He originally planned to send people out to sea to find Zhao Chen, Li Ke and others.
But after thinking about it, the emperor gave up the idea.
Zhao Chen has been out at sea for so long, and he may have arrived at Huludao a long time ago. There is no point in sending people to find him back now.
The best way now is to wait.
The emperor was sitting in the room, and there was a knock on the door from Cheng Yaojin.
"Come in." The emperor spoke softly, and Cheng Yaojin opened the door and came in, then gently closed the door.
"What did the investigation reveal?" The emperor's eyes fell on Cheng Yaojin.
The emperor knew in his heart that the matter of Zhao Chen leading troops to Huludao was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
Maybe someone deliberately revealed this news to Zhao Chen.
And this news was deliberately leaked by the Japanese rogues.
There were even people in Quanzhou City who joined forces with Japanese rogues to plot against Zhao Chen.
"No." Cheng Yaojin shook his head.
The emperor nodded slightly. Cheng Yaojin didn't find anything out of his investigation, which was as he expected.
However, this made him more certain that there were people in Quanzhou City who were colluding with the Japanese rogues.
And Huludao is an ambush.
"Did the Xuanjia Army take over the defense of Quanzhou City?" the emperor asked again.
Since it was certain that someone in Quanzhou City was conspiring with the Japanese prodigies, the emperor naturally wanted to take control of Quanzhou City as soon as possible.
"We have already taken over. Some people were unwilling to do so and were killed by the old minister." Cheng Yaojin said with his hands in hand.
The emperor did not show any strange expression.
Instead, he asked about other people’s attitudes: “Who was there at the time, and what was their reaction?”
"Led by Quanzhou Governor Zhang Ji, all the officials, big and small, were there. When they saw the old minister beheading the person who didn't want to be killed, many people except Quanzhou Governor Zhang Ji showed displeasure on their faces." Cheng Yaojin 1510
answered the emperor.
The emperor nodded slightly.
But he didn't say anything else.
"Your Majesty, the King of Han and his companions have been at sea for three days, do we really not want to send people to support them?" Cheng Yaojin was a little worried about Zhao Chen's safety.
Although Zhao Chen had many outstanding performances in the military before, this time it was a maritime battle after all.
Cheng Yaojin, a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, had no confidence. How could Zhao Chen deal with the Japanese prodigals who lived on the sea all year round?
"Three days have passed. If they had encountered Japanese rogues, they would have met them long ago."
"By the time we send someone over, it will be too late."
"What we can do now is to find out as much as possible who is colluding with the Japanese prodigals in Quanzhou City." The emperor said calmly.
The emperor understood that he could not directly help Zhao Chen at the moment.
But you can check the things in Quanzhou City yourself.
Otherwise, why would you want to immediately take control of Quanzhou City's defenses?
"Old guy, starting from today, send people to keep an eye on all the officials in the city. If they are found to have contact with strangers, arrest them immediately." The emperor gave an order to Cheng Yaojin.
…
"Sir, all the defenses in this city have been taken over by the Xuanjia Army. Our people have also begun to obey the orders of the Xuanjia Army."
"We don't have any power in our hands now. Why didn't you object in the first place?" In the courtyard, a Quanzhou official said to the figure in the darkness.
There was worry in his tone.
"How can I object?"
"How can I object to the emperor's personal order?" The figure in the darkness seemed a little impatient.
The official who spoke hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to continue.
"I don't know what's going on with Ichiro Watanabe. Three or four days have passed. He should have killed all Zhao Chen's people." A voice came slowly from the darkness.
"Don't worry, sir, Zhao Chen and the others will definitely die in the hands of Ichiro Watanabe and the others."
"Watanabe Ichiro and his friends have been living at sea and are very familiar with naval battles. This time it is an ambush. There is no way they will lose."
"Maybe at this time, Ichiro Watanabe will send someone to tell you the good news," the official said with a smile.
Obviously he has great confidence in Ichiro Watanabe.
But the figures in the darkness seemed less optimistic than the officials.
"That Zhao Chen cannot be underestimated. I don't know how many times his opponents have despised him, but what happened next?"
"Zhao Chen has been living well."
"On the contrary, all his opponents have become a thing of the past."
"Although Ichiro Watanabe has some abilities, but..." At this point, the voice in the darkness slowly stopped.
"How many of the city's defense personnel are ours now?" The voice in the darkness asked again about Quanzhou City's defense.
"There are not many people left. All the important places in the city have been taken over by the Xuanjia Army."
"Cheng Yaojin is also someone who doesn't trust us at all. Our people are either driven back to the military camp or do odd jobs in unimportant places."
"You can't touch anything important at all."
"Sir, we are in danger if we continue like this." The official whispered, he was also worried at the moment.
The emperor sent people to take over the city defense of Quanzhou, he must have distrusted the officials in Quanzhou.
Once the emperor really finds out something, none of them will be able to survive.
Furthermore, once Zhao Chen died in the hands of Ichiro Watanabe, the emperor would rather kill him than let them go, officials of all sizes in Quanzhou.
Without their own people to defend the city, they are completely like lambs to be slaughtered.
"I have my own arrangements for this matter. You should go back first and closely monitor the movements of the emperor and his companions!" said the figure in the darkness.
…
And here in Huludao.
The Tang warship has been parked offshore for more than three days.
Apart from the constant lifting and dropping of anchor, there was no other movement.
Watanabe Kuma and others were so anxious that they almost died.
Watanabe Ichiro remained calm and only sneaked in to observe the movement of Tang Dynasty warships from time to time.
But Watanabe Kumaji and the others who were ambushing the Tang army were feeling a little depressed at the moment.
Anyone who thinks that the other side will land on the island from time to time, but turns out to be just bluffing again and again, will become too nervous.
"Brother, what exactly is this Tang army going to do?"
"If this continues, we will become insane before they land on the island!" Watanabe Kumaji and Watanabe Ichiro complained.
If Ichiro Watanabe hadn't allowed it, Kumaji Watanabe and his men would have taken the initiative to rush out.
Watanabe Ichiro now understood that these Tang troops had long known that there was an ambush on the island.
That's why I deliberately kept raising and dropping anchor, hoping to keep my people in a state of high tension.
Then kill yourself by surprise.
Watanabe Ichiro knew that he really underestimated the Han King of the Tang Dynasty.
But this did not affect his decision of Ichiro Watanabe.