Domineering Daming

Matsudaira Nobutsuna stood on a big rock, overlooking the sea from a high height, and recorded every move of the Ming Dynasty in his telescope.

"What are they doing?" Nobuzuna Matsudaira asked Miyake Shigetoshi as he watched Akito throw the hard bumps into the sea cautiously and couldn't figure it out.

Naturally, Miyake Shigetoshi didn't know about mines, so he said directly, "I'll ask someone to test it out."

Nobutsuna Matsudaira put down the binoculars, and said with a heavy heart: "Send another letter to the public to tell him about our current situation. The suggestion is...negotiate a peace."

Shigetoshi Miyake's face changed suddenly, he was extremely surprised.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna is a very proud person, and the same is true of Tokugawa Iemitsu.Wanting Tokugawa Iemitsu to bow his head is tantamount to killing him!

But Nobuzuna Matsudaira looked very calm, surprisingly calm.

Miyake Shigetoshi's heart was cold, and he said stiffly: "Yes."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said the word "negotiating peace", either they were desperate, or the price was too high, so they couldn't help but bow their heads.

He understands that it is the second type.

As long as the Ming army can easily block the Guanmen Strait, the Jiuguo Island will be left alone, at the mercy of others, but Edo cannot sit idly by, and must send heavy troops to enter the Jiuguo Island. Never ending!

terrible!

Nobuzuna Matsudaira looked at the sea expressionlessly, and soon there were boats trying to sneak in from both sides of the strait, causing explosions, and the boat was destroyed and people died.

Shigetoshi Miyake looked serious, and said: "Dian, the Ming people hid firearms in the water, and they are still eyeing the sea. The Guanmen Strait is really closed to us..."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna was silent and did not make a sound.

Shigetoshi Miyake immediately realized that even without these, Nobuzuna Matsudaira was already aware of the danger, so he was asked to send a letter to the shogunate, suggesting a peace.

With the silence of Matsudaira Nobuzuna, Kyukoshima seemed to be quiet.

On the Shimabara Peninsula, although Itakura Shigemasa was eager to eradicate Harajo, he couldn't take it down for a while, and was still in a stalemate.The Guanmen Strait is even more quiet, the sea is so quiet that not even seabirds appear.

The warships of the Ming Dynasty hovered in the sea, like ghosts, watching the Guanmen Strait from afar, silently.

The battle that had been going on just now, which seemed to be about to collapse the world, suddenly became quiet.

Not long after, Edo was shaken violently, and daimyo from all over the country were recruited by the shogunate, and this time they had to mobilize an army of up to 30!Everyone was shocked, but this order was reversed within a day, because the Ming Dynasty army raided Ezo in the north and occupied Ezo, across the Qingjin Strait, overlooking Edo!

A group of missions from Edo went to sea, bypassed the Kanmon Strait, met Matsudaira Nobuzuna in the Chikugo Domain, and went directly to the Tsushima Domain.

Not long after staying in Tsushima Fan, the situation on Kyukoku Island suddenly changed rapidly.

Itakura Shigemasa's army withdrew from the Shimabara Peninsula, and Matsudaira's army also stayed away from the Kanmon Strait.

Then, the mission left Tsushima Island, landed from North Korea, and then drove to the capital of the Ming Dynasty in a carriage.

Cao Bianjiao left before the end of the year, and time flies. By the time this mission arrived in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it was already the end of February in the third year of Jingzheng, which is also the end of February in the eighth year of Chongzhen in history.

The six ministries of the cabinet can be used to great effect, the reforms of various departments have been deepening, and the power has been dropping. It seems that the "New Deal" is making gratifying progress every day.

It was still cold at the end of February, and there was still thick snow on the roof of the harem, but there was already a hint of warmth.

Kunning Palace, under the eaves of the main hall.

Zhu Xu was stirring in the small hot pot, and Xiao Ciyi was almost two years old, sitting on the small stool next to him, with glowing eyes, staring intently at the meat in the pot.

Zhu Xu took a look at him, handed him the meat in his hand, and said, "Eat."

"Thank you, father." The little guy was still a little vague, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hands to grab it. He glanced at Zhang Yun, quickly picked up the spoon, picked it up from the bowl to his little mouth, and devoured it hungrily.

Zhu Xu looked at him with a smile on his face, but he was comparing his children in his heart.

The eldest daughter, Xiao Shuxian, is a little mischievous, mischievous and mischievous in the small study room where she teaches in the harem, which caused her husband a lot of headaches. She was often educated by Zhang Yun and Li Jieyu, but she just couldn't be honest.

Contrary to her twin brother, the eldest son, Xiao Ciye, this little fellow is quite dull, even when Zhu Xu asks questions, he speaks slowly and sometimes keeps silent.In the palace, she raised her small face and looked cute, but she was quite smart in reading, and she could already recite some Three Character Classics or Tang poems.

The second prince, Zhu Cixuan, was born of Hailanzhu. I don’t know if it’s because of Hailanzhu’s Mongolian blood. This little guy is a bit martial. Although he is less than two years old, he always gets excited when he sees the guards all day long, and he likes it. Some wooden knives and wooden swords are one of Xiao Yongning's hardcore troublemakers.

The third son is Zhu Ciyi in front of him. The little guy was born by Bumbutai and was raised by Zhang Yun. The little guy is quieter than his second brother, but he is also a member of the troublemaker, which often gives Zhang Yun a headache.

Zhang Yun is already more than four months pregnant, Hai Lanzhu is about the same, Li Jieyu already has two children, Ciyi really has no place to put this little guy, so Zhang Yun can only take it with him. Make a big mess.

"Have you felt unwell recently?" Zhu Xu asked Zhang Yun with a piece of tofu.

The lower abdomen has been swollen in four months, she touched it lightly, and said with a smile: "The imperial doctor just came to see it yesterday, and everything is fine."

Zhu Xu glanced at Xiao Ciyi and nodded secretly.Zhu Xu was still relatively lucky. It was a miracle that all the children survived.At this time, a family has seven or eight children, but in the end they can only keep two or three.

"Well, pay attention to your meals. If you have nothing to do, go to the back garden for a walk. I will come to chat with you when I have time. If you are bored alone, you can also go to the palace to visit your relatives. I am not that pedantic person. Don't worry." Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Xu's concern was beyond words, Zhang Yun's face was full of happiness, her pretty face was slightly red, and she said softly: "Yes, I know."

Zhu Xu nodded, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Ciyi looking at him eagerly, and quickly boiled another piece of meat for him. This little guy likes to eat meat very much.

"Thank you, father." The little guy said vaguely, and started to eat with a spoon.

After Zhu Xu accompanied Zhang Yun and waited for dinner, he got up and left Kunning Palace, and went directly to the cabinet.

Cao Huachun walked on the side and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet is going to review many drafts today, including detailed rules on commercial taxation, plans for salt, iron and other special projects, and the report on the reform of farmland sent by Jiangsu. A report on the progress of the 'Military Reform'..."

There are more and more things going on now, Zhu Xu nodded slightly as he listened, and said: "These I won't be present, let Liu Shimin go and listen."

"Yes." Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu, and said as he walked: "The two kings of North Korea invited the decree to come to Beijing for an audience. It was for the establishment of a heir. Shang Lian of Ryukyu wrote a letter, hoping that the emperor would accept his daughter into the palace, and that the court Can help Ryukyu build some large merchant ships and open up more routes..."

Zhu Xu frowned, but did not speak.

Cao Huachun waited for a while, and then said: "The envoy of Tokugawa Iemitsu from the Japanese country has been in Beijing for three days, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau met once, but there is a different opinion from the Commander's Office, who thinks that the Foreign Affairs Bureau has exceeded its authority. This matter should be handled by the Commander's Office." Come and take the lead, after all, their army is still floating in the sea. The Foreign Affairs Bureau believes that this is a foreign-related incident, which is within their scope of power.

"Is this what Gong Yonggu said?"

Zhu Xu paused, his face moved slightly.

Gong Yonggu is a relative of the emperor and is now in charge of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

"It's from the Foreign Affairs Bureau." Cao Huachun said concisely, and then stopped talking.

Zhu Xu folded his hands behind his back, his eyes flickered slightly, and a secret smile gradually appeared on his face.He looked at the handsome mansion not far away, and then at the cabinet on the left.

This is interesting.

What's interesting is not that both the Generalissimo's Mansion and the Foreign Affairs Bureau are interested in the Wa Kingdom, but the struggle behind it.

Although Gong Yonggu is Zhu Xu's brother-in-law and a relative of the emperor, he has no weight to dare to challenge Sun Chengzong. The Foreign Affairs Bureau is under the cabinet, and Bi Ziyan is mostly behind this matter.

Bi Ziyan has always been dissatisfied with the excessive power and position of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. He mentioned it in front of Zhu Xu more than once, but Zhu Xu calmly dismissed it, and then he didn't mention it any more.