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Chapter 796 Dividing the Forces, Arranging the Three-Piece Set for the Destruction of a Nation

Chang Xiaojiu, who is six feet tall, is carrying Kikuchi Takemasa, who is only a little over four feet tall, just like a strong adult man carrying a small child.

Yang Shaofeng watched with a smile as Kikuchi Takemasa was carried away.

Zhu Biao and Yu Tongyuan unconsciously leaned against each other.

"Too cruel."

"Such a short and ugly guy, now he's completely ruined."

"Even the entire country of Japan will suffer as a result."

Zhu Biao swallowed hard and muttered under his breath, "Truly, a country was destroyed without bloodshed."

Yu Tongyuan ignored Zhu Biao, simply feeling his legs go weak.

Am I calling the Prince Consort "Crazy Yang"?

I hope the prince consort won't hold it against me.

I, Yu, have truly made a name for myself by daring to provoke the renowned Prince Consort and Duke of Ying!

Oh, you've really ruined me!

Just as Yu Tongyuan was muttering to himself, Yang Shaofeng turned around and grinned, saying, "Finally, I've vented my anger."

As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Zhu Biao and Yu Tongyuan immediately felt relieved.

Now that we've come to Japan and vented our anger on that shorty, they shouldn't bother us anymore, right?

As Zhu Biao was pondering this, Yu Tongyuan's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Your Highness, if Kikuchi Takemasa really dares to sign this contract, should we help him fight the northern Japanese? Should I send troops to bombard the northern Japanese?"

Yang Shaofeng glanced at Yu Tongyuan sideways.

Does it matter whether Kikuchi Takemasa dares to sign this treaty?

It doesn't matter at all.

"Just because Kikuchi Takemasa signed this treaty doesn't mean we have to help him."

"Moreover, with Gu Chengzhi present, even if a treaty is to be signed, it will only be signed by Huai Liang, and Kikuchi Takemasa will have no chance at all."

Yang Shaofeng's face gradually turned ferocious and terrifying: "Let me be frank, all I want is to watch the Japanese fight each other, die a batch today, be sold off tomorrow, and be completely wiped out the day after tomorrow."

Yu Tongyuan was immediately startled.

So, what exactly did that short, ugly guy do to warrant Yang Dianfeng's attention?

Yang Shaofeng chuckled coldly, then continued, "I suggest that the Grand Commander send half of the fleet to Iwami Province and directly carry out the three-piece set for the destruction of the country."

Yu Tongyuan was stunned again and asked, "Wasn't it said that Huai Liang would come to sign this treaty? Why do we still need to send troops to Iwami? Also, what is the three-piece set for destroying a country?"

Yang Shaofeng smiled and said, "Iwami Country has a silver mine with extremely rich reserves."

"Whoever signs this treaty will be looking to negotiate."

"But I simply don't have that kind of patience."

"As for the three essential items for destroying a nation..."

“Exterminate their race, burn their books, and relocate their people.”

“Send all the short and ugly people in Iwami to Dengzhou Prefecture to build roads and mine, burn and demolish all the books and buildings in Iwami that are related to the short and ugly people, and then relocate a large number of our Ming people to Iwami to live, build and mine.”

Yu Tongyuan was burning with excitement, his mind filled with the words "silver mine," and he didn't even bother to listen carefully to what the three-piece set for destroying a country was all about.

Damn it, if you, Yang the Madman, had told me earlier that there was a silver mine in Iwami Province, I, this Marquis, would have already led my naval brothers to Japan in my little sampan!

Yang's madness has ruined me!

"Someone! Someone!"

"Issue my order: divide the troops!"

"Send Tongzhi Chi Er to take half of the fleet to Iwami Province."

“Tell him that this expedition will leave land but not people. The dead short men will be used to build Jingguan (a mound of corpses), and the lucky survivors will be sent to Dengzhou to mine and build roads.”

"Also, tell the brothers in the land camp to put in more effort and quickly clear away those short, ugly guys on the shore!"

"You've delayed the road construction in Dengzhou Prefecture, you'll be in big trouble!"

……

Kaoru stared blankly at Kikuchi Takemasa.

"So, you were never able to go on a diplomatic mission to the Ming Dynasty. Instead, you were captured by that madman Yang and then sent back to Japan?"

"That madman Yang even brought his navy to Japan and carried out massacres on the beach?"

Huai Liang turned to look at Gu Chengzhi and asked, "Is he really that bold? Intercepting envoys and starting a war without authorization, isn't he afraid that the Ming emperor will kill him?"

Gu Chengzhi's face was ashen, and it took him a long time to speak before he said, "What's so special about intercepting envoys? He treats the envoys of various vassal states like grandsons at the Dengzhou border market."

"As for starting a war without authorization... not to mention him, even his students dared to gather troops and go beyond the Great Wall to fight the Mongols."

"In short, Yang the Madman was bolder than anyone imagined, and the Ming emperor did nothing but curse him a few times."

Huai Liang was completely dumbfounded.

Gu Chengzhi sighed slightly and said, "He married two of the Ming emperor's daughters. The Dengzhou border market he managed brought tens of millions of taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty every year. The harvesters and water pumps he managed enabled the Ming people to harvest more grain. He even built many schools and had many cheap and convenient medicines made."

"Especially the water press, which is a magical instrument that determines whether the Ming Dynasty can last long."

"Therefore, as long as he does not rebel, even if he intercepts envoys or starts a war without authorization, the Ming emperor will only scold him a few times and will not even imprison him."

After a slight pause, Gu Chengzhi added, "This is also why I advised His Highness to send envoys to Ming China. These are all valuable things that can help Japan develop and grow stronger."

Kawai nods, then looks at Kikuchi Takemasa: "Thank you for your hard work, Takemasa."

Kikuchi Takemasa bowed deeply and addressed Kaneyoshi, saying, "Serving His Highness the Prince is Kikuchi's duty!"

Huai Liang nodded approvingly and said, "Go back and rest first. We'll discuss how to deal with that crazy Yang first thing tomorrow morning."

After Kikuchi Takemasa left, Gu Chengzhi immediately narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Kikuchi Takemasa is suspicious."

Huai Liang was stunned again and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Gu Chengzhi nodded.

"Since Yang the Madman intercepted the envoy and carried out massacres along the coast of Japan, it shows that he must have some ulterior motive."

“Under normal circumstances, Yang the Madman would definitely offer some difficult conditions to force Kikuchi Takemasa to return and convey them to His Highness the Prince.”

"However, Kikuchi only mentioned that Yang Dianfeng intercepted the envoys and carried out mass killings along the coast, but he didn't mention a word about the conditions that Yang Dianfeng offered."

"From this, it must be clear that Yang the Madman promised conditions that would make Kikuchi Takemasa betray His Highness the Prince."

Huai Liang shook his head slightly and said, "It's unlikely. Because Wu Zheng is an envoy, he can represent this prince in agreeing to Yang Dianfeng's conditions."

Gu Chengzhi sneered inwardly and looked at Huai Liang, asking, "What if it's a condition that requires an extra layer of yellow to be agreed to?"