Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 652: East China Sea Crossroads
Zhu Yuanzhang was not very clear about what later generations said about the shogunate’s collapse due to the Mongol eastward expedition.

But he paid close attention to the Mongol expedition to the east.

In the 11th year of Zhiyuan, the Yuan army of 30,000 soldiers and 900 ships set out from Hepu, destroyed Zongzhu Kingdom and entered Iki, and finally entered Wa Kingdom and fought with it for more than a month. Due to supply difficulties, they withdrew their troops, but encountered heavy rain on the way, causing many warships to hit cliffs. In the end, they returned to Hepu, with the loss of 13,000 people.

Seven years later, the Yuan army was divided into two routes, east and west, with 50,000 and 100,000 soldiers respectively. They not only brought three months' worth of military rations, but also brought farm tools with them, intending to cultivate the land for war.

But in the end, the Eastern Army did not win a great victory, and their ships were rotten and their food supplies were exhausted, so they were helpless. After they joined the Jiangnan Army, they encountered a strong wind when they reached Takeshima. Only 200 of the 4,000 boats remained, and less than 20% of the 150,000 soldiers returned. The Eastern Expedition ended hastily.

Emperor Ming remembered that when he looked at it from all angles, the only thing he could see from Hu Yuan's two expeditions to the east was this:

Accidents will happen.

Moreover, the price was really too tragic, so Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that he had a clear understanding of the war with Japan.

But as the young man pushed back layer by layer, the self-confidence he had before today was gradually replaced by embarrassment:
"The culprit is actually us..."

Empress Ma was immediately helpless, so she boldly leaned over and tapped Emperor Hongwu lightly on the head with the pen.

"Zhongba, you..."

After carefully putting away the paper she had just copied, Queen Ma simply stood up and pried open the fingers of her husband's clenched fist one by one.

She carefully stroked the rough lines on her palm and said softly:

"If Baba saw that Japan was provoking a war without any reason, would he be afraid of the strong wind that would destroy the Yuan army?"

After thinking it over carefully, Emperor Ming shook his head:

"If the Japanese pirates dare to insult us like this, we must fight to the death, otherwise there will be no peace around the Ming Dynasty."

Queen Ma placed her hand on that rough hand:

"What if the Japanese islands now call for the conquest of all four hundred states of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Then we must capture that Feng Xiujichen and beat his mouth to pieces in the Jinshen Palace!"

There was a hint of gnashing of teeth in Emperor Ming's words, so Empress Ma laughed:
"Then Baba is definitely not the culprit!"

Zhu Yuanzhang understood a little, but he still felt a little confused:
It is only the thirteenth year of Hongwu now. Does this mean that he will send envoys to Japan again next year?

Also, in what year did I establish this unconquered country?
……

In the Luoyang Villa.

When Kong Ming saw the mushroom-shaped dark clouds, he did not express his opinion.

But when he heard the answer "to compile the history of Japan" with his own ears, he stopped writing and sighed for a long time.

"In this later age, the path of science is far beyond what I can imagine."

Liu Bei also understood this feeling, so he sighed:
"And the problems they encountered were thousands of times more difficult than what we are facing right now. How difficult it is."

Lu Su remained silent, and thought of several powerful families in Jiangdong. Most of the slaves under their jurisdiction knew Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang, and Sun, but did not know about Liu Han.

The only one who was relatively optimistic was Zhang Fei. After hearing the answer from the girl from the future, his brows twisted for a moment, but he soon laughed:
"If the Han people had Jin ministers who spoke the Hu language, it is not surprising that there were descendants who only knew the history of the Japanese but not their ancestors."

"But I think there are still many people who know heroes in the history of the later generations, not to mention those who write about heroes in books and on the screen."

"Have you forgotten those children who recited the "Book of Departure" in your Wuhou Temple?"

When I was taken to see the scenery of Chengdu before, the Wuhou Temple occupied the longest part. And the most impressive thing, apart from the half-rotten wood, was the sound of children reciting "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" together, which I caught a glimpse of before the end.

Kong Ming's brows relaxed a little, but he still reminded: "Don't say whose Wuhou Temple it is, that belongs to Prime Minister Zhuge..."

"I know, I know. It's my eldest brother's Zhaolie Temple."

So Liu Bei's eyes also turned sideways.

"Okay, okay, it's your Huiling from Big Brother, okay..."

then……

"Yide, don't run!"

"Brother, put down your sword first! Can't you just not call me Huiling?"

Kong Ming and Lu Su's eyes met and they spoke almost at the same time:

"Zi Jing, don't be surprised. My Lord and Yide are..."

"Lord Xuande and the three generals are indeed as close as blood relatives..."

They stopped talking almost at the same time, then smiled and buried their heads in the papers in front of them again.

Whether it is the current war situation or the plan to rule the world in the future, it all requires hard work, and the two have long been accustomed to it.

……

"Izu Island..."

Zhao Kuangyin pondered over the name.

Prime Minister Zhao Pu took a step forward and whispered:
"The sea route has been mentioned before and this island has been mentioned many times, so I went there to learn more about it."

"According to the old people of Wuyue who were stranded in Bianliang, during the Yuanhe period of the pre-Tang Dynasty, there was a number one scholar named Qi Zhenzi who led his entire family across the sea to escape the chaos."

"The tribe calls it Penghu Island, and judging by the direction, it is most likely Izuo Island."

"When Wu and Yue were in power, some sea merchants rested on Izu Island. It is said that there were descendants of Nasu Makoto on the island, and the Kaiyuan Tang stele was erected on the land they reclaimed."

After hearing what the prime minister said, Zhao Kuangyin remembered more:
"The policies of Yuanhe were praised... The Tianbao Rebellion had only been suppressed for two generations, so it is no wonder that people longed for the Kaiyuan period."

Zhao Pu also nodded. In fact, there were more than just Qi Zhenzi.
During the previous turbulent times, countless people wrote articles to recall the Kaiyuan era.

"This island is now called Liuqiu by Wuyue merchants, and many wealthy merchants from Wuyue have built resting places in Liuqiu before."

Listening to the prime minister's words, Zhao Kuangyin was a little surprised:
"If that's the case, this place is very important. Why has no one ever submitted a memorial to discuss the defense of this place at the court meeting?"

Zhao Pu found it a bit strenuous to gesture, so he simply stood up and took the map of the Song Dynasty that the eunuchs had previously drawn, and pointed at it and said:
"The Wuyue sea merchants now have only two trade routes: northbound and southbound."

"Those heading north will go straight to Shandong and Liaodong. This route only requires leaving the port of Mingzhou and heading north along the coast. This route has the most people and does not require crossing the Liuqiu."

"Those heading south will enter Nanyang, leaving the port of Mingzhou and heading south to Liuqiu for supplies, from here they will head west through Zhuya and enter Gorofusa, from here they may continue west to India, or stay here to contact the Arabs."

"They went south from Yizhou Island and entered the Wu Kingdom, either plundering its people or seeking its wealth. Most of the Kunlun slaves that flourished during the Tang Dynasty came from this country."

Zhao Guangyi, who was also listening attentively nearby, interrupted:
"How is this different from pirates?"

Emperor Zhao Song frowned, but Zhao Pu remained calm and shook his head.
"Master, you don't know that during the Zhenguan period, Wu State encountered a flood, and the Kunlun people moved north to Yizhou in large numbers, hoping to occupy this place. They fought many battles with the Ryukyu royal family, the Huansi clan, and the Huansi clan also fought many battles with the Sui army."

"This place is a place of war. The weak are eaten by the strong. How can you talk about bandits?"

(End of this chapter)