Although these "fake Japanese pirates" were not tied up by Wuhuada, they were disarmed and trapped in a string with a long rope like freshly caught fish. Qiu Yizhi's group training, although the discipline is strict and they know a few words, are also rough people. During the escort process, a kick or a punch is not a big deal.
Therefore, after this group of fake Japanese pirates were brought up, they were all unkempt and gray-faced, and their already very shabby clothes looked even more ragged. They lowered their heads and hands, waiting for the fate of the officials in front of them and their ruthless fate.
Occasionally, a few brave ones raised their heads and peeked around, only to see strong soldiers guarding them all around. The two officials in front were all in neat robes and had serious faces, which made them feel guilty.
But Qiu Yizhi shouted loudly: "Do you all know your guilt?"
All the "fake Japanese pirates" had never seen such a scene, and they were all frightened. No one dared to make excuses.
The "black-necked toad" who was in charge of delivering orders next to Qiu Yizhi raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and immediately straightened his voice and repeated: "Do you all know your guilt?"
His roar was so deafening that five or six timid "fake Japanese pirates" in the crowd were immediately frightened and fainted on the spot.
It took a while before a few people reacted, hesitating and saying: "I'm guilty... I'm guilty..."
"Kneel down before I know you're guilty!" The "black-necked toad" was addicted to pretending to be a tiger, and scolded him sternly again.
After hearing this, everyone did not hesitate at all. Their knees softened and they all knelt down on the ground.
Qiu Yizhi also had the intention to kill these people, so he let them kneel down, thought for a while and said: "Generally speaking, when ordinary people are threatened by power, there are only three attitudes. Some people are unyielding and would rather bend than bend. These are the first class people. , Top-grade people; some are arrogant and submissive, these are ordinary people, middle-grade people. But what about you? You are a low-grade person, and you are also a sinner. "
Qiu Yizhi tried his best to put these words as plainly as possible, but he also used several allusions. The people on the other side are all illiterate people, how can they understand them all? However, under the pressure in front of them, they did not dare to disobey at all, and said sparsely: "I understand... I understand..."
"Hmph!" Qiu Yizhi sneered, "This County Master Huang has just said that, if nothing else, he can kill you all just because he is guilty of foreign crimes. There is no injustice at all!"
However, all the "fake Japanese pirates" heard these words clearly, and they kowtowed one by one like pounding garlic, shouting in their mouths: "Sir, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me!"
"It's not an easy thing to spare you." Qiu Yizhi said, "But to kill you, it's just my upper lip touching my lower lip. It's very easy! When the knife falls with the hand and the head falls to the ground, it's over. !”
Qiu Yizhi's words were full of murderous intent, which made the "fake Japanese pirates" who were lying on the ground begging for mercy feel cold in their hearts.
However, Qiu Yizhi changed his subject and said: "But it would be too easy to kill you like this. Look at you guys, following the Japanese pirates ravaging the countryside and doing bad things, Qingpu is a good place." The county town has also been ruined by you. I think it will be up to you to clean up the destroyed city walls, bridges, residential buildings, etc. During this period, you will be beaten and scolded by each other. After these things that have been damaged by you are completed, It won’t be too late for Mr. Huang of this county to take action!”
As soon as Qiu Yi finished speaking, all the "fake pirates" raised their heads and looked at the young magistrate in front of them, as if looking at the Bodhisattva Arhat appearing in the daytime, as if they didn't believe their ears.
Or the "Black-necked Toad" on the side yelled at the top of his lungs: "What are you still waiting for? You are not going to die for the time being, why don't you kowtow to thank me!"
After everyone heard this, they reacted and kowtowed hurriedly while saying many words of gratitude.
When Qiu Yizhi was satisfied, he smiled and said to Huang Wangang, who was standing half a step behind him: "Master Huang, is this the best way to deal with it?"
In fact, Huang Wangang was a little worried when he first heard what Qiu Yizhi said. He was worried that after his victory, he would mobilize the benevolence of women and send these "fake Japanese bandits" away on the spot, in case these bandits were used to being bandits. If people stay in the local area and do not leave, it will cause great hidden dangers to the security of their own jurisdiction.
However, now he is listening to Qiu Yizhi's arrangement, which is to ask these dozens of people to take orders from him to engage in post-war restoration matters. In this way, he can not only effectively control this group of dangerous elements, but also personally control a labor force that can be deployed at will, eliminating the need for To avoid the trouble of recruiting civilians when repairing bridges and city walls.
Thinking of this, Huang Wangang was even more overjoyed and agreed repeatedly: "Okay, okay, let's do this as adults!"
At this point, one thing was finally settled, and the red sun was slowly sinking into the horizon.
In this battle, Qiu Yi's troops wiped out all the Japanese pirates in the Suzhou Prefecture area, and also eliminated the main force of Japanese pirates that harassed the south of the Yangtze River. The soldiers who went to the countryside to train the brave regiment did not lose a single soldier, which was a complete victory.
After that, Qiu Yizhi led his army to rest in Qingpu County for a few days. According to the enemy's reports, he marched to Hangzhou, Huzhou and other places. After winning several moderate and small battles, he saw that there were no longer large groups of Japanese pirates rampant in Jiangnan. Then he led the army back to Jinling City.
Jinling City is still under the jurisdiction of Liu Qing, the governor of Jiangnan Province.
In fact, Liu Qing was not very concerned about Qiu Yi's army to exterminate the Japanese pirates.
It's not because he was negligent, but because he is a man who knows the military. He knows that the two hundred or so rural warriors in Shanyin County are very powerful. Later, they were trained according to the military system of Lao Youyan Road, and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved. , although the Japanese pirates are fierce, they are by no means the opponents of this army. However, although Liu Qing was prepared in his heart, he never expected that Qiu Yizhi achieved such results without losing a single soldier, but only five or six soldiers were slightly injured, and among these few injured People just sprained their feet while marching.
Therefore, when Liu Qing heard that Qiu Yizhi had returned from the front line to suppress the rebellion, he did not dare to act like the highest military officer of Jiangnan Province. Instead, he took the lead and condescended to run to the manor of Lin Shuhan, the "Mr. Bansong" where Qiu Yizhi was stationed. Seeing the golden face of Qiu Yi, the emperor's subordinate, "His Royal Highness Yi", he flattered him: "His Royal Highness Yi is really powerful. No wonder he made great achievements in the campaign against rebellion. Even the emperor praised him privately! "
Qiu Yizhi was a little surprised when he heard this - although Emperor Zheng Rong was also very complimentary about himself, he usually criticized and warned him a lot. Unexpectedly, he would praise himself in front of others. He was stunned for a moment but didn't know how to respond. Said two words: "Really?"
"Of course!" Liu Qing said with excitement, "Take this time as an example, Your Highness Yi wiped out nearly a thousand Japanese pirates without wasting a single soldier. What kind of achievement is this? Let's look at fighting in the south. General Cui managed to defeat the Japanese pirates with all his strength, and the battle ended badly. The emperor doesn't know how to praise His Highness Yi!"
When Qiu Yizhi was called by Liu Qing, he was talking to Wen Lingjiao in a lively mood, so he originally just wanted to say a few words to Liu Qinglue before sending him away, but now he heard that Cui Nan's side was not going well with the war, so he I couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get this news? Tell me clearly what's going on."
Qiu Yizhi was anxious, so these two questions were very blunt. Liu Qing was so frightened that he quickly replied: "I don't know the specific details at the end. I only know it after reading the battle report sent by the Ministry of War. Although the Ministry of War wrote it well, You’re welcome, but I’m also an old soldier, how could I not know about this little detail in the battle report? General Cui killed one thousand enemies and suffered five hundred losses, isn’t that a bad victory?”
After Qiu Yizhi heard this, he couldn't help but fell into deep thought: Cui Nan is one of the most senior generals and good generals in the Han Dynasty, and he leads the elite soldiers of Lao Youyan Dao's army. With his methods, no matter how fierce and brave the Japanese pirates are, , he wouldn’t have suffered such a big loss—could it be that Cui Nan made some big mistake when he was commanding the battle
However, Cui Nan is known for his cautious use of troops. How can the Japanese pirates, who lack organization and only rely on sudden advances to win, force Cui Nan to make mistakes in his command
Qiu Yizhi was full of doubts, but due to his current status, he could not continue to ask. He just said "I know", turned around and walked back.
Liu Qing grabbed Qiu Yizhi's hand and said, "Your Majesty, don't go back in a hurry. I still have something to ask you!"
Qiu Yizhi had no choice but to stop and said: "You are the Jiedushi of Jiangnan Province, a high-ranking official of the third rank, and I am just a small county magistrate of the seventh rank. What can you ask me about?"
When Liu Qing heard Qiu Yi's tone, he was very cold, and it also contained a teasing tone, so he had no choice but to flatter him in a low voice: "His Highness Yi, these words will shorten the life of the last general. All the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River were killed by His Highness Yi and General Cui." It’s almost done, what can happen here, don’t you just want to ask about Shi Wei?”
Only then did Qiu Yizhi remember that he didn't know anything about the fact that the imperial envoy Shi Wei was kidnapped by gangsters. He thought about it and said, "What? The case hasn't been solved yet?"
Liu Qing shook his head and said: "No. In the past few days when His Highness Yi was out, the security inside and outside the city had never been relaxed. Many suspicious people were arrested and followed, but Shi Wei and that copper-eyed arhat seemed to It’s like crawling into a hole in the ground, but I can’t find any trace.”
It stands to reason that the Copper-Eyed Arhats are rough people, and they are not so precise and careful in their work. It has been more than ten days, and it is impossible that no clues will be leaked...
"Could it be that these people have already left the city..." Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but said to himself.
But I heard someone next to me laugh and say: "What are you worried about? As the saying goes, you have to put your long term to catch the big fish. The more these people don't show up, the more it means that there will be big things later. Now that the initiative is in the hands of others, no matter how worried you are, It’s all in vain, so it’s better to sit on the Diaoyutai and watch it get better.”
Liu Qing followed the sound and saw Lin Shuhan walking out from behind a rockery waving a folding fan. Hearing his calm tone, he seemed to feel a little more at ease. He bowed and said, "It turns out it's Mr. Lin here. What he said is true, but I But I’m not as well-educated as my husband. I can’t let go of this matter. I’ve been in shock these past few days, and I’m afraid I’ve lost several years of my life.”
Lin Shuhan sneered after hearing this: "Your cruel tricks are of no use to me. I just made the regulations just a word 'wait'. Don't you have several masters in your shogunate? Why don't you ask them? Do they have any good ideas?"
If other literati dared to talk to Liu Qing like this, Liu Qing's temper would have made him angry. (To be continued)