The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 108 True Wo, Fake Wo (fifth watch)

Chang Feng was puzzled: "The Japanese pirates know more about the conditions of the coastal cities than our Ming army themselves? Why?"

You Tianjue explained: "Just now, the mission asked the general what is a real Japanese and what is a fake Japanese?"

"The so-called real Japanese are just as the name suggests. They are real Japanese bandits."

"Fake Japanese are our Ming pirates, smugglers, local ruffians."

Chang Feng was surprised: "You mean, there are Han Chinese among the pirates?"

You Tianjue said: "Yes. And the number far exceeds that of real Japanese. They are Han Chinese, so they naturally understand the conditions of each city."

Chang Feng asked: "Just now you said that the one chasing us should be the real Japanese, how can we judge?"

You Tianjue said: "The messengers take a three-hundred-seat boat. Only court officials can take it."

"And there is an imperial flag on the mast of the ship that reads 'on mission'. At first glance, it looks like an official ship."

"If it is a fake Japanese of the Han people, it will definitely not attack the official ship."

Material is a unit of measurement used by Ming Dynasty to calculate the displacement of ships.During the Yongle period, Zheng He's treasure ships could reach [-] materials.

Chang Feng asked: "Could it be that the fake Japanese are so knowledgeable? Can they distinguish between official ships and private ships?"

"Aren't they just a bunch of illiterate pirates?"

You Tianjue patiently explained: "It's a mistake. The main purpose of the fake Japanese is not to plunder for a living, but to smuggle."

"Their behind-the-scenes bosses are gentry of all sizes in the southeast!"

"People who do dirty work for gentlemen naturally have some knowledge."

In the past, Chang Feng only ransacked his home in the capital, and never went to the southeast coast.

You Tianjue's words shocked him extremely.To use the words of later generations to describe it, it is simply destroying all three views.

No matter real Japanese or fake Japanese, they are all Japanese pirates.The gentry from the southeast is standing behind the Japanese pirates?
Yang Tinghe interjected: "I have heard about this matter. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, non-governmental and overseas trade has been strictly prohibited."

"That leads to huge profits in coastal smuggling."

"Many gentry in the southeast raise outlaws in private. They sell private goods to the Japanese for them."

"These desperadoes are getting closer and closer to the Japanese. In order to clear the gentry from the suspicion of smuggling, they simply join forces with the Japanese."

"In this way, even if the smuggling is reported, it is also the work of Japanese pirates. It has nothing to do with the gentry."

You Tianjue said: "The boss is very knowledgeable. That's exactly the case. The fake Japanese of the Han people usually do some things with real Japanese to rob houses. But the main thing is to smuggle for profit."

"There's a word about it. Oh yes, it's about attracting Japanese into bandits."

You Tianjue ordered a hundred households to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese pirates.Then he went down the city wall with Chang Feng and Yang Tinghe.

You Tianjue set up a table of wine, shocking everyone.

Li Guang exclaimed: "The enemy is now, who still wants to drink?"

You Tianjue explained: "Eunuch, this kind of scene will eventually be seen more often. Although there are not many defenders in Yongning Guard, they are all brave. The city is as solid as gold."

"Please rest assured to drink, Eunuch and all the servants."

The Huotou Army prepared several dishes and a jug of wine.Naturally, there can't be any Confucian banquets in the Acropolis.Just a side dish.

Chang Feng said: "We are entrusted by the emperor. We are going to Nanhai Jinghao. Can You Zhenfu send troops to escort us?"

You Tianjue said: "When the Japanese pirates on the beach disperse, we will send people to escort the servants to the south."

"I can't leave now. The Japanese pirates haven't dispersed yet. I'm afraid they'll intercept the servants halfway. It's safer in the city."

into the night.Chang Feng couldn't sleep, and went up to the walls of the Acropolis.

Yang Tinghe was also watching the enemy's situation on the city wall.

Chang Feng said: "Master Yang, I heard for the first time that Han Chinese accounted for [-]% of the Japanese pirates. And there are gentry behind them."

"The gentry in the southeast all claim to have read the books of sages. How could they do such heinous things that betray the country?"

"Also, why didn't anyone tell the truth to this emperor and past emperors? Jin Yiwei has at least five thousand eyes and ears in the southeast!"

Yang Tinghe sighed and said: "Ah, people who have read books, not everyone is a good person. There are even some people who are not bad in nature. After reading books, they have fame and status, but they become bad people."

"For the benefit, what can't they do?"

"The gentry in the southeast have countless backers, large and small, in the court. When it comes to interests, they cannot escape the word 'intertwined'."

"Do you dare to say that the officials in the capital haven't benefited from the coastal smuggling trade?"

"Without the connivance and protection of Beijing officials and local officials. How dare those gentlemen have the courage to collude with Japanese pirates?"

Chang Feng said: "But why no one reported the situation in the southeast to the past emperors and the present?"

Yang Tinghe smiled slightly: "How can Chang Qianhu conclude that the previous emperors and the present emperor didn't know about this?"

"In the final analysis, it is still the words 'the law does not blame the public'."

"Half of the imperial court's taxation is in the southeast. The gentry control the lifeline of wealth in the southeast."

"Once the court investigates this matter, it will pull out the radish and bring out the mud. The southeast will be chaotic, and the court will be chaotic."

"The Japanese pirates in the southeast. It's just a skin disease. The northern Mongolia is a serious problem."

"If there is chaos in the southeast, the imperial court's finances cannot make ends meet, and the army's salary in the north cannot be sustained. The Tatars and Oirats invade the south. To say something disrespectful, the country is in danger of subjugation."

Chang Feng said: "You mean that the emperors of all dynasties have always turned a blind eye to the tricks in the southeast?"

Yang Tinghe nodded slightly.

Chang Feng said: "However, if things go on like this, let's continue to indulge. Aren't you afraid that the southeast Japanese plague will snowball, getting bigger and bigger, until it becomes a serious trouble?"

Yang Tinghe sighed: "That's something for future generations to consider."

The next day.

Suddenly there were more than a dozen Japanese boats on the sea.Japanese pirate reinforcements have arrived!The total strength reached two thousand!And the Japanese pirates removed the siege ladders and pillars from the ship.

Chang Feng looked from afar.Many Japanese pirates also stood on their original boat.It seems that the pirates looted the boat last night.

That doesn't matter.The Sea God Pearl and the sacrificial objects have been transferred to Yongning Acropolis.There was nothing of value left on board.

You Tianjue was calm and composed. On the one hand, he sent messengers to ask for reinforcements from the nearby Gaopuwei and Chongwuwei.On the other hand, strengthen vigilance.

Suddenly, a Japanese pirate came to the city on horseback.

The Japanese pirates did not speak poor Japanese Chinese, but authentic Hokkien.

The Japanese pirates shouted: "The adults in the city are listening! We are the people under Dongji Hachiro's command."

"Master Dongji said that he is merciful and doesn't want to break through the city and start killing!"

"You just need to hand over the Sea God Orb. Master Dongji will let you go, and we will all withdraw!"

Chang Feng turned pale with shock: The pirates actually knew that the Sea God Orb was in our hands?Want this thing by name?
Could it be that the attack at sea was not a sudden encounter, but that the pirates had planned it long ago?

Their purpose is to snatch the Sea God Orb?

The sea is vast.How did they happen to intercept our ship?

Could it be that a traitor leaked the route?

　Although a bit late.But it is always the fifth watch.Not less than [-].

　　
　
(End of this chapter)