Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu reached out to take the memorial, and opened it to read.

Wang Gui had a joyful expression on his face, probably because the risk of sailing was relatively high, and being able to come back smoothly is something worth celebrating...Although Hou Xian and the others did not accomplish anything worthwhile during this trip .

"I see, I'll ask Yousi to arrange someone to meet them at Longjiang Port." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Wang Gui clasped his fists and said, "Your maidservant receives the order."

Zhu Gaoxu beckoned again: "Wait." He pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "As soon as they arrive in the capital, you go and ask Yao Fang to come into the palace and meet me in Rouyi Hall."

Wang Gui responded.

Last year, Yao Fang was kicked out of Jinyiwei for her misbehavior.But this time, Zhu Gaoxu's impression of him has changed.After all, he was an official in Jinyiwei and worked as a spy for many years. Yao Fang found a way to find out a lot of news before he went to Japan, which is also a skill.Zhu Gaoxu wanted to talk to Yao Fang in person and ask in more detail.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu turned around and walked back to the table, immediately picked up the brush, and wrote a warrant for Hu Wei.

Order Hu Wei to ask the officials of the Imperial Academy to write an imperial decree to Li Fangyuan according to the emperor's wishes; and then ask the pedestrian department to arrange a messenger to Seoul, North Korea.The content of the imperial decree is that the Japanese shogunate was rude and ignored the request of the Ming court to ban the Japanese pirates. The imperial court decided to send troops to conquer the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island; Li Yuanfang was ordered to prepare food and fodder for soldiers, but not to act rashly.

The court's agencies involved in diplomacy include the Ministry of Rites, the Department of Hosts and Guests, the Honghe Temple, the Department of Pedestrians, and the Department of Shibo Tiju, but Zhu Gaoxu is the most familiar with Hu Wei, so he directly ordered Hu Wei to handle this matter with full authority.

With this move, Zhu Gaoxu just wanted to stabilize Li Fangyuan first, so that the battle of An Nanguo was almost over, and then launched the campaign to conquer Tsushima Island; to avoid the Ming army fighting on two fronts and increasing the burden on the court at the same time.

Chapter 733 Wude Tongbao

As soon as Yao Fang came home, he didn't even have time to have a meal, so he told his bride, Qin Shi, that he had to hurry out and go to the palace to pray.

While ordering the servant girl to boil water, Qin Shi went to the room to find decent clothes for Yao Fang.Yao Fang has been traveling on the sea for several months, her skin has been roughened by the sea breeze, and she is also tanned. She needs to take a bath and change clothes to tidy herself up. After all, she is going to see the emperor.

She chose a light and airy white gauze lining, a straight gown, and a square scarf.Then he personally waited for Yao Fang to take a bath, very attentive.

"Why did the emperor summon your husband?" Qin couldn't help asking him softly.

Yao Fang said: "A few thousand of us stayed on the coast of North Korea before, and there were many civil and military officials in the fleet. They were going to inquire about news from Japan, but they couldn't do anything. Only I thought of a way and made friends with a Japanese samurai."

While busy with work, Qin said happily: "My father studied for so many years, and finally got into Juren. He hasn't met the emperor yet. Your husband is really capable."

She thought in her heart that if Yao Fang could be appreciated by the emperor and be granted a title in the future, she would also be able to get a royal wife, wear a grand gown to visit the queen in the palace, and be respected when she returned to her natal home.Thinking about that scene, she was extremely excited by the glory, and she immediately had hope.

However, the Qin family had instilled too many women's moral requirements in her, so she didn't dare to speak out her desire|thoughts, and still only said what she should say.

Yao Fang tidied up properly, she couldn't wear official clothes, but she dressed neatly and decently.He bid farewell to his father and wife, got into the carriage and went out.

...The carriage stopped outside the Xi'an gate of the imperial city. After Yao Fang got off the carriage, she was led by an eunuch guarding the gate and walked along the straight road to Xihua gate.After the body search and questioning, they entered the Xihua Gate and then arrived at the spacious brick square in the palace.

White clouds floated in the clear blue sky, and the glazed tiles on the double eaves of the palace shone brightly in the sun.Yao Fang hadn't been in the palace for a long time, and when he came here again, he felt a sense of grandeur that was completely different from outside the palace.

On the other side of the Jinshui River in the north, the closest palace complex is the Hall of Martial Arts.Yao Fang followed the eunuch, passed by the south side of the Wuying Hall, then crossed the Jinshui River, and continued to walk north on the wide brick floor until they came to the Rouyi Hall.

Yao Fang walked outside the main hall of the Rouyi Hall, and began to prostrate and kowtow: "Yao Fang, a grass-roots man, I have an audience with you by order. Long live the sage."

The voice inside said, "Come in."

Yao Fang got up and finally approached the emperor again.In the simple and spacious palace, the doors and windows are well lit, and the inside is bright and quiet. There is a large table in the middle of the hall, and Zhu Gaoxu, who is wearing a tuanlong suit, sits behind the table.

It is extremely difficult for the world to get here, but because of Yao Fang's family background, it is still easier than most people.He kowtowed in front of the table again, Zhu Gaoxu said: "Excuse me."

In the palace at this time, there were no maids and eunuchs, let alone officials.Zhu Gaoxu probably didn't want to summon Yao Fang with great fanfare.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You have traveled a long way and got tanned a lot. It is a good thing to suffer a little bit, so you can be more stable in the future and avoid big losses."

Yao Fang immediately felt a bit of kindness, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has taught you well, and the grassroots will remember it."

Zhu Gaoxu asked again: "I know you are married, and the Guo family members have also gone. Are you satisfied with the bride?"

Yao Fang gradually relaxed a little, and said: "The grass people lost their heads before, and then they came to their senses. The Qin family and the grass people had no grievances or enmity, and their reputation was humiliated. They are indeed innocent. The grass people had no choice but to ask my father to propose a marriage. Only in this way can we make up for some of the crimes. Later, I found out that Mrs. Qin is a good woman. She often says what she means, but she is very educated and speaks nicely, which saves the grass people a lot of trouble."

Zhu Gaoxu finally showed a smile on his face, and nodded approvingly.He quickly asked directly: "What is the position of that Ouchi warrior you befriended?"

Yao Fang said: "His name is Da Nei Sheng, he is a guardian and a monk. There are many feudal states in Japan, but the territory may not be comparable to a county in Ming Dynasty, which is ruled by the guardian daimyo. The guardian daimyo is like a prince, They have the power to apprehend and judge criminals, taxation, government administration, etc., as well as military power. Below the daimyo, there are guardians who manage farmers in some villages. Ouchi Sheng is a guardian.

In terms of their localities, except for the Kamakura government in Kanto and the explorers in various places, the officials of the samurai family are all samurai. "

Zhu Gaoxu said: "How did you make friends with this person?"

Yao Fang couldn't help laughing and said: "It's nothing more than doing what he likes, giving him a few compliments, and then giving him the benefits he wants. I saw that he was bald, so I found a Japanese-speaking person to be an interpreter, and I talked about Buddhism with Da Nei." They can marry wives and have children as monks, but Masaru Ouchi has already returned to vulgarity in order to become an official. Let's talk about the similarities and differences of Buddhism between the two countries, and the discussion is very speculative.

Ouchi Katsuki is also from a samurai family, and he practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, which is actually Japanese swordsmanship.I also said that I used to be a general, because a woman was almost sentenced to death, so I became a businessman.So we used wooden knives to learn martial arts.Unexpectedly, the Japanese sword technique is quite sharp in short and medium distances. I lost several games in a row, but I couldn't beat him at all.

Even if it's just a sparring match, the Japanese samurai are very competitive. I am very happy that Ouchi won.I couldn't help but compliment him a few times, praising him for his superb swordsmanship.I'm too lazy to argue with him, if I really want to fight, I'll knock him down with a single shot from a firearm..."

But Zhu Gaoxu said: "Japan has many mountains, the place is not open, and there are few people fighting with weapons, so firearms may not be effective."

As he spoke, he picked up the brush, wrote and drew on the paper and wrote it down.

Yao Fang felt that the Japanese were poor and short, but seeing that Zhu Gaoxu attached great importance to his opponent, Yao Fang became more serious, and said, "I observed Ouchi Katsuki's performance|drawing a sword, and it is indeed very fast. He draws a sword The posture is reverse drawing, with the back of the knife attached to the scabbard, and the scabbard is an attacking style, without any delay, fast and ruthless."

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "A guardian daimyo, how many such warriors are there?"

Yao Fang shook her head and said: "I didn't ask about this, but from what I heard from the conversation, their warriors need people who don't have to farm the land by themselves. I guess the number is not many; because most of the army is Qingzu. Qingzu is almost some poor peasants. , lack of food and clothing, lack of training, some people will use bamboo spears and spears, and some people will use longbows."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "No gun|cannon?"

Yao Fang said: "The Japanese who came to Geoje County from Hakata did not carry firearms. I don't know if there are firecrackers, but there must be no cannons. Ouchi Masaru talked about the lack of iron in Japan."

Zhu Gaoxu then asked: "Hou Xian said in the memorial that the Ouchi clan was dissatisfied with the Muromachi shogunate. Is this confirmed?"

Yao Fang said: "This matter is a bit chaotic. Not everyone in the Ouchi clan is dissatisfied with the shogunate. The authority of the Japanese shogunate is far less than that of our Ming court, and the government orders above cannot be unambiguous; it sounds like grassroots people are always playing games.

The former family governor of the Ouchi family participated in the rebellion of the Kamakura government and was defeated and died.The family governor's concubine, Ouchi Hiroshige, was the eldest son, but he surrendered to the Muromachi shogunate halfway; so after the shogunate quelled the rebellion, Ouchi Hiroshige was made the guardian daimyo of the two neighboring countries.

The position of House Governor was inherited by Ouchi Moriken, Hiroshige's younger brother, the former House Governor's son-in-law. His mother belonged to the powerful Sanjo clan.So the Ouchi brothers broke out in a civil war.

In the end, with the strong support of his mother's family, the legitimate son gained a decisive advantage, and of course he was very dissatisfied with the shogunate.However, those remaining forces that failed, without the support of the marriage clan, could only rely on the shogunate, and were more inclined to Kyoto. "

Zhu Gaoxu pondered: "If we had occupied Tsushima Island earlier and intervened, this matter would have been more chaotic."

Yao Fang was stunned for a moment, then said: "Caomin is just trying to put it simply. In fact, before the Ouchi family participated in the Kamakura rebellion, they also participated in a war against the rebellion and gained a lot of benefits; it is said that they are powerful because of this." Rising, becoming more and more arrogant, and obtained the guardianship of the six leading countries...Unexpectedly, the second time I stood up wrong, and even lost Shi Jianguo, who is capable."

"Shi Jian?" Zhu Gaoxu frowned suddenly, looking in deep thought.

Yao Fang didn't know why, and didn't understand what was so special about this place name.

Zhu Gaoxu even stood up from his chair, thinking a little restlessly.After a long while, he suddenly slapped his forehead, pointed to Yao Fang with a suddenly enlightened expression, and said, "I saw Yinshan! I remembered, is there a big silver mine there?"

Yao Fang looked bewildered, and said in a daze, "Caomin doesn't know about this."

"Never heard of it?" Zhu Gaoxu wondered.

Yao Fang shook her head, then immediately nodded and said affirmatively, "Caomin has never heard of it."