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Chapter 1048 Become a towering tree, sheltering from wind and rain!

"Ning Yuan, go to the neighborhood and ask around to see if there is anyone else living in this courtyard besides Tao Yixia..."

Standing in front of the courtyard gate, Hu Zongxian pondered for a while, did not go in immediately, and gave instructions to the students.

Ma Ningyuan has a strong ability to act, and soon brought a buddy: "Sir, this one recognizes the owner of the courtyard."

The man saluted and said, "My lord!"

Hu Zongxian was not superior, nor was he deliberately approachable, but he cupped his hands very naturally, and said in Jiangsu and Zhejiang dialect: "There is no need to be polite, I used to be the county magistrate of Yuyao, and I am half a native of Zhejiang. Killing Japanese pirates is really inspiring, so I asked you for a question or two."

The clerk was a little nervous at first, but when he heard the official speaking in his native accent, it turned out to be the magistrate of a nearby town, and he immediately started talking: "Isn't that right! To tell you the truth, when Tao Yixia first came here, he was a young man who made arrangements for him." As for the residence, I never thought what I said back then would become true!"

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "So, Tao Yixia had long ago had the ambition to destroy Japanese thieves?"

The clerk nodded again and again: "It's Mr. Li. Tao Yixia seems to be headed by him. At that time, he said he hated the Japanese pirates. He was not angry that his compatriots were killed. The young family members were killed by the Japanese pirates. Naturally, he hoped to kill a few more thieves. Thinking of slaughtering so many in one go is so refreshing!"

"Then Tao Yin is actually a disciple, a follower or something like that?"

Hu Zongxian gained a lot, and got a lot of news out, and looked at the courtyard: "There are masters here!"

He straightened his clothes, led Ma Ningyuan, and knocked on the door with a more respectful attitude.

……

In the courtyard, a person, a ghost and a demon looked at the two boxes of shining silver, and the latter two showed uncontrollable joy.

Thinking that the money was scraped from Jiajing's hands, Li Yan was also in a good mood, but thinking that Jiajing made the common people's homes clean, it was not worth being happy: "After the money is in hand, the rhythm of life will generally remain the same, but there are two points to pay attention to..."

Xiaoqian raised her hand: "Prevent someone from being jealous and stealing money!"

Tao Yin raised his hand: "Not only are the locals jealous, but there are also Japanese pirates in the city. With all the fanfare, the imperial court has gained a good reputation, but it doesn't care about our life and death, and shows the way for the Japanese pirates to take revenge. It's really selfish... But this is the case. That’s fine, let the Japanese pirates deliver it to your door, so I won’t have to look for it!”

Li Yan nodded slightly, and heard a knock on the door outside.

He didn't bother to pay attention to it. He flicked his sleeves and turned to the alchemy room: "I want to make alchemy, and there will be idlers waiting to visit, so just turn them away. If a gentleman has something important to do, come to the alchemy room and call me."

When he said this, Li Yan didn't really feel the need to notify himself, because the person who came was unlikely to be an important person.

In the eyes of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Tao Yin was a righteous man of the people. Even if he had real talents and learning, he could not turn the whole battle situation around by himself. military.

The truth is right, there is no way to rely on an individual to fight a war instead of relying on the army, but the Ming army in the south of the Yangtze River really can't be counted on at present.

Zhang Jing’s fate in history can actually reflect this point. How much Jiajing trusted and looked forward to the performance of the governor of the six provinces at this time, how disappointed he was when he killed the killer later. Strict party’s slander is one aspect, after all He still doesn't believe in the fighting power of the Ming army at all, it's already so low that it's appalling...

"Speaking of which, it seems that the anti-Japanese courtiers who made great achievements in the Jiajing Dynasty did not end well."

Li Yan shook his head secretly, walked into the alchemy room, and started alchemy.

However, less than half an hour later, he heard three people's footsteps coming from outside.

The relatively hurried footsteps are very familiar, it is Tao Yin, who has an impatient personality after being demonized.

The other two were very strange, one of them walked steadily, and the other was more straightforward.

Tao Yin's voice sounded: "Your Excellency has real talents and learning, and the young master has something to say, I should ask him to come forward..."

The middle-aged man's voice followed closely behind: "Don't bother Tao Yishi, it's good for Hu to wait outside."

Li Yan frowned slightly, thinking of one person, he decided to give it a try, and continued to devote himself to alchemy without stopping.

Tao Yin was a little strange, he knew that this person's senses had become more and more acute recently, and he didn't know what kind of elixir he had taken. The elixir room should have heard what he said outside, why didn't he show up?

Hu Zongxian observed carefully, and with an idea in his mind, he stood still and waited silently.

After waiting for half an hour, Ma Ningyuan showed an expression of impatience, and called out: "Sir?"

Hu Zongxian said in a very low voice: "There is no greeting card, and it is our impolite to visit in a hurry, please be safe!"

Ma Ningyuan could only stand still, while Tao Yin looked sideways, admiring Hu Zongxian's calm demeanor.

Although the seventh-rank inspector stands aside, compared with the governor and governor, he is still a high-ranking official who is still out of reach for ordinary people. It is really amazing that he can wait so patiently for someone he has never met. people admire.

After waiting for another two hours, Ma Ningyuan, a young man in his early twenties, frowned secretly, and Hu Zongxian felt his legs ache even more.

Until there was a soft sound in the alchemy room, and the fragrance came out, Hu Zongxian sniffed subconsciously, and his spirit lifted, and he found that even his physical fatigue was greatly relieved. He couldn't help being very pleasantly surprised: "Sure enough, he is a master!"

Even Ma Ningyuan shut his mouth, because a handsome and extraordinary figure came out of the alchemy room, and Jishou saluted: "You two have been waiting for a long time."

The two immediately returned the salute: "My servant, Hu Zongxian, named Ruzhen, met Mr. Li!"

"My next Ma Hao, whose name is Ning Yuan, met Mr. Li!"

Li Yan nodded slightly: "Please!"

The four of them entered the hall and sat down. Hu Zongxian apologized again abruptly. After a little politeness, he cut to the point and said: "Hu came here to learn more about the Japanese pirates. I hope you will give me some advice!"

Li Yandao: "I don't dare to take it seriously. When I was traveling in the clouds, I did hear a Korean businessman talk about the internal situation of the Wa Kingdom."

"In that island country, it is in the Warring States Period. There are as many as fifty or sixty countries in the size of a village, and they are constantly attacking each other. The war has lasted for a hundred years. The warriors and civilians who can't survive in the country often become pirates and go to Ming Dynasty. Come, this is the most important part of the real Japanese."

"However, compared to the entire Japanese pirates, the number of Japanese is not many, less than three to four out of ten. Many maritime merchants who have had a hard time living due to the sea ban, and foreign businessmen who have gone bankrupt due to the sea ban, have joined in one after another, forming a huge and powerful group. Japanese pirates—”

"Up to now, the total scale has reached thousands of ships, with as many as [-] to [-] people!"

Ma Ningyuan changed color and blurted out: "So many people?"

The figures Hu Zongxian knew were not so accurate, but he had already prepared himself psychologically, and said in a deep voice, "If what the North Korean businessman said is true, this scale is a terrifying force on land, let alone on the sea... In my opinion, if you want to suppress the Japanese, how should you do it?"

Li Yan said indifferently: "There are still three strategies: top, middle and bottom. It's just that the best strategy is impossible, and we can't do it now!"

Ma Ningyuan was puzzled, but Hu Zongxian immediately understood that the best strategy was to ban the sea.

In fact, this kind of request has always been written by a courtier. He originally thought it was impossible to do it, but this one added a "don't do it now", but he just thought about it for a while, and immediately agreed: "Mr. for that..."

The emergence of pirates is forced by the sea ban policy. Every time the sea ban is enforced more strictly, the pirates become more arrogant and the smuggling becomes more rampant. But now that the sea ban is lifted, will the pirates disappear?

It is obviously unrealistic. On the contrary, once the sea ban is lifted, rich merchants and big businessmen from the coast will pour in, dividing up the profits originally belonging to smuggling. A pure land is no exaggeration.

Only by subduing the Japanese pirates, cleaning up the current batch of the most ferocious ones, and then guiding the trade benignly, is the bottom line, so that these pirates will have nowhere to stand.

Hu Zongxian continued to ask for advice: "I don't know what the best strategy is?"

Li Yandao: "To defend the river, you must first defend the sea. The navy is better than land warfare. The best strategy is to attack the Japanese bandits' strongholds with the navy, sweep up their lairs, and cut off their way back. The bandits will be defeated without a fight."

Hu Zongxian said in a low voice: "There are many discussions about this method in the court, but the pirates are cunning. So far we don't know where their lair is located. It is too difficult to do it!"

Li Yandao: "No matter how difficult it is, we must determine the target. Otherwise, no matter how many confrontations break out in the coastal towns, it will be difficult for the Japanese pirates to fundamentally damage their vitality."

Hu Zongxian sighed: "That's right, it seems that the worst strategy of the master is to strengthen the land soldiers and confront the Japanese pirates head-on?"

Li Yandao: "That's right. The worst strategy is to recruit more generals, train the troops, impose strict rewards and punishments, vigorously rectify, and beat up the Japanese pirates. Although it won't last long, at least the southeast towns will not be reduced to being slaughtered lambs."

Hu Zongxian smiled wryly: "It's still difficult!"

Ma Ningyuan was silent.

No matter what strategic policy, it is difficult...

This shows that Daming is really difficult!

Hu Zongxian was also dissatisfied with the status quo, but he was not even half discouraged. He stood up and saluted solemnly: "The Japanese pirates' rebellion is related to the livelihood of tens of thousands of Li people, and there is even blood and hatred of countless people. Hu has a merciless request here. Those who fight against the Japanese insurrection should be an ally, no matter whether they are in the government or in the opposition, they should be united in this matter and help each other!"

Li Yan stared at this middle-aged Ming official who was still full of ambitions, got up and returned the salute solemnly, and promised: "Okay!"

Hu Zongxian didn't know what this promise meant, but Tao Yin vaguely felt that this person seemed to be lucky.

Li Yan's goal in this life is to challenge the gods and climb to a higher realm. In fact, his concern for the secular world, especially the attention of secular officials, is far less than that of the previous two lives. After all, he has already experienced what he should experience. up.

But many things are not numb.

For example, the hated Japanese pirates, he is still ready to destroy them in the fastest and best way, and the Qi family army is also indispensable.

It just so happened that in history, it was Hu Zongxian in front of him who really made Qi Jiguang and Qi Jiajun show their strengths.

Without Hu Zongxian's strong support, there would be no Qi Jiguang and the Qi family army, and without Yan Song's full support, and without Hu Zongxian's rise to the top, it also planted a huge root of disaster, and finally ended up in a miserable death.

At this time, Hu Zongxian has not yet turned to Yan Song, but instead came to visit and waited patiently for more than three hours. Li Yan was touched by this fate and sincerity, aggressiveness and ambition, and added a small goal.

While cultivating immortality, it also becomes a towering tree, sheltering those capable ministers and generals who have tragic fate in this era!
(End of this chapter)