amaotonovel Chapter 212: Completely Unaware of Officialdom Rules
Chapter 212: Completely Unaware of Officialdom Rules
Eunuch Ma was extremely shocked.
Isn’t it said that the national teacher comes from the northwest, is not good at swimming, and has never ridden a boat?
How could such a huge ship be built?
Moreover, it has only been three days since the Imperial Master received the imperial edict to suppress the Japanese invaders!
Could it be that he was hallucinating because he was too tired from traveling so fast?
The soldiers helped the eunuch Ma, who was shocked and speechless, onto the ship to look for the imperial teacher and General Li.
At this moment, Gu Xi had inspected the supplies on the ship. These Japanese pirates had amassed quite a lot of wealth, and it seemed that they had robbed quite a few wealthy families.
In front of Li Quan, she was too embarrassed to take all the gold and silver for herself, so she said:
"These Japanese swords will be given to your navy to fight against the Japanese pirates. As for the gold and silver, please ask General Li to arrange for them to be distributed to the fishermen who were robbed, especially the women who were abducted by the Japanese pirates. Their survival in the future will definitely be difficult. Try to give them as much as possible."
"No!" Eunuch Ma came onto the deck panting, and when he heard the Imperial Master's order, he immediately shouted to stop it.
Gu Xi turned back,
"Hey, isn't this Eunuch Ma? I haven't seen you for two days. Why do you look so haggard?"
Eunuch Ma had been traveling for days without washing his face or combing his hair. He was covered in dust and dirt. If it weren't for his official attire, he would have looked no different from a beggar on the street.
But he didn't care about his image at the moment and said:
"Grandmaster, the materials seized from the Japanese pirates should be reported to the court, which will decide whether to put them into the national treasury or use them for other purposes. It's fine if you want to keep the Japanese swords for the navy to use to suppress the Japanese pirates, but how can you distribute so much gold and silver at will?"
Gu Xi chuckled.
"Eunuch Ma, this money was originally looted from the people by the Japanese pirates. Now that our national teacher is distributing it, it is nothing more than taking from the people and using it for the people. What's wrong with that?"
Eunuch Ma straightened his neck.
"Having said that, the country has its own laws, and everything should be done in accordance with the laws."
Gu Xi's face turned cold.
"The national master has made the decision. These properties will be regarded as compensation for the fishermen along the coast. As for the court, the national master will be responsible for explaining it."
Humph, don't think she doesn't know. If these properties are sent to the court, who knows who will benefit from them. If we just follow the rules and act according to the so-called national laws, who will take care of these poor people?
Seeing this, Eunuch Ma said with a bitter face:
"Master, please calm down. We are just following orders—"
"Okay, you don't have to say anything more, it's settled." Gu Xi interrupted him.
After saying this, she no longer paid attention to Eunuch Ma and turned to Li Quan and said:
"General Li, do as our national teacher says."
Li Quan hesitated for a moment, and finally clasped his fists and said:
"The last general takes orders."
Eunuch Ma was so angry that he stamped his feet, but there was nothing he could do.
The Imperial Master was already very popular in the capital, and now that he had wiped out the Japanese pirates, it was an even greater achievement. He dared not offend him in person, and at most he would secretly report it to His Majesty.
Although distributing property on the spot is against the law, many generals in battle would do it secretly or even keep it for themselves.
But most of the time, as long as it is not too excessive, the court will turn a blind eye and just look at the attitude of the current situation.
Given the Imperial Master's outstanding military achievements, there was no need for Eunuch Ma to confront him head-on.
Gu Xi still had important things to do and didn't want Eunuch Ma to know, so he ordered:
"Come here, Eunuch Ma has been exhausted from the journey, take him to wash up and have a meal!"
Eunuch Ma originally wanted to ask Gu Xi how the Japanese pirates were defeated so that he could report to the court, but two soldiers came immediately, lifted his arms and took him to the station.
Eunuch Ma wanted to cry but had no tears, and he had no strength to struggle. Forget it, he decided to wait until he had caught his breath.
After seeing off Eunuch Ma, Gu Xi immediately arranged for eight hundred special forces to be divided into four groups and rush to the four small islands.
Each group was given a sack of powder and asked to put it into all the drinking water sources of the Japanese pirates.
After taking her medicine, the Japanese pirates would feel sleepy, then sleep for a day and a night, and when they woke up, all their past memories would be gone.
As for the work protection clothes, one set was distributed to each person and they were all asked to change into them. As for the samurai clothes of the Japanese pirates, they were all burned.
Those who had mustaches were all shaved off, completely changing their appearance so that everything about Japan disappeared from their minds.
Worried about lack of manpower, he borrowed another 800 people from Li Quan, drove two large ships, and headed to the island to carry out the mission.
Eunuch Ma, who worked diligently for the emperor, finished washing and eating, and immediately came to see Gu Xi again.
At this moment, Gu Xi was preparing to fly to Japan to find out the background and strength of this emperor.
"Grandmaster, I am ordered by His Majesty to record the battle to wipe out the Japanese pirates truthfully so that the court can reward us for our merits. Unfortunately, I came too late and was unable to witness the demeanor of the Grandmaster in suppressing the pirates. Why don't you tell me about it so that I can report to the emperor?"
The power of the imperial teacher was so terrifying that even though he was the emperor's confidant, he did not dare to act rashly and could only speak with a smile.
Gu Xi didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he said:
"Just write whatever you want, sir. My master has something important to do, so I won't accompany you."
Eunuch Ma hurriedly said:
"Grandmaster, you were ordered to suppress the Japanese pirates. Now that they have been defeated, you should go to the capital to report and receive your reward. This is a great achievement!"
Alas, no matter how important the matter is, it is not more important than the imperial order. This imperial teacher seems to have no idea about the rules of officialdom. Eunuch Ma is very tired.
Gu Xi said:
"My master cannot return to Beijing yet. The leader of this group of Japanese pirates said that Japan is ready to make a move, which may be detrimental to Anning. My master must go to Japan in person to find out the truth."
"What? Japan? Aren't these Japanese pirates just scattered on small islands overseas? How can it be called a country?" Eunuch Ma said in surprise.
During this era, the navigation of the Anning Kingdom was extremely backward, and the ships used for combat were like small broken fishing boats. Even the imperial court only knew about countries such as the Turks, Northern Yan, and Nanyue, and had no idea that there were other countries overseas.
You are just looking at the world from a well, aren't you?
Li Quan, however, had dealt with Japanese pirates before and knew that in addition to those small islands, there was also a large island. He took out the map he had drawn from his pocket, pointed it to Eunuch Ma, and said:
"Eunuch Ma, it is just as the Imperial Master said. I learned from the captured Japanese pirates that there is a large island overseas, which is even larger than our entire Taizhou Prefecture. The Imperial Master just said that the ruler of this island calls himself the Emperor and intends to harm our Anning Country."
Eunuch Ma widened his eyes:
"What? The Emperor? How dare the Japanese pirates be so bold?"
Even their Majesty, who controls twenty prefectures in Anning Kingdom, no, with the Turks included, it's twenty-one prefectures, but he only dares to call himself the emperor. It's so arrogant of such a tiny country to dare to call itself the emperor.
He needs to report this matter as soon as possible.
"Master, please be patient. We will report this matter to His Majesty right away, and the court will decide whether to send an expedition to Japan." Eunuch Ma said.