The next day is the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and the flavor of the new year has become stronger and stronger. Even Yunxi is a lot lazy.
Because he was lazy, Yunxi ignored others and officially decided to give his children and sisters a holiday. Yunzhi, who had been criticizing Yunxi for several days and had been looking forward to a break since the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, cheered.
Although Yunxi got up at the usual time in the morning, he stayed in the harem all morning, mainly talking with his children. Of course, there was no need to mention the matter of a little aunt mixed in with it.
In the afternoon, Yunxi came to Qianqing Palace and summoned Fang Mingqian to ask about the exploration northward.
After meeting Yunxi, Fang Mingqian knelt down and bowed exaggeratedly: "My minister, Fang Mingqian, has met your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
Yunxi was confused for a moment. Except for the great court meetings and some special occasions, no one would perform the ritual of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. What was Fang Mingqian doing? It was too obvious to flatter him, right?
Yunxi then asked: "What do you mean by Aiqing?"
Fang Mingqian said: "Your Majesty, I have just returned from overseas. I heard that your Majesty personally conquered the rebellion and discovered the long-lost jade seal of the country, so I congratulate your Majesty!"
Yunxi felt that it made sense to give a big gift because of this, but after all, it had been a few days, and it seemed a bit late now.
Little did he know that the reason why Fang Mingqian acted like this was mainly to make Yunxi happy, so that he would not be punished on the spot if he was dissatisfied with the decision he made on behalf of Ming Dynasty overseas without authorization.
Then Fang Mingqian began to talk about his exploration to the east and north this time.
Fang Mingqian said: "Your Majesty, I set out from Zhoushan on the seventh day of April this year and arrived at Ryukyu first in accordance with your Majesty's instructions."
"I was in Ryukyu, and I successively promoted and pacified the three countries of Zhongshan, Shanbei, and Shannan. I rested in Ryukyu for a few days and then set off to continue eastward. I arrived in the 11th district on the ninth day of the fifth lunar month."
"This time, I did not follow the usual practice of going to Nagasaki to appease Fuso. Instead, I sailed the fleet to a place in his country called Yokohama, which is an excellent port."
"I remembered that your Majesty once asked me to find a port on the eastern coast of Fuso. At that time, I felt that Yokohama was in line with His Majesty's expectations, so I discussed with the Fuso government to allow the Ming Dynasty's fleet to be stationed there for a long time."
"The Fuso Imperial Court was very surprised that my fleet had arrived. After discussion, they rejected my request, but allowed my fleet to rest in Yokohama for a few days."
"In addition, a man named Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who claims to be the king of his country, requested from the minister's fleet to send an envoy to accompany the minister back to the capital to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and also intended to request that his majesty canon him as the King of Fuso. Now the envoy of his country I am fat and rich, Zua followed me to the capital, and is now housed in the Fanguan of the Ministry of Rites."
Of course Yunxi knew that Fusang's envoy had arrived in the Ming Dynasty, and the people from the Ministry of Rites would certainly report such a thing. The reason why Yunxi wanted to summon Fang Mingqian before the New Year was also related to Fusang's envoy.
Yunxi only knew about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the clever Ikkyu of Fuso during this period, and all his knowledge came from the clever Ikkyu animation, so he had to understand Fuso's current situation from Fang Mingqian in order to prescribe the right medicine. Treat Fuso as required.
So Yunxi said: "Fang Mingqian, you have been in District 11 for a while, how is the country in District 11 now? Should I canonize this Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as King of Fuso?"
Fang Mingqian said: "Your Majesty, I believe that your Majesty must not canonize Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as King of Fuso!"
Yunxi asked: "Why?"
Fang Mingqian said: "Your Majesty, I stayed in Fuso for more than twenty days and carefully investigated the situation in the country. I found out that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was not the king of his country. His name was only the minister of Taizheng, and his son served as the general who conquered the barbarians.
But the king of his country is someone else!"
"Your Majesty, I carefully investigated the situation in the country this time and found out that Liang Huai, who was previously thought to be his king, has been dead for more than ten years, and even Liang Huai is not the King of Fusang."
Then Fang Mingqian told Yunxi in detail about the situation in Fusang.
The reign of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu belonged to the Muromachi shogunate period in the history of Fuso. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu himself was the third ruler of the Muromachi shogunate and the general of the conquering barbarians. Before Ashikaga Yoshimitsu served as the general of the conquered barbarians, Fuso was in the period of confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The monarch of the Southern Dynasty was Emperor Gogeyama, the monarch of the Northern Dynasty was Emperor Gogenyō, and Ryookai was the prince of the Southern Dynasty. The real power in the Southern Dynasty was in conflict with the Muromachi Shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu himself was very powerful. During his reign, he pacified many daimyo who did not obey the Muromachi shogunate, wiped out the Southern Dynasties, and ended the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Fuso.
Afterwards, he gave up the position of General of the Conquest of Barbarians to his son Ashikaga Yoshimachi, and became a monk himself, with the name of Daoyi. However, he still served as a Taizheng minister and controlled the actual power.
"...the three artifacts representing the monarch of his country were originally owned by the monarch of the Southern Dynasty, and had to be handed over to Gokomatsu, the monarch of the Northern Dynasty at that time. His country overrode the title of emperor."
Yunxi pondered for a moment and then said: "In other words, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is not the king of the eleventh district, there is a king above him? But he asked me, the Ming Dynasty, to be named the King of Fuso without authorization?"
Fang Mingqian said: "Yes, Your Majesty. However, as far as I know, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is originally a Minamoto clan, Ashikaga is his surname, and Minamoto is his surname. It seems that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, there was still a distinction between surnames and surnames. And Minamoto is Fuso in history.
After the emperor Seiwa, they are also members of the royal family."
Yunxi stood up and stamped his feet. Of course he knew that Fuso had an imperial family known as the Eternal Line, so Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was definitely not the nominal supreme ruler of Fuso. But he did not expect that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was also the descendant of the emperor's family.
In this way, his original idea would not work. 'Then should we confer Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as King of Fuso?' Yunhe thought.
Due to the influence of later generations, Yunxi did not intend to conquer Fusang with force. Moreover, Fusang during this period was not so easy to conquer. Kublai Khan's two eastern expeditions, the first time was blown away by the wind halfway, but the second time
The second time they successfully landed in Fusang, but they were unable to defeat the Fusang soldiers until strong winds came up again, cutting off their retreat and logistical supplies and finally failed. Although the terrain of Fusang was complex, the Mongols were best at Mangu's evil tactics.
It cannot be implemented, but it also shows that Fuso is not that easy to fight.
Therefore, what Yunxi wants to do is to use various methods to eliminate Fuso's so-called eternal family of emperors. If Fuso does not have such a core that can unite the country, Fuso will not be a concern.
But now he suddenly knew that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was also a member of the Emperor's family, so even if he replaced the current Emperor, the Fuso people would still be able to claim that they were the Eternal Family if needed.
Yunxi thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out clearly, so Fang Mingqian said: "The matters in District 11 will be discussed later. You can continue to talk about what happened after leaving District 11."
