Rise From the Humble

Zhu Pingan sent the governor of Zhejiang, the judicial commissioner, and the commander-in-chief out of the yamen and watched them leave.

When meeting them, Zhu Pingan also gave his old leader, Mr. Zhang, enough face, and thanked him for his care in words, which made Mr. Zhang blush and made the governor of Zhejiang and the commander-in-chief envious.

Zhu Pingan has been watching Zhejiang since he was demoted and is very familiar with Zhejiang. Through in-depth conversations with the three people, he has a better understanding of Zhejiang.

The current situation in Zhejiang is extremely serious, and the Japanese invasion is extremely serious, much more serious than the Japanese invasion in Nanzhili.

The big Japanese pirate Wang Zhi is the culprit for the serious situation in Zhejiang and the serious Japanese invasion in Zhejiang.

At first, Wang Zhi had high hopes for the imperial court, imagining that the imperial court would agree to his request for "trade". Under the premise that the local government acquiesced to the private market, Wang Zhi had been trying to control the Japanese pirates under his command (although he could not completely control them), and also pacified (swallowed) Chen Sipan and other Japanese pirates who burned, killed and looted in Zhejiang. The Japanese situation in Zhejiang was relatively controllable.

However, now that Wang Zhi's fantasy of trade has been dashed, he has torn off his disguise. From trying to control his subordinates, he now drives his Japanese pirates to attack everywhere, burning, killing and looting all over Zhejiang, trying to force the imperial court to surrender and agree to his request for trade through force.

The Japanese invasion in Zhejiang is out of control.

The Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi's command are far more than Xu Hai's. The Japanese pirates under his command include local Chinese bandits, Japanese samurai ronin, red-haired barbarian musket teams, etc. There are as many as 100,000 Japanese pirates directly under his command and under his control.

Now, Wang Zhi has occupied Ligang, Zhoushan, as his nest. There are more than 300 large Japanese ships under his command, not to mention that he has built several giant ships, with a length of 120 steps, which can accommodate 2,000 people and can ride horses.

In both naval and land battles, his strength is at the level of a giant.

A well-deserved sea overlord.

Not only that, Wang Zhi also has a base in the five islands of Japan, which is almost equivalent to a daimyo of Japan.

As for the guards in various parts of Zhejiang, the old, weak, sick and disabled, and insufficient training, they are always beaten when encountering the Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi, and can only rely on the city to defend. Smaller county towns are often broken by Japanese pirates, and even the prefectural city has been broken by Japanese pirates, but it is not like Jiaxing, which was occupied by Japanese pirates for a period of time.

The Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi broke through Jinhua Prefecture some time ago, burned, killed and looted, and then retreated.

Speaking of Jiaxing, Jiaxing is also one of the eleven prefectures in Zhejiang. It was broken by Xu Hai some time ago and occupied for more than half a month. It was not until a few days ago that it was "recaptured" by Zhao Chong.

To the north of Jiaxing is Songjiang Prefecture in Nanzhili, where Tuolin and other places in Songjiang Prefecture were occupied by Xu Hai as their nest.

The Japanese pirates under Xu Hai not only plundered Nanzhili, but also Zhejiang Jiaxing Prefecture, which was located around Tuolin.

Therefore, the main Japanese threat in Zhejiang was the Japanese invaders led by Wang Zhi, and the secondary Japanese threat was the Japanese invaders led by Xu Hai.

With these two Japanese invaders, the situation in Zhejiang was much worse than that in Nanzhili.

Now, the pressure came to Zhu Pingan.

Just now, when Zhu Pingan met with the governor, the judicial commissioner and the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang, Zhu Pingan arranged a task for the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang, asking him to inspect the beacon towers, beacon towers and other facilities in his jurisdiction. If they were damaged, they should be repaired immediately. If there were no warning facilities such as beacon towers and beacon towers within a ten-mile radius, they should be added immediately and special personnel should be arranged to be on duty. Once the traces of the Japanese pirates were found, the beacon fire and smoke should be lit immediately to warn.

For a while, there was no way to deal with the Japanese pirates such as Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, so they could only make early warnings and reduce losses.

Not long after Zhu Ping'an sent off the governor of Zhejiang, the judicial commissioner and the commander-in-chief, a messenger reported that someone else had arrived.

This time, it was not an outsider, but Zhu Ping'an's father-in-law.

Before Li Shu gave birth, the father-in-law came from the south with Li Shu's two brothers.

"Is Taishan here? Go tell Madam, I'll go to the front door to greet him first." Zhu Ping'an learned that his father-in-law had come from the south, and while sending someone to the backyard to tell Li Shu, he ran to the front door to greet him.

"I didn't know Taishan was coming, so I'm late." Zhu Ping'an ran to the door and greeted the rich man Li.

"Hello, big brother, second brother..." Zhu Ping'an then greeted the two brothers-in-law.

The rich man Li was still as wealthy as ever, with a big belly, wearing a silk cotton coat and a black bear skin coat.

The two brothers-in-law The two brothers-in-law were much fatter than the last time they met, and they were vaguely trying to catch up with the rich man Li.

Behind them followed a long line of carriages, at least 40 or 50 of them, each with two strong guards on both sides, with swords hanging from their waists and bows and arrows on their backs.

A sense of fierceness could be felt from afar.

Several of the carriages were enlarged and widened, each with two horses pulling the carriages, with deep ruts and the horses panting with exhaustion. The carriages were covered with felt cloth, and no one knew what was inside.

"Okay, stop being polite, and take us to see Shu'er quickly. My precious daughter must have suffered."

The rich man Li waved his hands impatiently, still disliking Zhu Ping'an as always, looking at him as if he was a thief who stole cabbages from his own vegetable garden.

Even though Zhu Ping'an had been promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, he still failed to change the attitude of the rich man Li.

However, when the wealthy Mr. Li mentioned Li Shu, the doting in his eyes almost materialized, and it really hurt his heart.

"Let's go, brother-in-law, I haven't seen my little sister for a long time. If my little sister is wronged, we will not forgive you."

The two brothers-in-law hugged Zhu Pingan's shoulders, one on the left and the other on the right. In an instant, Zhu Pingan felt as if he was being held hostage by two bears.

"Don't worry, eldest brother and second brother, I won't, I will never let Sister Li be wronged." Zhu Pingan grinned at the two men's pinches and quickly expressed his position.

"It's not up to you to decide whether my little sister will be wronged. If my little sister has the final say, we have to see it with our own eyes."

The two brothers-in-law half-held and half-carried Zhu Ping'an as they walked into the yard.

"Dad, eldest brother, second brother." At this moment, Li Shu's surprised shout came from the yard.

Then

They saw Li Shu, with red eyes and a big belly, walking excitedly and quickly with the support of Hua'er and Qin'er.

Seeing Rich Man Li from a distance, Li Shu opened her arms and threw herself into Rich Man Li's arms, crying with red eyes.

"Nini, daddy's sweetheart, you must be suffering these days with such a big belly." Rich Man Li burst into tears instantly.

"Huh?! My little sister is indeed wronged."

Seeing that my little sister cried when she saw her family, the two brothers-in-law immediately lifted Zhu Ping'an up, one on the left and the other on the right, and they were ready to help her in the next minute.