Road (three)

If Zhu Yuanzhang, who was thousands of miles away, could know Zhu Di's current thoughts, he would definitely feel very wronged like his son. The royal majesty made it impossible for father and son to communicate well. Once the crack appeared, it would only become bigger and bigger with time. In the 15th year of Hongwu, the Northern Army of Zhenbei was unstoppable on the grassland. Cao Zhen led the navy to sweep Japan. The successive victory made Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers in the court expand their confidence in the new army to the extreme, so they did not consider the Northern Army of Zhenbei at all.

The difficulties faced by reality. Chang Mao was transferred to Datong this spring without any malice. The split of the Zhenbei Army was to disperse the power of Wu'an Kingdom, but now this mobilization is to increase the control of the imperial family in the army. According to Zhu Yuanzhang's current idea, now every time a force is divided from Zhu Di's Zhenbei Army, this force can grow into the main force of a new army, and this main force is best controlled by his own nephew. The army of the Ming Dynasty

The power of things is basically divided in this way. Among the most combative teams, the supreme commander of the navy was the prince Zhu Biao, and the Andong army was commanded by Tang He, while the nominal commander was Ning Wang. The coach of the new army in the southwest was Mu Ying, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang. The Weibei Army stationed in the Datong area and confronted the Mongols across the river were slightly weak. The head coach Feng Sheng has been feeling guilty since he took a rash attack last year and ruined half of Li Ling and his troops. He has been resigning many times. Chang Mao and his

Once the elite troops he led arrived, the command of the Northern Army of Viagra will naturally be handed over to him. This seemingly reckless general Chang Mao replaced Feng Sheng to take over the Northern Army of Viagra was a step that Zhu Yuanzhang had considered for a long time. For Feng Sheng, handing over the army to his own son-in-law showed the royal family's greatest affirmation of his past contributions, and he would definitely have no complaints. Chang Mao's other identity, like Mu Ying, was also Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, and he was in charge of the army. Zhu Yuanzhang was most relieved.

The prince with great military achievements was in the middle, and his nephews led his army to guard the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years. Since Elder Li Shan went there, Zhu Yuanzhang began to slowly consider his arrangements a hundred years later. It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little worried that the prince's personality was too weak, but after going out for training in recent years, Zhu Biao's personality clearly reflected Zhu Yuanzhang's own witty and decisiveness in the event of trouble. Although he was still a bit kind-hearted like his mother, Zhu Yuanzhang did not think that the prince's kindness was a fatal flaw. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that he was kind.

It is different when you conquer the world. In peacetime, you need some compassion. After a war in Japan last year, the prince Zhu Biao's prestige among civil officials and military generals was as high as the emperor. It can be foreseen that he would be a qualified emperor. Zhu Yuanzhang carefully planned the future of the Zhu family dynasty, and in front of the picturesque country, no one had more time than he stared at. Xu Da was old, Feng Sheng was old, and the general Fu Youde, the general of the victory, was so old that he could only exert his warmth in the command academy. In the future, it would be the world of children, and he must set up this plan for them in advance.

On the other hand, Wu'anguo has no ambitions and no military power. According to Li Shanchang's suggestion, he is the best candidate to help the prince. With him, at least the treasury of the Ming Dynasty would not be too embarrassed to make ends meet. Guo Pu from Peking is also a good talent for government affairs. He has been an official for many years and has rich experience. It is the best choice for the future management of the Ministry of Personnel. Unfortunately, he is too close to Wu'anguo and needs to spend some time to alienate them. Zhu Jiangyan, the Minister of the Maritime Department, is a wise man and is also from the prince's line. He can be selected as the Ministry of Rites or

Continue to be in charge of the Maritime Affairs Department and balance the division of power in the court... In terms of military generals, all the elites in the world are in the hands of their nephews. It is certain that in their lifetime, they can see the desert merged into the Ming Dynasty. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the strength of the court was only so. When they develop by water and land, the scale of the Zhu family's country must be greater than any previous dynasty. No matter how big the world is, China is destined to be the center of the world and accept the four barbarians coming to the dynasty. This is not only Zhu Yuanzhang's dream, but also the dream of emperors of all dynasties.

"Long live, the Marquis of Pingliao and others are here." The eunuch, King and Eunuch, whispered outside the imperial study room.

"Let them come in and ask the imperial kitchen to prepare today's dinner for you. I have something important to discuss with them tonight and afternoon, and ask the idle people not to disturb me when they have nothing to do." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered without looking back, the picturesque country in front of him was like a chess game. He wanted to put each piece in the right position, and no piece could be out of control.

Grand Secretary Shao Zhi, Wu Bozong, Fei Zhen and Wu Anguo, the Marquis of Pingding Liao, reported the news and entered one after another. After bowing, they found a suitable position to stand. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the eunuch to move a few chairs. The ministers walked through the scene of giving thanks as usual. After the emperor repeatedly gave the seat, he sat halfway with the chair.

"I came to you today mainly about several matters involving foreign countries coming to the court. I want to hear your ideas and how to do so to keep the majesty of the Celestial Empire and not let outsiders say that our Celestial Powers bully people with power. The key point is to take the initiative and prevent everyone from turning against each other in the future. These two small countries are not good people. We are fighting fiercely with the Mongols in front of us. We cannot make too many enemies. Let them go first, and some tents will be suppressed. When everyone has time, they will calculate a little bit." After everyone sat down, Zhu Yuanzhang put out the afternoon topic.

Influenced by Wu'anguo, Zhu Yuanzhang always likes to explain the goals to be achieved before discussing the matter, so as not to make the ministers' speech unsatisfactory. He tried this a few times in the court, and the effect was pretty good. So when making a decision in the imperial study room, Zhu Yuanzhang basically adopted this way of talking. In order to make several grand scholars clearer about the current situation, Zhu Yuanzhang specially ordered people to pick up the recent memorials and letters from foreign countries, lined up on the table. It was the letter of complacent by Timur in the Hezhong area, the letter of guarantee from Japanese shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiman, and the suggestions of Guo Pu and Cao Zhen.

Since Wang Ben and others were expelled from the cabinet, the scholars knew that the emperor was profit-oriented and was unwilling to be subject to some ritual and moral constraints, so they no longer mentioned those high-sounding excuses. Anyway, after the cabinet agreed on the handling of something, some ministers could find a reason that fits the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period. Moreover, they are in the imperial study room, not in the court, and there is no need to avoid whether it violates the way of the saints. In the face of national interests, there is no moral justice at all. Everyone read the memorials, copywriting and auxiliary materials on the table one by one, and each had a concern.

"Long live", Wu Bozong, a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, bowed his hand and took the lead in expressing his opinion on Japan's request for the evacuation of the Ming Navy. "The Japanese have always bullied the weak and feared the strong and were capricious. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains called him Japanese, which was a despicable and dirty word. Now seeing that we are in a big way, we obey them all, but after the evacuation of the navy, we may have to engage in some dark activities behind our backs. Let's see his promise letter, and we will pay tribute to him and promise that Japan will no longer support the Japanese pirates invading the territory.

The general Ashikaga Yoshiman, instead of any of the two tyrant kings, had already left a foreshadowing for his future repentance. When he gained strength in the future, he could immediately break the contract by following his tyrant. Also, they gave in on the surface and opened coastal cities to our Ming Dynasty. In fact, they had enough calculations to exchange my Ming Dynasty’s wealth, and they probably had more profits than before they were defeated. This request to buy a musket is even more ill-intentioned. I am afraid that if they get a musket, they will use it to deal with not pirates, but my Ming soldiers..."

"Hey", Zhu Yuanzhang groaned in his nose when he heard this, scared Wu Bozong trembled. He looked at the emperor's face and knew that the anger was not targeting him. He quickly accelerated his analysis of the ambition of Japanese wolfs, and expressed his reasons for not withdrawing the army. "I think that Your Majesty can order more soldiers to gather in Weihai and other places to cross the east today. He will divide Japan from the north and the south, and they will not accept each other. China should help them establish a king, otherwise it will be a matter of letting them be in chaos in the country, which will make me feel unsupervised."

Japan had earlier relied on the wide sea surface and impermanence of hurricanes. In his reply to Zhu Yuanzhang, there was "The Emperor of the Sunrise Kingdom wrote a letter to the Emperor of the Sunset Kingdom." Zhu Yuanzhang was already worried. If the Prince Zhu Biao had not had this chapter, he believed that 'Japan was hasty and difficult to submit, and he had to govern the people of his country with his country', he would not have considered Ashikaga Yoshima's request. He heard Wu Bozong's analysis so much, and he was angry again and asked in a voice: "What about you guys, do you think I should send more troops to help the Cao Qing family hunt pirates?"

"I think that the Crown Prince's opinion is very reasonable. Your Majesty also wanted to keep him settle the accounts after the autumn. In front of me, the Ming Dynasty was in the north but not in the east. At the same time, the two sides fought. Not only was it difficult to provide weapons, but the people also had difficulty carrying heavy food and fodder." The Grand Secretary Fei Zhen saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to act voluntarily, so he quickly came out to object to Wu Bozong's suggestion. "In my opinion, since Japan had already made compensation for the Japanese pirates last year and hunted down a large number of 'pirates' to show since our Ming Dynasty might as well show some of the style of a great power and withdraw the navy with conditions. After this battle, it is enough

The strength of the shogunate has been greatly damaged, and its reputation has been lost. The newly-reduced Daming in the South may not be willing to continue to obey. If Emperor Kameyama is willing to come out and cooperate with the Japanese people to expel the shogunate in the name of swords, mirrors and jade, and abolish the treaty of the humiliation of the power and humiliation signed by General Ashikaga and us, there may be another good show between the north and the south. As long as I, the Ming Dynasty, support the shogunate moderately, this battle will be enough to fight until we finish the Mongolian. At that time, we will pity the Japanese people for suffering the war and being invited to quell the rebellion. Not only is it justified, but those who are beaten will also thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

This strategy is poisonous. Zhu Jiangyan also had similar suggestions in this chapter to the emperor, but he did not say so thoroughly. Zhu Yuanzhang thought about the advice given by Fei Zhen, and his anger gradually subsided. He nodded to Fei Zhen with praise and said hesitantly: "I heard that Sadashi Imakawa of the Northern Dynasties was an amazing general. Since crossing the sea, the princes of various places surrendered one after another, and most of the Kyushu had fallen into his hands. This time, General Cao Zhen fought against forces near Kyoto, and the Kyushu army was not injured at all. The incompetent Guishan in the Southern Dynasties might not be able to support it for a few days as Fei Qing wished. If Japan is really unified in the north and south, our dynasty will use troops to him, I am afraid that it may not be as easy as this time."

This worry is reasonable. The Japanese people have amazing patience. The taxation of daimyos in various places is often more than half of the annual harvest. It is five times higher than the one in the Central Plains. However, the Japanese people can tolerate such high taxes without resisting, so the shogunate of their country can gather a large amount of wealth to deal with the war in a short period of time. If Japan is unified, the strength of the Ashikaga Shogunate will be greatly enhanced. If Daimyos in various places gather, it is probably difficult for the navy to successfully attack the hinterland. Several great scholars did not know the soldiers and could not answer the following for a while. They turned their eyes to Wu'anguo. Among the ministers here, he was the only one who had fought wars and had the most say.

Wu Anguo smiled and made Fei Zhen laugh, "I have to thank Your Majesty for your kindness when I was beaten." Finally, I found an opportunity to vent it. Thinking of what Japan did in later generations, Fei Zhen's description was appropriate. He did not have the cultivation of other ministers' happiness and anger, and his stomach was sore. Everyone looked at him for no reason. After a while, he heard the Pingliao Hou, who had no image of a minister in front of the emperor, smiled and said: "A place as big as a palm, but a battle has been fought for so many years. I am so embarrassed to be a peerless general, that is, the Japanese would do this. If there was a coach like His Majesty among them, I am afraid that Japan would have been unified long ago, and we have to wait until we take action." This sentence is not entirely flattering Zhu Yuanzhang. Wu Anguo was in the face of friendship between China and Japan when he was young, and he saw a lot of Japanese.

The biographies and comics written by people also highly praised the so-called famous generals Masazumi Kumaki, Sadae Imakawa, and later Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Later, after experiencing many things, he suddenly realized that a group of people in the world wrote the history that was the most unbelievable, and he also had doubts about their so-called heroes. Later, when we arrived in the Ming Dynasty, we learned about the means of the rebel army using simple weapons against the Mongolian cavalry at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others, and only then did we know that the so-called famous Japanese generals were like children playing with piss mud compared with these real military experts. In any random battle in the Central Plains, the two sides participating in the war had to be more than 100,000, and the cooperation, logistics supply, and terrain were all incomparable to the difficulty of the thousands of people in the Warring States Period in Japan.

"There is no hero in the world, so the prince becomes famous." Shao Zhi pointed out the original meaning of Wu'anguo just right.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little fluttered and pretended to be modest, and waved his hand and said, "I was just relying on the lives of the soldiers and God blessed China. Then, Imakawa Shishi could accomplish things that others could not accomplish in decades, and it might not be true as Wu Qing said. You should make a fuss about me. If you let the Southern Dynasty not destroy the country so quickly, it would be serious."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was inclined to agree to the navy to withdraw his troops and provoke the killing of each other in the north and south of Japan. He knew that the withdrawal was a foregone conclusion, he no longer discussed whether to withdraw his troops and turned the focus on Ruhe's domestic conflicts. Fei Zhen suggested that since the Japanese were playing text games in letters, the Ming Dynasty also had to go and leave the flexibility of the treaty. Wu Bozong suggested that another blackmail, at least the area where he was left was empty before he could leave. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to write down one by one and hand it over to the relevant departments to discuss the specific details. As for the fact that if the south could survive, everyone knew very little about Japan and could not come up with specific suggestions, and then kicked their eyes on Wu'an.

"Wu Qing, you have a way to not hide it, tell me." Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he had not heard Wu Anguo's words for a long time and ordered him to express his opinions as soon as possible. Wu Anguo came back from his meditation, smiled apologetically, and whispered: "I just considered why Japan had confronted north and south before, but the south had magical weapons but was getting worse and worse, and the north was not justified but stronger. This is probably related to the rise of our Ming Dynasty. We need to do some superficial articles in this regard."

"Let's talk about it"! Zhu Yuanzhang was attracted by the novel statement of Wu'anguo.

"After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty ordered the extermination of pirates. The princes of the southern country had some connection with the pirates, so they were naturally very scared. However, the Mongols landed in Kyushu several times when they attacked Japan. The Southern Dynasties had no business at sea, and they had to deal with the northern attacks while guarding against our Ming Navy. Naturally, they were unable to do so. The princes all surrendered to the north, and they probably had plans to avoid disaster temporarily. In fact, when our navy conquered Japanese pirates a few years ago, they attacked all the warships of the Southern Dynasties, which invisibly helped Ashikaga Yoshiman. Now that His Majesty wants to secretly support the Southern Dynasties, he may have to give the princes of the Southern Dynasties a reassurance first..." Wu'anguo stood up and walked to the map, compared to the small islands on the sea, and slowly expressed his suggestions.

"First of all, I suggest that Your Majesty issue an imperial edict to withdraw the navy, and at the same time declare Japan again as a country that is innocent and unsuccessful, so that the princes of the south do not have to worry about the Ming navy appearing in their territory."

Zhu Yuanzhang also stood up from the imperial throne. Seeing this, several ministers stood up one after another and stood behind Wu'anguo.

"Secondly, Ashikaga Yoshiman opened all the coastal ports to Ming ships this time. The exchange was just to ask us to sell him muskets, which showed that the Japanese were very superstitious about the power of muskets. Your Majesty might as well order the envoys to agree to them to open as high as possible. Then let Liu Binglong and others on the coast find ways to contact the Southern Dynasty as soon as possible, and supply large amounts of firearms to the Southern Dynasty in the name of local smuggling merchants, so that they can fight each other with pleasure."

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and nodded. Li Shanchang's recommendation was correct. Wu'anguo did have some tricks and was scheming, but he was a little apt to deal with these ministers in the court. It seemed that it was because he had little intention in the officialdom. If he trained himself well, he would do some unpredictable things when necessary. If the prince took power, he would use this person after he took power. It would not be difficult to regain him and make him the prince's arm.

"Finally, since the letters from the two countries are written by General Ashikaga, Your Majesty might as well be a favor, pretending to be unaware of the truth, and appointing General Ashikaga as the king of Japan. Three kings of a country will be released, and Your Majesty will be waiting for their jokes."

"Ah, embarrassing", Ashikaga Yoshiman sneezed heavily in the Hanami Temple. The servant ran over and helped him get a blanket imported from the Ming Dynasty. He wondered, it was almost summer, why is the weather in Kyoto still so cold?

Drunkard notes; Regarding the situation in Japan at that time in the book, including the beautiful boy of the Akamatsu family, the Japanese king, the artifact, etc., some Japanese historical books seem to not avoid these things.
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