Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Strategy of a Genius

Wang Zhi stabilized for the time being, and Hu Zongxian decided to deal with his other formidable enemy—Xu Hai. From a strategic analysis, what Hu Zongxian used on Wang Zhi should be regarded as Huairou tactics. When the strength is not dominant, show favor to the opponent, use negotiations to paralyze the opponent, and wait for the time to come. Facts have proved that this tactic has achieved the intended goal, so Hu Zongxian decided to repeat the old trick and practice it on Xu Hai for the second time. However, Xu Wei expressed his opposition. The great Marxism tells us: Concrete problems should be analyzed concretely.Although Mr. Xu Wei has not studied this great theory, he can learn it without a teacher. He told Hu Zongxian that Xu Hai cannot be recruited because he is different from Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi is more or less a businessman, rich and powerful, and has a strong military force, which is difficult to defeat. In addition, this man has been messing around for more than ten years. He doesn't want money or officials. He just wants to ask the court for trade policies. Can serve carefully, slowly flicker. Xu Hai is a pirate through and through, and he also has a resounding title-"Dog Traitor".In addition, he is young and energetic, good at smashing and looting, and he is in the rising stage of his career. Compromising with him will only increase his arrogance, so to deal with Xu Hai, we can only use tough methods.

Hu Zongxian agreed with Xu Wei's point of view, but raised doubts: Although Xu Hai's strength is poor, he is proficient in naval warfare and has a great military genius. With the strength of the Ming Dynasty navy, it is difficult to defeat the enemy. The previous disastrous defeat was For example, once a war starts, there is no chance of winning. Xu Wei showed a complacent smile again, he walked up to Hu Zongxian, and solemnly corrected the Governor's logical error: The so-called tough means do not necessarily refer to force.Any method can be used as long as it can eliminate the opponent.

And the guiding principle for dealing with Xu Hai is thus determined - don't compromise, kill them all. To achieve this goal, Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian conducted detailed analysis and discussions, and finally worked out an almost seamless plan.The development of the matter proved that Xu Hai was finally strangled mercilessly under the impetus of this plan. The first step in this plan begins with a spy. Since Xu Hai has been working abroad for a long time, he seldom returns home to visit his relatives. Even when he comes back, he is always busy with work (robbing) and is in a hurry (doesn’t run away), but his hometown is still here after all, and there are many relatives and relatives. fellow countrymen.In order to thoroughly find out Xu Hai's details, Hu Zongxian decided to play Infernal Affairs and send a person to go undercover.

This person's name is Luo Longwen, and he has no official title. The reason why he was selected to carry out such a glorious mission is because he has two advantages: first, he is a fellow of Xu Hai, and the two live in the same village, so it is easy to communicate with each other.And more importantly, this Mr. Luo has a dishonorable specialty—to sow discord. In today's words, this is a person with a darker psychology, who is afraid of chaos in the world and likes to make troubles. However, Hu Zongxian still chose him because he needed such a person. Relying on a touching story written by the talented Xu Wei and his identity as a fellow villager, Luo Longwen successfully broke into the Xu Hai criminal group, where his expertise in provoking troubles will be fully utilized.

It didn't take long for Hu Zongxian to get the information he wanted from Luo Longwen. Just as Xu Wei expected, the seemingly powerful Xu Hai Group is not difficult to defeat, because it has a fatal weakness - internal strife. Unlike Wang Zhi, Xu Hai Pirate Company is not a sole proprietorship. Besides Xu Hai, there are two other investors, one named Chen Dong and the other named Ye Ma. It's funny to say that these two brothers were not pirates or smugglers, but serious businessmen. They had no choice but to lose their money, owed a lot of debt, and were hunted down by usury, so they went to the sea as a became a pirate and became Xu Hai's partner.

In other words, in Xu Hai's company, besides him, the chairman, there are two executive directors, and he is not the only one who has the final say. Hu Zongxian quickly seized this loophole and ordered Luo Longwen to use his strengths to stir up flames everywhere and tell lies. Facts have proved that Comrade Luo Longwen does have the talent of a shameless villain, and his work is very effective. After getting it and handing it over to Xu Hai, Chairman Xu was naturally very satisfied, but the faces of the two directors became uglier day by day. The friendship between Xu Hai, Chen Dong, and Ye Ma no longer exists, and Hu Zongxian's plan has achieved initial success.But the next job is even more arduous. After all, Xu Hai's strength is strong. If he is not solved, it will be useless to rely on division and disintegration.

In order to find out more about Xu Hai's background, Hu Zongxian wrote a persuading letter and sent it to Xu Hai. For Hu Zongxian, this was an extremely common move. He had written letters to countless Japanese pirates with the same content. , but the object is different, and he never expects any unexpected surprises. However, he never expected that it was this unconscious action that allowed him to find a sharp weapon to destroy Xu Hai. Among the Japanese pirates, Xu Hai was a very polite one. He quickly asked someone to send a reply. Of course, the content was definitely not that I had snatched enough, and decided to put down the butcher knife, surrender to the government, and go home to work in agriculture.I just repeatedly emphasized my last resort, my regret, and hoped that the government would understand.In a word, in view of the bad times, I have to fight for a few more years.

This is a common deceptive letter, but the sharp weapon is hidden in this letter. After Hu Zongxian read it, he didn't notice the mystery, so he handed it to Xu Wei. After Xu Wei read it, he thought for a long time, and said the following sentence to Hu Zongxian: "This letter is very strange." Hu Zongxian took the letter and read it over and over again for a long time, but couldn't find the answer: "The letter is well-formed and the language is appropriate and courteous, and I see nothing strange about it." "It's the fault here," Xu Wei said with doubts on his face, "It's really too standard and polite."

Hu Zongxian suddenly realized. Although some special cases of forced to go to the sea are not ruled out, those who are willing to go to sea to fight Japanese pirates are generally not top students. Hu Zongxian once made statistics on the education level of these Japanese pirates, and more than 80% are semi-literate , the remaining 20% ​​are purely illiterate. This is a strange thing. Hu Zongxian still knows Xu Hai's brushes. He would make mistakes even if he copied such high-level official documents, let alone independently created them. Therefore, behind this article, there must be There is a capable shooter.As for such important correspondence, Xu Haiken confidently handed it over to the gunman, which shows that this person must have an extraordinary status.

So he gave Luo Longwen a new task to confirm the identity of this person. It didn't take long for Agent Luo to find this person, and the result surprised him too.Because this gunman is neither a Japanese pirate nor a coerced teacher, but a woman, to be precise, Xu Hai's wife. This woman's name is Wang Cuiqiao, and her popularity will far surpass Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, and even Hu Zongxian of her contemporaries. Before meeting Xu Hai, Wang Cuiqiao was a prostitute.This is a very ancient occupation, but anyone who does this will become the target of criticism by Taoists.However, history has proved that prostitutes may not be inferior to Taoists, and Taoists may not be as good as prostitutes. As an ordinary woman, Wang Cuiqiao is enough to leave a long history. In this line of work, there is a common practice, either not to be famous, or to be famous, and Wang Cuiqiao is famous, nicknamed "Jiangnan Famous Prostitute". The reason why such a sensation could be caused mainly depends on strength. Wang Cuiqiao is not only well educated and reasonable, but also has an elegant demeanor, and is also kind and approachable. She has the reputation of "like a spring breeze".Of course, there is a reason for all of this. More than ten years ago, Wang Cuiqiao was a woman from a famous family. It was only because her father committed a crime that she had no choice but to fall into prostitution. The good family education and innate noble temperament she received since she was a child also attracted countless people and pursued her countless times. , It is said that someone once traveled thousands of miles to come here, wanting to marry her back home. Xu Hai is one of the pursuing army, and his ability to stand out from the crowd of applicants really surprised many people.Compared with those wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials, Xu Hai really has no advantages. His job is not stable and his income is not stable. But Wang Qiaocui, who has read countless people, still chose him, and chose this Japanese pirate who might move his head tomorrow. This seems to be an illogical choice, not because of money or power. If we must find out a reason, I believe its name is love. This is how Wang Cuiqiao started her new life, a wandering but extremely happy life—at least so far. This is a period of happiness that is destined not to last long. After all, her husband's job is a high-risk industry, and he might be gone tomorrow. She also has a considerable understanding and psychological expectation of this. But no matter what, she never thought that she would use her own hands to push her husband into the bottomless abyss in the near future. From that reply letter, Hu Zongxian was keenly aware of a message: For Xu Hai, Wang Cuiqiao was an influential and key person. That being the case, then things will be easy to handle.Hu Zongxian believed that he had found Xu Hai's flaw. Soon, Hu Zongxian sent Xu Hai a lot of property to show his goodwill. Xu Hai happily accepted it despite the accident, but he ignored a strange problem, that is, among these gifts, there were also some gifts. There are many women's jewelry, rouge and gouache.For these objects, Xu Hai naturally gave them to Wang Cuiqiao with a wave of his hand. This is Hu Zongxian's real purpose. When Wang Cuiqiao was very happy about the gifts she received, the undercover agents sent by Hu Zongxian found her and told her that the gifts were specially given to her by Governor Hu, hoping that she could persuade Xu Hai to change from evil to good and return to the court. Hu Zongxian's move was very powerful, because he had seen his talents. He understood that desperadoes like Xu Hai didn't care about life and death at all. Recognize strength. But Xu Hai's wife is different. As a woman, she is naturally not keen on such jobs as murder and arson. just home. Facts have proved that Hu Zongxian's judgment is completely correct, Wang Cuiqiao accepted Hu Zongxian's proposal, and began to blow pillow wind to Xu Hai, persuading him to submit to Hu Zongxian. Wang Cuiqiao's agitation played a considerable role, Xu Hai began to waver, but he is not a simple person after all, and he will never be so easily confused.The so-called surrender is still only a distant goal. At this moment, an accident occurred that completely changed everything. For Xu Hai, he no longer had much time to choose. The thing is like this, during a voyage, a group of Japanese Japanese pirates under Xu Hai encountered several transport ships, and without Xu Hai's consent, they ransacked these ships and did not report them afterwards.Because in their view, robbing is essential work, and not robbing is passive sabotage. Xu Hai will never criticize people who work hard. This is just a trivial matter and nothing to worry about. It is reasonable to say that it is correct, but the problem is that the gang of Japanese 250s did not use their brains before the robbery, and they did not even look at the flags, so they robbed indiscriminately. , but there are a few that cannot be moved, and that is Boss Wang's fleet. Those who couldn't move also moved, and Wang Zhi was furious, coupled with his limited discernment, he directly blamed Xu Hai on his head, and vowed revenge, and the friendly and cooperative relationship between Wang Zhi and Xu Hai ended here. Of course, the treacherous boss Wang would not do it himself, he decided to borrow a knife to kill people, told Hu Zongxian the news that Xu Hai was about to attack, and provided a specific attack route and deployment, and wished him victory. After receiving the information, Hu Zongxian quickly completed his defense and waited for Xu Hai's arrival. In fact, even he did not expect that this attack would bring him unexpected gains. As for all this, Xu Hai was still kept in the dark. This is a large-scale invasion, with a total number of about 20,000. As a traitor, Xu Hai led tens of thousands of Japanese pirates from Osumi and Satsuma II Islands, plus his direct troops, and two other shareholders of the board of directors. All the subordinates of Chen Dong and Ma Ye are ready to vote hard. In order to successfully complete the robbery, Xu Hai bet all his capital and made a very careful plan. At the beginning of the battle, he will dispatch troops to attack the heavily fortified Shanghai and Cixi at the same time in order to disrupt the According to the judgment of the Ming army, when Hu Zongxian was in a hurry, he would lead the main force to attack and loot the affluent areas of Zhejiang. According to Xu Hai's consistent style, he selflessly assigned the task of attacking Shanghai Cixi as a cannon fodder stepping stone to his Japanese friends, and left the heavy responsibility of attacking weak areas and looting to himself. In order to realize the samurai spirit of Japanese counterparts to die with honor and to die without hesitation, and to carry the scapegoat to the end, Xu Hai repeatedly emphasized to them before departure that what they are about to face is the most powerful Ming army. Yes, it is a hard battle, and it is the best time to realize personal value (death in battle). Of course, in addition to fooling the international people, Xu Hai also showed his determination to fight to the end. Before he set off, he burned several ships in public to show that this battle will advance and never retreat. In front of the raging fire, Xu Hai issued a general attack order towards his motherland. At this time, Xu Hai was very beautiful. As the chief planner of the operation, tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were controlled by him, and Chen Dong and Maya also attached to him and obeyed his orders.And he never minded cutting off the heads of his compatriots with a butcher knife, burning their houses, and robbing their wives and daughters. From the moment he was betrayed by his own uncle, all morals and principles have been completely abandoned . The smug Xu Hai started the largest robbery in his life - and the last time. In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556), Xu Hai led his army to the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As previously arranged, the Japanese cannon fodder set off first to gnaw hard bones. But before this group of cannon fodder landed, they were stopped by the Ming Dynasty navy, and they couldn't survive.Xu Hai had no choice but to change the plan and lead the main force to attack in advance, but the undefended place turned out to be stronger than an iron barrel, and the resistance was very tenacious, and the attacks failed many times.Facing the cruel reality, Xu Hai finally realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.He was ready to retreat. However, not long after, the situation suddenly changed unexpectedly. After several rounds of probing, Hu Zongxian felt that the opponent's vigor was exhausted, and immediately ordered the navy to set off immediately to launch a counterattack against Xu Hai. It was later proved that he made a wrong judgment at the wrong time. The result disappointed him greatly. The Ming army was defeated. This once again proved Xu Hai's fearfulness. Although he lost troops, he fought unambiguously. Ye Ye also took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, breaking through many strongholds of the Ming army. Many places along the coast were under martial law, and the people were ready to evacuate at any time. Just when the situation was about to get out of control, the key figure Yu Dayou appeared on the stage. Hearing that Yu Dayou led the army to arrive, Hu Zongxian, who was in dire straits, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Xu Wei with a sigh: "It's all right now, it's so dangerous, so dangerous!" The reason why Hu Zongxian is so at ease is because Yu Dayou has a recognized combat characteristic-"plans are made and then large-scale operations are made, and troops are assembled and then all are launched."In layman's terms, it means don't throw eagles when you don't see rabbits, and don't pull strings when you don't see devils. Yu Dayou is a very special general. Before fighting, he will carefully evaluate the strength comparison of the two sides. If he is not sure of winning, even if the situation is very good, he will never attack. ), but once he is ready to attack, it means that he is sure of victory. Hu Zongxian knew this characteristic of him very well, that's why he was so relieved, and the fact is exactly the same. The so-called famous generals are famous generals, and they are indeed different from those second-rate ones. Yu Dayou took the initiative to shrink his formation and waited for Xu Hai to attack. Seeing this posture, he felt like an old hand, and he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. After that, the two sides fought many times, but Xu Hai still failed to win, and could no longer move forward. Yu Dayou stabilized his position, but did not take the initiative to attack. Xu Hai had tasted the strength, but he refused to leave. The two sides were at a stalemate at sea, and the matter seemed to be back to the starting point. At this critical moment, Yu Dayou suddenly received an extremely strange order. This is an order issued by Hu Zongxian himself, the main content is as follows: truce, withdraw to Hangzhou. At this critical juncture, how can we withdraw our troops?What if the enemy forces advance?Yu Dayou couldn't figure it out, but the words in the letter were extremely harsh and there was no room for negotiation. After weighing the pros and cons, he followed the order and withdrew. Hu Zongxian is a smart man, and he will never repeat the mistake of recalling Yue Fei with the twelve gold medals of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. The reason why Yu Dayou was recalled at this time is because he just got a letter, and he is sure that for Xu Hai, This letter is more lethal than Yu Dayou and his tens of thousands of soldiers. This letter was brought by Mao Haifeng, and the author was his adoptive father Wang Zhi. When Yu Dayou was retreating, Xu Hai did not pursue him. He was always on guard against this famous general. After fighting for so many days, he refused to give up a single step. Now that he retreated voluntarily, there must be a trick. This is really a compliment to Hero Yu. For decades, he has been an honest man no matter whether he is an official or a war fighter. So when Hu Zongxian's envoy came with that letter, it didn't arouse his vigilance and vigilance enough. As Hu Zongxian expected, this letter greatly stimulated Xu Hai. For the first time, Xu Hai, who had been in the shadow of swords and swords for more than ten years, showed a panicked expression. The specific content of this letter is unclear, but Xu Hai's reaction is clear and definite: "Even the old ship owner surrendered?!" The old ship owner is the respectful name given to Wang Zhi by his friends in the rivers and lakes. Boss Wang has been involved in the pirate industry for decades. He is an old man in this industry. So Xu Hai began to hesitate, and even Wang Zhi couldn't stand it anymore. It seemed that the prospects of the industry were indeed not good. In addition to Wang Cuiqiao's persuasion before, and the conflicts with Chen Dong and Ma Ye, Xu Hai decided to reconsider his future. This is an extremely perfect psychological tactic, Hu Zongxian only used a small trick to pull Xu Hai into the trap. As a big brother of the Japanese pirate industry, Wang Zhi can be described as old and cunning. For him, deception is possible, but surrender is not.After negotiating with Hu Zongxian for several years, Wang Zhi refused to make any concessions except superficial articles. He also thought about using Governor Hu as a gunman all day long. He provided information on Japanese pirates for the Ming army, and only hoped to use the government's hand to kill his own. Competitors engage in monopoly operations. However, Hu Zongxian is not an idler, he also has his own plans, because although these entertainment articles cannot ignore him, they can be used to ignore others. So, starting from Luo Longwen, to Wang Cuiqiao, and to this letter, under Hu Zongxian's careful planning, Xu Hai stepped into a well-designed trap step by step. Xu Hai was completely shaken, but he still refused to give in, so he said the following words to the messenger: "I really want to retreat, but now our army is divided into three groups. If we want to retreat, I am not the only one who has the final say." The so-called division into three groups means him, Chen Dong, and Maye. Of course, this is just an excuse, and its purpose is nothing more than to delay time or to gain more benefits. If it was an ordinary envoy, he would go back and report back here, but this envoy was not an ordinary person. His name is Xia Zheng, he is Hu Zongxian's close confidant, but anyone who can mess with an old fox is at least a young fox. This brother Xia Zheng heard Xu Hai's reply, but he didn't raise any objection. He just nodded dully and sat on the spot without saying a word. After a long time, he seemed to suddenly remember something, so he said this to Xu Hai In a word: "There's no problem with Chen Dong, so I'll just wait for you." Xu Hai almost lost his breath. The volume of these words was very low, but to Xu Hai, it was like a bolt from the blue.Although this Chen Dong is unreliable, after all, now that the enemy is facing the enemy, he can only count on this unreliable brother, but according to the emissary, could it be that his accomplices have already surrendered, and only he is left to take the blame? Suspicious Xu Hai sent Xia Zheng away, and Luo Longwen's provocative work in the early stage also played a huge role at this moment. After careful consideration, he finally decided that Chen Dong was no longer reliable. There is nothing to do if you are unreliable, the matter has come to this point, even if you want to split up and fight, you have to go back to the old nest first. However, he didn't even wait for this opportunity. At the same time that Xia Zheng was going to meet Xu Hai, Hu Zongxian sent another group of people, and their destination was Chen Dong's fleet. Not long after, Chen Dong learned from his subordinates that it was widely rumored that Xu Hai was going to sell everyone as a gift to return to the imperial court. Chen Dong was quite loyal enough, so he firmly refused to believe it at first, but when he learned that Hu Zongxian's emissary had indeed gone to Xu Hai's place, the so-called Jianghu friendship in the past disappeared. Just in case, he began to gather troops, ready to deal with Xu Hai's attack at any time. This move of Chen Dong aroused Xu Hai's vigilance. He believed that Chen Dong had already negotiated with Hu Zongxian and was ready to attack him. He immediately ordered his subordinates to mobilize to prevent Chen Dong from invading. The Xu Hai Pirate Company ended like this. There was no large-scale raid, and there was no fighting with swords and swords. Chen Dong and Xu Hai were like the two ridiculous people in the Beijing opera Sanchakou. They began to suspect each other in the dark and fight indiscriminately. .And behind all this noise is Hu Zongxian who is smiling. It took many years for the imperial court to mobilize an army of more than 100,000, but the second largest Japanese pirate group that could not be shaken was easily split by Hu Zongxian, relying on a spy, a reply letter, a generous gift and an envoy, that's all. Admire, really admire. In naval battles, Xu Hai has always been famous for his quick attack. Facts have proved that when it came time to surrender, his reaction was far better than ordinary people. When Chen Dong was still thinking and hesitating, he had already contacted Hu Zongxian. A large number of Ming army prisoners were returned, and they expressed their willingness to evacuate voluntarily.But Japanese pirates are Japanese pirates, and under the guidance of the principle that thieves don't leave empty-handed, before leaving, he asked Hu Zongxian for money. Hu Zongxian generously satisfied him, and Xu Hai happily fulfilled his promise to withdraw from the army. A day later, Chen Dong, who was alone, also voluntarily withdrew. At that time, someone advised Hu Zongxian that Xu Hai was isolated and there was no need to satisfy his request for money, but Hu Zongxian just laughed and did not answer. Afterwards, it proved that Hu Zongxian's smile was justified, because in his opinion, Xu Hai was just a safe, and the money would return to him soon. Both Xu Hai and Chen Dong withdrew, far away from Hu Zongxian's sphere of influence. The two brothers seemed to have regained their sobriety a little bit. Feeling that something was a little strange, they sent envoys to each other to strengthen communication, restored bilateral relations again, and joined forces to fight against the Ming army. But it was too late, Hu Zongxian had already planted the seeds of hatred and suspicion in their hearts, and when the time was right, it would germinate again and break out of the ground. In fact, Hu Zongxian did not make them wait too long. One night not long after, Hu Zongxian's envoy sneaked into Xu Hai's fleet and brought him the latest instructions from Governor Hu. After all, Xu Hai just received the salary from Governor Hu, and Xu Hai received the envoy with a smile on his face. He thought that the God of Wealth came to give him money again.However, the result was far beyond his expectations. The envoy conveyed the governor's order in a stern tone, to the effect that: the Japanese pirate Xu Hai has always resisted the government, and now that the army is gathering, it is just around the corner, so we should recognize the situation as soon as possible and make early plans.All in all, if you don't take the initiative to seek refuge, you must artificially reform. Xu Hai finally saw Hu Zongxian's ferocious face clearly, but now, he had no choice, Chen Dong would not help him, and Wang Zhi couldn't count on it. After thinking about it, he decided to compromise. "what should I do?" The envoy told him that in the Wusong River, a group of Japanese pirates gathered to plunder, and Governor Hu hoped that he would destroy this group of thieves to show his sincerity in surrender. This is an old trick, just like Lin Chong in Water Margin, he finally went to Liangshan, but Brother Wang Lun told him that if he wanted to join the gang, he had to go down the mountain and kill someone.As the leader of Liangshan gangsters, Wang Lun's instructions can be described as well-intentioned, because only by killing people can he wholeheartedly do bad things, and cultivate a high sense of identity with the organization and a deep sense of crisis (if something goes wrong, everyone will die together , no one can run away). Compared with Wang Lun, Hu Zongxian's trick is the same, but later events tell us that there is also a difference between them-a small but fatal difference. Following Hu Zongxian's instructions, Xu Hai led the fleet to attack the accomplices on the Wusong River, and won a big victory as expected.According to past practice, he was waiting for Hu Zongxian's reward and reward. But he didn't expect that Hu Zongxian was not going to give him a reward. On the contrary, the governor was planning to recover the interest of the last sum of money from him. Xu Hai didn't know that the reason why Hu Zongxian let him go to Wusong River was that apart from murdering people and getting to know Japanese pirates by the way, there was another more important reason - there was a person waiting for him there. This person is Yu Dayou. As one of the few generals who can fight against Xu Hai, he set up an ambush on the Wusong River in advance according to Hu Zongxian's instructions, waiting for Xu Hai's arrival. Not long after Xu Hai won, Yu Dayou launched an attack, killing many people and burning several ships. Xu Hai, who became furious, knew that he had been fooled, but there was nothing he could do.But just as the battle situation was extremely unfavorable, another accident happened. Yu Dayou suddenly stopped attacking, opened a way out, and gave up the pursuit. In this way, Xu Hai escaped from the encirclement, but he knew very well that it was definitely not because of the manifestation of the Bodhisattva, God's mercy, or Yu Dayou's madness.There is only one possible reason for being able to break through smoothly. This time, without hesitation, he immediately prepared a large amount of gold and silver property, as well as the rare treasures he had searched for many years, and gave them all to Hu Zongxian with interest. In order to show his sincerity, he also sent his younger brother Xu Hong to Hu Zongxian hostage there. Xu Hai knew very well that at this point in the matter, he had no bargaining chips, so he could only obediently admit defeat and be a good citizen under the jurisdiction of the government for the rest of his life, but Yu Dayou let him break through the siege, which showed that Hu Zongxian did not want to kill them all. , willing to give him a way out. It should be said that Xu Hai's judgment on the situation was generally correct. He had indeed lost the conditions for negotiation, but at the same time, he also misunderstood Hu Zongxian's intentions. The reason why the governor let him go was only because Afraid of an idiom - the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry. Facts have proved that there is indeed a difference between Hu Zongxian and Wang Lun: After Lin Chong killed someone, Wang Lun let Lin Chong join his gang. After Xu Hai exterminates his accomplices, Hu Zongxian will exterminate Xu Hai. That's the level. Just like Xu Hai before, Xu Hong, who was a hostage, also received good treatment. He was well-clothed, well-fed, and well-fed, but he had to pay back the meal given by Governor Hu. After playing his hole card, he asked Xu Hong to bring a message to Xu Hai. If he wanted to be a good man, he had to sacrifice his accomplices—Chen Dong and Ma Ye. For Xu Hai, this is really not a problem, he can even sacrifice his own brother, let alone these two idiots. Xu Hai agreed without hesitation, and immediately started preparations, exchanging his partner's life for his own. In his opinion, this is really a good deal. In fact, this is not a good start, but the beginning of destruction.Because from the very beginning, Hu Zongxian had no intention of doing business with Xu Hai, nor did he intend to abide by the rules of the game. He only knew that this was a pirate with the blood of innocent people on his hands. kill! Xu Hai decided to do it, because Hu Zongxian not only promised to let go of the past, but also promised to give him a title and let him enjoy the glory and wealth, as long as he catches Chen Dong and Ma Ye. Among the two, Ma Ye is easier to deal with, while Chen Dong is more troublesome to lead the army, so Xu Hai decided to use Ma Ye first. Things went smoothly, Xu Hai invited Ma Ye to dinner, and without further ado, he tied the rope around his neck and handed it to Hu Zongxian directly. The first mission has been completed, Xu Hai sent Ma Ye away, and prepared to deal with the second goal with confidence. But what he didn't expect was that just as he was relieved, the heavily tied hemp leaf was already sitting at the guest seat, and the person who untied him was none other than Hu Zongxian. Ma Ye's head was completely messed up, first tied up inexplicably, and then untied inexplicably.But he is clear about one thing, he must obediently cooperate with the other party in order to keep his head. Soon, he knew the condition of his life - to write a letter. This letter is addressed to Chen Dong, and the author is Ma Ye. Of course, the original right belongs to Hu Zongxian. In this letter, Hu Zongxian described a very tortuous story. A long time ago, Chen Dong and Ma Ye disliked Xu Hai. They made a sinister plan to kill their accomplices and carried out Active planning. But after it was completed, the letter was not delivered to Chen Dong. On the contrary, the first person who saw the letter was Xu Hai. This seems to be a confusing matter, since Xu Hai has already decided to deal with Chen Dong, why bother? However, this is where Hu Zongxian excels. He is well aware that Xu Hai is capricious, and he has been in partnership with Chen Dong for many years in robbery, and has a deep friendship. It is common for the two to separate and reunite. go to the end. Hu Zongxian's judgment was accurate, Xu Hai really hesitated, he knew very well that if he took this step, he would lose all his options, and once Hu Zongxian became unreliable, he would definitely die. But when he saw the letter addressed to Chen Dong, his anger burned his reason, and Wang Cuiqiao, who was eager to live and work in peace, also gave him a key suggestion at this critical moment - completely give up resistance and accept Hu Zongxian to appease. Xu Hai finally made a decision. Unlike the previous countless times of perfunctory coping, this time he was sincere. Facts have proved that Xu Hai's IQ and fighting experience are far superior to Chen Dong's. He set a trap, captured Chen Dong, and recruited some of his subordinates. But after he was done, Xu Hai suddenly calmed down. He didn't go to see Hu Zongxian. After careful consideration, he changed his mind. Previously, Xu Hai was eager to surrender. In addition to Hu Zongxian's schemes, Chen Dong's threat was also a major factor. Now that Chen Dong has been captured, he is the only one left on the board of directors. With the military power in his hands, the market is bullish, so it is natural to negotiate conditions , as the saying goes: no conditions, who surrendered? However, he did not wait for this opportunity. Just as he was arranging prisoners and preparing to negotiate, his subordinates suddenly reported a shocking news: His troops were raided by the Ming army, causing more than 300 casualties and heavy losses. Xu Hai felt a chill that went deep into his bones. He finally understood that his every move was under the control of Hu Zongxian. This terrifying opponent knew everything and beat him with actions from time to time, telling him such a Truth: You have no choice but to surrender. The next day, Xu Hai, who has traveled all over the world for more than ten years, made an announcement to the world: Surrender unconditionally. In August of the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556), Xu Hai led his fleet to Pinghu City, where Hu Zongxian was stationed, and asked Hu Zongxian to surrender. However, at the surrender ceremony, Xu Hai started his last contest with Hu Zongxian. This was a very strange surrender. The so-called surrenderer Xu Hai led all his troops and lined up majestically outside the city, while the surrenderees inside the city were cowering and fearful. The haughty Xu Hai led hundreds of followers and shouted these words outside the city: "I'm Xu Mingshan (Xu Hai Mingshan), please surrender and open the city gate quickly!" Bringing tens of thousands of people, fully armed and besieging the city, saying that you are here to surrender, it is really a ghost. This is not a surrender, but a provocation. Before completely admitting defeat, Xu Hai decided to test Hu Zongxian for the last time, to test his courage and wisdom. As a strong man, he only succumbed to the stronger one. Unfortunately, Comrade Zhao Wenhua happened to be there too. When he heard the news, he was so frightened that he trembled all over. He hurriedly found Hu Zongxian and asked him to arrange the defenders to resist with all their strength in case of accidents. 胡宗宪却十分镇定，他平静地告诉赵文华，其实解决问题的方法十分简单——打开城门，放他进来。 赵文华顿时魂不附体，连声大呼： “万不可行，如果他趁机入城作乱，如何是好？！” 胡宗宪站起身来，向这位上司投去了轻蔑的一瞥，便坚毅地向城门走去，只留下了这样一句话： “不用担心，一切尽在我掌握之中。” 见到胡宗宪的那一刻，徐海终于心服口服了，这个人带着两名随从，面对自己上百名携带兵器，穿着盔甲的属下，没有丝毫的慌乱，沉着地说道： “我就是直浙总督胡宗宪，徐海在哪里？” 徐海感受到了一种前所未有的威势，在此之前，他还从没有怕过谁，包括汪直在内，但此时此刻，在这个人的面前，他彻底屈服了。 徐海站了出来，不由自主地弯下了膝盖，向这个曾与他势不两立的对手恭敬行礼，他认输了，输得心服口服。 徐大哥居然屈膝行礼了，就在所有的人都目瞪口呆的时候，胡宗宪却作出了一个更让人意外的举动。 按照我国的传统美德，这个时候胜利者的反应不外乎以下两种，要么是“急步赶上前，一把扶起”，要么是“大呼一声：贤弟，折杀大哥了”。 然而这不是胡宗宪的选择，面对这个毕恭毕敬的强敌，他缓缓地伸出了手……按在了徐海的头皮上。 所有的人都惊呆了，他们屏气凝神地盯着这匪夷所思的一幕，但更有趣的事情还在后面。 胡宗宪的手停留在徐海的脑袋上，虽然没有玩出九阴白骨爪那样的绝世武功，却开始不停地拍抚，一边拍还一边说道： “你引倭寇入侵，为祸国家多年，今日既然归顺，以后当安分守己，切莫再次为恶。” 每当看到这段记载，我的脑海中都会浮现出美国黑帮片中黑社会老大的形象，胡宗宪同志一边把徐海的脑袋当皮球拍，一边谆谆诱导，实在很有教父的风范。 大家都看傻了，徐海却如同被洗脑了一样，温顺地任由胡宗宪摸他的头，给他上课，原因很简单，他已经被彻底降服了。 投降仪式结束后，徐海选择城外的沈庄作为他的暂住地，和他的属下住在一起。因为胡宗宪表示，要安排他的部下转业、从良，必须有足够的时间。 说完这些话，胡宗宪就跑去忙活了，而徐海则安心地等待着就业安置，然而他并不知道，胡总督既没有去找军转部门和居委会，也没有去找可供耕地，却只去找了一个人，因为他相信，在这个人的帮助下，徐海的问题将被彻底解决——用一种特别而简单的方式。 这个人就是陈东。 沉浸在幸福中的徐海开始憧憬着自己的美好生活，而王翠翘也十分高兴，从此她将不用继续跟着丈夫东躲西藏，飘移不定，他们将去一个安静的地方，住在安静的房子里，过着安静的生活，两个人坚信，幸福正在前方等待着他们。 于是机智的徐海失去了自己敏锐的嗅觉，他并没有发现，就在他们的驻地旁边，还住着一群陌生人，正用仇视的眼光注视着他的一举一动。 几天后的一个夜晚，当徐海还做着封妻荫子的美梦的时候，这群人撕下了自己的伪装，向他和他的部属发起了突然袭击——他们是陈东的手下。 谁也没有料到，到了这个时候，竟然还有人袭击他们，于是慌乱之中，大家只顾四散奔逃。徐海也不例外，他的反应非常之快，乱军中竟还带上了王翠翘一起跑。 但他没有能够跑出去，因为胡宗宪的部署一向是密不透风的，到了天明，他的部下已然全军覆没，而他也被陈东的部下团团围住，走投无路之下，他叹息一声，投水自尽。 横行天下的第二号倭寇徐海就这样被他以前的同伙陈东除掉了，但胜利并不属于陈东，三个月后，这位理论上的有功之臣和他的难兄难弟麻叶一起被杀，三人的首级被送往京城，嘉靖大喜，亲自去太庙告祭祖先，以示庆贺。 唯一的赢家是胡宗宪，他在军事实力不足的情况下，用精准莫测的智慧和缜密复杂的计谋，一步步地把徐海逼上了绝路，而在整个过程中，他从未大动干戈，只是略动口手，便驱使他人为其效命，连最后解决徐海，都是借刀杀人。 综观整个过程，谋略机巧，阴险狡诈，足可写入厚黑学教科书，为万人景仰。 曾有一位厚黑学前辈说过，违法的事情不能做，违背良心的事可以做。按照这个理论，胡宗宪绝对是一个忠实的实践者。 因为以当时的情境而言，胡宗宪为国家铲除倭寇，杀掉汉奸，似乎并不违法，却绝对违背了良心。 古语有云“杀降不祥”，既然徐海已经投降，再杀他似乎就有点无耻，很明显，胡宗宪并不相信这句话，也不介意别人说他无耻，所以他做了，而且做绝了。无耻就无耻到底，又能如何？ 这个世界上是没有报应的，当时的胡宗宪大概会这样想。 估计十年之后，胡宗宪会改变自己的想法。 而关于王翠翘的结局，正史上并没有明确的记载，总而言之，应该是死了。 但她是如何死去的，民间却有两种截然不同的说法。一种说她在那次突袭里死于乱军之中，尸首也未能找到。 另一种说法，则是一个无比凄美的故事。 徐海投水自尽的时候，王翠翘也想死，却没死成。她被士兵俘虏，并送到了胡宗宪那里。就在此处，人民群众的想象力得到了充分的发挥释放，有的说胡宗宪要把她许配给罗龙文，更有甚者，说胡宗宪自己看上了她，想娶她做妾。 虽然传说有许多种，分配对象也有很多个版本，但有一点都是相同的——她拒绝了。 徐海已经死了，但她仍然可以活下去，想娶她的人依然排队，她可以继续嫁人，过锦衣玉食的生活。 然而她拒绝了，她选择用死来结束自己的一生，以怀念那个先她而去的人。 于是在不久之后的一天，她趁人不备，逃了出来，面对大海，高声哭诉道： “明山，我辜负了你啊！” 然后，她投入大海，追随徐海而去。 在现代很多人看来，这种行为大致是比较缺心眼的，活着不好吗，干嘛要去死呢？ 诚然，这是一个缺乏逻辑的选择，正如多年前的那个时候，当海盗徐海来到她的面前，她所做出的那个选择一样，毫无逻辑，实在毫无逻辑可言。 从史料价值上来讲，这是一段十分不靠谱的记载，换句话说，其真实性是很低的，但我依然使用了这段材料。 因为在这个故事中，我看到了一种不被风头大势所左右，不因荣辱富贵而变迁的情感，它才是这两个毫无逻辑的选择的真正原因，虽沧海横流，惟恒然不变。 我知道它是假的，我希望它是真的。 王翠翘的故事感动了很多人，在此之后，她的这段传奇经历被写成一本名叫《金云翅传》的书，在清初极为流行，是当时的第一号畅销书。但诸位若未看过，那也并不奇怪，因为这本书没能与时俱进，上世纪四十年代后就没有再版了，当年我在省图书馆找了两天，才翻到一本比我大八十多岁的残本，着实不易。 王翠翘就这样渐渐消失了，似乎她从未存在过，但许多人并不知道，这位奇女子的名声已经冲出中国，走向亚洲。在日本和韩国，王翠翘有着广泛的知名度，而在越南，你要说你不知道王翠翘，人家会笑你没读过书，因为在越南的文学史上，这本《金云翅传》大致就相当于中国的，其能量之大可见一斑。 传奇一生若此，似海之情永存。 安息，足矣。 据说王翠翘在临死之前，曾对天大呼，控诉胡宗宪的背信弃义，并发出了最后的诅咒： “胡梅林（胡宗宪号梅林），你竟敢枉杀归降之人，天道若存，必定有报！” 所谓“杀降不祥”，所谓“天道若存，必定有报”，根据哲学原理分析，大致应归入迷信之类，但迷信之所以被称为迷信，是因为有人信。 当年白起不信，项羽不信，常遇春不信，胡宗宪也不信。 毕竟死于非命，毕竟失去天下，毕竟四十暴亡，毕竟…… 人，毕竟是要讲点道义的。 但胡宗宪似乎是不应该被指责的，无论如何，他所做的一切并不是为了自己，而是为了国家，为了百姓，此刻的他顾不上这些，因为还有一个更为可怕的对手在等待着他。 徐海的死，对汪直而言，应该算是一个好消息，从此以后他的竞争对手又少了一个，但对于胡宗宪而言，却仍然任重而道远。 因为汪直实在是太强大了，据统计，除了他的嫡系部队外，受他控制和影响的倭寇人数多达五万余人，而胡宗宪手中能够调集的全部兵力不过十余万人，还要防守直浙两省，武力解决根本不可能。 但要用计谋除掉他，也是困难重重，汪直已经下海了几十年，比徐海狡猾得多，更重要的是，胡宗宪逐渐认识到一个残酷的现实：徐海不过是个打工的，靠个人力量奋斗，干掉了就没事了，但汪直是老板，数十年来，他兼并了几十股势力，且已经形成规模化经营，汪老板当老大，群众都听他的话，如果杀了汪老板，他手下的诸多头目们将会失去控制，到时事情会更加麻烦。 所以胡宗宪得出了一个极为悲观的结论：汪直绝不能死。 汪直不死，倭患如何平息？这是一个胡宗宪无法解决的问题，他陷入了冥思苦想，直到徐渭为他找到那个合适的答案。 “要平定倭乱，并不需要杀掉汪直，”徐渭胸有成竹地说道：“只需诱他上岸，大事必成！”