Chapter 286 The Situation in Japan

Ming Dynasty Jeju Island.

Yes, this natural horse farm already belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

The price that Ming Dynasty paid for this was just to give the North Korean king Li Yi a legal identity.

This is an exchange of interests, but North Korea has no way to object.

Because a weak country has no diplomacy, not to mention that North Korea itself is full of hidden dangers, and Li Yi is just a puppet king. The power of the government is all in the hands of three ministers, Park Yuanzong, Cheng Xiyan, and Liu Sunting, and these three powerful ministers are out of their own power. Considering the power, he had to humiliatingly agree to the Ming Dynasty's bandit demands.

Since then, the Jeju Racecourse and even the entire Jeju Island have completely changed ownership and belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Mu initially guarded the Jeju Racecourse, but was later transferred back to assist by Tang Hao. The person who replaced Tang Mu was Chu Tianfang, a member of Jin Yiwei.

Chu Tianfang was a close confidant of Zuo Yidao and was loyal to the emperor and the court. However, the people stationed here were naturally not the Imperial Guards and the Ming Dynasty soldiers, but a guard station that had migrated from Shandong.

Tang Hao did not expect that the commander of the guard station was actually an old acquaintance, Wang Dabao, who had killed three Japanese pirates and unfortunately lost his hand.

"Dabao, why are you here?"

Tang Hao frowned and looked at Wang Dabao. The latter hesitated and couldn't speak for a long time. He just touched his head with one arm and laughed.

Seeing this situation, Tang Hao's face suddenly darkened.

"say clearly!"

"Who asked you to come? Did someone take the opportunity to exclude and suppress you?"

Tang Hao was still very impressed with Wang Dabao.

When the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty first went to sea and encountered a naval battle, this boy fought extremely bravely. In the end, he was almost hacked to death by Japanese pirates. Before he died, he did not forget to look up to the sky and shout that he was Wang Dabao. He killed three Japanese pirates, and finally He was rescued in time by Tang Hao, but unfortunately one arm was broken.

In other words, Wang Dabao is a meritorious soldier who retired due to injury. Tang Hao's arrangement for them is to stay in the Shandong Guards Station and serve as middle- and high-level officers. This can ensure that they can support their families without changing the Ming Army. Under the circumstances of the system, they can still leave a position for their heirs, which can not be regarded as a mistreatment of them.

As a result, at this juncture, Tang Hao saw Wang Dabao on Jeju Island.

Under normal circumstances, the people of Ming Dynasty would not agree to this kind of migration overseas.

Because the Chinese people have relocated to their new homeland, if it were not for the fact that their lives were unbearable, they would never leave their homeland and become refugees wandering around.

Then why does Wang Dabao appear here?

Tang Hao instinctively thought that someone must have taken the opportunity to squeeze out and suppress these disabled soldiers!

Just when he was about to lose his temper, Wang Dabao hurriedly explained: "Master Hou, that's not the case. I requested it myself!"

Wang Dabao touched his head with one arm and smiled sheepishly.

"I heard Mr. Yumu mentioned that the Marquis is planning to build trade routes overseas, so this Jeju Island must be one of the routes. Although it is a little barren now, it will definitely prosper in the future, so this is actually a good position. …”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then laughed in unison.

Tang Hao also felt funny for a while. He didn't expect that this kid had such knowledge.

I have to admit that Wang Dabao is right. Jeju Island is one of the future shipping routes and is mainly responsible for the trade between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea.

Therefore, the commander of the guard station in this place will definitely become a favorite in the future.

Wang Dabao, a boy with vision and courage, chose to gamble for the future, and Tang Hao didn't mind leaving Jeju Island to him for guarding.

After all, this is his brother in any way, and it is the best choice for him to be in charge.

"You're quite smart, kid!"

"Now that you are here, what else can I say?"

Tang Hao smiled and patted his shoulder, then nodded.

"That Cui Tan is a smart man. You can have more contact with him in the future and be responsible for trade between the two countries!"

"Before I leave, I will write a letter and give it to North Korea, asking them to appoint Cui Tan as the Jeju Trade Envoy to officially start trade between the two countries!"

Hearing this, Wang Dabao was immediately overjoyed and thanked Tang Hao profusely.

He knew that not only had he made the right bet, but he had also won the recognition of Marquis Tang. No one could change his position as commander of the Jeju Guards.

Then Tang Hao's face darkened, and he solemnly gave instructions: "I won't say more about corruption and bribery. Just be aware of it and don't do it too embarrassingly!"

"But one thing is that there must be no chaos at the Jeju Racecourse. These horses are urgently needed by the court, so you must take good care of the racecourse and there must be no chaos!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for not remembering our old friendship and being the first to punish you!"

Wang Dabao's expression froze, and then he patted his chest and made a promise.

Even if he dies, he will never cause any problems at Jeju Racecourse in his life.

After getting Wang Dabao's promise, Tang Hao said nothing more. He could only hope that Wang Dabao could keep his heart, otherwise Tang Hao would really become a bad person.

The fleet stayed at the Jeju Racecourse for three days, and finally waited for the information from Jin Yiwei.

After reading it, Tang Hao's expression suddenly became strange, and he handed the information to Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao and other generals.

"I really underestimated these two guys, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan!"

After seeing it, all the generals immediately let out bursts of exclamations.

It turned out that after the Ming Dynasty delegation left, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan led 2,000 soldiers and became mercenaries of Ouchi Yoshioki.

Ashikaga Yoshitane, also known as Ashikaga Yoshizai, finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to unite with the Ouchi clan to immediately counterattack Kyoto and regain his position as the shogun.

In fact, since he fled abroad, Ashikaga Yoshizai has repeatedly used his identity as the tenth shogun to gather followers and try to counterattack Kyoto and regain the throne.

For example, Ashikaga Yoshizai went to Echizen Province and was protected by Asakura Sadakage and changed his name to Yoshiin. At the same time, he received the support of Hatakeyama Naojun (son of Hatakeyama Masanaga) and marched to Kyoto together. He also received the support of Enryaku-ji Temple, Negoro-ji Temple and Koyasan monks and soldiers. He approached Omi Province for a while, but was defeated by Rokkaku Takayasu in Omi Sakamoto. When he fled to Kawachi Province, he was defeated by Hosokawa Masamoto. Ashikaga Yoshitsugu had to flee to Suo Province and join the Ouchi clan who had supported his father Yoshitsugu during the Onin War, and lived under the tutelage of Ouchi Yoshioki.

Ouchi Yoshioki was also a heroic figure. The Ouchi clan had long grown into the overlord of the western part of Honshu Island through the profits of the trade with the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Ouchi Yoshioki chose to take in Ashikaga Yoshizai, a stray dog, was because he was the tenth shogun of the shogunate, and Ashikaga Yoshizai was personally appointed as the shogun by Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, so he was still a stray dog.

With the legitimate shogun Ashikaga Yoshizai in hand, and the powerful family strength of the Ouchi clan, Ouchi Yoshioki did not want to march into Kyoto, learn from Hosokawa Masamoto, become the actual ruler of the shogunate, or even create an Ouchi shogunate.

However, Ouchi Yoshioki had a much better strategic vision than Ashikaga Yoshizai. He keenly realized that it was not the right time to attack the Kyoto shogunate. Even if there were two thousand elite Ming soldiers to help, the Hosokawa clan was not just any cat or dog. Once a war broke out, the Ouchi clan would be trapped in a quagmire in an instant.

Moreover, Ouchi Yoshioki was also wary of the two thousand Ming soldiers led by Ma Yong and Deng Boyan, and was secretly on guard and did not trust them very much.

Until a godsend finally appeared, that is, the generation of tyrants who deposed the shogun and controlled the shogunate, Hosokawa Masamoto, was secretly murdered by his retainer Konishi Motonaga!

The reason for the murder was that there was a deep-rooted opposition to the succession of Hosokawa Sumiyuki, who was originally welcomed as the legitimate son, and Hosokawa Masamoto, who had nothing to do with the Hosokawa family, as the successor of the family. Hosokawa Masamoto himself gradually regretted it, which led to the acceptance of Hosokawa Sumiyuki, a illegitimate member of the Hosokawa family, as the new legitimate son.

However, Hosokawa Motonaga, who assisted Hosokawa Sumiyuki, lost his power, while Miyoshi Nobunaga, who assisted Hosokawa Sumiyuki, became more powerful in the Hosokawa family. Moreover, Hosokawa Nobunaga also intervened in the politics of Sanuki Province, causing Hosokawa Motonaga, who was born in Sanuki, to hate Hosokawa Masamoto very much. In addition, Hosokawa Masamoto's multi-problematic tendencies also made Hosokawa Motonaga uneasy about the future. These factors became the driving force for Konishi Motonaga to support Hosokawa Sumiyuki and take power himself, and the assassination incident followed.

Hosokawa Masamoto was assassinated, and the Hosokawa clan fell into internal strife (Eisho Disorder). Ouchi Yoshioki and Ashikaga Yoshizai immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to counterattack Kyoto, so the two immediately joined forces with the daimyo of Chugoku and Kyushu to march into Kyoto, and with the support of Hosokawa Takakuni and others, led the army to Kyoto.

In other words, at this moment, Japan was completely caught in a civil war, and Ma Yong and Deng Boyan played an important role that could not be ignored.

After reading the intelligence, all the generals looked strange.

This matter... really makes people... speechless.

You say that Ouchi Yoshioki is a person, but he took Ma Yong and Deng Boyan's soldiers with him, so it's really hard to say who really controls Kyoto in Japan in the end.

You say he is a fool, he knows how to endure and understand the overall situation, and has been secretly accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity. As soon as the opportunity comes, he immediately chooses to take action, and the situation is very good!

No matter how much I say, I am afraid that even Ouchi Yoshioki himself did not expect that the two thousand Ming soldiers he had prepared for would completely crush his grand ambitions!

"My Lord, send troops immediately!"

Tang Mu said in a deep voice: "The civil war in Japan is our best opportunity. Once Ouchi Yoshioki completely controls Kyoto, it will be a big trouble at that time."

This sentence is very straightforward and simple.

Now Japan is in a civil war. The former shogun Ashikaga Yoshizai led the army to counterattack Kyoto and attack the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi. The result is that the local daimyo of Japan either chooses to join the war or chooses to sit back and watch the situation.

In other words, Japan is now in a state of civil war and disorder, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity for the Ming army.

If it continues to delay, until Ouchi Yoshioki enters Kyoto, supports Ashikaga Yoshizai to restore the shogunate again, and then rules the world in the name of the shogunate, the difficulty of the Ming army attacking Japan at this time will increase by more than a little bit.

Tang Hao naturally understood these principles, so he immediately ordered to go out to sea and head straight for Japan.

The distance from Jeju Island to Japan is not far.

The reason why Tang Hao was so anxious, in addition to Tang Mu's analysis, was that he was more worried about the safety of Ma Yong and Deng Boyan's two thousand soldiers.

Once a heroic figure like Ouchi Yoshioki really entered Kyoto and supported Ashikaga Yoshizai to restore the shogun, then this guy's next step would definitely be to attack Ma Yong and Deng Boyan's two thousand soldiers!

Ouchi Yoshioki wanted to be like Hosokawa Masamoto, wanted to turn Ashikaga Yoshizai into a puppet, depose the shogun and manipulate the shogunate, and become the uncrowned master of Japan!

Then, once that time comes, the two thousand elite soldiers led by Ma Yong and Deng Boyan will become a thorn in the side of Ouchi Yoshioki, because they will become an obstacle for Ouchi Yoshioki to take that last step, unless this obstacle is completely eliminated!

Even if Ma Yong and Deng Boyan choose to support Ashikaga Yoshizai and compete with Ouchi Yoshioki, the problem is that Ashikaga Yoshizai is a waste.

Tang Hao vaguely remembers that in history, Ashikaga Yoshizai and Ouchi Yoshioki did take advantage of the assassination of Hosokawa Masamoto and immediately led their troops into Kyoto and took the position of shogun again.

However, after taking the position of shogun, Ashikaga Yoshitane had to appoint Hosokawa Takakuni and Ouchi Yoshioki as Kanreidai, and use Ouchi Yoshioki as military support.

Unfortunately, because Ashikaga Yoshitane had a strong tendency to rule the country himself, in simple terms, he was unwilling to be a puppet shogun all the time. The power of the shogunate was controlled by Hosokawa Takakuni and Ouchi Yoshioki, and there were many small moves in secret. Due to the opposition with the Hosokawa clan, Ouchi clan, Hatakeyama clan and other families, Ashikaga Yoshitane fled to Koga again, and fell ill there, becoming a dog without a home again.

Ashikaga Yoshitane fled again and arrived at Sakai in Izumi Province. Since the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Go-Kashiwahara was to be held in the same month, the shogun's escape might delay the enthronement ceremony. Therefore, the emperor was furious and held the enthronement ceremony as usual without the participation of the shogun, and ordered Hosokawa Takakuni to take charge of security affairs.

With the consent of Emperor Go-Kashiwahara, Hosokawa Takakuni supported Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the son of Ashikaga Yoshizumi, as the new shogun, and Ashikaga Yoshitane lost the support and trust of the court. He fled to Awaji and tried to attack Takakuni again to revive himself, but was defeated and finally died of illness.

So no matter how you look at it, Ashikaga Yoshitane is a waste among wastes. He was deposed and enthroned as the shogun twice, but he became a puppet and was manipulated by others twice. He was unwilling to be a puppet and was forced to flee. He was a waste.

If Ma Yong and Deng Boyan choose to support Ashikaga Yoshitane, then the problem will be troublesome. They may not be the opponent of Ouchi Yoshioki, and they don’t know how they died.

These two thousand soldiers are all the first generation of elites. They are elite and brave trained by Tang Hao himself. They can’t just be defeated in Japan.

In addition, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan are both promising talents, and they can’t just be defeated like this.

The fleet sailed all the way and arrived at Tsushima Island three days later.

This place where the Japanese pirates of Mishima used to be entrenched has now become a purgatory on earth.

The last time Tang Hao led his army to slaughter, he piled up all the corpses together to cast a Jingguan, which still stands in the same place today, but it looks a bit disgusting.

It seems that these Japanese were really scared by the killing. They didn't even have the courage to collect the remains of the corpses, let alone continue to go out to sea to plunder Ming and Korea.

"These Japanese pirates are really useless!"

Tang Mu couldn't help but sneer: "It's been so long, and they didn't even collect the corpses? Let them rot and stink?"

"Hehe." Tang Hao sneered, "The Japanese are famous for their mean nature!"

"What they are best at is kneeling to the strong and showing their fangs to the weak!"

"For example, in order to help Baekje win, Japan not only provided Baekje with a large amount of war supplies, but also sent 170 ships to assist Baekje in the war. This behavior is undoubtedly It was a provocation to the Tang Dynasty, and the result was the famous Battle of Baigang. The Tang army fought around the battle with ships on both sides, and skillfully used the tactics of encirclement and joint attack, causing many Japanese soldiers to drown and unable to turn around. "

"The Japanese army sent to Baekje to reinforce was almost completely wiped out. At the same time, the Baekje regime also came to an end, and the Goguryeo regime, which had existed for nearly 700 years, also perished. The Tang Dynasty re-established its suzerainty on the Korean Peninsula and dominated the entire East Asia at the same time. "

"After being frightened by the Tang Dynasty in this battle, Japan realized the strength of the Tang Dynasty. So they immediately changed their attitude and lowered their posture, and began to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, restoring the diplomatic missions that had been almost cut off since the end of the Sui Dynasty. This is the origin of the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty! "

"These envoys to the Tang Dynasty naturally came to the Tang Dynasty with a purpose. They were crazy about learning the culture of the Tang Dynasty, learning the military of the Tang Dynasty, learning the technology of the Tang Dynasty, and learning everything about the Tang Dynasty, and then brought these cultural technologies back to Japan to develop themselves. "

"Then during the Yuan Dynasty, during the reign of Kublai Khan, they relied on the help of typhoons to win Kublai Khan's expedition war , so they think they are good again, and think that Japan is blessed by the gods, so they disrespected the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty, repeatedly provoked the Ming Dynasty, and even disguised themselves as Japanese pirates to plunder the coastal areas of Korea and the Ming Dynasty! "

"To put it bluntly, these Japanese are all cheap bones, knowing small etiquette but no great righteousness, fearing power but not cherishing virtue, strong will be robbers, weak and humble, regardless of gratitude, not admiring education, not knowing etiquette, righteousness, integrity... They are all beasts in human skin!"

As soon as the voice fell, the whole audience was silent.

Including Tang Mu and Zuo Yidao, all the soldiers looked at Tang Hao in fear.

It was the first time they saw that the Marquis of Zhongshan evaluated a race in this way. The hatred and hatred between the words were not concealed at all, and they were even about to condense into a real murderous aura!

What is this...?

Why does the Marquis hate the Japanese so much?

Everyone was frightened and uneasy, but it was not easy to ask more questions.

They just understood a truth.

This expedition to Japan will be extremely bloody and cruel!