Rise From the Humble

While Zhu Ping'an was like a yellow bird, patiently waiting for the opportunity in the dense forest, the accusations of the officials in Yingtian City against Wei Guogong and Linhuai Marquis had become so intense that they were almost drowned in saliva.

"You are acting as a coward for the tiger. You are making your loved ones angry and your enemies happy. You are arrogant."

"Sending troops to guard the beggar and prodigal son who asked for a fight. You are destroying the morale of the city defenders and destroying the overall situation of the city defenders. We seriously doubt whether you have any shady dealings with the Japanese pirates outside the city!"

"Master Zhang, Eunuch He, you can't let Duke Wei and Marquis of Linhuai make trouble unreasonably."

The Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai were surrounded by a group of officials, and they were embarrassed to avoid the flying spittle.

"When something goes wrong, there must be monsters. The common people avoid the city defenders. It is abnormal for these beggars and gangsters to take the initiative to ask for a fight, and it is even more abnormal for them to specifically ask to help defend the city gate. We suspect that there is something wrong with these beggars and gangsters. It is true. He said, we suspect that these beggars and ruffians are the internal agents of the Japanese pirates outside the city, and they intend to cooperate with the Japanese pirates outside to plot against us."

The Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai could no longer stand the criticism and ridicule of the crowd, so they explained the reason to the officials around them with a stinky face.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a monster!? You are trying to make things up, and using strong words to undermine the overall situation of defending the city!"

"Man's nature is good in the beginning! You can't allow people to be beggars and repay their kindness?! You can't allow people to turn back their prodigal sons?! The ancients said it well, the prodigal son will not be able to exchange for gold when he turns back. These are the words of our ancestors. Do you think the words of our ancestors are abnormal? Really? You dare to say that you are being treasonous!"

"You said that there is something wrong with the beggars and gangsters who took the initiative to fight, and you suspected that they were internal agents of the Japanese pirates. Do you have evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't slander them. Not only will it hurt the good intentions of the beggars and prodigal sons who asked for tassels to defend the city, it will also destroy them. Defend the overall situation of the city, make your relatives angry and your enemies happy!"

Not only did the officials refuse to listen to the explanations of Wei Guogong and Linhuai Marquis, they also intensified their accusations.

Suddenly, spittle flew towards the two of them like a violent storm, making them extremely embarrassed.

However, not everyone was mad at the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai.

For example, after Zhang Jing, Hu Zongxian, Yu Daxian and others listened to the explanations of Wei Guogong and Linhuai Marquis, they seemed to be shocked and couldn't help but look solemn. They speculated carefully and carefully, and the more they thought about it, the more solemn they became.

What Wei Guogong and Linhuai Marquis said is a possibility. If the beggars and gangsters are really the Japanese pirates inside, and they cooperate with the Japanese pirates outside the city, then Yingtian will be in great danger.

"It is better to believe that this kind of thing exists than to believe that it does not exist. We should send troops to guard and screen. Otherwise, if they are Japanese pirates who are inside and outside, we, Yingtian, will be in danger. Originally, the Japanese pirates besieged Yingtian, and our Yingtian officials were already in danger. We have failed the Holy Grace. If we let the Japanese pirates breach the city gate again, then we will become the unforgivable sinners of the Ming Dynasty. Which of you can bear this responsibility?"

The Marquis of Linhuai took a step forward, glanced at the official who was accusing them, and spoke sternly.

"You are alarmist!! What do you mean by rather believing something is true than believing something is not true? Haha, how is your behavior different from Qin Hui's 'unnecessary' behavior? Do you want the tragedy of Fengbo Pavilion to reappear in the world?"

"Sending troops to detain people without any basis will chill their hearts to repay their kindness and turn back, and chill the hearts of the people to help defend themselves. You are tantamount to digging your own graves and destroying the Great Wall."

Not to be outdone, the officials surrounding them who criticized the two men raised their heads and akimbo, pointed, and spat.

"What happened in Fengbo Pavilion? We were just guarding and screening them, and we were not harming their lives. If they are not Japanese pirates, we will naturally reward them. If we find that they are Japanese pirates, we will eradicate the roots and eliminate hidden dangers as soon as possible, so that they will not be exposed to the outside world. The Japanese pirates should cooperate with each other inside and outside!"

The Marquis of Linhuai is relatively fat. He has been arguing with these colleagues for so long, and his physical strength can't keep up. Especially when he gets excited, he becomes a little breathless when talking, and his momentum is not the slightest bit suppressed.

Finally, the Marquis of Linhuai couldn't stand the accusations and criticism from his colleagues, so he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Let me say one more thing, this is my nephew, Si Qianting Zhu Ping'an, the prosecutor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, who said to me and me the day before yesterday. Wei Guogong Qian Dingzhu Wan asked! After comparing the performance of the Japanese pirates in Shangyu for several months, the wise nephew found that the battle losses of the Japanese pirates in the battle with Miao Yin and Zeng Qianhu were abnormal. In the great victory of the Japanese pirates, two soldiers were lost. Fourteen people, the highest battle loss since they landed. In the past, they only lost a few people in each battle. My nephew seriously suspects that the Japanese pirates are golden cicadas who escaped from their shells. These twenty-four Japanese pirates who were damaged in the battle have actually infiltrated into Yingtian City in advance."

"Yes, what the Marquis of Linhuai said is true. Yesterday, the wise nephew Ping An gave me a thousand warnings! He also reminded me that there were twenty-four Japanese pirates who sneaked into the city, but they were not the only ones who cooperated inside and outside. Four Japanese pirates were killed. These twenty-four Japanese pirates will definitely use heavy money, beautiful women and other coercion to lure the local ruffians in the city and other scoundrels with ulterior motives who are afraid of chaos in the world, and cooperate with them inside and outside! My nephew told us that we must thoroughly investigate anyone who comes close to the city. Members of the sect, beware of Japanese pirates cooperating inside and outside, plotting to harm the people of Yingtian! This matter is related to the face of the court, the lives of millions of people in the city, and the life and death of Yingying! The Marquis of Linhuai and I have to pay attention, and we must not I'm not serious, I have to persist! Three days ago, all of us here ignored Ping An's nephew's warning that Japanese pirates would attack Yingtian, and rejected his suggestion to set up an ambush to exterminate the Japanese pirates halfway, which led to today's disaster! This time, are we going to make the same mistake again and ignore Ping An’s nephew’s warning?!”

Wei Guogong also stood up and spoke sternly and emotionally. In order to increase his persuasiveness, he even brought Zhu Pingan out. Some of his words also copied what Zhu Pingan said to them that day.

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"What? Is this a reminder from Zhu Pingan?!"

When the officials heard Zhu Pingan's name, they felt as if dozens of big-eared scrapers were hitting them in the face at a speed of eighty miles per second! They had deliberately and selectively forgotten Zhu Pingan's name before!

At first, Zhu Ping'an reminded Shangyu that the Japanese pirates were coming back to harass Yingtian, and suggested setting up an ambush to eliminate the Japanese pirates midway.

But they took it as a joke! Because Zhu Pingan is the number one scholar and is very topical. Almost everyone has laughed at Zhu Pingan at one time or another, such as Zhao Kuo in his time, Wenquxing landing on his head and so on.

result.

The joke turned out to be me

Therefore, like ostriches, they deliberately bury the words Zhu Pingan in their hearts to avoid being embarrassed.

Now that they heard Zhu Ping'an's name, the shame buried in the hearts of all the officials was like a volcano erupting. They were all red-faced and embarrassed. They no longer had the face or confidence to accuse Duke Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai.

Hearing Zhu Ping'an's name, Zhang Jing and Eunuch He looked at each other, strengthened their determination, waved their hands to summon two warriors, and ordered them to select 800 elite soldiers, equipped with bows, crossbows and muskets, to carry out the task of inspecting and identifying beggars and ruffians.

"Don't show any flaws, just say that Shangguan appreciates their spirit of repaying kindness and volunteering to guard the city. Not only did they agree to their request to help defend the city gate, but they also rewarded them heavily, giving each of them a set of armor and soldiers. Blades and fifty taels of silver. Then in the name of taking them to receive rewards, they were scattered and surrounded by heavy soldiers, and they were forcibly detained and screened strictly." Zhang Jing ordered.

"Here!" The two generals took the order and left.