At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

In the Emperor's study in the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Emperor Xiao Jinghuan was reviewing memorials with a furrowed brow, with a pile of memorials from the southern border in front of him.

During this period, the activities of the surrounding countries in southern Xinjiang were very frequent, which aroused Xiao Jinghuan's suspicions.

Why would these guys propose establishing trade relations with Daqian at this time?

Moreover, recently, troops from many countries have appeared on the southern border, seemingly eager to make their move, which is causing Xiao Jinghuan a great headache.

"Do these guys also want to invade my Great Qian territory like the Eastern Barbarians?" Xiao Jinghuan muttered to himself, looking at the memorial, his brows furrowed.

At this moment, Li Fuquan stepped forward, poured the emperor a full cup of hot tea, and handed it to him.

"Your Majesty, please have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself. You have been reviewing memorials for two hours straight; it's time for you to rest."

"Those countries surrounding the southern border, perhaps seeing that the Eastern Yi invaded our Great Qian territory and gained some benefits, are thinking of following suit."

Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately turned to look at Li Fuquan, his eyes showing surprise.

"What you say makes sense!"

The emperor took the teacup, took a sip, paused for a moment, and then continued, "They probably think that the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians into the East Sea of ​​our Great Qian has left our Great Qian unable to attend to the southern border, so they are thinking of taking advantage of the situation."

"Yes, that must be it."

After speaking, Xiao Jinghuan handed the teacup back to Li Fuquan, and then examined one of the memorials in detail.

I watched and thought at the same time.

A moment later, he put down the memorial, turned to Li Fuquan who was setting up the tea set, and asked tentatively, "What do you think I should do to handle this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuquan immediately looked around, as if to confirm whether anyone else had entered the room.

"Your Majesty, you...you're asking me?" Li Fuquan looked at the emperor with an expression of flattery.

"Is anyone else here?" The emperor glared at him. "You old fox, aren't you just afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending me?"

"So many ulterior motives."

"Speak, even if you insult me ​​today, I will forgive you."

Li Fuquan bowed respectfully and replied hastily, "Oh dear, even if you gave me ten thousand lives, I wouldn't dare to curse His Majesty."

"Alright, alright!" The emperor waved his hand impatiently. "Quickly tell me your opinion."

Li Fuquan then began to explain in detail.

"Your Majesty, the Southern Frontier and the East Sea are not far apart, so the surrounding countries of the Southern Frontier must know about the Eastern Barbarians' invasion of Daqian."

"So they took action, harassing the southern border, in order to test the attitude of the Great Qian Dynasty, that is, Your Majesty."

"It's also a test of the Great Qian Dynasty's bottom line."

"What do you think I should do?" After listening, Xiao Jinghuan immediately leaned down to Li Fuquan and asked for a solution.

Upon hearing this question, Li Fuquan immediately shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

"This old servant is dull-witted. All I think about every day is how to serve His Majesty's daily life. How could I possibly think about matters of state?"

"His Majesty is wise, and with capable generals like the Third Prince and Duke Su by his side, I believe they must have a solution."

"Moreover, they have now driven away the Eastern Yi bandits and are preparing for the great undertaking of crossing the East China Sea and crushing the Eastern Yi."

"Cross the East Sea and crush the Eastern Barbarians..." the emperor murmured, then his eyes lit up as he realized what he meant.

"You mean, let me use the opportunity of conquering the Eastern Barbarians to make an example of them and deter the other countries in the southern border regions?"

"Let them know that there is only one outcome for invading the territory of my Great Qian Kingdom: annihilation."

Li Fuquan cupped his hands and smiled, "Your Majesty has a broad vision; this old servant admires you!"

Xiao Jinghuan was overjoyed. He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the night view outside, his face filled with barely suppressed happiness.

This method is indeed the best way to resolve the issue in southern Xinjiang.

The problem that had puzzled him for so long was finally solved, how could he not be happy?

After standing still for a moment, Xiao Jinghuan turned his head and pointed at Li Fuquan: "You old fox, you clearly know this method, but you don't tell me directly and make me guess."

Li Fuquan quickly cupped his hands in defense, saying, "This was His Majesty's wise decision; this old servant merely mentioned it by chance."

"You are deceiving the emperor!" Xiao Jinghuan's tone suddenly turned serious.

This statement, "deceiving the emperor," terrified Li Fuquan so much that he knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, this old servant did not mean it. Please forgive me."

Hahaha!

Upon seeing this, Xiao Jinghuan burst into laughter.

"I might spare your life."

"However, while the death penalty may be spared, punishment is inevitable."

"I'll punish you by making you eat one less bowl of rice tonight..."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuquan, who was kneeling, smiled and kowtowed, saying, "This old servant obeys the decree!"

Hahaha!

……

Just as the emperor was laughing, a young eunuch ran to the door, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, General Han Shixun, the Commandant of the Eastern Expedition, requests an audience with Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuquan quickly got up and walked towards the young eunuch.

Upon hearing that Han Shixun was requesting an audience, the emperor excitedly said, "It must be that Duke Su sent him. Let him in immediately."

Li Fuquan personally went out to greet Han Shixun.

Upon arriving at the Imperial Study, Han Shixun eagerly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Great Qian Navy has annihilated 30,000 Dongyi naval troops in the East China Sea and burned 25 Dongyi warships."

"General Su sent me here to personally deliver the news of victory to His Majesty."

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Jinghuan, who was already very happy, almost jumped up with excitement.

"What?! My Great Qian Navy annihilated 30,000 Eastern Barbarian naval troops and burned 25 of their warships?" Xiao Jinghuan exclaimed, his eyes wide like copper bells.

He was well aware of the gap between the Daqian navy and the Dongyi navy.

In particular, the warships of the Dongyi were the overlords of the East Sea.

Over the years, the Dongyi navy has repeatedly operated in the East China Sea, destroying many fishing boats that went out to sea to fish.

Whenever Da Qian encountered such a situation, he could only swallow his anger and silently suffer in silence.

There is only one reason for this: the warships of the Great Qian Dynasty were no match for the warships of the Eastern Yi.

Now, Su Mu has only been in the East China Sea for a short time, but he has already defeated 30,000 Dongyi naval troops and burned their warships.

This undoubtedly allowed the Great Qian Navy to wipe away its previous humiliation and also brought glory to the Great Qian Emperor.

"Okay, okay!"

"This truly makes our Great Qian Dynasty proud!"

"Tell me the details!"

Xiao Jinghuan was eager to know the details of the matter.

Han Shixun then proceeded to recount the battle at Zhenhai Pass in detail, including how the Dongyi warships burned Zhenhai Pass, how the Youlong warships appeared and crushed the Dongyi warships with overwhelming power, and how Su Mu chased after the Dongyi naval general on a sailboat, telling the emperor everything.

After hearing this, Xiao Jinghuan was extremely surprised.

He kept muttering to himself, "The Great Qian Dragon Warship... Is this the Dragon Warship that General Su said he wanted to build?"

Han Shixun nodded: "Exactly."

"Your Majesty, you have no idea how magnificent and powerful this Dragon Warship is. It is a peerless warship that I have never seen in my life."

"Compared to our Youlong warships, those Dongyi warships are utterly insignificant."

When Han Shixun talked about the Youlong warship, his eyes were full of excitement and his spirits were high!

Seeing his expression and demeanor, Xiao Jinghuan wanted to see what the Youlong warship was like!

Li Fuquan said from the side, "Your Majesty, one Great Qian Youlong warship can crush twenty-five Dongyi warships. If all ten are completed, crushing the entire Dongyi navy will be no problem at all."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on the rise of the Great Qian Navy!"

"Hahaha!" Xiao Jinghuan laughed loudly, sat back in his chair with an air of authority, and then waved his hand, "Ten ships? Far from enough."

"I will announce to all civil and military officials early tomorrow morning that I will allocate another 200,000 taels of gold to expand the Longjiang Shipyard and devote all my efforts to building twenty Great Qian Youlong warships."

"I want all the surrounding countries of Daqian to know that the warships of Daqian are invincible."

"Anyone who dares to provoke the Great Qian Dynasty will face annihilation!"

These words greatly excited Han Shixun. He never expected that the emperor would be willing to spend a lot of money to build ten more Youlong warships.

This is fantastic news for the Daqian navy.