Chapter 2065: Not Here to Steal the Credit?

"Is this the reason why you wander around the land of fireworks, looking for flowers and willows?" Zhao Wenhua joked with a smile.

"Ahem, I'm wronged, my lord, I was understanding the sentiments of the people." Hu Zongxian coughed and replied sophistry without blushing.

"Haha, you are so responsible for understanding people's sentiments. You have already noticed that the people are under the covers." Zhao Wenhua pointed at Hu Zongxian and laughed.

"Didn't I listen to the adults? As an official and a human being, you have to be responsible for what you do. If you are responsible, you should be responsible to the end." Hu Zongxian touched his chin shamelessly.

"Merlin, you, you are really eloquent, but with those two moves of yours, can you go to the end..." Zhao Wenhua scolded with a smile.

Zhu Pingan drank tea and watched them flirting. He knew in his heart that the two of them could joke like this. It seemed that Hu Zongxian had deeply trusted Zhao Wenhua. The relationship between the two was so good that they almost wore a pair of trousers. Hu Zongxian was worthy of being Hu Zongxian.

"Okay, I won't be poor with you. We come to Zihou for business." Zhao Wenhua smiled and waved his hand.

"It's my fault." Hu Zongxian admitted.

"Zihou, the second joy for us coming here this time is to congratulate Zihou for his new achievements. Zihou silently attacked in three places in northern Zhejiang, ambushed the Japanese pirates, and achieved another glorious victory. It is really gratifying and congratulatory. ah."

Zhao Wenhua stepped forward with a smile and patted Zhu Pingan on the shoulder, congratulating Zhu Pingan on his victory in the ambush in northern Zhejiang.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu planned the strategy well. The ambush in northern Zhejiang was amazing. This victory greatly inspired the morale of the army and the people. It is a great joy for Jiangnan." Hu Zongxian also congratulated.

Sure enough, Zhao Wenhua and the others came here to ambush the Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang and achieve great success. Zhu Pingan was not surprised by this.

The picture is poor and the dagger can be seen.

When Zhao Wenhua came this time, the congratulations were fake, but the fear of taking credit was real. There was no doubt that Zhao Wenhua could do such a thing.

"Thank you Master Zhao, thank you Master Hu. They are all soldiers who use their lives. I just happened to meet you at the right time." Zhu Pingan replied modestly.

"Zi Hou is being modest. As the saying goes: Thousands of armies are easy to gain, but one general is hard to find. Without Zi Hou's strategizing and commanding, how could we achieve such a great victory." Zhao Wenhua laughed and praised Zhu Pingan, praising Zhu Pingan as a great leader. flower.

"Yes, an army cannot move without a general, and a snake cannot move without a head. Without a strong son, there will be no Zhejiang army, let alone such a victory."

Hu Zongxian also followed suit.

"Master Zhao, Master Hu, thank you very much." Zhu Pingan was humble again.

"No need to be modest, Zihou, you can afford it. I still remember that when I first came to Jiangnan to worship the sea governor, more than a thousand Japanese pirates tried to attack the sea sacrifice ceremony and attacked the camp late at night. It was Zihou, the police officer, who spied on the Japanese pirates. To turn the tide, we worked together, fought side by side, and finally killed more than a thousand Japanese pirates and won the victory of Jihai. Zihou, your civility and military strategy are obvious to all, and I know it in my heart. "

Zhao Wenhua recalled the past, mentioned the great victory of Jihai, and praised Zhu Ping'an for his extraordinary literary, Taoist, and military strategies.

At the end, Zhao Wenhua sighed again, "The days of fighting side by side with Zihou are really nostalgic."

"Haha, sir, there is no need to miss the past. Your Excellency is in Jiangnan, Master Zhu is also in Jiangnan, and the Japanese pirates who disturbed China are also in Jiangnan. If you want to fight the Japanese pirates side by side with Master Zhu, why worry about not having a chance, aren't you Zihou?"

Hu Zongxian said, looked at Zhu Ping'an with a smile, and gave Zhao Wenhua a first-level assist.

Zhao Wenhua also looked at Zhu Pingan.

Well.

Zhu Ping'an was slightly startled. At first he thought Zhao Wenhua was here to grab credit, but he was wrong. They had some sense of moral integrity. They didn't want to directly grab credit, but wanted to pull him into their chariot and then stand up. One effort.

Could it be that they saw their meritorious service in ambushing the Japanese pirates and thought that fighting the Japanese pirates was easy and that they could win in one strike? !

Let’s not talk about whether we can win against the Japanese pirates. It’s impossible just to fight against the Japanese pirates with you.

Zhang Jing is the governor of Jiangnan. Zhang Jing has the final say on the overall situation of Jiangnan against the Japanese. Moreover, Zhang Jing’s attitude towards Zhao Wenhua is obvious to all. The deployment of war against Japanese, the deployment of troops, etc., these military information are all blocked from Zhao Wenhua. Yes, if he fights against the Japanese together with Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian, Zhang Jing will definitely want to block military information from himself just like he did against Zhao Wenhua, and will exclude himself when dealing with the Japanese war situation.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

However, if you directly reject Zhao Wenhua, it is still the same sentence. It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Zhao Wenhua is a villain who holds a grudge. After Zhang Jiang steps down, Zhao Wenhua will influence the political situation in Jiangnan for a long time. If he offends Zhao Wenhua, etc. After he came to power, how could he be less willing to retaliate and wear small shoes? !

Moreover, Zhao Wenhua was an expert at filing lawsuits. He sued Zhang Jing, Li Tianchong, and the two unlucky guys who later took over as governors. Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong even paid the price with their lives.

If Zhao Wenhua went to Emperor Jiajing every now and then to sue him, he might be fine once or twice, but over time, he would be in danger.

Zhu Ping'an was just stunned for a moment, then replied with a wry smile, "Of course I think about it too, not just Master Zhao and Master Hu, I am willing to fight side by side with anyone to exterminate the Japanese pirates, report to the Holy One, and bring peace to the people, but..."

"To be honest with Master Zhao and Mr. Hu, the price of our army's victory in this ambush against Japanese pirates in northern Zhejiang is that our army's firearms were damaged by 30% and the gunpowder was almost exhausted. The lost firearms and the consumed gunpowder cannot be replaced in a short period of time. , Our Zhejiang Army is heavy on firearms. If the firearms cannot be replaced, then the three powers will be wasted, and gunpowder is even more deadly. Without gunpowder, the firearms in the hands of our Zhejiang Army will become fire sticks. "

"Without firearms, our Zhejiang army becomes a toothless tiger. Fighting against Japanese pirates is tantamount to seeking death."

"So, even if I want to fight side by side with Master Zhao and Mr. Hu, and then attack the Japanese pirates and achieve new achievements, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and I can't do it."

Zhu Pingan spread his hands with a wry smile, using the shortage of firearms and gunpowder faced by the Zhejiang Army as a shield, and agreed and then rejected Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian's invitation to fight side by side.

I am very willing to do business with you side by side, but due to objective reality, I cannot do it without firearms and gunpowder.

"What? Has the Zhejiang Army's gunpowder been exhausted?" Zhao Wenhua frowned slightly and looked at Zhu Ping'an suspiciously.

"How dare students deceive Master Zhao? Master Zhao and Mr. Hu came. The reason why I couldn't welcome them was because of the problem of firearms and gunpowder. I couldn't worry about it, so I went to the Zhejiang Army camp to check on the spot and study the solution. Unfortunately, no matter the firearms, It’s still gunpowder, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make, and it can’t be completed overnight.”

Zhu Pingan replied frankly.

"Why did you consume so much gunpowder?" Zhao Wenhua asked.

"Master Zhao and Mr. Hu know that our Zhejiang Army attaches great importance to firearms, and one of the reasons for this emphasis on firearms is that the Japanese pirates are extremely powerful in combat. In close combat, our Zhejiang Army is afraid that they will not be able to compete with the Japanese pirates, and firearms can be used without fighting against the Japanese pirates." In the case of hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese pirates were seriously injured by shooting and explosion."

"In addition, I have recruited tens of thousands of Zhejiang troops, and they have been trained for less than half a month. If I bring them into a close encounter with the Japanese pirates, they will undoubtedly be seeking death. I can only use firearms to ambush the Japanese pirates, so the gunpowder consumption is very high."

Zhu Pingan explained. (End of chapter)