Chapter 1523 Famous in Yingtian
In ancient times, the means of message transmission were backward, and the message was not transmitted as fast as in modern times. The news that all fifty-seven Japanese pirates were wiped out by the Zhejiang Army has not yet reached the city, and can only be found close to the city gate. Lifang heard the earth-shattering shouts of joy on the top of the city and knew the news. Most areas in the city did not know about this good news, and the city was still shrouded in the panic of the Japanese pirate threat.
Near the Confucius Temple in the city, there is a street called Zhuangyuan Lane. There are many inns and B&Bs in this alley. Many scholars preparing for the imperial examination and provincial examination will rent in this alley, so as to commemorate the name of the street. Good sign.
Of course, there are also some students from Jiangnan who rent here to prepare for the National Examination, and they look forward to ranking among the top three in the National Examination next year.
When the Japanese pirates attacked, Zhang Jing and other big bosses ordered the people in the city to be recruited to help defend the city. Scholars and candidates who were preparing for the imperial examination had certain privileges and status. Unlike ordinary people, they were naturally exempted from being recruited.
However, although they were exempted from going up to the city wall to help defend the city, they were still too frightened to prepare for the exam when faced with such a big disaster as the Japanese pirates sieging the city.
Gui Youguang is also one of the candidates who prepared for the exam in Zhuangyuan Lane, and he is quite famous. He is not young anymore, he is forty-six this year. He was a candidate in the 19th year of Jiajing. He was thirty-five years old at the time. The examiner Zhang Zhi admired him very much and called him a "national scholar". He praised him as "Jia Yi and Dong Zhongshu were alive" and ranked him second. Juren, I hope he can get closer, become a Jinshi as soon as possible, serve the court as soon as possible, and give full play to his talents.
However, it is a pity that although he has reviewed the literature of the three dynasties and the Han Dynasty and read hundreds of schools of thought, and is famous for his talents and prestige, he had poor luck in the exams and went to Beijing to take exams several times in a row. , all named Luosunshan.
After he failed again in the examination the year before last, he lived in Yingtian Zhuangyuan Lane, where he studied for the examination and talked and lectured. Scholars from hundreds of miles around came here to admire it. Sometimes there were more than ten people, and sometimes there were hundreds of people.
It can be said that in Zhuangyuan Lane, there is no scholar who does not know Gui Youguang, and everyone respectfully calls him Mr. Zhenchuan.
When Japanese pirates besieged the city, Gui Youguang was studying the scriptures in seclusion. He was suddenly inspired when he was going to the toilet in the morning, and he had a unique understanding of the meaning of a scripture. After cleaning, he went into seclusion in the study and ordered his servants not to disturb him. . It was already late at night when he was pulled out of the room by three friends.
Hearing that the Japanese pirates were sieging the city, Gui Youguang no longer wanted to study the scriptures, so he went to a secret room with a few friends to take shelter.
The secret room is secluded and private, with food, drink, wine and vegetables. The four scholars have no interest in learning and use the wine to get angry about state affairs and current affairs. Of course, the focus of their anger is the Japanese pirates from Shangyu who besieged the city.
“This group of Japanese pirates from Shangyu are simply beasts and inhumane!” A fat scholar put down his wine glass and sighed.
“No, this group of Japanese pirates have committed many crimes in Shangyu, Weizhou, Shexian and other places before. However, they are far away from Yingtian, so the feelings are not that deep, but Jiangning is right under their noses, The numerous murders committed by this group of Japanese pirates in Jiangning are really It's so hard to write down that it makes people cry blood! Beasts, beasts!" The long-bearded scholar next to the fat scholar cursed at the Japanese crown with red eyes, "It's so miserable. Most of the Jiangning camp was killed and injured, and Jiangning town fell into a movie. In the sea of fire, almost every family has filial piety. "
"Nowadays, the troubles caused by Japanese pirates are worse than the troubles caused by Northern pirates. Jiangnan is the granary of our Ming Dynasty, and it is also the money bag of our Ming Dynasty. The Japanese pirates are raging in the south of the Yangtze River. This is digging into the roots of our Ming Dynasty. Thousands of miles away The embankment was destroyed by ant nests, not to mention, the harm caused by Japanese pirates is far worse than that of ants!"
Gui Youguang has a long-term vision and a sense of urgency. When he saw the damage caused by overseas Chinese to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Mr. Zhenchuan's views are thought-provoking. Japanese pirates are raging in the south of the Yangtze River, and food and taxes are greatly affected. Without food and money, how can we pacify the northern barbarians, how can we pacify the southern border, and how can we pacify various places?" . This Japanese pirate must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise, as the teacher said, the foundation of our Ming Dynasty will be harmed!"
The fat scholar was immediately inspired and nodded vigorously in agreement. Light comments.
“However, it is not easy to get rid of the Japanese pirates as quickly as possible!!! The Japanese pirates have been infested for many years, and they have only become more and more serious. From the southeast to Shandong, there is no hope that the Japanese pirates will be quelled. There are also this time, This group of Japanese pirates landed from Shangyu and penetrated deep into the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. They spanned more than a thousand miles and broke through more than ten states and counties. Until today, they have broken through Jiangning and surrounded us in Liuyingtian! This is the capital of Liuzhou!"< br>
The last thin scholar shook his head and let out a long sigh, showing dissatisfaction and helplessness.
"Brother Zhengtai, things happened in a hurry this time. The Japanese pirates from Shangyu suddenly came to Yingtian. We knew nothing about the enemy's situation. The whole city in Yingtian was in fear, and the soldiers and civilians were frightened. That's why the fat scholar explained road.
When the thin scholar heard Ji, he couldn't help but sneered, "What happened in a hurry?! Where was the rush! Didn't Zhu Ping'an, the Minister of Sentence and Prosecution of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, have already warned three days ago?! That's not the case! Meat eaters are despicable!"
"Zhu Ping'an?! But Zhu Zihou, the top scholar in Enke last year?! I have read all his masterpieces in the provincial examination and the general examination. I really You're ashamed of yourself." When Gui Youguang heard Zhu Pingan's name, he sat up straight and asked eagerly, "Brother Zhengtai, you just said that he issued a warning three days ago. What happened?"
< br>"This is how it is to be innocent." The thin scholar told Gui Youguang the whole story in detail, focusing on the incident in which Zhu Ping'an's warning was ridiculed as a joke.
After hearing the whole story, Gui Youguang sighed for a long time, with regret, anger, and various emotions filling his chest.
Zhu Ping'an's warning spread throughout half of the sky, and only Gui Youguang who was present didn't know about it.
"Actually, even if there is no warning from Zhu Ping'an, so what! Husband, the defense of the capital cannot be said to be unsecured. On weekdays, the nobles and nobles ride on the road, and the soldiers ask for 80,000 yuan of food every month. This is why Today, fifty-seven thugs are knocking on the door, even if the emperor is acting like this, I would rather bring shame to the court!" The long-bearded scholar put down the teacup vigorously and cursed sadly. +
"What? You said fifty-seven?! Are there only fifty-seven Japanese pirates?" When Gui Youguang heard fifty-seven Japanese pirates, he suddenly lost hold of the wine glass in his hand and dropped it. On the ground, he asked the three people in disbelief.
The long-bearded scholar and others nodded vigorously.
"Fifty-seven, fifty-seven, hahahaha." When Gui Youguang heard this, his jaw almost dropped, and his outlook was completely destroyed. He couldn't help but laugh angrily. He smiled and suddenly clapped his chest hard with both hands. , looked up to the sky and sighed, tears falling like rain.
Sigh.
The three people in the room couldn't help but feel the same way and let out a long sigh.
"Mr. Zhenchuan, I'm so happy, so happy." At this moment, an excited voice suddenly came from outside.
Then, a scholar pushed in the door and reported the good news to Gui Youguang and others with uncontrollable emotions, "Fifty-seven Japanese pirates have been sentenced to death and have been exterminated by the army led by Zhu Ping'an, the inspector general." , no one was spared, they were all killed, and all the bodies were brought in. Now, Mr. Zhu has led the Zhejiang army into the city. "
"What?! Are you serious about this?!" Gui Youguang and others stood up in a hurry, their faces full of surprise and excitement.
“It’s true, it couldn’t be more true. The Japanese pirates were showing off their power during the day, and none of the soldiers or civilians in the city had ever seen them. These Japanese pirates could be recognized even if they turned into ashes, and they were all confirmed to be the corpses of Japanese pirates.”< br>
The scholar looked sure.
"Oh my God, this is so great. Zhu Ping'an deserves to be the number one scholar, and he is truly a role model for us! It's so obvious!"
"It's so obvious!"
Gui Youguang and others were overjoyed, and the secret room became a sea of joy.
There are countless scenes like this in Yingtian City. The whole of Yingtian was caught in a huge surprise. Zhu Pingan's name was suddenly known to everyone. (End of this chapter)