Chapter 344: The majesty can't be dropped

The original plan to meet Songjiang before the year was directly canceled on the whim of Chen Cao, because he still had an important task.

After more than half a month of sailing, he finally arrived at Fangjin, and the last time he came here was five years ago, Chen Cao almost forgot the days when he was still in the country of Wa and turned his hands into clouds and rain.

After a vigorous construction, the city has the size of a port, and the continuous coastline is surrounded by towering walls, and business is bustling in the port, and people of all colors gather.

Chen Cao stepped off the warship and immediately inspected along the coastline.

Fu Yingxing, who rushed to the scene after getting the news, looked flustered, but Chen Cao didn't care.

"How comfortable are you living in Fangjin?"

Fu Yingxing can become the military attache left behind in Fangjin, it is purely Wei Zhongxian's lichen, Chen Cao has never been eclectic in employing people, so he doesn't care about whether Fu Yingxing will be anti-water.

"The last general is afraid, and if he can be arranged by the prince, he will not dare to slack off..."

"You're interesting," Chen Cao snorted, and then asked as he walked, "How is the civil strife going now?" ”

Chen Cao walked in front, and Fu Yingxing followed a group of generals to fall behind: "Back to the prince, the Tokugawa clan and the Toyotomi clan fought in Kyoto in July of the previous year, and the Japanese people called it the 'Battle of Shangluo', this battle Toyotomi clan won a complete victory, and the Tokugawa clan retreated to Shinano;

However, according to the prince's explanation a few years ago, the last shogun sent a fleet to support the Tokugawa clan according to the rules, at least so that they would not be defeated in Shinano Province. ”

"Hmm..."

Fu Yingxing waited for a moment, and then continued: "The people of the Toyotomi clan may know my intentions, the Shimazu clan hoarded 10,000 soldiers and horses in the territory of Sakura City the year before last, called 'substitute training', and the last general just sent people to closely monitor, and the rest did not pay too much attention, after all, we still have a cooperative relationship with the Toyotomi clan now." ”

Chen Cao put down the oysters in his hand, and then turned his head and looked a little cold: "Cooperation? Do they deserve it too? ”

Fu Yingxing nodded in fear: "Yes, the last general is wrong, but this specific relationship will not dare to put his beak at will, and he has to ask the prince." ”

After all, he has been in the Jinyi Wei of the Apocalypse Dynasty for so many years, and Fu Yingxing is still very smart in the choice of sycophants and wind watching.

Chen Cao suddenly changed the topic: "What happened to the original down-and-out samurai of the Shimazu family?" ”

Hirata Zhaoichi

Fu Yingxing bowed: "Back to the prince, Hirata Zhao unified the samurai class that had fallen into Fangjin, and now he has a team of more than 1,000 people in his hands, responsible for maintaining law and order in the port. ”

"Is he faithful?"

"Loyalty, I have longed for Daming for a long time, and Jinyiwei's brother can testify to this."

Chen Cao looked thoughtfully at the sea in the distance, and then said, "What about the matter of Xianning Hou?" ”

"At the beginning of the second year of Chongde, people came from the Northern Dynasty, and according to the instructions of the prince at that time, they did not stop the Marquis of Xianning and his party."

Chen Cao turned around and looked at Fu Yingxing behind him: "Okay, you are respectful, you will have your benefits in the future, this time this king comes to the country of the Japanese country for only one important matter, I need a Japanese army of more than 10,000 people, the peasants forget it, the king wants a regular army." ”

Fu Yingxing's head was bright, and he immediately clenched his fists: "The last general understands, and immediately inform the Shimazu clan, but the prince, will they not be out." ”

Xu Fuyuan spoke instead of Chen Cao: "Don't worry, Commander Fu, now is a good opportunity for the Toyotomi clan to unify the Wa Kingdom, if we give up our support, I can try my best to help the Tokugawa clan, do you know the mistake?" ”

If he helped the Tokugawa clan, the Toyotomi clan would have no chance to take charge of the Wa kingdom again, and now the Toyotomi family received support from the Ming Dynasty from Fangzu, but the price in exchange was very large.

Fu Yingxing nodded: "The last general understands..."

"Go and send someone to inform the Toyotomi family, this king is here, let them come to me, and only give them seven days."

The time was very fast, and Toyotomi Hideyori, who got the news, sent people from Kumamoto Castle to come quickly, and they did not dare to offend Chen Cao, who was close to him.

The Ukita Xiu family is old, and they can't catch up after running around, but Chen Cao doesn't have the slightest good impression of these Japanese people, and he goes straight to the point as soon as they meet.

"10,000 people, I guess you have received the news, how to decide?"

Ukita Hideya is now the number one thinker by Hideyori's side, so he bowed down: "What can 10,000 people do to help the kingdom?" ”

Chen Cao was silent, and Yukita Xiujia felt speechless, so he said again: "The ministers understand, and please ask Shangguo to support more for the sake of the respect of the Wa Kingdom." ”

Is this here for help?

Chen Cao understands that Toyotomi Hideyori is willing to let the Ukita Hideya family come, that is, he is here to negotiate and negotiate, and now he can afford 10,000 people, the key is that a battle with the Tokugawa clan is inevitable now, so getting the support of the Ming Kingdom as much as possible is the key to victory.

"The Ming Dynasty does not interfere in the internal affairs of the Japanese."

After getting Chen Cao's reply, Yukita Xiujia was ecstatic in his heart, but his decades of cultivation made his qi cultivation kung fu very domineering, so he bowed silently and saluted again: "The subordinate replaces the lord to thank the kingdom for its assistance, there are more than 10,000 people in the city of Sakura, and they can be the forerunner of the kingdom." ”

It wasn't until the Ukita Xiu family left with joy that Xu Fuyuan shook his head: "Lord Wang, even the Toyotomi clan is also full-fledged." ”

"In front of firearms, these people are all local chickens and dogs, and these 10,000 people will be of great use in the future."

"The students are worried that they will attack the port after the unification of the Japanese state."

Chen Cao looked at the defense map of the port, and then shook his head: "Unless Fu Yingxing dedicates the city, it is more than enough to insist on three months." ”

Chen Cao left, and after getting 10,000 Japanese troops, he left with a warship, and before leaving, he promoted Fu Yingxing to brigade commander, and then the target was Ryukyu on the return journey.

The sea route from Ryukyu back to Matsue was closer than taking the Yellow Sea, which was the inevitable choice of the fleet, and stopping at Shuri Port was Chen Cao's request.

Kemitsu had been waiting for a long time at Shuri Port, accompanied by King Shoken of the Ryukyus.

Today's Ryukyu became the Ryukyu Autonomous Region of the Ming Dynasty in the year of the Apocalypse, and the local natives of Ryukyu such as King Shangxian are still relatively conscientious in the management of Ryukyu.

"How are you in the Ryukyus?"

Chen Cao looked at Ke Guangxian beside him, and then said, "Your sister misses you a little, but does she want to go back to Daming?" ”

Keguang first clenched his fists: "Every month, when the fleet goes back, the last general brings a letter to his family, and the prince has ordered the town to guard Ryukyu to naturally be conscientious and dare not slack off." ”

"Well, in the future, whether it is the Wa Kingdom or the Ryukyu garrison, it will be the same as North Korea, and it will rotate every three years, you can wait, and you will go back when the time comes."

"Yes, the last general Xie Wang Ye cares."

"The ministers meet His Royal Highness King Liang..."

According to etiquette, even the former Ryukyu kings were only at the level of county kings.

"Shang is respectful..."

The tepid inquiry made Shang Xian immediately vigilant, and he hurriedly clenched his fists: "Your Highness, rest assured, the subordinates are able to restrain the Shang clan, and they are all working for the Ming Dynasty." ”

"You're not ashamed, but if you dare to say that, it can also prove that your Shang family is indeed a lot more relieved." Chen Cao comforted two sentences: "North Korea has been incorporated into my Ming Dynasty, and there is no longer the title of King of Joseon, can you Shang still understand the benefits of the Ryukyu Autonomous Region?" ”

In the face of the Ming Dynasty, who is full of military value, how can the Ryukyu savages, who can't even get together their armor, be the opponent of the kingdom, submission and sincerity are two different things.

"With the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, the future of Ryukyu is bright."

"Well," Chen Cao squinted at Shang Xian, "Don't forget, you are also Ming people now, but you are just from the Ryukyu clan." ”

This is a fresh title, but Shang Xian immediately accepted it: "Yes, the minister knows, the minister is just a member of the Ming Ryukyu clan." ”

"Haha..."

Chen Cao is in a good mood, and it is best to deal with such an interesting person: "Manage Ryukyu well, and the future development will be bright, don't have a different heart, the combat power of this king has not yet reached its peak." ”

Knocking is inevitable, otherwise, it will make the small countries below think that you are just struggling with lust.

"Yes, His Highness's lesson is that the Ryukyu people must be respectful, they are all Ming people in this life, and they will not dare to disobey."

The purpose of going from the Wa Kingdom to the Ryukyus was to Xuanwei, and the Ryukyus were half-into the Ming Dynasty, and Chen Cao made up his mind that there would be no more Ryukyu Special Zone in the future.

In February of the fourth year of Chongzhen (the third year of Chongde, 1642 in the Western calendar), Chen Cao and his party finally returned to Songjiang, and the fleet entered the Pudong Military Port in Shanghai.

Chen Cao didn't have time to go home, so he went to the governor's yamen.

Huang Chunyao's face was solemn: "Lord Wang, the student is guilty. ”

"You are not guilty, the war has been fought like this, and it is not possible for manpower to intervene," Chen Cao sat at the head of the round table, and got the news from Jinyiwei when he landed.

"The north side should be desperate."

Chen Cao read the official document again, and Huang Chunyao took advantage of this to tell the details: "Before the end of the year, Gaoyou suddenly snowed heavily, all the surrounding waterways were frozen, Zhang Gaoping's defense line was broken through by the Northern Army, and the two sides had a big battle in Yangzhou, which ended in Zhang Gaoping's defeat;

At the same time, Yang He's troops broke through Fengyang, and Li Wanchang retreated to the north coast of the Yangtze River. ”

"It's huge..."

Chen Cao knocked on the table: "When will our Ming Guard's army be able to fight like this?" ”

The guards at the end of the Ming Dynasty were simply ants, and Chen Cao was surprised when these people were so brave.

"The Song army commander is stationed in Zhenjiang, and there are no less than thirty official documents from the imperial court, and even the holy decree has come five times, all of which are for the students to give orders to the Song army commander."

Zhu Yousong was anxious...

He couldn't help but be in a hurry, the situation in the west and north was not as good as before, and there was even a possibility of erosion.

"I'll suppress the matter of coming back first," Chen Cao still decided to disappear first to observe one or two, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight was what he wanted to do.

"The student understands, but how can the imperial court reply?"

Chen Cao frowned: "Isn't there still Song Che in Zhenjiang?" ”

The footsteps were very urgent, and the Jinyi guard who came in almost fell and was reprimanded by Zhao Xin.

"Lord Wang, Zhenjiang's emergency military situation, Li Wanchang's army defeated Jiangbei..."