The first naval battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese nation ended with the Ming Dynasty's complete victory.
It was a complete victory.
No one was killed, and no battlefield was damaged.
The difference is too huge.
The Japanese side was also ruthless, almost all of which were suicide attacks. However, when the last warship was sunk, it did not cause any actual damage to the Ming army.
"Take no prisoners."
Feng Sheng looked at the Japanese warriors falling into the water and said indifferently.
Compassion does not command troops.
Feng Sheng, who has spent most of his life on horseback, has no sympathy for the weak.
These Japanese warriors who fell into the water were very brave, and they were not afraid of death. It would be difficult for them to join the army if they stayed. They were a complete disaster.
Even if it were to be forcibly cultivated into a fine craftsman, the price would be too high.
The best craftsmanship is never a sergeant.
But nobility.
Feng Sheng has a very deep understanding of this point.
As the military order was issued, thousands of warships gathered. The soldiers on the ship bent their bows and arrows and shot them directly.
The main reason why fire system was not used was that gunpowder was expensive and difficult to supply at sea. In this situation of killing drowned dogs, there was no need to waste it.
After staying for about a stick of incense and feeling that the shooting was basically completed, Feng Sheng ordered the fleet to continue moving forward.
Heading towards Kyushu Island.
The more than 500 warships of the Japanese country only hindered the Ming Navy for less than two hours.
It makes no sense at all.
Daming side.
Lan Yu, Zhu Quan and others have returned to the capital.
For the imperial court, the most significant nature of the rebellion by Tian Jiucheng and others was to proclaim themselves emperor.
In fact, there are not many people who have rebelled in recent years. On average, similar situations happen every few years.
It's just that Tian Jiucheng's momentum is a bit more powerful this time.
It's not a big achievement, it's just equivalent to training soldiers.
But the next trip to Liaodong is very important.
"The changes in the capital must be too great. How long have I been waiting to go here? Two months have not yet arrived, and I feel as if I have changed to a different place."
After the morning court, Lan Yu and Cao Zhen followed their previous habits and gathered their friends for a meal and a drink.
After all, it was a victory, and the brothers had to celebrate.
When I came back before, I was already shocked by Zhengyang Avenue. When I didn't want to move around, I was even more exaggerated.
Hearing Cao Zhen's sigh, Lan Yu nodded in agreement.
"Not only that, haven't you noticed that the people in the capital seem to have changed a lot."
Lan Yu's words made Cao Zhen observe carefully, but looking at the hurried pedestrians, it seemed that there wasn't much change.
Seeing Cao Zhen's indifferent expression, Lan Yu also knew the situation of his brother, so he didn't bother to beat around the bush and said bluntly:
"Look at these people, every one of them has a sense of hope. Even when talking to others, they smile sincerely and happily."
“Even the hawkers carrying the burdens are very energetic.”
After hearing these words, Cao Zhen discovered these characteristics.
Recalling the situation of the people outside the capital, it is very obvious in comparison.
"Let's go to Laifu Restaurant first."
Lan Yu said hello and walked away first.
Laifu Restaurant is somewhat famous in the capital, and noble generals like Lan Yu often have dinner there.
It is said to be a restaurant, but it is actually the structure of the front building and the backyard.
Lan Yu and other Huaixi dignitaries all have high status. Of course, they cannot stay in the lobby when they come to the restaurant to eat and drink.
Otherwise, ordinary guests won’t be able to let go.
This Laifu Restaurant is the Chang family's business, so it still needs to be taken care of to some extent.
"Dong Guo Liang, please come this way."
The restaurant owner has a keen eye. Hearing that Duke Liang had returned victorious, he would stare at the road whenever the restaurant opened in the past two days.
Sure enough, he soon saw Lan Yu's figure.
Before the waiter could make any move, he came out of the counter to greet him.
When you go to the backyard of the restaurant, there is naturally a separate side door.
But Lan Yu stopped at the door of the restaurant, frowned and asked, "What are the storytellers here talking about?"
In just a few words, Lan Yu heard some familiar content, which was about some arrangements at the court.
Since when can restaurants talk about state affairs so blatantly?
The shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "Liang Guoping came back because he didn't know something. Recently, people everywhere in the capital are asking storytellers to tell the contents of the newspaper."
"There is a lot of news about the imperial court in the Di newspaper, and everyone is very interested."
Listening to the shopkeeper's explanation, Lan Yu suddenly became interested.
"Okay, let me go and listen to this storyteller first. What is it about? Tell the brothers in the backyard that I will go later."
After hearing Duke Liang's instructions, the shopkeeper quickly greeted him personally and entered the restaurant lobby.
Naturally, Cao Zhen came with him.
After asking a clever boy to wait nearby, the shopkeeper ran towards the backyard to deliver the message.
It's true that the restaurant belongs to the Chang family, but his shopkeeper is not from the Chang family.
None of the officials in the backyard could be offended by him.
The shopkeeper has always been very clear that he cannot be the shopkeeper of the Chang Family Restaurant for the rest of his life. If he offends someone in this position, maybe others will not embarrass him for the time being for the sake of the Chang Family.
But if you are cautious, just saying hello when he is done with it can destroy his family.
Many guests in the restaurant did not react much to Lan Yu's entrance.
After all, there is no such thing as portrait in this era. Unless you are familiar with it, no one will know it.
Because of the Chang family's industrial relationship, Laifu Restaurant is both high-end and safe in the entire capital.
No one dares to cause trouble here.
Even though the prices here are not low, the same tea is a few cents more expensive than other restaurants, but it's more respectable.
Lan Yu and Cao Zhen sat down in the restaurant and began to hear the scholar's story.
Just as he listened, his originally relaxed face became a little more serious.
Some of the things the storyteller is talking about now are mainly about the recent developments in Di Bao, including some of the previous content of Di Bao, and they also have a lot of retelling content.
After all, if you read a newspaper from a local newspaper, even if you speak slower, it will be a waste of time.
Therefore, when a storyteller is telling a story, he cannot finish it all at once and just end it.
I can only add a lot of my own stuff into it.
Sometimes, as a last resort, I take out the contents of the previous Di newspaper and analyze them again.
Fortunately, the guests were not bored and enjoyed listening to it.
The most important thing is that the Di Bao is updated very quickly, especially in the capital.
But now these are very important news to Lan Yu.
Because all the changes in the Ming Dynasty are based on this.
While the storyteller was explaining, some of the insights that had already spread were revealed.
I listened for half an hour.
It wasn't until the retelling of the content began that Lan Yu got up and left.
"I didn't expect that His Highness Taisun is really so powerful. Although I had already guessed it, I was still surprised when the day came."
"This is only what a small storyteller can see. There is much more that cannot be seen."
"Brother Zhen, I have a feeling that today's Ming Dynasty, under the leadership of His Highness Taisun, may change at an extremely rapid rate, beyond your imagination."
Sapphire is very smart.
Among all the distinguished generals, they are also considered to be the younger generation.
His character is a bit reckless, but that doesn't mean he can't learn.
On the contrary, Lan Yu's learning ability is very powerful.
If this were not the case, there would be no blue jade today.
It's just that the constant achievements blinded him. Especially after reaching the peak, he felt like there was no one else but me.
The famous ministers in front of him were slowly getting older, and he, who inherited the power of Chang Yuchun's direct line, was very popular throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Coupled with the close relationship with His Royal Highness, he is really arrogant.
But after what Zhu Ying said, especially that list, Lan Yu still remembers it fresh.
Now Lan Yu is so peaceful.
Once your mentality changes, your vision will naturally change.
So when I heard the storyteller talk about the recent changes in the capital, I could think of so much.
In fact, Lan Yu summoned the brothers to eat and drink this time with the intention of inquiring about the latest news in the capital.
Cao Zhen was not from a big family. He slowly climbed up the ranks by relying solely on his own courage to fight and kill.
Of course I listened with great interest to what the storyteller just said.
But now when I heard Lan Yu say this, I felt a little confused and didn't know how to answer.
Lan Yu just sighed to herself and had no intention of asking for an answer.
And in the capital, the one who felt the most was not the generals like Lan Yu, but Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong, who has a particularly close relationship with Zhu Di.
"Cousin, you left early. What would you think if you saw the changes in the capital?"
In Prince Yan's Mansion, Li Jinglong sighed.
In the courtyard, he and Princess Yan sat looking at each other.
"No matter how good the capital is, it is not your cousin's world. You must know your cousin's temperament. You must be strong throughout your life."
"The war on the Japanese side should have started now. With your cousin's ability, he will naturally win all the way. I'm not worried about any of this. What I'm worried about is what His Highness Taisun wants."
"Jinglong, please tell me carefully, will there be any changes in His Highness Taisun's side?"
Xu Yihua is in the capital, so he can naturally see the changes in the capital clearly.
She rarely goes out in normal times, but in this more than a month, she went out frequently.
Just to observe the changes in the capital.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, nature has developed better and people live and work in peace and contentment.
But in Xu Yihua's eyes, he saw His Highness Taisun's ambition, huge ambition.
Especially the appearance of Di Bao made Xu Yihua a little panicked.
As a person who grew up in the palace and then became a princess, she has never been unfamiliar with the word "people's hearts".
The emergence of Di Bao is completely a powerful weapon to control public opinion.
Different from the previous words used to defend the people, now they are used for one's own purposes.
In other words, as long as Taisun wants to do whatever he wants, he can completely use Di Bao as a guide to create changes.
It's scary.
Recently, Xu Yihua also dressed up to listen to the ideas of businessmen, scholars, and even street vendors.
Because everyone is discussing what is in the newspaper.
In the end, she discovered that everyone believed the content in the Di newspaper.
Especially when the Japanese pirates' violations were published in the Di newspaper, everyone who saw or heard the contents would hate the Japanese pirates to the core.
And Xu Yihua knew that with His Highness Taisun's current ability, whoever he pointed out as a 'Japanese pirate' was a Japanese pirate.
Even the ministers in the court had no ability to resist.
For Daming, this is a good thing.
But for King Yan, it is difficult to estimate.
Li Jinglong listened to his cousin's words and did not answer immediately, but fell silent.
After a long time, he finally said: "I went to the palace two days ago and happened to meet Yun Wen."
"Yunwen was very happy to tell me that His Highness Taisun promised him the news of establishing a kingdom overseas, and the place where Yunwen chose to establish a vassal state was in Champa City. My cousin-in-law should know it."
Xu Yihua nodded. She was no stranger to Champa, because many of the palace's spices were shipped from Champa.
At this point, it is relatively famous.
"The location of Champa City is very special. His Highness Taisun's thoughts on sea trade have never faded away. This shows the importance of Champa City."
"But Yunwen requested to capture the city, and His Highness Taisun agreed. If it was just a simple agreement, maybe I would have thought more, but His Highness Taisun first let Yunwen enter the military academy to study."
"This is completely different. It shows that His Highness Taisun really wants Yunwen to establish a vassal state in Champa."
"What does my cousin think?"
Li Jinglong did not answer Xu Yihua's question directly, but instead talked about the recent incident involving Zhu Yunwen.
But Xu Yihua heard the underlying meaning.
Li Jinglong's meaning is very simple. Now His Highness Taisun can give up all important places to Zhu Yunwen, which shows that he really cares about the blood relationship.
The conflict between Zhu Yunwen and Taisun was more direct than that between King Yan and Taisun.
After all, before the grandson entered the palace, His Majesty had already announced that Zhu Yunwen would be the crown prince, and even announced the date of the canonization ceremony.
But when Zhu Ying came, His Majesty directly abolished Zhu Yunwen's grandson position.
Judging from the situation, there has been a momentum of incompatibility.
So what Li Jinglong means is that His Highness Taisun can reuse even Zhu Yunwen, so his cousin should be able to use him as well.
Xu Yihua hesitated for a moment and said: "The Crown Princess, Jing Long should be relatively familiar with her."
"When I was in the palace, I had frequent contact with her. She is not simple."
"Yunwen can't think of Zhancheng, but she can."
"Your cousin is different. He has made great achievements. Isn't His Highness the Grand Sun afraid that his great achievements will shock the Lord?"
Li Jinglong shook his head and said: "No matter how strong my cousin is, he still has Duke Liang and the distinguished generals of Huaixi."
"The most important thing is that His Highness Taisun is still very young, and his cousin's heirs cannot threaten His Highness Taisun at all."
"Whether it's Japan or Liaodong, it's impossible."
(End of chapter)
