Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 268 Kill Tens of Thousands of Enemies and Protect the Clan Forever
"This is a small token of our country's appreciation. I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Your Majesty."

Li Bian smiled and replied in a flattering manner.

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and put the copied paper aside, indicating that he accepted the gift.

Li Bian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the things had been received, it meant that there was still a possibility of negotiation.

"It has been more than a year since the Ming Dynasty recovered its territory. During this year, not a single foreign vassal state has come to pay tribute."

Zhu Zhanjun said calmly, "His Majesty is furious and accuses you of disrespecting the laws of etiquette and ignoring the ruler of the country, so he sent a large army to attack you to warn the officials of the world."

"The country of Bangzi has had diplomatic relations with our Ming Dynasty for many years, and our Ming Dynasty has repeatedly used its national strength to help it repel the enemy."

"However, your country's subsequent performance has chilled the heart of the Ming emperor."

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, please forgive me."

Li Bian kowtowed towards the capital, then turned to Zhu Zhanjun and said sincerely, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Actually, we have received the news of the return of the Celestial Empire, and we have been preparing gifts to celebrate the return of the Celestial Empire. But because of my joy, I forgot to hand over a letter to the Celestial Empire to show my loyalty. Please be clear and speak well of us to Your Majesty."

Zhu Zhanjun tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the imperial chair, and after a long while he spoke: "Your Majesty has lost trust in your country, and gave me two decisions before coming here."

Li Bian's body trembled slightly, and he understood that this monarch, with the authorization of the emperor, could decide the future destiny of their Korean country on his own.

"Please grant me your grace, Your Majesty."

Li Bian kowtowed continuously, not caring at all about his status as the king of a country.

The other party's sincere attitude made Zhu Zhanjun nod secretly with satisfaction.

But there are some things he cannot say directly, let alone say them from his mouth. If they get out, others will think that he, as the monarch of the Celestial Empire, is forcing his subjects.

Raising his hand to pick up the tea that the guard beside him had poured again, Zhu Zhanjun looked towards the sea and continued to sip his tea.

Jia Xu, who was fishing nearby, pulled the fishing rod hard and a sea fish flew up.

Handing the fishing rod to the subordinate next to him, Jia Xu wiped the water stains on his hands, picked up the round fan next to him, walked to Li Bian while fanning himself, and kicked the other's raised butt.

When Li Bian looked up, he gave him a look that suggested he follow him, then turned around and walked towards the back of the boat, humming a little tune.

Li Bian's heart sank suddenly.

The king did not speak, but let others speak instead. It can be seen that the two decisions made by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty are not good things for the Korean Country.

With this preparation in mind, he felt particularly heavy-hearted. Following Jia Xu, he looked like he was going to visit a grave. It was so heartbreaking.

However, after a while, Li Bian and Jia Xu came back.

However, the expressions of the two people at this time were a little strange.

Jia Xu's expression was full of relief, but Li Bian looked surprised, as if he had been away for three years and returned home to hear that his wife had given birth to a pair of twin sons.

"Thank you, my lord. I will go back and prepare now."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and looked at Li Bian with confusion as he left happily.

After a long while of not being able to figure it out, he walked over to Jia Xu, who was sitting on the side of the boat again, taking out his fishing rod to fish.

"What did you tell him? He seemed quite happy."

Jia Xu stared at the floating fish float and replied calmly: "I didn't say anything. I just told him that Ming Dynasty intends to take back the status of Bangzi Kingdom as a vassal state, and remove his title of king and demote him to duke, and all the territory of Bangzi Kingdom will be incorporated into Ming Dynasty."

"and then?"

Zhu Zhanjun asked again.

Jia Xu turned around, and there was something strange in his expression.

“The guy just breathed a sigh of relief and told me.”

"That's it. Don't chop off my head. I'm scared to death."

Zhu Zhanjun was stunned: "He really said that."

Jia Xu nodded.

"I just asked and found out that he has no children. No matter how the throne is passed down, it will not fall to his line. In addition, there are new ideological disturbances in the country, and the little guy next door is carrying out reforms."

"Now they have no one to rely on except our Ming Dynasty."

"But what's the point of relying on them? If the little idiots complete their reforms and invade them in the future, even if the Ming Dynasty can come to their rescue, how many times can it come?"

"After considering a series of issues, he came to the conclusion that joining the Ming Dynasty was the best choice for him and all the people of the Korean country."

"The premise is to retain his title of Duke, to allow him to enjoy the glory and wealth, and to live the rest of his life perfectly."

"He also said that if His Majesty does not want his dukedom to continue, he can revoke it after his death on the grounds that he has no children."

After listening to Jia Xu's story, Zhu Zhanjun suddenly felt that he actually liked this guy Li Bian a little.

Be sensible and polite, and know how to judge the situation.

“I saw a human being in him.”

After finishing his story, Jia Xu spoke slowly.

"Who is it?" Zhu Zhanjun asked curiously.

Jia Xu fell into reminiscence, and after a moment he spoke: "Liu Chan of Shu."

Accompanied by the sound of gunfire in Seoul all night, the whole of Korea celebrated its joining the Ming Dynasty with great enthusiasm.

Not everyone wanted to join the Ming Dynasty, for example, members of the Li family who were waiting for Li Bian's death and preparing to have themselves or their children inherit the throne.

In order to prevent dissatisfaction in the Ming Dynasty because of these people.

Li Bian borrowed a guard from Zhu Zhanjun and completed the cleanup that night.

Anyway, he had no children and was thick-skinned enough not to be afraid of what his descendants would say to him. Zhu Zhanjun had already promised him that he could be buried next to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum after his death to show his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

He isn't even buried here, so even if the people behind him want to drag him out and whip his corpse, it's impossible.

Faced with their king's desire to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the people gave him absolute support, especially those living near the Ming Dynasty border.

They had heard about the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Although the people's lives could not be said to be rich, they were many times better than theirs.

Moreover, once you join the army, the monthly military pay and the subsidies from the court are enough for the family to live a good life.

Although the ministers and other forces had some complaints about this, after the king cleared out the competitors of the Li family, the whole country suddenly fell silent.

No one is not afraid of death, and these noble families don't want their entire family to die and all their money to fall into the hands of others.

Anyway, it's all the same whether you are a subject to someone else, a subject to the Koreans, or a subject to the Ming Dynasty.

As the Celestial Empire, officials in the Ming Dynasty are much more valuable than those in the Korean country.

I remember when the Ming Dynasty sent an envoy here, the Koreans treated him like their own father.

If they are lucky enough to become one of the Ming Dynasty's envoys, they will be treated as fathers when they visit other foreign vassal states in the future.

After killing and incitement, the Ming army entered Seoul and was warmly welcomed by the Korean people.

Many people stood on both sides of the street, waving the Ming Dynasty flags that they had obtained from somewhere, and shouting "Long live the Ming Dynasty" loudly.

Some young people even clamored to join the Ming Dynasty's army.

Zhu Zhanjun was very satisfied with these passionate young people and sent someone to recruit them.

The next step is to fight the small squash. After several years of reform, although the squash has not reached its peak, it has also gained considerable strength.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, it may not be a big deal, but people will die in war after all.

Rather than letting its own people sacrifice themselves and giving them high subsidies, the court would rather let these Koreans serve as cannon fodder.

These sticks were not worth much, and if they died, the imperial court would just make a few medals out of iron sheets, and then give some money and get some land from the sticks.

Not only can it solve the problem perfectly, but it also leaves you with a good reputation.

After sending troops to control the entire Korean country and writing a letter to his father to send officials, Zhu Zhanjun led the main force to Busan in later generations.

“It’s just a perfect springboard.”

At the port, on a high ground, Zhu Zhanjun and Gongsun Qi held binoculars and looked at the faintly visible Tsushima Island on the opposite side.

Thinking of the terrain he saw on the map, Gongsun Qi's mouth curled up slightly, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with this terrain.

But it is true.

To be honest, it’s a distance of dozens of kilometers and anyone with a little endurance can swim across it.

In the many wars between Korea and Japan, both sides used this as a springboard to launch attacks on each other.

It can be seen how important the terrain here is.

"The family opposite is the Zong family, and they have controlled this area for quite some time."

"There used to be a lot of Japanese pirates gathered here, which had a great impact on our Ming Dynasty and the Korean country. It was a place where filth and dirt were hidden."

Zhu Zhanjun put away the telescope and briefly told Gongsun Qi about the situation and history of the island.

Gongsun Qi didn't say anything. He put down the telescope, took out a red pencil, and started drawing on the map spread out next to him.

Zhu Zhanjun stood by and watched, without making a sound to disturb the other party.

The other party, who has fought wars all his life, knows better than him how to fight.

As the supreme ruler, he only needs to give the other side combat objectives and required results.

"This ethnic group has extremely radical ideas. Even if we defeat them temporarily, there will probably be problems later."

"I am most afraid of trouble, so I hope you can help me solve this trouble and disaster."

Gongsun Qi didn't stop sketching, and nodded casually, "I understand."

The simple four-word answer revealed endless murderous intent.

Since my Lord finds this troublesome, I will eliminate it completely.

The best way to eliminate trouble is to deal with the existence that creates the trouble.

What Gongsun Qi was best at in his life was solving all kinds of troubles.

The army led by Zhao Kuo brought trouble to his Great Qin, so he eliminated the trouble from Zhao.

Although it received a lot of criticism, it also laid the foundation for the rise of the Qin Dynasty.

It's a good deal to exchange one person's mistake for the rise of the country later.

After so many years, he has also heard other people's comments about him.

Although there are some insults, they are very few now, and there is more admiration and fear.

People are slaughtered in vain.

Thinking of his title, Gongsun Qi smiled.

"Killing one person is a crime, killing ten people is evil, killing ten thousand people is a hero, and killing a million enemies is the best of heroes."

Gongsun Qi stared at the opposite side under Zhu Zhanjun's gaze: "I once slaughtered millions of enemies, in exchange for the rise of the Great Qin, which made my nine states tightly embraced together."

"Now, we Yanhuang have to face countless challenges in the world. We have reached the point of life and death. Then I will pick up the butcher knife again, kill millions of enemies, protect Yanhuang, and live forever!"

(End of this chapter)