After more than a week of recuperation, Zhong Jinwei appeared in front of Emperor Chongzhen alive and well.
In fact, his body had fully recovered two days ago, but because Archie was pregnant, he took another two days off before rejoining the great cause of reviving the Ming Dynasty.
"Master Zhong, I didn't expect that Jianlu would send envoys to lobby Japan in an attempt to get Japan to send troops to the southeast coast." Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei in surprise.
"Oh, the envoy from Japan has returned?" Zhong Jinwei was very surprised when he heard this.
Although in the original history, there was no such thing as an alliance between the Japanese and the Japanese. But he was not sure whether his appearance would change anything.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Yes, and thanks to his adapting to the situation, he burned down the Jianlu embassy and killed all the Jianlu, leaving Japan with no way out, so he came with the envoy to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhong Jinwei was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Who is this envoy? He is so powerful?"
In his memory, Ban Chao of the Eastern Han Dynasty seemed to have done this, and his heroic and decisive deeds have been passed down.
"His surname is Sun, his given name is Chuanting, and his courtesy name is Boya. He is from Daizhou Zhenwuwei." Emperor Chongzhen knew what his official name was. For Zhong Jinwei, it was not conducive to his impression, so he directly introduced Sun Chuanting's basic information.
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"Ah, it turns out to be him, no wonder." When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he naturally knew who it was. Sun Chuanting was also a famous person in the history of later generations.
After hearing Zhong Jinwei's answer, Emperor Chongzhen knew some information. He confirmed: "Master Zhong, he is a famous person in your hometown."
Zhong Jinwei nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty. Since it is him, according to the reputation of my hometown, it is not surprising that he can do these things."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was delighted because he had discovered another talent that Master Zhong had missed.
"Your Majesty, when did they arrive in the capital and where are they now?" Zhong Jinwei asked Emperor Chongzhen.
"I just arrived yesterday and was resting in the embassy. It's a pity that I missed the prisoner presentation ceremony a few days ago, otherwise it would have been enough to frighten the Japanese and they would not dare to contact the captives again." Emperor Chongzhen first answered Zhong Jinwei's question, and then said regretfully.
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, what's so difficult about this! Let me accompany them to visit the capital for a few days and listen to the discussions among the people. They will naturally know about my Ming Dynasty's victory in the war against the captives."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded first, then shook his head a little doubtfully: "Then do they suspect that the folk are exaggerating and not credible?"
"How is that possible? Let them see the heads of those prisoners and Daishan and others to prove it." Zhong Jinwei replied without thinking.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head. He had mentioned it during the discussion with Wen Tiren and other cabinet members yesterday. He said to Zhong Jinwei: "This is not enough to prove, because the Japanese do not know those people."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he felt that Little Japan was extreme. After hearing the slightly exaggerated opinions of the people, and looking at some unfamiliar so-and-so, he might really have doubts, so it would be better to be direct.
Thinking of this, he replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, if not, I will hold a military parade to scare them."
"Military parade?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little confused and asked quickly.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei introduced the military parade ceremony of later generations to Emperor Chongzhen, and then added: "It doesn't need to be very formal. I just need to give you a few days to train and show the military might of the current Beijing camp."
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen pondered instead. After a while, he said: "Master Zhong, will this cost a lot of effort?"
Zhong Jinwei had already thought about this point just now, and he replied: "Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to do this. Because it is related to the success of the feudal feudal clan's overseas affairs."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very curious and asked quickly: "How could it be?"
"Your Majesty, the vassal clan's feudal overseas empire must pass through the waters near Japan. If they do not truly surrender to the Ming Dynasty and are afraid of the Ming Dynasty's combat power, it will be an extremely troublesome thing to harass the Ming Dynasty's ships traveling south and north."
Zhong Jinwei's face became solemn and he analyzed Emperor Chongzhen seriously.
After Zhong Jinwei said this, Emperor Chongzhen also realized this. He had actually thought about it when discussing the North American route before. Therefore, he sent Sun Chuanting to explore the attitude of the Japanese king.
It was just because of their successive victories against the captives that Emperor Chongzhen and others ignored Japan's potential threat to the North American route.
"Your Majesty, only by frightening the Japanese can we avoid having to resort to war against Japan when trouble occurs in the future." Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen did not speak immediately, Zhong Jinwei said again.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zhong Jinwei seemed to have misunderstood, so he said to him: "I know, I just remembered it. This matter has been discussed before."
Zhong Jinwei nodded, and suddenly said with a little regret: "It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty is not strong enough now, otherwise there would be no need for any military parade to scare little Japan. Let him harass the North American shipping lanes, and then use this as an excuse to send troops to destroy
Little Japan is the safest way."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this. It would be nice to have such a day. In the past, the Ming Dynasty was quite good to Japan, but it resulted in disasters caused by Japanese pirates and the Korean War during the Wanli period. For a country like this, there is no psychological burden if it is destroyed directly.
It's just a pity that it can't be done now, because a war like destroying a country cannot be achieved by simply fighting a few battles. As a king, Emperor Chongzhen still understood this truth.
"Okay, I will follow Master Zhong. As for the Japanese envoys, I will let the Ministry of Rites arrange it. I will only wait until Master Zhong arranges the military parade, and then let the Japanese envoys see the power of the Chinese army." Emperor Chongzhen concluded.
At this time, none of them expected that after some years, Ming Dynasty would finally send troops to Japan.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei issued an order to prepare for the military parade. At this time, Little Japan had just finished fighting and killing on those small islands and had not seen much of the world.
Zhong Jinwei will not make this military parade as standard and grand as that of later generations. He only needs the Beijing camp to show the momentum of a strong army.
Regarding this point, Zhong Jinwei is not worried at all. Because the Jingying camp was originally the elite selected from the army of King Qin of Ming Dynasty. They have all been on the battlefield and experienced life and death. Even the death camp and the new army have experienced brutal battles or multiple victories.
The edification is even different from that of ordinary elites.
When Zhong Jinwei just left the palace, he suddenly remembered what he and Lu Xiangsheng had discussed, which was how to prevent the Jianqi from counterattacking. This point had to be cleared with Emperor Chongzhen in advance. So he turned back and entered again.