Rise From the Humble

The atmosphere in Xiyuan Palace was so depressing and tense that it was almost suffocating.

Even though Yan Song, Xu Jie and others were cabinet ministers, they were still trembling with fear when facing the furious Emperor Jiajing. The saying "accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger" is no joke.

In particular, Emperor Jiajing was no ordinary king. Although he is not in charge of the palace, he is able to control freely and maintain his authority. Don't look at Yan Song and Xu Jie as cabinet ministers. One person is less than ten thousand people, and they have overwhelming power. Every time they sneeze, the officialdom will catch a cold, but as long as Emperor Jiajing gives an order, they can lose their official positions and go home. Even their lives depended on Emperor Jiajing's thoughts. From beginning to end, Emperor Jiajing has been firmly in control of all the powers of the empire, and no one can shake him.

Emperor Jiajing's character was also extraordinary.

He is extremely smart and extremely confident, even a little arrogant, stingy and saves face.

The Japanese pirates in Shangyu besieged Yingtian, and the Japanese chiefs responded with arrogant red clothes and yellow umbrellas, which shook the foundation of Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan. Regardless, this act severely slapped Ming Dynasty in the face and Emperor Jiajing in the face.

This is fatal.

Damn it, what is wrong with the Japanese pirates? Do not fight. Damn what is wrong with the Japanese pirates? Wear red clothes and carry yellow umbrellas!

Yan Song, Xu Jie and others felt their hearts tightening, and cold sweat began to break out on their bodies.

"This is the situation. What should we do now? Let's discuss it." Emperor Jiajing flicked the sleeves of his wide robe, casually sat down on the table that was overturned, and looked at Yan Song and others with squinted eyes. Xu Jie and others said lightly.

Xu Jie did not speak, but glanced at Yan Song imperceptibly. At this moment, he was glad that he was the second assistant and did not need to be the first to express his opinion.

Yan Song usually has a lotus-like mouth, but now he is mute. He is old and his reaction time is slow, not to mention he stayed up all night writing poems in praise of Qing Qing. In addition, he is not good at running an army and is not proficient in military affairs. During the last Gengxu Incident, Yan Song fully exposed that he was not good at running an army. Therefore, after Emperor Jiajing asked the question, Yan Song was mute for a while. Instead of using his strengths and avoiding weaknesses, he would let others speak first, and then he would summarize and refine the essence.

Although Yan Song could not govern an army, he could govern people. The Holy One is asking a question, so we must not remain silent.

Therefore, when Yan Song chose to be mute, he warned Xu Jie with his eyes, indicating that Xu Jie would speak first.

Xu Jie received the hint from Yan Song's eyes and couldn't help but feel a group of rough mud horses roaring past in his heart. But there is no other way. In order to plan for the big things in the future, we have to endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden for a while.

So, Xu Jie cleared his throat and prepared to speak.

However, Emperor Jiajing spoke at this time and directly named Yan Hao, "Feng Yi, please talk first."

Yan Song was startled and hurriedly bowed his hands, but he was Yan Song after all. He only panicked for a moment, then calmly and slowly said: "These are just fifty-seven Japanese crowns. Yingtian is a huge city, with high walls, deep pools and deep cannons." There are tens of thousands of defenders. How can a mere fifty-seven Japanese pirates capture Yingtian? Your Majesty, don’t worry."

Xu Jie on the side couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. Yan Song's answer sounded familiar, oh, yes, when 30,000 Northern soldiers came to the city during the Gengxu Revolution, Yan Song said, "I answered that the Northern soldiers were just one soldier." Help the evil thieves, and they will leave naturally after the robbery. Your Majesty, don't worry.

This is completely shameless nonsense that does not solve the problem and is irresponsible! It makes no difference whether it is said or not.

This answer seems impeccable, but is actually fart.

"What I'm asking is what to do!" Emperor Jiajing naturally glared at Yan Song with dissatisfaction, then turned to look at Xu Jie, "Xu Jie, tell me."

"Back to your Majesty, in my opinion, there are only fifty-seven Japanese pirates. With the defense and military strength of the sky, whether they are going to battle or defending the city, they can defeat this group of Japanese pirates. How can a small tree fly shake a big tree? However, I personally Tend to war, attack with the power of thunder, destroy this group of Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, kill one as a warning to hundreds, severely attack the arrogance of the Japanese pirates, and deter the intensifying Japanese invasion situation in various places in the south of the Yangtze River! Otherwise, a mere fifty-seven Japanese pirates would dare to commit crimes. God, this is a bad start. I am afraid that Japanese pirates from all over the country will be greatly encouraged, and the Japanese pirates will become more corrupt."

Xu Jie stepped forward and bowed, then talked calmly and calmly, and finally put forward the suggestion of "war".

Emperor Jiajing nodded with satisfaction, avoiding the praise, and continued to ask, "How to fight?"

This is a very practical problem, and Xu Jie has already prepared for it. He knows the character of Emperor Jiajing and knows that Emperor Jiajing is a person who values ​​results and focuses on solving problems, so he has already prepared the draft when he made the suggestion. After Emperor Jiajing asked, Xu Jie answered with ease, "On the way back, a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. I believe that the same will be true in this battle. There are more than 50,000 defenders in Yingtian, and you can choose the elite to fight. Seven or three thousand, and at the same time, the surrounding state governments were ordered to cooperate in sending troops to encircle and destroy the Japanese! From now on, a mere fifty-seven Japanese crowns will be unable to fly and die without a burial place."

After listening to Xu Jie's suggestion, Emperor Jiajing nodded approvingly.

A mere fifty-seven Japanese pirates dared to twitch tiger beards and beat Yingtian, and even dared to commit a heinous crime, Zhang Yiyu, dressed in red!

If he didn't kill this group of Japanese pirates who were bold and arrogant, how could the evil spirit in Emperor Jiajing's heart come out?

Xu Jie's suggestion of fighting a lion against a rabbit fell into the heart of Emperor Jiajing.

During the Gengxu Incident, the enemy chieftain Anda led 30,000 elite cavalry troops to the capital. Although Emperor Jiajing initially adopted a delaying tactic, he used the excuse that Anda's tribute documents were not in Mongolian and delayed until King Qin's reinforcements arrived. However, when King Qin's reinforcements arrived, Emperor Jiajing ordered Ding Ruling, the Minister of War at the time, to prepare to launch a counterattack against the Tatar army outside the city. However, Ding Ruling, the Minister of War at the time, only followed Yan Song's name. Yan Song was worried that the counterattack might be defeated. Failure would affect him as the chief minister of the cabinet, so Yan Song ordered Ding Ruling not to fight back and let the soldiers and horses stay outside the city. After looting, they walked away. Yan Song patted his chest and assured Ding Ruling that there was no need to worry about violating the holy orders, as I am here to ensure that nothing happens to you. Under Yan Song's deception, Ding Ruling stood still and did not launch a counterattack against the Tatars. In the end, after the Tatar troops retreated in a grand manner, Ding Rukui was angrily accused by Emperor Jiajing and received a bright ghost-headed sword, ending his good life.

Back then, when 30,000 Tatar troops came to the city, Emperor Jiajing wanted to fight back to save his face. Now, only fifty-seven Japanese pirates dared to attack Yingtian with their troops. How could Emperor Jiajing tolerate them leaving alive!

Emperor Jiajing didn't want to relive the shame of that year!

During the Tartar siege, Emperor Jiajing had already lost half of his face. If he allowed the Japanese pirates to leave safely now, his face would be completely lost. This is a result that the pretentious Emperor Jiajing can never accept. .