The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 282 The Struggle Between the Emperor and the Shogunate

Meanwhile, within Japan, the Ming army, after a brief rest, continued its northward attack.

Although the advance was slow, Japan had no chance of resistance. After the previous battle, Japan's main forces had suffered heavy losses, and now there were not many troops left to hold out.

Furthermore, the Ming Dynasty's formidable fighting power cast a shadow over these people. They knew that with their fighting strength, they were no match for the Ming Dynasty, and gradually they gave up the struggle.

The armies of the Shogun and the Emperor of Japan were hostile to each other, each wanting to take this opportunity to gain absolute control.

Anyone with eyes can see that Japan is currently beset by internal and external troubles and has no chance of dealing with the Ming Dynasty. There is some sporadic resistance in some areas, but overall it will not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the envoy sent by Japan was killed. After the attitude of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince reached Japan, the shogun of Japan was extremely ugly. He never expected that the Ming Dynasty would be so arrogant and completely disregard their vassal states.

Upon hearing about this, he was filled with rage.

"That despicable Ming Dynasty dares to disregard us! Once I've dealt with that useless Emperor, I'll go after you!"

At this moment, an advisor frowned and said...

"Our Japan has suffered extremely heavy losses in the previous battles and cannot continue fighting!"

"If we continue fighting, I'm afraid we'll run out of strength, and we won't be able to cope with the Ming Dynasty's fierce offensive!"

"Now, only by uniting with the Emperor and working together to fight the enemy can we succeed!"

The Shogun's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing this. He should have been the sole ruler of the entire country, but who would have thought that the Emperor would dare to take over and become the master of the country while his troops suffered heavy losses? It was truly despicable.

If this person gains power, where will they find room to live?

Thinking of this place, he snorted coldly and said.

"Is it that I'm not going to team up with that guy?"

"I'm afraid that guy only cares about his own power and position, and has never cared about the rise and fall of Japan. What right does such a person have for me to form an alliance with him? In Japan today, it's either him or me, it's either him or me!"

The strategist sighed upon hearing this, for he understood perfectly well what was going on.

Such is the nature of the shogun himself; how could he possibly let his guard down against the current emperor?

"But the Great General's army is too powerful. If we continue to fight the Emperor, our losses will be even greater than before, which is not the outcome we want to see!"

"The most important thing right now is the continuation of our Japanese nation. Everything else can wait!"

"Moreover, the Emperor's power is not strong at present. As long as we plan properly, we will still be able to regain our power!"

The Shogun frowned, seemingly very dissatisfied with the result.

Who can say for sure what the future holds? Now that the Emperor has emerged, many nobles in Japan have already pledged allegiance to him. It's hard to imagine what will happen if he continues to live.

He snorted coldly, turned around and left the place, seemingly not taking the matter to heart.

The Japanese strategist sighed.

Currently in Japan, the conflict between the Shogun and the Emperor is deepening. The Emperor, in particular, has been suppressed by the Shogun for some time, and now that there's a chance to overthrow the Shogun and regain control of the government, he's unlikely to relinquish this opportunity. He's caught in a dead end, unable to appease either side.

Thinking of this place to seek employment, he sighed deeply, feeling utterly hopeless.

Judging from what happened before, this matter shouldn't have been a big problem.

However, the Ming Dynasty's offensive has become increasingly fierce recently. If this continues, the very existence of Japan will be in question.

When the Japanese emperor learned of the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards them, his expression turned extremely grim.

He hoped that the Ming Dynasty would support him, so that he could focus all his efforts on dealing with the Shogun. He hoped to buy them some time, but who could have imagined that this would be the outcome? This is really troublesome.

On Kyushu Island, Marquis Wu Liang of Jiangyin and Marquis Wu Zhen of Jinghai of the Ming Dynasty had already stationed themselves in this place and put all the prisoners they had captured to mine in the nearby mines. When they discovered the reserves of the mine, they were greatly surprised.

I used to have some doubts about what Zhu Xiong Ying said, but now I am completely certain.

"I never imagined that there would actually be so many silver mines in this place. When I first heard His Highness the Crown Prince say that, I was a little skeptical. Now that I have seen it, I am even more surprised than I imagined."

Marquis Jinghai, Wu Zhen, nodded.

"I never imagined that His Highness the Crown Prince would know so much about the situation in Japan. The silver reserves here are so high. It's such a waste to leave so much of this stuff in the hands of these Japanese pirates. With this silver mine, our Great Ming Dynasty will be able to have so much more silver in the future!"

Wu Liang nodded after hearing this.

"Of course! When have you ever seen our Crown Prince ever say anything wrong?"

"It's a pity we didn't know about this sooner. If we had known sooner, we might have mined the silver up there much earlier, and we wouldn't have been swindled by these Japanese pirates for so long!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

The Ming Dynasty's finances have always been a major problem, so there simply weren't enough funds to train the navy. Otherwise, how could a few Japanese pirates have been so arrogant?

Just then, a soldier came in to report.

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"Generals, something terrible has happened! Those Japanese pirates have rallied together in rebellion and are now attacking our mines!"

The two men frowned upon hearing this. They didn't take the Japanese pirates seriously, but if they killed them all, they might not have enough workers to mine for them, which was the most serious problem, Wu Zhen said from the side.

"His Highness the Crown Prince said before that there is absolutely no need to be polite to these Japanese pirates. If they resist, they must be killed. These people are all ungrateful bastards!"

"The harsher the methods used against them, the more grateful they tend to be!"

Wu Liang nodded after hearing this.

"We didn't intend to do anything to them, but since they insist on causing trouble, they shouldn't blame us for being impolite. Anyway, Japan is busy with its internal strife right now and has no time to deal with them!"

(End of this chapter)