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Chapter 824 You have successfully caught my attention

The urgent report of the Jeju Island tragedy was transferred to the Andong Protectorate through Zhenfan County, which happened the next morning.

At that time, Wang Lun was accompanied by the new army of the Protectorate, Jiuwenlong Shijin, to inspect the Third Army of the Liangshan Infantry, named "Seoul". After suddenly receiving the news that Japan's sneak attack on Jeju Island, he threw his cup on the spot, and the inspection was interrupted. Not long after, several important advisers from the Liangshan Group in Seoul received orders to go to the White Tiger Festival Hall of the Protectorate's Mansion to discuss matters.

"Wen Dupu, what's so urgent?" Wu Yong was lucky enough to attend such a major internal meeting for the first time. He was so excited that he didn't know whether to step on his left or right foot. He didn't have much friendship with others, but fortunately, Wen Huanzhang was generous, so he went forward with a shy face to talk.

Seeing that Wu Yong came up, Wen Huanzhang's solemn expression slightly unraveled, and he squeezed out a smile and said, "Light up, this time we are doing a good job in negotiations with the court. If it weren't for you, I'll ask me to drive the ducks on the shelves temporarily, I'm afraid it won't be able to achieve the effect you created."

Wu Yong knew that with Wen Huanzhang's current identity, what he said could basically represent the opinions of Liangshan official. Even he said that he did a good job, which means that his performance in the previous period was basically recognized by senior officials. He was so happy that he said humbly:

"This is all the credit of my brother and Wen Dupu, who made the foolish monarch go around. The students said they were ashamed, but they just talked."

"Don't underestimate yourself. Your lord sees all your credit. Keep it up and keep working hard." Wen Huanzhang patted Wu Yong's shoulder. When his eyes left Wu Yong, his face turned back to a solemn expression.

Wu Yong was used to observing his words and expressions. Seeing Wen Huanzhang was very worried and could still talk to him with his eyes. He was inexplicably moved and asked, "Protector, has something big happened? The Jurchens sent troops?"

Wen Huanzhang looked at Wu Yong meaningfully. He knew that Wang Lun asked Wu Yong to come and listen together today, and it was definitely not entirely for the sake of rewarding merit. After thinking about it for a while, he did not hide it from him, so he talked about the important things that happened in Jeju Island last night.

Wu Yong was very surprised at first, then gradually became silent, and did not express his opinions impatiently. After all, the two chief officials of the Jeju Island, one civil and one martial artists, had a lot to do with him. Xiao Rang asked him to pull him to the road of the Green Forest, and Zhu Tong was a fellow villager in the village. Wu Yong was really reluctant to comment on their affairs in front of others. However, when he suddenly heard that the Wang Ya clan died at the hands of the Japanese, his first reaction was to applaud: "It's great that Goryeo will never suffer from the future."

Wu Yong's abnormal behavior immediately attracted the attention of the lowly talked about the hatred and General Lu. Wu Yong did not hide his emotions and continued: "This is God who wants to protect my Liangshan Mountains forever."

Qiu Xu and General Lu were both traditional scholars, and believed in the gentleman's education of "there are funerals in neighbors, but they are not close to each other. There is funerals in the middle, and there is no singing alleys". He was not very good at Wu Yong's senses on the spot. But at least he was considered a matter of fact. At this time, the two just looked at each other and shook their heads. Neither of them paid attention to him. However, Wu Yong's next sentence made the two unable to bear it anymore.

"Wen Dudu, are Gao Rulin's family in Danluo County still there?" Wu Yong seemed to be trapped in his own thoughts and could not extricate himself, without caring about the faces of those present.

"You're enough for Wu Xuejian," Qiu Xu slapped the table and said, "Gao Zhengan is the magistrate of Danluo County appointed by the Protectorate. He himself is the lord's registered disciple. Why should you criticize others for their life and death? If the words you say today are spread, wouldn't it force the Gao family's father and son to be separated from one's destiny?"

"Two father and son of the Gao family?" Wu Yong keenly grasped the information contained in Qiu Xu's words and said happily: "Where is Gao Zhen doing it? Wang Ya's son-in-law is dead too? Wonderful"

Qiu Xu didn't expect that Wu Yong would get what he wanted from his words so quickly. He was angry and surprised. Wen Huanzhang and Lu General looked at Wu Yong intriguingly, but he kept silent. Wu Yong found everyone's reaction and suddenly burst into laughter: "You are all good ministers in the world, and they are upright. I'm naturally not in the elegant hall. Please forgive me and just say nothing."

It is said that if you don’t hit people with a smile, you will return to peace in the White Tiger Hall. What’s slightly different from Wen Huanzhang Qiu Ju’s thoughts, but Lu Jiang said silently in his heart: “I’m not afraid of you having the poison of Jia Xu. I’m afraid you don’t have the wisdom of Jia Xu.”

The four of them sat quietly for a long time and suddenly heard something outside the hall. Wang Lun heard an angry voice from outside the hall: "What did the two battalions of the navy in Jeju Island do for food? They actually asked four or five thousand Japanese pirates to touch the island but knew nothing. This is not only a matter of dereliction of duty or dereliction of duty, but this is a crime against hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on the island."

People in the hall rarely saw Wang Lun getting angry. At this time, led by Wen Huanzhang, the four of them hurriedly came out of the hall and all advised him to "Don't be angry." Yan Qing and Shi Wengong, who were by Wang Lun, were relieved. They had a personal experience. The village leader who usually smiled and got angry, and the earth was shaken.

"Mr. Wen, later you posted a document on Jeju Island in my name. Xiao Rang Zhu Tong and the other two were the prefects, the military commander of the prefects, were careless and missed their duties. They caused Japanese pirates to attack the island, killing more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians, and countless others were injured. It is really unforgivable that they were exempted from all their positions and were taken to Seoul Palace to wait for the deceased department."

The removal of his post and the waiting for punishment was the most severe punishment he had made to the leader since the founding of Liangshanpo. Everyone present could not help but look surprised. Only Wen Huanzhang sighed secretly, thinking that these two people had been safe for too long and were simply paralyzed. Thinking that Jeju Island was alone on the sea, there should be no threat, but Wang Lun has always insisted on stationing 6,000 troops, and there are three commands of the cavalry. Who do you think you should guard against? Could it be to guard against the people? Unfortunately, Xiao Rang, a civil servant from Liangshan who was born in a direct line, originally had a great future, but now he has added this disgraceful experience to his career. If you want to wash it off in the future, I don’t know how much it will cost.

Just when everyone was sorry for Xiao Rang Zhu Tong, Wu Yong's heart was thunderous: "I asked me to come here, but I wanted me to replace Xiao Rang, this unlucky guy?" But then he was very confused: "I am good at planning people, but how can I do civil affairs? Maybe I have to go to war against Japan, and no one will listen to me at that time?"

Facts proved that Wu Yong was thinking a little too much. At this time, Wang Lun had already found a candidate. "The order of Zu Shiyuan will be the commander of Jeju Island from now on. When he received the order, he will immediately rush to Jeju Island to take up his post." Wang Lun said this, paused, and his eyes turned to Shi Wengong, who was the outermost part of the crowd:

"Wen Gong. I originally asked you to assemble a team to go north to support Xiao Dupu. But I didn't know that such a thing happened in Jeju Island. After thinking about it, I still think it's appropriate for you to go. Now we still don't know what Japan's intention is. You go first. Together with the two naval armies of Hu Yanqing and Zhang Shun, let me stabilize the island first."

Shi Wengong was not sure about the significance of Jeju Island to Liangshanpo. When he saw Wang Lun handing it over to him, how trust was that? He immediately patted his chest and said, "If the Japanese pirates are not called, the Japanese pirates will crash into them again, and the last general will tell them that they will never come back." It was still Wang Lun's name to the Japanese, and Shi Wengong learned and used it instantly.

"Okay, then I'll take it seriously. Then I'll take my subordinates to Renxian Wharf first. Then I'll send a doctor to join you. Once the people are together, you can set off directly. There are only a few thousand garrison troops on the island. There are a lot of Japanese pirates last night. I have no idea whether they will come back to take revenge." Wang Lun patted Shi Wengong's shoulder and gently whipped it. In Shi Wengong's opinion, it was like a thousand pounds. After all, after experiencing so many things, the two had already established a tacit understanding.

"Lord, don't worry, I'm sure I won't dare to bear the burden." Shi Wengong, who was ordered to take the fist and retreated. Wang Lun was a little more angry at this time. Looking at Shi Wengong leaving, Wang Lun was distracted for a moment, and his mind was tossed and said in one sentence: "You have successfully attracted my attention."

Wang Lun stood proudly in front of the White Tiger Festival Hall, but no one dared to urge him. In the end, he calmed down his mind. Everyone followed him into the White Tiger Festival Hall. After everyone sat down, Wang Lun asked Yan Qing to start informing the latest information on Jeju Island.

"According to the information we know at present, more than 200 Japanese pirates were loaded with nearly 5,000 people. They landed from the island south at the second hour last night. After we had bloodbathed the manor on Wang Ya, we stopped fighting. We divided our troops into two groups and headed directly to the two county towns of Danluo, Xu City. We did not rob the village house along the way and even leaked news. Fortunately, the horse farm guard Lei Heng accidentally broke through the conspiracy of the Japanese pirates on the west side. He immediately used the pigeons in the manor to warn Zhu Dujian in Xu City, but because the soldiers responsible for the pigeons in the city were neglected, he wasted this hard-earned early warning time..."

"When the Japanese pirates were at the city, the defenders realized that the two sides had a melee. Fortunately, Lei Heng led the two battalions of cavalry stationed in the horse farm to rescue overnight, and finally repelled the Japanese pirates' attack. In addition, dozens of Japanese pirates were blown away by the sea breeze and landed in different locations. When they were robbed in the village, they were beaten to death by Min Zhuang who rushed over after hearing the news."

When Yan Qing made a statement, he tried not to be as good as possible, but the audience still changed color. The enemy's large army was discovered by the night guards in the city. It must be more than just a melee, and he must have suffered a loss. At this time, Wu Yong asked: "Have the guards guarding Wang Ya Manor released a carrier pigeon before?"

Yan Qing nodded and said, "I let it go, but like Lei Shuai's carrier pigeon, no one received the letter that night."

"Ju Dujian is confused," Qiu Xu, who has served on Jeju Island, said regretfully, "Although there are not many places on the island to use carrier pigeons, how can you not send people to take turns day and night? Alas?"

Wu Yongjian said, thinking in his heart: "He is clearly kind-hearted and considerate of the soldiers. Now he has made such a big mess."

Yan Qing also sighed and said, "Because of the news, the magistrate of Gao County, Danluo County organized two infantry and Danluo people stationed in the city to guard the city overnight, and sent people to contact the garrison cavalry battalion stationed not far from the county town. Therefore, the Japanese pirates who had no hope of siege and attacked the village, he handed over the city to guard the Han people Zhuanghe tribes in the city, and took the initiative to lead troops out of the city to rescue. Although the two battalions of guards stationed in Danluo suffered heavy losses, fortunately, they finally drove the Japanese pirates into the sea. That night, the magistrate Gao's legitimate brother and sister-in-law were on the village of his father-in-law Wang Ya, and did not escape the military disaster."

In the process of Yan Qing restoring the situation, the names of Lei Heng and Gao Zhengan became a rare highlight in the cowardly battle last night. Wang Lun fully affirmed the actions of these two people, especially Lei Heng.

"Although we have captured hundreds of Japanese pirates now, because we can't speak and the prisoners are unwilling to cooperate, we cannot obtain more useful information for the time being. This is probably the case with Jeju Island."

This is the highest place for the Protectorate's Office to discuss the well-being of millions of people and affect the situation on the entire peninsula. After Yan Qing reported the information he knew so far, he stopped talking. If Wang Lun had not kept him, the very intelligent Brother Yi would have taken the initiative to avoid suspicion.

Although Yan Qing could not produce more specific information, all those who could enter this circle of discussions were wise men who knew everything, and now they were making their own judgments on what they knew.

"Lord, when I was in Lintun County, I also heard natives talk about this matter in Japan. I always feel that it is a bit strange that they attacked us at this critical moment." General Lu is famous for his outstanding strategic vision. He frowned and frowned, and said word by word:

"We all think that man is just colluding with the Jurchens and ignoring other aspects. Could these Japanese pirates also come here because of this?" To be continued.

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