Cai Jin was overjoyed in his heart, so he immediately asked. This alone is not satisfied, and even went to the streets in person, going to the streets and alleys to listen to it himself. Later, when I heard that there were records of various battles in the Martyrs' Shrine, I went to check it again.

In this way, Cai Jin finally has a comprehensive understanding of the war in Daming in the past few years.

At this time, he realized that the previous rumors were indeed true, but that was all in the past. After the current emperor rose up, he fixed the thieves, reformed the government, appeased the people, destroyed the Mongols, and defeated the prisoners......

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you are really the master of the Wise Divine Martial Arts!" Cai Jin couldn't help but sigh secretly, and made up his mind that when he could meet the Ming Emperor in the future, he must implore the Ming Emperor to be the master of the small Ryukyu country!

If you don't see the Ming Emperor in the end, then you have to find another way, no matter what, you have to fight for the Ryukyus, otherwise, without the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyus themselves will not be able to break free from the clutches of the Wa Kingdom!

However, if he knew Emperor Chongzhen's reaction, he would probably be sad.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the Ryukyu State Letter forwarded by the celebrant supervisor. In his impression, Ryukyu is the territory of the Wa Kingdom, to be honest, he really didn't know that at this time, the Ryukyus were not the territory of the Wa Kingdom, and the Ming Dynasty was still the suzerainty of the Ryukyu State, just like Korea, it was necessary to be canonized by the Ming Dynasty to ascend the throne as king.

In other words, the Ryukyus is the little brother of the Ming Dynasty. According to the usual practice, the canonization was canonized, and Emperor Chongzhen had no opinion. However, he was a little curious, and he didn't know when Ryukyu was occupied by the Wa Kingdom.

With this interest, he issued an order to summon the Ryukyu envoy.

Cai Jin was overjoyed when he heard that Emperor Daming had summoned him so quickly, and he immediately solemnly packed up, and rushed to the Forbidden City after thinking about what he said.

The etiquette of the meeting, of course, is needless to say, the official handing over of the credentials, the presentation of the list of tributes, and so on.

It can be said that Shangxian, the prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom, sent troops to expel the Japanese in order to obtain the Ming Dynasty, and this time the tribute, which was done his best, was all things on the sea, such as coral and other rare treasures.

But it's a pity that Emperor Chongzhen just glanced at these and threw them aside, and he wasn't interested. This made Cai Jin, who secretly peeked at the emperor's face, couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Daming is very rich, it seems that the Ming Emperor can't look down on this thing, so the next thing is a little difficult!

He was thinking about it, when suddenly, he heard Emperor Chongzhen ask him with a smile: "Ryukyu and the Wa Kingdom are adjacent to each other, but are they still harmonious?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Cai Jin was stunned, then came back to his senses, and immediately rejoiced, no, no, he shouldn't be overjoyed, his face changed very quickly, and he immediately showed a look of grief and indignation, and fell to the ground at once, kowtowed and wept: "Your Majesty is wise, the Japanese country has always been extremely vicious, and my small Ryukyu country has been bullied by the Japanese country for a long time!" What's even more hateful is that our Ryukyu Kingdom is the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty, but it also forced my Ryukyu to serve the Japanese Kingdom as the main country, and forced me to pay tribute to Edo. ”

Speaking of this, he raised his head, looked at Emperor Chongzhen, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "Although the country is small, it understands the principle of only one master. It's just that the small country is powerless to resist, so it can only implore the Ming Dynasty to send troops and make the decision for the small country! ”

Emperor Chongzhen has been the emperor for a long time, so he naturally understands that what the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom says is exaggerated and true, but he doesn't mind, because he has a natural sense of mission, that is, to beat the Wa Kingdom. It's just that there is no free hand yet, and there is another reason, that is, to give the country a reason to send troops.

At this time, the Wa Kingdom was the Tokugawa Shogunate, and Emperor Chongzhen knew from memory that the Tokugawa Shogunate did not have a bad relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and implemented the policy of closing the country.

Of course, in the future, if Emperor Chongzhen is free and wants to beat the Wa Kingdom, he will definitely find a reason. But that doesn't mean that he won't mind having one more reason to beat up the country.

And the request of the Ryukyu Kingdom is the best reason. Just as North Korea was the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, after being attacked by foreign enemies for help, the Ming Dynasty also sent troops to rescue. With this precedent, no one will say anything.

As for taking the opportunity to blackmail the Ryukyus, and then reap some benefits from the Ryukyus. Seriously, Emperor Chongzhen really didn't have that mind, it was too small for the Ryukyus, and it was just some islands, what benefits could there be, I couldn't look down on it!

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he pretended to be angry and shouted: "What a Japanese country, I invaded Korea before, and the lesson given by the Ming Dynasty is not enough?" Now that I don't want to repent, I even went to invade Ryukyu again, and I still want to fight against my Ming Dynasty and rob my vassal country, what a boldness! ”

Hearing this, Cai Jin was overjoyed and moved, Emperor Ming was still willing to be angry for a small country, and it was a blessing for a small country to have such a suzerain!

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Chongzhen ask him majestically: "You can tell me the specific situation!" ”

"The minister obeys!" As soon as Cai Jin heard this, he immediately told the story of Ryukyu being bullied by the Japanese state from beginning to end. In the end, he took out another thing from his arms, presented it with both hands, and wept with his head down, "This is a small country crying blood plea, with the blood marks of the first king and the prince, and I implore the Ming Dynasty to be the master of the small country!" ”

It would be even better to have such a formal paperwork! When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was very happy in his heart, took it from the hand of the inner servant, and after reading it, he patted the case and said: "You can rest assured, I will definitely be the master of the Ryukyus!" ”

The ministers standing on the side, especially the Hubu Shangshu, had been a little worried when they heard their conversation, but now when they heard the emperor's meaning, it seemed that they were going to send troops, and they immediately became anxious.

The revenue of the imperial treasury has only improved, but after all, there are still wars going on in eastern and southwestern Liaodong, and not to mention disaster prevention in various places, they all need money. If the emperor wants to start another war, then the Wa Kingdom is not a small country, and I don't know how much it will cost to fight, don't drag down the treasury of the Ming Dynasty again!

Thinking so, according to his meaning, it is not a soldier. However, if the vassal state asks for help, the suzerainty cannot be justified if it is not in charge. When he was thinking hard about how to advise, he heard Emperor Chongzhen's words change and said to the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom: "But I won't hide it from you, now that Liaodong has not recovered, I can't send troops for the time being." After I destroy Jianyu in the next few years, I will definitely send troops to help you in the Ryukyus! ”

As soon as he heard this, Hubu Shangshu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: The emperor is wise, so good, so good!

He is the emperor who does not understand him, that is the lord who puts the interests of the Ming Dynasty first! I finally went to the road of ZTE, how could I destroy all this myself!

And Cai Jin was naturally a little disappointed when he heard it. However, compared with previous expectations, at least the Ming Emperor had promised to send troops to help Ryukyu, and he would finally be able to give an explanation when he went back, so he prostrated on the ground and was grateful.

Emperor Chongzhen waited for him to finish speaking, and then instructed him: "However, on the occasion of this canonization, Ryukyu must spy on the details of the Japanese kingdom, so that when he sends out troops, he can know himself and his opponent!" ”

In doing so, it proves that the Ming Emperor is going to send troops, so Cai Jin immediately agreed, saying that there is absolutely no problem.

Needless to say, the situation of the Japanese in the Ryukyus is naturally known on the Ryukyu side. As for the situation in the Wa Kingdom, because the Ryukyus were going to pay tribute, they could also learn some about it.

As a result, the affairs of the Ryukyus were basically settled. As for canonization or something, just do it according to the convention, and there is nothing to say.

One thing that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know was that because of his crossing, history had changed, and his butterfly wings had also been instigated to the side of the Wa Kingdom.

At this time, the Wa Kingdom was the twentieth year of Kanei, and Emperor Go-Akira had just ascended the throne. The actual ruler of the Wa Kingdom was Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. No, it's approaching the end of the year, and Tokugawa Iemitsu is also in a meeting, listening to the report of the old middle Matsudaira Nobutsuna.

The so-called old middle of the Wa Kingdom, similar to the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, was in charge of the affairs of the shogunate. And this Matsudaira Nobutsuna is Tokugawa Iemitsu's confidant, and a few years ago, it was Matsudaira Nobutsuna who suppressed the Shimabara Rebellion and gradually began to lock the country.

I only heard Matsudaira Nobutsuna say: "...... As a result, this year's national harvest is still lower than expected, please punish the general! ”

When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard this, he shook his head, sighed and said, "This is not Qing's crime!" The earth dragon of our country has turned over, the tsunami continues, and this year there are more, and the harvest is lower than expected! ”

When he said this, he remembered something and couldn't help but be silent.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna was his confidant, and when he saw him like this at this time, he immediately understood what he was thinking.

The country is just a few islands, and it is mountainous, and it is greatly influenced by the earth dragon and the sea. Everyone in the Wa Kingdom knows these shortcomings of the Wa State, and it is for this reason that those who are ambitious in power in the Wa State will think of expanding the territory in order to avoid this dilemma.

The previous Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sent troops to North Korea, can be said to be an attempt. No, it was tried twice. It's just a pity that they were all blocked by Mingguo. And because of the successive defeats, it was later seized by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Tokugawa shogunate was established.

The incorrect position and the considerable strength of the major names also made the Tokugawa shogunate no longer have the intention of expanding outward, and was bent on consolidating its rule. This point, whether it is Tokugawa Iemitsu or Matsudaira Nobutsuna, is clear.

At this time, because I talked about things affected by natural disasters and remembered the past, I was silent for a while. If the original historical development is followed, then what they should do next is still what they should do. However, on this plane, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and a subordinate came over and said: "Marshal Kim Zidian of the Korean capital crossed the sea to vote!" ”

Hearing this, Tokugawa Iemitsu and Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but be a little surprised, and the two looked at each other, and they both saw that the other party was puzzled.

Both of them could hear clearly, the marshal of North Korea was not here to send an envoy, but to defect, how could this be, what happened to North Korea, could it be that the North Korean state leader killed him and escaped, right?

A little curious, Tokugawa Iemitsu wanted to hear what was going on, so he ordered a summons.

This Marshal Jin Zidian, either someone else, or the one who led the troops to escort the grain back to Liaodong with Ying Erdai, was ambushed by Lu Xiangsheng's troops on the way, and escaped because he saw the opportunity quickly and fled into the mountains.

Jin was also unlucky, because he was too anxious, he fled faster, and he got lost in the mountains. After he came out, the situation in North Korea changed too quickly, and he couldn't adapt to it.

First of all, North Korea rejoined the side of the Ming Dynasty and became the enemy of Jianyu. And he was a pro-gold faction, afraid that he would be punished if he returned to the court, so he sneaked back to his hometown.

Speaking of which, he is a famous Korean family, and he is a wealthy family in the local area, and he can live a prosperous life when he goes back.

However, not long after, Jianyu invaded again, burning and looting half of Korea. However, Jin Zidian didn't have anything, but felt that it would be good for him to kill Jianyu again. Therefore, just as he was about to go out of the mountain again to meet his master, because of Lu Xiangsheng's blockade in Pyongyang, Jianyu went back again, making his joy come to naught.

The next time, when Jianyu invaded Korea again, it would be more powerful than the previous burning, killing and looting, and it was to destroy North Korea. For the Korean monarchs and ministers, there is no longer any faction that supports gold or Ming, all of them are arrested, and all of them are robbed.

This situation frightened the joyful Jin Zidian. When Jianyu killed him, he could only flee to the mountains and hide.

After Jianyu left, North Korea became a terra nullius. People from all walks of life, as long as they have a little thought, they began to grab the territory. And Jin Zidian is a local wealthy family, and among the many forces, not to mention, he can be regarded as the lord of the dominant side.

However, the good times did not last long, Dolgon ordered to plunder Korea again, because Liaodong was really short of food, this time the Jianguo into the Kou, that was the kind that was scraped dry and clean, forced Jin Zidian to gain a foothold, could not surrender to the Jianguo, and could not go to the Ming State, and finally had no choice but to cross the sea and run to the Wa State.

It was for this purpose that when he met Tokugawa Iemitsu, his posture was very low. When Tokugawa Iemitsu asked the reason, he naturally knew everything and said everything and explained the current situation in North Korea in detail.

Unexpectedly, how many years have passed, North Korea has been destroyed, and the Ming Kingdom and the rebellion of Liaodong have been fought to the death, such amazing news immediately stimulated Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Thanks to the efforts of two generations of Tokugawa shoguns, the Japanese kingdom basically ruled steadily. Now that North Korea has become a borderless land, it is simply a piece of fat and oily fat for the Japanese country! That temptation is really very great for the Japanese people.

As a result, the Tokugawa shogunate began to gather its henchmen and immediately discussed the news brought by Kim Zidian.

In the past, during the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era, it was because of the relationship between the Ming Kingdom that the Wa Kingdom failed to eat Korea. Although in the end they withdrew to the Wa Kingdom, for them, they did not admit that they were defeated by the Ming Kingdom, but because Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of illness, they withdrew their troops.

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