Kyoto.

The beginning of spring has just arrived, and the cherry blossoms in and around Kyoto have begun to bud.

It has been the political center of Wajima since ancient times, and since the time of Queen Hima, a political group led by Kyoto has been formed on the island.

In the Tang Dynasty, Wadao was based on Luoyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and established an identical, but miniature version of Luoyang.

even formed a special official position because of this, Shangluo.

It represents the official position of the powerful minister of the Wajima Imperial Court, and it is usually the official position of the person in charge of the shogunate.

It was not until the Muromachi shogunate, that is, the shogunate established by the Ashikaga clan, that the post of Kamiraku gradually disappeared and was replaced by the shogun Seiyi.

Now the general of Wajima is the Ashikaga clan, and it is he who defeated the Kamakura shogunate of the Hojo family, and it is also he who deposed Emperor Daigo as emperor and established Emperor Koukou.

Correspondingly, the Ashikaga clan finally got his wish and became the general of Wajima's expedition and opened up the shogunate, known as the Muromachi shogunate.

At this time, the Ashikaga clan was discussing with his retainers about the matter of begging for a thief.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that there is a lot of uproar in the country, so much time has passed, and the situation in the country has become more and more intense."

Ashikaga Zunji is already an old man in the age of sixties, but the sharpness in his eyes is still breathtaking.

"What are we going to do now? What do you think? ”

"General, I think this matter is in our great favor."

A middle-aged man, dressed in a loose kimono but with a majestic look on his face, spoke first.

This person is the second generation of the Ashikaga family, Ashikaga Yoshikan.

"The southern puppet dynasty had a strength advantage before, and although our army fought hard, it still couldn't reverse the disadvantage."

"Now that the document has just been released, some people in the enemy camp have begun to turn against each other, and it will not be long before we can reverse the situation, gain the upper hand, and eliminate the puppet dynasty in one fell swoop."

Ashikaga Yoshitsuna is the son of the Ashikaga clan, and he is also the first heir of the Ashikaga clan.

Now most of the military power of the Ashikaga family has been handed over to him, and the Ashikaga clan is in charge of the court.

He was also responsible for the battle against the Southern Dynasties.

Although there are still some disadvantages, Ashikaga Yoshikan still tends to fight more with less and win many battles.

However, as he just said, the gap between the strength of the Southern and Northern Dynasties is too great, and even if they win the battle, they are still at a disadvantage.

Now that the article on the thief came out, he could clearly feel that his side's strength had increased greatly, and he would soon be able to surpass the Southern Dynasty.

Ashikaga Yoshitsune's words fell, and everyone around him nodded in agreement, only his son Ashikaga Yoshimitsu frowned with some concern.

Ashikaga noticed that his grandson seemed to have something to say, and gently gestured to encourage Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to speak.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency thinks that the source of this letter is very suspicious."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu pondered for a moment, and finally stood up and said:

"This letter was signed by Uncle Yoshicho and General Saito, but why did this letter be released during the time they were on their mission?"

"Now their whereabouts are unknown, and even the people we sent to Daming to find them have lost their news."

"This phenomenon is too weird, and I suspect that this letter is probably concocted by someone from the Ming Dynasty."

"If this is the case, then at the end of the text, the passage of asking Daming to send troops to fight against the traitors becomes very intriguing."

"If it is really the Ming Dynasty to send troops, His Majesty thinks that the blessings and disasters are unpredictable."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has loved reading since he was a child, especially the books imported from the Central Plains, which he can't put down.

Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has a high attainment in the Central Plains culture.

At the same time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also had a preliminary understanding of the strength of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Now that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu heard that Daming was going to take the initiative to meddle in the internal affairs of Washima, this couldn't help but make him a little worried.

If it is true that the Ming Dynasty sent troops into the island, then even if the island is unified, can it still be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty?

Regarding Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's worries, Ashikaga Yoshitsu didn't care about it and said:

"The Daming Navy has declined a few years ago, and even the samurai we sent out can't solve it."

"Even if they want to send troops, who can they send to our Wajima?"

"It's just pretending to be in the text, looking like the Heavenly Empire, high above, and setting an example for other subject countries."

"What we need is the solidarity of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is recognized by the Central Plains Dynasty, then some of the wall grass on the island will have to be weighed and weighed, which side should we stand on."

"But, have you forgotten that now the Ming Dynasty has exterminated the warriors we sent out?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu argued with reason, saying:

"The strength of their current naval army should not be underestimated."

"We should not take it lightly, but should re-send the envoy to explain to the Ming that there is no need for the Ming army to send a large army to come."

"We only need the admission of the Ming Dynasty, with the help of the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, we can also occupy an advantage in the confrontation with the puppet dynasty."

"Ridiculous!"

Ashikaga Yoshikan was confronted by his own son, and some of his faces couldn't hold it, and he scolded loudly:

"Then the Ming Water Army has just risen, how much strength can it have?"

"They can transport a few thousand people at most."

"Besides, their extermination of pirates is just a coastal battle, but we are separated from the Ming Dynasty by thousands of miles of oceans."

"Fighting in the ocean, the hardships are far beyond what you and I can imagine, no matter how powerful he is, if he wants to send a large army to cross this endless ocean, it is also a fool's dream."

"What is there to worry about in the Ming army, which only has a few thousand men?"

"Just let these people be cannon fodder and give us the strength of the puppet dynasty."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu saw that his father was angry, so he couldn't help but lower his head and stop talking.

But he still had a strained face and looked very unconvinced.

Seeing this, Ashikaga Sonji coughed lightly, and then said:

"What Yoshimitsu said has a road, and Wajima is our Wajima, and it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty."

"Even if it's a fight of life and death, it's us Japanese fighting each other, what do we have to do with them?"

"Immediately send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty and tell the Ming Emperor that we have received their wishes, but Wadao does not need their interference."

When Ashikaga Yoshikan heard this, his eyes widened, and he said eagerly:

"Father, this is not appropriate."

"If we rashly refuse, we are afraid that the Ming Emperor will be annoyed and angry, and when the time comes, it will be self-defeating, so that the Ming Dynasty will turn to support the southern puppet dynasty."

Ashikaga Zun's eyes raised slightly, and he said lightly:

"Send more gold and silver to show the sincerity of my Wa Island, but I will never allow the matter of asking for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty."

"The scene of the Yuan Dynasty's conquest of our Wadao Island is still clearly written in the history of Wajima."

"If it weren't for the help of the kamikaze, our Wa Island would even be capsized."

"Now the Ming Dynasty has replaced the Yuan Dynasty, but no one can guess the ambitions of the Central Plains Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty really sends troops here, it will be a blessing or a curse."

"In any case, the Central Plains Dynasty must not be given a reason to intervene in the internal affairs of Wajima."

Ashikaga Yoshitsune thinks that his son still has a father, and he is really afraid of the Central Plains Dynasty.

There is a difference of 108,000 miles between the two, and when the Yuan Dynasty occupied Korea, it was impossible to capture Wadao Island at such a close distance.

Not to mention that now that the Ming Dynasty has sent troops from the south of the Yangtze River, it has crossed the ocean, and it is already difficult to reach Wadao alive.

"Father, I thought you guys were making a big fuss..."

"Report !!"

Before Ashikaga Yoshikan's words were finished, a terrible emergency sound came from outside the door:

"The Ming army landed in Iwami the day before yesterday, and the lord of Iwami led his army to meet the enemy."

"Defeated, beheaded by the Ming army at Iwami Port, 10,000 troops were wiped out, and no one survived."

"Iwami country, fall!!"