Zhou Zhong stayed in Jeju Island for a few days. Here he mainly paid attention to the intelligence of Japan. After all, Jeju Island had become his bridgehead for receiving intelligence from Japan. Most of the news from Japan was gathered here, and then after a simple

After being sorted and sorted, they were sent to Zhou Zhong, so here in Jeju Island, Zhou Zhong could receive news from Japan as soon as possible.

Originally, according to the previous analysis by Tsunetaka and others, the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga clan were on the verge of war. But what no one expected was that a major earthquake affecting the entire southern Honshu Island happened to occur at this time. As a result,

As a result, both the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga clan suffered heavy losses, especially the location of Kyoto, which was not far from the center of the earthquake. As a result, countless houses collapsed in the entire Kyoto during the earthquake, and many farmlands were also destroyed by the earthquake.

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Fortunately, this earthquake happened in the Japanese country. The entire country had long been accustomed to earthquakes from top to bottom, so after the earthquake, they did not have any other reaction. They just collected the bodies of those who died in the earthquake, and then started

They were living as usual, but the Hosokawa and Ashikaga clans could only temporarily postpone the war because of their heavy losses. They were licking their wounds while looking for each other's weaknesses. As long as the other party showed a slight flaw, they would pounce on them.

Bite tightly.

When Zhou Zhong received the news of the earthquake in the southern part of Honshu Island, he was so angry that he smashed everything at hand. Originally, he rushed to Jeju Island just to watch the beautiful scenery of the Japanese killing each other for a year, but unexpectedly he was

How could he not be angry that this damn earthquake had interrupted it?

But it's useless no matter how angry you are. Based on the losses suffered by the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga clan in the earthquake, it is estimated that they may have to rest until this autumn before they can accumulate the strength for a decisive battle. Shusushige is busy with affairs, so naturally it is impossible to

After staying in Jeju Island for several months, he had no choice but to tell Chang Xiao to pay attention to the situation in Japan, and he turned around and paid attention to the issue of Korea's attachment to the Ming Dynasty.

After the Gyeongsang Army surrendered to the Ping An Army, North Korea was actually unified by the Ping An Army. Although there are still some bandits and powerful people who have not been eliminated in some places, these people will not become a big deal at all. With the stability of North Korea in the future, those who

Man has only one way to perish in the end.

It was also under this situation that the Ping'an Army had become the legitimate political power of North Korea, and it could naturally replace the original Li family and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. However, as the leader of the Ping'an Army, Li An still did not dare to claim the king.

, because the king of North Korea has always been canonized by the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he would have no legal status at all, so according to common sense, he should submit a letter of credence to the Ming Dynasty requesting the Ming Dynasty to make him the king of North Korea.

The Ming court already knew that there was civil strife in North Korea. Moreover, the original King of North Korea was killed and the original Lee family of North Korea was destroyed. Therefore, the entire Ming court was ready to canonize the new king of North Korea, and they even decided to support North Korea.

A batch of grain. After all, North Korea is a vassal state of ours, and civil strife has just broken out in the country. Naturally, we need our suzerain country to come forward to appease them, so that the people of North Korea can remember the benevolence of the Ming Dynasty.

However, what all the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not expect was that the first credential submitted by the leader of the Ping An Army who unified Korea was not a request for canonization, but a request for Ming Dynasty to agree to the credential attached to North Korea. Now

The entire Ming court was shocked, and even

Even Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers were shocked. After all, although North Korea is a small country compared to the Ming Dynasty, it has always been known as a powerful country in the east of the sea. It is really surprising that such a country would choose to annex the Ming Dynasty after reunification after war.

Everyone's surprise.

"Li Gong, do you think North Korea's move of choosing to annex it this time is very strange?" After the court meeting to receive North Korea's credentials, Yang Tinghe asked Li Dongyang beside him as he walked.

"Oh? What's weird?" Li Dongyang, who had white hair and beard, turned to look at Yang Tinghe, who was more than ten years younger than him, and asked with a smile on his face. He had always valued Yang Tinghe very much, and even thought that Yang Tinghe was important in politics.

His talents exceeded his own, so he tried his best to train Yang Tinghe. Everyone knew that Li Dongyang had regarded Yang Tinghe as his successor.

"Li Gong, the previous North Korean king Li Long was cruel and unkind, which led to the rise of rebels in the country. In the end, he died at the hands of the rebels. No one else can blame him for this. But now the Ping An Army, which started from a humble beginning, has finally unified the entire North Korea.

, according to common sense, a North Korean leader who is in chaos can turn the country into a war-torn country in just one year.

A person must have great ambitions. Even for the sake of his own descendants, he should choose to be king in North Korea. After all, in this way, the descendants of his family will be the kings of North Korea for generations. Such a huge temptation, but the other party turned a blind eye.

, but instead submitted a letter to me, the Ming Dynasty, asking for it to be included, which is really unreasonable!"

When Yang Tinghe said this, he took a long breath and continued: "In addition, the rise of the Ping An Army is also weird. According to the news obtained by the court, he was originally one of the most powerful rebels in North Korea. Together with the other

The strength of the three rebel armies is similar, but it is still inferior to Li Long's king's army. But just this spring, this

However, the Ping An Army wiped out Li Long with overwhelming force, and then annexed the other three rebels. In just a few months, the rebellion in North Korea was pacified. It was so fast that it was unbelievable. Now the Ping An Army has abnormal demands.

, the so-called abnormality is a demon, so I suspect that there is something wrong with this Ping An Army, and this attachment may even be a conspiracy!"

"Hahaha~, Jiefu, it is not easy for you to discover these anomalies in the Ping An Army, but you are still too careless. If you look carefully at the battle reports from North Korea, you may find those anomalies.

The truth." Li Dongyang laughed and said, he is already sixty-six this year.

He is now 3 years old, and his energy is not as good as before. Now he has left all government affairs to Yang Tinghe and the others, and Yang Tinghe's performance also makes him very satisfied. The only thing Yang Tinghe lacks now is his grasp of some details. If he can do it

At this point, he can retreat with peace of mind.

"North Korea's war report? Please give me some advice, Mr. Li!" Yang Tinghe was obviously busy considering the letter of credence attached to the request sent by Li Anliang, and he was indeed somewhat negligent about the war report from North Korea.

This was a good opportunity to point out Yang Tinghe, and Li Dongyang naturally would not let it go, so he said in a slow tone while walking: "Jiefu, the battle report from North Korea said that Ping'an was fighting with the former king Li Long.

In the decisive battle, a large number of firearms were used. Later, North Korea

Seoul, the capital of Korea, was also captured by firearms. It is said that the Ping An Army has hundreds of artillery pieces. Although I guess this may be a bit exaggerated, I believe that the number of firearms in the Ping An Army is definitely not a small number. Why did so many firearms suddenly appear in North Korea?

Among the rebels?"

Li Dongyang did not directly tell Yang Tinghe the answer to his guess, but used a heuristic method to let him think for himself. After all, Yang Tinghe would be in charge of the entire Ming Dynasty's government affairs in the future, so now Li Dongyang could only teach him a little bit.

Yang Tinghe is indeed a capable candidate for the next chief minister of the cabinet. When he heard that the Ping An Army had a large number of firearms, he immediately stopped in shock, and then murmured to himself: "North Korea is a small country and the people are weak.

, simply cannot afford the cost of making firearms, even if there are some firearms in the country

I am afraid that the number of weapons will not be too many, and firearms are the country’s sharp weapons. The manufacturing methods have always been kept secret from the outside world. The power of the firearms made in North Korea is probably greatly weakened, and it is even difficult to use them in actual combat. From this, it can be seen that those in the Ping An Army

The firearms that appeared must not be made in North Korea!"

Seeing that Yang Tinghe had thought of the key to the matter, Li Dongyang immediately laughed and patted his shoulder and said: "Jie Fu, you are right, those firearms are indeed not manufactured by North Korea, and looking at the countries around North Korea, the only ones with

The only one capable of making those firearms is our Ming Dynasty."

"Hey~, could it be... could it be said that His Majesty is behind this matter?" Yang Tinghe took a breath at this time, and then asked incredulously.

"Hey, I don't know if His Majesty is behind the scenes, but I know that this matter must be related to the young Governor of the Four Seas. Turning your hands to make clouds and rain, it is really a good trick!" Li Dongyang

He sneered twice and said, he had a good impression of Zhou Zhong before, but this time

Later, he felt that Zhengde was too arrogant towards Zhou Zhong, and that Zhou Zhong had too much power. Zhou Zhong didn't seem to have the slightest awareness of this, and still went his own way overseas. This made Li Dongyang's impression of Zhou Zhong deteriorate sharply, until North Korea

After this incident happened, Li Dongyang was even more dissatisfied with Zhou Zhong.

"Zhou Chong? It's him again!" After hearing Li Dongyang's reminder, Yang Tinghe finally came to his senses and muttered to himself, "No wonder he suddenly and without authorization temporarily moved the Sihai Governor's Council from Shuangyu Port to Weihaiwei, probably for the purpose of nearby control.

Looking at the changes in Korea, and looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, only he, the governor of the world, has the authority to forge artillery, and only he can use so many firearms at once without reporting to the court."

Yang Tinghe didn't have a good impression of Zhou Chong before. He always felt that this young man got his current high position because of Zhengde's favor and his good luck in getting sweet potatoes and corn, two incredible crops.

However, his talents did not match his current status, and he also felt that the power in Zhou Zhong's hands was too great, which made the court feel that it could not be restrained. Now he is intervening in North Korea's internal affairs without authorization, which is really audacious. (
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