[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

There are more than [-] Japanese pirates remaining in the port who have not lost their combat effectiveness. There are too many shelters in the port, and the arrow array cannot achieve the maximum effect. In the end, the Japanese pirates counterattacked when they were dying, but because of the limited number of people, they did not cause much damage.

The Fujian army searched for an experienced old man overnight, trying to salvage the body of a comrade-in-arms thrown into the sea by Japanese pirates, but was told that the man had just died, his soul had not left, his body was heavy, and he would sink in the water. Nantai Port is also a deep-water port. There is no way to retrieve it, the only way is to wait two days for the hero's soul to return to heaven, and the body will float up, and then it can be retrieved.

Among the 33 soldiers stationed at Nantai Port, there was only one corpse, which was the soldier who was nailed to the watchtower.

When he was discovered, one hand was tied with a torch, and the other hand was broken. An old soldier said after seeing it, he used his teeth to forcefully pull out the bamboo pole inserted into the palm of his hand, and then endured until everything was quiet. When the Japanese pirates began to carry the goods, they lit the torch on the watchtower with a torch. One hand was useless and the other was injured, so he wrapped the torch with cloth around his injured hand and hung it outside. This is a warning to Xuzhou government.

The fatal wound was in his abdomen. He was stabbed in from the back. When the officers and soldiers arrived, although he was still standing, he was already frozen.

It's just that until he died, he kept standing at the entrance of the watchtower with one hand outstretched.

When the soldiers brought him down, they saw his eyes fixed on the direction of Xuzhou City, with a ferocious expression on his face, just like he was dying.

Seeing him like this, some sergeants couldn't bear it, and stretched out their hands to close his eyes, but no matter how many times they brushed his eyes, his eyes remained open, until the soldiers put him down and repeatedly whispered in his ears that Xuzhou was fine, We have received your warning, everyone is fine, the Japanese pirates have been wiped out.

Repeated four or five times, and then brushed again, his eyes were closed, and his face became peaceful.

Seeing this, the old soldier said, "This is his last breath."

This sneak attack resulted in the execution of the Japanese pirates.

However, why the Japanese pirates were able to land when the garrison was not aware of it has almost become a mystery.

Fortunately, some merchants recalled the extraordinarily polite captain they met that day, combined with the attack on Nantai Port at night, they connected the incidents together. Suddenly, several fast horses galloped out from Fuzhou Prefecture, and the cavalry galloped forward. The major government offices along the coast notified one by one, and then the government office notified the county government.

Fortunately, they were in a hurry, and they didn't find anything disturbed by Japanese pirates along the way.

Did those people go back?Just when the soldiers were confused, Yongchun Prefecture sent an urgent report.

Unexpectedly, this group of Japanese pirates was so bold that they landed in a shoal near Xinghua Mansion. They used Han costumes, merchant goods, and road guides on the merchant ships to pretend to be a caravan through Xinghua Mansion and headed straight for Yongchun Prefecture. and go.

The leader is none other than the cousin of the pirate leader Shanshita, also surnamed Yamashita, and because he is the cousin who commanded Yamashita this time, his subordinates had no objection when he ordered to leave until they found out that they were fleeing, not temporarily It was only when he left to prepare for the reception that the pot was blown up.

It's just that they had run far enough at this time, and they would definitely not be able to catch anyone when they turned back. The Japanese who had relatives and friends left there beat their chests and stamped their feet, annoyed. Naturally, there is no way to object.

At the foot of the mountain, he decided to allow the remaining Japanese people to open the wine jars. These wines were exactly the Fen wine that Li Junyi ordered to make alcohol.

Once he drank too much, someone uttered nonsense, and Shanshita quickly grasped a noun - Sanhe soil?

Although he is also a member of the Yamashita family, he did not get this information from the leader, and he quickly thought of a way to redeem himself.

Xia Anran got the news that the Japanese pirates came again from the merchants who came and went, but at the same time he also got the news that Nantai Port repelled the invading Japanese. This matter was taken as a topic without any other meaning, but Xia Anran thought of more.

He felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart. He was different from the people here. He knew that the harassment of Japanese pirates was stronger every year. How could there be fewer people this year than last year?

Although he also convinced himself that this may be because they returned empty-handed last year, but according to the course of history, Japan is currently in war and the shipbuilding industry is just emerging. If they know that Fuzhou is a tough bone, will they specialize in Xingzhou? Hua, Quanzhou?

Xinghua Mansion occupies not only an area, but if Japanese pirates attack Xinghua Mansion, they will drive straight into Yongchun.

It was precisely because of this sense of uneasiness that he was asked to go to the Zhizhou, and the Zhizhou ordered troops to be deployed at the three junctions. Yongchun Prefecture was short of troops, so the counties were asked to send a certain amount of troops to defend it together.

And Yongchun County is responsible for this gateway with Fuzhou Prefecture.

For a while, the weather was calm, and just when Xia Anran thought he was thinking too much, he suddenly noticed a caravan coming from Xianyou County in the east.

That day when he was watching the rice growing at the door, he saw the caravan approaching very slowly.

The reason why they feel strange is that their temperaments are different. They look at the seedlings that have not yet grown in the paddy fields, and the ducklings flopping in the rice fields, all with greed.

This greed does not come from the expression, but from the eyes.

Ordinary businessmen are not curious about these things, and they are tired of looking at rural scenes.

However, these people did not enter the county seat, but stopped at the gate of the city, and saw them setting up small stalls, which seemed to be to sell things in the countryside.

There are indeed such people, because you need to pay entry fees and taxes when you enter the county to set up a stall. If you set up a stall outside the city and barter for goods, you can indeed avoid taxes and fees, but there are very few such businessmen now.

After all, there are more supplies sold in Yongchun City, and the prices are not expensive.

But Xia Anran noticed them because of the sitting posture of several people dressed as servants.

This posture is kneeling.

The most common way to sit in this dynasty is to sit with feet hanging down, which is also the most common way for modern people to sit. This is because of the existence of stools. However, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, when there were no stools, everyone took the kneeling posture.

In southern Fujian, it is humid and rainy. Every household here has a stool. Even if they go outside, they will probably have a wooden stool or a stone stool, because the ground is often wet and it is impossible to sit down.

Even if they really want to sit, farmers will look for a higher stone step or a big stone to sit on.

But this group of people chose to sit on their knees without hesitation.

This kind of behavior happened to be in line with Xia Anran's understanding of a type of people.

Japanese.

Because of the small size of the country, this nation is very familiar with the posture of kneeling and sitting, which occupies the smallest area. Although it is claimed to be beneficial in modern times, the appearance of this posture at first was indeed to save the area.

He took a breath slowly, not daring to look at them any more, for fear of being noticed.

The caravan was still displaying the goods, and villagers gathered around to inquire about the price one after another. The merchants nearby did not answer. Only the leader compared the price. At first, he said that he would exchange it with gold and silver, but later he heard that the common people did not have gold and silver. He looked embarrassed, and asked the villagers what special products there are, and if there are special products, they can be exchanged for them, or new rice is also acceptable, but let him check the quality of the new rice first.

Xia Anran didn't wear an official uniform today, he approached quietly, and the leader said that they came from the north, they were a small caravan attached to a large caravan, and they came to Yongchun to see what they could resell The product of going back.

The villagers did not speak the same language as him, and the two sides finally understood each other's meaning by comparing and painting. A villager went home to get this year's new rice, and he took a fancy to a piece of material on the merchant's stall and wanted to exchange it for some.

When he left, Xia Anran noticed that these people were all looking in the direction that the man was walking, their eyes were like old eagles, he returned to the city calmly, and went straight to the government office.

Su Qiming naturally has no disbelief in Xia Anran's words, it's just that all the troops of the government office have been dispatched, and it's too late to call them back, not to mention, I'm afraid there are other pirates hiding in the dark behind these pirates .

It will be difficult to deal with it if you startle the snake.

For this kind of thing, Xia Anran has no experience. He is a person from the peaceful era. Although his mind is full of various thoughts at the moment, he will still be numb when things come to an end.

Because every decision he makes will change the current situation.

He is not the kind of person who counts everything.

Yongchun County is blocked by a stone wall and has just collected taxes. Although the tax storage cannot be tampered with, it does not matter if the superior approves it.

But outside, if they can't hold on, are they going to watch the Japanese pirates plunder the food of the villages outside the city wall and watch them kill the citizens of Yongchun County?

Xia Anran couldn't bear it, he always had luck in his heart, there were only about [-] pirates outside, it was not a problem to catch them, the problem was that they didn't know how many pirates there were, and whether they were hiding in the nearby towns or not.

When he built Guo, why did he forget to put up a layer of security between counties?

It never occurred to him that the enemy did not come from the neighboring prefecture, but from the neighboring county.

He rubbed his fingers, his mind was spinning fast, and he was so quick to think of ways to veto them one by one.

Su Qiming has been watching him quietly, watching the immature county magistrate's expression slowly turn firm, he smiled, "But you figured out the answer?"

Xia Anran nodded, "Catch a living, someone can speak Chinese, and extract a confession."

A sternness flashed in his eyes, "I will notify the people in the nearby villages to send the elderly, women and children to the county seat as soon as possible. The men will gather and stay where they are. If there is any suspicious situation, they will set fire to dung."

Xia Anran just thought of using fire dung to call the police. The smoke after the fire dung is ignited is black smoke, which skyrockets and is extremely eye-catching.

Previously, Yongchun no longer burned dung during the dry season because the black smoke was too misleading.In order to avoid the indistinguishable separation of fire and dung, we simply burn them all during the rainy season.

But its advantage is that it lasts for a long time, and it can be used to call the police at this moment.

There are no more than three or four hundred Japanese pirates.With so much fanfare, it can't be too much.

He pinched the hem of his clothes with his fingers. It is impossible for three or four hundred people to attack the city, and it is impossible to siege the city. The well water in Yongchun City is groundwater, and he does not drink the water from the moat. The rice fields outside are full of young crops, and there is no food. Acceptable.

It is the state of solid walls and clear fields.

As long as the garrison arrives, the crisis can be resolved.

Su Qiming listened to him quietly, patted him on the shoulder, wrote a document with his hand, stamped it and handed it to Xia Anran. "Think about it, let's do it."

This is a transfer order, authorizing Xia Anran to call the transfer order of soldiers in the government office.

The prefectural government and the county government can call in a total of more than 30 yamen servants. Thirty to fight twenty seems to be in a numerical advantage, but the weapons used by the yamen servants are sticks. The Japanese pirates probably hid knives in the goods. The enemy will inevitably have the heart to retreat.

What's more, now that there are villagers gathered around them, they are afraid that they will take the villagers as hostages.

Xia Anran put on an official suit, and explained to the yamen servants, all the yamen servants agreed, but their expressions were quite stiff, Xia Anran assumed the posture of an official, sat on a soft sedan chair and was carried out There were quite a few yamen servants behind him, and they walked scatteredly. Just after leaving the city, he pretended to be surprised and angry, pointed at the caravan and said, "Why are you doing business here?"

It was also a coincidence today that there was only this group of people setting up a stall here, Xia Anran made such an attack, the villagers felt a little baffled, but the Japanese naturally didn't know.

Because Xia Anran put on airs enough, although the villagers knew that Mrs. Xia had a good temper, they couldn't help but panic at this moment, and retreated one after another.

Xia Anran motioned for the people to put down the sedan chair, he stood with his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly, pointed at them with contempt in his eyes, and said, "Business is not allowed at the gate of the city, do you know what's wrong?"

The leader, Shan Xia hurriedly stood up and saluted Xia Anran, "I came to the treasure land at the beginning of the Xia Dynasty. I don't know the etiquette, and I hope you will forgive me."

Xia Anran nodded, waved her hands in a seemingly nonchalant manner, and said, "It's good to know your mistake, and I will go back to the county government with me. I think you are a first-time offender and an outsider. Just admit your crime and pay a fine. You can do it later. Can't do that anymore."

Although he looked relaxed, his palms hidden in his sleeves were covered with cold sweat.

He planned to "cheat" these Japanese pirates in, relying on human luck. He bet that these Japanese pirates were here to inquire about information, and if they could not think of conflicts, especially Xia Anran said that as long as they paid a fine, they would be very happy. It is possible to use tricks and simply sneak into the county government.

He made the right bet, the leader seemed very sorry and accepted the punishment, with an excellent attitude, Xia Anran waved his hand to signal the yamen servant to escort these people back to the mansion, he pointed to the goods and said, "Put everything here, leave a yamen servant for you to see." Get the goods, wait until you come out and get them yourself."

This is another psychological hint, indicating that their procedures are going very fast, and no one will covet their goods.

Sure enough, the leader naturally had no objection, he waved his hand to signal the rest to follow.

Great, everything went really well.

At this moment, the farmer who had just returned to the village to fetch rice rushed back, and when he saw this appearance, he showed a dazed expression, "What's the matter?"

Just as Xia Anran was about to say something, the leader said to the farmer, "Old man, we shouldn't set up a stall at the gate of the city, we have to go to the county government to pay a fine before we come out."

He spoke very slowly, and every word was pronounced with a perfect accent.

Xia Anran knew something was wrong, and sure enough, the farmer scratched his head in confusion, "Huh? At the gate of the city...a stall?"

Cold sweat dripped down Xia Anran's back, he could clearly feel the atmosphere becoming tense, the servants all clenched the wooden sticks in their hands, and at this moment, a young man said something in Hokkien to the villagers, He gestured to the merchants and pointed at the goods. The villagers immediately understood what he was talking about, waved their hands at the merchants, and said in official words: "No, no, no."

Seeing this, the Japanese pretending to be a businessman seemed a little relaxed. He nodded and said to the villagers, "Please wait for me. I will come out after paying the fine."

Suddenly he pretended to be thinking of something and said to Xia Anran, "Lord Xia, my servants are not very good at speaking official language, they are locals from our place, otherwise let them stay here, I will be alone Just pay it?"

Xia Anran frowned when she heard the words, looked back at the servants who were standing there in a daze, and made an unhappy expression, "Okay, you come alone."

He knew that the Japanese man was still not at ease, and it was more likely that there were knives hidden in the cargo, so he didn't dare to let his own people leave the cargo, but as far as he was concerned, he didn't dare to let those people get too close to the cargo, so he pointed Refers to the remaining people, "You let them stand aside. They are not allowed to touch these goods before you come back, and you are not allowed to sell them. You can wait until you pay the fine."

So the remaining [-] Japanese people stood aside, Xia Anran signaled to leave half of the yamen servants guarding in front of the goods, and then brought the rest of the yamen servants, Shi Shiran, into the city.

As soon as he entered the city gate, the noisy scene made Yamashita look straight at him. Japan is still in the era of war, even if it was not in war, he has never seen such a neat street, such a peaceful scene!

This, this is just an ordinary county town in this land!

The light of greed flourished in his heart, there were no warriors with swords, no garrisons, only government servants with sticks.

Although the city gate is very high, as long as the city gate is opened...

He quickly made plans in his mind, and quickly revised his plan.

They originally planned to find out the location of the more affluent villages in Yongchun County, and first figure out the formula of the three-component soil. Since the three-component soil is used for paving, it shows that the raw materials are not difficult to obtain, and the paving project is huge, and it cannot be done by one or two people. Finished, with many people involved, the recipe cannot be kept secret.

Their original plan was to draw it slowly, but now...

Since he was able to enter the city, he should revise his plan.

But he had no chance. Just as he stepped into the gate of the county government, he was hit hard on the back of the head, and he was stunned to the ground.

Until he fainted, he didn't understand what happened, only a thought flashed through his mind at that moment: How is it possible!How dare they!

Of course he didn't know, not long after he stepped into the county seat, the county magistrate walked out with a list, and saw some villagers outside looking around beside the goods to see what else could be exchanged. Hurriedly shouting at them, he held the list and told them to come quickly to see the new policy that will be implemented this autumn. The villagers were curious and surrounded them one after another. The county magistrate took them all the way to the place where the list was posted. , everyone was about to wait for him to post the list to read, when he suddenly said in a low voice, "Cover your mouth, don't bark"

At this time, the officials' orders were absolute. The villagers hadn't figured out what was going on, but they covered their mouths for the first time, and then looked at the county magistrate with wide eyes in a daze.

At this moment, the yamen servants who had been standing with sticks suddenly raised their voices. Qi Qi rushed forward and hit the Japanese with sticks, beating them into the rice fields. The goods of the Japanese pirates were stolen and moved away. Before the villagers could figure it out, they heard a few angry shouts from the attacked businessmen.

"It's the Japanese! The Japanese!"

Someone among the villagers suddenly shouted, "He speaks Japanese. I used to work in Nantai and heard this sentence! Those people are Japanese!"

The county magistrate put his hand on his shoulder, motioning him to be quiet, "Don't panic, Lord Xia has found out. Let's take them down."

At this time, the remaining yamen servants ran out of the city. They took rope and cloth and rushed to the battle circle. After the number was suppressed, they were quickly tied up. In order to prevent accidents, their mouths were stuffed. rag.

There will be interrogation next, none of these people can die.

Next, the villager who recognized these people as Japanese pirates was also taken back to the county government office by the county magistrate. Xia Anran looked at the more than 20 zongzi with a very serious expression, because he found a problem. Among these people, only the leader can speak Chinese , and the rest are language barriers.

Then, we can only start with the leader.

When he saw Xia Anran walking into the prison, Shanxia who had already woken up from the cold water sneered, "Master Xia."

His tone was a bit yin and yang, "I advise you not to kill me."

Xia Anran didn't follow his rhythm, he suddenly asked a question "How old are you this year?"

"...Two, 23."

Shanshita was a little confused by this question, and then Xia Anran asked her next question, "You don't have any children yet?"

"Yes, there is a daughter..."

"Well... do you still want a son?"

what?

Seeing Xia Anran's eyes slowly move to his crotch, Shan Xia suddenly felt a dull pain there, and he suddenly remembered that this country does have a tradition of castrating men to become eunuchs!

He showed a terrified look in his eyes. If his hands weren't tied, he might have covered it immediately, and the eccentric expression on his face disappeared immediately, "No, Mr. Xia, as far as I know, this is a lynching!"

Xia Anran nodded, "Yes, but it doesn't matter, our government office is just across the street, if I apply for it, it won't count as a lynching, please rest assured, it will be soon, and it will take about a cup of tea."

No!He is not at ease.

Next, Xia Anran explained to him the various punishments in China from ancient times to the present, and said that although the county government has no tools, the government government has them, and the visitor is a guest. No matter which one you choose, you only need a cup of tea You can get it with your effort.

Let's start with the basics first.

Time is running out, Xia Anran doesn't intend to talk nonsense with him, the movement of women and children coming in is not small, it will definitely alarm the pirates, there are more than three hours until sunset, within six hours, he must know that the enemy has How many people "This... guest, don't try to lie to me. We have already obtained the statements of your accomplices. Unfortunately, their bones seem to be softer than yours. Please don't lie to me, if I If you find out that the confession is inconsistent, you will definitely suffer."

He stood up and prepared to find a professional person. There was a good torturer in the government office. It is said that his ancestors did this kind of thing, and he danced like a whip.

While screaming at the back, he went to ask about the situation of the city defense. During this period of time, the whole county was running quickly, preparing fuel, drinking water, appeasing the people, and inspecting the leaks in the city wall. They didn't know when the Japanese pirates would come , The beacon for help has also been lit, but people have to wait 1-2 days from the nearest garrison, and they still have to support themselves.

And it was at this time that he got a rather surprising situation. In the villages in Yongchun County, except for a few families who couldn't do without mothers because their children still had to breastfeed, most of them only sent their children.

"They say that women can also take care of the home." The young man who came back with the child said, "Master Xia, the township leaders of Lizheng asked me to bring a message."

"There is food in the village, and earthen walls have been built for most of this year. They have sickles, kitchen knives, and hot water at worst. They will not come. It is more or less a fighting force."

Xia Anran's eyes became hot, and she understood the meaning of these villages.

They will stick to it.

And the township chief and Li Zheng, the most trusted officials of the villagers themselves, naturally had to stay there to stabilize people's hearts.

After he confirmed that all the people sent to the villages had returned, he ordered the closing of the two city gates, and the two city gates of Yongchun County had been closed and held back.Both he and Su Qiming stepped onto the city wall, and as far as he could see, it was the place where he had struggled for a year.

The rolling green hills and emerald green rice fields present a peaceful scene.

The village in the distance is also quiet and peaceful, but at this moment, there are no villagers walking around on the road, nor children playing, and it looks like a storm is about to come.

According to what the leader said, there are more than [-] Japanese pirates here.

Naturally, he didn't spit out this number easily, but Xia Anran had already ordered him to tell him that his confession was not correct no matter what he said three times before. After being beaten three times, Shanshita finally collapsed and confessed. At that time, he had already yelled that someone had framed him.

This data should be the most real.

200 people are still Japanese pirates from outside. It is impossible for them to attack the city. The most likely thing for them is to attack the village.

Grab rice.

Xia Anran stood on the top of the city wall, her fingernails sank deep into her palms. Yongchun County can accommodate up to 3000 people. It is impossible to include the entire Yongchun County. Those villagers also understand this. So only the little dolls were sent in, and those children who played and fished with Xia Duoduo in the past were not sent in, and they were obviously regarded as combat power.

Those children are only thirteen or fourteen years old.

A few days ago, they came to ask if they could go to school, and they also wanted to be scholars.

What did Xia Anran say... Xia Anran told them that when the autumn harvest and the caravan returned this year, they would find a way to set up a county school.

But now, the gate of the county seat is closed, only to protect the people inside the city, and the thousands of people outside the city can only be let go!

"Jingxi!" Su Qiming suddenly shouted sharply, "You are the county magistrate of Yongchun County. Don't be arrogant."

For the first time, the magistrate, who had always been kind to him, said in a stern tone, "We have no military power, and the government's military force is also dispatched from abroad. Although the entire county is guarded by a city wall, that's all." From Su Qiming's mouth, "But as long as we hold on, those villagers will have hope. They have sent in their most important blood. This is the meaning of the existence of the county."

The county seat is not only the fortress of a county, but also the fortress in the hearts of the people of the county.

As long as the county seat is not breached, there will be hope in the hearts of the people.

"Don't worry, their locals are more familiar with the terrain than us." Su Qiming said with absolute certainty, "There are hundreds of households under the jurisdiction of the village. They just said that the villages and villages are united. Even if there are not enough weapons, the number is enough."

"If there are only more than two hundred bandits, there is no need to worry. Most of the Japanese invaders will be caught off guard. We wait for work at leisure. They may not dare to attack when they see that we are prepared."

hope so.

The wind whistled, flipping the county flag of Yongchun County that was only hoisted in the event of a war, and the air was filled with a murderous atmosphere.