Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 138 138 Gossip about Goryeo and Japan

"Proclaim yourself a vassal? Since King Gongmin was killed, do you think there is still a possibility for Goryeo to proclaim us a vassal?"

"You have to know that King Gongmin was killed precisely because he wanted to surrender to me, the Ming Dynasty."

"Now Goryeo is full of pro-Yuan forces! They all have bad records of killing my Ming envoys! How can they possibly surrender?"

"Aren't you afraid that Grandpa Huang will liquidate them?"

"Even if they believe in Grandpa Huang's generosity, what about the royal family of Goryeo?"

"As far as I know, the King of Goryeo, Wang You, is not a simple puppet."

"Since his wet nurse was killed, he has been working hard to govern and began to instigate the officials in an attempt to bring order to the chaos and regain the king's power."

"Once he is put in power, none of the Goryeo officials who killed King Gongmin will be able to escape."

"Otherwise, those people wouldn't deliberately spread rumors that he was Xin Min's son."

"To put it bluntly, I actually want to downplay the royal power and prevent him from getting out of his control."

Zhu Congxin shook his head, and while explaining everything he knew according to the script, he analyzed.

"So, we will definitely have a battle with Goryeo?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but frowned.

He is not afraid of fighting.

But it is really not what he wants to waste so many troops for a small country.

"We must fight. This kind of dog can't change its habit of eating shit. Only by eradicating it can we put an end to it once and for all."

"Otherwise, they will always think of various ways to disgust you."

"But before fighting, we can also intensify their internal conflicts."

"For example, rectify Wang Yu's name and officially canonize him as the King of Goryeo!"

"In this way, those pro-Yuan forces will inevitably jump over the wall in a hurry and be in panic all day long."

"When they are completely in chaos, we can attack the territory with large numbers of troops and directly incorporate them into my Ming Dynasty's territory."

Zhu Congxin continued to laugh.

"This is not a bad idea."

Zhu Di nodded.

However, when he thought that if he wanted to completely eat Goryeo, he would have to spend more than ten years, and his head couldn't help but feel a little pain again: "But in that case, I'm afraid I will have to stay in Goryeo forever. Yes."

"This is inevitable. Only by completely conquering Goryeo and completely changing the customs of its people and becoming a member of the Ming Dynasty can we have the opportunity to continue the expedition to Japan. After all, the journey from the East China Sea is too long. . By the time we get there, we will probably be exhausted already. Otherwise, Japan, just a mere fingertip, can't be wiped out?"

Zhu Congxin spread her hands.

This is not a big statement.

After all, Japan at that time was in the early stages of the Muromachi period.

Although it is said to be divided between North and South, in fact, it is mixed with the power struggle of dozens of countries.

To be precise, it is 66 countries!

Can you imagine a situation where 66 countries appear in one province?
It can be described simply in four words: Village Head Fight!

Such a loose, poor, and backward place, if you really want to win it, you may not even need 1 people.

Of course, the premise is that you can successfully lead these 1 people across the ocean and safely set up camp in the Japanese mainland.

And this was also the value of their victory over Goryeo.

After all, there are many islands between Goryeo and Japan, which can serve as military transit stations for the Ming Dynasty.

As long as those places are occupied, there will be no long-range combat between the Ming Dynasty and Japan.When the time comes, tens of thousands of troops will set foot on the four islands. Not to mention being invincible, at least they will not encounter too many obstacles before entering Ueno.

"That's true. But is Japan really that important? Is it worth expending so much effort to fight? If we have this time, wouldn't it be better to develop those unclaimed lands?"

Zhu Di nodded.

But then, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but ask.

Because he clearly remembered that Zhu Congxin had marked Japan emphatically on the dragon ball that Zhu Congxin gave to Zhu Biao.

He also said that it was a must-win place for China.

He didn't think much about it before, but now, seeing Zhu Congxin mention Japan again and again, he finally realized something was wrong.

"Because there is evil in the bones of this nation. My fourth uncle should still remember Hu Weiyong, right? If I remember correctly, he must have been bewitched by the Japanese, and that's why he did all kinds of rebellious and unethical actions."

"That hateful Japanese pirate wants to make Hu Weiyong the shogun of our Ming Dynasty! So as to evade the royal family of our Ming Dynasty! Or even disrupt the situation of the entire Ming Dynasty!"

"The poison in his heart is like that of a snake or a scorpion! Killing him cannot relieve his hatred! Only by exterminating the clan can he be relieved once and for all!"

Zhu Congxin said with a tigerish face.

A wave of hatred from the future time and space spurted out in an instant.

"Shogun? Isn't Hu Weiyong a civil servant?"

Obviously, Zhu Di had never heard of the shogunate, so he immediately asked in astonishment.

"It's just a metaphor."

"To put it bluntly, it is actually a pseudo-imperial regime that coerces the emperor to control the princes."

"In Japan, the emperor is just a toy, but the ones who really dominate the world are their ministers from the Wu family."

Zhu Congxin explained.

"So that's it! Aren't they imitating Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period? This kind of regime shouldn't last long, right?"

Zhu Di suddenly had a look on his face, but couldn't help but show a little disdain.

"I'm afraid you don't know, it's been 200 years."

Zhu Congxin continued to laugh.

And these words finally shocked Zhu Di again.

"200!?"

"Can their emperor endure this?"

Zhu Di couldn't believe his ears.

You know, that's 200 years!
With so many throne changes in the middle, how could the other party continue?
Could it be said that their emperors are all incompetent and courageless cowards?

This is too incredible.

"You are so surprised only because you don't understand Japan's power structure."

"To put it bluntly, today's Japan is actually a pyramid with layers of progress."

"The lowest class are the landless refugees. They basically rely on cultivating land for the farm owners. They have no wages and no homes. They only have one or two rice balls every day to satisfy their hunger. Some of them can't even get rice balls, so they have to Go to the lord’s house and work hard.”

"Further up are the manor owners who have gone through primitive accumulation. Because they have participated in the reclamation of wasteland, they own the land and can pay tribute to the higher-level [leaders], thereby gaining authority and protection."

"The [Leaders] are the earliest manor owners. They have completed their class promotion and have become a huge force that can influence the operation of the country. Some have even risen to the level of a clan and have the qualifications to be attracted by the emperor."

"And the shogunate was born out of these clans."

(End of this chapter)