Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 326 Jiajing moved Wang Yangming, and Zhang Cong understood the emperor!

"Jinwuwei!"

Xu Zhen’s eyes widened immediately when he saw the golden words on the flag.

Irita Chikamaru couldn't help but immediately ask Xu Zhen: "What is the Jinwu Guard?"

"The Emperor's personal army!"

Xu Zhen answered with a trembling voice, and immediately turned his horse's head:
"We have to retreat immediately, we've been ambushed! This is so fucking weird, how did they find us?"

"Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it has something to do with those common people who clean the house! These people are probably Wang Yangming's spies!"

"Damn it, Wang Yangming is such a master, yet he is so cautious! He mobilized the people to plant spies everywhere! But how much manpower and financial resources are needed to deploy so many spies? Can Wang Yangming mobilize so much manpower and financial resources? Or has the emperor been fighting us without hesitation?"

When Xu Zhen thought of this, he shuddered, and in his heart he no longer dared to look down on the current Emperor Jiajing.

Irita Yoshimasa also realized that something was wrong and quickly ordered a turn around and evacuate.

As a result, a large number of Japanese pirates wearing conical hats and leather armor immediately turned around.

Bang bang!

Bang bang!

But at this time, the Ming army of the Jinwu Guard, who had ambushed here in advance, had already opened fire.

So, when the white smoke rose up, like a large number of camellia flowers blooming all over the hills, these Japanese pirates began to fall down in batches.

The Japanese pirates, who were rich in combat experience, were originally retreating in an orderly manner. Even Irita Yoshimasa arranged for his younger brother Irita Yoshikazu to lead the most elite Chinese people to cover their retreat.

However, the Japanese pirates at that time did not yet have iron cannons and armor (plate armor), and could only passively take the beatings from the Jinwu Guards' matchlock rifles and muskets.

Therefore, the originally orderly retreat suddenly turned into a complete rout.

By the time Xu Zhen and Irita Chikomasa escaped from the mountain road and came to the flat land, there were only about a thousand of them left.

But on the flat ground, there were also pre-ambushed Jinwu Guard infantrymen appearing all around, forming multiple lines, waiting for them.

Xu Zhen and Irita Chikamichi had to fight desperately to break out, and when they finally broke out, there were only about fifty people left.

But before they could catch their breath, they were ambushed and harassed by the patrol team that had been lying in wait nearby. When they fled to Longwan Town, only Xu Zhen, Irita Chikamaru and a dozen others were left.

And this time.

The Huang family's house had been confiscated and occupied by government troops, and many government troops were also lurking in Longwan Town.

The two were eventually captured due to injuries.

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Luofeng Academy.

Wang Yangming and Lu Bing both laughed when they saw the large amount of white smoke appearing on the hills like a sea of ​​clouds in the morning light.

Lu Bing also said at this time: "These Japanese pirates are really not afraid of your majesty's army to attack them. They actually dared to penetrate into our southeastern inland areas on such a large scale and even attempted to take you, Mr. Yangming."

"But they were unlucky and met the strategic and wise current emperor!"

"So, if they do this, it will only help Your Majesty achieve his great cause and practice his own way!"

Wang Yangming stroked his beard and laughed as he spoke, and at the same time, tears welled up in his eyes, because he was very grateful to the emperor for spending so much money to protect the southeast and to protect him, which allowed him to avoid this disaster today.

At this time, Lu Bing ordered his men, "Inform His Majesty immediately!"

at that time.

Because Jinyiwei Lu Bing informed the Zhejiang officials of the situation in advance, Zhejiang Governor Cai Tianyou, who came here to participate in the command, came and said:
"I don't know if there are any more pirates in other places. We should interrogate these people immediately."

"Very true!"

Zhu Wan, who was also here, nodded and said, "It would be best if we could find out which island nearby they are staying on, so that we can wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

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More than half a month later, Zhu Houcong received an urgent letter from Lu Bing. Zhu Houcong learned that the Japanese pirates had attacked Yongjia Luofeng Academy and were going to attack Wang Yangming, but were repelled by the Jinyiwei and Jinwuwei and other government troops.

"Very good! I didn't spend so much money in vain!"

"And these coastal tycoons really did collude with the Japanese pirates and intend to invade our southeast again!"

Zhu Houcong laughed and talked about it, and came to the Imperial Study Room, and told the ministers in the Imperial Study Room about it, and said:

"Immediately issue an order to send the appointed inspectors to inspect Japan. Have them go to Zhejiang and bring the captured Japanese pirates and the heads of the killed Japanese pirates to question the Japanese chieftain!"

Fei Hong naturally agreed.

then.

Not long after, Fei Hong conveyed the imperial edict to the cabinet, asking Huo Tao and Zhang Tong to inspect the East and establish imperial merchants to trade with foreign countries.

When the cabinet minister Lin Jun learned about this, he was greatly surprised. At the same time, he suddenly realized why the emperor supported Xie Qian's decision to strictly ban the sea.

But this also made Lin Jun even more depressed. He knew that this was all because he failed to gain the emperor's favor and enter the imperial study, which made him fully understand the emperor's true thoughts only now.

In Lin Jun's opinion, if he had known that the emperor was going to send ministers to tour the East and set up imperial merchants to monopolize maritime trade, he would definitely have advocated opening the sea from the beginning, instead of advocating it now.

However, although Lin Jun was surprised, he did not comment on this oracle.

Because he knew that he could not stop this. After all, the imperial court was on a tour to the East, not a conquest of the East.

There was no need for him to dissuade the emperor and offend him.

Moreover, he also knew that if His Majesty established the Imperial Merchants, it would mean that some noble families would be won over by him, and even if he tried to dissuade him, he would not be able to stop it.

The only thing Lin Jun could do was to continue to call for the opening of the sea, hoping that the emperor would allow the people to participate in maritime trade.

In his opinion, the emperor is wise and loves his people, and he should not really want to take Haili for himself.

And because Yang Yiqing was temporarily recuperating at home, the cabinet ministers Fei Hong, Wang Qiong, Wang Ao and Lin Jun did not object, so the decree was naturally issued smoothly.

However, once this imperial decree was issued, there was an uproar in the court and the country.

Especially those big coastal families and their vassals who wanted to monopolize the maritime trade naturally understood thoroughly that the emperor wanted to dig out the roots of their monopoly on maritime trade and to unite with a few big bureaucrats to completely seize the profits of maritime trade.

"What should we do? Think of a solution!"

"They say they are going to tour the East, but it's clear that they are going to use troops in Japan! They will be forced to trade only with the imperial merchants, and they will be asked to strictly control the Japanese. This will completely deprive us of our support!"

The censor Liang Shibiao walked back and forth in front of a group of bureaucrats representing the interests of the wealthy coastal families, clenching his left fist and hitting it against his right palm.

The bureaucrats in front of him were all silent, but their expressions were all very ugly.

"The minister accepts the order!"

As for Huo Tao, who was promoted back to Beijing to serve as Langzhong of the Yunnan Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue at the end of last year, Zhang Cong sent someone to invite him over shortly after he received the imperial edict, saying that it was the emperor's wish.

When Huo Tao met Zhang Cong, he asked, "What instructions does Your Majesty want you to convey to me?"

Zhang Cong smiled and said, "Your Majesty did not tell me to convey any instructions to the Minister of Justice. Your Majesty only asked me to talk to you so that you would not have any questions about this inspection tour to the East."

Huo Tao nodded after hearing this.

Zhang Cong then asked Huo Tao: "You should understand why His Majesty wants you to inspect the East."

"I don't know."

Huo Tao said as he bowed to Zhang Cong and said, "Please help me, Grand Marshal."

"Of course it's because you have experience in managing mines. Your Majesty is very confident that Japan has a large silver mine."

Zhang Cong said.

Huo Tao couldn't help but sneer after hearing this: "Your Majesty really places great hope on making profits from foreign countries to revive the country."

"You're right."

"Your Majesty is unwilling to start a major war in the country, fearing that there will be a major turmoil that will affect the safety of himself and the heir. We, as your subjects, must understand this."

Zhang Cong nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)