Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"But since the 37th year of the Wanli reign, the Japanese Satsuma clan has invaded our land, killed our people, imprisoned our former king, King Shangning, and demanded that our Ryukyu pay tribute every year. Since then, the Japanese have occupied our Ryukyu and refused to leave."

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't help but get angry.

It turns out that the easy life in Ryukyu started in recent years!

But Ma Pingheng continued to say in grief and anger:

"Now the Japanese have placed my King Shang Feng under house arrest, controlled the government, and forced my Ryukyu to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Recently, the Japanese have even introduced a new law, requiring Ryukyu to abandon the Ming Dynasty's reign title and calendar and to respect Japan alone as the dominant country.

Not only that, the descendants of the thirty-six surnames of the Min people who were bestowed upon Ryukyu by the sacred Hongwu Emperor were all slaughtered by the Japanese!

The Ming Dynasty is the parent country of our Ryukyu. My king Shangfeng cannot bear to abandon it, so he secretly sent foreign ministers to ask for help from His Majesty the Emperor Tianqi!

I sincerely hope that His Majesty the Emperor will send troops to rescue Ryukyu!

Foreign ministers bow a hundred times! "

After Ma Pingsheng finished speaking, he kowtowed and tears fell like rain.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes burned with anger.

The people's ambitions for a happy life have not changed at all from ancient times to the present.

This time, with Zhu Youxiao here, he will never allow such a high-sounding name like Ryukyu to become a rustic name like Okinawa!

Not only that, he would never allow the catastrophe that occurred in China more than 300 years later to happen again.

To eliminate future troubles and crush their wolfish ambitions, now is the time!

Zhu Youxiao slammed the table and stood up, bursting out with the aura of an emperor.

"How dare the small country of Japan kill the people of the Ming Dynasty and cut off the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty to the outside world!"

"Are you bullying the great Chinese people?"

"I have decided to send troops to the East China Sea!"

"Destroy the Japanese!!!"

Zhu Youxiao's move gave a shock to Wei Zhongxian and others who were standing nearby.

They had never seen the emperor so angry before.

Even towards those corrupt officials who committed heinous crimes, he had never been so angry.

If they could see what happens three hundred years later, they would probably understand.

But at this moment, everyone felt Zhu Youxiao's supreme anger, and they couldn't help but feel terrified, kneeling and shouting: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The Ryukyu envoy Ma Pingheng even prostrated himself in worship.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, benevolent and virtuous. His name will go down in history and his achievements will be known to the world. Long live the emperor!!!"

Ma Pingheng was really overjoyed and very happy.

He was ordered by the king to go to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help, and he didn't have much hope.

After all, the troops of Satsuma Domain of Japan have occupied Ryukyu for more than ten years, and the Ming Dynasty has not sent any soldiers to attack. He is coming here now just to try his luck and give it a try.

He never expected that the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty would actually send troops. He was so excited that words of praise poured out of him.

However, this inevitably attracted unfriendly looks from Wei Zhongxian and others.

My goodness, this guy is better at flattering than us!

There is no harm without comparison.

Compared with his words of praise for the emperor, Wei Zhongxian and others' simple word "wise" just now seemed too perfunctory.

This can't happen!

So they hurriedly bowed again: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, benevolent and holy..."

Zhu Youxiao calmed down after being praised by Ma Pingheng.

We will destroy the Japanese, but helping Ryukyu for no reason will be a loss-making business.

If we turn their Ryukyu into our Ryukyu, then there should be no problem.

His eyes rolled and he immediately had an idea.

He said directly to Ma Pingheng:

"Emissary Ma, since Ryukyu has always inherited the teachings of the Ming Dynasty, you just said that the Ryukyu people have always called themselves the people of the Ming Dynasty."

"Then I cannot disappoint the people of Ryukyu."

"I officially declare that from today on, Ryukyu is the territory of our Great Ming! The people of Ryukyu are the people of our Great Ming! They will always be protected by our Great Ming!"

"this......"

Ma Pingheng couldn't believe it. He just came here to ask for help, but how could he lose his country?

However, there seems to be no reason to refuse.

On second thought, Ryukyu had applied to join the Ming Dynasty before, but the Ming Dynasty felt that Ryukyu was too remote, small, and difficult to manage, so it had always refused to accept it.

Now that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has taken the initiative to incorporate Ryukyu into the Ming Dynasty, the people of Ryukyu should be more than happy to accept it.

But he suddenly thought of a question and immediately said, "I wonder how Your Majesty will place King Shang Feng of the Ryukyu Kingdom?"

"Shang Feng is still the King of Ryukyu. There is no change. However, I will make Ryukyu a prefecture and set up a Ryukyu Guard. All systems will be implemented in accordance with the Great Ming Kingdom."

When Ma Pingheng heard this, he thought that the people would be protected by the Ming army and the king's position would be preserved, which was a hundred times better than the current situation. He believed that King Shangfeng would be glad to accept it.

Then he bowed joyfully and said, "On behalf of the people and the King of Ryukyu, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his grace!"

Zhu Youxiao was quite satisfied and spoke solemnly.

"Wei Zhongxian drafted the decree!"

"I am here, Your Majesty, please give your order!"

"Appoint Zheng Zhilong, the Earl of Nanhai, as the Grand Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Expedition, and lead the Nanhai Navy to recapture the Ryukyu Islands and conquer the four islands of the Japanese mainland!"

"Shandong, Nanjing, Zhejiang, Fujian and other coastal garrisons are at your disposal. We must wipe out the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop and put an end to the trouble forever!"

"When the decree arrives, draft a conquest plan as soon as possible and submit it to the emperor for review!"

"Within 20 days of the date of the decree, we will send troops to Ryukyu and capture the Japanese mainland within a month!"

After drafting the edict, Zhu Youxiao said to Wei Zhongxian.

"Ryukyu has been incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. After it is recovered, all government affairs must be handled by sending court officials to assist King Shangfeng."

"On the day of the Eastern Expedition, this official can go to Ryukyu together."

"Bring me the list of officials from the six ministries, and I'll see if there are any suitable candidates."

"Your Majesty, wait a moment. I will fetch it right away."

Soon, Wei Zhongxian came over with a stack of lists.

Zhu Youxiao looked through it carefully and suddenly a name caught his eye.

Du Sance, Right Secretary of the Household Department.

He had some impression of this name. In history, Chongzhen sent him to confer the title to the King of Ryukyu, and he later became the Governor of Tianjin. It seemed that he had good abilities.

It's him!

"Draft an imperial decree. Du Sance, the Right Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, will be promoted to Governor of Ryukyu. He will go to sea with Zheng Zhilong to recover Ryukyu!"

Chapter 440 What is a bikini?

After the imperial edict was drafted, it was immediately sent to Taiwan Prefecture by an express train of 800 miles.

Zheng Zhifeng seemed very excited as she was about to go and kill some Japanese pirates.

Zhu Youxiao looked at him and smiled.

"You kid, it's only been less than a year, and you've grown a lot taller and stronger."

"It's all thanks to your majesty's grace that our South China Sea Navy has abundant food, hehe."

"You're quite a smooth talker!

By the way, Zheng Zhihu is now a captain of the Imperial Guards. You two haven't seen each other for a while. Go meet him before you return to Taiwan. I'll ask Sun Kangwang to arrange it for you."

Zheng Zhifeng was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone leave now."

"I'll take my leave." Zheng Zhifeng left the hall happily.

But Ma Pingheng was still standing there, motionless.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask, "Master Ma, is there anything else?"

Ma Pingheng spoke a little embarrassedly:

"On my way here, I heard people in Fujian say that the Ming Dynasty is improving sweet potatoes.

I wonder if I can bring some improved sweet potato seeds back to Ryukyu?"

Zhu Youxiao was surprised when he heard this: "Oh! I didn't expect you to attach so much importance to this and be so well-informed."

"What is your official title in Ryukyu?"

"Your Majesty, I am the official in Ryukyu called Yoshima Okata Masatsugu."

Zhu Youxiao: ...

"Uh...just tell me what you are mainly responsible for?"

"I am mainly responsible for Ryukyu's agricultural affairs."

Zhu Youxiao suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this.

If you had said that earlier, I would have understood...

"Very good. You always care about the people. You must be a good official."

"I have appointed you as the governor of Ryukyu. From now on, you will benefit the people of Ryukyu and share the worries of the imperial court."

Ma Pingheng was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.

Zhu Youxiao added: "As for the improvement of sweet potatoes, there has been no success yet; but don't worry, Ryukyu has been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. When the improvement is successful, I will send people to send good seeds to Ryukyu."

Ma Pingheng smiled even brighter than before when he heard this. He was happier than when he got the position himself. "On behalf of the people of Ryukyu, I would like to thank Your Majesty!"

"Okay, if you're fine, leave now."

Soon everyone left Chengyun Hall.

Zhu Youxiao returned to Changchun Palace.

The night passed in silence and comfort.

At noon the next day, after breakfast, the dragon chariot arrived at the thatched cottage area.

It was the same place, the same morning light, and the same five-army sanitation.

The only difference is that the blood on the ground has long since dried up, making it more mottled and eye-catching in the morning light.

The princes did not kneel, but stood solemnly before the dragon chariot.

After a night of rest, no prince was punished or harassed.

Compared to yesterday's depression, they felt much more relaxed at this moment.

Zhu Youxiao sat upright on the dragon chariot and spoke calmly.

"Uncles and brothers, after a night of thinking, do you have any new ideas?"

After these words were spoken, the scene fell silent again.

It seemed as if they had already discussed it.

The only response Zhu Youxiao had was to lower his head and remain silent.

He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Hey!