Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

He Li, the Minister of War in the capital, was full of joy and hurried into the palace with the news of victory he had just received.

In the Wuying Palace, He Li presented the victory report with both hands and congratulated loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Japanese expeditionary army has reported victory. The army led by Jiangdu Hou has successively captured the Japanese capital and Yoshino's palace, and captured all the Japanese kings of the Jimyōin and Daikaku-ji!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up suddenly: "Did that guy really do it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" He Li responded respectfully.

After receiving the confirmation, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shine. Although he had expected it, he was still extremely surprised to hear that Li Weizhen had done it.

At that moment, he no longer hesitated and hurried forward to take the good news from He Li's hand and read it carefully.

"Your Majesty, after our army's baggage was delivered, Marquis Jiangdu immediately marched into the Japanese kingdom of Kyoto. After taking control of the city, Marquis Jiangdu used a new weapon to burn the city with fire. The Japanese hiding in the city were either burned to death or killed. After being driven out of the house, they were shot to death by the Ming army with muskets. Only a few of them fled into the mountains and forests. After the war, Marquis Jiangdu found the Japanese king in the ruins..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said while looking at He Li, and told Li Wei's great achievements in detail.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help being shocked when he heard that Li Wei burned the city. If he accidentally burned the Japanese king to death, it would also cause a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, the Japanese king who held the title of Ming Yuan escaped by hiding underground.

After He Li finished his brief explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the battle report from beginning to end.

Based on the situation mentioned by Li Wei above, the Ming army has now controlled all the royal families of the Japanese country, and has found a name for suppressing rebellion. It not only controls the Japanese country, but also occupies the name of righteousness.

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and couldn't help but look happy: "Okay! This guy did a good job and didn't embarrass us!"

He Li immediately followed the flattery and said: "Thanks to your Majesty's insight, you have taken a fancy to Jiangduhou. Now the facts are as your Majesty said at the beginning. Jiangduhou is really a rare talent that is rare in a thousand years. He is not only knowledgeable and talented, but also wise and courageous..."

He Li followed Zhu Yuanzhang's words and praised Li Wei fiercely. No matter what he thought, he was a member of the royal family in the eyes of others. Now that he had made such a great contribution, it would naturally make Zhu Yuanzhang look good.

Zhu Yuanzhang was smiling, and he kept laughing when he heard his praise. After a long time, he waved his hand: "Okay, okay, this brat is not as good as you said."

He Li smiled, knowing that this was enough.

Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment before asking: "What do you think should be done about the Japanese king?"

He Li heard the words and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, although the Japanese country has its past, if its king is killed and someone else is established, it may frighten other vassal states. I think it is better to follow what Jiang Duhou said and escort the Japanese king to prison. Return to Beijing to make him confess his sins and repent, and at the same time, His Majesty can choose one of them to be formally canonized and confirm the sect-vassal relationship."

He had already prepared for this matter. Although Li Wei wrote two suggestions in the victory report, the first suggestion was definitely not feasible. Although he was afraid of the Jinyiwei and surrendered and became Li's party, he could not talk nonsense about such a big matter.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard his answer, he nodded with satisfaction.

After all, the Minister of War is an important minister in the court. If He Li dared to flatter Li Wei without any principle and chose the first suggestion, then he would definitely have the Minister removed, or even go to jail directly!

"Okay, then let's act accordingly. Later, your Ministry of War will draw up a specific charter."

"Yes!"

He Li didn't know that he almost lost his black gauze hat, so he responded respectfully.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang waved him down.

After he left, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read the battle report again, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

After his careful training in the past few years, this young man who fell in front of him from the future has finally grown into an important official of the court who can take charge of his own affairs. With his performance this time, plus his past achievements, he is better than Xu Da, Li Shanchang and other founding heroes. , not much worse.

When he comes back this time, I'm afraid he will have to be granted the title of Duke of Jin. If not, many of the soldiers in the army may not agree.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frown again. As he said, Li Wei is too young. Once he beats these founding veterans, no one will be able to restrain him. He must be given more opponents!

After a little thought, he thought of the most suitable candidate.

"It's time for him to return to Beijing..."

Zhu Yuanzhang whispered to himself.

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He Li left the palace and was about to return to the Yamen of the Ministry of War when he took a sudden turn and went to the Zhangxing Department not far away.

The last time Li Wei wrote a letter to go directly to Kyoto, he used a secret message, and few people knew about it. But now that the overall situation has been decided, there is no need to keep it secret anymore. Of course, of course, he must quickly inform all his "comrades" about such a great event. .

In charge of the department, Wang Jie was also pleasantly surprised when he learned about the great victory in conquering Japan.

Although Li Wei's achievement this time was military merit and had little to do with them, as Li Wei's power and position increased, they would definitely have the opportunity to take advantage of him in the future.

After Wang Jie learned about it, he immediately informed others. Yang Jing, Wu Chen and others quickly got the news, and everyone gathered together to praise him again and again.

"The Marquis is really good at both civil and military affairs. Not only does he have many ingenious strategies in civil affairs, but he is also invincible in martial arts. When the Marquis comes back, he will definitely make further progress!"

"That's natural. How can you not be rewarded for your contribution to the destruction of the country? I think you should at least be granted the title of Duke!"

"definitely……"

"Master Hou is truly a genius. In just a few years, he will become a very powerful minister!"

"yes……"

Everyone praised and sighed, and had already reserved the Duke's seat for Li Wei.

In addition to them, Ru Taisu and Wu Bozong also got the news.

Although they were relatively upright people and did not want to form cliques, they had to sigh after hearing the news, and they also agreed with what Wang Jie and others said about the enfeoffment.

Chen Su, who was well-informed in Jinyiwei, learned the news earlier than them. Compared to these people, he was even more ecstatic!
If there really is a Li Party in the DPRK, then those craftsmen like them are the Li Party who are truly loyal to Li Wei!

Li Weineng is the most respected minister, and they are the happiest people!
It can be said that Li Wei was not only their benefactor, but also their support. Without Li Wei, craftsmen like them would still be beaten and scolded every day, living without enough food and clothing, let alone being officials.

Now, although the craftsmen in the Ordnance Bureau are still doing the lowest level of labor, the wages are generous enough for them to have enough food and clothing.

And whenever Li Wei needed to hire people, he gave priority to those who were craftsmen, as well as their descendants. Not only was the teaching at Minghuang College free, but they also provided a lunch. Although it only accepts a hundred people now, it will definitely be in the future. If the enrollment is to be expanded, the descendants of these craftsmen will have the opportunity to study and learn their skills. With Li Wei here, these students from Minghuang College will definitely be reused in the future!
"You are a very human minister, you are a very human minister!"

Chen Su murmured in a low voice while pacing back and forth in the room excitedly.

"No, this is not the limit!" After a moment, he suddenly paused again, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.

The news that Li Wei had conquered Kyoto, a Japanese country, spread quickly among the ministers, and everyone who heard the news was shocked.

No one expected that the young Marquis Jiangdu would directly take charge of an army for the first time and directly contribute to the destruction of the country!

This great achievement is extraordinary.

Although the Japanese country is small, it still depends on who it is competing with. Moreover, it lives far away from abroad. Even the powerful Mongolian Yuan and Goryeo alliance could not do anything to it. But now that Li Wei can destroy the country in one battle, his achievements are almost as good as the first. The hero Xu Da is here.

Although he has led troops for a short period of time, and his accumulated military exploits are definitely far less than those of these veteran nobles, but in terms of his greatest achievements, he can definitely be ranked at the front.

The ministers in the court were talking a lot, and they had already listed him with several princes in words. Everyone in Li's party was smiling and looked proud. Others who were not in Li's party mentioned this matter to him. Full of praise and respectful attitude.

Compared to them, some people are not happy.

When Huang Bin, Fei Ju and other nobles heard the news, they first didn't believe it!

But Zhu Yuanzhang soon made the news of the army's success public, and they had no reason to doubt anymore.

Suddenly all the military nobles were shocked and inexplicable!
They are all battle-hardened generals, so they naturally understand how rare it is to achieve such a great feat, and they also understand how difficult it is to achieve such a feat in an expedition against an enemy country.

Although they had no dealings with Li Wei, they had to admit Li Wei's achievements in this battle.

After the news was confirmed, the nobles who had looked down on Li Wei in the past also fell silent. They could not even utter a word of objection to the civil servants' attitude of juxtaposing him with several princes.

Sun Ke and the others, who had deep grievances with Li Wei, were even more heavy-hearted and looked like they were about to rush to the execution ground.

Li Shanchang, who lived in seclusion, heard the news and stayed behind closed doors to secretly discuss countermeasures with Wang Xing.

In the past, he didn't take this favorite minister seriously and only regarded him as someone like Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong. But it's different now. With such military exploits, even if His Majesty wants to touch him, he has to think twice. See how Zhu Yuanzhang treats them. You can tell by Xi Xungui's attitude.

Now he had to face up to this newly rising young man, and he could no longer treat him as a mere pawn in His Majesty's hands!

In the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, Tang He and Feng Sheng were sitting across from each other, also talking about the great victory in conquering Japan.

"It's true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I didn't expect that this young guy can now be compared with us old guys who have worked hard all their lives."

Feng Sheng said with some emotion.

Tang He smiled and sighed softly.

In fact, when he heard the news, besides feeling emotional, he didn't feel too surprised.

When he was in Kyushu, he had already seen the power of Li Wei's firearms army. Not to mention the Japanese who were already much weaker than the Ming army. Even if he was allowed to lead the armies of other guards and these armies using firearms, In a battle, I am afraid that the defeat will be more than the victory, unless several times the number of troops can make up for the gap.

"We are all old, and it's time to go back to our hometowns and enjoy happiness. Let these young people work hard."

Tang He smiled.

He had long planned to resign, but he knew that His Majesty would not let him go before the time came, so he did not mention it.

But things are different now. Li Wei has become more powerful, and there are several new marquises who have conquered Yunnan. The military generals in the DPRK have shown a trend of alternation between old and new. Perhaps the time has come for him to resign.

Feng Sheng frowned slightly when he heard this.

He was different from Tang He. Tang He wanted to quit the court, but he didn't want to leave the army early.

After fighting for a lifetime, he has become accustomed to this kind of life of fighting and fighting. If he is allowed to relax, he will not be able to bear the loneliness.

Tang He glanced at him. They were also old friends. It was obvious to each other, so they didn't say anything more.

The situation in the court was changing, the ministers had their own thoughts, and the situation in Japan became more complicated and chaotic.

Under Li Wei's instructions, Emperor Gokomatsu had dismissed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu from the post of shogun. The Persian general Wadayama Mitsuru was fighting with Hosokawa Yoriyuki while sending people to attack the two emperors of Yoshino. Please seal.

On the surface, they were asking for a title from the Emperor, but in fact they all understood that they were asking for a title from the Ming army. This was tantamount to surrendering to the Ming army.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. Now that their own emperor has issued an edict, classifying Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as a traitor and traitor, and the Ming army is a righteous army and is here to save them, then what can they say about the Japanese people? What?
If you insist on resisting the Ming army, you will definitely be labeled as a traitor and traitor like Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. On the contrary, if you know the truth, you may be able to gain the reputation of a shogun.

On the Northern Dynasty side, without Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Surito, who had abdicated the throne, no longer hid behind his son. Whenever major events happened, he directly discussed with the Northern Dynasty ministers as the emperor. Although Nijo Liangji was dissatisfied, he also knew that they were now in conflict with the Southern Dynasty. We haven't decided yet, but it's better to have an adult emperor calling the shots than a child.

The Southern Dynasties also changed the person in charge. The original Emperor Gogameyama had frequent contacts with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Now the Ming army designated Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as a rebellious minister. Naturally, the emperor who was close to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was no longer welcome and was forced by him. Emperor Changqing, who had to give up his throne, also stood up.

The royal family has no family ties. Although the emperor of Japan is just a puppet, they, the royal family, are still fighting over each other.

However, they were also very sensible and knew that they were just puppets, so they did not dare to make decisions on the choice of the new shogun without authorization. After receiving the invitation from the Persian general Wadayama Manjia, they approached Li Wei for instructions.

When Li Wei heard that the shogunate was called General Zhengyi, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

This group of Japanese are themselves barbarians, and they want to conquer the barbarian generals themselves?

After a moment's thought, Li Wei changed the names and asked them to give the title of General of Zhengdong and General of Zhengxi to Persian Yi General and Tianshan Manjia respectively. This was what he had planned.

When other big names come to surrender in the future, they can also be granted the title of General of the South and North. If there are still more, then just name them again. Anyway, they must not be allowed to dominate the whole family.

As for the shogun, Li Wei also made a promise, whoever destroys Ashikaga Yoshimitsu first will be appointed as the shogun.

Through his understanding in the past few days, he could also see that this Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was not simple. This time he not only predicted in advance that he would attack Kyoto directly, but also guessed his weakness of insufficient ammunition when he first arrived.

If the two Persian generals hadn't been frightened after the previous battle and didn't listen to his instructions and attack directly, I'm afraid they would have caused him a lot of trouble.

Based on the previous situation of the Japanese country, if there had not been the intervention of the Ming army, it would probably not have taken a few years for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to destroy Daikaku Jitong and take control of the Japanese country in one fell swoop.

In short, we first lured these daimyo to attack Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with profit, first eliminated this potential scourge, and then let other daimyo fight to death.

The Persian righteous general Wadayama Manjia received the reward. Although he was a little disappointed that he could not replace the shogunate all at once, Li Wei also gave them hope.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is only a potential threat to Li Wei, but a serious concern to them. Even if Li Wei doesn't say anything, they will do their best to destroy the Ashikaga clan. (End of chapter)