In the past few months, the Japanese pirates have raging in the southeast, and their momentum has become increasingly powerful. The first places that have been poisoned are Taizhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing and other places. Japanese pirates wantonly looting and killing, the people died tragically, the countryside was abandoned, the wharf was destroyed, the warehouse was seized, the war was smoked, and the war was burning everywhere. Wang Jun sent the powerful general Tang Kekuan to meet the enemy, and fought several times in succession, causing damage to each other. The Japanese pirates moved northward, Jiaxing, Songjiang, Hangzhou and other places were attacked one after another. A month ago, Jiaxing was actually captured, and the Japanese pirates vanguards were heading straight for Suzhou Prefecture. Fortunately, Yu Dayou led his troops to arrive in time to block the Japanese pirates, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

The Japanese pirates won consecutive battles and their reputations were greatly shocked. The officials were exhausted and even Wang Guo scolded them.

Tang Ruji never expected that the Japanese pirates would actually run to Shazhou again. If they had known this, why would they come to find unlucky? There is no need to say the annoyance in Tang Ruji's heart.

"Mr. Tang, I am a Hanlin editor. I can only use pens, but I don't play tricks. When the Japanese pirates come, it depends on you!"

With a word, he pushed the blame to Tang Xiucai and An Yuandao. Tang Yi saw it and couldn't help but sneer. He was still the top scorer, and he had no courage or responsibility at all. He chose a cartilage every three years, which is really sad and lamentable!

An Yuandao was still old, so he grabbed Tang Xiucai and asked, "Master Tang, how many troops do you have? Have you ever fought a war?"

"Six hundred are all new recruits, and their training is not bad." Tang Xiucai answered quickly.

An Yuandao automatically ignored the next sentence. The Japanese pirates were as cunning as foxes and extremely brave. Even the elite officers and soldiers could not defeat them, not to mention that hundreds of new recruits were only stronger than the people at most. What's the use?

Tang Xiucai's subordinates were useless, and even more so in Shazhou County. In addition to more than 200 yamen runners who only knew to bully the common people, there were also so-called military households who had not trained for one or two hundred years. They were more skilled than swords with hoes and scales. It would be better to pray that God would open his eyes to the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were going the wrong way!

"Zhuangyuan Gong, you can't beat him!" An Yuandao said with a bitter face. Tang Ruji was stunned when he heard this, blurted out and said, "I can't beat him, run away quickly!"

Tang Xiucai hurriedly said, "Sir, you can't run away. The Japanese pirates will take action tonight. There are 20,000 to 30,000 s of military rations and other supplies at the pier. What should I do if it falls into the hands of the Japanese pirates?"

"Yes!" Tang Ruji's face turned green. According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, losing military rations is equivalent to losing city and land. He will lose his head. Even if Master Yan and Master Yan can help deal with it, it is a stain that cannot be escaped in their lives. It is absolutely unacceptable for the Tang Zhuangyuan, who has a long-term future.

Even if you can't fight or run, is there any way to survive?

Tang Ruji was so anxious that he was like a pendulum, walking around over and over again, with only heavy breathing sounds left in the room. After a while, An Yuandao's eyes suddenly lit up and he stomped his feet, which scared everyone.

"Lao An, why are you going crazy?" Tang Ruji said hatefully.

An Yuandao hurriedly smiled and said, "Zhuangyuan Gong, I have thought of a solution."

"What's the solution?" Tang Ruji asked in surprise.

An Yuandao was about to speak, but noticed that Tang Yi and others wanted to speak but stopped, so he gave a wink and asked all the servants to go out. Tang Yi was no exception. There were only Tang Ruji, An Yuandao and Tang Xiucai in the room.

When he retreated outside, Tang Yi browsed deeply.

There is no doubt that the situation in front of us is not that the enemy is strong and we are weak, but that the enemy is extremely strong and we are extremely weak! Chen Sipan is a Japanese pirate for many years, fierce and cunning. He will definitely not just send Huang Gouzi alone. Maybe at this time, there are already many Japanese pirates in Shazhou City. They will emerge at any time, attacking inside and outside, easily breaking the city and robbing military rations.

As for why Chen Sipan could catch time so accurately! Tang Yi dared to say that someone must have informed him. Tang Yi sniffed a scent of conspiracy. Tang Ruji had a bad reputation, but he would not be so hatred. Maybe it was targeting him. Thinking of this, Tang Yi couldn't help but start a shock. In the dim night, it seemed that a poisonous snake was ready to go and spitting a letter at him.

Tang Yi walked around irritably, thinking about ways to break the deadlock, but he was at a loss. If An Yuandao and Tang Ruji were good, they could still fight against the city, but judging from the performance of the two guys, they were all teammates of pigs and were not trustworthy. However, escaping would be charged with crimes and would drag down the front line to fight against the Japanese. The elite soldiers and generals such as Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan would go hungry, and their hearts were as if they were cut by a knife!

Is there no way to have the best of both worlds?

Tang Yi stomped his feet hard, and suddenly the door opened, and Tang Xiucai walked out of it. Tang Yi came over. Tang Xiucai did not speak, but stretched out his hand and pulled Tang Yi to the corner of the wall beside him. With the light of the lantern, Tang Yi could see the blue veins on his father's temples and his gray face.

"Dad, what is An Yuandao's idea?"

"Oh!" After breathing a long sigh, Tang Xiucai said coldly: "Yi'er, County Magistrate An is much better than you. He said that we should take one or two thousand stones of grain first, and when the Japanese pirates appear, we will set fire at the dock."

"He wants to burn the food?"

"Hmph, the Japanese pirates cannot get food, and they are eager to jump over the wall and continue to chase them? How could they come up with such a solution?"

"Then what does he want to do?" Tang Yi felt that he had not had enough brains for the first time.

Tang Xiucai looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "He wants to burn down some people's houses and cause some people to be displaced. After the Japanese pirates plunder, they will come back with their men and kill these people, pretend to be Japanese pirates, and ask for merit and rewards!"

After listening, Tang Yi opened his mouth wide!

He shouted in his heart: An Yuandao, what a damn genius!

Taking away one or two thousand stones of food is better than nothing, but he can report his merits to the court, saying that he was protected by his own lives and was not lost. Then he used some heads of the people to pretend to be Japanese pirates, creating an illusion that he fought to the death, and although he was defeated by the Japanese pirates, he severely damaged the enemy.

There is no strong garrison in Shazhou, so it is already amazing to be able to kill some Japanese pirates. Maybe the superiors will not only not blame them, but also order praise. Speaking of which, Anyuandao can climb from the miscellaneous stream to the position of the magistrate, which is indeed a bit of Taoist practice! But this kind of Taoist practice makes people disgusting!

"Dad, you will never let you do something like killing good deeds! As the saying goes, if you can't keep the fire in paper, you will be doomed if you take a wrong step!"

Tang Xiucai grinned with a wry smile and asked, "Yi'er, what should you do if you say dad?"

Tang Yi's eyes rolled and gritted his teeth and said, "I won't believe it if I fight to the death with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates have three heads and six arms!" Tang Xiucai's eyes showed a hint of relief. He read that right, his son was a man of blood and principle. But things were far from that simple. Tang Xiucai murmured with tears in his eyes: "Yi'er, dad is not afraid of death, but dad is afraid of implicating you!"

Tang Yi was puzzled and looked at his father. Tang Xiucai smiled self-deprecatingly, "Yi'er, he told me the plan just because his father was obedient." When he spoke, his eyes almost widened. Although he was not a disciple of Xinxue, he regarded the word conscience more than anything else. If he did such a careless thing, it would be better to kill him.

But does he have a choice?

Tang Ruji and An Yuandao are both greedy and afraid of death. They are determined to escape. If Tang Xiucai fights them, even if they win, these two people will not let Tang Xiucai go. If they lose, they will not run away. They will even resist unfavorable, lose food and grass, and refuse to obey commands. All kinds of charges will fall on Tang Xiucai and become scapegoats.

On the one hand, there is no life in the ten deaths, and on the other hand, it is to ask for merit and reward. How difficult is it to choose? As for conscience, is this thing still valuable?

"Dad, if you listen to them, you will blame yourself for your whole life, which is even more uncomfortable than killing you!" Tang Yi said with red eyes.

Tang Xiucai nodded with conscientiousness, "Yi'er, dad knows that dad is not afraid of death, but dad doesn't want to implicate you?"

It was implicating me again, and Tang Yi was almost crazy!

"Silly child, if your father is disobedient, he will inevitably be charged with a crime. You must know that a son who commits an official cannot be admitted to the imperial examination, and your life will be over!" Tang Xiucai's eyes flashed with tears. In his heart, morality is far more important than life and death. Only one thing that can make his morality turn is his son! Tang Xiucai's heart is bleeding!

Life is over!

It seemed as if thunder sounded in his ears, Tang Yi trembled all over and his little face turned pale. Yes, instead of taking the risk to resist, it would be better to follow Tang Ruji's arrangement. Anyway, the sky fell and Tang Zhuangyuan was holding him. What's the problem with him? As long as nothing happened, the father and the other two can continue to live a free and easy life. There is a saying that no one has ever eaten shit, just don't chew it!

At this moment, a yamen run over hurriedly and said with a breath: "Master Tang, Lord Tang, please hurry up and protect the food and leave!"

Tang Xiucai nodded mutely, turned around mechanically, and burst into tears in an instant. He knew that the things he believed in for his life were broken, just like the white jade had a little flaw and could never be taken away!

He was about to pull out his legs and suddenly his hand was caught. When he turned around, Tang Yi was staring at him with a bright look.

"Dad, I want to fight once!"

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Chapter completed!