Mingshi

Chapter 776
Now everyone knows that the Japanese pirate rebellion in the southeast has disappeared, and there is only one Wang Zhi left, and it is a maimed Wang Zhi, who can no longer make waves.In this way, there is no need to garrison the southeast with heavy troops, which means that Hu Zongxian's mission is over.For Hu Zongxian, is this a blessing or a curse?

I'm afraid it's a curse.

Hu Zongxian knew very well in his heart that in the entire Southeast Pingwo War, he had achieved almost nothing, and almost all victories had nothing to do with him, and it was suspected of delaying the opportunity of the war.What's more, he was corrupt and accepted bribes in the southeast. In the past, it was because there were Japanese pirates in the southeast. Not only Emperor Jiajing endured him, but also the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. One can imagine.

At such a time, he should not think about getting promoted and getting rich. It is a blessing to be able to save his life.However, at this time, Xu Jie wrote a letter stating that his position in the southeast could be guaranteed, which could not prevent him from being tempted.And from Xu Jie's heart, he smelled another way.That is:

Raising bandits is self-respecting.

Isn't Wang Zhi still dead?

Although Hu Zongxian will not support Wang Zhi, it does not prevent him from taking advantage of Wang Zhi's reputation!

As long as he sends sailors to pretend to be Japanese pirates and kill businessmen from various vassal states, the Shibo Division will not be able to operate. At that time, some vassal businessmen will be left to flee to Daming, so that they can see Wang Zhi's flag, so Wouldn't there be Japanese pirates again?

With the Japanese pirates again, Emperor Jiajing still needed himself when it affected the Shibosi. In addition, Xu Jie was operating in the capital, so his position in the southeast would be relatively stable.

When Luo Xin was defeated in the battle, he went to find Wang Zhi and cut off Wang Zhi's head. At that time, with Wang Zhi's head, he declared that the Japanese pirates had been put down.At that time, who would dare to say that he has no credit?
Even Emperor Jiajing was embarrassed to kill the donkey, right?

However, hearing that Yu Dayou is back, he must not be able to let Yu Dayou return to the Navy, and Yu Dayou must have a grudge against himself in his heart.Hu Zongxian couldn't help frowning.

"What a trouble!"

"Come on!"

"Big guy!"

"Go and call Jun Ning."

About a quarter of an hour later, Hu Ning came in: "Uncle, you called me."

"You go to the navy and send spies to investigate the situation of the caravan in the vassal state."

Hu Ning's eyes lit up: "Uncle wants to do something?"

"En!" Hu Zongxian nodded.

"Nephew will go at once."

Hangzhou.

Prefect Yamen.

Two halls.

Luo Xin, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou sat around the table.Yu Dayou looked at Luo Xin with hope in his eyes and said:

"My lord, can the last general follow you and not return to the navy?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said: "No way. You belong to Hu Zongxian, so I keep you, which is not in compliance with the rules. When the time comes, Hu Zongxian will take part in one book, and neither you nor I will be in the same place."

Now that Yu Dayou had a deep prejudice against Hu Zongxian, his expression darkened when he heard the words, and he also knew that Luo Xin was right, so he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"And..." Luo Xin looked at Yu Dayou and said, "You have to be mentally prepared, I'm afraid Hu Zongxian won't let you be in charge of the navy."

"Why?" Yu Dayou opened his eyes and asked.

Luo Xin remembered Xu Jie's letter intercepted by his subordinates. Hu Zongxian and Xu Jie joined forces to pretend to be Japanese pirates and rob the merchants of the vassal state. This must use the navy. How could it be possible for Yu Dayou to be in charge of the navy?

It was because of Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and Xin Wulang's sudden attack on the southeast that Hu Zongxian didn't act. Should he act now?
However, these words cannot be said to Yu Dayou, so he pondered for a while and said:

"The relationship between you and Hu Zongxian has completely broken down. I'm afraid he will leave you idle."

Yu Dayou is not a stupid person, he figured it out immediately, and his whole body seemed to be drained of energy.

"Then... what's the point of me going back?"

"Go back!" Luo Xin said softly: "Be careful in everything, don't be caught by Hu Zongxian."

"The future will understand. It's just..."

Luo Xin stretched out his hand and patted Yu Dayou's shoulder. Although he was much younger than Yu Dayou, the expressions of both of them were very natural.

"Don't think too much, do your own thing well, maybe it will be bright!"

"Auspicious words from your lord!" Yu Dayou pulled himself together and said, "I'll go back tomorrow."

On the vast sea.

Seeing Wang Cuiqiao's fleet, the merchant's fleet slowed down and formed a defensive formation.They have fewer ships than Wang Cuiqiao and the others, which makes them extremely vigilant.

In fact, at this time in the waters around Daming, many businessmen from various countries have gathered, but they learned that Japanese pirates are attacking Daming, and the Shibo Department is closed, so they also hid on some islands, waiting Let's talk about it after Daming and the Japanese pirates decide the winner.

If Daming wins, that is the best result.They can go directly to the Shibo Department.If the Japanese pirates win, it's okay, they go to the Japanese pirates to discuss business, anyway, the Japanese pirates also do business, but they earn less from doing business with the Japanese pirates.

In the end, they got the desired result. Wang Zhi took only two boats, and about [-] people fled without a trace. Daming won the victory, so they can go directly to Shibosi.

At this time, in this sea area, many caravans left from islands and headed towards Daming.What Wang Cuiqiao encountered was just one of them.

Seeing the other party's cautious appearance, Wang Cuiqiao and the others did not move forward, but deviated from the sailing route to Daming. They sent Wang Cuiqiao back to Hangzhou Mansion just on the way, so they first went to forcibly recruit those nearby Japanese pirates, and finally sent Wang Cuiqiao to to Daming.

Seeing that Wang Cuiqiao's fleet changed its sailing direction, the businessmen from the feudal kingdom still did not dare to relax their vigilance until Wang Cuiqiao's fleet disappeared into the vast sea, and those merchants from the feudal kingdom let out a long sigh of relief.

"Where are these pirates? There are fifty sea ships. Didn't it mean that the pirates have been wiped out by Daming? Didn't it mean that Wang Zhi only had two ships? Xu Hai and Xin Wulang are also dead. Where did the pirates come from?" "

"Could it be the Daming Navy?"

"It's not the flag of the Great Ming Navy."

"But not the pirate's skull flag either."

"The flag looks like a dragon, the Eastern Dragon, the Dragon Banner."

"Dragon flag? That's a special flag for the Ming royal family. Could it be the Ming royal family?"

"How is this possible? How could the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty go to sea?"

"........."

There was a lot of discussion among the people, but in the end they speeded up and drove in the direction of Daming.On their far left side, a boat was undulating in the waves. There were dozens of pirates on board. Three of the pirates stood on the bow and looked towards the merchant's ship. The pirate on the left said:

"Businessmen from the vassal state have started to go to Daming."

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