A knife in love

Chapter 1275

Master Jiang sighed at this point, and continued: "The Fusang warriors led by Zong She were only a dozen or so, and they were unstoppable in the Shibosi Yamen. He killed the envoy of the Xichuan clan, He also shot and killed the officials of the Shibosi Yamen on the spot. Knowing that he had caused a catastrophe, he led people out of the Yamen and went straight to the outside of Ningbo City. Thinking that the Shibosi Yamen was heavily guarded, Dongchang and Jinyiwei They sent some masters to accompany the eunuch Ryan, the admiral of Shibosi Yamen. As a result, these masters were vulnerable in front of Zong She, and suffered heavy casualties. Zong She and others escaped from Shibo Si Yamen.

"After Zong She and others rushed out of the Shibosi Yamen, more than a thousand people from the Ningbo Magistrate's Yamen who heard the news came, officers and soldiers from the guards outside the city, and the officers and soldiers from the Beiwa Dusi Mansion fought fiercely in Ningbo City. Although More and more officers and soldiers gathered, and finally more than [-] people came, but they couldn't stop Zong She and others, and they rushed out of Ningbo City. It stands to reason that no matter how skilled Zong She and others are, they have to resist [-] people. The siege by the rest of the officers and soldiers was absolutely impossible. Zong She was able to lead the Fusang warriors out of the city because of three major reasons. One was Zong She's high martial arts skills. Although the number of warriors under his command was small, each of them could outnumber ten. However, the errand arrests of the prefect’s yamen in Ningbo, as well as the court officers and soldiers bullied the common people one by three, and confronted the powerful Fusang warriors, but they were defeated at the first touch. The second is that the city of Ningbo is extremely prosperous, with many houses. Officers and soldiers Although there are many people, they are unable to encircle Zong She and others to kill them, and being led by the nose by the Fusang warriors, even though there are many people, they are restrained."

Li Qiufeng had heard about the Zongshe Rebellion when he was on duty in Jinyiwei, and he knew that it had shaken the court.At this moment, listening to Mr. Jiang talking eloquently, he thought to himself, this Mr. Jiang is really a great person. Although he is only a low-level official in the magistrate's office of Dongliao County, he knows a lot about the world's major events.Listening to him talk about the chaos of Zongshe, he dismissed the officials of the imperial court and the officers and soldiers of the guard, but highly respected Zongshe and other Fusang warriors.Presumably he is also a passionate person who hates the corruption of officials and the incompetence of officers and soldiers. It was only when he was furious that he admired Zong She who killed the officers and soldiers so much.

I only heard Mr. Jiang say: "The third reason is the main reason why all Fusang warriors escaped from Ningbo Mansion. Zong She is not only skilled in martial arts, but also proficient in the art of war. , led his warriors to enter the city from the east gate of Ningbo City, and the boat they took was moored at the pier outside the east city. Zong set up the calculation that the officers and soldiers would think that he and the Fusang warriors would escape from the east gate with one heart, rush to the pier and take a boat back to Fusang. Set up heavy troops to block between Shibosi Yamen and Dongcheng City Gate. Therefore, when he fought fiercely with Dongchang and Jinyiwei masters in Shibosi Yamen, he had already made up his mind to abandon the east gate and leave the city through the north gate first. , and then try to seize the boats and flee back to Fusang. Zongshe’s calculations were indeed correct. The officers and soldiers gathered between the Yamen of Shibosi Yamen and the east gate of Ningbo City, and the rest of the guards were empty. Zongshe led the Fusang warriors to march northward rapidly. , killed a small group of officers and soldiers, and even rushed out of Ningbo City from the north gate.

"After the officers and soldiers guarding the east of the city knew that they had been duped, they hurriedly divided into two groups, chasing all the way north from the city, following Zongshe and others. The first purpose was to track the enemy closely so that they would not lose track of Zongshe and others. The second is to suffer from the great loss of Zong Shi’s attacking the east and attacking the west. I am afraid that he will repeat the old tricks and lead the Fusang warriors back to Ningbo City. At that time, all the officers and soldiers have gone out of the city to chase the enemy. The general can correct his mistakes and make such a safe move, which can be regarded as an outstanding figure. On the other side, the cavalry commanded by the Japanese commander Liu Jin was the main force, and they rushed northward from outside the east gate of Ningbo City. It is necessary to reach the Liangshan outside the north gate of Ningbo before Zong She and others, intercept these Fusang warriors, and then attack back and forth with the officers and soldiers who followed from the north of the city to wipe out the Fusang warriors.

"Liu Jin can be regarded as a smart general, and the Beiwa army under him is extremely powerful. It's just that the incident happened in a hurry, and the Beiwa army cavalry who followed Liu Jin out of Dongcheng and chased northward was only more than two hundred. This time The team of cavalry came and went like flying, and rushed to the foot of Liangshan before Zongshe and others. Unexpectedly, although there were few Fusang warriors, they attacked first. More than a dozen people surrounded Zongshe and tried their best to kill Liu Jin. Prepare the Japanese army The cavalry hadn't yet lined up and was in chaos when they were rushed into the formation by the Fusang warriors. They were at a loss. It should be noted that the cavalry must exert the impact of the horses against the infantry. Once they fight with the infantry, the original advantage will become Disadvantage. Zong She held the idea of ​​"capture the thief first and capture the king" and went straight to Liu Jin. Although the officers and soldiers tried their best to protect the commander, Zong She was too skilled in martial arts, and the dozen Fusang warriors tried their best to cover Zong She. In the end, although four Fusang warriors died at the hands of the officers and soldiers, Zong She jumped on Liu Jin’s horse and took his head. Seeing that the commander was killed, the Beiwa army was in chaos. The Fusang warriors rushed into the ranks of officers and soldiers like a tiger into a flock of sheep , Killed fifty or sixty officers and soldiers, and the rest of the Beiwa army was frightened and fled away on horseback.

"Later, Zong She led these warriors all the way north, and killed many officers and soldiers along the way. Later, even Qianhu Zhang Tong, who led the troops to chase the Fusang warriors, died in the hands of Zong She. The officers and soldiers were terrified and never dared to pursue them again , was fled to Qingzhou, Shandong by Zongshe. Zongshe and others were besieged by tens of thousands of court officers and soldiers in Shandong. These Fusang warriors refused to surrender, and would rather die than surrender, and finally burned themselves to death in the siege. Although they were not my race , his heart must be different, but the matter of Ningbo, if the admiral and eunuch Ryan hadn't been greedy and accepted bribes from the envoys of the Hosokawa family to reject Zongshe, it would not have led to such a catastrophe. Zongshe only led a dozen The Fusang samurai was able to cross several provinces and break through the siege and interception of 10,000+ officers and soldiers. He is indeed a remarkable figure. After the Zongshi Rebellion last year, the imperial court was furious and disposed of the Shibosi Yamen, the Ningbo Zhifu Yamen, and the Beiwo Dusifu. Ten officials. Lai En, the eunuch of the Shibo Department, was secretly supported by the governor of the East Factory, but was finally arrested and returned to the capital. It can be seen that the court was really angry because of this matter.

"After the turmoil passed, the imperial court sent envoys to Fusang to reprimand the minister in charge of the Fusang Kingdom, claiming that Zongshe did not abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and killed the lives of soldiers and civilians. If such things happen again, Daming will never sit idly by In addition, the imperial court abolished the Fujian Shibosi Yamen, and the affairs of exchanges with overseas countries were handed over to the Shibosi Yamen in Ningbo and Guangdong. Moreover, the imperial court ordered to cut off business with Fusang and not allow Fusang people to re-enter Central Plains. Some serious business Fusang people were unable to land, and were unwilling to let their goods rot in their hands, so they colluded with Japanese pirates, escorted the goods by force, and traded with merchants and people on the southeastern coast. Japanese pirates on the southeastern coast are evil It was already very serious, but in this way, Fujian and other places were even more miserable when they were invaded by Japanese pirates.”

Master Jiang paused for a while when he said this, and then said: "That's all I know, most of which I read from the mansion newspaper. I think there are many mistakes in it. I hope the two adults will forgive me."

Xiao Dong smiled and said: "I never thought that there would be such a great talent as Mr. Jiang in Dongliao County, I admire, I admire." He turned his head to look at Li Zhisheng, and said in his mouth: "Master Li, your luck is really good." That's right, we have invited such a great person as Mr. Jiang to advise you."

While talking, Xiao Dong glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Master Pan who was standing aside, his eyes were full of contempt.Master Pan looked embarrassed, so he had to force himself to be calm, and squeezed out a few smiles on his face.

Li Zhisheng was quite pleased with Xiao Dong's praise of Master Jiang and himself, but he didn't hear the irony in Xiao Dong's words.He was full of joy, and said in his mouth: "Master Jiang is indeed the right-hand man of the lower officials. This time Master Xiao lost his ship, Master Jiang and He Butou will do their best to investigate and deal with it."

Mr. Jiang heard Xiao Dong's praise, but he was not half happy or complacent. His face was as usual, and he said in his mouth: "Master Xiao gave him a golden compliment, what's the luck of the villain? Just now the county magistrate said that Master Xiao lost his ship. I don't know why. one thing?"

Xiao Dong only said that he set anchor from Ningbo Wharf and went to sea to deliver goods to Jinan, Shandong.Encountered wind and waves on the way, the big ship was damaged and drifted to the sea in Dongliao County.Because I brought people ashore to buy wood and find craftsmen, I left the big boat at the dock, but when I turned back to the dock, the big boat disappeared.Originally, I didn't want to disturb the magistrate's yamen, but the matter was so important, and I was not familiar with this place, so I had to report to the yamen.

After Master Jiang heard this, he was also extremely astonished, and said in a trembling voice: "How could such a big boat disappear suddenly? If Master Xiao hadn't said it, I would never have believed that such a strange thing would have happened."

(End of this chapter)