Chapter 661

"Your Majesty, if this matter is not handled well, I fear it will damage the Great Tang's national prestige!"

Li Er now felt a bit of regret.

How was he persuaded by Zhangsun Wuji at that time? He actually agreed to this plan to fund pirates?

He must have been possessed!

Now that the pirates were biting back, the imperial court had lost face.

But in Li Er's heart, a glimmer of hope remained.

"Xuanling, these Japanese might have just lost their way. Perhaps the place they were originally going to was Great Qin."

Since the Emperor had said so, what else could Fang Xuanling say?

He could only take his leave with regret.

Night fell.

Imperial Study.

Zhangsun Wuji and Li Er were in a secret discussion.

Li Er told Zhangsun Wuji about this matter.

"Wuji, go tell those pirates that they must hand over the thieves who attacked the Taizhou County Government Office. I want to execute them publicly to boost the Great Tang's national prestige!" Zhangsun Wuji's forehead broke into a sweat.

"Your Majesty, these Japanese are uncivilized barbarians and don't know the way. I will definitely teach them a good lesson and make them recognize the way clearly in the future!" Li Er still felt somewhat upset.

After thinking for a while, he said.

"Wuji, I have decided to cut off the funding for the Japanese pirates. As a dignified great nation, funding a group of pirates, what kind of decorum is that?"

Zhangsun Wuji became anxious upon hearing this.

If the funding for the Japanese was cut off, his control over the pirates would be completely gone.

Unless he paid for it privately...

But when public funds could be used, who would be willing to pay out of their own pocket?

And paying out of his own pocket to fund Japanese pirates was almost a crime of treason!

Zhangsun Wuji couldn't afford to bear this charge.

"Your Majesty, since pirates are such unruly types, why not change the target of the funding to the Ryukyu Kingdom? Let them send troops to harass Great Qin's coast?

In this way, it would be cooperation between nations."

Li Er felt that the killing of the Taizhou County Magistrate was a very serious provocation to the Great Tang's national prestige.

If this happened in Great Qin, how pleasant would that be?

He still wanted to use this method to drag down Great Qin's pace of development.

"Wuji, be careful this time; don't let them recognize the wrong place again. If they come to harass the Great Tang again, I will definitely send troops to trample the Ryukyu Islands!"

It had been too long since Li Er had shown his power.

He suspected that those small vassal states had long forgotten the majesty of the Great Tang Emperor!

No matter how much the Great Tang declined, it was not something those small countries could provoke.

Zhangsun Wuji breathed a sigh of relief.

As far as he was concerned, funding Ryukyu was the same as funding Japanese pirates.

Just make the Japanese be more careful next time.

These Japanese who did stupid things must die!

He also had to arrange for them to cause some trouble within Great Qin as soon as possible.

This way, he could explain it to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, then I will prepare ships to go to sea tomorrow. This time, I will go personally." Zhangsun Wuji was so dedicated, fearing no danger, and going to sea personally.

Li Er was moved again.

He held his hand and said.

"Wuji, there are no more loyal ministers like you in the court!" Zhangsun Wuji squeezed two old tears from the corners of his eyes.

He excitedly held Li Er's hand.

"Seeing Your Majesty worried about state affairs, I hate that I cannot share more for Your Majesty!"

Li Er suddenly felt.

Although Zhangsun Wuji had made many mistakes, he also did more things than others.

It was precisely because he did so much that he seemed to make more mistakes.

He had wronged him before!

Now, the Great Tang faced the mountain-like pressure of Great Qin. Others were at their wits' end, and only Wuji was so proactive in sharing the burden for him.

To have one confidant in life is enough!

"Wuji, as long as I am here, you will have wealth for a day. I leave the matter of Ryukyu harassing Great Qin entirely to you!"