The Kingdom of Japan, the Palace of the King of Yan.
Zhu Gaochi was lying on the bed, looking a little weak.
The imperial doctor was checking his pulse, then stopped after a moment and said: "Your Highness, the remaining poison has basically been eliminated."
"It's just that the poison is relatively strong after all, and it may have damaged some vitality. I will arrange some medicinal food to replenish vitality later, and I will be able to recover after a few days of rest."
Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "There are not enough manpower in the city now, so I'll ask Dr. Li to make more trips."
Doctor Li quickly stood up and bowed: "It is my duty to serve His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince."
Zhu Gaochi nodded again, and then Dr. Li also prepared to go.
I think he has a mellow personality and is not as arrogant as his two younger brothers in dealing with others. Even in the current Yancheng, Zhu Gaochi has the highest power, but he does not feel domineering at all.
This also made many ministers who followed him feel like they had met a wise king.
The development of Yancheng as a whole is also becoming more and more prosperous.
There is a saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and vice versa.
With Zhu Gaochi leading by example, most of the ministers, including generals, were relatively gentle and treated the Japanese people in the Yan Kingdom relatively peacefully.
Here, the people of the Japanese country have a high degree of support for Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince.
There are almost no Han people here, and there are only so many family members who came with them. Except for the army, all the members are composed of Japanese.
When Zhu Gaochi came, he brought high-yielding crops with him.
The first thing I did when I arrived in Yancheng was to vigorously reduce the land tax of the Japanese people and cancel many miscellaneous taxes, so that the people could rest and recuperate.
Then arrange planting of high-yielding crops.
Food rations are a bit tight now, but even if Zhu Gaochi lowers his own living standards, he still wants to ensure that the Japanese people in the territory have enough to eat.
Of course, things like dividing land from landlords must also be done.
This is largely due to the fact that the original Japanese people actually lived a better life than before.
People, no matter where they are, especially those living in today's era.
It's nonsense to talk about patriotism. It's not something that people with poor legs who work hard every day should think about.
When they were able to have a full meal, these original Japanese people immediately praised Zhu Gaochi's merits.
Even some Japanese people who had hatred for the Ming Dynasty were gradually changed in such an environment.
When Zhu Gaochi was injured by a Japanese assassin, a large number of Japanese people were filled with indignation.
They had never read a book and could not even speak Chinese, but they still gathered spontaneously and insisted on guarding outside the Yan Palace.
One is to pray.
The second is protection.
To achieve this level, it can be seen how high the public sentiment in Yancheng has reached.
Kurosawa Daimyo is not a fool. To be able to become the leader of a clan, he certainly has his own wisdom.
But it doesn't matter what others say.
Before the Kurosawa Daimyo took action, he had actually pretended to be a Japanese businessman and came to Yancheng to inquire about the situation.
In private, of course, I went around to inspect and visit.
It was such a terrifying public sentiment that made Kurosawa Daimyo feel scared.
In fact, Kurosawa Daimyo himself was not a person of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but had been secretly loyal to the emperor very early on.
Those men in black were actually provided with money by the emperor and then secretly trained them.
Just to serve the Japanese Emperor at a critical moment.
However, under Yao Guangxiao's persuasion, Kurosawa Daimyo decided to eradicate this Ming prince.
Because his existence is the biggest threat to the future of Japan.
Unfortunately, the success fell short.
However, what he didn't know was that the Ming Crown Prince had already known about the actions that night.
"Your Highness, this is really too dangerous. I didn't agree to do this at the beginning. If the Japanese poison hadn't been too low-end, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"The safety of Yan City depends entirely on His Highness. The Japanese people outside the palace have gathered to guard it for three days, and they will not leave even if the soldiers drive them away."
"It can be seen that now His Royal Highness is the top priority not only for the Han officials who are following us, but also for the Japanese people."
Xia Yuanji persuaded him earnestly.
He also knew a little bit about the implementation of this plan.
It's just that I don't know who the visitor is.
After all, Xia Yuanji's status is equivalent to that of a prime minister in the entire Yan City.
Of course, because Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, it was naturally impossible for the vassal states on the Japanese side to re-establish the position of prime minister.
Therefore, Zhu Gaochi also discussed this matter with Xia Yuanji at that time.
Xia Yuanji, of course, strongly opposed it.
A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone someone as rich as the Crown Prince.
In Xia Yuanji's view, even if there is no such plan, if Yancheng is developed step by step, it can reach very high heights in the future.
So how can the prince be allowed to risk his own life?
But Zhu Gaochi at that time still insisted on implementing this plan.
In fact, from Zhu Gaochi's heart, his father is currently fighting on the border, and as the heir apparent, he naturally wants to perform more.
In the past, he was disliked by his father. In fact, Zhu Gaochi had always wanted to be recognized by his father.
This is also the key to why he insisted on implementing this plan despite all objections.
Obviously, Yao Guangxiao, who had been involved in the former Peking Palace for a long time, knew this psychologically very well.
"Let the people outside the palace disperse and tell them that I am fine."
"This matter actually has nothing to do with anyone else. It's because I wasn't careful enough and gave those assassins an opportunity to take advantage of. I won't be like this in the future."
"By the way, where is the eunuch who resisted the poisonous needle for me?"
"When people encounter danger, they will subconsciously avoid it. This is human nature. But at that critical moment, his first reaction was not to avoid it, but to resist the poisonous needle for me."
"It shows that he is a truly loyal person. Once he recovers from his injury, he will be transferred to my side to follow my orders."
Even thinking about it now, Zhu Gaochi is still a little scared.
Although the poisonous needle is not very poisonous, it is because it stung the arm.
If it is injected into an organ, even if you are lucky enough to survive, your lifespan will be greatly reduced.
It can be said that the situation at that time was entirely due to the eunuch leaping forward and blocking the fatal blow. Only in this way could the poisonous needle matter be completely solved in just a few days.
Xia Yuanji heard Zhu Gaochi's words, nodded and said: "That father-in-law is really extremely loyal. Then I went to tell the eunuch and let him walk beside His Highness the Crown Prince."
"The injury on his side is not serious. It was just shot in the back and did not affect the organs. It is expected that he will be almost recovered by now."
At this point, Xia Yuanji naturally can't always talk about this matter.
But regarding this matter, Xia Yuanji never had a good night's sleep and was always worried and scared.
There is nowhere to find such a good monarch.
There are too many talented people in the Ming Dynasty, especially His Highness Taisun.
Although Xia Yuanji was imprisoned later, Zhu Ying was forgotten about it and was imprisoned for a lot of time.
When it was time to make up for it, he was directly transferred from the Sichuan Household Department to the Capital Household Department.
But the closer he got to His Highness Taisun, the more he felt that he was useless. His Highness Taisun's ideas and strategies were far beyond his.
Including being able to manage the entire Yancheng territory in an orderly manner, Xia Yuanji had to admit that he learned a lot from His Highness Taisun.
And what His Highness Taisun learned there is extremely practical and not half-hearted.
It's just a pity that since His Highness Taisun came to power, he has basically controlled a general direction, and the pressure has been put on the people below.
I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
During his stay in Yancheng, Xia Yuanji had the opportunity to truly display his ambitions, and the prince regarded him very highly and had no intention of taking over power.
This made him naturally care about Zhu Gaochi's safety.
In the end.
Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice: "Those soldiers who died in the line of duty should be buried alive and their pensions should be given more."
"According to His Highness Taisun's standards for the Imperial Guard, those who have children will have their fees reduced and their meals will be included until they reach the age of 18."
Compassion does not command troops.
The guards in the palace were the victims of this incident, but as the crown prince, in order to accomplish certain important things, he would naturally make sacrifices.
This is something that cannot be avoided.
Zhu Gaochi could only do this part.
"Follow the Emperor's order."
Hearing these words, Xia Yuanji nodded heavily.
At the same time, my heart became closer to Zhu Gaochi.
This is a truly benevolent king.
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Goryeo.
Yao Guangxiao, dressed in black, stood in the court hall.
As the national preceptor, he has his own separate seat, which is a gift from the King of Goryeo and a symbol of status.
And Li Chenggui, who had secretly controlled it before, originally also had a seat.
But Yao Guangxiao, the Imperial Master, refused to sit down, so Li Chenggui was naturally too embarrassed to sit down, so he had to cancel his seat.
Congratulations to Wang Wangyao, the king of Goryeo who was established by Li Chenggui and Zheng Mengzhou in the 22nd year of Hongwu.
Originally, Li Chenggui had planned to assassinate Zheng Mengzhou and then declare himself king.
However, Zhu Ying's arrangement interrupted Liu Chenggui's plan.
The current Goryeo court has been divided into three forces.
The weakest one is naturally the Goryeo royal family, led by King Wang Yao of Goryeo and assisted by Zheng Mengzhou.
They control the least military power and appear to have a high status, but in fact they are subject to great restrictions everywhere.
The second force is naturally Li Chenggui.
Almost half of the troops in Goryeo were loyal to him, and he also controlled Goryeo's financial affairs and household department.
But in terms of sphere of influence, Li Chenggui is the most powerful.
And the third one is Yao Guangxiao.
The main components of Yao Guangxiao's power are the latent personnel left behind by Zhu Ying.
However, because they went to conquer the Japanese country, most of this group of latent personnel have been exposed to the water, marked with Yao Guangxiao's mark.
Only extremely rare parts are still lurking.
For example, Li Chenggui's imperial guard commander.
However, even Yao Guangxiao didn't know about his existence. Only Zhu Ying and a few other former core members of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce knew about it.
When Yao Guangxiao arrived earlier, it was similar to Zhu Ying's guess. In fact, there were already many people loyal to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, especially the Koreans. Their loyalty to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce had reached a very weak edge.
It was Yao Guangxiao who forcibly activated them, forced them to stand in line, and reunited them.
In fact, even Zhu Ying also knew that if Goryeo was left alone, these people who had reached high positions through the channels of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce would eventually reject the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
So at that time, someone like Yao Guangxiao was sent there.
Even without Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Ying will arrange someone else who is trustworthy.
In fact, based on the current situation, Zhu Ying is fully capable of overthrowing Li Chenggui, and even easily deposes the King of Korea and divides Korea into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
But even doing this will add more burdens to Ming Dynasty, which will also be a problem in terms of education.
Even if it could be easily suppressed during the years when Zhu Ying was in power, when Zhu Ying passed away, it was still very likely that Goryeo would break away from the Ming Dynasty.
This is not what Zhu Ying wants.
What he wanted was to truly integrate Goryeo into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also countries in Southeast Asia such as Annan adopted this strategy.
Like the Mongol Empire in the past, a short-term rule has no meaning. Only by truly incorporating them and allowing them to become people of the Ming Dynasty can the long-term influence be achieved.
The civil servants and military officers in the Goryeo court were roughly divided into three groups.
When it comes to some Goryeo government affairs, there has always been endless debate.
Whatever Li Chenggui wanted to approve of, Yao Guangxiao would oppose it no matter what.
vice versa.
As for the forces belonging to the King of Goryeo, they just saw that the other side was going to win, so they helped the weaker side.
A court can be described as a three-party melee.
On the contrary, the King of Korea thought this was quite good.
At least he gained a lot of power from the fight between the two.
The position is now relatively firmly protected.
Before the fight between the two forces came to an end, his position as King of Korea was not at great risk.
It was at this time that a soldier outside the door, ignoring the arguments in the court, came directly to Yao Guangxiao's side.
Yao Guangxiao nodded lightly, and the soldier whispered a few words to Yao Guangxiao.
After listening, Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands and saluted the King of Korea and said: "I still have some things to do here, so I will plead guilty and leave first."
After finishing speaking, Yao Guangxiao did not care about the reaction of the King of Korea. After looking at Li Chenggui calmly, he turned and left the court.
As soon as Yao Guangxiao left, the entire court immediately turned from restless to silent.
Many ministers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this situation, the King of Goryeo had no choice but to say rather feebly: "Retreat from the court."