Yang Peng couldn't help muttering: "Although the Japanese people are very obscene, it cannot be denied that this landscape is indeed very beautiful. It's a waste to let the Japanese occupy it. ”

Looking up at the sky in the west, the white clouds are like birds, the sky is blue, Yang Peng's mind can't help but fly to Bianliang, thousands of miles away, after leaving for so long, Yang Peng's heart misses his wife and concubines and children at home very much. Yang Peng smiled bitterly and muttered: "I seem to be more and more like a family man, and I can't let go of my wife, concubines and children at home. ”

At this time, the imperial concubines who were far away in Bianliang were naturally also thinking about their men. There was no lively atmosphere in the palace, and it seemed very quiet, only occasionally heard the joyful voices of Yang Rui's children. The young man doesn't know what it's like to be sad, although Yang Rui and they often miss their father, but that kind of miss is often just a flash, and then they start to have fun again.

Zhao Jinxi sat in the courtyard, embroidered with brocade, and the flowers and birds came to life on the brocade, which was really breathtaking.

Ziju, the personal palace maid, rushed in with a happy face, and shouted excitedly: "Niangniang, Niangniang, there is good news ahead!" ”

Zhao Jin was overjoyed and raised his head, "What did you say?" Is there a big victory ahead? ”

Ziju nodded vigorously and said excitedly: "The news just came." His Majesty annihilated more than 200,000 Japanese troops on the island of Kyushu, and the enemy army was defeated like a mountain. As if in response to Ziju's words, the street outside the palace came with the sound of crackling firecrackers and gongs and drums, which was the spontaneous celebration of the people! However, the scene was much more prosaic than before, after all, the people had long since become accustomed to the victory of their armies. In the past two years, the Ming army fought in the south and the north and the east and the west, invincible, destroyed the Western Xia, Ping Dali, broke the Tubo, swallowed Bagan, fought against the West Liao in the north, defeated Tianzhu in the south, and no one could resist the world.

Zhao Jinxi said gently: "Since he has won a big victory, he must be coming back!" ”

Ziju couldn't help but smile and said, "Niangniang misses Your Majesty?" ”

Zhao Jinxi glanced at Ziju, couldn't help sighing, and said faintly: "You're right, Bengong really misses him!" Alas, this woman has been waiting for her man to come home all her life! ”

At the same time, the cabinet ministers were jubilantly discussing the great victory in Kyushu. Tang Shidian smiled: "This victory is expected. Even the powerful Khitan army is not our opponent, how can it be possible for the overseas Japanese and the four islands to fight against me! I think it's time to think about post-war governance. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Zhang Xiang said: "It is not appropriate for the four islands of the Japanese Kingdom to float overseas and be incorporated under the rule of any governor. Only one district could be set up separately, and a minister who was well versed in the affairs of the Japanese kingdom could be appointed as governor. ”

Huang Qiaoyun said: "Everything else is easy to do, but this minister who is proficient in the affairs of the Japanese State is not easy to choose." Although our Ming Dynasty is full of talents, I don't know any of the talents who are proficient in the internal affairs of the Japanese people. ”

Yelu Hanyu said: "If there is no talent in this area, then start cultivating it now." Looking at Tang Shidian, "Lord Tang, don't you Ministry of Education know much about the customs and customs of the Japanese people?" Tang Shidian said: "Back to Niangniang, we have been collecting news and conducting research in our university in various places, and we still know the situation of this country in great detail." In fact, in our university, there are several Japanese instructors who teach the students the customs of the Japanese country. It's just that this aspect has not been the focus in the past. Yelu Hanyu said: "That's easy to do." From now on, your Ministry of Education can strengthen education in this area and prepare officials for the future governance of the Japanese state. "Yes. The minister immediately set about it. ”

After the meeting was adjourned, everyone went back to their respective departments.

At Huaxu's headquarters, Yan Ji was flipping through the reports sent by the responsible persons of Huaxu from all over the country. This is what Yan Ji has to do every day, inspect the reports of various aspects, and then report the most important reports to the cabinet and His Majesty as soon as possible.

Wang Lu rushed in, presented a letter to Yan Ji, and said, "Eldest sister, Sister Liu Yan has sent a red urgent report!" ”

Yan Ji had already hurriedly closed the letter, opened it, took out the letter and unfolded it. Wang Lu saw Yan Ji's face change suddenly, as if something terrible had happened, and couldn't help asking, "Eldest sister, is something wrong in the southwest?" ”

Yan Ji frowned and said, "There are rumors on Dali's side now, saying that Shi Liancheng is preparing to rebel. When Wang Lu heard that it was this matter, her expression immediately relaxed, and she said angrily: "Didn't there be such news before?" I think it's just a rumor spread by some people! Really, why did Sister Liu Yan send back such news in a hurry? Yan Ji frowned and said, "If it's just a rumor, that's fine!" Some Dali officers under the command of Shi Liancheng fled and told Liu Yan and them about Shi Liancheng's preparation for rebellion, and according to them, the time of the rebellion was set for June 2 this year! Wang Lu was taken aback and was speechless for a while.

Yan Ji said: "The previous Dali official reported that Shi Liancheng intended to rebel and plot against him, but in fact, everyone was suspicious, but the eldest brother vouched for Shi Liancheng, so this matter was suppressed." Now that there are Dali officers affiliated with Shi Liancheng who have told Liu Yan and them, I am afraid that this matter is not groundless! ”

Wang Lu frowned and said, "Eldest sister, I'm afraid the words of Dali people are not worth believing!" ”

Yan Ji shook her head and said, "On the contrary, I'm afraid this kind of thing can only be exposed through Dali people at present." Shi Liancheng's martial arts are promising, and his cronies and generals are naturally loyal to him, how can he tell the truth. I'm afraid that those people can't wait for Shi Liancheng to ascend to the throne, and they can follow the chicken dog to ascend to heaven and go further! ”

Wang Lu couldn't help but get nervous, "General Shi Liancheng is Your Majesty's righteous brother, Your Majesty treats him well, will he really rebel?" Yan Ji sneered: "There has never been a lack of human hearts to swallow elephants, and it is human nature to have Longwangshu!" Then he said coldly: "If he really wants to rebel, I will let him die a good death!" Turning his head to Wang Lu, he said, "This matter should be kept strictly confidential, and don't say it to anyone." From now on, any new situation in the southwestern direction can only be reported to me alone. ”

"Yes." Wang Lu clenched his fists and promised, and then asked, "Eldest sister, didn't even report this matter to the cabinet?" Yan Ji shook her head, "No." No one can guarantee that no one in the cabinet is involved, and if it is reported to the cabinet, it will not leak the news! You go to Dali immediately and tell Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er to find a way to send someone into Shi Liancheng's side to find out Shi Liancheng's specific scheme, and it is best to get tangible evidence. Wang Lu promised and ran down. Yan Ji thought for a moment, returned to the back of the bookcase, picked up the pen and wrote a letter, packed it, and put it in her arms. called Zhen Yao and instructed: "I have something important to go to see my eldest brother, and when I am not there, you will sit in Huaxu for me." If there is an emergency, it will be transmitted to the front of the army immediately through our Huaxu channel. ”

Zhen Yao hugged his fists and promised.

Yan Ji would have been in the palace's own dormitory, but after a brief tidying up, she left in a hurry. With only a few female killers of Hua Xu, she rushed towards the east. Han Bing and the others received the report and learned that Yan Ji left Bianliangdong in a hurry, and they only felt inexplicable, but they quickly put this matter behind them.

The gaze turned to Dali. Shi Liancheng stood outside the camp, waiting anxiously. A moment later, seeing a carriage coming down under the escort of dozens of personal soldiers, I couldn't help but be very happy and hurriedly greeted it. The team stopped, the curtain opened, and a delicate little maid came out first. When he saw Shi Liancheng, he said with a smile: "General, you must wait for your wife to be anxious!" ”

Shi Liancheng laughed and nodded, "That's true." At this time, a young woman came out of the carriage and said angrily to the little maidservant: "Little girl, you are talking nonsense again! The maidservant stuck out her tongue, jumped out of the carriage, and helped the young woman down. This young woman has a pretty face and a graceful body, it is none other than Shi Liancheng's wife Yulan.

Yulan looked at Shi Liancheng, and her beautiful eyes were full of affection. Shi Liancheng also looked at Yulan in a daze, and this iron-clad man actually showed a gentle expression. The maid looked at Madame, then at the general, pursed her lips and smiled, and teased: "General, Madam, don't look at it." You can take a good look at it later. ”

Yulan was embarrassed and glared at the maidservant. Shi Liancheng was full of pride and laughed.

Yulan suddenly remembered something and said to Wu Song: "Husband, the slave family rescued a woman in distress on the way here. Shi Liancheng smiled, but he didn't take this matter to heart.

Magnolia shouted at the carriage, "Come out." Don't be afraid. Shi Liancheng looked at the carriage, a little curious, wanting to see what kind of person Yulan had saved. I saw that the side face was slowly lifted, and a woman in a floral cloth dress walked out. Shi Liancheng couldn't help but be stunned. Because the woman in front of me is very good-looking, delicate like a flower, delicate and timid, with a look of pity that I see, she is a few points better than Yulan. However, Shi Liancheng is a good man with iron bones, although he feels that this woman is delicate and lovely, but he is also unmoved, and quickly looks away. In the eyes of this man, the only one who can make him tempted is Yulan.

Yulan pointed at Shi Liancheng and said, "This is my husband, General Daming." ”

The woman hurriedly bowed to Shi Liancheng: "Slave Xia Lan to meet the general!" ”

Shi Liancheng nodded and asked Yulan, "Where is this woman's family?" Yulan said: "The slave family is about to talk to her husband about this matter." Xia Lan's family has been killed, she is alone and helpless, and I want to take her in. ”

Shi Liancheng smiled: "Whatever you want." Anyway, after you come, you will need a few handmaids and servants at home, so let her be your handmaiden. ”

Xia Lan looked at Shi Liancheng secretly, with a strange look in her eyes.

Shi Liancheng led Yulan into the mansion, and the others followed in with large and small boxes of luggage. At this time, a personal soldier hurried in and caught up with Shi Liancheng, holding an official document in both hands and saying: "General, there is a routine military report. Shi Liancheng's heart moved, took the military report, turned his head to Yulan and said, "Yulan, go to the backyard by yourself, I'll come to see you later." Magnolia nodded softly. Xia Lan came up, hugged Yulan and went to the back, while the others followed behind the main mother.

Shi Liancheng opened the military newspaper and read it, with a happy look on his face, and said excitedly: "Great! I knew that my eldest brother would be able to succeed immediately! "It turns out that this routine military report is about the battle of Kyushu, which was actually a few days ago, but the news has not reached Dali until now.

Eyes turn to Kumamoto.

Shi Liancheng has already passed down the order, preparing to divide his troops to attack Saeki and Fukuoka at the same time. Shi Liancheng will lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack Fukuoka, while Liu Zhiliang will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to attack Saeki. As long as these two places are captured, the entire Kyushu will be under Yan Yun's control.

However, on the eve of the departure of the army, the scouts received bad news, violent rebellions broke out in many villages and towns in the controlled area, the local people organized to attack the incoming troops, and the fighting took place almost all the time, and many of the roads and bridges leading to Fukuoka and Saeki were destroyed, and the roads were now impassable.

Liu Zhiliang frowned, and said with some surprise: "Although the enemy is defeated, he still thinks of destroying roads and bridges. ”

Yang Peng smiled: "It seems that we underestimate them." Now we can only march and rebuild bridges at the same time. ”

The scout officer said: "Your Majesty, according to what my people have discovered, it is not the Japanese army that destroys the roads and bridges, but the common people. ”

Yang Peng was surprised and said, "Are the Japanese people so patriotic? ”

The scout said, "My people have caught a few people, please ask Your Majesty to interrogate them." Chen Xiao said: "Bring them up." The scout officer answered the promise and shouted outside: "Bring the prisoners up!" Immediately, there was a noise of footsteps outside, and I saw three small and wooden-looking Japanese people being brought in. When the three of them saw the people in the hall, their faces showed a look of horror, and then the frightened look disappeared, and they howled frantically one by one, and the unique shouts of the Japanese people were very harsh, which was translated into Chinese: Long live the emperor.

Yang Peng was greatly annoyed and shouted: "Shut up! ”

When the sergeant escorting the three Japanese people heard Chen Xiao's words, he immediately raised his scabbard and smashed it fiercely, smashing it on the heads and backs of the three people.

Yang Peng said coldly: "Drag these three guys down and cut them." Liu Zhiliang hurriedly said, "Big brother, please wait a minute." Yang Peng looked at Liu Zhiliang, and Liu Zhiliang said, "I'll talk to them." Yang Peng felt that what he said was in vain, but he still nodded.

Liu Zhiliang saw that the three of them were still shouting long live the emperor, and raised his voice: "You can live, we can let you go." But if you still shout like that, we will have to correct you on the spot! The translator next to him immediately translated these words into the Japanese language. The three guys immediately stopped shouting, and the expressions that had been very crazy just now immediately turned into extremely panic and obscenity. Yang Peng only felt very surprised when he saw the change in the expressions of the three of them.

Liu Zhiliang said: "Under the rule of our Yanyun, you don't need to be a slave of the Ming Dynasty anymore, you don't need to endure the exploitation of the Daimyo, and you can still have your own land and your own house, why should you resist?" Your emperor has never cared whether you live or die, so why should you die for him? The translator translated the sentence.

There was a look of surprise on the faces of the three widows, and the one in the middle muttered a few words. The interpreter said: "He said that the chief manager lied, and he said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told them that the Han people were very cruel, and the Han people came here to take revenge, and the Han people would kill all the men, old people and children, and would take the young women back as trophies." If you don't resist, there is only a dead end, and only by resisting can you get a way to live. ”

Yang Peng looked at the three Japanese people, and saw that they were nodding and talking to Liu Zhiliang, completely without the crazy appearance before, and looked very obedient and humble.

Liu Zhiliang asked the three Japanese people to be brought down. The three Japanese people bowed and saluted frequently, and then were led down by two sergeants.

Liu Zhiliang turned to Yang Peng and said, "Big brother, they were all deceived by the prince of the Japanese kingdom and the local daimyo!" ”

Liu Zhiliang said: "The prince of the Japanese kingdom and the local daimyo told the people of Kyushu that we are here to take revenge, and we will kill all the men, old people and children, and take all the young women. Therefore, the people in many places, especially the people who had hid in the mountains before, were very frightened, they thought that there was no way to live, and they only felt that it was better to fight than to be caught by us and brutally killed! ”

Yang Peng asked, "What did you say to them later?" Why are they so respectful to you? ”

Liu Zhiliang said: "I told them that we will not kill them, but we will help them deal with the daimyo, and can help civilians like them get land and houses!" The reason why their prince and their daimyo deceived them was because they were afraid of losing their land and houses, so they deceived them to send them to death! "They were very angry when they heard what I said. Yang Peng laughed and teased: "Zhiliang, I didn't expect you to deceive people!" Liu Zhiliang smiled: "Actually, it can't be said to be a lie, so isn't the prince of the Japanese Kingdom and those Japanese people like that?" Then he frowned, "But those people are still a little skeptical." ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "This is easy to do, from now on, we will start to implement the land policy, take the land and property in the hands of the daimyo, and then distribute it to the poor." Liu Zhidian nodded: "Since this kind of policy is very effective in Tubo and other places, it should also be effective here." Then he frowned, "But where do we have the time to do this now!" ”

Yang Peng waved his hand, "At present, land policy is the top priority at present. There is no hurry to attack the enemy, so let's first pursue a land policy in the areas under our control. Liu Zhiliang asked, "Then the attack plan was canceled?" Yang Peng nodded, "Canceled." You should now turn your attention to the implementation of the land policy, and it is imperative that it be carried out in the shortest possible time. Liu Zhiliang hugged his fists and promised, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that one day I would actually do civil official things." ”

At the same time, in the Fukuoka Imperial Palace, Yuhito was listening to a report from his subordinates: "....... The resistance of the people everywhere was in full swing, many roads were destroyed, almost all bridges were burned, and many villages launched attacks on the enemy, although many failed, but the containment of the enemy army should be very huge! They also hid all the food, and now it is impossible for the enemy to get food and grass from the people! Yongren said excitedly: "You are worthy of being a citizen of the Yamato nation, you have done a great job!" Then he frowned and said, "I just don't know how much of a diversion this has on the enemy?" ”

Soon after, Yong Ren received the latest report that the Ming army had canceled the attack plan and that the army had attacked from all sides to sweep up the resistance in the area under its control. Yong Ren was pleasantly surprised, feeling that his plan had succeeded, and incited the people to revolt, and sure enough, he succeeded in pinning down the enemy army. There was already enough time for him to bring reinforcements to Fukuoka.

At this moment, Shigehiro Shimazu received news that he had successfully ambushed the enemy's transport fleet, completely destroyed it, and killed countless enemies. Yonghito was even happier and immediately issued an edict to praise Shigeho Shimazu.

And after Shimazu Shigehao succeeded in the first blow, his confidence doubled, and he hid in a bay and lurked, observing every move of the Ming navy, hoping to seize an opportunity to give the Ming people a heavy blow. Since the attack on the transport fleet, Wang Rong has sent a large number of clippers to reconnoiter the entire southern sea of Kyushu, but this piece of harbor and islands is dense, the terrain is very complicated, and the Ming army is not familiar with the local terrain, only feel that the enemy navy seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and has not found any clues for several days. Now the Ming army has obviously given up the search, and the main force of the Ming Navy has shrunk to the mouth of the Daya, obviously they can't search for the Japanese army, and they have given up.

Shigehiro Shimazu hid in the dark, watched the actions of the Ming Army, and secretly laughed at himself. Immediately, a clipper disguised as a fishing boat was dispatched to the sea to reconnoiter the movements of the Ming army and the news of the Yanyun transport fleet. Shigehiro Shimazu has already made up his mind, this time he will not only destroy Daming's convoy, but also capture as many supplies as possible from the convoy.

Soon after, Shigehiro Shimazu received a report from the sentinel ship that a large convoy of convoys was approaching from the southwest, and the distance was not very far. Shimazu Shigehiro was so excited that he immediately ordered all the ships to prepare for the attack. After nightfall, Shigehiro Shimazu left the harbor where he had been hiding for several days with all the naval ships.

In the early hours of the morning, dawn broke in the east, and countless black spots appeared on the sea surface in the southwest. Shigehiro Shimazu stood on the lookout and saw it, and was excited, and shouted urgently, "Full speed ahead!" The sound of the order was conveyed one after another, and the Japanese warship raised all the sails, and the sails were full of the wind, and they led the warship forward through the waves.

At that moment, the fleet in the distance suddenly turned to the east. Shigehiro Shimazu raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "They want to run, don't let them run!" The Japanese warship followed suit and chased after it. The two sides pursued and fled towards the island, and the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, as the convoy carried heavy cargo and was not as fast as the warships.

Seeing the convoy fleeing into the waters between the islands in panic, the Japanese scrambled to chase after it. Because Shimazu Shigeyo promised before the war that only half of the money and materials looted by anyone would be handed over, and the rest would be his own, everyone was extremely energetic. In the eyes of the Japanese people, the transport ships running in front of them were clearly fat lambs, waiting to be slaughtered by themselves.

The Japanese warships rushed into the waters between the islands in a chaotic manner, their eyes only staring at the 'lamb' that was getting closer and closer in front of them, and many people could not help but swallow their saliva, and their eyes were full of excitement.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The loud roar sounded like a thunderbolt from the sky, and the widows who were about to plunder the lambs trembled with shock. Before he could react, he only felt that the water column on the sea around him was soaring into the sky, and the warship was flying with inverted masts and sawdust; A Japanese man was still standing on the deck in a daze, when a cannonball whizzed and struck him in the head, and his head burst into pieces, and the headless body was planted in the sea; A number of warships were hit by shells on the side chords of the cannonballs, one side broke the boss's opening, and the sea water rushed in, and the warship capsized in an instant, and the Japanese sailors on it jumped into the sea with screams and screams.

When the bombardment ended, the Japanese people were shocked to see that the islands on both sides were covered with cannons. No matter how stupid the Japanese are, they understand what's going on when they see such a scene? Shigehiro Shimazu changed color and shouted palely: "Oh no, it's an ambush!" He turned his head and yelled at his subordinates: "Quickly pass the order, turn the bow of the boat, and rush out!" Rush out! His subordinates hurriedly agreed and ordered the heralds to give orders. When the ships received the order, they turned their bows in a panic, and the scene was chaotic. At this moment, the second round of bombardment of Yanyun artillery ground came, and in the earth-shattering loud noise, the entire sea seemed to be boiling, and many Japanese sailors were shocked into the water by the power of the cannonballs, and one by one the warships were beaten to a thousand holes, and one by one the warships sank into the water in the debris flying in the sky.

The warships of the Japanese people, all who could move, fled by the way, and some of the warships were so flustered that they collided with each other heavily; The sailors who fell into the water desperately swam and cried for help, but the comrades on the ships were only concerned about their own lives, and no one wanted to save them. The wolves, who originally wanted to hunt lambs, seem to have become lambs themselves.

The cannon fire on the island continued, shells whistled and flew over the sea, the sea was boiling, and Japanese warships were constantly sunk, but most of them still rushed out of the archipelago area.

Seeing that they had fled the waters of the archipelago, the Japanese soldiers felt that they had escaped and ascended to heaven, and their faces could not help but show joy. However, as soon as the smile appeared on his face, he froze. They saw the Ming cruisers lined up, waiting for them!

The exclamations rang out, and the Japanese soldiers panicked as if they were something. Seeing that there was no way to escape, Shimazu Shigehiro became desperate and ordered all the warships to charge! The Japanese are particularly fond of a beautiful name for war operations, and this moment is no exception.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, all the Japanese people were also ruthless, and they all rushed towards the Yanyun army ship formation in front of them, and the roar of beasts resounded between the sea and the sky.

Boom Boom Boom Boom ...... I only heard thunder rolling in front of me, and I saw a cloud of white smoke rising in front of me. Almost at the same time, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the ears, and the water column on the sea surface soared into the sky, and the warships were blown into sawdust. The Japanese people, who had gone completely crazy, ignored everything, howled hysterically, and just drove the boat towards the Yanyun ship formation, and the Japanese boats that could still fire their guns sent out a few sporadic counterattacks, but the cannonballs fell into the water before they could fly into the Yanyun ship formation. The cruisers of the Ming army blew a storm of shells, and the Japanese warships kept approaching, while the losses became heavier and heavier. When the distance between the two sides was only more than 100 paces, the Japanese had already lost most of their warships, and the crazy mood of the Japanese people had been destroyed by the powerful artillery fire of the opponent, and they all showed great fear.

The Japanese did not dare to rush towards the Ming ship formation again, and turned the bow of the ship and fled in all directions, panicking, as if they had seen a flock of wolves.

The Ming artillery fire stopped bombardment, and ballista warships and clippers came out to intercept the scattered enemy warships. Sporadic battles occurred from time to time, and the remnants of the Japanese warships surrendered to the Ming army.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.