The next day.

After the morning court session, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were always furrowed.

He found that when he mentioned Japan, many ministers in the court strongly opposed it.

No one even thinks that the current appearance of Japanese pirates is a sign of an impending large-scale invasion of the coastal areas.

This was mainly because the Japanese pirates' banditry had calmed down a lot in the past two years, and people had become somewhat lax in their defenses.

In fact, if it weren’t for the reminder from his eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang himself would not have thought much about it even if he had seen the information about the Japanese pirates, and might even have ignored it.

After leaving from the back door of Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang prepared to go to Huagai Hall to change his clothes.

Zhu Yunwen followed directly.

"Grandpa Emperor, when I was reviewing memorials recently, I still had many questions that I didn't understand. I would like to ask you for your advice."

Zhu Yunwen bowed and said respectfully.

This was an initiative he took at the suggestion of Huang Zicheng.

Recently, the emperor has paid less attention to him than to the princes and the eldest sons of the kings.

The day before yesterday, he asked the eldest son of the king, the crown prince and others to go to the capital to check the defenses, but he did not make any arrangements for himself.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang guessed what his grandson Zhu Yunwen was thinking after a little thought.

There was a flash of guilt in his eyes.

After the appearance of his eldest grandson, he no longer thought of making Zhu Yunwen the crown prince.

Whether from a legal perspective or other aspects, it is obvious that Da Sun is more suitable than Yun Wen.

It was impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to just let his eldest grandson stay in the opposition and bear the identity of a merchant without asking any questions.

If this is the case, I won’t know how to face the girl when I go down.

However, the identity of the eldest grandson should not be made public now because there is too little evidence and it may easily cause turmoil in the court.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly: "Let me ask you, what do you think of the Japanese pirates along the coast that I just mentioned in the court?"

Zhu Yunwen was surprised and happy to hear this.

He was so surprised that he didn't know how to respond, but he was also happy that the Emperor finally tested him again.

After a slight hesitation, Zhu Yunwen decided to take the safe route and replied: "Grandpa Emperor, I think that there are a large number of troops stationed along the coast. Even if there are a few Japanese pirates, they will not be able to compete with our Ming Dynasty."

"There are sporadic appearances of Japanese pirates now, so there is no need to make a fuss. Let the military and civilians defend themselves in peace."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment.

This opinion was the mainstream in the court, and Zhu Yuanzhang would not think that his grandson's idea was wrong.

After all, the eldest grandson has more information.

Although he mentioned the current situation in Japan in the court, such a small country was rarely taken seriously by the court officials.

"So what do you think we should do if we want to eradicate the Japanese pirates' rebellion?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

This question obviously involves a lot of questions. Zhu Yunwen pondered over it and did not speak for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang waited quietly for Zhu Yunwen's reply.

After a long while, Zhu Yunwen said: "Waguo is just a small country. We, the Celestial Empire, should tame it with etiquette, show kindness through tribute, and let it be influenced."

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm and did not respond immediately.

The countermeasure mentioned by Zhu Yunwen is also the mainstream in the court now.

Since the Japanese pirates were difficult to fight, the only way to deal with them was to use tribute, just like treating other small countries.

It can not only maintain the face of the superior country, but also safeguard the relationship between the two countries.

Although there is no talk of economic sanctions at present, in fact, the manifestation of tribute trade is a means of economic sanctions.

For example, Annan’s tribute this year was directly rejected by the Ming government.

This is also the wisdom of our ancestors.

It seems that there is no profit at all for the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, stabilizing the relations on the border and recuperating internally are the biggest benefits.

"Go back and study hard, ask Huang Zicheng for advice, don't slack off, especially how to govern a place, you must understand it."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not comment on whether Zhu Yunwen was right or wrong, but gave other instructions.

"Yes, grandson understands."

Zhu Yunwen felt somewhat uneasy. He did not know whether his strategy had touched the heart of the Emperor.

The Emperor's face showed no trace of calmness, and he had no way of judging. He could only go back and ask Huang Zicheng for advice.

After Zhu Yunwen left, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the Huagai Hall to change clothes.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War Ru Chang comes to see you." The attendant eunuch Liu He reported.

"He came pretty quickly. Let him wait outside." Zhu Yuanzhang, who was changing clothes, said casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu He replied respectfully.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang had almost finished putting on his clothes.

Jiang Lin came in and saw the palace maids and eunuchs around him. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhu Ying's intelligence arrived last night."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and as he had just changed his clothes, he waved his hand and asked the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.

After everyone left, Jiang Li reported:

"Your Majesty, the information about His Royal Highness Chang Sun has already been found out by the Jinyiwei in the past."

"Your Highness Changsun's adoptive father did have a son. After our investigation, we found that the son died of a cold while traveling for business eleven years ago."

"We have found four business friends of His Royal Highness Changsun's adoptive father. One of them is very close to His Royal Highness Changsun's adoptive father and knows clearly about his adoption of His Royal Highness Changsun."

"After interrogation, it was confirmed that the adoption was true, and we found the burial place of His Highness Changsun's adoptive father and his son."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said excitedly: "We knew that this little bastard has grown up and become powerful. He even deceived his grandfather."

"Today I have to ask him what he is thinking. Why would he hide such a thing from me?"

After His Majesty finished speaking, Jiang Li added hesitantly, "Your Majesty, our people followed the clues and found a burial site, but His Majesty Changsun's adoptive father did have only one biological son."

"We found this place based on clues found in the village."

Jiang Li reported.

The Jinyiwei divided the investigation into two groups. One group investigated the relationships of Zhu Ying's adoptive father's friends, and then arrested all of them for interrogation.

The other group followed some traces in the village and continued to deduce and patrol.

However, evidence that Zhu Ying was an adopted son was found in both places, and two graves were also discovered.

Obviously, someone is committing fraud and confusing the public.

On the contrary, Jiang Li felt that the matter, which was about to be solved, suddenly became a little confusing again.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond immediately.

He frowned slightly and began to ponder.

Not long after, Jiang Lin only heard His Majesty snort coldly.

"Good old Fourth, you still want to play the cat-for-prince trick on me, do you really think I am old and blind?"

"Oh, true and false, false and true, maybe even the fourth brother himself didn't expect it. He thought it was a fake, but it turned out to be real. What a filial fourth brother!"

Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking in a cold voice, and then sighed:

"God has been very kind to us! He has sent our eldest grandson to us through the hands of our fourth son."

Having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed.

"I really want to know what this bastard Lao Si would think if he knew that Zhu Ying was really his nephew."

"I'm sure you'll be very happy. Hahaha!"