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Chapter 1076: Plundering a Country

The young man was looking at the small flag officer with arrogance and a teasing look in his eyes.

I'm going to beat you, what can you do in front of everyone?
If you have the ability, just give it a try.

When a person is extremely bored, he will look for trouble, that is, he will make trouble out of nothing.

Young people are like this. They have nothing to do all day and are tired of drinking and having fun. Now that they have finally had some fun, how could they let it go easily?
Let’s play for a few days first!
Seeing the flag officer covering his face and not saying anything, he became more and more interested. Just as he was about to continue humiliating the flag officer, he heard someone say it was so lively, so he cursed: "Whose crotch is not closed properly? Let this thing out!"

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

A strange light flashed in the flag officer's eyes, then disappeared in an instant.

The young man slowly raised his head and looked forward...

A horse came slowly, the man on the horse was wearing a shackle and holding a whip in his hand. He lifted the shackles and found that what he held in his left hand was a medicinal cigarette.

There was only one person in the entire capital who smoked medicinal tobacco.

As soon as the sign was revealed, the identity of the visitor became clear.

"It's Long Wilbur!"

Someone nearby exclaimed.

"Chang Wei Bo has returned to Beijing?"

The soldiers saluted one after another.

"Hello, uncle!"

Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of the medicinal smoke, exhaled the smoke, and asked, "What's going on?"

The flag officer looked up and said, "I heard a woman screaming in the car, so I stopped and searched. This man tried to stop me and..." He let go of his hand, and the slap mark on his face was very clear.

The young man narrowed his eyes and said, "I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be Chang Wei Bo. I am Lu Shan, and my brother-in-law is the young minister..."

His sister was just Yan Shifan's concubine, but Lu Shan always claimed to be Yan Shifan's brother-in-law. When Yan Shifan found out, he just laughed it off.

This is what is meant by loving the house and loving the dog in it.

As time went by, Lu Shan couldn't help but feel that he was really Yan Shifan's brother-in-law, and he relied on the power of the Yan Party to act arrogantly in the capital.

He often went to Yan's house, and most of the time Yan Shifan could not see him. Lu Shan would hang out with the guests, drinking and gossiping. As time went by, he heard an analysis of the current situation. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong, but he had a general idea of ​​the situation in the capital.

——Jiang Qingzhi’s suggestion to invade Japan was crazy!

——No, he is just getting cocky. This guy's trip to the south was quite smooth, and once things go smoothly, people will inevitably get carried away. This guy wants to use the expedition to gain prestige. If he succeeds, it will be a feat of destroying a country. Who in the entire Ming Dynasty can be compared with him, Jiang Qingzhi? If he is successful, he will be worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

——All the officials in the court are ready to stop him. As long as we don’t express our stance, Jiang Qingzhi will definitely bow his head and ask the prime minister for help.

Jiang Qingzhi has a request to the Prime Minister!

Based on this, Lu Shan came to the above conclusion, which is why he fought with Li Dun after an argument.

Now that he saw Jiang Qingzhi, he didn't get out of the car, but bowed in the car.

"The guards of the capital guard the capital. Even the princes cannot violate their authority. Who gave you the courage to humiliate them?"

Jiang Qingzhi asked in a grim tone.

Lu Shan was stunned and thought this was not right!

Many people in the court had said they wanted to stop Jiang Qingzhi's proposal to conquer Japan. Logically, there was no reason for Jiang Qingzhi not to know this!

Since he knew that, why was he so rude to me, the brother-in-law of the young minister?
Lu Shan was startled, thinking that Jiang Qingzhi was too embarrassed to sheath his sword. He smiled and said, "Why, is Chang Wei Bo going to stand up for him? This matter..."

Woo!
With a whistling sound, the horsewhip hit Lu Shan's face hard.

Lu Shan screamed miserably, Jiang Qingzhi rode over and kicked him off, then got off his horse, walked over slowly, and whipped Lu Shan so hard that he rolled on the ground.

After he finished smoking, Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "It's easy to get angry in autumn, and now it's much better."

So you beat him up just to vent your anger?
The young cabinet minister's cheap brother-in-law was severely beaten by Jiang Qingzhi in front of everyone.

He waved to the flag officer and asked, "Whose arrangement?"

The flag officer was stunned, then lowered his head in panic, "No one arranged it."

"No one?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled, "That's fine."

He immediately mounted his horse and entered the city surrounded by more than a hundred riders.

Everyone looked at the power and couldn't help but admire it.

"As expected, I am the famous commander of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Somehow, as soon as Long Wilbur returned to Beijing, I felt at peace."

"Why, are you still afraid that Altan will make a comeback? Haven't you heard? Altan is now purging those tribes! The people on both sides are so stupid that they have to fight each other. He will be very lucky if the Ming Dynasty doesn't cause trouble for him. How dare he spy on the south? He is so proud of himself!"

"As long as Long Wei Bo is here, Altan will not dare to go south."

"Hey! Speaking of which... Chang Wei Bo suggested to invade Japan?"

"That's true."

"Tell me, why do we want to invade Japan for no reason?"

"The Japanese pirates have been causing trouble for more than a hundred years. The southeast has been ravaged beyond measure. Chang Wei Bo is soft-hearted. He must have seen the miserable situation in the southeast when he went south this time. So he is determined to wipe out the Japanese pirates' lair."

"It's possible."

"Hey! Young master... why don't you cover up your extravagance?" someone laughed.

"I used to call him the brother-in-law of a young minister, but now he is rolling on the ground after being whipped by Long Wilbur. How can he not be the brother-in-law anymore?"

"Hahahaha!"

Amidst the laughter, the flag officer walked out of the city and said with a wry smile: "My Lord actually saw through it. This matter... Oh!"

Jiang Qingzhi is back.

He went to Xiyuan first. When the news reached Zhilu, Yan Song and his son, Cui Yuan and others who were discussing things all looked grim.

Jiang Qingzhi is back, and everyone's good days are over. "By the way, young minister, there's a man who claims to be your...brother-in-law. He just had a conflict with the guards at the South Gate, and Chief Weber happened to come and whipped him."

"Brother-in-law?" Yan Shifan was startled. His follower coughed dryly and said, "Young Lord, it's probably Lu Shan."

Yan Song narrowed his eyes, "Stay away from those miscellaneous women. Also, that Lu Shan... is not right."

Yan Shifan sneered, "Lu Shan just had a conflict with Jiang Qingzhi's brother-in-law, and then he met Jiang Qingzhi in a flash. This is quite interesting."

As for whether Lu Shan would retaliate after being whipped... you could tell from Yan Shifan's expression. Although he was a little annoyed, he had no intention of standing up for Lu Shan at all.

"Jiang Qingzhi came back so quickly." Cui Yuan was old. After experiencing a hot summer, his cheeks were obviously sunken, and his original pale face turned into a dark face.

"He has to hurry." Zhao Wenhua was also there. "Jiang Qingzhi promised great benefits in Longjiang. If the work can be completed ahead of schedule, he will reward the craftsmen generously. In addition, before he went north, he said that when he went south again, it would be the day when the Ming merchant ships went out to sea for trade. For him, time is of the essence."

"Well! The longer we delay, the more trouble we will have in secret." Yan Song stood up, "Now that he's here, the capital will be in turmoil. Donglou, let them be quiet for the time being, and we'll just watch the fun."

"I know."

Cui Yuan returned to the duty room, sat down after entering, took a long breath, and said quietly: "After Jiang Qingzhi went south, the capital was peaceful. When he came back, the capital was in chaos. Just such a person actually made the whole Ming Dynasty restless. And His Majesty still relies on him..."

"Alas!" Cui Yuan sighed, "If Altan stops his campaign, the grassland will be peaceful for at least ten years. It's a great situation, why not enjoy the peace? Why do we have to resort to war?

"Wa is a country that Emperor Taizu Gao listed as not to be conquered. This is the ancestral rule, but you, Jiang Qingzhi, want to go there and get yourself into trouble. Are you really that arrogant?"

"I am old, and I am probably not far from death. When a person dies, the light goes out, and only leaving a name in history can comfort this life. Jiang Qingzhi, you have blocked my way to success!"

Cui Yan's eyes were complicated. "I didn't want to be your enemy, but you are too aggressive."

Cui Yuan leaned back and rested his neck on the back of the chair. He moved his neck a little and felt that his stiff neck was much more comfortable.

He closed his eyes, and in a trance, he came to a foggy space.

"Where is this?"

"Consort!"

A woman looms in front.

"Princess?" Cui Yuan was surprised. "You...didn't you go there?"

"Prince Consort, you once said that you would grow old with me, live and die together..."

"You, don't come over!"

The woman floated over, Cui Yuan shouted and suddenly opened his eyes.

He sat up breathlessly, horror still in his eyes.

After a long time, Cui Yuan finally calmed down.

"Prince Consort, His Majesty summons you."

"Come here."

When Cui Yuan had the nightmare, Jiang Qingzhi had just finished introducing the trip to the south.

What he said was just a rough outline, the details are all in the letters to the Taoist priest.

"So, those pirates still have some loyalty in their hearts?"

Jiang Qingzhi had no problem recruiting pirates, but recruiting pirates into the army caused an uproar in the capital.

This is not the late Ming Dynasty, nor is it the early Song Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has only one attitude towards the bandits: suppress them!

There were many people in the court who criticized this matter, but Daoye suppressed them all. He believed that Jiang Qingzhi must have had a compelling reason for this action.

"Your Majesty, the navy is rotten to the core."

"Can't we clean up and rebuild it just like the Beijing Guards?" asked the Taoist priest.

"Difficult." Jiang Qingzhi said, "The sea is different from the land. It won't take long to build a land-based Tiger Guard, and there are soldiers from the garrisons in various places to choose from."

"The sea has been closed for many years and no one can use it." said the Taoist priest.

"Yes." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "This is just one of the ideas. I have another idea."

"Monkey, why are you hesitating in front of me? Speak." Seeing Jiang Qingzhi's hesitation, the Taoist priest laughed and scolded.

Huang Jin said, "Chang Wei Bo, you don't know that since you went south, His Majesty has often said that you are going through fire and water, and if you are not careful, you will encounter unexpected disasters. For this reason, His Majesty burns incense and prays for you every morning and evening."

"His Majesty!"

Jiang Qingzhi's eyes became hot.

"Why are you talking about this?" The Taoist coughed uncomfortably. "Tell me your reasons. If they are not appropriate, I will send you to the grassland to recruit Altan."

Jiang Qingzhi collected his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty, I once said that if the Ming Dynasty wants to be reborn, it must turn its attention outside the Ming Dynasty."

"What does this have to do with you recruiting pirates?"

"The navy has no ambition." Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "The so-called century-old navy, even now, if you want to build a strong navy, if you start from scratch, it will take at least ten years. But how can the Ming Dynasty afford to wait?"

"So you used pirates. They have been sailing on the sea for many years and are very skilled in sailing."

"This is one of them. Your Majesty, do you know that in the West, emperors and generals of countries like Portugal take pride in plundering?"

"Ok?"

"They rely on this banditry to control most of the world. Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty started late. If we want to catch up, we can only overtake them... which is like forcing things to grow!"

"Bandit spirit, plunder...Are you going to use the bandit spirit of pirates?"

"Correct."

"Plunder?"

"Yes, but the Ming navy did not plunder merchant ships."

"what is that?"

"One country!"

(End of this chapter)