Chapter 116: The Beginning of Civil Strife

Since ancient times, the war on the grassland is almost familiar, and the Han and Tang dynasties and even the Ming Dynasty have carried out arduous battles on the grassland. I don't know how much it cost. But in the end, the Han people still could not gain a foothold in the grassland.

But what great war was there against the South?

Only the Qin Emperor sent 500,000 people to conquer Lingnan. Other than that, there is little else.

But what was the result?

From the Spring and Autumn Period, the land of Wuyue was the edge of the Central Plains civilization. Up to now, the Central Plains Dynasty has penetrated deep into Yunnan.

Even in this dynasty, in all fairness, Yunnan is easy to fight, or Mongolia is easy to fight. If Yunnan is defeated, it can resettle millions of soldiers and civilians. And after operating for more than ten years, it can provide taxes to the imperial court, and Mongolia, even if it is fought for many years, may not be pacified, and even if there is a short period of peace, it is impossible to maintain it all the time. This is historically verifiable. Even if it can achieve long-term stability, it is a dream to expect Mongolia to contribute financially.

Therefore, in any respect, the Northern Expedition is not as good as the Southern Expedition.

He Xi's letter was not actually read by Zhu Yuanzhang. It was for Zhu Yuanzhang to convince others. Because Zhu Yuanzhang has long understood that the ocean is the future of the Ming Dynasty. However, there will still be a lot of resistance to operating the ocean.

He Xi always has to face pressure from the court.

After He Xi finished doing these tasks, he frowned slightly, and secretly said in his heart: "What should I do in Java?" ”

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the South Seas, it is impossible to destroy Java. However, even after a big defeat, Java is still the first in the South Seas in terms of strength, and because Java has a large grain production, a large population, and iron production, and other factors, it is not a big defeat, and it can be cut.

And if this conference is held on any day, Java will be the most affected. Because Java will lose the tributes of the nations.

Because there are many small countries in the South Seas, on the one hand, they pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, they pay tribute to Java.

And the Ming Dynasty tribute is to make money. But to pay tribute to Java, you have to pay a lot. Gain, Da Ming just wants a name. But for Java, tributary is one of their modes of rule, and for those remote places where it is difficult to rule directly, let them pay tribute, as long as they give money every year, and do not interfere much.

Will Java admit this fact?

He Xi was worried. Still, this thing still needs to be done. It's a big deal to fight again.

Every time it drags on for a while, the power of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang is greater.

It's just that He Xi never thought that the defeat of the King of the West would have a great impact on Java.

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The king of the West did not dare to return to the Manjah Boyi at all.

Majapahit is both a Javanese dynasty name and a place name. The land of the dragons of the Majapahit Dynasty. Southwest of Surabaya. It's very close to Ichiuri. Even after the collapse of the Majapahit Dynasty, the descendants of the dynasty remained in the Kadaisli for a long time, but at that time, the Majapahit Dynasty was just a small country and no longer had a strong influence on the island of Java.

But even so, Kengi has a special place in the history of Java. Historically, the Netherlands determined a war for Javanese hegemony. The rebels are centered on the Counseli-ri. It cannot be said that there is no reason.

But that's another story.

The king of the west did not dare to leave his territory in West Java, but sent envoys to ask the king of Wulu for his guilt. Explain the situation. and pleaded to negotiate peace with the Great Ming. All losses shall be borne by the king of the west.

But it was categorically rejected by King Wulu.

King Wulu was angry and ordered the king of the west to come to the court immediately, and prepared to go out in person, gather the entire army of Java, and march west to the old port.

When King Xi heard the news, he was stunned.

He felt a deep malice. I even feel out of breath.

In this battle, he lost a lot of manpower. There were probably more than 10,000 soldiers who did not return to his command, perhaps killed in battle. But more often than not, he became a deserter. Moreover, as mentioned earlier, Majapahit was essentially a slave feudal dynasty.

Not all of the armies under the command of the King of the West were under his direct control.

The so-called vassals of my vassals are not my vassals. My subordinates, not my subordinates. The same thing. The King of the West has folded his face this time, and even the nobles in the territory of the King of the West are likely to choose again.

He is the army that has seen the Ming Dynasty.

Although there are not many of them. But the cannon that seemed to be like the might of the gods, he didn't know how to do it.

He repeated the game and played a hundred times, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to win. The only way to win is to lead the Ming fleet to the sea area that Java is familiar with and not familiar to the Ming. That is, let the Ming invade Java.

But when it really gets to that point, is it useful to win the battle?

Nature is useless. What you gain is better than what you lose.

If you can't beat it, you will bow your head in order to plan for the future. Anyway, in the eyes of the King of the West, the Ming Dynasty has no intention of destroying Java.

King Wulu reigned for more than 30 years, and he made achievements in both domestic and foreign affairs, and can even be said to be one of the most accomplished kings in Java. If he doesn't understand the truth. Don't know what to do. King Xi couldn't believe it.

Then the most likely thing.

It's this one thing, it's not for the Ming Dynasty. It's for him.

Yes, King Wulu is already old. But this old lion decided to solve the biggest hidden danger in Java before he died, that is, the two kings of the east and the west stood side by side.

The king of the east is his own son and the heir that the king of Wulu wants, while the king of the west is an expedient measure to appease the nobles of West Java because of the law and reality of Java. Now the king of the west has been defeated, and his prestige has fallen to the bottom. It's a good opportunity to get started.

The so-called mobilization of the whole country, the west expedition to the old port. No, they are going to hit not the old port, but West Java.

Java is divided into three main parts, West Java, Central Java, and East Java. The capital of the Majapahit Kingdom is located to the east, adjacent to Central Java and West Java. This also illustrates the interests of the core ruling group of the Majapahit.

This is also why King Wulu was able to arrange for his son to be the king of the east.

The interests of West Java are actually tied to the status of Queen Wulu, and the so-called West Javanese nobility does not recognize the inheritance rights of the East King. In order to maintain the unity of Java, King Wulu retreated.

Now he felt that he didn't need to back down.

King Xi wanted to understand all this, and in an instant, the whole person was like falling into an ice cellar. I don't know what to do.

The king of the west is also a weak hand.

After all, he is not the son of King Wulu, but the son-in-law of King Wulu. Sons are not chosen. A son-in-law is optional. King Xi himself was born in a great nobility in West Java, and after layers of selection, he married a princess.

In the end, he became the king of the west. Become a representative of the nobility of West Java.

But even so, the king of the west has not come up with any way to do it now.

First of all, although King Wulu is old, even the nobles of West Java are in awe of his decades of prestige. In the name of the western expedition, King Wulu arranged the army of Majapahit and the army of East Java in West Java.

Nor could he find a reason to refuse.

After all, the Old Port is west of Java.

If you don't come to the west, how can you attack the old port?

Although King Wulu is an excuse, he is also invulnerable.

After all, Java has been strong for nearly a hundred years, and it is not invincible, but it has not been defeated so badly. Intellectually, peace is naturally good for everyone. But as far as public opinion is concerned, they naturally want to continue fighting.

Even if the King of the West did not support it, it was impossible to refute the decision of the King of Wulu.

Unless you lift the plate, the sword and the soldier meet. Otherwise, the king of the west has nothing to do.

But before the defeat of the Old Port, it was possible to flip the plate. After all, if the King of the West did not have the strength to lift the plate, how could King Wulu give him the position of heir. But that's no longer the case.

The previous defeat was great, and the loss of soldiers was still second. The most important thing is prestige. Many of those who originally supported the king of the West changed to neutrality. Even go to the side of the opposition. After all, in this place of Nanyang, everything speaks with strength.

People who don't have strength will not be respected.

This is why, in ancient China, there has always been a tradition of princes not pawning soldiers. King Wulu put King Xi in charge of the war against the Ming Dynasty from the beginning, and he did not have a good heart.

Now it's just a dagger.

King Xi secretly said in his heart: "Maybe there is only one way." It's just that once I use this method. There is going to be hell to pay. ”