My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 183: Getting along with everyone and having a deep hatred

Hearing Cui Wenyuan say this, Ono Hideyo's heart suddenly tightened and a bad premonition arose in his mind.

"Moreover, in your Majesty's opinion, Emperor Go-Daigo and Emperor Go-Komatsu are both legitimate members of the Japanese imperial family.

Although you are divided into the Chimingyuan School and the Dajue Temple School, both schools have a common ancestor. How can Your Majesty make a decision?"

Cui Wenyuan continued to sip his tea. Ever since he relaxed his mindset, he was becoming more and more proficient in practicing Tai Chi.

"Your Majesty is in a difficult situation too! But as subjects, we naturally cannot make things difficult for Your Majesty, right? Lord Ono, don't you think this is the truth?"

"Yes, yes, Lord Cui is right. But we were the first to come to the Ming Dynasty. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that first come, first served. So Your Majesty should have come to the Southern Dynasty to meet us first!"

Ono Hideyo said hurriedly.

Cui Wenyuan hooked his finger at him, and Ono Hideyo hurried over, "Master Cui, please tell me if you have anything to say."

"Master Ono, I am only telling you these things because you, the Southern Dynasty, came here first. You must not spread them out!"

Cui Wenyuan pretended to be mysterious while Ono Hideyo nodded solemnly. "Master Cui, we in the Southern Dynasty will always remember your kindness. Don't worry, we will definitely repay you!"

Cui Wenyuan nodded in satisfaction and deliberately lowered his voice, "In fact, Your Majesty is more interested in the Northern Dynasty. In his opinion, the Northern Dynasty is more powerful, and Emperor Go-Komatsu is also the blood of the Japanese royal family. He represents Japan and establishes a tributary relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and can better represent the legal system of Japan!"

When Ono Hideyo heard this, his face suddenly changed. For a moment, he was so shocked by Cui Wenyuan's news that he was speechless!

It took him a long time to come back to his senses. If what Cui Wenyuan said was true, it would be extremely disadvantageous to the Southern Dynasty!

Once the Ming Dynasty enthrones Emperor Go-Komatsu of the Northern Dynasty, it will be a fatal blow to Emperor Go-Daigo of the Southern Dynasty. Perhaps from then on, there will be no more Jimyōin school in Japan!

"Master Cui, this is absolutely not allowed!"

After dealing with Cui Wenyuan for a long time, Ono Hideyo's Chinese became more and more fluent.

"How can the emperor of the Northern Dynasty be qualified to represent Japan? Lord Cui, the three great national treasures of our country are all in the hands of our emperor. They are the treasures that truly represent the legal system of Japan!"

"Lord Ono, I understand everything you said, and so does His Majesty. However, this cannot convince His Majesty to enthrone your Emperor Go-Daigo!"

Cui Wenyuan was in a dilemma, acting as if he was thinking completely about Ono Hideyo, but of course, whether he was sincere or not, only he himself knew.

"Lord Cui, please convince His Majesty the Emperor that as long as we can enthrone our Emperor Go-Daigo, we, the Southern Dynasty, will be friendly with the Ming Dynasty for generations and be its vassal!"

Ono Hideyo looked so determined that he wished he could kneel on the ground and swear an oath right there and then.

"If that's all you say, I'm afraid His Majesty won't be able to see your sincerity!" Cui Wenyuan continued practicing Tai Chi.

"Then Mr. Cui, what do you think we should do?"

"Does Ono-sama know about Goryeo?"

Cui Wenyuan suddenly mentioned Goryeo, which made Ono Hideyo stunned.

He naturally knew something about what happened on the Korean Peninsula last year. Although Lee Seong-gye is the king of Goryeo now, what is the difference between Lee Seong-gye and a puppet now?
The army was completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and its officials' appointments, dismissals and promotions had to be assessed by the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this was one thing that Ono Hideyo was very envious of.

That is, Goryeo has now fully traded with Ming Dynasty. According to the daimyo who traded with Goryeo, the food and daily necessities of Goryeo people now all come from Ming Dynasty. Many Goryeo merchants have made a lot of money through trade with Ming Dynasty. The Goryeo royal family has also become much more affluent than before, and they live a very carefree life. For a moment, he was actually a little tempted.

No, now Goryeo is like a province of the Ming Dynasty. Will Japan also fall to that level?
"Master Cui, could it be that His Majesty the Emperor means..."

There were some things that Ono Hideyo could only guess at and he didn't dare to say them out loud.

"Lord Ono, you are a smart person and you should know how to make choices. His Majesty's meaning is actually very clear. Goryeo is a good example!"

Seeing Ono Hideyo's hesitation, Cui Wenyuan continued to give him a strong dose of medicine.

"If the Southern Dynasty can't do it, then we can only talk to the shogunate."

"No, no, Master Cui, please do not make a decision easily. Please give me some time. I need to discuss this with Master Taizheng!"

Ono Hideyo said hurriedly.

Cui Wenyuan was delighted, but still pretended to be embarrassed.

"Then please hurry up, Lord Ono. After all, His Majesty is the master of decisions, and he will make a decision sooner or later!"

"Thank you, Lord Cui. We in the Southern Dynasty will always remember your kindness!"

After saying that, Ono Hideyo bowed respectfully to Cui Wenyuan, and then left in a hurry.

After Ono Hideyo left, Cui Wenyuan continued to drink tea comfortably. Thanks to His Majesty's reminder, he now felt as if his eyes had been opened. He felt that the world was vast and the initiative was completely back in his hands!

After the envoys from the Northern Dynasty arrived, Cui Wenyuan used the same routine on Sasaki Michio, but changed the content to say that because the Southern Dynasty possessed the three sacred treasures and represented the legal system of Japan, His Majesty was more inclined towards the Southern Dynasty.

Michio Sasaki was naturally shocked when he heard this, but he also couldn't accept applying the Goryeo model to the Northern Dynasty.

Of course, the more uncomfortable Sasaki Michio felt, the happier Cui Wenyuan felt. He finally let out all the bad feelings he had endured during this period of time.

Compared to Cui Wenyuan's joy, Liu Sanwu, the head of the Military Equipment Bureau, had a face full of bitterness and hatred.

His younger sister married in Shaoxing Prefecture and gave birth to a pair of lovely children. She was taking care of her husband and children, but she didn't expect that the hateful Japanese pirates would brutally kill them all!

When the spies from the Northern Dynasty found him, his first reaction was that he wished he could kill the thief with his own hands!
However, after some thought, he pretended to accept the spy's bribe and gave the spy a needle-gun trigger diagram that he had tampered with.

All the data in that picture were randomly modified by him. Not to mention whether the Japanese can understand the data or not, even if they can, they will definitely not be able to produce it!

Besides, that was just a trigger diagram, and he had a lot of drawings that had been tampered with beyond recognition waiting for the Japanese!

Because the security work of the Industrial Department's Arsenal was all in the charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, after he acted on his own, he still reported the matter truthfully to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He thought that what awaited him at least was dismissal and investigation, but he did not expect that His Majesty not only did not blame him, but encouraged him instead, which deeply touched him.

Then let's give those false drawings to the Japanese step by step!
He was an expert at making firearms and was very familiar with the structure and craftsmanship of needle-fired guns. In fact, these tampered drawings, apart from being somewhat similar to the needle-fired gun in appearance, had nothing to do with the needle-fired gun in terms of internal structure.

And he was sure that even if the Japanese could produce it, the only thing they would get on the battlefield would be that the barrel would explode and they would die!

(End of this chapter)