Chapter 221: The eldest grandson versus the eldest grandson
Although the position of Imperial Master is extremely glorious, Yao Guangxiao really doesn't care about the Imperial Master outside the Ming Dynasty.
But he will definitely implement His Highness Changsun's will thoroughly.
He came to Goryeo for two main purposes.
The first is to control the heroic forces living in Goryeo.
In fact, as far as the latent forces in Goryeo are concerned, many of them were originally Goryeo people, but they were tempted by the elite merchants and then joined.
But in front of their home country, these people's loyalty to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is not worth testing.
Second, there is the issue of Japanese pirates.
There are two routes to fight against Japan. The first is the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is relatively close to Japan and can easily station troops.
And here is Korea.
After Yao Guangxiao briefly contacted Qunying's underground forces in Goryeo, his first step was to target Japanese pirates.
Yao Guangxiao knew very well that there was only one way to control these native Koreans and even create a confrontational situation with Li Chenggui.
That is to drag Goryeo into the quagmire of war and make the situation in Goryeo chaotic. Only in this way can there be hope.
Yao Guangxiao's intention for His Highness Changsun was very clear. The final result was to turn Goryeo into a province of the Ming Dynasty.
But you should not use too much force to conquer. Goryeo's current attitude makes it difficult for Ming Dynasty to become famous.
Moreover, Zhu Ying once told Yao Guangxiao in detail that because of Goryeo's support for the Ming Dynasty, my grandfather had no intention of attacking Goryeo.
Unless it is, Goryeo voluntarily sacrifices its country.
Only Ming Dynasty could reluctantly accept it.
After Yao Guangxiao arrived at the capital of Goryeo, he stayed for only three days before asking Li Chenggui for instructions to clear up the Japanese pirate rebellion along the coast.
Of course Li Chenggui didn't want to agree.
What's this thing? It's just a matter of coming here to be a national advisor, but you still have to command my soldiers?
You are a monk, why did you become a general and seize power?
However, just when Li Chenggui ignored Daming's face and wanted to refuse.
The ministers in the court began to agree one by one.
Forget about one or two, almost 70% of the courtiers came out to support Yao Guang Xiaoping.
Li Chenggui was almost frightened to death.
Who dominated Goryeo, or was everyone shocked by the Ming Dynasty?
Li Chenggui had no choice but to agree.
then.
Busan Castle, along the coast of Korea.
A hundred thousand troops hoarded.
Yao Guangxiao sat at the head of the city hall, looking at more than a dozen generals below.
A full 150,000 troops.
This was almost half of Goryeo's troops, and Yao Guangxiao brought them out in one breath.
In fact, it was originally only 50,000.
How it turned into 150,000 was naturally controlled secretly by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
The 150,000 troops made Li Chenggui fully understand that the current Goryeo was not under his control.
"Inform the Imperial Preceptor that all the people in the coastal areas have begun to forcibly move away. There are 1,200 Japanese pirates hiding among them. All of them have been arrested. Please give instructions to the Imperial Preceptor."
A fierce general reported to Yao Guangxiao.
It's just that in this Goryeo territory, Chinese is spoken.
Except for some generals who couldn't understand, the others looked normal.
It seems like that's how it should be.
After Yao Guangxiao heard this, he nodded gently and said, "God has a good heart, so execution would be too cruel."
"Now across the Busan Strait, Tsushima Island has been occupied by Japanese pirates, and the Japanese country has no ability to control Japanese pirates."
"Therefore, the poor monk believes that in order to completely eliminate the source of Japanese pirates, we should go to Tsushima Island to clean up. These Japanese pirates just contribute some energy to shipbuilding."
"What do you think?"
Yao Guangxiao acted very quickly and directly mobilized the troops without even caring about logistics.
This means that the current army of 150,000 people only has half a month's rations. If Goryeo does not transport food here within half a month.
An army of 150,000 people would have to starve.
As the saying goes, before the three armies move, food and grass will go first.
Yao Guangxiao's approach actually broke a taboo on marching.
But he doesn't care at all.
If you, Li Chenggui, don't come with food, you really are taking advantage of Yao Guangxiao's wishes.
When the time comes...hehe.
Yao Guangxiao, who only cares about the way of heaven and does not care about people's hearts, is really very cruel in this regard.
And this time to attack the Japanese pirates along the coast, Yao Guangxiao used similar methods to Zhu Di to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
Even the Korean people in those small villages were directly driven away and relocated.
Next, after Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, many generals nodded: follow the instructions of the Imperial Master.
Even more than a dozen Goryeo generals who could not understand the Chinese language ignored it and nodded along.
"In this case, there is no need to say more. Find some guides and recruit all the nearby people to build the ship with all their strength."
"After two months, I will see an army of 60,000 soldiers crossing the Busan Strait and landing on Tsushima Island."
Yao Guangxiao's voice became extremely serious at this moment.
Now in July, that is to say, in September, he will go directly to Tsushima.
This... is really too fierce.
No scruples at all.
What about people's livelihood, preparation, food preparation.
Don't worry about it, just come here and let the Master do it.
The generals below looked at each other in confusion.
After being soldiers for so many years, this was the first time they saw a commander like this.
More than a dozen Goryeo generals seemed to sense the subtlety of the atmosphere, and quickly asked the person next to them what the Imperial Master had just said.
After the explanations from the side, more than a dozen Koreans arrived, and there was an uproar and screams.
One of them, who had a relatively high status, stood up and clasped his fists, then started chirping at Yao Guangxiao.
"What did he say!" Yao Guangxiao asked the general next to him with an expressionless face.
"National Master, what he means is that we can't fight like this. Tsushima Island is difficult to capture. If something goes wrong, who will be responsible."
"Their soldiers will not be willing to follow them across the Busan Strait. Please think twice."
After hearing this explanation, Yao Guangxiao looked at the Goryeo general indifferently.
When the Goryeo general saw that the imperial master was looking at him, he started chirping a lot again.
The general next to Yao Guangxiao was about to translate when he saw Yao Guangxiao interrupting with a gentle wave of his hand.
Then he said: "If you can't even understand what the poor monk said, how can you gain any insights?"
"Such words are really deceiving the public. Please take back this general's seal, dismiss him and investigate, and follow the observation of the poor monk."
"This person seems to be very friendly with the Japanese pirates. He is very likely to be in cahoots with the Japanese pirates on Cat Island. He will be put into prison for interrogation first."
As soon as Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, thousands of strong men immediately raised the Goryeo general to his feet.
The Goryeo general looked puzzled and began to explain loudly.
"Quack!"
Yao Guangxiao scolded him, and the warriors on the left and right slapped him with a few slaps, and he suddenly became quiet.
"Everyone, do you have any other opinions on this matter?"
"I'm just a monk. I still don't understand a lot about fighting. Don't be humble. If there's anything wrong with you, just tell me."
Yao Guangxiao said with kind eyebrows and kind eyes.
But in the hearts of all the generals on the Goryeo side, this is not a Buddha, it is clearly a demon.
Living in Korea, Yao Guangxiao no longer pretended to be himself, and his true nature began to be gradually exposed.
What do the lives of the people of Goryeo have to do with the poor monks?
With an army of 150,000, are you afraid that you won't be able to capture the small island of Tsushima?
As for how many people will die, Yao Guangxiao doesn't know.
All he knew was that no matter how many people died, Tsushima Island must be taken down.
Only in this way can the instructions given by His Highness Changsun be fulfilled.
As for the troops stationed on Tsushima Island, it is obvious that Japan will not sit idly by and it will easily lead to a tug-of-war between Goryeo and Japan.
"Since the generals have no other opinions, let's do it this way."
Yao Guangxiao made the final decision.
.......
At this time, the frontier of Ming Dynasty.
An extremely luxurious carriage drove into the Ming Dynasty.
The decoration of this carriage is completely different from the Ming Dynasty style, and it is not even Mongolian style.
It seems like a style from far away.
The cavalry guarding the carriage were obviously different in appearance. They were Turks, a mixed race of yellow and white. If examined in detail, they were closer to the Mongols.
This is an envoy from the Timur Empire.
Beginning in the 20th year of Hongwu, Timur hoped to establish a military alliance with the Ming Dynasty to jointly resist the Mongol rule. He sent envoys many times to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and establish diplomatic relations.
At this moment, Timur's empire can be called an empire.
From the 21st year of Hongwu to the 23rd year of Hongwu, it was only three years.
The Timurid Empire has conquered Khwarezm, Afghanistan, and surrendered to the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.
During this period, he made many western expeditions and conquered the entire territory of Persia.
In the present twenty-fifth year of Hongwu's reign, the Golden Horde Khan Tuotuomis was defeated in the Kunduercha Valley and Terek River battles, and the army was moving north to sweep away the Golden Horde.
But this time the envoys came here, seemingly to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact they came to find out the reality of the Ming Dynasty.
The decoration of the carriage was exclusive to the royal family of the Timur Empire.
Sitting in the carriage was none other than Pier Mahima, the grandson of Emil Timur, the leader of the Timur Empire.
At this moment, Timur sent the imperial princes and grandsons here, and the meaning was very obvious.
The Golden Horde can no longer stop the Timur Empire's army. It can be clearly seen that if the grassland is conquered by the Timur Empire, there will be no buffer between the Timur Empire and the Ming Dynasty.
This is indeed the case historically.
Twelve years later, Timur's empire claimed to mobilize 1.3 million troops to conquer the Ming Dynasty.