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Wu Zhankui said casually, "My uncle should know more about this matter. Weili has always been in charge of the news about the Japanese pirates."

As they spoke, their eyes turned to Zhang Shigui.

"That group of Japanese pirates is a bit difficult to deal with. They went ashore in Shangyu, Zhejiang in June. Shaoxing Prefecture immediately mobilized the surrounding officers and soldiers to surround him, but they still let them run out, and then robbed the towns near Hangzhou again, and fled before the official army surrounded him."

Then Zhang Shigui began to introduce to them in detail the battle and fleeing between the Japanese pirates after they got ashore. Of course, these news came from the official and may not be accurate. It can only be said that it is not bad.

When Wei Guangde heard the news about the Japanese pirates, he naturally became worried again.

In the emperor's mind, in addition to Xiuxian, I am afraid that only the southern Japanese and northern enemy could make him worried for a while.

The palace examination next year is hard to say that they are asking them to propose solutions. Although they may not be done as they do, it is also a reference to see if there are any good suggestions that they omitted.

The papers in the palace examinations of the Ming Dynasty were mostly problems in current affairs at that time, so after the palace examinations were over, they would not be returned to the candidates, but would be archived directly, because no one could say that the opinions of one of the candidates were attracted by the senior management.

Even if Zhang Hongfu handed over the wine glass to leave with him, Wei Guangde waved his hand to stop him.

"After that, on the way to escape, he was attacked by local governments and guards many times. However, the more he attacked, although the fewer and fewer Japanese pirates were, the more he fought, the more elite he fought, and was very good at hiding and rushing. No wonder the officials in Zhejiang and Nanzhili had no way to do anything."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shigui sighed and picked up the wine glass in one fell swoop. Everyone on the table picked up the wine glasses and drank them all.

Zhang Shigui's next words allowed Wei Guangde to fully understand the group of Japanese pirates. After being discovered by the thief in Shaoxing Prefecture, he was besieged by the official troops around Shaoxing Prefecture, and most of the Japanese pirate ships were destroyed.

It was probably because I saw that there was no hope of escaping back, so this group of Japanese pirates chose a tactic that Japanese pirates had never used in the past, that was, to run west and fight inland, but I didn't expect it to be successful.

I think that at this time, the official army thought that the Japanese pirates were going to run to the beach, so they lax the defense on the inland side and were seized by someone.

Then the Japanese pirates ran outside Hangzhou and shot a big gun. Before the surrounding officials surrounded him, they ran westward and raided Yuqian County and Changhua County in succession.

Then, the Japanese pirates broke out of Zhejiang, and this Changhua County was located at the junction of Zhejiang and Nanzhili.

However, this group of Japanese pirates did not directly enter Nanzhili, but went south slightly into Yanzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, looted Chun'an County, and under the encirclement of Zhejiang troops, they continued westward from Chun'an and ran into Huizhou Prefecture in Nanzhili.

"Huizhou Prefecture? It's not far from our Jiujiang."

Zhang Fugui suddenly interrupted and said that he had known about the Japanese pirates running into the inland before, but he was not very clear about the thief.

Now when I heard what my elder brother said, the Japanese pirates had actually run to their Jiujiang area.

"Finally, it's only a few hundred miles away from us."

Zhang Shigui nodded and said.

"Huizhou is definitely not prepared and has been penetrated by others. I have heard that this Japanese pirates are still wandering around and are almost running to Yingtian Mansion."

Zhang Fugui deserves to be well-informed. His source of information is not only at home, but also many friends who are doing business outside, so he is naturally well-informed.

He just heard a little bit about the Japanese pirates breaking into the inland this time and didn't ask much about it, after all, it had little to do with him.

"Yes, they fought to She County under Yanzhou Prefecture, and defeated the encirclement and suppression army there, went north to enter Jixi County, and then continued to move north to Jingde, Ningzhou Prefecture, and then passed Jingxian, Nanling, and Wuhu. Now it should be near Taiping Prefecture City. If they continued to run north, wouldn't they be close to Yingtian Prefecture?"

Zhang Shigui has a really good memory and keeps spitting out a series of place names. Obviously, he is not working in the commander's office. He knows the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates who invade the inland this time.

"The defeat in Wuhu was quite miserable. The main combat soldiers of Jianyang Guard were defeated. Calculated, if this group of Japanese pirates still had to go north."

By this time, Zhang Shigui had explained in detail the movements of the Japanese pirates traveling thousands of miles in the inland.

"How many people do they have?"

Wei Guangde listened very carefully and couldn't help asking.

"According to the Tang newspaper, when he was in Chun'an, there seemed to be only a few dozen Japanese pirates left. Later, in the battle of Wuhu, in addition to the Jianyangwei, local Minzhuang also participated. There should not be many killing more than ten people that time."

Zhang Shigui frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "But the rest are all strong, and it's even harder to catch."

In fact, when Wei Guangde heard Zhang Shigui say that the Japanese pirates were about to reach Yingtian Mansion, he already had a memory in his mind.

Of course, this memory comes from a joke I have seen online in later generations.

Yes, at that time, Wei Guangde finished reading the article with a joke mentality, saying that dozens of Japanese pirates came to Nanjing. He vaguely remembered that he had searched the information online and found that this joke was actually a real thing.

Then I saw various analyses, some said that this was the Nanjing city where the Japanese pirates escaped unexpectedly, and some said that the Japanese pirates were secretly traveling, but they were extremely purposeful. They first ran westward and then fought northward, and even encountered encirclement and suppression by officials from many places, they continued to go north, as if they had planned it.

Then the most nonsense is that they think that the Japanese pirates who have dozens of people have gone ashore. Note that they think that the Japanese pirates who have gone ashore have only dozens of people.

They were not pirates, but were sent by a Japanese daimyo to the Ming Dynasty to investigate the military situation, and were ready to find out the situation and then launch a large-scale attack.

Wei Guangde was stunned at that time. To be honest, he believed everything he saw was true.

However, the more I heard the news I said from Zhang Shigui, the more I felt it was like that?

According to his words, there were actually hundreds of Japanese pirates when they came ashore. They were encircled and defeated by the government troops in Shaoxing Prefecture. One of the strong Japanese pirates chose to flee west. Later, they might have found that there were more officers and soldiers in other directions, so they turned around and ran north, and by chance they arrived at Yingtian Prefecture.

Well, at the time of Lu Mingyan, the documents he saw that the Jiangxi Commander and the Jiangxi Provincial Governor General were probably news that the Japanese pirates came to Huizhou.

Huizhou is only 200 miles west, but it is Pengze County under the Jiujiang Prefecture system. If you go south, you will enter Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangxi.

We have been to Raozhou and Wei Guangde.

When he traveled in Jiangxi, he had been to many places and was quite impressed.

"If the Japanese pirates really arrive at the city of Nanjing, wouldn't they go crazy in Beijing?"

Zhang Hongfu suddenly muttered.

The two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing and Nanjing were both confidential places. If there was a special existence, then there was only Fengyang.

These three places are buried by the ancestors of the Zhu family, and there is also the tomb of Taizu outside Nanjing.

"Yes, so yesterday I issued a military order to gather and stand by the main combat soldiers of each department. If the Nanjing Ministry of War sends a military order, we will have to rush to Nanjing to help."

Zhang Shigui said helplessly.

"Does of Japanese pirates, can we use our Jiujiang Guard to send troops to rescue?"

Zhang Hongfu looked in disbelief. No one was left in the Beijing camp in Nanjing?

"This Japanese pirates are afraid that they are not fighting hard. They should be guerrilla tactics. They can win and fight, but they can't win and run away."

Wei Guangde whispered his judgment. If there were too many people, his whereabouts would be easily exposed, and he would naturally be surrounded and suppressed by large numbers of officials.

After several battles, the second one was cut off. The rest were elite soldiers and the team was small, which made it easier to hide their movements, making the brigade of officials and soldiers unable to do anything.

They took advantage of loopholes and only fought against the small team of the official army, which was enough to create panic in the Ming army.

"Yes, if you really can fight, you will defeat the official army in Zhejiang, and you will also wander to Nanzhili."

Zhang Shigui nodded and said.

"Then now Yingtian Mansion? There is also Mr. Xu. If you leave at this time, you may be said to be escaping in the last battle."

Wei Meng suddenly said.

"What Young Master Xu? Why did you escape in the last battle?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, and he had just returned home for a long time, so he naturally didn't know much.

Soon, Zhang Hongfu whispered to Wei Guangde. Wei Guangde got it. Xu Bangrui, the eldest son of the current Duke of Wei, arrived in Jiujiang a few days ago and came to his house for a wedding banquet.

After Zhang Hongfu talked about the devastating things about the Duke of Wei, Wei Guangde suddenly felt familiar and was too familiar with the taste.

When they were in Nanchang City, scholars got together. In addition to talking about knowledge and gossip, they naturally also had to talk about state affairs.

Well, the two kings of Emperor Jiajing were granted the marriage of the two kings almost at the same time, which is naturally one of the topics of conversation.

It is worthy of being in Jiangxi. Many of the candidates here have relatives serving as officials in Beijing, and they are well-informed. During the exchange, Wei Guangde also learned that it seemed that Emperor Jiajing also liked his youngest son, King Jing, and seemed not very fond of King Yu.

There is also rumor that the emperor wants to depose the elder and establish the young, isn’t this similar to the situation in the Duke of Wei’s family?

If there is the only difference, it is that the Duke of Wei has already made it clear, while the royal family is still a little confused and cannot see the emperor's specific thoughts clearly.

"Ahem."

At this moment, Zhang Shigui suddenly coughed twice, attracting the attention of everyone at the table, and then he said slowly: "The old man analyzed that the grandfather's idea would probably not work. No matter what the emperor's attitude is, the court will not be able to pass the barrier."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shigui looked around everyone, "Get down and keep your mouth tight. When you see Mr. Xu in the future, you have to be treated as the prince, do you know?"

The others nodded, and Wei Guangde blinked and realized something.

It is still a feudal dynasty now, and this era is like this, paying attention to "the old and the young are orderly, the superiors and inferiors are equal, and the family's blessings are not established without knowing etiquette."

In Nanchang City, Wei Guangde heard some words from the children of officials that King Jing was indeed better than King Yu when dealing with people, but in the eyes of most court officials, King Yu was still regarded as the crown prince.

There is nothing else, it is the difference between the old and the young.

Thinking about what he said just now, Mr. Zhang really saw it thoroughly.

However, Wei Guangde thought more. At that time in Nanchang, Wei Guangde was still guessing whether King Jing or King Yu could inherit the Dabao. He had no impression of this, but after listening to Zhang Shigui's words just now, he understood that if there was no accident, King Yu would be unstoppable.

Learned.

In this era, the word "ritual" represents morality, law, and system.
Chapter completed!