The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 268 The Plan to Invade the Japanese Mainland

The two Wu brothers are always true to their word and never lie.

Back when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang were fighting a decisive battle, he assigned the Wu brothers to hold off Fang Guozhen in the southeast.

Although Fang Guozhen did not send out many troops, the two brothers did not have many men at that time either. Even so, they managed to hold off Fang Guozhen's reinforcements.

Now that even the two of them are saying this, it's clear that the Ming Dynasty navy's combat power is definitely extraordinary.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying nodded in satisfaction.

"Our Ming Dynasty navy has been established for a long time, and with so much money spent, it's time to go out and train, so that outsiders can see the strength of our Ming Dynasty navy!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhen and Wu Liang exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with excitement.

The two of them had been training for so long, and this was the day they had been waiting for.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, our navy is ready!"

At this moment, Yang Siyi asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Does His Highness the Crown Prince intend to take this opportunity to ambush and kill the Japanese pirates who are attacking our Great Ming, and wipe out all of these Japanese pirates at sea?"

When the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying, heard this, he smiled and shook his head.

"Is my plan really that small-minded? The Japanese pirates haven't even finished unifying the country yet, which is an opportunity for us. Besides, don't forget what I said before: there's a huge silver mine in the Japanese pirate territory!"

"It's a real waste for these things to be in the hands of these Japanese pirates. It's time to take back what belongs to our Great Ming!"

Everyone was extremely excited upon hearing this.

Especially Yang Siyi.

When Zhu Xiong Ying mentioned this silver mine before, he had already been eyeing it for a long time. He even sent his men to build a new silver vault, just waiting to transport the silver back. Now, this vault can finally be used to transport the silver.

After learning about their mission, the two Wu brothers began to make arrangements.

Previously, due to the issue of ocean waves, at least a large number of troops dared to venture into the deep sea.

This time is different. With their most elite navy at their disposal, going to Japan to deal with some Japanese pirates will be a piece of cake.

After they left, the news spread, and some officials immediately had ideas.

The Ming Dynasty is now thriving, and its treasury is overflowing with money and grain.

If one could secure this position, they would have ample wealth in the future. No one would turn down money, and many people coveted this position.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying had no intention of giving up this position, because he had another idea in mind at the time.

Not long ago, the system gave him a task, and only then did Zhu Xiong Ying realize that the system's tasks would appear under certain special circumstances.

Upon arriving at this place, he was extremely excited, as the rewards for this mission were very generous.

If we can resolve this issue of Japanese pirates, we can gain the support of the renowned minister Zhang Juzheng.

The thought of this name filled him with excitement; this was a renowned money-making expert in the Ming Dynasty. The future development of the Ming Dynasty depended heavily on money, and with such a talented individual here, he feared he would never lack funds again.

Xu Yungong returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion and told Duke Xu Da about his situation.

Xu Da nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. Although his son had some personality issues, as long as the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying knew how to use him, he would not let the lineage of the Duke of Wei's family be cut off. Besides, in addition to his eldest son, he also had a daughter, the Princess Consort of Yan.

And Xu Zengshou, who was favored by the Crown Prince.

Therefore, Xu Jia's position is now very secure, and he has no need to stay in the army any longer. So he gave up his military power and stayed at home to rest.

Upon hearing about the atrocities committed by these Japanese pirates in southeastern China, his expression turned extremely grim.

"These guys are truly despicable, daring to collude with these Japanese pirates. Since that's the case, we shouldn't let them off the hook; they should be treated as Japanese pirates as well!"

Xu Yungong was somewhat surprised when he heard this.

"Father, isn't what you're doing a bit inhumane? Our Great Ming Dynasty governs the country with propriety and has strict military discipline. How could we do such a thing? If those civil officials hear about it, wouldn't it be detrimental to us!"

Upon hearing this, you immediately let out a cold snort.

"I've told you long ago that you need to change your personality. You're a military general, why are you afraid of so many messy things? A military general should not make big mistakes, but make small ones all the time. Those scholars have mouths on their own, let them say what they want, let them scold if they want!"

"Look at your old man, those censors used to ridicule me a lot, but I'm doing just fine now, aren't I? And those censors who tried to mess with me, they're probably already lining up down there!"

Although Xu Yungong did not understand, he still thought of doing as Xu Da said.

Meanwhile, Chen Heng's actions were also learned by the people in the Eagle Falcon Unit.

Upon hearing this news, everyone was extremely excited and hoped to kill more Japanese pirates and earn some merit.

After some consideration, the bank decided to take Li Jinglong, Zhu Neng, and Qiu Fu with them.

Xu Zengshou was extremely displeased upon hearing this, after all, he was quite strong, so why was he left to guard the house this time?

Chen Heng had his own reasons for doing this, after all, the commander of the other army was Xu Zengshou's brother, Xu Yungong.

Moreover, one of the two members of the Xu family from the Duke of Wei's mansion is already on the battlefield. If another one is placed on the battlefield, not to mention that some people will be dissatisfied.

If something happens to you, it will be difficult to explain to the Duke of Wei's mansion.

Because of their personalities, Xu Zengshou and Zhu Neng had a very good relationship.

Seeing Xu Zengshou's depressed expression, Zhu burst into laughter.

"What are you afraid of? If our Great Ming wants to fight outwards, we will definitely encounter many more enemies. There will be no shortage of opportunities for you to make contributions. Don't worry this time, brother, I will definitely help you kill more enemies!"

Upon hearing Zhu Neng's words, Xu Zengshou pursed his lips. Although he was somewhat displeased, he still did as Chen Heng arranged.

Soon, several armies arrived in the southeast region, and after these troops were assembled, they began training.

At first, some Japanese pirates didn't pay attention to these troops and continued to plunder ashore as usual. Unexpectedly, they encountered the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, who defeated them and made them lose their armor. If a few people hadn't run away quickly, the entire army would have been wiped out.

(End of this chapter)