The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 432 Zhu Di's Joy

Yao Guangxiao did not refuse to meet the person sent by Zhu Di.

Because he knew that it would be better to be direct than not to see each other.

Soon, the visitor appeared in the big tent.

"General Zhang, it was you who ran to lie down in person." Yao Guangxiao was a little surprised when he saw the person coming.

Zhang Yu is the number one general under King Yan's command, which shows how important he is to this meeting.

"I have seen Master Daoyan."

After Zhang Yu came in, he clasped his hands together and bowed to Yao Guangxiao.

Then his eyes turned to Wei Guang.

"Who is this?"

The underlying meaning is self-evident, that is, he wants Yao Guangxiao to let him out.

Before Yao Guangxiao could speak, Wei Guang introduced himself directly: "A certain Tian is the Chamber of Commerce under the command of the Taisun, and Gaoli is in charge of the army, Wei Guang."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's originally smiling complexion became a little ugly.

He seemed to know why King Yan told him when he came down that he had to play by ear.

It turned out that King Yan had already expected that there must be someone from His Royal Highness Taisun beside Master Daoyan.

In this way, it is hard to say for sure.

"Sit down, King Yan is here to discuss matters with the poor monk on behalf of Daming." Yao Guangxiao asked first.

It can be regarded as avoiding the conflict between the two in advance.

Obviously, Wei Guang is very wary of Zhang Yu's attitude now. If Zhang Yu's temper comes up here, it will be difficult to deal with.

Zhang Yu was relatively restrained, and immediately understood the meaning of Master Daoyan's words.

That is, Zhang Yu's current actions do not represent King Yan, but the entire Ming Dynasty.

With so many things, there is the possibility of cooperation.

Zhang Yu looked at Wei Guang's expression and knew very well in his heart that it was difficult to mention King Yan in front of Master Daoyan during this trip.

So he nodded and said: "Now we are waiting for the Ming army to occupy part of the area. Song Guogong follows His Majesty's decree. After landing, first occupy the territory first, and then slowly map it."

"At present, we are waiting for the army to divide into four groups. With King Yan, King Jin, and King Qi as the forwards, we will start in three groups."

"Received the general's order, because King Yan is closer to Goryeo, so the matter of contacting the mage is handed over to King Yan."

Zhang Yu made a long story short and briefly introduced the current situation in Daming.

Of course, Feng Sheng really wanted to send someone here, but he was directly driven away by King Yan.

King Yan also knew very well that Song Guogong Feng Sheng would not care too much about such a trivial matter.

Zhang Yu got the hint from King Yan here, so he naturally pulled up the tiger skin as a coat.

After Yao Guangxiao finished listening, he temporarily understood the current situation.

After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The poor monk is relatively new to the military field. For the next specific matters, I will trouble General Zhang to communicate with General Wei."

Zhang Yu was taken aback.

Wei Guang beside him grinned.

Master Daoyan's meaning is already quite clear, which is equivalent to expressing his current position.

Zhang Yu had no choice but to accept it according to the current situation.

Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together, and after saluting, he handed over the big tent to the two of them, and he just left.

It's not that he can't listen, but that Zhang Yu's negotiating matters are completely handed over to Wei Guang.

After talking about the matter, he will come to discuss with Wei Guang in detail.

"General Zhang, please." Wei Guang laughed, pointed at the chair, and said to Zhang Yu.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu knew that there was no other way out, so he could only cup his fists and say, "General Wei, please."

Outside the big tent, Yao Guangxiao frowned and looked into the distance.

There is the direction of Daming.

In fact, in Yao Guangxiao's mind, the choice was already very straightforward, and he naturally wanted to protect the interests of His Highness the Grandson.

It's just that in this, it doesn't mean that the relationship with King Yan is completely severed.

After all, in this strange land, everyone has the same identity, Han Chinese.

It should be more about cooperation than mutual hostility.

That's why, even Wei Guang would choose to talk to Zhang Yu in detail.

A few days later,
Zhang Yu also returned to where King Yan was.

The first moment he came back, Zhu Di summoned him.

"Tell me about how Master Daoyan replied to you."

Zhu Di was the first to ask.

He thought about Dao Yan, it has been a long time.

Dao Yan's help to him, especially when he was in Beiping, was almost comprehensive.

Good fighters have no illustrious feats.

So when Zhu Ying transferred Yao Guangxiao from Zhu Di's side, the later Zhu Di really seemed to have folded his arms, and many things became inconvenient.

Now finally, in the land of Wa Kingdom, the two have contacted again.

Hearing King Yan's question, Zhang Yu replied with some shame: "I will report to the lord, the general is incompetent, go to the place where Gaoli is, and chat with Master Daoyan, only two or three sentences."

Zhu Di frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

For Zhang Yu, Zhu Di trusted him very much, and in terms of strategy, Zhang Yu could be said to be a talent who could truly stand alone.

That's why Zhu Di sent Zhang Yu to discuss the alliance with Dao Yan in detail.

Zhang Yu replied: "My lord, beside Master Daoyan, there is a general named Wei Guang, who claims to be the commander of the Taisun Chamber of Commerce in Korea."

"As soon as the general came over to declare his identity, he took precautions against him so strictly that he never had the opportunity to meet Master Daoyan alone."

"Then Master Daoyan asked the last general to discuss the details of the alliance with Wei Guang."

"The latter general stayed there for a whole day, but he didn't find a chance. That Wei Guang has always been by Master Daoyan's side."

Zhu Di fell silent after listening.

In fact, in Zhu Di's heart, he is very clear about Dao Yan's character, he is a person who just wants to realize his ambition.

From other perspectives, the current Dao Yan can be regarded as fulfilling his wish.

If Dao Yan really wants to bring a message to him, Zhu Di believes that there are other ways.

"By the way, my lord, when the general was about to leave, Master Daoyan asked the general to bring a word to the lord."

Just when Zhu Di was inevitably feeling a little sad, Zhang Yu said.

Zhu Di hurriedly asked, "What are you talking about?"

Zhang Yu replied: "Master Daoyan said, thank you, the prince, for taking care of Qingshou Temple."

Zhu Di paused for a moment, suddenly enlightened.

"Haha, this king already knows that Dao Yan will not disappoint this king after all."

In the eyes of outsiders, Qingshou Temple is just a simple temple for monks, but it is actually for Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao.

Many secret acts were almost all carried out in Qingshou Temple.

For example, the connection with Li Jinglong and the delivery of high-quality war horses.

Zhu Di naturally couldn't come forward in this regard, including the personal guards in the palace, and they couldn't come forward either.

This is not a question of Zhu Di's trust in the guards.

But there are some things that Zhu Di can't participate in at all.

Although Jin Yiwei did not say that he closely monitored the feudal lords in various places, he would definitely attract the attention of some interested people in terms of horse transportation.

Daming itself is short of horses, so it is extremely important to take care of war horses.

It is easy to trace this line to Zhu Di's head.

When the time comes, it will be passed on to the emperor's side, but he just can't afford it and walks away.

But Yao Guangxiao's temple did not have these troubles. Even if the monks were found out, Zhu Di could not be found.

And in this one, Zhu Di can completely rely on his own power to rescue the monks.

The actions of monks are also comparative in many respects.

In Beiping, Zhu Di could nominally control an army of only 3 people, which was also Zhu Yuanzhang's restriction on the vassal kings.

However, in fact, the whole of Beiping, whether civil servants or military generals, were all attracted by Zhu Di.

Those who can't be won, naturally find a way to get rid of them.

Just give Ann the name of a corrupt official, and the operation should not be too simple.

Moreover, this kind of behavior will actually get the attention of the father and emperor in the capital, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Most civil servants and military generals basically don't have much defense against monks.

That's why Zhu Di was able to turn the whole of Beiping into an iron bucket.

So when Zhang Yu conveyed Dao Yan's words and talked about the Qingshou Temple, Zhu Di already understood in his heart that this was Dao Yan secretly conveying a signal to himself.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Di said, "How did you and Wei Guang decide on the joint matter with Goryeo?"

After Daoyan's side was confirmed, Zhu Di naturally felt a lot more relaxed, so he turned to ask about related matters.

Zhang Yu replied: "Currently, the Japanese army is constantly concentrating backwards. It seems that they want to accumulate troops, find our weaknesses, and then win with one blow."

"However, the combat power of the Japanese army is just like that. Compared with my army of Ming Dynasty, it seems like a cloud and mud."

"Even if the Korean army beat them, it didn't seem to take much effort."

"Therefore, the general and Wei Guang are discussing that we should unite first to completely wipe out the remnants between us and the Koryo army, and help each other to find opportunities to defeat the Japanese army."

After Zhang Yu spoke briefly, he began to tell some details about the army layout.

At the same time, they also took out two maps, which were drawn by Zhu Di's side and Master Daoyan's side after their respective surveys.

Now that the two maps are put together, the scope becomes clearer.

After listening to Zhang Yu's narration, Zhu Di nodded, agreeing to the current strategy.

Generally speaking, whether it is for the Ming army or the Koryo army, the most urgent thing is to get food.

In terms of food, it's actually pretty good.

Because the biggest difference between the Wa Kingdom and the grassland tribes is that he also belongs to the farming civilization.

That is to say, whether it is for Daming or Wa country, what will soon be encountered is grain collection.

It is now May, and the rice planting in Japan will be next month.

After the Ming army landed in Japan, they also attached great importance to cultivated land.

Wherever the army marched, they avoided the farmland as much as possible.

Feng Sheng is very clear that farmland is very important to the current Ming army, and it is even related to some related actions against Japan in the future.

On the Japanese side, although the grain in the warehouse has been hidden.

But for things like destroying farmland, it doesn't do it.

In the long history of the Wa country, this is the third time that it has been hit by foreign wars.

During the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, where the Mongolian knights would protect these farmlands, they always trampled on them directly on horseback.

However, the Mongolian knights would not deliberately destroy it. After all, at that time, they regarded the Wa Kingdom as their own territory.

The war was defeated too quickly, so there was no time to do these things.

This is true of both wars.

So much so that the Wa Kingdom would not say that it deliberately destroyed the farmland, because in their view, the Ming army would be destroyed by the "Kamikaze" just like the Mongolian Yuan.

It's just that they overlooked a problem, that is, although Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains at that time, his essential character has not changed.

In the hearts of most Mongols, even Kublai Khan, they were still a country on horseback, without the mentality of farming civilization at all.

But now Daming is completely different.

First of all, in terms of strategy, it is to take the familiar path of stalemate first, and slowly fight against the Japanese country. The first thing is to seek stability, not like the Mongols in the past.

It is necessary to directly take down the country of Wa in one go.

The most important thing is that the Ming army that came this time was different from the Mongolian army, most of them belonged to the Tuntian soldiers.

In other words, almost most of the soldiers in the current Ming army are not only not at all unfamiliar with farming, but they are even more familiar with it than the people of the Japanese country.

Putting down the swords and guns, these Ming soldiers can turn into the best farmers at any time, harvesting and sowing, it's not a problem at all.

The main crops of the Wa country are also rice.

Unlike Daming's two crops a year, there is only one crop a year.

That is, sowing in late May and harvesting around October to November.

In other words, it is almost time to sow seeds.

On the side of the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers, they have long been eager to try.

Feng Sheng knew very well in his heart that the conquest of the Japanese country, especially the thorough enlightenment of the Japanese country, was a long-term matter.

It does not mean that it will be completed in just one or two years.

Now the Ming army, including the Koryo army, can be said to have acquired one-third of Kyushu Island.

After the sowing is completed, it is time to dispatch the army to completely occupy Kyushu Island.

The so-called return of a thousand miles of Jiangling in one day.

Zhu Ying led the army to take a boat from Dantu County, down the river, and arrived in Suzhou, but it took a day and a half.

For the current Ming Dynasty, apart from the capital Nanjing, that is, the southern part of Suzhou and Hangzhou is the most prosperous.

Here, it used to be Zhang Shicheng's territory, but it was not affected by too many wars.

Even if it is said that Zhu Yuanzhang charged heavy taxes here, in many articles, there seems to be a scene of unspeakable misery.

However, after actually arriving here, what catches the eye is that there is no suffering among the people, only a scene of prosperity.

For most aristocratic families, landlords and gentry.

Even if the taxes collected by His Majesty are high, the left and right are just grafted on to the people below.

The income is only a little less, and it does not affect the normal life.

In addition, commerce and trade are not within its restrictions, and there are still a large number of lavish young masters who spend a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)