Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 237: Damn, what kind of monsters are the Emperor’s subordinates?
Fengtian Palace, early morning.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood today and did not reprimand the ministers. The ministers were all wondering, what happened to the emperor today? This is not a curse, but we are not used to it.

They didn't know that the emperor was their elder brother, but they prayed in their hearts that the emperor would be like this every day, otherwise going to court every day would be like going to the grave.

"Urgent report! Urgent report! Urgent report from the Chief Envoy of Southern Zhejiang."

The ministers were shocked. Could something happen on the southeast coast again? Want to rush 800 miles? There's no war over there.

Eunuch Wang Jinghong took the urgent report and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang opened it and scanned it quickly:
I have urgently reported to Your Majesty that thousands of Japanese pirates suddenly invaded Ningzhou, and their rampage was so rampant that it is difficult to describe. These madmen set fire to kill people, plundered property, and did everything they could, causing the people of Ningzhou to become homeless and miserable.

Even more hateful is the Japanese pirate leader Kirikage Raizo, who is cunning and highly skilled in martial arts. He led a group of thieves and fought fiercely with our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers. He was able to break our army's position and trample on the majesty of our celestial dynasty wantonly. The defeat and low morale of the officers and soldiers are actually a worry for the country and a shame for the country.

Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are so rampant that if they are not eradicated in time, they will definitely cause a catastrophe. I sincerely request your Majesty to send reinforcements as soon as possible, mobilize elite troops and generals, and attack the Japanese pirates' lair with thunderous momentum, so as to restore peace to our Ming Dynasty.

Your Majesty, this matter is urgent and I dare not delay at all. I hope that Your Majesty will clearly understand the situation and make a quick decision to calm the people and restore the country's prestige. I am extremely frightened, so I would like to report this.

boom!
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed drastically and he slapped the royal table angrily: "This little Japanese pirate is so rampant."

Prince Zhu Biao quickly took the urgent report and read it hastily. Then, he told the officials the contents of the urgent report. After hearing this, all the ministers were filled with indignation. Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please lead the troops to go out and destroy the Japanese pirates!"

The Marquis of Yan'an Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Pingliang Fei Ju, and the Marquis of Nanxiong Zhao Yong all invited to fight. However, Hu Weiyong stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates come and go without a trace. They hide on the sea and are difficult to destroy. We need to spend dozens of times. We need more troops and financial resources to defend. Now, we are preparing for another northern expedition. I am afraid it would be inappropriate for the imperial court to divide our troops at this time."

"Should we swallow this bad breath?" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.

"Your Majesty, let the chief ministers of various places organize military and civilian resistance. Otherwise, they will strictly prohibit the sea." Hu Weiyong said solemnly, "After we pacify the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Yunnan Liang King will have the energy to deal with them. The Japanese pirates are just small ones. Disaster, Bei Yuan and Liang Wang, that is the big trouble."

The ministers nodded in agreement.

……

Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful, and then said in a deep voice: "What the Prime Minister said is reasonable. It is difficult for the imperial court to divide its troops now. However, the Japanese pirates must be exterminated. Now that we have remembered it, we can leave it to the Ming Dynasty Trading Company to destroy the Japanese pirates. The Emperor has agreed to it. Give them the Ming Dynasty Trading Company and they will help the imperial court to eliminate Japanese pirates."

As soon as these words came out, the officials were stunned, and the generals even looked sarcastic. Lu Zhongheng smiled contemptuously and questioned: "Isn't the Daming Trading Company just like merchants? Do merchants also know how to fight?"

Tang Shengzong also echoed: "This statement is extremely true. The Japanese pirates have been raging for decades. If they were easy to eradicate, why would they be so rampant today? What the Prime Minister just said is absolutely true. The Japanese pirates hide at sea, and their whereabouts are secretive. When they land, they plunder without restraint, and when they enter the sea, they pursue them. Not as good as that.”

Zhao Yong then petitioned: "Your Majesty, it is better to send a general to patrol the southeast coast and build fortresses to ward off the Japanese pirates. Even if they cannot be completely wiped out, at least they can ensure peace."

As soon as this proposal came out, all the ministers agreed. They believe that patrols by experienced generals can reassure the people; building fortresses for defense without the need for major wars, and with the assistance of local troops, will definitely be effective. However, if we want to completely eradicate Japanese pirates, this is still insufficient.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around the ministers with stern eyes, and finally nodded and said: "Marquis Tang Shengzong of Yan'an, I order you to patrol the southeast coast in order to protect the environment and the people."

Tang Shengzong responded and bowed to receive the order: "I obey the order!"

After retreating from the court, the ministers walked on the royal road, and the generals surrounded Tang Shengzong.

"Marquis Yan An, the credit for this trip to the southeast belongs to you. What's more, this task is easy and does not require a bloody battle."

"Congratulations, I would rather go into battle and go to the Northern Expedition. That is a good place to make achievements. Fighting the Japanese? Hmm, how much credit can you say? To be honest, I envy you for going to the Northern Expedition."

"What Marquis Yan An said is wrong. It is said that those Japanese pirates are all rogues from Japan. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and extremely cunning. This trip must not be taken lightly."

"That's right. The Japanese pirates are by no means an easy person. Why are the Daming Trading Company going to destroy the Japanese? They are a bunch of businessmen, oh, and there are also the Jianghu people from the Beggar Clan. Do they think fighting is a child's play?"

"Hmph, if the Ming Trading Company can really wipe out the Japanese pirates, what use will we generals have? What a joke!"

Hu Weiyong frowned slightly as he listened to their disdain for Daming Trading Company. He knew that behind the Ming Trading Company was the Supreme Emperor. When did the Supreme Emperor fail to do something?

……

three days later.

Tang Shengzong set out to inspect the southeastern sea frontier. At the same time, the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty Trading Company also set sail to sea, and the navy led by Zhang Dingbian followed closely behind, with momentum like a rainbow.

Fourth Master Zhu personally saw him off at the pier, and Queen Ma also came. She is a shareholder of Daming Trading Company and is looking forward to the return of the fleet. She is also waiting for dividends from the expenses of her harem. "Your Majesty, why is the scale so big this time?" Queen Ma asked.

"Oh, Zhang Dingbian's navy is here to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates." Fourth Master Zhu explained lightly, as if this was just a trivial matter.

"Really go." Empress Ma frowned slightly, "I also heard it in the harem. The generals in Huaixi are just waiting to see your jokes, saying that businessmen and Jianghu people get together and fight? "

"Hahaha, let's see the result." Fourth Master Zhu said with a proud smile, completely unfazed by the doubts and ridicules.

Empress Ma nodded with a smile. She was also doubtful in her heart. The founding empress, she had seen too many wars and knew how cruel war was, but she also knew that she could not persuade the men of the Zhu family.

"I'm going to visit the concubine." She bowed gracefully and saluted, then turned and walked towards the back hill of the academy.

Fourth Master Zhu stood alone at the pier, looking at the fleet of ships drifting away, his heart burning with pride. He firmly believes that as the Ming Trading Company continues to grow, it will eventually build an invincible maritime fleet and dominate the oceans.

……

A month later.

On this day, at dawn, more than a hundred ships approached the coast of Ningzhou. At least three thousand Japanese pirates got off the ship, and a group of Wuyangyang went to the beach. They held long swords in their hands and their eyes were shining, like a group of hungry wolves. , finally saw the prey.

The leader of the Japanese pirates, Kirikage Raizo, was wearing armor with a long sword hanging on his waist. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle. He ordered in a deep voice: "This time, we will fight into the interior. Hmm, the Ming army is all soft-footed shrimps." , as long as we kill them fiercely, they will only know how to escape. "

One of the ronin laughed ferociously and sneered: "We have three thousand people, but we can chase them thirty thousand, because they only know how to run, hahaha."

All the Japanese pirates laughed. They were obviously very experienced and had been running rampant in this area for a long time. They didn't take the Ming army seriously at all, let alone the local people.

When they all came ashore, they rushed toward Ningzhou City in a dark mass. However, before walking far, he saw a man standing in front of him. The man was riding a horse and had a long gun blocking the middle of the road.

"Baga, you are seeking death!" Kirikage Raizo roared.

"I'm Zhang Dingbian, I've been waiting for you for half a month." Zhang Dingbian's eyes fell on Kirigage Raizo.

"Yoshi, then I will kill you with my own hands." Kirikage Raizo drew his sword and rushed forward.

Zhang Dingbian sat on the horseback, watching the screaming Kirigage Raizo rushing towards him. He suddenly jumped up and threw the spear. The spear shot away rapidly, and the void seemed to fluctuate. Kirikage Raizo didn't pay attention to the flying spear at all, he slashed at the spear with his sword.

clang!
There was a flash of sparks, and Kirikage Raizo's sword broke.

scold!
The spear penetrated Kirikage Raizo's body and inserted into the ground in front of him. Kirikage Raizo looked at the hole in his chest with disbelief on his face, then spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down heavily.

When the Japanese pirates behind saw him, they didn't react for a moment. They didn't believe that their leader had been shot to death. Zhang Dingbian didn't give them a chance and shouted: "Kill!"

Thousands of people came out from the surrounding area to kill the Japanese pirates in groups of eleven. The Japanese pirates reacted, roared angrily, and all drew their swords: "Kill."

They thought that these Ming troops, like those before, would scatter in all directions after being attacked. They launched a brave charge, but found that this Ming army was different. They were in a group of eleven. Before they could get close, some of them were knocked down by javelins. The remaining people continued to rush to the front of the formation, but were beaten by waving wolves. Xuan blocked the way. Just as the Japanese pirates were about to bypass Langzhen, four spears came at them in unison. In the blink of an eye, the Japanese pirates running rampant along the southeast coast began to panic. Their knives were too short and they could not cut each other!

……

In less than an hour, most of the Japanese pirates were killed or injured, while the Ming army only had more than a hundred casualties. The remaining Japanese pirates retreated with howling ghosts and wolves, and fled towards the sea in a hurry. They thought that they would be fine if they got on the boat, and the Ming army could not catch up.

Zhang Dingbian led his army to kill them all, leaving corpses of Japanese pirates on the beach. However, nearly a thousand Japanese pirates still ran onto the boat and fled to the sea in the big boat.

They breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had finally escaped. Then, someone pointed at the huge ship on the sea and shouted in horror: "Then... what is that?"

Before he finished speaking, the cannons on the huge ship were all fired.

boom! boom! boom!
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese pirates' ship was blown to pieces, flames shot into the sky on the sea, and the Japanese pirates in the sea screamed heartbreakingly.

Tang Shengzong, who had been hiding not far from the coast, was stunned: "Damn it, what kind of monsters are the Supreme Emperor's subordinates?"

(End of this chapter)