Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 171: The Japanese pirates were also poisoned to death by Chu Nan’s evil scheme?
"Hahahaha!"

In the imperial palace, in the Huagai Hall, a hearty laughter came from inside. It was Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon throne, with Chu Nan and Zhu Biao standing below him. Zhu Biao was reporting something, and every time he reported something, Zhu Yuanzhang would be happy.

"Father, the Royal Guards have made very good arrangements. They have used the Jade Trade Fair to attract many corrupt officials, and they have brought a lot of money with them."

"The Imperial Guards are not doing anything right now. They are just watching and waiting for the Japanese pirates to come and catch them all in one fell swoop."

"Good, good!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked satisfied when he heard Zhu Biao's report.

In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang could catch all the corrupt officials at one time and get their money.

At the same time, most of the Japanese pirates can be destroyed, and overseas trade will be unimpeded. The fleets that want to return to the Ming Dynasty will no longer pose a threat.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he looked at Chu Nan and said, "Chu Nan, you did a good job."

"Your Majesty." But Chu Nan became worried again.

"There are so many corrupt officials there, they should have a lot of guards, right? What if the Japanese pirates don't dare to fight?"

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also stumped. He became worried. There were only tens of thousands of Japanese pirates. What if they didn't dare to go?

"Don't worry about that." Zhu Biao smiled when he saw it.

"According to our spies' reports, the Japanese pirates have already taken action. They don't seem to take these tens of thousands of guards seriously. After all, these guards are not regular soldiers, and they don't even have weapons or armor."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang was happy when he heard this.

"Okay, that's good, as long as we dare to fight these pirates!"

This sounds very embarrassing. An emperor actually cheered when he heard the enemy beating his own people.

But this is what happened, and the emperor was very happy. He was still the wise ruler Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty!" But at this time, Chu Nan became worried about something else.

"Your Majesty's participation in the encirclement and suppression operation should be kept secret, so it won't be exposed, right?"

If this news leaked out, the corrupt officials would definitely not be able to escape, after all, they have been targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. However, the Japanese pirates would probably all run away, and that would be a big loss.

"No." Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

"Don't worry about these, Chu Nan. I have made all the arrangements. I will make the local guards and those corrupt officials corrupt."

"So we directly sent Mao Xiang with 10,000 Jinyiwei and 40,000 imperial guards to encircle and suppress these pirates and corrupt officials. We will definitely not let any of them escape."

"It's the Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards?" Chu Nan felt relieved after hearing this. There shouldn't be any big problem, and they should be able to catch them all in one fell swoop.

"Just rest assured." Zhu Yuanzhang teased Chu Nan when he saw his expression.

"If you are worried, I will arrange for you to lead the troops to capture those people. What do you think?"

"Ah?" But after hearing this, Chu Nan shook his head.

"No, no, I don't know how to fight."

I don’t know how many people I will offend if I go to catch them, and the Japanese pirates are also quite powerful, so Chu Nan still thinks he should be careful.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled when he saw Chu Nan like this.

This kid, who is usually so vicious, is now so afraid of death? It's really interesting.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame Chu Nan. After all, Chu Nan's plan was too brilliant. If it weren't for Chu Nan, it would have been difficult to deal with these corrupt officials and Japanese pirates.

This time, we should be able to deal with these Japanese pirates, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking like this. Hu Weiyong was also acting anxiously.

At this moment, Taizhou City has become the center of everyone's game.

Within two days, Taizhou City welcomed a grand event. Taizhou is located on the coast and has few minerals, but because it is located on the coast, fishermen at sea salvage a lot of gems.

So a jade convention was held here. Jade was still very valuable in the Ming Dynasty. It maintained its value, was beautiful, and was loved by many dignitaries.

So after the news of the jade conference was made public, many corrupt officials took the risk and came over to buy some good jade.

However, it was certainly not entirely their own idea that allowed them to come here, because it was inseparable from the Jinyiwei arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang to be around them, who whispered in the ears of these corrupt officials.

So they all came, and the entire Taizhou city was suddenly crowded with hundreds of dignitaries, and the guards responsible for protecting them also numbered tens of thousands, causing the inns in the city to be unable to accommodate them all of a sudden.

But they don’t care about all these. What they care about is how long the jade conference will be held.

But just as they were waiting for the Jade Conference to be held, undercurrents were already surging outside Taizhou City.

Outside the city, taking advantage of the night, the Japanese pirates' ships had quietly landed on the shallows, and the Japanese pirates headed towards Taizhou City like a tide.

A closer look revealed that the number of Japanese pirates had exceeded 10,000, and most of them were holding gleaming Japanese swords.

Some Japanese were armed with spears and even firearms, and some were wearing armor. These were probably the elite of the Japanese pirates.

After they landed, they dispersed at the four city gates of Taizhou according to the original plan, ready to attack at any time.

At this moment, Taro Kojima was staying with Hu Lu, waiting for time.

"Chief!" Just as they were waiting, a scout who was gathering intelligence came back with a report.

Looking at Kojima Taro, he said seriously: "Chief, the situation in the city has been figured out."

"Oh?" Taro Kojima asked after hearing this.

"How's it going?"

"The situation is the same as the intelligence said. There was indeed a jade fair in the city. There were also several hundred dignitaries from the Ming Dynasty in the city. They did bring a lot of gold, silver and treasures. Some even brought their families, including many women."

"Yoshi!" Upon hearing this, Taro Kojima's face was full of joy.

"It looks like the situation is really true! We are going to make it big this time!"

Then he asked the scout: "What about their protection? Are there any other ambushes around Taizhou City?"

"Their guards are all sick men!" the scout said.

"They have no long weapons, no firearms, and no armor. We can defeat them easily."

"We have already checked and there are no ambushes around here! You can attack with confidence!"

"Yoshi!" Taro Kojima became even happier upon hearing this.

Then he looked at the men around him and spoke.

"Pass on my order, all warriors, wait until tomorrow morning, and then launch the attack!"

Early morning is usually the time when people are the most sleepy and their vigilance is the least relaxed. Taro Kojima feels that after all, there are tens of thousands of guards in the city. If they resist, it will be very scary, so he still has to be careful.

"Hi!" After hearing what Taro Kojima said, the leader of the Japanese pirates also went down to deliver the message and prepared to go.

But when Hu Lu saw this situation, he was always a little worried. Will things really go so smoothly?

(End of this chapter)