Zhu Ying did not intend to let Zhu Di and others return to Japan.

The current situation in Japan is actually not friendly to the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese country had too many mineral deposits, which caused the money in the hands of several feudal kings to rise rapidly, which also fueled their ambitions.

Legally speaking, these mineral deposits do not belong to several vassal kings, but to the Ming Dynasty, and the vassal kings only help with mining.

Because of the long distance, they now secretly withhold a large amount of mineral deposits that should have been transported back to the Ming Dynasty, turning them into their own wealth, and raising a large number of private soldiers.

At the same time, it is expanding to the outside world with the intention of gaining more wealth.

Although Zhu Ying originally knew about this, he also acquiesced in their actions. After all, to a certain extent, he was expanding his influence and territory for the Ming Dynasty.

But with the advent of steam engines and trains, especially the success of last year's Northern Expedition, things have changed.

It is obviously not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty for several vassal kings to stay in the Japanese country to develop.

So Zhu Ying planned to let them serve as commander-in-chief to fight for the Ming Dynasty.

It’s not that the Ming Dynasty lacks generals. Whether it’s the Huaixi Group or the outstanding students trained by military academies in various places, they all have enough strength to serve.

But this is the era of family affairs, and Zhu Ying also has to consider the matter of becoming a king in the future.

The power of the vassal king is maintained in the imperial power, but it is different for others. Once they grow up, they become aristocratic families.

Of course, Zhu Ying was angry with the old man about this matter.

So Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Xi directly.

When Zhu Xi returned to the palace, he told the third, fourth and seventh children about the news.

Zhu Di's face was ashen.

"I knew he wouldn't let us go back so easily. He doesn't want us to go back to the feudal kingdom at all."

What he was worried about finally happened.

Zhu Fan was a little helpless: "Then what else can we do now."

Although Zhu Fan felt that he had a good relationship with his eldest nephew, at this time, it was obvious that no relationship would work.

Zhu Zhu said: "I don't know if my grandson will allow me to take over some concubines."

Hearing the words of the two people, Zhu Di felt a little resentful that iron could not become steel. These two people seemed not to want to resist at all, so they just accepted it?

Zhu Di turned his attention to Zhu Xi, but Zhu Xi seemed to be resigned to his fate.

Zhu Xi saw the reluctance in Zhu Di's eyes and said: "What else do you want? My father has also spoken about this matter. It is not the grandson's intention alone. Is it possible for us to resist my father?"

Even if everyone has some small thoughts, they are still hiding it from their father.

Now that my father has made it clear, there is no room for change.

Zhu Di's voice was low: "If there is turmoil in Japan at this time, do you think my father will let us return to Japan?"

Several people looked at Zhu Di with bright eyes.

Zhu Fan said directly: "Do you want to unite with the Japanese? They are not fools, how could they agree? Besides, if I can't return to the Japanese country, wouldn't it be more beneficial to them?"

"I'm afraid if they knew the news, they would be very happy and they would not help us."

What Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was most afraid of were the feudal kings. If only their sons had passed away, the pressure on the Japanese country would definitely be much smaller.

Only Ashikaga Yoshi is so overwhelmed that he would agree to unite several feudal lords.

Zhu Di sneered and said: "It depends on people. Of course, we can't tell them the real news. Besides, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has the final say in Japan. Their big names only need enough money and interests, so why worry about not being able to become our chess pieces?"

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Zhu Di had already developed a number of detailed works, including some famous Japanese names who were not powerful.

When he felt that it was difficult for him to return to the vassal state, Zhu Di was thinking about countermeasures, and the news Zhu Ping brought was also what he expected.

No one wants to stay in the capital and be an idle prince, even if the capital is prosperous and lively.

But how can this be compared with our own vassal state?

They had to be suppressed by the law in the capital, and they had to worry about the Taisun's fear. The most important thing was that they had no power at all.

In the Japanese vassal state, they were unscrupulous. They were law and heaven. They could do whatever they wanted. That was the breath of freedom.

After some discussion, several people quickly decided on a plan here, and Zhu Di was responsible for the specific implementation.

Firstly, this was the plan he proposed, and secondly, except for Zhu Di, no one else actually had any specific ideas.

Zhu Di also took the opportunity to demand a large amount of money from the three people.

The amount of money was huge, but in order to return to the domain, the three of them had no choice but to reluctantly leave.

Zhu Ying did not know about the plans of the four kings because the Jin Yiwei could not monitor the feudal kings.

But even if he knew it, Zhu Ying didn't care at all.

With the arrival of spring, the war on the grassland begins again.

Of course, this is a small-scale war, and this winter has made life even worse for the grassland tribes who were already severely weakened.

First of all, a large number of grassland people starved to death. There was not enough pasture. Their horses were also losing weight, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Many of them who could not survive had already taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty and entered Guihua City in the winter.

Under the circumstances, the strength of Guihua City has far surpassed that of Wala and Tatar.

It was also at this time that another big event happened in the grassland.

Guilichi, who claimed to be the Khan of Mongolia, was counterattacked by his subordinates and was killed.

This is because many tribes believe that Guilichi is not a descendant of the Tian Khan and is not qualified to rule Mongolia. In addition, due to the Hulunbuir incident, the majesty of the Khan Guilichi was greatly reduced, which gave the lower tribes an opportunity.

Mahamu's influence is indispensable here, but the biggest reason is that Benya, the son of Elbek, returned from missing.

He did not come back alone, but also brought a large number of troops.

After the death of Elbek, Benyasili and his uncle Khaltij fled to Central Asia.

Central Asia was Timur's territory.

After Timur got the news, he took the two people to Samarkand and gave them high status and treatment.

The two uncles and nephews of Benya, who had no power, were obviously in Timur's interests.

When he captured the Western Chagatai Khanate, he used the method of supporting puppets.

This made Timur see hope that he might take over the Mobei Plateau.

That was the birthplace of the Mongols. If Timur wanted to become the second Genghis Khan, he had to obtain the Mobei Plateau and complete the legal rule of the Great Mongol Empire.

Of course, due to the long distance, Timur did not know that the Ming Dynasty was already attacking the grassland at this time.

When we got the news, it was almost winter and there was no way to march.

Timur gave Benya a hundred thousand cavalry and asked him to take them back to Mobei to regain his rule.

After Arutai got Benya and brought back Timur's 100,000 cavalry, they immediately betrayed Guilichi.

Then he united with Wala to instigate a rebellion belonging to the Guilichi tribe, in the name of not being a descendant of Tian Khan.

Arutai had a great influence on Simon Gu, and under his control, Guilichi was naturally killed.

The revenge of Benya and Mahamu was finally avenged.

In fact, this enemy must be Alutai, but now Benya Shili can't go too far into the details, because he needs Alutai now.

At the beginning of spring, Benya lost his country and declared that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was restored, and Arutai was still the grand master.

However, now the general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is Kabest who came from Central Asia.

However, Cabest was not in a good mood at this time.

When he came to the grassland, he learned that the Ming Dynasty had launched a large-scale attack and built a large city on the side of Daqing Mountain.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty captured many war horses and gathered a large number of tribes. Now even the Oara and Tatars combined cannot fight against the Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, with the advent of spring, many Ming troops came out of Guihua City and began to sweep the grasslands.

Their goal is those pastures with fresh grass.

Cabest wanted to have a chance with the Ming army, but the Ming army now is no longer the Ming army last year.

In this winter, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered soldiers who were good at riding and shooting from various Ming garrison posts to be sent to Guihua City. Together with the lower-class grassland people who had been educated, the Ming Dynasty assembled a cavalry army of 300,000.

Now the total number of Mongolian cavalry is roughly this much. Even if Kabest's 100,000 cavalry is added, it cannot suppress the 300,000 cavalry of the Ming army.

There is an advantage in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality, they are not at the same level at all.

The grassland needs rest in winter, but Ming Dynasty does not need it.

Daming's factories took advantage of this winter to process a large number of half-length armors, and at the same time, more gunpowder and matchlocks were sent to Guihua City.

The grassland tribes were in their worst condition at the beginning of spring, and many soldiers were already dizzy from hunger. How could they compare with the Ming Dynasty, which had plenty of food and grass?

Cabest marched here without bringing a lot of logistics, and such a long route did not support long-distance logistics transportation.

Therefore, in the face of the Ming army's offensive, both the Wala Tatars and the Kabest could only retreat steadily.
To be continued...