Jinyi Night Walk

Shinyoumon held his sword and walked back and forth in front of the yard, patrolling for a long time, but there were two rows of tall Jingying guards standing there, like a wall, and he couldn't see the situation on the other side even on tiptoe. , had to give up indignantly.

"Ninagawa-kun, what are you doing?"

Mitsuo Shimadzu noticed that the light was still on in Shinemon's [room], opened the door and saw several samurai sitting there murderously, and immediately asked vigilantly.

After he came back, he told Shinyouemon and others about the humiliation he suffered in the palace. The samurai were so angry that they really wanted to raid the residence of Yamago Country at night to get back this face.

After hearing their plan, Mitsuo Shimadzu was furious, and reprimanded: "Bastard! Absolutely not! The Ming Dynasty is rich and rich, it doesn't matter whether we do business with our [Japanese] country, and if you don't do business with our Dongyang, you can do business with us." We can do business with the countries of Southeast Asia, but we cannot get the trade from Ming Dynasty, which will be greatly detrimental to the rule of Your Excellency the General, so we must bear the burden of humiliation and never provoke the court of Ming Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, he smiled sinisterly, and said again: "It's nothing to make them proud for a while. When we return to [Japan], we can send troops to attack them, and they will pay the price for their arrogance."

Shinyouemon refused to accept it and said: "Your Excellency Shimadzu, in the past the three Ryukyu kingdoms attacked each other, and the Emperor of Ming ordered them not to fight each other. Now that Yamako has surrendered to Ming, will Da Ming allow us to invade its vassal state?"

Mitsuo Shimadzu smiled slyly: "The Ming Empire also promised us to reopen the tribute trade. When we go back, Your Excellency the General can send envoys to formally submit the letter of credence to Daming, then" we are also a vassal state of Ming.Both are vassal states of Ming Dynasty, and if they have disputes with each other, they will not violate Ming's face.

In the past few days, I have carefully learned about the news of the Great Ming Capital. "Today, I went to the palace to meet the Emperor of Ming, and saw their emperor and ministers with my own eyes. I checked the faces of the emperor and found that His Majesty is just a boastful, indifferent person. A practical person, such a person, is not a fierce tiger like Zhu Yuanzhang, he only cares about his name and is easy to deal with!" Shinyouemon asked doubtfully, "Is there any basis for what Shimadzu-dono said?"

Mitsuo Shimadzu said: "Of course. We came all the way from Hangzhou Bay, and we heard that King Yan, who is in charge of the north, rebelled." Many soldiers, horses and servants were dispatched from the south of the Yangtze River, and they were defeated. But when we arrived in the capital, we saw What is it?Folk songs and dances promote peace, and the court sits and talks about Taoism.

This year’s scientific expedition in the autumn of the Ming Dynasty was postponed because of the war in the north.” On the day we arrived in Beijing, there happened to be three top officials parading the streets. I have already inquired, and the three top leaders in this department, No.1 It was originally Wang Gen, but because he was not handsome enough, he was relegated to the second place." To promote Hu Jing, who was originally the second, to the first place, isn't this the Emperor's majesty who is only using his name and not paying attention to reality?

most important...

He glanced at the few warriors who were listening intently and said: "I know the scientific research of the Central Plains people very well.When they were interviewed by the emperor himself, the emperor asked only one policy question.Hey, the north is in a state of turmoil. "At this time, Ce, even if you don't ask about the military," you should ask your opinion on the reduction of feudal vassals?

However, the title given by the Ming emperor was, serve the emperor, respect his deeds and then eat them.Confucius called it a collection of great achievements.Those who gather great achievements have the sound of gold and the vibration of jade.Zi said that Zichan has the four ways of a gentleman: he is respectful in his actions, respectful in his affairs, beneficial to the people in his support, and righteous in making the people righteous. ", Shinyouemon said blankly: "Your Excellency, what does this mean? "

Mitsuo Shimadzu said: "This is the words in the Four Books, all of which mean that you must be loyal to the emperor and respect yourself. Is this considered a timely policy? Sages of the whole people, hehehe, an unattainable dream, pedantic! Emperor! So pedantic, and unable to object or even agree to the emperor's question of current policy, the chief examiner is as pedantic as the official adults. They are not people who do things!"

After Mitsuo Shimadzu said this, his gaze towards everyone began to sharpen: "There is a saying in the Central Plains that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. Therefore, you can't try to be quick for a while, and ruin the plan of your Excellency the General! Shan We will use their blood to wash away the humiliation imposed on us by the later Chinese, but not now!"

"Hi Yi!"

Several samurai stood at attention and bowed their heads submissively.

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Xia Xun put one hand on the table, gently turning the delicate teacup in his hand.

Jiang Mengxiong, Xu Shiling, Zhang Jun, and Wang Guanyu sat there upright, with their hands on their knees, their eyes on their noses, their noses on their hearts, and they remained motionless, completely returning to their military habits.After a long time, their eyeballs moved a little, glanced at Xia Xun from the corner of their eyes, and then quickly returned to their positions.

The dignified atmosphere made Xu Jiang beside him feel uncomfortable, and his sitting posture unknowingly straightened up.

Outside, the music of silk and bamboo music and profanity can be heard endlessly, and there are faint laughter of men and women flirting and cursing. Xia Xun sighed, and turned his eyes to Jiang Mengxiong: "You, within a day, you have solved the problem of the naughty boss near the Confucius Temple. Jiao, took over his territory, controlled many brothels, brothels, shops, including the wharf, and has thousands of rogues under his command, so impressive!"

Jiang Mengxiong grinned and said, "Boss wins the prize!"

Xia Xun patted the table lightly and reprimanded, "How about I praise you?"

Jiang Mengxiong hurriedly sat upright, his face tensed again.

Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling again: "You are not bad either. I bought a brothel with Yingying and Yanyan, a group of female porridge, listening to the bottom of the wall every day, listening to people's love and affection, and love, I said "... Dong Xuanzi 36 skills, You probably learned everything? "

Xu Shiling grinned and smiled awkwardly.

Xia Xun turned to Zhang Jun again: "What about you..."..." Zhang Jun quickly lowered his head and said, "I'm humble and incompetent, now" "Now I've just opened a grain and rice shop, and the others... have done nothing . "

Xia Xun snorted, then turned to Wang Guanyu, and said with a half-smile: "It's Qiuwei, and your business is good?"

Wang Guanyu laughed dryly, and begged for mercy: "Boss, we..." We used to carry knives to kill people. To do this is really to drive ducks to the shelves. It's not that we don't want to do things." It's really..." I don't know how to do things.Originally, I hoped that my lord would give us some advice when he arrived in Jinling, but who would have thought that your lord disappeared suddenly..."""

"Three months!" You were carefully selected by me, "...", Xia Xun sighed, raised his head and leaned on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes. Wang Guanyu shut up quickly when he saw it.

Xia Xun tapped on the table with his fingers, and after a long while, he slowly opened his eyes again, and sat up straight, as if the anger in his heart had been suppressed by him, and he became pleasant and said: "I'll tell you a few stories. "

ah? "Jiang Mengxiong was a little dazed.

Xia Xun ignored him, and said to Xu Jiang, "Listen together." After returning, tell the story to your subordinates.The master leads the door, and the practice is in the individual. How much good fortune can be achieved depends on your own understanding. "

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Jiang hurriedly pieced it together." Jiang Mengxiong and the others also leaned forward slightly to beg.

Xia Xun coughed, and said slowly: "These are a few short stories about foreign lands, please listen carefully. The first story is about drinking."

Several people looked at each other and quickly listened.

Xia Xun said: "There is a country called the United States" that is at war with another country called Germany. Germany has carefully planned an operation "to launch an attack on a place called Verdun. If this battle succeeds, they will can win the final victory.A high-ranking official who participated in this project attended a reception "Oh, let's treat it as hua wine." During the banquet, there were many people, including officials, gentry, and wealthy merchants. When the high-ranking official got drunk, he casually said to everyone He said: "Everyone can rest assured that the enemy will definitely fail, and we will end them in Verdun!", "One of the businessmen is actually from the United States. After hearing this sentence, he felt that he must hide it. Knowing today's big secret, he immediately reported the news to his own country, and in the end, because the United States took precautions, the campaign launched by Germany failed, which led to their complete defeat!"

After hearing this, several people were thoughtful.

Xia Xun said again: "The second story is called Sweeping Snow. It is also two countries that send troops to fight, but they don't know each other's strength and deployment. One day, when it snowed heavily, one of the generals It suddenly occurred to me that the trenches were full of snow, and it was difficult for the soldiers to move. The snow must be swept away, and the snow that was swept out would be piled outside the trenches. , so they immediately ordered people to observe the enemy's movement. Sure enough, they judged from the color of the snow which trench the enemy was mainly in ambush, and the positions where the snow color did not change were just suspicious formations set up by the enemy's bluff. That’s how we won the battle.”

The expressions of several people became more calm.Xia Xun didn't rush to continue, he drank a little.Tea, let them digest and digest, and then continued: "The third story is called raising cats. You also know that some high officials like to raise cats and dogs, and the generals in the north like to raise eagles. The country I am talking about , I like to keep cats. It is also a battle between two armies, and the positions are facing each other, and both sides hide their main force and the position of the coach."

Tuo Xun was talking about a few examples in modern warfare, such as hiding the position of the commander, which was not commonly used in ancient times, because what the soldiers of the three armies need to see is the location of the commander, but the reason is the same, Jiang Mengxiong and others just Rude people, but not stupid people, already understood that Xia Xun was telling them that some seemingly insignificant details, if you think about them carefully, you can judge how much confidential information you can't even find out with all your efforts, so no one showed his face Suspicious, just listen patiently.

Xia Xun said: "As a result, one day, the people on one side suddenly found a cat running by on the other side's position, and it was not a wild cat, but an extremely rare Persian cat. Based on this, they judged that The enemy general is likely to be hiding here, so concentrate his forces to attack here, capture the thief first, and kill the opponent's commander in one fell swoop, whoever wins this battle, do I have to say?"

Looking at the five people who were silent, Xia Xun said again: "The last story is the light. Two countries were at war, and one of them sent spies to lurk in the other's city and live in the official offices of the other's generals and officials. Nearby. He observed carefully, and found that every night in the yamen, there were fixed lights on in several places, but suddenly one day, he found that the entire yamen was almost brightly lit, and people were busy coming in and out everywhere. He felt that the opponent must make a big move, so he immediately sent back the information. Think about it, one side is prepared, and the other side thinks the other side is unprepared. Who will suffer in this battle?"

The five nodded slowly, as if realizing something.

Xia Xun said: "These can not only be used directly on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, but also suitable for us here. Drinking, snow sweeping, cat raising, lighting, which of these things is directly related to the other party's military operations What? But you are smart enough, you can guess the other party's intentions from it, instead of you have to hear what he is going to do from the other party's high-ranking officials, this is called intelligence!"

"Yes!" The five of them lowered their heads together.

Xia Xun said again: "Mengxiong, you are a gangster, among other things, how many eyes and ears do you have on the pier? What are they transported every day, how much are they transported, where are they transported, and where are they transported from?" Come on, who are you going to send it to, just figure out these things, how much useful information will you know?"

Jiang Mengxiong's face flushed with excitement, and even a few faint pockmarks popped out: "Yes, yes, boss, brother understands."

Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling: "At the banquet, the cups and cups are intertwined, chatting and criticizing, this is the place where secrets are most likely to be leaked. There is nothing wrong with you buying this prostitute, the problem is that you used the wrong energy, lonely men and widows , take off all your clothes, there are a few who will talk about national affairs in bed, eh? Let those women go! Catch your mistress more!"

Xu Shiling wiped his sweat and said: "Yes, yes, why didn't I think of it. Yes, the waiter is the most suitable eyes and ears. I was so stupid before. I just wanted to go to bed. It's time for them to have no scruples...

Xia Xun glanced at him angrily, then turned to Zhang Jun: "Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea. Do you think that I let you run the grain and rice shop just to give you a hidden identity? You want to directly Find information, where to ask, eh? Look at whether the price of grain and rice has increased or decreased, and people who come to buy rice complain about it, whether their pockets are rich or poor, isn’t this information?”

Zhang Jun stammered: "I...", I originally thought that if I contacted some officials and eunuchs as customers and delivered rice and grains to their door, I would be able to hear a lot of news from their servants.It's just that most of them have cooked rice stores, and now I... "I haven't contacted a few families yet."

Xia Xun said: "Of course your method is good, but the effect is too slow. Finally...you two are smarter. I just tell you that there is not only one way to find out information, not just one."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"And you, Guanyu..."

Wang Guanyu listened to his chest, and excitedly said: "Boss, you don't need to talk, I understand everything, and I know what to do."

Xia Xun glared and said, "You guys, you're bothering me to death. If you keep annoying me like this, I'll leave. This time... It's not just as simple as disappearing for three months!" "

With a tacit understanding, in Zhongshan Wangfu, in the boudoir of the little princess, Xu Ming'er was covering her ears at this time, and said to Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou: "You guys, you are bothering me to death, if you continue to be so annoying, I will leave, this time" "It's not just as simple as disappearing for half a year!!~!