Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1813 Pingwo ([-]) Intriguing Canonization

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang once sent a mission to demand tribute from Japan and control the activities of Japanese pirates. However, Prince Huailiang of Japan at that time dismissed it. Instead, he detained and killed the members of the mission and released them after a long time.The Japanese invaders are still on the border. After expelling the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to conquer Japan, but in the end he was dissuaded by his officials and gave up.

From the Jianwen period to the early years of Yongle, when the domestic situation in Japan had changed, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took the initiative to make peace with Ming Dynasty, and sent envoys to pay tribute according to the tradition, hoping to get rich rewards.Therefore, Emperor Yongle issued a seal of crown clothing, allowing Japan to pay a tribute for ten years.

However, this system is not rigorous. Japan has never expressed its surrender in fact. It is just that the Central Plains Dynasty has always had the habit of treating foreign envoys as vassals and tributary states as long as they establish diplomatic relations.

Let's talk about China's tributary system. Since most small countries are unable to compete with it, and since ancient times, both economically and artistically, they have benefited greatly, and with the protection of a nominal suzerain, most of them are willing.Only Japan has never been invaded by China, and because it is an island country, it has no need for protection, so it has never formally expressed surrender.

After the Onin Rebellion, Japan entered the Warring States Period. The country was chaotic and the tribute was interrupted. The defeated samurai, merchants, and ronin came to North Korea and the coastal areas of Ming Dynasty again to develop their forces. hatred.

As for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who has already unified Japan in name, regaining the title of Ming canon is of little help value to his status in Japan, but it cannot be said to be meaningless.

The reason is not complicated. Although Japan has never surrendered to China, its culture was inspired by China, and even its official system was almost copied from the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, its domestic ruling class still has a high recognition of the Central Plains Dynasty.

It just so happened that Toyotomi Hideyoshi came from a humble background. If he could get the recognition of the Central Plains orthodoxy of Ming Dynasty, at least his family status could be significantly improved—you can try to say that I came from a humble background in the future?Having said that, at the beginning, General Ashikaga was also the king of Japan conferred by the Emperor of Central Plains. He could have Ashikaga, but I, Toyotomi, could not have it?

So on the next day, Toyotomi Hideyoshi received the Daming Mission, and the Ming Mission issued an edict:

"Fengtian Chengyun emperor, the system said: the saint is appointed to the great fortune, and the world will be overwhelmed, and everyone will respect the emperor's order. Pu generals and the sun rises from the corner of the sea, and I don't take it. In the past, my emperor's ancestors gave birth to many parties. The tortoise and the dragon are bestowed from afar. The domain of Fusang; Zhenmin Dazhuan, the mountain of Rongshi Zhenguo. The successor is separated by the waves of the sea, and occasionally the wind occupies it.

When this is a prosperous occasion, I will be with Toyotomi Hirai Hideyoshi, rise up Haibang, and know and respect China.The envoy of Xi Chi, admiring to come to the same place; North knocking on the pass of thousands of miles, begging to be attached.Love is strong in obedience, but kindness can be tender in arms.Zetterfel is the king of Japan and bestowed upon him by command.

Yu play!Long Benzhi's letter, the crown dress is on the sea surface; the popular flower clothes, the vassal guard is in the heaven.Erqi thinks that the duties of a minister should be cultivated, and he should follow the essentials, and he is grateful for the emperor's kindness.There is no substitute for sincerity, only obedience to Lun's words, Yongzun's voice to teach.Qinzai! "

The envoys read this original text, but although many people in Japan understand Chinese, most of them can speak Wu dialect, and they are not very familiar with northern Mandarin.In addition, the imperial decree is written in gorgeous words and difficult language, not to mention that Toyotomi's retainers and the famous names are confused, even Japanese officials cannot immediately understand its meaning (compared to the samurai, the Japanese official class is proud of being proficient in Sinology ).

Therefore, on the other side, after overnight preparations, Shen Weijing came to another wave of translations. During the translation, he completely changed the content of the edict, and the basic content completely conformed to Hideyoshi's vision.

Hideyoshi was overjoyed by this, and after impromptuly delivering a speech on the hope that the two countries would live in harmony, he asked Governor Konishi to send the envoy away to rest, and he will be canonized tomorrow.

Returning to the resting place, Shen Weijing reported to Zhengshi Huihui: "Another translation has been made according to the instructions of Elder Gaoge, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi said that it will be canonized tomorrow. According to the discussion a few days ago, someone in the Wa Kingdom should be able to recognize the difference between you and me. , I will report to him afterwards, and then we will see whether Toyotomi Hideyoshi will start another big war in a fit of anger."

Yang Fangheng praised Shen Weijing a few words with satisfaction, and then said: "In this way, you and I and the entourage of the mission will also enter the most dangerous moment tonight, and you may leave your life in the country of Japan, do you regret it?"

Shen Weijing smiled and said: "The so-called wealth and wealth are sought in danger, not to mention that after this incident, the old man can be regarded as a famous name in history. This business has reached the current level, and the old man is not at a loss. Why do you regret it?" Yang Fangheng laughed.

They really didn't expect to be wrong. Although the content of the edict announced by the chief and deputy envoys during the day was not immediately noticed, it happened that Hideyoshi had an eminent monk from the Tiantai sect visiting today. Hideyoshi knew that he was proficient in Chinese, so he invited him to attend tomorrow. Canonization ceremony.

The next day, the grand ceremony was completed, and Hideyoshi accepted the canonization in Osaka. The envoys of the Ming Dynasty stood on the Jintai, proclaimed the canonization of Toyotomi Hideyoshi as the king of Japan, rewarded clothing with seals, and rewarded ten pieces of satin of various colors such as python forging and brocade, and fox fur. One coat, a hundred mink furs and some gold and silver artifacts.

At the same time, he also warned Hideyoshi that it is advisable to withdraw from the entire territory of North Korea immediately, keep his own law and order, and not to invade again.Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in accordance with the previous agreement with President Konishi, thanked the emperor with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and knelt down to ask for holy peace.

However, because the eminent monk of the Tiantai sect was proficient in Chinese, he checked the text of the edict with Hideyoshi one by one after the ceremony, and said that the Ming envoy did not seem to know that Japan had put forward many conditions, so it was not mentioned in the edict at all.

After Hideyoshi learned the truth, he was really furious, threw an edict on the ground, and immediately called Maeda Toshiie, Toyotomi Hideji, Konishi Yukaka, Ukita Hideka and others to discuss the matter.

Hideyoshi scolded: "The imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty is arrogant. I want a king in Japan, and I don't need a bearded man to seal me! What I want is the south of the Han River in North Korea, the princess of the Ming Dynasty, and the prince of North Korea." As a result, not only are there no such things as land cession, pledge, marriage, etc. in the imperial edict, but there is also no prospecting and cooperation trade!
This imperial edict described Ming as being so powerful, as if it had already defeated us, it's just nonsense!President Konishi!what the hell is it?Are you the one who betrayed me? ! "

Seeing that Hideyoshi was angry, Toyotomi Hideji preemptively persuaded: "His Royal Highness, please calm down. Is there a misunderstanding on this matter? For example, is this just a customary etiquette for conferring in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a way to deliberately show yourself and hide your own shortcomings. Face. Regarding this, have you confirmed it with the envoy?"

Hideyoshi said angrily: "What are you talking about? Sun Qilang, are you an idiot! Do I need to confirm this again? If they agreed to my conditions, there would be no such rhetoric in the canonization! Damn, it was completely suppressed!" People underestimated it, it was a scam from beginning to end! President Xiaoxi, why did you conspire with Ming Guo, tell me immediately, and I can kill you alone!"

President Xiaoxi pleaded again and again: "His Royal Highness, I have been wronged, and I have no idea what's going on? At that time, Ming Guo had agreed to all the conditions, and the replies to me were the same for several times!"

Hideyoshi scolded: "It's nonsense, you have been in charge of this matter, you were there when the edict was read for the first time, and you are also proficient in Chinese, not only Jiangnan dialect, but also northern dialect! From North Korea to Osaka, you have nothing to do with them. Notice it! This imperial edict has been read out twice, but you still don’t understand it!”

The Ukita Hide family also felt that there was something wrong, looked down at President Xiaonishi, and asked, "Xiaoxi, what's going on? Are you really doing something to betray His Highness Taige behind your back? If that's the case, I, Yukita, The Xiu family will definitely not let you go!"

Chief Xiaoxi defended again and again: "Your Majesty Taige, when I made an oath to get along with them, I really didn't notice the slightest falsehood. I can answer Chinese from both the north and the south, but Chinese is divided into spoken and written Chinese. Spoken language is easy to understand, and my ministers are not a problem." , but my subordinates are not very proficient in written language. The words in this edict are complicated, and my subordinates cannot translate them immediately.

Moreover, there were envoys from the Ming Dynasty who made a strong oath before, and there was a Japanese translation of the edict later, so the ministers also believed it to be true.The ministers have also been deceived by them all the time.The subjects never imagined that they would be so despicable... especially that Shen Weijing!
And the emperor of the Ming Dynasty also failed our sincerity and wanted to play tricks on us from the very beginning!Playing with His Royal Highness Taige!I just want to cut them into pieces right now! "

President Konishi is worthy of being a businessman, and his ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open is good. Seeing him like this, the Ukita Hide family didn't bother to worry about his position. Instead, they simply called for war to conquer North Korea immediately, and asked Hideyoshi to order the expulsion of the Ming Dynasty Mission.

Maeda Toshiie was very calm, and after a little thought, he persuaded: "I think it is not appropriate to do this now. Since the Ming Dynasty is doing this, I think it should have been prepared. I am worried that during this truce, the Ming army had previously I am afraid that all the difficulties we face can be overcome, and we are fully prepared.

Your Majesty Taige, the Tang Dynasty (Ming Dynasty) had a vast territory and had millions of armored troops. In the previous war, only [-] people were dispatched. This was originally very unusual. I thought it might have something to do with the fact that they had just finished fighting Mongolia. When mobilized, you don't know what kind of military power it will be.

On the other hand, we are only occupying Busan now, leaving some troops to garrison, and the rest have already returned to the country and disarmed. If we want to be recruited again, it will not only take a lot of time, but also need to prepare a lot.

Therefore, I boldly suggested that it is better to pretend to be ignorant, continue to accept the canonization, and continue to create the illusion that they have no intention of fighting again to deceive Datang and Koryo, but in fact quietly prepare for the war.

As for our purpose... Your Highness Taige, if we stop fighting here, the soldiers will only face fragmentation and eternal separation of life and death when they return.More importantly, the daimyos who are not compensated may deepen their dissatisfaction with His Royal Highness Taige, which will eventually lead to a rebellion, so at the very least, we have to divide or even occupy North Korea in order to calm this internal hidden danger. "

These words made sense, and Toyotomi Hideji said with emotion: "So that's the case, you have thought carefully. But I really didn't expect that the dignified Ming country would use such means. When I heard about the strength of the Ming army before, I was still thinking about it." It was once thought that the Korean War would drag on for a long time.

Later, a peace and armistice was suddenly negotiated. Although I had doubts, I didn't think too much about it under various manifestations. Unexpectedly, the truth turned out to be like this. Then we should prepare for military supplies again. "

Maeda Toshiie nodded and said: "Yes, His Highness Guanbai, the people of the Tang Dynasty said 'soldiers never tire of deceit', they are at war with us, so naturally they will not hesitate to use any conspiracy and trick. The Tang Dynasty has gone through thousands of years, no matter the conspiracy is very important. Jing Shen was almost fooled by him this time.

In addition, judging from the situation of the last battle, the two armies are good at winning: our army has plenty of troops but insufficient firepower; the Ming army is powerful but afraid of losses.

In this case, this rematch requires secret preparations, and then seizes the opportunity to defeat them with all their strength.For this reason, we still need to plan carefully... Your Highness Guan Bai, in terms of military supplies preparation, mobilization and dispatch, I will ask you to help His Highness Taige take care. "Xiuci quickly said that this is his duty, and it is a matter of course.

Hideyoshi paced around twice, stomped his feet and said: "Lijia, you are right, it should be so. After this rematch, I don't need peace talks anymore. I must do my best to destroy all North Korea, and then attack Datang one after another. , Tianzhu, those who stand in my way must die without a burial place!
As for now...the banquet will be held tomorrow, and we will all be dressed in bright clothes to entertain the bright envoys.Xiaoxi, I can give you another chance. You need to let the envoy know that although I am grateful for this canonization, I am not satisfied. I would like to ask the emperor of Ming Dynasty to consider it again, otherwise I will not withdraw from Busan.

Also, we must make them feel that we only want better canonization and trade, and they must not have any awareness of our attack again, you understand? "President Xiaoxi quickly took orders.

So, on the next day, the Ming Dynasty mission received Japanese hospitality at the banquet, and all Japanese ministers and daimyo who attended the meeting were ordered to wear Ming Dynasty costumes to show their submission.Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Sekibai Toyotomi Hideyoshi even poured respect for the Ming envoy in person.Taige and Guan Bai have achieved this level, the rest dare not lag behind, they also toasted one after another, and the Ming Dynasty Mission also returned their respects one by one.

During the Noh performance, President Xiaonishi turned to Ming envoys Yang Fangheng and Shen Weijing, put on a happy smile and said: "Everyone came from afar to confer the title of His Royal Highness Taiko, and everyone in our country is grateful. It's just about the canonization of Japan. King, although His Majesty the Taige is well aware of the great grace of the Emperor, but in Japan, His Majesty the Emperor is still alive, this... is still somewhat difficult.

Japan has its own national conditions. As far as Japan is concerned, His Majesty the Emperor is supreme, but he does not handle state affairs, and all state affairs are handled by his ministers. This has been the case for hundreds of years.His Majesty the Taiko was canonized as the King of Japan, how does His Majesty the Emperor deal with himself?Not only His Highness Taige, everyone will be ashamed. "

Shen Weijing replied: "But if the king of Japan is not named, this matter will be very embarrassing for Ming Dynasty. It is not in accordance with the etiquette, and there is no precedent. For example, the Ashikaga family, the former Japanese general who conquered barbarians, was not also made king of Japan by Ming Dynasty? At that time they Why don't you think it's a little difficult?
What's more, I am the Son of Heaven's Jinkou Yuyan, how can there be any reason to change the title without authorization after the imperial decree!The Celestial Dynasty has stood for a thousand years, the four barbarians are obedient, and all nations come to the court, and etiquette is the most important thing in everything.Now that this is the case, it cannot be easier. "

President Xiaonishi turned to Yang Fangheng and said: "Please return to the emperor, and please reconsider the canonization matter. Of course, if it is true that the canonization cannot be re-canonized, Japan will not force it. It is only the exploration and cooperation trade that is the lifeblood of Japan. Japan I will keep begging, and please tell the Holy One about this matter, please."

Since he didn't force it, and the prospecting and trade matter was just "keep on begging", then Yang Fangheng was not afraid to agree, so he promised to play back.

After the climax of the banquet, Shen Weijing had a private conversation with President Xiaoxi alone, and asked, "The secret hasn't been revealed yet, right? Why did the envoy suddenly make such a request at the banquet, but they didn't discuss it with me before?"

President Xiaoxi lied and said: "There is no disclosure, but His Royal Highness Taige was very surprised by this matter, and it can even be said that he was at a loss. This is what I have to do today. Please forgive me, Mr. Shen."

Shen Weijing sighed and commented: "Your national conditions are really strange and incomprehensible. Anyway, it's just playing again, but it doesn't matter... But when will you withdraw the troops that are still entrenched in Busan?"

President Xiaoxi replied: "His Highness Taige has not received instructions on this matter so far. His Highness Taige has become almost obsessed with paying tribute recently, and I am also very embarrassed. Oh, there are too many people here, it is not suitable for you and me to stay for a long time, please feel free .”

President Xiaoxi found an excuse to slip away, went back to their respective tables with Shen Weijing, and continued to participate in the banquet.

During the banquet, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Toyotomi Hideyoshi sat together. Hideyoshi and Hideyoshi chatted with each other many times. I cherish every piece of food, and I hope that what I do can bring blessings to the world... Now that you are Guan Bai, you must always remember it."

Xiuci said: "Yes, my nephew has always cherished blessings. My uncle and aunt taught my nephew, my nephew has always kept in mind and never dared to forget it for a moment. After a long war, the world finally ushered in peace. Although my nephew has nothing Talent, but dare not slack off every day, and hope to make everyone rich as soon as possible.”

Hideyoshi patted his legs and said: "If you can occupy North Korea, Datang, Tianzhu and other places, then you will have unimaginable wealth. In the future, I will hand over Japan to Ukita Hideo's family, and let you become Guanbai of Datang and welcome the emperor to live in Ming Dynasty." The capital of the country, and I stay in Ningbo. What do you think?"

Xiuci was noncommittal, but asked what Shaojun planned at that time?Hideyoshi replied: "I have my own arrangements for Shi's future, but you don't need to ask. You will be the Great Tang Guanbai in the future. How much do you know about the customs and government affairs of the Great Tang?"

Naturally, he didn't know much about it, so Xiuci replied that he was busy with official duties on weekdays, so he only had some understanding of some parts of Chinese history and culture, and hadn't touched on the rest.

Therefore, Hideyoshi blamed Xiuci: "I want to occupy this place. You don't know it. Why didn't you make any preparations for Datang? Do you think that if I am in charge of the conquest, you can just prepare some military supplies and set up a few flying places?" Passing on the military situation with your feet, watching from the sidelines but not caring about other things about Datang? Didn't your retainers remind you?!"

Xiuci saw Hideyoshi's complexion suddenly changed, and he didn't know why, but the best reaction at this time was naturally to apologize in a hurry, so he quickly said: "His Royal Highness calm down, my nephew will start preparing immediately. It's just that my nephew thought that Japan has been in trouble for years. Is it a bit too hasty to conquer abroad? My nephew is saying...is it more beneficial to wait for the country to be richer and fight again?"

Hideyoshi said angrily: "You're talking nonsense again, I thought you understood the meaning of this matter! Didn't I make it clear before? If you forget, find someone to help you remember, and then do your duty well."

Xiuci was suddenly accused, and felt trembling and uneasy again, so she had no choice but to keep silent, expressing her acknowledgment of her mistake.
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PS: I remember the imperial decree in this chapter was saved before, but I couldn’t find it. It took me a while to find it temporarily.In addition, the final length is more than 4 words more than the originally scheduled 1000K, so the update time is two hours late, sorry sorry.

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