Xu Wenchang nodded, dipped his finger in the wine, and wrote on the table: "Our plan is to provoke a fire within the Japanese Kou, and it is best to make Xu Hai and Wang Zhi turn against each other and devour each other, which requires a strategy." ”

Tianluo also wrote: "Just by raising Xu Hai this time and snubbing Wang Zhi, I want them to fight each other, I'm afraid it's not realistic." ”

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly, and continued to write: "No, of course you can't rely on this, in fact, the situation of Wang Zhi and Xu Hai is different, Wang Zhi's forces are all his own, and although Xu Hai is named the leader, he doesn't have many real people under him, mainly relying on the power of the thief Shimazu family, so what really wants to provoke the conflict is between the Shimazu family and Wang Zhi." ”

The wolf's heart moved, and he only watched Xu Wenchang continue to write: "Wang Zhi just wants to open the sea ban and do business with my Daming, while the Shimazu family is ambitious, they not only want money, but also want to wait until the time is ripe to invade my Daming and seize the rich southeast coastal area of my Daming to be the foundation of the king's hegemony, which can be seen from the last time they bought Shangquan Nobuyuki and conducted armed reconnaissance. ”

The wolf hooked the corners of his mouth disdainfully, and said, "It's ridiculous that the grasshopper shakes the tree, and it doesn't measure itself!" He continued, "As far as I know, what the Shimazu family has is just a country of Satsuma, and the size is only one of my Ming states, even if the entire Kyushu Island is only the size of a province in Zhejiang, even if the Shimazu family is strong and good at fighting, and can unify Kyushu in the future, it will basically come to an end, they can't even unify Japan, so they think about the idea of fighting China, isn't it too exaggerated?!"

Xu Wenchang shook his head: "Sky Wolf." I'm afraid you're underestimating the ambitions of the Orientals, and it seems ridiculous to us to think of invading the Ming Dynasty with their little strength, but the Oriental land is limited. Resources are scarce, the only thing that is strong and good at fighting is the samurai, the Oriental bushido, as long as it is a meritorious service, the master must reward it, and the land of the Oriental is limited, and I want to seal more samurai. Only to expand, this is the fundamental reason why the Shimazu family started the idea of the Ming Dynasty, all these years. The weakness of my Daming is also clearly seen by them, and once there is a change, this Shimazu clan will definitely have the ambition to lead a large army to invade. ”

Sky Wolf was still a little unconvinced: "As far as I know, the Shimazu family's army does not exceed 10,000. It is also impossible to fall out of the nest. Just a few thousand people who want to invade the Central Plains? ”

Xu Wenchang sighed: "If you come to the Central Plains to fight, the Shimazu family can recruit a large number of ronin warriors and promise to reward them with land and property, Japan is now in the Warring States, and a large number of samurai have lost their territory in the war and become ronin, desperate, if there is such an opportunity." It is not a problem to recruit tens of thousands of people at once, and Japanese samurai have been training and fighting since birth. Not only is the martial arts strong, but also familiar with the array of tactics, often called upon to come, come to fight, unlike our current newly recruited soldiers who need to be retrained. ”

Heavenly Wolf's brows furrowed: "Even so, it is still impossible to rely on tens of thousands of soldiers to dominate the world, maybe they may capture Zhejiang and Fujian in the short term, but as long as I recruit elite soldiers from all over the country, the Japanese will still not be able to gain a foothold." ”

Xu Wenchang smiled: "So I just said, the premise is that the world changes, in peacetime, I raise millions of soldiers, although most of the guards can not fight, but select seventy or eighty thousand elites to fight against the Japanese invaders, it is still not a big problem, and as long as the people are requisitioned, new soldiers are trained, and the invasion of the Shimazu family is dealt with with with the strength of the whole country, and in the end it will be a complete victory." ”

"If the Shimazu family can't gain a foothold in the Central Plains, and there is not enough land to reward those recruited ronin samurai, in the end these people will only return to the country and take the country of the Shimazu family, so the Shimazu family has been holding back, until last year, when the Mongols invaded, they sent Xu Hai to invade once, and when the Mongols withdrew, they quickly shrank back, that's why!"

Sky Wolf didn't expect that last year's invasion of the Japanese invaders was actually so related to the Mongol attack, and his heart sank suddenly, and he wrote instead: "In this way, as long as I face a strong enemy in the Ming Dynasty, then the Japanese invaders will have the possibility of a large-scale invasion?" ”

Xu Wenchang Zhengse wrote: "The mystery lies in this, do you know why Xu Hai and their big victory last year did not take advantage of the situation to capture a few big cities, but they were in a hurry to withdraw their troops? ”

Heavenly Wolf immediately reacted: "Could it be that Wang Zhi forced Xu Hai to withdraw his troops?" ”

Xu Wenchang nodded: "Exactly, Wang Zhi's purpose is to trade, if Xu Hai takes the coastal land, it will belong to the Shimazu family, and the Shimazu family itself also has a huge naval army and fleet, so it is completely possible not to pass through Wang Zhi, and besides, the Japanese invaders occupy this place, the purpose is to rob, how can they do business with Wang Zhi seriously?" This is something that Wang Zhi can't tolerate, so after Xu Hai defeated General Zongli, Wang Zhi's fleet made a big move and approached Xu Hai's ship on the shore, the meaning was very clear, if Xu Hai didn't leave, then Wang Zhi might attack him. ”

"So Xu Hai could only withdraw his troops overnight, and returned to the East with the looted treasures and the people who had been plundered, although this time the two sides did not tear their faces, but the seeds of hatred have also been planted, originally Wang Zhi's nest was in Matsuuratsu of the Satsuma Domain, but this year he began to set up a house in the territory of the young family in the north of Kyushu, and the port of Hirado, it seems that he also felt that he might turn against the Shimazu family in the future, so he began to plan early."

Sky Wolf nodded thoughtfully: "Wang Zhi only wants to make money, which is not in line with the idea that the Shimazu family wants to invade the Central Plains, so according to what Mr. sees, he should first unite with Wang Zhi and defeat the more dangerous Shimazu family, why do you want to do the opposite, suppress Wang Zhi, and support Xu Hai?" ”

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly: "After all, Wang Zhi has been on the sea for many years, and he is already recognized as the king of pirates, with tens of thousands of subordinates, thousands of large warships, and a rich country, and although Xu Hai has the support of the Shimazu family, there is still a gap in strength compared to Wang Zhi, if Wang Zhi is supported now, then Wang Zhi may annex Xu Hai, and then he will be the only one, and we will put forward all kinds of harsh trade conditions, the emperor is a face-saving person, and the area is deadlocked, Wang Zhi will attack all the coastal areas from Zhejiang to Fujian, and I will never have peace in the southeast!"

"There is another one, Wang Zhi is from Huizhou, and he is a fellow countryman with Hu Butang. Although the emperor didn't say it, he was actually quite afraid of this matter in his heart, so Hu Butang took the initiative to write the book. Explain that it is a ploy for us to temporarily contact the Japanese Kou, and in the future, we will find a way to let Xu Hai and Wang Zhi fight among themselves, and then lure Wang Zhi ashore, capture him, and then mobilize his subordinates in his name to attack the Shimazu family in turn, so that the big thing can be decided!"

The Celestial Wolf exclaimed, "This plan was originally grandiose, but it was poor in the Wakos. Even if Wang Zhiken gave the order, how could his subordinates be willing to attack Japan in turn, and leave the rich southeast coast not to rob? ”

Xu Wenchang Zhengse wrote: "This requires the imperial court to open the sea ban. Trade with overseas is allowed, and if trade can be done normally, then Wang Zhi's subordinates can get huge benefits from trade, besides. Attacking the Satsuma Domain could also open up markets to the East. If they are not obedient, then we will cut off trade with them and force them to comply, because there are a large number of coastal people and many Japanese samurai among the Japanese people, since my Ming people can lead the Japanese to invade their homeland for the sake of profit. How noble could those Oriental warriors be? ”

Hearing this, the heavenly wolf nodded again and again: "I understand, so I have to support Xu Hai first." Let him fight Wang Zhi to the death, and then show favor to Wang Zhi when he is evenly matched, trap him, and then drive the tiger and devour the wolf, and use Wang Zhi's troops and the elite soldiers newly trained by my Ming Dynasty to eliminate Xu Hai and attack the Shimazu family, so that the rebellion can be completely quelled, right? ”

Xu Wenchang nodded: "That's right, the sea ban must be opened, but it can't be opened under the persecution of the Japanese Kou, according to their terms, I have been a Ming Dynasty for nearly two hundred years, it has been a deep accumulation, the Huangtian and the field of scholars and doctors are half the world without paying taxes, if you want to maintain the operation of the country, only open the sea trade routes, earn a lot of silver, so only by first pacifying the Japanese at sea, saving huge military expenses in the southeast, in turn, you can contribute a large amount of overseas trade silver to the imperial court, in order to save my Ming, once the southeast is stable, Only when there is enough silver and grain can we wave the Northern Expedition and completely solve the Mongolian problem, so that our Ming Dynasty has the possibility of Zhongxing. ”

Sky Wolf looked at Xu Wenchang's subordinates like dragons and snakes, his eyebrows fluttered, obviously this beautiful idea has been in his heart for a long time, and it is rare to be able to show his mind to himself today, but Sky Wolf is not as optimistic as him, Yan Song's traitorous party is in the court, even if they do a good job in the southeast, I am afraid that it will provide more convenience for the traitorous party to make personal gains, and Yan Shifan will allow him to do this?

Xu Wenchang also seemed to see the wolf's hesitation, smiled slightly, and wrote: "Brother wolf, Xu was excited and a little carried away just now, let Brother Tianwolf laugh, I don't know what Brother Tianwolf thinks of what Xu just said?" ”

Tian Wolf hesitated for a moment, but thought that Xu Wenchang was indeed sincere to himself today, and such an important matter was also explained, if he hid it again, it might make people unhappy, and it would also cast a shadow on future cooperation, so he wrote on the table: "Brother Xu is indeed talented, and the plotter is far-reaching, but have you discussed these strategies with Xiao Ge Lao just now?" ”

Xu Wenchang's face changed, and he said coldly: "Brother Heavenly Wolf is not a cronie of Xiao Ge Lao?" ”

Heavenly Wolf shook his head: "My Jinyiwei and Yan Ge Lao father and son have a delicate relationship now, back then, Commander-in-Chief Lu did cooperate with Yan Ge Lao and Xiao Ge Lao on the matter of Xia Yan, but now this cooperation has basically come to an end, my Heavenly Wolf came to Hangzhou this time, just to serve the meaning of Commander Lu, and has nothing to do with Xiao Ge Lao." ”

Xu Wenchang's brows softened slightly: "In this case, why did Brother Tianwolf mention the elder of the small pavilion, the emperor gave Hu Butang the power to dispose of it in the southeast, and the elder of the small pavilion is now just a servant of the Ministry of Works, and the major affairs of the southeast do not need to be reported to him." ”

Tianluo smiled slightly: "Brother Xu, please don't misunderstand, it's just because Hu Butang is the person personally recommended by Yan Ge Lao, so it is reasonable, the southeast matter needs to be reported to Yan Ge Lao, and Yan Ge Lao is old after all, and now everything also relies on Xiao Ge Lao, so he has this question below." ”

Xu Wenchang sneered: "Does Brother Tianwolf also regard Hu Butang as Zheng Bichang, He Maocai and the like?" I only know that there is Yan Ge Lao in my heart, but I don't know that there is an emperor and a country? ”

Sky Wolf "oh", but he was relieved in his heart, listening to Xu Wenchang's meaning, he didn't want to be involved with Yan Dang, it seems that Lu Bing's judgment is not wrong, although Hu Zongxian was recommended by Yan Song, but he is not the kind of authentic Yan Party, this person should be able to fight and cooperate.

Xu Wenchang said with a straight face: "Brother Tianwolf, do you know why Xu came to serve in Hu Butang's military mansion?" ”

Heavenly Wolf's brows moved: "I heard that Hu Butang heard Mr. Xu's name and sincerely invited him." And Mr. Xu's talent is not very suitable for the style of the Eight Imperial Examinations, so he will join the government. ”

Xu Wenchang laughed and quickly wrote, "Brother Tianwolf doesn't have to hide half of his words. Xu tried repeatedly, but a little fame spread in the countryside, but Xu was arrogant and unwilling to take this kind of staff path, he still wanted to take the exam, and he had the same idea as Brother Tianwolf, thinking that Hu Butang was recommended by Yan Song. Presumably not a good person, I didn't want to go out like this at first. ”

The wolf smiled and poured a bowl of wine. drank it all: "But Mr. Xu finally went out of the mountain, was he moved by Hu Butang's hospitality such as visiting the thatched house?" ”

Xu Wenchang smiled and shook his head: "It's not enough to visit the thatched house three times, it's just that Hu Butang did come to the cold house in person and talked with Xu all night." The two of us cherish each other. After a night, they knew each other, especially Hu Butang's intention to show his strength in the southeast, to show what he had learned in his life, and he was unwilling to be controlled by others, which was the fundamental reason why I Xu Wenchang came out of the mountain. Don't talk about Yan Shifan, even Yan Song, he can't shake Hu Butang's will to eliminate the Japanese and pacify the southeast. ”

"What's more, Yan Shifan is this person. There is a public opinion in the world, don't say anything about others. Even my fellow villager friend Shen Lian also hated their father and son, Sky Wolf, do you know why I trust you so much, and I told you what I thought and thought when I first met you? It's because Shen Lian wrote to me, saying that in Jinyi Weizhong, only you Tianlu is a good man who is truly selfless and dedicated to the country, and he is brave and strategic, far-reaching, and related to national affairs, so he can talk to you with his heart. ”

Sky Wolf didn't expect Shen Lian to speak for himself like this, and was slightly stunned: "I almost didn't deal with Brother Shen when I was in Jinyiwei, I didn't expect him to look at me like this." ”

Xu Wenchang nodded: "Brother Tianwolf, don't forget, although Shen Lian's official character is not high, now he is only a seven-grade experience, but he and Lu Bing are close friends, many details and plans of Jinyiwei's actions, Lu Bing will plan with him before acting, except for this time he wrote to participate in the impeachment of the Yan family's father and son did not say hello to Lu Bing, most of the other Jinyiwei's actions were directly planned by him, and he knew who was loyal and who was traitorous. ”

Heavenly Wolf thought of Shen Lian's heroic appearance when he was in Nanjing City, and thought of the ending when he failed to bring down the traitorous ministers, but was exiled to the border pass, his heart was gloomy, and he sighed: "I can be Brother Shen's comment, although I have no regrets in this life, it's a pity that Brother Shen was wronged, but I can't do anything, alas!"

Xu Wenchang's eyebrows moved, and he wrote on the table: "Brother Tianwolf, Brother Shen's letter, I also mentioned it in the letter in advance, at that time I advised him not to be impulsive for the time being, the Yan party is powerful, especially in the southeast, the imperial court is inseparable from Hu Butang, at this time, if it is strict, it is bound to implicate Hu Butang, which is not good for state affairs, in fact, the better choice is to wait for Hu Butang to establish a meritorious career here, return to the court and enter the cabinet, and then unite with other cabinet members to slowly erect the power of the Yan Party, this is the safe way." ”

"After all, Yan Song and the ministers of the Qing school have been fighting viciously for decades, offending countless people, if the minister of the Qing school is in charge, he will occupy this position until death for his own life after he steps down, but if it is Hu Butang who is his protégé, he can rest his heart, and the fight will not be so fierce, maybe this is the best way to bring down the Yan party, and the damage to the country is the least."

The wolf's eyes flashed coldly, and he also wrote: "It seems that Mr. Xu doesn't like Yan Song's party either?" ”

Xu Wenchang nodded and wrote: "Yan Dang harms the country and the people, abuses the country, speculates on the will of the people, suppresses loyalty, this matter is known to everyone in the world, why bother to say it, we and other scholars have their own conscience in their hearts, even if it is Hu Butang, although he is ranked as Yan Song's protégé, but most of the people in the Yan Party, especially Yan Shifan's practices, are also deeply hated, but people are in the officialdom, and some things have to be done." ”

Sky Wolf nodded: "Then Mr. Xu also knows the sins of the Yan Party over the years, so let them go like this, is it fair?" ”

Xu Wenchang smiled slightly: "Everything has to come step by step, it is not impossible to settle with them slowly after Yan Song steps down, the top priority is to find a way to let Yan Song step down first, which requires two conditions, one is that the emperor must dislike them from the bottom of his heart and want them to step down, and the other is that the country does not have to be them, even if Yan Song's father and son are defeated, it will not affect the daily affairs of the country, which requires that the war between the north and the south can be calmed down, and there are good ministers to enter the cabinet to govern the government, and most of the people in the Qing school are just talking about itMany people in the strict party, although they are corrupt, have a very strong ability to do things. ”

Tian Wolf didn't agree with this set of remarks from the bottom of his heart, muttered for a while, and decided to avoid this topic: "What does Mr. Xu mean, your plan has not been discussed with Yan Shifan?" So what if it doesn't match his strategy against the Japanese Invaders? You must know that Hu Butang was recommended by his father and son to come to the southeast, and if they can help Hu Butang, they can naturally step him down. (To be continued......)