Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 687 The letter was published and the government and the public were shocked. The emperor intended to refuse the ransom.
However, Wang Ji was overthinking it. No matter how audacious Yan Li was, he would not dare to trick King Yi to death in full public view.

The three people could not reach an agreement, so they could only send two commanders to guard the camp and confront the Japanese pirates.Then the three people returned to the Nanjing garrison and summoned other guards to discuss countermeasures.

Only one thing is certain, and that is that the report must be written immediately, and together with the letters between the Emperor of Japan, General Zhengyi, King Yi, and the Crown Prince, they must be sent to the capital as a matter of urgency.

On this issue, Yan Li became more assertive and insisted on sending three hundred Xiaoling Guards cavalry to deliver the message.

These letters are the most important, and there must be no mistakes on the road.

At night, the Japanese pirates took Zhu Qizhen hostage and retreated eastward without waiting for ransom.

October [-]th, early morning.

Five hundred Yingzhou guards escorted the letters found from Confucius' mansion and the memorials of Chen Jian and Gu Zhong back to the capital.

As soon as Zhu Qiyu woke up, he received these letters and memorials.

After reading it once, Zhu Qiyu frowned and sighed: "The Kong Mansion was burned down, but Chen Jian and Gu Zhong led their troops to Qufu to take charge of the overall situation, and found a secret room from the ruins of the study.

In the secret room, there are five or six letters written by the Japanese emperor and shogun to Kong Yanjin, some of them written at the beginning of the year, some in the middle of the year, and some recently.It seems that the Confucian government has been in contact with Japan for a long time.

The key was a reply letter written by Kong Yanjin to the Emperor of Japan. Before it could be sent out, the Kong family suffered a disaster.

It would be fine if he engages in sea trade smuggling with Japan. The key point is that Da Yuan Zhongliang still wants to support the restoration of Zhu Qizhen and provoke civil strife in the Ming Dynasty with the support of Japan. It is really deplorable. "

After that, Zhu Qiyu handed Chen Jian and Gu Zhong's memorial to Qianxue: "Send the memorial to the cabinet, and we will keep the letter properly.

When these letters got into the hands of civil officials, they had to destroy the evidence and guard against them.

Also, make two copies of the letter, forward one to the cabinet and one to Lian Gang, and publish it in the newspaper tomorrow for the public to see. "

Near noon, the government and the public were shaken.

The fall of the Confucius Mansion was already shocking; now the Confucius Mansion still colludes with Japan and supports the restoration of King Yi, which is really breathtaking.

Originally, the important ministers wanted to meet the emperor, but Pei Dang personally sent the memorials of Chen Jian and Gu Zhong, as well as the copied letters of Kong Yanjin colluding with the enemy and plotting rebellion.It also showed that the emperor was still ill and would not accept court visits.

This time the civil servants were really panicked. They never expected that something like this would happen to the Confucius Mansion. It was really a disaster that fell from the sky and caught people off guard.

The next day, the newspaper published it, and everyone knew that the Confucius Mansion was collaborating with the enemy, causing an uproar.

Little do you know that blessings come in pairs and misfortunes never come alone.

On October [-], Xiaoling Guards Cavalry escorted the secret report to the capital.Less than an hour later, Shandong's secret report also reached the capital.

When Zhu Qiyu woke up early in the morning, he saw that the coffee table was filled with secret reports and letters.

The first is the correspondence between Zhu Qizhen and the Emperor of Japan.

Followed by a joint report from the Nanjing garrison: King Yi was held hostage by Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates demanded a huge ransom.

Finally, there was a report from Gu Zhong. The three thousand Japanese pirates who invaded Shandong were annihilated by the emperor's own army. Yan Shenggong was rescued, but he was seriously injured and unable to save himself. He died after writing a suicide note.

In his suicide note, Kong Yanjin confessed to colluding with Japan and intending to support the restoration of King Yi. He also confessed and expressed his willingness to confiscate all the properties of the Kong family to atone for his sins.

Zhu Qi Yuzai read it carefully to make sure that he had not missed any details, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "The general Ashikaga Yoshimasa of the Muromachi shogunate is a bit interesting. The Ming Dynasty was really stirred up by him and was almost in civil strife."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Ashikaga Yoshimasa is not very old, and he is particularly good at instigating brothers from other families to fight among themselves. The Hatakeyama family, one of the three leaders in Japan, after the death of the family governor Hatakeyama Mochikuni, Ashikaga Yoshimasa supported Hatakeyama Yoshimari to succeed the family governor. , Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Munezen supported Hatakeyama Masahisa.

As a result, the Hatakeyama family successfully provoked internal strife. The other leader, the Shiba family, was also followed by Ashikaga Yoshimasa and also provoked internal strife.After Ashikaga Yoshimasa had successful experience, he began to apply this method to the Ming Dynasty. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Don't mention it, he actually made it happen. This plan is quite complicated, and if you are slightly neglected, it will go wrong during execution.

Okay, just like last time, the memorial will be forwarded to the cabinet; the letter will be copied into two copies, one will be forwarded to the cabinet, and the other will be forwarded to the newspaper. "

After saying that, Zhu Qiyu relaxed his whole body and leaned back on the backrest.

The matter is finally coming to an end. With a sufficient chain of evidence, if the government and the public do not let Yi Chu go, they will have no choice but to go on a killing spree.

Qianxue asked: "How do you reply to Nanjing? What do you say when the Japanese pirates ask for ransom?"

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Wang Ji proposed to pay a ransom first, and then ordered the navy to intercept and kill at sea. But where can we intercept and kill in the vast sea.

However, his statement cannot be wrong. Even I would not dare to openly refuse to redeem people.

Even if Yan Li is so tough, he would just give someone 10 taels of silver and send him off as a beggar.

Five thousand Japanese pirates traveled thousands of miles, but each person only received 20 taels, which was really too much. "

"My husband is really considerate, so why don't you really give them 30 taels of silver and 2 taels of gold?"

Zhu Qiyu replied: "I'm thinking about letting Zhu Qi go to Japan. Last time he went hunting in Beidu, the courtiers deposed him from the throne.

This time he goes to Japan. Once he is restored and proclaimed emperor, the courtiers will cry and beg me to depose the prince. "

Qianxue nodded: "That's right, if Zhu Qizhen is restored and proclaimed emperor, and the prince is not deposed, it means that the entire court recognizes that Zhu Qizhen is the orthodox one.

But if Japan has Zhu Qizhen as a chess piece, will the war change? "

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "That's not possible. Ashikaga Yoshimasa has a good plan, and I have a ladder. Around Kyoto, Japan, I also have a powerful secret move hidden in ambush.

Kyoto, Japan, can be defeated at any time now. Ashikaga Yoshimasa has successfully obtained the chess piece of Zhu Qizhen. He may get carried away and relax his defense against Sakai Port even more.

When the time comes, the inside should cooperate with the outside. As long as Sakai Port is captured, a stable stronghold is established, and 20 troops are sent up, the situation will be irreversible. "

Qianxue asked curiously: "What other hidden tricks does your husband have?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Ashikaga Yoshimasa always joked about the internal strife in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, Japan was also a mess within itself. This is a real joke about fifty steps and a hundred steps.

Fifteen years ago, during the Kaji Rebellion, the Akamatsu clan, one of the four members of the Muromachi shogunate, launched a coup.

It’s not called a coup, it’s just Akamatsu Mitsuyo inviting the sixth shogun Ashikaga Yoshitsune to his home for dinner.While they were eating, they sent samurai out to assassinate Ashikaga Yoshitaka.

Therefore, the Akamatsu family and the Ashikaga family have completely formed a life-and-death feud.

I contacted the Chisong family privately, and they were willing to cooperate with me.

Before the Kaji Rebellion, the Akamatsu family was guarded by the three kingdoms of Harima, Mimasaku, and Bizen, and the Harima Kingdom was close to Sakai Port.

After the Kaji Rebellion, Harima was assigned to Yamana Sozen.

Now that Yamana Sozen died in the Korean War, that would be just right.I helped the Akamatsu family take back Harima, and the Akamatsu family helped me take back Sakai Port. We each got what we needed, and it was a perfect match. "

　Thanks to Master Zhuxie for the reward of 500 points
　　
　
(End of this chapter)