Baokezheng was sitting upright, talking with the King of Yue about the past and present.

Unknowingly, an hour passed without the two of them noticing.

Baoke Zhengzhi looked at the upright and delicate appearance of the King of Yue and said with a smile: "Your Highness is very knowledgeable, and I am no match for you."

"This is nothing." The King of Yue shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I started enlightenment at the age of five, went to school at the age of seven, watched government in six departments last year, and only had three days off in January. How pitiful."

"Such knowledge is all forced out of me."

Talking about the hardships of going to school, the King of Yue couldn't explain it in words, and finally sighed: "Even after getting married, the prince has to study knowledge. It is difficult for the prince of the Ming Dynasty."

Hoshina Masayuki said with emotion: "It is precisely because of his outstanding performance that His Highness was able to leave the feudal clan and join the country!"

Having said this, the King of Yue unconsciously sat upright, his face gradually becoming serious: "That is why I came to Edo this time."

"Although Ezo Land is close to Honshu, it is an unowned land. Your country will not stand in the way, right?"

Hoshina Masayuki also said seriously: "The Ezo land is a place of barbarians. His Highness is willing to vassal our country but he has no objection. However, this land is barren, with only a few hundred people and a stone height of no more than two thousand -"

"I understand." The King of Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "After the establishment of the Yue Kingdom, I am willing to have friendship with your country and maintain friendship from generation to generation."

"In addition, I am also willing to marry the eldest daughter of your country."

"Legal wife?"

"To be honest, I am already engaged, but I am an equal wife, not a concubine."

Hoshina Masayuki left the house and came to the Shogun's West Hall, where Nakaou is located.

The famous Da'ao is the general's harem.

At this time, the young general Tokugawa Ietsuna was wearing a black toga and no black hat on his head. Years of pampering and pampering made his face full of nobility that others could not stay away from.

Sakai Tadakatsu, the elder of the shogunate, was drinking some wine and watching the singing and dancing. He was sitting beside him with great interest.

"Shogun--" After Masayuki Hosuka saluted, he found a place to sit down.

The young Tokugawa Ietsuna was the fourth generation shogun of the Edo shogunate. He was also a shogun who governed the country with culture and brought the entire shogunate into a prosperous age.

At this time, he was only twenty-three years old. He had a short beard on his mouth and looked very mature, but his face had a strong bookish air.

Hoshina Masayuki has always been proud of this, because he was the one who taught the generals from an early age that force cannot last forever, and civil rule is the foundation for the longevity of the shogunate.

"Uncle, what about the King of Yue?"

Tokugawa Ietsuna suppressed his curiosity and asked after the song and dance ended.

"The King of Yue from the Ming Dynasty came to Edo mainly for two things."

Hoshina Masayuki said in a deep voice: "Firstly, the Yue Kingdom will be established in the Ezo land, so it will have relations with our country. Secondly, it will ask for the clan daughter to be a concubine."

Sakai Tadakatsu frowned when he heard this: "Ezo is even more barren than Kyushu. How could the Ming Dynasty think of establishing a vassal state there?"

"It's probably the inner area." Tokugawa Ietsuna said enviously: "I heard that the Ming Emperor had more than twenty sons. Except for the prince who can ascend the throne, the others will naturally go outside."

After being married for several years, he still doesn’t have a son. How could he not be envious?

"I'm afraid that Ming people have plans for our country."

Sakai Tadakatsu said seriously.

"The Ming Dynasty was greedy for fame and fortune. Now we pay tribute to their country, become the king of Japan, and trade with Nagasaki, what else can we do??

Tokugawa Ietsuna looked angry.

Obviously, for him, paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty and being canonized as the king of Japan was a great shame and humiliation.

There were constant voices of opposition at home and abroad, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"Shogun, the Ming Dynasty is powerful." At this time, Sakai Tadakatsu advised: "Only in Ryukyu, Ming Dynasty's navy can reach Edo..."

I hesitated to say this.

As long as there is no war, the authority of the shogunate remains.

Once there is a battle with the Ming army, victory will be enough, but defeat will shake the authority of the shogunate, shake the world, and even threaten the shogunate's overthrow.

Bureaucrats all know this.

Tokugawa Ietsuna waved his hand to express his understanding.

Losing some prestige and becoming the King of Japan from the Great Lord of Japan is nothing. He is already a mature monarch.

"I want to marry my eldest daughter." Tokugawa Ietsuna looked thoughtful: "Unfortunately, I don't have a daughter, and my sisters have already been married."

"I heard that Princess Heji's daughter Songji is lovely in appearance, smart and sensible. General Zhang can accept her as his adopted daughter and marry the King of Yue as his concubine."

Sakai Tadakatsu said suddenly.

"Yes."

There is no objection to Baoke Zhengzhi.

He also has no daughter.

Tokugawa Ietsuna thought about this and agreed.

Princess Wahhime is the aunt of Tokugawa Ietsuna, and Matsuhime is her cousin. It seems unreasonable to adopt her cousin as her daughter, but it is indeed the norm in Japan.

Some warriors even had no sons, so in order to cultivate their younger brothers as quickly as possible and establish an heir, they would adopt their younger brothers as adopted sons to avoid having no heirs.

The King of Yue couldn't care about his cousin or adopted daughter. As long as he could marry the princess, complete the marriage mission, and make good friends with Japan, he could marry anything.

After the task is completed, all that's left is waiting.

At this time, he became friends with Te Deyi and Bao Kezhengzhi. This Confucian master was knowledgeable and spoke pure Chinese.

The two of them took a boat and wandered around the entire Edo Castle, leisurely and poetically.

While chatting, a group of sloppy men suddenly appeared in front of them, clearing the way. The shabby samurai uniforms told their predicament and also explained their identities.

The person being escorted by them was a wealthy businessman sitting on a chair, who was very chubby and weighed heavily.

"Aren't the warriors of your country the leaders of the four peoples?"

The king of Yue said in confusion.

"When Tosho Ogongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu) unified Japan, he had 80,000 bannermen under his command and fought in the north and south. But now they can only reproduce for three or four generations, and the number of samurai has increased sharply."

"The stipends from the shogunate were considerable, and the knowledge and conduct bestowed upon them remained unchanged. Therefore, many samurai were impoverished and could only work as bodyguards with merchants."

"But even so, the long swords on their waists cannot be pawned. It is the symbol of their warriors."

"There are many such warriors?" King Yue said softly, with a hint of joy in his tone.

"There should be a lot of people in Edo." Hoshino Masamichi said: "The great names from all over the world came to Edo to pay their respects. Many samurai settled here, and there were quite a few who were in poverty."

The King of Yue's lips curled up: "Rather than leaving these people to disrupt order, why not let me recruit them to go to Yue Kingdom? Kill two birds with one stone, right?"

Masayuki Hoshina shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay for them to leave Edo Castle, but the price is a bit high!"

"Land, I only have land." The King of Yue turned his head and said seriously: "Become a wandering samurai in Japan, or go to Yue to become a wealthy landowner. I think there is no need to choose!"

After handing this task to Hoshina Masaru, King Goe left the prosperous Edo Castle and went to his Ezo land.

When he arrived in Ezochi, there were already residents here, and there was a small city - Fukuyama Castle.

It turns out that this is the Matsumae clan from the Mutsu region. As early as sixty or seventy years ago, they crossed the sea to Ezo, reclaimed wasteland, and built Fukuyama Castle.

The shogun simply didn't know.

After all, it is a vassal state system, and the headquarters under you may not be able to control it, let alone the wealthy families below.

"Hahaha, I am indeed blessed by God. I gained a city as soon as I came here."

Several hundred guards, plus ten large ships, were enough to scare the entire Matsumae clan.

The head of the family, Matsumae Yukinari, had no choice but to come to see him.

The King of Yue declared without hesitation: "From now on, the entire Ezo Territory belongs to the Yue Kingdom, and you are also citizens of the Yue Kingdom."

When Matsumae Yukinari found out that the person in front of him was the Queen of Ming Dynasty Yue, he prostrated and surrendered.

But when he returned home, a group of generals and retainers were still dissatisfied and raised three hundred troops to attack him at night.

Naturally, he was killed and defeated.

Afterwards, the Matsumae clan completely surrendered.

After some statistics, my dear, the entire Fushan City only has more than 3,000 acres of land, and is divided into seven villages, with more than 800 residents and 43 warriors.

This is the result of decades of hard work.

Although Fushan Castle is called a city, it is nothing more than a wooden village. It was built at the mouth of a river, which is a dangerous location.

"This city was renamed Gusu."

The king of Yue said seriously.

"Your Majesty, it should be Kuaiji."

Zuo Changshi on the side corrected.

"Kuiji is a mansion." The King of Yue shook his head: "A city is a city. These are two different things. They cannot be confused."
To be continued...