"Everyone, get ready, the Japanese are ahead."

Zhou Dexing gave a low order, sword in hand, and approached the enemy with a step.

The battle was about to break out, and the vanguard army led by Zhou Dexing launched a fierce struggle with the Japanese invaders, and the two sides tried their best to kill the sky in the dark.

Zhou Dexing was like a god of war descending, stabbing the Japanese with a sword, his figure flashed rapidly, leaving only a flickering sword light.

After several hours of hard fighting, Zhou Dexing and his vanguard army finally defeated the Japanese Invaders, and the leader of the Japanese Invaders was also killed by Zhou Dexing himself, and the joy of victory filled everyone's hearts.

When the vanguard returned victoriously to Yingtian.

The whole city came to watch.

Zhu Yuanzhang waited outside the city gate early with all the ministers.

Seeing Zhou Dexing and his vanguard soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly greeted him: "Zhou Aiqing, you have worked hard." ”

Zhou Dexing bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, we just did our duty, it's nothing." ”

……

At the same time as Zhu Yuanzhang greeted Zhou Dexing.

Zhu Fan came to the Confucius Temple Mansion again.

and told Zhou Dexing about the results they had achieved.

Lin Che nodded slightly: "The Japanese Kingdom wants to invade my Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty must not be merciful, this time is just a warning to the Japanese Kingdom." ”

"If they don't respect our messengers, we show them what we're capable of."

Zhu Fan said: "Sir, I understand what you mean, but if we use the cannon directly, it may cause more trouble. ”

"I think the Ming should first send envoys to the Wa Kingdom to warn them that if they don't apologize immediately and show their loyalty to the Ming, we will take further action."

Lin Che frowned after listening to Zhu Zhang's words, he knew that sending an envoy was a compromise, and it might not have much effect.

But as this kid's teacher, he didn't come to the country, and he needed to think carefully about major national affairs, and he couldn't act blindly.

He sighed and said, "Since we are going to send messengers, we should send the most reliable men to make sure they know our determination." ”

Zhu Fan nodded in agreement.

After returning home, Zhu Fan conveyed Lin Che's meaning to Zhu Yuanzhang, who approved his proposal and immediately summoned the trusted minister Shangshu Qian Yong, who was quite trusted, and ordered to prepare a large team of envoys, including civil and military officials and translators, to ensure smooth communication with the Wa State.

At the same time, he also explicitly ordered the selection of an excellent messenger in the team, this person must be brave and good at expressing the will of the Ming Dynasty.

Qian Yong respectfully accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's order and promised to do his best to complete the task.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Feng Sheng to attack the Wa State, a three-pronged approach.

In the imperial palace, Zhu Yuanzhang and Feng Sheng analyzed the defensive measures of the Wa State in detail and formulated a thorough offensive plan.

Following.

The war drums of the Ming army shook the sky and embarked on the journey of conquest.

They used their warships to quickly cross the strait and successfully landed on the shores of the Japanese state, and although the Japanese soldiers resisted vigorously, the Ming army gradually gained the upper hand with great strength and excellent strategy.

Outside the city, the bloody battle was in full swing, and Feng Sheng took the lead, leading the elite troops to charge into battle, giving the enemy a blow to the people.

He used his soldiers like a god, brave and fearless, and won the respect and admiration of the soldiers.

Finally, after several days of fierce fighting, the Ming army broke through the city and captured the important port city of the Wa Kingdom, which meant that the Ming Dynasty successfully cut off the connection between the Wa State and the outside world, leaving the Wa State isolated and helpless.

The Ming army immediately mined the silver mines not far from the city, and sent an envoy to report the news of the victory to the Ming.

Zhu Zhang, who supervised the war with the army, was ecstatic, and he personally went to the battlefield to encourage the soldiers.

Over time, the Ming gradually consolidated their control over the Wa Kingdom, and the results of silver mining exceeded expectations.

The Ming Dynasty's finances have improved dramatically, and the standard of living for appointments has also increased significantly.

Zhu Fan is proud and proud of this.

However, those who went on the expedition with the army; Lin Che was not satisfied with this, he realized that the Ming Empire must firmly grasp the fruits of this victory in order to ensure the long-term prosperity of the country.

So he drafted a strategy for strengthening the rule and protection of the Wa state.

He suggested building better coastal defense facilities and strengthening the navy so that it could respond to a counterattack by the Japanese state at any time.

Zhu Fan agreed with Lin Che's suggestion, which he also believed was the key to ensuring the security of the Ming Empire, and he ordered the immediate construction of coastal defense facilities and increased investment in the navy.

As a result, the national strength of the Ming Empire continued to increase, and the Wa State no longer had a chance to make trouble.

Since the last time the Wa State killed the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, the Wa State has never come to the Ming Dynasty to make trouble.

Since then, the Ming Dynasty ministers have celebrated the success of the Ming Dynasty in taking the Wa State, and finally lifted the long-term threat to the Wa State.

There was a sound of jubilation in the court, and Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly relieved when he learned the good news.

He knew that this hard-won victory condensed the results of the efforts of the entire Ming country, and at the same time felt his heavy responsibility.

That's when it happened.

Zhu Yuanzhang decided to send Zhu Fan to personally send an envoy to the Wa Kingdom to express the goodwill and friendship of the Ming Dynasty.

When this decision was brought to the court for discussion.

The courtiers discussed for a while, and some people supported this decision, hoping to consolidate the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese through diplomatic means and promote exchanges between the two countries.

Some people also expressed concern, after all, the Wa Kingdom had committed murder against the Ming envoys.

Zhu Fan stood up and said firmly: "Trust is built on the basis of friendship, and we must believe that our efforts will be exchanged for the recognition and respect of the Japanese state." ”

Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Fan had in-depth exchanges and discussions, and agreed on a detailed agenda.

In the end, the day of the envoy to the Wa Kingdom came, Zhu Fan was dressed in a five-clawed python robe, wearing an eight-treasure jade crown on his head, and took a huge entourage to the Wa Kingdom by boat.

After many days of walking, Zhu Rong finally arrived in the Wa Kingdom.

The king of the Wa Kingdom warmly received Zhu Fan in the capital and held a grand welcome banquet.

Subsequently, Zhu Fan held friendly talks with the king of the Japanese state.

In the process of this mission, Zhu Fan deeply felt the enthusiasm and friendliness of the Japanese people, and they presented gifts and blessings to Zhu Fan and his entourage, and expressed great respect for the Ming Dynasty.

After a period of exchanges and visits, Zhu Fan returned to Daming full of achievements.

The experience of this mission to the Ming Dynasty made Zhu Fan more convinced of the importance of diplomacy, and he decided that in the future, he would more actively promote more exchanges and dialogues between the Ming Dynasty and other countries, and make more contributions to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of chapter)