My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 334 This death is more important than living a whole life

"I pay my respects to Duke Ding!"

Xu Jingchang raised his head hastily, only to see a tall, white-faced and beardless figure standing at the door, wearing a bullfighting suit, with a dignified appearance, like a general of a bear and a tiger.

It was Zheng He who came!

Don't think that eunuchs must be weak and sharp-tongued. Zheng He is difficult to follow Zhu Di, but he is carrying a knife, can go to battle to kill the enemy, and has made many military exploits. Otherwise, how could he be given the surname and become Zhu Di's confidant.

If it is really about merit, not to mention being a duke, it is no problem to be a marquis, and it is almost an earl.

However, the status of a eunuch locked Zheng He's upper limit.

He knew it, but he didn't complain.

It's just that Zheng He never imagined that he could really become a marquis.

"Dingguo Gong, I, I really don't know how to repay your great kindness."

Xu Jingchang laughed loudly, "I'm just telling the truth, and I made some trivial suggestions...it's nothing." Xu Jingchang asked Zheng He to sit down, and then said: "Ning Yuanhou, I think you can also know that some people are jealous You can’t help but chew your tongue and say something that you don’t know how to do, don’t worry, just tell me something, don’t worry, I have enough ways to shut them up.”

What Zheng He said was believed by 1 people.

Xu Jingchang's great reputation is known to everyone, among other things, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and others were driven out of the capital by him, and they haven't come back now. If it weren't for Zhu Di's presence, it's hard to say whether they would be alive.

Zheng He said with a smile: "Dingguo Gong loves so much, and I am ashamed to accept it. In fact, many of the current nobles are born and died together, and they don't want to chew their tongues indiscriminately. Even if someone says something, I just pretend it doesn't exist. I, Zheng He, will only be loyal to His Majesty in this life, and I... have no descendants, so I won't care about messy things."

Xu Jingchang nodded with a smile, "Ning Yuanhou is really generous, but we are not soft persimmons... After all, you can represent the Navy, this is not your own honor or disgrace, but the dignity of the Navy!"

At this moment, Zheng He was shocked, and he couldn't help saying seriously: "Mr. Ding, what do you mean, the status of the navy is going to be raised?"

Xu Jingchang said: "In fact, I have wanted to be promoted for a long time. You also know that the status of the navy is becoming more and more important. To perform overseas missions, all rely on the navy. Business exchanges, crusade against dissidents, how can we do without the navy? Your Majesty's side also I want to improve the status of the navy. It’s just that the navy lacks enough generals, and no one can support the situation, so it’s delayed. This time, I’m running you as the Marquis of Ningyuan, and I also want to set up an army dedicated to overseas operations. Temporarily named the Marine Corps."

"Marines?"

"Yes, it is a full-time soldier who cooperates with the navy to carry out overseas missions... I intend to recommend Commander Cao Guogong. You have a Duke and a Marquis here, and no one will bully you. If not, I will get my uncle too come over."

What else could Zheng He say, "Thank you Dingguo Gong for your love, I can only do my best to live up to what you entrusted." Zheng He paused and said: "Dingguo Gong, I see that after the Ryukyu is merged, the Great Mingshui It is indeed much more convenient for the master to travel across the sea. Next...Where does Ding Guogong plan to attack?"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Naturally, it's easy to do it... It must be beneficial, and it must be well-known. Ning Yuanhou has a good way?"

Zheng He said: "There is no good way to talk about it, but I heard something occasionally. The leader of North Korea, Li Chenggui, is seriously ill and seems to be dying soon."

When Li Chenggui was mentioned, Xu Jingchang also expressed emotion... This man is definitely a character. He took advantage of the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty to rise to master the power of the Koryo Kingdom, and replaced it to establish the Lee Dynasty.

Throughout his first half of his life, he can definitely be regarded as a hero.

It's just that in his later years, he let his son usurp power and was completely emptied, leaving a bleak end.

When Zhu Di first came to the throne, he thought about attacking Goryeo. Considering the situation at that time, Xu Jingchang spent a lot of effort and handed over this task to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi only punished Goryeo, and did not help Li Chenggui reset.

After a few more years of hard work, Li Chenggui reached the point when his oil ran out.

Zheng He said to Xu Jingchang: "Mr. Ding, do you think this is an opportunity?"

"Forget it, why not! This is still a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Xu Jingchang rubbed his hands excitedly, eager to try.

"Ning Yuanhou, you go to prepare for the battle first, and when the opportunity comes later, send troops immediately."

Zheng He agreed to leave, Xu Jingchang did not dare to neglect.

Ryukyu is a small test. The country is too small and the environment is too miserable.Being able to sell it for a good price is already a blessing from God.

This is not irony, but fact.

As for other vassal states, especially those with a large area, a not-so-short history, and a population of several million, it is not easy to swallow them easily.

Xu Jingchang quickly gave orders to all the ministries, especially the Ministry of Rites, to investigate the situation quickly... But before the people from the Ministry of Rites could come up with the results, old father-in-law Huang Guan wrote another article.

The last time he was targeting barbarian merchants trying to buy a Daming woman, Huang Guan made dozens of officials lose their heads with an article.

This time Huang Guan went a step further. He believed that the people of Daming were noble, and as a representative of civilization, Daming also had the obligation to lead the barbarians towards enlightenment.

In a word, when the Ming dynasty ascended the kingdom, its power was unlimited.

The powers of the remaining vassal states are limited and must be subordinate to Ming Dynasty.

Xu Jingchang wants to say to this kind of paternity claim, please step up efforts.

Xu Jingchang handed the article to Zhu Di, and at the same time sent out to all ministries, asking all the officials, especially the generals in the army, to understand deeply, write their thoughts, and discuss together.

Xu Jingchang first carried out ideological mobilization, and then called Jin Yiwei to ask Ji Gang to arrange someone to closely understand the situation.

"Do you know what to do this time?"

Ji Gang hurriedly said: "Yes, we need to understand the real situation of North Korea, find out the military strength, and prepare for the crusade."

"anything else?"

"Also... the official didn't think of it for a while, so I asked Duke Ding for advice."

Xu Jingchang said with a chuckle: "You need to bribe the generals of the Goryeo Army. You should know how Li Chenggui got up...I need you to find the next candidate, and also contact the local big family to bribe the courtiers...In short, you have to find a way, What you can do, what you can't do, you have done it all... If you don't have the ability to reach the sky, how can you be the commander of the Jinyiwei?"

This sentence stunned Ji Gang. It is true that I have not done enough, and I must strengthen it.

The information was also disseminated, and the other thing was to raise military salaries and arrange troops.

Xu Jingchang's side was in full swing, and he didn't dare to neglect at all.

Almost at the same time, Li Chenggui also came to the end of his life... The founding king of the Joseon Dynasty of the Lee family experienced two princely rebellions in his later years and lived in secluded Changdeok Palace, worse than a prisoner.

Cold and windy all night, lonely and helpless.

At the age of 74, he looks haggard. He contracted diabetes in the first few years, and his whole body became thinner and thinner. Now, he is like a piece of skin covering his skeleton.

The two dry eyes seemed to be frozen, but they only moved occasionally, which proved that he was still alive.

And it is this brilliance that sometimes disappears at this moment, so that it is finally extinguished in the night.

Li Chenggui passed away.

His filial son Li Fangyuan arrived late the next day, took a look, and ordered to be buried.

An old ruler who has lost his authority for eight years, even in North Korea, there is no movement. No one would have thought that he would cause a wave of waves in the Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Ding, I have received the news that Li Chenggui is dead." Hu Wei said in a hurry.

"really?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Jingchang paused, slapped his hands, and laughed loudly: "Okay, that's great, his death is more important than his whole life."

"Order, immediately summon all ministers to come to discuss major issues."

Several ministers came in a hurry, Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "My lords, another opportunity to expand the territory has come."

Yang Shiqi asked curiously: "Mr. Dingguo, are you going to crusade against North Korea?"

"No!"

Xu Jingchang shook his head and said, "I'm going to arrest the unfilial."

"An unfilial person?"

"It was Li Fangyuan, the lord of North Korea, who murdered his biological father. He was disobedient, disobedient, and disobedient to human relations. How can he live in peace in this world with such a treacherous and evil person? My Ming Dynasty only arrested Li Fangyuan, his unfilial son, and did not implicate the rest. "

These few people are also familiar with Xu Jingchang's routines, this guy can always attack from unexpected angles.

Sending troops to capture Li Fangyuan instead of crusade against North Korea has a very different meaning, and the difficulty has also dropped several levels.

But then again, since you can capture the other country's leader, what else can't you do?

There is something about Xu Tongzheng's move.

"Mr. Ding, who should handle this matter?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "This matter needs your recommendation."

Yang Shiqi pondered for a while, "Dingguo Gong, what do you think about letting Xia Shangshu serve as an imperial envoy?"

Let Natsuhara go?
Xu Jingchang's eyes rolled slightly, and he couldn't help nodding, "Yes, Xia Shangshu is familiar with the situation in the north, is highly respected, resourceful, and is indeed a rare candidate. Let him represent Daming to mourn Li Chenggui."

Xu Jingchang looked at the others, and Huang Huai, Hu Guang and others agreed.

Immediately Xu Jingchang wrote to Zhu Di, suggesting that Xia Yuanji be sent there, and asked Zhu Yong to lead 3000 people to escort Xia Yuanji there.

After suffering for so many years, Zhu Yong, the younger brother, finally got a chance to express himself.

Boss, you are too mean.

"I said Zhu Yong, do you have any plans?" Xia Yuanji asked curiously.

"Plan? What plan?" Zhu Yong didn't seem to understand, "What kind of plan is this?"

Xia Yuanji rolled his eyes, you bastard, why are you as unreliable as Xu Jingchang!
"That's the lord of a country, don't you need to prepare?"

Zhu Yong said unceremoniously: "Your old man also knows that he is the lord of the country? If that's the case, then you can't plan... Haven't you heard that it's better to change quickly... When we get to the place, we will arrest people directly and get on the boat." Let's go, as for other things, it has nothing to do with us."

Xia Yuanji's head was buzzing suddenly, Xu Jingchang, you fucking hope that the old man will not die, so send me to die!
"That...can I go back now?"

Zhu Yong nodded, "Yes, but I just need to bear the charge of running away and disrespecting orders... Are your Nine Clans still there? They will all be grateful to you."

(End of this chapter)