My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 361 Yao Guangxiao is Seriously Ill

Yao Guangxiao was seriously ill, and this news made Zhu Zhanhe feel quite uneasy.

In fact, before the capital was moved, Yao Guangxiao's health was already not very good, so at that time he handed back the power in his hands to Zhu Di, and even handed over a group of spies in his hands to Zhu Zhanhe, who became Dongchang. team.

Later, when the capital was moved to Beijing, Yao Guangxiao even lived deeply in the Qingshou Temple, basically ignoring government affairs, and rarely had contact with people, except occasionally seeing Zhu Di or Zhu Zhanhe and others.

Moreover, during this period, Yao Guangxiao's health was also up and down, and it could be said that he was constantly suffering from minor illnesses. When Zhu Zhanhe went to visit him, he saw him lying ill in bed several times, and he was getting thinner and thinner.

In fact, this is quite normal. After all, Yao Guangxiao is over 80 years old, and his body functions are getting weaker day by day. Even a small illness will greatly increase the burden on his body. Therefore, Yao Guangxiao's body is naturally getting worse day by day.

For Yao Guangxiao, Zhu Zhanhe has always respected him very much, this respect even surpassed his respect for Zhu Di, and in his opinion, if anyone in this world can understand him as a time traveler, then Yao Guangxiao is definitely one of them.

So now hearing the news of Yao Guangxiao's serious illness, Zhu Zhanhe, apart from being sad, also has an urgent thought of going back.

Zhu Di probably also guessed what Zhu Zhanhe was thinking, so at the end of the letter, he told Zhu Zhanhe that if he wanted to come back, he could hand over the affairs of the Japanese province to Yang Yun, Zhu Yong, Liu Rong and Zhang Fu. Then come back with Zhang Fu. After all, the situation in Japan is at a stalemate, and there is no need for him and Zhang Fu to stay in Kyushu.

Zhu Zhanhe was also a little undecided about whether to go back.

Although the Japanese province has stabilized now, this stability is based on the stalemate of the three parties. In case of any changes in the future, this stability will be broken immediately, and even turn into a big war.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe is not at ease to leave now. Of course, it doesn't matter if he leaves or not. After all, he has little influence on the battle situation, but if Zhang Fu leaves, the influence will be too great.

Although Zhang Fu is gone, there are still Zhu Yong, Liu Rong and Zhang Fu in the army, but all three have their own shortcomings.

Needless to say, Zhu Yong is too young and inexperienced. His only advantage is that his title is high enough to calm the scene.

Liu Rong is a veteran general and Zhang Fu's deputy, so he can replace Zhang Fu, but Liu Rong's ability is still inferior to Zhang Fu's, and he has also suffered defeats before, so Zhu Zhanhe is still worried about entrusting the army to him. .

As for Zhang Fu, commanding the navy is reassuring, but if the enemy invades the interior of Kyushu, Zhang Fu's role will be very limited.

But if he didn't go back, Zhu Zhanhe was afraid that he might not see Yao Guangxiao's last side.

According to Zhu Di's letter, Yao Guangxiao's illness was very serious this time, and he even fell into a coma occasionally. All the imperial doctors in the palace had been sent to diagnose and treat Yao Guangxiao, but there was still not much improvement.

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated in his heart, and in the end the more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, so he simply stepped out and went to the pier to relax.

Kyushu was named the province of Japan by Zhu Di, and Dazai City was also renamed by Zhu Zhanhe. It is now called Andong City. The port here has also been rebuilt, and it has expanded several times compared to before.

Moreover, the entire port was opened to the outside world. At first, some North Korean businessmen came to do business, and later attracted some Japanese businessmen.

Even now there are some businessmen from Ming Dynasty. Of course, the sea ban of Ming Dynasty has not been lifted. These businessmen from Ming Dynasty must be smugglers, but Zhu Zhanhe turns a blind eye to this. As long as they pay taxes according to the requirements, he Just pretend you didn't see it.

Looking at the various ships coming in and out of Andong Port, Zhu Zhanhe also felt a little emotional. Although there are not many ships coming in and out now, as Daming gradually loosens the sea ban, I believe that more Ming businessmen will come here to trade here in the future.

"It's time, Kyushu has become my Japanese province of Ming Dynasty, and the scourge of Japanese pirates has been completely resolved, so the sea ban should also be abolished!"

Zhu Zhanhe whispered to himself.

Speaking of this, he suddenly wanted to go back immediately, and wrote to Zhu Di to abolish the sea ban as soon as possible. After all, opening the sea one day earlier would put Daming's sea trade on the right track earlier.

But when Zhu Zhanhe was standing on the pier and lost in thought, he was suddenly attracted by the noise next to him.

Zhu Zhanhe turned his head and saw that his guards stopped a Japanese monk, as if they wanted to arrest him.

"Go and ask, what happened to that monk?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned, and immediately asked the people around him to ask.

Although Daming occupied Kyushu, he couldn't bully the Japanese casually, and no matter Daming or Japanese, the status of the monk was very special, and he was troubled by Yao Guangxiao's matter, so this monk also aroused his curiosity.

Soon a guard ran to report: "My lord, that monk is wearing a long knife, he doesn't look like a serious monk, and he wanted to get close to your lord, that's why we arrested him."

"A monk with a knife?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also very surprised when he heard the words, and after thinking about it, he ordered: "Bring him!"

"Yes!"

The guard agreed, and soon a group of guards escorted the monk over, and there was another guard next to him holding a Japanese sword, which should have been brought by the monk.

"General of Ming Dynasty, why did you arrest me for no reason?"

Unexpectedly, the monk questioned Zhu Zhanhe in some blunt Chinese.

"Eh? You know Chinese?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the other party curiously.

I saw that this monk was dressed in shabby clothes, but he was not very old. He was about 20 years old. He was relatively tall among the Japanese people. He was similar to ordinary Ming people. He looked ordinary, but his eyes were quite bright. When facing Zhu Zhanhe, this monk still dared to express his anger, and it seemed that he was quite courageous.

"It's nothing unusual. I not only understand Chinese, but also Sanskrit!"

The young monk seemed quite dissatisfied with Zhu Zhanhe's contempt, and immediately spoke again.

"I remembered that the scriptures of the Buddhist school were passed from the Central Plains to Japan. If you monks want to recite the scriptures, of course you must know Chinese."

Zhu Zhanhe slapped his forehead and said.

In fact, Zhu Zhanhe didn't know that in this era of Japan, a learned monk not only had to understand Chinese, but also be able to compose Chinese poems, so as long as they were famous monks, their Chinese level was quite high.

"General, you haven't answered me yet, why did you arrest me?"

Unexpectedly, the young monk asked reluctantly at this time.

"You are a Buddhist disciple, you pay attention to compassion, why do you wear a long knife, do you mean that you are going to kill someone?"

Zhu Zhanhe pointed to the long knife confiscated by the guards, and asked the young monk back.

(End of this chapter)