At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 199 Fighting costs money

Dong Changyuan hurried to the palace, but was stopped by the guards.

At this moment, like an ant on a hot pot, he thought of his wife and children being killed, that Hirado town had been reduced to ashes, that countless wealth had been looted, and even... the whole Wa country was riddled with holes...

At this time, the whole person was insane, and he had to see King Yi.

The imperial guards did not make things difficult on purpose. After the notification, an eunuch came out and led him to the Wenhua Palace.

In addition to King Zhu Qiyu, there were three other people present, namely Cao Nai, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Kuang Ye, Minister of Rites, and Zhu Ji, Commander of Jin Yiwei.

The three of them seemed to be discussing something, and they didn't avoid it, they just waited aside.

Dong Changyuan raised his eyes and saw Zhu Ji, his heart skipped a beat, and there was a burning pain in his buttocks immediately.

Zhu Qiyu in the hall looked at Dong Changyuan and asked impatiently: "What is your envoy here?"

Dong Changyuan was in a trance, but he didn't care about anything anymore. He prostrated himself on the ground and howled, "His Royal Highness, I... I have just received news from the country... that a group of Ming bandits raided our country, burned and killed Looting, vicious and vicious, Ming Dynasty and our country are countries that will not be conquered. It is absolutely unexpected that they have reached the point where they draw their swords. There are countless people, and to tell you the truth, my wife and children were also killed by these damned thieves..."

Zhu Qiyu looked a little shocked, and couldn't help but look at Cao Nai and the others.

The same goes for everyone else, mostly thinking about the same question, what happened?

Kuang Ye was short-tempered, so he stood up immediately and asked, "Please explain clearly, what Mingkou?"

Dong Changyuan was choked with sobs, and reluctantly said: "Our country has been attacked..."

"I'm asking you, who attacked?"

"Those Ming people who attacked our country are clearly... clearly Ming's army..."

Kuang Ye immediately denied it flatly: "It's absolutely impossible. The Ministry of War has no imperial edict to dispatch troops at all, and my Ming's ships have not left the port."

Cao Nai then said: "Don't be nervous, maybe it's the remaining Japanese pirates at sea, and you are not a small country. When you encounter bandits, you just send troops to wipe them out."

Dong Changyuan said helplessly: "The thieves are cruel, I hope His Highness will be the master of the Japanese country, and write to the emperor to seek justice for us!"

Zhu Qiyu's face changed, and he said: "So, the Japanese kingdom was attacked and came to ask for Ming's assistance?"

"His Royal Highness, this is a letter written by His Excellency Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the shogun of our country. It is stated in the letter that it is the Ming army who attacked the Wa Kingdom!"

Zhu Qiyu took the letter and put it down again, unable to understand...

Dong Changyuan came to his senses and translated the content of the letter in Chinese.

After listening, Kuang Ye couldn't help asking: "I didn't understand, why did that general of yours decide that the attacker was my ship?"

Dong Changyuan is very entangled, now that he refuses to admit it, what can you do?

What's more, Daming's ships came and went without a trace, and there was no evidence at all to prove that it was Daming's army that came to attack the Wa country.

However, when he thought of his wife and children in Hirado Town, his face was very miserable.

I can't just let you fool me, I have to ask for an explanation!
"Your Highness, my lords, how do Japanese pirate ships have the ability to attack our ports? Those people have treasure ships, muskets and cannons, and, according to the descriptions of survivors, they are all new firearms developed since the 14th year of Zhengtong, which are clearly..."

"What nonsense!"

Before he could finish speaking, Kuang Ye patted the table.

"At the beginning, the Japanese pirates ravaged the coastal areas of our Daming. His Highness summoned you and asked if the Japanese kingdom was related to the Japanese pirates. You denied it, saying that the Japanese kingdom is the Japanese kingdom, and the Japanese pirates are the Japanese pirates. There is no relationship between the two, and His Highness did not pursue you. It’s all right now, the Wa country has been attacked, but you insist that the bandits who attacked you are actually related to me, Da Ming, Dong Changyuan, what are your plans?”

After all, it is the Minister of the Ministry of Rituals, so it is natural to argue with reason when it comes to etiquette.

I, Ming, did not send troops to attack you, and you have no evidence to prove that those people are Ming soldiers.

Therefore, you are slandering, you are slandering me, Daming!
At this time, Zhu Ji stood up and said: "The emperor personally took three thousand battalions to Nanjing, and the main force of the Japanese pirates has been wiped out. The rest fled to the sea. They dare not offend my great Mingwei. It is understandable that they went to the Japanese country." If you ask me, Da Ming, for help, you can report it to His Highness and the Emperor, but if you repeatedly slander those thieves and bandits with Da Ming, then you can talk in another place."

Dong Changyuan asked nervously, "Where...?"

"Zhao prison!"

"No...you don't have to..."

Thinking of the injury on his buttocks, Dong Changyuan hurriedly waved his hands.

I dare not go to a place like Zhao Prison again!
Although he really wanted to accuse Daming of sending a fleet to rob the country of Wa, he found that once he said this, it would be a complete embarrassment.

But the problem now is that there is no evidence!
All are speculations with no substantive evidence at all.

He secretly made up his mind, and said: "Waguo can guarantee that there will be no more Japanese pirates in the southeast of Ming Dynasty. In fact...in fact...His Excellency Ashikaga Yoshimasa has sent troops to hunt down Japanese pirates, and hundreds of them have been arrested. ... They will be beheaded for public display, and their heads will be sent to Daming. Not only that, our country will do its best to crack down on anyone related to the Japanese pirates, merchants who sell stolen goods for the Japanese pirates, and the wives and children of the Japanese pirates. Loan, from today onwards, anyone who discovers that the source of their property is unknown or carries stolen goods will be imprisoned, in short, no Japanese pirate will be spared!"

He has no choice. At this point, if he doesn't show some sincerity and let the situation develop, the so-called "Japanese pirates" may only be a harm to Ming Dynasty, but the harm of Ming pirates to the Japanese country is almost equal to the destruction of the country. The disaster of the country!
Zhu Ji said: "Since you have the confidence to fight against Japanese pirates, just go. What does it have to do with Daming?"

Dong Changyuan looked at Zhu Qiyu pitifully, and said: "It is the duty of the Japanese country to fight against the Japanese pirates. His Royal Highness, Daming and the Japanese country are countries of friendship. When dealing with the Japanese pirates, we should share the same hatred, hope, hope..."

Zhu Qiyu is not stupid, it is obvious that you are here to ask for help, why do you not need money to send troops with the same hatred?

Although he still doesn't know exactly what happened, the problem of Japanese pirates that had been a headache some time ago seems to have been completely resolved.

In Hai'an County, the main force of the Japanese pirates was completely wiped out by the Three Thousand Battalion. However, there are still various small forces in the vast ocean. , is not an option.

Well now, the Japanese pirates completely lost the funding of the Japanese country, which is equivalent to cutting off their roots. The property they looted has no place to sell the stolen goods, and they will starve to death sooner or later.

However, Dong Changyuan's request cannot be easily agreed.

"The matter is of great importance. This king will report it to the emperor and wait for the emperor to show it."

Dong Changyuan seemed to see hope, and hurriedly said: "The meaning of the humble position is that you also ask your country to help the Japanese country to eliminate bandits for the sake of good relations between the two countries. As for the Japanese plague, the country will definitely cooperate. Along the coast, if there are Japanese pirates raging again, even if they kill one of the people of Ming Dynasty, they deserve ten thousand deaths for their humble positions."

Zhu Qiyu saw that people were talking about this, so he had to say: "The two countries of Ming and Japan are separated by a strip of water, and your country is in trouble. How can I, Ming, stand by and watch? How about this? This king will immediately write this matter as a memorial and send it to Nanjing!"

Dong Changyuan hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the situation is urgent, can you allow the humble official to go with you, and when you get the emperor's will, you can inform His Excellency Ashikaga the news as soon as possible!"

He no longer cared whether the attackers were from the Ming army or not. From this point of view, as long as Daming speaks, the matter can be resolved.

It's just that he was too anxious, because one day later here, the mainland of the Wa country might be attacked one more time.

Can't wait!

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to say: "Okay then, tomorrow morning, I will send you to Nanjing from six hundred li in an expedited manner, can you... can you?"

Dong Changyuan rubbed his buttocks and said, "I'm hurting from the humble job, but another messenger from the hidden country, Toyama Xiong, is at Honglu Temple, and he can follow."

Things are settled, Dong Changyuan bid farewell and left, and went back to Honglu Temple to talk with Toyama Xiong about the mission to Nanjing tomorrow.

In Wenhua Palace, Zhu Qiyu was still confused and asked, "What's going on?"

Cao Nai and Kuang Ye shook their heads, expressing their ignorance.

Only Zhu Ji seemed to know something, but he was a little confused.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu asked, "Zhu Ji, tell me, what's going on?"

"This one……"

Zhu Ji hesitated for a moment, then said: "I know a thing or two, but I'm not sure..."

Kuang Ye couldn't help asking: "What do you know, just say it, and no one will blame you if you make a mistake!"

Zhu Ji had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, my lords, do you still remember...Shi Heng?"

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Early the next morning, he left the capital with a six-hundred-mile rushing horse and headed south.

They changed horses but did not change people along the way. After half a month, they finally arrived in Nanjing.

Yuu Toyama was exhausted, feeling like his whole body was falling apart, not a single bone belonged to him.

However, thinking that the people of the Wa Kingdom were in dire straits, they had no choice but to hold on and follow the messenger to the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

Just three days ago, Zhu Qizhen had just received a gift.

It was sent back by Shi Heng, an iron box with several letters in it.

There is no need for translation at all, and it can be roughly understood that Ashikaga Yoshimasa of the Wa Kingdom, after unifying the four islands of the Wa Kingdom, is already planning to attack Daming!

When seeing these letters, Zhu Qizhen was not surprised, but amused.

What cat and dog dare to covet Daming's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?
He already had a plan in mind, it was impossible for Da Ming and Wa to get along with each other amicably.

For such an ambitious person, he is not familiar with feeding. The only solution is to beat him so badly that he dare not look at you directly. Whenever he sees you, he must bow his knees, kneel down and call Dad !

Let Shi Heng continue to harass first. Thinking about it, it is time for Wa Kingdom to send a messenger to ask for help.

Sure enough, only three days later, Toyama Hideo arrived.

"The Messenger of the Wa Kingdom, Toyama Yuki, greets His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen narrowed his eyes and said, "Why is your envoy visiting Daming?"

Fu Shanxiong hurriedly told the story of the Japanese attack. His Chinese was not as good as that of Dong Changyuan.

Zhu Qizhen already had an idea in his mind, so he replied: "You mean, you want me to send troops to help you fight against bandits?"

"That's exactly what it means!"

At this time, Yu Qian who was beside Zhu Qizhen said, "Your Majesty, you need to be cautious about this matter!"

"This... this lord..."

Fu Shanxiong didn't recognize Yu Qian, so he had to salute first, and then said: "Da Ming and Wa Kingdom are friendly countries, and now Wa Kingdom is in trouble, Daming can't ignore it!"

He knows in his heart that this is not a question of sending troops at all, it is about taking back your soldiers!

The weapons held by those thieves are clearly your Daming's new firearms, what are they equipped with?

Yu Qian said: "Things are still unclear. You said that the Wa country was attacked, who attacked it, and whether your Wa country attacked others first, and now they are retaliating. If these things are not investigated clearly, Daming must not act rashly."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "What the Qing family said makes sense. If the Japanese country provoked first, and now the two countries are at war, Ming, as the kingdom of heaven, should focus on mediation, and should not lightly use weapons."

Yuu Toyama is going crazy, it was your people who did it, one by one, what are you pretending to be?

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it is a group of pirates...the Japanese pirates, yes, the Japanese pirates. They did not dare to attack Daming again, so they attacked the Japanese country instead. Please His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen pretended to think, and then said: "Well, let's send someone to investigate first, who attacked the Wa Kingdom, and make a decision after the investigation is clear!"

"Your Majesty, it's too late, thieves come and go like the wind, if you don't make a plan early, I'm afraid, the loss of the Wa Kingdom..."

Zhu Qizhen secretly laughed, what does your loss have to do with me?

"In this case, um... how about this, how to settle an account first."

"For... what account?"

Xiong Toyama was a little surprised, didn't he say to send troops, why did he have to settle accounts?

Suddenly, he became nervous. Could it be that he wanted to settle accounts with us because of the Japanese pirates?
Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly, and said: "It's okay to send troops, but what about the cost... Yu Qian, don't you do some math? You can do the math. If I send five thousand sailors to help Japan suppress bandits, how much food will it cost?" ?”

Yu Qian also cooperated, and said: "When the army goes out, the monthly ration of each soldier is about five shi. Calculated according to five thousand soldiers and horses, it is about 5 shi rations per month, which is converted into silver, which is 5000 shi. 5000. Another treasure ship is needed to go to sea. The cost of a treasure ship is about 5 taels of silver, and at least ten ships are needed for [-] people, which is [-] taels. Each ship must be equipped with at least [-] boatmen. months of..."

Yuu Toyama suddenly felt his heart beating faster. Is this aid, or... robbery?
(End of this chapter)