The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The Huagai Palace is like being shrouded in dark clouds under the troposphere, and the air pressure is frighteningly low.

Yan Chengjin stepped into the palace with one foot and could feel the sharp gaze of Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin, is here to see you!"

"Did Xiao Banban tell you? If Wang Shouren is sent to Songjiang Mansion, how sure are we?"

"Ninety-eight percent!"

Hiss~

Li Dongyang and others cast strange looks.

The Japanese pirates have won consecutive battles. In this case, you still have 98% chance?

Now the enemy has eight large ships, and various places along the southeast coast are in danger, and Japanese pirates may come ashore and plunder them at any time.

I am afraid that they will go to the Chief Envoy of Guangdong again.

"The Yan Qing family may not understand the situation. There are no big ships in the Qingjiang Shipyard. Of the four big ships sent to Songjiang Mansion, one was robbed, two were damaged, and there is still one big ship that can be used." Emperor Hongzhi said sadly.

Even if the Ministry of Industry starts to supervise the construction of a large ship now, it will still take several months.

Moreover, it is winter, and the wood cannot be transported to Beizhili. I'm afraid it will take longer.

After listening, Yan Chengjin looked calm and said: "Minus five."

Forty-eight?

Emperor Hongzhi's old face twitched slightly, and he felt extremely disappointed. It was like getting the top score in the exam, and suddenly someone told you that you were wrong and you didn't make the list.

"Does the shipyard in Liangxiang still have big ships?" Xie Qian asked.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "Those five large ships were specially prepared for heading south to Hainan. The shipyard does still have canoes."

"How can we go to sea with only one big ship left? Alas, we can only wait for the Ministry of Industry to build the big ship." Liu Jian said, stroking his beard.

Zeng Jian looked embarrassed and said: "Even if all the team members are mobilized, it will take two months at the earliest. I'm afraid..."

It’s been a long time since I’ve built a boat, and I’m afraid it will take a few days to draw up the design drawings.

Who in the Ministry of Industry can draw the design drawings of large ships?

You also have to do carpentry and purchase glutinous rice flour, hemp rope and many other materials.

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment and said, "If it takes a month, it's really a long time. I'm worried about Japanese pirates going to Hainan."

Japanese pirates have always liked to rob rich places.

This is the reason why it is entrenched in Guangdong and Jiangnan.

The port trade in Guangdong is prosperous, and people do more small businesses and have money hidden in their homes.

The food in the south of the Yangtze River is abundant, and every year during the harvest, people will go ashore to plunder.

"The person who can know the movements of the imperial court may be in the middle of the imperial court. King Ning's fiefdom is in the Jiangnan area, very close to Songjiang Mansion, and most of the soldiers he recruits are lake bandits and pirates." Yan Chengjin thought to himself.

If that were the case, it would be troublesome.

No troops can be used against King Ning until he has confirmed evidence of his rebellion.

It is very possible that he colluded with Japanese pirates and robbed the imperial ship.

The feudal king wanted the ship to have one chance, and that was when he became a feudal lord.

But the imperial court only gave them water boats and yellow boats. Even if they had money, they could not buy big boats.

Unless you bribe the director of the Ministry of Industry in charge of Qingjiang Shipyard and supervise the construction secretly.

Qin Hong said with some doubts: "Wang Shouren has never led troops to deal with the Japanese pirates. Let Wang Shouren go, I'm afraid it won't be much better than Zuo Zongyi."

Ma Wensheng nodded: "The Japanese pirates are no better than the Li people in Hainan. The cavalry and infantry are different from the navy. When fighting on the sea, there is no terrain to draw on. It is not easy to win."

Wang Shouren defeated the Li people in Hainan, but he may not be able to quell the Japanese rebellion.

"What's more, there is only one ship that can go to sea. The Japanese pirates have eight ships. If they are equipped with weapons... I am afraid that even the last big ship will be robbed by the Japanese pirates." Liu Jian has always been good at making decisions.

The greatest possibility is nothing more than this.

Yan Chengjin insisted: "I still recommend Wang Shouren to go!"

This is the card with the highest winning rate, followed by Zhang Xian. As for the others...

Yan Chengjin did not recommend him because the generals in the court were old.

If we talk about the famous general of Zhengde Dynasty, it is Wang Shouren.

Besides him, Jiang Bin is also considered useful.

Hu Zongxian was born in eleven years, and Qi Jiguang was born in seventeen years.

The closest anti-Japanese general, Yu Dayou, is still two years away.

Emperor Hongzhi said melancholy: "Send someone to Guangdong to look for Wang Shouren."

"Wang Shouren is already on his way back to Beijing." Yan Chengjin said.

In the main hall,

The ministers looked at each other in surprise and whispered for a while.

Li Dongyang thought to himself, if this guy doesn't know how to look for him, why should he order someone to look for Wang Shouren?

Half a month ago, Yan Chengjin knew that Zuo Zongyi would be defeated and ordered people to go south to find Wang Shouren.

He preached and lectured in Guangdong, making a great deal of noise. Confucian scholars were attracted by the study of mind, and it was not difficult to find him.

"Pass on my decree, let Wang Shouren go to Songjiang Mansion to succeed Zuo Zongyi."

Emperor Hongzhi paused and continued: "The Ministry of Industry has stepped up shipbuilding. If Wang Shouren fails, there will be countermeasures."

But Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, the generals who fought against Japan have confirmed Wang Shouren, but these soldiers? Jinshan Guards has more than 2,000 people. Most of them have been lost. There are no generals and no soldiers. I am afraid that Guangdong's navy will have to be mobilized."

Emperor Hongzhi also responded, but Yan Chengjin said first: "There is no need to mobilize troops, Wang Shouren can go alone."

The expressions of Li Dongyang and others changed slightly.

Qin Hong felt his face turn red and said, "Wang Shouren won't be able to recruit troops in Songjiang Mansion in time, right?"

"Yes, I believe he has a way."

…

Wangfu,

Wang Shouren stood in front of the mansion. When the housekeeper opened the door and saw the young master, he was almost frightened and ran to report it.

Wang Hua was reading in the study and heard that his son was back.

Wang Tianxu was the first to come out. When he saw his grandson, he couldn't help but blurred his eyes and laughed loudly: "Yun'er, I heard that you won the battle."

"Father..." Wang Shouren felt a little ashamed when he saw Wang Hua behind Wang Tianxu.

His father never liked him to wield swords and guns, let alone fight on the battlefield.

Wang Hua had a stern face and responded in a somewhat arrogant manner, but his eyes swept over his son without leaving any traces. Fortunately, his legs and feet were all there.

"Just live in the mansion these days, and your father will teach you well."

Wang Shouren's face did not change. Every few days, his father would test his knowledge.

From the Four Books and Five Classics to the royal classics.

His father was the teacher of His Majesty. In the future, he would also take over his father's burden and be the teacher of His Majesty, and pass it on to future generations.

This was his father's beautiful yearning for life.

In an instant, Wang Hua's face changed. Seeing Xiao Jing riding a fast horse rushing towards him, he had a bad premonition.

"Oh, they are all here? Great, let's receive the order here, we won't go in." Xiao Jing turned over and fell off his horse.

Wang Hua asked in surprise: "Eunuch Xiao, what is this?"

"Your Majesty ordered Wang Shouren to go to Songjiang Prefecture to find the eight large ships lost by the court." Xiao Jing said.

Wang Hua had heard that the court had lost seven large ships.

The Japanese pirates were causing chaos in the Jiangnan area. Are there no generals in the court? You must send my son. I only have this one son.

Wang Hua was a little bit overwhelmed. When his son went to Hainan, he was worried for more than a month.

After hearing that the rebellion in Li had subsided, he gradually felt relieved.

Wang Shouren guessed: "But did Brother Gao recommend me?"

"Lord Wang is really smart. It was Yan Chengjin who recommended you to His Majesty. Going to Songjiang Prefecture, alas..."

There was only one large ship, and Jinshanwei was also destroyed.

What's more terrible is that there are no soldiers.

A good cook cannot cook without rice.

Since he became the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, the generals who went to suppress the Japanese pirates have been replaced one after another, but none of them could win.

Xiao Jing couldn't bear to continue, fearing that Wang Hua and Old Master Wang would not be able to bear it.

"Yan Chengjin, that bastard! Why didn't he go himself, and was thinking about my son all day long!" Wang Hua was filled with grief and indignation, and as he spoke, tears were about to fall again.

"Father, I am willing to go." Wang Shouren bowed.

Xiao Jing sighed: "Lord Wang, please accept the order."

...

Yan Chengjin came out of the Huagai Palace and saw Zhu Houzhao standing in the corner with Liu Jin, and waved to him.

"Old Gao, I heard that the fool is going to Songjiang Prefecture to fight the Japanese pirates?"

Yan Chengjin corrected: "He is going to retrieve the eight large ships."

Zhu Houzhao was amused and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter. Let Liu Banban go too. Liu Banban, how many people did you poison to death?"

Liu Jin looked embarrassed and trembled: "If not a thousand, there must be eight hundred. It's too many. I really haven't counted them."

Zhu Houzhao patted Liu Jin and said excitedly: "One person sent by this palace is enough to fight against thousands of troops sent by the court!"