Yamato, Yoshino.

Inside the Imperial Palace of Emperor Daigo.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Emperor Daigo sat opposite each other, and after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu confessed, Emperor Daigo finally chose to believe in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for the time being.

After all, if it is really as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said, it will definitely be beneficial to Emperor Daigo.

The Ashikaga family is the closest force to the Ming Dynasty's Iwami Castle, and if it really turns against the Ming Dynasty, then the Ashikaga family will bear the brunt.

When the time comes, the Ashikaga family will drive the Ming Dynasty out of Wajima, thus greatly hurting their vitality, and they will not be damaged at all, taking advantage of the weakness of the Ashikaga family to recover the capital division in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be possible to reunify Wajima?

Just as Emperor Daigo was thinking, a little eunuch suddenly walked in from outside and whispered a few words in his ear.

But after listening to the news, Emperor Daigo's eyes changed slightly, and the expression he looked at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also changed.

After the little eunuch left, Emperor Daigo yelled at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and asked:

"Why are you gathering troops in Kyoto? Do you want to fight me to the death? ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was stunned for a moment, and then explained:

"His Majesty the Emperor has misunderstood, the reason why we gathered troops in Kyoto is to take us by surprise and catch the Ming by surprise!"

"If you gather troops in Iwami Castle, I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will notice it, which will lead to a fall short."

Emperor Daigo did not immediately believe Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's words, but continued to shout:

"I heard that you sent troops this time to retrieve the three artifacts of Wajima?"

"Only by recapturing the three artifacts of Wadao will Da Ming be willing to ally with you."

"You're not trying to deal with Da Ming at all, but against me? Am I right? ”

A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's forehead, and he didn't know who leaked the contents of the Muromachi meeting, and it seemed that there was a spy in the family.

But his expression was still the same, he forcibly calmed down, and said lightly:

"Our family master has seen through that seizing the three artifacts is a counter-strategy of the Ming Dynasty, and he will never do such a detrimental thing to others."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, our army has only one purpose, and that is to drive the Ming out of Wadao."

Seeing that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said something sincere, Emperor Daigo bowed slightly, just as he thought before.

If the Ashikaga family really wants to fight with him, not only will they not be their opponents, but they may also be attacked from behind by the Ming Dynasty and eventually destroyed.

Their current opportunity can only have a glimmer of life if they unite themselves.

Thinking of this, Emperor Daigo's face gradually slowed down and said:

"Since this is the case, then let's conclude a peace treaty, form an alliance, and fight against the Ming Dynasty together."

"I hope that your country will be true to its word, and don't let me down again, otherwise we will unite with the Ming Dynasty and destroy your Ashikaga family first."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsumi finally persuaded Emperor Daigo, and was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed:

"The ministers will never fail Your Majesty again."

"Then go back and report the good news to the head of the family, and ask for a peace treaty with Your Majesty."

"You don't have to go back for such a trivial matter."

Emperor Daigo, however, stopped Ashikaga Yoshimitsu from retreating and said:

"You still stay in Yamato, I'll talk to you from time to time, as for going back, you can just find a subordinate to go back."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's expression changed, and Emperor Daigo actually wanted to take him as a hostage.

However, thinking of the next situation of the Ashikaga family, Ashikaga Yoshiman bit his gums, smiled again on his face, and said:

"That being the case, the ministers obey."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Ashikaga Yoshimitsu so knowledgeable, Emperor Daigo laughed and said:

"The future is full of righteousness, and the future is immeasurable."

The two talked happily, and after only one meeting, Emperor Daigo had a very good impression of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

If he can really subdue the Ashikaga family in the future, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is a good auxiliary minister.

The two were chatting in the palace, but they didn't know that in Luoyang, Kyoto, hundreds of miles away, a storm was brewing that would sweep everyone on the island.

...

In the upper study.

Zhu Yuanzhang received Zhu Biao's secret letter again.

It clearly states the reserves of the silver mountain, which can be said to be the largest silver mountain in the whole of China since ancient times.

If all the reserves of Yinshan are really mined, Daming will no longer be short of silver to use, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang, who lacks silver, deeply gratified.

Liu Bowen's advice to Li Jin and Zhu Biao was also recorded in the secret letter, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded again and again after reading it.

If it is really as Liu Bowen said, then the Ming Dynasty will soon be able to complete a full-scale attack on Wadao, and the matter of sending a large army to Wadao should also speed up the process.

At the same time, the secret letter also clearly wrote Li Jin's suggestion, if you take 300,000 taels of silver every month, how to use this silver.

"Big infrastructure?"

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, thinking of the infrastructure, he thought of the highway built by Hu Weiyong, and he didn't know how the construction was progressing now.

"Come on, call Hu Weiyong over to us."

A small yellow door took the order, and then Hu Weiyong, who was drinking tea in Zhongshu Province, quickly entered the upper study.

"Hu Weiyong, how is the highway we asked you to build?"

Zhu Yuanzhang got straight to the point.

Hu Weiyong obviously came prepared, arched his hand at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said:

"Your Majesty, the highway has been built, and pedestrians have begun to pass, but they have not yet begun to collect tolls."

"Oh?"

Hearing that Hu Weiyong's speed was so fast, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be a little surprised, he was busy with maritime affairs these days and didn't pay much attention to the highway.

I didn't expect that in just the past two months, there would be such progress, which couldn't help but make Zhu Yuanzhang feel very relieved.

"Hahaha, good, good job, we didn't mistake you!!"

Hu Weiyong was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was so happy that he didn't even dare to say it.

"But can you tell us why you haven't started charging yet?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's next sentence made Hu Weiyong's heart skip a beat.

"We built the highway to be able to collect fees from merchants and provide convenience to merchants at the same time, so why do you use it for free now?"

Hu Weiyong hurriedly knelt down and replied:

"Your Majesty, the minister is doing this in order to let these businessmen taste the sweetness of the highway first."

"In this way, the businessman feels that the highway is convenient, and if we start charging again, we will get twice the result with half the effort, and the businessman can be willing to pay for the highway."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he bowed his head slightly, and said:

"It's kind of reasonable, but next time you can't make any more claims, you need to report to us first, understand?"

"Wechen understands!"

Hu Weiyong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead slightly, and hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, thought of the matter of Dengzhou Port, and said to Hu Weiyong:

"Now that the highway in Shanghu County has been built, next, you can start building the highway to Dengzhou in Yingtian."

"Dengzhou will be of great use in the future!"

"Obey."

Although I don't know what Zhu Yuanzhang is of great use to Dengzhou, Hu Weiyong does not dare to hesitate.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Hu Weiyong was so obedient, quite sensible, and his work efficiency was good, so he nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Wei Yong, work hard, we won't treat you badly."

When Hu Weiyong heard this, his heart jumped violently, he knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and then thought of the age of his teacher, presumably it would not take long for him to reach the position of his dreams.

...

Outside Luoyang, Kyoto, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops gathered around Luoyang, and there was still a steady stream of ronin samurai every day to join the army.

Within the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takashi and Ashikaga Yoshitsune, father and son, were discussing a plan to advance.

I saw Ashikaga Zun's finger gently pointing to a city on the map, and said:

"Now that the army has been assembled, it is not appropriate to linger any longer."

"From tomorrow onwards, the army will rest and recuperate, hide its form, and march here."

Ashikaga Yoshitsune looked at the position that Ashikaga Zunji was pointing to, and was immediately shocked, his eyes looked at Ashikaga Zunji in disbelief, and asked in surprise:

"Father... Father, why... Attack here? ”