Forbidden City.
Palace of Heavenly Purity!
Zhu Houzhao was furious when he heard the news about the customs of the Frankians!
A small country like Franji relied on dozens of broken ships to occupy some colonies, and they actually dared to touch the tiger's beard!
The current Ming Empire was still the powerful Ming Empire. The current Ming Empire was not the era of Chongzhen!
The current Ming Empire was in a flourishing age.
Cao Zhengchun saw that Emperor Zheng De was angry and mourned for the Flangi.
These Franks were used to bullying weak countries, and now they actually dared to enter the border of the Ming Dynasty.
Cao Zhengchun was also furious.
In Cao Zhengchun's eyes, these Flangis were all barbarians.
Challenging the dignity of the Ming Empire and angering His Majesty, he was Cao Zhengchun's lifelong enemy!
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said,""Go and announce the decree to Wang Hong!"
"Yes!"
……
Cao Zhengchun left the Imperial Palace and headed straight for the East Chamber.
In the East Chamber, the head of the Third Gear knelt on the ground with one knee. Cao Zhengchun held the imperial edict in his hand."I order you to deliver this imperial edict to the Navy Governor Wang Hong within five days. A fast horse! If it was late, he would be beheaded! If Governor-General Wang Hong succeeds in exterminating the Franks, I'll make you the second in command!”
"Within five days, I will deliver the imperial edict!”
The man in the third file respectfully put the imperial edict in his pocket.
Cao Zhengchun had killed the Second Second-in-Chief of the East Military Hall because he had lost the White Lotus Society. The position of Second Second-in-Chief had been vacant. The people of the East Military Hall had been waiting for this position!
After receiving the imperial edict, the third grade leader rode a fast horse and headed straight for the Guangdong Navy Governor's Office!
There were many relay stations in the Ming Empire. Each relay station was 300 miles long, and the leader of the third platoon rode a fine horse. He traveled 1,000 miles a day and 800 miles at night!
He could travel 1,800 miles in a day and night!
He did not rest or sleep.
His Majesty's imperial edict could be delivered to the Navy Governor Wang Hong within three days!
Only the top masters of the West Hall could deliver such a fast message. If it were an ordinary messenger, they could only travel 800 miles a day at most, which was called 800 miles in an emergency!
Third Gear had already left the capital after sending the imperial edict.
In the East Chamber, Cao Zhengchun was rubbing his hands. Since His Majesty had decided to send troops to the Franks, why couldn't he follow the example of Eunuch Sanbao and go to the West?
Cao Zhengchun had always fantasized about becoming like the Three Treasures Eunuch Zheng He, commanding the Ming Navy to the west seven times to declare the might of the country!
……
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Clang!
The Emperor Sword was unsheathed!
The eunuch was frightened.
"Gather the civil and military officials for a discussion in the Xuanzheng Hall!" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.”
"Yes!"
The eunuch hurriedly ran out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
It was already past noon, and the gathering of officials at this time was called the evening court. Emperor Hongzhi was a diligent ruler. There were three court sessions a day, which were divided into morning court, afternoon court, and evening court.
When the civil and military officials heard the bell and drum of the court meeting, they all left the government office and went to the Xuanzheng Hall to participate in the court meeting.
Within an hour, all the civil and military officials of the Ming Empire gathered in the Political Announcement Hall.
The Ming Empire's laws were strict, and the drums of the court meeting sounded three times. Those who did not arrive at the court meeting would be fined three years of salary!
All the civil and military officials in the court were uneasy after attending the court. Why did His Majesty suddenly attend the court?
Did something big happen?
Only during the Battle of Datong Prefecture did His Majesty summon his ministers to the palace in the afternoon.
All the officials in the court were guessing.
Many officials asked the cabinet chief, Liu Jian. Liu Jian also revealed a puzzled expression. The cabinet did not know what had happened!
Just as the officials were confused, a eunuch's voice rang out from outside the Hall of Political Decrees.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"”
"Rise!"
Zhu Houzhao carried the Emperor's Sword at his waist and walked into the imperial court. He stood on the dragon platform but did not sit down.
All the civil and military officials looked up and saw His Majesty standing on the Dragon Platform with the Emperor's Sword hanging at his waist. He looked murderous!
The entire court felt as if the sky was collapsing!
Zhu Houzhao looked at the officials and said,"I just received a secret report from the East Chamber!" The Folang Mechs infiltrated the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense! Bad intentions!"
As Zhu Houzhao's words fell, the entire court was filled with anger and fighting spirit!
"Chief of the cabinet!"
"I'm here!"
"Declaring war on the Franji Kingdom, I have ordered Wang Hong to attack the Franji fleet. I want to see what kind of combat power the Franji warships have!”
"Minister of Rites!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Inform all the surrounding countries that anyone who dares to trade with the Flangis will be regarded as an enemy. Regardless of whether they were affiliated kingdoms or not, anyone who dared to trade with the Franks would be regarded as the enemy of the Ming Dynasty!”
"Yes!"
"Minister of War!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Reorganize the troops! When the Ming Navy is done training, I will send troops to Ren Franji. No matter where it is, I will destroy this arrogant country!”
"Yes!"
"Minister of Works!"
"Your subject is here!"
" Speed up the research on firearms, especially the ship-borne cannons. I want to see results within half a year. The shells can be filled with gunpowder. Find a smokeless gunpowder to increase the power of the shells. The Fire Department can fill the gunpowder in kraft paper to make a fire cap to increase the loading speed of the guns!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Minister of Works bowed.
After Zhu Houzhao issued four imperial edicts, he waved his hand and said,""Retreat!"
Zhu Houzhao left the Political Announcement Hall, leaving behind a group of civil and military officials who looked at each other.
His Majesty's four imperial edicts only stated one thing: "If His Majesty wants to destroy the Franji Kingdom, which country dares to be on the same side as the Franji Kingdom?”
The emperor's anger was the Ming Empire's anger!
If the Ming Empire was enraged and sent millions of troops, which country would be able to resist?
After Zhu Houzhao left the court, the civil and military officials wiped the cold sweat off their heads. It was really scary. They thought that the Emperor was going to find trouble with the officials.
It turned out that it was just a battlefield. It was really a false alarm.
Liang Chu, the Minister of Revenue, was also secretly delighted." I thought that His Majesty was going to ask for silver from the Ministry of Revenue again. It turns out that he was only attacking a small country. I was really scared to death…"
In the Minister of Revenue's eyes, a war with the Flanges was a trivial matter. The Emperor asking him for silver was a big deal.
The courtiers of the Ming Dynasty had some understanding of the Flanges. They only had a few dozen broken ships. The reason why His Majesty was so angry was probably because the barbarians looked down on the great country.
After the court meeting, all the civil and military officials were delighted. In their opinion, the Flangis were really tired of living.
The thoughts of the ministers were different from the thoughts of the emperor.
In the eyes of the Emperor, the Great Ming Empire was his everything, his territory. How could he allow others to covet it?
In the eyes of the ministers, the Ming Empire was powerful and had a strong army. They were worried that no opponent would appear and they would be pulled out to practice.
Not only would they be promoted if they won, but they would also be able to make a fortune. Generals who were good at military achievements would be eager to start more wars.
……
Guangdong Province coastal defense!
The thirteen warships of the Franks appeared on the ocean, their eyes revealing their desire.
The legendary suzerain of the East was just around the corner!
" As expected, the coastline is too huge. Even this superpower can't completely defend a coastline of 20,000 kilometers…"
" What a huge empire. It's bigger than the entire Europe…"
" Let's go and take a look. Legend has it that gold is everywhere in this eastern country. Legend has it that the emperor's house is made of gold…"
While the Flanges were discussing, someone suddenly shouted,""What's that!"
"My God! What's that!"
"Run! Run! The devil's castle! What kind of castle was that? Why would it appear on the sea?”
While the Franks were discussing the wealth of the Eastern Great Country, they suddenly saw a huge warship appear in front of them.
Their battleships were ten feet long and thirty feet wide. They believed that their ships were the largest ships in the world.
However, all of a sudden, they saw a huge ship that was 200 feet long and 80 feet wide slowly appear from the horizon.
However, this was not the biggest ship.
Under the protection of this battleship, a 440-foot-long and 180-foot-wide battleship appeared in their field of vision.
The Frankians thought that the most advanced Frankians in the world were extremely small.
These thirteen ships were only 390 feet when they were placed side by side…
When all the Franco-class ships were put together, they were nothing compared to the 440-foot-long ship.
"Run!"
"Run!"
"Oh my god! How could this Eastern Great Country's warship be so big?”
Sob, sob, sob--
The horn sounded.
The sailors on the Franc Ship paddled frantically. They wanted to escape this place because they realized at this moment that they had misjudged the strength of this Eastern Great Country!
"Such a huge ship!"
"The legend from a hundred years ago is actually true!”
" My God, is the legend true? The Eastern Great Country had such a huge warship a hundred years ago. It's unimaginable!”
Wang Hong stood on the deck of Zheng Hebao, looking at the fleeing Franji warship with a contemptuous expression.
"These broken ships dare to invade Great Ming's customs.”
"To put it bluntly, the technology of these broken ships can't even compare to the warships of the Wu Country during the Three Kingdoms period! It's just that the Wu Country doesn't have cannons!"
"Someone come! Cannon alignment! His Majesty has decreed to declare war on the Flanges. Since these broken ships dare to come to the border of the Ming Dynasty, I will make sure they never return!”
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