"Sir, the Japanese prisoners Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada have been brought here."

While Zhu Cixiang was worrying about his brother Zhu Cijiong's lifelong affairs, Huang Dabao's voice came into Pingshan Hall.

"Xuan."

Zhu Cixiang only said one word, without raising his head. He continued to write a letter to the Emperor of Japan with his head lowered... I have to ask the Emperor if he has any intention of getting married? Can you consider Zhu Cijiong, Prince Ning of the Ming Dynasty?

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Well, Zhu Cijiong is actually quite good. Although he is still a young lady, he is very tall and already has a bit of a manly look.

And his bloodline is noble...Zhu Cijiong is also a descendant of God! This is true, Emperor Taizu Gao is really a god!

Therefore, if Miss Emperor wants to get married, Zhu Cijiong, Prince of Ning in the Ming Dynasty, is the best marriage partner.

Zhu Cihong had already written all over the place to bring the emperor and the third prince Zhu together, but none of them satisfied Zhu Cihong.

At this time, footsteps sounded, and Zheng Sen, the prefect of Huai'an, led two Japanese dwarfs in kimonos into Pingshan Hall.

The two little Japanese were Matsukura Shigetsu and Masuda Tokisada, who were captured by the Ming army in the Battle of Pidao... Matsukura Shigetsu was originally going to commit seppuku, but he was knocked unconscious and was unfortunately captured.

After being captured, he kept asking for seppuku, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not agree to give him a knife... To commit seppuku, you need a knife! How else to cut? You can't use your fingers to gesture.

However, Matsukura Shigeri was a prisoner, and prisoners were not allowed to hold swords. Therefore, the Ming officials responsible for guarding Matsukura kindly suggested that he hang himself. But how could Matsukura, a majestic samurai, hang himself?

Therefore, the matter of Matsukura Shigeri's suicide has been postponed, and he is still alive until now.

As for Masuda Shiro Tokisada, he was a little afraid of death and did not mention seppuku at all. He also said that he was a Catholic and could not commit suicide.

After the two Japanese were captured, they were first imprisoned in Lushun for "reform through labor", and later participated in the construction work of Liaoyang City. Later, because the weather in Liaoyang was too cold, many Kyushu people froze to death, so they were all issued

But Zheng Zhilong did not let Matsukura and Masuda continue to do manual labor, but made them two small foremen.

"I sincerely wish you thousands of years of age and good fortune..."

The three of them bowed to Zhu Cihong together to say hello.

Zhu Cixi put down his brush, looked up at the three of them, and said: "Everyone, please sit down!"

All sitting?

Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada glanced at each other, both feeling very excited.

The person in front of me is His Royal Highness the Ming Dynasty, and the two Japanese surrenderers can actually sit down! Are they about to be surrendered? Then are they going to surrender on their knees...or standing?

Zhu Cixiang looked at the two Japanese Japanese who were a little worried and asked: "Can you speak Chinese?"

"I know how to speak. I know how to speak Tang dialect."

"I will also tell you."

Both Japs can speak Chinese.

Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "The war between the Ming Dynasty and Japan in Korea has come to an end. Most of the castles built by Japan in Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province in Korea have been captured by our Ming Dynasty soldiers...

.It will only be a matter of time before the last Japanese fortress on Korean soil is overthrown by our army."

Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada sighed when they heard this... It seems that the Tokugawa Shogunate's battle in Korea was not much better than that of the Toyotomi family!

No, it’s not that it’s not strong, it’s that it’s much worse!

Although the Bunroku Keicho Campaign launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi failed, until Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of illness in Fushimi Castle, Kyoto, the Japanese army that invaded Korea was not completely defeated and still occupied a lot of territory in southern Korea. And in the Ming Dynasty

In the confrontation between the Korean army and the Korean army, there were victories and defeats for each other.

If Toyotomi Hideyoshi had not died of illness, the war could still have been delayed.

Moreover, in order to cope with the Korean War, the Ming Dynasty also used all its elites and suffered heavy losses!

But this time the battle of Korea initiated by the Tokugawa shogunate was much more ugly. Even if they joined forces with the Qing Dynasty, which had a powerful cavalry regiment, they could not subdue the Korean Kingdom, which was only assisted by more than 10,000 Ming troops. The last time the Japanese used it during the Warring States Period

The elite soldiers they fought bullied the North Korean army, which had been in peace for many years. Although the North Korean army was weak this time, it had struggled with Hou Jin (Qing Dynasty) for many years and had been trained by Li Xin. It would not be easy to fight. If it were not for the Qing army,

The Eight Banners soldiers are too sharp, and Tokugawa Iemitsu's Japanese samurai army is likely to be defeated by the Koreans...

After a series of fierce battles such as the Battle of Lushun, the Battle of Pidao, the Battle of Gaizhou, the Battle of Tieshan-Pyongyang, and the Second Battle of Hunhe that broke out in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen finally freed up some troops to

Work harder in North Korea.

As a result, Chongzhen added 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops, and the two white flags of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Qing Dynasty could no longer hold up. In a little more than two years, the two white flags had shrunk to the mountainous areas of northeastern Korea, while Japan was in Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province.

The castles built with painstaking efforts for many years were blocked one by one by the Ming army with cavalry and navy, and then demolished one by one with parallel trenches and black pot cannons. If it were not for the fact that many Japanese castles were built on mountains, the fighting in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula would have begun earlier.

It's already over.

However, those mountain cities built by the Japanese in dangerous places could not change their fate of defeat... because what really decided the fate of the Japanese army invading Korea was the Battle of Phi Island.

Although Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately issued the second "One Country, One Ship Order" after learning about the destruction of the navy, the ships were easy to build, but the crews were difficult to train... so the shogunate navy did not dare to leave Seto at all.

The inland sea and Edo Bay, and the waterways between Kyushu, Japan, and Korea were completely under the threat of the Ming Dynasty navy. The shogunate navy could only use small boats to sneak across at night, trying to provide a little support to the Japanese troops trapped in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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But this little support could not make up for the losses of the Japanese army in Korea, so the Tokugawa shogunate's invasion of Korea was about to fail.

And unlike the last time when the invasion of Korea failed after Toyotomi Hideyoshi died of illness, this time the Ming Dynasty is likely to take the opportunity to attack Japan!

When Matsukura Shigetsu and Masuda Tokisada thought of this, they both thought that Zhu Cixiang wanted them to lead the way for the Ming army to invade Japan... This was a traitor on that day!

Zhu Cixiang looked at the two people, was silent for a while, and then sighed: "Although the great ancestor of this dynasty, Emperor Gao, listed Japan as a country that cannot be conquered... but the situation is different now. Japan is my Ming Dynasty.

A must-win place!”

The two Japanese devils thought to themselves: How come Japan is a must-win territory? What your Emperor Taizu said makes sense. Japan is a country without conquests... If you don't listen to Emperor Taizu, that's unfilial!

Zhu Cixiang continued: "Because Japan is the springboard for our Ming Dynasty to enter the New World... If the sailing ship departing from Shanghai can add fresh water and supplies in Japan before heading east to the New World, the personnel and materials it carries will be the same as going directly to the New World."

The ratio can be more than doubled!

Therefore, Japan's strategic position is extremely important to our Ming Dynasty. We, our Ming Dynasty, cannot allow a hostile Japan to exist."

What can I do?

Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada were both anxious. They did not want to be the leading party of the Ming army, and they did not want to die...

Zhu Cixi also seemed very embarrassed, and after thinking about his words, he said: "After thinking about it, I can only think of a way to resolve the hostility between the two countries, and allow the two countries to live in equality and friendship, and jointly seek the interests of the New World!"

Is there any other way?

Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada both looked up at Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cixiang said: "My dream is to promote the marriage between Ming Dynasty and Japan... If it succeeds, we will be one family from now on, regardless of each other."

This is okay!

Matsukura Shigetoshi and Masuda Tokisada both nodded in agreement.

Zhu Cixiang smiled and asked: "Are you two willing to coordinate and act as a matchmaker?"

"No problem!"

"I am willing!"

Matsukura Shigetsu and Masuda Tokisada both breathed a sigh of relief. Marriage is a good thing... Whether the princess of the Tokugawa family marries the prince of the Ming Dynasty, or the princess of the Ming Dynasty marries the Tokugawa general, it doesn't matter.

"Okay!" Zhu Cixiang slapped the table and said with a smile, "It seems that I have found the wrong person... This matter is going to be done. You two will be rewarded with lots of rewards and a big banknote!"

Matsukura Shigeri smiled and asked: "Your Highness, my great nephew, do you want to marry the princess of the Ming Dynasty to our general, or do you want to marry the princess of the Tokugawa family?"

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "When it comes to marriage, we should be well-matched... My family is the descendants of God, and those who can marry are of course the descendants of God."

"Oh," Matsukura Shigeuri smiled, "That's okay...I wonder if the person representing your country's marriage is a prince or a princess?"
Chapter completed!