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"Mountain Dogs?" Hearing Ye Yingwu's analogy to Liang Yanwu, Zhao Yunshu was a little stunned. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although she has never seen a real mountain dog, she is well-read and knows a lot about some strange things, so she naturally understands what this mountain dog does. In the deep mountains and old forests all over China, almost every village has its own mountain dog, this kind of retreat can guard livestock and villages, and can fight with bears and blind people and even tigers and leopards, and has always been the guardian saint of the whole village.

Now Ye Yingwu uses the mountain guard dog as a metaphor for Liang Yanwu, who is about to enter Hexi, which naturally invisibly explains the role of Liang Yanwu. For the Ming Dynasty to defend the land west of the river, hold this important passage that can enter the Western Regions directly and retreat to the Guanzhong.

Kublai Khan wanted to drag the Ming Dynasty into the treacherous tide of the Western Regions, but Ye Yingwu didn't follow his wishes, although the Ming Dynasty now has the strength to take Hexi, but it does not mean that it has the strength to intervene in the Western Regions.

After all, the civil strife in Mongolia has only just begun, and the two sides are still in the stage of testing each other after the first tragic battle, and it is far from the time when the vitality is greatly damaged. Ye Yingwu doesn't do this kind of thankless thing, what he wants to do now is to hold on to the one-third of an acre of land in Hexi.

"Husband, there is something unknown about the concubine," Zhao Yunshu watched Ye Yingwu drink the black chicken soup with three times and five divisions, "Now that Da Ming is doing something to the Japanese Kou, why do you suddenly send troops to Hexi?" ”

Ye Yingwu put down the bowl and said in a deep voice: "Want to know? ”

"Can't you know?" Zhao Yunshu asked back without hesitation.

"The Ming Dynasty now looks strong, but in fact it is surrounded by enemies, not to mention the Mongolian Tartars in the north, and it is not clear whether the Tubo people in the south are really attached to a certain person, after all, for the Han people, Tubo is too far away, and it is definitely not an overnight effort to control Tubo, not to mention that in the south of Tubo and the Ming Nanyang land adjacent to the Delhi Sultanate, the Delhi Sultanate can fight the Ilkhanate has no temper, and the wrist in this can be imagined, not to mention that there is Hojo Shizong in the east with the Japanese people, If a certain person has been sitting in this Central Plains and watching the changes, one day the enemies from all sides will attack at the same time, what should it be? ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu said softly: "So only by taking advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty is not a large-scale Northern Expedition now, we can quickly calm down these hidden dangers of light and darkness around us." ”

"What you say is to deceive the ministers in the court, not to mention that the methods you are playing now are probably already understood by the ministers in the court." Zhao Yunshu was a little helpless about Ye Yingwu's obviously casual explanation, "Before, under the pretext of stabilizing the back road, I first captured Dali, and then went to Nanyang, and when the prime minister of the DPRK and China understood that the sailors of the Ming Dynasty had been driving thousands of miles in Nanyang. With the ability of those countries in the South Seas, even if they really attack, how much trouble can they bring to the Ming Dynasty? So at the end of the day, you're just looking for an excuse to expand your land. ”

Ye Yingwu raised his eyebrows: "Have an opinion?" ”

"No comment." Zhao Yunshu replied very simply.

Squinting his eyes, Ye Yingwu chuckled and said, "Maybe what you said about expanding the land is not wrong, or maybe what you once said to the ministers of the DPRK and China is not wrong to solve external troubles." It can be said that Daming has come to this day step by step, and it is the gathering of so many reasons. But in the final analysis, the biggest reason for thinking about it is that I don't want to see the future, and the Ming Dynasty is still confined to the land that has been developed by the Han and Tang Dynasties. ”

"Then you're right." Zhao Yunshu pursed his lips.

Ye Yingwu was silent.

To tell the truth, he has never considered why he took the Ming Dynasty to open up the wasteland, and was even criticized by some people as "reckless and reckless". Slowly holding Zhao Yunshu's hand, Ye Yingwu muttered: "Shu'er, maybe you have never felt that when a person sees too much of a nation and a country being oppressed by outsiders, when he is allowed to return to the beginning of everything and let him come back to an era that is still strong, he naturally does not want to let everything in the future repeat itself." ”

After a pause, Ye Yingwu suddenly showed a smile: "So he wants to tell his descendants that there is no way to control the whole world, but only by going out first can he be invincible in the battle for hegemony." Therefore, subconsciously, he wants to open up the whole road first, so that future generations do not have to go through hardships, so that future generations do not have to lie down and taste courage, so that future generations do not have to pray for revival, so that future generations do not have to pay thousands of lives and blood to spill the field. ”

Zhao Yunshu didn't say anything, maybe she didn't understand what Ye Yingwu meant, or maybe she understood but found that she couldn't answer.

After being silent for a long time, Ye Yingwu said softly: "Whether it is for the purpose of expanding the territory or for all kinds of abundant resources and labor, in fact, it is just an excuse for bells and whistles. ”

Emperor Ming's voice was very soft, as if this sentence was meant to be said to himself.

"Let Huaxia be the sun and moon of the whole world after thousands of years!"

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Thousands of miles away from Luoyang City, the East China Sea.

The wind blew and the waves roared.

Even the largest warships and the most advanced technology in the world, the Ming Navy, in the face of the angry sea and howling winds, are all humble ants, as long as the mysterious power between heaven and earth is not satisfied in the slightest, it can directly swallow the huge fleet.

The wind and waves were very strong, and the clouds in the sky were also dead on the sea, and even the light in the distant sky could be faintly seen, and the rumbling thunder could be heard, and if nothing else, a rainstorm would come soon.

However, Fan Tianshun still stood on the ship's floor, holding clairvoyance in his hand and looking into the distance, his flag hunting and dancing overhead, as if he wanted to perfectly integrate with Fan Tianshun's figure. At this moment, it seemed that Fan Tianshun was the banner dancing in the wind, standing up.

"Are you still sailing northeast now?" Fan Tianshun put down his clairvoyance and looked at a capital head beside him, who hurriedly ran over to look at the compass, and then nodded.

"This wind is northwest, and it is already difficult to go against the wind, tell the brothers that we must hold on, and when the wind and waves stop, we will be able to speed up." Fan Tianshun gave the order to go down, turned around and walked directly into the chart room, and the captain Zheng Haifeng saw the commander come in and hurriedly greeted him.

Zheng Haifeng was born as a fisherman by the sea, a seven-foot man standing there, because he begged for a living at sea all the year round, so his skin was tanned, plus he had been fighting on the battlefield and training hard for more than a year, so just standing there simply, there was a murderous aura, and even if his gaze converged a lot, he could already give people a cold meaning.

Such a man was almost born for the sea, for war.

"Lao Zheng, how is it?" Fan Tianshun glanced at the chart.

Zheng Haifeng is the captain of the flagship of the Oriental Fleet, and he has been by Fan Tianshun's side for a long time, and the two naturally do not have such greetings between superiors and subordinates, and their words are straight to the point.

Zheng Haifeng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Boss, I can't see anything now, we have been crossing the northernmost island of the Ryukyus for more than ten days, and now it seems that we have not found land, and nine times out of ten it is a deviation from the original planned course." According to the range drawn on the chart, it should now be in the southeast direction of the Japanese island, after all, the northwest wind is blowing, and it has been blowing for two or three days in a row, and the ship cannot be said to be impartial at all. ”

"If it's wrong, it's wrong, and now we have even more trouble." Fan Tianshun said in a deep voice.

"The storm is finally here outside?" Zheng Haifeng has been begging for a living at sea much longer than Fan Tianshun, the commander of the inland river division, and he has already figured it out without Fan Tianshun saying it.

Fan Tianshun leaned over and glanced at the chart, and nodded: "The wind is getting stronger and stronger, I saw that there is lightning in the northwest just now, and the thunder is also coming from there, and it is blowing from the northwest again, so this storm will definitely fall on our heads later." ”

"The rest of the fleet has been notified?" The cabin shook more and more, so Zheng Haifeng couldn't help but reach out to hold the cabin.

"Lao Liu is directing the fleet to change formation, putting all the small boats inside, and using large sea ships and treasure ships to come out in a circle outside, so that even if the wind and waves are strong, the small boats will not be thrown clean." Fan Tianshun said in a deep voice, "What I'm worried about now is that once the sea ships and treasure ships in the southeast direction can't support it, and if they open their mouths, the entire fleet will be in chaos, and when the time comes, the small boats will not be able to control and go with the wind, and the entire fleet will have to explain half of it here!" ”

"The boats are connected by iron cables?" Zheng Haifeng frowned.

"Of course, they are all connected to the treasure ship, but they are our supply ships and horse ships, if they run away, they will only go hungry in the future." Fan Tianshun quipped, "But it's too late to connect the treasure ships with iron cables." ”

Zheng Haifeng casually closed the half-covered window, and then carefully packed up the charts and tools in the shaking cabin: "What do you mean very clearly, this is the meaning of letting the flagship lead the team in the southeast direction?" However, it can be said that our treasure ship may not be able to block the opening, at least we have to mobilize two sea ships to come over and lean on our inside. ”

"You kid can see it clearly!" Fan Tianshun chuckled, "Lao Liu will take four boats to sit in the middle and support at any time, and the rest of the surrounding circular formations will depend on us, especially on you." Lao Zheng, you are recognized as the first captain of the Oriental Fleet, and you don't feel at ease if you don't let the rest of you go up. ”

"You can really trust so-and-so." Zheng Haifeng clapped his hands, "Okay, even the dignified Fan Commander has already personally stood by someone's side, even if a certain Zheng Haifeng is an instigator who has no ability, there is no reason to stand still at this time!" ”

Suddenly remembering something, Zheng Haifeng said with a smile: "By the way, boss, you grew up in the mainland, do you know what this kind of wind is called at sea?" ”

Fan Tianshun was stunned and shook his head.

"This kind of wind is called a divine wind," Zheng Haifeng mentioned the word "god", and more of a look of mockery and disbelief appeared on his face, "Especially those Japanese people, when they see this kind of wind, they often bow their heads and bow down, thinking that it is the anger of the gods." ”

Reaching out to hold down the table, Fan Tianshun chuckled: "Kamikaze? Fuck the kamikaze! ”

The half-covered hatch was violently opened by the wind at this moment, and the wind was howling in his face, if it wasn't for Zheng Haifeng putting away the chart just now, I am afraid that the chart that took a lot of effort from the Oriental Fleet would be blown up in its entirety, and even torn apart. The wind carried damp moisture, and I didn't know whether it was the raindrops that had begun to fall outside or the water droplets that the waves were blown up by the wind, and the salty smell of the sea was blowing in my face.

"yes," Zheng Haifeng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Fuck the godswind!" ”

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The waves roared and crashed against the reef, the trees on the shore had been bent in the wind, and countless branches and leaves were smashed down with the torrential rain. The black waves baptized the cliff over and over again, as if to destroy everything.

"Master, it's too stormy, let's hurry back." Standing on the winding path in the mountains, a young man bowed slightly, holding an umbrella for the person in front of him, and his eyes fell on the waves not far away, inevitably mixed with a look of fear.

The greatest pleasure of the owner of the house is to stand on this cliff when the kamikaze is coming and watch the scene of heavy rain pouring and waves roaring, which is said to have been the case since he was a child, and has not changed to this day, even if he comes home every time he is soaked, the next time he will still go out as usual. It's just that the old servant of the family accompanied him before, but in recent years, the old servant's health has become worse and worse, so he can only be replaced by a young man.

Having said that, this was the first time in the young man's life that he had seen the sight of the divine wind blowing the waves against the mountain cliffs, and this irresistible power of human beings gave him a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart. The wind smashed on the person, as if to sweep the person away directly, and the torrential rain slid down the edge of the umbrella, and such a large umbrella still couldn't stop the water from wetting the sleeve of the person's clothes.

"I can't see this scene a few times a year, how can I not cherish it." The middle-aged man under the umbrella said with a smile, not taking the uncomfortable feeling of being wet by the rain to heart, his eyes just fell in the distance, "This is a divine wind, it is the roar of the heavens, and it is not our patron saint." ”

"What does the head of the house mean?" The young man was stunned.

He had never regarded the wind that could even uproot a tree as a patron saint, but more of fear and awe. However, the head of the family has always been known for his erudition and deep wisdom, and since he is determined, then there must be reason in it.

The middle-aged man said lightly: "It is precisely because of the protection of this divine wind that even if Hojo Shizong has strong wrists and strong soldiers, he does not have the ability to attack Kyushu." It is precisely because of the protection of this kamikaze that for many years, the overlord on that continent that we fear has changed again and again, but no one has ever wanted to attack Japan. This kamikaze is not our patron saint. ”

The young man nodded as if he didn't understand. He didn't understand why the Hojo Shizong, who had a good time with the head of the family, had ill intentions towards the family, and he didn't understand why the once brilliant Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and later the Great Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty on that continent wanted to attack this land.

However, he knew very well that the family and even the entire nation had the same respect for Hojo Tokimune, and they were desperately imitating and learning from that dynasty in that land, and fantasizing that one day they would be able to go out under the shadow of that huge shadow.

"Hojo Tokimune made a wrong move this time, which made Mr. Mou feel uneasy." The middle-aged man muttered, "Japan should defend its own land well, instead of being rashly involved in disputes on the mainland, don't look at the sea separated by a vast divine wind, but it will not end so well if it provokes that powerful enemy." ”

"The head of the family ・・・・・・" Hearing the head of the family unexpectedly criticize Hojo Tokimune, the young man's face showed a look of anxiety, after all, Hojo Tokimune is still the ruler of the whole of Japan, and it is definitely not a good thing for the head of the family to say this about him. And now he is the only one who hears this, if the head of the family does not want to invite death, the easiest way is to kill him.

Erasing a person is often the only choice to shut up, although young people are not very old, but they have been immersed in family disputes for a long time, so they naturally understand this truth.

"You don't have to worry about anything, even if Hojo Tokimune hears it, one day he will understand whether what he said is right or not." The middle-aged man smiled, and just wanted to turn around, but the whole person was stunned.

The young man subconsciously followed his gaze, and his pupils also contracted sharply.

In the darkness, in the storm, one after another hideous figures were revealed on the sea level, and the hulls of huge warships seemed to cover the sky.

"Kamikaze, after all, still fails." The middle-aged man's voice was also trembling, "The disaster of the Zhuqi family will inevitably come too quickly. (To be continued.) )