Women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty

This is a small county town along the coast. Because there is a mountain in the north of the village, it is named "Xiangshan". The county is named after the mountain and belongs to Ningbo, Zhejiang.

Xiangshan County is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Since ancient times, the people here have made a living by fishing in the sea. The ban on the sea in the early Ming Dynasty was equivalent to killing half of their lives.As a result, many people switched to the handicraft industry, and they could barely make ends meet.But in the next few years, the imperial court’s oppression of craftsmen escalated again and again. Xiangshan County originally had nearly 5 people, but in order to avoid labor and taxes, it became less than [-]. The craftsman registration was canceled two years ago, and then slowly recovered. .

During this period of time, the central government has gradually let go of the sea ban, and the people of Xiangshan are even more happy. Many have resumed their old business and started fishing tentatively in the surrounding area. As long as they show some respect to the officers and soldiers, everyone will turn a blind eye Close one eye.

Today, Liu Changgui, a rich man in the county, caught a king tuna in the water, and he wanted to slaughter it in public at Yingbinlou, the largest restaurant in the county, to entertain a group of business friends. For a while, there were crowds of people, everyone wanted to see this legend The god fish in.

In the Yingbin Building, two brocade-clothed men were sitting in a corner. Both of them were extremely handsome and tall, causing people around to keep peeking at them.

But the two seemed to be used to all this, and they ate wine without changing their faces.Among them, the young man who looked younger said: "My lord, if you don't go to take office, why do you come here?"

"It's fine for Yuan Jing to call me Si Zhai, you don't have to be so polite." The man named Si Zhai smiled slightly, his phoenix eyes were slightly raised, his jade face and thin lips gave people a feeling of spring breeze, "it's natural to come here There is something important, as for when... Yuan Jing will know after a while."

Yuan Jing saw that the other party said so, and out of respect for him, he didn't say anything more. After all, this adult's mental skills are obvious to all.

After a while, after everyone was seated, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes stood up from the middle seat.He walked to the front of the hall, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Today is my fortieth birthday, Liu Changgui. The reason why I can achieve what I am now is not only because of the care of my sworn brother Xu Hai, the leader of Xu Hai, but also because Thank you for your help. Not much else to say, all the brothers who eat this feast are my shopkeeper Liu's brothers!"

Hearing this, Yuan Jing suddenly realized, isn't Xu Hai one of the legendary pirate leaders!The pirate team he led ambushed the Daming navy twice and three times, harassing the border and making the people miserable. Liu Changgui is so bold to reveal his relationship with the pirate leader, is he really confident? !

Yuan Jing was very angry. He was young and energetic, and he was passionate about serving the country. Even when he thought about jumping out to refute, fortunately, he was held down by the man beside him in time. "Don't be impatient, keep listening." Si Zhai said lightly.

After Liu Changgui finished his spitting speech in front, the merchants below applauded, maybe because these people have dealt with pirates and pirates all the year round, and they spoke with a bandit air.

Just as everyone was tossing glasses and changing their faces, there was a sneer from nowhere, and a clear male voice sounded, and the gentle tone was wrapped in bitter sarcasm, "It's just a bunch of mobs, just Xu Hai's dog. , do you really think of yourself as a character?"

Liu Changgui's face darkened almost immediately, and he yelled, "Who is it! You are sneaky, if you have the ability to stand up!"

At this time, a man suddenly jumped down from the second floor, and said lazily: "What can I do if I come out?" He looked only about 24 or [-], and he could barely be called handsome, but he looked a little foolish.

Hearing that this person's accent didn't sound like a local one, Liu Changgui laughed back angrily: "What are you? How dare you show your prestige in front of me!"

"Heh, who doesn't know that Xu Hai is a treacherous villain who betrayed General Wang for a little money. You are a running dog for this kind of person, why don't you let me tell you?"

Seeing what he said, Liu Changgui knew where this person was from, and he couldn't help hesitating a little more. If that lord got angry, killing himself would be as easy as crushing an ant.

The young man also knew that he was leaning against the big tree, and he looked very confident, pointing and pointing to everyone in the restaurant triumphantly.Just when Liu Changgui couldn't hold back his anger, the door was kicked open suddenly.

The shop clerk fell to the side with blood hanging from the corner of his mouth, and several men rushed in swaggeringly.Liu Changgui's face turned green, and he thought to himself why he made so much trouble on his birthday. He was about to reprimand him, but he heard the leader of the other party speak in blunt Chinese: "I heard that you have king tuna here. Where is it? Hand it over."

Although those people were dressed as Ming Dynasty, but based on their tone of voice and the long knives pinned to their waists, their identities were almost obvious—Japanese ronin.

The so-called ronin refers to the Japanese samurai who lost their land.And samurai, even if they are placed in Japan, are very rare. According to historical records, even the well-known Japanese princes have no more than 2000 samurai.There were even more than forty ronin who ran to the city of Nanjing, the accompanying capital, to rob them, and the Ming army rounded them up and wiped them out.

This doesn't mean how incompetent Chao is, one is that it's really hard to catch these people who shoot and change places.In addition, these warriors have undergone rigorous training since they were young, especially those who came to China to rob, and they are also top-notch masters in their country.Ordinary militiamen against them are equivalent to recruits against special forces, and it's no wonder they are undefeated.

Thinking of the horrible rumors about these evil stars, everyone present turned pale, and Liu Changgui felt chills down his spine. Although Wang Tuo cherished it very much, he still held back his heartache and planned to hand it over.Before he could act, he listened to the person who caused the trouble before saying lazily: "Joke, what are you? My Daming's dog dares to jump out and bark. Go back to your Japanese country. Young master can let the past go."

Liu Changgui's eyes went dark, and at some point this young man actually stood behind him, giving others the impression that he was his little brother, and he quickly tried to explain, but the man's mouth seemed to be full of cannonballs, and he couldn't get in the way at all.

It's been a long time since the wanderers have seen such a species, and they didn't realize it for a while.It took a long time before he said angrily: "Baga, Lu!" He picked up the knife and rushed up.Liu Changgui is extremely noble, but his life is important, so he can only let the guards fight.

But the bodyguards of ordinary wealthy households were no match for them, and they were quickly beaten to pieces.Everyone in the restaurant wanted to escape, but the door was blocked, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts for a moment: I'm afraid I'm going to be planted here today.

Just when everyone was disheartened, the tired and lazy young man shouted loudly: "Have you seen enough! Why don't you come out and help!"

With a sound of "Boom!", the Ronin's ready-to-murder hand was stressed, and fell to the ground unsteadily, and the guards, who were almost killed, ran away.A tall man walked out from the corner, looked at the tired young man and said with a sneer, "Isn't it because you didn't give me a signal, I wonder if you can handle it yourself?" The young man rolled his eyes and ignored him.

The rogues behind him felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Just now, they saw that what flew over was a well-gnawed pig bone, which was enough to show that this person had profound skills!

Seeing that he had offended his companions, the man was also a little embarrassed, so he could only vent his energy on the Japanese pirates, drew his long sword, and fought with the enemy.

Although the man is alone, but when he fights, there is a faint tendency to suppress. Even ordinary people who have no strength to restrain a chicken can't help sighing: "What a handsome kung fu!"

Seeing that they were defeated, the rogues fled one after another. Before leaving, they were ridiculed by the youth: "With this little ability, it's no wonder that they have to live on their last days under the leadership of General Wang and General Xu."

When all the people left, the young man turned around and said to Liu Changgui, "At first I had a prejudice against Liu Dashan, but today I realize that you are also a reputable hero! Presumably the two generals, Wang and Xu, joined hands to fight against the Japanese pirates. Spread it all over the country! The younger ones will leave first, and I wish Liu Dashan a happy life every year, and a bright future every year!"

Liu Changgui was so angry that he wanted to kick someone, but the man's display of power was still vivid in his memory, and he could only witness the two of them leaving in a big way, facing the mess, wanting to cry but not crying.

At the beginning, the two men who were sitting in the shadows watched the whole process silently. After they were almost gone, one of them said, "How is it? Can Yuan Jing see anything?"

"Well, that martial arts must have reached the level of perfection, I am far inferior to him. I wonder if you have seen such an expert in the capital at that time?" Yuan Jing looked serious.

Yes, these two people are Li Chengfeng who came all the way to take up the post, and Qi Jiguang, his hand-picked general.

Hearing the other party's words, Li Chengfeng was overwhelmed, and couldn't laugh or cry: "I mean, let you see how you feel about fighting against the Japanese. Who told you to talk about martial arts?" Then he sighed: "But there is one thing to say, that person's martial arts It is indeed very subtle, and I am afraid that there are few opponents in the world."

"That may not be the case." Qi Jiguang whispered: "I have seen one that is not inferior to him."

Li Chengfeng only thought he was bragging and didn't take it to heart, so he turned around and waited for him to express his feelings.Qi Jiguang faltered for a long time, and finally he said: "Isn't it just that the two pirates are fighting each other, and the Japanese pirates have come to agree with the outside world?"

Li Chengfeng shook his head: "No, in fact, the general situation in the southeast can be inferred from the scene in the restaurant just now."

Seeing that Qi Jiguang seemed to understand, Li Chengfeng then explained: "At present, there are mainly two big pirates along the coast, one is Wang Zhi and the other is Xu Hai. Xu Hai was originally Wang Zhi's subordinate, and later led a group of people to stand on his own. The portal, the two have had a long-standing grudge."

"They are all traitors! The moths of the country! Shameless things!" Qi Jiguang said angrily.

Li Chengfeng's face was tangled: "In fact, it is not accurate to say that they are traitors... The traitors we talk about are all working for the Japanese, but these two are the opposite, and the Japanese are working for them."

"Another point, from Liu Changgui's big fanfare today about his relationship with Xu Hai, it can be seen that the people along the coast have a close relationship with pirates and others. I heard that before sending troops to suppress bandits, they often found nothing, and it may have something to do with their tipping off." Li Chengfeng added: "What's more, the remaining Japanese ronin are not instructed by these two parties and are independent of them, but as far as they are concerned, Wang Zhi and Xu Hai are quite afraid of them."

In this way, the common people, pirates, ronin, and the three forces have all been cleared up.

After listening to Li Chengfeng's words, Qi Jiguang threw himself into his admiration and quickly asked, "So what should we do next?"

Li Chengfeng sighed: "The troubles in the southeast cannot be solved in a day, let's go to the Yamen first."