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

Chapter 287 Japan Also Has Traitors
"We'll send someone to offer some more benefits then, and I'm sure the Ming Dynasty won't hold this against us!"

"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is known as a land of etiquette, and our Japan was once a country that was not subject to conquest by their emperor. As long as we resolutely oppose the Emperor, I believe the Ming Dynasty will give us this opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

He had been weighing the pros and cons of the matter, but the general who had spoken earlier hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

"General, you must not agree to this. This is a path to national ruin. If we were to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, many people in the country would definitely not agree, and the number of people supporting you would decrease!"

"There's an old saying from the Ming Dynasty: 'Those who follow the righteous path receive much help, while those who stray from it receive little.' How many people will still be willing to support the Great General then?"

Upon hearing this, the Shogun frowned, unsure of what to do. His advisor thought for a moment and then continued.

"Even if we take a step back and assume that the Ming Dynasty really does conquer our Japan, they will not be able to occupy our territory. Given the nature of the Ming Dynasty, they will definitely appoint the Shogun as king!"

"Once the Ming army leaves, the General will still be the undisputed ruler of this area, the king of our Japan!"

"After all, they were only dealing with the Emperor. They used the same method to deal with the tribes on the grasslands. But if the Emperor were to gain power over the general, what would become of everyone? We don't need to say more; you all should understand!"

The general who had just spoken looked very grim; indeed, the shogunate and the emperor had never had a good relationship.

Previously, the shogunate wielded immense power and consistently suppressed the emperor.

This caused all those people to hide in the shadows, not daring to make any rash moves. But now things are different. After this great defeat, the Shogun's troops suffered heavy losses, and these people's minds began to become more active.

The Shogun nodded after hearing this.

"You're right. We absolutely cannot let the Emperor control all power, or it will be our death!"

"The Ming Dynasty can't possibly destroy our country. The main reason is that I've continued to recruit troops, so the Ming Dynasty won't do anything to us. Aren't they known as the Celestial Empire? They certainly won't care about our little bit of territory!"

I suspect their attack on us is merely for pretext; those guys have caused far too much trouble in the southeastern region of the Ming Dynasty. We can't let such a trivial matter damage the harmony between our two nations!

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Even the general who had opposed it earlier sighed and remained silent.

There was nothing they could do about it. After all, their relationship with the Emperor was extremely complicated. Although he cared more about the interests of our country, he was also reluctant to give up the wealth and honor he had worked so hard to obtain. If the Japanese Emperor were to seize power, it would mean his own demise.

Everything in front of me vanished in an instant.

Seeing that all the generals had agreed to the matter, the Shogun was very satisfied and looked at the advisor from before and said.

"Since you brought this up, I'll leave it to you to handle. I'm confident you can do a good job."

"Work hard, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly. And all of you, when I become the ruler of Japan, you will enjoy all kinds of wealth and glory!"

Hearing this, everyone was extremely excited. As long as they could gain more benefits, sometimes sacrificing the interests of Japan was not a big problem.

Soon, a letter was delivered directly to Wu Zhen and Wu Liang.

The two looked at the letter in their hands with great surprise. Although the Chinese characters on it were crooked and messy, they could still vaguely make out that it was a letter written by the Shogun.

Wu Liang looked on in surprise.

"This Shogun is truly interesting. He's currently at war with us, yet he's written us a letter—not a declaration of war!" "Truly fascinating!"

When they opened it and saw the contents, their eyes lit up.

And this is a good thing.

The Ming army has now occupied a significant portion of Japanese territory and has even captured many people to mine for them.

At this point, they were still thinking about fighting amongst themselves.

After reading the contents, Wu Liang looked at Wu Zhen beside him and said...

How likely do you think this is?

Wu Zhen thought for a moment!

Brother, you suspect this is a scheme, but I don't think there's anything too wrong with it.

The conflict between the Shogun and the Emperor had long since reached an irreconcilable point.

It would be normal for him to resist at this point, but he didn't expect the remnants of Goryeo and Mongol tribes to join in. Our Great Ming Dynasty didn't completely annihilate them back then, and now these guys dare to jump around like this!

"I think we can make some preparations. When the time comes, we can choose to support the Shogun against the Emperor of Japan. If that doesn't work, we can go to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him for some rewards or something!"

"Anyway, it's just an empty title. As for the terrain of Goryeo, it's very important. If we take Goryeo..."

To the west, we can attack the various tribes of the grasslands; to the east, we can use our navy to directly push towards Japan, where there are also many natural harbors!

"Taking this place will bring us many benefits. After all, they were our vassal state before, and it was not an easy task to deal with them. But now that they have rebelled, we don't have many concerns anymore. We can just attack them directly!"

Upon hearing this, the generals nodded.

Wu Liang decided to tell Zhu Xiong Ying about this matter first, and then make a decision.

"Didn't many Japanese people defect to us, wanting to serve us? The time has come to use them. Have them disguise themselves and infiltrate Japanese territory to investigate the truth of this matter. Anyone who can find clues will be richly rewarded!"

Not long after, Zhu Xiong Ying received letters from the two Wu brothers.

When Zhu Xiong Ying learned of this news, he was also very surprised. Considering that the conflict between the Japanese Emperor and the Shogunate was already so great, he felt a sense of satisfaction. Now it would be much easier to deal with them.

He directly agreed with the Wu brothers' approach.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that although Japan was just a mine.

It should have been controlled by the imperial court.

But sending someone there to keep an eye on things at this time would be a good thing.

Nowadays, among my uncles, there aren't many who are truly capable.

(End of this chapter)