Among the two million soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, people with natural supernatural powers like Zhu Ying were not uncommon.
Whether it is the Jinyiwei, Xuanjiawei, or Xiaolingwei, there are some here.
But the key is the different identities.
This is the Grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
The corners of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes were twitching. Such physical fitness is rarely seen in Japan in a hundred years.
At the same time, it also means that the life span of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince will definitely not be short. Without saying too much, there will be no problem for him to live to seventy or eighty years old.
The next fifty years of the Ming Dynasty will be under its control.
At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's eyes lit up, and even in the stands, he had more ideas.
On the contrary, most of the Japanese nobles could not help but develop a feeling of admiration for the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.
The Japanese have a habit of worshipping the strong, and they do not distinguish between friends and enemies when worshipping those who are far stronger than themselves.
Some Japanese noble ladies who were watching the ceremony had eyes filled with excitement and desire.
"Princess Xiangzi must be living a very happy life now that she is able to marry the Ming crown prince."
"That's for sure. The Ming Crown Prince is so strong, Princess Xiangzi must be living a life like a fairy."
"Have you read the imperial report of the capital of the Ming Dynasty? The prosperity of the capital is simply incomparable to our country of Japan. I really want to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty."
The Japanese noble women suddenly developed a great interest in the Ming Dynasty, especially the Japanese noble girls. They looked at the Ming Crown Prince with lustful eyes and were filled with jealousy for Princess Xiangzi who was able to marry into the Ming Dynasty.
It is impossible to marry the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, but it is very likely to marry an outstanding general of the Ming Dynasty.
The Japanese nobles were basically aware that the soldiers from the Ming Dynasty would generally be rotated back after being stationed there for a few years, so wouldn't they be able to live with them in the Ming Dynasty?
The daily records in the court gazette are really fascinating.
In the minds of most Japanese nobles, the life of Ming nobles is far from comparable to theirs, and even the Japanese royal family cannot compare to the Ming nobles.
In the hunting ground, Zhu Ying was naturally the focus of everyone.
I haven't done it for a long time, so I'm still a little unfamiliar with it. Fortunately, the first shot hit the target directly, and there was no embarrassing situation.
After a little familiarity, the feeling will come.
From then on, the entire hunting ground became Zhu Ying’s solo performance time.
With Zhu Ying's strength, it is natural for him to hit the target every time with his arrows.
When practicing archery on horseback, you will get something every time you draw your bow and shoot an arrow.
Exclamations continued to be heard throughout the hunting ground.
In itself, Zhu Ying's physical fitness has reached its peak limit.
It would be fine if he just had great strength, but this level of precision is not something that ordinary people can achieve. To put it simply, his skill is close to the Tao.
At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was sweating profusely.
He didn't expect that the Ming Crown Prince had such superb and terrifying archery skills.
For Japan, firearms are basically not spread now, and the key to war still lies in cold weapons.
Zhu Ying's superb archery skills are simply the nemesis of the leader.
The general is the core of the army. Once the general dies unexpectedly, the entire army will collapse.
If someone like Zhu Ying appeared on the battlefield, which general would dare to show up?
Especially the two-stone hard bow, its extremely long range is enough to dominate the battlefield.
In fact, this is true. Back then in the Western Regions, Zhu Ying relied on his archery skills to easily conquer a large number of tribes, and many warriors were willing to follow a strong man like Zhu Ying.
When the hunt was over, all the Japanese nobles looked at Zhu Ying with completely different eyes.
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"You didn't see how majestic His Royal Highness was in the hunting grounds. Oh my God, I was right beside His Royal Highness at the time."
"That's a two-stone hard bow. Guess what? Hey, it becomes a full moon with just one pull."
"This is innate divine power. That's all, but do you know what happened next?"
Among the Xuanjia Guards, there was a soldier who followed Zhu Ying on the hunt and told his colleagues about it.
But when it comes to this crucial point, he immediately keeps silent.
"Why did you stop? Don't keep us in suspense, this is the most exciting moment."
"Hurry up and tell me, but I'm so anxious."
Suddenly everyone started clamoring and urging them to do it.
Any topic concerning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is of great interest to the army, not to mention that it is the first time that the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty has demonstrated his military power.
You have to know that in the minds of most soldiers, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a royal figure and a Confucian general. How could he have anything to do with a rude and fierce general?
But the ones whom we admire most in the army are the generals who charge bravely.
The current crown prince is a model of both civil and military talents. How can people not be surprised?
"I'm a little thirsty."
"The tea is here, hurry up and tell me."
"Why rush me? Wait until I finish drinking."
After he finished drinking, he continued, "You didn't see the scene at that time. It happened to be a wild boar that broke in."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince did not hesitate at all and shot an arrow right away."
"My goodness! The powerful force brought with it a whistling sound. When I turned around, I saw that the wild boar's head was pierced directly. It was really horrifying."
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that this was actually our Crown Prince. It's simply...too majestic!"
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Discussions like this spread quickly throughout the Ming army.
The army is a place that worships the strong, let alone the honorable Crown Prince. There are already a large number of soldiers who are fanatically devoted to him.
It's not just the Ming army, the same is true for Japan.
This mythical figure appeared before the Japanese nobles, causing most of them to completely lose the desire to go against the Ming Dynasty.
Not only the Ming army officers and soldiers were affected, but also the Japanese nobles, including the four major feudal kings, were shocked.
"My nephew has hidden his abilities too well. He actually has such powerful martial arts skills. When he was in the palace, we couldn't see any signs of it at all."
"The emperor also asked a group of Jinyiwei to protect him. I think it is my nephew who is protecting the Jinyiwei."
Zhu Gang smacked his lips and sighed, recalling the hunting that took place during the day, and now he could hardly believe it.
Not only Zhu Gang, but also Zhu Chong and Zhu Di, who all grew up in military camps, have a deep understanding of such military force and understand what it means on the battlefield.
Zhu Yu, on the other hand, murmured, "What a waste! The Crown Prince is such a good archer and has natural supernatural powers. If he were to lead an army, who would be able to compete with him? He would be invincible."
"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty is destined to have these skills hidden away. There is absolutely no place for them to be used."
At this point, Zhu Yu said with some longing: "I really want to see how spectacular it would be if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led the army in person."
Zhu Chong shook his head slightly: "Our nephew's skills are not reflected in his own strength. No matter how powerful one person is, what's the use? Look at the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty today. They are completely different from before."
"Many of the soldiers I brought with me to Japan this time were trained by my nephew, and most of them were led by students who graduated from the Daming Military Academy. It can be said that they truly achieved the goal of enforcing orders."
"Even the veterans who have fought hundreds of battles may not have such strong combat power. Moreover, military orders are as strong as mountains. Even if I give the order to massacre the city, they will be determined to complete it even if they are a little reluctant."
"This is much more important than the strength of an individual."
Zhu Chong's words made several princes, especially Zhu Di, fall silent.
The meaning of these words seems to be praising Zhu Ying, but from a deeper perspective, the soldiers they lead belong to the crown prince rather than to themselves.
Several feudal lords had noticed this situation when Zhu Ying arrived in Japan.
They could feel that if Zhu Ying was in their military camp, there would be no need for tiger talismans or transfer orders. All the soldiers would obey his orders directly with just one command.
This situation is not rare, but almost all soldiers have this tendency.
This is almost impossible to do in the military, but Zhu Ying did it.
From another perspective, if Zhu Ying wanted to take away the military power from them, he only needed to say one sentence.
Even if this is overseas, even if it is in their vassal state.
"This is a blessing for our Ming Dynasty."
After a long time, Zhu Di spoke slowly.
Zhu Gang subconsciously opened his mouth and wanted to refute the fourth brother.
This has become his habit. Whenever Lao Si is around, he will mock him no matter what he says.
But this time, after Zhu Gang opened his mouth slightly, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.
This involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so there are some things that cannot be said carelessly.
Zhu Di noticed Zhu Gang's unusual behavior, but had no intention of paying any attention to him.
Regarding the things between me and my second brother, from the initial annoyance to now not caring about it anymore.
Every time Zhu Gang mocked Zhu Di, Zhu Di just thought he was bitten by a dog.
What? Bite it back.
Isn't that just like a dog?
After this happened so many times, Zhu Di had become numb and could completely ignore Zhu Gang.
But he wasn't feeling very good right now.
When Zhu Di was very young, he felt that apart from his father, he had the strongest military talent, and his great achievements also proved this.
The appearance of Zhu Ying made him feel that since he already had Liang, why did he have Yu?
Not only could he be easily restrained through political tactics, but the problem of vassal kings, which had been a great problem since ancient times, was also solved so easily.
These princes who were the emperor's uncles were easily transferred away from their fiefdoms and came overseas to build an empire for the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't have much to say.
Those idle princes who stayed in the Ming Dynasty naturally had no ability to resist, so it could be said that they were putting their talents to good use.
Now that Yu has achieved such great success in the military, his personal fighting ability is still so outrageous, it's simply outrageous.
After chatting for a while, the princes lost interest and went their separate ways.
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"He wants to see me?"
Zhu Ying asked curiously.
Guo Zhong just reported that the current Shogun of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, was outside the palace and wanted to see the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.
"If I remember correctly, this Ashikaga Yoshimochi is only about ten years old. Did he come with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu?"
Guo Zhong said, "Your Highness, Ashikaga Yoshimochi came alone, with only two guards. Should I refuse him?"
If Ashikaga Yoshimochi had not insisted on asking for an audience with His Highness the Crown Prince in his capacity as the Shogun, Guo Zhong would not have wanted to report it.
Although the other party is young, he is also a legitimate shogun of the Japanese shogunate. He has sent a serious visiting card. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unlikely to see him, he still has to report to him first.
Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Let him in. I want to see what this little guy wants to say to me when he sneaks in here so late at night."
It was already dark, and it must be Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who came here at this time without knowing it. Zhu Ying naturally had some guesses in his mind.
I originally thought it was unlikely, but maybe it would be nice to meet him.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi was extremely excited after getting permission, and immediately trotted into the hall.
After meeting the Ming Dynasty's grandson, he prostrated himself and said, "I, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, a minister of a small country, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Grandson of the Celestial Empire."
Ashikaga Yoshimochi spoke Chinese quite well, with clear pronunciation, much better than the average Japanese nobles.
"No need to be polite, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
According to Ming Dynasty etiquette, Ashikaga Yoshimochi could only sit with half of his buttocks, which made him feel a little uncomfortable as he was tall and thin.
"No need to be so polite, just sit down and answer."
Although the light was dim, Zhu Ying had good eyesight and could see clearly. He didn't bother with such a half-grown child.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Upon hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshimochi moved slightly, but the seat was still not full.
At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimochi was very nervous and his palms were sweating. When he was face to face with the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, he seemed to have forgotten the words he had prepared. His mind was blank and he didn't know how to start.
After all, he is only in his teens, and Zhu Ying's heroic performance during the day has already made him admire him very much, which leads to his current tension.
"It's so late, and the Shogun has come to ask to see me. But is there anything you want to say?" Seeing this, Zhu Ying was the first to ask.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi held his composure, then he knelt down again in a fit of excitement: "Today, I was shocked and overwhelmed by the heroic spirit of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I have not been able to calm down for a long time."
"I am young, and I admire the bravery of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I have a wild idea to ask for an audience, and I want to take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as my foster father. I hope His Royal Highness will grant my wish."
Zhu Ying was stunned. He had never expected that the teenaged Ashikaga Yoshimochi would worship him as his godfather.
A godson for no reason?
In fact, in terms of status and position, Ashikaga Yoshimochi was the future shogun, which was equivalent to the actual controller of Wa. Not only did he have the qualifications, but it was also a self-demotion.
Of course, Zhu Ying was also very clear that Ashikaga Yoshimochi wanted to use his status to gain greater power in Japan.
Zhu Ying felt somewhat appreciative of the fact that he had such ambition and courage at the age of just over ten.