After the rebellion in Qiongshan was quelled, Yu Dayou went into the Li area alone, made a treaty with the Li people, established towns, and treated Han and Li people equally. As a result, the ethnic conflicts in Qiongzhou Prefecture were greatly eased, and Hainan Island was finally stabilized.

Later, in the 31st year of Jiajing, when Japanese pirates invaded eastern Zhejiang, the court remembered this firefighter and appointed him as the Lieutenant General of Ningshaotai and transferred him to Zhejiang to fight against the Japanese pirates. Yu Dayou calmly analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and decided to use the navy as the main force to intercept the Japanese pirates at sea and made many gains. However, the court actually fined him and demoted him for cowardice and loss of defense.

Three years later, he defeated the Japanese pirates at Wangjiangjing under the command of Governor Zhang Jing, achieving the first great victory in the anti-Japanese war. However, the credit was taken by Yan Song's godson and Hu Zongxian, and Yu Dayou was not rewarded but demoted. But compared to Governor Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong who were beheaded, he felt that he was quite lucky.

In fact, it was only because Hu Zongxian knew that he was good at fighting and could not be separated from him in the fight against the Japanese invaders that he saved his life. Otherwise, Zhao Wenhua would not have let him live.

But Yu Dayou's career of taking the blame continues.

The next year, Yu Dayou went out to sea to pursue the Japanese pirates and won another great victory. But unfortunately, another group of Japanese pirates came to attack again. The governor of Zhejiang Province did not know the truth and impeached him for indulging the Japanese pirates. As a result, Emperor Jiajing was furious and deprived him of his hereditary official position again. He also sentenced him to death and asked him to make meritorious deeds to atone for his sins!

Fortunately, although Yu Dayou had bad luck in the officialdom, he was invincible in war. In the following years, he made many military achievements, not only redeeming himself from the false charges, but also being promoted to acting commander-in-chief. Unfortunately, before he could even get comfortable in his position, he was betrayed by Hu Zongxian again.

During the battles of Zhoushan and Cengang, Hu Zongxian, for the sake of the overall situation, secretly released the trapped Japanese pirates, but was held hostage by Wang Bengu and his ilk, who accused him of colluding with the Japanese pirates. Governor Hu looked around and saw Yu Dayou, who was strong and muscular, and was the perfect person to take the blame. He habitually pushed the responsibility onto him.

As a result, Yu Dayou was struck by misfortune. He was arrested and imprisoned. He was deprived of his hereditary privileges for the second time and was almost beheaded.

Fortunately, Jinyiwei Governor Lu Bing, who was also a martial arts master, appreciated him very much. He bribed the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan on behalf of Yu Dayou, and he was released from prison and transferred to Datong to level up again.

The genius of a genius is all-weather and all-terrain. In Datong, he suggested to the governor of Datong to develop a military chariot camp, which was a great success. Later, Qi Jiguang set up the chariot camp based on the experience of Yu Dayou.

In the years that followed, Yu Dayou fought in many battles, won countless victories, and was taken credit for countless times by those shameless civil servants. But he had let it go, or rather, he had become numb to it. As long as he could continue to lead the troops in battle, what else did he need?

However, those damn civil servants not only stole his credit, but also followed the example of his old boss Hu Zongxian and kept putting the blame on him.

In the 44th year of Jiajing, during the Battle of Nan'ao Island, the civil officials saw that after this battle, there would be no more major battles between Fujian and Guangdong, so they wanted to take credit for it. They ordered Qi Jiguang to stay behind and led Yu Dayou's troops to attack Nan'ao, but they suffered a disastrous defeat.

At that time, Yu Dayou was just as Haierge said, transporting grain and grass but was blocked on the Han River, and had not yet reached Nan'ao Island. The civil officials saw that it was him, and pushed the responsibility onto him again. Yu Dayou was impeached by the inspector for the umpteenth time and lost his position as the general.

Therefore, when it came to rewarding people for their contributions after the great victory on Nan'ao Island, he had nothing to do with it.

Therefore, every time Zhao Hao encountered setbacks, Yu Dayou would give him infinite strength. A person with such great ability as him would suffer so much injustice, so why should he complain?

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In fact, during the Longqing period, Yu Dayou was often blamed. When Zeng Yiben attacked Guangzhou City that year, the civil officials put the blame on him, saying that he was not good at defense.

In fact, before Zeng Yiben's warships entered Baietan, the civil officials tried every means to control the Guangdong navy in their own hands and prevent the general Yu Dayou from getting involved, so as to prevent him from ruining everyone's financial resources.

But this doesn't affect him from taking the blame.

As for the Guangxi incident, it was even more logical. How could a shameless corrupt official like Yin Zhengmao be an exception? He would definitely be given the triple package of having his credit taken away, being blamed, and being dismissed and investigated.

Yu Dayou's strong and broad back is born to be used to carry the pot. It would be a pity if he didn't carry the pot!

After finishing the job, Yin Zhengmao still wanted to continue using him. After all, apart from the ancestor Ymir, the only other person who could be such a useful tool was 'Yu Fo' Yu Dayou.

But Governor Yin did not expect that Yu Dayou would not do it this time.

Because Yu Dayou was a very honest general, a rare flower in the army where corruption was rampant. He could take the blame for the poor performance in the previous battles, but he could not accept the charge of corruption.

Therefore, Yu Dayou resolutely refused the appointment as the general commander of Guangdong. Writing a letter was not enough for him. He also made a special trip to Zhaoqing to explain to Yin Zhengmao that he had no objection to him, but his 90-year-old mother at home was too old to let him leave her side...

"But if we go back to Quanzhou from Zhaoqing, we should take the sea route, right?" Zhao Hao asked curiously, "Why did the Marshal come to Hanjiang?"

"Hey, wasn't it in Zhaoqing that I heard that Zeng Yiben led his people to invade Chaozhou again?" Yu Dayou had already drunk two glasses of soda, holding his swollen belly and said, "That Zeng guy is a thorn in my side. I have been in the army for decades, and I have never let the bandits humiliate me like that. It's a pity that the last time we suppressed the bandits, we were not good enough in the navy, so he still escaped. I heard that he is coming again this time, so I have to join in the fun, right?"

"Where are your soldiers?" Wang Rulong and others looked around. Except for the twenty personal soldiers on the Cangshan Iron Ship, there was no other figure.

"I am just a commoner now, how can I have any soldiers?" Yu Dayou said with a self-deprecating smile: "These twenty old friends follow me all the way. Even this piece of Cangshan iron, these muskets, armor and shields were all given to me by General Zhang."

"They wanted you to return home safely, not to be cannon fodder in Chaozhou City," Wang Rulong said bluntly.

"Bullshit, can't I watch secretly first, and then sneak into the city under the cover of night? Am I as stupid as you?" Yu Dayou retorted.

Big dragon and little dragon really look alike.

"But they were surrounded by rioters halfway. If we hadn't rescued them, you would be in big trouble." Wang Rulong said angrily: "Master, can you let people be more careful?"

"Why should you worry about this?" Yu Dayou rolled his eyes at him and said, "Didn't you tell me about the fact that you were stripped of your official robes?"

"I just don't want you to worry..." Wang Rulong said with his eyes wide open.

"No one is worry-free..." Haierge muttered softly.

"Alright, alright." Zhao Hao stopped the two of them and changed the subject, asking, "Has the Marshal been to Chaozhou City, or hasn't he arrived yet?"

"I went there, but unfortunately I was a step too late. Zeng had already left." Yu Dayou said with regret, "Then why did I add to the chaos? I turned around and prepared to go home without saying hello, but who knew I would run into another group of old enemies halfway."

It was those river bandits that caused Yu Dayou to miss the chance to participate in the decisive battle on Nan'ao Island, and he was also blamed...

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao." He clasped his fists towards Zhao Hao and said gratefully, "If it weren't for your help, some of my old brothers would have been killed."

"What are you saying, Marshal? I am the younger generation who should be thanking you." Zhao Hao stepped aside and saluted, saying, "You are the only one who came to save my father during the siege of Chaozhou."

"Don't say that. I didn't help much." Yu Dayou embarrassedly helped him up and said, "Then let's call it even. Don't be so polite anymore, or you'll be in trouble."

"Okay." Zhao Hao responded cheerfully, inviting him warmly: "Marshal, why don't you follow me back to Chaozhou City? Let my father and I entertain you well, and we can get closer."

"Let's do it another day." Yu Dayou declined. "When I left Zhaoqing, the minister told me that the new imperial edict would arrive soon. I am a criminal official who has returned to my hometown to wait for orders. If I am not at home when the edict arrives, it will be a serious crime."

"Is that so..." Zhao Hao had no choice but to stop insisting. Fortunately, they would have many opportunities to interact with each other in the future.

"By the way, didn't you run into Zeng Yiben's fleet when you came here?" Yu Dayou asked curiously, "It should be difficult to avoid it."

"Brother Wang took advantage of the fact that their ships were heavy and had difficulty entering and exiting the river estuary, and beat them up at the mouth of Han River." Zhao Hao said with a smile.

"Hey, what's the use of our few boats? In fact, they are just messing up their own positions." Although Wang Rulong's mouth is foul, he still has a gate. He knows to keep a low profile in front of the court generals.

It would be best if both he and the fleet he led had no presence in the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't say that. I think your fleet is very strong." Unfortunately, how could he hide it from Yu Dayou's eyes? He casually glanced at the ship and said with a smile: "I think you have trained your men as well as the Qi family army..."

"Master, please be more careful. It doesn't matter if you kill me, but don't kill our young master as well." Wang Rulong was sweating on his back. If he thought of Yu Dayou on the Cangshan Railway, he would definitely let the police officers get some white stuff before showing up.

"This really needs to be explained to the Marshal. We, the Royal Shipping, are responsible for transporting grain for the imperial court. The Ministry of War has granted us permission to have a certain number of muskets and artillery and train crew members for self-defense." Haier Ge, who was sitting next to him, also smiled and said:

"This time, we insisted on escorting you south because we heard that the seas in Fujian and Guangdong were in chaos. But when we got there, we heard that your father was besieged in Chaozhou, so we acted in anger. Isn't this reasonable?"

"Well, that makes sense." Yu Dayou nodded and laughed loudly, "Why are you two so nervous? I have served as a general in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. I don't know how people make a living on the sea. As long as you don't learn from those sea masters who burn, kill and plunder, why would I care about your business?"

"That's impossible. Our goal is to benefit the people, not to harm them." Zhao Hao said with a faint smile. He knew that with Yu Dayou's insight, it would be best to point it out directly.

Now it’s settled. I don’t have to worry about the incoming Fujian general targeting me and causing trouble in the future.

As for Guangdong, there is no need to worry because we have Lin Zhongcheng.