Chapter 359: Fuck the Ancestral Teachings
Off the coast of Taizhou, dozens of ships are anchored near the island.
The island is not big, and thousands of people on it seem a bit crowded.
The short-statured Matsugi Yoshiko, wearing a cloak, walked to the shore surrounded by several samurai and scholars.
Her eyebrows were painted very thick, which was completely different from the Japanese style. Her lips were small, thick, and tightly pursed. Because she was short, the Japanese sword on her waist could only be worn backwards, so that no one could stand behind her.
At this moment, the tide was low and there were some shellfish on the reef. Matsuki Yoshiko jumped onto the reef and looked into the distance.
"Jixiaxiang should be back by now."
Her voice was a little sharp. The two deputies behind her, Yuanmushan and Yamauchi Jiro, looked at each other. Yuanmushan said, "Chief, Shuxialang is greedy. I'm afraid he will not come back after seeing the benefits and will rush forward for the credit."
Yamauchi Jiro said, "Yes! Before the typhoon came, there must have been a lot of ships gathering in the Jiazhi area. How could Shuxia Lang be reluctant to leave when he saw them? Isn't that right, Zhang Jun!"
A scholar in his twenties stepped forward, and immediately made the surrounding Japanese pirates look particularly small.
"Chief, during the typhoon season, there are many ships and goods in Jiazhi."
Zhang Jun looked at Matsugi Yoshiko with a smile.
"Do the officers and soldiers of Haimenwei dare to attack?" asked Matsugi Yoshiko.
"Chen Bo is a mediocre person, he certainly wouldn't dare to take risks." Zhang Jun said with a smile.
"You're not bad." Song Mu Liangzi raised her hand and patted Zhang Jun's shoulder. "Last time, I sneaked into Jiaojiang with more than a hundred people. When I came back, I deliberately revealed my whereabouts. The Haimen guards didn't dare to attack. So I knew that the commander was a waste. This time, I let Shu Yixialang attack Jiazhi."
"Chief, don't you trust me?" Zhang Jun took a step back, his face flushed.
"No." Song Muliangzi looked at Zhang Jun with admiration. "If you were just a small pawn, then it wouldn't matter whether I trusted you or not. But you are a scholar, so I must test you before I can use you."
Yamauchi Jiro looked at Zhang Jun jealously and said, "This shows the leader's appreciation."
Zhang Jun saluted and said loudly, "Thank you, Chief."
Matsugi Yoshiko smiled and said, "When Shuxialang comes back, the Haimen guards will be shocked, and the Linhai side will also be furious. Then the Ming people's attention will turn to the Jiazhi area. We will take advantage of the situation to land at Jiantiao and other places and fight our way in."
Yuan Mushan said: "Chief, if we can capture a city, we will attract more people to join us."
There was something special in Matsugi Yoshiko's eyes. "Let's see what the timing is. If we can capture the Ming people's city... not only will it attract the support of nearby forces, but once the news spreads back to the country, the Matsugi family will become a truly powerful family! And you will become retainers of the Matsugi family."
"The cities of the Ming people have countless wealth and countless people. If..." Yamauchi Jiro's eyes were filled with greed, "Just thinking about it makes me excited."
A small boat appeared in the distance. Zhang Jun said, "The person who went to get the news has returned."
The boat slowly approached the shore, and before it stopped, a Japanese pirate dressed as a Ming Dynasty citizen jumped off.
"Where is Shuxiajiro?" Yamauchi Jiro shouted, "That damn fool, he is so greedy that he doesn't know whether he lives or dies."
The Japanese pirates said in panic: "Leader, they are defeated."
Matsugi Yoshiko shouted, "Why did you lose? Where are you? But you don't dare to come to see me? I will take heavy responsibility for that idiot!"
The Japanese pirates knelt down, "Leader, Shuxiazhilang... was captured, and the whole army was wiped out."
Matsugi Yoshiko's eyes narrowed, and Yamauchi Jiro came over, grabbed the Japanese pirate, and spit all over his face, "What did you say? Even if the Haimen Guards were brave enough to attack with their entire army, Shuxiajiro would not be completely wiped out. How could those cowardly Ming troops dare to chase them?"
The Japanese pirates looked at Yamauchi Jiro in horror and said, "I disguised myself as a peddler and entered a village. I heard from them that Shuxiajiro and his men captured Jiazhi yesterday, but...but suddenly many Ming cavalrymen came and surrounded and killed Shuxiajiro and his men."
"Who is it?" Yamauchi Jiro shouted.
The Japanese pirate swallowed hard, "They said it was something... Jiang..."
"Jiang Qingzhi!" Matsugi Yoshiko suddenly stepped forward.
The Japanese pirates shook their heads, "They said it was Lord Jiang."
"Changwei Bo Jiang Qingzhi!" Yamauchi Jiro loosened his grip, and the Japanese pirates collapsed to the ground. "They said those cavalrymen came from the capital, and they were very fierce."
"Kingshi...it's him! It's him!" There was madness in Matsuki Yoshiko's eyes, "The Mingren who killed Aoki is here. God must have sent him here. Hahahaha!"
Zhang Jun quietly took a step back and looked at the crazy woman with calm eyes.
"Go and gather information, keep an eye on Haimenwei, I want to know every move of the Ming army!" Matsugi Yoshiko's face turned red, and she was extremely excited.
When the news of Aoki Izan's death reached Matsuki Yoshiko, she vowed to avenge Aoki Izan as a widow. She took over the business left by Aoki Izan with more than ten samurai from her family.
After a round of killing, Matsugi Yoshiko became the new leader.
Afterwards, she led the Japanese pirates to continuously harass the coastal areas of Taizhou Prefecture.
Matsugi Yoshiko was steady, accurate and ruthless in her attacks, and she was very cunning. She and her men were able to evade the Ming army's encirclement and suppression several times. When her power grew, she defeated the Ming army several times and became famous.
Yamauchi Jiro said: "Chief, it looks like the Ming Kingdom is going to take action against us."
"The cavalry can't reach the sea!" Song Muliangzi looked coldly into the distance, as if Jiang Qingzhi was there, "Zhang Jun."
"leader!"
"Take them with you to scout."
"Yes."
Zhang Jun took more than a dozen Japanese pirates on board and soon disappeared into the distance.
At this moment, the soldiers and civilians in Haimenwei were extremely happy.
"Those cavalrymen look really majestic."
"They say they are elite troops fighting against foreign races in the north."
"Hey! Speaking of which, that Long Wilbur has a connection with us!"
"What fate?"
"This nobleman had committed a crime and was exiled to Taizhou Prefecture, but was pardoned halfway through..." "Huh! That's really the case."
In the lobby, Jiang Qingzhi was listening to Chen Bo's introduction.
"Matsuki Yoshiko is a vicious person. Her subordinates have killed many people and are cunning." Chen Bo pointed at the map, "Last time, Linhai gathered 6,000 troops and prepared to ambush her, but Matsuki Yoshiko turned around halfway, resulting in failure..."
The Japanese are cunning and suspicious... Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "How many people does she have under her command?"
"About three to five thousand!" Chen Bo saw Jiang Qingzhi's dissatisfaction and said with some shame, "I am incompetent."
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. How can you plan if you don't even know the details of your opponent?" Jiang Qingzhi frowned and looked at the generals, "If you were my subordinates, you would all be skinned alive!"
Some of the generals smiled apologetically, "If I could be trained and taught by Lord Bo, I would be happy to do it, not to mention shedding a layer of skin, even if I had to."
"Yes!"
"Please teach me, Master!"
The generals looked at Jiang Qingzhi with eager eyes.
Chen Bo smiled and said, "We in the south have also heard about the war in the north. The Altan tribe is showing off its might outside the Nine Frontiers, and no one can defeat it. When we heard the news that Lord Bo defeated the Altan tribe twice, we all wished we could fly to the north and follow Lord Bo to fight."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the generals slowly.
Some smiled flatteringly, some smiled happily...most of the generals had anticipation in their eyes.
There are no born weak people, only cowards who have lost their courage.
The military spirit is available!
Jiang Qingzhi said, "Most of Song Muliangzi's subordinates are from the Ming Dynasty. They are familiar with the geography and human nature, the deployment of officers and soldiers, and even the reality..."
"Master, you said they are familiar with the deployment of officers and soldiers..." A general said, "That's impossible. We are always cautious every time."
"Do you know the relationship between those big families and merchants and the Japanese pirates?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
The generals bowed their heads.
"Want to hide it from me?" Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "This is a local scandal. I think Lin Hai has warned us not to make it public!"
Chen Bo nodded, "I am too embarrassed to mention it."
But everyone had a question in their mind: how did this uncle know all these things?
"The local big families are colluding with the Japanese pirates. They have close relations with the government and can easily learn the movements of the government soldiers. Once they find an opportunity, they will let someone know, and then the Japanese pirates will come. With these big families leading the way, they can easily plunder the local area. But you have become blind and deaf!"
Jiang Qingzhi took a deep breath, "Where's your moral integrity?"
Tang Shunzhi was looking at the map and said, "Moral integrity is worthless in the face of interests."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "The main force of the Japanese pirates is the people of the Ming Dynasty. The biggest reliance of the Japanese pirates is the big families and merchants. In other words, the so-called Japanese pirates who are causing trouble along the coast are actually the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
No one had ever reasoned like this before, and everyone broke out in a cold sweat.
"But how many officers and soldiers are there in Taizhou?" Jiang Qingzhi's voice became louder. "As Ming people, you have been training for many years, while the other side is just a group of civilians who just came ashore. Why were you beaten so badly? Who can tell me?"
He turned his eyes, anger in them.
"From north to south, what I see is civil and military playfulness. Shameless civil and military playfulness!"
Tang Shunzhi shook his head, knowing that Jiang Qingzhi was disappointed with his friend. He said to Xu Wei, "Those people in Nanjing are so drunk by the warm wind that they don't care about these things."
Nanjing was the "place of exile" for frustrated officials. Officials in Nanjing either spent their days idling away their time or were planning to be transferred back to the capital.
As for the local Japanese pirates causing trouble, it’s none of our business!
Submit a memorial to the capital and ask the court to resolve the issue.
The generals lowered their heads and kept silent after being reprimanded by Jiang Qingzhi.
"I'm here to transform you!" Jiang Qingzhi looked at the generals with his hands behind his back, "From today on, you should be prepared to shed a layer of skin."
The generals looked up, unexpectedly with delight on their faces.
What a bunch of bastards...Sun Chonglou shook his head, thinking that these people would regret it.
"Go to the parade ground and stand there!" Jiang Qingzhi pointed outside. "Except for the guards on the top of the city wall, all the soldiers stand there."
"Yes, sir." Chen Bo and others went out happily.
"Someone from the capital came last time and said that the original Tiger Guards were a bunch of trash, but after being trained by Lord Bo, they were able to defeat the Altan tribe... I was thinking about when I could be trained by Lord Bo, but I didn't expect that God would have a good vision, hahahaha!"
A group of generals happily gathered their subordinates and then lined up on the parade ground.
Chen Bao carried a big stick and led his men to patrol back and forth, with a faint sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.
Here comes the opportunity to make money!
Jiang Qingzhi met with several village heads in the lobby.
"...When they came ashore to rob, except for the occasional young and strong men, they killed everyone, regardless of gender, age or status. Even the babies were hacked to death or thrown into the fire and burned to death!"
"Those women were tortured, killed, or abducted by them..."
Several village heads spoke in grief and anger.
Jiang Qingzhi closed his eyes.
"They say that Japan is a country that does not conquer others." Jiang Qingzhi said in a low voice, "Mr. Jingchuan, do you think that the so-called ancestral teachings should be followed as a guideline?"
Tang Shunzhi remained silent.
Bah!
The inkstone fell to the ground and shattered. Jiang Qingzhi's eyes turned red. "Fuck the ancestral teachings!"
(End of this chapter)
