My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 468 The second goal

Ever since he learned about the war between Ashikaga Yoshinori and the Ouchi clan, Zhu Zhanhe has been paying attention to the news about Japan during this period.

It is no longer like before, all news can only be transmitted by officials.

With the opening of the sea, trade between the Ming Dynasty, Japan, and North Korea also flourished. Businessmen often traveled between the three places, so some information about Japan could also be obtained from these merchants.

Jinyiwei was responsible for collecting news about the Japanese country, so Liu Mian was also very busy during this period. After collecting the news, he eliminated some useless news and then sent it to Zhu Zhanhe.

From the intelligence collected by Jinyiwei, Zhu Zhanhe quickly analyzed that Zhu Yong did live up to his high expectations and sent troops very decisively. He also sent cavalry to the Ouchi clan, and he was expected to fight with Ashikaga Yoshichichi on the mainland. The decisive battle.

However, there is no useful information about the outcome of this war yet. Zhu Zhanhe can only wait for Zhu Yong's battle report.

However, according to Zhu Zhanhe's estimation, as long as Zhu Yong performs normally, the possibility of defeat is very small. The equipment and training of the Japanese army are far behind the Ming army. Zhu Zhanhe only used tens of thousands of people to conquer the entire Kyushu Island. .

You must know that in the original history, the Ming army of the Wanli Dynasty had fallen into disgrace, but even so, it could still defeat the newly unified Japanese army in Korea, let alone the elite soldiers and generals of the early Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zhanhe's guess was soon confirmed. Zhu Yong's good news was sent to the capital. He and the Ouchi clan defeated Ashikaga Yoshimochi's [-] troops at the foot of Yamane Castle. They chased Ashikaga Yoshimochi for dozens of miles and almost captured Ashikaga Yoshimochi alive. .

Zhu Yong's good news was sent to the palace, and Zhu Zhanhe immediately entered the palace to discuss matters.

"Zhan He, in your opinion, after the victory in this battle, what should we do next? Should we take advantage of the victory to pursue it and destroy the Ashikaga Shogunate in one fell swoop?"

Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanhe enthusiastically. As a horse-riding emperor, he liked to hear this kind of news about winning battles.

"Grandpa Emperor, now is not the time to destroy the shogunate, otherwise by then there will be no one to restrain the great names in various places, and the Japanese country will be in chaos, which will probably affect our plans in the Japanese country!"

Zhu Zhanhe reminded Zhu Di.

When Zhu Zhanhe attacked the Japanese country, he persuaded Zhu Di for three reasons. The first was to completely solve the Japanese pirate rebellion. This goal has been achieved. The second was for Iwami's silver mine. This was still being planned. The last one was just The plan is to use the Japanese country as a bridgehead for crossing to America. This plan is even more distant.

If war breaks out in Japan now, the Japanese people involved in the war may not be able to survive and will risk going to sea again. You must know that Japan is an island country and has many ports to go to sea. Even if the Ming Dynasty intercepts around Kyushu Island, there will always be fish that slip through the net.

As for the Iwami Silver Mine and the Bridgehead, don't even think about it. Even if they can be controlled, the investment cost will be frighteningly high.

"It makes sense. The shogunate is still useful now, and if the Ouchi clan is not restrained by the shogunate, I'm afraid it won't be long before they fall out with us due to conflicts of interest."

Zhu Di nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Grandpa Emperor, I think you need to send an envoy to the Japanese province now to force Ashikaga Yoshitari to negotiate peace with us. Then we can take the opportunity to ask the other party to cede Iwami Country to us, so that we can start the development of Iwami Silver Mine. ”

Zhu Zhanhe suggested again.

After this battle, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's prestige was ruined, and turmoil would occur within the shogunate. If Ashikaga Yoshimochi did not want to lose his position as shogun, he would have no choice but to negotiate a peace with the Ming Dynasty, and then he could cut a piece of flesh from the other party's body.

"Good idea, just do as you say!"

When Zhu Di heard this, he slapped the table excitedly and then summoned the cabinet and asked them to draft the candidates for the envoy.

Zhu Zhanhe only made suggestions. As for specific government affairs, he generally did not interfere. After all, he was a member of the royal family and could supplement Zhu Di's wisdom, but it was not appropriate to directly intervene in government affairs, otherwise he would easily attract criticism.

In fact, Zhu Zhanhe is now very hated. Even if he deliberately keeps a distance from the government, there are some things that he must do personally, such as wiping out Japanese pirates and conquering Japanese countries.It was precisely because of these things that Zhu Zhanji turned against him, and some ministers in the court also wrote letters of impeachment against him from time to time. They believed that as a member of the royal family, he often interfered in government affairs and had committed a taboo.

Some people even directly suggested in the memorial that Zhu Zhanhe go to Tianzhu. Fortunately, Zhu Di was reluctant, so he blocked all these criticisms, otherwise Zhu Zhanhe would have been driven out of the capital long ago.

When Zhu Zhanhe returned home, he found Liu Mian coming to visit, so he summoned him again in the side hall.

"Your Majesty, I understand!"

When Liu Mian came in and saw Zhu Zhanhe, he immediately stepped forward and said.

"Oh? Have you decided to go to Tianzhu?"

Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked in surprise.

"Exactly. In fact, I have wanted to tell you about this for a long time, but because of the Japanese incident, I was afraid that bastard Wang Zhi would interfere with it, so I wanted to do what you told me before I talk about it."

Liu Mian said again.

After he talked with Cao Lei last time, he decided to go to Tianzhu. Not only him, Cao Lei was also preparing for his retreat.

"Very good. It is indeed not easy for you to make such a decision, but I believe you will not regret today's decision in the future!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, although I want to go to Tianzhu, with my worth, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't let me go easily!"

Liu Mian suddenly said in embarrassment that this was what he was most worried about now.

As the leader of Jinyiwei, Liu Mian holds too many secrets in his hands, so he cannot leave the court with just a resignation letter like other officials. So what he is worried about now is that Zhu Di refuses to let him go, in case someone Adding insult to injury at this time, he will most likely be arrested and questioned.

After all, with Liu Mian's identity, if someone really wanted to mess with him, they would probably be able to find several charges against him just by arresting him.

"This matter is indeed a bit troublesome, but it is not impossible!"

Zhu Zhanhe thought for a moment as he spoke, then clapped his hands and said, "There is a way!"

"Your Majesty, please tell me, is there any way you can help me escape?"

Liu Mian immediately stepped forward excitedly and asked. He had been thinking hard during this period, but he could never come up with any good solution.

"This matter is actually not difficult, and someone has already done it for you. Next, we just need to go with the flow and help each other..."

Zhu Zhanhe said, telling Liu Mian his thoughts.

After hearing this, Liu Mian's eyes lit up and he praised loudly that this was a good idea. Then Zhu Zhanhe asked him to go back and prepare. If everything went well, he would be able to escape soon.

(End of this chapter)