Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 406: How dare they, father and son, defy and disrespect the decree! How audacious!

However, Yang Yanzhang was not prepared to let these Japanese pirates go.

The Japanese pirates docked at Nagasaki Port and plundered goods from Nagasaki Port. This is an unforgivable act! We must eradicate the root cause to avoid future troubles!

The main fighting force of the Japanese pirates was concentrated near Kyoto. Therefore, Japanese pirates pose no threat. Moreover, the Japanese pirate ships were relatively small. Therefore, Yang Yanzhang led the Ming Navy to launch a crazy pursuit of the Japanese pirates.

This time, Yang Yanzhang was really angry and determined to destroy the Japanese pirates.

Yang Yanzhang ordered that a fort be built 10 miles west of Kyoto.

The position of the fort was just right to block the escape throat of the Japanese pirates, preventing them from escaping. At the same time, the fort can be used to defend Kyoto and prevent Japanese pirates from taking advantage of the situation.

And 20 miles northeast of Kyoto, a water village was built. The protective fortifications of the water village were built based on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. The water village is not large in scale, but it also has a 200-step wide pier and a large river.

In addition, there is a small dock in Shuizhai that can be used to load and unload grain.

Yang Yanzhang wanted to block the escape route of the Japanese pirates and prevent them from crossing the river. At the same time, there is another purpose: to monitor the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates' troops are not endless, they always have to eat. Yang Yanzhang was worried that the Japanese pirates would abscond with food or rob merchants along the way.

Therefore, Yang Yanzhang built a beacon tower in Shuizhai and lit the beacon fire every day to give an alarm. At the same time, reconnaissance cavalry were also dispatched to monitor the movements of Japanese pirates at any time.

Yang Yanzhang's prestige in the capital was extremely high, and almost everyone believed that Yang Yanzhang could win. Therefore, Yang Yanzhang called on everyone in Kyoto to support him and fight against Japanese pirates together.

However, a group of people jumped out and scolded Yang Yanzhang. In particular, Zhang Yulin, the noble prince, cursed bluntly:

"Li Mao and his son don't know how to praise! They actually refused His Majesty's canonization. They are really treasonous! Your Majesty is the emperor and gave them a Nagasaki Port. They should be grateful!"

"How dare they, father and son, dare to resist and disrespect the decree! How audacious!"

The nobles all agreed, saying that Yang Yanzhang and his son were disobedient.

Yang Yanzhang was so angry that he wanted to catch Zhang Yulin and beat him up. However, Zhang Yulin's status was not low, and his father was the chief minister of the cabinet. Yang Yanzhang could not teach Zhang Yulin a lesson, so he could only endure it.

And this incident also alarmed Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen also expressed doubts about Yang Yanzhang's actions and believed that Yang Yanzhang had done something wrong. However, Zhao Zhen did not blame Yang Yanzhang, but instead admired Yang Yanzhang even more.

"I originally thought you were just a reckless person. Who would have thought that Yan Zhang would be brave and resourceful."

"Yanzhang not only annihilated the Japanese pirates in Nagasaki Port. Now, he has set up Nagasaki Port in Kyoto to cut off the Japanese pirates' retreat. This method of yours is really clever."

"I allow you to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Japanese pirates. I allow you to dispatch a total of more than 5,000 people from the Ming Dynasty Navy, Imperial Guards, Navy, militia and rural warriors, and you will command them to encircle and suppress Japanese pirates."

Yang Yanzhang knelt down and thanked him for his kindness, "I obey the order!"

In the eyes of the Japanese pirates, Yang Yanzhang was simply a devil.

Pursued by Yang Yanzhang, the Japanese pirates were in panic all day long.

However, these Japanese pirates were carefully selected and excellent soldiers after all. They often organized themselves to launch raids on the sailors of the Ming Navy. Moreover, they also organized and launched an attack on the ships of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

The weapons on the Japanese pirate ships were all wooden galleys bought from the Japanese country, and their speed was pitifully slow. The ships of the Ming Navy all purchased steel galleys.

Japanese pirate ships can do just fine against ordinary Ming sailing ships. However, it was completely useless when encountering the steel ships of the Ming Navy. The warships of the Ming Navy easily crushed the Japanese pirates' ships. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese pirates began to flee to the capital.

However, Yang Yanzhang had already made a plan. He ordered people to block land and water transportation routes throughout Kyoto to prevent Japanese pirates from escaping.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese pirates planned to escape from Gyeonggi Province. But Yang Yanzhang had already been on guard against this move and deployed a large number of troops in various places in Gyeonggi Province in advance.

As soon as the Japanese pirates landed, they suffered heavy losses and were quickly defeated.

Then, the Japanese pirates were trapped on a desert island near Kyoto.

This desert island is only more than 100 miles away from the capital. In this era, this island is a deserted island without an owner.

After the Japanese pirates landed, Yang Yanzhang sent two steel galleys out to sea and floated 50 miles downstream to reach the desert island. Then, send troops to land.

Yang Yanzhang actually did this on purpose.

He knew that his navy was not good at water combat. If we forcefully attack an area where Japanese pirates gather, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Therefore, Yang Yanzhang simply let the Japanese pirates land and then besieged them. Although this consumes a lot of money, the possibility of victory is greatly increased.

Moreover, Yang Yanzhang believed that his navy would definitely win. As for what would happen to the Japanese pirates, that was not a question he considered. Because he is not a Japanese pirate, he cannot think so far.

Yang Yanzhang's plan was successful. His navy defeated the Japanese pirates and captured a large amount of their property. Although the Japanese pirates were ferocious, they did not throw away their wealth.

Moreover, the Japanese pirates' women, livestock, money, and even grain were not thrown away, and were all confiscated by the Ming Dynasty officials.

Of course, all the men and property of the Japanese pirates were also seized by the government. These Japanese pirates are Yang Yanzhang's food ration.

This victory won Yang Yanzhang admiration and honor, and also won him massive wealth.

Yang Yanzhang took out one million taels of silver and gave it to Li Zhongbi, saying that the money would be managed by Li Zhongbi, and then he ignored it.

Li Zhongbi was stunned when he heard that Yang Yanzhang actually took out one million taels of silver. He knew that Yang Yanzhang was rich, but he didn't expect to be so rich.

This is a hot potato. Because Li Zhongbi was unwilling to spend a lot of money to support these Japanese pirates.

But Li Zhongbi finally gritted his teeth and agreed. He hoped to use this money to expand armaments in the future. If given the chance, he would continue to recruit new soldiers and expand the army.

After Yang Yanzhang defeated the Japanese pirates, he began to study behind closed doors and learn how to govern the country.

Li Zhongbi was relieved to see Yang Yanzhang studying so hard. Yang Yanzhang was indeed very diligent, and Li Zhongbi was quite satisfied. Moreover, Yang Yanzhang was extremely intelligent and capable of governing the country. Such a son is a British master!

By the end of March, Yang Yanzhang had become familiar with Sun Bin's Art of War and Han Feizi. Then he started practicing calligraphy.

When Yang Yanzhang was practicing calligraphy, Zhao Zhen was also watching.

Zhao Zhen looked at Yang Yanzhang with a smile and said, "Yanzhang, you wrote well!"

Yang Yanzhang smiled and said humbly: "Father, how can I compare to Mr. Zhuge? Mr. Zhuge is an expert in poetry and writing, and I am far behind."

(End of this chapter)