, then flipped through the letter.
"He wants me to kill Chen Dongyema?"
Wang Cuiqiao said: "Mingshan, this is a good opportunity. Nowadays, pirate activities are frequent, and Governor Hu can't bear the pressure. He should really want to recruit you, and then use your strength to help the government and army destroy other pirate forces."
If the victory of the anti-Japanese Ming army is a foregone conclusion and there are only a few small groups of Japanese pirates left on the southeast coast, then accepting the recruitment will be very risky. Whether to kill or not to kill is all at the discretion of the court.
But now, the anti-Japanese Ming army is weak and the Japanese pirates are strong. The danger of Japanese pirates accepting recruitment is much smaller. The imperial court still wants to keep Xu Hai useful to attack other Japanese pirates.
This is what Wang Cuiqiao thinks, and it cannot be wrong.
Xu Hai thought of this, his expression softened slightly, and he paced indoors and pondered.
Wang Cuiqiao persuaded with soft words and words, saying that she misses her hometown, leaves fall back to their roots, and killing people is unlucky and harms the peace of the world.
Finally, Xu Hai let out a long breath: "Okay, I promise you. I will take action during the Kinmen Island gathering and kill both Chen Dong and Ye Ma in one fell swoop!"
Wang Cuiqiao said happily: "Is Mingshan willing to accept the recruitment?"
Xu Hai shook his head: "Recruiting or not is still between me and my inaccuracy! However, I will get rid of Chen Dong and Ye Ma quickly. Kill them and annex their tribes. I will
The momentum will be even greater, not much worse than that of Wang Wufeng back then!"
Xu Hai said with a proud smile on his face: "Even if I accept the recruitment, I will have more capital to negotiate with the court!" He did not say a word. As long as he is powerful, he can occupy a good port in Japan.
, learn from Wang Zhi, break the earth and seal the king, control all kinds of pirates, wouldn't it be majestic and happy?
Wang Cuiqiao finally heard the intention of accepting the recruitment in Xu Hai's words, and was really overjoyed.
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Kinmen Island is located in the southwest of Quanzhou Prefecture. Among the numerous islands and reefs along the southeast coast, it can be considered a relatively large island. According to the unit of the earth's plane, it covers an area of 150 square kilometers.
On this day, three Japanese pirate camps that invaded all directions gathered on Kinmen Island. On the surface, it was a green forest gathering initiated by the Japanese pirate Chen Dong. In fact, it was to mediate the recent conflict between the two pirate forces, Ye Mazi and Xu Hai.
The three families, with a total of hundreds of warships and nearly 10,000 elite Japanese pirates, were concentrated in Kinmen Bay. Most of the Japanese pirates stayed on the ship, and the leader of the family led some of his followers to hold a banquet on a mountain.
Of course, the banquets held by the Japanese pirates are not as elegant and sophisticated as the banquets of dignitaries. In fact, most of the leaders of these three "fake Japanese" families are ordinary people who came from the market. How do they understand the red tape? Each one drinks from a big bowl and drinks in large pieces.
Meat is eaten, and some captured female slaves sing and dance for fun. It doesn't matter whether the dancing is good or not, but that's enough.
After the dance, a fair and slender Japanese pirate leader with a mustache stood up, raised the big bowl and said with a smile: "Chen, thank you Brother Ye, Brother Xu for giving me this thin noodle. Let's eat this bowl of rice and do it."
It's a knife-edge blood-licking business. We haven't seen each other for many years, right? This is a rare opportunity to meet, and I don't know if the next gathering will be in the Year of the Monkey or the Horse. Everyone is open to drinking. Anyone who is not drunk will not give me Chen Dong face!
drink!"
As soon as Chen Dong, the white-skinned Japanese pirate with a mustache and the peacemaker this time, finished speaking, a burst of cheers came from behind him.
Not far away, a Japanese pirate leader with a pockmarked face stood up. He was Ye Ma, the Japanese pirate leader who was opposed to Xu Hai. He said in a hoarse voice: "The words of Master Chen are really generous and heroic. My surname is
Ye's admiration. I drank this bowl of wine with Master Chen!" He raised his neck and swallowed a bowl of strong wine into his stomach.
Many people looked at the last group of pirates, or to be precise, at the leader of the pirates, Xu Hai.