May is the day when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
At the foot of Mount Fuji and outside Tokyo, cherry blossom petals are flying everywhere, and the fallen flowers are colorful and gorgeous.
It's just that this year's cherry blossoms look more poignant and brighter, and even the petals have a touch of blood red.
A full month has passed since the Tokyo Incident, but the smell of blood in Tokyo is still so irritating that people can't open their eyes.
At this time, Li Jin had been forcibly removed from his command position by Xu Da, Liu Bowen and others, and was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's fate.
After Zhu Biao saw the tragic situation in Tokyo, he knew that if this matter reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, Li Jin's life would be in danger.
In order to save Li Jin's life, Zhu Biao decided to return immediately. However, before returning, Zhu Biao once again met Li Jin who was under house arrest, and the two had a conversation that will go down in history.
After Li Jin completely destroyed the city of Tokyo, it was as if a heavy burden had been lifted. He no longer had the enthusiasm he had at the beginning. Instead, he rested in the camp every day.
After Zhu Biao saw Li Jin, Li Jin was still resting in the tent with no intention of getting up.
Zhu Biao walked into the camp and said loudly:
"Master Li, I'm here to see you."
Li Jin stood up slowly, looked at Zhu Biao with sleepy eyes, and said:
"What does the special envoy have to say when he comes here?"
"If you come here to preach, I'm afraid the envoy will be disappointed."
When Zhu Biao saw that Li Jin showed no regrets and even seemed very proud of what he had done, he couldn't help but feel even more curious:
"Not preachy, just confused."
"Master Li, you have a great future, why did you do such an earth-shattering thing at the last moment?"
"Hasn't Mr. Li thought about the consequences?"
"Originally, Mr. Li could achieve great success by relying on his ability to destroy the country, but now, he may even lose his head."
"Master Li, don't you regret it?"
"Regret? Why should I regret it?"
Li Jin understated and said casually:
"What would the special envoy think if I told you that the purpose of my coming here is for this matter?"
“Tooth for tooth, blood for blood.”
"The Japanese should pay the price for the numerous crimes they have committed."
"Three hundred thousand Japanese are just part of the price."
"Next, all Japanese people on Japanese islands will be trafficked and enslaved until their country is completely destroyed. This revenge will not stop."
In Li Jin's eyes, the flames of revenge were blazing, making people shudder and make the hairs stand on end.
Zhu Biao really didn't understand why Li Jin had such hatred for the Japanese, but what he cared more about was, was it really necessary for Li Jin to do this?
"Master Li, is it worth doing this?"
“It’s worth it, of course it’s worth it!!”
Li Jin laughed wildly and said:
"With me alone, millions of people on the Japanese island will die tragically, and tens of millions of people in future generations will be saved."
"Although I die, I have no regrets!!"
Zhu Biao said:
"You are too impatient. As long as Tokyo is taken, Japan will naturally surrender. There is no need to be so radical."
Li Jin shook his head and said:
"Envoy, you don't understand."
"Since ancient times, how much territory has China gained and lost again?"
"Back then, even the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun could be lost, not to mention the Japanese islands now isolated overseas?"
"Back then, the Western Regions, Tubo, Annan, and even Liaodong were all Chinese territories, but what about now?"
"The emperor seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages. When he thinks that these places will consume a lot of money and food, and the gains outweigh the losses, he will choose to abandon these territories."
"However, for the sake of future generations, it is precisely these territories that can cause endless harm and impact to future generations."
"Now I will massacre the people on the island. When all the people on the island are replaced by Han people, then the island will become a geomantic treasure of the Ming Dynasty."
"The same goes for other territories, Annan, Liaodong, Tubo, and the Western Regions. If it doesn't work, all the local indigenous people will be exterminated and the Han people will immigrate."
"In this way, these places will be impregnable, and the Ming Dynasty will not eventually lose these territories again."
Hearing Li Jin's crazy words, Zhu Biao couldn't help but shudder. He couldn't imagine the consequences of Li Jin's words and how many innocent natives would die.
Although Zhu Biao tried hard to forget these words, he couldn't forget them.
As the saying goes, the more you want to forget something, the more clearly you remember it.
In the end, Zhu Biao left the camp and boarded the ship back to the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Da was responsible for sweeping Honshu Island and bringing the entire sphere of influence of Wa Island into the Ming Dynasty.
Li Wenzhong led the cavalry to pursue the fleeing Ashikaga Takauji.
It's just that Ashikaga Takauji has lost the capital to compete with the Ming Dynasty, and sooner or later he will die in the hands of Li Wenzhong.
As time passed, Li Jin became the most laid-back person.
...
Go to the study.
When Zhu Biao saw Zhu Yuanzhang again, Zhu Yuanzhang looked very happy.
After all, according to the battle reports that came back, the Japanese island was already in the possession of the Ming Dynasty. Now that Zhu Biao has returned early, it means that the Japanese island has been captured by the Ming Dynasty.
This means that Ming Dynasty will have countless gold and silver. How could this not make Zhu Yuanzhang extremely excited?
In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma was also in the study at the moment. When she heard that Zhu Biao was coming back today, Queen Ma couldn't wait to come here and wait for Zhu Biao, hoping to meet her eldest son whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
When Zhu Biao saw the two of them, he also had a warm smile on his face. After more than three months of fighting in the field, Zhu Biao naturally missed his father and mother very much.
"My son, I have met my father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen."
"Get up quickly, Biao'er, get up quickly."
Before Zhu Biao could kneel down, he was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang, and then he looked carefully up and down, left and right, and murmured:
"Biao'er has worked hard these days, and his cheeks have become much thinner."
Empress Ma also nodded with red eyes. How could she not suffer while fighting in the field?
Zhu Biao smiled casually and said:
"The kid just sat back and watched the game. It wasn't hard."
"The ones who worked hard are Mr. Li, General Lan, and my fourth brother, Mr. Cao Guogong."
"You all worked hard."
Seeing that Zhu Biao was still so humble, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy. He took Zhu Biao to the dragon chair and asked:
"How is the situation on the Japanese island?"
Zhu Biao's smile faltered, then he slowly took out a memorial from his arms and said:
"This is the memorial drafted by Wei Guogong and Cao Guogong. Father, you can read it."
"It contains the details of this battle to conquer Japan."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately picked up the memorial and began to read it carefully, while Queen Ma took Zhu Biao and whispered.
"Okay, Wen Zhong and Li Jin have lived up to our hopes."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw half of it, he immediately slapped the table and his excitement was palpable.
Especially when he saw Li Wenzhong's record of breaking 260,000 from 60,000, and Lan Yu's victory over Tokyo City in one day, he was even more excited.
Zhu Biao smiled bitterly, but did not say anything.
When Queen Ma saw her son like this, she couldn't help but feel a little confused. Could there be a reversal next?
Sure enough, when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the end with a smile, the smile on his face slowly faded.
A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and then it turned into anger, and a roar soared into the sky, deafening:
"Li Jin, damn it!!!"
