[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

Everyone was terrified at this time and looked at each other.

They didn't expect Tu Yuan to make such a move at all, and everyone was speechless for a while.

After a long while of silence, someone broke the silence.

Yu Yihang and the other faction of the old party couldn't bear it anymore.

Yu Yihang was the first to speak. He came out of his seat, bent down, and said in a earnest manner: "Your Majesty, think twice! We have only recently fought against the barbarians, and the people have not yet recuperated. How can we start a war with the Japanese pirates?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," with Yu Yihang taking the lead, the others also persuaded.

Liu Rushi said: "Your Majesty, the Wa Kingdom and our Da'an have always been on good terms. This matter may only be caused by private pirates. It is better to find out, so as not to start a war rashly, and hurt the peace. It is a small matter, and people all over the world will blame it for a serious matter."

Zhang Heng chuckled, he put down the wine glass in his hand, and said with a sneer: "What you two adults said is also reasonable, but how can such crimes be committed by individuals, don't you adults really think that there is no one behind the Japanese pirates who went ashore? The Japanese are instigating, right? Besides, in the war with the barbarians, I won a big victory in Da'an, and I have gained a lot of money, and I still have enough energy. If I don't take this opportunity to teach the Japanese pirates a lesson, it is difficult to raise tigers and wait for the Japanese soldiers to be strong. Do you want to fight them again?"

Zhang Heng's words were well-founded, and Liu Rushi and Yu Yihang were both speechless when they refuted them.

Huang Jin secretly thought in the middle, these people are so stupid, His Majesty has already arrested Luo Yinghao, and speaking of this matter at today's banquet, it is obvious that they want to fight rather than make peace.

Moreover, with the current military strength of Da'an, it must be more than enough to deal with the Wa country.

Just bring a few boxes of "Shocking Thunder", and you can beat the Japanese pirates back to their hometown!

How did Huang Jinzhong understand that people like Yu Yihang and Liu Rushi may not understand this truth, but the old party has always been the main force, they are no better than the new party, most of them are young people, full of vigor, and some have energy to make contributions. At their age, they have already lacked energy , How can it compare with the New Party?

If there is a war, it is bound to be made by members of the new party.

At that time, the power of the new party will become more and more prosperous, while the old party will become more and more weak, and one will ebb and flow. After a long time, I am afraid that they will all have to move their seats to those newcomers.

Most of these people have worked their way up and down, from petty officials who have never entered the ranks to their current status, how can they give up the glory and wealth they have obtained.

However, the situation is stronger than the people.

Tu Yuan's attitude towards the main battle was already very firm, what's more, he, Zhang Heng, and Jia Amnesty had prepared for a long time for today, how could he waver because of a few words from the old party faction.

Tu Yuan waved his hand and said: "Okay, stop arguing, I have made up my mind, this battle must be fought!"

a man of his words.

Yu Yihang and the others looked at each other, then closed their mouths helplessly.

Tu Yuan's order quickly spread throughout the country, and all the people in Da'an were indignant at what the Japanese pirates did. They wished they could eat the raw meat and drink the raw blood of the Japanese pirates.

The whole country was already extremely excited about defeating the barbarians, but at this moment, no one dared to say "peace".

Naturally, the reason why Jia Amnesty carried out public opinion propaganda through newspapers was indispensable, but the more important reason was that the Wa Kingdom was really disgusting.

Compared with the barbarians who have been the enemies of Da'an for generations, the Wa Kingdom was originally a vassal state of Da'an, and Da'an rewarded the Japanese envoys with a lot of gold and silver treasures every year. But it raised a wolf that covets Da'an!

This kind of thing of repaying kindness with hatred makes people even more disgusting!

A small village along the coast of Fujian.

Although it is the New Year's Eve, there is no joy in the village for the New Year's Eve.

The doors and windows of every household are tightly closed. If it is not for the curling heat coming from the chimney, people who come here will think that this is an empty village.

This village is called Lincun.

From the name, it is not difficult to see that most of the people in this village are surnamed Lin.

At this time, in the main house in the village, men from various families in the village gathered.

Li Zheng had a sad face, he picked up the teacup on the table, but didn't take a sip, and put the teacup down again after a while.

He cleared his throat, "Big fellows, if you come today, you must know why I called you here."

Everyone looked at each other bitterly, then nodded.

Naturally, they don't know the reason why Li is calling everyone here. Since the last time the pirates came to the village to plunder, their village has suffered heavy losses. Those pirates are worse than locusts, and everything that can be taken away has been robbed Those who couldn't be snatched away would be burned. If they hadn't run down from the mountain in time to fight the fire, they might not even have a home during the Chinese New Year this year.

"Uncle San, are those pirates really coming again?" an older man asked.

Everyone couldn't help looking inward with expectant eyes, hoping to get a negative answer from him.

Li Zheng sighed for a long time, and nodded helplessly, "They are here again. Xujia Village, ten miles away from us, was robbed only a few days ago, and it is said that many people were killed."

When everyone heard this, they were angry and afraid.

What is angry is that the Japanese pirates have no humanity, they are simply animals.

The fear is that the Japanese pirates show off to the public, and their methods are extremely insidious, making it impossible to guard against.

Several times, these villages have united and wanted to wipe out the Japanese pirates, but in the end the Japanese pirates got the news, not only failed to fall into their trap, but also resorted to tricks and set up a trap to trap them.

Many of their brothers and family members died at the hands of Japanese pirates.

"Second Grandpa, does the court just ignore this matter?" A slightly younger man wearing a tattered padded jacket couldn't help asking.

Li Zheng sighed, "The imperial court, what does the imperial court care about! Don't forget, the officials here are all corrupt officials. They only know how to eat and get cards. When encountering such a thing, they dare not even fart." Put one, have you forgotten? How did Boss Dao get arrested in the capital? Didn’t they just arrest him because they wanted to find a scapegoat?”

"Could it be - do you really have to wait to die?" Someone said angrily.

Li Zheng didn't speak, he took a sip of the tea cup silently, but he didn't know the taste, he didn't even bother to taste the tea whether it was good or bad.

When a person's life is about to die, he doesn't care whether the tea he drinks is good tea or rough tea.

The house suddenly fell silent.

When everyone was in a trance and worrying, they suddenly heard a hasty knock on the door.

"Who?" Lizheng asked with a stern look in his eyes.

They had told their family members in advance that they must not be disturbed without special circumstances.

Who will knock on the door at this moment?

Li was looking at the young man who had just spoken.

The young man nodded knowingly, tiptoed to the window, turned out the window, and touched the door.

Everyone in the room held their breath, some people's temples were throbbing, some people had bruised veins on their necks, and some people clenched their fists, waiting for the young man's signal to respond.

There was a sound of fighting outside, followed by another exclamation.

Everyone glanced at each other, clenched their fists and were about to rush out.

Suddenly, the door was opened.

The young man cheerfully dragged someone in, "It's okay, I'm an acquaintance."

Rizheng and the others looked at the man being pulled by the young man.

"Sword boy!" Li Zheng shouted in surprise.

"Hey, Grandpa Lin." Dao Qiming responded crisply, and said heartily: "Your old man is in good health."

"Okay! Okay!" Li Zheng was overjoyed, and took a knife to Qiming to look at him, "Where did you kid go!"

Ever since Dao Boss had an accident, Dao Qiming has also disappeared. After searching for a while, everyone couldn't find him, so they thought that something happened to him, but they didn't expect that he was still alive.

"My boy, this dress is really impressive." Someone patted Dao Qiming on the shoulder and said with relief.

"Uncle Lin, you're here too, why are the big guys here?" Dao Qiming said after looking around the people in the room in surprise.

Li Zheng sighed helplessly, and patted Dao Qiming on the shoulder, "Boy Dao, it's hard to say."

"What's the matter?" Dao Qiming hurriedly asked when he saw that everyone's expressions darkened.

"The pirates are coming again." Li Zheng said with resentment.

"The pirates are here?" Dao Qiming's eyes lit up, he clapped his palms, and sneered, "It's just in time."

"Knife boy, don't be arrogant by yourself. There are so many Japanese pirates, and the people in our village can't deal with them. What can you do with them?" Someone said angrily.

"Yeah, Knife Boy, Grandpa Lin will let you have a good meal tonight, so hurry up and leave tomorrow, our homes are here, we can't leave, if you can leave, don't stay here for long." He was persuading him earnestly.

"No, Grandpa Lin." Dao Qiming smiled and said, "If I don't leave, don't you all wonder where I have been these days?"

"Where did you go?" the young man who went out to investigate just now asked.

"I went to the capital." Dao Qiming said, "My father is not dead, and Dali Temple Minister Zhang Heng returned my father's innocence. When I come back this time, I am not fleeing. I have something important to do."

"What's the matter?" the others asked suspiciously.

Dao Qiming smiled, showing a mouthful of white teeth, but the smile was cold, "Take the life of the pirates!"

"Don't be impulsive, Dao boy, how can you deal with Japanese pirates with just you two?" Li Zheng scolded, "Your father is also, since he saved his life, he shouldn't come back."

"Grandpa Lin, you are wrong. I didn't come here by myself. Your Majesty already knows about our affairs here. He ordered General Huang to lead three thousand elite soldiers to attack the Japanese pirates. Our blood debt will definitely be paid off by the Japanese pirates this time. And I'm also a lieutenant now, this time, I'm here to ask you brothers to help, let's deal with the Japanese pirates together!" Dao Qiming said loudly.