"Breathe a sigh of relief!" Li Yuntian pondered for a moment and looked up at the magnificent sea level ahead, "Since Xiang Gong has gone to Kyoto, they should realize that Xiang Gong has no intention of making a big move. ”

"Lord, you went to Kyoto this time to show those daimyo in Kyushu?" Hearing this, Keiko Yamaguchi's eyes suddenly flashed with a fine light, and she asked Li Yuntian in surprise.

Obviously, once those daimyo in Kyushu knew that Li Yuntian did not start a war with the Wa Kingdom, but only came to trouble the Satsuma Domain, they must have been happy to watch the fire from the other side and see that the Satsuma Domain and the Ming army were fighting to defeat both sides.

"When this king meets the Ashikaga general, I'm afraid that no daimyo will help the Satsuma Domain, maybe they will want the Satsuma Domain to fight with us, so they can take advantage of the opportunity." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, he wanted to cut off the back road of the Satsuma Domain and make the Satsuma Domain lose reinforcements, in that case, it would be much easier for the Ming army and sailors to deal with it.

Moreover, this will also contain the forces of the Satsuma Domain, so that the Satsuma Domain will not dare to mobilize the main force to deal with the Ming army's naval divisions, lest they be attacked by the hostile daimyo of Kyushu Island, and they will be attacked by the enemy at that time.

Keiko Yamaguchi nodded thoughtfully, in this way, the Satsuma Domain will lose the support of the Daimyo of Kyushu and become a lone army against the Ming Army's naval division, which not only weakens the strength of the Satsuma Domain, but also makes it dare not go all out to deal with the Ming Army's naval division, and then invisibly makes it fall behind in the battle with the Ming Army's naval division, and is afraid before fighting.

Kyoto.

Located in the middle of Honshu Island, Kyoto is the largest city in the Wakuni Province, bordering the Sea of Japan to the north, and is made up of three types of terrain: the Ria-style coast that surrounds Maizuru Bay in the northwest, the Tamba Mountains in the middle, and the Kyoto Basin in the east.

From the time Emperor Kanmu moved his capital to Kyoto in 794 A.D. to the time when Tokyo was established in 1868, Kyoto was the capital of the Wa Kingdom.

Kyoto is divided into two districts, Kamikyo and Shimogyo, with the east-west two main streets becoming the most important streets in Kyoto, and Kamikyo is home to many noble residences, including the emperor's residence, and is a gathering place for the upper class, while Shimokyo is the main industrial and commercial area of Kyoto, and the market is extremely prosperous.

The shogun's shogun's palace was located in the Muromachi area in the center of Kyoto, so it was called the Muromachi shogunate, and it received tribute from daimyo from all over the world every year.

After entering the Muromachi shogunate from the Kamakura shogunate, the internal structure of the shogunate was further improved, and the position of "steward" was established under the shogun to supervise the shogunate, and the shogun was assisted by the three guardian daimyo clans of the same clan, such as Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama, who took turns to serve as the "three stewards".

Under the management of the Division, there are guards of the Division, the Treasury of the Administration Division, the Filing of Documents, the Appraisal of the Public and the Litigation of the Paying Division, etc.

The most important of these was the head of the shogunate, called the shoji, and the four families of Yamana, Isshiki, Akamatsu, and Kyogoku took turns to serve as the "four titles", so the Muromachi shogunate was actually a coalition of powerful guardians of the daimyo centered on the shogun.

Compared to the Kamakura period, the shogun's territory was small and the military force directly under him was small, so his power was inferior to that of the early Kamakura shogun.

During the Muromachi shogunate, the guardian daimyo who ruled each "country" had a group of domains, samurai, and retainers, similar to the nature of a feudal lord's separation, so the daimyo in each region disobeyed the orders of the shogun, and rebellions occurred from time to time.

Taking the first year of orthodoxy as an example, the shogunate shogun Ashikaga Yoshihito had two major powerful ministers, namely the left Kyo Zhao Hosokawa Katsumoto and the right Kyo Zhao Shan Namochi Toyo, one of the two sides from the three management leaders and the other from the four titles, which were the two most powerful guardians of the Ming Dynasty.

Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo fought for power and profit, and the two not only fought in the court, but also accidentally led to the occurrence of the Ming Dynasty Ningbo City Bosi tribute incident, which made Emperor Xuande angry and suspended the tributary trade with the Wa State.

Therefore, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo were the two people Li Yuntian mainly visited in Kyoto this time, and in Li Yuntian's view, if he wanted to win the Japanese state, he would not only have to overwhelm the Japanese state militarily, but also create disputes and contradictions within the Japanese state, and only by taking a two-pronged approach could he achieve miraculous results.

That morning, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the city, and a herald with a flag on his back galloped into the castle.

Seeing this, the crowd on the street moved out of the way, and then pointed to the herald's back and whispered, not knowing what had happened, so that the herald galloped through the castle of Kyoto.

"Hurry up and send it to the general, this is an urgent report of 100,000 urgent!" After arriving at the general's mansion, the herald turned over and dismounted, trotted to the doorman who was guarding the door with an urgent report in his hand, and handed the urgent report to one of the doormen.

The doorman didn't dare to slack off when he heard this, and hurriedly entered the courtyard gate and handed it to his boss.

Ashikaga Yoshihito was enjoying the geisha performance with his ministers in the back garden, and the atmosphere was very cheerful, and several ministers even joined the geisha dancing queue and shook their heads and danced, causing the people around them to laugh.

"Your Excellency, the subordinates of Ping'an Harbor will report that King Zhongwu of the Ming Dynasty has led a fleet to visit the general and ask the general for instructions on how to deal with it." A retainer hurriedly walked over, knelt in front of Ashikaga Yoshihito, and held the emergency report in his hand with both hands.

"What?" Ashikaga Yoshihito was on the rise, and he was stunned for a moment when he heard this, as if he didn't understand the words of the retainer.

Then, Ashikaga Yoshihito took the emergency report, opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly changed greatly, and the people around him looked over one after another, and the scene gradually became quiet.

Knowing that something had happened, one of the retainers waved his hand to the geisha and musicians, and they bowed and retreated.

"The Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty really came, it seems that he wants to ask the teacher for guilt." After the geisha and musician retreated, Ashikaga Yoshihito handed over the urgent report in his hand to a lean retainer beside him, and said with a wry smile, he never expected that Li Yuntian would not only come to the Wa Kingdom but also dare to come to Kyoto to see him.

"It's just in time, so that he won't come back." A stout retainer sneered when he heard this, brushed out the sword hanging from his waist, and said murderously.

"Don't be reckless, the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty is one of the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty, since he came to Kyoto to meet the general this time, it shows that he has no intention of being an enemy of us, we should wait and see what he wants to do." As soon as the stout retainer's words fell, a middle-aged retainer with two mustaches spoke out in opposition.

"General, the little one also thinks that this matter is not easy to deal with, and he should first find out the intention of King Zhongwu before making plans." At this time, the lean retainer handed the urgent report in his hand to the mustachioed retainer, and said in a deep voice, "I think that the little one thinks that King Zhongwu is very likely to come here to attack those Satsuma Domain pirates in the southern Ming Dynasty Zhili Songjiang Mansion, otherwise he would not have brought only five ships to Ping'an Harbor." ”

Although the lean retainers called the pirates who plundered Matsue Prefecture, everyone at the scene understood that they were not pirates at all, but soldiers of the Satsuma Domain.

As for the reason, since Li Yuntian had already sent someone to deliver a letter to Ashikaga Yoshihito, everyone could guess that it must have been the actions of the Satsuma Domain in Matsue Prefecture that angered Li Yuntian, who had a great responsibility on his shoulders, and then made Li Yuntian personally lead the army to come regardless of his honorable status.

"It's rumored that Lord Jing Zhaoyin is coming." Ashikaga Yoshihito felt that the lean retainer was reasonable, so he pondered for a while and spoke.

Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo were shocked to learn that Li Yuntian's fleet had arrived at Ping'an Port, and the two thought that Li Yuntian was just talking before, and they couldn't imagine that he had come to Kyoto in person, which was really incredible.

"Two adults, King Zhongwu is not only a celebrity in front of the Ming Emperor but also the prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a noble status, although he did not come to Kyoto by order, but we can't be lazy, and then lose etiquette." After Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Toyoshi arrived at the shogun's mansion, Ashikaga Yoshihito asked the two quietly, "Which of the two adults would like to run to the side of Heian Port to meet King Tadamu?" ”

"Your Excellency General, the lower official is willing to go to Ping'an Harbor." As soon as Ashikaga Yoshihito's words fell, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo bowed to him in unison.

In recent years, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo have fought each other very fiercely, and the two sides are evenly matched, and it is difficult for anyone to swallow the place, and if they can find outside help, then they will undoubtedly win the war.

Obviously, Li Yuntian is the one who can make or break the success or failure of both sides, so Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo both want to capture Li Yuntian in their hands.

If nothing else, if Li Yuntian and the Ming Dynasty could continue to conduct tributary trade, then the Wa State would make a lot of profits every time it tributary traded.

Therefore, both Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo wanted to go to Ping'an Port to pick up Li Yuntian and take the lead in reaching a cooperation agreement with Li Yuntian, so as not to be taken by the other party.

"Since the two adults want to go to greet King Zhongwu, it is better to go to Ping'an Harbor together, so that it will be more grand." Ashikaga Yoshihito saw that both of them were going to meet Li Yuntian, so he pondered for a while and thought of a compromise to prevent the two from quarreling over this matter.

"Your Excellency General Xie." Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana knew that Ashikaga Yoshihito would not be able to choose one of the two to meet Li Yuntian, so going to Heian Port together was the best outcome.

"Two adults, you must find out what the purpose of King Chungmu's visit this time is, so that this general can respond." Ashikaga Yoshihito glanced at Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo with a stern expression, and then said in a deep voice, he was now worried that Li Yuntian had other purposes for coming this time, and wanted to prepare in advance.

After all, Li Yuntian came to Kyoto unexpectedly, which made Ashikaga Yoshihito quite shocked, uneasy in his heart, and under a lot of psychological pressure.