Domineering Daming

Fu Changzong bowed slightly, and said: "I have no objection from the lower officials."

Bi Ziyan was satisfied with Fu Changzong's attitude. If Fu Changzong "willed to go his own way", the cabinet would struggle. With such a cooperative attitude, the work of the cabinet would be much easier, and Fu Changzong would be a great help.

Zhu Xu sat in Qianqing Palace and looked down at the two halls. He could clearly see some people and things inside, and he was quite satisfied with it.

Now that things are on the right track, those fetters have been eliminated, and there is a lot less to worry about, so I have to do things well.

Zhu Xu was in the Qianqing Palace, running on both sides of the cabinet, speeding up the summary of this year and the plan for next year.

This year's affairs are undoubtedly quite complicated. Even if there are summaries and deletions by the Sixth Cabinet and others, it is still extremely complicated. Once you immerse yourself in it, it is difficult to break free.

Almost all the top and bottom of the Ming court were united in handling government affairs and carried out a high degree of rotation.

On the other side, Cao Bianjiao has already boarded a ship in Tianjin Wei, heading for North Korea.

Daming has been preparing for so long, and finally he is going to make a serious move.

post house.

Akihide Tokugawa and Kamematsu Aoyama sat opposite each other, one with a distressed expression of constipation, and the other with a face as sinking as water, gloomy and cold.

"Is there really no way to avoid it?" Tokugawa Akihide looked at Aoyama Kamematsu with a struggling face, full of displeasure.

Aoyama Kamematsu looked at Tokugawa Akihide, and said, "Wakaden, give up."

Tokugawa Akihide is not stupid, he knows what happened, but he is still not reconciled, it is obviously a lose-lose thing, why do people always enjoy it, is war really inevitable?

"Akira, are you really going to start a war?" Tokugawa Akihide asked, looking at Aoyama Kamematsu with burning eyes.

A sneer appeared on Qingshan Guisong's dark face, and he said: "Ming people are too arrogant, they forgot how His Highness Taige taught them a lesson decades ago! This time, they dared to beat our Wa kingdom!" My idea, just wait, Gongfangdian will beat them all over the place, and wipe out the whole army!"

Tokugawa Akihide already understood that his visit this time was nothing more than delaying time and finding out the details of Mingren. Tokugawa Iemitsu had already made a plan and would not discuss peace with Mingren.

He looked at Qingshan Guisong, hesitated to speak, and finally did not speak in pain, just stared at the table in a daze.

Qingshan Guisong didn't say much, raised his head, turned to the outside, gloomily, the north wind howling, his eyes flashed with sternness.

On the other side, Tanaka Ichiro and that flirtatious woman were playing chess.

"Mother, did you hear that?" Ichiro Tanaka asked while laying his hands down.

The flirtatious woman had a flat expression, she was rarely without a top on, and had such a trace of innocence. She glanced at Ichiro Tanaka and said, "Are you scared?"

Ichiro Tanaka frowned, and said, "Shimabara has already restrained most of the shogunate's forces. If Ming people divide their forces into two groups, the shogunate will be very passive. Ezo, I, Mutsu, will be next."

The coquettish woman sat down, picked up the tea beside her, and said in a very firm tone, "It's not as simple as you think. The most anxious thing will definitely be our Gongfang Hall. The wisdom of the hall is not something you and I can match."

Tanaka Ichiro still had a serious expression on his face, and said, "This is very dangerous."

The flirtatious woman took a sip of her tea, smiled, and said, "You underestimate our Japanese country too much. Ming people's ambitions are doomed to collapse and pay a huge price."

Tanaka Ichiro didn't know how many things the coquettish woman was hiding from him, but seeing her so calm all the time, he felt a little relieved.

Chapter 1137 The First Stop

Although Cao Bianjiao left Beijing this time, although he was low-key, he has always attracted much attention, and he knows where he is going.

There is quite a bit of noise about the matter of the Wa Kingdom in the ruling and opposition parties, and there are many discussions in private.

However, the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty are complicated now, and various affairs are being prepared. Once ready, there will be a big discussion and a vote, and it will be passed in a form of "all people are united" and announced to the world.

This is something that will happen in the next year, and it is still the second year of Jingzheng, and the Ming government and the public are extremely busy.

Although it is winter in the north of Ming Dynasty and Liaodong, it still can't stop the heat here.

Even in winter, reclamation, hunting, and mountain thoroughfare can be seen everywhere, and even some fishing boats are still breaking the ice to go out to sea, fishing for fish and shrimp, non-stop around the clock.

Liaodong is a relatively free place. It was established from a "blank place". In most places, there is no Shen Ke who lived in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years. System establishment, policy implementation and future development are all relatively easy.

Sakhalin.

You Shiwei is now the deputy commander, stationed in Sakhalin Island. He is now in the base, looking at the chart on the table in front of him, his face is cold and his eyes are piercing.

Beside him were three captains, who were also looking at the chart, and one of them said: "My lord, we have a total of 5000 troops stationed in Sakhalin Island. If we want to take down this Ezo, the strength is a bit insufficient. Should we invite the Commander Xiong?" Send troops for reinforcements, or send a letter to Cao Zongbing to clarify?"

"no!"

As soon as his words fell, another captain retorted decisively, saying: "My lord, we have been stationed here for two years. We have not made any military achievements at all. We spend all day digging wasteland and building military projects. If we ask for help now, I am afraid that some people from above will be affected." Thoughts, even if we don’t send someone to replace us, the credit book will lose a little bit.”

"That's right, the Wa Kingdom is very ambitious, and its heart to invade my Ming Dynasty will not die. The emperor was furious and vowed to eradicate the Wa Kingdom! If we are cowardly at this time, maybe we can only stay here by then, and we will have no credit at all!"

"However, we only have 5000 people, and if we keep another 3000 garrisons, we can only take away [-] people. There are more than a dozen ships, and we can barely transport two cannons. How do we fight this? If we lose the battle and ruin the emperor's plan, then we will blame it. No small matter!"

"Then what should we do, we can't stop fighting, right?"

"If you disobey the order, the Military Law Office will directly execute everyone above our captain!"

Everyone is arguing endlessly.

You Shiwei ignored them and kept looking at the chart. When they stopped, he said indifferently: "What does the intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department say?"

A captain raised his hand and said, "My lord, the current lord of Ezo is Matsumae Kohiro, the second generation. He is 40 years old this year. His character is relatively weak, but he is very capable. Ezo is much stronger than the previous generation. Shi Gao Nominally, it is 50, but Ezo has a vast land and few people, a lot of supplies, and frequent commerce. I'm afraid there are [-] million people. The population is not easy to calculate, because it is mixed, and there are warriors who can be called. The military intelligence department estimates that it will be around [-] at most. .Their feudal hall is in Fukuyama Castle. The city is not big, and a few cannons can be exploded. It faces the Mutsu Fan across the sea. The relationship between the two feudal clans is close. If my army conquers Ezo, the Mutsu Fan will definitely rush to help... "

The crowd frowned upon hearing this, so why is this Ezo even more difficult to deal with?

"However." The captain added: "The mainland of Ezo is rarely involved in the civil wars of the vassal states, and with the Mutsu domain as a barrier, it must be not very good in terms of fortifications or psychology. If it is a surprise attack, it will Useful!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, Qiqi looked at You Shiwei, and said, "My lord, let's make a surprise attack. If we take Fukuyama Castle in one fell swoop, Mutsu Fan will react. When they cross the sea again, we have enough confidence Deal with it!"

"That's right, if they know that it's me, Daming, who sent troops, they will definitely hesitate, and maybe they will hold back and ask the Tokugawa shogunate for instructions. The time in this period is enough for us to gain a firm foothold!"

"My lord, Cao Zongbing has taken over as envoy to fight against the Japanese, and we have also received an order. Although we are asked to prepare, if we can check clearly in advance and take down Ezo as soon as the order arrives, it must be a great achievement!"

"My lord, why don't we go one step further, secretly catch some Aizu people, spy on more information about Aizu, especially the route, for future use!"

You Shiwei has been in Liaodong for many years, has rich combat experience, and has also "advanced studies" in the military academy. He is a quite calm and vigorous general.

Hearing the clamor of the crowd, he straightened up suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "The necessary preparations before the battle must be sufficient, and the information of the Military Intelligence Department must be carefully checked. In addition, we should send people to sneak into Ezo to spy on the necessary information. Our soldiers The quantity is insufficient, so we need to fight quickly and use blitzkrieg! Weapons, I have already written back to Cao Zongbing, and will deploy enough gunpowder, ten captive-killing guns and a troop carrier from North Korea... We must closely observe the weather, if There is heavy fog, which is the best chance to cover up our actions! The Ainu people will use some short muskets, and the armor must be distributed to all soldiers. Our Ming soldiers, each is very important, and must not be easily damaged..."

"Follow orders!" A group of captains listened, straightened up abruptly, and responded in a deep voice.

Each of them has bright eyes and passionate emotions.

Sakhalin Island was preparing quickly, and Cao Bianjiao's fleet soon arrived in North Korea, and then directly entered Seoul.

Cao Bianjiao met with the king of South Korea, and after a brief reception, he had a secret talk with Qin Yiming.

Qin Yiming has been stationed in North Korea for many years, and has the deepest understanding of North Korea and Japan.