"When other armies traveled, the people along the way were mostly deserted, and the people were filled with fear."
"They either conscript men or loot people's homes, taking almost everything except needles and thread."
"More like a bandit than a bandit himself."
“This army is different. When they set off from Tai’an City, I sent people to observe them along the way.”
"Along the way, they did not harass any civilians except for marching."
"Sometimes when they encounter people selling things, they will even buy them with money."
"This is unprecedented. I have been an official for so many years and I have never heard of anything like it."
"This is enough to show that the legendary Imperial Tutor of the Ming Dynasty, Li Chang'an, was indeed quite capable."
"But this is war, and you can't win just by relying on discipline."
"The Eight-Nation Alliance on the other side has at least 500,000 troops, and with the help of the Heaven and Earth Society, Fujian is definitely doomed."
"It will be difficult to protect Jiangnan West Road. The White Lotus Sect is also involved. It is estimated that even those so-called famous families in Jiangnan West Road will not be able to stop the Japanese pirates' army."
"With multiple forces combined, the Ming Dynasty may not be able to withstand this."
Huang He felt somewhat helpless; this situation was beyond the control of a mere governor of Zhejiang.
In the present Ming Dynasty, apart from the capital city, which is the only place that the court can truly control, other places are basically subject to orders but not summons.
The Meng family of Lingnan, the Heaven and Earth Society of Fujian, the chieftains of Yuncheng, the Tang family of Shu, the major families of Jiangnan West Road, the Buddhist and Taoist sects of the Central Plains, and the White Lotus Sect that infiltrated every corner of the country.
Which one of them would truly take the imperial court seriously?
They were all local tyrants, just not openly so.
Although the imperial court was weak, it still possessed considerable power.
It's just that a single force can't confront the imperial court head-on.
With the Japanese pirates invading this time, many powerful forces across the land are watching to see how the Ming Dynasty will respond.
If the Ming Dynasty fails to stop them, then all the other forces will become even more eager to act.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty would be unable to suppress these forces, and the world would once again become a battlefield for heroes to vie for power.
Amidst external and internal troubles, it is the common people who suffer the most.
After listening to Huang He's analysis, Zhan Qixiong felt somewhat angry.
"Are we just going to let those Japanese pirates occupy Chinese land and bully our own people?"
"We can't just stand by and watch the Ming Dynasty fall apart, and there's nothing we can do?"
Huang He thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Yes, but it's very difficult."
"Either we all unite as one and fight against the Japanese pirates together with the imperial court."
"Either the Grand Tutor of the Ming Dynasty, Li Chang'an, really is as the rumors say, capable of splitting the heavens with a single sword and shattering the earth with a single punch."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Qixiong shook his head and said with a wry smile.
"I'd rather believe that everyone is united in fighting against the Japanese pirates than believe that there are really gods descending to earth!"
"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, while those who repair bridges and roads leave no trace."
"If there really are gods in heaven, this world shouldn't be like this."
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