The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Wa country, Kyoto, apse.

"You said that the little king of the Japanese country really wants to unite with our father? Could it be that he lied to us?"

"Why do I always feel so unreal."

There are three people here in the apse, obviously not Japanese, because they are far taller than the people next to them.

The person who spoke was none other than Zhu Di's third son, Zhu Gaosui.

Beside him are his second elder brother Zhu Gaoxu and his businessman Xu Huyou.

"What are you worried about? Even if it's fake, don't they dare to have any plans against us?"

"Furthermore, the little king of the Wa Kingdom obviously wants to seize power. For him, it doesn't matter if he submits to our Ming Dynasty. It's just that there have been some changes in recent years. In the past few dynasties, the Wa Kingdom begged for power. Our Central Plains Dynasty has accepted it as a vassal state."

Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently.

Although there are few books, I still know some basic historical origins.

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Wa Kingdom has always called itself a vassal state of the Central Plains, although the Han and Tang Dynasties basically did not pay much attention to the Wa Kingdom.

After all, in the eyes of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Wa country was too far away and remote, and there was nothing worth governing.

That is to say, a canonization was given to the country of Wa.

The origin of the Wa country still originated from the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Guangwu canonized a Han Wa slave king.

Since then, the Wa Kingdom has also been regarded as a member of the Central Plains civilization system.

The Japanese king wants to ask for the support of Daming and seize the power of the shogunate. In Zhu Gaoxu's opinion, isn't this a normal thing.

Even now, the Wa Kingdom is nominally a vassal state of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaosui said excitedly: "If we can instigate the rebellion against the Japanese king, whether it is with the father or the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great achievement."

A few days ago, the King of Japan sent a samurai to secretly contact Yan King Zhu Di, hoping to gain support and seize the power of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Of course, Zhu Di is happy to see this kind of thing. If it succeeds, the entire Wa country will be under the command of Daming. As Zhu Di, an overseas vassal, his great achievements will also increase his achievements.

If it fails, there's not much to lose.

So I sent my two sons here.

Of course, the two sons just came here to take credit, and Xu Huyou was really in charge.

This is the maritime merchant that Zhu Di attaches the most importance to.

In recent years, the maritime trade has brought Zhu Di huge benefits.

He wasn't worried about the safety of his two sons either. Wa country didn't have the guts to do anything to his sons.

If something happened, the whole Wa country would be buried with his son.

Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui are already the grandsons of the Ming Emperor, the county king bestowed by His Majesty himself.

When the two were talking, Xu Huyou was listening by the side.

Although he was highly valued by the King of Yan, but his identity was just a sea merchant, there was a big difference compared to the kings of the two counties, so he didn't have a place to intervene.

Xu Huyou was in his early forties, rather skinny, with a sharp chin, high left and right cheekbones, and a goatee. He looked like an old fox.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked Xu Huyou casually.

Xu Huyou hurriedly said: "Everything is up to the two young masters."

Zhu Gaoxu just asked casually, and he didn't want to talk to Xu Huyou at first. If it wasn't for his father's confession, he would feel that he would lose his place if he was with such a businessman.

Not long after, a servant came.

"I invite the two Daming County kings to discuss matters in the front hall."

Zhu Gaoxu and others went down to the front hall under the leadership of the servants.

Although no one greeted Xu Huyou, he hurried to follow.

After returning to Yancheng, he will report to King Yan in detail.

In the front hall, it was not as lively as before.

Including Emperor Komatsu, there were only five people.

However, it is obvious that the other four people have extremely high status and have won the trust of Emperor Komatsu, otherwise it would be impossible to stay and meet Zhu Gaoxu and others.

Among the four people, two were monks with bald heads.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others were not surprised that there were two monks.

The monks in the Wa country are very keen to participate in politics, and they have no rules and regulations, and they can also marry wives and have children.

Sometimes when I went to the temple, I could still see the monk playing with his son, which really opened the eyes of Zhu Gaoxu and others.

The temple is also a big force in the Wa country.

Most of these temples have their own monks and soldiers.

Except for a bald head, the monks of the Japanese country are no different from ordinary families, including temples can also be family inheritance.

"With the help of His Royal Highness King Yan this time, Xiao Wang believes that he will be able to make things right. As long as His Royal Highness Yan is willing to send troops to help me, then Xiao Wang will definitely not disappoint His Royal Highness Yan."

After some polite exchanges, Emperor Komatsu said impatiently.

His tone was very confident, because he had already received promises from more than a dozen daimyos just now.

Although these big names are not as good as those under Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the number of troops under the command of Emperor Komatsu has already reached tens of thousands.

These forces are all located in Kyoto.

Can play a very big role.

Zhu Gaoxu heard the words and said directly: "This is easy to say, but the Japanese king should also know that the court will not allow my father to send troops casually. This is tantamount to violating the court's resolution, and he will definitely be punished afterwards."

"Everything else is easy to say. Should the 20 taels of silver promised by the Japanese king be given to us first as a sign of sincerity?"

The request from Emperor Komatsu's side was naturally not for King Yan to bring the army to Kyoto.

Instead, hoarding troops at the border of Honshu Island, putting pressure on Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, it is best for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to go to the border in person.

In this way, Emperor Komatsu can steal the house in the rear.

Here in Kyoto is also the base camp of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

After hearing the words, Emperor Komatsu was a little hesitant. He was afraid that King Yan would take the money and not do anything, so he couldn't make a decision in his heart, so he had to look at the other four people.

All four nodded.

Anyway, they didn't pay the money, even if King Yan swallowed it, they couldn't be blamed.

But if you don't give it, probably King Yan really won't send troops.

When Emperor Komatsu saw that the four agreed, he immediately said, "Okay, let's do it according to the king's wishes."

When things were settled, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Gaoxu got 20 taels of silver here, and Emperor Komatsu also got a promise on his side.

This matter can only be verbal, and it is impossible to sign a document or the like, but this is in the interests of both parties. If there is no accident, the cooperation will naturally proceed as promised.

Then Emperor Komatsu arranged a program for Zhu Gaoxu and others.

Rows of young and beautiful Japanese women came in, and many of them were shrine maids.

This gave Zhu Gaoxu and others a strong sense of participation.

"The county king of Daming has already left."

"Reporting to Your Excellency the Great General, I have now left the capital."

"Then let's start, let our Emperor, please be sober."

Inside the shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said coldly.

Since King Daming crossed the border, his whereabouts have been controlled by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

What's more, Emperor Komatsu also prepared tens of thousands of taels of silver.

You know, Kyoto Prefecture is the base camp of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

The young Emperor Komatsu thought that these things were seamless, but in fact, his every move was under the supervision of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Those Japanese women who went to the palace to cheer for the king of Daming County, nearly half of them were the eyeliner of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

When Emperor Komatsu was still celebrating in the palace.

At the gate of the palace, a large number of warriors had begun to gather.

"What are you going to do, this is the palace of His Majesty the Emperor."

Seeing so many people, the guards on duty immediately became nervous and quickly closed the gate of the palace.

"Under the order of His Excellency the General, His Majesty the Emperor was deceived by the monsters. We are ordered to eliminate the monsters, and you will open the city gate quickly."

The leader, General Takeuchi, shouted at the guards at the palace gate.

Seeing this, the chief guard at the palace gate immediately replied: "We are guards of the palace. We obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, not the orders of the general."

"The gate of the palace will never be opened today, I will immediately report to His Majesty the Emperor."

If the gate of the palace is closed, it is obviously very difficult to seize the palace in one fell swoop.

If the time is delayed for a long time, it will not be so easy to handle.

However, the leading general didn't feel anxious at all, he just sneered and looked at the chief guard on the palace gate.

At this moment, the chief guard suddenly felt a chill on his back, and a sudden sharp pain came.

Turning around to look, it turned out to be his adjutant.

"I'm sorry, but I'm from His Excellency the General."

The sudden change caused the guards on the palace gate to be at a loss for a while.

"Immediately open the city gate and welcome the army of Your Excellency the General into the palace."

The samurai sword in his hand was stained with blood, and the chief guard was still alive at the moment, the adjutant shouted loudly at the surrounding guards.

Immediately, some of the guards following the adjutant immediately went to open the palace gate.

The other guards watched helplessly, their boss was already dead, and they didn't seem to know what to do.

After all, the majesty of Your Excellency the General is still very powerful.

Not many warriors came, only about 5000 people, but in the entire palace, there were only about a thousand people.

The most important thing is that among the thousand people, nearly half are the subordinates of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Soon, the palace hall was surrounded by groups.

After Emperor Komatsu had already received the news, he did not expect Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to dare to threaten the palace directly.

Is this to kill yourself?

At this moment, Emperor Komatsu was so frightened that his whole body was trembling.

Thinking that he might be killed, and that Ashikaga Yoshichi, whom he recognized as the emperor, became the emperor, Komatsu lost all energy and energy.

"Takeuchi, it's you!"

Empress Komatsu summoned up his last courage, kept a trace of decency and knelt at the head of the main hall, waiting for the people who forced the palace to come in.

And the person who took the lead was very familiar to him, it was the Takeuchi family.

This one promised to follow his own name more than ten days ago.

"It turns out that you betrayed me."

Empress Komatsu gritted his teeth loudly, fortunately he really thought that Takeuchi had taken refuge in him, so it turned out that all this was just a cover.

Takeuchi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I followed the order of His Majesty the General before meeting His Majesty."

Emperor Komatsu said coldly: "You acted so well, I never thought I would be kept in the dark by you."

Hearing this, Takeuchi was actually a little embarrassed.

That's not acting, it's completely true appearance.

"Your Majesty, I have offended you."

Takeuchi didn't want to say any more, as talking too much would make the general dislike him.

Immediately shouted: "Left and right, eliminate the monsters around His Majesty the Emperor."

The massacre begins.

A large number of Japanese warriors began to massacre the guards, maids, and servants in the palace.

Emperor Komatsu just watched his female officials, guards, servants, and familiar faces being killed in large numbers.

But at this time, Emperor Komatsu was too scared to say anything.

The palace of the Wa Kingdom is not that big.

Compared with Daming, maybe even some rich merchants' mansions are much worse.

Therefore, the action of beheading came very quickly.

The emperor himself has not controlled much military power in the past, so he has almost no ability to resist.

"Help His Majesty the Emperor, and clean up the palace well."

Takeuchi said with a smile, then turned and left.

In any case, the emperor is the spiritual symbol of Japan.

Unless the general himself came up, no matter how despised the other daimyos were, they would not be able to take action against the emperor.

In the shogunate.

Takeuchi reported to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu about cleaning up the palace.

Yoshimitsu Ashikaga just nodded slightly.

In his opinion, this is not a big deal at all.

While the palace was being cleaned, monks and soldiers from several temples, including five daimyo families, were besieged and killed by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's army.

This is tantamount to surrendering to the power of the emperor and being completely eradicated.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had been watching Emperor Komatsu's actions before and after, and he just waited for this time to attack.

"Your Excellency, General, the two county kings of Ming Dynasty, they took away 20 taels of silver and reached an agreement with His Majesty the Emperor."

"The Great Ming King Yan will personally lead his troops to the border, put pressure on us, and force His Excellency the Great General to go."

Takeuchi told Ashikaga Yoshimitsu all the news he had learned from the emperor.

In fact, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already known about these things through other channels.

It's just that there is still some hesitation in his eyes.

The general did not speak, and Wu Nei could only remain silent.

After a long while, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Notify the local daimyos and organize the army to prepare for war."

"This is our opportunity, and it is also an opportunity given to us by His Majesty the Emperor."

"If we can win the war with King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, then our Wa country will no longer be what it is now."

There was a bit of madness in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's tone.

The current Wa country is too weak, and has never won any victory in the battle with Daming.

He needs a victory to stabilize his reputation.

Now is a good opportunity, because King Yan of Ming Dynasty is definitely not ready for war, he is just putting on a show.

And Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will lead the army to deploy the battle against Daming King Yan.

Now the country of Wa already has a sufficient number of firearms, and King Yan of the Ming Dynasty has only tens of thousands of troops, so the hope of victory is very high.