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Chapter 341: The Boring Zhu Di

When Goryeo opened the city, Zhu Di boredly fiddled with the globe in front of him, and his mind was full of Li Jie's description of the world. When Lao Zhu gave the globe to their sons, there was also a world description attached. Later, after Zhu Di saw Li Jie, he also asked him to explain the general situation of the world in person, which have been imprinted in Zhu Di's mind.

Zhu Di is very bored now, and Goryeo is already in his hands. After several years of governance, he has eliminated the opposition forces in Goryeo. At the same time, due to the close ties with the Ming Dynasty, the business exchanges between the two sides are also very frequent. In addition, the introduction of some new technologies has led to the development of Goryeo in an extremely fast manner, and a group of new nobles who depend on him have emerged.

The most solid feelings in the world are interests. After Zhu Di cultivated a group of new nobles in Goryeo, his own rule was of course stronger. If someone dared to question his rule, he would not need to do it himself now. Naturally, there would be Goryeo people who would help him deal with those who were second-minded.

In the past, there were threats from Jurchens outside Goryeo, but since Li Jie proposed to recruit Jurchens to Japan, the power of Jurchens has been greatly reduced. It turned out that only some old, weak, sick and disabled people were left in the prosperous tribe. All the young and strong men went to Japan to join Zhu Chuang to make a living.

Speaking of which, those Jurchens are really easy to cheat. Zhu Ren clearly regarded the Jurchens as the knife for killing people in his hands, but the Jurchens were happy. In fact, their idea was very simple. As long as they gave them delicious food, wine and women, they would be willing to work hard for you. Anyway, the lives of their Jurchens are not worth much.

In the past, Zhu Di was quite distressed by the threat of the Jurchens, and even wanted to kill all the Jurchens quickly. However, when the Jurchens' threat completely disappeared, he suddenly discovered that there was no threat around Goryeo, and the country was completely pacified. The whole country can be said to be in peace and clear, and there was no war to fight.

Perhaps for others, this rare peace is a good thing, but for Zhu Di, it is a torture. He is a restless person and his favorite thing is war. Even for him, power, women, wealth, etc., these things are far less than the stimulation and satisfaction brought to him by war.

It can be said that in Zhu Di's view, he was a man born for war. This is why he gave up his life in Peking and came to Goryeo across the sea, because it could bring him greater satisfaction and stimulation. However, after Goryeo was pacified, he suddenly discovered that as a peninsula country, the only country bordering the country was the Ming Dynasty. He could not raise an army to fight with his father, right?

"Life is so lonely. I really hate why I couldn't be born decades earlier, and then I could fight side by side with my father and face the heroes from all directions!" Zhu Di couldn't help but whisper to himself in the end.

In Zhu Di's mind, he never thought of being an enemy of Lao Zhu. Although he was very confident in his military talents, he was not as arrogant as he was. For Zhu Di, Lao Zhu was an unattainable mountain in front of him, and he would never even be able to climb up the mountainside in his entire life, let alone surpass Lao Zhu.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw a sound of footsteps outside, and then Yao Guangxiao walked in quickly to report: "Your Highness, the navy led by Fang Guan has returned, and has brought a lot of spoils, which are being sold to merchants on Jianghua Island!"

"Damn, these drifts on the water are free and easy, but my dignified prince can only stay in this small city. It's so frustrating!" Zhu Di cursed angrily when he heard this.

Zhu Ceng made enemies on all sides of Japan. Old Zhu was worried that he would be besieged by various forces from Japan, so he ordered Fang Guan to lead the navy and adopt the practice of Japanese pirates harassing the coast of Ming Dynasty and raiding the coast of Japan. You should know that Fang Guan's group of navies are much more professional than Japanese pirates and their weapons are more sophisticated. The most important thing is that they are not afraid of the Japanese navy. If the other party dares to go out to sea to clear it out, they will directly eliminate it at the sea.

Under such circumstances, the entire coastal area of ​​Japan is under the threat of Fang Guan's Navy. Whenever the country wants to organize an alliance to deal with Zhu Chuang, Fang Guan will increase the attack on Japan and focus on the forces leading the alliance. This also makes it impossible for the Japanese country to work together to deal with Zhu Chuang. Zhu Chuang takes this opportunity to attack everywhere, which is simply unfavorable.

"His highness calms down. Although the navy seems to be free and easy, it also takes great risks. For example, when he goes forward to sea, he encounters a rare storm, and loses a warship for this, and hundreds of soldiers die because of it!" Yao Guangxiao of course understood Zhu Di's thoughts, and at this time he also advised.

"There is no death in war. I want to go out to sea for Fangguan!" Zhu Di said angrily again. He has no war now, so he is jealous when he hears other people fighting.

Yao Guangxiao was also amused and cried when he heard this, so he could only patiently persuade him: "I know your highness's thoughts, but now your Highness can benefit the people in Goryeo. Your Majesty praises you even more. In addition, I heard that the prince will lead people to Beijing soon. At that time, your Highness will also have the responsibility to protect the wings of the capital, so naturally he cannot move lightly!"

When he heard that his elder brother Zhu Biao was going to Beijing, Zhu Di finally calmed down a little, but then he said anxiously: "It's a good thing for brother to come to Beijing, but I can't always do nothing. Master, please help me think of a solution. If it really doesn't work, I will lead my troops to Japan. My second brother has been to Japan for so long, but he hasn't been able to pacify Japan. It's so useless!"

"Your Highness, you can't. The King of Fusang was personally granted by Your Majesty, which means that the Kingdom of Japan was granted to the Second Highness. You can't intervene rashly, otherwise it will definitely arouse Your Majesty's dissatisfaction!" Yao Guangxiao was also startled when he heard this and immediately persuaded him.

Although Zhu Di had a bad temper, he actually understood this truth. Now he was just talking angry words. However, he could not intervene when he watched a war-torn Japanese country, which was also a huge torture for Zhu Di.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di suddenly slapped the table heavily and said, "If I had known that Goryeo was trapped, I shouldn't have come here at the beginning. It would be a big deal to say that Li Jie was not. If he hadn't fooled me into coming to Goryeo, I wouldn't have made me so uncomfortable!"

When Zhu Di mentioned Li Jie, Yao Guangxiao's eyes lit up and he immediately smiled and said, "Your Highness, as the saying goes, the person who tied the bell is required to untie the bell. Since it was the son-in-law who asked you to come to Goryeo, let him think of another way for you. As far as I know, the son-in-law seems to have accompanied the prince to Beijing!"

"Yes! Why did I forget this!" Zhu Di also slapped his hands excitedly and shouted. Whether he came to Goryeo or his second brother Zhu Chuang went to Japan, they were inseparable from Li Jie. Now that he was not satisfied with Goryeo, Li Jie also had to bear a lot of responsibility, so he had to help him think of a solution!

"Brother, when will they be able to arrive in Beijing?" Zhu Di asked immediately.

"The prince brought too many entourages. Although he was walking on the water route, his itinerary was relatively slow. According to the latest news, they seemed to have reached the Shandong boundary. Calculate the time, it is estimated that they will have to wait at least one or two months." Yao Guangxiao replied again.

"This is too slow!" Zhu Di also showed a dissatisfied expression again when he heard this.

"Your Highness, if you really feel bored, why not go to Jianghua Island. Fangguan and others may need to rest for a while. You can also inquire about Japan's affairs with him. In addition, they also heard that they have brought back a lot of Japanese specialties." Yao Guangxiao spoke again and suggested.

"Okay, let's prepare for the horse. Let's go to Jianghua Island now!" Zhu Di nodded immediately after hearing this. The war could not be fought, but he could also enjoy it when he heard others talk about the war.

Jianghua Island was originally on the edge of Kaicheng. In the past, due to the poor roads, there were many inconveniences in production capacity. However, after Zhu Di came to Goryeo, he immediately organized civil servants to build an official road from Kaicheng to Jianghua Island. The port of Jianghua Island can also become a window from Kaicheng to the outside world, and the roads are full of caravans.

Zhu Di led his people to ride a fast horse, and arrived at Jianghua Island in just a few hours. When he came to the port on the island, he quickly found Fang Pass. However, when Zhu Di saw Fang Pass, he suddenly found an acquaintance beside him, which surprised him and asked: "Why are you here too?"
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