Chapter 109: The Infested of the Wokos

Zhu Qizhen didn't know that when he made a bet with Yang Pu about the Japanese Kou.

The Japanese had already had one contact with the Ming army.

In the east of the mountain corner, the turbidity waves are monstrous.

Dozens of Ming army's ocean-shading ships loomed in the waves. It's like a toy.

Chengshanjiao is the end of the Shandong Peninsula, deep into the East China Sea, for the Ming army's main ship type to transport grain and grass, the foreign ship, but it is the worst part of the sea conditions.

The so-called foreign boat is the two ships of the sea and the river, which are generally produced in Qingjiangpu Shipyard. Because of the consideration of the river and the sea, the ship type is not large, generally speaking, the bow is one zhang wide, and the length of the ship is four or five zhang. Each ship can hit grain, as much as four or five hundred stones.

This is the main type of grain transportation between Shandong and Liaodong.

Also because of the small loading of ships, the number of construction is huge.

Only five years after orthodoxy, the imperial court added orders to the Qingjiangpu Shipyard, and there were more than 1,000 ships.

For those who have a heart, Zhu Qizhen's obsession with shipping is simply obvious.

Among these dozens of ships, one ship is larger, and it seems that there are still guns installed on it, but the cannons are not large, more bowls, and the firepower is not too good.

This ship is Wang Ying's ship.

This Wang Ying is not the other Wang Yingye, Wang Ying in the court is a Hanlin official, and even gave Zhu Qi a guest in the town, but this Wang Ying is just Wang Jinghong's adopted son, Jinyi Wei Qianhu.

He is now the leader of this fleet.

Zhu Qizhen handed over the shipping matter to Li Shimian.

But Li Shimian is still in Tianjin, in charge of customs. The specific handling of shipping fell to Wang Ying, and he also became a commander.

If he can really do this errand well, coupled with the aftermath of his father-in-law Wang Jinghong, it is estimated that it is still possible to hang a chief military officer in charge of shipping.

So he's especially serious.

Even when the sea was rough, he stood on the deck with his feet like nails, staring at the end of the waves in the distance.

Suddenly, his pupils shrank slightly, and he said, "Send the order down, let the people below get ready, the Japanese are coming." ”

The bystanders had not yet seen anything, but they saw dozens of ships coming in on the wind and waves.

Because the ships that cover the ocean are all fully loaded and can't run, and these ships are empty ships and extremely fast. In a few moments, they rushed into the fleet of vessels.

But seeing Wang Yingza's ship's command flag waved, behind the side of the ship, countless hats came out, but I don't know how many Ming soldiers were hidden in the ship, lined up in two rows, holding firearms.

Waiting for the Japanese ships to approach, without saying a word, they hit head-on.

The Japanese suffered a loss, but they soon took advantage of the light nature of their ships to outflank them left and right, avoiding most of them and attacking Wang Ying's ship.

It seems that he wants to capture the thief and capture the king first.

But Wang Ying had already prepared, there was not much food on his ship at all, all of them were soldiers, and for a time the two sides were in full swing, and the Japanese raised bows and arrows that were much higher than people and shot them at the ship.

Wang Ying didn't care at all, reached out and grabbed the arrow, sneered, and said: "I don't even have a good bow, such a long bow and arrow, such a soft bow power, it scares people." ”

Just when the battle between the two sides was in full swing, suddenly a ship appeared on the sea, and it was none other than the Denglai sailor.

It turned out that Wang Ying was still transporting grain by sea last year, and he passed through this place several times, and there were traces of the Japanese invaders every time he passed, but the Japanese were also afraid of the soft and the hard.

Seeing the large fleet, there were hundreds of ships as soon as they were dispatched. After all, 500 stone of grain for a foreign ship, only 10,000 stone for 20 ships, and the grain to be transferred to Tianjin is at least 1 million stone.

In this way, the number of ocean-covering ships is extremely large, and under a hundred, it is not worth running alone.

This time, dozens of ships acted alone, but it was Wang Ying's plan to lure the enemy.

It's just that although the Denglai sailors came quickly, the speed at which the would-be robbers fled when they saw that the situation was not good, and they were faster.

Only a few ships were captured, and most of the corpses of the pirates fell into the sea, and fewer than 100 people were beheaded. However, Wang Ying's purpose was not to behead him.

It's to guard the grain routes.

Seeing this situation, although he was a little disappointed in his heart, he secretly said in his heart: "Come to think of it, in the past year, the Japanese will not dare to come here easily. ”

Only then did it converge with the fleet, more than 300 foreign ships, and some large ships, which transported 300,000 stone of grain to Tianjin at one time.

The decapitation was then reported.

As a result, before the grain was transported into the Tianjin warehouse, Li Shimian had already found him and said, "You did an excellent job in the battle of Chengshanjiao. ”

Wang Ying said respectfully: "It's the adults who command well, and the last general will not dare to take credit." ”

Li Shimian said: "The above is very concerned about the affairs of the Japanese invaders, and the cabinet has sent a decree asking you to enter Beijing to explain the movements of the Japanese invaders. Maybe I went to meet His Majesty Jingshi, this is a good opportunity, you should take advantage of it. ”

When Wang Ying heard this, she immediately became excited. He immediately saluted and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

When Wang Jinghong was on the ground, it was not too easy for Wang Jinghong to see the emperor, and as soon as Wang Jinghong died, the Wang family's family plummeted.

Come to think of it, most civil officials don't want to see eunuchs.

When Wang Jinghong was alive, he was in power, so they naturally wanted to give face.

But Wang Jinghong is gone, and they regard the Wang family as an ordinary military family.

Fortunately, Zhu Qizhen remembered Wang Jinghong and gave Wang Ying the errand of shipping, so that the Wang family had the potential to make a comeback. Wang Ying followed Wang Jinghong to the South Seas and fought, so he didn't dare to say how talented he was at sea, but after all, he was a skilled hand.

The disadvantages at sea are well understood.

Because of this, it is also valued by Li Shimian.

The reason is simple.

Although Li Shimian recruited many ships from Nanyang, he never trusted these people, but Wang Ying was different, he came from an innocent background, it can be said that he has been repeatedly favored by the country, and the Wang family is in Nanjing.

It can be said that the seedlings are red.

Can be trusted by the imperial court.

Li Shimian also intends to cultivate. said: "After you arrive in Beijing, you can visit Lord Yu if you have something, Lord Yu has already gone to Beijing, remember that I know, your father-in-law also has some ways in Beijing, but this is an extraordinary period, don't run around, be careful to implicate it, even I can't save you." ”

When Wang Ying heard it, he didn't know what extraordinary period it was. But he immediately agreed.

Wang Ying didn't know why it was an extraordinary period.

But Yu Qian knew.

At this moment, Yu Qian is in Beijing.

Naturally, we know why it is eventful.

Large-scale personnel changes were carried out in the capital, at least headed by Guo Jin, more than a dozen officials were dismounted, and more than a dozen officials were sent to various places to supervise the extermination of locusts.

At this time, there was a sense of panic in the officialdom of the capital.

Yu Qian even heard a news, Yang Ji, the son of Yang Shiqi. has been arrested by Jinyi Wei in Jiangxi. At this moment, he is already on the way to Jingshi.

Come to think of it, there is only one result waiting for him.

Yu Qian didn't have much thought about Yang Ji's death, and could only say that he deserved it. It's just that Yang Shiqi is a little pitiful, after all, he is a septuagenarian, and now he is facing the pain of losing his son, what kind of mood should he have.

It's just that Yu Qian was summoned to the Beijing Division, and there was absolutely no reason to see other ministers first, and then see the emperor.

Just go to the palace first to hand over the sign to see, and then do not go home, settled in the Beijing post station, just after washing, I heard a commotion in the post station, but it was the palace to announce the decree, His Majesty summoned.

Yu Qian could only change the official mansion and follow the eunuch into the palace immediately.

The place where Zhu Qizhen summoned Yu Qian was naturally the Wenhua Palace.

And when Zhu Qizhen summoned Yu Qian, there was a person on his side, none other than Yang Pu.

Zhu Qizhen and Yang Shiqi still have a tacit understanding, but they don't have much tacit understanding with Yang Pu. Therefore, in the past few days, Zhu Qizhen has summoned ministers again and again, and they have asked Yang Pu to sit with him.

On the one hand, Zhu Qizhen certainly has the intention of establishing prestige for Yang Pu, so that the ministers know that Yang Pu now has the emperor's endorsement. also has the heart to observe Yang Pu's behavior.

It has always been decided whether Yang Pu is a substitute for Yang Shiqi during the transition period after his resignation, or an assistant who can help him manage the country's major policies well.

And the gap between the two determines how long Yang Pu can be the first assistant. Yang Pu seemed to understand this, so he showed a very positive attitude in front of Zhu Qizhen.