Hu Weiyong's words can be said to be Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to praise Hu Weiyong, Song Lian next to him objected:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Master Hu is clearly talking nonsense."

"I, Daming, am a big country, how can I care about those lands on Wa Island?"

"Wadao has been isolated from the world for thousands of years, but I am afraid that the people above are still living a life of drinking blood."

"In addition, the island is surrounded by the sea, and the land on it is even more unsuitable for farming, so what's the use of us coming here?"

"Your Majesty, we must not destroy the image of my kingdom tomorrow because of some small profits."

Song Lian cried blood every sentence, it seems that he has to let Zhu Yuanzhang take back his life today.

Song Lian supported the suppression of civil strife on Wa Island, but Song Lian refused to take advantage of the fire to rob and blackmail the monarch on Wa Island.

Because many years of Confucianism told him that it was shameful, immoral, unlasting, and would invite disaster.

"Ignorant Rotten !!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't bear it anymore, and directly reprimanded angrily:

"I am usually full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but I don't understand national affairs at all."

"The barren land of Wajima in your mouth is full of gold and silver."

"Do you think that people are still drinking blood, but you don't know the level of the people, and they are about to catch up with our Ming Dynasty."

"We really shouldn't let your kind of rotten come over, it's just stubborn."

Zhu Biao saw that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became angry, and hurriedly bowed down and pleaded:

"Father's anger, Master Song is also for our Ming considerations, please don't blame him."

"Hmph, for the sake of our Daming? Let's see that he will only think about Wajima!! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger has not subsided, and a Fei Qing has just come out before, and he has been beheaded all over the house.

As a result, seeing Song Lian's appearance now, Zhu Yuanzhang felt as if he had found the source of the problem, and this ritual was clearly a raccoon dog.

It seems that reading books makes these people all stupid, they only know that they are full of benevolence and morality, and they are so benevolent and kind to other countries.

Even if the interests of their own country are damaged, these officials seem to think that it is acceptable.

The Ming Dynasty crossed the sea to help quell the chaos on Wa Island, and the manpower and material resources used by the labor expedition cost countless money, but in Song Lian's mouth, it turned out to be a matter of course.

It would be a mistake to even ask Washima to pay for its military expenses.

Ridiculous, these Confucian scholars are simply a joke!!

Everyone present didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would suddenly become angry and stepped forward to speak for Song Lian.

In any case, Song Lian is highly respected and is the head of the literary world of the Ming Dynasty, and has contributed to the development of the cultural cause of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang speaking one after another, suppressed the anger in his heart, and instructed Song Lian:

"There is a big problem with your Ministry of Rites, so we will give you a chance to atone for your sins."

"Starting today, you will elect a few more people as special envoys, and we will let these people go to all parts of Wajima."

"I hope this time, your Ministry of Rites will not let us down again, otherwise, you can't afford the consequences."

Song Lian opened his mouth to say more, but when he looked up and saw Zhu Yuanzhang's indifferent eyes, the murderous aura contained in them made Song Lian break out in a cold sweat.

Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore, Song Lian bowed down silently.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said:

"You go down first, arrange this mission well, we don't want forks to appear again."

Song Lian finally left the upper study, his gray hair trembled a little, as a Confucian, he still couldn't accept Zhu Yuanzhang's approach.

But Zhu Yuanzhang's determination, Song Lian has seen it, and knows that if he continues to talk about it, he is afraid that he will not be able to protect himself.

With a long sigh, Song Lian walked slowly towards Honglu Temple, everything came from Honglu Temple, he wanted to see what Li Jin of Honglu Temple was capable of?

After Song Lian left, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others continued the topic just now, and said to Liu Bowen:

"Berwyn, can't we just take the entire Wa Island?"

"Why nibble at every step? You must know that I have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and if I want to take a small Japanese island, wouldn't I be able to capture it? ”

Liu Bowen shook his head and said:

"The matter of conscription can be delayed but not rushed."

"Back then, Yuan Shizu sent troops from the Korean Peninsula, and such a close attack was all a feather back."

"Now that we are starting from Shanghu County, if we are wary of our army by Wa Island, I am afraid that the result will not be better than that of the previous dynasty."

"We must first take a place as a foothold for the Ming army, and then three years of reunion, three years of accumulation, three years of patience, and ten years of Wadao will inevitably be taken by our army."

"So please don't be in a hurry, otherwise I'm afraid that I will draw water with a bamboo basket and it will be empty."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, if you want to talk about marching and fighting, this kind of thing is more professional after all.

After all, Liu Bowen's previous record has proved that Liu Bowen's ability is definitely the top group in the world, and he is not far behind himself.

Li Shanchang is more suitable for living in the rear and dispatching grain and grass.

And Hu Weiyong is a sharp blade in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand, which is used to clean up the court for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The three have their own characteristics and complement each other, which is also a plan for the future of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The previous Ming Dynasty unified the world, so Liu Bowen didn't have much time to come in handy, so Liu Bowen's power became weaker and weaker.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has started to conquer again, Liu Bowen is destined to rise gradually, just as when Zhu Yuanzhang started his business, it was indispensable.

Zhu Yuanzhang could clearly feel the changes in Liu Bowen, but he could only be happy in his heart, because only when Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang fought each other, could he become the Hongwu Emperor who completely controlled the situation.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang and His Royal Highness discussed some more about how to infiltrate Wadao next, and then distributed a letter so that Daming could justifiably send troops to Wadao

It wasn't until late at night that Zhu Yuanzhang put the three of them back in the house, and before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized to several people again that it was never allowed to leak the matter of opening the sea, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would go on a killing spree.

The three of them nodded yes, and then gradually withdrew from the upper study.

As soon as he walked out of the palace, Li Shanchang slowly came to Liu Bowen's side and said softly:

"Liu Zhongcheng has good means, but he didn't expect that he could even know about the opening of the sea in advance, and the old man admires it."

Liu Bowen didn't stop walking, and replied casually:

"I thought that Li Xiang, as the emperor's prime minister, had already known about this."

"It seems that Li Xiang is a little derelict in his duties, he doesn't even know about this kind of thing, and he must be concerned in the future."

Li Shanchang heard Liu Bowen's irony, but he was not angry, but said with a smile:

"Yes, the old man is old, and it may not be long before he can return to his hometown."

"When the old man is the prime minister, only Liu Zhongcheng is qualified to take over."

"I just don't know, when the time comes, will Liu Zhongcheng be able to return to his hometown safely like the old man and live in retirement?"

Li Shanchang pointed out, Liu Bowen finally stopped, looked at Li Shanchang with complicated eyes, and then turned to leave without saying a word.

Hu Weiyong has been standing aside, and when he heard Li Shanchang's words, his heart suddenly burst and he wanted to open his mouth to ask, but after seeing Liu Bowen's reaction, Hu Weiyong was thoughtful and finally kept silent.

...

After Song Lian left the palace, he took a sedan chair directly to Honglu Temple.

When Song Lian came to Honglu Temple again, the scene inside scared Song Lian.

I saw that at the entrance of the Washima Embassy, rows of wooden shelves were placed everywhere.

On the shelves, there are all kinds of black metal utensils.

Some are whips with tinsel kneading and hideous barbs on them, which make people shudder.

There are also large pots like copper stoves, high-backed chairs full of knife holes, and large wrenche-like things.

Some of these torture instruments are still dripping with blood, which looks extremely oozing.

After Song Lian saw these torture instruments, he had some convulsions, and he didn't know if he should go one step further.

At this moment, the door of the Wadao embassy opened, and some officials of Honglu Temple slowly walked out of the door, and after seeing Song Lian, these people were like seeing their parents, and they all rushed to Song Lian and cried loudly:

"Lord Song, call the shots for us!"