The day after Lan Yu returned to the capital, Yang Feng also returned to the capital. At this time, the news of his contest with Lan Yu had spread throughout the capital. It was obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang was deliberately adding fuel to the flames...
This is the result he wants.
Of course, he should know that Lan Yu can't beat Yang Feng.
After all, Lan Yu is just a strong general.
Strong generals are human beings too.
But Yang Feng is really hard to say!
"Lanyu is arrogant and domineering, but he is by no means broad-minded. If you lose to him, he will take advantage of you. If you win against him, he will also hold a grudge against you. No matter what, he will be your enemy in the future and will never reconcile.
, he will find ways to deal with you secretly in the future."
Zhou Dexing said.
He also returned to the capital.
Now the war with Japan is basically over.
Because before Zhang Fu and others could return, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu couldn't hold on any longer.
His second batch of envoys has arrived. Except for sending them to the emperor's family, all others have agreed. As for the issue of the emperor, he hopes that his majesty can give permission for the emperor to become a monk. Not to the Ming Dynasty, but to become a monk in the Japanese country.
The position of the emperor will definitely not be retained. He will only be a monk in the future. His excuse is that the emperor is just a false title and is just a religious symbol respected by the people. As for the real purpose, of course it is to save the country through curves and keep the emperor in the Japanese country first. As for becoming a monk, it is not worth it.
First of all, it is a routine operation for the emperor to become a monk, not to mention that he is not prohibited from marrying a wife and having children.
Of course, it is definitely not possible according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
but……
Isn’t it enough if he is not a monk?
He is a Shinto believer, so if he becomes a monk, he can just go to Ise Shrine directly.
Although shrines, especially Ise Shrine, are not temples, even Zhu Yuanzhang would not understand. After all, Japanese shrines and temples are so messy that it is really difficult for outsiders to distinguish them.
Then it is passed down from generation to generation.
It becomes an existence similar to so-and-so.
This calculation is very shrewd. It seems that the emperor has become a monk and no longer exists, but in fact it is still the same, except that the original nominal supreme ruler of the country has become a pure spiritual leader. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was awarded the title of King of Japan.
, and became a secular ruler.
He got what he wanted.
But the cohesion of the Japanese nation remained unchanged.
But Zhu Yuanzhang seemed really ready to accept this. Although Yang Feng had told him that the emperor's monkhood was just to fool people, and the emperors in the past often became monks, but Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to not want to continue to force the Japanese country. After all, he was not prepared to continue the war, although Zhu Di always
The victory was maintained, but the logistics consumption was always huge. If Japan refused to send the emperor, Zhu Di's logistics would not be able to support the continued attack.
He is fighting across the sea.
Moreover, it is not a short-distance cross-sea operation, the entire transportation line is thousands of miles long. That is, because of the shipping knowledge provided by Yang Feng, the difficulty is significantly reduced compared to the past.
Otherwise, the past shipping capabilities would not be able to support such a war.
Moreover, spring has begun at this time, and the sea will enter the typhoon period next, making shipping this distance more difficult.
His first principle is national strength.
He will not fight a war that overextends the country's strength.
As for the affairs of the Japanese country, didn't he want to become a monk? The Ming Emperor built a temple for him, gave him a title, and allowed him to become a monk in this designated temple. However, according to the Ming Dynasty's monk system, he was prohibited from marrying and having children. As for those who had already given birth to children,
If you have a son who has passed away, please send this to the Ming Dynasty, or else you will become a monk together, but other clans must send them to the Ming Dynasty. In short, you will be cut off from your roots.
There are many ways to solve it.
What's more, it's Annan's turn now.
Therefore, Zhou Dexing, who was originally patrolling the coast, was recalled to the capital by Zhu Yuanzhang. Although his title of marquis was not restored, he was promoted to the governor of the left. He was considered to have returned to the core of the Ming army. It was mainly to show the emperor's nostalgia to the outside world.
Lao Zhu has been a little uneasy lately.
Yang Feng made him upset and worried that something would happen after his death.
Therefore, he was particularly friendly to the veterans. Not only did he comfort Fu Youde and Feng Sheng, but he also conferred earl titles on Zhou Xing, Song Sheng, Yuan Hong and other lower-level veterans who had not originally been ennobled. Yuan Hong's daughter was also selected as a son.
Daughter-in-law, he was Li Wenzhong's confidant and is currently the governor of the left. Zhou Xing is currently guarding Kaiping, which can be regarded as suppressing the Monan grassland. Song Sheng is still guarding Gansu. With the Ming Dynasty's previous expansion in Guanxi, this direction relies entirely on his suppression.
He was originally granted the title of Marquis during the Yongle period.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has blocked it in advance.
But now Zhou Dexing has lost interest in continuing to work for him.
He is also older.
If you need to drink, drink alcohol; if you need to support your adopted daughter, continue to support your adopted daughter.
"So I should just beat him to death?"
Yang Feng said with a smile.
"I didn't say that. Besides, you are competing in martial arts and not fighting to the death. Of course you can't kill anyone.
It is said that the emperor's grandson is planning to host it himself.
Your Majesty has also decreed that Lan Yu should have a good fight with you, and don’t let Daxia Elementary School look down on Ming Dynasty.”
Zhou Dexing said.
Yang Feng smiled slightly.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to kill Lan Yu and deliberately asked Zhou Dexing to instigate him.
It's just instigation.
After you win, you will be an enemy, and after you lose, you will also be an enemy. You are all enemies on the left and right. Why not just kill him? This will be the end of the world. Then Yang Feng becomes the public enemy of the Chang Yuchun generals, and even the emperor's grandson will alienate him.
.After all, the emperor's grandson is the co-leader of the Chang Yuchun faction. Lan Yu, as the number one general, was beaten to death by Yang Feng. If he remained friendly with Yang Feng, it would be difficult for him to convince the generals of the Chang Yuchun faction. At least he would have to distance himself.
His Majesty the Emperor can be happy.
He killed Lan Yu without having to do anything himself. Lan Yu was different from others. He was really worried about Lan Yu. Others, even Feng Sheng, were at most worried that they would help the feudal lord behind them.
Wang, but it is really possible for Lan Yu to become Yang Jian.
The second one successfully isolated his grandson and Yang Feng.
To prevent his grandson from continuing to learn bad things.
The third is to make Yang Feng the hated one, and the dead soldiers raised by Lan Yu can come out from time to time to avenge the Lord, and it has nothing to do with the emperor anyway.
This is a personal vendetta.
Then Yang Feng can experience various assassination methods every day.
It's okay if you fail.
Anyway, it was definitely not ordered by His Majesty the Emperor.
"Your father is too insidious."
On the carriage back, Yang Feng sighed with emotion.
The little princess sat beside Pikachu and hummed happily while holding Pikachu in her arms.
Of course she will do what she promised.
In fact, it is not difficult. It is just a doll, which is furry and difficult to handle. Fortunately, you can fool it with velvet. At this time, velvet is already available, although the name is not velvet. In Nanjing, a weaving powerhouse, this is just a trivial matter. The only thing
The problem is the color…
Yellow!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon robe is indeed not the bright yellow of my Qing Dynasty.
In fact, he mainly wears red.
The Ming Dynasty respected the virtues of fire and respected red, but yellow was also banned, so weavers definitely didn't dare to take on this kind of work. It wasn't that they couldn't make it, but they didn't dare, so the little princess was made by Yang Feng's employees.
Because of this, only one has been built so far.
As for the Pikachu legion he promised...
You have to do that slowly.
"Are you thinking too much? How can my father be so sinister? You are talking as if he is bad."
said the little princess.
"Ha, your father's ability to conquer the country is not based on unparalleled benevolence and righteousness. The one who can have the last laugh among the heroes in troubled times is ruthless and cunning enough. Of course, luck is also essential. There is also a way to survive.
It's long enough. In short, you can't use morality to measure an emperor. The word "good" or "bad" cannot be used for people like him. Emperors have no morals. The foundation of emperor's art is amoral. All people and everything are like ants.
Morality?
That’s what you ask of others.”
Yang Feng said.
"I think you are cunning enough, but not ruthless enough."
The little princess blinked and said simply.
"What do you think? If you turn your family into a country, wouldn't it be better than a princess from a small county?"
Yang Feng said.
"don't know!"
The little princess continued to speak purely.
"Sell your cuteness and don't think nonsense. I'm really not interested in your Zhu family. The world is very big and there are many good places. I won't rob you of the Zhu family. I just want to transform this country and make it more beautiful."
In our time, although it is impossible to truly achieve it, we should at least achieve it as much as possible.
I guess I can't go back.
So you have to pursue something, and this is my pursuit.”
Yang Feng said.
It was almost dark at this time, and although the drums were not beating yet, people were rushing outside. Their carriage moved forward like this, and soon reached a bridge. A man carrying a basket passed by, but his hand was stretched out in the basket.
Yang Feng pressed the little princess on his lap without hesitation. Then something flew out of the man's hand and flew in through the window. Yang Feng caught it and threw it directly to the other window.
The man was stunned for a moment and threw himself under the bridge without hesitation.
And there was an explosion on the other side of the water.
Amid the chaotic screams around him, Yang Feng sat in the car and looked outside.
"Princess!"
Zhang Ying poked her head in and screamed.
Yang Feng lifted the little princess's head, and the latter looked at him in shock.
At this time, Yang Feng pulled out the pistol from her waist and opened the slide. The assassin had climbed out of the water and climbed to the shore, then ran away. Yang Feng simply shot the assassin twice in succession, and the assassin was shot in both legs.
Then fell down...
"It seems I guessed wrong. After all, it's impossible for your father to blow up to death along with you."
he said.
The frightened little princess nodded quickly, and then quickly lay down again.
"Damn it, use my grenade to blow me up, and I will no longer provide grenade guarantees in the future."
Yang Feng said immediately.
In fact, there is no need for it.
Nowadays, as there are more and more bank branches, its benefits are becoming more and more obvious. In the end, this is good in the first place. But in the past, people were worried about it, so they needed the hand grenade guarantee. But now that we know its benefits, the hand grenade is not
Grenade has no meaning anymore.
When Yang Feng left, especially when the news of his death came, the little princess stopped giving grenades.
And some depositors take the initiative not to.
After all, this is a firearm. Although His Majesty the Emperor did give permission, for those savers who just want to manage their money, having this thing in their hands is still uneasy.
Just like this time.
Who leaked the grenade?
The emperor must investigate, otherwise he will be in trouble one day if someone throws it away to him.
Very troublesome.
Since the bank's reputation is worthy of assurance and there is no need for grenades, why bother having such a thing in hand, which may cause trouble at some point.
So it just ends now.
"Sapphire?"
Zhang Ying looked at the assassin who was being held down by the incoming soldiers.
The latter's legs were broken, so of course he couldn't run.
"He wants to overwhelm me, but he doesn't want to kill me. He and I are both members of the Emperor Taisun's group. What he wants is to establish that he is the boss among the Emperor Taisun's group. He is a military commander, of course.
You have to use the method of a military general. What's more, this martial arts competition has become so popular. How could a man with such a good face like him kill me with assassination in advance? Wouldn't that make those military generals laugh?
Not sapphire.
But those who want me and Lan Yu to die.
The biggest suspect is His Majesty the Emperor, but His Majesty the Emperor cannot let his daughter be buried with me, so it’s hard to guess who it is now, after all, there is already a long queue of people who want to kill me."
Yang Feng said.
Of course, these words are to comfort the little princess.
In fact, it is not impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang...
Just a daughter!
For an emperor, sacrificing a daughter is really not a big deal.
But you can't say this to the little princess.
She is just rebellious in adolescence now, and she just wants to be angry with her father and vent the pent-up anger of being a good baby for twelve years under her father's shadow. However, her affection for her father remains unchanged, just like the rebellious power of modern girls of this age.
Same as above.
"But I am very curious now. Most people should know by now that I am an unkillable monster. Even a load of gunpowder from His Majesty the Emperor could not kill me. Do they really believe that a grenade can do it? This
Even if the thing really explodes, there will basically be no other consequences except killing you two. Why would they do this? It's okay to kill you, but if you blow her up, she will definitely have to face her father.
The last incident involving King Qi resulted in so many heads falling to the ground. If something happens to her this time, there may be even more heads falling to the ground. Is it worth taking such a big risk for an unlikely result? "
Yang Feng touched the little princess's dog head and said.
The latter was still lying down, like a frightened cat.
It was supposed to be cute.
But coupled with her height of almost 1.7 meters and her rapidly growing figure, it completely changed.
"But since the intention is to kill you, I won't be punished if I fail. After all, His Majesty the Emperor also wants to kill you, but he is just afraid that you will jump over the wall, so he doesn't dare to do it.
Now that someone is doing it for him, the emperor will certainly be happy.
Failure deserves a reward!”
Zhang Ying said.
Yang Feng suddenly laughed.
"You are smart. Indeed, even if they fail, they will not be punished, but will be encouraged. So taking advantage of this opportunity, it seems that they can do a lot of things.
Something I never dared to do.
Some things His Majesty the Emperor was not allowed to do.
Then in the process, they completed some layouts that they couldn't do before.
This is playing bandit, and I am that bandit.
There is indeed no hope in killing me, but there is a lot of hope in doing something that could not be done otherwise.
but……"
he said.
Then he dragged Zhang Ying into the car. The latter was caught off guard and screamed and fell on top of the little princess. The next moment, Yang Feng's claws fell...
"You have to be punished for calling me a dog!"
Yang Feng said amid her shameful and angry screams.