First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 468

Zhu Biao frowned when he saw this. Although the county magistrate was responsible for colluding with bandits, and although he was mentally prepared for Lan Yu's crime, he was still a little angry.

It was not because of Lan Yu's reckless lynching, but because he was mad at him for being stupid. Since Zhu Biao let them go out to suppress bandits, he naturally gave them the privilege to act cheaply. When the evidence is solid, it is understandable to kill a few local officials to appease the people.

After all, officials in some remote places did things out of line, and not killing them would not be enough to anger the common people. It would be fine to send relevant evidence and documents to the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice afterwards.

It is obvious that a reasonable sentence can be beheaded, and the people in the county are invited to watch by the way, to prove that the guilt of the Ming Dynasty is inevitable, but it is foolish to do it yourself!
Don't you know that his own execution and the execution of his soldiers are two different things?
Zhu Biao looked at the time when the payment was signed. This is an urgent secret letter. The imperial court will have to receive the news tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It can be foreseen that the gang of censors at Yushitai will start to make trouble again, not only Sapphire To be impeached, Mu Ying also has to bear part of the responsibility.

It stands to reason that Zhu Biao can't escape his responsibility. After all, when he proposed to let Muying Sapphire go to suppress the bandits and promise privileges, he was stopped and persuaded by civil officials. No one can find fault with Muying. But Sapphire is really notorious and prestigious.

Lax government, ignorance of people, nepotism, etc. can all be put on Zhu Biao, but no one would do this, and it is not a big deal after all. The evidence that the county magistrate is guilty is conclusive, but Sapphire Lynching should not be used.

Moreover, Muying Lanyu has contributed a lot to suppressing bandits for more than half a year. Although it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the court ministers, it is indeed very meaningful to the local state capital.

Bandits and water bandits are mostly thugs. Local government officials or young guards in the guards take bribes and collude with them to inform them. The state government always tries to suppress the bandits, but they always fail. He will report to the state government, and doing whatever he wants will have miraculous effects.

Therefore, in the past six months, Zhongshu Province has received a lot of memorials from local and state governments. There were already awards to be dropped, and Muying Lanyu should be promoted and rewarded with silver, but Zhu Biao dismissed them with the reason of success. Back, just to prevent this day, although the imperial court did not say that the merits are worth it, but there are such tacit unspoken rules above the temple.

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment. If it had been in the past, it would have passed two days of trouble. The civil servants themselves would have persuaded the speech officials at Yushitai. For those who went out under Zhu Biao's order, it was up to the owner to beat the dog, and His Royal Highness should also decide on the reward and punishment of Sapphire.

At that time, Zhu Biao will just push the boat with the current and let it go. The left and right blue jades are used to the ups and downs in the past two years, and their psychological endurance has become much stronger, but now they don't know how Hu Weiyong will make a choice, whether to continue to endure and accumulate, or to take this opportunity Try it out with Zhu Biao.

Politics is like this. It is impossible to sit still and wait for death. You have to keep showing your cards. As long as the biggest hole card is hidden, the rest are tools to show your muscles and test the opponent's cards...

Zhu Biao stroked his soft eyebrows, and then looked at the next secret letter, which was written by Tang Ding two months ago, and it was only delivered to Zhu Biao until now. After reading the date, Zhu Biao couldn't help complaining in his heart The means of communication in this era.

But it's normal, even if it's slow to transmit news on land, not to mention Tang Ding who is lonely overseas, it's already very good that he can transmit the news back smoothly.

To be honest, during this period of time, Zhu Biao has always been thinking about Tang Dingbu before going to sleep. After all, it is at sea, so it is not surprising that any accidents occur. Compared with the unpredictable marine natural disasters, Japanese pirates are not worth mentioning.

He had already thought about how he would appease Tang He if Tang Ding really died in the sea, and how he would arrange for the children Tang Ding left behind. This was also his promise to Tang Ding back then.

Looking carefully, Tang Ding had already arrived on the mainland island of Japan when he wrote the letter. To prevent accidents, he specially wrote three identical letters and sent them one after the other, hoping that at least one of them would be delivered to the crown prince.

The following content is about the general plan of invading and looting Japan, and the news they heard. Japan is now divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the current situation is that the North is strong and the South is weak, but the gap is not too big, and the South still has enough strength to contend.

Tang Ding said in the letter that he originally planned to loot everywhere, but after several times of looting, he found that Japan has been looting several coastal villages and towns because of the perennial war and the people's livelihood is extremely difficult. Salted fish, needless to say, was left with a dying life.

So Tang Ding planned to go to the south to plunder first, show his own strength, and then recruit some warriors and sailors to make a name for himself. The so-called want to get an official, kill and set fire, and be recruited is an ancient saying!

Tang Ding naturally despises mere official positions, but he has discovered that it is useless to kill more fishermen, and the life and death of untouchables is not worth mentioning to today's chaotic Japanese court.

Moreover, Tang Ding found that there is no reason for the Japanese pirates to be fierce. Years of wars will inevitably produce elites. Although Japan has a small base, there are a lot of local wars. The trained samurai are not afraid of death. , but one-on-one, the short, nimble and fierce warriors have their merits.

Moreover, because of the rapid death and replacement of daimyo in various places during the war, there were a lot of wandering samurai. The traditional relationship between superiors and subordinates in Japan was harsh, and most daimyos were unwilling to accept samurai who had been loyal to other people.

Moreover, due to the distorted values ​​​​of the samurai, they are very mutually exclusive, and the daimyo who rely on the samurai to lead the army to fight against their will are not good. Maybe they will not rebel, but they may feel humiliated and kill themselves. The so-called bushido is so extreme.

A nation and an era will have its universal values. Japan is undoubtedly falling into a state of collapse. The etiquette and law are upside down, and there is no distinction between black and white, but they all follow weird and decadent rules.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Tang Ding. In his eyes, Japan is a group of sea monkeys. They are stupid, backward and immoral. He just thinks this is an excellent opportunity.

Many wandering samurai could no longer survive in their hometowns. The swords they depended on for survival could not provide them with food for survival. They wanted to be loyal but had nowhere to go, so going to sea was their only choice.

But it is human nature that the homeland is difficult to leave. However, they will not throw themselves into the sea of ​​bleak future if they have a choice. In this case, why not use war to support war. Anyway, the food and people consumed during this period are all Japanese. .

Tang Ding was planning to do a business without capital. He had a large number of soldiers and well-equipped equipment. With the fast boat, he could directly blackmail all the noble names in the Southern Dynasty.

Being blackmailed is a trivial matter for the Southern Dynasty, but if Tang Ding's forces join the Northern Dynasty, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to the Southern Dynasty. I believe they will not understand this. They cannot be eliminated and are extremely threatening, so it is undoubtedly the best way to win over solution.

With his aristocratic status and the extorted food, Tang Ding planned to recruit wandering warriors on a large scale. If he could raise them, he would raise them. If he couldn't afford a meal, he would launch a war against the Northern Dynasty. Only those who survived would continue to have food.

Anyway, Tang Ding didn't care how many people died. He could also use the Japanese Civil War to exercise his command ability. Although the scale was smaller, he couldn't stand the number of times.

The opportunity to take so many lives to test the art of war is unique, and you can use it to contact more forces, and you can also secretly send people to draw a topographic map of Japan. It is also an important factor to rely on the advantage of location to suppress and fight.

After reading it, Zhu Biao leaned back on his chair and began to think. Tang Ding's plan was a bit too ideal, but there is no absolute strategy in this world, let alone targeting a country hanging overseas.

Fortunately, Japan's internal conflicts are sharper, even surpassing Goryeo. After all, Goryeo is still a dispute between powerful and powerful officials. Although there are signs of civil rebellion, it has not yet reached the point of rebellion. Japan has been at war for many years, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties. .

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(End of this chapter)