Chungcheong-do, Goryeo.

Cheongju Province.

"Yoshihiro Ouchi's emissary, what do they want to do?"

Li Fanggan asked calmly.

This single-handedly staged a coup d'état, killed all his half-brothers and stepmothers, protected the lives and power of their own brothers, and quieted the father of the founding king of Goryeo of the Lee family.

Many ministers have been cleaned, and the heroes with blood on their hands are wearing ordinary robes, and they don't have the slightest demeanor in their current appearance, like ordinary middle-aged people in their forties.

"Probably trying to convince us."

The minister replied.

Ouchi Yoshihiro not only needs the support of Goryeo, but also cannot do without the support of the Ming Dynasty.

Since Li Fanggan, the control envoy of the left army, should be in the north, but he had no choice but to choose Chungcheong-do, while the control envoy of the right army was in the north, which can be described as a big joke in the world.

"Ugh."

Li Fanggan let out a long sigh.

At the moment when his father was dying, he didn't have the slightest complaint about himself in his tone, but he was full of worry, and Li Fanggan didn't know it.

It's just that it's not anyone's errand.

Only in the plains can food be obtained, and only with food can soldiers be raised.

But the plains of Goryeo are mainly in the west, all of which are across the sea from the Ming Dynasty, and are controlled by the powerful navy of the Ming Dynasty.

The plains of Goryeo are mainly the Hot Spring Plain and the Jaeyeong Plain, and then the Sangin Mountains in the middle are separated from the Ongjin Peninsula, and on the other side are the Yeonbaek Plain, the Ganghan Plain, the Pyeongtaek Plain, and the Cheryeong Mountains are separated from the Qijia Mountains, and then the Nepo Plain, the Gnam Plain, and finally the Jeonnam Plain.

It corresponds to the southern part of Pyongan Province and the central and western parts of Hwanghae-do, the central and western parts of Gyeonggi-do, the western part of Chungcheong-do, and the southern coastal area of Jeolla-do.

These areas are where the main population of Goryeo is located.

Hamgyong Province is a wild area, sparsely populated, and has a complicated relationship with the various tribes of Nuergan, and there is only a small part of the plain area in Pyongan Province, which also belongs to the border land, and in the eyes of Li Fanggan, it is not as good as the southern region.

The southern region was close to the sea and across the sea, and the western guardian daimyo and Goryeo had always had good relations, and not only had a large population, but also could obtain external alliances, and various benefits prompted Yi Fanggan to choose Chungcheong-do.

Hold Jeolla Province hostage and look at Gyeonggi Province.

After these years of control, Li Fanggan raised a full 100,000 troops in his hands, which was the most powerful military force in Goryeo.

Gyeonggi had only 20,000 troops.

But Li Fanggan didn't know what the fifth brother thought, under the pull of Daming, although he did not completely defect to Daming like the second brother, but he had at least forty or fifty thousand troops in his hands, which made Li Fanggan's early plans completely bankrupt.

At the beginning, he originally planned to take advantage of the fifth brother's weak strength and rely on his own strong strength to defeat him with power.

Now that I'm separated from Gyeonggi Province, I can't reach each other.

Now not only has the strength of the fifth brother developed, but Gyeonggi Province has also restored order, the second brother has raised the least number of soldiers, and completely relies on the army of the Ming Dynasty, but it has developed rapidly economically and won the hearts of the local large families and people.

In a nutshell.

The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Li Fanggan.

The supply of the 100,000-strong army has looted everything, and if Goryeo cannot be unified as soon as possible, the economy will collapse and be self-defeating for a long period of time.

"Yoshihiro Ouchi is counting on Daming, and he belongs to Wangmei to quench his thirst."

Li Fanggan pointed out the key.

"The shogun is strong, and if he doesn't rely on the support of the Ming Dynasty over the years, let the shogun throw himself into a rat trap, how can he talk about the long term."

"yes."

Li Fanggan was a little depressed in his heart.

Planning is not as good as change.

Da Ming's sudden intervention made the development of the domestic situation in Goryeo initially exceed his layout, and went further and further, contrary to his original intention.

"What do you think we should do?"

"King South."

"There are many generals who are reluctant to fight, and the two local squads have great complaints against us, lest they will rebel and cut off our food routes as soon as the army leaves."

Li Fanggan was called the King of the South by his subordinates.

For such a title, Li Fanggan could not accept it at first, which was equivalent to splitting Goryeo.

But the situation is not up to anyone.

Li Fanggan needed a famous weapon to control the governance of the place, so he acquiesced, so Goryeo had three kings, the northern king, the king, and the southern king, essentially splitting three countries from one country.

Li Fanggan's eyes narrowed.

The ferocity in his heart made him decide to take a desperate gamble.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to draw the army, the fastest unification of Goryeo, and then prepare with both hands, while reorganizing the army to prevent the Ming army from attacking, while complaining to the Ming court and begging for mercy.

The idea of fighting is the same as that of Annan Li's father and son.

The Yugoslav army did not have a unified supply.

The army of 100,000 people, relying on the traditional governance system, could not maintain the supply, in order to maintain the stability of the army, the generals of all sizes invariably indulged in military discipline, and the army was self-sufficient from the local level.

Although it solved the temporary trouble, it also made the generals of the army the existence of the head of the army, so Li Fanggan controlled the 100,000 army, but Li Fanggan's control over the lower levels of the army declined.

All kinds of situations, and even news from all over the world, have been continuously transmitted to Daming.

Capital.

Under the prosperity, the relaxed social atmosphere has made people think more and more spiritually, which has brought a lot of contention.

A hundred flowers contend.

On the other hand, there is no stable order.

All kinds of remarks and thoughts have impacted people's hearts, and some people have scolded and fought in the newspapers, even to the point of settling life and death, and regard them as the great enemy of life and death.

For example, the right of women to go to Taoism, inherited from Beiping, and the idea that women also have the right to inherit, triggered bitter criticism in the south.

Even in the Jianghuai region, where women have a high economic status, it is difficult to accept Beiping's ideas.

Some people even openly ridiculed in the newspapers, saying that the women and men in Beiping crowded into a bus, and the flesh rubbed against each other, which can be described as a strange story in the world, and the customs are corrupt, and the words are very explicit.

It immediately aroused the wrath of Beiping.

The Northern Parallel Province has already issued a law, and in the name of this person's crime, the inspector Ding Cha of Beiping crossed thousands of miles to arrest this person, but was blocked by the local inspector Ding Cha, and the two sides even moved.

The degree of openness of the Northern Parallel Province is unacceptable to most regions.

In terms of public opinion, the northern parallel provinces have fallen into disadvantage.

A large number of social elites accused the Peiping faction, and some even impeached the northern parallel province.

This is one of the contradictions, and there are others.

For example, the contradictions that come with immigration.

In the past, it was a high-pressure governance environment, but under the people-oriented political concept, people let go of their hands and feet, emancipated their minds, and began to appeal for their own interests and dare to express their dissatisfaction.

"It's an inevitable phenomenon."

Zhu Gaochi said calmly.

The cabinet is concerned about the growing chaos in society.

They found His Royal Highness.

Zhu Gaochi chose to go with the flow and endure the temporary chaos.

And it can't be stopped.

From here, the flow of water is blocked, but the current does not disappear and flows out from another place.

After a period of chaos, the economic development of various localities will be synchronized, and the ideology will gradually be unified and stabilized again.

At that time, civilization will rise to another stage.

The population of the Northern Parallel Province is too small.

In the process of industrialization, under the control of policies, a large number of women were promoted to join the workforce, and after more than ten years, there was a social encouragement, and a new movement was naturally launched.

When a woman has her own job, she has her own economic wealth, and this wealth belongs to her, of course.

There is also control over the property.

In the ancient traditional society under the Chinese civilization, women had the right to dispose of their own property, such as the dowry brought from their mother's family.

If the husband's family embezzles a woman's dowry, it is not legally permissible and punishable.

Women can reach half the sky, never shouting slogans, let alone relying on opposition, but can only be achieved through labor, whether ancient or modern, Chinese and foreign.

The equality between men and women in the West is precisely because of the extreme lack of men, which makes the proportion of female workers in society high, and also brings women a high social status.

The development of things is logically the same.

Including the historical Ming Dynasty.

The silk weaving industry in the Jianghuai region is developed, and women play an important economic role, so the status of women in the Jianghuai region is getting higher and higher, and naturally, it also promotes the birth of new ideas, such as equal rights for men and women, and women should also go to Taoism, which appeared in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not surprising.

At this time.

Zhu Di personally went to take care of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Since the beginning of winter.

Zhu Yuanzhang's condition is getting worse and worse, and he has gradually begun to stay in bed, and the entire palace and outside are worried about Zhu Yuanzhang's body.

Zhu Gaochi appeased the ministers, and also went to the palace worriedly.

Daming still needs Zhu Yuanzhang now.

The dissatisfaction of the big families, the dissatisfaction of the generals, the dissatisfaction of the nobles, the dissatisfaction of the vassal kings, and even the confusion period of the current society are full of all kinds of chaos and people's uncertainty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's life is the greatest centripetal force.

As for the outside.

The Japanese civil war that he suppressed for many years has reached the point where it can no longer be suppressed, although Ouchi Yoshihiro has made great progress in strength with the support of the Ming Dynasty, but the Muromachi shogunate is the political and military center after all.

And Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the most capable of the Muromachi shogunate.

Under his rule, during the Muromachi period, the strength of the Wa Kingdom was restored, and the economy and military development made great progress, so he was called the most talented shogun of the Muromachi shogunate by later Japanese scholars.

In the past, Yoshihiro Ouchi only belonged to the largest group of ordinary rebellions.

But it is not a rebel power that subverts the whole country, and it is a short-lived existence, and it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to fully support Ouchi Yoshihiro.

The current Wa Kingdom, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu thinks that his strength is enough to defeat Ouchi Yoshihiro, even if Ouchi Yoshihiro has the support of Daming behind him, in this case, Daming wants to protect Ouchi Yoshihiro, and he will have to send more troops.

But what about the Timurid Empire.

The biggest threat is the north-western direction.

For the sake of the victory of the Wa Kingdom, the Ming could only draw the forces of Goryeo and the few troops that could be mobilized.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's health was not good again.

In order to guard against domestic instability, it is also necessary to ensure the presence of the domestic army.

Internal troubles, ideological shocks, external contradictions.

All at once.

"Sure enough, it's better to be blocked."

Zhu Gaochi sighed.

In order to obtain the greatest benefits, he postponed the contradictions in Goryeo and the Japanese kingdom, and in short, the longer the time dragged on, the more favorable it was, and adopted the method of maintaining stability.

As a result, trouble came together.

In fact, it is also a new challenge that Daming's stall is too big to face.

Now it's just the northwest direction, Goryeo and Wa Kingdom.

There are also the direction of Saibei, Southeast Asia, and the western region. Generally stable.

In the future, as the territory of the Ming Dynasty becomes larger and larger, the troubles that arise may not be one by one, and it is more likely that several problems will arise in various places during the same period and need to be dealt with together.

"No wonder France could not compete with Britain in the colonies."

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but sigh.

The West is not a country.

The colonial systems of France and Britain were not the same.

Small countries like Spain and Portugal.

Relying on the geographical environment, the rise of maritime trade is also a bandit-style plunder, which not only oppresses the local indigenous people and African black slaves, but also exploits the immigrants of their own countries, which is the most undesirable way.

Britain's overseas colonial system continued its style of acting as a-stirring stick in Europe.

However, it also borrowed from Spain's practice in the New World, for example, Britain in India, also in the early stage, first subdued and made small, won the trust of the local ruling class, and then won over and divided the various ministries, stirred up trouble, and took advantage of the situation to become bigger, and so on.

France is different.

France is a land power country, and the degree of civilization is greater than that of Britain, Britain scolds the United States as a hillbilly, and France scolds Britain as a hillbilly, so France's overseas colonization, they will move the French written language, as well as culture and system.

Different ways show different effects, and the efficiency is also different.

From this point of view, Zhu Gaochi's approach is somewhat similar to that of France.

Qianqing Palace.

Quite a few doctors are on duty in shifts.

"Grandpa."

"Your imperial grandfather has just fallen asleep, don't wake him up, let him rest well." Zhu Di came out of the room with a tired face and stopped Zhu Gaochi.

Looked at.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but lean inside, but couldn't see anything.

"Grandpa Huang is always strong, I didn't expect to get sick so quickly."

A few days ago, I was talking and laughing with Zhu Yuanzhang, as if it was still yesterday, Zhu Gaochi was very worried, whether it was out of feelings or state affairs, I hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang would get better.

"Let's go."

"Go outside and talk about it."

Zhu Di took the lead in going out, and Zhu Gaochi followed when he saw this.

Out of the Qianqing Palace, in front of the white jade pillar on the stone steps, Zhu Di took a deep breath and let himself sober up.

"I heard there's been a lot of chaos out there lately?"

"Only when there is chaos can there be great governance."

Zhu Gaochi's face was calm.

Zhu Di shook his head.

"It's better to be less chaotic in an eventful season. In the name of your imperial grandfather's serious illness, let the vassal kings from all over the country enter Beijing. ”

"It's a good idea."

Zhu Gaochi agreed.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't hide it from people at the beginning of his illness, and he couldn't hide it, since it was no longer a secret, he simply took the opportunity to restrain the vassal kings from all over the country to the capital, although the vassal kings were relieved of military power, but there was still danger.

Zhu Di was also relieved of his military power.

Although I don't think anyone can succeed in rebelling against themselves, wouldn't it be better to prevent rebellion from happening and extinguish the danger in the cradle.

"I'm afraid those uncles and cousins of yours are going to scold my mother."

Zhu Di said with a smile.

first relieved the military power, and then restrained to the capital, no matter how you look at it, it is also unkind to the clan.

"They're a small problem."

Zhu Gaochi said: "The matter of Timur is undecided, and all aspects of my Ming Dynasty are controlled by this, if we figure out the matter of Timur earlier, whether it is war or peace, it is better than doing nothing now." ”

"There is no urgency in this matter."

Zhu Di, who had been to the northwest to fight and stayed there for nearly two years, knew very well how huge Timur's territory was.

If the Ming Dynasty went to war with Timur, it would not be a matter of five or six years.

The entire national strength of the Ming Dynasty will be used in Central Asia and West Asia, and all forces must be based on completely defeating Timur and stabilizing Central Asia and West Asia, as for Southeast Asia, they can only strive to maintain the status quo.

As for Goryeo in the east and the overseas Wa Kingdom, it is even more impossible for the Ming Dynasty to start a war on two fronts tens of thousands of miles away, so it can only try to appease them and prevent them from making trouble.

Whether it is the reunification of Goryeo or the reunification of the Japanese state, the Ming can only watch from the sidelines and cannot interfere, so now the Ming policy in the two countries will be bankrupt.

There is no better time to make a comeback in the future.

"It stands to reason that it should be soon."

"I hope the West is peaceful."

Zhu Gaochi chose to go south.

After 20 years of going south and overseas, when the local land began to have blood, it was the period of plotting Central Asia and West Asia, which was in line with the national policy of living in the present and looking forward to the future.

Otherwise, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was spent in Central Asia and West Asia, but there was no stable return, and the road to the south was full of obstacles, which was very uneconomical.

Timur's strength at the moment is too strong.

In history, his plan for the Eastern Expedition, relying on the great victory won by fighting the war, raised at least more than 500,000 horse infantry troops, and the number of cavalry was higher than that of infantry, even Zhu Gaochi had to be treated with caution.

Who let Zhu Di disobey the persuasion and lay down the East Chagatai.

In the process of fighting, Zhu Di never listened to his own advice, this is true in the northwest, and the same is true in the southwest.

Of course.

Winning the battle naturally brings benefits.

The original plan of the Annan Xuanwei Division became the Cochin Province, and the original plan stopped at Yili to take the central and eastern regions, but now it has not only taken it, but also recovered and established the Eastern Chagatai Division.

The benefits are definitely there.

Because he got a lot of benefits, Zhu Gaochi didn't complain much about Zhu Di, but Zhu Di didn't act according to the plan every time, which gave Zhu Gaochi a headache.

There are also many benefits to using Zhu Di.

From the perspective of the marshal who commands the army to fight, Zhu Di is undoubtedly reassuring, and there is no need to worry that Zhu Di's tail will not be lost, and becoming a worry for the country is the greatest benefit, and it will be of great benefit to the country and himself.

But because of this, Zhu Di likes to act according to his own ideas too much.

Can the son still restrain Lao Tzu?

This is the two sides of everything, Zhu Gaochi can only comfort himself like this.

Zhu Di didn't really want to go west.

It was precisely because he took the Eastern Chagatai Khanate that he knew very well that the territory of the Timurid Empire was really incredible.

Although it is not as big as Da Ming.

But it takes a long time just to walk once, let alone a war.

The hundreds of years of war and chaos in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the poor pot of porridge, are also the reasons why Timur was born in the Western Chagatai Khanate, but did not plot the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, but went all the way to the west.

The Ming Dynasty took the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and the materials obtained were not enough for the army to stuff the teeth, but the Ming Dynasty paid countless manpower, material resources, and even financial resources.

And Timur has already slaughtered all the way.

Daming just chose to use the same way as Timur to support the war, and there were no materials to be made, not to mention that Daming would never indulge in military discipline, and the harm brought was far greater than everything.

(End of chapter)