After Shi Pengfei publicly conveyed the urgent report jointly submitted by Miao Yin and others, all the officials present completely denied Zhu Ping'an's urgent military intelligence.
Miao Yin and his men had more than 2,000 soldiers, so it was easy to wipe out the Japanese pirates, who only had about 80 of them! Since the Japanese pirates in Shangyu who caused the problem had been solved, the problem would naturally be gone, so Zhu Ping'an's urgent military intelligence was naturally equivalent to nonsense.
Things can no longer be done!
Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Zhu Pingan could only come to this conclusion helplessly, sighing in his heart, alas... .
"The next topic is that Yin Zhengmao, the Japanese military official, reported that the current financial situation is insufficient, and only minting coins can help the country to solve the urgent needs of military pay. At present, the emperor has ordered all mints and officials to discuss the matter. What suggestions do you have?"
"Minting money can help the country and solve our military expenses. This is a good thing. Of course we support it."
"It is OK to mint coins, but it is recommended to mint copper coins in provinces with more copper production, such as Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Shandong. This will not only save the cost of minting coins, but also avoid burdening other provinces that are poor in copper mines."
The meeting continued, but Zhu Ping'an knew that his part for the day had been finished early, so he sat in his seat with a blank expression. He was not interested in the following topics and had little desire to participate.
In the middle of the meeting, there is a break of about a cup of tea for the officials present to wash their hands and solve personal physiological problems, so that they can participate in the next meeting in a decent and burden-free manner without being troubled by problems such as urgency to urinate.
At this time, Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei finally had the opportunity to talk to Zhu Ping'an. During the meeting just now, civil and military officials sat in two rows. They sat a little far away from Zhu Ping'an, making it inconvenient for them to communicate.
"My dear nephew, are you feeling unwell today, with a fever and a headache?" Linhuai Hou pulled Zhu Ping'an's sleeve, pulled Zhu Ping'an to a corner, and asked with concern.
"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I'm fine." Zhu Ping'an bowed and replied. Zhu Ping'an was a little confused as to why Marquis Linhuai suddenly asked this.
"Oh, my dear nephew, are you so busy in the military camp that you are dizzy?" Duke Wei also followed and asked.
Why did Duke Wei ask such a confusing question? Zhu Pingan was even more confused. He shook his head in confusion and said, "No."
"Since there is none of that, how could such a smart man as my nephew make such a big mistake and report such a ridiculous emergency military intelligence? How dare more than 80 Japanese pirates come to Yingtian City and touch the tiger of my Ming Dynasty?! My nephew, what can I say to you? You are too clever for your own good. The more you think, the more mistakes you make. Don't make this kind of mistake again in the future. If you are undecided about military affairs, you can come and ask me and Duke Wei first. We can help you to check it to some extent." Linhuai Hou pulled Zhu Ping'an's sleeve and said with a reproachful and reminder.
Zhu Ping'an finally understood why Linhuai Hou and Wei Guogong had asked him that question. So that's why. He looked at them helplessly, and said, "Uncle, don't you believe me either?"
"Nephew, we want to believe you, but how can you make us believe you? More than 80 Japanese pirates are coming to harass Yingtian City. Even if they are all possessed by Lu Bu or Overlord, they don't have the ability to do so. You are a very smart person, why haven't you come to your senses yet and are still confused?"
Linhuai Hou looked at Zhu Ping'an speechlessly, his saliva almost spraying on Zhu Ping'an's face.
Zhu Ping'an slid aside and turned his head without leaving a trace, avoiding the saliva attack from Linhuai Hou.
Ping An had just avoided the spit of Marquis Linhuai when the spit of Duke Wei next to him came again. "Alas, my dear nephew, our ancestors said something good, 'A wise man will make mistakes even after a hundred considerations'. Besides, you are still young, so it is normal to make a mistake once. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Just remember this lesson and don't make the same mistake again next time."
At this moment, Duke Wei thought that Zhu Ping'an was too thin-skinned to admit his failure, so he insisted on being tough.
What the hell is going on!
Lost my woolen hand!
Zhu Ping'an was speechless. You will know who failed in a few days, but... I am unwilling to accept it.
Although the less people believe in me now, when the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu really come to attack Yingtian City in a few days, I will appear to be able to see the big picture from the details, be able to predict things, be good at military strategy, have extraordinary military talent, and other positive words, and the effect of pretending to be cool and slapping people in the face will be doubled, but I really can't accept it.
If history had really developed as it did, and the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu had attacked Yingtian and successfully escaped from the city of Yingtian, it would have dealt a heavy blow to the will of the vast majority of the military and civilians in Jiangnan to resist the Japanese pirates and would have greatly stimulated the remaining Japanese pirates. The Ming Dynasty was so empty and its military was so weak, which would eventually make the Japanese invasion even more crazy... ... In the end, the people would suffer, and this is what Zhu Ping'an least wanted to see.
So, Zhu Pingan took over the host's position and pulled Linhuai Hou and Wei Guogong closer. He said to them seriously, "Uncle, there is a merit in front of you..."
"My dear nephew, the merit you are talking about is not the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu, right?" Marquis Linzhun and Duke Wei looked at Zhu Ping'an with extreme sensitivity. Their intuition told them that Zhu Ping'an was referring to the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu.
Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly.
After getting the confirmation, Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai immediately shook off Zhu Ping'an's hands as if they were scalded by hot oil, and began to lecture him emotionally and earnestly, "Hey, nephew, please wake up..."
My dear nephew, you are confused, but we are not. We will not be dragged into your confused carriage.
Therefore, Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei both shook their heads firmly and refused. They did not listen to Zhu Ping'an's advice at all, nor did they give Zhu Ping'an a chance to speak. They preached to Zhu Ping'an in person, hoping to put him on the right track.
While Linhuai Hou and Duke Wei were giving Zhu Ping'an a lecture, Zhang Jing, the Minister of War of Yingtian, stopped Shi Pengfei, the Right Assistant Minister of War of Yingtian, who had just returned from washing his hands, and said to him, "Master Shi, the urgent military situation that Master Zhu Ping'an just mentioned is not rigorous enough, but it cannot be completely ruled out. We should not treat it as a joke, but should pay proper attention to it. Master Shi, please come down and make arrangements for the study, and let the nearby Beijing camp pay attention and be prepared for the response."
Just like that, Zhang Jing gave Shi Pengfei a simple verbal explanation in the corridor regarding the urgent military intelligence reported by Zhu Ping'an.
"Okay." Shi Pengfei nodded and agreed, but he didn't take it seriously.
After the meeting, at the dinner table, Shi Pengfei casually mentioned it to several commanders of the Beijing camp as a joke.
The leaders don't take it seriously, and the subordinates don't take it seriously at all.
These commanders of the Beijing camp had forgotten about this matter before they even finished their meal.