Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"It's because there are only two kings left that things are moving so fast."

Zhang Xin smiled.

Sulu originally had three kings.

Originally, these three kings each ruled their own territories and none of them submitted to the other.

After Zheng He's visit, the three kings happily came to the Ming Dynasty and asked Zhu Di to confer titles on them. Of course, they were also thinking that if the Ming Dynasty could not support any one of them, they could swallow up the other two.

Zhu Di naturally refused to do so.

The smaller the countries outside are, the better. The more disputes there are among them, the less likely they will unite to cause trouble for the Ming Dynasty.

So Zhu Di entertained them well and showed them the strength of the Ming Dynasty, and the three kings obediently accepted the titles.

But these three companies are a bit too happy and reluctant to leave.

When we left, it was already autumn and winter.

But there is actually no winter in Sulu.

Among these three kings, the King of East, who owned the largest territory, died in Shandong before boarding the ship to return home.

Although Zhu Di felt that the other two kings were responsible for the man's death in the Ming Dynasty, he had no solid evidence so he could only accept it and built a tomb for the Eastern King.

The Queen of the King of East, his second and third sons, and dozens of attendants requested to stay in Shandong to guard the King of East's tomb for three years, leaving only the King of East's eldest son to return to Sulu.

Before coming to Ming Dynasty, he was a member of the old king's family, but when he went back, the former eldest prince went alone.

The Sulu Kingdom then became lively.

The new King of the East was obviously no match for the other two old kings. After a long period of chaos, he even asked Zhu Di to send troops to help.

How could the Ming Dynasty, a great country, interfere in the internal affairs of other countries!

There is no logic in helping one vassal state to fight against two other vassal states.

Look, their civil war is finally over.

The new King of Dong finally retreated to the island where Zheng He often went ashore for supplies.

Although Zheng He no longer went out to sea, Wang Jinghong, whom he brought with him, continued to sail to various places in the Southeast China Sea on behalf of Zheng He.

Therefore, the Ming army had been stationed on the island in turns.

The old Princess of the East King, who had been guarding the tomb for three years, and her two sons were also sent to the island by the Ming army.

The Ming Dynasty had to protect the old king’s widow at all costs, so there were permanent Ming troops stationed on the island.

The other two old kings had to look at the owner before beating the dog, so they did not dare to cause trouble on the island.

The new King of the East took advantage of the situation and asked to submit.

Zhu Di thought about it again and again and agreed.

This matter was also told to Zhu Gaochi in a letter.

Both Zhang Xin and Zhu Gaochi felt that this island was extremely important.

In the long run, it is more valuable than the several larger islands in Japan.

So after discussing it, the two of them gave Zhu Di a suggestion to officially rename the island occupied by the new King of Sulu as Zheng He Island.

One reason is that the islanders have a natural liking for Zheng He because Zheng He often visited the island and brought back things from the Ming Dynasty, which greatly improved the islanders' quality of life.

Second, based on the contributions Zheng He had made to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di really wanted to confer a title and make him a king.

But Zheng He was a eunuch, and the title or throne could not be passed down in the future, so Zheng He refused.

It is just right this time that Zheng He's achievements have been confirmed. An island belonging to the Ming Dynasty is named after Zheng He. Wouldn't it be more famous than conferring him a title of kingship?

A shrine can also be built on the island to commemorate Zheng He.

Then even if Zheng He had no offspring in the future, he could still enjoy the fireworks of the people.

Zhu Di thought it was feasible and immediately carried it out.

"And where are the two kings?"

Zhang Sanfeng gave Zhang Xin a thumbs up and asked again.