Wanli 1592

Chapter 1223 Unacceptable Ragged Clothes
If such a loud sound is not noticed, what else is needed to attract attention?
The result naturally caused an uproar.

However, the commotion is still within a controllable range, and the conflict has not yet completely intensified.

The Blackwater agents didn't see it right, so if it's under control, how can we do anything?
So they decided to add fire.

Then fan the flames.

Li Rusong knew almost everything that happened after that. He cooperated with the people in the city to make troubles, and there were explosions outside the city. After the explosions both inside and outside the city, the residents and refugees also exploded together, and the situation quickly got out of control.

According to the intelligence collected by several spies disguised as civilians in the city, it seems that a very tragic killing happened at the West Gate last night. Many officials and nobles died there. The death was very miserable, basically the whole family died. .

As for the emperor of Japan and the guy in charge of the castle called Maeda Toshinaga, I don’t know if they are dead, but they may die anyway.

Li Rusong was suddenly very nervous.

"Who allowed them to die? I won't! They must be caught alive!"

Just kidding, the safety and continuation of the family depended on these prisoners of war. If they died, Li Rusong's military achievements would be greatly reduced.

"…………"

The spies looked at Li Rusong a little depressed.

Li Rusong asked them very seriously: "Do you know what that guy named Maeda Toshinaga and that daring Japanese king look like?"

A secret agent said: "We all know what Maeda Toshinaga looks like, but we really don't know what the Japanese king looks like. Japanese officials are basically hereditary, there are no exams, and they all rely on blood inheritance. We can't get in at all." their top brass."

"So are civil servants?"

Li Rusong was surprised.

Ever since China had the imperial examination, people looked down on being a civil servant based on blood ties, and being an official without passing the exam was a dishonorable name.

Basically, the son of an official father will be stared at by many people even when he takes the imperial examination. If the exam is too good, he will be suspected of cheating. If the exam is too bad, he will be ridiculed. It is really difficult very.

Zhang Juzheng's son was ridiculed by the world one after another in high school, and Yan Song's son became Minister of the Ministry of Industry and finally beheaded.

It is normal for civil servants who fight for fathers to be looked down upon, and it is normal for military generals of the former Ming Dynasty to be looked down upon by blood ties. That's why Li Rusong is so puzzled.

"It's all the same. The Japanese country has a strict hierarchy, and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter the ranks. The level of strictness is far higher than that of Daqin."

Li Rusong scratched his cheek, but he didn't know what it was like.

At present, the main officials of Daqin are basically promoted from the local area, maybe they are Juren, maybe they are scholars, and there are even scholars who are only literate but have no fame. To senior officials.

Although Daqin also has a policy of shady officials, but the official positions of yin officials are very low. Basically, they are the ones who receive a salary but have no power. Moreover, Xiao Ruxun also resumes some old policies, such as the fifth generation of the gentleman.

Pay attention to the fact that after becoming a nobleman, he did not rest with the country, only the fifth generation was beheaded, and the fifth generation has no future, so let's go back to the common people!

Not to mention that if you commit a crime, you will be beaten every minute to the end, even ordinary people are worse than ordinary people, and your life may not be saved.

Today, His Majesty has not said that the imperial examination will be reopened, and he especially likes to promote outstanding young people from the local grassroots to the central government to practice and study, and then go back to the local area, and do it again in a big circle, and finally want to become a real It's really not easy for Beijing officials.

Compared with this, the officials of this Japanese country should not be too happy, they are inherited by blood to this day.

But these are not important, the most important thing is to catch them and use them as your own advancement.

Li Rusong immediately ordered the black water spies to lead the cavalry to search for the Japanese dignitaries in the city, especially Hou Yangcheng.

Li Rusong's side was acting urgently, and Hou Yangcheng's side was also unambiguous.

From the chaos outside the city to the entry of the Qin army, the Maeda clan's retainers who were searching for things outside to collect information witnessed it. They were frightened out of their wits, and then immediately took a small path back to the palace and reported the news to Hou Yangcheng and Maeda Toshinaga.

The good news didn't bring back the bad news one after another, and now it's even more frightening, the Qin army has entered directly, and will definitely block the whole city, and conduct a blanket search. It's only a matter of time before they are found here.

At this critical moment, Maeda Toshinaga's mind went blank again, and his weakness of poor adaptability was once again exposed.

Finally, relying on the resourceful people in the retainer group to use their brains urgently, let everyone leave the palace immediately, find an ordinary homestay, and change into civilian clothes to hide.

Even if they are discovered, as long as they pretend to be civilians, the Qin army did not kill or destroy civilian houses after entering the city. It may be that they want to occupy the capital completely. Everyone can use this to disperse and hide. , and then seek a way to escape.

All in all, the palace cannot wait.

This decision was correct. Maeda Toshinaga didn't react quickly, but he was not stupid. He immediately ordered to do so, so everyone took action immediately.

They had just eaten something to fill their bellies, and before they had time to take a good rest, Hou Yangcheng and his wife and Maeda Toshinaga were forced to get up again, and left through the side door of the palace under the protection of a group of guards, looking for a house where they could hide.

Soon, they found a more suitable hiding place, which was a series of low, dilapidated houses.

No one lives here now. It is estimated that the owner has died in the turmoil from last night to this morning. This place will become an excellent hiding place.

Pushing the door open, an unpleasant musty and stench came out, and the guards had to open the doors and windows for ventilation, otherwise, let alone Hou Yangcheng and his wife, they would not be able to stay by themselves.

Then they began to look for the clothes of the common people, and they found them, but they were all dilapidated and torn, one patch on one side and the other torn on the other. It was the first time that Hou Yangcheng and his wife discovered that the people in the capital city were so poor. .

In comparison, although they don't have a lot of money, at least the Toyotomi regime gave them enough food and clothing, and Hou Yangcheng's family also received special treatment, eating well and dressing well, and their status was fully respected .

Now, they need to change out of their gorgeous clothes and put on these tattered clothes that smell bad, and hide in this extremely dirty and dilapidated place to avoid the ferocious Qin army, in order to have a chance of survival.

Not to mention that it was difficult for these two people to accept it, Maeda Toshinaga also found it difficult to accept it when he looked at those clothes.

Of course, the retainers also found it hard to accept.

I'm afraid the only thing that feels okay is the rest of the guards.

"Do you really want to change it?"

Maeda Toshinaga looked at the dirty short clothes, short pants and rotten shoes in his hands, only to find that the clever retainer had already changed into the tattered clothes.

"My lord, those who achieve great things can bend and stretch. In this critical period, in order to survive and maintain hope, there is nothing that cannot be done. Please change your clothes and be patient for now. After this period, we still have a chance!"

(End of this chapter)