"Zihou, I will leave southern Zhejiang to you. Once we have defeated Xu Hai, we will take advantage of the victory and send troops to southern Zhejiang to wipe out Wang Zhi in one fell swoop! Apart from the two major Japanese chiefs, Xu Hai and Wang Zhi, the Japanese troubles in Jiangnan are also limited. It's settled! I will have the face to face the Holy Spirit."
Zhang Jing patted Zhu Pingan on the shoulder and said optimistically.
Zhang Jing is very optimistic, but Zhu Pingan is not so optimistic. History has proven that after Wang Zhi was beheaded and Xu Hai was destroyed, the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan became more widespread. It took almost ten years to Completely pacified.
However, it all depends on people. The road is long, but you will reach it if you go hard.
"Ping'an wishes the governor great success!" Zhu Ping'an stood up, picked up the teacup, and paid respect to Zhang Jing.
"Thank you for your good wishes!" Zhang Jing picked up the tea cup and clinked it, and then added, "This also wishes us immediate success. After Xu Hai is wiped out, we will join forces in southern Zhejiang and wipe out Wang Zhi and Wang Zhi in one fell swoop!"
"Immediate success!" The two of them drank the wine in one gulp.
"Your Majesty, Governor, I came to Jiaxing today to do one more thing. I was implementing the ten-household protection law in Zhejiang and found something unusual in Doupu Pu, not far northwest of Jiaxing, and Fuchun Bay, just north of Jiaxing. I sent people We pretended to investigate, but no abnormalities were found in Fuchun Bay, but there was an abnormality in Douopu Pu."
Before leaving Zhang Jing, Zhu Pingan informed Zhang Jing of the abnormal situation in Dou Dou Pu.
According to Zhang Jing's order, he will return to Shaoxing tomorrow. He will not have time to deal with Duopu. However, the location of Duopu is very critical. It is within the scope of the future battle of Wangjiangjing. If this is not dealt with, Removing the nails may cause a lot of trouble.
Therefore, before leaving, Zhu Pingan told Zhang Jing about the situation in Doupu Pu and asked Zhang Jing to remove the nail.
“Oh, what’s abnormal?” Zhang Jing asked.
“I implemented the ten-household protection law in Zhejiang, and not a single piece of information about this village’s protection was reported; of course, what’s even more unusual is that more than ten days ago, Douopu Village was celebrating his father’s birthday. Fifty or sixty relatives came to their family for the banquet. They were all strong laborers, and their faces were tight. I had never seen them before. After celebrating their 10,000th birthday, these people None of the relatives staying in the villagers' houses have left, and they cannot leave; some villagers apply unnaturally, as if they are controlled by others. Based on this, I seriously suspect that Douopu has been secretly controlled by Japanese pirates. "
Zhu Pingan slowly. He said, telling Zhang Jing one by one about the abnormalities in Dou Dou Pu, reminding Zhang Jing that Dou Dou Pu was probably secretly controlled by Japanese pirates.
"Toupu Pu, right? I remember it and I will send someone to deal with it." Zhang Jing nodded.
Hearing that Zhang Jing said he would deal with Duopu, Zhu Pingan felt relieved and said goodbye to Zhang Jing.
"Zi Hou, walk slowly." Zhang Jing sent Zhu Pingan outside the study.
"My Lord Governor, please stay." Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to Zhang Jing, turned around and walked outside.
After Zhu Pingan's figure disappeared in the courtyard, another person walked out of the study, it was Li Tianchong, the former governor of Zhejiang.
"Zicheng, you have heard it too. Zihou has accepted the mission. He will return to Shaoxing tomorrow and swear to leave for Ningbo." Zhang Jing turned around and said to Li Tianchong.
"Master Zhu takes the overall situation into consideration and has the courage to shoulder heavy responsibilities, which is admirable." Li Tianchong nodded and praised Zhu Pingan.
"If it were not for the worry that Zhao Wenhua would ruin the war situation, it would be better if Zihou led the Zhejiang army to jointly participate in the battle to encircle Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates. Zihou knew the military affairs, and it was a pity that the Zhejiang army faced the Japanese pirates and won one after another"< br>
Zhang Jing said with emotion.
"My lord, you don't have to feel guilty. You have to be responsible to the Holy One and to the people. Lord Zhu will definitely understand. It's all Zhao Wenhua's fault and Party Yan's fault!" Li Tianchong consoled him.
Zhang Jing is still a little emotional.
Seeing this, Li Tianchong said again, "My lord, if you don't keep secrets from the emperor, you will lose your ministers; if you don't keep secrets from ministers, you will lose your virginity; if you keep a few things secret, it will cause harm. In order to suppress the overall situation of the Japanese, keeping secrets is the most important thing. Strictly guard the party." We are not clear about the Japanese pirates. If Zhao Wenhua learns about our plan to suppress the Japanese, it means that the Japanese pirates know it! If we know our enemy and know ourselves, we will never be in danger. If the Japanese pirates know our plan, then we will suppress the Japanese. It’s strange that the battle can be successful.”
After listening to Li Tianchong’s words, Zhang Jing couldn’t help but nodded, “Zicheng’s words are reasonable and must be kept secret.”
Then, Zhang Jing. He asked again, "Before I finished speaking, Zihou came and went on to say that those two people from the Yan Party colluded with the Japanese pirates. Has it been verified?"
"Go back to Da Da The two people named Wang and Zhang must have colluded with the Japanese pirates. Last month, they purchased 80 carts of healing medicinal materials in Yingtian City and shipped them out of the city in the morning. They were robbed by Japanese pirates outside the city at noon. No one was hurt, and all the medicinal materials were stolen by the Japanese pirates. This was a coincidence. Also, they bought more than 100 carts of food in the city last month, and they were also stolen by the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates took it away!”
“Again and again, not again and again, but another thing happened the day before yesterday. Their manor was attacked by Japanese pirates, and all the property in the manor was looted. By coincidence, the more than 100 good horses that his surname Wang had hoarded from the northwest happened to be shoed in the manor, and they were all snatched away by the Japanese pirates."
"Also, the last time Master Zhu Ping'an and Zhu burned down nearly a hundred warships of the Japanese pirates in the Suzhou defense battle, although the Tuolinzhi Japanese recovered their strength in Jiaxing, they were still in urgent need of warships. You name it, coincidence or not. The man surnamed Zhang bought thousands of dollars from Jiangnan A few fir and pine trees, as well as hundreds of barrels of tung oil, were said to be in the furniture business, but by chance, they were all snatched away by Japanese pirates. As we all know, fir and pine are commonly used in making ships, and they are indispensable. The auxiliary ingredient is tung oil.”
"There are many more things like this. It's almost like what the Japanese pirates lack, they buy it; what they buy, the Japanese pirates grab! One shot is accurate! This can no longer be said to be a coincidence, they are simply Japanese pirates The housekeeper is responsible for purchasing goods from the Japanese pirates! They don’t liaise with the Japanese pirates, who liaise with the Japanese pirates!”
Li Tianchong pointed out a few examples of people named Wang and Zhang, and said with determination. They must be colluding with Japanese pirates.
"Is there any evidence?" Zhang Jing asked.
"Evidence?" Li Tianchong was startled for a moment, then shook his head and said with some regret, "They are very careful. Every time they do this kind of thing, they use either a child of the same clan or a child born in their family. , are all confidants, very strict with their words, plus they are afraid of striking the grass and alarming the snake, which makes them very All methods failed, and no confession was obtained for the time being; as for the physical evidence, we have not obtained it yet. The inspection of their home is very strict, and our people have not been able to touch their bedroom and study several times at night. However, I believe that if we search the home If so, we will definitely be able to find the secret messages between them and the Japanese pirates." Zhang Jing heard this. He shook his head and said, "There is no evidence and no conviction, so how can we search their home? Behind them is a strict party, and they have deep connections in the south of the Yangtze River. If we search their home without any evidence, how can they cooperate?! How can they just give up! Can you?" Are you sure you can find secret messages and other evidence by searching the house? They only need to block it for a moment, and no amount of confidential letters are enough for them to burn! If they break in and find no evidence, then the handle will be handed over to Party Yan, and they will definitely use it as an excuse, and then they will be the ones who suffer the consequences. We are here." (End of Chapter)