Shinemon pressed his sword and walked over in front of the courtyard, but there were two rows of tall Kyokei guards standing in the way, as if it were a wall, and he could not see the situation on his tiptoes, so he had to give up indignantly.

"Ninagawa-kun, what are you doing?"

Mitsuo Shimazu noticed that there was still a light on in the Shinemon room, and when he pushed the door, he saw several samurai sitting there murderously, and immediately asked alertly.

After he returned, he had already told Shinemon and others about the humiliation he had suffered in the palace, and several samurai were so angry that they really wanted to attack the residence of Yamango Province at night to regain this face.

When Mitsuo Shimazu heard their plan, he was furious and reprimanded: "Bastard! Absolutely not! It doesn't matter if we do business with our own country, if we don't do business with our Oriental countries, we can also do business with the Nanyang countries, but we can't get the trade of the Ming Dynasty, and the rule of His Excellency the General will be greatly disadvantaged, so we must endure the humiliation and burden, and we must not anger the Ming court. ”

After speaking, he smiled gloomily and said: "What's the point of letting them be proud for a while, when we return to Japan, we can send troops to attack them, and they will pay the price for their arrogance." ”

Shinemon said unconvinced: "Your Excellency Shimazu, in the past, the three kingdoms of the Ryukyus attacked each other, and the Ming Emperor issued an order not to allow them to fight each other. ”

Shimazu Mitsuo smiled slyly: "The Ming Empire also promised us to reopen the tributary trade, and when we go back, His Excellency the General can send an envoy to officially submit the credentials to the Ming Dynasty, then, "We are also a subject of the Ming Dynasty." They are both subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, and if they have disputes with each other, they will not infringe on the face of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past few days, I have carefully learned about the news of the Ming Jingshi, "I entered the palace today to meet the Ming Emperor, and I saw their emperors and ministers with my own eyes, and I found that His Majesty the Emperor is just a person who talks rhetorically and is not pragmatic, such a person is not a tiger like Zhu Yuanzhang, he only has a false name, and it is easy to deal with!" Shinemon was suspicious: "Is there any basis for His Excellency Shimazu's words?" ”

Mitsuo Shimazu said, "Of course. When we came all the way from Hangzhou Bay, we heard that the king of Yan in the north had rebelled, "many soldiers and horses and servants were transferred from the south of the Yangtze River, and there were great defeats, but when we arrived in Beijing, what did we see?" Folk songs and dances were leveled, and the court sat and discussed.

Jia Mingguo's autumn expedition this year was postponed because of the war in the north, "On the day we arrived in Beijing, it happened that the three top three officials paraded the streets. I have already inquired, the first place in the first class of the department, the first place was originally Wang Gen, but because he was not handsome enough, he was reduced to the second "Hu Jing, who was originally the second, was promoted to the first, isn't this not His Majesty the Emperor vain and not practical?"

The most important .........

He glanced at the few warriors who were listening intently and said, "I know very well about the scientific expedition of the Central Plains people. When they were interviewed by the emperor himself, the emperor only asked a question about the time. Hehe, the north is in turmoil, "At this time, even if you don't ask about the military, you should ask your opinion on cutting the feudal domain, right?"

But the question of the Ming Emperor is, the king, respect the matter and then eat. Confucius is said to be a masterpiece. The one who gathers the greatest achievements is also the golden sound and the jade Zhenzhi. The son is said to have four ways of a gentleman: his deeds are also respectful, his things are respectful, his support is also beneficial, and his people are righteous. Shinemon said blankly: "Your Excellency, what does this mean?" ”

Shimazu Mitsuo said: "These are the words in the four books, and the meaning is that you must be loyal to the emperor and cultivate yourself." Is this a timely strategy? Sages of the whole people, hehehe, unattainable dreams, pedantic! The emperor is so pedantic that he cannot oppose or even approve of the emperor's current policy question, and the official examiner is as pedantic as the official lord. They're not the ones who do things! ”

When Mitsuo Shimazu said this, his gaze that swept towards everyone began to sharpen: "There is a saying in the Central Plains, called a gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late. Therefore, you must not try to spoil the plan of His Excellency the General in a momentary hurry! We will wash away the humiliation inflicted on us by the people of Yayamago with their blood, but not now! ”

"Hey!"

Several samurai stood up in convincing convincing and bowed their heads.

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Xia Xun rested on the table with one hand and gently turned the delicate small teacup in his hand.

Jiang Mengxiong, Xu Shiling, Zhang Jun, and Wang Guanyu sat there straight, their hands pressed on their knees, their eyes and noses, their noses and hearts, motionless, completely recovering their habits in the army. After a long time, their eyes moved slightly, and they glanced at Xia Xun with their residual vision, and then hurriedly returned to their positions.

The solemnity of the atmosphere made Xu Jiang on the side also begin to feel uncomfortable, and his sitting posture unconsciously straightened.

Outside, the sound of silk and bamboo Yale and the sound of glamour was endless, and there was faintly the laughter of men and women flirting and scolding, Xia Xun sighed, and turned his gaze to Jiang Mengxiong: "You, within one day, you have solved the two-headed Jiao near the Confucius Temple, occupied his territory, controlled many brothel green buildings, shop sales, including docks, and thousands of splashes of skin under your command, so not majestic!" ”

Jiang Mengxiong grinned and said, "The boss wins the award!" ”

Xia Xun slapped the table lightly and reprimanded: "What do I praise you? ”

Jiang Mengxiong hurriedly sat up straight, and his face was tensed again.

Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling again: "You are not bad, you bought a green building, Yingying Yanyan, a group of female porridge porridge, listen to the root of the wall every day, listen to the people's Qingqing and me, love and love, I said, "............ Dong Xuanzi's thirty-six skills, you probably learned them all, right? ”

Xu Shiling grinned and smiled awkwardly.

Xia Xun turned to Zhang Jun again: "What about you...... "......", Zhang Jun hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Humble and incompetent, now" "Now I have opened a grain and rice shop, and the other ......... have done nothing." ”

Xia Xun snorted, turned to Wang Guanyu again, and said with a smile: "It's the autumn season, you are there, business is good, right?" ”

Wang Guanyu laughed dryly twice, begging for mercy: "Boss, we..." We used to kill people with knives, doing this, it was really to catch ducks on the shelves, we didn't want to do things, "really..."I don't know what to do." Originally, I was expecting the adults to arrive in Jinling and be able to guide us, but who knew that the adults suddenly disappeared again......"

"Three months" You are still carefully selected by me, "......", Xia Xun sighed, raised his head and leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and Wang Guanyu quickly shut up when he saw it.

Xia Xun tapped the table with his fingers, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes again, sat up straight, as if the anger in his heart had been suppressed by him, and said with a pleasant face: "I'll tell you a few stories." ”

Yes? Jiang Mengxiong was a little dazed.

Xia Xun ignored him and said to Xu Jiang: "You also listen together" After you go back, tell this story to your subordinates. The master leads you into the door, and the cultivation is in the individual, and how much cultivation you can make depends on your own understanding. ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Jiang hurriedly pieced it together, "Jiang Mengxiong and the four of them also leaned forward slightly.

Xia Xun coughed and said slowly: "These are a few small stories from the foreign country, you listen carefully." The first story, drinking. ”

Several people glanced at each other and quickly listened.

Xia Xun said: "There is a country called the United States" and another country called Germany There is a war, and Germany has carefully planned an operation "to launch an attack in a place called Verdun, if this battle is successful, they can win the final victory." One of the high-ranking officials involved in this project attended a drinking party called "Oh, it should be a huā bar", and there were many people, including officials, gentry, and businessmen with a lot of money, and the high-ranking official was drunk, so he casually said to everyone: "Everyone can rest assured that the enemy will fail, and we will put an end to them at Verdun!" "One of them, a businessman who was actually from the United States, heard this, and felt that he must be hiding a big secret of the day, so he immediately reported the news to his own country, and in the end, because the United States was on guard, the battle launched by Germany failed, which led to their total defeat! ”

A few people listened and thought for a while.

Xia Xun said again: "This second story is called snow clearing. It is also two countries, which are sending troops to war, but they do not know each other's troops and the deployment of troops. One day, when it was snowing heavily, one of the generals suddenly thought that the trench was full of snow, and the soldiers could not move, so they would definitely clear the snow, and the snow that was swept out would definitely be piled up outside the trench, and the snow swept up in this way must be different in color from the normal snow, so he immediately ordered someone to observe the enemy's movements. Sure enough, they judged from the color of the snow which trenches the enemy was mainly ambushing, and the positions where the color of the snow did not change were just the enemy's bluff and suspicions, and thus won the battle. ”

The expressions of several people became more calm. Xia Xun didn't rush to say more, he drank a few more. tea, let them digest and digest, then continued: "The third story is called raising a cat." As you know, some officials like to keep cats and dogs, and the generals in the north also like to raise eagles. I'm talking about this country, it's like to have cats. The same two armies were fighting, positions were opposed, and both sides hid their main forces and the position of their commanders. ”

Tu Xun is talking about several examples in modern warfare, such as hiding the position of the commander, which is not very common in ancient times, because what the officers and soldiers of the three armies need to see is where the commander is, but the reason is the same, Jiang Mengxiong and others are just rough people, but not stupid people, they have understood that Xia Xun is telling them that some seemingly insignificant small details, if you think carefully, you can judge how much confidential information that you can't find out with all your efforts, so no one is suspicious, just listen patiently.

Xia Xun said: "As a result, one day, the people on one side of the position, on a position on the other side, suddenly found a cat running by, and it was not a wild cat, but an extremely valuable Persian cat. According to their judgment, the enemy's commander is likely to be hiding here, so they concentrate their forces to attack here, capture the thief and capture the king first, and kill the opponent's commander in one fell swoop. ”

Looking at the five people who were silent, Xia Xun said again: "The last story is the light. When two countries were at war, one of them sent spies to lurk in the other's city, living near the official offices of the other's generals and officials. He carefully observed, every night in the Yamen, there were several places with lights on, but suddenly one day, he found that the entire Yamen was almost brightly lit, and there were people busy coming in and out, and he felt that the other party must have a great action, so he immediately sent the information back. Think about it, if one side is prepared, and the other side thinks that the other side is unprepared, who will suffer in this battle? ”

The five of them nodded slowly, as if they had realized something.

Xia Xun said: "These can not only be directly used on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, but also suitable for us." Drinking, snow plowing, raising cats, lights, which of these things is directly related to the other side's military operations? But if you are smart enough, you can guess the other party's intentions, not that you have to listen to what he wants to do from the other party's high-ranking officials, which is called intelligence! ”

"Yes!" The five of them bowed their heads in unison.

Xia Xun said again: "Dream Bear, you are a gangster, don't say anything else, how many eyes and ears do you have on the dock?" What do they transport every day, how much do they transport, where they are transported, where they are transported, where they are transported from, and to whom are they transported, but if you understand these things, how much useful information will you know? ”

Jiang Mengxiong's face was flushed with excitement, and even a few faint pockmarks came out: "Yes, yes, boss, brother understands." ”

Xia Xun turned to Xu Shiling: "At the banquet, the cups are staggered, chatting, and scolding are the easiest places to leak secrets. There's nothing wrong with you buying this prostitute, the problem is, you're using the wrong energy, lonely men and widows, stripped naked, and a few of them will talk about state affairs in bed, huh? Spare those women! Scratch your little two more! ”

Xu Shiling wiped his sweat and said, "Yes, yes, I didn't expect it." That's right, the shopkeeper is the most suitable eyes and ears, I used to be so stupid, I just thought about going to bed, it's time for them to have no scruples.........

Xia Xun glanced at him angrily, and then turned to Zhang Jun: "Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea." Do you think that I asked you to run the grain and rice shop just to let you have a hidden identity? If you want to get information directly, where can you ask, huh? If you look at whether the price of grain and rice has risen or decreased, what complaints do people who come to buy rice and grain, and whether they have money in their pockets or are strapped for money, isn't this intelligence? ”

Zhang Jun ate and said: "I...", I originally wanted to contact some official eunuchs as customers and send rice and grain to the door, so that I could hear a lot of news from their servants and subordinates. It's just that most of them have cooked grain and rice stores, and I'm now..."I haven't contacted a few families yet. ”

Xia Xun said: "Your method, of course, is good, but the effect is too slow, and it is finally ............ You two are smarter, I'm just telling you, there's more than one way to get information, more than one. ”

"Yes, yes, yes."

"And you, Guanyu......"

Wang Guanyu listened to it, and said excitedly: "Boss, you don't need to say it, I understand everything, I know how to do it." ”

Xia Xun glared and said: "You guys, you're annoying me, if you continue to be so annoying, I'll leave, this time...... It's not just as simple as disappearing for three months! ”

In the boudoir of the little county lord in the Zhongshan Palace, Xu Ming'er was covering her ears at this time, and said to Xu Huizu and Xu Zengshou: "You guys, you're annoying me, if you continue to be so annoying, I'll leave, this time" "It's not as simple as disappearing for more than half a year!" ~！