The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

In Shuicheng, Dengzhou, Shandong, the governor prepared the Japanese capital's mansion.

In the sixth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizongwen established the Shandong Governor-Prepared Japanese Capital Office in Dengzhou Shuicheng to take charge of military and political affairs along the coast of Shandong in order to resist Japanese pirates and strengthen coastal defense.

As early as the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, there were many Japanese pirates intruding along the coast of Shandong. During the Hongwu and Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty, the number of Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong increased instead of decreasing, and their activities became more frequent.

The Japanese pirates robbed wealth, food, and people, which not only caused great trouble to coastal residents, but also had a negative impact on the diplomatic, military, and economic and trade activities between the Ming Dynasty and Japan and North Korea.

Therefore, Shandong Beiwa Dusi came into being. However, because the Ming Dynasty, from the emperors and generals to the common people, regarded the Northern Barbarians as a serious threat, the focus of defense was mainly on the Northern Barbarians. In the early years of Hongwu, the coastal guards The system is not that great.

Even in the current Zhengde Dynasty, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty still dare to shout that "the Northern pirates are a serious problem" and "the Japanese pirates are a scabies disease". It can only be said that they did not live on the seaside and were not robbed and massacred by the Japanese pirates. Yes, so I can stand in the court and talk without back pain.

Until the 31st year of Hongwu, there were only Le'an Guard, Qingzhou Zuowei, Laizhou Guard, Dengzhou Guard, Ninghai Guard and other guards along the coast of Shandong, and the number of soldiers was too large and insufficient to meet the quota. Compared with the southeastern coastal provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, etc. In comparison, Shandong's coastal defense force appears to be very weak, which gives Japanese pirates an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"The third question is, which one of the three coastal defense battalions has the problem? Or are all three battalions having problems?"

Tang Hao kept his hands behind his back and did not look at Wei Zhang.

"Have you ever thought about the possibility that if you, Wei Zhang, had not been unwilling to join in and block everyone's way of making money, the entire three battalions of the Beiwa Dosi would have followed the civil servants, gentry, and Japanese pirates to do business and make profits, and everyone would have been living a miserable life. Isn’t it much better?”

The Japanese pirates who were supposed to protect the people from the Japanese pirates turned into a smuggling partner with the Japanese pirates!

Haha, I didn’t expect to discover a main line!

"Master Hou, is it really wrong to hold a low position?"

This answer was something Tang Hao had never thought of.

"The Marquis is wise!" Wei Zhang grinned, his face full of pride.

He wanted to see how deep the water in Beiwadusi was!

He immediately stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted Tang Hao, saying: "Wei Zhang, who is the commander of Shandong Beiwadu Division, has met the Marquis of Zhongshan!"

As the saying goes, "Don't hit the smiling person if you stretch out your hand." I'm here to show you my kindness. What do you mean?

The main reason why this happened is that Shandong has a long coastline and the different powers of the coastal defense stations make it inconvenient for unified dispatch, which gives the Japanese pirates an opportunity to take advantage of them.

When Ji Hongwei thought of this, he turned to look at the man behind him.

This is the coastal defense map of Shandong Beiwa Dusi, which has three battalions and twenty-four guard posts.

The main reason is that the Shandong Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has a long coastline of about 2,500 kilometers. This long coastline and its geographical environment that protrudes into the sea in the east make Shandong's coastal defense extremely difficult and it is extremely easy to become the target of Japanese pirate attacks. Among the six Shandong prefectures of the Ming Dynasty, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Jinan and Qingzhou prefectures have jurisdiction over the seaside area.

The leader was a civil servant. He smiled and stepped forward and saluted: "I have met the Marquis of Zhongshan before I was sentenced to death. Ji Hongwei, the deputy envoy of the Chasi Division!"

"No!" Tang Hao objected with a chuckle.

Ji Hongwei originally wanted to say a few harsh words, but when he noticed Tang Hao's sharp gaze, he was so frightened that he immediately shut his mouth, and then left with all his officials in despair.

Wei Zhang's face was full of bitterness, and he smiled miserably: "Stop it? How to stop it?"

For this reason, the Shandong Preparation Department for Japan and the "Three Coastal Defense Camps" (Jimo Camp, Dengzhou Camp, and Wendeng Camp) came into being to coordinate the preparation of Japan along the coast of Shandong.

Hearing this, Wei Zhang's body trembled.

Although he is the uncle of Xuancheng and is a serious martial artist of the Ming Dynasty, this status is not enough in front of the Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty!

Tang Hao reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling and comforting.

So Tang Hao led 10,000 elite new troops and 3,040 guardsmen, and under the banner of Imperial Envoy, he majestically entered Dengzhou Water City and went straight to the Prefecture of Japan.

So Wei Zhang spoke decisively and gave the answer Tang Hao wanted.

"Master Hou, I have a humble position..."

What's more, he still leads an army of 13,000 people, so there is no comparison between the two sides.

Suddenly disaster struck, and Bian Yuda yelled crazily: "Let me go! Let me go quickly!"

"Don't test my patience!"

"You can't kill me! Tang Hao, you can't kill me!"

"Shandong Beiwa Dusi Mansion!" Wei Zhang didn't understand what he meant and replied subconsciously.

However, when facing the Marquis Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty, the three forces in Shandong Province all knelt down and saluted.

Therefore, these officials must of course bow and salute.

"You don't have any backbone to kill such a little bastard?"

Haha, what an irony!

"Who is the commander of the Biwadu Division? Come forward and speak!"

After driving away these annoying guys, Tang Hao took Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao and others into the Bewadusi Mansion.

Tang Hao turned over and dismounted, looking at the generals and civilian officials in front of him, his eyes gradually narrowed.

The cold-faced paralyzed man was helpless when he saw this. He waved his hand and motioned for the two guards to come forward and dragged Bian Yuda out. There was no need to pick a place, and the torture began at the door.

"Wei Zhang, give me a reason not to kill you!"

Tang Hao asked, giving Wei Zhang a chance to explain.

This man is burly and tough-looking, only about forty years old, with a face that is not angry but powerful.

Wei Zhang looked at Tang Hao with red eyes, his eyes full of confusion.

Arriving at the meeting hall, Tang Hao looked at the map hanging in the center and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

Since these inspectors were stationed in Jinan, the provincial capital, they "patrolled eastward by sea and were separated by roads and miles", resulting in a backlog of official duties that could not be handled in a timely manner. In order to improve office efficiency, or to better control Shandong's military administration, in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, he served as the Ministry of War At the request of Cui Zong and others from Dengzhou, Minister Ma Wensheng ordered the establishment of a seaway inspection office in Laizhou.

"After you are a famous general, how can you be bullied by such a powerful kid?"

Tang Mu gave Chang Kuohai a look, and the latter immediately stepped forward and dragged the guy out.

But what about the result?

Now, this coastal defense system is ineffective, Japanese pirates can come and go freely, and Japanese troubles are becoming increasingly serious!

Below the Inspection Department, there are water fortresses of various sizes scattered all over the country. "There is a general fortress every thirty miles, and a small fortress every thirty miles, so that the beacons and beacons face each other." The water fortresses are mainly used to strengthen the various villages. It was designed to connect the fortress and the beacon tower to ensure that Japanese pirates would not have time to react when they launched a raid on the guard station.

"Who is the commander of Wendeng Camp?"

Bian Yuda's shrill screams and wails resounded throughout the audience. After hearing this, everyone in the hall was so frightened that they all trembled and did not even dare to breathe.

Tang Mu and Zuo Yidao did not hesitate, and immediately slowly drew out their swords.

At this moment, in front of the Prefecture of Japan, there are a large number of officials, including civil servants, military generals, and even eunuchs. The political structure of the Ming Dynasty is extremely normal, with military commanders, civil servants, gentry, eunuchs and eunuchs, no matter where they go. These three forces are checking and balancing each other everywhere.

"Since Yongle, the coastal military guards have become increasingly corrupt. The military affairs of the three major battalions have been depleted, and the power is also controlled by the Sea Route Patrol Office. I want to ask for more money and food to repair the beacon fire fortress, but the superiors will not approve it. For this, I have been punished by the capital. The commander scolded me..."

"Go back to your patrol office!"

"Wei Zhang? Xuancheng Bo Wei Zhang? Your grandfather is the famous general Wei Qing?"

Even this investigation and defense system was destroyed from within by the Ming Dynasty's own people, for the sake of smuggling and profit, regardless of the life and death of the people along the coast.

Tang Hao stared at the coastal defense map of Japan and said quietly.

By the end of the Hongwu period, there were twelve guards in the coastal areas of Shandong: Le'an Guard, Qingzhou Zuowei, Laizhou Guard, Dengzhou Guard, Ninghai Guard, Andong Guard, Lingshan Guard, Aoshan Guard, Dasong Guard, Weihai Guard, and Chengshan Guard , Jinghaiwei, seven guarding stations for thousands of households, as well as multiple guarding stations for thousands of households, villages, inspection departments, etc.

Now I still blame him, Wei Zhang, for blocking these people's way of making money, and I want to kill him as soon as possible!

Why does this world become like this?

"The Beiwadu Division is just the Xingdu Division. It is a subordinate military organization of the Shandong Dudu Commandery Division. How can you violate the orders of the Dudu Commandery Division? How can you violate your humble position?"

Because this time Tang Hao did not show any pretense, but acted like an imperial envoy.

"My uncle is Bian Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province; my uncle is Bian Xiong!"

"Speak or die, your choice!"

Tang Hao was originally an imperial envoy. Before, whether in Tianjin Wei or Linqing, he always chose to conduct secret visits and did not use these powers very much.

"Master Marquis, there is nothing to say. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please!"

This time it was really a hot face against a cold butt, which made me very angry!

"Second question, did you, Wei Zhang, participate in it for profit?"

In order to strengthen coastal defense against Japanese pirates, the Ming Dynasty built a complete reconnaissance and defense system. It can be said that they devoted their efforts to protecting the coastal people!

"Very good, then why didn't you stop me?"

However, the current performance of his grandson Wei Zhang made the Marquis of Zhongshan somewhat dissatisfied.

Wei Zhang smiled bitterly. He was only in his forties, but his face looked old.

This time, Wei Zhang did not dare to hesitate.

"Okay, everyone, get up!"

"It's Wendeng Camp!"

After all, the Marquis of Zhongshan in front of him is famous for being moody and ruthless, a lawless and reckless man!

The leather bag of Zong Yue, the envoy of the Changlu Yun Division, is still hanging in the Changlu Yun Division’s office!

Facing such a ferocious god, let alone Ji Hongwei, even if the three frontier officials from Shandong came, they would still have to serve him carefully with a smile on his face!

As soon as these words came out, Ji Hongwei's old face fell instantly, but he did not dare to get angry.

Tang Hao looked at the generals who were preparing for the war. The latter all lowered their heads and did not dare to look into Wei Zhang's eyes.

During the Battle of Jingnan, Wei Qing surrendered to King Zhu Di of Yan as one of the 100 households in Jizhou, and was promoted to the commanding officer of the capital through meritorious service. He went to Fengyang, the central capital, to serve as the left-behind secretary, and later moved to the coast of Shandong to defend against Japanese pirates. After that, he was stationed along the coast of Shandong to fight against the Japanese. He fought against Japanese pirates for more than ten years, during which he also led the army to put down the Tang Saier Uprising in the 18th year of Yongle. He was also a famous general with outstanding merits.

"Know!"

The entire Ming Dynasty, including the Ming Emperor, regarded the Japanese pirates as a disease of scabies and did not pay much attention to it, let alone take it to heart.

"Zhongshan Hou Mingjian, the official is just..."

The imperial envoys who patrol the world represent the Son of Heaven.

In the early Ming Dynasty, due to frequent military affairs, many military ministers were appointed full-time. After Yongle, in order to prevent military attaches from abusing their power, the court also established civilian officials such as governors, governors, and patrols of sea routes and military preparations to supervise military attaches.

Tang Hao also smiled when he saw this. This Wei Qing was not the famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, but the famous general of the Ming Dynasty.

"There are many things that I can't do if I want to do it. If I hadn't turned a blind eye and allowed these bastards to collude with the Japanese pirates in recent years, I'm afraid the commander of the Japanese pirates would have been replaced a long time ago. , then the life of brothers will be even more difficult!”

"Tell me, do my words make sense?"

"Then what are you doing here, a deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice?" Tang Hao looked at Ji Hongwei again.

However, Shandong is different, and Beiwadusi is even different.

Tang Hao nodded with interest, and then gave Zuo Yidao a look.

Although so many guard posts were deployed along the coast of Shandong, they still could not stop the intrusion of Japanese pirates. For example, in the fourth year of Yongle, the Japanese invaded Weihaiwei, and in the sixth year they massacred and looted Shanwei, Dasongwei, and Aoshanwei.

"If you dare to kill me, you will never leave Shandong!"

"Someone colluded with Japanese pirates through smuggling and profit through the Coastal Guard Station. Do you know about this?"

The three camps are the three camps of coastal defense, Jimo Camp, Dengzhou Camp, and Wendeng Camp. Each of the three camps has its own focus on coastal defense: Dengzhou Camp has a vast area under its jurisdiction and can only block the danger of coastal defense in the northeast of Shandong. Wendeng Camp protrudes into the sea and alone blocks Shandong. As for the danger of coastal defense in the east, Jimo's jurisdiction has a long coastline, which alone blocks the danger of coastal defense in the southern part of Shandong.

This answer could barely save Wei Zhang's life.

Ji Hongwei was stunned when he heard this.

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar!

Tang Hao suddenly turned around and scanned the entire audience with sharp eyes.

The Shandong Bei Wo Dusi was established in the sixth year of Yongle, specifically responsible for the prevention of Japanese pirates in Shandong Province. Following the Zhengtong five years, the imperial court set up a Shandong patrol sea channel, creating a system specifically for civil servants to intervene in the military and political affairs of Shandong Bei Wo, usually by punishing them. The post is held by the Deputy Envoy or the Chief Minister of the Chasi Department, and sometimes the Chief Secretary is also appointed as the political advisor or councillor.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that people like Beiwa Dusi would be useful in the future, Tang Hao would have gone on a killing spree, and there would be no need to talk nonsense with this guy.

To put it bluntly, the Shandong Capital Commandery Department needs to be responsible for the entire military affairs. It is precisely because there are too many things to concentrate on coastal defense affairs, which leads to stranded military aircraft, poor resolution, and delays in confronting the enemy. That’s why Emperor Taizongwen Zhu Di The creatively newly established Beiwadu Division, whose full name is "Governor-General Dengrai Coastal Troops and Horses Beiwadu Commanding Department", is responsible for coastal defense and military affairs and resisting Japanese pirates.

He was a ruthless man who dared to beat the Zhang brothers at the gate of the palace, and after the beating, nothing happened and he continued to be in charge of the Beijing army!

When Wei Qing served as the commander of Shandong's Beiwadu Division, he strictly trained the officers and soldiers of the guard station. "Gather all the guards, horse, foot and water troops to prepare in one place in Dengzhou. In the summer, they will be transferred to guard Wendeng and Jimo, and they will gather again in the autumn." Continue to practice", thus ensuring the strong combat power of the Japanese pirates, and repeatedly defeated the Japanese pirates who came to harass and plunder.

The government office is located in Dengzhou Water City. Dengzhou Water City is a natural port of protection and has a high terrain. It can advance successfully and retreat defensively with ease. It is also protected by an inland guard station. It can be called Shanhaiguan to resist enemies at sea.

Only at this moment did Wei Zhang finally understand why he was alienated from the generals under his command.

Wendeng camp was established in the second year of Xuande. It has jurisdiction over the four guards of Ninghai, Weihai, Chengshan and Jinghai. It protrudes into the sea and alone blocks the danger of coastal defense in the east of Shandong.

Chang Kuohai and other generals were eyeing a group of military generals in Beiwadusi. As long as their Lord Marquis gave an order, they would immediately draw their swords and bloodbath the entire Shandong Beiwadusi.

For such an anti-Japanese hero, Tang Hao still respected him.

Tang Hao looked at Wei Zhang, raised his riding whip, and asked with a smile: "Where is this place?"

After all, he is also a serious local official, and he still holds a lot of real power in his hands. When has he ever been humiliated like this in public?

In the early days, these civil servants were just temporary dispatched officers specially assigned to supervise local military affairs. They were not permanent official positions. However, as all the power of the government fell into the hands of civil servants and gentry, their powers gradually increased and their positions were gradually fixed, and they gradually became custom made.

In fact, in addition to the three major coastal defense camps and this series of coastal guard posts, the imperial court also set up a large number of inspection departments at various key locations such as islands, etc. These inspection departments often built forts, peaks, etc. There are platforms, trenches, etc., sometimes there are trenches around them, and there are public halls and barracks for office and accommodation.

"I have known for a long time that His Majesty personally ordered Zhongshan Marquis to inspect the coastal guard station. I also asked Zhongshan Marquis to move inside and allow me to report the military situation to you!"

"Master Marquis, you don't understand. I am responsible for these coastal sergeants in my humble position!"

But looking at the situation in front of him, the entire Shandong Beiwadu Division has been reduced to a subordinate agency of the Haidao Patrol Office. So many military officers and nobles do not even dare to fart behind Ji Hongwei!

Tang Hao held the riding whip and waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Why are you so anxious? I am a martial artist, so I can't urinate in the same pot as a civil servant like you!"

But the key problem is that the Beiwadu Division is under the Shandong Capital Commander's Division. On top of the commander Wei Zhang, there is also a Shandong Commander, who is in charge of the military power of the entire Shandong land.

From the large and small water villages to the inspection department, then to the coastal defense station, then to the three coastal defense camps, and finally to the Shandong Beiwadu Division.

At this moment, Ji Hongwei couldn't hold back any longer.

Wei Zhang was shocked at first when he heard this, but after being stunned, he felt relieved and fell to his knees directly on the ground.

That's right, because civil servants and gentry have been in control of the government all year round, the "prosperity of civilization and decline of military power" is not just in the court, but also in local areas.

Following Wei Zhang's line of sight, a handsome young man suddenly turned pale.

"No!" Wei Zhang answered firmly this time, "If Beizhi does this once, the Marquis can chop off Beizhi's head immediately without any hesitation!"

At this moment, they truly realized the brutal and ferocious power of Zhongshan Marquis of the Ming Dynasty!

Tang Hao looked at Wei Zhang and couldn't help scolding him.

The three battalions were under the control of the Japanese Capital Division, and the military camp was located in the center of the guards under their control. "The Ding Jianxiang is a horn-shaped victory, and the dispatch is strong and dense." The three battalions can respond to each other and coordinate with each other. Such a tight defense It naturally has a certain deterrent effect on Japanese pirates.

"It's not you Wei Zhang who is wrong!"

"It's the Ming Dynasty!"