Ashikaga Yoshiman took over the post of shogun at the age of ten, when the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties was in full swing, and the Ashikaga clan was also in constant dispute, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was very young, in this fierce power struggle, he relied on his extraordinary wisdom to divide and contain, and one by one he broke through the powerful daimyos, and completely grasped the power at the age of 20, and also suppressed the Southern Dynasty almost perished.

Although it is not as legendary as Zhu Yuanzhang, it is also a proper protagonist template, which is extraordinary.

There is a small road in Kyoto called Muromachi, where Ashikaga Yoshimitsu lived, and the Muromachi shogunate got its name from this.

The courtyard is full of quaint charm, surrounded by green bamboo, and there are fish roaming leisurely in the small pond in the courtyard.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is dressed in simple robes, holding a Buddhist scripture in his hand, his face is calm and peaceful, but the gaze in his eyes is as deep as an abyss.

Gong Tengxing, the deacon of the government office, hurriedly walked into the courtyard and came to his side and saluted respectfully:

"General, news has come from Kyushu that the Ming army has defeated the army composed of the Shao Er clan and other guards and occupied Dazaifu, and the Shao Er clan sent a message for help!"

After Kotengyuki finished speaking with some eagerness, he watched Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wait for his order, and with his order, the shogunate could gather the daimyo from all over the country to form a large army and drive the Ming army out of the Wa Kingdom!

However, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was Furui Wubo, and after a while, he spoke softly: "Let Imagawa Sadayo take over the Kyushu exploration and go to Kyushu to negotiate peace with the Ming army, so that we can call the ministers and pay tribute, and we can restrain the people, and the only requirement is to hope that the Ming Dynasty will open up sea trade and trade with our Wa country." ”

Gong Tengxing was slightly surprised: "General, are we giving in so easily?" ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu smiled lightly and said disapprerovitically: "It's okay, it's a minister or a king, but it's just a false name, Da Ming is overseas, and he won't really care about us." ”

Gong Tengxing was silent when he heard this.

"Go ahead, let Imagawa Sadayo set off immediately, without delay."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said lightly.

"Yes!"

Gong Tengxing could only respond respectfully, turned around and left the courtyard.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked in the direction of Kyushu and smiled faintly.

The local daimyo of Kyushu were in their own way, whether they belonged to the Southern Dynasty in the past, or now after they fell to the shogunate, they were only superficially subservient, and in fact they could not even collect a penny of taxes, let alone control them.

In fact, this time the Ming army attacked the Japanese was also deliberately done by him, and the letter to the Ming Dynasty was written by him in the name of King Huailiang, and the real King Huailiang died of illness last year.

The Ming army's defeat of the Japanese guards in Kyushu was a rare opportunity for the shogunate, and as long as he did it properly, he could truly master the land of Kyushu!

As for the Ming army, he was not worried, after all, the Ming Dynasty was far overseas, and sooner or later he would have to withdraw his troops back, and it was impossible to stay in the country for a long time.

Even if the Ming Dynasty really has the ability to stay for a long time, it has to take into account the views of other vassal states, if the Ming Dynasty forcibly occupies the land of the Wa State, then the other vassal states will fall to the old Northern Yuan Dynasty in fear, and the Ming Dynasty will do more harm than good.

Of course, he never thought of fighting with the Ming Dynasty to the end, on the contrary, the shogunate only needed to meet the requirements of the Ming Dynasty's ministers and tributes in exchange for open trade, which would be beneficial to the shogunate.

Anyway, they were originally the emperor's courtiers, and it didn't hurt to have one more emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the other party didn't interfere in the affairs of the Japanese state.

Gong Teng Yukizheng conveyed his meaning to Imagawa Sadayo, who soon set off for Kyushu with the shogunate's documents.

Dazaifu, Li Wei, Tang He and others reinforced the defense at the same time, they also kept sending troops to the surrounding area to conquest.

Of course, in the process of conquest, the soldiers of the Ming army had to loot.

Although this practice is inhumane according to the concept of later generations, it is necessary to do it.

The money, food and materials in the hands of these Japanese people, if they don't grab it, they will also be forcibly requisitioned by Shaoer Puten and others, rather than this, it is better to be decisive, weaken the enemy and strengthen themselves.

As for how these Japanese people can survive without food, it is not something they can manage.

Due to the twists and turns in Beijing, Zhu Yuanzhang's holy decree arrived a few days late, and Imagawa Sadayo, sent by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, arrived in Kyushu on the third day after the war.

The two countries are at war, and if they don't cut it, the Ming Dynasty, as the orthodox of China, will naturally not mess around like a small country.

Imagawa Sadayo explained his intentions and was smoothly brought to Tang He and Li Wei and others.

Tang He was on top, and Li Wei and Hu Hai were on both sides.

Imagawa Sadashi waved his hand in accordance with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and said in fluent Chinese: "Imagawa Sadayo, the minister of the Wa Kingdom, has seen the generals of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Remembering Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's confession, Imagawa Sadayo opened his mouth to claim that he had recognized the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom.

Tang He and others were not surprised by this, after all, King Huailiang also regarded himself as a minister in his letters.

However, the key issue lies in the requirements of the Ming Dynasty.

"Hmph, you Japanese have repeatedly indulged in the people and harassed the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty issued an order to reprimand, you still dare to speak out and provoke, what a big courage!" Tang He directly shouted angrily and questioned.

Imagawa Sadayo hurriedly confessed: "Misunderstanding and misunderstanding!" Our generals have always admired Huaxia, and since the Ming Dynasty has inherited the unification, we are naturally willing to pay tribute, and we hope to trade with your country and cultivate good-neighborliness and friendship forever. This misunderstanding is purely a puppet dynasty rebellion, and my general is deeply saddened by this, and I hope that the generals of the Ming Dynasty will see it! ”

"You're here to negotiate peace on behalf of the Ming Yuan?" Tang He said with some surprise.

Imagawa Sadayo arched his hand and said, "Exactly, I came here on the order of the shogunate Ashikaga shogun." ”

Tang He glanced at each other with Li Wei, Hu Hai and others, they also had some understanding of the current situation in Japan, and the Zhiming clan in the north was a puppet supported by the shogunate, and had been competing with the Dajue Temple in the south for the throne.

It's just that this Kyushu is located at the southern end, which was originally the territory of the Dajue Temple, and the King Huailiang they contacted was also a member of the Dajue Temple, but now it is the people who hold the Ming Temple, which makes them a little surprised.

In the past few years, the situation of the Japanese country has changed dramatically, and the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and they don't know much about it.

Li Wei didn't want to negotiate peace with them at all, and immediately shouted angrily: "Rebels and thieves are also worthy of negotiating with my Daming?" Go back! ”

When Imagawa Sadashi heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he said with some displeasure: "This general's words are different, I hold that the Ming Yuan is the orthodoxy of the Wa Kingdom!" ”

"Oh, why didn't I hear you mention your king? Keep saying that you are shoguns, and you say that you are not rebellious ministers! Li Wei sneered.

Imagawa Sadayo's face was ugly, the emperor of their Northern Dynasty was just a puppet like the Kamakura shogunate in the past, this is a thing that everyone knows, and everyone acquiesces to it.

But Li Wei insisted on this point and said that they were rebellious ministers and thieves, and they were irrefutable.

Tang He frowned slightly, in fact, it doesn't matter to the Ming Dynasty who is in charge of the Wa Kingdom, whether it is the Wa King or the Shogunate, as long as they can manage the people of the Wa Kingdom well, don't come to harass the Da Ming.

But the Ming Dynasty is also very orthodox, and he can't ignore the reason Li Wei found, otherwise the first person who will not agree is Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor.

Fathers and sons are constant, this is a system that all emperors will strive to maintain.

Tang He groaned, and had to say coldly: "Since this is the case, then you can go back first, and let the orthodox monarch of your Wa Kingdom come to talk to us!" ”

"This ...... Shogun, we are orthodox, Ashikaga Shogun is also the general of the expedition appointed by my king, and his orders represent the meaning of our king. ”

Imagawa Sadayo hurriedly explained.

However, Li Wei didn't listen at all: "Are you so easy to fool us?" Get out of here, or I'll clean you up for you!" ”

Imagawa Sadashi still wanted to fight for it again, but Li Wei saw that he was not leaving, so he directly ordered: "Come on, blast him out for me!" ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers who were guarding the door immediately came in and dragged Imagawa Sadayo out.

Seeing this, Tang He did not stop him.

Imagawa Sadashi was helplessly blasted out, standing outside the door and worrying for a while, he didn't expect that these Ming people would not even give him a chance to negotiate, and directly characterize him as a rebel and ignore him!

After thinking about it for a while, he could only leave first and ask Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to make a decision.

After bombing him away, the Ming army in Dazaifu still had to do what to do, and his trip was in vain.

A few days later, the person Tang He sent to the Daming Jingshi to deliver the battle report also returned, accompanied by Guo Ying and an official from the Pedestrian Division.

The pedestrian department is dedicated to running errands for the emperor, and he is an envoy when he goes out.

This official came with Zhu Yuanzhang's holy decree, and Tang He saluted with Li Wei and others to receive the decree.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and he says: The first order of the generals to destroy the Japanese, now the good news, Zhier and others defeated the Japanese people, won a complete victory, I am very relieved, the generals are impressive, and the army will be rewarded for its triumph......"

Zhu Yuanzhang first praised the generals, and then mentioned Tang He.

"Xinguo Gong Tang and the command was improper, so he returned to Beijing on the same day, and Li Wei, the Marquis of Jiangdu, took over the responsibility of commanding the army, and ordered Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, to be the left deputy general to assist in command! Chin this! ”

The officials of the pedestrian department read the holy decree, and some of the generals were happy and some were worried.

Lu Tang, Jiang Long and other generals who followed Li Wei were naturally overjoyed, and although Sheng Yong and others were a little unhappy in their hearts, Li Wei had a record in front of him, and they couldn't say anything against it.

Tang He's expression was calm, and after respectfully thanking him, he stood up.

After the announcement was completed, Guo Ying also greeted everyone with each other, especially Li Wei.

He is not very familiar with Li Wei, when he fought in Yunnan, he led the army of the North Road, and he had very little dealings with Li Wei along the way, but now he has to do things under the hands of people, and the necessary etiquette must still be had.

Li Wei also smiled back with a smile, after all, he is the emperor's brother-in-law, strictly speaking, he is still a generation older.

The next day, Tang He handed over the seal letter to Li Wei, and then said goodbye to the servants and returned to Beijing.

Li Wei led everyone to see them off, watching Tang He board the boat and leave, and his heart was also relieved.

Finally got the command of the army, and it will be much easier to do things in the future!

A few days later, Imagawa Sadayo came to Dazaifu again, and when he saw that the high-ranking person had become Li Wei, he couldn't help but change his face slightly.

He remembered clearly that last time it was this person who deliberately made things difficult, insisting that they were chaotic ministers and thieves, and would not negotiate.

"I've seen this general!"

Imagawa Sadayo saluted with a nervous mood.

This time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made full preparations, not only letting the emperor of the Northern Dynasty write an official document, but also specifically liaising with the Southern Dynasty, moving to understand the reason with emotion, and seeking the edict of the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty.

"General, this is a document jointly drafted by the two dynasties of the north and the south, and my country is willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and promise that it will do its best to control the people and no longer attack the Ming Dynasty, and please withdraw the army as soon as possible."

Imagawa respectfully handed over the prepared documents.

Li Wei was noncommittal, stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it, then pursed his lips and said firmly:

"I don't believe it, this must have been written by you rebels and thieves who coerced them!"

"Never! Aside from us, the documents of this southern kingdom were written by the king himself! ”

Imagawa Sadayo is in a hurry.

However, Li Wei didn't care about this at all, and said coldly: "Hehe, since you can hold one king hostage, you can naturally also hold two, our Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain, should seek to quell the rebellion for the vassals, you go back and tell your shogun, let him wash his neck and wait, I will destroy Kyushu first, then pacify the four countries, and finally bulldoze your Kyoto, so that you know the fate of offending the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Imagawa Zhenshi was shocked, according to Li Wei's statement, this Ming army is clearly rushing to destroy the country!

"We have agreed to your Daming's requests, why do the generals insist on doing so?"

"What's the use of you agreeing, you Wa Kings have been held hostage, or wait for me to destroy you rebellious ministers, and then talk to your Wa Kings myself."

Li Wei said lightly.

Imagawa Sadayo Okuya, he is a close confidant of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and he also knows a little about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's plans, which is nothing more than using the Ming army to break the pattern of Kyushu, so that the shogunate can take the opportunity to control Kyushu.

But looking at it now, it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God, and the implication of this Ming general is to directly destroy the Japanese country!

What to save the Wa King, so the high-sounding words are believed by the ghost, really wait for the Ming army to get rid of these "rebellious ministers", then the Wa King is also a puppet, just a change of master!

"Think twice, there are many other vassal states watching him in this battle, if the general insists on doing so, then what do other vassal states think?"

Imagawa Sadayo eagerly persuaded that the shogunate didn't want to really fight a tough battle with the Ming army.

Although the Ming army came from afar, they were confident that they would drive them out of the Wa Kingdom, but if this battle was fought, the shogunate might also be greatly damaged, which was not the result that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted.

Li Wei pouted and sneered: "Hehe, how do you look at love, come on, blast him out for me!" ”

"The general thinks twice, thinks twice......"

Imagawa Sadayo hurriedly persuaded him, but Li Wei didn't listen at all, and immediately blasted him out again after the soldier got the order.

After Imagawa Sadayo was dragged out, Guo Ying on the side couldn't help frowning and said: "General, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, Your Majesty's will is only to let the Japanese state be a vassal and restrain the Japanese people, and besides, our troops are insufficient, even if we really want to destroy the Japanese country, I am afraid that we will not be able to catch it!" ”

Hu Hai also nodded in agreement.

They had only 100,000 troops at full strength, and after deducting those who had died and those who remained on the ship, there were now only more than 70,000 left.

Although the Japanese state is not large, it has a population of nearly 10 million, and even if they are strong in battle and defeat the Japanese army, they can be gathered again and constantly replenish the source of troops.

On the other hand, they can only cross the ocean to transfer troops from the Ming Dynasty, and if they fall into the war with the Japanese for a long time, I am afraid that they will bring down the imperial court!

Li Wei waved his hand: "I have my own opinions on this matter, you don't have to worry." ”

Hu Hai and Guo Ying glanced at each other, and could only press down the worry in their hearts first.

Li Wei was relieved to see that they were no longer silent.

This is the benefit of getting military power, under an order, even if the subordinates do not agree, they can only act according to the order first, and at most turn back to complain to Zhu Yuanzhang. (End of chapter)