The Prosperous Era of Longwan

The word "ritual" represents morality and law, that is, system.

The reason why Wei Guangde realized this deeply at this time was because his soul came from later generations and he didn't have much understanding of it. His understanding of it only stayed in books.

Well, "rules are meant to be broken." There are many people who hold this view in later generations. The society is impetuous and everyone wants to take advantage of loopholes to make money.

This is true in itself, but there are some rules that should be followed consciously.

After the banquet ended, Wei Guangde stayed at home for two days.

During lunch that day, he and Wei Mu sat at the dinner table, but they didn't move their chopsticks.

The reason is, of course, that Father Wei has not returned from the Yamen yet.

Normally, because the Yamen is not far from home, at noon, Mr. Wei would go home directly for dinner, and then go to the Commanding Si Yamen for work after rest.

In fact, as far as Father Wei is currently responsible for guarding, town and governor, he really doesn't have much to do on weekdays.

There are many people in the guardhouse who have no food to eat, but there are few who commit crimes. They are all honest farmers.

Okay, it seems that saying that the guardsmen are farm men is a little weird, but this is the essence.

After waiting for a long time, Uncle Lin, the concierge of Wei's mother's house, came to ask if Father Wei had sent anyone back to report the news.

She was worried that her father was delayed because of something and would not be able to come back at noon, so she would definitely send someone to inform him, and the concierge would naturally know it best.

"No, madam, if the master sends someone to send a message, I will definitely send the message to the inner courtyard."

Uncle Lin was an honest man and a native of Bengshan Fort. At this time, he also had an anxious expression on his face and could only swear to God.

"Don't worry, since it's not there, then it's not. Just go down."

Seeing Uncle Lin's look, Wei's mother believed him.

Indeed, such a thing should not go wrong.

"Let's serve, no wait."

After Uncle Lin went out, Mother Wei ordered.

"We two will eat, don't wait any longer."

Wei's mother said to Wei Guangde, and when the food was served, she picked up her chopsticks and picked up the food for Wei Guangde.

After lunch, Wei Guangde was about to go back to the small courtyard to rest, but Wei's mother stopped him.

"You're fine now. Go to the Yamen to see what's wrong. Why haven't you eaten yet?"

"Why."

Wei Guangde agreed and went back to the small courtyard to change his clothes when he went out. This was a habit Wei Guangde had developed. At home, he always wore a "shirt", so when he went out, he naturally had to change.

Without riding a horse, Wei Guangde just took Zhang Ji and wandered out of the mansion to the Yamen.

When he arrived at Si Yamen, the commander of Jiujiang Guards, Wei Guangde immediately realized that something was wrong.

What's wrong?

There were a few more soldiers on duty in front of the door today, and they all had sullen faces.

Went up to say hello. Just like before, Wei Guangde entered the command department smoothly. Without asking any more questions, he went directly to the check-in room of his father's office.

no one.

After finding Wei's personal soldiers and asking about it, they found out that just before noon, an official document came from Nanjing City. The commanding officer called all the officials in the yamen, and the two commanding officers who were resting were also called. I've been talking about things in the second hall, but I haven't come out yet.

"No wonder, something happened. Everyone is over there and they haven't eaten."

Wei Guangde shook his head and muttered a few words, then walked over there.

However, when he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the commander's personal soldiers.

"Mr. Xiao Wei, my lord has given instructions. No one is allowed in without a summons."

The soldier naturally knew Jiujiang Wei's talented scholar, so he didn't dare to scold him and explained carefully along with him.

"What's going on inside that's so serious?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

The soldier shook his head and said he didn't know.

Looking for a chair in the side room to sit down, Wei Guangde could only wait. Although he had a guess in his mind, he couldn't be sure since he didn't see his father confirm it.

That night when he first came back, Wei Guangde had actually expected it.

However, he did not intend to let his father earn this military merit.

Without him, the risk is too great.

Even though there were only dozens of Japanese pirates, I saw the same statement in later generations, and the current Tang newspaper also wrote the same thing, but who are these people?

Saying that they are veterans of hundreds of battles may be a bit flattering, but the fact is that those who rolled out from the edge of the knife would have met the King of Hell long ago without any strength.

If it is simply a case of bravery and ruthlessness, then the words of later generations are still valid today, "No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of the kitchen knife, but no matter how good your kung fu is, you will be knocked down with a single shot."

There are hundreds of muskets in the guardhouse, which can easily kill these Japanese pirates.

But the problem now is that these Japanese pirates don't take the usual path. When they see a large group of officers and soldiers, they immediately grease their feet and flee. Only when they see a small group of officers and soldiers will they ambush violently.

Well, he has learned guerrilla warfare without a teacher, and he is really good at hiding.

Such an opponent made Wei Guangde feel that if the two men from the Hundred Households of the Right Army's Qianhu Station were to mount a horse, they would not be able to catch up with the group even if they ran to death, and they would not even have a chance to confront them head-on.

If you catch up, you might be caught in a loophole and ambushed, which would be a lot of fun.

Of course, the most important thing is that his eldest brother Wei Wencai is now the one in Bengshan Fort. If the order from Nanjing is really transferred, his eldest brother will have to lead the team to the front line, and his father will not be able to replace him.

As long as you dare to say you won't go, you are disobeying orders and running away from the battlefield. Even if you don't behead, you will at least be sent to the northwest to eat sand, or you may be hurt.

Looking at the situation now, it is 80% likely that this gang of desperate people really completed the historical record, went to the city of Nanjing to show off their power, and then sought their own death.

If these fools found a river and grabbed two boats to escape, they would probably be fine, and the officers and soldiers would not pursue them desperately.

If you wander around the city of Nanjing, if I don't kill you, I don't know how many officials will be killed and their heads will fall.

I don’t know how long I waited before an order came from inside to deliver meals.

Wei Guangde opened his mouth slightly, indicating that he would continue to discuss things.

Fortunately, the military attachés in the room also took advantage of the opportunity, and many people got up and took a few steps outside, fearing that their backs would be sore after sitting for a long time.

"How did you come?"

Father Wei saw Wei Guangde waiting outside at the door and came out immediately. The commander also saw that it was Wei Guangde and recognized him, so he didn't say much.

"Dad, Mom asked me to come and see why you didn't come home at noon."

"There are a lot of things going on in the Yamen. Go back and tell your mother about it."

"Did that group of Japanese pirates attack Nanjing City? The higher-ups asked you to send troops to exterminate those Japanese pirates?"

"Don't talk too much."

After a few words, Father Wei finally said to Wei Guangde with a straight face.

"Really going? Big brother also has to follow?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

Father Wei just stared at Wei Guangde, said nothing, and nodded.

"It's not easy to fight."

Wei Guangde understood and whispered.

"I also know that there are not many people, so how can I find them if they hide, but now the sky has been leaked. If we can't kill this group of Japanese pirates, I don't know how many people will be buried with them."

Father Wei shook his head and sighed.

"What day was exposed?"

Wei Guangde was curious, even though he was showing off his power under Nanjing City, he did not go to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to act wild.

The impact was mostly due to the emperor's lack of respect.

Again, a million-strong army in the south of the Yangtze River cannot guard against a group of dozens of Japanese pirates.

Wei Guangde knew that Japanese pirates were running rampant under Nanjing City, but he had no memory of what they did.

An earthquake in Jiangnan's officialdom is certain, but it's not really a breakthrough.

"The leader of this damn gang actually dared to wear red clothes with yellow caps and lead the crowd to gather in front of the gate of Da'ande. They also carried out two attacks on the city. Although they were repulsed by cannons, this guard of honor was the responsibility of this gang of killers. Can it be used only?"

"Red clothes, yellow cover? Yellow umbrella?"

Wei Guangde couldn't believe it, he was really seeking death.

Regardless of whether these people were carrying umbrellas or umbrellas, they were all rebels. They were no longer the same thieves as before.

"The official document from Zhang Shangshu of Nanjing has come down. If these people can escape, the monks cannot escape from the temple. No one can be left behind."

Father Wei gritted his teeth and said, I don't know what he was thinking specifically, but he acted with the same hatred and hatred.

Well, this is the loyal minister.

Wei Guangde thought so in his heart. Many people inside looked here, but no one came out to say anything. This news was unbearable, it was too big.

Wei Guangde just nodded and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Zhang Shangshu? Which Zhang Shangshu?"

Wei Guangde asked strangely, wasn't Zhang Jing arrested?

"Zhang Shiche, the Minister of War is now taken over by Zhang Shiche."

Father Wei replied, "Go back and don't wander around if you have nothing to do. I may come back later."

Wei Guangde knew that as soon as the order to mobilize troops had been issued, soldiers from several nearby thousand-household stations could only come to gather before setting off.

"Dad, in this matter, either we go ahead and grab the credit, or we postpone it. We don't want to do anything."

Wei Guangde said carefully and then left.

This group of Japanese pirates are so courageous that they dare to commit suicide even though they are fighting thousands of miles away. There is no hope of salvation.

However, once this happened, wiping out this group of Japanese pirates was no longer a small achievement, but a huge achievement.

Although there were only a few dozen people, they all dared to raise the flag of rebellion blatantly, and it was impossible not to kill them all.

In the evening, as expected, Father Wei came back very late, and the guards began to mobilize, and they also had to prepare for the expedition of grain and grass and animal power, so there were naturally a lot of things going on.

Naturally, the prefect's Yamen also received official documents directly from Nanjing and urgently raised a batch of money to transfer as departure silver.

"Dad, how did you arrange it?"

Wei Guangde sat aside and watched Father Wei eat. Naturally, he was asking about the marching team for this expedition.

Father Wei stopped the chopsticks in his hand, glanced at Wei Guangde, and asked the servants around him to go out first, and then asked: "Are you interested in the military?"

Wei Guangde shook his head hurriedly, not wanting his father to misunderstand, "I'm just a little interested. My ambition is to take the Jinshi exam next year."

Seeing Wei Guangde shaking his head in denial, Father Wei nodded, "We military households, it is our duty to go into battle to kill the enemy. We are just interested, so that's fine."

"How do you think this battle will be fought well?"

Father Wei lowered his head and took a few bites of the food, then suddenly raised his head and asked.

"I have no idea. This group of Japanese pirates made such a big noise under the city of Nanjing. I guess they are trying to escape at this time. The water network in South Zhili is crisscrossed. It's hard to say which route they will choose."

Wei Guangde scratched his head and replied.

"Do you think it's easy to win head-on, but it's just hard to catch people?"

Father Wei asked with interest.

"That group of people, even if they can fight, there are only dozens of them after all."

Wei Guangde smiled.

"Do you know how many groups of Japanese pirates there are in other parts of South Zhili now? Let me tell you, not far away in Jiangyin, there is also a group of Japanese pirates coming in along the Yangtze River waterway."

"ah?"

Wei Guangde was shocked when he heard this. It seemed that it was not unusual for Japanese pirates to enter the interior, but he didn't know this in the past.

Entering the mainland along the waterway?

Wei Guangde then figured it out. Large households near the sea naturally knew how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If Japanese pirates are rampant, then take a step back and move your property inland.

If they can't grab anything along the coast, the Japanese pirates will gradually penetrate into the interior.

Wei Guangde really didn't know that the Japanese pirate rebellion had already reached this area these days.

"Are these two groups of Japanese pirates working together?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"I don't know. In fact, at this time, not only Jiangyin, but Tuolin was also a place where Japanese pirates haunted all year round. Traces of Japanese pirates were also found during this period, and there were reports from Huating, Jiaxing, and Wujiang."

Father Wei said that Wei Guangde did not know this information.

Wei Guangde had never taken the initiative to collect information about Japanese pirates, because in his opinion, Japanese rebellions in history were only temporary and were not quelled in the end. He just took it for granted that the Japanese pirates might mainly take advantage of sudden robberies and attack local people. Caught off guard.

Of course, the lack of combat power of the Ming army was also the main reason for their success.

Only now did he know that at this moment, there were three groups of Japanese pirates active on the ground in southern Zhili.

These are just the ones that have been discovered, there may be others that have not yet been discovered, lurking in search of targets.

No wonder, later generations will call the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion, and the Japanese Rebellion in other times are not called chaos, it is quite arrogant.

Thinking of his father's question, Wei Guangde thought about it carefully. From the perspective of future generations, it is intelligence warfare. It is necessary to find out the location of the Japanese pirates, surround them with lightning speed, kill them all, and not give them any chance to take advantage of them. opportunity to escape again.

"Has the right army been sent to lead the charge?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"Isn't that what you think? You said the same when you left at noon."

Father Wei glanced at Wei Guangde and said angrily.

"Then we need a large number of detective horses to contact the surrounding areas and search for traces of the Japanese pirates. The Qianhusuo army will gather together to act and not give the Japanese pirates a chance to ambush."

Wei Guangde thought for a while and then said, "Once the enemy is discovered, attack with the main force of soldiers, surround them and prevent them from escaping."

Thinking of something, Wei Guangde added, "We can only bully them because they have fewer people."

"It's useless. There are only two hundred households with more than 200 people, and they can't be surrounded."

Father Wei shook his head, "I saw it in Zhejiang back then. The Japanese pirates didn't have a strategic formation when fighting. They just rushed to kill in a swarm. Our army's military formation was still afraid of this kind of lifeless fighting style, and they often retreated when they couldn't bear it. .

This was the case in Wuhu this time. Jianyang Guards commanded Zhu Xiang and Jiang Sheng to fight but failed to defend. Zhu Xiang died in the battle, Jiang Sheng was injured and fell off his horse, and the army formation was overwhelmed. "

Wei Guangde understood what his father meant. Those two hundred people couldn't surround him.

Surrounded by the army, the Japanese pirates would inevitably choose to break out. Where would they run?

There are too few people to stand it.

Wei Guangde only felt a headache, which was indeed difficult to deal with.