Chapter 841: The Son of Heaven's Choice
Of course, Xu Jingming is a very human being, and this Yongjian's mission is to assist Daming in the war, and in addition, to get benefits from Daming.
It would be great to get to know this Dingguo Gong, the nephew of the Queen Mother, the cousin of the emperor, the tiger of the Ming Dynasty, and the first general of the Ming Army.
Besides, people are humble and generous, which is really impeccable.
So, it didn't take long for the two to be called brothers.
But at this time, Prince Yongjian finally couldn't bear it anymore, and felt that there were some things that should be said.
In fact, after Yongjian arrived, he was very dissatisfied with many arrangements of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that now this Dingguo Duke has full power to entertain the Japanese army, because he has always wanted to find Xu Jingming to ask one or two, after all, this matter is related to the safety of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and there are many Japanese troops to land in the future, and there is no room for sloppiness.
When the wine was over, Prince Yongjian said: "Brother Xu, there is something that I don't know whether to say or not. ”
Xu Jingming was as heroic as ever, and said, "Your Highness, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Prince Yongjian said: "We have come all the way to have the emperor's order, together with the Ming Dynasty, for the thieves of Langshan, since the Ming Dynasty wants me to wait for the southeast coast, this is okay, but only let us camp in Chongming, the grandfather does not know, the camp of this army, must have a shelter and buffer harbor, just like this Chongming, just a foreign island, if at this time, suddenly attacked by the enemy, the military horses on the island are not prepared, it is very likely that the thieves take advantage of it." So in my opinion, we should be stationed in Ningbo, where the terrain is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the inland sea can enter the harbor, so that's it. Defense is much easier. I don't know what my grandfather thinks. ”
What Yongjian said is indeed a very strict question.
It is necessary to know this Songjiang and Chongming. It is not only the mouth of the Yangtze River, but also close to the sea. Facing the East, it stands to reason that this has gone through dynasties and dynasties, and it should have started a long time ago, even if the Ming Dynasty forbade the sea, but other dynasties, there may not be a sea ban, but why is it still nameless here, even in the past. Only a group of fishermen?
If it is a simple sea trade, this Songjiang Huating and Chongming, almost a natural harbor, than the famous Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Ningbo and other ports in history, the geographical location is more unique, but on the contrary, no one cares.
The biggest reason for this is that these places in Huating are natural harbors. The geographical location is incomparable, but there is a drawback, that is, there is no harbor, and most of the characteristics of any port in ancient times were surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is convenient to defend against pirate attacks, so most of the seaports are actually inner harbors. If something happens, there will be a warning signal from the open sea. Immediately the defenders of the bay could immediately take defensive measures on both sides of the bay. Batteries could also be set up to attack the enemy who invaded the bay.
Because of this, the famous Shanghai in later generations was just a small Huating County at this time, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than for the harbor, under the conditions at that time, safety was far more important than convenience.
As for this Chongming, it is even worse, Huating is also bordering the inland, once something happens, the defenders of nearby Songjiang Mansion and even Zhenjiang and Suzhou and Hangzhou can still rush to help, but this Chongming is an outer island, if there is a big Ryukyu or Qiongzhou, there is enough depth, there is no problem, it is a big deal to encounter an attack, you can also be self-sufficient, waiting for the mainland's help. Partial birth of this Chongming Island, but only the size of a palm, almost no strategic depth, so many armies piled here, like sardines in canned food, as for supplies, it is even worse, the island area is limited, storage capacity is even more miserable, a qiē of materials, are transported by the mainland, if there is a thief army, cut off the island from the outside world, no supplies, blockade a qiē, then the island of 100,000 Japanese troops, is not an urn of turtles, do not have the enemy to land on the shore to attack, by themselves, afraid that they will have to starve to death first.
When the Japanese army arrived, this chief military officer Xu arranged them in Chongming at first, originally Yongjian thought that this was just an expedient measure, to let them temporarily rest in Chongming, and wait for the Ming Dynasty to build a port and camp for them on the mainland, before inviting them to land, but later I learned that this was not the case, because they had no intention of letting them land on the mainland.
Since the enlightenment of the Japanese Kingdom, he attaches the most importance to the water master, and Yongjian is the prince, so he specially entered the water master to study, so he has a very deep understanding of this life-and-death event, and it is precisely because of this that he has no choice but to talk to Xu Jingming.
This is not to vomit or be unhappy, but it is related to the lives of 100,000 Japanese soldiers.
Xu Jingming listened, an unfathomable smile appeared on his face, he sighed faintly, and said: "Your Highness's words, how can I not know, hey, you and I are good friends, good brothers, there are some words, I, as the overseer, should not tell you, but since we have a great relationship, I have to explain it to you." ”
Yongjian solemnly said: "Please also ask Brother Xu to teach." ”
Xu Jingming sighed and said, "I arranged this matter for you, did you deliberately make things difficult for you?" Scared, Lao Tzu is upright, what a bright and upright person, in this life, I have never done such a bad thing, I have always admired your Japanese country, you look at these Japanese geisha I have raised, it is proof, if I have the intention of deliberately making things difficult for you, but will I still admire your culture? Do you often have such profound exchanges with the women of your country? Ay...... The root of the problem is still in the temple, when today, it is a holy and clear, but there are also some ministers who are not ancient, always prejudiced against you, I often argue for you and him, sue them, the Japanese are also people, not animals, why do you treat them like jackals? But you must know that there is no trivial matter in the DPRK and China, and any little thing may be found out, and in the end it will be a big thing, and now your country is willing to help in the war, which is a sentiment, but if you are allowed to land on the shore, you will be attacked by some courtiers, but it will damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. ”
Xu Jingming said, seeing that Yongjian was depressed, he didn't seem satisfied, and it was understandable that people were not satisfied, His Royal Highness Yongjian had a fearless internationalist spirit, and he came to the central country thousands of miles to serve the central country, but he was suspicious, and he was afraid that it would not be very comfortable to change anyone's heart.
Xu Jingming smiled and said: "But, I'll tell you the truth, now the Langshan Bandit Army is already sharpening its knives, gathering in Guangdong, looking at Jiangxi, our here, after all, the world is peaceful, there will be no incidents, it is expected, there will be nothing, you are wronged in Chongming, the Son of Heaven can see it, I can also see it, these grievances are actually torture the conscience of those who have nothing to do, Your Highness, this matter, discuss it from the long term, how about it?" ”
Speaking of this, stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, what else could Prince Yongjian say, he had to agree unhappily, eating and drinking.
Soon, however, the geisha who accompanied him attracted him, and he became drunk, and gradually left this unhappiness behind, so he inevitably became profligate.
"Beast!" Xu Jingming saw that Yongjian was already in full view of everyone, almost riding on a geisha, and he couldn't help but burst out with a sense of justice in his heart, and scolded viciously, so he clapped his hands, and the adjutants dispersed one after another, and he, the protagonist, naturally, withdrew from the hall.
It was already dark, and there was the unbridled shouting and the woman's exclamation behind him, Xu Jingming took advantage of the night to hum a little song: "Ahhh......h You said that he "has many soldiers and generals, and the people are strong and strong"; The eldest husband dares to take the lead, and if one person fights for his life, it is difficult for ten thousand husbands to be the one. Xu came to the river, and I responded to the person, how can I respond? Your way is across the river, starting from the battlefield, and being close to each other in times of emergency; I bowed and bowed and sent me to the ship......"
As he spoke, Xu Jingming had disappeared into the night.
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That night, two letters were sent out, one to the west and the other to the south.
To the west, it is a piece of music, Songjiang is not far from Jinling, and the fast horse is sent to it, and it is a day and a night's work.
Now that the war has gradually eased down, it finally gave Zhu Gaodi a chance to breathe, and finally made this great tomorrow no longer angry and anxious, but the successive defeats, as well as the worry about the situation at that time, made him old many years at once, and stayed up all night last night, and the next morning, he should have gone to make up for a sleep, but when Songjiang's urgent performance came, Zhu Gaodi didn't dare to sleep again, so he had to open his sleepy eyes, and in this warm pavilion, he recruited several bachelors from the cabinet to come to the discussion.
Zhu Gaodi's face was not good, he circulated the music to Huang Huai and a few people below, and after everyone read it, they were silent.
The content of the song is very simple, the Japanese country has repeatedly asked to land in Ningbo, Huating, and also asked the imperial court for permission, at the end of this song, this sentence Xu Jingming also added, His Royal Highness Yongjian is approachable, often said that he speaks Chinese, wears Chinese clothes, and has admired Middle-earth for a long time.
Zhu Gaodi's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "What do you think? ”
Huang Huai was silent.
Others were even more afraid to be silent.
It's hard.
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Ask for a monthly pass. (To be continued......)