"Report that the Japanese invaded the coastal areas of Fujian on a large scale, and reported an emergency to Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Putian and other places."

"Deng Yueqin, the Duke of Weiguo, led a large army to rescue Fuzhou, but was besieged by nearly 10,000 Japanese invaders and suffered heavy losses, please send troops to reinforce Fujian immediately!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Xu Da in the hall were all tired by this news.

They were still discussing the problem of coastal pirates just now, but as a result, these pirates directly attacked Fujian and other places, and even Wei Guogong personally led the army to rescue them, and even fell into an ambush.

You must know that Deng Yu, the Duke of Weiguo, has been on the battlefield for a long time, accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang to fight in the south and the north, went north to pacify Gansu, and surrendered to Wusizang, and he has extremely rich combat experience.

The 3,000 elite battalions under his command are even more elite of the Ming Dynasty, and they can fight on land with one enemy and ten elite soldiers, and they will be defeated by a group of Japanese robbers.

Xu Da was the first to react and said anxiously;

"Superior, this matter should not be taken lightly, Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang in the north and Guangxi in the south, and the geographical location is very important."

"We must immediately send reinforcements to support Wei Guogong, otherwise the Japanese will ravage Fujian and lead to erosion in Fujian."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, although Fuzhou, Fujian is not far from Yingtian, but Fujian is mountainous and hilly.

If the troops were sent from Yingtian, it would take at least more than a month to reach Fuzhou, Fujian, and when they got there, I was afraid that Fuzhou would have been almost overwhelmed.

At that time, the people will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot accept this situation.

For today's plan, the only way to reach Fuzhou is to take the sea route, from Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to Fujian in the south, in less than seven days.

Although Deng Yu's department suffered heavy losses, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Deng Yu would definitely be able to do it in seven days after holding a Fuzhou.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly looked at Xu Da, and said in a deep voice:

"Xu Da."

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, and then clenched his fists:

"The minister is here."

"I order you to immediately lead the navy, set off by sea, support Fuzhou, and help Deng Yu hold Fujian."

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was unquestionable, and he said loudly:

"It is imperative to keep the Japanese robbers at the seashore, and not to let them go deep into the interior and harm the people."

When Xu Da heard that he was going to lead the navy and go to support, he was suddenly a little confused.

After all, he was good at land battles, cavalry charges, and arranging troops, which was his forte.

And the navy is not his forte at all.

Even Xu Da may not be able to figure out even the most basic routes.

From Shengsi Island, Zhejiang, to Fuzhou, Fujian, this sea and land mileage is more than a thousand miles.

Xu Da didn't know the route along the way, and he might encounter pirates and pirates on the way, which made Xu Da, a layman, feel that it was impossible to complete this trip.

Xu Da opened his mouth and was about to refuse, but seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's solemn expression, Xu Da knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would not give himself a chance to refuse at all.

Helpless, Xu Da could only play to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"The minister asked Li Jin to be his deputy to help the minister exterminate the Japanese invaders."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse, waved his hand, and said:

"Yes, you two are on your way."

"Rescue is like fighting a fire, set off a moment later, and an innocent person may die tragically at the hands of the Japanese invaders."

Xu Da said goodbye and left, and Zhu Biao looked at Xu Da's back as he left.

After Xu Da left, Zhu Biao finally spoke:

"Father, the Duke of Wei obviously doesn't understand maritime affairs as Li Jin, why didn't my father let Li Jin lead the army directly?"

"Why do you have to make such a move, you have to let Wei Guogong go out as the commander?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was cloudy, and he slowly explained:

"We know Xu Da well, but we are becoming more and more incomprehensible to Li Jin."

"Xu Da is indifferent to fame and fortune, and he is loyal to us, plus the family is all in Yingtian City, and he will never betray us."

"But Li Jin is alone, and he doesn't have any concerns, whether he can be reused or not, we have to continue to investigate."

"With Xu Da following Li Jin, at least we will be much more relieved."

Zhu Biao had a very good impression of Li Jin, and spoke for Li Jin on the side, preaching:

"Father, my sons really don't understand, why does my father seem to be on guard against Li Jin?"

"Li Jin has outstanding ability, whether it is governing the locality, benefiting the people, gathering displaced people, and encouraging production, his achievements are very outstanding."

"A poor and backward Shanghu County, in less than four years, has been built into a paradise by him and prospered."

"And Li Jin has no selfishness, in order to exterminate the Japanese invaders, he paid money and contributed from his own pocket, and used all what he learned to train the navy."

"On the battlefield, Li Jin fought a bloody battle on Shengsi Island with the Japanese Invaders, although he suffered heavy losses, but he also defeated the Japanese Invaders."

"With a small number of enemies, the battle is victorious, and this pile is one by one, isn't it exactly the talent that our Ming court needs?"

"Why is my father so far Li Jin? But his father was prejudiced against him? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his prince appreciated Li Jin so much, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.

Li Jin's ability, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally sees it in his eyes, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Jin is an unborn genius.

If it is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, he met Li Jin, he was absolutely ecstatic, and he must have been favored by Li Jin, and regarded Li Jin as his mainstay.

But now that he has pacified the world, he now only needs loyal and obedient courtiers.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who became the emperor, the standard for hiring officials, the first thing to bear the brunt of is no longer talent, but loyalty.

In terms of talent, isn't Liu Bowen in the middle of the court amazing and glamorous enough?

But in the Hongwu Dynasty, Liu Bowen was destined to be unable to achieve his ambition, and he could not be absolutely reused by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Because Liu Bowen is tall and self-reliant, although he is respectful to Zhu Yuanzhang on the surface, he is very arrogant in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang is such a character, how can he not see Liu Bowen's inner thoughts, so Liu Bowen's tragic ending is doomed.

And what about Li Jin? In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it is more dangerous than Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen at least knows some of the ethics of the program, and is a real scholar, believing that the king is the minister, the king lets the minister die, and the minister has to die.

But Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't see the slightest awe of imperial power in Li Jin.

Although Li Jin was born as a scholar, he never believed in the way of a scholar.

From Li Jin's words and deeds, it can be seen that Li Jin is by no means a person who sticks to the rules.

Do things without scruples, have wild ideas, and do what you say.

even said that the king regards the minister as a mustard, and the minister regards the king as a great rebellion.

If it weren't for cherishing Li Jin's talent, Li Jin would have been killed by Zhu Yuanzhang countless times.

But it was Li Jin's amazing talent that made Zhu Yuanzhang even more fearful.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with a complicated face and said:

"Biao'er, Li Jin can't be treated with common sense."

"His loyalty is not our Zhu family, but the entire people."

"If you use this person in the future, you can trust it, but you must not reuse it, let alone make Li Jin the prime minister."

Zhu Biao's face was full of doubts, and he didn't understand what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

"Father, why can't you reuse Li Jin?"

"Since he is loyal to the people, isn't he with our royal family?"

"My father once taught his sons and ministers to put the people first, isn't this the truth?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said earnestly:

"There are some things that Li Jin can do, but there are some things that only we can do."

Seeing that Zhu didn't seem to understand, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and didn't say more.

Although the Ming Dynasty has been established, there are still people who are hungry, and the war in the four directions has not stopped, and there is a long way to go.

The coming days are long, and Zhu Yuanzhang will have time to teach his son with high hopes in the future.