"The last general, Yu Dayou, has something urgent to ask to see the governor."
"The Governor is still sleeping... Oh, General Yu, why don't you listen?"
"The last general, Yu Dayou, has something urgent to ask to see the governor!"
Yu Dayou's voice rose, almost like thunder.
Therefore, Governor Hu Zongxian was woken up early in the morning.
Stretching, Hu Zongxian sat up from the bed: "Okay, let him come in."
Yu Dayou strode into the main cabin where Hu Zongxian was sleeping, saluted and said, "Has the Governor ever seen Bai Xiaozhenren?"
Hu Zongxian was a little confused: "Master Bai Xiaozhen? I saw him yesterday. What's wrong?"
Yu Dayou was silent for a moment, and then handed a note to Hu Zongxian: "This is the note left by Master Bai Xiaozhen in his room. Please take a look at it."
Hu Zongxian took the note, opened it and looked at it carefully.
"General Yu Junjian: I have found out the clues about the Japanese pirate who stabbed you. He is the real Japanese leader Matsuura Shinkuro. The Japanese invasion in Fujian has basically subsided. I have nothing to do by staying here. I am determined to go to sea and find out Matsuura Shinkuro."
Follow the whereabouts of the Japanese and kill the Japanese. The first is to avenge General Yu, and the second is to explore the evil spirits used by the other party as a way to gain experience and gain knowledge."
"General Yu's three personal soldiers, Zhang Ting, Yuan Yuan, and Zhou Zhan, are all warriors who are accustomed to fighting and are good at sailing. I used a little trick to use the power of the Governor to command the three followers.
The boat was sailing, but I didn’t inform General Yu about the urgent matter. I hope you’ll forgive me.”
Seeing this, Hu Zongxian already felt something was wrong, and called Xu Wei over. He continued to read, and his hands and feet suddenly became cold.
"But there are only three captains who cannot sail the ship, so I borrowed two hundred more soldiers from the governor's account. When General Yu presented the note to the governor, don't forget to say sorry for me."
Yu Dayou was a little confused: "Governor, how could Bai Xiaozhen easily borrow two hundred soldiers from your account? It seems that you don't know about it?"
Hu Zongxian had a sullen face and hurriedly put on his robe: "Maybe it's just a joke... Where is the sergeant on duty? Go and find my personal guard commander Zhou Shun and come here!"
Yu Dayou had so many problems that he could only keep them in his stomach. Although he had a rough temper, he could still tell that Hu Zongxian was in a bad mood.
After a while, the guard commander Zhou Shun and his master Xu Wei arrived together.
Hu Zongxian didn't have time to say hello to Xu Wei, so he immediately asked Zhou Shun: "Last night... Bai Xiaozhenren, did you come to see you?"
Zhou Shun was a little surprised and said: "Back to the governor, that's right."
"He asked you to borrow troops?"
"yes."
"Did you lend it to him?" Hu Zongxian's face almost fell like shards of ice.
"...Yes," Zhou Shun was a little confused, "Why did the Governor ask this? Last night it was you who personally took Bai Xiaoren to find me on the general's warship and promised him two warships.
Two hundred soldiers went to sea secretly."
"What nonsense!" Hu Zongxian said angrily, "You can't even recognize me? Take me out and chop me down!"
Zhou Shun hurriedly knelt down, panicking but swearing: "Duke, everything the general said is the truth, it is indeed you and Bai Xiaozhen who found him!"
Xu Wei, who was on the side, whispered a few words to Yu Dayou, quickly understood the situation, and said: "Zhou Shun, even if the Governor wants to lend troops to Bai Xiaoyou, he will call you to the flagship to give instructions. How can I condescend to go to your ship in person?
?You can't tell that this is strange?"
Zhou Shun said honestly: "The general was also doubtful at first, but after listening to the conversation between Bai Xiaozhenren and the governor, saying, 'It's a matter of confidentiality, I'd like to trouble the governor to accompany him personally'," the general thought, maybe the governor wanted to
If you avoid people’s eyes and ears, you will condescend to come in person instead of calling..."
Hu Zongxian's face was stiff: "You didn't ask clearly?"
Zhou Shun lowered his head: "The last general...the last general doesn't dare to ask."
Xu Wei said with a smile: "The Governor has always been very strict in running the army and enforces orders and prohibitions. He has a great reputation in the hearts of the officers and soldiers. When Zhou Shun saw the Governor's true presence, he did not dare to say anything, which is reasonable."
However, Yu Dayou recalled the incident on Kinmen Island where several soldiers cowered in front of Xu Hai and were ordered to be beheaded by Hu Zongxian on the spot, and nodded secretly in his heart.
Hu Zongxian said angrily: "Where can I be present? I have been sleeping in this cabin last night and have never left the house."
Xu Wei said with a smile: "This must be Bai Xiaoyou's magic. I heard that the Taoist magic can call the wind and rain, and scatter beans to make soldiers. Although Bai Xiaoyou is young, he is a master disciple of the hidden Xuanzong. He knows a few tricks such as puppets and illusions.
It’s not surprising. To be able to hide it from people like Zhou Shun who are familiar with the Governor shows that he is very accomplished.”
Hu Zongxian's face twitched: "This... this little Taoist priest has made me suffer!" He wanted to curse "demon", but thinking of Bai Xiaowen's contribution and helping him these days, he still did not curse.
"What are you doing standing still? Zhifu, go and chase him! Little Taoist Bai doesn't listen to me. He must be crossing eastward to Japan to attack the Japanese country. We must intercept him!" Hu Zongxian said.
Xu Wei shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Duke, it's too late. Since Xiaoyou Bai set out last night and had a smooth sailing, he should have arrived at Ryukyu by now. The soldiers he took away are all soldiers who have been with you for many years.
The boat is so skillful, how could General Yu catch up with it?"
Hu Zongxian fell to his feet and sighed: "Little Taoist Bai made me wrong! What should I do if the Qing gossip official finds out?"
Xu Wei smiled slightly, but he was confident: "Don't worry, Governor, in fact, Bai Xiaoyou is very measured in his actions and has left room for correction."
"How do you say this?"
"If Bai Xiaoyou took away soldiers and horses under the imperial establishment, there would be too many people talking, and it would be impossible to keep the secret. But what he took away were the soldiers who were loyal to the governor! The soldiers are not under the control of the imperial court, even if
The lack of two hundred people would be easy for the Governor to cover up," Xu Wei said.
The army of the Ming Dynasty had a serious problem of insufficient pay. Many of the soldiers and horses organized by the imperial court, such as the three major battalions of the capital, local guards, etc., could hardly even eat, so naturally they could not talk about combat effectiveness.
The general's personal soldiers are different. In a sense, they can be regarded as armed servants raised by wealthy families. The generals have to pay for their own money to support them. For these personal soldiers, the generals are their food, clothing and parents. Who is the so-called leader?
Bowl, who cares about serving? Of course, soldiers must work hard for the general. Loyalty to the general is more important than loyalty to the court.
This is also the reason why Yu Dayou was called the "general master" by Zhang Ting and others. When Yu Dayou was in a coma, why didn't Hu Zongxian take the initiative to tease Yu Dayou's soldiers, but instead asked these soldiers to volunteer for help by looking for medicine? The reason?
Also here.
Of course, it can still be mobilized. Even Yu Dayou himself has to obey orders, let alone his soldiers. Just going beyond the general to mobilize the opponent's soldiers is crossing the line and violating taboos. Of course, the cautious Hu Zongxian is not willing to do this.