"You have to do things for the country, and my mother can't stop you. A good man has ambitions in all directions, and after all, he can't just let you be trapped in Yingtian City."
When Zhu Su found Queen Ma, Queen Ma was inspecting the weaving factory in the palace. Behind Empress Ma, hundreds of palace maids were operating the "Miaoyun Jiao", producing a set of busy and rhythmic background sounds, spinning many colorful silk threads like waterfalls, which made Zhu Su feel quite proud: Daming Ming Dynasty The technology finally looks like it’s about to be completely transformed.
"Don't worry, foster mother, I will take care of my fifth brother. I will definitely protect my fifth brother." Beside Zhu Su, Mu Ying bowed to Queen Ma. Empress Ma helped him up with both hands: "With you here, Ying'er, I have nothing to worry about. It's just that I'm sorry for you. I just gave birth to the child a few days ago, so I have to run around with Xiao Wu'er."
"State affairs are of paramount importance, and the adoptive mother does not know that the child can send troops overseas, which will make those nobles red-eyed." Mu Ying said with a smile. "For example, Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju, a few days ago he made a fuss about his adoptive father asking to change his quota for the army. The adoptive father refused, and he even came to block the child."
After Fei Ju lost his face after drinking wine and entering the palace that night, he thought about how to use his military exploits to wipe out his humiliation every day. This time Lao Zhu pointed at Lan Yu and Mu Ying, which almost made him go crazy with jealousy. Empress Ma smiled and spat: "This Fei Laosan is already a Marquis, but he still has the temperament of a gangster."
"But it's good this way. I've finally regained some energy. I'm not as drunk as before."
Mu Ying smiled and nodded, and Queen Ma turned to look at Zhu Su: "Have you said goodbye to the eldest daughter of the Xu family?"
Zhu Su's face turned red. "As she said, she gave the child a bag of peace charms and told the child to make contributions to the country."
"This is a good boy, with a big heart and a heart full of family and country." Queen Ma nodded, seeming to be very satisfied with this choice of daughter-in-law. "She is also worried about you in her heart, but she doesn't say it out loud because she is afraid that you will miss her. You have to know it in your heart."
"My child knows." Zhu Su nodded.
Queen Ma raised her hand to touch Zhu Su's head, but Zhu Su quickly lowered his head so that she could touch it more easily. Queen Ma smiled and said, "You are my youngest child. I always feel like you were carried around on my back a few days ago."
"In the blink of an eye, you have grown so tall."
"If you hadn't said that getting married at a young age would easily damage your roots, I'm afraid your wife would already be married."
Zhu Su hugged Queen Ma gently, then stood up and said proudly: "Don't worry, mother, it's just a Japanese country, and I will treat it like a chicken and a dog."
"Mom, please keep yourself safe. When I come back, my son will have to trouble you to hold his grandson!"
"Then you have to go earlier. In a few years, my mother won't be able to hold her anymore." Empress Ma laughed, then waved her hand and said, "Go, go, you will go eventually. Just remember to come back and wait for you." Come back, mother will marry you."
So Zhu Su and Mu Ying left the palace proudly, and went to the Japanese country this time. They did not swear to fight with great fanfare. After all, they had to take into account Bei Yuan's spies in the capital. There was no need to alert the enemy unless necessary.
The two had made an appointment with Lan Yu to meet outside the city. When they arrived, they saw that the four brothers Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di were also at Xianghou. Zhu Su dismounted and exchanged a few words with his brothers. Zhu Biao asked, "Fifth brother, do you have a plan? Where are you going to go to sea?"
"Well, I probably have it." Zhu Su said. "General Zhang He is responsible for transporting grain from Liao Dynasty by sea. After all, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the north is a close enemy. The Japanese country cannot affect the anti-Yuan Dynasty plan."
"The tens of thousands of soldiers that dad promised have also left the south. Therefore, I plan to go to Liaodong first, and together with General Zhang who is transporting grain and the tens of thousands of southern soldiers who are accompanying the ship, we will make a gesture of reinforcements to the northern Xinjiang, so that the Northern Yuan and Goryeo A rat-throwing weapon.”
"Then we will look for another opportunity, enter the sea from Liaodong, and secretly go straight to the Japanese country. It can also hide the eyes and ears of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."
"Well, that's very appropriate." Zhu Biao patted Zhu Su's shoulder. "The mountains are high and the roads are far away. Brother, I'd like to give you a toast."
Zhu Su took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Zhu Di said on the side: "Fifth brother, since we want to take precautions against Beiyuan, in the past few days, my second and third brothers and I also want to rush to Northern Xinjiang to guard the country."
"When the time comes, we might be able to fight side by side."
"When the time comes, we might be able to fight side by side."
"Will dad agree?" Zhu Su asked in surprise.
"What do you have to disagree with?" Zhu Ming said proudly. "It is the duty of a prince to guard the country. How can there be any reason for you to charge into battle outside while we, our elder brothers, sit idle at home?"
"We are the kings of Sai. Tomorrow my brothers are going to convince dad to let me wait to join the feudal clan. We must stick to Yuan Gou and prevent Wang Baobao from ruining your and my father's plans."
"Okay." Zhu Su was moved by the pride of his brothers and raised his glass: "Then we brothers will work together to create an unprecedented foundation for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Work together to create a foundation that has never been seen before!"
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After bidding farewell to his family and brothers, Zhu Su, Mu Ying, and Lan Yu headed straight for Liaodong. In this group, in addition to the three of them and their personal guards, there was also the Japanese envoy from the Ming Dynasty. The envoy's name is Fujiwara Takanao, and he is a member of Fujiwara Shinpei's tribe who was deceived by Zhu Su.
What surprised Zhu Su was that this Fujiwara Takanao actually had his hair tied up and dressed as a Han Chinese. Apart from flaws in his height and accent, it was almost impossible to tell that he was a Japanese.
"Ambassador Fujiwara." While resting at the inn on the way, Zhu Su sat and drank with the Japanese envoy. "I wonder if Fujiwara Shinpei-sama will be in good health after returning to the country?"
"After all, he was once kidnapped by Japanese pirates. Even though he has returned now, is the situation in the court still difficult?"
Zhu Sushang was carefully inquiring about the news, but unexpectedly, the Japanese ambassador actually showed a look of surprise: "Why did your highness say this? Mr. Xinping belongs to my Fujiwara clan. How can he be said to be 'returning' to the Japanese country?" Where is the country?"
"This villain has an excuse to visit the Ming Dynasty, so he can call it a 'return to the country'." As he spoke, he took a deep breath of air. "Without Lord Nobuhira, the Fujiwara clan and I would have almost forgotten our ancestors."
"This little man is so lucky to be able to return to his country!"
"As expected of the ancestral homeland! Even the air is much sweeter than that of Japan!"
"It's a pity that I still have family responsibilities, otherwise I really want to live here forever and don't have to go back to that ghost place in Japan."
"I don't know when the Fujiwara family will be able to return to this ancestral land, and the wanderer will return home!"
The corner of Zhu Su's mouth twitched, but he didn't realize that Fujiwara Shinpei, who looked cowardly before, turned out to be a master of brainwashing who was no less good than me. This Fujiwara Takanao has obviously been completely washed away as a generation of Japanese traitors.
In this case, Zhu Su simply inquired about the situation in Japan. It turns out that after Fujiwara Nobuhei returned to Japan, he quickly spread the "origin of Japan" created by Zhu Su, and attracted a group of "pro-Ming faction". Led by the Fujiwara family, nearly half of the ministers in the Southern Dynasties of Japan identified themselves as "noble Chinese Han people."
Even Emperor Changqing of the Southern Dynasties remained silent on this statement and did not deny it publicly.
But this statement did not have much influence among the samurai who were in charge of military power. Prince Huai Liang, the most powerful official in the Southern Dynasty, scorned this statement and was absolutely opposed to asking for help from the Ming Dynasty.
"So, the biggest obstacle to our trip to Japan this time is the prince named Huai Liang?" Zhu Su touched his chin, with a gloomy light in his eyes.
(End of chapter)
