After Xu Junsheng was summoned, he immediately rushed to Nanjing, and before he arrived, the mobile phone was the most traffic-saving, ad-free site.

There was a great deal of disagreement in the Cabinet, and the seven old ministers were very angry, but they had different opinions on how to deal with it.

After all, there is a lesson from the past, and the Mengyuan expeditions to Japan ended in failure, and the battle of the Ming Dynasty to aid Korea was not easy. The place in Japan is poor and bad, full of people, and separated from the Ming Dynasty by the sea, and the Ming Dynasty is really difficult to deal with.

Xu Junsheng galloped all the way, and rushed from Susong Mansion to Nanjing in two days.

At this time, in the Wenyuan Pavilion of the cabinet office, Wang Yan was talking to several pavilion elders, and Xu Junsheng, who was in the dust, was taken to the Wenyuan Pavilion without resting.

He was taken by an official to an outer hall on the second floor, where several green-robed officials sat on nanmu chairs on either side, and inside the hollowed-out round arch partition made of huanghuali, there was a quarrel among several cabinet elders.

"Our dynasty is thousands of miles away from Japan, and Meng Yuan sent troops from Goryeo to attack across the sea, and was defeated several times? How do you want to fight? Sending troops from the East China Sea to fight Japan? The wind is stronger, and I am afraid that the fleet will blow to the barren land of the far north! ”

"Then what does Su Ge Lao mean, just like that? Don't you want my face to be bright? Qian Bingrup is still in Japan, so he doesn't care? If so, who will dare to act for me in the future? ”

"I didn't say it doesn't matter! It's just that you can't go to war, not to mention whether you can fight it, does the treasury have money, what can you fight? ”

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The argument inside was very fierce, and the official who brought Xu Junsheng pointed to the empty chair in the outer hall, and said, "The general will sit first, and I will go to report to His Highness and a few elders!" ”

After speaking, the green-robed official entered the inner hall, and Xu Junsheng and several officials in the outer hall nodded and sat down at the end.

In the inner hall, Wang Yan propped his elbows on the chair and pressed his temples, looking a little headache, and the following scholars had different opinions.

"Your Highness, several pavilion elders, General Xu was brought over by his humble position and is waiting in the outer hall!"

When Wang Yan heard the words, he immediately came to his senses, and the folds sent by Da Zhuang were vague, which made him and the cabinet confused.

"Spread it in!"

Xu Junsheng, whose buttocks were not hot, heard the call, and immediately stood up, he arched his hand to several blue-robed officials who were still sitting and waiting, and immediately walked into the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Wang Yan sat in the middle of the main seat, with five Nanmu chairs on each side, and several cabinet members sat on both sides, their eyes fixed on him who had just come in.

Xu Junsheng was about to salute, but Wang Yan, who was sitting on it, waved his hand and asked directly: "Dawang, it's good that you're here!" Tell me what's going on? Why did the Tokugawa shogunate attack the mission and what a conflict took place between you! ”

Xu Junsheng listened and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the person who attacked us was under the banner of the shogunate, but in fact it was the outer daimyo under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma domain!" The lowly position and Lord Qian's suspicion is related to the affairs of the Ryukyus! ”

More than a month ago, the Ming Dynasty received the news that Qian Bingrup had entrusted the merchant to bring back, and understood the situation in the Ryukyus, but Wang Yan made the same judgment as Qian Bingrup, believing that it was important to trade with the shogunate to solve the sales of domestic goods, so the Ryukyu matter was temporarily shelved.

He listened to Xu Junsheng's words and immediately reacted, "You mean, the Shimazu clan knew about the Ryukyu King's request for help from you, so they decided to do it to you!" ”

"That's what the lowly thinks!" Xu Junsheng saluted.

"That's not the Tokugawa shogunate!" Chen Bangyan asked.

"I don't know if the shogunate acquiesced, but it was indeed the Shimazu clan who attacked us!"

Hearing this, several cabinet members sitting on both sides began to talk to each other, and they all seemed to breathe.

This time the mission was attacked, it was really a bit strange, Wang Yan and the cabinet did not understand, why the Tokugawa shogunate did this, listening to Xu Junsheng's words, they got a reason, it is estimated that the Shimazu clan did not want the Ming Dynasty to know the news of their control of the Ryukyus, so they took the risk and acted against the mission.

Wang Yan pondered for a moment, "If the Shimazu clan did it, and the Tokugawa shogunate didn't know about it, then this matter would be easier to handle!" ”

Wang Yan needs the Japanese market, he doesn't want to have a bad relationship with the Tokugawa family, if the Tokugawa family moves, the trade between China and Japan can't be done, but if the Shimazu family moves, then he can continue to talk with the Tokugawa family, and ask the Tokugawa family to teach a lesson, the disobedient Shimazu family, optimistic about his little brother.

"Your Highness, Xia Guan has found some businessmen to understand the situation in the past two days, this Shimazu clan is a powerful domain in the south of Japan, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with!" Chen Bangyan got up and said.

Wang Yan nodded, but then said: "You don't need to find the Shimazu clan for this matter, the Shimazu clan is a vassal of the Tokugawa family, and out of politeness, I should inform the Tokugawa family first, let them take care of their little brother, and punish the Shimazu clan, and compensate and apologize to my Daming." This will not affect the DPRK's trade negotiations with Japan. Of course, if the Tokugawa family can't control their little brother, then for the sake of my Ming face, I must punish the Shimazu clan. ”

"Inform the Tokugawa family first, let them put pressure on the Shimazu clan, this point, the lower official agrees!" Su Guansheng stood up and said to Wang Yan: "But if this Shimazu clan does not bow to the Tokugawa family, or if the Tokugawa family deliberately favors the Shimazu clan, what will the imperial court do?" His Royal Highness said that the Shimazu clan would be punished, and if it was an attack, the lower officials would never approve of it! ”

Many officials in the hall were silent for a while, and they attacked the sea and transported tens of thousands of horses to fight Japan, which was too difficult.

If the Ming Dynasty had Korea as a base, it might have been able to learn from the Mongol Yuan and attack across the strait, but now it is across the East China Sea, and the distance cannot be crossed at all.

Wang Yan frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Xu Junsheng and asked, "How is the combat strength of the Shimazu clan's naval army?" ”

"Back to Your Highness! The combat strength of the Shimazu family naval army is not bad, especially the broadside battle is very brave, but there is still a big gap between the Japanese ships and the warships of our dynasty, almost the same as in the Wanli period, they are all Ataka ships, and there is a lack of artillery! If it weren't for them approaching this time, the two lucky ships would have been able to defeat them calmly! ”

Wang Yan didn't know much about naval warfare, and he couldn't accurately judge how big the gap between the Shimazu clan and the Ming Dynasty sailors was, so he asked again: "If you use our latest three-masted gunboat to deal with the Shimazu family's navy, the chances of victory are not great!" ”

"Your Highness, if you don't need a three-masted cannonboat, it's a lucky boat, and the Shimazu clan is difficult to beat. If you use three-masted gunboats, only ten of them, the last general thinks that they can sweep the coast of Japan! ”

Wang Yan listened, pondered for a moment, looked at several elders, especially Su Guansheng, and then spoke: "If the Tokugawa family can't manage the Shimazu clan, then our dynasty will send sailors and warships over, and will not attack the city and plunder the land, just teach the Shimazu clan a lesson and let the Tokugawa family agree to trade." It's just a naval army, with a maximum of a few thousand foot troops, it should be regarded as a naval drill, so that the imperial court can afford it! ”