My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 360 The Stalemate

If one word is used to describe the current situation of the Wa Kingdom, it would be "stalemate". Ever since Zhu Zhanhe sent sailors to set fire to Kamakura, the old nest of the shogunate, the situation of the entire Wa Kingdom has completely froze.

The Ashikaga shogunate is also called the Kamakura shogunate because they started in Kamakura. Before Kamakura was captured by Uesugi's constitution, and now it was burned down by Ming Dynasty, it can be said that it is embarrassing.

But Ashikaga Yoshichi did not dare to act arbitrarily, because Daming and Ouchi colluded together, Ashikaga Yoshiji's younger brother Ashikaga Yoshiji also defected to Daming, and Uesugi Ken was also a huge hidden danger.

If Ashikaga Yoshimochi led troops to attack Daming, he had to go through the Ouchi clan first, and if he attacked the Ouchi clan, Daming's navy would definitely go around the back of the shogunate to harass, and even send troops directly to help the Ouchi clan when necessary .

Although Ashikaga Yoshichi was annoyed, he was not stupid. He knew very well that if he sent troops by himself, he could only win but not lose, because as long as he lost, Daming and Ouchi would join hands to launch Ashikaga Yoshiho, making him, his own brother, Compete with him for the position of general.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the most beloved son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. There were rumors at the beginning that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted to pass on the position of general to Yoshimitsu, but in the end it was the older Yoshimitsu who got the position of general, so Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Been obsessing about this for a while.

Of course, after Ashikaga Yoshichi became a general, he also suppressed Ashikaga Yoshinori in many ways, so he rebelled with Uesugi Ken before.

They are all the sons of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. If Ashikaga Yoshimitsu comes forward, the shogunate will reject him even less. In addition, he has the support of Daming and Ouchi behind him. I am afraid that the position of the general who has been firmly seated will be shaken again.

Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshichi did not dare to take the risk of sending troops, so he could only form a large army on the border of the Ouchi clan to deter the opponent.

Of course, Daming has no plans to send troops on its own initiative. After all, Kyushu has just been conquered, and the strategic goal has already been achieved. Moreover, it will take time and energy to take over Kyushu, so Zhu Zhanhe has no plans to send troops for the time being.

As for Ouchi Shengjian, he is sandwiched between Daming and the shogunate, and his strength is also the weakest, so it is even more impossible for him to take the initiative to send troops, but to strengthen his connection with Daming to prevent Ashikaga from jumping over the wall in a hurry. He also joined forces with Daming to fight back.

None of the three parties dared or wanted to take the initiative to send troops, so the situation became stalemate.

"My lord, the defensive deployment of Kyushu has been completed, among which [-] Japanese soldiers have been recruited, and nine guards have been established..."

In Dazai City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Fu pointed to the map and introduced to Zhu Zhanhe the deployment of troops in the entire Kyushu.

Since the situation in the Wa Kingdom has come to a stalemate, the military forces on the Kyushu side have changed from an offensive state to a defensive state. After all, the strategic goal has been achieved, and there is no need to maintain a state of battle. After the army, the military burden is much smaller.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't understand military affairs, and he only knew about Zhang Fu's deployment of troops, and he couldn't offer any opinions, but he believed that with Zhang Fu's ability, every deployment must have military considerations.

After Zhang Fu finished introducing the military situation, Yang Yun also stood up and introduced the governance of Kyushu.

With the arrival of Korean officials, the Ming Dynasty was finally able to replace the old nobles of the Japanese, thus achieving actual rule over all parts of Kyushu.

During this process, there must have been many old Japanese nobles who were unwilling to lose their power, and even took the risk and launched rebellions in the local area. However, these rebellions were all suppressed by the Ming army. For example, Zhu Yong was running around during this period. In counterinsurgency, it is on the road to counterinsurgency.

After this round of purges, the power of the old nobles in the local area has greatly declined, and the people who are interested have honestly handed over the power in their hands, allowing the officials of the Ming Dynasty to take over smoothly.

Of course, even if some old aristocrats hand over their power, they will definitely not be convinced. If given the opportunity, they will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, but these people will not affect the overall situation.

In addition, during the process of power transfer, Zhu Zhanhe also focused on supporting some Japanese families, including old families like the Juchi family, and some new families.

These Japanese families acted as lackeys of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhanhe gave them certain powers, allowing them to help the Ming Dynasty rule the region, and also restrain the North Korean officials sent out.

And in the process, Zhu Zhanhe also discovered that if he wants to rule a territory, the conflicts of interests are very complicated, and it is by no means clear in a few words. Even if some scholars of later generations come, they can come up with countless This research paper comes out.

However, this also allowed Zhu Zhanhe to learn a lot of techniques of governing subordinates from superiors. Even if he went to Tianzhu in the future, he should be able to take over Tianzhu smoothly without messing up his hands and feet.

After listening to Yang Yun's introduction, Zhu Zhanhe stood up and said: "You two have worked hard. The Japanese province is now generally stable. Both the British Duke and Yang Buzheng have made great contributions. I will personally write a letter to you. Your Majesty, please take credit for the two of you!"

"Thank you son!"

Zhang Fu and Yang Yun also stood up to express their thanks upon hearing the words.

However, compared to Yang Yun, Zhang Fu seemed a bit lonely, because his situation was different. Others wanted to make contributions, but he was afraid that the contribution would be too high. After the incident in Kyushu was over, he might have to stay for the rest of his life. In the capital.

The business was over, so Zhang Fu and Yang Yun got up to leave, Zhu Zhanhe had just sent them away, but suddenly someone rushed to report: "My son, Beijing sent a letter from His Majesty!"

Hearing that there was a letter from Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanhe immediately took it, then waved people to leave, and went to the study by himself, and opened Zhu Di's letter.

This is a letter written by Zhu Di himself. At the beginning, he praised Zhu Zhanhe's performance in Kyushu, and then told Zhu Zhanhe a piece of good news.

This news came back from Tianzhu. Zheng He’s fleet returned and brought back the news of Zhu Gaoxu’s stay in Tianzhu. It was defeated, but it also became Zhu Gaoxu's pocket.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu's progress in Tianzhu is going well, Zhu Zhanhe finally heaves a sigh of relief. After all, the other party is his father, and it must be a lie to say that he is not worried. What's more, it was his idea to expand overseas. To bear a great responsibility.

In the letter, Zhu Di also praised Zhu Gaoxu, and by the way, he also demoted Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui.

But at the end of the letter, Zhu Di told Zhu Zhanhe some bad news: Yao Guangxiao was sick, and it was still very serious, and he probably wouldn't last long.

(End of this chapter)