Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 820
Although Lao Liu vowed to immediately send a fleet to the coast of Japan to retaliate against him, he seemed eager to destroy this imperial eclipse.

But the military is a major event for the country, not to mention it is the first time the Ming Dynasty has fought against a vassal state, and failure is absolutely not allowed.Otherwise, it will not be a show of authority, but a disgrace.

This is the season when typhoons are prevalent. Lao Liu does not want to repeat the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty, so he must wait until after the typhoon season, that is, after October, before he can go to sea to fight.

Moreover, according to the latest information collected by the Hai Zheng Yamen Intelligence Department, Prince Huai Liang of Nari Dog had issued a mobilization order since July, requiring the local tycoons of Kyushu to obey the unified command of the Zhengxi General's Mansion and challenge the Ming Dynasty's army.

Obviously, Huai Liang also knew that his assassination operation was likely to end in failure, and he had been making preparations for a long time.Coupled with the ubiquitous Japanese pirates on the sea, it was impossible to conduct a surprise attack.

So bragging to Boss Zhu was one thing at the time, but when it came time to actually do it, there was no rush at all.After discussion, Lao Liu finally decided to schedule the battle in winter.

But the war machine has been started immediately, and full and detailed pre-war preparations must be made. Warships participating in the war must be overhauled, ammunition, military supplies, food and other materials must be prepared, combat personnel must be assembled in place, and pre-war training must be done...

It is also necessary to investigate the hydrological conditions and climatic conditions of the target sea area and collect the latest intelligence on the enemy, which all require sufficient time.

And they have to issue an ultimatum... This is not a bandit suppression, you can carry out a sneak attack. This is a punishment battle between the Celestial Kingdom and the foreign countries. You must be famous and upright, and make the opponent convinced of losing, in order to achieve the effect.

So early in the Ming Dynasty, envoys were sent to Japan and scolded them in front of Emperor Changqing of the Southern Dynasty.

No matter how stubborn they were at home, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were extremely tough as soon as they went abroad.The sense of superiority that 'you are a barbarian and I am an envoy from heaven' pervaded the entire Ming Dynasty.It was these tough men who set the tone when the country was founded.

Zhao Zhi, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites who was ordered to go on an envoy, had been enthroned by Liu Xiu since the Eastern Han Dynasty when Japan sent an envoy to China to request canonization and was canonized as a Japanese slave country. In all the Japanese dynasties, all Japanese dynasties sent envoys to become ministers, and they were as respectful to the heaven as a son to his father.

The Celestial Empire also gave generously like a father to his son, imparting its own culture and civilization to Japan, so that Japan could emerge from the barbaric wilderness, wear a monkey hat, and become a decent person.

However, your generation has forgotten its ancestors and is ungrateful. Instead of repaying filial piety, it has continuously sent Japanese pirates to plunder and harass the Ming Dynasty's coastal areas, and even killed and detained the envoys sent by the emperor.

Later, you sent an envoy to apologize and explain that the emperor was merciful and willing to give you another chance.Who would have thought that you people actually didn't want to repent, and went even worse, sending assassins to participate in our country's coup, in an attempt to murder the emperor. They are so capricious and vicious that no beast can match them!

Then comes the ultimate stinking time for a quarter of an hour.Do you know why Emperor Guangwu called you the Wonu Kingdom?Because you have short legs and are short, it is recorded in the Han Dynasty that "there are dwarves coming to court on the Lelang Sea", so you are called "Japanese".

More than 1000 years have passed, and you are still so small and insignificant. You are still so arrogant that you dare to call yourself the emperor. You really don’t know the heights of heaven and earth!Why not drown yourself?See if you are worthy?Get a few!
Finally, three demands were made. First, the culprit Huai Liang was kidnapped and sent to the Ming Dynasty and handed over to the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty for disposal; second, the emperor went to the Ming Dynasty to plead guilty; All Huai Liang's fiefdoms were ceded to Ming Dynasty as compensation...

At the end, Zhao Zhi presented the fan with Boss Zhu's handwriting as a gift and said: "My emperor got a Japanese fan from Monk Na Ruyao, so he wrote a poem on the fan and gave it to the king, so that you can do your best."

Although the Japanese monarchs and ministers had their noses twisted with anger, they were still very curious after hearing this.Changqing ordered someone to take it and unfold it. It was just a broken Japanese fan with an inscription from Monk Ruyao on it and stains of blood. It was obviously used by him when commanding the battle.

Changqing turned over the fan, and saw that there was a poem with silver hooks and iron paintings on it, which was inscribed with "Japanese Fan Xing". The verse said: "...the king is unruly and the people are thieves, disturbing living beings, gods and ghosts."How can you know when you are looking at the sky and sitting in a well? It is convenient for you to have your hair cut off and your clothes patched. '

'...The king and his ministers are barefoot, talking and crowing, and their ambitions are leaping from beams to the constitution of heaven.Now we know that with one wave of control, the Japanese slaves will change like this in the future. '

"Baga!" Chang Qing threw the fan to the ground angrily, veins pulsing on his shaved forehead.

Huai Liang, the general of Zhengxi, picked it up and looked at it. He screamed angrily and drew his sword to kill the envoy.

Zhao Zhi sat upright on the mattress, showing no fear.

Seeing that the knife was about to be cut down, there was a clang and Guan Bai Ertiaojiao Lai held it with his knife. Then the two of them chatted in frog language. Huai Liang dropped the knife and left angrily.

Then Zhao Zhi was asked to go down and rest.A few days later, Chang Qing summoned him again and told him that the matter was too difficult and he needed time to think about it.

Zhao Zhi told him that before the end of the deadline, he must take Huai Liang to Nanjing to plead guilty. Otherwise, as soon as the New Year is over, the Celestial Empire will immediately launch an army. By then, it will not be as simple as asking for forgiveness, but the country will be destroyed.

After saying this, Zhao Zhi refused to stay, left Japan directly, and returned to the Ming Dynasty.

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However, neither Lao Liu nor Boss Zhu had any hope that Japan would surrender obediently.Because contact over the past few years has proven that Japanese slaves are a group of cunning villains who are capricious and will not shed tears until they see the coffin.

Moreover, Lao Liu knew that the political system of Japan's Southern Dynasties was similar to that of the Northern Dynasties. The generals were all responsible for the affairs, and the emperor was just a decoration.The one who really had the final say in the Southern Dynasty was Huai Liang, the general who conquered the West. How could he hand him over on his own?

It would be surprising if the Ming Envoy was not chopped off and sent out of the country with gifts like before, okay?This proves that the situation of Huai Liang and even the Southern Dynasties is really worrying, so they try their best to avoid further angering the Ming Dynasty...

Sure enough, until New Year's Eve, no Japanese official ship arrived in Daming.At this time, the huge Japanese conquest fleet had been prepared for war and was ready to go.

As soon as the New Year passed in the 14th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Grand Master Li Shanchang and Grand Protector Li Wenzhong to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth respectively, informing him of the legitimacy of sending troops to Japan, asking for blessings from heaven and earth, and personally presided over the swearing-in ceremony, and awarded the seal sword to General Lao Liu for conquering Japan. Order him to lead the army on an expedition!
Nan'an Hou Yu Tongyuan was appointed as the left deputy general, Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi was the right deputy general, Zhoushan Bo Liao Dingguo, Wuchang Bo Hu Bo, Nanchang Bo Hu Quan, Yu Tongjiang and others were appointed as deputy generals to accompany the army.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang led hundreds of officials to Longjiang Pass to see off the Japanese expedition fleet. On the broad river, they saw masts like a forest, white sails like clouds, and more than [-] large and small warships parked densely.

Half of the battleships belong to the municipal fleet, and the other half are from the Biwa Navy.After so many years of running-in and adjustment, the officers and soldiers of the two fleets have frequently exchanged warships, and they are no longer distinguishable from each other.

Thirty thousand officers and soldiers lined up on the deck to pay the highest respect to Emperor Hongwu on the shore.Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen such a huge fleet since the Poyang Lake water battle. He was also full of enthusiasm. He loudly wished the soldiers a triumphant return and immediately announced the dispatch of the fleet!
"Yes!" The mighty and majestic King of the Sea, dressed in golden armor and with the Emperor's Sword hanging from his waist, responded with clasped fists, then turned around and shouted: "Set sail!"

Amidst the rumbling drums, the soldiers shouted long live the mountain, then they unloaded anchors and raised sails, skillfully maneuvered the warships, formed two columns, and sailed down the river into the East China Sea!
(End of this chapter)