Chapter 698: Rather be a peace dog, don't be chaotic and leave people

Because after returning from the previous voyage, the trip to the West was shelved, and Zhu Gaochi's accession to the throne was a complete ban on the Western treasure ships, so most of the ships that stayed in Liujiagang could not be maintained and repaired, and only a small number of them were repaired by the crown prince after Zhang Yue told Zhu Zhanji before, so the fleet of ships sailing at sea at this time was only fifty or sixty, and most of them were small and medium-sized treasure ships, and the largest ones were not opened. Even so, these tall and stern, three-story stern, two-story forecastle, and very official ship of the Ming Treasure Ship are still enough to distinguish them from the humble Japanese ships.

The people of Nanzhili may have been fortunate enough to see the scene of countless sea ships Yang Fan heading south, but for the people of Dengzhou Mansion and the sergeants of coastal guards such as Weihaiwei, as long as there is movement on the sea, it is definitely a Japanese invasion, and there is no second possibility. At this moment, on the city wall of the coastal side of the Weihai Acropolis, many officers and soldiers crowded there, looking at the huge treasure ship fluttering the Ming flag, these men who had burned the Japanese ship and killed the Japanese were all blown up.

That's what it is...... Daming's ship? With such a strong sense of oppression, where can those Japanese ships compare with it?

As the treasure ships slowly approached, the officers and soldiers on the city wall gradually passed their excitement and quieted down. Those with good eyesight can already see the many men standing on the side of those treasure ships, and those with poor eyesight can also see the sharp edge of countless weapons shining in the sun, and the number of huge treasure ships can even be seen by the half-blind. In contrast to the non-commissioned officers who were amazed and praised for their ignorance, some of the officers who knew the situation in the foyer of the Guard Department had different faces.

In the past, this treasure ship did not go to Western countries, or sailed directly to Japan, but now what is it doing in Weihaiwei for some reason? If it is said that it is because of the rebellion of the King of Han, this battle is too big!

"Commander Wei is here!"

A sudden shout suddenly pulled back the chaotic thoughts of countless people. For a while, the officers and soldiers crowded on the city wall scattered one after another, standing up straight one by one according to their positions, while the hundred households leading the team hurriedly greeted them. Seeing that there were two personal soldiers behind Wei Qing who were commanding the city, he quickly withdrew his inquiring gaze and didn't dare to say a word.

It was unitary time, but the sun was still high in the west, and a fiery gold sprinkled over the city. Standing on the top of the city, Wei Qing couldn't help but squint his eyes, but he still stared at the mighty fleet motionless for a long time. After a while, he turned his head to look at Licheng, whose face was like ashes, and sneered: "So far, what else do you have to say?" ”

Seeing that this once trusted henchman was speechless with trembling lips, Wei Qing snorted coldly and ignored him again, glanced at the officers and soldiers at the head of the city, and said in a deep voice: "We were ordered by Weihai to guard the Japanese, and we should serve the court with all our loyalty, and now the king of Han has raised troops to rebel, and some people in Weihaiwei have malicious intentions to collude with rebellion!" The imperial court has made a will, the emperor is about to lead the army to conquer in person, and now the treasure ship is falling from the sky, and the rebellion will be swept away within a few days, and the peace of Shandong will be restored! Today, the official and you encourage you, if there are dissenting people, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! ”

Putting down these words, Wei Qing turned around and was about to go down, but saw Liu Zhong and Zhang Yue coming up one after another at the steps, and hurriedly walked forward. After saluting, he found that there were only a few attendants behind the two, and he was even more suspicious in his heart.

Before, taking advantage of the fact that Licheng and Zhu Zhanyi and others were panicked when they heard that the Daming treasure ship appeared on the sea, he immediately captured Licheng, and Liu Zhong took Zhu Zhanqiao hostage, and the two of them took a gear and quickly resolved the confrontation in the Health Department. After taking his henchmen and soldiers to wipe out the people brought by Zhu Zhanyi and some of the officers who had defected on the Weihai Acropolis, he opened the city gate and let Zhang Yue in. Knowing that it was a big mistake for him to put Zhu Zhanyan into the city, he naturally didn't dare to touch his hands in the slightest after the next cleanup, so he went to the city to appease people's hearts, hoping to atone for his crimes.

After Liu Zhong, who had changed his clothes, nodded to Wei Qing, he strode to the battlements of the city wall, supporting the green bricks on both sides with both hands, and looking straight at the countless towering masts. He is an old hero of Jingnan, he has been transferred to the military attache for many years, but he has never seen the treasure ship go to sea, at this time he saw that there was a beast head pattern on the big ship, and he immediately smacked his tongue and said: "No wonder I often hear people say that the Ming treasure ship is so magnificent, and I know that it is worthy of its name when I see it today." However, there is no place for this Weihai Acropolis to moor. ”

"Of course, there is no place to moor a big ship here, Lord Liu, can you see that there is a small boat over there?"

Hearing Zhang Yue's voice, all the officers and soldiers in the city couldn't help but look up, and saw that there were really two ships approaching one after the other, and they couldn't help but look at each other. Compared to the Japanese Japanese boats, which used to come once or twice a year, these two "small boats" were really big enough. After all, Wei Qing was the chief official of the Weihai Acropolis, and he couldn't help but ask at this moment: "Lord Liu, Lord Zhang, the emperor ...... before Didn't the first emperor ban the Western treasure ships? ”

In response to this question, Zhang Yue did not answer directly, but pointed to the fleet at sea and asked: "Master Wei thinks that such a majestic master should be called a treasure ship?" ”

Wei Qing is not a person who is good at words after all, and when he was asked by this, he didn't know how to answer. Although he had heard of Zhang Yue's reputation, he didn't know what kind of person this was, so he was a little embarrassed. At this time, Liu Zhong coughed dryly, diluting the somewhat stiff atmosphere at the moment: "Commander Wei, before Lord Zhang and I came out, the emperor had already issued an order to reopen the sea ban, and the Western treasure ship was renamed the Daming Shenwei Ship, and the next official army was reorganized and reorganized, and it was divided into five guards. ”

What does that mean?

Not to mention that Wei Qing is like a second monk, he can't figure it out, and even the person who spoke doesn't know the joints. Since he didn't know about it, he didn't think about it so much, so after saying this, Liu Zhong turned to Zhang Yue and asked, "When the ship comes, please ask Lord Zhang to contact you for all kinds of matters...... Having said that, the most important thing at the moment is to deal with the rebellious officers of Weihaiwei, as well as the two or three hundred people who came with the prince of Han. ”

There was silence in the city, Zhang Yue saw that Wei Qing, whose face was as usual, was silent, but the other officers and soldiers showed uneasy expressions, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then gently held the sword in his waist. This is the sword of the Son of Heaven that he once wore when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and this time he accompanied Liu Zhong to Shandong, and Zhu Zhanji handed over the sword to him again, asking him to let go and cut it first. He wished he hadn't had the opportunity to use it, but now it seems that it would not work.

"Those guards of the prince of the Han Dynasty collected their weapons and ordered people to look at it, and when the time comes, they will be escorted from above. As for the officers under Weihaiwei's command of Licheng and below who tried to cause chaos, they were immediately executed. Spit out such a categorical sentence, he had been paying attention to everyone's expressions, and he found that most of them hung their heads lower, only Wei Qing bowed down and promised, so he took the opportunity to add, "Although Commander Wei is deceived by traitors, since the matter is resolved, it is a meritorious service." As for the rest of the officers and soldiers in Weihaiwei, they have nothing to do with this matter, and they are not guilty! ”

Rebellion is a crime that is deserved, so Zhang Yue's immediate beheading is not so much to make people feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox, but rather a means to deter people from killing without saying a word, but this fear of the mind turned into nothing after the words "no crime" came out, and even Wei Qing, who was up and down in his heart, was relieved. When he got out of the city and was ready to meet the two boats that came over, Liu Zhong couldn't help but whisper a question to Zhang Yue.

"Those entourages of the prince of Han can kill a few Liwei, why did you just attack the officers in Weihaiwei? That's the fourth rank of the commander, the grade is the same as you, you say kill it, be careful of others making a fuss after returning to the dynasty. ”

"On the contrary, all the people of the Han King are now unable to move. Even if he is a rebellious vassal king, he is the emperor's uncle after all, and if he uses a killer at will, even if I carry the sword of the Son of Heaven, it will be overstepping my authority. And these officers who have been bought off or taken refuge in the guards ......" Zhang Yue paused, and his voice lowered by three points, "Killing a hundred can also make some stupid people who can't see reality wake up well." More than a dozen have died here, and Chengshanwei and other places may be able to die dozens or hundreds less! ”

At sunset, when Zhang Yue and Zheng Enming, who came off the boat, met, the officers and soldiers gathered on the field of the middle school of Weihai Acropolis. In front of everyone's eyes, more than a dozen snow-bright steel knives were raised high, and then they fell heavily, bringing up more than ten dazzling blood lights. Although many of them are men who have killed people and fought in battles, and have also seen the marching method of beating and killing people, in the past, it was all small soldiers who suffered, and few of them involved the handling of officers. Among these people who were executed and killed today, they were from commanding the servants, calming the Fu Division, Zhenfu, and the guards of thousands of households, and so on, even the smallest was a hundred. Therefore, after the moment of horror at the moment of execution, more people were excited.

How majestic they used to be before them, but now they are dead men's heads hanging high in the gates!

Since Zheng He still had to garrison Nanjing, this time he sent Zheng Enming to go to sea with Wang Jinghong. At this moment, after Zheng Enming bowed and greeted him in an orderly manner, he said all the messages that Zheng He had ordered, and then forwarded the thanks and greetings of his father-in-law, and then asked: "The prince asked the lord to ask the lord, and the next step is still according to the original plan, the treasure ship is cruising on the sea?" ”

Zhang Yue nodded: "Not bad." After the Shandong Rebellion was put down, you crossed the sea to Japan. Japan and China have severed diplomatic relations for many years, and this time you are going, first, to reiterate that they should pay tribute and hand over the border criminals, and second, to sell the Jiangnan specialties loaded on the ship. Such a trip can not only make up for the consumption of the fleet to go to sea, but also have a slight surplus. By the way, don't forget to take a good look at the current situation in Japan, which is said to be very noisy. ”

Zheng Enming followed Zheng and Wang Jinghong on several trips to the West, but it was the first time he encountered such an order. It's just that when he thought that all the officers and soldiers who accompanied him were happy to go to sea and wanted to be able to get a vote, he couldn't help but have some expectations for him who had never been to Japan. So, after staying overnight at the Weihai Acropolis, he immediately got on the boat and returned.

Within three days, with the appearance of the treasure ship and the spread of the news of the emperor's personal conquest, Jinghaiwei, Chengshanwei and other guards successively restored calm, and the heads hanging high at the four gates of the Weihai Acropolis also alerted many people who had already moved against it. Just as the Son of Heaven ordered people to announce that the Zongmiao Sheji and others were ready to leave, an even more shocking news spread.

Han Wang is gone!

When he heard the news, Zhang Yue had already arrived at Qingzhou Mansion. Although it is very close to Le'an, and Jin Rong, the commander of Shandong, is said to have been attached to the king of Han a long time ago, Liu Zhong, who came with him, has a deeper foundation in Shandong after all, so the group entered Qingzhou Mansion lightly and skillfully, and reoccupied the Yamen of the commander of Dusi Street without blood, and captured Jin Rong alive. Although he killed in Weihai, Weichengshan, Jinghai, Weiling, Shanwei and other places, he did not use the Son of Heaven Sword again this time.

That's the person who the emperor gritted his teeth and wanted to kill him quickly, so he didn't rush to be evildoer.

Although he didn't know how the news came out, he couldn't help but feel relieved standing at the gate of the Dusi Yamen and listening to the cheers all over the street. He naturally didn't suspect that this was fake news, there was such a terrible person lurking around Zhu Gaoxu, and it was a great fortune to live until now. Thinking that he didn't need tens of thousands of troops to drive to Shandong, nor did he need to attack and defend the city, let alone Zhu Zhanji pretending to be benevolent, and when he couldn't get angry, he would take a big copper cylinder and burn Zhu Gaoxu to death, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, Governor Ling's Mansion is here!"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Yue came back to his senses, and when he heard the voice, he saw that the prefect Ling Hua was walking over quickly. After a few years, he didn't know how many things he had experienced in the court, but Ling Hua was still in charge of his Qingzhou prefect because he couldn't pass the evaluation. At this moment, the two looked at each other blankly for a while, and then they each took a deep look. After getting up, Ling Hua, who had originally planned to start with a few greetings, couldn't help but say something else.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, the people on the streets of Qingzhou are making a fuss at this time, and they all say that you have brought good luck as soon as you come, and now you don't have to fight battles, soldiers don't need to be recruited, and you don't have to worry about the legend of thousands of miles of red land, you can live a good life in peace! At the moment, both ends of the street are blocked by the sergeants, otherwise they will all rush here, after all, you have saved everyone from a military disaster! To be honest, if it weren't for the official body, I would have wanted to make trouble with them! ”

Seeing Ling Hua, who was more than twice his age, overjoyed, and hearing the loud noise outside, Zhang Yue also felt extremely relieved in his heart. Rather be a peaceful dog, don't be chaotic and leave people, this sounds sad, but it is an undoubted truth. After worrying for so many days, it is no wonder that the people are so jubilant.

At the east end of Dusi Street, two young men in Confucian shirts of similar age stood under the eaves of a teahouse. Seeing the scene of the people running to congratulate each other on the road, Tang Qingshuang couldn't help but take a look at the Dusi Yamen, and then turned his head to look at Tang Sai'er: "Third sister, you helped him so much and made him famous, so why don't you go to meet that proud guy, so you can sarcastically say a few words to him?" ”

"What does his reputation have to do with me?"

Looking at those people with happy faces, Tang Sai'er couldn't help but sigh softly, for the first time in his life, he felt that what he did back then might be taken for granted. In the hearts of these people, it is a great good thing to avoid war. After squinting her eyes for a moment, she ordered, "Don't look, we should go." ”

Although he was born and raised in Shandong, Tang Qingshuang has no nostalgia for this place that left sad memories. However, when shuttling through the jubilant flow of people, she was suddenly surprised to find that her sister, who had been cold and indifferent for many years, had a clear smile on the corner of her mouth.