Ming Imperial Palace, the palace of the body.

In the palace that is divided into two floors, there is an angry Zhu Di sitting on it, and there are two rows of single seats on the left and right sides below, which are arranged in turn.

This is not the official hall of the court, it belongs to the place where Zhu Di handles official business. Most of the people who come here to report are the heads of various departments, and the most recent ones are also adjutants. Therefore, not only can each minister have a seat, but everyone also has a desk in front of them, where official documents can be placed.

When it comes to festivals, Zhu Di sometimes gives small-scale banquets in the palace, and they are also arranged here.

Zhu Zhanji met Wang Yan, who was waiting a little anxiously, at the door, and when he saw Zhu Zhanji, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Your Highness has finally returned, Your Majesty is furious when he hears that Jin Shangshu has been humiliated, and he wants to personally crusade against Dongying!" ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled: "Don't worry, I will try my best to convince him." ”

Zhu Di is getting older, except for the occasional rheumatoid arthritis tormenting his body, other aspects are quite good.

As long as you don't get sick, you have to eat two large bowls of rice at a meal, and you can pull a three-stone bow.

Compared with him, Prince Zhu Gaochi's body is even more uneasy, especially after eating bad during the Lantern Festival this time, he has not recovered yet.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji enter the main hall, Fang Bin, the secretary of the military department who was sitting at the head of his right hand, couldn't help but show a smile, His Majesty wants to conquer in person, no one dares to stop him, and only Taisun can convince him.

After Zhu Zhanji entered the hall, he didn't squint, knelt down on one knee in front of the steps, and said loudly: "Grandson Zhanji visits the emperor's grandfather." ”

Although in front of many important ministers of the DPRK and China, Zhu Zhanji did not mention his official position, but only talked about his grandson.

This is also Zhu Zhanji's prerogative, no matter who it is, including the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, he only dares to call himself a son.

Although everyone knew that Zhu Zhanji was inconsistent with etiquette, since Zhu Di did not correct it, naturally no one was bored.

As an emperor, it is common for a lonely family, an ordinary family, father and son to see each other, and children and grandchildren to go around their knees.

But in this palace, except for Zhu Zhanji, the other grandchildren can only see Zhu Di during the New Year's holidays.

Even the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, in addition to the court meeting, if he wants to see Zhu Di on weekdays, he also wants to meet him.

Although he is powerful and powerful, in addition to the profession of emperor, he is also a person.

Zhu Di raised his hand and said, "Look at the seat, look at Jin Shangshu's recital and look at the grandson." ”

The two eunuchs carried a chair and placed it in front of the right side of Zhu Dilong's couch, Zhu Zhanji got up, went up the nine steps, sat down on the chair, and took the fold handed over by Wang Yan and looked at it.

This envoy to Dongying was headed by Jin Chun, the right Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, representing that the Ming Empire was first and foremost a country of etiquette.

Of course, in Toei's opinion, since you have already captured tens of thousands of my subjects and sent people to set fire to my Nagasaki Port and Osaka Prefecture, it seems that it is a little late to talk about the ceremony.

Even if it's a salute before a soldier, it's not like that! Since you're going to fight, come on!

Therefore, this time, Jin Jun and his team set off on the twentieth day of the first lunar month and arrived in Nagasaki six days later, but they were met with resistance from the shogunate.

Although Dongying only had a few small pitiful cannons, they were all taken out and put on a formation.

Jin Chun's trip was just a passing scene, and it was also to prepare for the crusade, since it was blocked, of course, he would not continue to be bored, but retreated directly to the Ryukyus in the south.

In the Ryukyus, the army of the Ming Dynasty assisted the Zhongshan State Shang Bazhi in the crusade against the Beishan Kingdom, removed the hidden dangers of the Ryukyus, and then also sent an envoy back to Beijing to restore his life.

However, they and Yang Zhangde are one south and one north, so they are not all the way back to Beijing.

After reading the recital, Zhu Zhanji clenched his fists and smiled: "Congratulations to the emperor's grandfather, congratulations to the emperor's grandfather." ”

A smile flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, but he still pretended to be angry and said: "This is disrespectful, why do you say hello?" ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "The people of Dongying dug their own graves to clear the obstacles for my Ming army, which is a joy." ”

Although the Japanese are powerful, Dongying is a country that cannot be conquered, so if they want to take action against Dongying, there are still many opposition parties in the DPRK and China.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is now not just a subject country, Dongying, Korea, and the Nanyang countries, including southern Iran in later generations, and most of the small countries on the Indian continent are all subject countries of the Ming Dynasty.

Yingtianfu has tens of thousands of envoys from various countries here, and when they see the Ming Dynasty attacking Dongying, they will inevitably have worries about the death of their lips and teeth.

Now Dongying wants to guard the barrier of the sea and come hard with Daming, and for Daming, he is also famous.

Zhu Di deliberately pretended to be thunderous and angry, but he was not really angry, because the strategy against Dongying has been carried out for more than a year, and it will not change because they are soft now, let alone because they are tough.

Zhu Di's anger was only for those ministers who did not approve of sending troops and foreign envoys.

Zhu Di deliberately pretended to be unhappy and said: "This is not a happy event, the swords and guns are ruthless, I don't know how many Ming soldiers will return to other places." ”

Zhu Zhanji's smile remained unchanged, and he continued: "In the Ryukyus, Shangbazhi has unified most of the territories, and now only the southern mountainous areas are left to disobey discipline, but the southern part has a harmonious relationship with my Ming Dynasty, and it is no longer a trouble. I have added another surrender to the territory, which is two joys. ”

Zhu Di nodded and said: "This is also in line with my heart, in my life, I hope to dye all the areas around my Daming on this globe yellow." ”

The actual territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty today may not be as large as that of later generations, because a large area of Xinjiang has not really submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

However, the total area of the nominal territory far exceeded the territory of later generations.

Whether it is Tibet, or the Indochina Peninsula, including the Philippines, the islands of the South Seas, all the way to Saudi Arabia in later generations, Somalia in East Africa and Tanzania, all of them bowed to the Ming Dynasty.

Except for the area from Iran to Turkey, which belonged to the Timurid state, and the northern Central Asia region belonged to the Golden Horde, most of the whole of Asia was the nominal territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Since it is in name, the actual control is of course far less than that of later generations, but it has some influence.

However, this is also due to the limitations of transportation and communication capabilities in this era. If there can be high-speed railways and airplanes in later generations, there will be no problem with the current Daming flat push the world.

Especially after the widespread use of firearms, today's Northern Yuan is no longer a threat, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty has been greatly improved.

Glancing at the ministers under the steps, Zhu Di said again: "However, the Dongying Shogunate acted like this, and it really made me angry and wanted to ...... it."

Of course, Zhu Zhanji would not wait for him to say the words of the imperial driver's personal expedition, and said loudly: "The Muromachi shogunate has really insulted the majesty of the emperor's grandfather, and his grandson is willing to serve the emperor's grandfather, and will arrest Ashikaga Yoshinori to Yingtianfu, vent his anger for the emperor's grandfather, and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Di's face turned slightly pale, and he asked, "Would you like to make a military order?" ”

Zhu Zhanji got up and knelt down and said, "Grandson is willing!" ”

"Good! I will appoint you as the generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition and preside over the Eastern Expedition. The court will do what you want, but you have to send the head of Ashikaga Yoshinori to the capital. ”

Zhu Zhanji said loudly: "The minister takes the order!" ”

Only then did Zhu Di say loudly to the bottom of the steps: "Lu Zhen, the left secretary of the Ministry of Rites, listens to the order......

Lu Zhen, who was sitting on the left, turned over and bowed: "The minister is here!" ”

"I plan to crusade against the Shogunate of Toei Muromachi, and I want everyone in the world to know that I am the teacher of the king."

"Yes!"

"The secretary of the military department is still here, and the bin listens to the order."

"The minister is here!"

"The order of the generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition, the issuance of tiger talismans, and the grandson will recruit people and horses to train and prepare for war."

"Obey the order!"

"Yang Pu, the head of the household, listens to the order."

"The minister is here!"

"The household department is preparing for the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and there must not be the slightest shortage."

Today's household secretary Xia Yuanji was not there, Yang Pu attended on behalf of the household department, and immediately said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Di issued several edicts in a row, and Zhu Zhanji's preparations for the expedition were extremely thoughtful. Zhu Zhanji listened to his decree while thinking about what preparations he still needed to make.

After Zhu Di finished announcing the decree, he knelt down and hugged his fists and said: "Sun Er asks for the support of the Tai Hospital, and recruits the civil Langzhong, all of whom must understand the treatment of red injuries and the prevention and treatment of miasma, and accompany the army as a military doctor in case of future troubles." ”

"Quasi-play!"

"The grandson also asked for permission to be included in the army as a scout battalion, so as to open up the branches of the new army."

This time, Zhu Di didn't say yes, and asked, "Is it all the young army or only the orphan camp?" ”

"All young soldiers over the age of 15 are ...... with the army"

"Did you order it before?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Di pondered for a while, but nodded and said, "Accurate!" What are the requirements? ”

Although there is no shortage of children in the Xungui camp who want to build relationships, the current Daming Xungui class is still relatively motivated, and most of them have the idea of being loyal to the monarch and patriotism and immediately gaining fame, even if there are a small number of people, they can't make much waves.

Zhu Zhanji replied: "Dongying is mountainous and miasma, and my grandson wants to ask for a thousand Yunnan troops as a guide for the army." ”

Zhu Di thought for a moment and said: "The army led by Zhang Fu withdrew to Guangdong due to illness a few years ago, and the number was about 4,000. They are all veterans of the battlefield, adapted to fighting in the mountains and forests, and will be recalled by my order. ”

Zhu Zhanji said happily: "My grandson has nothing else to ask for!" ”

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Cabinet Yang, plan an edict!" ”

Zhu Zhanji returned to Xingqing Palace in high spirits, but what was greeted by Zhang's disgusted eyes and worries. "I've just been back for more than a month, and I'm going to go on an expedition again, even if you don't think about my mother, you should think more about a few children who haven't been born yet."

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Don't worry, concubine, this is mainly a naval battle." My son will only land when the situation calms down, so there is no need to worry about safety. What's more, even if the army is assembled now, it will take more than a month to be ready, and during this time, the child will accompany the mother and concubine more. ”

Zhang let him go and said, "If you have these days, you can add a few more grandchildren to me, that is the greatest filial piety." ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a hippie smile: "The child obeys the order......"