Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"I suspect that the most powerful ones at the time all had mines in their hands. In the end, it was determined that the Ashikaga family was in Shimane Prefecture, and the others were in Hyogo Prefecture, as well as Sado and Aikawa."

Li Jinglong also took out the map of Japan that he had kept with him along the way and showed it to Zhu Di.

"They are all in the hinterland? How many soldiers can Ryukyu have? Don't we have to go out to fight? It's a bit troublesome."

Zhu Di took one look and began scratching his beard.

Although I want it.

But this is difficult.

It's indeed a bit big!

A pure cross-sea battle!

"Oh, of course they didn't fight, fourth uncle. They just teamed up with the people of the Ryukyu Kingdom and dug secretly! Ashikaga Yoshimitsu actually hasn't given up power yet, and he particularly dotes on his youngest son, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu. He might even depose the eldest son and enthronize the youngest. I guess his son doesn't even know about the silver and gold mines!"

Li Jinglong spoke so excitedly that he even called out the old names.

"Calm down, calm down. How do you know that they will depose the eldest and enthronize the youngest?"

Xu said soothingly, and was quite curious about how Li Jinglong came to this conclusion.

"Haha, think about the late emperor?"

Before Li Jinglong went to Japan, he felt that the Ming emperor and his court officials were a bit chaotic.

It was not until I arrived in Japan that I realized that this incident during the Ming Dynasty was not a big deal at all.

as big as World, nothing is nonexistent.

The legitimate emperor of Japan has long been a puppet, and now Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who has had dealings with the Ming Dynasty, is, to put it bluntly, a traitor.

It’s just that this cannot be said in front of Zhu Di.

"I understand. Children are always more lovable. No matter how well this old and unlovable son does, he will still be scolded..."

Xu meant something.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop blaming others all the time!"

Zhu Di understood immediately.

"Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had a son in his old age, so he spoiled him to no end. I took some people to secretly go to Shimane Prefecture. It was loose on the outside but tight on the inside, and there was something wrong at first glance. But after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu swallowed up the Southern Dynasty, he didn't need money for a while. In order to prevent his eldest son from knowing, not many people were stationed in Shimane Prefecture. A few thousand people would be enough to take it down. The communication on the island is not well developed, and the Japanese military strength is pitifully small."

Li Jinglong had made up his mind before he came back that he must take advantage of this opportunity.

"What does that have to do with Ryukyu?"

Zhu Di asked again.

"In the name of Ryukyu!"

Li Jinglong was confident and justified.

"...Do you think Ashikaga is a fool?"

Zhu Di was upset.

"Who doesn't know who?! Just have an explanation. Anyway, it's fine as long as it's not our Ming Dynasty that's sending troops. There are so many Ming people in Ryukyu, so it's not surprising that there are Ming people in the Ryukyu army. Besides, Japan is allowed to bully Ryukyu, but Ryukyu is not allowed to fight back? And I'm just too righteous!"

Li Jinglong is quite arrogant.

He has been away for two years, and after the last six months he has thought the matter through thoroughly.

So when he came back, he left the two thousand people he brought with him in Japan.

He took two hundred personal guards with him to Zhongshan Kingdom, then to Nanshan Kingdom, and finally returned with envoys from the three kingdoms.

The purpose is to establish good relations first so that we can use the Ryukyu flag to cause trouble later.

The King of Ryukyu was also very happy to have Li Jinglong, a close minister, act as a middleman in this matter.

Those little Japanese dwarfs are too careless and do nothing good at sea. Even the local people in Ryukyu hate the Japanese.

The Japanese themselves knew that the Ryukyuans hated them.

So, this is something that can be done.

Foolproof.

"You led several thousand people to dig up treasures from other people's ancestral tombs, and you still think you can get away with it?"

Zhu Di glanced at Li Jinglong. It was not that he thought this was a bad idea. After all, Li Jinglong called him uncle, and he couldn't let him fail overseas.

"I have a son and a grandson, I don't lack anything, what am I afraid of? I'm just afraid of doing nothing."

Li Jinglong knew that Zhu Di was worried that he would not be able to escape, even though it sounded a bit unpleasant.

Zhu Di was silent.

It would be boring for a general who can lead troops in battle to do nothing all the time.

But if Li Jinglong is used in the country, it doesn’t seem to be a good idea either.

Zhu Di was unable to make a decision for a moment and could not help but look at Xu.

"Why not wait a little longer until Zhongshan conquers Beishan? If Beishan wants to do something, they will be stuck on the way back. We will lose our people and the money we have will not be able to bring back."

Xu glanced at the map and shook his head.

Beishan Kingdom was stuck right in the middle, and there were too many variables. She didn't want Li Jinglong to take risks with thousands of people.

"If the three Ryukyu kingdoms can be united within one or two years, then we can wait, but if it takes more than two years, it's hard to say."

Li Jinglong was not exaggerating.

Before he returned to his country, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked his youngest son Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, who had become a monk on his behalf, to return to secular life.

Even a foreigner like him could see Sima Zhao's intentions through this action.

"How about letting Zheng He go to Japan as well? The Japanese pirates frequently harass the southeast coast. Shouldn't we ask who is responsible for this? How can a vassal state allow its people to go to sea and become pirates? Give Ashikaga Yoshimitsu something to do so that he has no time to worry about other things?"

Xu suggested.

"I think it's OK!"

Zhu Di made the final decision.

"Then I'll go with Zheng He?"

Li Jinglong's eyes lit up.

"Bring more people with you, fill the boat and run away, let Zheng He cover you. If necessary, turn hostile, go ashore directly, kill our Ming people, and rob our Ming merchant ships. We can't tolerate this. If they tolerate this, we will go again next time! Until they have taken everything out."

Xu felt that a two-pronged approach could be adopted.

Whether for Ryukyu or Japan.

In the past, before the maritime ban was lifted, these small overseas countries were neither worth eating nor willing to be abandoned, so everyone just got along with each other and did not want to go to war easily.

Now that the maritime ban has been lifted, looking at the map, the coastline of the East China Sea from Ryukyu to Japan is right at the doorstep of the Ming Dynasty.

It would be perfect to take it down and make the outer gate of the Ming Dynasty.

There are so many younger brothers-in-law in the family, and they are all guarding the East China Sea coastline and the overseas gate of the Ming Dynasty.

The sea area enclosed in the middle will be exclusively enjoyed by the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, people living near the sea no longer had to worry about pirates and could go fishing and do business with confidence.

"Empress, so domineering!"

Li Jinglong wanted to kowtow to Xu.

This is what we thought of together.

"Hey, hey, you're welcome!"

Xu raised an eyebrow.

Then the three of them laughed.

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This meeting between the three people was about Zhu Gaochi arranging Zheng He's mission to Japan, so Xu wrote a letter to Zhu Gaochi.

After reading the letter, Zhang Xin admired Li Jinglong again.

A smart person is a smart person.

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu should be only two or three years old at this time.

Li Jinglong could infer that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu might have favored his younger son and deposed the eldest son and enthroned the youngest.

[A little knowledge: I wonder how many of you who read this book have read "The Clever Ikkyu". In Japanese unofficial history, Ikkyu is said to be the grandson of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.]