"Your Majesty, good news, good news. Your Highness King Jin sent a good news, my Ming Dynasty won a great victory."

Capital, Forbidden City, Ganqing Palace.

Han Miao, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, reported to Zhu Youlang very excitedly.

This report may not be without the meaning of pleasing the emperor, but the good news is real.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but smile when he heard this and signaled Han Miao to hand over the victory quickly.

In his mind, Li Dingguo is a military genius and a perfect coach.

Li Dingguo did not disappoint him. After recapturing the Western Regions, he quickly joined forces with the Safi Empire and defeated the Ottoman army at its peak.

This battle made the Ming Dynasty famous.

Although the Ming army recovered the Western Regions before, it only returned to its peak period in the Han and Tang dynasties, and there was no breakthrough.

If Zhu Youlang wants to be the founding king who has never been around before, he must think of more ways.

Therefore, he proposed two plans to restore the Silk Road and open up the Maritime Silk Road.

In other words, this is actually a two-step process.

On the one hand, he used Li Dingguo's strong military command strength and the Ming army's powerful army combat power to push forward all the way, challenging the Ottoman Empire, which had the ruling power in West Asia. On the other hand, he used Zheng Chenggong's powerful naval command ability to lead the navy to explore the Maritime Silk Road.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to develop in the future and solve the vicious circle of land annexation, it cannot only find a way in the Central Plains. If the American continent can be developed, it will undoubtedly be a great joy for the people.

Fortunately, both Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong seemed to have done a great job.

Judging from the results, Li Dingguo completed it better.

It is really worthwhile that Zhu Youlang has full trust in the two, and has achieved the ability to employ people without doubting them.

In fact, it is difficult for emperors of all dynasties to do this.

After all, those who are emperors will be afraid of the powerful ministers' rebellion and take away their own power.

In this way, he not only has no way to explain to his descendants and clans, but also to his ancestors.

Therefore, the emperors were always wary of powerful ministers and generals, and they adhered to the mentality of believing that they would rather trust them than not.

Under this mentality, all emperors basically do not give a general too much power.

Zhu Youlang ignored all this and gave all his trust to Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong.

On this side, because of Zhu Youlang's understanding of history, he knew that both of them were loyal generals.

On the other hand, it is also because Zhu Youlang is very confident in his personal prestige.

He was a rare lord of revival, and he was not the kind of vase emperor. He was really the emperor who led the army in person and played a major role in the process of eliminating the Qing army.

It can be said that Zhu Youlang, Zheng Chenggong, and Li Dingguo are an iron triangle.

In the Northern Expedition, it is impossible to succeed easily without any side.

That's why Zhu Youlang has the confidence to let the two lead the troops.

Because he knew that Zhu Youlang and Zheng Chenggong were convinced by him from the bottom of their hearts.

"Reward, you should reward. All the meritorious soldiers will be rewarded according to the regulations!"

Zhu Youlang knew the importance of reward at this time, and it could greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of the soldiers and enable the soldiers to have greater enthusiasm to fight for the Zhu Ming court.

After all, Zhu Youlang still has to rely on man to cure.

So it is not enough to rely solely on personal charm.

Being an emperor must not be too stingy. If you are too stingy, who will fight for you?

This is also the most important good news Zhu Youlang got before going to the Southeast to supervise the war and eliminate the Japanese pirates. He can finally raise his head and go to the Southeast with excitement.

After drafting the last decree, Zhu Youlang officially set off from the capital under the escort of the Hu Ben Army and the Jinyi Guard and headed south through the Grand Canal of the Beijing-Hangzhou.

Crown Prince Zhu Cixuan naturally became the governor and stayed in the capital.

Zhu Cixuan has served as the state supervisor many times, demonstrating his outstanding ability to handle government affairs.

Zhu Youlang was still very pleased about this.

The ability that Zhu Cixuan demonstrated is definitely not enough as the founding king, but it is completely enough to act as a master of success and defend the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

At present, almost everyone is focusing on Zhu Youlang, so Zhu Cixuan will be under much less pressure.

Zhu Youlang has done his best to relieve Zhu Cixuan's pressure. Of course, he hopes that Zhu Cixuan will not let him down.

Although Zhang Huangyan wanted to follow the emperor to personally fight, Zhu Youlang gave him important tasks and asked him to assist the prince.

Before, this was Wen Anzhi's responsibility. After Wen Anzhi retired, Zhang Huangyan naturally had to carry the burden.

Therefore, those who are accompanying Zhu Youlang are all close ministers from the direct descendants.

Among them are Wang Henian, commander of the Jinyiwei, Zhao Xu, general of the Tiger Army, and Han Miao, eunuch, in charge of the seal.

It can be said that this is Zhu Youlang's most trusted confidant.

With these people around, Zhu Youlang doesn’t have to worry about safety anymore.

No matter what, this was the first time Zhu Youlang was in charge of the army after the Ming Dynasty ruled the world, and he could not hide his excitement.

Since I got on the boat, I have been enjoying the scenery along the way on the deck.

It is the turn of summer and autumn now, and the weather is very good.

Zhu Youlang stood on the deck and was blowing the wind, not to mention how comfortable it was.

If it were five or six years ago, Zhu Youlang would not have such a mentality.

At that time, all he was thinking about was how to continue the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui's army surrounded the entire Yunnan.

Who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty would usher in another village of darkness and brightness?

Things in the world are unpredictable.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there are more Japanese pirates in Jiangnan than in Shandong, and there are more Japanese pirates in Fujian than in Jiangnan. Should Your Majesty be in charge of Hangzhou or move to Fujian?"

Seeing that Zhu Youlang was in a very good mood, Wang Henian couldn't help but start joking.

According to his understanding of Zhu Youlang, His Majesty the Emperor must have wanted to go to the most intense place of the battle.

Sure enough, Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "If this is true, I will naturally go to Fujian. However, I feel that there may not be fewer Japanese pirates in Zhejiang than in Fujian."

Wang Henian was very surprised when he heard this.

According to his understanding, there are indeed more Japanese pirates in Fujian.

Why did Your Majesty make such a statement?

Moreover, what channels did Your Majesty learn about this news from the past two years?

Relying on memorials? This is impossible. The news of memorials is too late.

What else is more informed than the Jinyiwei?

Could it be that His Majesty has established a new intelligence agency, which is above the East Factory and the Jinyiwei?

Wang Henian couldn't help but feel nervous.

It is said that the commander of the Jinyiwei is noble and is the emperor's first close minister.

However, the commander of the Jinyiwei in history seems to have not ended well except for a few institutions.

Of course this is not a coincidence, but because of the emperor's suspicion.
Chapter completed!