My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 364
Zhu Zhanhe finally decided to go back, after all, the Japanese province has stabilized, and Yao Guangxiao's condition is so serious, so he must go back to see him.

So Zhu Zhanhe first found Zhang Fu and told Zhu Di's will. The reason why Zhu Zhanhe took Zhang Fu with him was mainly because Zhang Fu's current contribution was too great and his prestige in the army was too high. He is the supervisor of the army. If he leaves, no one here will be able to contain Zhang Fu.

Therefore, if Zhu Zhanhe wanted to leave, he had to bring Zhang Fu with him, lest he dominate the Japanese province, or even put it badly, if Zhang Fu became the king here, Zhu Di really had nothing to do with him.

Zhang Fu also understood his situation, so he happily accepted Zhu Zhanhe's arrangement.

Then Zhu Zhanhe summoned Yang Yun, Zhu Yong, Liu Rong and Zhang Fu and told them of his decision to return to the capital.

Although they were a little surprised, they didn't say much when they learned that Yao Guangxiao was seriously ill.

Before Zhu Zhanhe left, he also made arrangements for the affairs of the Japanese province. In terms of administration, Yang Yun must be the leader, and there are other officials to assist.

As for the military, Zhang Fu was still in charge of the navy, while Zhu Yong was in charge of the infantry and cavalry on land, with Liu Rong as his deputy.

The reason why it was handed over to Zhu Yong was mainly because his status was high enough, and his performance during this period of time was also good. Although he didn't have any amazing records, he didn't make any major mistakes. The guarding side was completely competent.

What's more, with the help of a veteran named Liu Rong, Zhu Zhanhe also specifically told Zhu Yong to listen to Liu Rong's advice more and not to act recklessly.

After everything was arranged properly, Zhu Zhanhe boarded the ship together with Zhang Fu, took a monk Yixiu with him, and led the fleet to leave Andong City.

In order to ensure the safety of Zhu Zhanhe and his party, Zhang Fu not only arranged for an escort fleet, but also personally led the navy, and after Zhu Zhanhe and the others arrived at Jeju Island, he watched Zhu Zhanhe and his fleet leave.

After the fleet passed Jeju Island, Monk Yixiu stood at the bow and looked at the land in the distance. He couldn't help sighing: "There is North Korea. I only heard its name before, but today I finally saw it with my own eyes."

"North Korea is indeed a good place. I heard that there are many beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, I passed by several times, and I didn't go to North Korea to enjoy the scenery in person."

At this time Zhu Zhanhe also walked over with a smile and said.

"General, when will we arrive in Daming?"

Yixiu asked curiously.

Although it was not the first time for him to go to sea, it was the first time for him to leave Japan, and he was very yearning for the birthplace of Zen Buddhism, so after boarding the ship, he was always very excited.

It's just that Zhu Zhanhe had too many things to do, and he didn't have time to see him before, so Yixiu couldn't ask Zhu Zhanhe for clarification.

"From here to my country's Tianjin Port, it will take about half a month at the earliest."

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile.

In fact, before going from Jeju Island to Daming, it was generally necessary to go along the coastline of North Korea. The fleet did not dare to leave the coastline too far for fear of danger.

But with this Eastern Expedition, Daming's supplies needed to be transported to the country of Wa as quickly as possible, so the navy of Daming began to explore a straight route, which greatly shortened the distance between the two.

Now Zhu Zhanhe and his fleet are taking this straight route, and they can arrive at Tianjin Port in half a month at the fastest. During this period, they don't pass through the territory of North Korea. They only need to replenish at Jinzhouwei.

"Half a month? I used to think that Japan was quite far away from Daming, and I didn't even think that I would go to Daming one day, but now it seems that the distance is not too far away."

Yixiu said in surprise when he heard the words.

"Japan and Ming Dynasty are indeed very close. At least from the perspective of the world, the two countries can be said to be neighbors. As for those distant countries, sometimes the fleet may not be able to reach them after several years of sailing."

Zhu Zhanhe also said with emotion at this time, when he spoke, he thought of Tianzhu where Zhu Gaoxu was, and the more distant countries to the west of Tianzhu.

"General, I heard that the people on the ship have been calling you the prince, but I don't know what your identity is?"

Yixiu hesitated for a while, and finally asked the curious question in his heart.

"Hehe, it's okay to tell you."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly, he knew that Yixiu would definitely ask this question.

"My name is Zhu Zhanhe, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is my grandfather, and my father is the second son of my grandfather."

"You...you are actually the grandson of Emperor Ming!"

Yixiu was also taken aback when he heard the words, although he had already guessed that Zhu Zhanhe's identity was astonishing, but he did not expect that he was actually from the royal family of Ming Dynasty.

Ikkyu himself is the emperor's illegitimate son, and he also knows about it, but the emperor of Japan is simply a puppet, without any power at all, and even the letters of credence given to Japan by Daming are handed over to the Ashikaga shogunate, probably Daming doesn't know Japan also has an emperor.

"There's no need to be too shocked. After all, this Eastern Expedition is of great importance. Naturally, someone needs to be in charge. Moreover, our Hanwang family has ambitions overseas. For example, my father led his troops to Tianzhu."

Zhu Zhanhe laughed again.

"Tianzhu? Is it the Tianzhu where Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty went to learn Buddhist scriptures?"

Yixiu was shocked again when he heard the words, and immediately asked eagerly.

"Yes, it is Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, but the people there have long since stopped believing in Buddhism."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded and admitted.

This time, Xixiu was even more shocked. He didn't expect that Da Ming sent troops not only to Japan, but even to Tianzhu. Could it be that Da Ming wanted to conquer the whole world?
"Wait, my son, you said that Tianzhu no longer believes in Buddhism. Could it be that the place where the Buddha arose has become the place where the Buddha disappeared?"

Yixiu suddenly woke up from the shock, and immediately asked Zhu Zhanhe again.

The place where the Buddha originated no longer believes in Buddhism, which is also extremely surprising news for Yixiu.

"Yes, the Buddha said that all living beings are equal, whether they are humans or animals, they are essentially the same, but there is a religion popular in Tianzhu, which divides people into four classes, and there is a strict hierarchy between each other. There is a kind of untouchables who live like maggots, and it can be said that there is no shadow of Buddhism at all."

Zhu Zhanhe briefly introduced the situation in Tianzhu.

"How could this be?"

Yixiu was shocked when he heard the words. All along, he thought that Tianzhu, where the Buddha lived, should be the Paradise of Paradise in the Western Paradise described in the Buddhist scriptures, but he did not expect that Tianzhu had fallen, which was completely different from the Tianzhu he imagined.

"Yixiu, you should have read "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" written by Master Xuanzang. At that time, Buddhism had begun to decline in Tianzhu, but there were still some places where Buddhism was preserved, such as the Sinhala Kingdom in the book, which we now call It is the country of lions, my father went to the country of lions in person and brought back the tooth relic of the Buddha tooth from the country of lions, and he is now in Beijing.”

Zhu Zhanhe smiled again, the matter of the tooth relic was also mentioned in Zhu Di's letter, it was Zhu Gaoxu's spoils overseas.

(End of this chapter)