Chapter 937 1026 Success

"This matter should be reported to your majesty. Please order the Jinyi Guards to thoroughly investigate those who are involved in the Japanese, and they must be severely punished.

At the same time, he informed the Nanyang Navy to prepare for going south.

I heard that most of the Japanese pirates are now hiding on the islands in the South China Sea. The Nanyang navy used to roam near the coast. It is time for them to go to sea to practice. "

Wei Guangde did not remain silent. Although he did not directly answer Zhang Juzheng's proposal, he also expressed what he meant.

"What Shandai said is true, but now there are fierce discussions in the court, and everyone is demanding that Yu Dayou be punished.

After all, he is the admiral of the Nanyang Navy and has the unshirkable responsibility to protect the Jiangnan provinces.

This time, Zhejiang was invaded by Japanese pirates again. He was more or less responsible. He left Zhejiang and went north, but did not arrange the defense in the south of the Yangtze River. "

Zhang Juzheng did not answer Wei Guangde's words, and both of them started playing Tai Chi with each other.

Wei Guangde also heard that Zhang Juzheng seemed to have good intentions, but he just wanted to appoint Yu Dayou, but he actually wanted to replace him with someone Zhang Juzheng liked to take over Yu Dayou's responsibilities.

If you want to replace a general, you must first report the fault and implement it. First confirm that there is a fault, and then add a little more fuel to the flames, and there will be no room for change.

In this case, Wei Guangde felt that his attitude should be tougher. Only by protecting the people below would they truly obey orders.

Yu Dayou's purpose of going north this time was originally to escort the grain and sea transportation, but it just happened that he participated in the task of transporting Ji Zhen's army to the east.

Moreover, Yu Dayou's position is related to the Nanyang strategy planned by Wei Guangde. Naturally, he will not accept anyone blaming him or even intending to replace him.

Wei Guangde was worried when others went up.

It can only be said that he still has a superstitious view of the famous generals of this era in his previous life, and since they all came through the war, they are naturally worthy of trust.

Yu Dayou, in particular, was quite good at both land and water warfare. This was why he sent Deng Zilong to him. He also hoped that this little fellow could learn Yu Dayou's skills, and his future would be limitless.

"The Nanyang Navy's task on this trip north is not light. He took away most of the navy's warships, and most of the remaining warships patrolled the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong.

According to the current Jiangnan war report, there are no traces of Japanese pirates in Fujian and Guangdong, but only in Zhejiang. Doesn’t this explain the problem?

Someone secretly revealed the situation of the navy's mobilization. It seems that this person is very familiar with the navy's troop mobilization, and his responsibility must be quite high.

The imperial court should strictly order the Jiangnan Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate this matter and find out those who have connections with foreign countries and bring them to justice. As for Yu Dayou's fault."

At this point, Wei Guangde hesitated slightly, but finally made up his mind and could not admit that Yu Dayou was wrong now.

So, he continued: "Let's wait until he wipes out this group of Japanese pirates, and then we can discuss how to punish them."

Zhang Juzheng knew that this was Wei Guangde's plan to confuse the matter by using the trick of overestimation.

Apart from anything else, it can be said that Liaodong's dispatch of troops to annihilate Wang Gao will definitely result in a great victory.

As a general who participated in the transportation of the army and food and wages, Yu Dayou still had some credit.

In the past, Wei Guangde had always suppressed the matter of grain transportation and did not commend him below. Obviously, this is also a credit that can be used to balance.

As for if Yu Dayou really followed the clues and wiped out this group of Japanese pirates who dared to plunder the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court might have to reward them.

However, if Wei Guangde didn't nod, he wouldn't be able to use the authority of the Chief Assistant to suppress the matter.

If he had his hair trimmed, it would be troublesome for Wei Guangde to confront him in political matters.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng himself is now facing a lot of pressure. That is, after he introduced the examination method, not only the officials of the six ministries of the imperial court, but also the governors below also reacted fiercely.

Not to mention anything else, in the past they were lenient to some local wealthy gentry and allowed them to "defer" some taxes "appropriately", which not only brought benefits, but also had the effect of stabilizing the local area.

Most of these wealthy gentry are deeply entangled in the local area and have great influence.

Now that there is a law to pass the examination, the taxes on hands and feet will directly affect one's official career and official title. Naturally, I dare not let them default as before.

We have to collect taxes, but those in the local area are used to paying half and keeping the other half. They have to collect them all at once, but they are not used to it.

Therefore, the local government is looking for trouble for the governors of various places, leaving them helpless.

After all, if you can become a wealthy family, there are many people in the family who are in the officialdom. Maybe they are in the same department, how can you deal with them easily.

As a result, painful memorials from local governments were delivered to the cabinet one after another, and were placed on Zhang Juzheng's desk, putting him under tremendous pressure.

Fortunately, Wei Guangde and Lu Tiaoyang in the cabinet seemed to support the entrance examination method he introduced, so they supported his opinions on the draft, which made him feel that the rear was stable and could deal with pressure from all aspects.

But if Yu Dayou and Wei Guangde really break up over a trivial matter, it will be troublesome if he becomes a villain in the cabinet and fights against him in the future.

"Okay, let's see again."

Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "However, Shandai still needs to send people to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Kedao to talk about it. If this matter continues to be reported, I can't turn a blind eye here."

Zhang Juzheng may not be kindly reminding him, because in his opinion, Wei Guangde's attempt to dissuade this group of scientific practitioners will inevitably make some people dissatisfied with his intervention.

When the time comes, rumors will spread throughout the government and the public that Mr. Wei Ge favors his subordinates, which will have an impact on his reputation to some extent.

Over the years, Wei Guangde basically did not touch any job that offended people, so the court officials had a good impression of him.

Appropriately weakening his influence would also be a good thing for Zhang Juzheng.

Gule City in Liaodong was now ablaze, with a raging fire burning in the city.

In the open space outside the city, hundreds of young and strong men of the Jurchen tribe were escorted here to wait for the Liaodong Army's decision. Many of them were injured and were now dejected, knowing that their lives would not last long.

However, what made them most distressed were the old and young women and children in the city. It seemed that the Ming army did not take them away from the city at all.

But at this time, they also knew that even if they fought desperately, they might not be able to avenge their families. The gap in strength between the two sides was too big.

"Marshal, the eldest son sent someone back to report the news."

Li Chengliang rode on his horse, admiring the wonderful expressions on the faces of these "dead people".

These are all his achievements, heads one by one, and now all he needs is Wang Gao.

If Wang Gao could be captured, and these people were sent to the capital, it would be enough to hold a grand captive offering ceremony.

In many people's impressions, it seems that fighting and etiquette are unlikely to be connected at all.

But in fact, China can be called a country of etiquette, which is definitely not just at the level of life. In the cruel war, the ancients also paid attention to etiquette, and the etiquette of the army in fighting was also quite formal and solemn.

Military etiquette is the etiquette of division and brigade exercises and conquests.

"Zhou Li·Chunguan·Da Zongbo" said: "Use military etiquette to unite the state", which means that for those arrogant and unruly princes, military etiquette should be used to make them obey and unite.

The military etiquette mentioned in "Zhou Li" includes the following contents: the etiquette of the master is to use the masses; the etiquette of the great equalization is to care for the masses; the etiquette of the great field is to simplify the masses; the etiquette of the great service is to appoint the masses; the etiquette of the great enfeoffment is to unite the masses.

"Master's Ceremony" refers to the army's expeditionary actions; "Great Equalization Ceremony" refers to the equalization of land and the collection of taxes; "Great Field Ceremony" refers to regular hunting; "Great Servants Ceremony" refers to civil engineering such as construction and renovation; "Great Sealing Ceremony" refers to surveying and setting up boundary markers.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally set strict military forces. Simply put, there are nine strict etiquettes for the army to fight, namely: personal expedition, dispatching generals, offering sacrifices, accepting surrenders, reporting victory and offering captives, rewarding according to merit, reviewing military affairs, archery, and saving the sun.

The first is the personal expedition ceremony, which means that the emperor personally leads the expedition. The Ministry of Rites must first formulate a set of sacrificial ceremonies for the expedition, and then send officials to perform the sacrifices.

The expeditionary troops must perform sacrifices on all the mountains and rivers they pass through, and the specifications of the sacrifices are also relatively strict. One specification is called Tailao, which requires three kinds of livestock, cattle, sheep, and pigs, for sacrifice. Generally, such a grand ceremony will be held when passing through some mountains and rivers.

The second is Shaolao, which only uses sheep and pigs for sacrifice, but no cattle.

The last one is also a relatively low-level sacrificial ceremony, called Tesheng, which only uses one kind of livestock for sacrifice.

Then there is the ceremony of sending generals. According to historical records, "The king sends generals to punish the guilty and eliminate the harm to the people."

The emperor must personally wear a special military uniform and go to the Fengtian Hall. If he is conferred the title of general, he must go to the west steps of the Fengtian Hall and kowtow four times. Moreover, just receiving the general seal does not have enough qualifications to lead troops. He must also accept the emperor's Jieyue, and then take the Jieyue to command the troops outside the Meridian Gate. Then he needs to go to the Wucheng King Temple to personally worship and offer gifts. After the worship is completed, he can go to the expedition.

The sacrifice is also a kind of military etiquette. Before the general goes to the expedition, he must fast for a day with the emperor accompanied by the sacrificial officer. This fasting etiquette is called the sacrifice.

Accepting surrender is a ceremony held when the troops on the expedition win the war and surrender the enemy leader.

After the enemy surrenders, the emperor needs to go to Fengtian Gate in person, and the surrendered personnel must kneel outside the Meridian Gate, and then send an envoy to deliver the surrender to the emperor, and then the proclamation officer will go to the Meridian Gate with the emperor's order to announce the decree, grant the surrendered personnel official titles, and then they can bring the surrendered personnel into the hall, and then see the emperor and perform four bows, and then the court officials will also offer congratulatory gifts.

If the troops on the expedition capture the local bandit leader alive, the ceremony to be held is the triumphal surrender ceremony in the military ceremony.

At this time, the captives must be escorted to the outside of the South Gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and then the emperor will come in person to offer sacrifices to the ancestors. After the ceremony, the captives will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for processing, and then the emperor needs to wear special clothes, open the Meridian Gate Tower, and issue an edict to announce it to the world.

"The edict was announced to the whole country, and all officials wore court clothes to listen. The ceremony was the same as the reading of the imperial edict."

When the troops who went out to fight won the battle and returned victoriously, the court still needed to hold a military ceremony to reward the meritorious officers.

First, the results of the battle had to be reported to the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery, and then reported to the Cabinet. The Cabinet discussed the rewards with them, and finally handed them over to the emperor for judgment and personal announcement.

On the day of rewarding meritorious officers, the emperor had to wear the imperial crown to meet the officers who won the battle, and then rewarded them one by one.

In addition to the normal etiquette of going out to fight, there are some military ceremonies involved in daily life, and the Grand Review is one of them.

The Grand Review is similar to the modern military parade ceremony. The emperor has to go to the suburbs to review the troops in person, and the troops have to be deployed by the Commandery. The relevant content of all activities is formulated by the Ministry of Rites.

The Grand Shooting Etiquette is also a daily etiquette of the Ming Dynasty army. According to historical records: "In all suburban temple sacrifices, the Grand Shooting Etiquette is held in advance, and the Ministry of Works makes shooting instruments such as archery." Although this etiquette is mainly based on archery, it is mainly an entertainment item in sacrificial activities.

In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor generally did not need to attend the shooting ceremony, and the officials could handle it on their behalf.

Beating drums to save the sun is a relatively unique etiquette. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, formulated the military etiquette for saving the sun from a solar eclipse.

When this ceremony is held, it usually has to wait until the solar eclipse of the first day of the lunar month. The emperor has to wear ordinary clothes and does not have to go to the main hall to go to court. In addition, an incense table must be set up in Zhongshu Province. All civil and military officials have to wear court clothes to worship, and then the army The sergeants kept beating the drums until the eclipse gradually disappeared and the sun gradually became complete.

At this time, what Li Chengliang was thinking about was what kind of news his eldest son would bring to him. Would Wang Gao catch it? Would he live or die?

"Commander, Wang Gao has caught him. The eldest son is about to come back and report the matter first."

As the people came to Li Chengliang, they immediately knelt on the ground and reported to Li Chengliang.

When he heard that Wang Gao had been caught, Li Chengliang's face lit up with joy and he immediately said, "Tell me the details."

So the visitor told them how they followed Li Rusong all the way to chase Wang Gao's tribe. When they heard that Wang Gao actually chose to go to Wangtai, Li Chengliang just frowned slightly and didn't say much.

Wan Khan is the king's platform.

Wan Khan's surname is Nala and his given name is Wan. He calls himself Khan, so he is called "Wan Khan".

The Ming court generally translated his name as "Wangtai" in official documents because "Tai" and "Wan" have similar pronunciations.

In fact, the Ming court translated the Jurchen leaders as "King" when they called them Khan.

For example, Wang Gao, whose surname is Xitala, whose real name is Atuhan, is just a word transliterated by Ming people. Because he calls himself Khan, he is given the surname Wang.

Therefore, many of the famous leaders of the Jurchen tribe have the surname "Wang". This is how they came to be. In fact, they have nothing to do with each other.

However, the Jurchen tribe also has high and low families. Most of the children of tribal leaders intermarry with each other, so they are also related to each other.

For example, the Aixinjueluo family that founded the Qing Dynasty actually intermarried with the Wang Gao and Wangtai families, and Wang Gao was his grandfather.

Li Chengliang was relieved to hear that Wang Gao had been captured by Wangtai and handed over to his son Li Rusong, and was now being escorted to Gule City.

He glanced at the Jurchen prisoners of war in front of him and said with a smile: "These people are under custody. Let's stay alive for the time being and send them to the capital together with Wang Gao in the future."

Li Chengliang's decision gave these people the possibility to survive.

Otherwise, when the Ming army retreated, they would not have brought so many burdens with them on the road. They would have had their heads chopped off and taken back to show their merit.

This is war, and human lives are like nothing but the merits of generals.

"How far are Qi Jiguang and the others from here?"

After Li Chengliang was satisfied, he thought of the Jizhen Army transferred by the imperial court, and then asked contemptuously.