Chapter 10 Fusang Province (Twelve)

"Forget it, let's not care about this matter for now. Anyway, Russia is coming to ask us, not to ask them. As for the Turgut tribe, it will rain and mother wants to get married. They will hold their thighs tightly. I have no choice!" Zhu Yinglong smiled and said, "A few years after the turmoil in Russia ended, the genius Peter the Great has not been born yet.

Russia is still generally implementing the serf system, and misses the great opportunity of the so-called Western Renaissance and Reformation. The clergy is ignorant; literature is bleak, and mathematics and natural sciences are no longer interested. Compared with Western Europe, Russia is almost in the Middle Ages. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Russia is basically behind the Tibet, which has just completed centralized unity and abolished the serf system. This backwardness will continue for half a century, so the Ming Dynasty has time to slowly deal with this black bear, which has lost less than half of the weight.

"That's right. I heard that those Russians believe in Orthodox religions are very arrogant and rude. They only have their Tsar in their eyes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may have suffered this time." Xiong Tingbi said with a smile.

"Haha, it's okay. They have seen such people for a long time. They asked them to do it. In the end, they bowed their heads obediently. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a group of elites and will not suffer any losses." Zhu Yinglong also laughed. When these foreigners came to the Ming Dynasty, they were all pigs with pig noses, pretending to be elephants, being domineering, and being arrogant and rude. Many people were still immersed in the glory of the Crusades and did not wake up, especially the Roman Catholic Church, who was in the Ming Dynasty again and again.

It made a mess and even some arrogant people shouted to go to the crusade again. When they saw the powerful Ming fleet landing in Europe, all the fanatical guys obediently closed their beaks and never dared to mention the word "Crusade". Although they hated the pagans in the East to the core, they wanted to tie them all to the cross and wash away the sins in their souls with the fire, they just didn't have the courage!

Westerners are typical soft bones who bully the weak and fear the strong!

"Have all the people Hong Chengchou wants arranged?" Zhu Yinglong asked.

"It's almost done. Will their troops be a little weak when they are divided into two groups this time?" Xiong Tingbi said with some concern. Although the plan for the march has been decided long ago, Hong Chengchou and Song Xiance's abilities are obvious to all. If they are not sure, they would not make such arrangements.

"Since they have confidence in this plan of sending troops, after all, they have been studying and demonstrating this plan for several years and should be quite sure, so we should not interfere. They have issued military orders in front of me." Zhu Yinglong said.

"It's the old minister who was too worried." Xiong Tingbi said hurriedly.

"I can't say that I'm sure I will win with such a big military operation, and it's normal for you to worry."

"The old minister is not worried about the ability of General Hong and General Song. He is just worried that if he cannot quickly occupy Japan and defeat the shogunate army, it will lead to a protracted war. This is not good for the Ming Dynasty. Although the economy of our Ming Dynasty has been recovering year by year, this is after all, fighting on the territory of the enemy country, and it is not occupied by us, both in the time, place, and people." Xiong Tingbi said.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about this Xiong Aiqing. The purpose of the imperial court sending troops this time is to achieve and control Japan, but occupation alone is useless. The key is to bring Japan under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, we must have a name, which is the "reverse curtain"!" Zhu Yinglong explained with a smile.

"Cross the curtain?" Xiong Tingbi was not a stupid person, and his eyes lit up in an instant.

"Yes, Aiqing Xiong should know that the Japanese monarch is called the 'Emperor'. The current Japanese emperor is a woman, about twenty years old this year. She is still the niece of Tokugawa Ieki. Although there is this relationship, the relationship between the Japanese royal family and the shogunate is not harmonious. Let me give an example. If this emperor is Emperor Xian of Han, then the current Tokugawa Ieki is Cao Mengde. Now there is a bit of the Three Kingdoms in Japan. The Tokugawa shogunate is Cao Cao, Amakushiro is Liu Bei, and the Satsuma Shiro under our control is Sun Quan." Zhu Yinglong said.

"The emperor's example, the old minister understands everything!" Xiong Tingbi suddenly realized.

"What do you understand?" Zhu Yinglong smiled indifferently, obviously very happy. Xiong Tingbi was not the kind of general who used to devote himself to war. A truly qualified general not only needs to consider military success or failure, but also political gains and losses. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the war is, it will still fail in the end.

"Liu Bei joined forces with Sun Quan to fight Cao Cao, but there was an additional Emperor Xian of Han in this game. However, Emperor Xian of Han is not a puppet without any ability. In Japan, the emperor is the object of loyalty to the people, and even the Japanese shogunate did not have the courage to depose easily. Therefore, Liu Bei joined forces with Sun Quan and Emperor Xian of Han, and Cao Cao might not be able to compete!" Xiong Tingbi said.

"Hehe, the relationship here is complicated, but this also gives Daming a great opportunity. Amakusa Shiro is an ambitious person. This person is very popular with the people. Just like Liu Bei, the Shimazu family is not to be outdone. At present, they have joined forces secretly. Of course, they are still hostile on the surface, because once the shogunate knows that they are united, they will definitely gather a large army to attack. The Japanese shogunate will not allow Kyushu Island to become enemies. The strength of Amakusa Shiro and Shimazu family is not enough to compete with the Japanese shogunate, at least not yet. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty, Amakusa Shiro would definitely not be able to make a difference. Amakusa Shiro is a ungrateful wolf, and the Shimazu family also hated Daming to the core. Although they secretly joined forces against the shogunate, they were more guarding against us." Zhu Yinglong continued to analyze.

"How could that be the best time for us to enter Japan?" Xiong Tingbi said in confusion.

"Because the Japanese Emperor will produce a new emperor, this new emperor is not as weak as her sister, and has no harmonious relationship with the shogunate. Another point is that this new emperor admires Confucianism very much and is very disgusted with the shogunate rule, and even boycotts it. In Japan, due to the shogunate relationship, domestic uprisings occur frequently, and the Tokugawa shogunate lost his prestige. He is unwilling to be a puppet emperor, so this is a good opportunity for our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yinglong explained with a smile.

"It's really complicated!" Although Xiong Tingbi understood a little, some parts were still very vague and could only continue to listen to it as a student.

"If we intervene in Japan with justification and support the shogunate, it will cultivate a bigger enemy, and it is not in line with my original intention. Therefore, the targets we support are the crown prince of Japan and the future emperor. Amakusa Shiro and Satsuma Shiro will naturally surrender to Crown Prince Shaoren. With these two forces, coupled with the support of the Ming Dynasty, there will be a power to fall. Amakusa Shiro is stubborn and eager for quick success and instant benefits, and the Shimazu family is famous for being greedy. The two families united together.

It is very beneficial for us to encourage Shao Ren to accelerate the collapse of the curtain, because the faster they move, the more they have to rely on my strength. However, they are afraid of attracting wolves into the house, so there are restrictions on our army entering Japan, at most no more than 100,000. After the collapse of the curtain, the Ming Dynasty supported Japan to establish a system like the Ming Dynasty, establishing military and political houses, Satsuma Shimazu controlled politics, and Amakusa Shiro presided over military affairs." Zhu Yinglong explained the inside story to Xiong Tingbi one by one.

"Why are the old ministers not aware of these?" Xiong Tingbi said a little dissatisfied. He was the Prime Minister of the Military Machinery Pavilion. Logically speaking, he had the right to know these secrets. When the plan was about to be launched, he understood the causes and consequences, which seemed to be distrust of him.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. The operation of the entire plan is an order issued by me to the Military Information Department alone. It is being carried out secretly. It was not until recently that a preliminary agreement was reached." Zhu Yinglong said apologetically.

Xiong Tingbi couldn't say anything, after all, this was also a top secret. Although he was the Prime Minister of the Military Machinery Pavilion, he shouldn't have known it himself, and there was no need to get thankless and dig into the bottom line.

"Actually, the whole plan is not just for one purpose, that is, to get a title for our army to land in Japan, and to occupy the title of justice and justice. This is the time, the right place and people you mentioned. After getting this, the initiative is in my hands." Zhu Yinglong said with a flash of eyes.

Maybe it won't take long to Japan to become another Ryukyu. Xiong Tingbi said in his mind that Japan was silent, and at the same time, he also asked himself, was it right or wrong to do this in the Ming Dynasty? He nakedly plotted against other countries and embezzled other people's land and people. Is this still the etiquette country that boasted benevolence and righteousness?

Japan is not considered an enemy country at all now because it has no ability to threaten the Ming Dynasty. Although it has an excuse to be open, it is not an open thing at all. Seeing the Ming Dynasty prosper day by day, it is also expanding step by step, perhaps the great achievements that Genghis Khan could not achieve were completed at the hands of Emperor Chongzhen, but once Genghis Khan died, he left a disintegrating empire. The Yuan Dynasty only walked less than a hundred years, so what would the Ming Dynasty have to do?

Xiong Tingbi was deeply worried about this. Those who are warlike will perish, and those who are greedy will be defeated. From ancient times to the present, are there few such examples?
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