Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 227 The Final Victory
Xu Hai went ashore alone.

Wang Cuiqiao yelled at him: "Husband, don't come here! Take the brothers back to Puluo Island! Do you want to end up like Song Jiang?!"

Xu Hai stared at Wang Cuiqiao affectionately, and walked straight to He Liu.

He Liudao: "Island Master Xu really kept his promise and gave [-] Japanese pirate heads to the soldiers of the Qi family army. As long as you fulfill the promise and lead your [-] men to land and surrender, Hu Butang will agree to your three conditions. First, appoint you as the third-rank commander of Ningbo Weizheng, directly under the jurisdiction of Qi Jiguang, the capital of Zhejiang Province; second, properly arrange the five thousand brothers under your command; third, ask the imperial court to grant your wife a third-rank imperial order!"

He Liu is talking nonsense with his eyes open.When did Xu Hai keep what promise?The so-called promise is nothing more than a trick to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Wang Cuiqiao persuaded her husband from the side: "Don't do something stupid! Throughout the history books, I haven't seen a single bandit and pirate who has defected to the court and will have a good end! If you don't have a knife in your hand, you will become Hu Zongxian. Cutting board fish!"

Xu Hai smiled wryly at his wife, and then told the truth: "Huzi Li has turned his back on the court. The sea chart of Puluo Island has already fallen into the court's hands. Even if I return to Puluo Island, I will still be their chopping board fish!" "

Wang Cuiqiao was dumbfounded.She knew that what her husband said was true.

He Liu corrected Xu Hai: "Wrong! Beard Li is not a traitor! Where is Li Bofeng, a small banner from the Qianhu Office, who was arrested by the Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town?"

Bearded Li came out, cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate is here!"

He Liu pointed to Huzi Li, and said to Xu Hai: "Xu Hai, he is a member of Jinyiwei. He has been an internal response by your side for more than five years, and this is the day he has been waiting for! You should know in your heart that you are now in the southeast coastal area. The last powerful big pirate. In order to destroy you, Hu Butang will spare no efforts in several provinces in the southeast! With our Li Xiaoqi here, the location of Puluo Island is no secret..."

Xu Hai quickly waved his hand: "Stop talking, Mr. He. Whatever you want me to do, I will do it!"

He Liu nodded: "Well, you go back to the ship first and order your men to leave all the weapons on board. Then go ashore and walk outside Ningbo City to receive reorganization. Hu Butang and Qi Marshal are waiting for you outside Ningbo City right now! "

Xu Hai had no choice but to return to the boat.He Liu and Huzi Li escorted Wang Cuiqiao back to Ningbo City.

It was evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the walls of Ningbo City.

The last big Japanese pirate, Xu Hai, led five thousand men, and as agreed, came to the city of Ningbo on foot with bare hands.

Under the city of Ningbo, [-] soldiers of Qi's army were armed with swords and swords, and surrounded the [-] unarmed pirates tightly.

Hu Zongxian sat firmly on the top of the city and ordered someone to pass the order: "Let Xu Hai come to the city to meet me!"

Xu Hai walked into the city gate and went up to the top of the city.

Seeing Hu Zongxian, he turned his head and bowed: "Sinner Xu Hai, see Hu Butang!"

In Xu Hai's imagination, he returned to the imperial court with 5000 troops.No matter what, Hu Zongxian should give him a three-pointer. At the very least, he should be supported, and a polite sentence like: "My brother, please get up quickly, don't kill the elder brother."

However, Hu Zongxian did not do this!

Hu Zongxian walked straight in front of Xu Hai, held his head proudly, stretched out his hand, and placed it on Xu Hai's head.Like an elder patting a kid in open crotch pants, he patted Xu Hai's head.

Hu Zongxian patted Xu Hai on the head, and said sternly: "You have led the Japanese pirates to invade and have harmed the country for many years. Now that you have surrendered today, you should keep yourself safe in the future, and don't do evil again!"

He Liu couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene, and said in his heart: Xu Hai, Xu Hai, don't think that you are some kind of big shot in the East China Sea!In front of Hu Zongxian and Hu Butang, the pillars of the imperial court and the pillars in the southeast, you are just a little pirate!

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking to Xu Hai, he sat back on his seat, without any intention of making Xu Hai get up.He told Xu Hai who was kneeling on the ground: "Since you have landed and surrendered to the imperial court, I will naturally keep my promise. I will let the emperor reward you with the title of Commander of Ningbo Guards, but I will not let you fill in the gaps! The real shortage of my military officer in the Ming Dynasty is that I went to battle to kill enemies and save my head, and accumulated military merits to rise up step by step. From now on, you and your wife will live in Shenzhuang outside Ningbo city!"

Xu Hai's face changed: Such a false title means that the imperial court did not give him any real power!

He raised his head and glanced at Hu Zongxian with a dissatisfied expression.

Seeing this, He Liu made a movement.He actually pulled out the Xiuchun Knife from his waist, and used the tip of the Xiuchun Knife to pick the dust under his fingernails!
That means to tell Xu Hai: You are now in the hands of the imperial court!The Xiuchun knife in my hand is now picking the ashes from the nails, if you dare not obey Hu Butang's order, the tip of the knife will immediately stab your heart!
Xu Hai looked at the knife in He Liu's hand, and had no choice but to kowtow: "The sinner respects Hu Butang's arrangement."

Hu Zongxian said: "Okay, the second thing is to properly arrange the five thousand brothers under you! The imperial court is reclaiming and guarding the frontiers in Ningxia Wei, Gansu Town, Guangxi Nanning Wei, Sichuan Dingxi Wei, and Liaodong Town Yuanwei. Brother Wuqian, go to each of these five places, contribute to the imperial court, cultivate and guard the border!"

The five places mentioned by Hu Zongxian are all remote, wild and smoky places.That's where exiled felons go!If Hu Zongxian did this, it would be tantamount to treating Xu Hai's five thousand subordinates as felons in exile!
Hearing this, Xu Hai stood up abruptly: "Hu Butang, you don't keep the promise! Didn't you say that my brothers will be properly accommodated, those who are willing to serve the country will be allowed to join the army, and those who are willing to return to their hometowns to farm will be allowed to farm?"

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang pulled out the Longquan sword bestowed by the emperor with a "chuckle", and shouted violently: "Bold Xu Hai, kneel down!"

The god of war, Qi Hu, shows his power, even the gods will be terrified!What's more, Xu Hai is just a mortal?

In front of Qi Jiguang's majesty, Xu Hai subconsciously knelt down again.

Qi Jiguang walked to the edge of the battlements and loudly ordered the Qi family's army below the city: "Listen to the order! The guns are loaded! The knives are out of the sheath! If anyone of five thousand soldiers acts recklessly and plots wrongdoing, he will be killed immediately!"

The [-] Qi family troops under the city uttered three earth-shattering shouts: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Hu Zongxian smiled and said to Xu Hai: "I didn't break my promise. Isn't going to the border to serve the country by serving the country? Isn't it farming at the border? Oh, yes, the third thing is to ask the court to make your wife a third grade I have already written the memorial. As for whether the court approves it or not, that is the court's business. There are many things in the court. It is common for such trivial matters to be approved after ten or eight years. Don't worry! "

Hu Zongxian's so-called "arrangement" actually did not keep his previous promise at all.

He Liu thought to himself: Hu Butang played Xu Hai, a pirate.

However, Xu Hai is a sinner whose hands are stained with the blood of the people of Ming Dynasty.Moreover, he was not sincerely submitting to the imperial court.With such a person, there is no need to keep any promises!Gentlemen, always keep promises only to gentlemen!
On the 42th day of the first lunar month in the [-]nd year of Jiajing, Xu Hai, the last big pirate leader, surrendered on the shore.Since then, the Japanese pirates who have plagued the southeast coast for decades have finally been completely resolved by Hu Zongxian, a famous minister through the ages, and Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general!

Hu Zongxian; Qi Jiguang; Yu Dayou; Xu Wenchang; Qi Jiajun, Yu Jiajun soldiers. . .All the national heroes who shed blood and sweat to fight against Japanese pirates will live forever!
(End of this chapter)