this day.

Zhu Fan came to the Confucius Temple Mansion as usual.

saw Lin Che shaking his head and sighing frequently.

Zhu Fan couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why are you sighing so much?" Is there anything to be complained about? ”

Lin Che looked at Zhu Fan and stopped talking, and finally told him the concerns in his heart.

"Although the Japanese state has established diplomatic relations with our Ming Dynasty, many barbaric acts in this country are outrageous, brutal and ruthless."

"If we don't try to restrain them, they will invade our land like wolves in the future."

"It hurts our country and future generations greatly."

After Zhu Fan listened to Lin Che's words, his face changed suddenly.

Zhu Fan was full of confidence in the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and the development of the country.

However, Lin Che's words shocked him, and he was deeply impressed by the warm hospitality he received in the Wa Kingdom and the friendliness of the people.

He felt that the matter of the Japanese kingdom was a small island country on the sea, and its strength was far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty.

For the kind of possibility that Lin Che said, it was so ridiculous that it was even difficult to understand.

"Sir, is that true?" Zhu Fan's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief.

Lin Che was silent for a while, and then said firmly: "Although the country is not big, this country is naturally warlike, although Da Ming is much stronger than him, but once Da Ming weakens on that day, he will definitely invade Da Ming, there is no doubt about it." ”

"The strength of the Wa Kingdom, you can't find it after only visiting once, but they have been growing and developing."

"If we don't stop it, they will pose a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Fan fell into deep thought, he knew that Lin Che would never joke about this kind of thing.

As Zhu Zhang's most admired teacher, he is convinced of this.

"Sir, do you have any plans? How should we respond to this threat? Zhu Fan asked.

Lin Che said with a solemn face: "For the Wa Kingdom, I have prepared a detailed response plan. ”

"First of all, we need to strengthen the armament building of the army and improve the strength of the army."

"Second, we need to strengthen cooperation with the neighboring countries of the Japanese State to form a clamp on the Japanese State."

"The most important thing is that we need to cultivate a strong naval force to defend the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Fan listened and fully agreed: "Sir, I will fully support you in what you say, and we must protect the future of Daming." ”

"You're right, since the Wa Kingdom is so cruel, we should take action to prevent them from invading our land."

Zhu Zhang's voice was full of determination and firmness.

Lin Che looked at Zhu Fan with a smile, his own success in arousing his fighting spirit.

He began to introduce to Zhu Fan the strength and military potential of the Ming Dynasty, including the training of the army and the advanced nature of technology.

"Although the Ming Dynasty has just experienced the turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the society is still recovering, but my Ming Dynasty has a strong national strength, as long as we charge, exert wisdom and courage, and unite as one, we will definitely be able to defeat the Wa Kingdom and defend our land and people."

Zhu Fan nodded silently, and Lin Che's words made him feel that the responsibility of the country was clearer and more urgent.

Back at the palace, Zhu Fan told Lin Che's opinion to his father, and Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to it.

In the next few days, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Fan worked together to formulate and implement this plan, and they strengthened the Ming armament construction and recruited army generals and soldiers.

Zhu was personally involved in the training of the navy, and they built large shipyards in various ports to strengthen maritime trade.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang actively sought cooperation with the neighboring countries of the Japanese state.

He sent envoys to various countries and actively carried out diplomatic activities.

With the help of diplomatic means, Zhu Yuanzhang successfully established a series of alliances and formed an encirclement of the Japanese state.

During this period, Zhu Fan also gained an important ally, the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The king of the Ryukyu Kingdom was also very worried about the rise of the Wa Kingdom, and he took the initiative to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Wa Kingdom.

The Ming Dynasty formed a strong alliance with the Ryukyu Kingdom and was ready to face the challenge of the Wa Kingdom together.

Meanwhile.

The Japanese invasion also became more and more frequent, launching several attacks on the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang held several strategic meetings to discuss with the ministers a precise response plan to the Japanese invasion.

At this time, a minister who had returned from going to the coast knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am on your orders to go to the border of the South China Sea to talk to the merchants of the Japanese Kingdom and obtain information. ”

"These Japanese people are full of hostility to our Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the news, he immediately felt a wave of anger and uneasiness in his heart.

He knew that the Wa Kingdom was an ambitious country, and it had always had deep contradictions with the Ming Dynasty.

But he never imagined that the conspiracy of the Wa State would be so vicious that it would kill the descendants of the Ming Dynasty and force the country's development to suffer a regression.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said with a resolute expression: "You have worked hard, your intelligence is very important, we must find a way to stop the conspiracy of the Japanese State." ”

"Liu Aiqing, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen, who was recovering.

Liu Bowen raised his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a firm gaze, and said in a resolute tone: "Your Majesty, the Wa Kingdom has sent merchants to Daming many times recently, seemingly for trade, but in fact they are secretly collecting intelligence. ”

"The minister thinks that we should take decisive action and send a large army to the Wa kingdom to strike them down completely, so as to warn them of their inviolability."

Zhu Yuanzhang fell into deep thought.

He knew that Liu Bowen's suggestion had a certain amount of truth.

The tragic situation of the future descendants of the Ming Dynasty being bullied made his heart like a knife, if he didn't beat down the country now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, he also understands that this decision should not be taken lightly and should be carefully considered.

He faced Liu Bowen and said in a low voice: "Bowen, I understand your concern, and I am also very angry, but we need more information to understand the strength and defense of the Japanese State." ”

"We can't just go out on impulse, we need to have a detailed plan."

Liu Bowen nodded yes, he understood His Majesty's worries.

In order to better understand the internal situation of the Wa Kingdom.

He made a suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, I think we can send Jinyi Wei to the Wa Kingdom, go deep behind enemy lines, and have more information on mobile phones." ”

"In this way, we can have a more comprehensive understanding of the strength of the Japanese state and formulate a better strategy."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and felt that this plan was feasible, so he agreed to Liu Bowen's suggestion.

He instructed Liu Bowen to strictly select the Jinyi guards who went deep behind enemy lines to ensure that they were loyal and brave enough.

He believed that these brocade guards would play an important role in the territory of the Wa Kingdom.

In the following days, Daming began to make careful preparations.

The Jinyi guards have undergone arduous training, and they have experienced many battles and are well versed in the art of spying on intelligence.

Zhu Yuanzhang personally met with every Jinyi guard and encouraged them to be careful every step of the way to save their lives.

(End of chapter)