Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu agrees with Hou Xian's explanation more, it is much more convincing than some god possessed to spread the word!

In the memorial, Hou Xian tried to describe the power system of Japan, but he did not speak clearly, probably because they also heard it from the mouth of "Ouchi".Moreover, it seems that the rule of Japan seems to be very complicated, and it is really difficult to describe it clearly.

... There is an "emperor" in Japan, of course Zhu Gaoxu knows.

However, what is strange is that they have the emperors of the north and the south; the agreement reached now is to take turns to sit on the throne, and there are constant internal disputes about this.However, the emperor has no real power. From the perspective of power, he can ignore it first.

Under the emperor, there are two faction groups with more real power.One is the leader of the shogunate, General Yoshichi Minamoto, who led a force called "Samurai", mainly composed of warriors, and seemed to be the highest authority recognized at this time; however, some areas in the Kanto region were semi-independent| Traditional hereditary aristocratic rule, but nominally ruled by generals sent by the shogunate.

Below General Zhengyi of the samurai family, there are three leaders, all of whom are hereditary samurai, appointed from the three families of Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama.The decision of the Japanese shogunate not to accept the canonization is the meaning of these generals of the samurai family.

Moreover, in the shogunate, there are many conflicts of grievances and grievances.

The Ouchi clan of Hakata revealed: the death of the former General Minamoto Yoshimitsu was rumored to be an assassination!Because Minamoto Yoshiman wanted to be the emperor himself, some people were dissatisfied; and Genji left hidden dangers on the issue of heirs, causing the generals in the samurai family to support each other.After many battles were brewing, Yuan Yoshimitsu was assassinated | killed, and then Yuan Yoshimitsu won and became a new generation of shogun.

However, the Shibo family and the Hatakeyama family chose someone to be the leader of the shogunate, who was in charge of foreign affairs; but in their respective families, they also had the post of family supervisor, who was in charge of internal affairs.Therefore, within the family, there are grievances and conflicts that cannot be resolved.

The reason why the Ouchi clan of the samurai family in Hakata, Kyushu told so many inside stories is because they received a large amount of copper coins, and second, they were dissatisfied with the policies of the Kyoto shogunate.The Ouchi family seems to be willing to trade with the Ming Dynasty, because they need the copper coins sent by the Ming Dynasty for circulation.

... Zhu Gaoxu read Hou Xian's memorial, although he was at a loss, but he also had a general impression: the severity of the infighting in the Japanese shogunate far exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty, but the Wu family was very xenophobic.

Hou Xian finally wrote that because Japan refused diplomatic relations, he did not dare to act rashly until he got the emperor's will.North Korea|North Korea's Geoje County and the capital of the Ming Dynasty are far away, and the imperial edicts and memorials took a long time. After the army, Chinese and military discussed, they decided to lead the fleet to return to the capital first.

Zhu Gaoxu's heart was troubled, and the progress of the northern fleet was obviously very unsatisfactory.The navy composed of thousands of soldiers only escorted the North Korean envoys and the Japanese envoys back, and then got a little information through bribery; just doing these things, there is no need to send so many sailors there, of course A voyage at a loss.

He was not in a good mood and went back to Qianqing Palace very early in the afternoon.After asking that the person serving the bed today was Concubine Shu Du Qianrui, Zhu Gaoxu sent someone to call her over to talk with him to relax.

Not long after Du Qianrui arrived, the eunuch Wang Gui also arrived at Qianqing Palace.

Wang Gui stepped forward to meet Zhu Gaoxu and Du Qianrui, hesitant to speak.Upon seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu said, "If there is anything else, let's talk about it."

"My lord, there is a secret report from Prince Zhao's residence..." Wang Gui said softly.

"En." Zhu Gaoxu responded, motioning Wang Gui to continue.He felt that there was nothing wrong with Du Qianrui.

Wang Gui talked about the secret report of Zhao Wang's mansion because Zhu Gaoxu was paying attention to Zhao Wang's affairs recently.

Most of the new palace built by the imperial court for Gao Sui in Zhangde Mansion has been repaired; and in return, Zhu Gaoxu found a new princess for Gao Sui.The candidate for Concubine Zhao was not a woman from the Mu family, nor did she restore the title of Xu Zhang's daughter; she chose Wei Da's second daughter.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu heard that Wei Da's second daughter was not good-looking and very fat.Zhu Gaoxu sent an eunuch to Beiping, told Gao Sui the truth, and said that he could choose another one.Gao Sui wrote the letter, and he cared most about women's morality; he heard that Wei Guogong's family education was very strict, and Webster was well educated and courteous, so he was very satisfied with the candidate.

Zhu Gaoxu had already stated clearly that Gao Sui had to choose again, but Gao Sui replied like this; then there is no need to bother to continue to choose.As long as Zhu Gaoxu summons Wei Da again and talks with him, he can confirm Zhao Wang's marriage.

At the same time, the imperial court sent a You Changshi to Zhao Wang's mansion, and inserted a dark thread to enter.This is what Wang Gui reported: "King Zhao said something to Zuo Chang Shi Gu Sheng, which is completely different from what he wrote in the memorial."

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "What did Gao Sui say?"

Wang Gui said in a deep voice: "King Zhao said that he can be a prince because he was born in the Zhu family; he can be a prince instead of a county king, and it all depends on his father and second brother. And Zhao Wangfei can only have one, not The position of marriage is wasted.

He also said that there are many beauties in the palace.If you get tired of it, go outside to lure| seduce some women, as long as it doesn't make too much noise, the second brother won't do anything to him.Therefore, for the candidate of Princess Zhao, of course he didn't have to choose his color; talent was even more useless, nothing more than being able to compose a few sour poems.What else can I choose besides my origin?It doesn't matter what Princess Zhao looks like, what matters is who her father is!It's better to be a little more eye-catching, so as not to make people feel uncomfortable; but even if it's too ugly, as long as Princess Zhao has a sense of proportion and doesn't always complain about lack of sleep, he thinks there is nothing wrong..."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless when he heard this.

Gao Sui's words in private were harsh, but after thinking about them, Zhu Gaoxu felt that they were quite reasonable.Isn't that the kind of thinking that a clan that comes from a noble background and doesn't want to suffer?

Zhu Gaoxu thought of himself, but he had never thought about it that way before. At this moment, he came to his senses. It was because of his poor background in his previous life that Diao Si's mentality could not be reversed in time.After all, when one’s family background is not good, the correct way of thinking is to believe that one must rely on hard work and hard work, although it often does not change much.

But he has also benefited from it. If he hadn't had a more resistant mentality, how could he have come to where he is today?

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu accidentally glanced at Du Qianrui, and found that she looked very embarrassed and blushed.

Wang Gui also quietly raised his head to look at Concubine Shu, also showing embarrassment.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I know, you go down."

Wang Gui bowed and said, "Your maidservant will leave."

After a while, Du Qianrui said softly: "At first, I thought that it would be nice to be a slave by the Holy Majesty's side, but I didn't expect the Holy Majesty to treat me so favorably."

"It's all fate, you are like this, and so am I." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Du Qianrui thought for a while, but she didn't seem to understand the second half of Zhu Gaoxu's sentence.It is impossible for her to understand.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "It's rare to have a love match, a friendship is not inferior to the actual benefits. Besides, if I want benefits, I will find a way to get them!"

When Du Qianrui heard this, a look of admiration gradually appeared in his eyes.

Chapter 727 The Sea Breeze Comes Again

In the south of An Nanguo, at the mouth of the Ma River, the huge Ming army fleet floated all over the sea.

The torrential rain flew under the dark clouds, and the waves caused by the wind and rain were no longer blue, but black water.Countless tumbling black waves made one's scalp numb, and the originally beautiful sea showed a hideous and terrifying face.

However, the rain did not last long, and soon the wind and rain gradually weakened.The dark clouds dispersed slightly, and the sun appeared from the clouds in an instant, which was really unpredictable.

Seeing that the wind and waves subsided, Wang Jinghong took a group of people off the treasure ship and landed in several small boats.There was no one on the shore, nor did Chen Jikuo's people come to greet him.

It stands to reason that it should be easy for Chen Jikuo's people to come here.

A few years ago, a civil war broke out in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of Ming army households stationed in Annan was reduced to less than 8, and they shrank to the Dongguan area (Hanoi) and the plains on the north bank of the Red River; various rebels in Annan were able to quickly occupy Annan. Most of the places, among which Chen Jikuo has already occupied Thanh Hoa.From Tsinghua to the east along the Majiang River, it is only tens of miles away to the mouth of the sea.

Ming army scouts found a ruined temple not far from the shore.Wang Jinghong didn't see Chen Jizuo's people, so he took everyone to the ruined temple, and put his statue of the concubine in it, no matter how many, he burned incense and worshiped first.

Wang Jinghong is from Fujian, and he especially believes in Mazu.Most of the soldiers under his command did not worship Mazu, but they heard that Mazu had the divine right to control the sea, so everyone believed it and worshiped together devoutly.

I don't know how long it took, the scouts reported that there was a boat on the Majiang River.Sure enough, after waiting for a while, I saw a wooden boat appearing on the river, slowly going down the river.There were about [-] people ashore on the boat, holding flags and approaching here.

Wang Jinghong and others saw that there were not many visitors and there was no hostile behavior, so they stood and watched.Those Annan people's flags have Chinese characters written on them: Dai Viet.The civil and military personnel of the Ming army squinted their eyes, looking at the words above with cold eyes.

"Don't make mistakes, they want to build their own country, and we shouldn't care about it at this time, just pretend we didn't see it." Wang Jinghong warned.

The soldiers clasped their fists together and said, "Obey!"

When the Annan people arrived, a black, thin, middle-aged man wearing a hat like a tou and a red round collar claimed to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites of the Dayue Dynasty.Wang Jinghong saw that his attire was very similar to the official uniform of the Han people, but for some reason, there was a loose feeling on his body;Perhaps the climate in Annan Country is too hot, and this kind of robe doesn't seem to be suitable for them.

But the person everyone pays most attention to is a general, he is Ruan Jingyi, he has been to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Jinghong and others know him.Ruan Jingyi is a military general, wearing a helmet on his head, and the northern generals of the Ming army often wear similar helmets; perhaps in this rainy place, the soldiers in the back wearing pointed tapered bamboo hats will feel more comfortable. Shade can also provide protection from rain.

Ruan Jingyi and others spoke unproficient Chinese, exchanged briefly, and accepted Wang Jinghong's official document.They roughly explained the purpose of their visit. The Annan people came to welcome the envoys of the Ming Dynasty; and the Ming Dynasty court was to send back Chen Jikuo's "envoy" and send the envoys to negotiate peace with Chen Jikuo.

The envoy this time is Liu Ming, who was born as a Jinshi and edited by the Imperial Academy.Liu Ming bid farewell to Wang Jinghong and the others, and said, "May the next voyage, Wang Gonggong and others, be smooth sailing."

Seeing that there were only a few followers around Liu Ming, Wang Jinghong couldn't help but said, "It's the rainy season in Annan Kingdom, and diseases are prone to occur. When Mr. Liu is here, he must boil water before drinking, and eat more herbs to prevent diseases. , the road is muddy, try to go out as little as possible, and prevent blood-sucking insects."

Liu Ming's eyes were a little moved, and he clasped his fists again and said, "My lord, everyone, we will meet later!"

Everyone bowed and saluted together on the deserted seaside, and Liu Ming and others turned around and walked towards the Annan people.

In the court, eunuchs and civil officials could get along on the surface, but in fact they disliked each other, and civil officials discriminated against eunuchs the most.But in this foreign country, Wang Jinghong and Liu Ming felt a little close.