Chapter 1672 Zong Xian surrenders
"Xiaoguan now finally understands why the usnea tea roasted by the infamous Monk Dafang has become world-famous and hard to find. The tea leaves are rolling around in the cup like a dragon and a snake, Taking one mouthful into the throat, it is like orchid on the tongue, refreshing the heart and spleen; like the soul in the sky, floating in the air, as if there is an immortal in the world, it is not This tea belongs to me. Ahem, I have no choice but to break my promise. If you just asked me to take half a can with you, it won’t count. If it doesn’t count, I will have the audacity to ask you for half a can. Let’s go.”
After taking a sip of tea, Hu Zongxian seemed to be intoxicated with every pore. He highly praised Usnea tea and praised it profusely.
“Hahaha, I must do what I say and what I do must be resounding. Naturally, I mean what I say. You know the inner meaning of Usnea tea deeply and you are the master of Usnea tea. This half-pot of tea is not with you. Who?! From now on, this half a can of tea will be named Hu."
Hearing this, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help laughing, and generously handed the half can of tea to Hu Zongxian.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for your kindness. I will be disrespectful if you are a lower-ranking official."
Hu Zongxian took the half-can of Usnea tea with both hands, smiled with joy, and put it in his sleeves as if it were a treasure.
"Haha, what's the purpose of Merlin's late night visit this time?" Zhao Wenhua asked with a smile.
"Reporting to your lord, although Xian is not talented, he still has the ambition to exterminate the Japanese pirates and support the country. I have come here tonight to recommend myself to help your lord calm the southeast." Hu Zongxian did not hide it and bowed to Zhao Wenhua. He bowed his head and stated his purpose straightforwardly.
"Please get up quickly, Merlin, please get up quickly. With the help of Merlin, I am like a fish in water, like a tiger with wings. Why worry about the Japanese pirates being immortal and the injustice in the southeast!"
After hearing this, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but stepped forward with a happy face to help Hu Zongxian up. He was very satisfied with his initiative to surrender.
Although Zhu Ping'an left, Hu Zongxian came, and he did not lose money this time, and even made a profit.
In terms of status, Hu Zongxian was the censor of Zhejiang appointed by the Holy Father, and his status was far above Zhu Ping'an. In terms of knowledge and talent, Hu Zongxian's knowledge and talent are not weaker than Zhu Pingan's. In the 17th year of Jiajing, Hu Zongxian became the top scholar in high school at the age of 26. Although it is not as exaggerated as Zhu Pingan's top scholar in high school when he was weak, but compared with He did not try to make too many concessions, and after Hu Zongxian was appointed magistrate of Yidu County, Qingzhou, he demonstrated his outstanding political talents in one appointment. After the locust plague, they suppressed mountain bandits, and then patrolled the important border towns of Xuanfu and Datong to rectify military discipline and consolidate border defenses, with outstanding results. Then they patrolled Huguang, quelled the Miao people's uprising, and entered the official career. During these ten years, one step at a time, Steady rise, outstanding political achievements, and rising reputation; two months ago, the Holy Emperor appointed Hu Zongxian to Zhejiang to patrol as censor, and he had high hopes for him.
It can be said that he is both civil and military, with outstanding political talents, courage and strategy!
In terms of age and experience, Hu Zongxian is about twenty years older than Zhu Pingan, and has much more experience than Zhu Pingan. He is calm and sophisticated, much more sophisticated than Zhu Ping'an, a young man who is prone to impulsive actions.
Regarding current affairs, he took the initiative to invite Zhu Pingan. Although Zhu Pingan did not reject it outright, he did not accept it either. Hu Zongxian took the initiative to submit his invitation and was much more knowledgeable about current affairs than Zhu Pingan.
This is the real hero!
Zhang Jing covers the sky with one hand, and regards military affairs in the southeast as a taboo, and does not allow others to interfere. The officials in the southeast are in awe of themselves, and they are even more in awe of Zhang Jing. Now that Hu Zongxian has come to join us, the dilemma in the southeast can be solved.
"It's already late at night, so Mei Lin shouldn't go back and rest at the Yamen. I happened to be discussing the current situation in the southeast with Mei Lin Bingzhuye." Zhao Wenhua pointed to the dark night outside the window and persuaded Hu Zongxian.
"Thank you for your consideration, sir. I will have the nerve to stay overnight in your office." Hu Zongxian responded immediately.
Zhao Wenhua nodded with satisfaction, and ordered some wine and food to be sent to the study. He and Hu Zongxian held candlelight talks at night.
"Meilin, I'm new here. What's the situation like in the Southeast Japanese Bureau now?" Zhao Wenhua asked.
“My lord, now the Japanese pirates are in full swing in the southeast, and they are becoming more and more serious. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is corrosive. Since rejecting the proposal of the great Japanese chief Wang Zhi to open the market, Wang Zhi colluded with the Japanese pirates to launch a large-scale invasion, including hundreds of ships. It comes from the sea, and thousands of miles of eastern Zhejiang, western Zhejiang, Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and coastal areas are warned simultaneously. , tens of thousands of Japanese pirates captured cities and fortresses, killing countless people. The Japanese pirates also captured countless people and forced them to work for them. Women weaved during the day and were bullied at night. Strong men were forced to be slaves, and even forced to join the Japanese pirates as slaves. Cannon fodder. The treasures and silks plundered by the Japanese pirates are countless. Arson caused harm, fireworks were soaring into the sky, the losses were immeasurable, and the people were miserable. In addition to Wang Zhi, there were also Japanese chiefs Xu Hai, Chen Dong, etc. who gathered more than 40,000 Japanese pirates to occupy places such as Tuolinchuan Sand Castle in Zhejiang, and there were attacks every day. New Japanese pirates gathered in their territory. Xu Hai, Chen Dong and others often sent troops to plunder the surrounding towns, burning and killing them. There are more than a dozen groups of Japanese pirates who commit no crime and cause serious harm, but the number of groups ranges from hundreds to thousands. Although the two groups of Japanese pirates are not as powerful, the harm is not small. "
< br>Hu Zongxian sighed and briefly reported the situation of the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan to Zhao Wenhua.
“God damn the Japanese pirates, even if they are making small troubles, they dare to be so rampant. The southeast is our Ming Dynasty’s tax center. The Japanese pirates are so rampant in the southeast, which seriously threatens our Ming Dynasty’s fiscal revenue and shakes our Ming Dynasty. Sheji, the Holy One is worried about this, the Japanese pirates really deserve death!"
Zhao Wenhua said angrily when he heard this.
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true. Due to the influence of Japanese pirates, the taxes paid by various places in the south of the Yangtze River this year are less than 30% of previous years, and the property looted by Japanese pirates is not even tens of millions." Hu Zongxian sighed. tone, and further added.
Zhao Wenhua was even more angry when he heard that the Japanese pirates had robbed him of so much money, tens of millions of taels of silver.
"The Japanese invasion is so serious, how should all parties respond?" Zhao Wenhua asked with concern after he recovered from tens of millions of taels of silver.
“Hey, this time the Japanese invaders, the guards in various places are quite unbearable. The troops in the guards are generally cowardly. When they encounter the Japanese pirates, they lose all their courage. They are defeated as soon as they meet the Japanese pirates. Their combat effectiveness is not much better than that of the common people. , less than one out of ten guardhouses can resist Japanese pirates.”
"In view of the cowardice of the guards' troops, Governor Zhang decided to mobilize troops and recruit generals with combat effectiveness from other places to come to the southeast coast to assist in the suppression of Japanese pirates. At present, Governor Zhang has appointed Bai Xuan, the original commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and Guangxi Dusi commanded Zou Jifang, who acted as a guerrilla general. He went to Tianzhou, Guishun, Nandan, Donglan and other places to mobilize 6,000 wolf soldiers, and jointly led them to Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese. Among them, the hereditary native officials of Tianzhou are young and cannot serve as regular soldiers. Mrs. Wa serves as the commander of the Tianzhou wolf soldiers. The wolf soldiers are already on the way and will arrive soon. In addition to the wolf soldiers, Governor Zhang also recruited military generals Li Fengshi and Xu Guodong. Leading six thousand Shandong spearmen to Zhejiang to fight the Japanese, they are already on the way and will be arriving soon."
Hu Zongxian said slowly.
“Since Governor Zhang took office, how has the situation been in suppressing Japanese invaders?” Zhao Wenhua asked again.
“Governor Zhang is more cautious about the suppression of Japanese pirates and has not sent out troops to suppress Japanese pirates. At present, he is mainly urging the barracks and guards to step up military training and raise food and wages. He intends to wait for the arrival of Shandong spearmen and Guangxi wolf soldiers. March to suppress the Japanese pirates."
Hu Zongxian replied.
"You haven't sent out troops to suppress the Japanese since you took office?" Hearing this, Zhao Wenhua narrowed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. (End of this chapter)