In the rise and fall of the sword and axe, a huge petition came to an end, and the Confucian scholars helped each other out of Chengtianmen, and walked on the road blankly, with bursts of exclamations and hurried horses' hooves behind them. 【】

Many residents of the capital have seen the scene of the Dharma field, but this is the first time that everyone has seen the scene of killing dozens of people in a row and killing the imperial city with rivers of blood, so they can't help but be shocked. And at this juncture, those who dare to gallop in the capital can only be those who are ordered to do things.

The messenger's target is the Temple of Heaven and Earth, and the accusation of the three princes is the content of the inscription, as soon as the person here dies, someone will immediately send the letter, so the sound of horses' hooves is frequent, like thunder on the hearts of the Confucian scholars, making them tremble.

It's not that they don't understand that Xie Hong deliberately made a big deal about it, the purpose was to publicize and deter, but they still couldn't stop trembling, killing people and ruining their reputation, this method was too vicious.

Therefore, the Confucian scholars forgot about the pain on their foreheads, and subconsciously quickened their pace, wanting to leave this place of broken souls as soon as possible. What saved Confucianism, what saved face and hope, were thrown out of the clouds by them, on the contrary, the content of the recruitment order that had been ignored before suddenly appeared in my mind, and then became clear.

The will is only a general statement, but what Confucianism is best at is chewing words, and of course they will not ignore the implied meaning. In the Central Plains, the Confucian set of things will be completely abandoned, but overseas it will be carried forward, and even the outer fig leaf will be thrown away, and the privileges and fools will be justified.

Many people with active eyes have started the idea of this aspect, rather than being in the Central Plains and the light and dust, and finally obscure, it is better to go overseas to maintain the status of a master. Isn't it more important to maintain a sense of superiority than the corresponding small risks?

"This ...... Overseas propaganda envoys, could it be that they are aimed at us? "It was the Ryukyu envoy who raised the question.

Before the official start of the ceremony, the envoys were ordered to wait outside the noon gate, and then they saw this astonishing scene, and their hearts were shocked and doubtful.

The three countries of the East China Sea are the most familiar with the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, but the monarchs and ministers of the Wa Kingdom were frightened one after another, and their brains couldn't turn for a while, they just looked at the blood in that place stupidly, their mouths were wide open, and they couldn't close together, of course, they couldn't question it. However, North Korea's Min Yizheng smiled and did not speak, as if he had nothing to do with himself, so this could only be said by Mr. Shang Dang of the Ryukyus.

Shang Dang felt that he was quite pitiful, and the harvest of the envoy last year was very poor, so after returning to China, he was very reprimanded. Fortunately, there are fewer small people in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the products are relatively rich, so it is not like the original North Korea, without a reward, he can't eat a meal, and in the end he was just sneered, but there is no real harm to the surname.

However, there is still a haze in his heart, which is also a huge bad news for the Ryukyu Kingdom, that is, the grand fleet that Zhengde shows off, and the ambition to dominate the four seas.

Ryukyu King Shang Zhen is also a big ambition, at the beginning of his reign, he sent troops to conquer several small countries in the Yaeyama Islands, and even had some thoughts about Taiwan, but he was afraid of the Xu brothers entrenched in Penghu, so he dispelled the idea. Don't look at the Xu brothers who were beaten to a mess in Lushun, but their reputation on the southeast coast is well-known.

Not to the west, but to the north is the range of power of the Wa Kingdom, although the Wa Kingdom is in the Warring States period, the island of Kyushu is also in turmoil, and the expansion of the Ryukyus is at most facing one or two daimyos. However, Shang Zhen knew very well that with the strength of the Ryukyus, even if it was a small daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, they could not compete head-on.

As for the Ming Dynasty, he is not very worried, although the pirates of the Ming Dynasty are very terrible, but the Ming Dynasty has always implemented the policy of sea ban, and there is no expansion, for neighboring countries, it is just a good place to make money.

However, the news brought by Shang Dang subverted the inherent concept of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the Ming Dynasty actually changed its foreign policy. In the eyes of the Ryukyuan people, the Wa Kingdom is already a very powerful and seemingly invincible behemoth, and the Ming Dynasty's territory is even farther than the Wa State.

In a panic, Shang Zhen mobilized the information network of the Ryukyus, and heard a series of news from Penghu and the Wa Kingdom, so his uneasiness intensified and turned into panic.

Because these news are so unbelievable, but they are taken for granted, just when he is ignorant, and he is still expanding his territory and becoming a power in the East China Sea, the situation in the East China Sea has changed dramatically.

The powerful Xu Pirate Regiment, as well as many famous pirate gangs on the southeast coast, have all disappeared, and the island of Kyushu, which is directly faced by the Ryukyus, is also under the control of the Governor's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty!

In other words, Daimeiko is not bragging, his large fleet is already invincible in the East China Sea, and the Ryukyus are completely surrounded, and if Daimeiko wants to, he can take Ryukyu casually.

What to do? Shang Zhen was stunned.

Resist? Don't be kidding, all of the people conquered by the Ming Royal Fleet are powerful enemies that Ryukyu can't resist, and in the face of such an enemy, Shang Zhen has no luck in his heart, and it is impossible to resist.

Surrender and surrender? This is the most practical way, Ryukyu is not a Japanese country, as early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu was already a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, from time to time will go to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, the attitude should be humble enough, it is said that the Ming Dynasty has no need to conquer here.

At the same time, Shang Zhen is also reluctant to give up his throne, compared with the former Ming and the other two neighbors, Shang Zhen's power as a king is relatively large. Although there are powerful ministers in the country who can compete with him, the other party is also a royal family, his relative, and belongs to the nest, and the surname is of course different.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he finally felt that he should send an envoy to Daming again to inquire about Daming's intentions in detail. If possible, Ryukyu adopted a more humble attitude towards the Ming in exchange for the other side's neglect; If Zhengde must be tough, then I can't say it, so I have to obey obediently, well, I have to take advantage of it early and seize the opportunity.

With such considerations in advance, Shang Dang's sensitivity is understandable.

A word asked, but he didn't receive any response, only those people from the Western Regions looked at him blankly, and there was a translator next to him, of course, it would not be a problem of language barrier. At this time, more than 1,000 years have passed since Banding was far away from the Western Regions, and the Western Regions Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty has long since disappeared in the long river of history.

They also came to see the wind.

These small states in the Western Regions were split from the Chagatai Khanate, and their degree of civilization was far less than that of the Three Kingdoms of the East China Sea, and they were in the middle of the Mongol Tatars, and they knew little about the politics and language of the Central Plains.

However, their sense of smell is keen. Since last spring, Warat and Tatar have begun to brew an offensive against the Central Plains, and the countries of the Western Regions have not received exact news, but after dealing with the Warat people for so many years, where do the countries of the Western Regions still not know what the Warats are going to do?

Moreover, the scale of the Warats' gathering this time has exceeded the several battles with the Tatars in recent years, and it is clear that the target of the fire sieve is the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty has always been on the defensive against Mongolia, and suffered a big loss a few decades ago. This time, if the Wara Xingshi moves the people, the Ming may repeat the mistakes of the past, in that case, the countries of the Western Regions may also be able to get a piece of the pie.

Turpan, which is relatively strong, is already salivating over the Hexi counties of the Ming Dynasty, and has also made many moves to enter the army before, where will he let go of such a good opportunity? The strength of other countries is not good, but after all, they are also descendants of the Mongols, and they are all moved by the advocacy or coercion of Turpan.

So, they came in gangs to see how the battle was going on both sides, and they were ready to use this as a basis for decision-making. The Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, and the road is not easy to walk, and when they arrive in the Central Plains along the ancient silk road, it is already late autumn. In Shanxi, they received news that the Great Son of Heaven was engaged in a war with the little Tatar prince in Datong.

Hearing this, a group of people came to their senses, and they did not go to the capital in a panic, but stopped, wanting to wait for the exact news before deciding to stop. If the Ming Dynasty is defeated, the capital will suffer from military disasters, so why bother to ask for hardship? If Da Ming wins...... Before they could figure out how likely this incident was, they were shocked to receive the news from Datong that the results of the Tatar and Warat alliance were actually a complete defeat!

These people are dumbfounded, what kind of existence is Warat? That's the boss of the Western Regions! Although it cannot be said that it is possible to take everything from each country, it is true that a few small countries in the vicinity are deeply oppressed, and they do not dare to accompany the smiling face. There is no need to doubt that in the desert, if you annoy the Warat people, it will be the disaster of destroying the country and destroying the people!

And the Warats were driven away by the Tatars, and in the confrontation, they have always been at a disadvantage, needless to say how strong the two sides are. Such two giants, but they were cleaned up by Daming, how strong is Daming, do you need to say?

To a certain extent, the mood of the countries in the Western Regions is similar to that of the Ryukyu people, they all learned about the strength of the Ming Dynasty from the side, and trembled because of it.

Of course, the people of the Western Regions just expressed their reverence for the strong, and they were not very worried about whether the Ming Dynasty would expand outward. The Western Regions are too far away, and if you send troops from the Central Plains, the logistical supplies needed will be a terrifying number, even with the richness of the Ming Dynasty, it will also be dragged down.

Therefore, their mentality is similar to that before the Ryukyuan people knew about the existence of the royal fleet, they felt that it was none of their business, and they naturally did not respond enthusiastically to Shang Dang's words.

(To be continued)