Li Dingguo was really moved by these words.

But he was a seven-foot man after all, and he held back his tears and said, "Your Majesty is so proud of me, I am ashamed of me. But I have entrusted my Majesty with Hong Fu, and I have completed Your Majesty's instructions to pacify the Western Regions, fight against the Ottomans, and appease the countries in the river. Now the Silk Road is open, and I can also return to pay my job to Your Majesty."

Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong have always been Zhu Youlang's right-hand man.

This has not changed because of peace in the world.

After all, peace is only the peace of the Central Plains. If you want to promote Han culture, you will inevitably have to deal with the powers in the world.

For example, the Ottomans, such as Spain.

It’s just that the Ottomans were found by the Ming army, while Spain was found by itself.

After a greeting from the king and his ministers, Zhu Youlang told Li Dingguo about the provocation of the Spanish.

Li Dingguo was originally a straightforward and impatient temper, and he was immediately angry when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, these Spanish people are so shameless and so provocative, I would like to lead troops to attack them."

Zhu Youlang knew that Li Dingguo would definitely say this, and he smiled and comforted him, "Don't be anxious first. I was even more angry than you when I saw this letter of war just now. But after calming down, I thought carefully, if I was really angry by them and sent troops to the Iberian Peninsula to attack, wouldn't I bet on the Spanish plan?"

After a pause, Zhu Youlang took a deep breath and said, "King of Jin, have you ever thought about how much food and grass we would prepare if we were going to go to Europe? Not to mention the place where King Zhong, they are going to go to sea. King of Jin, wouldn't you have to return to Ottoman again and then go to the road? How can I bear it?"

Zhu Youlang's words are the truth, how can Li Dingguo not know?

After hearing this, he sighed: "Your Majesty said this, and I will understand. But how can I bear such a great humiliation in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Of course I can't bear it."

Zhu Youlang said without hesitation: "But we must be smart."

"How to get ahead of your wisdom?"

"I am going to reply a letter to the Spaniards, and in the letter they are fiercely criticized for their shamelessness and incompetence. After reading it, the Spaniards will definitely vomit blood. It is not impossible to send a fleet to the Ming Dynasty in a rage."

Li Dingguo couldn't help but lit up when he heard this.

He is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight, but he understands the emperor's intention as soon as he hears it.

It is better to let the Spanish attack the Ming Dynasty than to go to Spain to fight.

This involves a home and away relationship.

The two sides are thousands of miles apart, and the advantage that the party fighting at home is self-evident.

In comparison, when fighting away games, I feel a little bit more worried about food and grass.

Originally, Spain had a colony in Manila and could be used as an important transit station, but now this transit station is gone, so the Spanish have to carefully consider this issue.

"Your Majesty, but will the Spaniards really come to the Ming Dynasty?"

"I think it's at least 70%. Maria Anna is eager to regain Spain's former European hegemony, but she dare not declare war on the European powers, so she wants to defeat our Ming army. But I don't fulfill her wishes and make her difficult. Tell me, what will she do in the end?"

When Li Dingguo heard this, he couldn't help but lit up his eyes.

"It's amazing, Your Majesty is really a magical idea, I admire it."

Li Dingguo's words were not flattering, but he knew very well that the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army was enough to destroy the Spanish's majesty, but how to maximize the interests of the Ming Dynasty was what they needed to consider."

"These are not what I thought of, they are all the suggestions of King Zhong. I will not compete for credit with my ministers."

Zhu Youlang smiled and said, "But, I have similar ideas. Since King Zhong has written down all the details, I will just change it a little."

"If this happens, I don't know what I can help."

Li Dingguo scratched his head a little.

According to His Majesty the Emperor, he was waiting for the Spanish to attack.

But even if the Spaniards attacked, they would mostly send fleets to the sea.

In the case of naval battle, it must be something that Zheng Chenggong is good at. Li Dingguo cannot say that he is blind, but he can help only a limited amount of things.

"If the Spaniards really come to attack, they will definitely not be satisfied with harassment. If they dare to land at that time, the King of Jin will beat me hard."

Whether it is a pirate or an invincible fleet, they all want to gain profits.

It would be impossible for the Spanish to travel across the ocean just to get a shot.

They will definitely seize a lot of wealth, so they will definitely land.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong must be the main general of this battle, but Li Dingguo also has room and room to play.

Li Dingguo realized this when he heard this.

He thought to himself that His Majesty the Emperor could see clearly.

In this case, many things are actually simple. As long as the Spaniards are guaranteed to be angry, the next thing will come naturally.

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After returning from the palace, Li Dingguo returned directly to the King of Jin's mansion.

His Majesty the Emperor gave the two largest private houses in the capital to Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong so that they could settle down in the capital.

Li Dingguo naturally understood the emperor's intentions. After all, in theory, the vassal kings could be granted a vassal.

However, neither Li Dingguo nor Zheng Chenggong mentioned this matter.

This is what smart people do.

Because if a powerful minister wants to die well, the most important thing is to show that he does not have the idea of ​​competing for the throne.

As long as this idea is expressed, the emperor will most likely not be embarrassed.

Since he is a vassal king, he stays in the capital and is under the emperor's nose, so the emperor is naturally at ease.

Not to mention that Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong have great prestige and have led the army again.

If they did not stay in the capital, they would not feel at ease even if they kept the hostage emperor.

During these days when Li Dingguo was gone, the prince had been studying in the Imperial College.

This was also what Li Dingguo deliberately told him. Logically speaking, the prince did not need to go to the Imperial College to study, but Li Dingguo showed his goodwill to the emperor through this move and expressed his identity as a minister.

Now that he has returned to the court, Li Dingguo will not lead troops to fight in a short period of time, so he has to arrange his daily life more properly and not let the censors catch the handle.

These guys are waving without wind, not to mention letting them catch the handle.

If they really got the handle, they would definitely let Li Dingguo lose his skin.

Therefore, Li Dingguo decided that he would stay in the palace to study except in the morning court, unless the emperor summoned him to him.

In short, it is low-key and low-key.

As a minister, keeping a low profile is the best way to protect your family's safety.

Li Dingguo was already very satisfied that he could be the prince of the Ming Dynasty and would never think about those unrealistic things again.

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Chapter completed!