Seeing that the scene had reached a stalemate, Gu Xiancheng hurriedly stood up and played a round game, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should consider it carefully if he leads his troops to resist the Japanese. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young, and he has no combat experience, if he acts rashly, if he has three strengths and two weaknesses at that time, it will be in vain for His Majesty to cultivate for so many years! Therefore, the old minister implored His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to think twice! ”

Chongzhen nodded approvingly after hearing this, and said: "Hong'er, you are still young, and you are not suitable for leading troops to fight for the time being, this matter will not be mentioned again, I will definitely send capable personnel to the coast of the South China Sea to fight against the Japanese invaders." ”

When Zhu Cihong heard that he was not allowed to lead the troops into battle, he hurriedly said: "Father, if the sons and daughters are not completely sure, how can they dare to lead the troops to fight." The father and emperor can rest assured that when the son goes to the coast of the East China Sea this time, he will never use a single soldier of the imperial court, and only needs to do a good job of logistics supplies for the son, and the son will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese invaders. ”

When Gu Xiancheng heard Zhu Cihong say this, he secretly felt happy in his heart, there is really a way in heaven that you don't go, and there is no door to hell, you come to vote, and you want to clean you up, so you sent it to the door by yourself.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiancheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is completely sure, then he will send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lead troops to the coast of the East China Sea to quell the rebellion. Because the prince is young, he can send Liu Qingyuan to assist him, and with Liu Qingyuan's assistance, it must be nine out of ten to quell the rebellion. ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Gu is reasonable, according to the opinion of the lower officials, Liu Qingyuan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be sent to the coast of the East China Sea to suppress the rebellion."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Seeing that Zhu Cihong and Liu Qingyuan stood up, they elected the two to go to the coast of the East China Sea to fight against the Japanese.

Chongzhen saw that Zhu Cihong had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to agree that Zhu Cihong and Liu Qingyuan would go to the coast of the South China Sea to fight against the Japanese together.

After waiting for the next dynasty, Chongzhen summoned Zhu Cihong to the imperial study and said angrily: "Hong'er, do you know how dangerous it is to resist the Japanese." There will definitely be death in the war, and the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, if you have three longs and two shorts, how can you let me explain to your mother. This time, I arranged for Liu Qingyuan to go with you, and you will follow Liu Qingyuan to learn carefully and see how he leads his troops to fight. ”

Zhu Cihong said confidently: "Father, if the son is not completely sure of this trip, how dare he take the initiative to invite Ying to fight against the Japanese?" ”

Chongzhen said helplessly after listening to his forehead: "Hong'er, you are still too naïve, I know that you have developed a new type of firearm, but fighting a war is not so simple, you need to take into account a series of factors such as the right time, place and people, and so on, not advanced weapons can win the war." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong knew that Chongzhen was worried about his safety, so he hurriedly explained: "Father, most of the Japanese who are in turmoil along the coast of the East China Sea this time are hard-working people who can't survive in the Japanese country, and they have little combat experience. They don't even have a few birds, and now they are still in the era of cold weapons with big swords, bows and arrows, if they run into Erchen's Flying Tigers, they don't understand the power of the Flying Tigers' firearms, plus Erchen leads the troops to fight, the Japanese will inevitably let down their guard, and they will definitely be caught off guard when the time comes. ”

Chongzhen said helplessly: "Hong'er, why are you so naïve? I said that fighting a war is not as simple as you think, it is not that you can win it with advanced weapons, it is that your men have been trained for many years, and each of them can fight against ten. However, after all, the Japanese have experienced a lot of battles and have enough combat experience, and if you run into them, you may not be able to get any benefits. ”

Zhu Cihong said confidently: "Father, don't forget, your son has Yuan Chonghuan!" No matter how Yuan Chonghuan is, he has led the troops to fight for many years and has rich combat experience. The father is assured that the sons will discuss with the elements before making any decisions, and believe that with him, even if the sons have no combat experience, the widows will not be able to get half of the benefits. ”

Chongzhen said helplessly: "Since you have already decided, then I can't stop you anymore." It's just that you must promise me one thing, if you don't agree to this, I will tell your mother about it, let alone lead the army to fight at that time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to even get out of the palace. ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly said: "Don't say one thing, the father is three things, five things, as long as the sons can do it, the sons will definitely agree." ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "This expedition is very dangerous, I will leave a handwritten letter, this letter will save your life at a critical moment, you just need to promise me, as long as you leave the capital, this letter will not be able to leave." ”

Zhu Cihong knew that Chongzhen was also for his own good, so he hurriedly said: "Father, don't worry, the son will definitely not let the letter leave." ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go down and prepare the things for tomorrow's expedition!" Remember that you are not just a person, but also the future of my Daming. I will send Wang Chengen to Qingning Palace after a while, you go down first! ”

"Son's resignation!" After speaking, Zhu Cihong bowed respectfully and withdrew.

Seeing Zhu Cihong retreating, Chongzhen sighed and said, "Hong'er, you are still too young and vigorous. I hope you can return safely this time! ”

Early the next morning, Zhu Cihong took Qi Long and others, led the 3,000 Flying Tigers and the 5,000 forbidden army led by Liu Qingyuan to the coast of the East China Sea.

Zhu Cihong sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and said to Liu Qingyuan: "Lord Liu, do you think we should go there first?" ”

Liu Qingyuan thought for a while and said, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that we should go to Guangdong first. According to the information found by Jinyiwei, the Japanese in Guangdong are the weakest, and if we encounter them, we will be able to defeat them in less than two hours. ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head helplessly and said: "It seems that Lord Liu regards this palace as the kind of person who comes out to make meritorious deeds, but it is no wonder that when ordinary nine-year-old children are playing, I am afraid that there is no one like this palace who leads troops to fight at a young age." However, this expedition is not for the purpose of mixing meritorious deeds, but to completely drive the Japanese out of the territory of my Ming Dynasty, so that the people along the coast of my Ming Dynasty can live with peace of mind. ”

"According to the main palace, the Japanese who are in turmoil along the coast do not know that the imperial court has sent us to exterminate them. We should seize this opportunity to take the Japanese by surprise. The Japanese forces on the Guangdong side are the weakest, and if they hit them first, they can get off to a good start and boost morale, but in this way, they will definitely be startled. But what if we go the other way and attack the Japanese in Zhejiang first? The enemy would never have imagined that we would attack the enemy's main force first, and if we had planned well, we would have wiped out all the main forces of the Japanese in Zhejiang in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Qingyuan was stunned after hearing this, he didn't expect Zhu Cihong to be so bold, he didn't pinch the soft persimmons, and he had to take the hard persimmons to open the knife. Waiting for Liu Qingyuan to react, he hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, the Japanese in Zhejiang are several times stronger than those in Guangdong in terms of number and firepower. If we attack rashly, I am afraid that we will not be able to get half of the benefits. In the opinion of the ministers, it is safer to attack Guangdong, and we can eat away the power of the Japanese little by little. ”

Zhu Cihong smiled confidently and said, "Lord Liu, when you see the hole cards of this palace, you will know why this palace insists on attacking the main force of the Japanese in Zhejiang." ”