Chapter 105 [Preparing to go to Japan] (Additional update )
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Li Chengqian went on a killing spree in Jiangnan, almost wiping out all the officials in Jiangnan.

When the news reached Kyoto, all the civil and military officials in the court changed their expressions immediately.

There were even louder discussions about his destruction of the Japanese pirates.

After all, no official wants the future emperor to be a murderous person.

After all, the first people the emperor aimed his butcher knife at were the ministers in the court.

For officials who are dedicated to serving the world, the country and the people, having a wise emperor is naturally more important than anything else.

However, for those sleepy officials, it is a good thing for them if the emperor is a little stupid.

The emperor's murderous intention was too strong, so they had to be cautious and trepidatious all the time.

Therefore, as soon as the news reached Kyoto, many officials wrote letters of impeachment almost immediately.

So, without exception, all of them were dismissed from office and immediately escorted to Jiangnan by the Black Cavalry.

As soon as this news came out, the faces of all the civil and military officials changed suddenly.

After that, no one dared to impeach the prince.

Jiangnan.

These days, Li Chengqian has been training his troops.

He needed to build a strong navy to invade Japan.

The number of soldiers does not matter, but they must be elite and able to defeat a hundred alone.

Therefore, Fan Xian, Lin Gong, Qiu Zhu, and Xie Bian were all busy.

The military training in Jiangnan is very grand.

In fact, there are some pirates of all sizes on the sea.

These people became the targets of Li Chengqian's military training.

For a time, all the pirates on the sea fled in panic and complained.

They gave Li Chengqian a nickname, "Li the Head-Cut."

What he was talking about, of course, was Li Chengqian's bloody massacre in the officialdom of Jiangnan.

Over the years, these pirates have been colluding with officials in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now that these officials have been bloodbathed, they have naturally lost their eyes and ears, and their offices are restricted everywhere.

What’s even more hateful is that sometimes, Li Chengqian’s navy could clearly destroy them.

However, he deliberately let them escape.

Then, it's cat and mouse again and again.

Through continuous training in water combat, Li Chengqian's navy's combat effectiveness continued to improve.

During the training process, nearly half of the 100,000-strong army was eliminated.

Only fifty thousand left.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian, holding the Emperor's Sword and acting as Crown Prince and Regent, recruited another 100,000 naval troops.

After the battle in Jiangnan, Li Chengqian's reputation had spread throughout the world and he was supported by the people.

Upon learning that he was expanding his army, countless people came to join him.

There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and Li Chengqian selected the best of the best through training.

Adding the previous 50,000, a 100,000 elite navy will be formed.

And, it was named "National Navy".

The nation's navy!

Emperor Qing, who was far away in Kyoto, also ordered someone to send a specially made tiger talisman.

In order to show his trust in the prince, Emperor Qing issued an imperial decree that from now on, the army would be under the full command of the prince.

It was made clear that the military power would not be taken back.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a huge uproar throughout the world.

It has never happened before that a prince is in charge of the army.

Because this means there is a possibility of rebellion.

Looking at the tiger talisman and the imperial edict in his hand, to be honest, even Li Chengqian was a little confused.

Emperor Qing's move really took him a little by surprise.

Do you really trust him that much?

Li Chengqian thought that might not be the case.

Emperor Qing's series of unconventional actions further confirmed Li Chengqian's speculation.

Emperor Qing has some plans for him!

Also, this is a chess game.

A big chess game.

Emperor Qing is the ultimate villain in the world of Joy of Life. His wisdom is absolutely at the top.

Everything he did was not without purpose. It must have a deep purpose!
However, Li Chengqian is still unsure what Emperor Qing’s plan is.

However, since he had already entered the game, and entered with his body, Li Chengqian was not afraid at all.

Everything went according to my plan.

To be honest, what he was worried about now was not Emperor Qing, but something else.

Two years ago, after he broke through to the Grandmaster level, he had a strange feeling.

Someone is spying on him!

This feeling is very vague, as if it exists and yet not exists.

Now in Jiangnan, he had this feeling again as he trained the navy.

Moreover, he had summoned the navy beyond this era from the Jade Seal Space into reality, and this feeling suddenly became more obvious.

Today, these warships and navies are all lurking in the depths of the sea, ready to attack at any time.

The training of the national navy is gradually coming to an end.

Next, we should consider the expedition to Japan.

However, the prince had been stationed in the south of the Yangtze River for a month and still had not returned to the capital.

At this time, everyone finally remembered what he had said before, that he would not return to Beijing until the Japanese pirates were destroyed.

It turns out that the sentence did not mean to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

But to invade Japan!

Upon hearing this, huge waves were set off in Kyoto.

For this purpose, civil and military officials in the court were divided into three factions.

Some support it, some oppose it, and some remain neutral.

At the morning court today, after Emperor Qing sat down, he said as usual:
"My dear ministers, if you have something to report, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

That being said, however, we have actually known for a long time that today's morning court session was to discuss the expedition to Japan.

Those who oppose will naturally be the first to stand up.

The reason is simple. Northern Qi is eyeing us covetously. We must not act rashly at this time.

Moreover, it was a taboo for the court for the crown prince to control a large number of troops.

Now, he is going to go overseas again. Is it possible that he will take his army and never return, and establish himself as king...

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said too bluntly.

But everyone understands that this is what it means.

Hearing this, Emperor Qing also laughed on the dragon throne.

However, the laughter had a muffled tone, making it difficult to guess its deeper meaning.

"Prime Minister Lin, what do you think?" Emperor Qing looked at Lin Ruofu and asked.

"Your Majesty, do you think we have a chance of winning this battle?"

Lin Ruofu is indeed an old fox, and he asked the key point in one sentence.

He did not say that it was a taboo for the prince to lead troops, nor did he say that the prince might declare himself king. Instead, he asked whether there was a chance of winning this battle.

By answering in this way, you can successfully avoid those two big pitfalls where no matter how you answer, it will be wrong.

At this time, all the civil and military officials also started discussing and analyzing whether they had a chance of winning this battle.

Finally, many people came to the conclusion:
No chance of winning!

As the saying goes, the art of war says, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

However, Qing Kingdom currently knows nothing about the fighting power of Japan.

No one knows how many people there are or how strong the troops are.

If this is the case, how can we talk about winning?

Therefore, this battle was completely blind.

No chance of winning!

"General Qin, what do you think?" Emperor Qing asked.

Qin Ye, commander-in-chief of the three armies of Qing State.

You can sit on chairs in the court.

You can also sleep.

Since we are fighting, it’s always right to ask him.

Then, all the civil and military officials looked at Qin Ye.

Under the gazes of so many people, Qin Ye was also sleepy, but he suddenly became much more awake.

Today, if we don’t do well, our whole family may be ruined.

Don't be careless.

"Your Majesty, I am old, but if the prince insists on going to war, I will go with you and protect your safety at the risk of my life."

As soon as these words were spoken, countless people couldn't help but secretly call him an old fox.

It seems like he said a lot, but in fact he said nothing.

(End of this chapter)