Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 390

Tianjin means Tianzi Ferry, and now it is the sea gateway of Gyeonggi, not to mention the hub of water transportation, the important place for logistics transfer in Jizhen, and so on.

Such an important place was rushed into by thousands of pirates at night, and the report in Tianjin Wei directly called it "Japanese pirates". Judging from the corpses and confessions, four hundred real Japanese are indispensable, so they can naturally be called Japanese pirates.

Beheading [-] people and taking [-] prisoners, the capital is unbelievable. Wang Tong has only [-] soldiers in his hands, and he is a soldier of Jin Yiwei. How could he have such a result?

What's more, what Wang reported was 15 casualties of the Tianjin guards and [-] casualties of the Jinyi guards, which was ridiculed by all the officials. Wang Tong knew how to falsely report the results of the battle at a young age, but this is too outrageous.

Ordinarily, this was a good opportunity to attack Wang Tong, but Tianjin guard Beidao Yu Jiyong, Jianliang Xu Guang, and sub-garrison general Sun Zhibin reported to the court through Jizhen chief soldier Qi Jiguang, not to mention personal correspondence.

Needless to say in official documents, what is said in this private letter is more factual:

"...The sound of killing this night shook the sky, and the sound of cannons was like thunder..."

"...Everyone in the city is trembling and afraid to come out..."

"...Buried the body on a barren beach ten miles northwest of the city, the government servants in the office went to help, but no body of the guard in brocade clothes was found..."

"...the parade at the military training ground in the northwest of the city, sacrifices to the dead and wounded soldiers, please the family members to be present, there are indeed 15 people..."

"... Oddly enough, there were no more than [-] Jinyi Guards by the Haihe River that night, and nearly [-] Japanese pirates, and they were smashed, and the thieves were all wiped out. Only two shops and merchants in Haihe were damaged, only a dozen people. Wang did all kinds of things. Unbelievable..."

Ever since this kind of news spread in the capital, people who wanted to take the opportunity to find fault suddenly discovered that if they got to the bottom of it, they might make some shocking contributions to Wang Tong.

It is said that the Empress Dowager Cisheng had praised Wang Tong some time ago, and if she made such a contribution, she might go back to the capital and be promoted to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, or to be the commander of the Jinyiwei. It took so much effort to drive him out of Beijing , why bother to take credit for him if he spends so much effort to suppress it.

Internal struggles belong to internal struggles, and the big government still has to continue. Thousands of pirates landed and intruded in the important area of ​​Tianjin Wei, the sea gateway of the capital.

The Supervisor of Rituals, the Cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and other yamen are drawing up various plans while writing everywhere, questioning the relevant generals and civil officials, and asking them to strengthen their defenses.

Zhang Gelao lost his temper in the cabinet. It is said that Zhang Siwei, a cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War, knelt down to plead guilty, and said that Queen Mother Li also summoned Zhang Juzheng and asked Feng Bao many times.

At this point in the matter, it is to come up with countermeasures and preventive methods so that this matter will not happen again.

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"My dear friends, you must know that Tianjin Wei was invaded by a large group of Japanese pirates!?"

In Wenyuan Pavilion, Emperor Wanli asked.

The ministers here exchanged glances with each other, and it was Zhang Juzheng who turned sideways and saluted and replied:
"Returning to His Majesty, the ministers already know."

"There is such a thing happening at the gate of Jingji. What are the more than [-] soldiers and horses in Ji Town doing there? The gate of the capital, is there no one guarding this gate?"

Emperor Wanli asked bluntly, and everyone knew that the emperor took the opportunity to attack, and he was talking about defense and guarding. Zhang Siwei, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge of his duties. He also came out at this time, and reported solemnly:

"Your Majesty, Qi Jiguang, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, has already given a heavy responsibility to defend General Sun Zhibin, and he has pleaded guilty. Now, thirty miles north and south of Haikou, Tianjin, there are always scouts and cavalry patrolling. If there are policemen at sea, soldiers will gather. Will let the Japanese pirates take advantage of the loopholes again, and I have ordered the Shandong Denglai Garrison and the Liaozhen Jinzhou Guard to strengthen inspections and not let the thieves pass through the border."

Hearing this, Emperor Wanli's sullen face softened a little, and he said:
"Three guards in Tianjin are where Qi Jiguang's defense is located, but on weekdays Qi Jiguang concentrates on facing the north in Jizhen, and there are inevitably some places that Tianjin Wei [-] can't take care of. Let him handle his business with peace of mind, but Qi Jiguang also said in the letter that since the first four years or so, no pirates along the coast dared to invade so aggressively. , or in Shandong, or in North Korea where one or two people settle down, if strict precautions are taken, there will be no future troubles, "

He was talking here, and the ministers sitting below looked at each other again, and they were all a little puzzled. Everyone knew what the content of the folded statement on Qi Jiguang was, and Emperor Wanli repeated here that he did not know what As for the content, the defense of the seaside has basically been roughly determined.

And the most important one is that the general Sun Zhibin's garrison barracks moved eastward, stationed on the south bank of the Haihe River, and added [-] troops.

After this transfer, there is basically no need to worry about any large pirates attacking, and the important areas in Gyeonggi are caught off guard. Even if the pirates dare to land, the guard general Sun Zhibin's troops will hold off for a while, and troops from all over the place will gather here.

But Emperor Wanli did not mention this point. The emperor suddenly said this now that everything was settled. There must be a reason for him, but why everyone couldn't figure it out, and just nodded there pretending to understand.

"I know that there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If you want to eradicate the scourge, you must completely wipe out these pirates. I have also asked Qi Jiguang many times about this. He said that there are only two major pirates now. The second is the country of Wa, and the country of Wa is far away from Daming, so it should be considered in the long run, Fujian and Guangdong must be severely rectified."

Speaking of this, everyone is still confused. What Emperor Wanli said is the truth, and what he said is correct, but what is the intention of saying it today? Emperor Wanli paused, and said in a deep voice:

"In the past few days, I have asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei for reports, saying that Macau is a den of thieves. Pirates and Japanese pirates from Fujian, Guangdong and Nanyang gather there. A place of shelter, as it is now, why does everyone in Guangdong ignore it, why does Governor Ling Yunyi ignore it."

Is this long speech aimed at Ling Yunyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi? Zhang Juzheng pondered for a while, then Shili said:
"Your Majesty, what Ling Yunyi has done in Guangdong and Guangxi these years has been to pacify all ethnic groups in the Southwest. Macau is only a small place, and the Fan people there are respectful and docile. It is not the fault of Lord Ling."

"I know Ling Yunyi's hard work, and he also made great efforts to put down Miao Luanyao's chaos, but Macau has become a place where thieves are raised, so we can't ignore it."

Zhang Juzheng bowed again and said:
"Your Majesty is wise, please give your Majesty instructions on how to deal with Macau."

When he got up, he looked towards Feng Bao, but Feng Bao lowered his head, Zhang Juzheng probably judged the meaning of Emperor Wanli, and Feng Bao lowered his head here, indicating that what the emperor wanted to do had nothing to do with his family.

Hearing what Zhang Juzheng said, a smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Wanli's mouth, and then he restrained himself and became serious again, and said solemnly:
"Guangdong has a covenant with the Fulangji people. We are a kingdom of heaven. Naturally, we can't break the covenant and be laughed at by the barbarians, but we can't let them do what they want. Order Guangdong to send sailors to Macau to investigate this place and give those Fan people A warning lesson, let them restrain themselves."

The ministers who had always been a little worried finally breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone bowed and praised, and said:
"The Holy Tomorrow is nothing more than Your Majesty, and I will obey the order!"

In their eyes, Macau is really a small place. It is not a bad thing to order the Guangdong navy to go to clean up and show the majesty of Ming Dynasty. It has no conflict with everyone, and the cabinet votes.

Only then did Emperor Wanli begin to smile, and seemed to say casually:
"Chen Lin, the general guard of Luoshan in Guangdong, is proficient in water warfare. Tan Zili mentioned to me many times in the past that since he is proficient in water warfare, he must make the best use of him. He should be transferred to be the admiral of the Guangdong Navy. This Tianjin Wei This fact shows that the vast sea and territory of the Ming Dynasty cannot be defended by infantry alone, and there must be a navy who can use and fight, so let Chen Lin clean up first!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The courtiers bowed down together again, and everyone felt strange, because Emperor Wanli's behavior was really normal and ordinary. In the past, the matters involving Tianjin Wei and Wang Tong would be fiercely argued during the court meeting, but today he didn't mention it at all. As for Wang Tong, according to what the ministers originally thought, Wang Tong had made great contributions anyway, so this time the emperor should reward him with a high-ranking official.

The arrangement of such political affairs in the court today made the courtiers unpredictable, but the reasonable approach made some senior courtiers think of the style of Emperor Jiajing's handling of political affairs back then.

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"Ge Lao, if it wasn't for Wang Tong's misconduct in Tianjin Wei, how could he have attracted the pirates and pirates? Now he seems to have become a meritorious minister. There are really no rules."

In the cabinet, Zhang Siwei shook his head and complained. Zhang Juzheng raised his head from the newspaper, but Shen Shixing next to him spoke first:
"Regardless of Wang Tong, nearly [-] living beings by the Haihe River have been well protected. This is indeed a great achievement. Shen feels that the court has not even expressed this, which is too unreasonable."

Zhang Siwei's expression was slightly stagnant, and he glanced at Zhang Juzheng beside him, seeing that his expression was indifferent, and his expression returned to normal, he shook his head and said:
"Training sailors, all the money these years have been thrown on the nine sides, how can there be money for sailors, ship repair and shipbuilding is a bottomless pit, Mr. Ge, how to raise this money, the household department must worry about it with the lower officials !"

Before Zhang Siwei could speak, there was a report from the cabinet Zhongshutong outside that "Zhang Hong, the supervisor of etiquette, and Mr. Zhang have arrived." The door opened, and Zhang Hong walked in with a puzzled face. As soon as he entered the door, he said before he was greeted:
"My lords, the will of Lord Long Live is different from what was said at the court meeting..."
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I'm really sorry, I sat on a chair and fell asleep until three o'clock, and when I got up, I didn't know what to do. I'm only writing Chapter 1 now, sorry

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