Chapter 243: The Wa Country
Wu Shitong quickly reviewed his life, and finally he decided that he didn't have pigtails for Yun Hao to grasp. Since there are no pigtails, there is no need to compromise with a little bastard like Yun Hao. What's more, the jade pendant is a family heirloom. The family heirloom is the symbol of the head of the family, and it is the symbol of the family that has to be passed down from generation to generation. If you kid wants Lao Tzu, I'll give it to you?
"Ying Gong! You can think about it, the old dirt is nothing. This time it was completely thinking of the hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou! Yun Hao said for a long time.
Wu Shitong looked at Yun Hao's expression carefully, and it didn't look like a joke. The people of Yangzhou? Wu Shitong thought back to what had happened since he took office, and it seemed that there was no violation of the rules.
"Duke Chu! In person, if what you say is really related to the entire samurai family. The old man will not be stingy with a piece of jade pendant! "If it's Lao Niu, Lao Cheng, he will scold the little bastard now. But Wu Shitong didn't dare, he was just an outdated prince, and he would never dare to scold a dignitary like Yun Hao!
"There's a bustling market near Leitang, you know!"
"Know! How? ”
"The scouts under Ben Shuai's tent found that there was something strange near Leitang. For example, an inn was chartered, and it was full of Japanese people, and there were more than 100 people. Yun Hao looked at Wu Shitong and said.
"It's just a hundred and ten widows, do they want to make trouble? Don't worry about the general manager, although most of the government soldiers in my Yangzhou territory have been transferred to Yuezhou, there are still more than 1,000 government soldiers. It is enough to exterminate more than 100 Japanese people! Wu Shitong looked at Yun Hao, his tone full of confidence. A thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will deal with a hundred Japanese people who come from afar, no matter how they are calculated, the Japanese people will not be favored.
"If there are one hundred and ten widows, Yun will not open his mouth to ask Ying Gong for an heirloom. But what if it's thousands of widows? Yun Hao said with a smile.
"This is Yangzhou, not Quanzhou, how can there be so many Japanese people? Do they dare to come to Yangzhou to make trouble? Wu Shitong's eyes widened with a look of horror, and it was not strange that there were a hundred and ten widows. After all, Yangzhou is also a prosperous place for business, and it is not uncommon for Japanese people to come to do business. If it is said that it is a Japanese pirate, they only dare to rob the coast, how can they come to Yangzhou, which is relatively inland?
"As long as Ying Gong sent someone to secretly investigate, you will know that there may be more than 1,000 Japanese people who have mixed in. There are a lot of flat-headed Japanese ships moored on the Yangtze River, and there is no problem at all with three or five thousand people on that scale. Now, Ying Gong still thinks I'm scaring you? ”
Listening to Yun Hao's words, Wu Shitong's hairs stood up. Li Xiaogong was attacked in Yuezhou, which made Li Er understand a truth. The landlubbers in Guanzhong under his command are not suitable for Jiangnan water network operations. Li Er, who was helpless, could only mobilize the Jiangnan garrison. Yangzhou is naturally one of the places to be requisitioned! Datang did not have the concept of coastal defense, and piracy was not so rampant in these years. Most of them are just plundering merchant ships on the sea, and I haven't heard of any pirates who are strong enough to come ashore and attack towns, especially bustling towns like Yangzhou.
Could it be that the Japanese really dared to attack Yangzhou? If it's a few thousand people, it's not going to be easy. You must know that you only have more than 1,000 soldiers in your hands. The consequences ......! It is unimaginable how angry Li Er would be after being robbed by the Japanese people. Not to mention Ying Guogong's hat, I'm afraid that the head wearing the hat is not stable. Yun Hao said that he saved his family's life, but he was really not joking.
"Don't worry, the people of the Japanese didn't expect that Yun's army would suddenly go south. They will wait, and they will not do it until the army of Zuo Wuwei is opened. Ying Guogong can send his subordinates to investigate, but don't startle the snake. Otherwise, they will start at once, although they will be exterminated in the end. But thinking about it, Ying Gong couldn't explain the heavy losses of Yangzhou to His Majesty. Anyway, I have military merits on both the left and right. Yangzhou is not my fiefdom. ”
Needless to say, Wu Shitong had already made a look at the other fight. Don't fight Xue Shu immediately ran out like a rabbit!
"I don't know how Duke Chu saw that these people were widows?" Although he has not yet received Xue Shu's return, Wu Shitong knows it. Yun Hao wouldn't lie about such a thing, but he was still curious about how Yun Hao found out that these people were Japanese people, and they were also Japanese people in disguise.
"Hahaha! It's very simple, your life in Jiangnan is far from being difficult, and the feng shui in Jiangnan is nourishing, how can there be so many dark-skinned people. In addition, shouting and selling. The most important thing to do business is to shout, and you look at a few dumb people who are clubbing? It is not uncommon for businessmen to go out and bring some swords in these days. But our Datang's horizontal knife is a straight knife, when have you ever seen a horizontal knife with a curve?
It just so happened that Ben Shuai knew that the katana of the Japanese people was curved. Although their sword skills are called kendo, the katana they use are all curved. The samurai of the Wa Kingdom, no matter where they fought or who they fought, they used katana swords in their hands. So, I guess these people are all Japanese people. And it can be concluded that these people are not ordinary Wa people, they are Wa samurai.
The samurai are in the Wa Kingdom, and they are not much different from our government soldiers. However, they rarely work on weekdays, but are full-time warriors. Almost everyone learns kendo, and if it really starts. Not to mention your subordinate soldiers, even Zuo Wuwei may not be able to take it easily. "Yun Hao didn't lie to Wu Shitong, just with his knowledge, his understanding of the Japanese people should be very limited. This Yingyang Mansion team of Jinyang is positive, and it is impossible for Ben to know how fierce the warriors of the Wa Kingdom are. Yun Hao thinks that his mind is full of philistines and.
If it weren't for the fact that he had a daughter of an emperor through the ages, maybe the name Wu Shitong would not be remembered by anyone.
A layer of cold sweat appeared on Wu Shitong's body, and it happened too suddenly. As the assassin of Jingzhou, the affairs in his jurisdiction have to be reminded by a passing general. This person can be regarded as being thrown home, if this matter is true, Yun Hao will be thrown over on the charge of dereliction of duty, and his hat of assassination will be considered to be worn.
When the crown prince fought with the king of Qin, he did not stand in line. The former Ministry of Industry is still a history of assassination. Datang has many thorn histories, but there is only one book in the Ministry of Industry. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the martial arts family has been irrepressibly lonely. If the official position of this assassin is lost again, the martial arts family will have nothing left except an empty title.
With a long sigh, he called the old housekeeper at home. Let him rush back to the house as quickly as possible, and let his wife Yang pack the family's heirloom jade pendant in the best box and send it to the camp.
The old steward didn't know what happened to his Ah Lang, but he only knew that Ah Lang was very lonely now. Thinking of the relationship between the family and the Yun family, I feel that the head of my family has been squeezed by the head of the Yun family again. No way, people are celebrities in front of His Majesty. The first hero of the Xuanwumen Incident, he ...... Alang! Ay......!
"What? Ah Lang wants to give the jade pendant to the Duke of Chu? When Yang heard the news brought back by the old housekeeper at home, he was so surprised that he could barely close his mouth. This jade pendant is carved from a whole piece of mutton fat jade, and has been passed down in the martial arts family for no less than ten generations. Faintly became a symbol of the head of the family.,Today it's actually going to be sent out.。。
The old slave saw that Ah Lang's face was not good, but the proceedings in the hall were not for the old slave to observe. So the old slave didn't know why, but the old slave felt that it must be the Duke of Chu who openly oppressed our martial family. He is gaining momentum now, and Ah Lang must have no choice but to do this. "The old steward has been in the martial arts family all his life, and when he saw that the head of the family was being squeezed like this, he was so anxious that he cried.
"Old Fu! This is also a helpless thing, you can take the jade pendant. Find a sandalwood box and put it in ......! Thinking of the situation at home, Yang's nose was sour and tears fell.
The martial arts family is really in decline, and they are bullied to the top of their heads, but they can only knock out their teeth and swallow the blood in their stomachs. Among the children in the family, only one Wu Yuanshuang is considered to be outstanding. But they were cut into minced meat by the street life, and the rest of the children were all squirrel. At a young age, he was out of the drinking prostitute. You can't lift a pen in writing, and you can't hold a knife in martial arts. has the ability to spend money like running water, but has no talent to earn a penny. This samurai is finished! I pity my two daughters, the eldest is ten years old, and the younger is only seven years old.
One day the martial arts family will fall, how will this life be spent in the future. Thinking of what was going on outside the house, Yang cried more and more sadly.
"Mother, don't cry. Don't cry! Wu Shun took a handkerchief and wiped away her tears for the old lady. I just heard it with my sister Wu Mei. Dad was bullied by the Duke of Chu outside, and he was robbed of the heirloom. The young Wu Shun can't help it, and the brothers in the family don't know anything except drink and bully themselves. also asked his mother for money all day long, and scolded his mother if he didn't give it. Growing up in such a family, Wu Shun was as weak as a docile rabbit. She had nothing to do but comfort her mother.
"Humph! The surnamed Yun bullied our family, blaming the brothers for being useless and not being able to kill him. Wu Shun was comforting his mother when a baby's voice came from outside the door. Yang stood up in horror and reached out to take his second daughter, Wu Mei, into his arms. He poked his head out and looked outside. Fortunately, this is the back house of the samurai family, and there are no outsiders in and out. If outsiders listen to it, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen.
"Silence! Don't talk nonsense, if you talk about it, you may invite trouble. Yang hurriedly covered Wu Mei's mouth. This second lady of the martial arts family has been a master who is not afraid of heaven and earth since she was a child.
"Mei Niang, don't talk like that. The girl's family talks about something all day long. "Sister Wu Shun is also helping the old lady to reprimand her sister!
"Originally, it was useless to blame our brothers. I heard that the second brother was very powerful, but he was still killed by the one surnamed Yun. When I grow up, sooner or later I'm going to kill this guy surnamed Yun. Wu Mei said viciously, if Yun Hao was in front of her, she would definitely rush up and take a bite.
Since she was a child, she had heard that she had a very powerful brother who was killed by the Yun family, although she had never seen that brother. But it didn't prevent Wu Mei from imagining him as a big hero. The hero-like brother died, and he must have died from the despicable and dirty tricks of the Yun family, Wu Mei thought so since she was a child.
"Don't talk any more nonsense, go back to your room. Otherwise, the mother will be spanked. Yang glanced at the stubborn Wu Mei and said sharply.
Wu Mei, who was helpless, could only hang her head and walk back to her room obediently. Yang saw that his daughter was gone, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. This girl has been like this since she was a child, what can she do when she grows up.
But she didn't notice that Wu Mei's drooping face had infinite hatred in her eyes.
Yun Hao took the pine box handed over by Wu Shitong, opened it and took out a palm-sized jade pendant. I threw the box away! Such a valuable thing is packed in such a broken box. It's still pine, and it's perfunctory at first glance.
The palm-sized jade pendant is round and round, like a piece of goat's milk coagulated together. Holding it in his hand, a warm feeling came from the palm of his hand. Close to the nose, there is a vague aroma that burrows into the nose. It's indeed a good thing, and it's the first time I've seen a jade pendant that can emit a fragrance.
Wu Shitong sat in the lower position, his face full of dead ashes. The news that Xue Yin brought back completely confirmed Yun Hao's statement. Indeed, there were many Japanese people in Yangzhou, and the number even exceeded 2,000, not the 1,000 as Yun Hao said.
Some of these people are directly dressed as Japanese people, and some are dressed in Tang costumes. However, most of these people do not understand Chinese, so they do not speak as if they are dumb. At first glance, these people often walk the sea, except for the smell of the sea. Dark skin is also one of their characteristics.
In fact, most people wear hats, and the skin on their bodies is not all sunburned. The salty sea breeze played a big role in this. This kind of black is not the same as being tanned by the sun, but the kind of black that is imprinted on the skin. Strangely, their skin is not actually rough. On the contrary, it is a little delicate, and I don't know what the reason is!
"Duke Chu! Things have come to this point, and it is no longer something that the Yangzhou garrison can manage. Now the only one who can help Yangzhou is Chu Gong's Zuo Wuwei army. I also asked Duke Chu to look at the face of the 100,000 people in Yangzhou and pull them along. Wu Shitong stood up and bowed, his face full of compassion.
I can't see this old guy's face, and I obviously can't handle things on the ground. I just want to talk about hundreds of thousands of Yangzhou people! But then again, as the head of the march of Jiangnan Province, he really can't sit idly by. What would it be like for the people of the Japanese country to kill people once they went crazy, Yun Hao shuddered when he thought about it.
"I will report the matter here to Your Majesty as it is. No oil or vinegar. You know, it's my duty. If I don't step on you, it's already for the sake of the face of the ministers in the same hall. There hasn't been anything serious about the left and right, and it's not irreparable. After this time, you have to be careful. Don't think that if Yangzhou is farther away from the sea, there will be no pirates to fight you. ”