"Hehe, what do you think?" Li Fangyuan smiled and asked.

"This," Jin Nanxuan took the envelope and looked at it, read the contents again, and looked up, "King, is the original envelope like this?" ”

"Yes."

"Then the general is a little skeptical of the sincerity of the Japanese people?"

"Why?"

"First of all," Jin Nanxuan took the envelope and shook it: "The envelope is blank, and it is not specified who it is sent to, indicating that the sender does not want others to know; Secondly, it is the signature of this letter," Kim Nam-xuan pointed to the bottom of the letter and said, "This is the seal of Ouchi Morimi, and there is no seal of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the minister of the Imperial Government of the Japanese Kingdom. ”

"Therefore, the last general thinks that the lack of sincerity of the Wa State shows that they still have no determination to confront the Ming Court, and are just using us."

"Hehe, Nanxuan, you are very careful and sensitive, but things can't be seen like this," Li Fangyuan took the letter, put it in an envelope, and then put it on the table, patted it a few times, and then said softly: "It's natural not to dare to openly confront the Ming court, even if this king, if he can defeat the Ming army with the luck of heaven and return to Hanjing, this king will still be a vassal to the Ming court, and he will not send troops to cross the mercy ridge again, and he will not provoke the Ming court again, this has nothing to do with determination and will, it is all due to the situation!" By Daming's side, we had to be like this! In all dynasties, it is not that there are no Ming lords and virtuous monarchs, but since the Han, Tang, Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, we in North Korea have not been opponents at all. ”

Hearing the gloom in Li Fangyuan's words, Jin Nanxuan was silent, Li Fangyuan was telling the truth, it is impossible for North Korea to be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty!

"Similarly, even if the Wa State repels the Ming army in Kyushu, they must also be called vassals, otherwise, the Ming court family has a great cause, and it will inevitably continue to fight for the sake of face, and the Wa country is small and the people are weak, and they can't withstand a large-scale war, once the Wa country is in trouble, there will inevitably be changes, and the Muromachi Shogunate of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is afraid that it will collapse, and the former Kamakura Shogunate was not dragged down by these two wars?"

"The last general understands," Jin Nanxuan was impressed by Li Fangyuan's calmness and foresight, but he quickly reacted: "Then what's going on with this letter?" Is it the meaning of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu? ”

"It should be, the reason why I sent the letter in the name of Ouchi Morimi, this king thinks there are two reasons, the first reason is that as mentioned earlier, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is still afraid of the Ming court and does not dare to leave a handle; The second reason is that the Ouchi clan in Kyushu has some connections with Korea, and during the Three Kingdoms period in the past, Prince Seirin, the third prince of King Shengming of Baekje, was their ancestor," Speaking of this, Li Fangyuan paused, and suddenly his expression changed greatly, but he quickly calmed down: "This king understands, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also implies a meaning, that is, let this king be a vassal to him!" ”

"What?" Jin Nanxuan Huo Ran stood up: "How dare he?" ”。

"Sit down, you sit down," Li Fangyuan smiled reluctantly, and at the same time raised his hand to press down, motioning for him to sit down: "In this situation, he has nothing to dare to, and it is not without precedent in history." ”

"Precedent?"

Looking at Jin Nanxuan's puzzled eyes, Li Fangyuan frowned, as if he was thinking about something: "In the past, during the Three Kingdoms period, after Baekje was destroyed, there was a brief restoration of the country, has Nanxuan heard of it?" ”

"This, the last general doesn't read much, and I hope that the king will atone for his sins."

"It doesn't matter, this is also some idle books that this king read when he was admitted to Jinshi, after Baekje was destroyed that year, all the royal families were taken away by the Tang army, but Baekje also had a prince named Buyeo Feng as a proton in the Wa Kingdom, he returned to Baekje with the support of the Wa Kingdom in order to restore the country, and the people responded one after another, but the Tang Army was too strong, and in the battle at Baichuankou, the Japanese and Baekje coalition forces were wiped out, and Baekje lost hope for the restoration of the country, and it is said that this Buyeo Feng will stay in the Wa Kingdom in the future."

"Then this Ouchi Morimi is a descendant of Fuyu Feng?"

"There is a possibility, but according to their own words, they are the descendants of Prince Seilin, the third prince of King Shengming of Baekje, but this is not important, they are indeed the descendants of the Baekje royal family, this is basically certain."

"The king is really knowledgeable, and even knows this." Jin Nanxuan said with free admiration.

"Actually, it's useless." Li Fangyuan pressed his temple with his index finger, shook his head, then closed his eyes and sighed.

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"So what are we going to do next?"

Li Fangyuan stood up, looked at the map that had been analyzed countless times on the wall, and silently pondered in his heart for a while, and said: "Reply to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, this king will take the initiative to attack and contain the southward pace of the Ming army, but this king needs one million stone of food, 10,000 swords, armor, even if the armor is forgotten, they don't have much." ”

"In short, tell them that if this king is defeated, then the Ming army will no longer have to worry about the future, and will go south in the future, so that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can weigh it."

Jin Nanxuan hesitated for a moment, wanting to say that the king wanted too much, but after thinking about it, there was no harm in asking for more, what if the other party gave it?

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Wakoku, Kyushu, Hakata Port.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood at the top of the harbor, dressed in white monk's robes, floating out of the dust, staring at the ever-increasing coastal line, frowning, not knowing what to think.

"Imagawa-kun, come over here."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Imagawa Sadayo, who was standing in the outer circle, didn't expect Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to call himself, so he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly agreed, bowed his head and ran in front of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in small steps.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stared at Imagawa Sadayo who was standing with his head bowed, and couldn't help but think of many things in his mind, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu tried to get rid of it, with a smile on his face, he took Imagawa Sadayo's hand and said: "Imagawa-kun, you are the old man of the shogunate, you made great contributions to the pacification of Kyushu back then, you should know everything about the grass and trees here, and now that the invasion of the Ming Kingdom is imminent, this minister is very worried, I don't know if this line of defense can play a role?" ”

"This," Imagawa Sadayo pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, since Imagawa swore not to participate in any political affairs, he has forgotten all this, and in the past two years, Sadayo has been sorting out the manuscripts. ”

"Hehe, this minister heard that it is "Difficult Taiping", Imagawa-kun has been fighting horses all his life and has a lot of experience, it must be a rare good book, after it is written, it must be shown to this minister."

"Definitely, definitely, Your Excellency Minister Xie."

"But," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu patted the other party on the shoulder, "Is Imagawa-kun still blaming the minister?" ”

"No, not at all." Imagawa Sadayo, whose beard was white, was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "Sadashi can keep this head, and this remnant life is enough, and there are absolutely no complaints." ”

"Okay, okay, Imagawa-kun, this minister is just joking," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stretched out his hand to pull Imagawa Sadayo, pointed to the west, and said: "The Ming Kingdom of the West is a behemoth, and this minister has always respected it, but this time I'm afraid it won't work, the Ming Kingdom will inevitably invade our country from Korea, in this critical autumn of survival, isn't Imagawa-kun unwilling to go out of the mountains to help me?" ”

"It's like when you pacified the Southern Dynasty for the shogunate and unified Japan, is it okay?"

Listening to the lord's earnest words, Imagawa Sadayo seemed to be very moved, and he arched his hand and said: "My lord, Imagawa is already dying, and he is already eighty years old this year, and he can no longer ride a horse to fight for the lord, so Imagawa can only help the lord come up with ideas, and when the Ming army retreats, I hope that the lord can let the lord return to his hometown and let the lord live a stable life." ”

"This minister can promise you." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not hesitate and agreed.

"Thank you, Lord."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was very happy to see that Imagawa Sadayo agreed, and immediately asked someone to take a map, point on the map, and explain the situation of the defense to Imagawa Sadayo.

Imagawa Sadayo is the old man of the shogunate, starting at the age of forty-five, he fought in Kyushu for twenty-one years, completely subdued the Southern Dynasty, pacified Kyushu, but three years later he was deposed from Kyushu Tanji (equivalent to an official such as the governor of Kyushu Island), and then was implicated in the rebellion of Yoshihiro Ouchi, almost died, and finally reconciled with the shogunate three years ago on the condition of not participating in any political affairs, and has been at home since then.

This time Kyushu is about the national fortune of the country, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu needs all the people who can help, so he called Imagawa Sadayo, who was idle at home, this old guy has been fighting in Kyushu for more than 20 years, and he is very familiar with this place, and he is meticulous and calculating, and he should be able to help.

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"My lord, can you let Jeongse take a look at the information on the naval battle of Jeju Island?"

"Yes!"

"My lord, do you have the deployment of the Ming army in Korea here?"

"Yes, I'll give you one."

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"On the battleships of the Ming army, they can fire shells, who knows how far they can fight?"

"Well, I guess it's a few hundred steps."

"Then it is not enough to have a defensive line, I am afraid that ships will be sunk in these waters to prevent the Ming army from landing, otherwise once the Ming army has a foothold on the shore, it will be troublesome."

"This ...... Yes, I will do it with you! ”

"Yes, father."

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"Also, on Tsushima Island and Iki Island, lookout posts should be set up, and once the Ming army comes, they can warn in advance."

"Yes."

"Your Excellency, in addition to increasing military strength and strengthening vigilance, it is also necessary to prevent the Ming army from sneaking up on other ports, and it seems that the performance of the Ming army's ships seems to be higher than that of the Yuan army."

"Well, this minister will think about it."

"It is best to clear the field near Hakata, and at the same time prepare poison, once Hakata is lost, our army will retreat to the interior to continue to resist, to poison food and water sources, to make the Ming army on the shore thirsty and starving, once the Ming army is tired, our army can counterattack and drive it into the sea."

“...... Yes, no problem! ”

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