When Li Chang'an said this, he was gritting his teeth, his eyes were calm, but you could feel a murderous aura emanating from him.
Tian Wenjing, standing behind Zhang Xianzong, felt a pang of reluctance upon hearing the words "exterminate them all."
"Your Highness, although the Japanese pirates frequently burn, kill, and plunder along the coast, their crimes do not warrant this."
"Isn't it a bit too much to go to such extremes to exterminate them all?"
"In my opinion, we should be more magnanimous and only punish the ringleaders. The others are innocent and there is no need to implicate them."
"In this way, we can demonstrate our great power mentality and use our magnanimity to influence them."
Tian Wenjing got more and more excited as he spoke, stroking his beard as he began to talk about how to be magnanimous and how to fight wars in order to demonstrate the magnanimity of a great nation.
He didn't notice that the military officers behind Yang Wenguang were looking at him with increasingly cold eyes.
The prince has finally arrived and is offering such generous rewards for killing enemies.
You want us to kill fewer Japanese pirates and earn fewer military merits?
Why don't you just die?
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.
Upon hearing Tian Wenjing's words, Yang Wenguang's deputy, Ma Guocheng, was immediately displeased.
He suddenly stood up and cursed, "Tian Wenjing, you son of a bitch!"
"You're just a Confucian scholar, a dismissed seventh-rank official. What gives you the right to swagger around here and talk about state affairs?"
"You dare to say that the prince's decision is wrong?"
Are you getting senile?
Tian Wenjing stroked his beard, his eyes red with anger: "Ignorant fool, ignorant fool, you have disgraced culture!"
He wanted to find someone to agree with his opinion, but found that everyone in the tent was looking at him with hostility.
Even Zhang Xianzong unconsciously kept his distance from him.
He was afraid that if he were struck by lightning, it would affect him.
In the end, it was Li Chang'an who waved his hand, and all the military officers withdrew their murderous gazes.
Only then did Tian Wenjing realize that this was Fujian, a military camp, and that Li Chang'an was in charge.
It was neither the previous dynasty nor the scheming Emperor Jianyuan.
If you really offend these military officers here, you might be attacked in a dirty trick.
He lowered his head and stood obediently to one side, not daring to say another word.
Li Chang'an looked at Ma Guocheng and waved to him.
"Indeed, your words resonate with me. Tomorrow I plan to go alone to find the Japanese ships. I'll be bored on the way, would you be willing to accompany me?"
"Your Highness, I am willing to give my life for you, even unto death!"
"Okay, then get ready, you'll come with me to the Japanese pirates tomorrow."
"Here you go!"
Ma Guocheng bowed deeply, his face beaming with pride.
The other generals looked at him with envy.
To be favored by the prince is an incredible stroke of luck.
Li Chang'an began to plan for tomorrow by looking at the sand table and assigning tasks to everyone.
After the arrangements were made, everyone left the camp.
Yang Wenguang left the tent and looked at the excited deputy general Ma Guocheng, saying, "Guochen, we've all been through thick and thin. This time, when we go with the prince to the Japanese pirates, we can't let him down."
Other military officers also spoke up.
"Yes, be more alert."
"We can't let the prince think that he's spending money to support a bunch of useless people."
Ma Guocheng promised Yang Wenguang, "General Yang, rest assured, I will live up to your expectations and protect the Prince well."
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