Chapter 37: The Situation in the East
Lu Zhongheng is still confident in stabilizing the kings of Nanyang. After all, most of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are above the standard and are not fools.
Knowing the importance, for them, the throne of the Central Plains is too illusory. But his throne and territory in Nanyang are real.
The problem is that problems in the Central Plains will have more than just impacts on Nanyang. It is the economic impact that has the greatest impact.
Although Nanyang is also a fertile land, for these people in Nanyang, the most profitable thing is trade. Instead of digging food from the soil, buying goods from the Central Plains locally or transporting them to the West are all good businesses.
It not only brings benefits, but also enjoys a lot of additional trade powers.
The Central Plains was in turmoil. Trade will definitely be affected. As a result, the financial resources of the Southeast Asian countries will be greatly affected, and there will also be problems with the control of some vassals.
The whole situation turned from offense to defense.
Lawrence Lu sensed a sense of crisis.
This made Lawrence Lu very worried.
Fortunately, young Lu Zhongheng followed Zhu Yuanzhang and fought many fierce battles, and he had never seen such a situation before. Moreover, in his opinion, no matter how bad the situation is, it is just a battle between swords and swords. The wealth that he, Lu, has today is achieved by fighting with swords and guns. How can he be afraid of war?
Lu Zhongheng has always despised the fighting power of the Southeast Asian countries and does not think they can beat them.
But Lu Zhongheng also knew that the Ming Dynasty had a shallow foundation in Nanyang and the number of Han people was sparse. There is no problem with one or two wars, but if it is delayed and protracted, the possibility that Nanyang will not be able to hold on will greatly increase.
After all, Lu Zhongheng was considered a general at best, not an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. Even if he was an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, he might not be able to persevere in such a dangerous situation.
Lu Zhongheng thought to himself: "Let's end it quickly. No matter whether the south wins or the north wins."
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Kanto, Japan.
In a dilapidated temple in the mountains, a monk sat cross-legged under a Buddha statue, with countless Japanese samurai kneeling behind him.
The leading samurai said: "Now that the Ming invaders have withdrawn their troops, we ask Your Highness to take over as the general to conquer the barbarians. He will ascend to the throne and uphold the righteousness of the Genji to restore the sixty-six kingdoms of Japan."
"Adhering to Genji's righteousness, we will restore the sixty-six kingdoms of Japan."
The monk raised his head slightly and said: "Amitabha, I still live in Buddhism and die for the rest of my life. However, by promising the world today, I have failed the Lord Buddha."
This person is none other than Ashikaga Yoshimochi. The son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Of course, the real son and the fake son don’t know. Not important either. The important thing is that the Kanto princes need someone to serve as their flag, and this person can only be the Ashikaga family. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's biological son is best, but it doesn't matter if he is not Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's biological son. As long as it's Ashikaga.
There is no other reason than that the Ashikaga family is based in Kanto.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Japan, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy from the Ashikaga family ascended the mountain and shouted, and all the Kanto daimyo turned against him, conquering Kanto in one fell swoop. This shows the influence of the Ashikaga family in the Kanto region. Even later, when the Ashikaga family occupied Kyoto, Japan, the entire family moved to Kyoto. The Kanto Ashikaga family who stayed behind still caused a big fight, but they were finally put down.
The Ashikaga family was destroyed when it was at its most powerful. The Ming Dynasty attacked Japan not for Japanese land, but for Japanese gold and silver. Therefore, it captured Kyushu and had no intention of continuing its attack after the Kansai region of Japan. .
Firstly, the troops are limited, and secondly, the Ishimi Silver Mine has been obtained. Thirdly, in order to maintain long-term peace and stability, we must take measures to ensure long-term peace and stability.
Therefore, Fu Youde stayed in Guandong and did not attack. He just made the princes of Guandong surrender and assigned several big names from Kyushu to Guandong to indirectly rule Guandong by Japanese fighting Japanese.
As a result, many Japanese restorers were hidden in Kanto.
If nothing happens to the Ming Dynasty, it will take more than ten or twenty years before we attack Japan's Kanto region again, or we will wait until all these people are dead. In the future, Japan's Kanto will also become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.
But now something happened in Ming Dynasty.
Fu Zhong, who was guarding Kyoto, Japan, received an order to attack Liaodong from Japan.
Fu Zhong naturally obeyed.
During this period of time, most of the troops in Japan were withdrawn to Goryeo to reorganize the army and prepare to march westward. He also expected that Japan would be unstable after he withdrew, so he placed the Hosokawa family, Shimazu family, Ouchi family, and the daimyo who had a blood feud with the Ashikaga family near Kyoto, Japan.
Near Kyoto, Japan, is the most prosperous plain area in Japan. It can be regarded as the Central Plains of Japan. Many wars in Japanese history that determined Japan's ownership were fought in this area. It is not without reason.
Fu Zhong hoped that these daimyo could resist the Japanese daimyo of Kanto.
As for how long it can be blocked. Fu Zhong doesn’t know.
He has already reported these things to the superiors. But neither Fu Youde nor Zhu Yunwen cared about it. First, compared with Beijing, the threat from Japan is that of a little brother. Secondly, Fu Zhong's troops are actually very dangerous. .z.
Without him, Liaodong was the rear of Japan's Goryeo army, and a large amount of materials were transported from Liaodong to Japan. Although it is possible to transport it by sea from Zhejiang, it is not convenient after all. Moreover, Liaodong produces more and cheaper things, such as weapons.
Fu Zhong's escape route cannot be said to be completely cut off, but it cannot be said to be smooth either. Rather than doing this, it would be better for the Japanese garrison to abandon Japan.
Anyway, as long as Beijing is defeated, Japan can be destroyed with a backhand.
So, at this time.
The remnants of the Ashikaga family are back again.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who did not know whether it was true or not, changed out of his monk's robes, put on Japanese samurai armor and wore a black gauze hat. Holding this delicate little fan in his hand, he suddenly opened it and it read: "Revenge." He gave an order.
Countless Japanese samurai gathered in front of him from all over. After gathering together, it headed towards Kansai like a mighty torrent.
Ashikaga Yoshimachi actually knew very well that the following daimyo were not very obedient to him. But he understands one thing better: Japan essentially has a longer history than Goryeo, and its inheritance is more orderly. What does this mean?
It means that the core of civilization is more stable.
Have something of your own.
Today, Japan is on the verge of national destruction, with one foot in the abyss of national destruction. Countless people with lofty ideals, known as the descendants of Amaterasu, all have infinite hatred.
The Hara family comes from the Japanese royal family and has a long history with the Taira family. Most Japanese surnames come from the family of the Japanese emperor. The Emperor of Japan is said to be a descendant of Amaterasu. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has almost wiped out all the Japanese royal families. Whether it is the Northern Dynasty royal family or the Southern Dynasty royal family, they are all guests in Nanjing. The Ping family has long since declined. Therefore, Genji became the spiritual totem followed by countless warriors.
In this situation.
Ashikaga Yoshitari's Ashikaga is very important.
It won’t be too late to talk about things in the future.
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"Bastard." Fu Zhong was furious.
He is in Korea at the moment. The army is gathering together to prepare to attack Liaodong. But this time, he was at a loss.
He knew that something would happen if he withdrew his troops from Japan. But he is still very confident and confident. His methods in Japan are ruthless and his suppression is vicious enough. The Japanese did not dare to rebel easily. After all, the people of Ming Dynasty in this era had deep contempt for the Yi Di around them.
But he never expected that he would be slapped in the face.
That’s all.
But he can't spare the troops to suppress it now.
There is no other, because of the kings of the East.
Kyushu and Goryeo were granted the title of several vassal kings in succession. The strength of these vassal kings is incomparable to that of the Nanyang vassal kings. Without him, the Nanyang vassal kings are all older. Many of them once had fiefdoms, led troops and fought in wars.
This time Fu Zhong marched westward and also mobilized the troops and horses of the kings. Although the troops and horses in the hands of these princes ranged from more than ten thousand to several thousand. Fu Zhong didn't expect to be able to use it, but he had to care about what the emperor thought.
That's Zhu Yunwen's idea.
Zhu Xiongying took the lead and Queen Jingjiang rebelled.
Zhu
Yun Wen's distrust of overseas vassal kings has reached the extreme. Of course, Zhu Yunwen still knew that things had priorities. At this time, it was impossible for him to deal with any vassal king who had not rebelled. But it doesn't mean that Zhu Yunwen has no precautions.
Zhu Yunwen's intention was also conveyed to Fu Zhong through Fu Youde's secret letter.
