Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"General, are you still throwing it away?"

The subordinates on the side asked Lu Tang.

Lu Tang withdrew his gaze from the city, fell on the remaining incendiary bombs in the box, pondered for a moment, and said: "Throw them all out!"

He followed Li Wei and knew very clearly his master's attitude towards these Japanese people. Of course he would not show mercy!
"Yes!"

The subordinates agreed, and after a moment, these terrifying incendiary bombs once again flew towards the city, trailing smoke.

The Japanese in the city had seen the horror of these things, and they were so frightened that they fled in panic.

These incendiary bombs can not only ignite houses and vegetation, but even when they fall on the ground, they will explode into a flame that lasts for a long time and is very terrifying.

Now Isshiki Zenhan no longer cared about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's order, and led the people to rush towards the city, away from these vicious Akito!
With the support of the Ming army, the fire in the city became more intense, and the city was full of acquaintances.

The soldiers on the city could feel the heat wave hitting their faces even dozens of meters away, so they had to retreat again and again, and finally retreated temporarily from the city wall.

Inside the city, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already been alarmed by the monstrous fire and looked in this direction with a horrified face.

Isse Quanfan broke into the courtyard in a state of embarrassment and said in horror: "General, it's no longer possible. The Ming army is vicious and burning the city. We can't stop it at all!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu opened his mouth, sighed helplessly, and could only order: "You should immediately go find Yukimasa Koten so that he doesn't have to look for you anymore. Let's leave quickly and retreat to Kamakura first before making plans!"

"Yes!"

Isshiki Quanfan finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned around to find Gongten Xingzheng.

The city of Kyoto was blazing with flames and thick smoke billowing, and the Persian general Wadayama Manjia, who was hiding far away in the forest on one side, could see clearly.

"Kyoto...is just gone?"

Tianshan Manjia's face turned pale and he murmured in a low voice.

The Persian general also swallowed hard and was speechless.

After a long time, the Persian general said: "The Ming army is too powerful, let's stay away from it for the time being."

"As it should be!"

Tianshan Manjia nodded in agreement.

They really don't want to fight with these Ming troops anymore. This is not a question of bravery or not. This is a question of not being able to touch their clothes at all, and they can only be slaughtered.

After the two made a decision, they immediately left here quietly with their troops and returned to their own territories to make other plans.

The Japanese were devoured by the fire and suffered numerous casualties. The few who escaped with their lives fled in embarrassment. Kyoto was a mountain city. Although the Ming army occupied the city wall, they were not without a way out.

The fire burned for a whole day before it gradually subsided. The next day, Li Wei waited for the temperature in the city to drop before ordering the army to enter the city.

Kyoto City is now in ruins, with black smoke still rising in many places. The collapsed houses have turned into pieces of ashes. The air is still filled with a burning smell. From time to time, it can still be heard on the streets and corners. Seeing the corpses of some Japanese, most of them no longer looked like they were before they were born. After the Ming army entered the city, they had to clean up briefly to clear a viable path for the army.

Although the fire was very strong, there were still some Japanese who survived in the city and had not escaped. These people were all arrested by the Ming army first.

Emperor Gokomatsu's imperial palace was also reduced to ruins at this time. Shortly after the Ming army entered the city, a stone slab in the ruins was pushed away, revealing a hole from which a Japanese head emerged.

He first looked around carefully, and when he saw the imperial palace that had become ruins, his eyes suddenly became filled with horror.

After observing carefully, he found that there was silence around him, so he covered the stone slab in panic and returned to the cave.

Not long after, the stone slab was opened again, and two good chickens, Emperor Gokomatsu, and a group of royal ministers climbed out of the cave one after another.

Everyone looked at the scene that was burned into ruins and felt frightened and sad.

"Your Majesty, it seems...it seems that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has been defeated!" Nijo Ryoji said with difficulty.

Emperor Xuren, who had abdicated, glanced at him dissatisfiedly, "Why do you need to talk about obvious things?"

Emperor Gokomatsu looked at the scene in front of him with dull eyes, and suddenly burst into tears.

"Wow...it's gone, it's all gone..."

His palace, his toys, everything was gone.

Nijo Liangji comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as the shogunate can be overthrown and your Majesty regains power, all of these can be rebuilt!"

In the era before the shogunate, it was the ministers who held the power. He was talking about Your Majesty, but in his heart he might not be thinking about the comeback of his ministers.

Emperor Gokomatsu was young and could not understand these at all, he could only cry loudly.

The Ming army soldiers who were searching nearby were quickly alerted by the cries and gathered around.

"There are Japanese people here, arrest them."

Seeing Nijo Liangji and others, the captain who led the team immediately shouted loudly.

Nijo Ryōji had no intention of resisting the Ming army, so he immediately explained in Chinese: "General, we are not in the same group as the rebellious officials and traitors of the shogunate. This is the god who was held hostage by the shogunate... Oh no, Japanese king, Please tell me, General!"

When the captain of the Ming Army heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and shouted urgently: "Brothers, these are the Japanese kings. Quickly capture them and bring them to the Marquis. We are going to make a great contribution!"

All the soldiers were overjoyed when they heard this and rushed forward immediately.

Erjo Liangjixin was a little panicked when he saw this. There were also some warrior guards following them, but they did not dare to resist in the face of these Ming soldiers, and they were taken into custody by the Ming soldiers.

Li Wei, Hu Hai, Guo Ying and others stood together in a slightly clean and open place, looking at the ruins of the Japanese Kyoto, feeling a little emotional in their hearts.

The lieutenant escorted the Japanese royal ministers to Li Wei and reported with a face full of joy: "Reporting to the Marquis, I have captured some Japanese people under my humble position. These people claim to be the Japanese royal family and ministers!"

When Li Wei, Guo Ying and others heard this, they all looked at these disgraced Japanese in surprise.

Although these people looked a little embarrassed, their clothes were very luxurious and unusual at first glance.

"Are you really a Japanese royal family?" Li Wei asked.

Erjo Liangji stepped forward and was about to answer, but Xuren took the lead and bowed: "Xuren, the former king of the Japanese Kingdom, paid homage to the general of the superior country. He said to the general, this is my son, he is the current king of Japan, and all the others They are all members of the Japanese royal family and the royal family.”

Seeing this, Erjo Liangji could only silently retract his steps, feeling a little unhappy.

When he raised his head and Li Wei took a look, his face suddenly became ugly.

Damn, this guy is too ugly!

He considered himself not a person who judged people by their appearance, but the appearance of the guy in front of him who claimed to be the former King of Japan was really disappointing to the public.

The nostrils are everted, the mandible is protruding, and the facial features are also slightly deformed.

And the current Japanese king he was referring to was obviously his son, and he looked just as ugly!

Li Wei resisted the discomfort and looked away, and then glanced at the royal family around them. They were indeed a family, and they didn't look much better.

"Okay, okay, since it's the Japanese king, let's drag him down and chop him down." Li Wei waved his hand in disgust.

After Li Wei finished speaking, Hu Hai and Guo Ying on the side couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, and Ertiao Liangji and Xu Ren were even more horrified.

"General, aren't you here to suppress the rebellious ministers for us? Why do you want to kill us?" Xu Ren said anxiously.

Li Wei glanced at him, a little speechless.

Do you believe this too?

"You are allowing the people to become bandits. My emperor accuses you of still daring to write a letter of provocation. Of course you should be killed!"

Li Wei said coldly with murderous intent in his eyes.

"No, no, no, this is all done by the puppet king of Dajue Temple, and it has nothing to do with us!"

Xu Ren waved his hands to deny it.

The person who replied to the Ming Dynasty was King Huai Liang, and King Huai Liang was the leader of Dajue Temple and had nothing to do with them in the Northern Dynasties.

"Is that right?"

Li Wei frowned, this would be difficult to handle. It was almost impossible to completely exterminate the Japanese country, so he wanted to destroy this "eternal lineage" first and make them completely extinct!
But now the situation is a bit difficult to handle. Killing people directly without justifiable reasons is difficult to convince the public, and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot explain it.

"General, the Japanese king is the king of the vassal state after all. His life and death must be decided by His Majesty himself. General, you must not kill without permission!"

Guo Ying took the opportunity to persuade him.

Hu Hai also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, it is better to report this matter to Your Majesty!"

Li Wei glanced at them, feeling a little disappointed.

If these two people hadn't been around, he would have killed the Japanese king arbitrarily, and then reported back with the excuse that he was accidentally burned to death or that the shogunate committed regicide.

But now Hu Hai and Guo Ying are watching. If he really does this, Hu Hai may not tell the truth, but Guo Ying will definitely not help him hide it.

"Well, let's take them down first. After we capture Yoshino and find out the situation, we will report to His Majesty for his decision." Li Wei said softly.

When Xu Ren and others heard this, they wiped away cold sweat and thanked them repeatedly: "Thank you, general, thank you, general!"

Li Wei really didn't want to see his ugly face, so he waved his hand and asked the captain to take them all down.

The city had turned into ruins, and there must be no place to live. After cleaning up the battlefield, the army found a wide area to camp for the night. After a little repair the next day, they headed south to take Yoshino.

Yoshino's Southern Dynasty was really ruled by an emperor, and the one currently in office is Emperor Gogameyama.

Emperor Go Kameyama was a capitulationist. Before the Ming army attacked Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was already negotiating with the Northern Dynasty. Due to the power of the Northern Dynasty and the decline of the Southern Dynasty, many capitulation factions appeared in the Southern Dynasty, supporting Hou, who was also a capitulationist. Emperor Kameyama replaced Emperor Chokei who insisted on fighting the Northern Dynasties.

But something unexpected happened, the Ming army came, and the Northern Dynasty was directly destroyed. This was a great event for the Southern Dynasty!
After learning that the Ming army was coming towards Yoshino, Emperor Kameyama, together with Emperor Chokei who was forced to abdicate, led an army to meet Shiri.

Li Wei saw these ugly people on the road and guessed their identities without any introduction.

"The little king of Japan, Xicheng, pays homage to the general of the superior kingdom!"

"Meet the General!"

Emperor Kameyama led the crowd to salute.

Li Wei nodded slightly, feeling slightly disappointed seeing that he couldn't have another barbecue.

Northern Dynasty Suren, Nijo Liangji and others in the crowd couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when they saw these Southern Dynasty royals.

Now that the Ming army has destroyed Kyoto, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has fled to Kamakura in Kanto. The royal families of both the north and the south have fallen into the hands of the Ming army. Who will become emperor now depends on the face of the Ming army general. In other words, it depends on the meaning of His Majesty the Ming Empire.

Emperor Kameyama respectfully welcomed Li Wei, Hu Hai and other generals into the Yoshino Palace and entertained them well, while other Ming troops entered the city and forcibly seized control.

Although the Japanese in Yoshino were unwilling, they did not dare to resist and could only let them control the dangerous situation.

The name of this palace in Yoshino is actually a temple. It was originally called Eizanji. After Emperor Go-Daigo was overthrown by the Ashikaga clan, he fled here and occupied this place as his palace.

Li Wei unceremoniously took the upper position, Hu Hai and Guo Yingzhong were listed on the left, and the two royal families of the Japanese were fighting for each other on the right, giving way to the front and rear positions.

"General, I, the leader of Dajue Temple, hold the three sacred weapons in my hand, which are the orthodox weapons of the Japanese country. I would like to thank you, general, for annihilating the false king for us. I will definitely write a letter of thanks to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Gogeyama said respectfully.

"You fart!" Emperor Xuren of the Northern Dynasty immediately yelled angrily, "General, don't listen to his nonsense. The King Huai Liang who wrote a letter to provoke your country is from their Dajue Temple. I beg you, General, to punish them!"

Emperor Go Kameyama's expression changed and he immediately retorted: "You are such a slanderous person. Uncle Huairiang died of illness as early as last year, and he retired many years ago. How could you write a letter of provocation to the Ming Dynasty?"

Prince Ziliang, the leader of Dajue Temple, also came out and explained: "I can prove this. Uncle Wang handed me the post of General to Conquer the West seven years ago, and Uncle Wang has stopped interfering in political affairs long ago."

"Huh, anyway, King Huai Liang is yours, it's useless no matter how much you argue!" Xu Ren insisted on King Huai Liang's matter, and Er Jiao Liang Ji also followed suit. In the dispute between the north and the south, they are absolutely Consistent.

The royal families and ministers of the Southern Dynasty also refused to give in. They flatly denied the matter of King Huai Liang, and even retorted that the Northern Dynasty deliberately submitted the letter under his name.

The two parties were quarreling and seemed to be incompatible with each other. Instead, they relied on Li Wei, who massacred the Japanese, and hoped that he would uphold justice and support their side.

Li Wei curled his lips. He didn't care about the three artifacts. It would be best to kill them all according to his wishes.

"okay!"

Li Weiwei stopped their quarrel with a shout.

Everyone on both sides was shocked, and they all shut up and bowed obediently to the side.

Li Wei pondered for a moment, then suddenly his heart moved and he said, "Why didn't you say it was the shogunate who did it?"

"Hey, that's right!"

"Yes, it was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who did it. Thank you, General, for wiping out this rebellious minister for us!"

"Thank you, General!"

The people on both sides were brightened up and spoke in agreement.

No matter who among them can win the big position, the shogunate must be destroyed first, and it would be best to blame Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for this!
Of course, they still don’t know that this was actually done by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Li Wei nodded and said: "Well, if that's the case, then you should quickly give the order and call on the people of the world to punish this rebellious minister and traitor!"

"Yes, I will obey!"

"Let's do it now!"

The two parties rushed to agree, for fear of being overtaken by the other party.

Li Wei was too lazy to keep fussing with these ugly monsters, so after giving instructions, he waved them away.

Seeing that he did not clearly express his support for which party came to power, both parties felt a little disappointed, but they did not dare to stay longer and quickly went back to order the various places to protect the daimyo and attack Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

In fact, they have no idea how many people will listen to their order, but with this edict, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the shogun, is basically useless, unless one day he can snatch back another member of the royal family and use it as a shogun. Serve as a poster child for the emperor, otherwise he will never be able to take off his reputation as a rebellious minister and traitor.

After sending them away, Li Wei also discussed with Hu Hai and others, and drafted a good news report about the current situation and sent it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

He didn't express his attitude just now, not only because he didn't want to, but also because he couldn't.

The Emperor of Japan was considered a vassal king after all. This was not something that he, a general leading the army, could appoint whomever he wanted. If he really did this, it would be trespassing!

Whether to issue an edict to establish one of the Japanese royal family as king, or to kill them and establish someone else, must be decided by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Of course, although Li Wei cannot make his own decisions, he can still put forward his own opinions.

He gave Zhu Yuanzhang two suggestions in his memorial. One is to kill them all and establish others. This is the best.

The other one is to take all these people to the Ming Dynasty, and then make a few shoguns or something, and let them fight on their own.

Just in case, the Ming army also stationed troops in the Japanese country, sold weapons, dug up money, and engaged in slave trade and so on, so that the Japanese country would be emptied of people and money, so that they would no longer have to worry about Japanese invasion in the future. .

The good news prepared by Li Wei was sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty by Kuai Ma Clipper. The two emperors of the Northern and Southern Dynasties also issued orders respectively, calling on the Japanese kings to crusade against the rebellious Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The situation in the Japanese country suddenly changed!
After receiving the news, the closest Persian generals, including Tianshan Manjia and others, suddenly became more active.

Now that the emperor has issued an edict, there is no need for them to follow the Ashikaga clan to fight against the Ming army. And if the Ashikaga clan is really destroyed, the next shogun will most likely be one of them!
Hosokawa Yoriyuki was on his way back. As soon as the army stopped, he was shocked to hear the bad news that Kyoto of Japan was burned down by fire. Immediately afterwards, the emperors of the two dynasties issued an edict to attack Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at the same time.

After two consecutive attacks, the 200,000 troops in his hands were immediately reduced by half. The soldiers and horses sent by the daimyo from various places who obeyed the shogunate's orders dispersed and returned to their respective homes.

Although he was the nominal leader of the army, he could not stop these soldiers belonging to different families.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who fled back to his hometown in Kanto, soon got the news, and his face was livid with anger.

He endured the humiliation for more than ten years, and the shogunate that he had finally managed to run was completely disrupted by the Ming army!
Although the emperor's edict could not make all Japanese lords obey orders, he, the shogun, had completely lost his past authority and had to face the siege of some hostile forces.

"idiot!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was so angry that he cursed regardless of his appearance. He smashed the scriptures and wooden fish in the room and tore them into pieces, but he still couldn't let go of the hatred in his heart.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki, who led his troops back for reinforcements, soon collided with the disloyal Persian general Wadayama Mitsuru. The two parties had unresolved grievances, and they started fighting unceremoniously.

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu recuperated for a few days, he also began to actively prepare for a counterattack, but when he thought of the terrifying firearms of the Ming army, he felt powerless.

The huge gap between cold weapons and firearms requires several times the number of soldiers and horses to make up for it. Although the Ashikaga clan is still the most powerful daimyo in the Japanese country, they have no great reputation and want to raise another army of hundreds of thousands or even two or three. An army of 100,000 is simply incomparable to reaching the sky!
As the two sides of the Persian Yoshinori and Hosokawa Yoriyuki fought, other daimyo also began to either choose sides or wait for the opportunity. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's loss of power plunged the Japanese country into turmoil again.

Ten days later, Li Wei's good news was finally sent back to the capital, which immediately caused an uproar in the court! (End of chapter)