In late July, Zhu Houzhao had already arrived in Ningbo after Hangzhou.

This is also the last stop of his southern tour.

Here, he summoned Wu Wending, the commander of the Daming Navy, and had already announced that Jing Shaokui was appointed governor of Yingtian, and at the same time called Wang Bing, a temporary 'substitute', to Ningbo.

In Ningbo, reading the Ming Shui Master is of course an important activity.

But this ceremonial thing is not for the sake of showing off nicely, but for the purpose of receiving foreign envoys again and clarifying with them some rules of state-to-state interactions.

Zhu Houzhao attaches great importance to this work.

It is not easy for the Chinese to completely overthrow the things of their ancestors, and the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, the Central Plains had contacts with so many foreign countries for the first time, although he could not be called the ancestor in this regard, but he could create a legal regulation, so that future generations would have a precedent to follow when doing this work again.

After Gu Zuo was transferred to the post of prime minister and foreign minister, the most important thing was to work in this way.

Of course, the first thing to do is to start with the sailor.

After several years of construction, Wu Wending now has more than 120 warships and nearly 15,000 usable soldiers.

In addition, there are three military ports in Ningbo, Fuzhou and Quanzhou.

Because the emperor wanted to inspect the sailors, half of the warships were concentrated in Ningbo Port, and from a distance, it was really full of masts, and there was no end.

This is where Zhu Houzhao's confidence lies when he receives foreign envoys.

Ningbo Xinggong,

The emperor was listening to Jiang Yong, the governor of Zhejiang, and Fu Yihui, the boss of Ningbo City, report typical foreign-related cases, which he had long ordered Gu Zuo to do.

And not only recently, but also in the past few years, the most typical big and important cases.

One of these cases has caused a lot of uproar since last year to this year.

And the origin has to be traced back to it,

It is said that at the end of the spring of the seventh year of Zhengde, a Japanese businessman named Hyuga Valley landed in Ningbo, and he probably fled for his life, so the original purpose was to find a way to stay in Daming.

Therefore, after arriving on the shore, he had no intention of doing business at all, but looked for ways to bribe government officials everywhere, and finally he found the official in charge of this area, named Yi Renze.

Yi Renze first extended the period of his residence permit in violation of regulations, and then helped him issue a permit.

Because it is an escape, Hyuga Valley is reluctant to stay in Ningbo, it can be said that it can be anywhere, just don't be on the coast.

Later, he ran and ran and ran and arrived in Henan.

For Yi Renze, the Ming Dynasty is so big, it won't be good if there is one more person and one less, so much silver is in front of him, don't be a bastard.

Originally, he didn't know that Japan was full of daimyos, and the probability of encountering it was not small.

But who knows what kind of son of the daimyo this Hyuga Valley is, he just fled to Daming, and some people want his life.

That's a bad thing.

A case of embezzlement becomes a diplomatic incident, and the people there feel that the Ming are protecting their mortal enemy. Therefore, he sent envoys to negotiate many times, and even threatened to sue the capital.

At the mention of the capital, Yi Renze panicked. In case these people are greedy for ink and poke out, how can they get it?

At this time, there is an easiest way, which is to arrest this person named Hyuga Valley and hand it over to others.

Yi Renze did the same.

He knew where Hinata Valley had gone, and sent more than a dozen of his men all the way to Henan, and it was really a trivial matter for him to catch someone. Originally, the city department would also contact the local government to jointly arrest the smuggling of foreigners.

It's a thrill, and that's how it passes.

But Yi Renze still thinks too simply, who are the Japanese?

In the eighth year of Zhengde, these people are here again.

When I arrived in Ningbo, I looked for him directly, saying that we had lost Hyuga Valley before, and now we have verified that Hyuga Valley and two younger brothers have also run to Daming! You have to hand it over right away!

This time, Yi Renze was dumbfounded, handing over someone? Where is he going to hand it in?

Not at all!

But the Japanese don't care, if they don't hand over people, it's still the same trick last year, they let the envoys go to Beijing to negotiate with the Ming Emperor! When the time comes, the things that Hyuga Valley bribed will definitely not be able to hide!

Yi Renze only woke up at this time, these people knew his weakness, so they came to knock on the silver!

But what could he do?

Those who pinched their noses and swallowed their anger had to hand over the money.

In the eight years of Zhengde, it was only a matter of silver.

But what's behind it?

It was an official of the Daming City Bosi who was held in the hands of the Japanese.

Later, the Japanese began to reach out to the technology of silkworm breeding and silk reeling, if this is about the economy, then the information of the 2,000 treasure ships was leaked later is related to the military!

The case broke out at the end of the ninth year of Zhengde, including Mei Kejia, and all the officials of the Ming Dynasty couldn't figure it out, why did Japan open its eyes recently?

Raw silk and weaving are all taught to them!

Later, Jin Yiwei secretly investigated and gradually gained some eyebrows......

This kind of case, how could Zhu Houzhao, a visitor from later generations, not be angry when he heard about it, so he specially asked them to detail these foreign-related cases one by one.

Now, Yi Renze has been arrested, and he has provided the names of the Japanese who blackmailed him at the beginning, and these are all in front of him.

and the results that began to break out at the end of last year and have been found in half a year now......

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists, he almost wanted to destroy Yi Renze's nine clans, but if he thought about it carefully, he was still needed in this case, and it was not too late to kill him again, "Japan, is there an envoy in Ningbo?" ”

Gu Zuo replied cautiously: "Yes." I wonder if Your Majesty can you summon him? ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't reply, but asked Fu Yihui of Ningbo City, "What you just said is Yi Renze's confession?" Has it been checked? Is that really the case? ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister has checked, and this case is indeed caused by this."

"It's too much of a deception!!" Zhu Houzhao slapped the table hard, and he stood up violently, "The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty have made mistakes, and I will punish them." But it is absolutely intolerable that these Japanese people dare to do such a shameless and bold thing! Someone said to me that it was indeed us who hid someone, fart! From today onwards, there will be a rule that from now on, Japan will ask for people from the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no one! Whoever dares to open this opening, I want his head!! ”

Gu Zuo, Jiang Yong and the others were all so frightened that they knelt down, "Your Majesty is angry, don't hurt the dragon body." ”

"Anger? When it comes to such a thing, it's good that you don't get angry! You Zhi, go and bring that Japanese envoy here! Now it's my turn to ask them for someone! ”

"Yes, slave and maid will go."

"And Wu Wending, I ask you, can the sailors of the Ming Dynasty hit Japan?!"

Wu Wending straightened up his upper body and said proudly: "Back to Your Majesty, of course you can!" ”

"Can you intercept Japanese merchant ships?!"

"Back to Your Majesty, of course you can!"

"Good!" Zhu Houzhao said categorically, "What you say, I believe it!" In this case, I was still thinking about it on the way to Ningbo, how the Ming officials who read the book of sages and the likes of the Japanese Kingdom could conspire to make a case of embezzlement of 200,000 taels of silver, and I never thought that there were still these cats in it.

I will tell you that there are all kinds of means of commercial competition, so let's not worry about it for the time being, but spying on the military intelligence of the Ming Dynasty is a particularly serious case. So I put the ugly words in front of me first, there are many foreigners in Ningbo, if anyone goes out of this door, he will promise them anything in private, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people when the time comes! ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little angry, and his face turned red.

Jin Gui looked frightened, pinched his palms and said, "Your Majesty's will, the ministers will do it." Please calm your anger, your majesty's anger. ”

"Wang Bing."

"The old minister is here."

"Repair the book and go to the capital to get them ready."

Wang Bing was puzzled, ready? What preparation?

"The old minister is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao frowned tightly and said word by word: "Prepare for the Eastern Expedition to Japan!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Yang Tinghe hurriedly spoke, "The imperial court has just used troops in the northwest, and it is a bit risky to conquer Japan again at this time, even if it is to be recruited, the minister thinks that it should wait a few more years?" Besides, His Majesty still has plans to go on a personal expedition next year. ”

Zhu Houzhao gradually calmed down at this time, and he said: "It's okay, when necessary, the pro-campaign can be slowed down a little." ”

This......

What kind of attitude the emperor has towards this matter, they can't understand it anymore, and if they can say this, it means that there is actually no persuasion.

The so-called preparation for pro-conscription is to raise grain and grass and prepare all kinds of war materials.

Anyway, it's already in the process, and it's the same when it comes to another war.

Zhu Houzhao said very seriously: "Sometimes there is a need for such a kind of battle between countries, this is a breath, and I have to fight for this breath!" It is also to leave such a breath for future generations of children and grandchildren! ”