Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 78 The Strongest Guide
Under the deliberate guidance of Zhu Ji, Xuan Wenxi first described the history of how Ashikaga Takaji helped Emperor Mitsugon establish the shogunate in Kyoto, and how the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties was formed.

Although the narration has some subjective emotions, it has to be said that Xuan Wenxi's narration still reminds Zhu Ji of a brilliant masterpiece of his time - "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

By the way, Luo Guanzhong seems to be still alive. It seems that the work that made many people ignore historical facts and only talk about novels has come out.

Zhu Ji felt that it was necessary for someone to find this great talent and ask for his manuscript.

Then buried it in the soil, and left a sentence before dying, "Do you want my treasure? If you want it, I can give it to you. Go find it! I put all the treasure there."

I don't know if it will start a great era of navigation because of my own words.

Unaware that Zhu Ji's thoughts were not on his sympathetic narration, Xuan Wenxi described the current situation in Dongying in detail. As Zhu Ji expected, facing a blank map of Dongying except for the name of the country, Xuan Wenxi couldn't help but look up. Pointing on the map with his hand:

"Your Highness, please look, it is about here, it is Kyoto, and further south is Yamato..."

Zhu Ji silently recited the name of the place pointed out by Xuan Wenxi, and when he said he was tired and ready to drink tea, he suddenly asked curiously:

"I heard that there is a mountain in Japan that emits fire. Is it called Iwami or Fuji?"

Hearing that Zhu Ji's question didn't make sense, Xuan Wenxi smiled immediately.

It is naturally good to make His Highness curious.Now that Musashi is controlled by people from Huailiang's lineage, if I play a little tricky, wouldn't it be just to achieve the purpose of my trip.

"Your Highness is talking about Mt. Fuji in the Musashi area. However, the Musashi area is now under the control of the puppet dynasty, and the army is in turmoil. Even if I go back and want to make a mountain fire map for Your Highness, I can't get it."

Zhu Ji recited the word Mount Fuji several times, pretending to remember it in his heart, and then nodded with some regret:

"It turns out that Shi Jian is not a mountain. It's strange. Where did I hear this name?"

"Your Highness should have heard about the Ishimi Kingdom in the mountains. It was the Regent Kingdom in the Nara Era. I think His Highness must have read about it from a post-Tang history book."

Knowing the history of his country like the back of his hand, Xuan Wenxi even thought of a reason for Zhu Ji.

Looking at the finger he put on the map, Zhu Ji's eyes shone like his father's earlier.

Isn't that the reason for going around such a big circle.

Now, it's finally confirmed.

Looking up at Xuan Wenxi and looking at himself expectantly, Zhu Ji grinned:
"After what your envoy said, this king wants to see the fire of Mount Fuji with his own eyes. I know that your envoy cares about his homeland, and the king of Japan will mention the matter of Dongying to his father."

After receiving Zhu Ji's guarantee, Xuan Wenxi was immediately overjoyed. Regardless of Zhu Ji's previous proposal, he knelt down on the ground and saluted Zhu Ji. Knowing that Zhu Ji had intended to see off his guests, he offered to resign.

When Xuan Wenxi was sent to the carriage back to the Huitong Hall, Zhu Ji didn't want to stay at all, and rushed directly to the palace with his guards.

In the hall, Zhu Yuanzhang changed from the black mian suit he was wearing in the past, and put on a dark red Wubian.

It seems that he intends to get close to his eldest son's suggestion, but at this time there is no civil official sitting on the embroidered pier in the hall.

Everyone sat upright with solemn expressions, except for the occasional light cough, there was no sound at all.The air seemed to be frozen, making the civil servants and servants who had never been honed in the army feel oppressed and breathless.

In this chilling atmosphere, they felt that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was leaning on the case with both hands, was like a fierce tiger, about to choose someone to eat.

And those Wu Xun sitting below are a group of hungry wolves, as long as they make a little noise, they will attack together.

This dignified atmosphere was not suddenly broken until Zhu Ji's arrival.

Seeing his eldest son stepping over the vermilion threshold of Jinshen Hall, which was more than half a foot long, Zhu Yuanzhang loosened his tightly clenched hands:

"Can you tell me the exact location?"

Zhu Ji couldn't help laughing at the eager look on his face, but he still put on the emperor's airs. He intentionally eased the tense atmosphere in the hall, and Zhu Ji grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellowish teeth:

"It's not easy to catch it when I go out, I have marked the location on the map."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold back the urgency in his heart anymore, got up and bypassed the imperial case, and took the roll of map from Zhu Ji's hand, his eyes were filled with light of gold and silver, he opened the map and glanced at Zhu Ji's marking, full of joy At the same time, he took the map directly to Jinghai Hou Wuzhen:

"Wu Zhen, let's see for us, how long will it take for the navy to arrive here after starting from the capital and transiting on Jizhou Island?"

Since the fourth year of Hongwu, he has been training sailors, and Wu Zhen knows everything on the sea like the palm of his hand.

After thinking silently in his heart, Wu Zhen thought for a while and replied:

"Your Majesty, the sea is mostly southerly or southeasterly now. According to my opinion, it will take at least four to five days to reach Jeju Island. If you want to fight this place, it is better for the warship to go to the shore after setting off from Jeju Island, and then go all the way. Call over."

What Wu Zhen meant was very clear. With the combat power of so many elite guards in the Ming Dynasty, it is even faster to go all the way from the island in the south of the mountain to the mountain than to go directly to the mountain by boat.

What's more, before he came here, he had heard from Li Wenzhong that Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to include Dongying directly in the territory of Ming Dynasty this time.

According to Wu Zhen's statement, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded involuntarily after making gestures on the map.

After all, it is a battle across the sea. If you don't occupy a foundation in the early stage, it is easy for those Japanese to take advantage of their unstable foothold.

Anyway, the island that Wu Zhen mentioned is no more than the distance from the capital to Songjiang.

"In this case, let us fight. Zhou Dexing, we will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. This time you will be the general soldier of the infantry, and go and fight Dongpu for us."

When Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiang Xia, was named a hero in the third year of Hongwu, the rank of marquis was only lower than Tang and Tang Shengzong Lu Zhongheng. Not to mention his outstanding military exploits, he was also quite handsome.

Just in time for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue his mansion for exceeding the regulations a few days ago, although he forgave this guy, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want others to feel that he was deliberately indulgent.Now it happened to be sent out to let him make amends.

Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang called his name, Zhou Dexing was immediately overjoyed.

In fact, those nobles who stayed behind in the capital are all hairy.

Besides, who wouldn't want to become the seventh Duke of Ming Dynasty after Li Wenzhong and the other six.Although this trip is said to be an atonement, but after defeating Dongpu, and making more contributions in the future, who can say that Zhou Dexing can't be the seventh.

And those nobles who have not been mentioned look at Zhou Dexing with envy.

(End of this chapter)