Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent thousands of Japanese to attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, as if entering a no-man's land.

Although the people of the Ming Dynasty did not eat pot pulp to welcome the king, they also stood by and were optimistic. Even the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was smoothly 'invited' back.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa made a good joke about Emperor Keitai of the Ming Dynasty, but after only a few days of happiness, he found that the Japanese people were no different from the Ming people.

If you have to compare, the Japanese people are even more excessive than the Ming people.

In the four countries of Kaga, Noto, Echichu, and Echizen, there was really a scene of hundreds of people eating pot pulp to welcome the king.

What's more, there are many people who take the initiative to lead the way for the Ming army.

Everywhere the Ming army went, they vigorously preached the will of Emperor Jingtai of the Ming Dynasty, and its main points were threefold: First, the Japanese people who took the initiative to accept the rule of the Great Emperor were exempted from all debts. And wherever the Ming army went, half of the cultivated land was divided equally among the Japanese people.

Second, the people who submitted to the Ming Dynasty were exempted from all taxes and forced labor for five years.

Third, all the customs and habits of the local people remained unchanged, and the Ming army would never disturb the people. In addition, the Ming Dynasty would transport tea, silk, porcelain, medicines, mountain delicacies and other goods to the newly occupied territory and sell them to the people at a fair price.

With these three points, the people of Kaga, Noto, Echichu, and Echizen had no interest in resisting at all.

The rule of the Muromachi shogunate was already extremely weak, and all kinds of rebellions broke out at every turn, which was equivalent to the popular rebellion of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese people's loyalty to the Muromachi shogunate was much lower than the loyalty of the Ming people to the Keitai court.

With the completion of the second batch of landings, the four countries of Kaga, Noto, Echichu, and Echizen have gathered 108,000 Ming troops and 30,000 young men.

At the same time, 200 ships of tea, silk, porcelain, medicine and other goods also arrived with the fleet.

The people of the four countries saw the real thing, and it was really affordable to buy it, and they became more and more supportive of Daming.

Only the rentier class such as magnates and monks in Shikoku were either poked by the Ming army or fled to Kyoto overnight.

These magnates did not have the support of the people, and the Ming army did not talk about their conditions at all, and they would be killed directly if they were caught. Toss them all, and these lands and people will be completely a valuable source of tax for the Ming court.

When Ashikaga Yoshimasa supported Zhu Qizhen to be completely restored, Echizen's side was completely occupied by the Ming army.

Further south of Echizen is Japan's largest lake: Lake Biwa.

Kyoto is located right next to the southernmost tip of Lake Biwa.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa knows a little bit about the history of the Ming Dynasty, once the Ming army sends troops from Echizen and occupies the northern end of the Biwa Lake, then the next thing is the reenactment of the Battle of Poyang Lake by Zhu Wenzhang and Chen Youliang.

The east wall was demolished to make up for the west wall, and the east wall leaked.

Then the west wall was demolished to make up for the east wall, and the west wall leaked again.

That's how Ashikaga Yoshimasa feels today. But the Ming army is about to hit Lake Biwa, and if they don't tear down the wall and make up for it, it will make it difficult to sleep.

In desperation, Ashikaga Yoshimasa transferred back 20,000 elites from Kanto, and transferred back 30,000 new troops to support Hakata Port and other places.

As a result, the pressure on the Kamakura shogunate, which was already in danger, was greatly reduced, and the alliance with the Kanto Governor and the Muromachi shogunate was re-established.

From the beginning of November to the end of December, there was relative calm between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and they were both deploying troops and accumulating strength.

During this period, Ashikaga Yoshimasa completed the big marriage with his fiancée Hino Tomiko, who had been set for a long time, and married Hino Tomiko's sister Hino Keiko to Zhu Qizhen as the queen.

This was not enough, and Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent another envoy to Beijing in the name of the orthodox emperor and issued an edict demanding that Emperor Keitai abdicate.

It's the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

Early in the morning of December 24th.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu woke up, he got the news that the envoy of the orthodox emperor had entered Beijing.

Before the Chinese New Year, Zhu Qiyu happily slapped his thigh, and praised while patting it: "Your thighs are really getting more and more moisturized." ”

Lin Xiangyu replied with a red face: "It's all well nourished by the master, but why are you so happy?" ”

These words are knowingly asked and kindly praised.

Zhu Qiyu smiled: "The day of raising eyebrows and puffing up has finally come, the orthodox emperor asked the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty to overthrow me, I want to see how these loyal ministers deal with it."

If they really obey the edict of the orthodox emperor, I can justifiably destroy their nine clans.

If they don't obey the edict of the orthodox emperor, I don't think they should be able to continue as orthodox loyal ministers.

By the end of next year, there will be no more opponents against me. ”

Lin Xiangyu said with a smile: "When the big event is decided next year, we will kneel and kowtow to you three times and kowtow to congratulate." ”

"Okay, okay, that's a good feeling."

Zhu Qiyu agreed.

Qianxue persuaded: "Don't be too happy too early, you two young couples don't be too happy, just now came the military report, and the subordinates of Totobuhua and Ara, because of the grabbing of territory, there have been dozens of skirmishes at the end of this year.

This is a precursor to a big war, don't next year, the war in Japan is not over, and Warat and Tatar are fighting again. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I really want to stop the war, but I can't help it, I can't fight anywhere."

It takes us two or three generations 50 years to knock down the turf, and then two or three generations to consolidate and digest it.

A hundred years have passed, and when the time comes, it will be time for the Ming Dynasty to shrink strategically and sell the field.

Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the reigning emperor is not faint and quickly expand outward.

And we must seize the opportunity of the ocean age and build the Ming Dynasty into an empire on which the sun never sets. Let the children and grandchildren slowly lose later, as long as there is no more Zhu Zhanji, it will be impossible to defeat for a while and a half. ”

Qianxue asked, "This year, I gave birth to four more sons and two daughters. How many of your fertility tools apply with you, can you take a two-year break? ”

"Rest, it's really too hard for them. I'm a little embarrassed to let them give birth. If you don't choose a batch of concubines for me anymore, simply as a fertility tool, I won't be emotional. ”

"Daydreaming!"

"Daydreaming!" ……

Zhu Qiyu heard five sentences of daydreaming in an instant, and he shrunk his neck in fright, not daring to say anything more. Sure enough, his five concubines are all bottom-line and principled women.

Zhu Qiyu was leisurely at home and joked with the favorite concubines, but the hundred officials in the capital made a difficulty.

In the past, everyone could cover their ears and steal the bell, pretend to be stupid, and they could also shout that the crown prince Zhu Jianshen was the capital of the Ming Dynasty according to the etiquette, but now the envoy of the orthodox emperor has arrived in Beijing, and he also brought the will of the orthodox emperor, so that everyone can overthrow Emperor Jingtai and welcome the orthodox back to the dynasty.

Wouldn't it be a blatant support for orthodoxy to support the eldest son of the orthodox emperor as the crown prince?

This army can turn the defenders on their backs.

The guards of the Daming Gate, the Left Gate of Chang'an, and the Right Gate of Chang'an saw a rare scene in a century: the ministers were elated when they came to the Yamen, and they were all talking about how to celebrate the New Year happily.

When the ministers went home from work, they beat their chests one by one, as if they were mourning.

(End of chapter)