Chapter 1480 There is another secret
Shortly after the first cavalry of Tang soldiers entered Yingtian Mansion, another cavalry of Tang soldiers with a small flag on their back entered Yingtian Mansion.
"Did you see that there is another Tang soldier? It must be about the Japanese pirates from Shangyu. It seems to be Lien Zhan and Lianjie."
"Well, that makes sense."
“Why is there another Tang soldier reporting? Could it be that something happened ahead?!”
"Haha, you are really unfounded in your worries. What's the matter? Seeing that Zhao Kuo is alone, do you want to accompany him?! What are you thinking about? You, three thousand coalition forces are suppressing the Japanese. What can happen? It is really unfounded!"
< b r>"Yeah, that's true. Three thousand coalition forces wiped out eighty or so Japanese pirates. What surprises can there be?"
When the people of Yingtian City saw the Tang soldiers, they started talking among themselves, and most of their attitudes were mixed. Very optimistic.
Tang Bing rushed into the Ministry of War.
After Shi Pengfei reported the first letter, he left Zhang Jing's room and returned to his own room. When I walked to the duty room, I saw a clerk waiting outside the duty room. I couldn't help but frown slightly, "Who are you?! What's the matter?!"
"Master Shi, I am a scribe under Commander Mu Yin. His nickname is Du Wenchang. On orders from Commander Miu, I came to see you."
Du Wenchang bowed and replied.
"You are a scribe under General Miao. Humph, General Miao has been defeated again and again in his campaign to suppress Japanese invaders. How can you be so proud to come to see me?!" Shi Pengfei snorted coldly when he heard this. One sound, swing He waved his hand and said, "You can go back. I'm sorry for not receiving you."
"Master Shi, please calm down. There is another secret behind this defeat. General Miao specially ordered Xiao to come and report." Du Wenchang explained.
"Hidden secret?! Oh, after defeat after defeat, what else can be hidden?! Go and tell Miao Yin that Master Shangshu is very angry and the consequences will be serious. Just let him take care of himself!" Shi Pengfei waved. He waved his hand and ordered the guests to be kicked out with a cold face.
"My lord, I really have another secret. Please read it, my lord. The secret is all in this letter." Du Wenchang refused to leave. While explaining, he took out a bulging envelope from his sleeve, opened the seal, and showed it to the Shi Pengfei.
"What's the secret?" Shi Pengfei said disdainfully. Halfway through his words, his eyes caught a glimpse of a thick stack of banknotes exposed in the envelope. His eyes suddenly lit up and he swallowed the rest of his words.
Huh? ! This banknote is the hard currency of the Richang Hao. It can be redeemed on sight. It is not a treasure note issued by the imperial court. Judging from the color, this banknote should be a banknote with a denomination of one hundred taels. Judging from the thickness, there are about twenty pieces of this.
That’s two thousand taels of silver! !
Two thousand taels!
This is a huge sum of money.
For the sake of the banknote, Shi Pengfei's expression changed from cold to gentle. He nodded slightly and said warmly, "Well, there really is something hidden. Come in, please. Details Talk to me."
"Thank you, sir," Du Wenchang said happily.
About tea time, Du Wenchang walked out of Shi Pengfei's room with a happy face. Shi Pengfei gave it to him personally with a gentle face, and his sleeves were heavy. It was obvious that the two of them had a pleasant conversation.
"Sir, please stay." Du Wenchang bowed repeatedly.
"Haha, Du Wenwen walked slowly and told Commander Miao that I know the secret, so I should do my best to prevent the meritorious people from being guilty, and not to let the soldiers bleed, sweat and shed tears." Shi Pengfei said with a smile.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir." Du Wenchang thanked him repeatedly and returned with satisfaction.
As soon as Shi Pengfei saw off Du Wenchang, the clerk from the Ministry of War presented the second newspaper from Tang soldiers. Shi Pengfei took the newspaper, opened it and took a quick look. Without any delay, he turned around quickly Walking towards Zhang Jing's room.
"Master Shi, why did you leave and come back?" Zhang Jing couldn't help but asked when he saw Shi Pengfei walking in again with the Tang newspaper.
"Sir, there is another Tang newspaper, again about the Japanese pirates in Shangyu." Shi Pengfei explained.
"Oh, read it, I want to hear it and see if there is any bad news."
Zhang Jing took a breath, calmed down the emotions disturbed by the first newspaper, and said slowly.
"Returning to your lord, the Tang newspaper records: After fifty-seven Japanese pirates from Shangyu burned the south bank of Wuhu, amidst the fire and black smoke, they crossed the north bank of Wuhu and went straight to Wuhu County. Fortunately, the grass and trees in Wuhu County were all soldiers, and there were no Without slacking off at all, the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates were discovered in time. At the critical moment, before the Japanese pirates entered the city, they cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gate to defend. The Japanese pirates failed and lingered outside the city for a long time. They had no choice but to retreat. After burning, killing and looting outside the city, they retreated. Whereabouts."
Shi Pengfei opened the newspaper and reported the report.
"The thief is so cunning and rampant!" Zhang Jing couldn't help but slapped the table and cursed angrily.
Only fifty-seven Japanese pirates set fire to the south bank to attract everyone's attention, but they suddenly crossed the north bank of the river and attacked Wuhu County. Fortunately, Wuhu County was full of soldiers and discovered the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates in time, otherwise Wuhu County would not be safe!
So, Zhang Jing couldn’t help but scold the Japanese pirates for being so treacherous and rampant!
“Three thousand coalition forces surrounded and annihilated the Japanese pirates, but were defeated by the Japanese pirates. They could only close the city gate tightly and sit back and watch the Japanese pirates show off their power! Mr. Shi, immediately order the relevant officials to truthfully report the specific details of this battle. I will hold them accountable! "
Zhang Jing ordered Shi Pengfei.
Hearing this, Shi Pengfei thought of the large sum of money sent by Jianyang Wei Miaoyin, ah no, it was a "hidden secret". He rolled his eyes, took a step forward and suggested: "Sir, please calm down and read these two newspapers. , it is true that Commander Miao, Zeng Qianhu and others were defeated by the Japanese pirates, and they should be held accountable, but they are not without some credit. Sir, please read the Tang News, when the Japanese pirates raided Wuhu County, there were only fifty. Seven people. Before this battle, there were more than 80 Japanese pirates, but now there are only 57 Japanese pirates left. It can be seen that the three thousand Japanese pirates led by Commander Miao, Zeng Qianhu and others were defeated by the Japanese pirates. Defeat, but He also killed more than 30 Japanese pirates, which was considered a meritorious service. Before, the Japanese pirates in Shangyu attacked the city one after another and defeated the officers and soldiers from all over the country. They had never suffered such losses."
"In addition, Sir, please read the second sealing report. Fifty-seven Japanese pirates burned the south bank of Wuhu, crossed the north bank, and attacked Wuhu County. Wuhu County cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gate tightly. The Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat. I don't know. It can be seen that there are only fifty-seven people. The Japanese pirates no longer have the ability to attack cities and do evil again, so they can only hide their whereabouts. It is estimated that this group of Japanese pirates will flee overseas next time.” , after more than two thousand miles, he defeated officials from all over the country. Soldiers, Shaoxing, Huizhou Prefecture, Jixi County, She County and other places were all defeated by Japanese pirates. If they were held accountable, the officers and soldiers in various places would not be spared. Too many implicates would make people in various prefectures and counties panic, which would not be conducive to the overall situation of resisting Japanese invaders. , Commander Miao has suffered repeated defeats and battles, and his spirit is commendable. Currently, the Japanese The disease is serious and it is time to employ people. Please think twice."
Hearing this, Zhang Jing was silent for a long time and waved his hand, "Master Shi, you go down first and I will think about it later." (End of this chapter. )