Chapter 159 Return of the King(2/2)
"Commander Zhang, there is no need to be polite. Are you coming back from Japan?"
The little princess continued to pretend to be innocent and asked.
"Back to the princess, it is true that His Highness King Yan thought that the Japanese country was still lucky, so he led the navy from Fuso south to land in the southern part of the Japanese country. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu knew that the situation was over, and in order to prevent his lair from being destroyed, he had to kidnap the false emperor.
In order to seek peace, His Highness the King of Yan came to Beijing with his pseudo-emperor and peace envoys because of his sincerity."
Zhang Fu said.
"By order?"
Yang Feng asked.
"Zhang only knows that he is following orders. Whether the king is following orders is not known to Zhang."
Zhang Fu said with a smile.
I understand, Zhu Yuanzhang must have a secret purpose.
This is absolute, otherwise he wouldn't dare to borrow Zhu Di's courage, because he was his biological father.
But telling this kind of thing would hurt the feelings of grandparents and grandchildren, so there is no need to make it public. Anyway, Zhu Di returned triumphantly and brought the Japanese emperor to offer prisoners. Wouldn't it be a disgrace to bother him about whether he was following the order at this time? Did he follow the order?
They are all returning in triumph. If there is any blind person who insists on pestering, then it can only be because of it. But everyone is smart, and of course they will not do such stupid things that are obviously embarrassing, so just ignore it. Everyone will be the emperor.
He did not issue an edict, and the emperor did not make his grandson unhappy, but even if he did not issue an edict, it would still be a happy event for his son to win a great victory and go to Beijing to present himself as a prisoner, so there is no need to bother with those boring things.
That's it.
But Zhu Di's gorgeous arrival in Beijing instantly brought a cloud to Zhu Yunxi's position as crown prince.
Of course, this does not mean that his position as crown prince will be shaken. Zhu Yuanzhang has no plans to replace him so far. In fact, except for his excessively progressive ideas, Zhu Yunxi still conforms to Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes in other aspects. Both his handling of government affairs and his image have met Zhu Yuanzhang's expectations.
But this does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to give him some warning.
Let him reflect.
Let him think about whether he has done anything wrong and whether there is anything that needs to be corrected, such as the fallacy he has insisted on recently, such as being too close to Yang Feng, and then he can wake up and quickly change his behavior.
Some practices.
Don't make grandpa dissatisfied. It's not that your prince cannot be replaced. Look at his fourth uncle, he is also very wise and powerful.
You have to put pressure on him.
In this way, Zhu Di is still a tool...
Poor King Yan once again worked as a tool for his father.
Yang Feng looked at the approaching fleet with emotion. At this time, the shore had already begun to arrange a welcome, including sending a message to the capital, and it was in the form of victory, so soon the messenger would shout that King Yan had pacified the Japanese country and sent prisoners to the court.
The news will spread quickly to the capital and along the way, and soon there will be cheers for King Yan on the banks of the Yangtze River.
"I remember last time my father allowed their pseudo-emperor to become a monk, right?"
the little princess asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang did agree to do this last time, but obviously Zhu Di managed things more perfectly.
"What does the Japanese Emperor look like?"
She then asked curiously.
Zhang Fu smiled.
"Princess, the pseudo-emperor is extremely short, and his legs are sick. It's like putting human clothes on a monkey. And most of their so-called royal family are like this. They are actually just under Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Same as Han Xian Emperor, even worse than Han Xian Emperor.
It doesn't have any power, it's just a decoration.
As for His Majesty's previous decree, this was sent by the late general, but when the end came, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already sacrificed the false emperor. This does not count as your majesty breaking his promise to them. Since this is the king's intention, then let the false emperor
He goes to Beijing to apologize, and then His Majesty will deal with it personally. If Your Majesty is merciful and lets him go back to become a monk, that is his fate. If Your Majesty does not let him go back, then he deserves what he deserves."
he said.
"Then this can make things more formal. In the final analysis of the Japanese country, the emperor is respected. Regardless of whether he has power or not, this identity is true. Let him, as the leader of the Japanese country, submit the edition to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will be merciful.
Make him the king of Japan, but not in Japan, but in the Ming Dynasty. Then he will govern Japan with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the hereditary prime minister of Japan. How much money will be given every year to support their king. In the future, if the Ashikaga clan is disobedient, they can be here.
Its punishment.
As for him in the Ming Dynasty, let him practice cultivation, build a temple for him, and recite sutras in it.
But it doesn’t count as a monk.
His descendants can still be hereditary kings.
But they have lived in the Ming Dynasty for generations.
In the future, if our Ming Dynasty needs a large number of civilians, he can order them to be recruited from the Japanese country, and they have to bring their own food."
Yang Feng said with a smile.
I have to say that this way we can squeeze the Japanese country to the limit.
When the king of Japan was in the Ming Dynasty, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was just the prime minister. If he worked well, he would be a good prime minister. If he didn't work well, the king would punish him. As for how he can be considered a good worker, it depends on whether he knows how to measure the material resources of Japan.
, and made the Ming Dynasty happy.
Obediently mine gold and silver as a free miner, obediently provide free coolies to the Ming Dynasty, let the Ming Dynasty merchants control the business, and provide all the needs for the Ming Dynasty's fleet sailing to America in the future. These are what he, the prime minister, needs to do.
If he does not do well, then it is the king's turn to punish him. Anyway, it is their internal matter. The most important thing is to turn the emperor or the future king of Japan into a sinner who will be mourned for a long time and will die with you...
It has nothing to do with Ming Dynasty!
It's all your king who exploited you in order to indulge in pleasure in the Ming Dynasty.
Then he compiled some jokes about the Japanese king's extravagant and lustful life in the Ming Dynasty and spread them in the Japanese country.
Anyway, in the end, the Japanese king was turned into a sinner against whom the people were resentful, the emperor was completely turned into the object of hatred from the whole Japanese nation, and their myth was abandoned by the common people themselves...
Otherwise they will eventually continue secretly.
Unless they are exterminated.
But Zhu Yuanzhang at least needs to show his leniency for the time being to quickly stabilize the situation in the Japanese country. Then this method is obviously easy to be accepted by the Japanese people. The only uncomfortable thing is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After all, the Japanese king he wanted is gone, but he himself
If you have given away your bargaining chip, you can only say that you are stupid.
"Okay, hurry up and write a letter and I'll send it to Yunxi."
The little princess immediately said with a smile.
Chapter completed!