I want to ruin the country

Su Shun certainly understood, but he did not intend to be greedy. He just followed the emperor and had a bright future.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have arranged many people to help them there!"

Yining Road,

"It's like a kite string. Don't pull it too tight, but don't let it run away!"

Su Shundao,

"News has come back from Wagua Island. The Tokugawa Shogunate has sent people to the West to purchase ironclad ships!"

Yining laughed. What's the matter? In history, Tokugawa Ieharu didn't do anything great before the Meiji Restoration. Now we suddenly think of purchasing warships.

Little did he know that it was Daqing's help in fighting pirates that reminded Tokugawa Ieharu that he could not succeed without a strong navy, so he sent people to the West to buy ironclad ships.

Just go ahead, we just want to sell them ironclad ships, but the three major shipbuilding powers, Britain, France and Germany, don’t have the energy now.

What purpose would it have in buying some small ships of one or two thousand tons?

By the time Britain, France and Germany have time to build large ships for him, they won’t even know whether Wagua Island exists!

Yining Road,

"Well done! We must grasp all the important information about the Japanese pumpkin, and we must not be careless about military matters!"

"I understand, Your Majesty. The people sent to Luzon and Sulu have sent back news that the Spanish have won several consecutive victories. I'm afraid the Sultan of Sulu may not be able to hold on!"

Yining Road,

"King Sulu sent people for help a long time ago, but they had an accident on the way!"

Yining ordered Lin Zexu and Du Shoutian to be called to the Qianqing Palace.

Yining told the story of Manigu's request for help. Lin Zexu and Du Shoutian frowned.

This is really a case of suppressing one problem but another one pops up. The war that was prepared to start hasn't even started yet, and trouble has arisen again in Sulu.

Su Shundao,

"Your Majesty, the Spanish army is not large, only about 20,000 men, but the Sulus are too outdated in weapons, so they are being defeated.

However, it would be difficult for the Spanish to win a complete victory. Luzon and Sulu have many islands. It is easy to conquer them, but it is difficult to gain a foothold!

Yining Road,

“Su Shun is right, Spain’s position in Europe has always been second or third rate. People who don’t know would think it is very powerful.

They don't have a strong industry, and their ships are all imported, so there's nothing to worry about!"

Lin Zexu nodded.

"Spain is certainly not a threat, but we are preparing to attack Great Britain and Japan. The timing seems a bit off!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"What is the Emperor going to do? Does he have to intervene in Sulu's affairs?"

Yining Road,

“Master Du, that’s not Sulu’s business, it’s our business, it’s just that it happened a little earlier.

Now that King Sulu has asked for help, let's go and drive the Spaniards away. We have a legitimate reason and a legitimate reason.

It was just the right time to take back Sulu and Luzon, take Myanmar in the west, and take Sulu in the east. How could Vietnam escape being sandwiched in the middle?

After taking over Vietnam, Siam, and Malay, it extended directly southeastward to Australia and New Zealand.

When several people heard this, they thought that the emperor had a really big heart and was really going to challenge the whole world!

Lin Zexu said,

"Your Majesty, you must be cautious. The generals in various places have been arranged. If we send troops to help Sulu, who will lead them?

Furthermore, Sulu is made up of islands, and fighting requires a large number of ships. The ironclad ships have just returned, and I wonder if they are skilled in their operation. These are all things to consider!"

Yining smiled and said,

"The renovation of the ironclad ship is in progress. I want them to work overtime and it should be completed before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

With these new cannons, the Spaniards would be doomed if they encountered them.

I intend to personally lead the troops to boost morale this time, and the general to lead them will be appointed soon!"

"No, no, Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

When Yining said that he would lead the army in person, not only Lin Zexu and Du Shou, but even Su Shun became anxious.

This is no joke. Even if the emperor is a true dragon emperor, he probably can't withstand the artillery bombardment.

Du Shoutian Road,

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable. Absolutely not. I have hundreds of thousands of Daqing warriors. There is no need for Your Majesty to take such a risk!"

Lin Zexu also hurried to stop it.

"Your Majesty, under your leadership, our Daqing is now thriving, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

If something happens to the emperor, the 450 million people in Daqing will be plunged into dire straits again!

Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this! Your Majesty!"

Su Shun also said,

"Your Majesty, what the two elders said is true. As the saying goes since ancient times, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the emperor?

I am a humble servant, but I am willing to lead the troops to drive out the Spaniards!"

Yining laughed loudly.

"My Lords, it's no surprise that you're worried. I'm also afraid of death and won't take risks lightly. Listen to me and you'll understand!"

Du Shoutian Road,

"As long as there's war, there's always danger. There's no such thing as absolute safety. I, an old minister, will never agree to this, even if I'm beaten to death!"

Du Shoutian is from Binzhou, Shandong, and Shandong people are famous for their inverted sentences.

When he is not in a hurry, Du Shoutian is absolutely calm and collected. As long as he says an inverted sentence, it proves that he is really anxious!

Yining found it interesting and he also said something:

"Do you know the range of the gun we modified now?"

Lin Zexu had no time to listen to the fun.

"Does this have anything to do with the Emperor personally leading the expedition?"

Yining Road,

"Of course it is related. The British cannons brought back from the ironclad ships have a maximum range of twelve miles. These are the most advanced cannons in the world today.

Did the Spanish warships have such cannons? Of course not. Their cannons could only fire five or six miles at most.

The reason why we changed our cannons is because our cannons can fire much farther than theirs!

Our cannons have a range of forty miles. If I fire from forty miles away, Spain will be reduced to ashes. How can they harm me?

"Forty, forty miles?"

All three of them were shocked. Could artillery fire from Beijing reach Tongzhou?

"Is what the Emperor said true?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, ask Consultant Zhang!"

"Believe it, of course I believe it!"

The emperor would not talk nonsense about this matter!

Du Shoutian Road,

"Even so, there is no need for the Emperor to lead the army in person. Even if this old minister goes, it will be the same!"

Lin Zexu said,

"Old minister can do it too!"

Su Shun said,

"I am young and strong, I can do it for you!"

Yining Road,

"Any of you can't lose this battle, but the key is, no one can do anything for me!

I am going there to show my attitude, to declare my sovereignty, to tell the Westerners that this is my sphere of influence. If anyone wants to interfere, I will let the roar of the cannon teach him how to behave!

Du Shoutian Road,

"Anyone else can go and represent the Emperor, it's no different!"

Yining shook his head.

"No, no, no, ordinary wars are fine, but this time is different.

After the battle, I will decide how to deal with the Sulu Sultan based on the situation.

Whether to crown them kings or reduce them to a province, I cannot accurately judge without going to the scene, so no one else can represent me!"

In this case, others really can't do it, but Du Shoutian really doesn't want the emperor to go out.