my days with tyrants

Chapter 159 The Return of the King

Amidst the sound of farewell drums, the fleet of the masters sailed away from Taicang in this way, and began their voyage of thousands of miles...

The voyage will not be dangerous.

At this time, Nanyang was all under the vassal of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty had been sent to Nanyang many times before.

Java, Srivijaya, Chenla...

Been there.

It can be said that all the envoys of the Ming Dynasty set foot on the east of the Strait of Malacca. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang's envoys made intensive missions to Nanyang to declare his power. The most recent one should be in the 21st year of Hongwu.

As for the west, there is indeed no fleet passing by.

But at this time on land, Yunnan Cheng announced that the political envoy's jurisdiction is almost reaching Yangon.

But there is definitely no Yangon now, there is now a little chief named Minte Leng, who was later granted the title of Dagula Xuanweisi during the Yongle period, but now they don't even have the qualifications of Xuanweisi, they are just a miscellaneous native chief .As for Myanmar, it is the Myanmar-China Propaganda Department, but the territory is from the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River to the Rakhine Mountains, and the lower reaches are not counted as their territory.As for the east coast and northern Myanmar are the control areas of Luchuan, Silunfa controls most of the territory of modern Myanmar with Luchuan Pingburma Propaganda and Consolation Division.

Before the Ming Dynasty, Luchuan was very strong.

This unseen chieftain can be said to be the overlord of this area, and even Mengdun Sunhan, who later became Ahong, surrendered to Luchuan.

It was because they couldn't bear the pressure of Luchuan that they migrated westward from generation to generation.

In short, it can be said that most of the voyages of this fleet will be among the vassals that have been clearly defined by Ming Dynasty.

They will greet the angels.

After all, they really rely on Daming for food.

Especially now that Zhu Yuanzhang is beginning to gradually liberalize foreign trade, and the spring of those messy small countries in Nanyang is coming again. At this time, we must do our best to satisfy the emperor, otherwise, if he pays tribute with one word, everyone will really have to tighten their belts to live a hard life of.

"Ambassador, it's time to board the ship!"

Princess Lu said with a smile.

Her sunny background is like sister Jinlian holding a medicine bowl.

This woman did it on purpose, she was simply bad, she knew it was impossible, after all, even if her husband had been dead for many years, as a princess, there was no possibility of remarrying, so now she is deliberately tossing, venting her inability to possess Yang Feng's anger, of course, may not be so complicated, it's simply because he couldn't control it after holding it in for a long time.

"Get on board!"

Yang Feng said brokenly.

It's all broken.

Isn't it just dancing on three eggs, isn't it just having to face two women's visits at the same time in the middle of the night?It's not a big deal if I'm afraid they will do something bad, besides, I have to face it sooner or later...

"My brother!"

Zhang Ying's sudden scream saved him.

Yang Feng raised his head in astonishment, and looked at a centipede boat approaching at full speed in the distance. Zhang Fu was standing on the bow of the boat, but he was wearing a court uniform. Now he is also a commander, so he is wearing a red robe and a beam crown on his head. , It also looks very solemn.Zhang Fu also looked at them with some surprise, obviously he didn't expect to meet them here, and then while they were staring at each other, the centipede boat quickly approached the pier that had just been emptied.And Zhang Fu, just like what Yang Feng likes to do most, took a copper trumpet from the soldier next to him under his gaze, and put it to his mouth.

"The King of Yan pacified the Wa Kingdom, and offered captives to the court!"

Zhang Fu shouted at the soldiers and civilians on the shore with the loudest voice he could achieve.

And on the yellow river in the distance, countless masts emerged...

Zhu Di is here.

His Royal Highness King Yan came with the glory of victory.

He is like the invincible god of war, bringing his huge army back with his captives!

Is the return of the king?

but……

"When did your father make an order to let him enter the court as a captive?"

Amidst the cheers on the pier, Yang Feng grabbed the little princess and asked.

"I haven't heard of it, I know I won't tell you!"

The little princess also looked confused.

"You haven't heard of it either?"

Yang Feng was stunned.

Then he let go of his hand, and the little princess moved silently.

Zhu Di's triumphant return is nothing, his triumphant return has long been inevitable, but the problem is that he is a vassal king, even if he returns triumphantly, he can't return wherever he wants, without Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial decree, he has no right to enter the court, even if he is Nor can it be offered to the court.So it can only be that Zhu Yuanzhang has already given him the imperial edict, but if Zhu Yunxie knew about this kind of thing, it is impossible not to tell the little princess, so Zhu Yunxie must not know about it, but now the military and political affairs of the court are basically handled by him.

Unless Zhu Yuanzhang issued a secret decree, deliberately bypassing his grandson.

But this makes the problem more complicated.

"This old bastard has learned how to make surprise attacks!"

Yang Feng stroked his mustache and said deeply.

"Don't say that about my father!"

The little princess was angry.

"Ah, this old emperor, what does he want to do? He is so old, why can't he live in peace, I should really make him some old man's music later, so that he can learn to live a good life."

Yang Feng said.

"My father probably just wants to show off his military achievements?"

Following his example, the little princess touched her chin and said the same.

The heads of the two were put together, and they lowered their heads like two treacherous officials.

"Do you believe it yourself?"

Yang Feng said contemptuously.

"Uh, it seems that my father is indeed not such a superficial person."

The little princess was a little embarrassed.

Of course, no matter what Zhu Yuanzhang's real purpose is, it is now a fait accompli. His Royal Highness King Yan, who is honored as a victor, can be said to bring his captives to the court with a halo of halo. At this moment, he is the undefeated god of war of Ming Dynasty No matter what his nephew thinks, he can only choose to cheer for him in the end, and the people of Ming Dynasty will also cheer for him.

And it's a real cheer from the heart.

After all, he pacified the country of Wa, which means that the Japanese pirates who once harassed the coast disappeared.

theoretically gone.

As for actually...

How could pirates disappear.

But no matter what, His Royal Highness King Yan's prestige has reached unprecedented heights. In just a few years, he set up the desert in the north, opened up Huining, and made Daming expand thousands of miles, and the territory reached as far as Lingbei...

Last year, Whale Triton sent a ship to sail northwards, surveyed the coast of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, and even got a few wild animals as tributes, but they all died halfway, so they brought back a few skins.

But in any case, Daming finally began to reach as far as Lingbei.

Now it has conquered the country of Wa and opened up Fusang.

This combat achievement is really unmatched, even those veterans have to be inferior.

Although the real battle is in the Japanese country, and the opponent's combat power is still extremely weak, but no matter how you calculate it, the vast territory he has opened up is real, not to mention commanding an army of 10,000+, which also proves his strength. No one can surpass him, not even King Jin.The King of Jin also just went on an armed parade in Kansai. In fact, there was no real war at all, and at most a few small tribes were wiped out.

King Yan is invincible!

"Uncle with great military exploits, young but he is the nephew of the crown prince, your father really knows how to play!"

Yang Feng sighed with emotion.

"Don't always think of my father as a conspiracy."

The little princess defended her father weakly.

And Zhang Fu had landed at this time.

"The Commander of Longquan Guard, Zhang Fu, has seen Princess Hanshan."

Of course he had to come to greet the princess first.

"Commander Zhang, you don't need to be too polite. Are you coming back from the country of Wa?"

The little princess continued to ask innocently.

"Returning to the princess, it is exactly that His Royal Highness Yan Wang still felt lucky in the Kingdom of Japan, so he led the navy from Fusang to the south of the Kingdom of Japan and landed in the south of the Kingdom of Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu knew that the situation was over. In order to prevent his lair from being destroyed, he had to kidnap the false emperor. In order to seek peace, His Royal Highness Yan Wang brought his false emperor and envoys to Beijing because of his sincerity."

Zhang Fu said.

"By order?"

Yang Feng asked.

"Zhang only knows to obey orders, as for whether the king is obeying orders, Zhang does not know."

Zhang Fu said with a smile.

I understand, Zhu Yuanzhang must have a secret order.

This is absolute, otherwise he wouldn't dare to borrow Zhu Di's courage, that would be his own father.

But talking about this kind of thing hurts the feelings of grandparents and grandchildren, so there is no need to make it public. Anyway, Zhu Di returned triumphantly and brought the Emperor of Japan to present prisoners.Whether he was ordered or not, he returned triumphantly. If there is someone who is not open-eyed and insists on entanglement, it can only be done, but everyone is a smart person, and of course they will not do such obvious stupid things, so ignore it .Everyone became the emperor without decree, the emperor did not make his grandson unhappy, but even if there was no decree, it would be a happy event for his son to win a big battle and go to Beijing to offer prisoners, so there is no need to pester those boring things.

That's it.

However, Zhu Di's magnificent entry to Beijing instantly brought a cloud over Zhu Yunxi's position as the crown prince.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that he will shake his position as the crown prince. Zhu Yuanzhang has no plans to replace him so far. In fact, apart from being too progressive in thinking, Zhu Yunxi is still in line with Zhu Yuanzhang’s wishes in other aspects. Both in terms of government affairs and image, he has met Zhu Yuanzhang’s expectations.

But this does not mean that Zhu Yuanzhang does not want to give him some vigilance.

Let him reflect.

Let him think about whether he has done something wrong, whether there is anything that needs to be corrected, such as the fallacies he insisted on recently, such as his getting too close to Yang Feng, and then he can wake up and change his attitude quickly. some practices.

Don't make grandpa dissatisfied, it's not that he can't change his prince, look at his fourth uncle, he is also very wise and powerful.

You have to put pressure on him.

In this way, Zhu Di is still a tool man...

Poor King Yan once again worked as a tool for his father.

Yang Feng looked at the approaching fleet with emotion, and at this time the shore had already begun to arrange welcomes, including sending letters to the capital, and it was still in a successful way, so the messengers would soon shout that King Yan would pacify the Wa Kingdom and offer prisoners to the court. To the capital, the news will spread quickly along the way, and soon there will be cheers for King Yan on the banks of the Yangtze River.

"I remember that last time my father already allowed their fake emperor to become a monk?"

asked the little princess.

Zhu Yuanzhang did promise to do this last time, but it is clear that Zhu Di has done things more perfectly.

"What does the Emperor of Japan look like?"

she then asked curiously.

Zhang Fu smiled.

"Princess, the pseudo-emperor is very short, and his legs are sick. It's like putting human clothes on a monkey. And most of their so-called royal families are like this. They are actually under Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It's the same as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, or even worse than Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

Without any power, it's just a decoration.

As for His Majesty's previous will, this was sent by the last general, but when the end is approaching, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has already sacrificed the false emperor. Go to Beijing to apologize, and then His Majesty will deal with it personally. If His Majesty is gracious and allows him to go back to become a monk, it is his good fortune. If His Majesty does not let him go back, he deserves what he deserves. "

He said.

"Then this can make things more formal. In the final analysis, the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom is respected. Regardless of whether he has power or not, this identity is true. Let him, as the king of the Wa Kingdom, please present the book to Daming, and His Majesty will show mercy again." Make him the king of the Wa Kingdom, but he is not in the Wa Kingdom, but lives in Daming. Then he will govern the Wa Kingdom with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as the hereditary minister of the Wa Kingdom, and how much money will be sent every year to support their king. its punishment.

As for him in Daming, then grant him practice, build a temple for him, and chant scriptures in it.

But it doesn't count as being a monk.

His descendants can still be hereditary kings.

But they have lived in Daming for generations.

In the future, if our Ming Dynasty needs a large number of civilian husbands, he can order it to be recruited from the Wa Kingdom, and he has to bring food by himself. "

Yang Feng said with a smile.

I have to say that in this way, the Wa country can be squeezed to the limit.

The king of the Wa Kingdom is in Daming, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is only the Prime Minister of the country. If he does a good job, he will be a good minister of the country. If he does not do a good job, the king will punish him. , and made Daming happy.

Honestly being a free miner to mine gold and silver, obediently providing free coolies to Daming, letting the businessmen of Daming control the business, and providing everything needed for the fleet of Daming to sail to America in the future, these are what he needs to do as a country minister.If he can't do well, then the king should be punished. Anyway, it's their internal affairs. The most important thing is to turn the emperor or the future Japanese king into a sinner who will die with you...

It has nothing to do with Daming!

It's all your king who oppressed you in order to have fun in Daming.

Then make up some jokes about the king of Japan's extravagance in Daming and spread them in the country of Japan.

Anyway, in the end, it is to turn the King of Japan into a sinner of public grievances, make the Emperor a complete object of hatred from the top and bottom of the country, and let their myths be abandoned by the people themselves...

Otherwise they will end up sneaking on.

Unless it is wiped out.

But Zhu Yuanzhang needs to show his generosity at least for now, so as to quickly stabilize the situation in the Wa Kingdom, then this method is obviously easily accepted by the Wa Kingdom, and the only uncomfortable thing is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After all, the Wa King he wanted is gone, but he made it himself. If the bargaining chip is given away, then you can only say that you are stupid.

"That's good, you write a letter quickly, and I'll send it to Yunxi."

The little princess immediately said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)