Mingshi

Chapter 681
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in the lobby.

The atmosphere was dignified, and no one spoke. Hu Zongxian swept his eyes across the crowd one by one, and finally landed on Ruan E and said:

"Master Ruan, what do you think of the pirates' invasion this time?"

"My lord, with all due respect, our Daming water army is no longer good. Although your lord has been rebuilding the water army in the past two years, it is still unbearable. Therefore, we have been passively defending against Japanese pirates. If they don't go ashore, we will continue There has been no way around it. What is rare this time is that Xu Hai dared to lead tens of thousands of people ashore, which gave us an excellent opportunity to wipe them out, and we should send troops."

Hu Zongxian looked at the other generals, but no one spoke.Hu Zongxian sighed and said:

"Master Ruan, have you thought about the consequences of our sending troops?"

"No matter what the consequences are, we must fight the Japanese pirates. Why does Your Majesty spend countless sums of money to raise the Southeast Army every year? Isn't it just to wipe out the Japanese pirates? Now that the Japanese pirates have landed, if we don't fight, how can we face Your Majesty? How can we face the people of the Southeast? ?”

Hu Zongxian was silent for a while and said: "Master Ruan, this time the Japanese pirates landed, it can be said to be the largest one. And they are not divided into countless shares as soon as they landed as usual, or they were originally countless Japanese pirates, burning and killing everywhere. Looting. They gathered in one place this time, and there is obviously a conspiracy."

Ruan E looked at Hu Zongxian, and said slowly: "Master Department Hall, are you afraid of war?"

Hu Zongxian's expression changed, as did the expressions of the generals in the hall.Hu Zongxian's face sank like water, and he said in a low voice:

"Ruan E, you are presumptuous."

Hu Zongxian is now a senior minister, commanding the southeast, once the momentum on his body breaks out, it will oppress people's hearts.If this were an ordinary official, he would have trembled and his face would have turned pale.But Ruan E is a resolute and bold person. He became famous when Japanese pirates besieged Hangzhou, and tens of thousands of villagers around Hangzhou flocked to Hangzhou, wanting to hide in Hangzhou for refuge.But at that time, the prefect of Hangzhou was greedy for life and afraid of death, so that the people's lives were ignored, for fear that the Japanese pirates would lurk among the refugees and sneak into the city, and ordered that the gates of the city should not be opened. At this time, the Japanese pirates were not far from Hangzhou.At this time, Ruan E stood up, held a long sword and ordered the city gate to be opened, and tens of thousands of people were welcomed into Hangzhou. Emperor Jiajing was named governor.

How could such a person be afraid of Hu Zongxian?Moreover, since Hu Zongxian took office, he has been wooing Wang Zhi with a soft policy, but he dared not fight the Japanese pirates head-on, and he felt very disdainful.In his opinion, you will be the bravest in the army, you don't want to kill those Japanese pirates, you just want to recruit peace through diplomatic means, is this something that literati do, okay?

Ruan E is also very clear about Hu Zongxian taking away Luo Xin's great achievements in beheading tens of thousands of Japanese pirates.So he despises Hu Zongxian even more in his heart, but no matter how much he despises Hu Zongxian in his heart, he still clearly knows that no one in Daming is more suitable for the leadership position of resisting the Japanese than Hu Zongxian.Therefore, he did not expose Hu Zongxian's impostor.

It's just that today he couldn't bear it anymore, Xu Hai led tens of thousands of Japanese pirates to burn, kill and loot on the territory of Ming Dynasty, but Hu Zongxian didn't send troops for a long time.

Isn't this fear of war?
Therefore, when Hu Zongxian reprimanded Ruan E for being presumptuous, Ruan E did not have the slightest fear, but said proudly:

"Then why don't you fight?"

Hu Zongxian frowned slightly and said: "The soap forest is shaped like a pocket. If there are fewer people going to us, we will take the initiative to get into the pocket. When the Japanese pirates tie the pocket, none of us will survive."

"But Zaolin is a dangerous place. Once we can't eliminate the Japanese pirates, or stop them in Zaolin, the Japanese pirates will go straight to Hangzhou, and Hangzhou will be besieged again. The city is besieged, and adults can think about the consequences." ?”

All the generals trembled in their hearts, and they couldn't help looking at Hu Zongxian. Only the old god Qi Jiguang was here.If this was in the past, I'm afraid he would have asked Hu Zongxian for a fight.However, now he is doing very steadily.Because he has decided to follow Luo Xin.Therefore, he now has to seek Luo Xin's consent in his actions, and others can't say anything, because his army was originally assigned to Luo Xin by Emperor Jiajing, and Luo Xin was directly led by Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian wanted Qi Jiguang To participate in some kind of action, Luo Xin's consent must also be obtained, otherwise he has no right to mobilize Qi Jiguang.

However, the last time Hu Zongxian attacked Lang'er Island, he did not greet Luo Xin at all, and directly recruited Qi Jiguang, and Qi Jiguang did not seek Luo Xin's consent, so he directly set up camp and went to Hu Zongxian to report.

There are only two reasons here. One reason is that Hu Zongxian was originally a person with a strong desire for control.Moreover, he has been operating in the southeast for a long time and has military power in his hands.In his consciousness, the soldiers in the entire southeast belong to him, and others have no right to mobilize his army.Even if Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing were handed over to Luo Xin, it was still a loan, just a loan to Luo Xin. As long as Hu Zongxian needed him, he could be recruited back at any time without telling Luo Xin.At that time, Qi Jiguang didn't see the power of Luo Xin, so Hu Zongxian left with one move.He didn't take Luo Xin seriously at all.

And Luo Qing is also a simple and honest person, he also wanted to win the battle, and thought that Hangzhou would be fine, so he followed Hu Zongxian to Lang'er Island at the beginning,

But it is different now.

Ever since he saw that Luo Xin had predicted that Lang'er Island was a conspiracy, and killed tens of thousands of Japanese pirates in the Qiantang River, he realized that Luo Xin was a real military god, and there was no acclimatization from the north to the south. .It is okay to fight the grassland Tartars, and it is no problem to fight the Southeast Japanese pirates.Following Luo Xin is much better than following Hu Zongxian.

Just imagine, if he didn't go to Lang'er Island with Hu Zongxian last time, but stayed by Luo Xin's side, although Hu Zongxian would have to give up the credit for that, he would definitely get a lot of credit, so he now It was strange to wonder if Luo Xin would send troops after knowing the current situation.If you send troops, how will you go?Then he thought about how he would make a decision when faced with this situation, completely forgetting Hu Zongxian and Ruan E in front of him.

At this time, Hu Zongxian sighed and said: "I have not ordered to send troops, it is precisely because of the consideration of Hangzhou and other prefectures. This time the Japanese pirates are not only Xu Hai, Xu Hai is just the largest of them. In Xu Hai's The left wing is Ye Ma, and the right wing is Xin Wulang, and the three forces form a tripod."

Hu Zongxian pointed to the map road in front of him while talking, and the generals saw that it was so, and they couldn't help but frowned slightly and began to think.Ruan E also fell silent. Seeing that everyone was silent, Hu Zongxian breathed a sigh of relief, and continued:

"Now Xu Hai has completely taken the initiative. If there are fewer people going to us, there will be a pocket, and they will wrap us in it and wipe them all out. If we go out with all their strength, they will suddenly divide their troops to attack Hangzhou. "

The hall was silent, Ruan E frowned and thought, he also felt that what Hu Zongxian said made sense, but he couldn't just watch the Japanese pirates run amok without being able to shrink back, could he?Then what do these officers and soldiers need to do?
"What does your lord mean?

Hu Zongxian sighed and said: "To deal with the Japanese pirates who came ashore this time, we definitely can't send part of the army, that is to die. If we want to fight, we must come out with all our strength. So we only have two ways to go. One way is to go out in full force, and the other way is to leave the city and stick to Suzhou and Hangzhou. First try to protect the capital and city, and then slowly map it.

The generals were silent. Although there were only two paths, it was so difficult to choose.If you choose to stick to Suzhou and Hangzhou, then you can only watch the entire southeast being ravaged by Japanese pirates.If you choose to go out with all your strength, Suzhou and Hangzhou are likely to be captured by Japanese pirates, leading to a tragedy in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

In fact, the generals already knew the choice in Hu Zongxian's mind.As the governor of the southeast, the Japanese pirates only burned, killed and looted villages and counties, which had little impact, but once Suzhou and Hangzhou were looted, the impact would be too great.Although Hu Zongxian didn't say it, everyone knew that Hu Zongxian would definitely choose to stick to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

"Then what does your lord mean to stick to Suzhou and Hangzhou?" Ruan E asked awkwardly.

Hu Zongxian also showed a difficult look on his face and said: "There is no way..."

Ruan E suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, you give me an army, and I will lead them to fight the Japanese pirates outside Fucheng."

"no!"

"Master Butang, I only care about you wanting an army, plus my Zhejiang soldiers, I will only fight Japanese pirates..."

"Master Ruan." Hu Zongxian interrupted Ruan E's words unceremoniously: "Without my order, the Zhejiang soldiers will not allow you to transfer."

"My lord, you can't stop me, and Zhejiang soldiers only listen to me."

"Just rely on your Zhejiang soldiers? They are sliced ​​melons. If they are pulled out, they will be sent to death." Hu Zongxian said sarcastically.

"That's why I asked my lord for a soldier."

Hu Zongxian asked with interest: "Which soldier do you want?"

"Please lend me the 3000 troops of General Qi temporarily."

"Qi Jiguang?"

Hu Zongxian looked at Qi Jiguang, and all the generals couldn't help but look at him.Qi Jiguang was still thinking wildly at this time, and suddenly felt that everyone's eyes were on him, and he couldn't help looking at him in astonishment, not knowing why.

Seeing Qi Jiguang's expression, Hu Zongxian and Ruan E didn't know that Qi Jiguang slipped away?His face turned dark, but Qi Jiguang's ability to conquer and fight has emerged in recent years. If Ruan E wanted to win Qi Jiguang's support, he couldn't let Hu Zongxian speak first, so he rushed to say:
"General Qi, would you like to go out with me to fight the Japanese pirates?"

"Ruan E, you are presumptuous!" Hu Zongxian was furious.

"You can join me in the performance, but I have to decide General Qi." Ruan E said righteously.

"Hmph, if I don't order, who would dare to go with you?"

"General Qi..."

Ruan E looked at Qi Jiguang, Qi Jiguang shook his head, Hu Zongxian's spirit was lifted, but Ruan E's face darkened, he tossed his sleeves and said:

"A bunch of cowards."

When the words fell, he strode away.Looking at Ruan E's leaving back, Hu Zongxian's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he looked at Qi Jiguang and said:
"Yuan Jing, go back immediately and transfer the army into Hangzhou City, don't leave lightly."

Qi Jiguang was overjoyed in his heart, and it was fine not to let him leave Hangzhou City, so he agreed immediately and left the Governor's Mansion.

Hangzhou.

City ship division.

In the second hall, Luo Xin and Song Danian sat facing each other.Luo Xin looked calm, but Song Danian was anxiously floating between his brows.He has said good things countless times, but Luo Xin sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, Song Danian finally sighed in his heart:

"No, as long as you help me this time, you and I will tide over the difficulties together..."

"My lord, I have a lot of things to do in my heart, and I really don't have the energy to spare..."

"No, you help me get through this difficult time. From now on, I will not only give my full support to your city ship department, but I will also listen to you on all matters in Hangzhou City."

"Your Excellency, you are joking!" Luo Xin poured tea for Song Danian with his own hands, and said with an affectionate smile on his face:

"Although Your Majesty has limited the scope of my powers and responsibilities in Hangzhou, my lord, you are my superior. Now that your lord is being bullied by the six great families, you can't stand by and watch. I will help you with this."

Song Danian gritted his teeth, but how dare he not bow his head under the eaves?It's just that my heart is full of shame and anger.This incident was clearly the Six Great Families targeting Luo Xin, Song Danian was just a spectator, but he didn't expect this spectator to be raped.Now Haide came to ask Luo Xin in person.

But, he has no choice, if he can get the six great families to give up, he will not come to ask Luo Xin, but now he only has one way to ask Luo Xin.Immediately, An Nai lowered the shame and anger in her heart, cupped her hands towards Luo Xin and said:
"Thank you!" Then he asked impatiently: "No, what can you do? The situation in Hangzhou is now on the verge of collapse. Whether it's the mechanics making trouble, or the common people making trouble because of prices, it will cause trouble from another aspect. If there is trouble, then it will be two big troubles, combined into one big trouble."

Luo Xin thought for a while and said, "My lord, let me think about it tonight, and I will visit you in person tomorrow, what do you think?"

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the mansion."

Sending Song Danian away, before Luo Xin returned to the second hall, he saw Lu Daqing and Qi Jiguang hurried in.

"No weapon!"

"Yuan Jing!" Luo Xin said with some joy: "I was going to visit you, but I didn't expect you to come."

"No, what do you need from me?" Qi Jiguang asked when the two came to Luo Xin's study and sat down.

"I'm not in a hurry." Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "If you come in such a hurry, there must be something urgent. You should talk about it first."

"Okay!" Qi Jiguang was not polite: "The Japanese pirates are calling."

"Yeah!" Luo Xin nodded.

Luo Xin's escort agencies have now traveled all over the southeast, Luo Xin naturally knows that the Japanese pirates have logged in.Seeing Luo Xin's calm expression, Qi Jiguang couldn't help asking:
"you know?"

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