My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 645: Ashikaga’s Destruction
The Ashikaga clan is destroyed!

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the information in his hand and felt unreal for a moment. When he led his troops into Kyushu, Japan, what he was most worried about was that the Ashikaga clan would mobilize various daimyo forces to counterattack.

Later, in order to contain the Ashikaga clan, Zhu Zhanhe even formed an alliance with the Ouchi clan. It can be said that he spent a lot of effort for the Ashikaga clan.

As a result, the Ashikaga clan, which once caused Zhu Zhanhe a headache, was destroyed by Chen Xuan and Huang Wenyu together.

Previously, Chen Xuan sent [-] troops, attracting the Ashikaga clan to organize a coalition to confront Chen Xuan on the Tamba Highlands.

However, Huang Wenyu took advantage of this opportunity and led five thousand troops to attack Kyoto, which was empty of troops.

Huang Wenyu was originally just a Qianhu, but because of Liu Sheng's defeat, he was given the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He organized the prisoners of war in the mine to launch a desperate counterattack and defeated Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army, and he was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief.

Therefore, Huang Wenyu and Ashikaga Yoshimochi are also old enemies. This time, Chen Xuan attracted everyone's attention, but Huang Wenyu led his troops in a surprise attack, which not only captured Kyoto in a short period of time, but also captured the Japanese nobles in Kyoto alive.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who was confronting Chen Xuan in Tanba, suddenly heard the news of the fall of Kyoto. He panicked and then lost his mind. He led his men to withdraw in a hurry, preparing to return to Kyoto to rescue his family.

Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's decision to withdraw his troops simply put himself on the road to death.

Chen Xuan took this opportunity to chase after Ashikaga Yoshitomichi and kill him. The shogunate coalition forces, whose military morale was greatly boosted, had no morale at all. They would just run away when faced with the Ming army's pursuit.

When Ashikaga Yoshimochi led the remaining soldiers and defeated the generals, and finally escaped back to Kyoto, they encountered Huang Wenyu's severe attack.

In the end, Ashikaga Yoshimichi died in the rebellion. Most of the [-] allied troops were killed or wounded. The rest either surrendered or fled. There was no longer an organized Japanese army in the entire Kyoto area.

The fall of Kyoto and the death of Ashikaga Yoshitari represented the disintegration of Japan's core political power. Although the daimyo from various places had not yet been conquered, without the leadership of the Ashikaga clan, these daimyo were just a piece of loose sand. Chen Xuan and Huang Wenyu could defeat them one by one.

"Is there any follow-up information?"

After Zhu Zhanhe read the information he had, he immediately asked Liu Ke.

This information only stated that Kyoto was captured by the Ming Dynasty. As for the subsequent development of the situation, Zhu Zhanhe could guess some, but after all, it was just a guess. No one could guarantee where things would develop?
"No more for now, but I have sent additional manpower to ask them to pay attention to the trends in Japan. News should be coming soon!"

Liu Ke replied immediately.

"Very good, Japan will continue to pay attention, especially the movements of my third uncle, and must investigate clearly!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded and ordered again.

"Prince, don't worry, I will do it now!"

Liu Ke agreed, then said goodbye and left.After watching Liu Ke leave, Zhu Zhanhe read the information in his hand carefully to prevent missing some important information.

If Zhu Gaosui can successfully take over the whole of Japan, with his ambition, he will definitely not be the king of Japan.

Even though the Iwami Silver Mine is now in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Gaosui takes control of Japan, he will definitely find a way to invade the Iwami Silver Mine. In addition, Zhu Zhanji has the control in Zhu Gaosui's hands, and Zhu Zhanji can only Suffer from being dumb.

"With money and fiefdom, Third Uncle's temperament will only make him more restless. I just don't know whether he will target the Ming Dynasty in the future, or the more distant America?"

Zhu Zhanhe finally whispered to himself.

Frankly speaking, Zhu Zhanhe hoped that Zhu Gaosui could set his sights on the Americas, so as to avoid the internal strife of the Ming Dynasty. If he could find the Americas, it would further expand the living space of the Ming people and save Zhu Zhanhe a lot of energy.

However, the premise for Zhu Gaosui to set his sights on America is that the Ming Dynasty must remain strong. If the Ming Dynasty under Zhu Zhanji's rule shows signs of decline, Zhu Gaosui will definitely take advantage of it.

After all, compared to the Ming Dynasty, which is right in front of us, America is still too far away, and the process of finding America is also full of uncertainties. Therefore, as long as Zhu Gaosui is not stupid, he will definitely not sacrifice the near for the distant.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but sighed and whispered: "The third uncle is really good at planning. By occupying Japan, he can covet the Ming Dynasty from afar, and plot the Americas from afar. No matter what happens, he can still guard Japan and be a happy prince. Compared to Now, my father has to rely on his own efforts to build a country, which is simply too hard!"

Of course, hard work also has its benefits. The empire Zhu Gaoxu built on his own has a very solid foundation for the entire Han Dynasty, and it is completely in the hands of their father and son. They can plan the entire empire according to their own ideas.

In contrast, Zhu Gaosui picked Japan as a feudal state for nothing, and nominally, Japan is still the land of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Gaosui is still the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, so he is destined to be impossible to become emperor, otherwise he will only attract the Ming Dynasty. The army came to quell the rebellion.

In addition, after Zhu Gaosui took over Japan, it was only in name. Most of the officials were still stationed by the Ming Dynasty, even the army. If Zhu Gaosui wanted to control Japan, he could only infiltrate a little bit, and he had to be wary of being reported.

Therefore, Zhu Gaosui felt constrained in everything he did in Japan. In addition, Japan is not too far from Beijing. If something happens, Zhu Zhanji can send an army there at any time.

At first, Zhu Gaosui's son, Zhu Zhanqi, had always opposed going to Japan. In his opinion, there were so many places overseas, and it would be better to go anywhere than to Japan.

A few days later, the officials of Dahan Bank also moved to the headquarters very smoothly. After a period of familiarity, Li Qi's Han Yuan was almost printed. It can be said that everything is ready and just about to open.

But just the day before the opening, Liu Ke once again sent information from Japan.

Things turned out just as Zhu Zhanhe had guessed. Zhu Gaosui and his son quickly rushed to the capital and executed Ashikaga Yoshimichi's family and subordinates. As for the emperor's line, which had always been regarded as puppets, they were demoted to commoners by Zhu Gaosui because Japan cannot have two kings.

After confirming his status in Japan, Zhu Gaosui once again ordered Chen Xuan and Huang Wenyu to lead troops respectively to clean up the daimyo across Japan. If these daimyo surrendered, they could still maintain their wealth for the rest of their lives, but if they dared to resist, Ashikaga Yoshimochi would Their example.

At first, all the big names were still unconvinced. Someone organized troops to resist the Ming army. However, they were quickly wiped out and their whole family was hanged on the city wall. This finally woke up many big names, so the people who surrendered became more and more popular. More and more people came, and Zhu Gaosui also took the opportunity to place a lot of his own people in the local area.

(End of this chapter)