Good morning Daming

Chapter 1029 Kill them all

In the afternoon, Jiang Qingzhi sat alone at the bow, with Sun Chonglou standing behind him with a sword in hand. It was midsummer, and the sun was blazing hot on the sea. Zheng Yuan did not dare to persuade him, so Xu Wei sighed and walked over.

"Master, that woman was abducted by the Japanese pirates for two years. When she returns home, she will be criticized and even rejected. Her life will be worse than death."

"You want to say her death is a relief?"

"Yes."

"I know." Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette, "I was wondering why the Central Plains would experience a catastrophe every few hundred years. Why did the Ming Dynasty seem to be in its heyday, but the people were still slaughtered and humiliated by foreign races? Who is to blame for all this?"

"All in all, it's the fault of Zhejiang's civil and military officials."

"The high-ranking officials in the court are blameless?" Jiang Qingzhi said sarcastically, "In their eyes, fighting for power and profit is their job. As for the common people... that's it. I'm a little cynical."

Xu Wei sat down and took out the pickled broad beans. "The Japanese pirates have been causing trouble for many years, and the Mongols were helpless. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has a large territory, and there are always places that are not well taken care of. For example, there are reports of cross-border harassment in Jiaozhi and Myanmar from time to time, and many border residents have been killed and injured. Lord, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. All this can't be done in a hurry."

Jiang Qingzhi remained silent.

"In addition, since Lord Bo suddenly took action today, Zhou Wang will definitely impeach Lord Bo."

"I don't care about that." Jiang Qingzhi said contemptuously: "Besides, I wouldn't dare to leave him alone!"

Xu Wei sighed, "He will use this matter to make a deal with Lord Bo, asking Lord Bo to let him off the hook in the navy matter, or even ask for benefits."

"For example, get Lin Xi away?"

"Yes. The Yan Party has been operating in Zhejiang for a long time, but it is stuck here in Lin Xi."

"I will do anything that will displease Yan Song and his son!" Jiang Qingzhi smiled, "Old Xu, there is something I have wanted to say for a long time."

"I'm all ears!"

"Let me tell you a story first!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "Once someone passed by the beach and it happened to be low tide. Many fish on the beach were washed ashore by the tide, but they were unable to go back with the tide, so they struggled in the small puddles on the beach."

Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of the medicine smoke. The sun was scorching and he squinted his eyes. "The man saw a child desperately picking up the fish and throwing them into the sea, so he went over and said, 'Child, there are at least hundreds of fish here, you can't save them all.' The child said, 'I know.' The man asked curiously, 'Then why are you throwing them away? Who cares?'"

Xu Wei listened with a smile, but his mind was absent-minded, thinking about how to collude with Zhou Wang. After all, he was almost beheaded, which was a big deal.

At least cover up the boss's recklessness.

Otherwise, those idiots in the capital will take this opportunity to cause trouble.

Jiang Qingzhi's next move was too big and he needed support from the court. The more friends he had, the better.

"The child picked up a fish, threw it into the sea with all his strength, and said, it cares! He ran, picked up fish one by one and threw them into the sea. It cares, it cares..."

Xu Wei was stunned.

"That woman, those people who were humiliated and killed by foreigners, they care!" Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of medicinal smoke, "They are just a string of numbers in the eyes of meat eaters, but they care!"

Jiang Qingzhi stood up and said, "Old Xu, I am just an ordinary person at heart. I know what the people at the bottom are thinking..."

Jiang Qingzhi didn't want to say anything: A speck of dust from the times can be a mountain when it falls on a person's head.

He thought it was just chicken soup for the soul.

"One cannot always ignore the plight of the lower-class people on the pretext of putting the overall interests first. I want to use this incident to remind the emperor and his ministers, and by the way, to set some rules for the Ming Dynasty."

"What rules?" Xu Wei stood up and patted his butt.

"In the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Tang wrote a memorial to Emperor Wu, saying: We should hang heads of barbarians in the streets to show the people thousands of miles away. Anyone who openly offends the mighty Han will be punished even if he is far away!"

Jiang Qingzhi shook off the cigarette ash and said, "Many years have passed. In this Central Plains, these descendants have forgotten the bravery of their ancestors and their sense of revenge... I want to set some rules for them, rules for the outside world."

Jiang Qingzhi turned around and found that there were people standing behind him without him noticing.

He said word by word: "An eye for an eye, blood for blood!"

Everyone was startled. Chen Zheng murmured, "The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette! You... Yes, during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the crown prince was taught by Confucian scholars. He was weak in character and once advised Emperor Xuan, which angered Emperor Xuan. He said: The Han Dynasty has its own system, which was originally a mixture of hegemony and kingly way. How can we rely solely on moral education and use Zhou politics!"

Chen Zheng said blankly: "Even a grudge of ten generations can be avenged. I, a Han, must avenge my grudge. This is what the ancient sages said. But when did the Central Plains become like this? Whose fault is it?"

"It's Confucianism!" Lin Xi said softly, "Emperor Xuan has a few more sentences. Why didn't Mr. Chen say them?"

"Moreover, vulgar scholars are not up to date with the times, preferring the past to the present, making people confused by the name and reality, and not knowing what to uphold. How can they be entrusted with such a task!" Chen Zheng smiled bitterly, "Are they my Confucians?"

Lin Xi was startled, "Mr. Chen, I cannot agree with what you said..."

"Ah!" Chen Zheng sighed, "I have been retired for many years. When I see friends and correspondence, whenever they mention the current situation, although it is not a prosperous era, it is peaceful.

Those people boasted that the officials in the court were quite capable, and I believed them to be true.

This time, I followed Long Wilbur all the way south. I felt that he was too hasty. If he was a step slower, the Ming Dynasty would fall into the abyss and be unable to extricate itself. Young people are always so eager to make achievements... I ridiculed Long Wilbur in the letters I wrote to those people. But now, I..."

Chen Zheng looked at the corpse of the woman hidden by the shadow of the cabin. "My granddaughter is the same age as her, but she is innocent and ignorant, and lives a life of luxury all day long. We are both women, why did she fall into this state?
Long Wei Bo asked who was to blame. I was speechless. I have been thinking for a long time. What would happen if it happened to Han and Tang?

Lin Xi was also a well-educated man, and he barely thought about what he said, "Han and Tang will rise up in revenge, and the fight will not stop until they are dead."

"Then why is the Ming Dynasty indifferent?" The wrinkles on Chen Zheng's face were squeezed together, as if he was struggling with something.

"The Japanese pirates have been causing trouble in the southeast for many years. I followed Your Majesty to fight against that villain Yang Tinghe, but I just turned a deaf ear to it after I learned about it. Now I think about it, those people are wailing and calling for help under the butcher knives of the Japanese pirates. What were I and others doing at that time?"

"Internal strife!" Chen Zheng closed his eyes in pain. "All along the way, I have only thought about my family's future, thinking that this time I came out of the mountains to pave the way for my children and grandchildren. My mind is full of desires for fame and fortune, but I have forgotten the oath I made when I was studying..."

He said quietly, "In this life, I should assist the emperor and make the world prosperous. In this life, I should establish my mind for the world, my destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the past sages, and bring peace to the world for all eternity."

This is the life goal of every scholar.

Lin Xi was silent.

He was also thinking about his ambitions when he was studying.

When Jiang Qingzhi was studying, his biggest wish was to find a stable job, working from 9 to 5, with two days off a week. The salary didn't need to be too high, as long as he could save some money every month.

I go out to eat skewers and drink with a few friends, buy some discounted clothes, and eat some takeout from Tech and Live...

He sat at the bow, thinking about his wishes from his previous life.

Gradually, many things became blurred. …

In the early morning, Ichiro Komura saw his old nest... a small island.

There is water and land on the island, and you can grow some vegetables to supplement your diet.

They even raised some cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese.

The Japanese pirates on guard on the island discovered them.

"The leader is back!"

Every time Ichiro Komura led his team out on a voyage, they would always bring back a lot of rewards, and the Japanese pirates on the island would run out cheering.

On the shore, the cheers of more than a hundred Japanese pirates came to an abrupt end when they saw the miserable appearance of the fleet.

Komura Ichiro came ashore and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

Someone handed him a rice ball, and Ichiro Komura gobbled it up, licking his fingers with satisfaction. He said to the pirates, "This time we met the Ming general Jiang Qingzhi. He brought dozens of large ships with large muskets. It is a blessing from God that we can come back alive."

The Japanese pirates were shocked. Someone asked, "It is said that Jiang Qingzhi is extremely fierce. Leader, do you want to hide for a while?"

"No need." Komura Ichiro said, "The Ming navy never travels far."

In order to boost morale, Ichiro Komura deliberately mocked the Ming navy.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"What is that?" someone shouted.

Ichiro Komura turned around slowly.

A fleet of ships is rapidly approaching the island.

On the mast, a flag was fluttering in the morning breeze.

"It's Jiang Qingzhi who's here!"

Qian Yun almost howled, "He's coming! None of us can escape the fate of being built into a Jingguan."

"Gather!" Xiaocunyilang screamed, "Gather, let's teach him a lesson!"

The fleet is approaching.

Suddenly, the fleet turned.

"Be careful with firearms!" Ichiro Komura lay down subconsciously.

But the Ming army did not fire firearms, but instead lowered many small boats.

Teams of soldiers came on board, looking quite nervous, obviously newbies.

"These are all new recruits, haha!" Yesterday, Komura Ichiro escaped quickly and did not see the scene of muskets sweeping his men. Seeing this, he was overjoyed. "Line up, line up, kill them."

The Japanese pirates lined up happily.

At this moment, the row of warships suddenly spewed out flames.

"Back off! Back off!" shouted Ichiro Komura.

The Japanese pirates retreated in a panic.

The boat went to the shore.

The Ming army landed in a messy manner, and some even fell into the water.

"Hahahaha!" The embarrassed Japanese pirates couldn't help but laugh wildly at this scene.

"Attack!"

Ichiro Komura pointed his sword at the Ming army.

"Form a battle line!" On the Ming army side, Chen Bao retched, drew his sword and shouted.

Hundreds of Ming army infantrymen lined up.

"Raise the gun!"

The flintlock was raised.

"It's a firearm!" Someone among the pirates who were running towards them shouted, "It's a big gun! Be careful!"

"volley!"

Bang bang bang bang!

The Japanese pirates running in front seemed to be hit by countless heavy hammers and fell down one after another.

The second row came forward.

"volley!"

Bang bang bang bang!

The Japanese pirates were hit by two rounds of volleys, and 30% of them were killed or injured, and then they collapsed.

Looking at the fleeing Japanese pirates, Chen Bao turned back and asked, "Sir, do you want to ask for their surrender?"

At the bow, Jiang Qingzhi stood with his sword in hand.

"My Lord, Captain Chen would like to ask whether we should surrender?" asked the sergeant in charge of the flag.

Jiang Qingzhi spoke.

"Kill them all!"

(End of this chapter)