Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 160 Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to explore the Golden Mountain and Silver Island

The next day.

After morning dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang returned directly to Jinshen Palace. At this moment, Qin King Zhu Xi was already waiting in the palace.

Yesterday, Zhu Xi got the topographic map of Japan from Lin Che.

He immediately ran to Zhu Yuanzhang and informed him of the matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he saw the topographic map, and then he called a painter overnight to combine Lin Che's sketches into a complete map based on the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense map.

Zhu Xi almost stayed up all night. When his father went to court, he came to Jinshen Hall alone and studied the map carefully.

After going to court, the father and son studied the map carefully. At this moment, the eunuch Liu He came in to report.

Wait for the soup and the audience in Zhongshan.

Zhu Yuanzhang put away the map and raised his hand:

"Xuan!"

Not for a while.

Under the guidance of the eunuch Liu He, Tang He quickly walked into the Jinshen Palace, followed by a young general with a majestic figure and a heroic appearance.

Walking to the imperial case, Tang He and the young general bowed their heads.

"Dingchen, please rise. Who is this young man?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and motioned for Tang He to get up and talk.

Tang He behaved well and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang before getting up.

The young general continued to kneel on the ground.

Tang He stood up, cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and replied:

"This is our lieutenant general Hu Yunqiang, the second son of the late Yue Duke Hu Dahai. Your Majesty summoned me this time. I thought it was for an expedition against Japan, so I brought him here specially."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that he was the son of Hu Dahai, he suddenly became excited and stood up:
"It turns out that the children from Tongpu have become deputy generals in the army. It's amazing, it's amazing!"

Hu Yunqiang knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, Hu Yunqiang, thanks you for your compliments!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Hu Yun to strengthen himself and praised the heroic general again.

At this time.

Tang He on the side asked respectfully:

"May I ask if Your Majesty's summoning ministers to conquer Japan has been brought forward?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Tang He's tone, he couldn't hide his excitement.

He nodded secretly in his heart, and his confidence in conquering Japan increased.

But he did not answer. Instead, he asked Liu He to take out the topographic map of the Japanese country that Zhu Ping had brought back and handed it to Tang He.

"This is?"

Tang He looked at the unfamiliar sea chart in surprise, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

There is no way, now the military generals of the Ming Dynasty.

All eyes were focused on the Northern Expedition Puppet Yuan.

The maps drawn by the army basically focus on the Mobei area.

Adding at most Southern Xinjiang is already a long-term vision.

Even in the entire Ming Dynasty, there was not a single person who could draw sea charts.

Not to mention the topographical maps of Japan far away in the ocean.

"This map is the map to the Japanese country."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave the answer directly without waiting for Tang He to guess.

Then he asked in a serious tone:
"Dingchen, we want you to follow the map and explore Sado Island and Honshu Island marked on the map."

"Record the hydrological characteristics along the way, as well as the weapons and...specialties of the two islands!"

"You can send an advance team, which will set off tomorrow. Who do you plan to assign to this important task?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, taking a look at Hu Yunqiang standing aside.

Since Tang He brought him here, he probably had always entrusted this young man with important responsibilities.

Tang He was still thoughtful, and he vaguely guessed his intentions before he said anything.

It’s just that the two islands that the advance team went to this time are where the gold and silver mountains of the Japanese country are located.

Once the advance team was established, they became greedy and took the proceeds from the gold and silver mines for themselves.

Also, in case the advance army fights Japanese pirates and some weaklings are captured, tell them the purpose of their trip.

When the time comes, the Japanese slaves will probably raise the entire country's army to fight against the Ming Dynasty's soldiers.

After losing the opportunity to take the golden mountain and silver island by surprise.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to seize Sado Island and Honshu Island, and God knows how many lives it would cost.

Therefore, it must be led by an absolutely loyal general.Hu Yunqiang is the son of the late Yue Duke Hu Dahai, so there should be no problem with his loyalty.

really.

Tang He bowed and replied:

"I am going to send General Hu to be the leader of this advance team."

"Although General Hu is young, he has fought against Japanese pirates many times along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang and has rich experience. Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

While Tang He was talking to Zhu Yuanzhang, Hu Yunqiang was a little confused on the sidelines!

Before coming, Tang He had told him that he was going to send him to the front lines of Fujian and Zhejiang to eliminate Japanese pirates, and then serve as the vanguard of the Japanese expedition.

Hu Yunqiang was very surprised that His Majesty had such a deep understanding of the topography and hydrology of the Japanese island.

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's order, he realized that he was originally the vanguard of the Japanese expedition, but how could he become a scout going deep into the hinterland of the Japanese slaves?

However, Hu Yunqiang has accepted the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor since he was a child.

Even though he had doubts in his heart, he immediately knelt down to accept the order.

"I will definitely find out the details of Sado Island and Honshu Island for Your Majesty."

"If there is a chance, I will occupy these two places for Your Majesty. The Japanese slave soldiers will fight for them."

obviously.

Hu Yunqiang did not know the inside story.

I mistakenly mistook Sado and Honshu Island as dangerous places for Japanese slaves.

Zhu Yuanzhang only told Tang He and other close confidants about these top secrets, and deputy generals like Hu Yunqiang still had no access to these core secrets.

However, after Hu Yunqiang received the order.

He asked again carefully:
"May I ask Your Majesty, can we put aside the matter of clearing out the Japanese pirates along the coast for the time being?"

Tang He was equally curious about Hu Yunqiang's words.

However, as a close confidant of Zhu Yuanzhang, he would never ask unless His Majesty told him.

At the same time, he also knew Hu Yunqiang's true thoughts.

This time, he was asked to serve as a scout team to explore the Japanese slaves. Will he not have the opportunity to serve as a vanguard when attacking the Japanese country in the future?

Tang He was about to yell.

But he was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had fought countless battles, knew exactly what the young general in front of him was thinking.

He smiled lightly and said:

"The importance of exploring Sado and Honshu is temporarily ranked higher than clearing out Japanese pirates along the coast."

"As long as you accomplish this, it will be a great achievement equal to that of a vanguard defeating the enemy!"

"If I conquer the Japanese slaves from now on, you will still be my vanguard!"

Hu Yunqiang was instantly overjoyed.

You know, although the vanguard can accumulate merits quickly, the death rate is not low.

Now just as a scout, you can remember the pioneer's contribution to defeating the enemy.

It can be said that the credit was gained in vain.

Although Hu Yunqiang knew that the sea was dangerous.

But he is the second son of the Hu family, and he has no share in the family's title or property.

If you can't seize the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

I can't believe that I will be kicked out of the house by my aunt one day!
After thanking Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Tang He explained some things again.

Tang He and Hu Yunqiang left the palace happily.

Not noticing at all, Zhu Xi looked at his back with envy.

Zhu Yuanzhang noticed that his son, who had always been a martial artist, looked at him.

He just shook his head and smiled, but didn't say much.

Instead, he continued to deal with government affairs.

The father and son were like this, one was reviewing the memorial, and the other was racking his brains to think about how to participate in this operation.

It was evening, and Zhu Yuanzhang was about to take Zhu Ping to the Queen's Palace for dinner.

At this time, Liu He, the personal eunuch, ran in happily.

Congratulations to Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the people from the Duwei Mansion have found the sweet potato seedlings you asked for!"

(End of this chapter)