Chapter 1886 The story behind the good news (Part 1)
The place was cleaned and replaced with scallion pancakes, millet porridge, and various side dishes. Everyone who was vomiting could finally enjoy a midnight snack.
While everyone was enjoying supper, Magistrate Shang came to Zihou and whispered, "Zihou, can you lend me a moment to speak."
"Of course, Lord Shang, please." Zhu Ping An nodded and followed Magistrate Shang to a secluded part of the venue.
Zhu Ping'an probably understood in his heart that if there was something unspeakable about the Shang Prefect, he wanted to ask him.
At the current stage, nine out of ten are military exploits.
"Haha, congratulations to Zihou. You guys, Zihou, deserve the most credit for this battle to defend Suzhou City. Zihou, you led the Zhejiang Army soldiers to annihilate more than 30,000 Japanese pirates and destroy more than 100 Japanese ships. More than 16,000 Japanese pirate heads were captured, and countless Japanese pirate weapons were captured. This was the first success since the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan. In order to boost the morale of the people all over the world to fight against the Japanese, it will be easy for you, Zihou, to be promoted to a higher rank. I estimate that in a short time, I will honor Zihouqian as a Shangguan."
We arrived at a secluded place. Afterwards, Magistrate Shang congratulated Zhu Ping'an greatly and joked that Zhu Ping'an's rank would be higher than him in a short time.
“This is not only the credit of our Zhejiang Army, but also the credit of the Shang Prefect and all the people in Suzhou. The victory of this Suzhou defense battle is due to the fact that the Shang Prefect and you are in the city, our Zhejiang Army is outside the city, and both sides are fine. The result of trial cooperation and full cooperation is indispensable, and the credit naturally belongs to both of us."
Zhu Ping'an did not want to take the credit for himself, and expressed his willingness to share this victory with Magistrate Shang and others.
Zhu Ping'an not only said it verbally, but also really thought so in his heart, and was willing to share his military exploits with Magistrate Shang and the others.
After all, the credit this time is too great.
In my impression, about one year in the future in history, Governor Zhang Jing arrived with spearmen from Shandong, wolf soldiers from Guangxi, and native soldiers from the southwest. The great victory of Wangjiangjing organized by the organization only captured 2,000 Japanese pirate heads. On the left and right, thousands of commissars were killed.
In the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Zhang Jing and his team's victory at Wangjiangjing was already called "the most successful military exploits in the southeast."
The results he achieved by chance were nearly ten times as great as Wang Jiangjing’s victory.
Such a great achievement, even if shared with Magistrate Shang and the others, would be enough for everyone.
“No, no, no, these gains are all due to you, Zihou, and the head of a Japanese pirate in our Suzhou city is also credited. We are self-aware, and we in Suzhou have not even taken a step out of the city gate, and How to capture the first level? Ahem, the only one who left the city surrendered to the Japanese pirates, and almost surrendered our Suzhou city to the Japanese pirates. Thanks to Zihou's timely appearance to save Suzhou city, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous." Magistrate Shang shook his head vigorously, not at all. The meaning of greed for merit.
Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised. At first, he thought that Magistrate Shang asked him to lend a hand to speak because he wanted to share some of his military exploits.
I didn’t expect that Magistrate Shang would be so insistent that he would not even spare a Japanese pirate’s head.
This made Zhu Pingan a little surprised.
Zhu Pingan thought that Magistrate Shang was embarrassed, so he said sincerely again, "Sir Shang, although you have not left the city, the role you played in the defense of Suzhou cannot be underestimated, not to mention giving us The Zhejiang Army’s supplies of gunpowder, grain, mules, horses, ordnance, etc., only mentioned You stick to the city, consume the morale of the Japanese pirates, draw down the Japanese pirates’ troops, and share the Japanese pirates’ firepower.” It is important for people to be self-aware. We in Suzhou are here to The Japanese pirates' offensive played an extremely limited role, and it also hindered you a lot. If Zihou and your Zhejiang army hadn't turned the tide, our city of Suzhou would have fallen into the hands of the Japanese pirates, and hundreds of thousands of people in the city would have been killed and ravaged by the Japanese pirates. , I will become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty if I don't maintain it. It's not enough for the snake to swallow you, but the mantis will catch the cicada at the end of the world. If we continue to shamelessly share your military achievements, are we still human beings? We will have no face to live in this world, and we will be punished by God in the future."
Shang Zhifu. He waved his hands repeatedly with a look of persistence, firmly declining Zhu Pingan's kindness.
"Master Shang, what I said is true." Zhu Pingan said with a wry smile.
"Zihou, thank you for your kindness. What I said is true." Magistrate Shang insisted and declined Zhu Pingan's kindness.
It seemed that Magistrate Shang was serious, which surprised Zhu Ping'an.
Shang Zhifu noticed Zhu Pingan's surprise and explained to Zhu Pingan frankly, "Zi Hou, the Japanese pirates such as Xiang Xu Hai gathered more than 40,000 people and invaded in large numbers. Suzhou City can not lose , for us Suzhou officials, especially for me, it is a blessing among misfortunes. The success of defending the city is enough for us in Suzhou. We have the responsibility to defend the territory. For us, the fact that Suzhou City was preserved is a great achievement from heaven. Of course, the most important contribution to the defense of the city is Zihou and your Zhejiang Army. There is no doubt about this. "
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but feel a little confused. If he really didn't want to share the merits of the war, why would he bother himself to speak? ! It's totally unnecessary.
"Zihou, don't think too much. I'm asking you to take a step to speak this time because I'm here about the king's thief defrauding the city."
Zhifu Shang noticed Zhu Ping'an's doubts, so he Frankly stated the reason for asking Zhu Ping'an to take a step to speak.
Are you here to defraud the city because of the king's thief?
Zhu Ping'an was thoughtful, and he had a pretty good idea of Magistrate Shang's intentions.
“I am ashamed to say that the king’s thief came out of the city to surrender to the Japanese pirates, but I failed to see through it and let the king’s thief lure some of the Japanese pirates into the city. If Zihou hadn’t led the Zhejiang army to turn the tide in time, Suzhou City would have been destroyed at that time. "
Zhifu Shang said with an embarrassed look.
“This is not the fault of Mr. Shang, but the fault of the king. He did not listen to the warnings and did not respect the orders of Mr. Shang. He went out of the city to pursue the Japanese. He fell into the Japanese pirates’ treacherous plan and was captured by the Japanese pirates. He was greedy and fearful. Die, be a slave, surrender to the Japanese pirates, and lead the Japanese pirates into the city..." Zhu Pingan shook his head.
"Ahem, that's the case, but as the prefect of Suzhou, I failed to see through the treachery of the king's thief, and I am also responsible for the oversight." Prefect Shang coughed and said embarrassedly.
Zhu Pingan touched his chin after hearing this. What Magistrate Shang said was true, but as far as this matter is concerned, Magistrate Shang is indeed responsible for negligence. Although the responsibility is not big, the stain is not small. For Magistrate Shang His official career has a considerable impact.
"Ahem, I asked Zihou to lend me a step to speak as a merciless request."
Zhifu Shang rubbed his hands in embarrassment and looked at Zhu Ping'an and said.
"Master Shang, please speak." At this time, Zhu Ping'an already knew what Magistrate Shang wanted. (End of chapter)