Zhu Zhanzhen glared angrily, Zhang Xianqi and the doctor arrived in time to save his life, but fell into a coma.
After the doctor's examination, Li Xianyu was poisoned, but poison was detected in the porridge she drank that day. When exactly she was poisoned, the type of poison could not be found out.
Fortunately, the person who poisoned knew that he could not control the amount of the drug, so he deliberately kept it in his hands. Li Xianyu was just in a coma now, and after surviving the night, he was out of danger.
Zhu Zhanzhen was furious and ordered a search of all Japanese people in Datian City. This was to get to the bottom of the problem and to find out who had poisoned the people.
But there are no clues. We can't find the poisoner, the poisoning tools, the poison, and the person who wanted to poison Li Xianyu. There is no clue.
Zhu Zhanzhen locked himself in the house and thought for a long time. Who wanted to kill her? She had never had any enemies. If she had any enemies, it was only Zhu Yunzhen who was buried at the bottom of the sea. Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanzhen's back felt cold. Could there really be evil?
The ghost seeks life.
No, it's impossible, there won't be any ghosts, let alone a claim for life, it's just that he was poisoned.
After a series of searches, the Japanese nobles in Ota City complained, and Ashikaga Yoshitsune and Zhang Xianqi went to find Zhu Zhanxing.
Zhu Zhanzhen disappeared behind closed doors. Zhang Xianqi knew that this was not the way to go, so he said to Xiaosheng: "Eunuch Xiaosheng, please go and report to His Highness. Zhang Xianqi wants to see you."
"Ambassador Zhang, it's not that I won't go. You have also seen the current situation. You also know His Highness's temper. If I go in at this time, it will not make His Highness unhappy. I am just a servant. I really don't dare to touch this.
Brows." Xiaosheng also had a bitter face.
Understanding Xiaosheng's dilemma, Zhang Xianqi was just anxious and had no other solution.
At this time, Zhu Zhanzhen's door opened by itself.
Zhu Zhanzhen came out. He was very haggard for a few days. He still could not find the murderer, and he could not even find any clues.
Several people looked at Zhu Zhan and did not dare to speak first.
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at the blue sky and white clouds and said: "General Ashikaga."
"What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"There are many cherry blossoms in Japan. Help me find a beautiful place. I want the cherry blossoms to bloom longer and more beautifully. Girls like beautiful things after all. I am going back to Daming soon. I have to find a place for my concubine to stay."
Keep it up." Zhu Zhanchen murmured.
"Yes, your highness, don't worry, I will definitely find the best place for you." Ashikaga Yoshitsune agreed.
Li Xianyu is actually a Japanese woman. She does not have any complex identity such as a princess. She was just cultivated by the Kui organization, fabricated and instilled with a background story. However, all her identities were before being Zhu Zhanzhen's concubine.
"Zhang Xianqi, stop the search."
Zhu Zhanzhen's simple words made Zhang Xianqi feel relieved. He was really afraid that if the search continued like this, the Japanese noble officials in Datian City would really unite and rebel, and the good situation would be lost.
"General Ashikaga, could you please make a trip to convey my apology to the Japanese nobles who have been harassed by our soldiers these days, and announce the various proportions of the silver mines in the future."
Ashikaga Yoshitsune also wanted to comfort Zhu Zhanzhen, saying some words of condolence and resignation, and then sent him away.
After Ashikaga Yoshitaka left, Zhu Zhanzhen asked Zhang Xianqi to step forward: "How are the searches in the past few days?"
"We haven't found anyone who might be plotting to murder Miss Xianyu." Zhang Xianqi lowered his head helplessly. The murderer who poisoned her seemed to come and go without a trace, and his whereabouts were not known at all.
"I'm asking about the attitude of the Japanese nobles towards the search by our soldiers." Zhu Zhanyi's words made Zhang Xianqi somewhat disbelieving his ears. Zhu Zhanyi seemed not to be affected by the death of Li Xianyu in any way.
After reacting, he immediately said: "At first, I learned that His Highness's concubine was poisoned. When His Highness wanted to search, they all cooperated. However, gradually, the searches over the past few days turned the place where they stayed turned upside down, and something happened.
There are always some small-scale verbal conflicts, and there are always some people with bad tempers. Today they jointly asked me and General Ashikaga to come and persuade His Highness."
"Yes." Zhu Zhanzhen nodded: "They should be about to reach their bottom line. If they can endure it for so many days, it seems that they should be afraid of the Ming Dynasty and our steam carrier battle group. Then Japan will change its flag.
Things should be easier to carry out.”
"Japanese flag change?" Zhang Xianqi looked at Zhu Zhanzhen in shock.
He originally thought that Zhu Zhanzhen had fallen because of Li Xianyu's incident, but he did not expect that from the beginning, his purpose of having soldiers search the city was to test the bottom line of the Japanese nobles.
Sometimes you can't have a comprehensive understanding, so give it a try.
The Japanese people are still quite afraid of him, the King of the Sea of Ming Dynasty. After searching the house for so many days every day, they really can't help but ask Ashikaga Yoshitsune and Zhang Xianqi to intercede. If he continues to ignore them, they probably won't be able to search for a few more days.
question.
I have a clearer understanding of the Japanese people’s fear of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Xianqi didn't know for a while whether Zhu Zhanzhen's previous fall was true or false. If it was completely false, he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart. His Highness was too ruthless.
But he thought it was impossible. Zhu Zhanzhen was not a heartless person, and his crying and tears that day were not fake. In order to fulfill his promise to make Li Xianyu his concubine, he also specially asked Zhu Di for a decree.
Before setting off to Japan, I had made up my mind to pass by Li Xianyu.
I probably only thought of this during the search.
No matter what, there was one thing that he didn't have to worry about 100%, Zhu Zhanzhen would never sink because of this.
He will continue to investigate Li Xianyu's affairs, but he understands that this search should have no effect, so he can only let Jin Yiwei search secretly.
"Zhang Xianqi, who do you think the murderer will be?"
Zhu Zhanzhen's sudden question made Zhang Xianqi a little embarrassed. He couldn't talk nonsense, so he expressed his guess: "Your Highness, do you think he is a member of Kui's organization? Now Emperor Houxiaosong is dead, but we have not found Kui."
There should be a lot of spies keeping all the information about the organization. Could it be they did it?"
Zhu Zhanzhen's eyes were like falcons, and Zhang Xianqi saw that his face still had the look of an eagle that Zhu Di had in those days.
He shook his head and said: "No, it's not Kui's. The other party's poisoning technique was clever. Li Xianyu has been at home since he came back. He must have done it at home. And the other party only killed Li Xianyu. The target was very special."
It’s clear and precise. If it was Kui’s spy, then it would be reasonable to poison me as well. His target was Li Xianyu, and only Li Xianyu deliberately avoided me."
Zhu Zhanzhen has been thinking about this matter for the past two days, but he still can't figure out who wants such a result?
Who has such a deep hatred for Li Xianyu?
He couldn't understand, really couldn't understand.
Zhang Xianqi said: "Your Highness, I don't know whether this is an evil ghost..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" A dense fog shrouded tightly, and Zhu Zhanzhen could not solve this puzzle for the rest of his life.
It's so weird, it's so weird. Zhu Zhanzhen thought of his concubines competing for favor, but immediately shook his head. The only concubine here is Aliya. Aliya will not regard Li Xianyu as an enemy. Both of them
It's the concubine.
Chen Xinyue is even more impossible. She is not such a person, and even if she wants to compete for favor, she cannot compete with Li Xianyu. Let alone not pass the exam, even if she passes the exam, she is the one with the lowest background and the least threat. Chen Xinyue has
There is no room for such a girl.
We can only wait and see Jin Yiwei’s follow-up investigation and whether the other party will reveal its flaws.
…
The day after tomorrow was a sunny day, and the Ming Dynasty New Year was coming soon. Zhu Zhanzhen summoned all the Japanese nobles in Datian City to start dividing the silver mines.
There are crowds of people, red flags are waving, gongs and drums are noisy, firecrackers are blasting, steam warships are majestic in the port, and steam carriers are temporarily moored offshore.
In fact, the proportions have almost been discussed and will be announced today. At the same time, Zhu Zhanzhen arranged a military parade for them.
Let them see the majesty of the Ming Dynasty's army and parade with tanks on the streets.
Seeing the majestic tanks and various weapons walking down the long street, the Japanese nobles could not help but feel fear and lamented the power of the Ming Dynasty, while the people mainly just watched the excitement. After all, Datian City was a concession of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, their lives have been getting better and better in the past six months since the Ming Dynasty, and they now consider themselves the people of the Ming Concession.
I feel that I am half a step ahead of ordinary Japanese people.
Ashikaga Yoshitsune watched with great interest. Zhu Zhanzhen smiled and said to him: "Ashikaga General, everyone can make money from Iwami Ginzan's share. The future development of Japan will definitely become smoother and smoother. General, please take more care of me."
Hold on to me."
Ashikaga Yoshitsune was flattered: "Your Highness, what you said really offends me. Japan would not have such a prosperous development without you. People say that Your Highness is a magical person who can make the lives of the people there wherever he goes."
It’s getting better and better.”
The dialogue between Zhu Zhanxi and Ashikaga Yoshitsune was different from the original Ashikaga Yoshitsune. Ashikaga Yoshitsune maintained his dignity as a Japanese general and had always had an equal dialogue with Zhu Zhanshen. He deliberately wanted to maintain this equality, but Ashikaga Yoshitsune
The teacher obviously treated Zhu Zhanyi like a superior.
The two brothers have very different personalities, and because Ashikaga Yoshitsune has suppressed Ashikaga Yoshitaka for many years, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu has long been accustomed to having someone above him make decisions. If big things have to be decided by himself, he will hesitate.
Undecided.
His personality is not suitable for being a team leader. He is hesitant and lacks independent opinions. To put it poorly, he has no backbone. To put it nicely, he is good at accepting opinions.
So I couldn't help but always ask and obey Zhu Zhanzhen's ideas.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Zhanzhen felt that he was the most suitable Japanese general, so just obey him.
At this time, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty handed a flag to Zhu Zhanyi. It was a sun and moon flag with a blue background. The sun and moon surrounding it represent the Ming Dynasty. The red sun in the sky means that it shines on the earth. The center means that I am the center. The blue background means the blue sky. This is
It means that Ming Dynasty hopes that "all nations will come to Korea".
Due to the development of the Maritime "Silk Road", maritime trade is now developed, and ships from various countries shuttle back and forth in an endless stream. In order to better identify the identities of ships from various countries and avoid unnecessary trouble, they all hang their respective flags on the ships.
flag for easy identification.
Gradually, this flag became the recognized maritime flag of the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court has not publicly recognized any national flag. The South China Sea Fleet and Guangzhou merchant ships all use this sun and moon flag.
Of course, after this flag, many business firms will also display the representative badge of their own family or business firm, for the purpose of branding.
This flag has become a symbol. Zhu Zhanzhen handed the flag to Ashikaga Yoshitaka, who was a little puzzled.
"Your Highness, what is this?"
"Shogun Ashikaga is the maritime flag of the Ming Dynasty. As long as this flag is flown on the sea, it will be protected by the Ming Dynasty navy. From now on, Japanese merchant ships will fly this flag when going to sea." Zhu Zhanzhen said with a smile.
Hanging the flag of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to being a subject of the Ming Dynasty. Although Ashikaga Yoshitaka has no opinions, he is not stupid. Japan is nominally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but few of the nobles in Japan are willing to really bow to the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at Ashikaga Yoshitsune's reluctant expression, Zhu Zhanzhen smiled slightly, now it's not a question of whether you are willing or not, but that you have to follow me.
In the previous search, Zhu Zhanzhen explored the bottom line of the Japanese nobles. They were still relatively afraid of the power of the Ming Dynasty, so it would be much easier to handle.
"General Ashikaga, if you fly the flag of the Ming Dynasty, you can be completely safe on the sea. After all, our fleet has been fighting pirates on the sea all year round. Only by flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty can we distinguish between our enemies and our friends."
Zhu Zhanzhen was afraid that Ashikaga Yoshitaka would not understand him, so he made the threat very straightforward. He just said that if he surrendered, he would be one of his own, and if he refused, he would be a pirate.
If it is annihilated by the Ming fleet on the sea, generally speaking, no news will come back. It means it is missing. It must be missing. It is extremely difficult to find evidence of the sinking of a ship in the vast sea.
This made Ashikaga Yoshitaka's face even more embarrassed. Zhu Zhanzhen said earnestly: "General Ashikaga, you yourself know that we have been suffering from pirates for a long time in the Ming Dynasty, and most of them are Japanese pirates who escaped from Japan. If the sea is not peaceful, what will happen if the sea is not peaceful?"
Both you and I are disadvantaged. My father advocated vigorously eradicating hostile forces at sea. The relationship between us is getting better and better. We also hope that there will be fewer and fewer Japanese pirates, so that we can further promote the development of both you and me.
It’s also good for the general.”
Ashikaga Yoshitaka weighed it up and then said: "Your Highness, please allow me to go back and discuss this matter with you. It is not easy for me to make a decision alone."
"Of course, general, look at the sea. This vast sea contains infinite wealth. The general trend of the world is coming. If you follow it, you will prosper, if you go against it, you will perish."
After explaining these things to Ashikaga Yoshitaka with half a warning and half a inducement, Zhu Zhanzhen stood up and said: "Ashikaga General, in addition to the flag, please let others learn the song of our Ming Dynasty. If you can sing it, you are one of our own."
"Get ready to sing, the waves of a big river are wide, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice flowers on both sides." (This originally means: get up, don't want to..., but I'm afraid it won't happen, so everyone can do it themselves.)
As the soldiers began to sing, the Japanese people in Daejeon City also started to sing. They had already been taught door-to-door in advance. If you don't know how to sing, you will always hum.
But the scene was really spectacular. The emperor and the people of Japan were asked to sing in unison about my motherland. Zhu Zhanzhen was preparing to conduct a surprise training for the newly appointed little emperor. He must learn the song of the Ming Dynasty in the shortest possible time.