The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 484 Hongwu 26th Year, September [-]th! ! !
One month later, the Japanese Palace.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the terms sent by the Japanese envoy to Daming asking for an armistice.

His face was gloomy.

He originally thought that as long as he expressed his willingness to surrender to Daming, the matter could stop this time.

I didn't expect Daming's appetite to be so big.

It will also occupy the four kingdoms of the Wa Kingdom.

Even the 9000 million silver is a huge sum that is unbearable for the Wa country.

Although it is said that it can be repaid in installments, how long will it take to divide so much silver.

In contrast, other conditions don't matter, the main issue is the cession of the city and the issue of compensation.

It is this condition, which is only given after paying more than 170 envoys, and the princess of the country of Wa is married.

Otherwise it is more harsh.

At present, the main hall of the Wa King's Palace seems a bit empty, and most of the Wa Kingdom's envoys are temporarily appointed Wa Kingdom officials.

But there are also 40 or [-] people who are really in the court of the Wa Kingdom.

Compared with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Emperor Komatsu looked much more relaxed.

It is true that this Japanese country is his in name, but in fact, the control power has long been out of the hands of the emperor, especially the previous war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

What appeared to be a duel between two emperors was actually a duel between two shogunates.

Moreover, the envoys sent to Daming this time allowed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to seize the opportunity to weaken the faction loyal to the emperor again.

This made Emperor Komatsu angry and helpless.

What is the difference between the current emperor and a puppet.

He wished there would be chaos now, because only when there was chaos, the people of Japan would think of the emperor, and would give Emperor Komatsu more opportunities to gather enough daimyos who were loyal to the emperor.

Therefore, in this regard, Emperor Komatsu did not have any opinions.

"What does His Majesty the Emperor think of Daming's conditions? Will our country agree to it?"

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was angry, he also returned to the whole.

In his opinion, this country of Wa is his world, and he originally planned to give up his position as the Shogun next year to his nine-year-old son.

Then he became a monk by himself and served as the Minister of the Taizheng as a monk.

The Taizheng Minister of the Japanese Kingdom is equivalent to the position of Taishi or Prime Minister, assisting the Emperor and leading the court officials.

But in the current situation, it is bound to be impossible to abdicate, and there is no reason to support him to abdicate.

This gave an excuse to the emperor's officials to stop it because the Japanese country could not leave General Yoshimitsu Ashikaga for the time being.

But even at this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu still wanted to dig a hole for Emperor Komatsu.

At present, there is only the possibility of agreeing to the treaty of Ming Dynasty, but who will agree is also a problem.

Whoever agrees means that whoever is the sinner of the Wa Kingdom.

When Emperor Komatsu heard Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question, he immediately became filled with righteous indignation:
"Da Ming is really deceiving people too much. He even put forward such harsh conditions. However, many people in Kyushu Island, my Japanese country, are now under the fiery rule of the Ming army."

"Every time I think of this, I toss and turn late at night, unable to fall asleep, and feel deeply powerless."

Emperor Komatsu naturally would not answer Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question, and the answer was completely irrelevant.

After hearing the words, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu continued to ask: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is going to agree to the Ming treaty."

Later, Emperor Komatsu continued: "Daming is powerful, relying on the power of firearms, our army is completely unable to confront the front."

"Even the rock-solid city wall, under the artillery of the Ming army, collapsed and shattered in an instant, and there was no resistance."

"If our country can find the method of great firearms, it will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army. However, the Ming army is very strict in defense. Even if we get a few firearms, we cannot imitate them."

"Now Ming Dynasty occupies the six countries of our country, Koryo occupies the two countries, most of Kyushu Island falls into the hands of others, and it is time to harvest in October, the grain produced in Kyushu Island is bound to be confiscated by the Ming army."

After that, Komatsu said a lot, giving pointers to the current situation in many ways, secretly indicating that the current Wa country has no way to speak, but he just didn't answer Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question directly.

The meaning is obvious, anyway, I don't say it, it's up to you to say it.

If you don't say it, then let's procrastinate and see if you are in a hurry or I am.

The Wa kingdom really belongs to the lineage of the emperor, but it is mainly temples. The guardian daimyos in various places are loyal to the emperor in name, but in fact they are the orders of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and they also choose to listen or not.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also understood that although the emperor had no power to speak of, it was meaningless to force him to speak.

Anyway, the signing of the treaty must be stamped with the emperor's seal.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the court officials who had no intention of speaking at all, and said:
"It was a time when our country was in trouble. Both the Ming and Koryo invaded our country. The Ming army had firearms to help us. How could our warriors resist with their flesh and blood."

"There is an old saying in the Central Plains Dynasty, misfortune comes with good fortune. For our Wa country, it seems to be a huge crisis, but it actually contains many opportunities."

"When the Ming Dynasty garrisons are stationed in Kyushu Island, the connection between our country and Ming Dynasty will definitely be strengthened. In the current Ming Dynasty, at least in the tribute trade, our country can obtain a lot of profits."

"Besides, after this, we Japanese can also justifiably walk in Daming, and the secret of firearms will one day be born in our country."

"At this point, everyone encourages each other!"

Finally, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood up and bowed to the ministers.

These words and actions, with strong sadness and longing for the future, immediately won the favor of all the ministers present.

After Emperor Komatsu saw this, deep fear and powerlessness flashed in his eyes.

After that, Emperor Hou Komatsu took out the jade seal, and under the witness of many court officials, wrote the conditions for taking effect on the letter of credence, and then affixed the seal.

This letter of credence will be sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible by a special envoy accompanied by a large number of warriors.

For Wa country, naturally the sooner the better.

The faster the time, the faster the war will end, and the people of Kyushu Island will be able to return earlier.

It is currently the end of August, and it depends on whether we can catch up with some rice in mid-October.

In the 26th year of Hongwu, September [-]th.

On the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Ying stood on the Golden Luan Hall, and behind him was Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon chair.

Below, is full of civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Outside the Fengtian Gate, there was an envoy of the Japanese Kingdom who was holding a letter of credence and arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible.

This time, it took only 20 days to travel day and night, plus the delivery at the Daming Station, and arrived at the Daming Capital last night, September [-]th.

According to the normal situation, Daming should wait a few days before holding the signing ceremony.

However, after knowing that the Japanese envoys had arrived, Zhu Ying decided to accept the Japanese surrender on the next day, September [-]th.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand why the eldest grandson would come over overnight, saying that tomorrow would be a good day, he directly arranged for the surrender ceremony of the Wa Kingdom.

But this little matter, let him go.

Only Zhu Ying knew clearly in her heart, as a person from her previous life, what the special day September [-] represented.

This is to remind ourselves all the time that the people of the Central Plains have suffered in another branch of history.

Also, there should not be any weak thoughts about the Wa country.

This is a group of white-eyed wolves. No matter how good they are, it doesn't mean anything. They can never be fed enough.

The only thing that should be done is to educate them, to let them integrate into the Ming Dynasty, to be proud of themselves as the people of the Ming Dynasty, and to be ashamed as a Japanese nation.

As for those who have evil intentions, just throw them into the sea and feed them to the fish.

Outside the Fengtian Gate.

Yuan Youxin was holding a wooden tray with both hands, and what was dragged on it was the letter of surrender from the Wa Kingdom.

At this moment, his face was full of excitement.

If he saw his expression without knowing it, he would think that this was not a surrender ceremony, but some meritorious service, and he was ready to receive a reward.

Not only Yuan Youxin, but also the other five Japanese envoys who followed behind him, their expressions were also joyful and excited.

Their agitation had nothing to do with the surrender of the Wa Kingdom, it was just because their lives were saved.

Who would have known, these days, the haze that has shrouded the Tianjie Temple and the Japanese envoys.

A few days ago, before the Princess of the Kingdom of Wa was not valued by His Royal Highness, the corpses of all the envoys of the Kingdom of Wa who were killed by Zhan Hui's order were placed in the residence of Tianjie Temple.

And it is strictly forbidden to be buried in the territory of Ming Dynasty.

This also led to the place where the Japanese envoys lived was full of corpses, and within a few days, the smell was unbearable.

It is a double torture both physically and mentally.

Later, it was Yuan Youxin who proposed to His Royal Highness Taisun after Princess Xiangzi of the Wa Kingdom entered the Kunning Palace, hoping to cremate the envoys of the Kingdom of Wa, and then bring the ashes back to the Kingdom of Wa.

After obtaining the permission of His Royal Highness, he was able to get rid of this situation.

Yuan Youxin waited respectfully behind Fengtian Gate.

Because it's not an auspicious time yet.

The Japanese envoy on the left subconsciously looked at Yuan Youxin, as if he was asking for something.

Yuan Youxin nodded slightly, and the Japanese envoys who had been paying attention all the time almost stopped cheering.

It is said that there is news that His Royal Highness the Grandson last night is favoring Princess Xiangzi.

It was at this time that the news about the arrival of the national book of the country of Wa reached the palace.

Under the tactful prayer of Princess Xiangzi, His Royal Highness Taisun issued an order late at night, confirming that the ceremony of surrendering to the Japanese kingdom will be held today.

"The auspicious time has come, let the Japanese envoys enter the Fengtian Hall to face the saint!".
With the shouts passed down from mouth to mouth by the eunuchs, the Fengtian Gate slowly opened.

Yuan Youxin quickly put the wooden plate on the ground, knelt down and kowtowed and shouted: "The envoys of the small country respectfully obey His Majesty's imperial edict."

Then he picked up the wooden plate and got up, and under the leadership of the eunuch, he walked all the way forward.

In Fengtian Temple.

The ministers were excited.

No one expected that His Royal Highness Taisun actually achieved such a great victory in the war against the Wa Kingdom.

You must know that in the past wars, if you win, you win, which will cause a very large burden on the national treasury. Every time there is a war, the number of deaths is large, and a large amount of pensions must be given.

The country of Wa, a country that had failed twice even during the founding period of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, was on the vast sea.

In fact, most of the courtiers were not very optimistic about the war against the Japanese kingdom, thinking that this was a waste of time and money for His Highness the Grandson.

The 50 army is 30 more than the 20 army of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. If it fails because of this, it will shake the foundation of the entire Ming Dynasty's rule.

That is to say, now that His Majesty is shocking the world and pampering his grandson, if it were any other dynasty in the past and present, the transfer of so many soldiers would definitely be opposed by all the officials.

Besides, even Your Majesty was dissuaded by Liu Ji back then.

However, the current facts have proved that His Royal Highness Taisun's decision and policy are very correct.

Although the Ming army suffered some damage, compared with the national war, the damage was maintained at a very low level.

Not to mention food and salary, there is a burden, but compared to the prosperous Daming, this burden is really nothing, at most it is just a year's income in previous years.

In today's Ming Dynasty, taxation has reached a new height, especially the increase in business tax, and the profits created by His Royal Highness, the British Chamber of Commerce, are no longer nothing.

The most important thing is that during the negotiation with Wa this time, His Royal Highness Taisun advocated to collect 9000 million silver compensation from Wa.

Although it is paid off in 20 years, for Daming, it is equivalent to passing all the consumption of the war on to the Wa Kingdom.

In contrast, the cession of the three cities by the Wa Kingdom is not so important.

The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty didn't care much about other trade rights.

As for the consular power, let alone, it is a matter related to the common people, to be precise, businessmen.

Even now, in the eyes of court officials, merchants are extremely low status, that is, His Royal Highness Taisun will seek some benefits for them because of his former status as a merchant.

When the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom, holding the national book of the Japanese Kingdom, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times outside the Fengtian Hall, and then slowly entered the court hall, it also meant that the future wars gave the officials of the Ming Dynasty a new perspective.

That's enough compensation.

It seems that there are some sages' words, such as generosity, tolerance, etc., it seems that there is no compensation to make them more comfortable.

That's 9000 million silver.

Such a huge amount made every courtier feel suffocated.

"Today is really a special day." Zhu Ying couldn't help but sighed meaningfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly behind.

He thought that Dasun was talking about the bad breath from the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it was finally completely unblocked today, so he also smiled and said:

"Today is indeed a special day."

Seeing that the Japanese envoy had already knelt down in the Fengtian Hall, holding up the Japanese national book on a wooden tray with both hands, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly to the eunuch Liu He, who was next to him.

Liu He immediately took out the jade seal, carefully opened the wrapped silk and satin, and respectfully sent it to His Highness the Grandson.

Zhu Ying picked up the jade seal, walked down from the Jinluan hall, and walked step by step to the front of the Japanese envoy Yuan Youxin.

Opening the Japanese national book above, it is the specific compensation conditions written in Japanese and Chinese.

On the lower right, the seal of Wa has been affixed.

When Zhu Ying picked up the jade seal and stamped it on the Japanese national book, it represented the completion of this historic scene.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was also unabashedly excited.

All the ministers knelt down on the ground and shouted three times:
Long live Daming, long live Your Majesty! ! !
No matter how good-natured he is, no matter how important the matter is, Zhu Ying's face flushes a little more when she hears this call.

(End of this chapter)