Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 518 Monk from Kyoto
Set the time back to one day ago.

On this day, thousands of Ming troops stationed in Japan continued to build Sakai Port in full swing.This is an excellent harbor, situated in a bay wide enough to shelter thousands of ships from the winds and waves of the sea;
It is also located between Settsu, Hanoi, and Izumi, and can radiate the northern and southern capitals of Japan at the same time.

In Zhu Su's plan, this place was an extremely important starting point for the Ming Dynasty to control the Japanese state.The construction of Sakai Port will naturally not stop at that short cement and mud wall.In addition to the port area, Zhu Su also plans to build warehouses, markets, colleges, shipyards, residences for thousands of households, and residential areas here. Even the farmland and livestock land used by military camps are planned, and even the city walls are planned inside and outside. Three roads were planned outside, namely the inner city, the outer city, and the barbican city. They were built entirely in accordance with the standards of large Han cities.

In the future, the port city of Sakai Port will undoubtedly become the largest city in Japan and a fortress built by the Ming Dynasty in Japan that will never fall.

For such a huge project, even if we just build a framework first, we will never finish it.The inner city wall had only been built for more than ten feet before, but now it still needs to be heightened.The outer city has just begun to survey the terrain and delineate the area. The entire Ming army camp is in full swing.

"Your Highness." Gao Qi, who temporarily assumed the post of logistics manager, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The food in the warehouse is about to run out, and the Japanese court has not sent any food and grass this week."

"Should we arrange for more soldiers to go out to sea to catch some fish? And what should we do with Emperor Changqing?"

"Haha, when the emperor saw us building construction here, he already felt that something was wrong." Zhu Su said. "It was originally agreed that all the food and fodder for our Ming reinforcements would be borne by the Japanese, but he delayed it deliberately because he wanted to remind me not to be too presumptuous in enclosing the land."

"It doesn't matter, let Fujiwara urge him. Changqing has recently won over a few big names, so he thinks that his back is strengthened."

"Recently, Fujiwara has also gathered many public ministers who are close to my Ming faction. It is just right for him to show off in front of Changqing to let him understand what kind of situation he is facing and how much he weighs."

"Good." Gao Qi nodded and was about to retreat when he saw a soldier running towards here from a distance.When he saw Zhu Su, he performed a military salute from a distance, and then said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, there is a Japanese monk outside who wants to pay homage to Your Highness."

Zhu Su frowned, and Gao Qi also said displeasedly: "Why bother bothering me about such a trivial matter?"

"Didn't I tell you before? This place is within our Ming Dynasty Concession. Japanese are not allowed to enter, and monks are no exception."

Then he turned to Zhu Su and said: "Your Highness, the Japanese monks are the most evil. They do not abide by the precepts, pursue fame and wealth, rely on their words, and stir up trouble everywhere. I want to see your Highness. I think I want to be a jester. I will use your actions as your highness." It doesn’t matter if the steps to enter the body are missing.”

Zhu Su also had no good impression of Japanese monks.The monks here were highly respected for their Buddhism, so they deceived the foolish men and women and established themselves as kings.Wherever there is chaos, monks are indispensable.But then I thought, maybe there is something that can be exploited, so I asked: "Is there anything special about this person?"

"Yes." The soldier was so frightened by Gao Qi that he dared not speak. Seeing Zhu Su asking, he quickly explained: "Originally, I didn't want to complain, I just wanted to get rid of the trouble. But the Japanese monk claimed to be a monk. Your Highness’s old friend asked me to give him a token, and he asked me to forward it to Your Highness.”

"Token?" Zhu Su reached out to take the object handed over by the soldier, and raised it to the sun for a look. "Liu Li?"

"Could it be that you want to bribe His Highness?" Gao Qi also took a few steps closer to take a look.Glazed utensils are no longer very rare in the Ming Dynasty because of Zhu Su's firing of glass.But in the Japanese country, it is still an extremely valuable rarity. "No, this is glass." Zhu Su looked at the object carefully. The sunlight passed through the object and cast a short streak of colorful light on the ground. "This...this is a prism, something from Bifeng Imperial Manor!"

In the past, in order to constantly try and improve the glass formula, Zhu Su often asked craftsmen to cast molten glass into this kind of prism.First, it is simple to make, and it is easy to see the bubbles and clarity of the glass. Second, even if the quality is not good, it can be put to the best use. After all, glass is precious and can be used as a gift to others, and it can also spread science.At that time, Zhu Su had given this small prism to many people. Li Jinglong, Xu Yungong, Zhu Shouqian, and Fang Xiaoru had all received it.

And the only objects that I have ever gifted to people who are still in Japan are...

"It's Yao Guangxiao! Come on, come on!" Zhu Su was overjoyed when he thought of this. Yao Guangxiao had no news since he came to Japan. Even Gao Qi didn't know his whereabouts.Zhu Su once thought that this prodigy might have encountered some accident in the war-torn Japanese country, but then he thought about it, how could the demon monk Yao Guangxiao be an ordinary person? How could a mere Japanese country defeat this counselor with the potential of a national scholar?

He must have some plan to hide his traces.Appearing at this time, he might have a strategy to help Ming completely control the Southern Dynasty.

Zhu Su, Gao Qi and others received the Japanese monk who came to see him in a house that had not been built for a long time.To Zhu Su's disappointment, the short Japanese monk was not Yao Guangxiao.But after asking about the purpose of his visit, Zhu Su suddenly realized that this person turned out to be Yao Guangxiao's disciple.

"The poor monk's name is Hui Ru, and he has been taught by Master Daoyan in Ping'an Capital for more than a year." Monk Hui Ru clasped his hands together, and his spoken Chinese was considered standard.

Zhu Su was surprised and happy. What surprised him was that Dao Yan had used some means to become a close associate of the shogun in just over a year.Fortunately, with the internal support of Dao Yan, the Ming Dynasty's plan to devour the Japanese country will inevitably be smoother and smoother.

As for the possibility that Dao Yan might rebel and turn against Ming Dynasty, Zhu Su was almost not worried at all.The Japanese country only had one province, the Ming Dynasty. The shogunate sounded nice, but in real terms, he was at the level of a local commander-in-chief or an admiral at best.

How ambitious is Yao Guangxiao to be able to look after a mere "general"?Will he feel at ease living under the command of a mere barbarian?

All in all, a mere Japanese shogun was not worthy of the loyalty of someone like Yao Guangxiao.

"Daoyan sent you here. Is there something you want to tell me?"

"He didn't want to repair the book, but asked you to make this trip in person... Could it be something important?" Zhu Su asked.

It was also the first time for Hui Ru to meet a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty. Although she tried to imitate Yao Guangxiao and acted unfazed by favors and humiliations, there was still some nervousness on her face.He bowed respectfully and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu, Master really has something important to do. I want this young monk to meet with you, Your Highness."

"Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has written a letter to Prince Huairo of the Southern Dynasty, asking him to launch a coup and force Emperor Nagakei to abdicate."

(End of this chapter)