I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 297 This kid has some real skills
"Pan Yinglong, thanks to you, I am leading the army to war again."

Hu Zongxian's questions were so cold and sharp that they made people feel cold in their hearts.

Pan Yinglong, however, looked calm, smiled faintly, and answered with a bow: "I was reckless and caused trouble for Lord Meilin. I would like to apologize to Lord Meilin again. If you have any other orders from now on, I will go through fire and water to make up for my mistake."

Hu Zongxian held the railing, continued to look at the sea, and asked coldly: "I told you to jump into the sea, do you dare to jump?"

"Don't dare!"

Hu Zongxian sneered a few times, "Isn't that just nonsense?"

"I once suffered a great hardship. My parents died unjustly. I myself was disgraced and almost died in prison. I was lucky enough to survive and was supported by Mr. Tan, so I was able to survive in this world. Later, I was helped by Mr. Yang, and finally I got my revenge.

Since then, the student understands that things are impermanent and that we should grasp every opportunity while we are alive. The student has lofty ambitions and shoulders the expectations of his parents, so he dares not take things lightly.

Now I have been blessed by God and have caught the eye of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is time for me to rise to the top and realize my ambitions. I dare not give up easily. I will do my best to serve Lord Meilin. I am sorry, I cannot give up my life. "

Hu Zongxian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he felt that this guy had a similar temperament to the prince. It was no wonder that the prince took a fancy to him because of his determination.

"You are so bold. You tried to advance yourself, but ended up trapping us. How do you want to settle this account?"

Pan Yinglong replied calmly: "Mr. Meilin, I am ignorant and only know the wisdom of a small part, not the overall situation. However, fortunes are often accompanied by disasters, and disasters are often accompanied by fortunes. My unintentional actions helped Mr. Meilin escape from the dilemma."

Hu Zongxian's heart moved. This kid really dares to say that!
He stroked his beard and said calmly, "Then I have to thank you for that."

"I didn't dare to do it, I just did it by accident. Otherwise, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life."

"Haha, you are so arrogant. Tell me, what do I want to thank you for?"

"Lord Meilin! Now the Crown Prince is implementing the new policy, and Lord Gao of the Ministry of Revenue is the vanguard. To implement the new policy, the first thing is to decentralize power. From whom should the power be decentralized? It is nothing more than the party of Lord Xinzheng or the party of Lord Shaohu.

It was because of this that I came up with a plan to attack Lord Shaohu's party and support Lord Xinzheng, but I was short-sighted and forgot that there was also a party headed by Lord Hu in the court."

This kid really dares to say anything.

Hu Zongxian stroked his beard and listened quietly.

"The students are only interested in a small part, but the prince is looking at the overall situation. At this time, the Shaohu Duke's party cannot be moved."

Hu Zongxian said calmly: "The view you see when standing on a hill is different from that when standing on the top of Mount Tai. This is the difference between your vision and that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Lord Meilin's teachings were correct! My student made a stupid move and reignited the dispute between Lord Xinzheng and Lord Shaohu. There is no way to end it, and it almost destroyed the balance of the court that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had carefully planned.

However, the South China Sea was in turmoil at that time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took advantage of the situation and ordered Lord Meilin to lead an expedition to the South China Sea, which in turn stabilized the political situation again.

Lord Meilin can also get out of the factional struggle and stay out of it. When he returns triumphantly to the court tomorrow, Lord Xinzheng and Lord Shaohu will surely have already decided the winner, and by then, it will probably be a three-way confrontation again.”

"The political situation is extremely dangerous. I am in the middle of it, treading on thin ice, trembling with fear."

"Among the officials in the court, Lord Xu is good at planning for the country, and even better at planning for himself; Lord Gao and Lord Zhang are good at planning for the country, but not for themselves; Lord Meilin is good at planning for the country and himself, but not good at planning for disputes."

"Haha, you are so brave, you actually dare to criticize the officials in the court."

"Mr. Meilin, you are role models for all officials and models for the world. If you don't study hard, how can you learn and use it as a benchmark?"

"You are sharp-tongued! Now you are my military advisor, let me ask you, how should we fight in the South China Sea?"

Pan Yinglong was refreshed and immediately responded, "Commander-in-chief, I have a military strategy to report."

"Say!"

"General, please turn around and look at this map!"

Hu Zongxian stopped leaning on the railing to pretend to be cool. He turned around and walked to the map.

"Commander-in-chief, look at this map of the South China Sea. To the west is land, to the east are islands and the vast ocean, to the south are also islands and the endless ocean, and to the north is the Ming Dynasty's sea area.

Before the expedition, I asked many old captains who sailed in the South China Sea to learn about the situation in the South China Sea. The Spaniards came from the vast ocean in the east. After passing this string of islands in the south, no one knows where it leads to. Some people say that there is an endless abyss there, and all the sea water flows there. But I think this is nonsense. "

"Oh, why!"

"Fifty years ago, a Spanish fleet sailed westward along the coastal route and returned to the starting point, proving that our world is a big sphere."

"Big ball?" Hu Zongxian did not comment.

"Yes, Commander, the big ball. I am puzzled as to why we don't fall off from it.

But the reality is like this, and we must admit it. The unity of knowledge and action has been verified by others through their actions, so we must integrate our cognition. As for the ultimate physics, we will slowly comprehend and discover it. "

He was also a disciple of Yangming's School of Mind.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian remained calm, Pan Yinglong continued.

"No one has ever been to the south, or maybe someone has been there but never came back, so it's very dangerous and no one dares to go there. The geography of the South China Sea is now clear.

I suggest that the South China Sea Navy's left battalion, together with part of the Marine Battalion, head straight here."

Pan Yinglong pointed somewhere.

Hu Zongxian saw it clearly, "Malacca?"

"Yes. There is a long strait there. The Portuguese occupy the north and the Johoreans occupy the south. If we occupy an important island at the southern mouth of the strait, we can also watch this throat."

"Don't let the Spaniards escape westward from here!"

"Yes, Commander! Now that we have blocked the southern route, our army will deploy fast ships to patrol the waters north of Luzon Island and south of Dongfan Island, and the central camp will be on standby at any time. If we find any signs that the Spaniards are heading north, we can intercept them from Xiangjiang Port to the east.

The southern and northern routes were blocked, and the western route was all land, a dead end. So the Spaniards only had one route left, the eastern route. It was said that the Spaniards had a stronghold on Sulu Island, which was also their only stronghold in the South China Sea.

The Suzaku Navy will charge straight there and destroy them with artillery fire. The Spanish fleet will be like a tree without roots and water without roots. Our army will seize the opportunity to pursue and destroy them, and we will surely succeed. "

Hu Zongxian stared at the map for a long time, then hesitated and said, "The sea is vast, even more vast than the grassland. Patrolling a fleet is like finding a needle in a haystack. It's not that easy!"

Pan Yinglong replied confidently: "Commander-in-chief, I think it is easy to say!"

"you say!"

"General, the sea is vast, even more vast than the grassland. But I feel that sailing on the sea is more restricted than wandering on the grassland. The grassland has water and grass, and you can go wherever you want.

But sea voyages are limited by wind direction, so you can’t go wherever you want. What’s more terrifying is that the sea is vast, and if you are not familiar with the place, you may not find an island for a year or two, and the fresh water will dry up, which means you will be dead.

Or they may be unfamiliar with the local hydrological climate, or hit a reef or encounter a hurricane, which would be a near-death experience. The Spanish came to the South China Sea once 50 years ago, but they just came again recently. They are new to the South China Sea, so how dare they run around?
They are all experienced sailors who know the dangers of the sea, so they are more cautious. This makes it easier to infer their whereabouts. "

Hu Zongxian replied slowly: "Hearing Fengwu's words, I understand the intention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to send an edict to Malacca and summon the Portuguese leader to Beijing for discussion.

The people who are most familiar with the South China Sea, besides the Ming Dynasty ships, are the Portuguese. The Portuguese and Spanish are both Western barbarians, and it is very likely that they are secretly connected and lead the way.

His Royal Highness summoned the Portuguese leader to warn him that if he dared to secretly help the Spaniards, the Ming Dynasty would not mind dealing with the Portuguese as well! "

Pan Yinglong clapped his hands and exclaimed: "General, you are wise! In a few days, the Portuguese leader will be ordered to go north and will definitely pass through Xiangjiang Port. The commander can keep him for a day and then order the Suzaku Navy and the South China Sea Navy to line up on the sea and invite him to review together!"

"Good! The Western barbarians fear power, not virtue! We should use the mighty navy of the Ming Dynasty to intimidate them! Let's see if the Portuguese dare to be the enemy of the Celestial Empire!"

Hu Zongxian looked at Pan Yinglong with eyes full of admiration.

This kid has some real skills!
"Feng Wu, please continue!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

(End of this chapter)