"Didn't His Majesty emphasize that civil and military affairs are different and must not interfere with each other? I am a civil servant, so I naturally abide by the imperial edict and cannot dictate the military. I only know that the Yulin Army is returning from a hard battle and is still recuperating, and recruits are also being recruited.

It is inconvenient to send out troops at this time. Besides, didn't His Majesty send Qin Liangyu and Yu Haijun together? Your Majesty didn't even get the information clearly, so he launched an army in anger, fearing that something unexpected might happen." Yang Lian talked eloquently, without looking at the emperor's forbidding eyes at all.

Keep it in mind.

What he said really shocked Zhu Youxiao, and he quickly asked, "Are there any casualties among Qin Liangyu's white soldiers, and what are the casualties among the sailors in the fleet?" Compared with dead things like gunboats, talents are the most important, as long as the sailors

Now, fleets can be formed at any time.

Hearing the emperor's question, Luo Sigong and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other, and Wei Zhongxian finally answered that although Dongchang still has the ability to supervise, the leader has been deprived of the power to arrest people at will and can only become a bystander and watch.

Wei Zhongxian, who succeeded him, had no choice but to strengthen intelligence work.

Especially in the domestic area, the Jinyiwei only relies on the guards in various places for control. Today, the guards are in a state of decay, and the Jinyiwei is not much better. With one working hard and the other stalling, it is difficult to control domestic intelligence.

The factory soon surpassed Jinyiwei.

"Reporting to your majesty, the slave's spies were also at the port at the time. The costumes of the white-armed soldiers and the fleet sailors are very different. Judging from the rough estimate at the scene, there are still about five or six thousand white-armed soldiers. The casualties should not be large, while the fleet sailors

, it seems there are only three thousand people." Wei Zhongxian frowned and replied, obviously he was recalling the news delivered by the carrier pigeon.

"Three thousand people!" This number made Zhu Youxiao silent, and he felt a bleeding feeling in his heart. The entire fleet, ten gunboats, two clipper ships, and thirty big fortune ships, had a total of no less than ten thousand people.

Now, only 3,000 people have survived. This casualty is simply devastating.

These people were all selected by him after collecting the navy of the entire Ming Dynasty. They had also received training from foreign first officers, and they had even gone on an expedition. They were rich in experience. But now they died so easily in Ningbo.

, how could this not make Zhu Youxiao extremely sad? They could have achieved greater achievements and a bigger stage.

"Three thousand, there are only three thousand people left!" Zhu Youxiao murmured, and he slumped down in his chair. The huge loss made him lose even the strength to be angry.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The most urgent task now is to order General Qin and General Yu to station and repair on the spot, and then wait for an opportunity to exterminate the bandits." Yang Lian calmly paid attention.

"Yeah, now is not the time to be upset and regretful." By now, Zhu Youxiao has almost calmed down. After all, people's anger comes and goes quickly. If someone persuades someone, it will be faster to calm down. Besides, he

Now he is no longer an ordinary person. After years of experience, his endurance has long been developed.

"Pass it to the Governor's Palace... Forget it, let's pass on my imperial edict." Zhu Youxiao originally wanted to give the order in the name of the Governor's Palace, but after thinking about it, it was still inappropriate. At this time, the authority of the Governor's Palace has not yet been established.

It had little effect, and the imperial edict was more effective. However, when Zhu Youxiao was about to deliver the edict, Wei Zhongxian suddenly spoke.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I still have some news here. Your Majesty will make a decision after listening to it."

"Oh, what's the news? Let me tell you." Zhu Youxiao asked.

"His Majesty ordered the old slave to investigate the collusion between the bandits and the Jiangnan area a few days ago. There has been some progress at present, but the gaffe is serious and needs to be reviewed by Your Majesty." With that said, Wei Zhongxian submitted a memorandum, which was handed over by Liu Ruoyu.

As a result of the memorial, Zhu Youxiao lowered his head and saw that the first name immediately made him furious again. Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, followed by many officials, local gentry families, and guards officers, the list was as dense as a bucket.

Gasoline made Zhu Youxiao furious again.

"Damn it, these people all deserve to die." Zhu Youxiao was furious, threw down the memorial, and suddenly raised his head, "Luo Sigong, this time you go in person and investigate the matter for me, thoroughly.

, Everyone, as long as there is evidence to prove that they are indeed involved, will be arrested by me. Anyone who dares to stop it will be regarded as an accomplice and will be dealt with together."

The emperor was furious and laid down a million corpses. Everyone present smelled the smell of blood from Zhu Youxiao's angry words. This was a case that might be even bigger than the Hongwan case when the emperor ascended the throne last year.

"This time, you go in person and bring all the elite members of Jinyiwei. I don't want this to happen again in the future." Zhu Youxiao repeated it again in a cold voice, pointing his finger at a person on the list,

That is Qianhu from Zhejiang Qianhu Institute.

"Your Majesty, I will forgive you. I will definitely clean the Jin Yiwei. I promise with my head on my neck that this kind of thing will never happen again in the Jin Yiwei." Luo Sigong kowtowed to his head, and soon a blood mark appeared.

"Go, you are also a meritorious person. I don't like to see you somewhere else one day." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said weakly. The corruption of the Ming Empire was really shocking. All institutions fell, but to varying degrees.

"Go and deal with this matter first, and then Jin Yiwei will also make changes, big changes."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Sigong stood up from the ground, and others immediately saw the blood on his face.

"Come here, get him a silk scarf." Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and ordered. After all, he is his minister. He can't just stand like this. It would be too disrespectful to his status.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Sigong looked grateful and bowed to express his thanks.

"Don't just thank me. If you don't help me handle this matter, I will pluck out your skin." Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

"Your Majesty, would you like to send out the Imperial Guards..." Yang Lian suddenly stepped forward to persuade him, but his tone was not very firm. He wanted to go out just now, but the emperor was angry, so he couldn't touch this brow, and he also

I feel that those people in Jiangnan have gone too far, smuggling just smuggling, and this time they even colluded with the bandit tradition and even trapped the Imperial Navy. They really deserved to die.

It's just that he really can't ignore death. After all, those people are still comrades. In this era when soldiers are gradually gaining ground, one more person is worth one more person. However, after all, he is a person with a righteous heart. Such persuasion is against his will.

He spoke very hesitantly, and even Zhu Youxiao could hear his reluctance.

"Why, you, Yang Lian, are such an upright person, and you still want me to let those moths go?" Zhu Youxiao asked, feeling a little disgusted in his heart. He hates officials protecting each other the most.

"Your Majesty..." Yang Lian couldn't continue after saying that, and quietly retreated. He also looked down on these people.

"Your Majesty, in addition to this list, I have another piece of news here." Wei Zhongxian suddenly said. He paused, and after seeing that he had successfully attracted the emperor's attention, he continued, "The bandit leader Wang Siyuan has three major leaders.

One of them is named Yan Siqi, and he strongly advocates the reclamation of Ryukyu Island. The bandit leader Wang Siyuan has accepted it. They raided the southeast and took many people captive to the island. Now they have a certain foundation."

"Ryukyu? Taiwan!" Zhu Youxiao didn't react at first. It was only when he came to the word Oshima that he finally realized that Ryukyu was the name of Taiwan in this era.

Now someone is going to reclaim Taiwan?! Coming to this conclusion, Zhu Youxiao felt incredible. Could it be that Wang Siyuan was also a time traveler? Or maybe this overseas escape was different from the historical one and a time traveler came over?

Zhu Youxiao covered his head and thought carefully. The time traveler was just a subconscious reaction of his, and he couldn't do it accurately. The real main reason was probably the person Wei Zhongxian mentioned, Yan Siqi. He thought about it carefully, and the name Yan Siqi was still

I am a little familiar with it. It seems that in a certain late Ming Dynasty novel I have read before, there is a protagonist who followed him to Taiwan to cultivate land, and finally became prosperous, and used this place as the foundation to strive for world domination.

Zhu Youxiao was actually right. In later history, Yan Siqi was known as the "King of Taiwan" and "The First Person to Launch Taiwan". He made indelible contributions to the development of Taiwan. The last journey of his life was

Spent in Taiwan. Of course, these are things that have not happened yet. At this time, Yan Siqi was just a discerning pirate who took a fancy to Taiwan's superior geographical location.

We can't let them continue to grow. This was his first reaction after thinking clearly. At the same time, he also felt a little regretful. He had thought about it before, if he failed to fight for the throne, he would sail to Taiwan by boat. At that time, he also paid attention to

Come on, why did you forget where to set up a base after becoming emperor?

"Passing my decree, I ordered Yu Zigao and Qin Liangyu to station themselves on the spot and renovate the army. At the same time, I appointed Navy General Yu Zigao as the commander of the Southeast Theater Command, with jurisdiction over the garrison troops of the three provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian to suppress the rebellion." The emperor said.

Said, Liu Ruoyu next to him also wrote quickly to record it.

Of course, the imperial edict could not be that simple. In addition to confirming the official names and scope of powers, it also stipulated that the supplies should be provided by the governments of the three provinces. At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also asked Yu Zigao not to act blindly, but to inspect the troops and horses first, and arrange the supplies in these provinces.

We can wait until the guardsmen are sorted out and consolidated. What he has to do now is just to limit the growth of that group of bandits.

A lot of imperial edicts were written slowly, but what Zhu Youxiao really wanted Yu Zigao to do the most was the inspection of troops and horses in the three provinces. This time he was going to attack Jiangnan, so he naturally had to control the troops and horses.

Even though the other side is a waste camp, it still needs to be in your hands. Those losers are not good at fighting, but they are good at harassing the people and plundering people's wealth.

After the imperial edict was written, Zhu Youxiao read it, stamped it, and sent it out quickly.

"Please step back. I still have something to discuss with Yang Aiqing." After issuing the order, Zhu Youxiao saw that the two intelligence chiefs were still here and sent them away. They still had a lot to do, so they were wasting their time here.

What.

"Yes, I, the humble minister (old slave), take my leave." The two of them saluted, then retired together and left the main hall.

[Author's digression]: It's really shameful that Fengyan showed up. I didn't check the information properly. There was a mistake at the beginning, Wanli's father. Fortunately, this character didn't need to appear later, so I didn't change it. I just pretended not to know.

, now another mistake has been made. It is Wei Guogong's line who guards Nanjing, not Ding Guogong. Wei Guogong inherited from Xu Da and stayed in Nanjing. In the generation in the book, it should be Xu Hongji, and Ding Guogong inherited from Xu Da.
Chapter completed!