Chen Yong heard that the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty not only wanted him to continue to be King Annan, but also received a salary. Yan
Suddenly it felt good.
"Sure enough, I still want to have a good daughter."
In fact, Chen Yong's ambitions were not big. After the death of his father, Hu Ji-sao basically took control of all affairs in the court.
And there is no control over the army, which also leads to the warlord structure in the four areas of Annan, most of which are those who follow the instructions but do not listen to the propaganda.
Since childhood, I have been unable to make decisions in political affairs, and I have no military power, so I have just been able to live by it.
Now like this, I just let go of my thoughts.
With the support of Ming Dynasty, Chen Yong believed that his Annan would be better and better. As long as he hugged his grandson's elephant legs tightly, he could also have no worries about food and clothing in this life. Yan
In addition, as King Annan, he still lives in the palace, which is still extremely expensive.
As for those power and political affairs, he originally had no ability.
When I was facing off against Hu Ji Yao before, if something really happened, I couldn't make up my mind, so I had to rely on the other party.
I feel relaxed now.
Liu Sheng carefully observed Chen Yong's expression, and he still felt a little concerned about looking at people.
But he didn't expect that Chen Yong actually looked like he agreed happily, and there was no trace of grievance in his eyes.
After a slight hesitation, Liu Sheng said: "Your Highness still needs to wait for some time. After I summon the capital, and Taisun Lingzhi comes, your Highness will be the crowned King of Annan." Yan
Chen Yong was a little hesitant when he heard this. He wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it.
Liu Sheng frowned and said, "If your Highness has any questions, just speak up."
Chen Yong nodded and said: "I wonder if Xiao Wang is qualified to go to the Celestial Capital in person. I often hear that the Celestial Capital is the first city in the world and the most powerful and prosperous place. Xiao Wang has been thinking about it for a long time."
"Now that I have nothing to do, I want to take this opportunity to go to the capital of the Celestial Empire to meet His Majesty and Grandson to receive the canonization."
Without the worries, Chen Yong's mind became more alive.
When the eldest daughter Chen Muyue came back last time, she told him a lot about the capital, which made Chen Yong always yearn for it.
Now that he has a lot of free time, Annan doesn't need to take care of himself anymore, so of course he wants to take a look. Yan
Liu Sheng said with a smile: "If Your Highness is willing to go to our Ming capital, that would be the best."
Chen Yong heard this and immediately said: "Then please ask Inspector Liu to set a date, and the young king will go to the heaven to meet the saint."
Liu Sheng nodded and said: "Okay, after I inquire about the navy, I will inform His Highness."
Chen Yong returned to the palace with satisfaction. When he left, his steps were much more brisk.
Now there is no need to feel sorry for the ancestors, and I can live a happy life.
He had to prepare some Annan specialties and present them to His Majesty the Ming Emperor.
What should I do with my grandson? How about choosing a beautiful girl from the clan to give to your grandson? Yan
In this way, Mu Yue has good care over there.
After feeling the benefits of giving away a daughter, Chen Yong completely focused on this.
Maybe he will understand when he gets to the capital of Ming Dynasty.
The name King Annan was actually reserved for the child in Chen Muyue's belly.
If it's a girl, keep having babies until it's a boy.
When he grows up, he will be the newest King Annan.
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Japanese country.
Zhu Xi led an army of 30,000 people, looked at the low city wall in front of him, smiled, and shouted: "Bombard me!"
With an order, more than a dozen artillery pieces fired a salvo, causing the city gate to rattle.
After the smoke dissipated, the entire city gate was in pieces.
"Give me a message to come out and surrender as soon as possible. If you dare to resist, I will massacre the city for three days!" Zhu Feng coldly ordered the adjutant next to him.
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Yan felt a chill in his heart and did not dare to delay. He quickly conveyed all what King Qin wanted to say to the Japanese translator of Jin Yiwei.
The Jin Yiwei translator hurried to the front of the army and loudly shouted what King Qin said. Yan
After the people in Litou City heard this, all their courage disappeared.
They knew that the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty really knew how to massacre the city.
Because just half a month ago, the Bungo Kingdom next door refused to surrender, and now it was massacred.
This is Iyo Country, which is no longer the island of Kyushu, but the neighboring island of Shikoku.
Iyo Province is located near Bungo Castle on the opposite sea, and the two islands face each other across the sea.
Ever since Zhu Ping joined the Japanese kingdom, he has become even more ferocious than his younger brothers.
As the oldest vassal king, he followed Chang Yuchun when he was young. Yan
Who is Chang Yuchun? Known as Chang Shiwan, he is a ruthless person who likes to massacre cities.
If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't suppressed him, he would have killed countless people when he attacked Jiangnan.
Zhu Ping often hung out in Chang Yuchun's military camp and was deeply infected since he was a child.
He still remembered that when he was a child, anyone who heard Chang Shiwan's name would tremble with fear.
It has left a big shadow in Zhu Xi's heart since he was a child.
When Zhu Xi grew up, he actually fully expressed his cruelty.
What they say is to please the second concubine Deng, but in fact, I have never refused these things. On the contrary, I have become more and more serious. Yan
It's fine now. When we come to the Japanese country, we don't have to worry about my father scolding me. Even if I go too far, no one will jump out and pretend to be a saint to accuse me.
If anyone is nagging, he can reply with one sentence: "If they are not of my race, their minds must be different."
It leaves people speechless.
At present, Zhu Xiang still carries the title of Zong Ren Ling. He doesn't know whether he forgot it or what, but Zhu Yuanzhang has never abolished his Zong Ren Ling.
In the Japanese country, Zhu Ping was not only the second brother of each younger brother, but also became the eldest brother after the death of his eldest brother Zhu Biao.
In addition to his status as feudal lord, his clan's status and position were also higher than those of his younger brothers.
Nominally speaking, he is now the one with the highest status among all the people in the Japanese country. Yan
Therefore, he became even more arrogant and domineering in his actions.
This means that even if the city gate is broken, there is no rush to capture it. Instead, the other side must surrender. If not, the city will be massacred.
But in Zhu Ping's expectant eyes, a large number of soldiers and officials wearing Japanese costumes came out opposite.
They all knelt in front of the ruins.
The so-called guardian daimyo of Iyo Kingdom knelt respectfully at the front and shivered.
"It's boring, it's really boring."
Zhu Xi suddenly felt very bored. These prey were too tame. He only frightened them a few times, but he really didn't resist at all and ran out to surrender. Yan
"My lord, what do you think?" the adjutant next to him asked cautiously.
Serving as an aide-de-camp by King Qin's side is a true companion to the king, like a tiger. If one day his temper gets worse, he will be killed directly.
Although Zhu Ping had never killed any of his own guards, he was still frightened when he looked at them.
Zhu Ping said casually: "Let them reveal the location of all the mineral deposits, gather 10,000 slaves to dig out the mines, and all the nobles will contribute 80% of their money to me."
The adjutant quickly clasped his fists and said, "I obey the prince's order."
This tribute was made by Zhu Xi himself. For any territory that was conquered, 80% of the property of all the nobles in the territory must be handed over to Zhu Xi.
He learned this move from his fourth brother, King Yan. Yan
After the King of Yan, Zhu Di, broke the city, he used this routine to directly collect wealth.
After listening to it, Zhu Xi felt very good, so he copied it completely.
Anyway, this is not in the Ming Dynasty. The territory we conquered is our own territory and my father will not take care of it, so there is nothing to worry about.
Zhu Xi rode on his horse and entered the city directly under the escort of the army. He did not even glance at the Japanese nobles kneeling on the ground.
Then thousands of soldiers began to loot the houses of nobles in the city.
Talking about taking away 80% of the wealth, it is actually no different from ransacking the house. The soldiers responsible for ransacking the house will not care about the 70% to 80%, and no one will calculate the specific amount.
In addition to stealing money, all women will be arrested, especially the daughters of nobles, and they will not be let go. Yan
These women will be used as trophies of the King of Qin. In addition to some serving as military prostitutes, the more upright and beautiful ones will be rewarded by Zhu Ping to the meritorious soldiers as concubines.
Zhu Ping was not interested in competing with his brothers for the Kyushu Island of Japan. After all, many areas had been clearly marked out, leaving it to his three younger brothers.
His goal is very clear, which is to conquer the entire Shikoku Island as his own vassal, and then build a large royal capital. None of these low-lying small cities can catch Zhu Xi's eyes.
As the eldest vassal king, in addition to being tyrannical, Zhu Ping's military talent was higher than that of King Zhu Fan of Jin and King Zhu Di of Yan, and he also had richer battlefield experience.
If he hadn't been a complete tyrant in character and showed no signs of repentance, Zhu Yuanzhang would have passed the throne to Zhu Ping after the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao instead of choosing the young Zhu Yunwen.
Of course, if Zhu Ying hadn't interfered here, causing Qin Wang's second concubine to be killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ping would have been poisoned to death in the feudal territory this year.
"Bing'er, look, your father, I will take the entire Shikoku Island for you and make it our family's vassal territory." Yan
"To build another big city, it must be at least comparable to Xi'an. Oh, now it is called Chang'an, and it must be close to the palace of Chang'an."
"You are now fifteen years old. When you reach your age, you can go to the capital and let your grandpa choose a good family. Today, your father will give you a special reward of three concubines."
"Go and have a look later. Pick two that you are satisfied with and take them back. It's time to become a man."
Zhu Fang called his eldest son Zhu Shangbing over and said grandly.
Zhu Shangbing felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, but his eyes were full of expectation.
"Stop acting like a girl, go ahead and act like a pure man. You can do whatever you like." King Qin Zhu Ping scolded him.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad to have such a father on the stall. Yan
Zhu Shangbing bowed and said, "I obey my father's order."
His expression seemed a little reluctant, but his feet could run faster than anyone else, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch him away.
I am fifteen years old, and I have reached an age of ignorance in this world. Of course, I miss things I have never tried before.
"Hahaha, little kid, look at how anxious this monkey is." Zhu Xi laughed heartily.
Zhu Shangbing, who was in the front, heard his father's laughter behind him and walked faster.
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Honshu Island. Yan
The shogun's palace.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes were sharp.
"The envoys who went to the Ming Dynasty have not received any reply to this day. I heard a reply hidden along the coast, saying that the entire coast has been bribed by the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty and a large number of killers have been deployed."
"As soon as they hear that they are our Japanese envoys, we will assassinate them all."
"In other words, you don't have to put your thoughts on the Ming Emperor now."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the Japanese nobles below and said in an indifferent tone.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is already very clear about the affairs of Kyushu Island, especially the exposure of the silver mines, which will lead to the Ming Dynasty's greed for the Japanese country. Yan
The two latest feudal lords who came over were the ones that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu feared the most.
As for the details of these feudal kings, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has already asked people to find out. After all, there is no secret about merit, and it is easier to find out.
It was King Yan who originally worried him, but he didn't expect that the one who was most ruthless would be the one who was there.
The King of Qin, who was not very famous in the Ming Dynasty.
The news of the surrender of Iyo Country on Shikoku Island has already been spread.
The Ming Dynasty King Qin's arrogant words that he wanted to capture the entire Shikoku Island and make it his vassal territory also reached here.
While this made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu angry, he also understood that the situation was completely out of control.
He didn't believe that Emperor Ming had no knowledge of the situation here, which meant that Ming was going to show his face and destroy the peace covenant. Yan
The next step is to prepare for a national war.
"Your Excellency General, since the Ming Dynasty no longer gives us any way to survive, then we should stop worrying about anything and just fight with them."
"The warriors of the Takeuchi family are willing to follow the General to fight against the Ming Dynasty."
The guardian Daimyo Takeuchi, as a direct confidant of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, immediately stood up and shouted loudly.
Subsequently, the various guardian daimyo of Japan, including the Sikawa family, the Daihou family, the Kanin family, the Inoue family, the Matsushita family, etc., all stood up and loudly echoed.
When other weaker nobles saw this situation, they also responded one after another.
Military morale is available. Yan
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu nodded slightly with satisfaction.
After raising their hands slightly, all the daimyo sat back again.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu walked to the center of the hall and said: "There are four daimyo who have not come today. They are the guardian daimyo of Shikoku Island."
"Iyo Daimyo has already surrendered to King Qin of Ming Dynasty. You must have heard what happened to Daimyo Iyo after surrendering to King Qin of Ming Dynasty."
"Now King Qin of the Ming Dynasty has brought 30,000 Ming troops and said he wants to capture the entire Shikoku Island."
"This King Qin of the Ming Dynasty is the leader of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, but his younger brothers do not obey him very much. I decided to gather fifteen warriors on Shikoku Island to fight back the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty."
"We need to let these Ming vassal kings know that our Japanese country is not a soft persimmon and can be manipulated by them." Yan
