The rise of the poor

Sweeping the place clean, replaced with scallion pancakes, millet porridge, and a variety of side dishes, and everyone who vomited can finally enjoy supper.

While everyone was having supper, Shang Zhifu came to Zihou's side and said in a low voice, "Can Zihou take a step to speak."

"Of course, Mr. Shang please." Zhu Ping'an nodded, and followed the prefect to a secluded place in the venue.

Zhu Ping'an probably understood in his heart that it should be that Shang Zhifu has something unspeakable and wants to ask himself.

At the current stage, nine out of ten are military exploits.

"Hehe, congratulations, Zihou. You have made great contributions to the defense of Suzhou City. Zihou, you led the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army to wipe out more than [-] Japanese pirates, destroy more than [-] Japanese ships, and captured a total of [-] Japanese soldiers. More than [-] Japanese pirate heads, and countless Japanese pirate weapons and weapons were captured. This is the first achievement since the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is enough to boost the morale of the people all over the world to fight against the Japanese pirates. I don't think it will be long before I will respectfully address you as Shangguan, Zihou."

After arriving at the secluded place, Shang Zhifu greatly congratulated Zhu Pingan, joking that Zhu Pingan's rank would rise higher than him in a short time.

"This is not only the credit of our Zhejiang Army, but also the credit of Shang Zhifu and you Suzhou. The victory of the defense of Suzhou this time is the result of the cooperation between the two sides who are in the city and our Zhejiang Army is outside the city. As a result, one is indispensable, and the credit is naturally also due to both of us.”

Zhu Pingan did not have the idea of ​​taking the credit as his own, and expressed his willingness to share the military exploits with Shang Zhifu and the others.

Zhu Ping'an didn't just say it verbally, he really thought so in his heart, and was willing to share his military exploits with Shang Zhifu and the others.

After all, the credit this time is really too great.

In my impression, in about one year in the future in history, the governor Zhang Jing arrived in the Shandong pikemen, Guangxi wolf soldiers, and Southwest native soldiers. thousand.

In "History of the Ming Dynasty", Zhang Jing and his team's victory in Wangjiangjing has already been called "the first cloud of Gai Southeast's military exploits".

The result I obtained by chance and coincidence this time is nearly ten times that of Wang Jiangjing's victory.

Such a great contribution, even if it is shared with Shang Zhifu and the others, it is enough for everyone to eat.

"No, no, these gains are all due to Zihou and you, and the credit of a Japanese pirate leader in Suzhou City is not divided. We are self-aware. We have not even stepped out of the city gate in Suzhou, so how can we have a leader? Cough cough, the only one who left the city surrendered to the Japanese pirates, almost dedicating our Suzhou City to the Japanese pirates, thanks to Zihou who rescued Suzhou City in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Shang Zhifu shook his head vigorously, not at all. There is no meaning of being greedy.

Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised. At first, he thought that Shang Zhifu asked him to borrow a step to speak, because he wanted to share some military achievements.

Unexpectedly, Shang Zhifu was so persistent that even the leader of a Japanese pirate would not be rewarded.

This can't help but surprise Zhu Pingan.

Zhu Pingan thought that Shang Zhifu 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, let alone give us The supply of gunpowder, rations, mules, and ordnance for the Zhe Army is only said to be that you stick to the city, consume the morale of the Japanese pirates, involve the Japanese pirates' troops, and share the Japanese pirates' firepower."

"Zi Hou, thank you for your kindness, but there is no need to say more about the exploits of distributing profits and destroying the Japanese pirates. It is still the same sentence. People have self-knowledge. The role played by us in Suzhou in this Japanese pirate offensive is extremely limited. If not for Zihou and your Zhejiang army to turn the tide, our city of Suzhou would have fallen into the hands of Japanese pirates long ago. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the city were ravaged by Japanese pirates, and I would have become a sinner of Ming Dynasty if I persisted It’s too late. People’s hearts are not enough to be swallowed by snakes, and everything in the world is to catch cicadas. If we have the cheek to share your military exploits, are we still human? We have no face to live in the world, and we will be condemned by God in the future.”

Shangzhifu waved his hands persistently, 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 also true." Shang Zhifu insisted on declining Zhu Pingan's kindness.

It seems that Shang Zhifu is serious, which makes Zhu Pingan very surprised.

Shang Zhifu saw Zhu Pingan's surprise, and explained to Zhu Pingan frankly, "Zi Hou, this Xiang Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates have gathered more than [-] people and invaded on a large scale. Suzhou City can not be lost. For us Suzhou officials , especially for me, it is a blessing among misfortunes. It is enough for us to defend the city without losing it. We in Suzhou have the responsibility of guarding the soil, and Suzhou City can not be lost. It is already a miracle for us. It’s a great achievement. Of course, Zihou and your Zhejiang Army deserve the most credit for defending the city, there is no doubt about it.”

After Zhu Pingan heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. If he really refused to share his military exploits, why did he ask himself to speak up? !It's completely unnecessary.

"Zi Hou, don't think too much, I'm asking you to take a step to speak this time, because the king's thief cheated the city."

Shang Zhifu saw Zhu Pingan's doubts, so he frankly stated the reason for asking Zhu Pingan to take a step to speak.

Came here for the king thief to swindle the city?

Zhu Pingan was thoughtful, and he probably had a clear idea of ​​Shangzhifu's intentions in his heart.

"I'm ashamed to say that the thief Wang went out of the city to surrender to the Japanese pirates, but I didn't see through it. I even let the thief Wang lure some of the Japanese pirates into the city. If it weren't for Zihou and you leading the Zhejiang army to turn the tide in time, Suzhou City would have been destroyed by then."

Shang Zhifu said with a look of embarrassment.

"This is not the fault of the lord, but the fault of the king's thief. He didn't listen to the warning, he didn't respect the order of the lord, he went out of the city to chase the Japanese, fell into the trap of the Japanese pirates, was captured by the Japanese pirates, and was greedy for life and fear of death. , to lure Japanese pirates into the city..." Zhu Pingan shook his head.

"Cough cough, even though that's the case, as the magistrate of Suzhou, I am also responsible for failing to see through the traitor of the king's thief." The magistrate Shang coughed and said embarrassingly.

Zhu Pingan rubbed his chin after hearing this. What the Shangzhifu said was not bad, but as far as this matter is concerned, the Shangzhifu is indeed responsible for negligence. Although the responsibility is not great, the stain is not small. Influence.

"Ahem, I ask Zihou to borrow a word, it is an unfeeling request."

Shang Zhifu rubbed his hands in embarrassment, looked at Zhu Ping'an and said.

"Sir Shang, please tell me." Zhu Ping'an already knew what Shang Zhifu was asking for. (end of this chapter)