My Daming New Empire

After Zheng He finished reading the letter, he handed the letter to Yi Xin, Zhu Zhen, and Liu Sheng who were next to him.

Marching into Kyoto, of course, is mainly based on the Shenji Battalion, and the navy is only auxiliary.The navy has not changed its outfit yet, and it is equipped with pitifully few firearms. It is more in Ming's interest to let the Shenji Battalion equipped with all firearms to fight.

However, the transportation of materials and the maintenance of transportation channels all require the cooperation of the navy.

Zheng He waited for them all to read the letter before he said: "According to the news sent by the patrol boat from Kamakura, Zenhide Uesugi led more than [-] people from the wealthy family who were close to us to attack after learning the news that our army occupied Osaka a few days ago. The public square Ashikaga Moji. The victorious Zenhide then attacked the new governor Uesugi Kenki. Mochi and Kenki escaped successfully, but the control of Kamakura fell into the hands of the former governor Uesugi Zenhide.”

Although Zheng He shifted the topic to other places, no one would feel that he was aimless, so they quietly listened to him continue talking.

Zheng He also said: "At the same time, in Kanto, Kansai and other places in Japan, there are also many supporters of Yoshiko Ashikaga who started small-scale wars. Although these wars cannot destroy the rule of Yoshiki Ashikaga, they have allowed Numerous neutral factions have favored them. Our Daming Fleet has blocked Japan since the end of last year. For nearly half a year, trade has been almost interrupted, and every daimyo has suffered heavy losses. It has also shaken the rule of Ashikaga Yoshichi. So at this time, our Daming Army directly Attacking Kyoto will not be attacked by the whole people, so as long as Commander Ji's information is sorted out, you can march into Kyoto with a purpose."

Seeing that his thinking was clear, Zhu Zhanji stopped worrying about this matter, and said to Li Liang: "Zhuang Jing built the Beijing Temple and rested for a few days. Summon him. It's time for him to go out and raise military expenses for the army." .”

A group of generals twitched when they heard this.This Highness is good everywhere, but he is a little too greedy for money.The materials looted in Osaka now amounted to 200 million taels of silver, and now the big names are still sending gold, silver and beauties over in a steady stream.

And the direct trade with these big names also allowed Daming to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver.

But His Highness was still not satisfied, and still wanted to exchange the captured captives for silver.

Now that the army is overwhelming, without the support and persecution of Ashikaga Yoshichi, those daimyos may not be as tough as they were during the Chinese New Year.

They could imagine that this would give Daming countless gold, silver and supplies.

But that's good, at least in this war, Daming made a lot of money, and brought so much money back, those civil officials would not blame the war for spending countless money.

Zheng He glanced at the special envoy kneeling on the lower deck, and asked, "Your Highness, then these people..."

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said: "The gift is accepted, the woman accepts it. As for the request to send troops, let Marquis An Yuan reply to them, and send troops within three days at the latest."

Although the news collected by Ji Gang has not been sent yet, Zhu Zhanji already knows that he has sneaked into the capital, and the information should be sent in a few days.

And for this kind of diplomatic occasion, it is most appropriate for the Marquis of Anyuan Liu Sheng to come forward.Especially since he is the main general in the attack on Kyoto this time, if he gets in touch with the opponent, he might be able to absorb some bone marrow again.

And on the day when the war started in Osaka, Yamana Shiri came to the Akito Betsuin at the foot of Iwami Mountain.But apart from the main family surnamed Lu and a few guards, nearly a hundred other people were absent.

The commander of the guards he wanted to see the most was not there, which made him a little puzzled.During yesterday's gathering, Commander Ji never said that he would go out today, and most of the people left here, he didn't even know about it, which made him a little ashamed.

Sitting in the spacious living room, Yamana Shili sat on a chair, took off his shoes habitually, and then remembered that he was not sitting on the tatami, and put his shoes on again.

"Patriarch Lu, he met Commander Ji yesterday. He didn't say he wanted to go out, and he even picked up his little girl, but left her here alone. What a shame!"

Feng Tian, ​​who was pretending to be Lu Zhong, had a kind face, otherwise he would not have chosen him to pretend to be a tea merchant.Hearing Yamana Shili's questioning, he still clasped his fists with a smile and said: "I have been bothering the famous master for more than a year, and I want to introduce myself to the famous master today."

Yamana Shiri was still a little dazed, not understanding what the other party meant.I only heard "Lu Zhong" say again: "I am the first guard of the emperor of the Ming Empire, Feng Tian, ​​a hundred households in Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, send my greetings to the lord."

The army is about to launch an attack on Osaka today. Ji Gang, as the commander of Jinyiwei, even if he does not participate in the war, at this time he must call the hidden lines hidden in Dongpu to record the reactions of daimyos from all over Dongpu after the war broke out.

Those famous masters are worth wooing, those whose advantages need to be suppressed, and those who must be eliminated.After the army officially landed, the information had to be delivered to His Royal Highness the Grandson.

Therefore, of course, Ji Gang could not wait for the intelligence summary at the remote Iwami Ginzan, but came to Kyoto from Izumo Country, where he waited for the confluence of spies.

And together with the war, they don't need to hide their identities anymore.From now on, they no longer need to live incognito.

Moreover, Feng Tian and the others knew the famous owner of the Yamana Clan very well. They knew that although this person had risen due to the situation and had taken Ishimi Kingdom back from the Kyogoku family, he was not considered outstanding.

Caught between the two big countries, he has been living cautiously, even if he knew their identities, he did not dare to publicize them everywhere.

As expected, Yamana Shiri was frightened. Hearing Feng Tian's self-reported family name, he was so frightened that he almost stood up and wanted to run.

But then, seeing the smile on Feng Tian's face, he didn't do so.

Squeezing a smile with difficulty, he also made a bow, and asked: "Then Commander Ji is not a guard commander?"

Feng Tian gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Commander Ji's real identity is this of our Jinyiwei..."

Yamana Shili sat down on the chair all of a sudden, and said repeatedly: "No wonder, no wonder..."

Ji Gang's name is not only famous in Daming, but also in small neighboring countries such as Dongying.

Yamana Shili had originally wondered why a guard commander didn't respect the patriarch, but the patriarch didn't care, and now he really understood.

However, the ruling class of Dongpu was originally composed of nobles and guards. The so-called guards were warriors. They were not like the subordinate relationship of Ming Dynasty, but more like a subordinate relationship.

Daimyo originates from the word nazu, which refers to a named field, that is, private land, and daimyo refers to a person who owns a large amount of land.

In the late Heian period, a large number of land and manors owned by the country were given or occupied by nobles such as the Fujiwara clan, which disintegrated the Bantian system.The aristocrats govern and play in Kyoto, and the land and manor they own are handed over to the retainers to take care of them.They were proficient in martial arts, riding and archery, served as thugs of nobles, and evolved into warriors later.

In the late Heian period, the emperor's power was greatly reduced, and he abdicated to implement the government.Then the samurai were recruited to act as pawns against the nobles of the Fujiwara family, and the land of the nobles was robbed by the samurai.

The emperor and the nobles confront each other, and both rely on samurai.The leaders of the Hira and Minamoto samurai groups, Hira Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoritomo took the opportunity to establish the Hira regime and the Kamakura shogunate successively. The land owned by the samurai loyal to them was legalized and became the master of the name.

In the current period of the Muromachi Shogunate, the samurai leaders who followed the Ashikaga Takashi were named guardians, and the samurai who commanded one or several countries were collectively called guardian daimyos.

Therefore, in Dongying, there is a cooperative superior-subordinate relationship between warriors and nobles.Even though Yamana Shili sometimes felt that Ji Gang's display of respect for the patriarch was not considered respectful, he still thought it was a manifestation of his strength.

Thinking of himself calling such a ruthless person brother and brother, and sending his daughter into his arms, he can only feel pleasantly surprised now.

With such a relationship, Commander Ji should be able to help him.

He then asked, "I don't know where Commander Ji has gone now?"

Feng Tian smiled and said, "My Emperor Grandson of the Ming Dynasty led an army of 20 to punish the Muromachi Shogunate. It has already attacked Osaka today. In order to cooperate with the army, Commander Ji has already gone to Kyoto."

Yamanashi's heart was in a mess, and at this moment, he had already forgotten what he wanted to do when he came here today.

Dongpu has been blocked for half a year, and everyone knows that the war will definitely start, and this day has finally come!

Although Ji Gang arrived in Kyoto Prefecture on the second day of May, he did not stay in Kyoto, which has strict household registration management, but lived in Toraiji Temple in Otsu on the shore of Lake Biwa.

This temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and survived several wars, but it has been tenaciously preserved.

And the monks in this temple are all admirers of Daming, and it is also one of the largest strongholds of Jin Yiwei in Dongpu.

When Ji Gang left from Shi Jian, there were only dozens of people around him, but after the fifth day of the fifth day, the spies who were previously deployed in various places in Dongpu gathered one after another, and the number of them exceeded [-].

With so many people showing up elsewhere, it's hard to hide.However, Donglai Temple is surrounded by mountains and rivers and occupies a vast area. Even if nearly a thousand spies gather together, they will not be discovered.

Moreover, this place can be regarded as the center of Dongpu, no matter where the spies are, the distance to come here is not too far.

In the past few days, Ji Gang has been counting the information gathered from various aspects day and night, sorting these information into categories, and organizing them into books according to different targeting modes.

It was only the tenth day of the lunar new year, and many spies from remote areas had not yet arrived. Ji Gang waited anxiously for them, for fear of missing the army's attack.

But on the surface, he was still calm, trying to win over these subordinates whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Most of these people may return to Daming in the future, and there will be no relationship between superiors and subordinates.But they are all people who are very familiar with Dongying. Even if they return to Daming in the future, they may also engage in work related to Dongying.

It will be good for his future development in Japan to keep this incense.