Chapter 567: Temple Waves
When those prominent families saw that Yan Hong had even done away with Xiucai, they knew that this was a powerful character, and they had no scruples about doing things. I also heard that when he was in Shandong, Governor Liu Cai refused to give his daughter-in-law to sleep with him, and as a result, he was made into a thief who passed through Mongolia and Bailian, and his reputation was ruined, and the clan was not guaranteed, and this kind of bastard was the most difficult to provoke. He is not a magistrate, he doesn't care about the erosion of Jiangnan, if he provokes him, he is afraid that he will really have to peel off a few layers of skin, so he has died down, observing the situation, and not daring to act rashly. This time, Hangzhou is temporarily in a quiet situation, and all wins and losses must be expected by the Beijing Division's ruling.
Who would have expected that among the Jingshi, there would be a different kind of turmoil.
The words are divided into many heads. Since Yan Hong went south to the trench, the Ming Dynasty has also had twists and turns, and it has long been a mess. First of all, Yan Hong explored clearly in the trench realm, and the news that Foyi was loyal and obedient and allowed to open the port had already caused the Jingshi to be shaken. Opening the port to trade and trade with the Yi people, this kind of thing is quite contradictory to the ancestral teachings in the first place. Foreign barbarians to the Celestial Empire, not a tribute from the bottom to the top, but equal trade exchanges, do you want the dignity of this court? Besides, the opening of the port to draw points, the standard of tax calculation was not set, but a tax package was made, and the tax official turned out to be a Yiren, which made the ministers quite dissatisfied.
Many civil officials said that the opening of the port was too hasty, and it was not submitted to the court in advance, nor was it drafted by the cabinet and the six sections were refuted. Moreover, Qin sent Yan Hong, young Meng Lang, and did not know the feelings. The Yi people have always been cunning, afraid of deceiving angels between words, and rashly opening the port is not good for the country.
It was also suggested that the sea trade necessarily required the construction of large ships, and that the trenches were remote. The hydrological situation is complex. The wind and waves at sea are highly variable. I went out to sea towards the ship, and I was in danger of capsizing. At that time, there was no profit, but the sea ship was lost, and the gain from opening the port outweighed the loss. If you want to trade, you should also carefully consider it, choose a good port, and then select competent personnel, who are responsible for the opening of the port.
And stubbornness. Then move out of the law of the ancestors, emphasize the opening of sea trade, and communicate with the Yi people, which is to trample on the law of the ancestors. He also cited the old incident of Zheng He's voyage to the West in the Yongle Dynasty, indicating that at that time, because of the trade with the Western Domains, the treasury was empty and the people were not able to make a living, so they destroyed the sea ships and scrapped the sea. If we repeat the mistakes of the past today, we will inevitably end up in poverty. The world is uneasy. If there is a need for Western goods, tributary trade is sufficient. And all kinds of poverty and hardship are not as rich as those of the Ming Dynasty. The things of the Ming Dynasty are enough to provide for themselves, and it is really unwise to trade with all kinds of people.
If there are officials in Jiangnan, there are more dry goods in this chapter. It is said that the foundation of the country lies in food and not in money, and if there is no food in the country, it will have thousands of gold and silver, but it cannot be eaten, and there will be chaos. The former Jinan Rebellion caused chaos due to lack of food, and caused a catastrophe. The rich land of today's country is all in the south of the Yangtze River, and the world will harvest it when the south of the Yangtze River is ripe. If the sea trade is opened, the people are profit-seeking, planting mulberry and hemp extensively, and not planting rice, then after a few decades, there will be no grain in the south and the world will be turbulent, and the gains will outweigh the losses.
In addition, there are those who don't give face, and they directly say that Yan Hong is young and shallow, and he is not enough to take on this big responsibility. Moreover, now that the Japanese have not been eliminated and the sea is not quiet, the Buddha and the Japanese have secretly communicated with each other and sold ordnance, and they should be severely punished. At the beginning of the Battle of Shuangyu, Foyi colluded with Wang Zhi, resisted stubbornly, and burned and looted along the coast. Now that they are allowed to repair in the trenches, it is already a great grace of heaven, how can they still be allowed to gain an inch, open ports and markets, and confuse rewards and punishments, where is the majesty of the country? Moreover, in today's realistic context, even if the port is opened, how can any merchant dare to risk the sword to trade? If you are in the same boat, you will open the port, otherwise it will only be on paper, and it will be difficult to succeed. Yan Hong's move is purely putting the cart before the horse, and is suspected of betraying the country, and he has also heard that he has been heavily bribed by Buddha Yi, and he has spoken for the people, please punish him severely.
Yan Song's faction naturally wants to protect the interests of their own grandchildren, and besides, they know that this opening of the port is actually the emperor's intention, and you scold my grandson for betraying the country, isn't it self-defeating? Therefore, he sent his own family's imperial historian to fight each other with these people. When such a war is broken, it depends on who has the most people. There are many adults in the Yan family, and Xu Jie's faction does not move, sitting and watching success or failure, and even some edges come out to faintly help Yan Song speak. After a bad battle, the Yan Song faction gained the upper hand in the situation, and the opposition's manpower was obviously a little outmatched.
But at this moment, there was news that the White Lotus Sect was in chaos, the Haicang boat capsized, and Yan Hong's whereabouts were unknown. Those who opposed the opening of the port suddenly came to their senses and said one after another, the sea is treacherous, and the sea ship has capsized, not to mention others? And the local wealthy merchants in Guangdong actually have White Lotus disciples, which shows that the Japanese Kou, the White Lotus Sect, the Buddha Yi, and the wealthy merchants are really colluded. If it is allowed to open the port, this is tantamount to luring the wolf into the house and strengthening the power of such a thief, please make a decision as soon as possible.
Jiajing was also a little flustered. Through this bad battle, he saw clearly that there were many people in the court who resisted the opening of the port. It's just that the Yan family used strong means to suppress and maintain the illusion that a majority of supporters are in the majority, and if Yan Hong dies again, even if he opens the port, he will face the dilemma of no one available. He could only issue orders continuously, reprimanding Wang Fang for not doing things well and failing to keep Qincha safe. In particular, this also involves the White Lotus Sect, which is evidence of Wang Fang's laziness, and the tone of several holy decrees has become more and more severe.
Yan Song's side naturally gritted his teeth with hatred, organized people and horses, and began to sort out Wang Fang's black materials, preparing to send him down to his grandson for burial. As for Deng Zilong, even the black materials have been saved, and a small hundred households have been killed, do you still use black materials? However, even if Wang Fang is cut with a thousand knives, can he exchange Yan Hong's hair back?
In this gloomy cloud, it was finally reported that Yan Hong did not die and returned to Fuzhou. This time, although the Yan family smiled, the old emperor was also very pleased. For those who oppose the opening of the port, they are even more dismissive.
It was only later that Wang Zhi was handed over this chapter, which showed that the Japanese invaded, which made Jiajing a little difficult to adjudicate. According to his original idea, he wanted to recruit An Wang Zhi and open the sea to trade and make money. But now, according to Wang Bengu, Wang Zhi has come to spy on the military situation, and it is true that the Japanese have launched an attack. Does Wang Zhi really want to recruit An, or does he have other plans?
What to do at this time, it's also a headache. If you kill Wang Zhi, will you be unable to recruit peace in the future? But if you want to let go, as soon as this widow makes trouble, Wang Zhi will let it go, where is the face of the court? How do you guarantee that after you release it, the Japanese will honestly recruit peace? And after all, it was himself who ordered to take the Japanese prisoners strictly, so he let it go without a valid reason, and it can't be said. Emperor Jiajing was in a dilemma, and even a little annoyed and angry, thinking that Yan Hong, this kid, gave me such a problem, the old man is waiting to see how you wipe your buttocks, if you don't wipe it well, I'll clean up your grandfather!
Fortunately, Lu Bing then entered the palace and sent Yan Hong's secret report. This secret report is not very many, first explaining the whole story of Wang Bengu's arrest of Wang Zhi, and then expounding several of Yan Hong's own views to the emperor: First, among the Japanese and the Japanese, some people want to recruit peace, and some people want to continue to rebel. Second, Wang looked at the situation and wanted to recruit An, otherwise he would not have gone ashore in a big way. Third, the so-called spying on military intelligence or something is ridiculous and unreasonable. Fourth, in terms of time, Wang Bengu arrested Wang Zhi and the Japanese invaders, and these two things happened almost at the same time, and there were ghosts and some people engaged in sabotage. In the end, Yan Hong said that he used a strategy to stabilize the army, delay time, avoid Wang Bengu from cutting first and then killing Wang Zhi, then there will be no redemption. Next, he will join Hu Zongxian and others to fight against those who dare to attack. The Heavenly Family, on the other hand, can calmly investigate and then decide on the next move.
When Jiajing saw it, he secretly praised this hand for doing a good job, but it was a clever move that gave the court enough buffer time. On his own side, he simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, and turned a blind eye to the joint performance of the two Qincha and one patrol on the three later, and did not give instructions. As for how to deal with it, let's look at the situation first. The battle of Ningbo seemed unavoidable, and if the imperial court won this battle, then Wang Zhi could consider releasing him, but he had to find a good reason and examine his attitude towards the imperial court. If Ningbo is defeated, then for the sake of the face of the court, it can only sacrifice Wang Zhi, cut off his head, and save the face of the court. As for the matter of opening the sea, I had no choice but to give up. They were all knocked on the door by the Japanese invaders, what kind of sea did they open? What kind of business?
Until recently, the southern Tang newspaper came up, and this time it was not only a victory, but an unprecedented victory. Hu Zongxian's troops annihilated more than 80,000 enemies in Ningbo, and Chen Dong and Ma Ye were captured; Yan Hong won a great victory in Taizhou, and completely annihilated more than 10,000 true and false Japanese soldiers of the Shingoro Department of Osumi, as well as more than 3,000 local rebels who were attached to the Japanese Kou, and also won a complete victory. The heads of several big leaders such as Chen Dong, Ye Ma, and Xin Wulang were all sent to Beijing by horse, along with other trophies, as a reward for victory.
Yan Hong also took a lot of effort to concoct this battle report. Anyway, he is a guest, Hu Zongxian is the master, and Hu Zongxian has mobilized more than 20,000 main forces, and there are only a few thousand people around him, and his own record cannot exceed Hu Zongxian, and it is unreasonable to surpass. But the report is less, one is sorry for himself, and the other is even more sorry for Brother Qi.
As for the numbers, they are also exquisite. Hu Zongxian's annihilation of 80,000 enemies was the sum of Chen and Ye's forces, plus reasonable speculation. The two thieves combined with each other, plus some small gangs of Japanese bands attached to each other, claimed to be 20,000 soldiers in total. Moreover, Chen Ma and the others originally claimed to have more than 10,000 subordinates, and now they are also coerced by a small group of widows, and the number is naturally above 20,000, maybe there are 30,000 or 40,000.
Uh, what? 20,000 is a claim, but it's not that much? The claimed number of troops is more than 10,000, plus the old and weak, but the actual original soldiers are only about 5,000? Whoever said that the army refers to the soldiers, how can anyone be considered old and weak. Continue to calculate, since the two thieves have more than 20,000 soldiers, then according to one to four, if you add non-combatants such as the elderly, weak, women and children, how can you make up 80,000. Now that the two of them have been wiped out, the nest has been burned, and there is no one left, so they are naturally all annihilated.
What the? Do you say that only fifty or sixty percent of the old and weak are generally widows? What words! Since ancient times, he has been a poor soldier, and he is only ten people and one soldier, and the Japanese are wanderers, and I count him as four people and one soldier, which is already quite conservative. In short, Hu Zongxian annihilated 80,000 enemies, and this number is roughly not running. It's not surprising that there aren't so many heads, didn't Yu Dayou burn a large number of Japanese boats, and those who fell into the water and died, of course, couldn't find the corpses. Who dares to say that there are not so many widows, and ask him to scoop up all the burned corpses of these widows who have fallen into the water, count them one by one, and see how many they are missing! (To be continued......)