If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

"See His Majesty the Grandson!" Both Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng behaved respectfully in front of Zhu Zhanji's status as the Grandson of Emperor Zhu Zhanji.

This is not respecting Zhu Zhanji, but respecting his identity.

This was the blessing and deterrence brought by the imperial power and the two emperors Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di in the feudal era. The two princes, Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng, had to bow before seeing the young man Zhu Zhanji.

But after saluting, it is simply overthinking to expect these two veterans, who were promoted to Dukes through their military exploits, to obey Zhu Zhanji's words or obey his commands.

Therefore, after Zhu Zhanji saluted the two princes, he immediately said: "Please get up quickly, the two princes. I really don't dare to be so generous to the two princes."

With that said, he went to help the two princes.

When Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng saw this, they naturally did not dare to let Zhu Zhanji help them, so they took advantage of the situation and stood up straight.

The Ming Dynasty was different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which made people kneel down at every turn. Even if Zhu Zhanji was the emperor's grandson, the two princes did not need to kneel to greet him, just bowing and saluting was enough.

After some polite exchanges, the three of them entered the big tent and sat down in order. Only then did Zhu Zhanji explain his purpose of visit to the two of them.

"Grandpa was very concerned after receiving the report from the Duke of Guizhou. If my second uncle really bullies the local area and causes the chieftains to rebel, the court will definitely not tolerate it." Zhu Zhanji set the tone when he opened his mouth, but then he added : "However, my grandfather and my father still wanted to know what was going on, so they specially ordered me to come over and take a look while leading the troops to suppress the rebellion to find out what was going on.

If it is true that the second uncle did something wrong, according to grandpa's wishes, I need to bring the second uncle back to the capital.

However, if it were not the second uncle's problem, the local chieftains in Yunnan would need to be beaten and cleaned up to prevent them from turning against the imperial court. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanji said, Zhang Fu didn't think anything was wrong. He nodded and said: "Since Your Highness Taisun has come with the emperor's order, we must cooperate with our full strength. This matter is of great importance and we cannot be unjust." Good people."

Although Zhang Fu was a veteran general in the army and had a decent relationship with Zhu Gaoxu, he could not be said to be very close, let alone a member of the King of Han's party.

After all, when the fight between the Han royalists and the princelings was at its fiercest, Zhang Fu led his troops to conquer Annan, and he had been staying in Yunnan in the past few years. Therefore, the only famous general in the Yongle Dynasty who could command the army besides Zhu Di, who was the imperial commander, did not have any Get involved in the fight for reserves.

Moreover, Zhang Fu's attitude towards this matter was to handle everything in accordance with the court's laws and not to favor anyone.

Although Zhang Fu could see the fishy nature of this at a glance, he did not get involved and focused all his energy on putting down the rebellion.

As the commander of the army, Zhang Fu wanted more to complete the task of quelling the rebellion, and did not want to get involved in the political struggle for the heir apparent.

Although this matter can basically be regarded as a struggle between the Mu family and the King of Han, the matter involves the royal family. If you are not careful, you will lose your head. It is not a good thing to take either side.

So Zhang Fu simply stayed out of the matter and only thought about putting down the rebellion.

Now that Zhu Zhanji's arrival represented the emperor's own will, Zhang Fu naturally expressed his position and attitude.

On Mu Sheng's side, on the other hand, his heart was unavoidable because he was not sure what Zhu Zhanji meant and what the court's attitude was towards this matter.

So he hurriedly said: "I wonder where His Highness Taisun plans to start investigating? Now that several months have passed, the relationship between His Highness the King of Han and the local chieftain has become tense. I sent my younger brother to mediate, but it has no effect!

Therefore, I think it is better to put down the chieftain rebellion first, and then bring both parties together to explain the matter clearly. "

Hearing Mu Sheng's words, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then asked Mu Sheng: "Does the Duke of Guizhou think that it's not their fault that the chieftains provoked the rebellion?"

"Your Highness Taisun, His Highness the King of Han bullied the local area, exploited wantonly, and squeezed the people's power, making it difficult for the local people to survive. This led to the current evil consequences. Those chieftains were just forced to make a living!" Mu Sheng considered his words. , while expressing emotions and meanings, try to avoid making Zhu Zhanji unhappy: "I think it is better for the court to appease, lest those few rebellious chieftains collude with other chieftains and cause greater trouble. .”

After saying that, Mu Sheng also put on a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, as if he was dedicated to serving the country and had absolutely no other aspirations.

Zhu Zhanji glanced at Mu Sheng, then fell silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "I already know how much Duke Qian loves the people. If those chieftains are really forced to have no choice, I don't think the court will be too embarrassed. As long as they give an explanation that satisfies the imperial court."

When Mu Sheng saw what Zhu Zhanyu said, he immediately felt relieved. He felt that the court just wanted an explanation, and this was not difficult for the Mu family to do.

So Mu Sheng also laughed and complimented Zhu Zhanji: "Your Highness is kind! Please rest assured, Your Highness, the people of Yunnan are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and they are loyal to the imperial court, unless they are forced to do so. Otherwise no one would want to fight against the imperial court.

As long as this matter is settled, they will give a satisfactory explanation to His Highness and a satisfactory explanation to the court! "

Listening to Mu Sheng's assurance, Zhu Zhanji's face showed no emotion or anger. Although he still maintained a smile, there was no smile in his eyes.

After skipping this matter, the three of them chatted for a while about the war. Zhang Fu then said to Zhu Zhanji: "Your Highness has been tired from traveling all the way. I have prepared a banquet. Please take a rest. Later, Take the time to appreciate the glory.”

Zhu Zhanji naturally would not refuse this, and after some polite greetings with Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng, he went to rest under Zhang Fu's arrangement.

In the big tent, Zhang Fu glanced at Mu Sheng and reminded him: "The chieftain's rebellion has been delayed for several months. Now that the imperial court has sent His Highness the Grand Sun, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Don't let this happen." It affected the war."

"I understand, I will take care of it." Mu Sheng knew that this matter could not be hidden from Zhang Fu, so he did not hide it. He just nodded and left the tent.

Although Zhang Fu is the commander-in-chief of the army, Mu Sheng is also the Duke of the country, and the attitude between the two is not strictly superior and subordinate.

Zhang Fu didn't mind this, but looked at Mu Sheng's leaving back with complicated eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

——————————————When Zhu Zhanji arrived at Zhang Fu’s tent, Zhu Zhanjuan also waited for the right time and headed to Izumo with the masters of Jin Yiwei.

The reason why he has to wait is because Zhu Zhanjun plans to catch all the Japanese gods in one fell swoop this time, so the most appropriate time to take action is to wait until the Kanna month in October when all the Japanese gods gather in Izumo and head to Takamagahara. .

Izumo is one of the imperial kingdoms of Japan, and it is also the Izumo Kingdom in ancient Japanese legends.

In Japanese mythology, Izumo and Yamato are two different countries, and the gods they worship are also different.

But in the end, with the help of the gods of Takamagahara, Yamato defeated Izumo, which was ruled by the gods of Awehara China, which was recorded in the mythology of the Japanese kingdom as the peaceful surrender of the country by the rulers of Izumo.

Although in later generations, many researches believed that this was the product of the final cultural fusion when the tribe represented by Yamato conquered the tribe represented by Izumo, but for this era where gods actually exist, this is not illusory. A myth.

At least, when Zhu Zhanqi arrived in Izumo with Jin Yiwei, he did see the spectacular scene of gods all over the sky gathering in Izumo.

Although from Zhu Zhanchun's point of view, it is more like a group of demons dancing wildly than a sky filled with gods and Buddhas.

You know, for the Japanese, gods are very common things. Stones on the roadside, permanent objects, and even strange sounds in the valley can be worshiped as gods.

This is why it is said that the Japanese nation has 800 million Tianjin gods. In addition to the Tianjin gods, the Japanese country also has Guojin gods and Fujin gods, both of which have 800 million people.

There are so many gods, and it would be too unrealistic to expect that they are all powerful beings or serious gods.

Even if there are so many gods in the Japanese country, this world cannot bear the existence of so many gods.

Therefore, 800 million is just an exaggerated number, and most of them are just some spiritual or simply monsters making up the number.

"Is this the 800 million gods that the Japanese call them? It doesn't look like much at all!" Qianhu, a guard in Jinyi, looked at the demons and ghosts in the sky and couldn't help but make a disdainful comment.

Regarding the evaluation of this Qianhu, Zhu Zhanqi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Imagine if I, the Ming Dynasty, regarded the Kitchen God of every household as a different god, and included the land and mountain gods of each township and town, I would have collected 800 million yuan. Can’t God also make it happen?

Most of the so-called gods of the Japanese are just mountain spirits. Nowadays, the spiritual energy of the world is gradually drying up, and the true gods are not revealed. Instead, the demons and monsters like them have become rampant. "

"Your Majesty, are those guys who look like humans also monsters?" A Qianhu standing next to Zhu Zhantun noticed that many of the monsters in the sky looked like humans, so he asked curiously.

Hearing Qianhu's question, Zhu Zhanquan looked closely and saw a few humanoid guys mixed in among the various strange mountain spirits and monsters. They looked like that with helmets and armor, but they were It's so ghostly that it's more like a resentful spirit than a god.

Zhu Zhanquan understood immediately and smiled: "Those are just some enshrined souls. They were very resentful after dying in battle, so they were enshrined to comfort the souls. Over time, they became such nondescript things."

This can be regarded as an old tradition of the Japanese country. If the ghosts of defeated samurai are still alive after death, the Japanese will build a shrine or something to worship them.

For example, the famous Japanese Sugawara Michizane, Taira Shomon, Prince Zaara, and Sotoku Japanese. These four are called the four most evil spirits of Japan. Because they have done too much evil, they are enshrined as gods in order to calm them down. Their ferocity.

There are similar ghost stories about samurai who were defeated in battle and had their heads chopped off, and their heads flew all over the sky looking for their bodies, and even bit the murderer to death. There were countless such hairy gods in Japan.

If it is the worship of the Eight Sutras, supplemented by the suppression of the Zhengshen, this is indeed a way.

After all, even in the world of cultivating immortals, when encountering powerful resentful spirits, the same methods of suppression and worship are used to eliminate resentment and evil spirits, and achieve the ultimate goal of transcending the resentful spirits.

However, as I have said before, the Japanese state worshiped gods in an evil way, using the descendants of divine blood as blood food. Apart from raising ghosts, it had no effect in alleviating disasters and resolving grievances.

As a result, the gods of the Japanese country, even the righteous gods, would become evil gods because of such evil worship, let alone the things that were originally resentful spirits and evil ghosts.

This also led to the fact that although the sky was full of gods, the demon flames were soaring into the sky, and it looked more like a group of demons dancing wildly.

But this is fine. Originally, Zhu Zhanjun was worried that he would meet a group of righteous gods and kill Youqian Tianhe. Now that there are just a group of demons and monsters around him, he would naturally kill Weitian Xingdao.

Killing these things not only does not harm Tianhe, but can also be regarded as accumulating merit.

When Zhu Zhanchuan was still in the world of immortality, he practiced for a while to accumulate good deeds in order to be able to cultivate the golden elixir. His main purpose was to travel around the world. If he saw such evil things and just cut them with his sword, it would be regarded as a good deed.

It took him ten years to travel around the world and kill hundreds of demons and monsters before he accumulated enough good deeds to enable him to cultivate the golden elixir, and the elixir became a nine-level elixir.

This made Zhu Zhanjun sigh, if there had been such a group of demons and monsters back then, would it have taken him ten years to accumulate enough good deeds?It only takes one day to kill enough!
What you see in front of you are the so-called "gods" of the entire Japanese country. Although the number has been greatly reduced due to the decline of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Many of the too weak ones and a very small number of too powerful ones have no longer appeared in the world, but the remaining ones rely on evil spirits. Every one of the dirty bloodline offerings that have been preserved to this day is a thing riddled with sin. Killing one of these things is worth the good deeds accumulated by killing three or four ordinary monsters.

This also makes Zhu Zhanjun feel a little regretful. After all, killing so many monsters and monsters would be such a good deed!It's a shame to waste it like this.

If it were in the world of cultivating immortals, such a big scene would be enough to attract the righteous people from all over the world to attack and plan a great merit for those disciples who have not yet cultivated the golden elixir.

But now, Zhu Zhanquan only has a group of Jin Yiwei experts who are equivalent to Tao soldiers around him, so that they can get this good deed... It cannot be said to be a waste, but it is not worth the gain.

However, Zhu Zhanjun was not the kind of person who worried about gains and losses. He just asked the Qianhu around him: "I asked you to mobilize your troops, are you ready?"

"Reply to the prince, the Qingyu Guards have arrived at the sea outside Izumo according to your wishes. The army can arrive at any time as long as you give the order." The Qianhu lowered his head and gave an affirmative answer. (End of chapter)