Zhu Qizhen immediately decided to summon the navy and go out for battle!
As the saying goes, if the king is outside, the ministers will not accept your orders.
If we were in the capital, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would say something to each other, it would be difficult to go on an expedition.
However, as soon as the news came out, the capital exploded.
Cao Nai, the chief minister of the cabinet, Kuang Ye, the minister of rites, and more than a dozen officials set off immediately and took the train all the way south, trying desperately to dissuade him.
Yu Qian, who was far away in Chengdu, also received the news. However, Wu Zang was ready to make a move. Seeing that a war was inevitable, he couldn't get away, so he had to write a memorial and order it to be sent.
When Zhu Qizhen saw the memorial, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry.
What it basically says is, Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I may have to fight here, and when I finish fighting, I will go to sea with you to kill those Western devils.
"Prince Ning is good at making money, but fighting a war is almost boring. Write a reply to Yu Qian and ask him to solve the problem of Uzang first. I don't need him to worry about it!"
"Yes!"
Jin Ying respectfully agreed and took notes.
"As for the preparations before the expedition, I will give you one month, fuel, water, food, weapons and ammunition... In short, all military supplies are left to you."
"Yes, I will definitely live up to the divine grace!"
Jin Ying's writing hand was obviously shaking. He had never thought that he could participate in such a large-scale battle.
Moreover, as the emperor's right-hand man, only Wang Zhen could do this kind of thing...
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt cold and cursed secretly: "I am doing things seriously now, how can I be compared with that piece of shit Wang Zhen? I can't have this kind of thought anymore!"
Ever since the position of Supervisor of Ceremonies was taken away by that guy Wynn, I haven’t experienced the feeling of being trusted by the emperor for a long time...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Just when Jin Ying was immersed in the meeting and couldn't extricate himself, a familiar voice came over.
He couldn't help but look back and saw that it was... Wynn?
What's going on?
Jin Ying thought she was dazzled, so she couldn't help but wipe her eyes, thinking to herself, it's broad daylight, what a ghost!
Why do you get what you want?
If I had known this, I would have thought of happy things, such as gold, silver and jewelry...
"Your Majesty!"
Wynn trotted in, knelt down and began to cry.
"Why are you crying? Say something if you have anything to say!"
"Yes!"
Wynn stood up slowly and said: "Since we said goodbye that day, I always think of..."
"Okay!"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Let me tell you, what did you find?"
"Ah..."
Wynn was a little confused. He had prepared a lot of rhetoric for a long time, but he couldn't use a word.
He originally wanted to explain the situation that night, show his loyalty, and tell how much suffering he had suffered, and then how he discovered the clues of the rebels and tracked down the clues after all the hard work...
As a result, no words were used...
"Why are you so stunned? I'm asking you something!"
Only then did Wynn realize that it seemed that... the emperor did not blame himself for his poor protection?
Especially the rebel Li San is his old friend, so he doesn’t intend to pursue such a relationship?
Thinking of this, he was very happy.
"According to the secret investigation by the slaves, the blueprints of the ironclad ship were stolen by a gangster named Niu Dabao and sold to the local wealthy businessman Cao Dejin. Then, Cao Dejin sold them to foreigners. Those foreigners' countries are thousands of miles away in Eastern Rome... Yes Come on, my servant brought the map!"
Wynn took out a map from his body, with a location marked on it.
"Your Majesty, please see, according to the results of the slave's inquiry, the Eastern Roman Empire is roughly here!"
Zhu Qizhen curled his lips helplessly and said: "You... have worked hard!"
"No hard work, no hard work!"
Wynn became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, pointing to the location on the map, and continued: "My slave has found out clearly that after the Eastern Romans obtained the blueprint, many officials were skeptical and believed that the steam engine and steel equipment mentioned in the blueprint could not be realized. Therefore, it has not been put into construction yet."
"My slave also found out that the Eastern Romans have a fleet operating in the Nanyang area, and have even penetrated into the Ming Dynasty. I believe that we must not be lenient in dealing with these people. We will directly dispatch armored ships to expel them, and then cooperate with the naval forces in the Nanyang area. The division went to sea to fight and captured it in one fell swoop!"
"Finally, we will go on an expedition to Eastern Rome and strictly order them to hand over the blueprints and smugglers..."
Zhu Qizhen looked a little embarrassed while listening, but he was embarrassed to interrupt him.
Wynn also noticed that the situation was a bit subtle at this time. Why did the emperor not respond at all after he said so much?
He carefully raised his head and saw Jin Ying standing in front of him with a smile.
"Wynn, you are determined!"
"Eunuch Jin, what are you..."
"The fleet you mentioned did indeed have three ships that ran into our Ming Dynasty and have been destroyed."
"Ah?"
"Also, the emperor has issued a decree to set out to conquer Eastern Rome in one month."
Wynn's face became a little confused. It turned out that the emperor had killed the invading enemy and ordered to go out.
What’s the point of doing so much?
Seeing the tangled expression on his face, Zhu Qizhen said: "Go and find Yuan Bin. He is dealing with the case of Qiongzhou Guards' liaison with foreign enemies. The results of your investigation should be able to help."
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Wynn nodded dully, bowed and left.
After taking two steps, I felt more and more that something was wrong.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What have I done?
At this time, a burly young man came towards him. The two looked at each other, and the young man immediately clasped his fists and saluted.
"Eunuch Huai!"
Wynn was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the person in front of him, he said after a long time: "Are you... Zhang Mao?"
"Exactly!"
Zhang Mao laughed and said: "I heard that my father-in-law went undercover in order to find out about the enemy. I'm really impressed!"
"This is all... it should be, it should be!"
Huaien smiled, but he didn't understand why Zhang Mao was here?
Shouldn't he follow Zhang Fu to guard Jiaozhi?
Zhang Mao added: "The emperor is still waiting to be summoned. He will catch up with his father-in-law later and say goodbye!"
Wynn nodded in agreement. For some reason, he felt lonely in his heart.
Zhang Mao was sitting at home, and now he was about to go into battle. What did he do?
After going through countless hardships, he escaped from the dark cave. After getting the clues, he worked as an undercover agent without hesitation. In the end, why was it all in vain?
The emperor has done all the work.
I finally obtained the clues and prepared to fight against the foreign enemy. As a result, even the ashes of the enemy were scattered here.
I have obviously done a lot of things, but it seems like I have done nothing.
Alas!
From now on, just follow the emperor honestly and do what you can, but don’t make your own decisions, only to find out in the end that you are just one step too late.
I thought I was very capable, but it turned out that I was all smart...