My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 324 Tsushima Island
The blue waves are rippling, and the sea is vast and endless, which makes people's minds broad.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhu Yong lost a few laps of weight. Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, he felt lingering fear.

Speaking of which, this was Zhu Yong's first time to go out to sea by boat. Although he had also been on a boat on a river before, he discovered that the sea and the inland rivers and lakes were completely different things when he got to the sea.

Among other things, the turbulence on the sea is by no means comparable to that of rivers and lakes, so not long after Zhu Yong went to sea, he was so seasick that he couldn't eat anything at all. At that time, he wondered if he was going to die in the sea.

Fortunately, after the first few days, the symptoms of seasickness finally eased. Zhu Yong also felt that he was alive, but he lost weight several times, and now his body is still a little weak.

"finally reached!"

Zhu Yong whispered at this time, because on the other side of the sea, a black horizon appeared, and that was North Korea. They set off from Tianjin Port, traveled eastward through Jinzhouwei, and just arrived at Seoul in North Korea.

As soon as Daming's fleet approached the land, a North Korean navy came forward to check it out. After all, North Korea was facing the invasion of Japanese pirates. As the capital of the kingdom, Seoul was not far from the sea, so the defense of the nearby coast was of course very tight.

However, after learning that Zhu Yong and the others were Ming's missions, the North Korean navy led them to the port very politely. The local officials also greeted them in person and sent someone to report to Li Fangyuan quickly.

Li Fangyuan was also taken aback when he learned that the Ming mission was coming, and that the envoy was actually a state official, so he personally led all the civil and military officials, and left Seoul to meet them at the port.

"King of North Korea, Li Fangyuan, pay homage to Duke Cheng!"

Li Fangyuan saw Zhu Yong at the port, and immediately stepped forward to greet him very warmly.

In terms of status, Li Fangyuan is the canonized king of the Ming Dynasty, one level higher than the Duke, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty are naturally higher than the Fan Kingdom, so Zhu Yong and Li Fangyuan are actually similar in status, not to mention that Zhu Yong is an envoy, coming on behalf of Zhu Di, so Li Fangyuan is naturally more polite.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome. I am here at His Majesty's will to discuss an important state matter with you!"

Zhu Yong also replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty wants to discuss a state matter with me?"

Li Fangyuan was shocked when he heard the words, and thought that it might have something to do with the Japanese pirates, because he had just sent the mission to Daming, and then Zhu Yong came, and there was nothing else except the Japanese pirates.

Thinking of this, Li Fangyuan didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly invited Zhu Yong back to Seoul together, and then set up a banquet in the palace to welcome the entire mission.

After the banquet, Li Fangyuan and Zhu Yong came to a hall alone.

"Mr. Cheng, did you come to our country because of the warning from my envoy?"

Li Fangyuan asked.

"Envoys? What envoys? You also sent envoys?"

Zhu Yong was stunned for a moment before reacting.

"Your Majesty, have you not seen our envoy?"

Li Fangyuan was even more surprised when he heard the words, and then burned, killed and looted the Japanese pirates all the way in North Korea, and might even go to Daming, so he explained in detail about the envoys he sent.

Zhu Yong was also very surprised when he heard it. He came here for the Japanese pirates, but he didn't expect North Korea to send envoys first, and they were also related to the Japanese pirates.

"We should be staggered with the mission of your country, but I am here this time, also for the Japanese pirates!"

As Zhu Yong spoke, he explained the task that Zhu Di had entrusted to him, that is, to unite with North Korea and jointly send troops to Kyushu, the Japanese country, to completely solve the Japanese pirates.

Li Fangyuan was dumbfounded when he heard that. At first, he heard that Daming was going to join forces with him. He thought it was just to attack the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island, but he didn't expect that Daming's ambitions were even greater, and the troops were directed at Kyushu Island.

Of course, compared to the tiny place of Tsushima Island, Kyushu Island is the base camp of Japanese pirates. As long as it is conquered there, it will not only solve the problem of Japanese pirates, but also intimidate the Japanese country.

In other words, North Korea will no longer have to be angry with Japan in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Fangyuan also trembled with excitement.

But after calming down, Li Fangyuan suddenly became worried, because if Da Ming took Kyushu Island, it would be equivalent to being surrounded by Da Ming in both North and South Korea. If Da Ming wanted to take North Korea, it would be as easy as pie.

As the lord of a country, Li Fangyuan is definitely not willing to hand over the throne easily, let alone be the king of subjugation.

However, he also knew that as a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, North Korea had no other choice at all. Just like when the Mongols were powerful, they directly controlled the Goryeo Dynasty at that time.

In contrast, after Ming destroyed the Mongols, they did not use troops like North Korea, but let them maintain their independence. This has already shown the kindness of Ming, so North Korea has always been extremely respectful to Ming since Li Chenggui's time, and never dared to disobey it in the slightest.

So now that Ming proposed to jointly send troops to the Wa country, although Li Fangyuan was worried that North Korea would fall into the siege of Ming, he couldn't refuse at all.

It can even be said that even if Li Fangyuan refuses, if this matter is known to the ministers in North Korea, there will definitely be a wave of opposition against him, because North Korea is extremely dependent on Daming.

What's more, Daming sent troops to solve the problem of Japanese pirates, which made Li Fangyuan have no reason to refuse.

"My lord, of course I agree with the joint dispatch of troops, but I don't know how to send troops at that time, and our Korean country is small and the people are weak, so I'm afraid we won't be able to send out many troops?"

Li Fangyuan also showed embarrassment in the end, what he said was true, even a small island of Tsushima, they have never been able to destroy it, let alone the mighty Kyushu.

"It's fine if the lord agrees. As for how to send troops, His Majesty will send someone to discuss with the lord in detail. As for the situation in North Korea, His Majesty is also very clear. It is estimated that North Korea will need to provide me with some information and some food and supplies for support."

Zhu Yong breathed a sigh of relief first, then he smiled and said.

"There is no problem with the information. As for food and supplies, Xiao Wang will definitely do his best!"

Li Fangyuan readily agreed, after all, these are what he should do.

But at this point, Li Fangyuan's heart suddenly moved, and he said again immediately: "If your majesty wants to use troops against Kyushu, he must first send troops to attack Tsushima Island.

Li Fangyuan also figured it out. Since Daming couldn't stop sending troops to Kyushu, he might as well follow Daming and ask them to wipe out the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island first. That way, no matter whether Daming can conquer Kyushu Island, at least he can help them solve the Japanese pirate rebellion.

(End of this chapter)