Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "What did you find out? Just say it!"

"yes!"

Yuan Bin had no choice but to say: "Although the Japanese pirates over there are not troubles, our people secretly learned that the smuggling gangs seemed to be very close to some officials in the court. Moreover, there was some unclear relationship between them and the Japanese pirates. However, these lists still lack conclusive evidence. I originally planned to report to the emperor after confirming them."

Zhu Qizhen's face became very ugly. When he went to sea to smuggle, he would inevitably have some connection with the Japanese pirates to a greater or lesser extent. This book was expected.

Wu Canghai once told that many smuggling gangs and Japanese pirates were actually in the same group, and going out to sea was the territory of Japanese pirates. Unless they had enough power to fight against them like Wu Canghai, they would not be able to go out to sea at all.

Half a month ago, Shi Heng wrote to talk about this matter, but given that this person had been out of the court for half a year and had involved so many officials, Zhu Qizhen did not act rashly and was still cautious.

Now that the clues Zhu Ji found were completely verified, this matter has become a foregone conclusion.

Bai Lian colluded with Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates and smuggling are the same group, and behind the smuggling are officials. The relationships are complicated, like a giant net, which can move the whole body with one blow.

Faced with such a situation, how easy is it to open the sea?

The reason why these forces can be united is the root of the word "interest".

To break their alliance, it is not simply enough to kill a few people. This is a war!

The enemies I faced were not only vicious Japanese pirates, but also the insidious and cunning White Lotus Sect, but most importantly, those hypocritical gentry classes.

Some of them are rich and prominent local families and have extremely high prestige in the local area. Even the magistrate should respect them three times.

Some are high in the temple and play an important role in the court.

Since the founding of Emperor Taizu, the Ming Dynasty has always been courteous to scholars, but unexpectedly, a hundred years later, these scholars became the biggest enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

They carried out land annexation without any scruples and included the land of ordinary people in their own names.

People become tenants, tenants become refugees, and refugees either starve to death or become bandits.

They still felt that it was not enough, so they carried out maritime trade smuggling behind the guise of sea bans and made huge profits. Whenever the court had the intention to open the sea, they would jump out and point to the nose of the power and say, this is the ancestral system, and the ancestral system cannot be violated!

However, they did not mention the ancestral system that embezzled sixty taels of skin and put them into grass by Emperor Taizu.

On the surface, they called for emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce, but behind their backs, they colluded with officials and businessmen, both for fame and profit, and for being a bitch and a archway.

If the court wants to collect commercial taxes, they will jump out and shout, "This is to compete with the people for profit, do not do it, do not do it!"

They are the biggest enemies of the Ming Dynasty!

"Send the Jinyiwei from Nanjing to assist Zhu Ji. All smugglers involved in thieves and smugglers will be monitored. After ten days, you will take the people directly!"

Yuan Bin asked in confusion: "Don't you need to wait for the result here?"

"unnecessary!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "The time here is about ten days later. Even if it is a few days later, the news from Fuzhou cannot be transmitted. Take a step back and say that even if the news comes, they will not be able to give up the opportunity in front of them!"

Yuan Bin nodded then. He clearly felt that the battle was about to begin.

If you catch those people, you will inevitably pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and will also involve the officials in the court.

It can be imagined that this case is so widespread that it is comparable to the four major cases in the Hongwu period!

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Where is the Sanqian Camp?"

Yuan Bin replied: "Duke Rui and half of the troops have arrived in Nanjing, and the rest will be there in at most five days."

Regarding the dispatch of the Three Thousand Camps, Duke Rui Li Zhen put in some effort.

Three thousand people are not a small number, and they are carrying weapons and ammunition. If they come out of the capital blatantly, they will definitely be noticed by the other party's eyeliner.

Finally, he dismantled the three thousand battalions into pieces, dressed up as several caravans, hid weapons and ammunition on the truck, and left Beijing in batches.

In order to cover up, these people left Beijing and took different routes.

Some walk on the canal, some walk on land, some walk on Shandong, some walk on Henan, and finally meet in Nanjing.

Yu Qian asked, "Where are the other soldiers except for the three thousand battalions?"

Yuan Bin replied truthfully: "No more, only three thousand camps."

"Only three thousand battalions?"

Yu Qian was very puzzled. The other party was the main force of the Japanese pirates and the White Lotus Sect, and there were at least 10,000 or 20,000 people. Why did the emperor only bring out three thousand camps?

Although when I suggested to the emperor, I said that relying on new firearms would be enough, if you really want to fight, you have to consider those unknown factors in order to be prepared for any eventuality.

What are you doing? Come with Sanqian Camp and others desperately?

Even if the weapons and equipment are ahead, you can't play like this!

"Your Majesty, if you rely on the three thousand camps, it's probably... difficult to fight..."

Zhu Qizhen didn't care and said, "Do you think I don't want to bring more people? I also want to pull the flying tiger cannons from Shenji Camp, but it's not easy to mobilize the army to cover up?"

Yu Qian sighed helplessly and said, "Since that's the case, the emperor should evacuate this place first and leave it to the Wei ministers to be fully responsible!"

"Why, are you worried that the Three Thousand Battalions are not enough to fight?"

"It's enough, but this is a war after all. The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. The emperor is the emperor, who can be in charge of the rear, and there is no need to take risks."

Zhu Qizhen said: "I believe the combat effectiveness of the Three Thousand Battalions. The Japanese pirates and Bailian are just a piece of loose sand. They are not worth mentioning in front of my elite troops!"

"With that being said, I'm worried..."

"Don't worry, your task is to give me the 100,000 people in Huai'an Mansion a chance. If something happens to them, it will be in trouble."

"Yes, I obey the order!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Beilin again and said, "Belin, just stay in Huai'an Mansion and help them see the stars or something."

Belin looked entangled and said, "I want to follow the emperor."

"I went to Nanjing to fight, what are you doing?"

"My name..." Belin said helplessly, "Build a river bank without looking at the stars."

"Then you... well... right!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought of what was happening on the road and said, "You go and investigate the problem of Heyin!"

…………

In the capital, Chen Ruyan, the left minister of the Ministry of War.

"Master, someone asks for a visit!"

Chen Ruyan was having a meal and asked casually: "Who?"

"It seems... the surname is Dong..."

"Submitted to Dong?"

Chen Ruyan said in confusion: "This surname is rare."

"This person has visited him a few times before, and the young man vaguely remembers that he seems... not a Han person."

"Not a Han person?"

"I heard him speak strangely, it seems to be a Japanese... Oh, by the way, this is his gift list."

Chen Ruyan took it and took a look, and said, "Let him go to the study and wait!"

"yes!"

After drinking and eating, Chen Ruyan slowly came to the study.

At this time, Dong Changyuan had been waiting for a long time, so he hurriedly came forward and saluted with kindness.

"Have you met Lord Chen!"

Chen Ruyan sat down and asked, "What do you call me?"

Dong Changyuan hurriedly replied: "I am Dong Changyuan, the envoy of the Japanese, have you forgotten that... your son got married, and I came to congratulate him and gave him a gift..."

He did come here a few times, but he never met the real owner every time. It was better to say that he was giving gifts than to visit him.

Fortunately, Chen Ruyan knows how to treat guests better. As the saying goes, people don’t hit people with smiles. When they come to visit, they even bring generous gifts, so it’s hard to turn them out.

"Oh, some impression!"

Chen Ruyan suddenly thought of Gao Gu, the cabinet, who had told him about His Highness the summoning of the Japanese envoy.

"I wonder what happened when you visited late at night?"

Dong Changyuan smiled on his face and said, "I have always admired Lord Chen. I have visited him several times before. I happened to meet Lord Chen for busy official business and have never been able to meet him..."

He talked a lot, and Chen Ruyan was annoyed.

"If you have anything, just tell me!"

Dong Changyuan smiled awkwardly and asked, "I heard that the court... has any plans to suppress the Japanese?"

Chen Ruyan nodded and said, "It's true that this is the intention!"

Since he was summoned by King Hui last time, Dong Changyuan has been in a state of mind. After thinking about it, he felt that this matter might be more serious than he thought, so he prepared a generous gift and came to explore the truth and reality.

"Sometimes ago, His Highness King Hui summoned me to rebuke the Japanese pirates' rampage. I feel uneasy. Please believe that the Japanese pirates have nothing to do with my country. The king of my country and the shogunate general, Mr. Ashikaga Yoshimasaki, has no relationship with these Japanese pirates. My country and the Ming Dynasty are brotherly countries. Your Highness's accusations against my country are really heartbreaking and makes people unable to sleep or eat."

Chen Ruyan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is your country really nothing to do with the Japanese pirates?"
To be continued...