Xinshun 1730

Chapter 425 The new realm of hiding one's ears and stealing bells

No one can know the future.

But Zhaoren knew that if he didn't go to the peace talks, he would lose even the "possibility of sacrificing his courage and swallowing Wu with three thousand victories".

Yiyi Jianxiang prefers peace talks first, and Zhaoren also prefers peace talks first in his heart.

In the future, Zhaoren will be "knowing how to advance and retreat, like Goujian";

Whether the shogunate can succeed in its reforms, and whether it can achieve a great cause through hard work and courage, is unknown.But in reality, it is even more unrealistic to expect that group of southwestern feudal clans who may be vying to be Shi Jingtang to achieve great things and get their shame.

Zhao Ren thought about it for a moment, and a helpless wry smile appeared on his face.

"Talk, let's talk."

Yiyi Jianxiang also nodded cautiously, indicating that, indeed, we can only talk.

Talking with the emperor is always less harmful to Japan than talking with the shogunate.

At least, in their view, lower.Because they don't know the words "market primitive accumulation" and "semi-colonial".

Outside the Zichen Hall, Wu Fangrui had already extinguished his No.15 cigarettes. The nausea and dizziness brought by one after another made him feel like vomiting.

When he crossed the Altai Mountains and went straight to Ili, he was not so anxious.Today, however, it has become a little unstable.

After a long time, a Jianxiang walked out of Zichen Hall.

"Please invite General Wu of the Tang Kingdom to enter the Zichen Hall for a detailed discussion."

Wu Fangrui was not from the navy, nor did he come out of the Jinghai Palace, but was actually a son of a good family who was admitted to the Wude Palace.

There is still some political awareness, shaking his head and saying: "Zichen Palace, it is really an arrogance. I can break into it, but I can't go in after knowing the name."

Since he was about to enter the palace, it seemed that Zhaoren did not commit suicide, and had already decided to follow him and go to peace talks.

In this case, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the translator directly translated the name of Zichen Palace. In this case, he really couldn't accept it—the same reason as North Korea's inability to accept any credential with the signature "Huang".What might seem trivial to later generations is unshakable political correctness at this time.

A Jianxiang had to change the term.

"General Wu of Dashun, please come in and have a detailed discussion with my lord."

Only now did Wu Fangrui walk into the hall, and Zhaoren also directly put forward his request at a distance.

He cannot be captured, but Wu Fangrui can only "invite" him to negotiate peace with Dashun.

There should be proper guards of honor, at least in Japan, and his dignity as the emperor must be preserved.Unless he talked about Dashun forcing him to descend from the emperor to the king, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to think that he has "overstepped".

Regarding this point, Wu Fangrui couldn't say anything.

I can rely on force to force him to go to the emperor's title.But it can be seen that Zhaoren has the heart of martyrdom. This kind of coercion by force is really meaningless. The subjugated kings of all dynasties still have to be given the dignity that should be given before death.

Seeing that the other party spoke clearly, Wu Fangrui might as well speak clearly.

"The Seventh Son of Heaven is leading an army and is coming from Xiaobin. It will arrive in seven or eight days at most. I might as well explain clearly that you can do many things in these seven or eight days."

"For example, gather the vassal soldiers, capture Xiaobin, and cut off my retreat; for example, gather the army of 'King Qin', and encircle and wipe out the army of the emperor here."

"You can do whatever you want, and you can also pass on the news, so that the representative of the capital can find a way to do it."

"I only have three or four hundred elites in my hand, not many. If I want to conquer, I must have two or three thousand people. And I can definitely burn this place before I am defeated."

"So, tell Suo Sidai in Kyoto not to do useless work. If you have the ability, go and defeat the emperor's army, and I will stay here to die; if you don't have the ability, don't even think about attacking here, it is meaningless."

He is confident.

According to the plan, Xiao Bin only kept five hundred soldiers.

According to the art of war, the Japanese could choose to mobilize the forces of the feudal vassals around Lake Biwa to capture Xiaohama first and cut off the army's rear.Then the army from all over the place rushed to the "King Qin" to encircle and wipe out the elite of Dashun's navy and marines in Kyoto, so Dashun would not dare to venture forward again after Dashun.

However, the premise of the art of war is to capture Xiao Bin.

In Xiaobin City, it is easy for the Dashun Army to attack because it is close to the sea.

In Xiaobin City, it is easy for the Dashun Army to defend because it is close to the sea.

Five hundred soldiers and three to five thousand Japanese warriors would not be able to attack in a short period of time. Wu Fangrui had absolute confidence in this.

With such self-confidence, it doesn't make any difference to say all the things that can be done in the Art of War.

No matter how powerful the art of war is, it still needs field battles in the end.

Invincible in field battles, no matter how many temples are counted, it is all nonsense.

For a moment, Zhaoren couldn't tell whether what Wu Fangrui said was true or false. He had never seen these officers who were under the subtle influence of Liu Yu and whose self-confidence exploded to the point of being conceited after the military reform.

It’s just that the reality is so cruel. This kind of tactical field conceit can only be self-confidence in the entire East and Southeast Asia at this time. In Central Asia or snow-capped mountains, they are more confident in tactics, but they are really not confident in logistics.

Zhaoren couldn't tell the difference, but finally smiled.

"The outstanding Chinese are really different. But if your prince's army is defeated halfway and Xiaobin City is captured, what will happen to General Wu?"

Wu Fangrui laughed and said: "If you can break through, it proves that there are no soldiers here. I burned this place first, killed your whole family, then broke into Osaka, set fires everywhere, stood at the end, and killed myself for the country. There are 2000 people, and I can't stop them." Hold me."

When Zhaoren heard the words, he also laughed loudly and said, "It's wonderful. Then sit here and watch?"

He also understood in his heart that if what Wu Fangrui said was true, the Dashun Army had really landed at Xiaobin and was marching here, as long as they were invincible in the field battle, it would be meaningless.

"It's good to sit here and watch. There's only one thing..."

"Say."

"During this period, use paper to cover the presumptuous words such as the imperial gate of Ha Yumen and the construction of Jianli Gate. You can observe rituals, but you cannot build rituals."

This request is not too much. If he leads troops to attack elsewhere, it will be fine.

But whether it is Hayumen or Jianlimen, all of them are written in Chinese characters.Wu Fangrui wanted to pretend that he couldn't see it, but he couldn't pretend that he couldn't see it. He could only use this method of deception and ask people to cover up these words.

When he is gone, the Japanese can recover naturally.

Then after the negotiation, formally remove, delete and modify, that's all right.

After returning to the court afterwards, there will be less trouble, and it can also be used as a kind of credit to let the emperor remember him.

These things are so important in this era.

Zhaoren knew that Wu Fangrui had given him enough face, not ruined it directly.Of course, this face is for him not to commit suicide, not for him who is alive.

At this point, Zhaoren smiled and said, "Is this a deception?"

Wu Fangrui subconsciously used Liu Yu's habit, spread his hands, and thought that although I learned practical knowledge, I was actually admitted to Wude Palace, and I can still recite "The Analects of Confucius".

"Do not see evil, do not listen to evil."

Things that violate ritual cannot be changed, so if you don’t listen to them or look at them, don’t they cease to exist?

Zhaoren knew that he had lost a lot in terms of words, and he had to observe etiquette only within the world. It seemed that Dashun was determined to bring Japan into the scope of the world.

This is asking too much, but it is also a compromise.It's better than being ruined, as long as both sides have passed.

So Zhaoren nodded in agreement, and covered all the words that could be seen on the city wall, which Dashun considered "overreaching" with paper.

Wu Fangrui also gave Zhaoren enough face and did not allow the Dashun army to enter the inner city. After all, there are female relatives inside, so it is not good to leave some pornographic stories circulating in the market.

Just block the city walls and the inner city, and don't go in or out.

Wu Fangrui wasn't afraid that those people in the inner city would turn the world upside down, and the governor of Kyoto outside the city didn't know what he would do, but he wasn't afraid either.

If the governor of Kyoto really had the guts to mobilize cannons to attack, Wu Fangrui thought he would set the fire on himself, and then he would just withdraw.

With cannons, you may not be able to defend to the death, but after killing people and breaking out, there is no pressure at all.

But at this time, whoever dares to lead troops to fire inside will become the "Chengji" of the Sima family in the future.

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Toki Yoritoshi, who temporarily stabilized the situation in Nijo Castle, was indeed in a difficult situation.

Zhaoren sent someone from the Imperial Palace, saying that he would start negotiations with Dashun, but he did not say that the siege was not allowed, but Toki Yoritoshi did not want to besiege the Imperial Palace either.

The key is this kind of thing. It is not like during the Shimabara Rebellion, Osaka Castle Dai Abe Shoji took the initiative and made the Kyushu feudal clans ready for war before the order from Edo came.

That incident had to be ratified by the shogunate afterwards, and it was determined that it was not arrogance.

The difference between attacking the Imperial Palace and what Abe Shoji wanted to decide back then was really too big.The former is because the general is outside, and the emperor's order is not accepted; the latter is easily spread by the market as "Cheng Ji, what is the use of Sima Gong supporting you?"

He is the governor of the capital, and he sent troops to attack the imperial palace. It was not just as simple as cutting seppuku alone.This represents the will of the shogunate, and it is really difficult to deal with it afterwards.

Zhaoren said to Toki Laminoru before that "the king dies in Sheji", but he didn't die.

Now, Zhaoren sent someone from the Imperial Palace to say that he would negotiate with Dashun himself, which made him a little bit at a loss as to what to do.

The shogunate is so powerful that it can force the emperor to abdicate, but it has to be decent.

As the emperor, he had to abide by the basic laws set by the shogunate.

"Forbidden China and Public Laws" is the basic law of the emperor.

Since Toki Yorimoro is the head of the Kyoto Office, he has memorized the "Forbidden China and Public Laws" by heart, but in this law, it is not said that the emperor is not allowed to negotiate with foreign countries.

Moreover, the first article of "Forbidden China and the Public Laws" is: the emperor's all capable things, the first emperor's knowledge, if you don't learn, you will not understand the ancient ways, and there is no one who can govern and bring peace. "Zhen Guan Zheng Yao" plain text also...

Zhaoren used the Weishui alliance in "Zhenguan Zhengyao" as a metaphor to explain the legitimacy of his negotiation with Dashun.

Since it is the first article of "Forbidden China and Public Laws", it is to let the emperor study hard, and Zhenguan political leaders are the first book, so it is reasonable to act according to the stories in Zhenguan political officials.

It can be seen that the emperor conscientiously abided by the law and studied the important officials of Zhenguan.

Besides, whether the emperor violated the law or not depends on the attitude of the shogunate.

Conversely, if the shogunate negotiates with foreign countries, it should also be reported to the emperor in theory.

Is foreign negotiation a public matter?Or is it a matter of the Wu family?
This is also unclear.

The key point is that Dashun is not the Westerners of the Southern Man, but the Celestial Dynasty, and the shogunate is indeed not equal to the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, unless the Celestial Dynasty pretends to be stupid and pretends not to know the existence of the Emperor, and assumes that the Shogun is the king of Japan, but now it is obvious that the Celestial Dynasty does not He pretended to be stupid, and did not deceive himself.

The Dashun army that had invaded the imperial palace now maintained the image of a gentleman, but "invited" Zhaoren to negotiate, and did not threaten to set fire to the imperial palace or kill the entire family of the emperor if they dared to attack.

But some threats are so clear that it goes without saying.Toki Yorimoro also knew how skillful the Dashun Army was in setting fire to the capital before. Needless to say, these things were threatening there.Within half a day, wind and fire blew up and burned no less than a thousand households. This kind of skillful method is really comparable to ordinary arson.

(End of this chapter)