Chen Yong heard that the Ming Crown Prince would not only allow him to continue to be the King of Annan, but also provide him with a salary.

Suddenly I felt very good.

"Sure enough, I still want to give birth to a good daughter."

In fact, Chen Yong’s ambition was not big. After his father’s death, the affairs of the court were basically all controlled by Hu Jima.

Moreover, he had no control over the army, which led to the warlord structure in the four regions of Annan, where most of the warlords only obeyed orders and not declarations.

Since childhood, he had no say in political affairs and no military power, so he just lived day by day.

Now that it's like this, I can just put that worry to rest.

With the support of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yong believed that his Annan would get better and better. He only needed to hold on to the crown prince's elephant leg tightly, and he would never have to worry about food and clothing in his life.

In addition to his status as the King of Annan, he still lived in the royal palace and was still extremely wealthy.

As for those power and political affairs, he had no ability at all.

When I was against Hu Jima before, whenever I encountered any problems, I would not be sure of what to do and had to rely on him.

I feel so relaxed now.

Liu Sheng observed Chen Yong's expression carefully. He had some experience in judging people.

However, I didn't expect that Chen Yong would agree so readily, and there was no sign of grievance in his eyes.

After a slight hesitation, Liu Sheng said, "Your Highness needs to wait for some time. After I send a message to the capital, the Crown Prince's decree will arrive, and Your Highness will be crowned the King of Annan."

Chen Yong hesitated a bit when he heard this, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Liu Sheng frowned and said, "If your Highness has any questions, just speak up."

Chen Yong nodded and said, "I wonder if I am qualified to go to the capital of the Celestial Empire in person. I have often heard that the capital of the Celestial Empire is the number one city in the world and the most powerful and prosperous place. I have been thinking about it for a long time."

"Now that I have nothing else to do, I would like to take this opportunity to go to the capital of the Heavenly Dynasty to meet His Majesty and the Crown Prince and accept the title."

Without the hassles of affairs, Chen Yong's mind became more active.

The last time his eldest daughter Chen Muyue came back, she told him a lot about what she had seen and heard in the capital, which made Chen Yong yearn for it.

Now that he has a lot of free time and Annan doesn't need to take care of things himself, of course he wants to go and take a look.

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "If Your Highness is willing to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, that would be the best."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yong said, "Then please ask Liu Jianshi to set a date, and I will go to the Celestial Empire to meet the emperor."

Liu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, I will inform Your Highness after I ask the navy."

Chen Yong returned to the palace with great satisfaction, and his steps were much lighter when he left.

Now I don't have to let down my ancestors, and I can live a happy life.

He had to prepare some Annan specialties and present them to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

What should we do with the crown prince? Should we choose another beautiful woman from the clan and give her to him?

This way Mu Yue will have someone well taken care of over there.

After feeling the benefits of sending a girl, Chen Yong completely focused his mind on this.

Perhaps he will understand when he arrives in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

The title of King of Annan was actually reserved for the child in Chen Muyue's belly.

If it's a girl, then keep having children until you get a boy.

When he grew up, he became the newest King of Annan.

…

Japan.

Zhu Chong led an army of 30,000 soldiers, looked at the low city wall in front of him, smiled, and shouted: "Bombard the wall for me!"

At a command, more than a dozen cannons fired at the same time, blowing the city gate to pieces.

When the smoke cleared, the entire city gate was in shattered pieces.

"Hold out your message to me and surrender immediately. If you dare to resist, I will massacre you in three days!" Zhu Chong coldly ordered the adjutant beside him.

The adjutant's heart sank when he heard this. He did not dare to delay and immediately conveyed everything the King of Qin wanted to say to the Japanese translator of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The Jinyiwei translator hurried to the front of the army and shouted out the words that the King of Qin had said.

When the people in the city heard this, all their courage disappeared.

They knew that the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty would really massacre the city.

Because just half a month ago, the neighboring Bungo Province refused to surrender, and now the city has been massacred.

This is Iyo Province, no longer on Kyushu Island, but on the neighboring Shikoku Island.

Iyo Province is located near Bungo Castle on the opposite sea, and the two islands are across the sea from each other.

Since Zhu Chong joined Japan, he has become more brutal than his younger brothers.

As the oldest prince, he followed Chang Yuchun when he was young.

Who is Chang Yuchun? He is known as Chang Shiwan and is a ruthless person who loves to massacre cities.

If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang's suppression, no one knows how many people would have been killed when the army attacked Jiangnan.

Zhu Chong often hung out in Chang Yuchun's military camp and was greatly influenced by him since he was a child.

He still remembered that when he was a child, anyone who heard the name Chang Shiwan would tremble with fear.

This has left a huge shadow in Zhu Chong's heart since he was a child.

When Zhu Chong grew up, he actually fully expressed this kind of cruelty.

He said that he was trying to please the Second Consort Deng, but in reality he never refused these things. Instead, he became more and more aggressive.

Now that I have come to Japan, I don’t have to worry about being scolded by my father. Even if I go a little too far, no one will jump out like a saint to criticize me.

If someone nags, he can still say: "If someone is not of my race, his heart must be different."

It will leave people speechless.

At present, Zhu Chong still holds the position of the Chief of the Clan. It is not known whether Zhu Yuanzhang has forgotten or not, but he has never abolished his position.

In Japan, Zhu Chong was not only the second brother of his younger brothers, but also the eldest brother after the death of his eldest brother Zhu Biao.

Apart from his status as a vassal king, the clan leader also had a higher status and position than his younger brothers.

In name, he is now the person with the highest status among all people in Japan.

Therefore, they act more arrogantly and domineeringly.

Even if the city gate was broken, they were not in a hurry to take it back. Instead, they demanded the other side to surrender, and if they did not surrender, they would massacre the city.

But as Zhu Chong was looking forward to it, a large number of soldiers and officials dressed in Japanese costumes came out from the opposite side.

They all knelt in front of the ruins.

The so-called guardian daimyo of Iyo Province knelt respectfully at the front and trembled in fear.

"It's boring. It's really boring."

Zhu Chong suddenly felt very bored. These prey were too docile. He just scared them a few times, but they didn't resist at all and just ran out to surrender.

"Your Highness, what do you see?" the adjutant next to him asked cautiously.

Being the adjutant of the personal guard beside the King of Qin is truly like living with a tiger. You never know when he will get angry and kill you.

Although Zhu Chong never killed his own guards, it was still scary to watch them.

Zhu Chong said casually: "Let them tell us the location of all the mineral deposits, gather 10,000 slaves to mine, and all the nobles' money shall be paid as tribute to the king by 80%."

The adjutant clasped his fists and said, "As ordered by Your Majesty."

This tribute was initiated by Zhu Chong himself. In any conquered territory, 80% of the property of the nobles in the territory had to be handed over to Zhu Chong.

He learned this trick from his fourth brother, Prince Yan.

Previously, after Prince of Yan Zhu Di conquered the city, he used this method to directly collect wealth.

After listening to it, Zhu Chong thought it was very good and copied it exactly.

Anyway, this is not the Ming Dynasty. The territory we have conquered is our own territory. My father will not interfere with it. There is nothing to worry about.

Zhu Chong rode on horseback and entered the city directly under the escort of the army. He didn't even glance at the Japanese nobles who were kneeling on the ground.

Then, thousands of soldiers began to plunder directly from the homes of the nobles in the city.

Saying that 80% of the wealth was taken away was actually no different from confiscating a house. The soldiers in charge of confiscating the house would not care about 70% or 80%, and no one bothered to calculate the specific number.

In addition to extorting money, all women will be arrested, especially the daughters of nobles, who will not be spared.

These women will be taken as trophies of the King of Qin. Some of them will serve as military prostitutes, while those with decent and beautiful looks will be awarded by Zhu Chong to meritorious soldiers as concubines.

Zhu Chong had no interest in competing with his younger brothers for Kyushu Island of Japan. After all, many places had already been clearly demarcated, so he just left it to his three younger brothers to divide.

His goal was very clear, which was to conquer the entire Shikoku Island as his own fiefdom and then build a large royal capital. None of these low-rise small cities caught Zhu Chong's attention.

As the oldest vassal prince, Zhu Chong was not only tyrannical, but also had greater military talent than Zhu Gang, Prince of Jin, and Zhu Di, Prince of Yan, and had more experience on the battlefield.

If Zhu Yuanzhang had not been a complete tyrant with no signs of repentance, he would have passed the throne to Zhu Chong after the death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao instead of choosing the young Zhu Yunwen.

Of course, if Zhu Ying had not intervened, resulting in the death of the Prince of Qin's second wife by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Chong would have been poisoned to death in his fiefdom this year.

"Bing'er, just look, your father will take over the entire Shikoku Island for you and make it our fiefdom."

"Let's build another big city. It should be at least as big as Xi'an. Oh, now it should be called Chang'an. It should be as big as the palace in Chang'an."

"You are fifteen years old today. When you come of age, go to the capital and ask your grandfather to pick a good family for you. Today, your father will reward you with three concubines."

"Go take a look later, pick two that you like and take them back. It's time for you to become a man."

Zhu Chong called his crown prince Zhu Shangbing over and said generously.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shangbing felt a little embarrassed, but his eyes were full of anticipation.

"Don't be shy like a woman. Go and act like a real man. It doesn't matter who you like." Qin Wang Zhu Chong scolded.

I don’t know whether it is a good or bad thing to have such a father.

Zhu Shangbing bowed and said, "I obey my father's order."

He looked a little reluctant, but he ran faster than anyone else, as if he was afraid that his possessions would be snatched away by someone else.

I am fifteen years old, which is an age when I am ignorant about this world. Of course, I will miss things that I have never tried.

"Hahaha, look at this little kid, how anxious he is." Zhu Chong laughed heartily.

Zhu Shangbing, who was in front, heard his father's laughter behind him and quickened his pace.

…

Honshu Island.

Shogun's Palace.

There was a sharp look in Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes.

"The envoys who went to the Ming Dynasty have not received any reply to this day. I heard a reply hidden in the coastal areas, saying that the entire coastal area has been bribed by the various vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty and a large number of assassins have been deployed."

"As long as they hear that they are my Japanese envoys, they will be assassinated."

"That is to say, you don't have to think about the Emperor of Ming Dynasty now."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the great nobles of Japan below and spoke in a cold tone.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was already very clear about the affairs of Kyushu Island, especially the exposure of the silver mines, which would lead to the Ming Dynasty's greed for Japan.

The two latest feudal lords were the ones that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu feared the most.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already had people investigate the details of these feudal lords. After all, there was no secret about merit, so it was easier to investigate.

Originally, the person he was worried about was the Prince of Yan, but he didn't expect that the most ruthless person was the Prince of Qin, who was not very famous in the Ming Dynasty.

The news of the surrender of Iyo Province on Shikoku Island has already spread.

The news that the Ming Dynasty's King Qin arrogantly declared that he would conquer the entire Shikoku Island and make it his fiefdom also reached here.

This made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu angry, but he also realized that the situation was completely out of control.

He didn't believe that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was completely unaware of the situation here, which meant that the Ming Dynasty was going to tear off its face and destroy the peace treaty.

The next step is to prepare for a national war.

"General, since the Ming Dynasty no longer gives us any chance to survive, we should stop worrying about anything and just fight them head-on."

"All the warriors of my Takeuchi family are willing to follow the general and fight against the Ming Dynasty."

The guardian daimyo Takeuchi, who was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's most trusted confidant, immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

Afterwards, all the guardian daimyo of Japan who had powerful military forces, including the Sugawa family, the Ogo family, the Kanin family, the Inoue family, the Matsushita family, etc., all stood up and echoed loudly.

When the other weaker nobles saw this situation, they also responded.

The army's morale is available.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu nodded slightly with great satisfaction.

After raising their hands slightly, all the daimyo sat back down again.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu walked to the center of the hall and said, "There are still four daimyo who have not come today. They are the guardian daimyo of Shikoku Island."

"The Daimyo of Iyo has already surrendered to the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty. I'm sure you've all heard about what happened to the Daimyo of Iyo after he surrendered to the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty."

"Now the King of Qin of the Ming Dynasty is leading 30,000 Ming troops and says he wants to conquer the entire Shikoku Island."

"This Ming Qin Wang is the leader of the Ming vassal kings, but his brothers do not obey him very much. I decided to gather fifteen warriors on Shikoku Island and fight back the Ming Qin Wang."

"We need to let these Ming vassal kings know that we in Japan are not soft persimmons that can be manipulated by them at will."