Chapter 154 153 The Sky Is Broken

The word "ritual" represents morality and law, that is, system.

The reason why Wei Guangde realized this deeply at this time was because his soul came from later generations and he didn't have much understanding of it. His understanding of it only stayed in books.

Well, "rules are meant to be broken." There are many people who hold this view in later generations. The society is impetuous and everyone wants to take advantage of loopholes to make money.

This is true in itself, but there are some rules that should be followed consciously.

After the banquet ended, Wei Guangde stayed at home for two days.

During lunch that day, he and Wei Mu were sitting at the dinner table, but they didn't move their chopsticks.

The reason is, of course, that Father Wei has not returned from the Yamen yet.

Normally, because the Yamen is not far from home, at noon, Mr. Wei would go home directly for dinner, and then go to the Command Si Yamen for work after rest.

In fact, as far as Mr. Wei is currently responsible for guarding and pacifying, he really doesn't have much to do on weekdays.

There are many people in the guardhouse who have no food to eat, but there are few who commit crimes. They are all honest farmers.

Okay, it seems that saying that the guardsmen are farm men is a little weird, but this is the essence.

After waiting for a long time, Uncle Lin, the concierge of Wei's mother's house, came to ask if Father Wei had sent anyone back to report the news.

She was worried that her father was delayed because of something and would not be able to come back at noon, so she would definitely send someone to inform him, and the concierge would naturally know it best.

"No, madam, if the master sends someone to send a message, I will definitely send the message to the inner courtyard."

Uncle Lin was an honest man and a native of Bengshan Fort. At this time, he also had an anxious expression on his face and could only swear to God.

"Don't worry, since it's not there, then it's not. Just go down."

Seeing Uncle Lin's look, Wei's mother believed him.

Indeed, such a thing should not go wrong.

"Let's serve, no wait."

After Uncle Lin went out, Mother Wei ordered.

"We two will eat, don't wait any longer."

Wei's mother said to Wei Guangde, and when the food was served, she picked up her chopsticks and picked up the food for Wei Guangde.

After lunch, Wei Guangde was about to go back to the small courtyard to rest, but Wei's mother stopped him.

"You're fine now. Go to the Yamen to see what's wrong. Why haven't you eaten yet?"

"Why."

Wei Guangde agreed and went back to the small courtyard to change his clothes when he went out. This was a habit Wei Guangde had developed. At home, he always wore a "shirt", so when he went out, he naturally had to change.

Without riding a horse, Wei Guangde just took Zhang Ji and wandered out of the mansion to the Yamen.

When he arrived at Si Yamen, the commander of Jiujiang Guards, Wei Guangde immediately realized that something was wrong.

What's wrong?

There were a few more soldiers on duty in front of the door today, and they all had sullen faces.

Went up to say hello. Just like before, Wei Guangde entered the command department smoothly. Without asking any more questions, he went directly to the check-in room of his father's office.

no one.

After finding Wei's personal soldiers and asking about it, they found out that just before noon, an official document came from Nanjing City. The commanding officer called all the officials in the yamen, and the two commanding officers who were resting were also called. I've been talking about things in the second hall, but I haven't come out yet.

"No wonder, something happened. Everyone is over there and they haven't eaten."

Wei Guangde shook his head and muttered a few words, then walked over there.

However, when he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the commander's personal soldiers.

"Mr. Xiao Wei, my lord has given instructions. No one is allowed to enter without a summons."

The soldier naturally knew Jiujiang Wei's talented scholar, so he didn't dare to scold him and explained carefully along with him.

"What's going on inside that's so serious?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

The soldier shook his head and said he didn't know.

Looking for a chair in the side room to sit down, Wei Guangde could only wait. Although he had a guess in his mind, he couldn't be sure since he didn't see his father confirm it.

That night when he first came back, Wei Guangde had actually expected it.

However, he did not intend to let his father earn this military merit.

Without him, the risk is too great.

Even though there were only dozens of Japanese pirates, I saw the same statement in later generations, and the current Tang newspaper also wrote the same thing, but who are these people?

Saying that they are veterans of hundreds of battles may be a bit flattering, but the fact is that those who rolled out from the edge of the knife would have met the King of Hell long ago without any strength.

If it is simply a case of bravery and ruthlessness, then the words of later generations are still valid today, "No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife, but no matter how good your kung fu is, you will be knocked down with a single shot."

There are hundreds of muskets in the guardhouse, which can easily kill these Japanese pirates.

But the problem now is that these Japanese pirates don't take the usual path. When they see a large group of officers and soldiers, they immediately smear their feet and flee. Only when they see a small group of officers and soldiers will they ambush violently.

Well, he has learned guerrilla warfare without a teacher, and he is really good at hiding.

Such an opponent made Wei Guangde feel that if the two men from the Hundred Households of the Right Army's Qianhu Station were to pull up, they would probably run to death without being able to catch up with the group, and they would not even have a chance to face off head-on.

If you catch up, you might be caught in a loophole and ambushed, which would be a lot of fun.

Of course, the most important thing is that his eldest brother Wei Wencai is now in Bengshan Fort. If the order from Nanjing is really transferred, his eldest brother will have to lead the team to the front line, and his father will not be able to replace him.

As long as you dare to say you won't go, you are disobeying orders and running away from the battlefield. Even if you don't behead, you will at least be sent to the northwest to eat sand, or you may even be hurt.

Looking at the situation now, it is 80% likely that this gang of desperate people really completed the historical record, went to the city of Nanjing to show off their power, and then sought their own death.

If these fools find a river to rob two boats and escape, they will probably be fine, and the government troops will not chase them to death.

If you run around Nanjing City, if I don't kill you, I don't know how many officials will lose their heads and black sand will fall.

I don't know how long I waited, and the order to send food came from inside.

Wei Guangde opened his mouth slightly, and it was the rhythm of continuing to discuss things.

Fortunately, the military officers in the room also took the opportunity, and many of them got up and walked a few steps outside, fearing that they would have backaches after sitting for a long time.

"Why are you here?"

When Wei Lao saw Wei Guangde waiting outside at the door, he came out directly. The commander also saw that it was Wei Guangde and recognized him, so he didn't say much.

"Dad, mom asked me to come and see why you didn't go home at noon."

"There's a lot of things to do in the government office. I'll go back and tell your mom."

"Did that group of Japanese pirates reach the city of Nanjing? The higher-ups asked you to send troops to wipe out that group of Japanese pirates?"

"Don't talk too much."

With each word, Father Wei finally said to Wei Guangde with a stern face.

"Are you really going? Big brother has to go with you?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

Father Wei just stared at Wei Guangde, said nothing, and nodded.

"It's not easy to fight."

Wei Guangde understood and said in a low voice.

"I also know that there are not many people, how can we find them if we hide, but now the sky has been exposed. If we can't kill all the Japanese pirates, I don't know how many people will be buried with them."

Father Wei shook his head and sighed.

"What sky has been exposed?"

Wei Guangde was curious. He was just showing off his power under the city of Nanjing, and he didn't go to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to make trouble.

The impact was more about the emperor's face.

Still the same thing, a million-strong army in Jiangnan cannot defend against a group of Japanese pirates with dozens of people.

Wei Guangde knew that the Japanese pirates were running wild under the city of Nanjing, but he didn't remember that they did other things.

It is certain that there was an earthquake in the officialdom of Jiangnan, but it can't be regarded as breaking the sky.

"This group of damn people, the leader actually dared to wear red clothes and yellow umbrellas to lead the crowd to gather in front of Da'ande Gate, and also attacked the city twice. Although they were repelled by bird guns, can this ceremonial guard only be used by this group of killers?"

"Red clothes and yellow umbrellas? Yellow umbrellas?"

Wei Guangde couldn't believe it, he was really asking for death.

No matter whether these people were holding umbrellas or umbrellas, they were rebellious, which was completely different from being thieves in the past.

"The official document from Nanjing Shangshu Zhang came down. These people can run away, but they can't run away from the temple. None of them can be left."

Wei Dad said with gritted teeth. I don't know what he was thinking, but the momentum of sharing the same hatred and the enemy was created.

Well, this is a loyal minister.

Wei Guangde thought so in his heart, and many people inside looked over here, but no one came out to say anything. This news should not be tolerated, it was too big.

Wei Guangde just nodded, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Zhang Shangshu? Which Zhang Shangshu?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously, wasn't Zhang Jing arrested?

"Zhang Shiche, now the Minister of War is in charge of Zhang Shiche."

Wei's father replied, "You go back, don't hang around if you have nothing to do, I may be back later."

Wei Guangde knew that he was afraid that the order to mobilize troops had been issued, and only the soldiers of several thousand households in the surrounding areas could gather and set off.

"Dad, this matter, either run ahead to grab the credit, or delay it, we don't want anything."

Wei Guangde said carefully, and then said goodbye.

This group of Japanese pirates is too bold, and they dare to die after fighting thousands of miles away. There is no hope.

However, after doing this, it is no longer a small achievement to wipe out this group of Japanese pirates, but a great achievement.

Although there were only a few dozen people, they dared to raise the banner of rebellion blatantly. They had to be killed.

In the evening, as expected, Father Wei came back very late. The guards began to mobilize, and they had to prepare for the expedition and solve the problem of animal power. Naturally, there were a lot of things to do.

The prefectural government naturally received official documents directly from Nanjing and urgently raised a batch of silver as silver for the expedition.

"Dad, how is it arranged?"

Wei Guangde sat aside, watching Father Wei eat. What he asked was naturally the marching column for this expedition.

Old man Wei stopped eating, glanced at Wei Guangde, and asked the servants around him to go out first, then asked: "Are you interested in the army?"

Wei Guangde shook his head hurriedly, not wanting his father to misunderstand, "I'm just a little interested. My ambition is to take the imperial examination next year."

Seeing Wei Guangde shaking his head to deny, old man Wei nodded, "It's our duty as a military household to fight the enemy. It's okay if I'm just interested."

"How do you think this battle should be fought?"

Old man Wei lowered his head and ate a few bites of food, and suddenly raised his head and asked.

"I don't have any idea. This group of Japanese pirates made such a big fuss under the city of Nanjing. I guess they should want to escape now. Nanzhili has a network of rivers and streams, and it's hard to say which route they will choose."

Wei Guangde scratched his head and replied.

"Do you think it's easy to win head-on, but it's hard to catch people?"

Old man Wei asked with interest.

"No matter how good those people are, there are only a few dozen of them after all."

Wei Guangde smiled.

"Do you know how many Japanese pirates there are in other places in Nanzhili? Let me tell you, there is also a group of Japanese pirates coming in from Jiangyin not far away along the Yangtze River."

"Ah?"

Wei Guangde was shocked when he heard this. It seems that it is not uncommon for Japanese pirates to enter the inland, but he didn't know this before.

Entering the inland by water?

Wei Guangde then figured it out. The wealthy people living by the sea naturally know how to seek benefits and avoid harm.

If Japanese pirates are rampant, then take a step back and move your property inland.

If they can't grab anything along the coast, the Japanese pirates will gradually penetrate into the interior.

Wei Guangde really didn't know that the Japanese pirate rebellion had already reached this area these days.

"Are these two groups of Japanese pirates working together?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"I don't know. In fact, at this time, not only Jiangyin, but Tuolin was also a place where Japanese pirates haunted all year round. Traces of Japanese pirates were also found during this period, and there were reports from Huating, Jiaxing, and Wujiang."

Father Wei said that Wei Guangde did not know this information.

Wei Guangde had never taken the initiative to collect information about Japanese pirates, because in his opinion, Japanese rebellions in history were only temporary and were not quelled in the end. He just took it for granted that the Japanese pirates mainly took advantage of sudden robberies and attacked local people. Caught off guard.

Of course, the lack of combat power of the Ming army was also the main reason for their success.

Only now did he know that at this moment, there were three groups of Japanese pirates active on the ground in southern Zhili.

These are just the ones that have been discovered, there may be others that have not been discovered yet, lurking in search of targets.

No wonder, later generations will call the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion, and the Japanese Rebellion in other times are not called chaos, they are quite arrogant.

Thinking of his father's question, Wei Guangde thought about it carefully. From the perspective of future generations, it is intelligence warfare. It is necessary to find out the location of the Japanese pirates, surround them with lightning speed, kill them all, and not give them any chance to take advantage of them. opportunity to escape again.

"Has the right army been sent to lead the charge?"

Wei Guangde asked tentatively.

"Isn't that what you think? You said the same when you left at noon."

Father Wei glanced at Wei Guangde and said angrily.

"Then we need a large number of detective horses to contact the surrounding areas and search for traces of the Japanese pirates. The Qianhusuo army will gather together to act and not give the Japanese pirates a chance to ambush."

Wei Guangde thought for a moment and then said, "Once the enemy is discovered, attack with the main force of soldiers, surround them and prevent them from escaping."

Thinking of something, Wei Guangde added, "We can only bully them because they have fewer people."

"It's useless. There are only two hundred households with more than 200 people, and they can't be surrounded."

Father Wei shook his head, "I saw it in Zhejiang back then. The Japanese pirates didn't have a strategic formation when fighting. They just rushed to kill in a swarm. Our army's military formation was still afraid of this kind of lifeless fighting style, and they often retreated when they couldn't bear it. .

This was the case in Wuhu this time. Jianyang Guards commanded Zhu Xiang and Jiang Sheng to fight but failed to defend. Zhu Xiang died in the battle, Jiang Sheng was injured and fell off his horse, and the army formation was overwhelmed. "

Wei Guangde understood what his father meant. Those two hundred people couldn't surround him.

Surrounded by officers and soldiers, the Japanese pirates would inevitably choose to break out. Where would they run?

There are too few people to stand it.

Wei Guangde only felt a headache, which was indeed difficult to deal with.