Domineering Daming

All the warships and elite navy of the Ming Dynasty are in Fujian and Taiwan, ready to deal with the invasion of the Dutch at all times, and cannot spare any troops to teach this little Satsuma clan a lesson.

Although there is a naval base of the Ming Dynasty not far from Zhongshan, there are not many warships, not even many artillery pieces.

The Satsuma domain must be taught a lesson, and Ryukyu must also be kept!

Zhu Xu paused with his fingers, raised his head abruptly and said to the outside: "Cao Huachun, call Lao Cao here."

"Yes." Cao Huachun answered outside the door, and then said: "Your Majesty, King Shangfeng has been waiting outside for a while."

Zhu Xu raised his head and looked outside, then paused and said, "Serve the food, please come in, King Shangfeng."

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded.

Zhu Xu glanced at the information on the table again, got up and went out.

The dishes on the table are already served, five dishes and one soup, two meat and three vegetables, one of the meat is eggs.

Zhu Xu looked at and nodded slightly, wearing casual clothes, looking outside the door.

King Shang Feng, who was dressed in royal attire, and the country's prime minister, Shang Lian, strode in, raised their hands not far from Zhu Xu and saluted, and said, "My minister Shang Feng (Shang Lian) sees His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and may His Majesty live forever and live forever." .”

Zhu Xu looked at the two of them, smiled and waved his hands and said, "You two have come from a long way, there is no need to be polite, let's have dinner with me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" The two thanked at the same time, King Shang Feng stepped forward and sat down opposite Zhu Xu, while Shang Lian stood.

King Shangfeng was startled looking at the dishes on the table, and couldn't help but look at Shang Lian beside him, Shang Lian hurriedly said to Zhu Xu: "The Ming Dynasty is rich all over the world, and His Majesty is so frugal, which makes the ministers admire."

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "The two of you may not understand. The weather is weird recently. It is extremely cold when it is cold, and it is extremely hot when it is hot. want."

King Shang Feng would also come to understand at this moment, and said to Zhu Xu: "Da Ming has a vast land and rich resources, and it will surely survive the disaster."

Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks and said, "You don't need to be too polite, just eat whatever you want. If Ryukyu needs food, I, Ming, can support it. The treasury still has some reserves."

Naturally, King Shangfeng didn't come here for this reason. He thanked him first, then got up abruptly, raised his hand and said solemnly to Zhu Xu: "I saw the might of the Ming army yesterday, and I was deeply shocked. I have something to ask Your Majesty, please allow it!"

Zhu Xu paused for a moment with the chopsticks he picked up, then put them down again, his heart moved, he looked at King Shangfeng's expression unchanged and said: "I know what you are asking for, a few days ago the king of the Wa Kingdom wrote to me, saying that the Wa Kingdom They and Ryukyu are both vassals of the Ming Dynasty. If the vassals have any suspicions, they should mediate in the middle and should not send troops to intervene. Otherwise, they will be disrespectful to China and lose the trust of the world... I think about it, what the Japanese country said is not bad, I can't send troops to help you resist the Japanese country, But it can be reconciled for you."

King Shangfeng had been a hostage in the Satsuma domain for several years, and he was well aware of the relationship between the Satsuma domain and the central government of the Wa Kingdom. The so-called "reconciliation" was useless at all, because the Satsuma domain would not listen to the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom and the generals in power!

Before King Shangfeng could speak, Shang Lian took a step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Satsuma Domain is different from the Wa Kingdom. It is a group of pirates. It has been a disaster for a long time, and the Wa Kingdom cannot be ruled. If the Ming Dynasty sends troops to destroy it, the people of the Wa Kingdom will be very grateful." all!"

Zhu Xu was like a fisherman fishing quietly, watching the fish slowly take the bait, he felt relaxed as usual, but frowned on his face, and said: "The Japanese country did not ask me to destroy the Satsuma clan."

Shang Lian looked rough, and just about to speak, King Shangfeng said first: "Your Majesty, just as Uncle Wang said, the Satsuma clan is a group of hateful pirates, if Ryukyu is annexed, it will definitely cause disaster to Ming Dynasty again, and it needs to be eradicated as soon as possible. "

Zhu Xu looked embarrassed, and said: "I know you are anxious, but I can only mediate in this matter, and cannot send troops."

Shang Lian was anxious, and said urgently: "Then what about the 'common defense agreement'?"

Zhu Xu calmed down, and said calmly, "That's for foreign countries, such as the red-haired people. The navy has resolutely fought against the red-haired people to defend Ryukyu before and drove them away. Japan is different."

King Shangfeng and Shang Lian looked at each other with solemn eyes. They expected that this matter would be difficult, but they did not expect the emperor of Ming Dynasty to be so firm.

Looking at the food on the table, Zhu Xu lost his appetite for some reason, and felt a strange sense of awkwardness in his heart.

"Strange..." Zhu Xu muttered, looking at King Shang Feng and Shang Lian.

King Shangfeng's face changed again and again, and finally said: "Your Majesty, no matter what, please save me Ryukyu and protect my people. I will give everything to you!"

Zhu Xu was pondering, and he stopped making detours, and said very openly: "The reason why I haven't seen you for so long is because I have discussed carefully with other officials, and I have thought of a way."

Both King Shang Feng and Shang Lian were overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please tell me."

Zhu Xu looked at the two, considered his words, and said: "That is, Ryukyu will go to the outside world as a country, join my Ming Dynasty, and become a province of my Ming Dynasty. It will be the same internally. In this way, my Daming has the obligation to defend Ryukyu. If the Satsuma Fan If you don't obey my Ming Dynasty's order, you can attack directly, and you will not lose the Liuqiu."

King Shang Feng and Shang Lian were startled, they didn't expect this method, their expressions changed slightly, and then they looked at each other.

It is true that the Ming Dynasty has no overseas ambitions, but this does not make them lose their vigilance. What if the Ming Dynasty really wants to annex Ryukyu?

They admire the culture of the Central Plains, envy the great power of the Ming Dynasty, the center of the world, although they need the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they do not want to be annexed.

Shang Lian's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a slight gesture in his hand, as if he was conveying something.

The same is true for King Shang Feng, secretly communicating with Shang Lian.

The two seemed to be arguing, but they made gestures directly and quickly in front of Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu was not in a hurry, his expression was calm, and his heart was like a mirror.

For Ryukyu, it doesn't matter who the Central Plains Dynasty is, the main thing is to protect them and have a lot of rewards.Therefore, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu immediately turned to the Qing Dynasty, without the strength of North Korea, and the interests dictated it.

After a long while, King Shang Feng turned his head, looked at Zhu Xu, and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, are you really just talking to the outside world?"

Zhu Xu nodded without hesitation, and said: "Yes, externally, Ryukyu cannot be called a country, it must be my Ryukyu province in Ming Dynasty, and the king cannot be a king, but a governor. Only externally, everything else remains the same. They will not interfere. Of course, Ming Dynasty will implement the 'Mutual Defense Agreement', and neither the red-haired people nor the Japanese country can invade Ryukyu from now on, otherwise it will be regarded as a war against my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty will fight back with all my strength to defend Ryukyu!"

Chapter 698 I Want This Land

King Shangfeng felt relieved, hesitantly said: "I don't know what I, Ryukyu, have to pay?"

Zhu Xu said: "Pay tribute on time, no, it will be called paying taxes in the future, and it won't be a lot, just for show. Besides, according to the 'Mutual Defense Agreement', the navy will build three naval bases in the north, central and south of Ryukyu, facing invasion. The Ryukyu army must be deployed by our dynasty, that is to say, the command right in wartime belongs to my Ming Dynasty. Neither I nor Da Ming have asked for anything else."

King Shang Feng and Shang Lian looked at each other, and both heaved a sigh of relief.In this way, there is really no difference from before.

King Shangfeng raised his hand and said: "These ministers have no objections. I wonder when His Majesty can send troops? The Satsuma domain is aggressive, and Ryukyu is powerless to resist it, so it won't last long."

Zhu Xu didn't make things difficult for him, and said: "I have just experienced a great martial arts performance, and the army has been assembled and can be mobilized at any time. It's just that the army is easy to move, but food and grass need to be raised."

King Shangfeng frowned, this is indeed a trouble, his face changed for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, if the military rations are provided by Ryukyu, can we send troops immediately?"

Zhu Xu was startled, and said, "Is there any food in Ryukyu?"

King Shangfeng's eyes changed slightly, and his tone was a little slow: "In order to deal with the war... Ryukyu has prepared some, not many..."

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, the Ryukyu native didn't have other thoughts.

But it doesn't matter. With King Shangfeng's nod, Daming has already annexed Ryukyu. Zhu Xu nodded slightly and said with a calm expression: "Well, I will issue an edict and order five thousand cavalry as the vanguard to fight in the north of the mountain. Go ashore, assist Ryukyu in its defense, and then transfer ships to transport more soldiers into Shanbei to help Ryukyu repel Satsuma."

King Shangfeng frowned again, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, doesn't the Ming Dynasty have enough ships?"

Zhu Xu shook his head and said: "That's not true, it's just that our navy is concentrated in the south, and we can't transfer it for a while. We can only recruit in Nanzhili, and it will take time."

King Shangfeng nodded lightly, knowing that he was in a hurry, thinking about it in his heart, and suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, can Daming also garrison three...ten thousand troops in Ryukyu like in North Korea?"

Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly. King Shangfeng was worried that the Ming Dynasty would annex Ryukyu before. What does this mean now?

When Shang Lian heard it, he was afraid that King Shangfeng's meaning was not clear enough, so he hurriedly said: "The army is stationed in the north of the mountain, where the island is large, suitable for the Ming Dynasty to train troops there."

Zhu Xu sneered secretly in his heart. The good idea of ​​these two people was to separate the Ming army between Ryukyu and Wa, which can be regarded as completely cutting off the Satsuma clan's way to the south, ensuring that Ryukyu and Ming are on the same mission!