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Chapter 67 Promotion: Commander of the Royal Guards

"You guys are so brave..."

In the backyard, Lei Jun's face turned red with anger, and his raised hand was trembling.

This old guy is far away from the capital. I am afraid that he has not realized that the situation has changed a long time ago. Now it is no longer the world of eunuchs.

Ding Xiu said coldly: "Eunuch Lei, do you know your guilt?"

"What did you say?" Lei Jun looked stupid, thinking he heard wrongly.

"You colluded with the government, misappropriated the court and hoarded land, abused lynching, robbed civilian women, colluded with Japanese pirates, deducted food and salary from the court, made false claims to military households, and ate empty pay..."

Before Ding Xiu could finish speaking, Lei Jun shouted like crazy: "Nonsense! You are spitting blood! Our family is a guarding eunuch, and it is not your turn to take charge of it. Come on, get kicked out!"

Okay, now there's one more felony.

"Who dares to act rashly? How bold Lei Jun dares to rebel. Anyone among you who dares to act will be regarded as a treasonous comrade and will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as these words came out, all the servants were so frightened that they dropped their weapons.

Ants are still stealing their lives, so worry about people?
"How presumptuous! Do you still have royal laws in your eyes? We want to read your book..."

"call!"

A flash of sword light passed by and beheaded Lei Jun on the spot. "Gululu" rolled on the ground, frightening the three women to scream and fainted one after another.

All the men were so frightened that they knelt down and shouted for mercy.

Ding Xiu said loudly: "I have been ordered to go out to the capital to exterminate the Japanese pirates. Anyone who colludes with the Japanese pirates will be killed first and then reported!"

Songjiang Mansion suddenly changed.

Ding Xiu not only beheaded the guarding eunuch, but also the prefect of Songjiang.

This was not an abuse of power by Ding Xiu. He had sufficient evidence in his hand to prove that Lei Jun, Songjiang Magistrate and others had committed crimes such as colluding with Japanese pirates, seizing land, falsely reporting military accounts, and taking empty pay.

Regardless of other crimes, the crime of liaison with Japanese pirates alone was enough to punish the two people with death.

This move is called killing as a warning to others. Ding Xiu's attack from Songjiang Mansion also served as a warning to all the officials in Jiangnan. If anyone dares to do something secretly again, don't blame him for being ruthless.

Next, there was a search of homes, an inventory of property, and an inventory of occupied and hoarded fields.Immediately afterwards, Ding Xiu began to recruit Minzhuang in large numbers.

Anyone who passes the test will be rewarded with two taels of silver and one stone of grain.

Of course, Ding Xiu didn't pay for this himself, nor did he spend a penny from the court. It was all copied from Songjiang Prefect and Lei Jun's family.

Take it from the people, use it for the people.

For a time, people who came to sign up were like crucian carp crossing the river.

However, this move also aroused the dissatisfaction of some officials, who wrote excerpts one after another to participate in Ding Xiu's performance. Some said that he enriched his own pockets by taking advantage of the property confiscation, and some said that he recruited people to strengthen his private army, which was obviously to raise private soldiers.

It's a pity that these excerpts of participation have almost disappeared.

As early as when he was in the capital, Ding Xiu had discussed the plan for this trip with the cabinet. He did not make any decisions on his own initiative.

In just a few days, Ding Xiu recruited four to five thousand people, and after several days of intensive training, they became an effective force to resist the Japanese pirates.

On this day, Ding Xiu led two hundred of his men to sneak into a small valley in Taizhou quietly at night.

This valley is where Yagyu Jiro is based. There are almost five hundred Japanese pirates in the camp, and they are also a group of elites under Yagyu Jiro.

A group of Japanese pirates had no idea that a disaster was coming, and they set up a bonfire to roast meat, drink wine, and dance.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Suddenly, dozens of rockets flew towards the camp like shooting stars, making the night sky bright like festive fireworks.

"Not good! Enemy attack!"

The camp suddenly became chaotic.

Some of these Japanese pirates were knowledgeable, and they suddenly understood that these rockets were a powerful weapon of the Ming Dynasty: a swarm of bees.

In later generations, some people also called this rocket the Katyusha rocket launcher of the Ming Dynasty.

The swarm looks like a wheelbarrow, comes in various sizes, and can fire multiple flaming arrows powered by gunpowder at once.

Under the powerful thrust, the flaming arrows not only have a long range, but are also so powerful that even war horses can be directly penetrated.

It is no exaggeration to say that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were once unique in the world.

Unfortunately, the imperial court did not pay enough attention to it. Coupled with the short-sightedness and reluctance to spend money on continuous research and development and manufacturing, the firearms in the later period were not as good as before.

Many advanced firearms have been mothballed and left to gather dust.

Ding Xiu knew that firearms were powerful, so he specially selected some firearms from the warehouse, repaired them, and secretly transported them to Jiangnan by water.

Now, it finally comes in handy.

In addition to the swarm of bees, there are also thunder and fire oil tanks.

Shocking thunder is equivalent to the grenade of later generations. It has an iron shell on the outside and is filled with black gunpowder and a hook-shaped iron piece called a "fire rat".

The fire oil tank is similar to a flamethrower. It is filled with fire oil, which is what later generations call oil.

With these three types of firearms, the use to fight Japanese pirates can be regarded as a dimension-reducing strike.

The place chosen by Yagyu Jiro is indeed good, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

But now, Ding Xiu first attacked several waves with rockets, and then threw thunderbolts from a high place, causing the entire camp to burst into flames, and the Japanese pirates suffered at least hundreds of casualties.

The Japanese pirates panicked and wanted to rush out to avoid being burned alive.

As a result, it was not easy to escape from this difficult-to-defend terrain. Several exits were set up with heavy fire oil tanks, and some of the Japanese pirates who rushed forward were burned to death on the spot.

Yagyu Jiro was so angry that he began to organize people to prepare for a forced breakout.

"kill!"

Ding Xiu finally gave the order to charge, and he took the lead and rushed to the front.

A heavy knife is like a meat grinder, with the power to kill gods when God blocks it, and kill Buddha when Buddha blocks it.

"Eight grids!"

Yagyu Jiro's anger finally found its outlet, and he rushed towards Ding Xiu with a murderous sword.

This guy has always been proud and arrogant, but this time he was beaten to disgrace by firearms. He lost at least [-]% of his men without even seeing his opponent. You can imagine the anger in his heart.

"clang!"

The weapons of both sides collided heavily, causing a large cloud of sparks to fly.

Then, Yagyu Jiro felt as if his arm had lost consciousness, and the knife flew away from his hand.

This is completely a crushing force.

"Huh!" Then a scene of sword light appeared in front of his eyes, like lightning flashing across the sky.

To the extreme!

Ding Xiu slashed Yagyujiro's sword away with his sword, and then slashed with his backhand, like cutting a watermelon.

The powerful swordsman in Japan?

Yagyu Jiro slowly lowered his head, and subconsciously raised his hands to his abdomen, trying to hold the bloody thing that slipped out of his stomach...

At this time, the Japanese pirates around were all stunned.

They never dreamed that Yagyu Jiro, who looked like a god in their eyes, would be so vulnerable?
In fact, it's not that Jiro Yagyu is vulnerable, it's that his opponent is not human.

On the contrary, the soldiers in uniforms had high morale and were enthusiastic in their hearts, killing the Japanese pirates like chopping melons and vegetables.

The battle did not last long. The ground was covered with corpses of Japanese pirates, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Ding Xiu ordered: "Check carefully and leave no one alive."

"Yes!"

All the men responded in unison, and then went to finish off the attack.

Regardless of whether it's dead or not, it's safer to just touch it up.

"Send a trumpet arrow and notify people to come and transport all the corpses of these Japanese pirates to Songjiang Mansion and hang them on the city wall for public display."

Ding Xiu knew very well that he must not be merciful when dealing with Japanese pirates.

If you are soft-hearted, they will be a ferocious wolf dog.

If you are more ruthless and cruel than them, they will turn into a pug that nods and bows at you.

Next, Ding Xiu led his men to attack everywhere, chasing and killing the Japanese pirates.

The recruited Minzhuang also played a huge role, and led many military households to collect land to actively encircle and suppress Japanese pirates.

They used to be afraid of Japanese pirates for many reasons, such as psychological shadow and not having enough to eat. Who had the strength to kill Japanese pirates?

But things are different now. Killing Japanese pirates not only provides you with wine and meat, but also rewards.

This is the reward set by Ding Xiu. Killing a Japanese pirate will reward you with one tael of silver, and killing a small boss will reward you with more.

As a result, the fighting power of the people has soared, which greatly reduced the arrogance of the Japanese pirates.

Of course, many of these people are recruited by Ding Baiying. They have all undergone special training and experienced actual combat, and they have grown faster.

This siege lasted for more than a year.

After all, those Japanese pirates were not stupid. When they saw that the situation was not right, they ran around, and even fled into the sea to find an uninhabited island to hide.

There are so many nameless islands in the sea, how easy is it to find them?
But no matter what, the coastal area is finally much cleaner.

Moreover, Ding Xiu's contribution was not only to eliminate Japanese pirates.

He beheaded Lei Jun, and then beheaded a guarding eunuch, seven or eight officials, and hundreds of local tyrants who colluded with the government. He recovered more than 10,000 acres of misappropriated land and confiscated various properties, real estate, and cash. Equivalent to millions of silver taels.

All this added a lot of revenue to the imperial treasury.

During this period, Ding Xiu met Zhou Miaotong several times, and they had a lot of lingering moments.

Now, Zhou Miaotong and Miss Hanyu have joined the Jianghai Gang. Both girls are literate and can help a lot, such as keeping accounts.

The Japanese pirates were almost completely suppressed, and it was time for Ding Xiu to return to the capital.

All the way without incident.

After returning to Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen did not break his promise. He fired a fellow commander of the Jinyiwei who was not very effective and asked Ding to make up for this shortcoming.

The highest officer of the Jinyi Guard is the commander, a third-grade military officer.

Below the commander are the commanders, who usually have two people from the third-grade military position, equivalent to the commander's right and left hands.

Not only that, Emperor Chongzhen also made an exception by naming Ding Xiu as one of the three orphans: Shaofu.

Young Master has no actual position, it is just a false position, more like an honorary title to show his merit and status.

The Grand Master, the Grand Tutor, and the Taibao are called the Three Dukes, while the Young Master, the Young Master, and the Young Protector are called the Three Gus. They are generally awarded to important ministers such as bachelors, or those who have made outstanding contributions to the court.

Ding Xiu's achievements are obvious to all. Although many ministers are a little dissatisfied (jealous to be precise), no one dares to say anything more.

Dissatisfied?

Can you conquer Liaodong and expel the Jiannu slaves?
Can you handle the civil uprising in the southeast and pacify the Japanese pirates?

Next, the Liaodong border was peaceful for a long time. Although some minor frictions could not be avoided, overall it was much better than before.

This also shows how effective the killing of those profiteers last time was. It basically cut off Houjin's source of strategic materials, making them dare not act rashly, let alone launch large-scale operations easily.

The same is true in the southeastern and Jiangnan coastal areas. Although there are still Japanese pirate activities, the number is much smaller. They are probably afraid of being killed.

Among them, there are naturally traces of the Jianghai Gang.

Those specially trained elites disguised themselves as civilians and often raided Japanese pirate camps at night, treating them as actual combat training targets.

At the same time, Ding Baiying secretly sent hundreds of elites to Ryukyu to help the local people resist Japanese pirates.

This idea was naturally proposed by Ding Xiu, and it is also an important part of the future plan.

Words are long, no words are short.

Unconsciously, another two years passed, and Ding Xiu ushered in two major events:

The first one: Commander Jin Yiwei relapsed into an old injury and lacked energy, making it difficult for him to be qualified as a commander.Therefore, Ding Xiu took over as the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

In fact, all the ministers in the DPRK knew very well that this was just an excuse.

As the saying goes, those who understand current affairs are heroes. Everyone can see that Emperor Chongzhen intends to let Ding Xiu take over the Jinyiwei. If he continues to occupy the trap, he may be liquidated one day.

If you leave on your own, you might be able to have a good death.

The second thing: Huang Taiji finally couldn't sit still anymore. The post-Jin Dynasty Khan couldn't get enough of it, and he wanted to have the addiction of being an emperor.

A group of people pretended to persuade each other, and Huang Taiji pretended to give in. After the two parties had played their roles, Huang Taiji led a group of people to worship heaven at the Temple of Heaven in Shengjing, and then officially proclaimed himself emperor and named the country: Qing Dynasty!

For Ding Xiulai, this is undoubtedly an unusual signal.

After all, he is really sensitive to the word "Qing Dynasty". It seems that it is necessary to start the plan in advance to completely eliminate the undying desire to build slaves and conquer the Central Plains!
……

……Dividing line……

Spoiler: The next chapter will speed up the progress. Ding Xiu no longer wants to play with Chongzhen and is ready to raise the banner!After all, there is no need to elaborate on some specific processes in astronomy.

In short, Feixia strives to make all book lovers enjoy reading it!
(End of this chapter)