Hunting is an aristocratic sport, and it is very popular both in Japan and in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ying's visit to the Japanese country was more of a tour than a negotiation. The terms in the negotiation document did not allow the Japanese side to have a chance to negotiate back. Everything was based on Zhu Ying's instructions.
Even the Japanese ministers who jumped away remained silent and watched Emperor Gokomatsu stamp his seal on the covenant book.
The moment the seal is stamped, it means that the official jurisdiction of the entire Kyushu Island has been completely ceded to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, similarly, the Japanese country also obtained a large amount of high-yielding crop seeds, each weighing more than 3,000 kilograms, totaling 10,000 kilograms.
After obtaining the seeds of these high-yielding crops, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu quickly sent people to escort them back to Honshu Island. After receiving the grandson of the Ming Dynasty here, he started full-scale planting.
On summer mornings, restless horses and dazzling nobles can be vaguely seen on the green hills.
Zhu Ying did not end up at this time. He was sitting high in the stands, and below him were Japanese warriors and Ming soldiers competing.
Rather than hunting, it is more like a reflection of the military value of the two countries, and a show off of the Ming Dynasty to the Japanese.
The Japanese warrior riding a pony stood next to the tall Ming Dynasty soldier, looking as ridiculous as a clown.
In the hunting grounds, hundreds of wild boars were released, as well as leopards, elk, rabbits and other prey.
According to the rules of hunting, whichever side gets more prey and is more ferocious is the winner.
The hunting has not yet begun, and the faces of the Japanese nobles all look very ugly.
"I don't know what the general means and why he arranges such a program. Isn't this just asking for self-humiliation?"
"The samurai of our country are no match for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Doing so will only bring shame to the emperor."
Among the nobles, a Japanese minister said bitterly.
He is a member of the royalist faction and is the most opposed to the rule of the shogunate. Even though Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is now extremely powerful, he is not afraid at all.
The words were full of sarcasm, without any scruples at all.
After his words came out, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the shogunate factions.
I saw him saying bitterly: "Am I wrong in what I said?"
For a time, no one could organize a speech to oppose him.
But someone soon said: "So what if we are defeated? Can't we participate if we lose? I think the general's idea is very good. It is to inspire our warriors and let them know that they have a relationship with the Ming Dynasty."
What a difference."
"Only when you know your own gaps, you will be able to work harder to train in the days to come."
"We can't just stop fighting if we can't defeat them. Then we might as well surrender to Japan."
The person who stood up to speak was very sarcastic, which immediately aroused the resonance of the people around him.
"That's right, now that we have the high-yield crops of the Ming Dynasty, we no longer have to worry about running out of food. We should let the warriors train harder and strive to catch up with the majesty of the Ming Dynasty soldiers."
"The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are not born so powerful. As long as we are willing to train hard, we will be like this one day."
"The Ming Dynasty was founded less than thirty years ago. Our Japanese country has been inherited for more than a thousand years since ancient times. Now it is just a temporary shame."
The followers of the shogunate faction were obviously more motivated to fight under such stimulation, which made the originally small royalist faction appear very weak.
But among the crowd of followers of the shogunate, a boy in his teens looked at the grandson of the Ming Dynasty not far away with a twinkling look in his eyes.
He is the son Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who abdicated two years ago.
Ashikaga Yoshimichi was only nine years old when he ascended the throne, and he is already eleven years old this year.
Logically speaking, he should be very happy. Even though he did not gain the real power of shogunate rule because he was too young, his inheritance has been determined and he will be a stable shogun when he grows up.
It sounds good, but the reality is very skinny.
The Japanese state also has a system of eldest son inheritance, which is a cultural influence inherited from the Central Plains dynasty.
But Ashikaga Yoshimochi was not the legitimate son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. His biological mother was Fujiwara Keiko, the daughter of Sanhoinbo official An Yunbogan, and she was a concubine.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to inherit the shogunate, but it happened that neither Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, his main wife Hino Yasuko, nor his step-sibling Hino Yasuko gave birth to a son, so he made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu his heir and asked Hino Yasuko to accept him.
As an adopted son.
This is very lucky. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had previously trained Ashikaga Yoshimochi as his successor.
God happened to play a joke on him at this time.
It was in the year that Ashikaga Yoshimichi succeeded the shogunate that his step-sibling Hino Yasuko became pregnant and gave birth to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, a son, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
This is the real legitimate son.
Unlike Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who gave birth to a son casually because of drunkenness, Yasuko Hino, the step-brother, was the one whom Ashikaga Yoshimitsu truly loved.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu doted on Yoshitsugu very much, and due to his preference, the relationship between Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu began to get bad.
The biggest impact is that in the past two years, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has gradually taken back all the power of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, not to mention cutting off his contact with his generals. It is obvious that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will inherit all his positions.
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Just like Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who succeeded the shogunate at the age of ten, he regained his power through political means.
As the son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Ashikaga Yoshimochi already knows a lot even at the age of ten. He can understand his father's preference. Even if he takes back the position of shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimochi thinks it is nothing.
But the previous enthusiasm and the current dislike and even defensiveness made Ashikaga Yoshinori feel very uncomfortable.
He didn't want to compete with his younger brother, but why after his younger brother was born, his father's love was gone and he was treated as an outsider.
Aren't you your father's son?
In two years, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who was originally lively and lovely, became a wealthy man. Because of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's powerful power, Ashikaga Yoshimochi became a little twisted in his heart.
The less you want to give him, the more he wants to get it.
The only good thing is that my younger brother is still very young now, and he will have to be at least eight or nine years old before he can be replaced. This means that he can still stay as the nominal shogun for six or seven years.
Moreover, he vaguely guessed that his father wanted to seek the power of the emperor, and then merge the power of the shogunate and the emperor, so that his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshitsugu could become the truly powerful emperor.
This made him even more jealous. Every night when he lay in bed, he was thinking about how to seize power.
'The great grandson of the Ming Dynasty may be my only chance.'
Ashikaga Yoshimochi's eyes flickered. It was almost impossible for him to win against his father. No one in the Muromachi shogunate, nor the local daimyo, nor the emperor's faction could resist his father.
But the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty was different.
When he saw his father, like a humble servant, trying to please the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, he felt extremely happy for the first time in his heart.
At the same time, he also knew that the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty was more noble than the entire Japanese nation.
Coincidentally, two nights ago, he overheard the conversation between his father and the head of the Shiba family, Shiba Yishang.
This made many things clear to him.
For example, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty wanted to seize the territory of the Japanese country. For example, General Sibo and his father had the idea of assassinating the grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
In the end, my father did not dare to do this, because it might lead to the destruction of the entire Japanese country, which would truly be wiped out from history.
"If I tell the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty about the conversation between my father and General Si Bo, or give evidence that they have an assassination attempt on the great grandson of the great Ming Dynasty."
"Then the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be furious and punish his father, or even give him death penalty."
"In this case, I will be the real shogun."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi's eyes revealed a look of viciousness and resentment, and he was thinking about this possibility in his mind.
But thinking about his father's death, Ashikaga Yoshitomi gave up this idea for the time being.
Because all the power has been taken away, and he has no confidants in the shogunate, once his father is sentenced to death, he will face the same situation as when his father inherited the position of shogun.
Those seemingly loyal subordinates will take away the power of the shogunate, and he will most likely become a puppet.
This is not what he wants.
"It would be great if I could become the adopted son of the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty. Then there would definitely be many generals who would surrender to me because they want to curry favor with the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi sighed subconsciously, but suddenly his eyes lit up.
Because he felt that if he was in line with the interests of Ming Dynasty, this would not be impossible.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked in the direction of the Ming Taisun again, hoping to find an opportunity to meet the Ming Taisun in private.
"Hey, where are the people?"
At this time, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty was no longer in the stands. Ashikaga Yoshimochi turned around again and found that his father, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and Emperor Gokomatsu were no longer there.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts just now that I didn't notice what was happening around me.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi gritted his teeth. No one came to inform him, the nominal shogun, of such an important change.
At this moment, a noise sounded, and Ashikaga Yoshimichi quickly looked down.
It was the grandson of the Ming Dynasty who was dressed in military uniform, riding on a tall horse and holding an exquisite long bow. He was obviously preparing to personally participate in the hunt.
Next to the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty, there were the four major feudal lords, as well as his father Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the top nobleman in the Japanese country, and others.
But only without him.
"This is the first time I've seen my grandson mount a horse. I've heard that my grandson was very skilled in martial arts in the Western Regions back then. Today I can get a taste of it."
Zhu Ying was very familiar with the movement of turning on his horse, and Zhu Fan could tell at a glance that he must have extraordinary riding skills.
He immediately said with praise.
After Zhu Fan finished speaking, Zhu Xi continued: "It's a pity that my father is not here. If my father saw his eldest nephew hunting, he would definitely be very happy."
Since Zhu Ying arrived in the capital, he has never had the opportunity to show off his military power.
The only other time was when I was playing with Zhu Gaochi and Xu Miaojin, and I met the blind Zhou Ji.
The result of Zhu Ying's actions was naturally to implicate his father, Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia.
In the end, not only Zhou Ji was executed, but Jiangxia Hou Zhou Dexing was also implicated and executed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
From then on, Zhu Ying never showed his strength again.
Having said that, Zhu Ying, who entered the palace shortly afterwards, did not have this opportunity. If it reached the point where Zhu Ying took action, it would mean that a major event that shocked the capital had occurred.
Another time was the assassination in the capital.
That time, Zhu Ying and Zhu Yuanzhang worked together. Zhu Ying killed several assassins in an instant. His method was clean and neat, without any sloppiness. It was done in a flash of lightning.
These two displays were very private, and not even the feudal lords knew about it, let alone other people.
Therefore, what Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Shu know about Zhu Ying's military power is based on rumors that Zhu Ying once ran a business.
How exactly, no one knows.
When a beautiful hard bow was delivered by Song Zhong himself, several knowledgeable vassal kings were really shocked.
Although firearms are powerful, stiff bows are the romance of men in this era.
At present, the army uses soft bows, which can make riding and shooting more convenient.
However, the hard bow was not banned, but was transferred from the army to the hands of the nobles.
Especially in hunting activities, hard bows can better demonstrate personal strength.
Zhu Xi and others could tell at a glance that the hard bow in Zhu Ying's hand was a two-stone strong bow.
For most nobles, a stone bow is already the limit. After all, it is impossible for most nobles to fight on the front line.
For hunting, it is more about the seven-fight hard bow.
What is the concept of two stone bows?
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, only a general like Huang Zhong could shoot a two-stone bow.
For example, Lu Bu's gate-shooting halberd uses two stone bows.
In the Ming Dynasty, the two-stone bow is no longer used as a strong shooting bow, but falls into the category of power bow, which is a bow used to practice strength.
However, Zhu Ying now fired two stone bows on the horse without using the power of his legs.
Getting off the horse immediately are two completely different concepts.
The so-called Genghis Khan shot the great wither, he only had to stand on the ground and use all his strength.
The nobles of the Japanese country were a little confused and did not know much about these things, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was well-read and naturally understood what the two-stone bow of the Central Plains Dynasty was.
At this time, Zhu Ying took over the hard bow and easily held up a full moon to feel the strength of the hard bow, which was very necessary for the accuracy of shooting later.
When all the vassal kings saw this, they took a deep breath.
Zhu Ying's movements are too easy, especially the slow return after pulling the ball up, which shows her strong arm strength.
With such strength, even in the military, he is one of the best in a million.
Among the many famous generals who founded the Ming Dynasty, the only one with such miraculous power was Chang Yuchun, King of Kaiping, who had made great achievements.
Even Xu Da didn't have such terrifying force.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was even more horrified, and thought to himself: "Fortunately, the assassination was not arranged. If the Ming Dynasty grandson really had the power to shoot two stone bows, I am afraid that the assassinating samurai would not even have a chance to get close, and they would all be killed.
Shoot him."
No one would think that Taisun Zhuying was putting on a show. After all, this was hunting, not a performance, and he had to kill enough prey.
Perhaps he was responding to the situation, but at this time, about a hundred paces from the crowd, a strong wild boar suddenly broke in.
This wild boar has a very ferocious temperament. Seeing that everyone present was not afraid, it howled instead, seeming to declare that this place belongs to its own territory.
Zhu Ying's eyes lit up, and she was worried that she wouldn't have a chance to test the bow when she first started shooting it. It was a good time for the wild boar to arrive.
At that moment, he took out an arrow from the quiver hanging beside the horse.
He bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot it instantly.
Only the sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the arrow whizzed past and stabbed hard into the wild boar's head.
He groaned twice and fell to the ground.
Hearing this sound, everyone around felt their hearts chilling, and the scene was silent for a while.
The great grandson of the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts was so terrifying!