Naruto: Ming Dynasty people roaming the ninja world

In April of the 27th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, at the Busan port in Korea, late at night, a crescent moon hung in the sky, and the stars swayed with the ups and downs of the waves. However, a ball of fire illuminated a corner of the port. Chen Lin, the commander-in-chief of the anti-Japanese war, and a group of his followers saw off a merchant ship, which had already loaded a batch of goods.

Chen Lin ordered his followers to bring wine and said to the twelve men at the bow, who were dressed in gray and armed, "After this separation, I don't know when we will meet again. I can only offer you a glass of wine. I hope you have a safe journey and return soon."

"Although we are chivalrous knights, we also know one thing: the greatest chivalrous men serve their country and their people. We will go to Japan this time, even if it means sacrificing our lives, we will certainly not let General Chen down. If we gain something, we will return to the Central Plains and report all the details of Japan to the court." Chen Yufa, the Shaolin lay disciple who was the leader of the twelve people, took the wine glass and said solemnly.

Chen Lin looked at the solemn faces of the people in front of him, smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much. A month ago, I wrote a letter to the emperor about spying on Japan. I believe that the emperor will organize people to go to Japan in batches to spy. As for your family members, I will definitely send people to take care of them. Please cherish your lives and don't waste them. There is no need to sacrifice your lives. Please drink this cup to cheer you up."

Chen Yufa blushed, and was too embarrassed to smile, so he drank the wine in his cup with everyone else. Then he turned around and took the rest of the people on board.

The crew had been waiting on the deck. Chen Yufa ordered the anchor to be raised and the sailors went back to work. Chen Yufa counted the number of people and asked the captain who was still standing beside him, "Why aren't the two Japanese, Mifune and Kobayashi, here?"

The captain of the ship was named Wu. He had met the twelve men several times before and had had drinks with them twice. He was quite familiar with them and everyone called him Old Man Wu. Old Man Wu was from Shandong and had more than ten years of experience in sailing. He also knew some basic martial arts. He was employed by the Shandong Weisuo official merchant and often traveled between Shandong and Korea. This time, he was assigned by Chen Lin to be in charge of this voyage.

Old Man Wu was an experienced man. He knew that this voyage was going to be very serious, so he could not help but be cautious with these twelve martial arts masters. "Master Chen, you may not know that Sanchuan and Xiaolin were escorted to the ship by the soldiers under General Chen today, and they were also free today. They had dinner with their brothers tonight, but they may have been hungry for a long time and ate too much at once. They kept complaining of abdominal pain after the meal, so they had to rest in the cabin."

Before Chen Yufa opened his mouth, a man with a short beard and a sword in his arms, who had a horizontal scar on his cheek, spat viciously, "These Japanese slaves are just good-for-nothings. I don't know what General Chen was thinking. For such an important matter, he actually used two Japanese guides. The lives of our brothers are basically tied to the hands of these two Japanese slaves.

We have just set out to sea, and these two Japanese slaves dare to put on airs like this. What will happen in the future? Let’s fight these two Japanese captives and teach them a lesson today!”

"Wait a minute, brother Li Ying, General Chen has no choice but to do this. Ever since Emperor Jiajing's Qi Shaobao suppressed the Japanese pirates, the Central Plains has basically cut off trade with Japan. Japan has also strictly guarded against our Ming Dynasty merchants. Merchants need special permission from Japan to do business in Japan. Otherwise, why would we have to resort to the method of smuggling this time?

General Chen has tried his best to use all the Han people on this ship, and he really has no one to use as a guide, so let's spare these two Japanese, we will need them in many places in the future." The young man with a short beard on his lips and two swords on his back, one long and one short, stopped him.

The others echoed, "That's right, brother Li Ying. Brother Mo Congfeng is right. Let's forget about it this time. We have a long time anyway. If these two Japanese guys act arrogantly again, we can deal with them again." Chen Yufa knew that the Songshan Sword Sect where Li Ying came from and the Hengshan Sword Sect where Mo Congfeng belonged had some conflicts due to the merger of the Five Mountains several decades ago, so he quickly chimed in.

Chen Yufa then said to everyone, "Let's do it according to the drills we've been practicing for the past three months. We'll have four people on duty in a group, and each group will be on duty for four hours. It's still late at night, so we'll have four people on duty, and the rest of you can choose a room to rest first.

I, Mo Congfeng from the Hengshan Sword Sect, and the Wu brothers from the Beggars' Sect will form a team to take the first shift. Taoist Yun Qingzi from Wudang, Tian Jin from the Huashan Sword Sect, and Lu Yang from the Fuwei Escort Agency will form a team to take the second shift. Li Ying and Zhong Ming from the Songshan Sword Sect, Wu Youzi from the Taishan Sword Sect, and Mr. Xiao Zhuge Qingzhu will form a team to take the third shift. Do you have any objections?"

The three-month drill that began in the first month of the twenty-seventh year of the Wanli reign had already clarified the specific matters such as the deployment of the twelve people. Chen Yufa just read out the script, and everyone naturally expressed no objection. The eight people who were not on duty dispersed to find rooms to rest.

Chen Yufa bowed to Old Man Wu and said, "All other matters on the ship will be handled by Old Man Wu." Old Man Wu said yes and left. Chen Yufa turned around and said to the Wu brothers behind him, "Brother Wu, please inspect the stern area. I will accompany Brother Mo Congfeng to the bow to try to observe the stars and locate the position."

The Wu brothers were born into a poor family in Fujian. Their parents died in the Japanese invasion during the Jiajing period. They were not well educated, but were warm-hearted, honest and kind. Later they were accepted into the Beggars' Sect by the elders, and were taught the Fiery Sun Palm and the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife. Now they are over fifty years old. Although they have not been taught the upper-level internal skills of the Beggars' Sect, their kung fu is already quite good. The two of them are of one mind and work together tacitly, and have overcome many life-and-death difficulties.

Wu Dalu, the eldest brother of the Wu brothers, replied: "Please rest assured, Chief Chen, we brothers are easy-going people. We will definitely complete the tasks assigned to us by Chief Chen without any mistakes."

Chen Yufa also knew that the Wu brothers had rich experience in the martial arts world, so he quickly responded: "I believe in the ability of the seniors, so Brother Mo and I will go ahead."

Chen Yufa and Mo Congfeng came to the bow. Mo Congfeng took out a pen and paper and began to write and draw at the starry sky. Chen Yufa had nothing to do, so he exclaimed: "Brother Mo is really talented. In just three months, he was able to master such a profound method of stargazing in the "Huangji Jingshi"."

Mo Congfeng couldn't help but smile; "What do you mean by extraordinary talent? Taoist Master Yun Qingzi and Mr. Qingzhu are the experts in this field. In just three months, I have only learned the basics of stargazing and positioning. If we really talk about talent, Senior Shao Yong of the previous dynasty who wrote such a masterpiece as "Huangji Jingshi" is truly gifted and has mastered the past and present."

“Brother Mo, there is no need to be too modest. Taoist Master Yun Qingzi and Mr. Qingzhu have been immersed in this Taoism for many years. Taoist Master Yun Qingzi was born in the Wudang Taoist sect and learned Taoism since childhood. Naturally, he knows astronomy and geography. Mr. Qingzhu is the successor of the Guolao Xing Sect, so the simple art of stargazing is naturally no problem for him.

Brother Mo, you are different from them. As far as I know, before this year, Brother Mo had never been exposed to this kind of knowledge, but he was able to enter the "Huangji Jingshi" in just three months, and even learned the Japanese language. This is already an extraordinary talent. You should know that at the beginning of this year, there were more than 20 people who were taught this "Huangji Jingshi", and Brother Mo was the only one who entered."

Mo Congfeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Chen, you are too kind. At the beginning of the year, when General Chen summoned us and distributed the copy of "Huangji Jingshi" to us, I have seen all those chivalrous men. They are either too old and their memory is declining, or they are the pillars of the sect and are busy with trivial matters all day long and their energy is probably not enough. I just took advantage of their youth and lack of things to do."

After saying that, he stopped what he was doing, glanced at Chen Yufa, and complimented him casually, "If Brother Chen is so talented, as long as he is willing to spend more than a month to learn the "Emperor's Scripture of the World", he will definitely be able to enter the hall."

Chen Yufa couldn't help but blush and smiled awkwardly, "To be honest, Brother Mo, I have been studying "Huangji Jingshi" for nearly a year, but I still feel confused..."

Mo Congfeng was startled, put away the paper and pen in his hand, and interrupted, "One year, Brother Chen knew this would happen earlier. I thought that this spying on Japan was a sudden idea of ​​General Chen at the celebration banquet for the great victory of the Battle of Noryang during the New Year's Day this year. It took General Chen three months to select and train the chivalrous men in the martial arts world. It turns out that Brother Chen started learning "Huangji Jingshi" a year ago."

Chen Yufa couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart that Brother Mo was indeed smart. "Yes, this is not a secret. As far as I know, Brother Mo, you entered the court to fight against the Japanese in the 21st year of Wanli, when the news of General Zu Chengxun's defeat was reported back to the Central Plains. That year, the scene of heroes going north to follow General Li Rusong to enter the court to fight against the Japanese was really fascinating. I also admired them very much. One of my biggest regrets in life is that I was not able to participate in the bloody battle of Biti Pavilion with all the heroes.

What a pity! I just followed General Chen into the Korean War a year ago. At that time, I was one of General Chen’s personal guards.

On the way to Korea in accordance with the imperial edict, General Chen received a battle report from the front line. He learned that after the previous defeat, Japan still had hundreds of thousands of troops in Korea, and the army's armor rate reached more than 60%, and they were also equipped with a certain amount of firearms. General Chen was really surprised. You know, although our army is superior to Japan in firearms equipment, the total number of troops going to Korea is only more than 60,000.

Before, Japan was just a small country in the eyes of us Central Plains people. Even if there were some Japanese pirates invading our coastal areas during the Jiajing period, they were just a small matter for us. However, this time the invasion of Japan is no small matter. Judging from its combat effectiveness, total military strength and other aspects, Japan will become a major threat to our Ming Dynasty.

Although General Chen was not afraid of fighting, he was also worried and could not sleep at night, because we knew too little about Japan. In addition to the more than 100,000 people in the court, we had no idea how many troops Japan could withdraw, what the political situation in Japan was like, and how long Japan could sustain the war with us.

Since the maritime ban during the Jiajing reign, we no longer know about Japan. Although there was the Longqing opening in the first year of the Longqing reign, we all know that it had little effect. We have not known about Japan for nearly 50 years, so General Chen had the idea of ​​spying on Japan at that time, and General Chen began to carefully select the personnel for this operation. "

"I see. I remember that it was after the Battle of Noryang. We, the people of Jianghu, were dispersed to various armies to help the army eliminate the remaining Japanese soldiers and fight against the Japanese country, Koga and Iga ninjas.

Suddenly, we were summoned by General Chen, who invited us to a celebration banquet. We were far away from home, so we just happened to celebrate the New Year together. At the celebration banquet, after everyone had drunk a lot of wine, General Chen summoned us, the remaining Jianghu people, and expressed his concerns about the threat from Japan. He decided to select a group of Jianghu experts to sneak into Japan to spy on intelligence. We were also moved by General Chen's patriotism, so we were willing to participate in this life-threatening operation. Today, I learned that General Chen had planned it long ago. "Mo Congfeng said lightly, "By the way, I wonder what the relationship between General Chen and Brother Chen is..."

"General Chen is my uncle, and my father is General Chen's elder brother. I lost my father when I was young, so my uncle sent me to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. Later, I followed my uncle to join the army."

"Brother Chen, please accept my condolences. If your father knew about this, he would definitely be proud of you."

"We are the sons and daughters of the Jianghu, so why would we care so much? As long as we put chivalry first and have a clear conscience, that's enough for our lives. Now that the country is in decline, it's time for us to take the lead and serve the country.

When I was young, I often heard stories of chivalry from my elders. The ones I admired most were the two heroes Guo and Yang who helped defend Xiangyang in the previous dynasty. There is a saying by Guo that is most inspiring to future generations: The greatest heroes serve their country and their people. This is truly a role model for people like us in the martial arts world. "

"Yes, during the Jiajing reign, Japanese pirates were spreading along the coast, and countless civilians were harmed. Japan and the Central Plains have a deep hatred for each other. In the 20th year of the Wanli reign, Japan invaded the DPRK again. When we heard about the defeat of General Zu Chengxun, the martial arts world was shaken. Therefore, countless martial arts sects sent a large number of masters to the north to resist the Japanese. The children of the martial arts world are free by nature and unrestrained, but they have such a sincere heart to serve the country. It can be seen that the eight-character motto of the hero Guo has a far-reaching influence."