The rise of the poor

Chapter 1523 Famous for Yingtian
It was closed in ancient times, and the means of information transmission was backward, not as fast as modern information transmission. The news that all 57 Japanese pirates were wiped out by the Zhejiang army has not yet spread to the city. It's just the news, the vast majority of the city is still unaware of the good news, and the city is still shrouded in panic under the threat of Japanese pirates.

Near the Confucius Temple in the city, there is a street named Zhuangyuan Lane. There are many inns and homestays in this alley. Many scholars who are preparing for the imperial examination and rural examination will rent in this alley, as a good omen of the street name.

Of course, there are also some candidates from Jiangnan who rent here to prepare for the exam, and look forward to ranking among the top three in the exam next year.

When the Japanese pirates attacked, Zhang Jing and other big bosses ordered the conscripts of the common people in the city to help defend the city. The scholars and candidates who were preparing for the imperial examination had certain privileges and status. Unlike ordinary people, they were naturally exempted from being conscripted.

However, although they were exempted from going to the city wall to assist in the defense, they were panicked and had no intention of preparing for the exam when they encountered such a disaster as the Japanese pirates besieging the city.

Gui Youguang is also one of the candidates preparing for the exam in Zhuangyuan Lane, and he is a relatively famous one.His grade is not too young, he is 46 this year.He was the Juren in the 19th year of Jiajing. At the age of 35, Zhang Zhi, the chief examiner, admired him very much, called him a "national scholar", praised him as "Jia Yi and Dong Zhongshu are alive", and selected him as the No.2 Juren. Hope He can get one foot 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 studied the writings of the three dynasties and the Han Dynasty, and has read hundreds of schools of thought, his talent has spread far and wide, but his luck in the exams has not been good.

After failing again in the examination the year before last, he lived in Yingtian Zhuangyuan Lane, studying and taking the examination while talking and giving lectures.Scholars with a radius of hundreds of miles around came here one after another, sometimes more than a dozen people, sometimes 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 the Japanese pirates besieged the city, Gui Youguang was studying the scriptures in retreat. When he went to the toilet in the morning, he suddenly had an inspiration, and he had an ingenious understanding of a passage of scriptures. After cleaning, he went into the study and retreated. .It was already late at night when he was pulled out of the room by three friends.

Hearing that the Japanese pirates besieged the city, Gui Youguang didn't have the heart to study the scriptures anymore, so he went to the secret room with a few friends to take refuge.

The secret room is secluded and secret, there are food, drink, wine, and vegetables. The four scholars have no interest in learning, and use the energy of alcohol to get angry about state affairs and current affairs. Of course, the focus of their angry youth is the Japanese pirates who besieged the city.

"The Japanese pirates from Shangyu are simply animals, not human!" A fat literati put down his wine glass and sighed endlessly.

"That's not true. This group of Japanese pirates committed many crimes in Shangyu, Weizhou, Shexian and other places before, but they are far away from Yingtian, and the feeling is not so deep, but Jiangning is right under the nose. This group of Japanese pirates committed crimes in Jiangning. The numerous bloody cases that have been committed are really hard to write down, making people weep for three liters of blood! Beast, brute!" The long-bearded literati next to the fat literati cursed at the crown with red eyes, "It's too tragic. Most of the Jiangning camp was killed and injured. Jiangning Town was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and almost every family brought a filial piety."

"Nowadays, the Japanese pirates are worse than the northern captives. The south of the Yangtze River is the granary of my Ming Dynasty, and it is also my money bag. The Japanese pirates are raging in the south of the Yangtze River. This is the root of my Ming Dynasty. Thousands of miles The embankment was destroyed by ant nests, not to mention that Japanese pirates are far more harmful than ants!"

Gui Youguang had a far-sighted vision and a sense of urgency, and he could not help but sigh when he saw the damage to the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Zhenchuan's opinion is heartening. Japanese pirates are raging in the south of the Yangtze River, and food and taxes are greatly affected. Without food and money, how to calm the northern captives, how to stabilize the southern border, and how to stabilize the various places. The Japanese pirates must do their best. Get rid of it quickly, otherwise, as the master said, the foundation of my Ming Dynasty will suffer!"

The fat literati was immediately inspired, and nodded vigorously, agreeing with Gui Youguang's comment.

"However, it is easier said than done to get rid of the Japanese pirates as soon as possible!!! The Japanese plague has been intensified for many years, and it has only become more and more serious. From the southeast to Shandong, there is no hope of the Japanese pirates calming down. And this time, this group of Japanese pirates Landed from Shangyu, went deep into the interior of our Ming Dynasty, spanned more than 1000 miles, and broke through more than ten counties. Until today, they have broken through Jiangning and surrounded our Liudu Yingtian! This is Liudu!"

The last thin literati shook his head and let out a long sigh, showing dissatisfaction and helplessness.

"Brother Zhengtai, this time it happened in a hurry. The Japanese pirates from Shangyu suddenly came to Yingtian. We didn't know anything about the enemy's situation. Yingtian was terrified, and the soldiers and civilians were frightened, so that's why," the fat literati explained.

Wen Ji, a skinny literati, couldn't help but sneered, "It happened in a hurry?! Where was the rush! Didn't Zhu Ping'an, the prosecutor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, warn three days ago?! You're not a carnivore!"

"Zhu Ping'an?! But Zhu Zihou, the last Enke champion?! I have read all his masterpieces in the provincial and general examinations. I really feel ashamed." Hearing Zhu Ping'an's name, Gui Youguang immediately sat up straight Body, asked eagerly, "Brother Zhengtai, you just said that he warned the police three days ago, what's going on?"

"Gu Qing is like this." The skinny literati explained the ins and outs of the matter to Gui Youguang in detail, focusing on the plot where Zhu Ping'an's warning was taken as a joke and laughed at.

After listening to the whole story, Gui Youguang sighed for a long time, regret, anger, and various emotions filled his chest.

The news about Zhu Ping'an's warning was spread throughout the whole world, and those who were present were only educated by Youguang and did not know.

"Actually, even if there is no warning from Zhu Ping'an, so what! Husband, the defense of the capital is not unsecreted. On weekdays, the noble cavalry surround the roads, and the soldiers ask for 57 rations a month. This is just for today. Today, at [-] Thugs slam the door, even if you are so aggravated, I would rather not be ashamed of the court!" The long-bearded scholar put down his teacup vigorously, and cursed bitterly. +
"What? You said 57?! There are only 57 Japanese pirates?" Gui Youguang heard that there were 57 Japanese pirates, and suddenly one of the wine glasses in his hand fell from his grasp and fell to the ground. He asked the three of them in disbelief.

The long-bearded scholar and the others nodded vigorously.

"57, 57, hahahaha." Hearing this, Gui Youguang's jaw almost dropped from shock, his three views were ruined, he couldn't help laughing angrily, with a smile, he suddenly clapped his hands on his chest vigorously, and let out a long sigh , tears like rain.

Ugh.
The three people in the room couldn't help empathizing, and heaved a long sigh.

"Mr. Zhenchuan, great joy, great joy." At this moment, an excited voice suddenly came from outside.

Then, a scholar pushed the door in and announced the good news to Gui Youguang and others, "The 57 Japanese pirates have been imprisoned and wiped out under the leadership of the procuratorate Siqian Zhu Ping'an. None of them were spared. Killed, all the corpses were brought here. Now, Lord Zhu has led the Zhejiang army into the city."

"What?! Are you serious?!" Gui Youguang and the others stood up, their faces full of surprise and excitement.

"It's true, it couldn't be more true. The Japanese pirates show off their power during the day. None of the soldiers and civilians in the city have seen them before. These Japanese pirates can be recognized even if they are turned into ashes. They are all confirmed. They are definitely the corpses of the Japanese pirates."

The scholar looked affirmative.

"Oh my god, this is really wonderful. Zhu Ping'an is worthy of being the No.

"It's a big deal!"

Gui Youguang and the others were overjoyed, and the secret room became a sea of ​​joy.

There are countless scenes like this in Yingtian City, and the whole Yingtian is caught in a huge surprise. Zhu Ping'an's name can't help but everyone knows it.

(End of this chapter)