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

Chapter 550 Beiyuan Wolf Smoke
This was the first pioneering action of the Ming Dynasty. Although the external name was to "help the Japanese country quell the chaos", in fact, the Ming Dynasty gained many concessions under the name of Yingzhou Xuanweisi, as well as Sado Jinshan and Iwami Yinshan. The inexhaustible gold and silver, as well as the promise of the Japanese queen Guishan to "eliminate the Japanese pirates and never violate the Ming Dynasty", can be said to be a fruitful harvest.

This also made the statement put forward by the Confucian family of Yanshenggong that "foreign expansion is a militancy" no longer accepted by the people.

Emperor Hongwu personally met with the heroes of the Ming Dynasty, headed by Wu King Zhu Su and Yongchang Hou Lanyu. For this expedition, the emperor gave a very high evaluation and reward: among them, Yongchang Hou Lanyu became the Duke of Liang, and Xiping Hou Muying became the Duke of Qian, which was regarded as the official step. He became one of the famous generals in the first echelon of the Ming Dynasty.According to Lao Zhu's previous promise, if they make great achievements again, Lan Yu and Mu Ying will be qualified to seal the territory overseas and establish the "Liang Kingdom" and "Qian Kingdom".

This made many princes and generals red-eyed. How could a small Japanese country be worth such a high reward in His Majesty's heart?
A group of nobles who had not been able to go on the expedition were already thinking about how to encourage His Majesty to attack next.

Others also had their own awards: Zhang He was granted the title of Marquis of Hangzhou, and he successfully joined the ranks of Huaixi nobles; Yao Guangxiao was granted the title of Zishan Doctor; Di Meng was granted the title of General Dingyuan... Even Fujiwara was granted the title of Uncle Zhongming, and he finally became He took over the post of Guan Bai of the Japanese state and replaced the Japanese queen Guishan in the Japanese state to take charge of the Japanese government. It was regarded as holding the official seal of the two countries.But in fact, he was essentially using Guan Bai's position to dig out the Japanese base and supplement the Yingzhou Xuanwei Department of the Ming Dynasty. Such dedicated efforts could naturally be exchanged for the position of earl.

Zhu Su was also granted the title of King of Zhou by Lao Zhu, added Jiuxi, and granted the title of Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province.According to Lao Zhu's previous plan, Zhu Su already had the power to build the Zhou Wang Ancestral Hall in Kaifeng Mansion and lead the troops of the Three Guards of the Ming Dynasty.In the future, if Zhu Su feudalizes overseas, Kaifeng will be the location of the ancestral temple of the "Zhou Dynasty" built by Zhu Su. In the future, emperors of the Zhou Dynasty will go to Kaifeng Mansion in the Ming Dynasty to worship their ancestors, to show that they do not forget where their ancestors came from.

The Zhou Kingdom built by Zhu Su in the future was also a "kingdom" system, only lower than the "empire" of the Ming Dynasty and higher than the "principal state" established by the nobles of different surnames.The leader of the country is called "a certain king", which is different from the "a certain duke" of the principality, and he can rely on the principalities of the Jiuxi Alliance to arbitrarily attack the rebellion.

All in all, Zhu Su was the first prince in the Ming Dynasty to have the power of "overseas feudal territory" due to his contribution to the development of Yingzhou.In the future, when the Ming Dynasty opened up the barbaric land, Zhu Su could take his three soldiers to establish the "Zhou Dynasty".

"Lao Wu, please remember, although we have made you King of Zhou and built you an ancestral temple, we have no intention of letting you break the earth and make you king for a while." After the reward was completed, Lao Zhu specially called Zhu Su warned. "Your abilities are rare. We need to help our Ming Dynasty rise and grow before we can let you seal the border."

"You still need to devote yourself to building the Ming Dynasty for us. When we die, you will have to help your elder brother... If you want glory and wealth, we can give it to you, but if you want to escape the Ming Dynasty and become the leader of some country, that is absolutely not possible." After the reward was completed, Lao Zhu specially called Zhu Su and gave him repeated instructions to prevent him from thinking about sealing the territory overseas as soon as possible and becoming slack in the Ming Dynasty.

"Dad, don't worry, I know this. For a while, I never thought about becoming the leader of the Zhou Kingdom... A prince is enough for me, let alone a self-made leader. I also plan to wait until the Ming Dynasty is over. After that, I will give up everything and become a free and easy king."

Zhu Su comforted Lao Zhu.He understood Lao Zhu's concerns. After all, he was a time traveler and had many ideas in his mind that were unheard of in this era.If you were allowed to develop a country by yourself, in a few hundred years it might develop even faster than the Ming Dynasty.

Lao Zhu would naturally not be relieved.

And for Zhu Su himself, he really doesn't want to be a trailblazer.He loved the land of Ming Dynasty more deeply than other places.We are also willing to build this ancestral land of China into the most prosperous and powerful place far beyond any other country.

After all, if the policy of "pioneering and enterprising" is to be truly implemented, the prosperity of the country is the foundation of the foundation.Only by maintaining "strong trunks and weak branches" can Chinese civilization maintain its control over the entire world.

"Ying'er is a rare general, and he cannot stay in Yingzhou for a long time. In Yingzhou, a vassal king or a prince needs to be sent to take charge." Lao Zhu thought.Suddenly he turned to look at Zhu Su: "What do you think, Tiezhu or Lao Liu?"

"Tiezhu?" Zhu Su was stunned. Zhu Shouqian was the son of Zhu Wenzheng who guarded Hongdu. His nickname was Zhu Tiezhu, and he was titled King Jingjiang.His personality was withdrawn, but for some reason he became friends with Yao Guangxiao and improved.Zhu Su thought for a while and said: "Lao Liu is still young, but Tiezhu is of the right age... It's just that Yingzhou is far from safe and peaceful now, and it still needs a calm and courageous person to take charge. You don't want Mu to let Mu Brother Ying can be in charge, and you can replace it with another noble, but you don't have to stick to the vassal king named Zhu." "When Yingzhou is completely swallowed up in the future, I, the vassal king of the Zhu family, can take over this place."

"We are also working hard for our descendants. If we don't take control of Yingzhou from the beginning, and we rashly seal it as a king in the future, what if we are ignored?" Lao Zhu said. "Furthermore, Sado Jinshan and Iwami Ginzan are so important that they must not be left in the hands of others. What we mean is that a person from our Zhu family should be granted the right to go there."

"...Let's do this. We will transfer Ying'er back and entrust him with important tasks. Let's first send an older vassal king to take charge of the Yingzhou Xuanwei Division. In the future, when Lao Liu or one of your younger brothers gets older and has made meritorious deeds, Let's seal him off to Yingzhou. They are all members of our own family, and if the elder brother hands it over to the younger brother, there should be no risk of power disputes."

"That's fine..." Zhu Su thought for a moment and nodded.Although there may not be power disputes between brothers, at least when Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao were around, no one of his brothers would dare to stab him.Lao Zhu can live for at least another 20 years, which is enough time for the transfer of power in Yingzhou. "Then Dad, who do you pay attention to to take charge of Yingzhou? The only suitable ones are the second brother, the third brother and the fourth brother..."

"How about the fourth child?" Lao Zhu thought for a while and said.

"Fourth brother?...His ability is indeed more than enough." Zhu Su thought for a while and nodded. "Fourth brother likes to fight, and he is quite like your father. I'm afraid those famous names in the Japanese country are not enough for him to fill his teeth."

In fact, Zhu Su wanted to let Emperor Yongle rule the Japanese country, which was simply killing a chicken with a butcher's knife.But I didn't dare to say these words. After all, saying these four words "Emperor Yongle" in front of Lao Zhu is tantamount to deliberately giving Zhu Laosi eye drops...

"Furthermore, he is determined to conquer the West, and the small country of Japan cannot satisfy his appetite. He will definitely have no intention of handing over power in the future... It's just that the fourth brother still needs to make a contribution before he can legitimately take over the Yingzhou Proclamation. Wei Si. By the way, I wonder what the situation is like in Northern Xinjiang?" Zhu Su suddenly remembered something.After returning to Beijing for so many days, I actually forgot to ask about the situation in northern Xinjiang.

"North, hum. What else, a group of clowns are planning to take a dangerous blow at my Ming Dynasty..." Lao Zhu snorted coldly, but his tone was filled with unparalleled confidence...

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Northern Xinjiang is a wild land thirteen miles north of Changping County.

The bonfire was blazing, and several war horses were resting around the bonfire. Surrounded in the middle was a young man. His war horse was sitting cross-legged on the ground, chewing the grass next to it. The young man rested his head on the horse's belly, sleeping peacefully.

"His Royal Highness, King Yan, there is enemy sentiment!" In the darkness, a Ming army scout horse galloped over.

Young Zhu Di suddenly opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)