Lord Matsuura, I remember that there was not an evil monk of the Ming Dynasty under you! In addition to the many foolish men and women who regarded him as a living Buddha and were cheated of a lot of incense money by him, he also raised huge debts many times and gathered ragged farmers, rascals and ronin samurai in Satsuma, Osumi, Tsushima, Hyuga, Tanegashima, etc., constructed a sea ship, purchased armour, blades and iron cannons, and went to Daming many times to carry out burnings and lootings, and I heard that he had robbed a great deal of money. Matsuura Lord why not make him as a precursor, for you and my army to lead the way to the big Ming to carry out pirate activities, the reason why to seek far away, time-consuming and costly, send people far away from the big Ming to spy on the route?!”
Ryuzoji Takanobu narrowed his eyes, half inquiring, half chastising, while he was drunk.
Matsuura Family Governor knew that the Ming Dynasty evil monk Ryuzoji Takanobu was talking about was Xu Hai, so he could not help but explain with a bitter smile, “Your Highness does not know, but I had no choice but to do so. One: not my kind of heart will be different, this evil monk Xu Hai is not my kind, must have selfishness and dissent, can not be entrusted with the important task. Your Highness and my army are travelling across the sea to plunder Daming, it is a matter of great importance for Your Highness to unify the world of Hizen and Buwu, if the evil monk Xu Hai leads the way, in case he is betrayed or killed by him, the consequences are unimaginable, and the Arima Clan, the Shao-II Clan, the Otomo Clan, and the Shimazu Clan who were already eager to move will take advantage of the opportunity to make their move.”
Ryuzoji Takanobu sniffed and nodded his head noncommittally, with no unnecessary expression on his face.
”Secondly, the evil monk Xu Hai he plundered the land of the Great Ming, mostly in the area of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, this area is not the key place of the Great Ming, the Ming army is weak, easy to get, and the risk of going in and out is smaller, but this area is far less affluent than the area of Su Lake. Su Lake area is the economic centre of the Ming Dynasty, and there is the capital of the Ming Dynasty Yingtian, this evil monk has always been cautious and careful, its not dare to invade the Su Lake area, lest it be targeted by the official army of the Ming Dynasty, focusing on the military force to eliminate.”
”Thirdly, I am not afraid of Your Highness joke, I used to be able to control the evil monk Xu Hai, but now its wings are getting rich, and there are many party members, and it has gradually left my control. Now I am more of a debtor relationship with Evil Monk Xu Hai. Although I can force him to do things in the name of a debtor, this relationship is not reliable. Your Highness, so it’s not that I’m seeking the near and far, but the situation is such that I have to seek the near and far.”
The Matsuura Family Governor continued again.
”I see, my lord understands. Then let’s wait for Naoyo and Saburo and the others to return.”Ryuzoji Takanobu nodded and said slowly, turning his gaze out of the window to look at the rough sea outside after he spoke.
”Your highness don’t worry, Nabeshima general has the courage of a million men, my nephew Saburo is also a general talent that my Matsuura family rarely meets in a hundred years, moreover, in their party, there are thirty samurai who have followed Xu Hai to Daming many times to pillage, on this stabbing trip to Daming, they will surely be able to complete the mission of the stabbing mission successfully and come back safely.”
Matsuura Family Governor filled Ryuzoji Takanobu’s wine cup and said with a smile.
”Yancy. Here’s to Naoyo and Sanbanro and the others.”Ryuzoji Takanobu lifted his glass and toasted the sea outside the window.
”To General Naoyo and Sanbanro and the others.”The Matsuura Family Governor followed suit and raised his glass, similarly toasting to the sea outside the window.
As they toasted to the window, it just so happened that the sea lifted a monstrous wave and lapped at the shore.
”Haha ……The monstrous waves are like war drums beating, this is the god of the sea beating the drums for Nao and Saburo.”
Ryuzoji Takanobu laughed.
”The god of the sea is cheering them on, and they are bound to triumph.”The Matsuura Family Governor followed.
Ryuzoji Takanobu and Matsuura Family Governor looked at each other, and both of them laughed out loud at the same time, full of confidence in Nabeshima Naoyo and Matsuura Sanbanro’s party.
While Ryuzoji Takanobu and Matsuura Family Governor laughed at each other over wine, Zhu Pingan taught the Zhejian army a second military song:
”Each and every general of the Zhejian Army must remember the four iron laws of eighteen beheadings;
The first is to follow the command in all actions, and to be in unison is the only way to win;
Second, don’t take a stitch from the public, the public will support me and like me;
Third, all seizures must be returned to the public, and we must endeavour to alleviate the burden on the court.”
Fourthly, we will not tear down the houses when we freeze to death, and we will not plunder when we starve to death, and we will be loyal to the king and love the people;
……”
Zhu Pingan borrowed and modified the lyrics of the revolutionary martyr’s “Three Great Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention”, and compiled the military discipline and rules of the Zheijiang army into a catchy song called “Four Iron Laws and Eighteen Chopping”, so that the majority of the generals would have the military discipline and rules firmly in their minds just by singing.
Like last time, the post that learnt the military song was given priority for meals, so all the posts were very active in learning it.
”Very good, go have your meal.”After Zhu Pingan supervised the last post to sing this Four Iron Laws and Eighteen Chopping military song, he nodded and told them to go have their meal, bringing Liu Dazhou and the others to have their meal last.
Zhu Pingan also did not get himself a small stove, he also ate a big pot of rice, Zhu Pingan and his party waited for the last sentry to finish his meal, the big pot of food in the big iron pot was basically left with only some soup broth and side leftovers.
Zhu Pingan also do not mind, played a bowl of soup soup leftovers, took three steamed buns, casually found an open space to sit on the ground, break open the steamed buns dipped in vegetable soup to eat, eat quite fragrant, a moment a steamed bun on the belly.
Eat and drink with the soldiers, share the pain, this is an ancient general practice a major key point. The ancients have said: the marshal, must be with the soldiers with the taste and common security, the enemy can be added. Therefore, the soldiers have all the victory, the enemy has all the reasons. In the past, a good general’s army, there are feed and mash, so that cast into the river, and the soldiers with the stream and drink. If a danban and a mash, can not taste the water of a river, and the soldiers of the three armies think for the death of the person to taste and their own also.
Flying General Li Guang deeply embraced by the soldiers is one of the treasures, Zhu Pingan naturally also want to practice.
The effect is also ideal.
”In the past, our cottage, the head of the family is a small stove, all the time is to eat fragrant and drink spicy, we can only eat some leftovers, but our general, how much of an official ah, but even with us to eat a pot of rice, or our leftovers, this kind of general, it is worthy of our support …… “.
”That’s right, just based on this one thing, I stone this life will be handed over to our general ……”
When a group of soldiers saw that Zhu Pingan did not open a small stove, but ate the same big pot of rice as them, and also ate the last meal, eating the leftover soup, they could not help but be greatly touched inwardly, and their goodwill towards Zhu Pingan increased greatly, and the degree of their adoration increased.
”Auntie, you just eat this ah, how can this be eaten, you still don’t let me deliver the food, if Miss saw it, will be heartbroken and fall in tears, will definitely scold the maidservant for not taking care of Auntie, whoop whoop ……”
When Zhu Pingan was eating the second steamed bun, a familiar sobbing sound came from behind him, turning his head he saw the female disguised as a male bun little maid, Painter, and the demon girl, Ruo Nan, and the sobbing sound was made by Painter.
”Why are you guys here?!”Zhu Pingan raised his eyebrows and said.
”Why can’t we come?!”Demoness Ruo Nan hummed and said with a blank stare, “Unless you’re a thief!”
