amaotonovel Chapter 686 vindicates the moral exemplar, Mr. Jia Xu!
Chapter 686 vindicates the moral exemplar, Mr. Jia Xu!
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's eagerness to fly to Wenzhou Prefecture, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but rub his forehead.
Headache.
This is such a headache.
I don't know what's wrong with this bastard. He gets excited whenever he hears anything related to short and ugly people.
Look at those short, stocky guys at the University of Dental Medical School; they're the real free spirits.
Compared to them, Gu Chengzhi's so-called Xianglin Sanren is a complete joke.
Pay attention.
Dengzhou had a total of five guards: Dengzhou Guard, Weihai Guard, Chengshan Guard, Jinghai Guard, and Dasong Guard.
Based on an estimated 5,000 men per guard, five guards would have a force of over 25,000 men.
In other places, five guards might not be much.
But can the soldiers of the Five Guards of Dengzhou be the same as the soldiers of the other guards?
In particular, the Dengzhou Guard had more than 17,000 warhorses, more than 50 cannons, and more than 5,000 flintlock muskets. The exact number of ammunition was impossible to count.
What if this bastard gets carried away and insists on dragging the Dengzhou Guard to Japan...
Emperor Zhu shook his head slightly, banishing the idea from his mind, and then looked at Yang Shaofeng and said, "Let's wait a couple of years before discussing the matter of Japan."
Wait a little longer?
Yang Shaofeng was immediately very displeased.
Before I transmigrated, I couldn't wipe out Japan. Now that I've transmigrated, I still can't completely wipe out Japan. What the hell was the point of my transmigration?
If you wait from morning till night, and then from night till morning like an old man like you, do you think you can wait until Japan dies?
Yang Shaofeng grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but snort, "I've heard that the Japanese revere the Tang Dynasty like gods, sending Tang envoys to Chang'an to pay tribute every year. But now they keep invading the coastal borders of our Great Ming. How can this be tolerated?"
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Emperor Zhu was so angry that he almost had a stroke.
So, if Zhu Chongba hadn't sent troops to wipe out those short, ugly Japanese, his place in history wouldn't have been as high as that of the Tang Dynasty, and he wouldn't have been as good as the emperors of the Li family.
Is this ridiculous?
Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "You are not the only one who wants to destroy Japan now. We also want to destroy Japan."
Yang Shaofeng made no attempt to hide his displeasure, which only fueled Emperor Zhu's anger. He roared, "You bastard! Why are you pouting? Do you think we're trying to appease you?"
After scolding Yang Shaofeng, Emperor Zhu earnestly advised, "You're not young anymore, and you've been the prefect for almost three years. Can you try to think about things from the perspective of the court?"
"What is most important for our Great Ming Dynasty right now?"
"It's Hu Yuan."
"After we destroy the Hu Yuan, we can easily wipe out that short and ugly Japanese country with just a simple mission."
"Whether we can gain any benefits from sending troops to attack the Japanese now is another matter. The key issue is that it will affect our northern expedition against the Yuan dynasty. Don't you understand that?"
Yang Shaofeng pursed his lips again.
Emperor Zhu's meaning was very simple.
At this point, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack Japan, which was tantamount to forcing Japan to side with the Yuan Dynasty.
Hu Yuan was never a weakling. Even after being driven to the northern desert by the Ming Dynasty, he was still a formidable force with a million archers at his disposal.
If the short and weak Japanese were to side with the Yuan dynasty and send troops to Goryeo, the Ming dynasty would have to divert some of its forces to deal with them, thus affecting the original plan for the Northern Expedition.
Especially for vassal states such as Goryeo, Annam, and Burma, the Ming Dynasty was their father, but not their only father.
If the Northern Expedition is affected by the attack on Japan, who knows if these vassal states will turn around and recognize a new master?
Therefore, Emperor Zhu, along with Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, and Xu Da, decided to remain calm, avoid rash actions, and adhere to the established policy of first eliminating the Yuan dynasty and then attacking Japan.
However, understanding something is one thing, feeling unhappy about it is another.
Yang Shaofeng said, "Then I will go to Jiangnan to investigate the case first, and while I'm at it, I'll interrogate those short and ugly men and find out what the current situation is in Japan. What do you think, Father-in-law?"
Emperor Zhu was so angry that he laughed and waved his hand, cursing, "Get out of here! Go to Wenzhou if you want, but let's get this straight: if you dare to sneak off and attack Japan, I'll break your legs."
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Yang Shaofeng left.
After rolling back to the backyard of the county government office, he busied himself packing his things.
Going to Wenzhou?
Only a fucking idiot would go to Wenzhou!
Dengzhou Guard has soldiers, ships, and equipment, and it just so happens that he has the royal decree flag that can mobilize troops. It seems that even God is giving him an opportunity.
As the saying goes, if you don't take what Heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences.
If I miss this chance to go and fight the Japanese, I'll slap myself twice every time I wake up in the middle of the night.
As for whether the unauthorized deployment of troops to fight the Japanese would disrupt Hu Yuan's plan for the Northern Expedition, what kind of punishment he would receive upon his return, and Lao Deng's so-called broken leg, Yang Shaofeng was completely unconcerned at the moment.
Even if taking over mountains of gold and silver and territory could be considered atonement, even if it couldn't atone for the crime, the person who had to go still had to go.
Destroying the Japanese was worth risking our lives for.
It's time to vindicate the moral exemplar, Mr. Jia Xu.
It's time to vindicate Bai Qi, the butcher.
Such a heavy responsibility, I, Yang, will shoulder it all!
"Quickly, quickly, prepare the royal command flag and the troop mobilization tally."
"Quickly find the flying fish robe of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the court robe of the Imperial Son-in-Law."
"Have someone hurry to Dengzhou Garrison and tell Commander Qian Er that there is good news. All soldiers in Dengzhou Garrison are to cancel all leave, register their names and issue them identity badges. Have Dengzhou University send students to help soldiers who cannot write to write their wills. The logistics department should hurry up and replenish food and ammunition."
While rummaging through his things, Yang Shaofeng said to Jin'er and Yu'er, "I plan to go to Dengzhou without my father-in-law's knowledge, and then lead troops to wipe out those short and ugly Japanese. This crime of arbitrarily mobilizing troops to destroy a country will definitely not be light. You two remember to go and plead with your mother-in-law."
But as soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Jin'er sighed helplessly and said, "If you want to plead for him, just talk to your godmother yourself."
Ok?
It's one thing that you two didn't come to help your husband prepare things, but you also made your husband go to your mother-in-law to beg for mercy?
Yang Shaofeng turned his head in a daze, only to see Empress Ma standing at the door with her maids, her face as if covered with a layer of frost. Jin'er and Yu'er stood beside Empress Ma with their heads bowed like two quails. Chen Zhong, the chief eunuch who served Lao Deng, was also there. At this moment, he wished he could bury his head in his crotch, and his legs were trembling slightly.
Empress Ma gave Yang Shaofeng a cold glance and scolded him, "I thought your father-in-law was wronging you by saying you would definitely run away."
"Now it seems you were not wronged at all!"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Empress Ma, then glanced at Empress Ma again.
Empress Ma snorted coldly and said, "Come, tell me, are you still thinking about the Marquis of Champion, or do you have some deep-seated hatred for Japan?"