Chapter 1915 Impossible, absolutely impossible
“Destroy 40,000 Japanese?! How is it possible, absolutely impossible, this is absolutely not true, absolutely not!”
“How is it possible! Destroy 40,000 Japanese! 40,000! This boast has even been blown up to the sky!”
“We have been in the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years. There are so many famous generals and marshals, but they have never killed so many Japanese. They really dare to brag about killing 40,000 Japanese!"
"Suzhou prefect Shang Wei and Zhu Pingan are two dogs. How dare you lie about your success! They are so brave! In order to get promoted and make a fortune, they don’t even have any shame!”
After the officials at the dinner table were stunned for a few seconds, they all began to question and curse, not believing the content of the good news.
The main reason was that the good news was too exaggerated. Forty thousand Japanese were wiped out. This number was so big that they didn't even dare to think about it.
Although they are far away in the capital, they also know how fierce the Japanese pirates are. They are not afraid of death and kill people like chickens! One Japanese pirate can almost outnumber ten. They are fierce and cunning, making them extremely difficult to deal with.
A few months ago, dozens of Japanese pirates landed at Shangyu, Shaoxing. They rushed all the way, burning, killing, looting, and attacking cities and towns. They fought and won in succession, and they reached the foot of Yingtian City in one go. The sword showed off its power, killing four to five thousand Ming troops along the way, and they all trampled Ming's face and rubbed it under their feet!
The fierceness of the Japanese pirates was fully demonstrated in this battle.
Such a tough Japanese pirate, could Zhu Ping'an kill 40,000 in one battle? !
How is that possible!
Does he have hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal? Without hundreds of thousands of troops, how could we destroy 40,000 Japanese in one battle?
"Wang Shilang, what do you think of this?" Someone at the table asked Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel.
"I think there is definitely something wrong with this good news! Zhu Pingan's Zhejiang army only has 2,000 people. If he wants to kill 40,000 Japanese, his Zhejiang army will not be able to fight even ten of them. On average, each of them will kill 20. Japanese pirates , How is this possible? You know, in the battle of Jihai, he only killed more than 300 Japanese. How long has it been since then, and he has killed 40,000 Japanese? It is absolutely impossible! ”
Mr. Wang, the left servant of the Ministry of Personnel, shook his head and did not believe that Zhu Ping'an could accomplish the great feat of exterminating 40,000 Japanese.
"Yes, we all have the same view. Either he, Zhu Pingan, lied about the military situation, or he, Zhu Pingan, killed a good man and took credit for it!" Everyone else at the table also nodded, agreeing with Wang Shilang's opinion. .
"Haha, I originally wanted to deal with Zhu Ping'an, but now I'm really dozing off and give him a pillow. He, Zhu Ping'an, together with the Suzhou magistrate Shang Wei, lied about military information. This is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, and beheading is not an excuse. Can you pass? If you want to kill a good person and take credit for it, then even if Zhu Ping'an has ten heads, he won't be able to kill him."
Luo Longwen touched his chin and said sadly. He never bothered to hide his hatred for Zhu Pingan.
"Haha, yes, this is Zhu Ping'an looking for death. He can't blame us for looking for death himself. Even if the Holy Spirit is thinking of his meritorious service in the past, he will not kill his head and reduce his position to serve the people. You can’t run away.”
An official at the table nodded and agreed with Luo Longwen.
“Count him in!”
“Count me in, and I’ll take part in him too. Participate in Zhu Ping’an’s deception of the emperor and perverting the law, and sympathize with his Zhu Ping’an’s killing of good people and taking credit for their merits!”< br>
“I will draft an impeachment memorial when I get home later, so that I can get through it quickly. The Secretary of Political Affairs submitted it, this time, we cannot let go of this hard-won opportunity, and we will definitely let Zhu Pingan die without a burial place."
All the officials at the table expressed their intention to impeach Zhu Pingan. This is an opportunity presented to them, and they won't let it go.
Yan Shifan was very satisfied with everyone's active stance on impeaching Zhu Ping'an and nodded his head in approval.
However, Yan Shifan was a smart man. He gently stretched out his hand and pressed down. After everyone calmed down, he coughed lightly and reminded everyone, "It is necessary to impeach Zhu Pingan, but , but we are not in a hurry to submit it tonight. First, we need to figure out the specific content of Suzhou's victory report so that we can be targeted."
"Yes, yes, Xiao Ge reminded me. What is important is that we cannot listen to the one-sided words of the person who reported the victory. We have to see what the specific content of the report is and what Zhu Pingan did in it, so that we can impeach him accordingly."
"Yes. , Yes, he is worthy of being the boss of Xiaoge, and he does everything right."
After Yan Shifan spoke, everyone at the table spoke in agreement and flattered Yan Shifan.
At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly sounded, "What if, I say if, what if the victory report is true."
"How can it be true? Forty thousand Japanese were wiped out in one battle. , This is absolutely impossible." Some people immediately shook their heads in opposition.
"I know it's impossible, so I said what if, what if the content of the good news from Suzhou is true? I'm just preparing for the worst."
The man just explained.
Well, yes, everything must be prepared for the worst in advance. What if, what if Zhu Pingan really killed 40,000 Japanese in one battle.
"Wang Shilang, if Zhu Ping'an really kills 40,000 Japanese in one battle, how should he be rewarded?"
The man asked.
When Wang Shilang heard this, he opened his mouth, and it took him several seconds to make a sound. The corners of his mouth were twitching, "According to our Ming Dynasty's reward and punishment system, and the rewards awarded by the Holy Father some time ago, if he Zhu Peace is true If he kills 40,000 Japanese in one battle, then I really can’t think of how to reward him.”
Damn it, last time Zhu Pingan killed more than 300 Japanese, I racked my brains. It took me more than ten days to figure out how to reward him.
In order not to give him too many promotions, I gave him a favor to his mother, his wife, and his unborn child.
If he really kills 40,000 Japanese this time, and if he does not want him to continue to be promoted, his eighteen generations of ancestors, no, one hundred and eight generations of ancestors will have to be rewarded one by one, and they will have to be rewarded with a large number of officials. Just fine.
But can this be done? !
If you do this, it will be the most ridiculous thing in the world. Not to mention making the world laugh, you can’t pass the holy test. How can you give rewards to people’s 108 generations of ancestors one by one? It's not child's play.
However, if this is not the case, then I really don’t dare to think how far Zhu Ping’an will be promoted.
"Master Wang, you have to think about it even if you don't dare to think about it. You have to prepare for the worst and prepare for a rainy day."
Someone on the table reminded.
As soon as he heard this, Wang Shilang couldn't help scratching his hair with a painful look on his face. What can I think? It took me more than ten days to destroy the Japanese for more than three hundred years. If the Japanese were really destroyed, Forty thousand, I don’t even want to live anymore.
"If it is true that he has such military exploits, then Zhu Ping'an will be able to leave his name in history. There is no reward that is too high, not to mention being promoted to a higher rank." Wang Shilang looked as painful as constipation. said.
"What?! A promotion? Also a title?" Someone at the table couldn't help but take a breath, "Our Ming Dynasty has an ancestral system: 'No title can be awarded unless it is for social and military merit, nor can it be awarded unless it is for special purposes. "Yu'ah."
A knighthood! This is the ultimate dream of a literati. Once you are knighted, it will not only create a noble family and a wife, but also directly make your name in history.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, until now, there have been only a handful of literati who have been awarded titles for their merits. Except for Li Shanchang, Wang Wenyang and Liu Bowen at the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there are only three others. Wang Ji, Wang Yue and Wang Yangming.
These three people are all outstanding people who have left their names in Qing history. Wang Ji repeatedly defeated the Tatars, pacified the frontiers, conquered Luchuan three times, quelled the Miao rebellion, and was granted the title of Jing Yuanbo; Wang Yue was even more awesome, and became a Jinshi. No. 30 years in the army He went out to seize the Hetao three times outside the Great Wall, and won a total of thirteen major, medium and small battles. Unparalleled by any scholar, he was awarded the title of Wei Ning Bo for his outstanding military achievements. As for Wang Yangming, let alone Wang Yangming, he was the best among the best.
They were able to be knighted for their merits. If Zhu Pingan can also be knighted, then his name will surely be left in Qingshi history.
"Otherwise, this means destroying 40,000 Japanese, not 400." Wang Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel was so painful that several strands of his hair were pulled out. (End of this chapter)