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Chapter 437 Emperor, we have chosen you to be the king of Japan! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"His Majesty the Emperor, Guan Baiying Si Fangfu has come to pay homage."

A female voice spoke with a pinched throat, and in a particularly melodious tone, reported to the Emperor of Japan who was looking down at the letter that his brother-in-law, Seki Hakutakaji of the Japanese Imperial Court, had come to the Shinbo to "grab rice" - he came with a meal. , Of course it’s for free, otherwise what else could it be?Discussing national affairs?Is this something the Emperor and Guan Bai can discuss?

The emperor listened to the female official's slow words and smiled slowly: "The assistant came just in time. I haven't had a meal with him for three days. I sent a message to the dining room to prepare double portions for today's lunch. Oh. , fry three more spring fish."

The spring fish is a kind of "little cat fish". It is caught from the sea, fried in oil or powdered, battered and deep-fried in oil, and then eaten with special fish sauce for dipping. But it's "extremely delicious"!
Well, this is not Japanese food from the Edo period, but for an emperor who is a vegetarian all year round and occasionally sees meat and fish, fried fish is simply a rare delicacy in the world!He was not willing to fry a large plate at once, so he had to count the fried ones. Today, he was only willing to fry three pieces to entertain his brother-in-law. He ate two, and Mr. Guan Bai ate one.

"Hai!" The female officer agreed, stood up, bowed to the emperor sitting behind the curtain, and then slowly exited, leaving the other female officer guarding outside the palace to invite Takaji Fusuke. She herself went to inform the kitchen to buy fish quickly. The emperor was reading the letter while waiting for his brother-in-law.

This letter was nominally written by the Ming Emperor Zhu Cijiong to the Japanese Emperor Shiren, but everyone knew that the Ming Emperor, like the Japanese Emperor, had no real power, and it was impossible to write such a letter to the Emperor.And this letter was forwarded to Takashi Fusuke through the Satsuma clan, and then to the emperor. Probably the only one who could command the Satsuma clan to serve as a messenger and help the emperor communicate with the "father" behind the Tokugawa shogunate's back was probably the Great Ming Dynasty. General?
As for the content of the letter, you have to read it carefully.

The letter did not say anything like "You, the emperor, have listened, and I, the Ming Dynasty, have chosen you to be the king of Japan." This is too straightforward, and if this letter is intercepted by the Tokugawa shogunate, the emperor may suffer from food poisoning. Died.

This Emperor Reigen was still very important to the Ming Dynasty in supporting the Japanese Empire to progress to the Kingdom of Japan!Because this emperor is relatively "fierce" in the emperor industry. Just seeing how he has stayed on the throne for 20 years without being kicked out, you know how "fierce" he is.And he is still an old emperor, already 28 years old.You will get stronger when you are old!If he collapses from food poisoning and a little kid comes in, a six-year-old or an eight-year-old, how can he lead Japan to progress?
However, this letter cannot be written without anything, otherwise wouldn’t the meaning of going to all this trouble to send a letter to the emperor be lost?

The scale of this letter is very clever. At first glance, it says nothing, but upon closer inspection, it seems that everything is clearly stated.

In this letter, Emperor Ming called the Emperor of Japan "King" and regarded the "King of Japan" as the real leader of Japan!He also believed that the conflict between him and the King of Korea all arose because of the rebellious traitor Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Now that the Toyotomi family has been destroyed, both parties can completely bury the hatchet. As long as Japan can sincerely realize its mistakes and compensate North Korea.

At the same time, Emperor Ming also told the Emperor of Japan in a letter that if he was short of money and had no money to compensate, Ming could provide him, the king, with a loan.Moreover, additional loans can also be provided to help Japan strengthen its armaments, develop industry and commerce, and help Japan integrate into the big family of China.
Finally, the Ming Emperor also stated in the letter that he hoped to hire troops in Japan to fight against Western powers such as Spain, the Netherlands, England, and Portugal!He also said that there are many samurai and ronin in Japan who are willing to sacrifice their lives for money. As long as they are given enough money, they can help deal with any kind of rebellious officials and traitors!

What kind of rebellious officials and traitors can be dealt with?Then Tokugawa Tsunayoshi also looks like a rebellious traitor!
While he was in endless reverie, a burst of light footsteps interrupted the emperor's thoughts, and then he heard a deliberately lively and melodious Kyoto dialect: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I am here to greet you, the Emperor, half a year, half a year!" "

The emperor quickly collected the letter, then sat up straight and said, "Hiraishi. Except Fangsuke, everyone else should step aside!"

In fact, there were not many people waiting on the emperor's side - just a few listless female officials who retreated quietly after hearing the emperor's words.

In the entire hall, only the Emperor was left behind the curtain and Takaji Fusuke, who was kneeling on the moldy tatami.

Although there are no outsiders, the walls have ears!The emperor did not dare to speak plain language to Takaji Fusuke.

"Fusuke, how is the war situation in northern Kyushu? When is the shogunate planning to launch a major counterattack?"

The war situation in northern Kyushu has come to a standstill more than a year ago. Yang Qilong's new Korean army did not occupy much territory. They captured almost all of Chikuzen Kingdom and almost half of Hizen Kingdom, plus the two "island countries of Tsushima and Ittai". "After that, they turned from offense to defense and began to build a defense line consisting of castles, trenches, fences, and deer villages relying on the mountainous areas in northern Kyushu.

The defense line has been repaired for more than a year, and by the beginning of this year, it had basically taken shape!
At the same time, Yang Qilong's navy is also constantly strengthening. The number of old lock gun boats has increased to 20, and there are more than 200 crab boats. They firmly control the sea control of the Korean Strait, Tsushima Strait and Whale Sea. .

In this way, the North Korean New Army on the Kitakyushu Defense Line will continue to receive reinforcements from the Korean Peninsula!

Although today's North Korea only has a population of 1000 million, which is only half that of Japan, these 1000 million people are all under the rule of the Yang family's supervising regime. Yang Qilong recruited an army of 30 million from them and the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate did not consume it. questionable.

In addition, due to the advancement of firearms technology, now a Korean peasant soldier can defeat a highly skilled Japanese samurai after a period of training!

Therefore, on the Kitakyushu defense line, the exchange ratio between the Japanese Shogunate Army and the Korean New Army was not good. Even in the wild battle situation, it took 2-3 Japanese soldiers to exchange for one North Korean New Army.

However, the Tokugawa shogunate still had to hold high the banner of regaining the lost territory, but it was politically correct to regain the lost territory!Moreover, the shogunate cannot let the Koreans stay in Kitakyushu and eventually become players on the Japanese political stage.

Therefore, while the Tokugawa shogunate was forcing the vassals in western Japan to send troops to kill people on the Kitakyushu defense line, it was organizing a new shogunate army with the help of the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, and was preparing to use this new army to play a big game and launch a major counterattack. , broke through the Korean defense line in one fell swoop and regained the lost territory of Kitakyushu.

"The shogunate is preparing to launch a major counterattack this summer!" Takaji Fusuke replied.

"Summer?" The emperor was stunned, "Didn't it say that we can launch a major counterattack in spring?"

"Because the cannon promised by the Dutch and Spanish did not arrive, the counterattack was postponed until the summer."

"Oh" the emperor frowned, "If the artillery hasn't arrived by then, will the counterattack be postponed until autumn?"

"It is true that this possibility cannot be ruled out." Takaji Fusuke paused and lowered his voice, "According to Satsuma Hou (referring to the Satsuma feudal lord), the Westerners do not want us to launch a major counterattack immediately."

"Why?" asked the Emperor.

"Because the Westerners hope to recruit mercenaries from Japan to fight against the Ming Dynasty. According to Satsumahou, the Spaniards and the Dutch have recruited 5 people from Japan in the past two years!" "5?" The emperor frowned, "If By using them in the battle in Kitakyushu, we have probably regained the lost territory, right?”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Takaji Fusuke said leisurely, "Satsuma Hou also said: If Kitakyushu is recovered, what reason do Westerners have to recruit mercenaries on our Japanese land?
In addition, Satsuma Hou also said: Yang Qilong, the supervisor of North Korea, is the uncle of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty is an ally of the Westerners. The Westerners will work with the Qing Dynasty to encircle and suppress the Ming Dynasty!Therefore, it is simply impossible to rely on Westerners to defeat Yang Qilong! "

"So, can the Ming Dynasty be relied on?" the emperor asked leisurely. He did not wait for Takaji Fangsuke to answer, but asked and answered himself, "If we can drive away the fresh invaders, why regret the empty reputation of the emperor?"

Takashi Fusuke had already gotten the answer he wanted. He bowed deeply to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty is holy!"

"What's your name?"

Nanjing, the General's Mansion, Li Zhongshan asked curiously as he looked at the foreign girl who was wearing a tight-fitting coat and a horse-faced skirt that was obviously one size smaller and was led in by Guo Jinbao, Yu Qilin, and Feng Mingshan. .

As he asked, he carefully looked at the appearance and figure of this foreign girl. This foreign girl is really good-looking, with a playful baby face, a pair of blue eyes that can talk, and she can even compare to Yang Xiaohuan. With a good figure, she is simply a rare beauty!
This Fengming Mountain actually brought such a beauty back to the Ming Dynasty and dedicated it to General Li Zhongshan. He thought: This is a loyal minister!
"Reporting to the General, my name is Natalia Petrovna Leshinskaya." Natalia stood with her head lowered, but kept secretly looking at Li Zhongshan, who was sitting on a chair of the Grand Master. After a few glances, his face turned red.
Li Zhongshan nodded slightly and asked again: "Natalia Petrovna, are you a Rakshasa or a Ukrainian?"

When she heard Li Zhongshan call herself "Natalia Petrovna", Natalia was stunned - this was the name of Rakshasa, how did the general know?Thinking of this, she replied: "I am a Rakshasa, a Ukrainian, and a Cossack."

"All?" Li Zhongshan felt a little strange.

Natalia immediately explained: "The Rakshasa people are a branch of the East Slavs. Most of them live in the Rakshasa country, and some live in the Black Sea coast of the Ottoman-Turkish Empire. The Black Sea coast and the right bank of Ukraine. , once part of the Rakshasa Principality of Kiev, this ancient country was crushed by the Mongols about 400 years ago! And the name of Ukraine means the Chinese character for border area, which is a place name. And Cossack means free people, which means A tribe of Rakshasa people that broke away from the rule of the nobility and tsar.

After the Rakshasa Principality of Kiev was crushed, the land of Ukraine has been in chaos and was fought over by all parties, but no one was able to establish a strong rule, so it became a paradise for the Cossack tribe."

At this point, she smiled bitterly and showed a sad expression: "But sometimes there is only one Tatar attack between heaven and hell."

It turns out that this Natalia is the daughter of a Cossack tribe leader who lives outside the Izyum defense line. Her tribe has fertile land and is free. There is no tsarist rule, no taxes and land rent, and men do not need to go. Military service, hard work, everything is so wonderful.The only bad thing is that the Tatars from Crimea invade from time to time, robbing people and stuff.

According to estimates, the Crimean Khanate has robbed a total of 300 million people from Left Bank Ukraine and Right Bank Ukraine, and must have killed many more in the process!
So there is a reason why there is not much population in such a good black land like Ukraine!

Of course, for the people in the land of Ukraine, there is really no good choice - either they are oppressed by the Tsar and the Rakshasa nobles, or they are oppressed by the Polish-Lithuanian nobles, or they are not oppressed on a daily basis, but they are oppressed from time to time. The Crimean Tatars took over.
After Natalia spent her childhood carefree, she was snatched away by the Tatars in Crimea and sold to human traffickers in Istanbul because she was very beautiful and very smart. Therefore, she was regarded as a "high-quality training". Not only did she learn to dance, sing, and play musical instruments, but she also learned French, Turkish, Greek, and Latin so that she could be sold into the Sultan's court as a favorite concubine or a female official, or she could Sold to senior officials from the Guards as wives and secretaries.

But later she was sold to a Mongolian general named Guanyinbao, and then transferred to Feng Qi, the Ming Dynasty's deputy envoy to Europe who was visiting Istanbul at the time. Feng Qi took her to Nanjing, and now she is Li Zhongshan's wife. "Foreign Language Teacher".

Li Zhongshan looked at the tearful Rakshasa Cossack girl from Ukraine who looked like a "plus-size" doll in front of him, and he felt a little sympathy. She was so pitiful. He must take good care of her in the future and never let her go again. Suffered.

Thinking of this, he said to Natalia: "Natalia Petrovna, will you follow me?"

"Yes." Of course Natalia would not say "no" - she was "sold back and forth" and finally came to Li Zhongshan. She has no freedom!
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty under Li Zhongshan only abolished the trade of Han slaves, and he could do nothing for foreign slaves. The political officials of the political assembly cannot accept the concept of "natural human rights and everyone is equal" for the time being, and they need to continue to make progress!

So Natalia’s current identity is still a slave!

"Very good!" Li Zhongshan smiled and picked up Natalia's contract of sale on the desk, then took it to a lighted oil lamp placed next to the desk and lit it, then threw it on the floor tiles aside. Watching it burn to ashes, he then said to Natalia, "Natalia Petrovna, you are a free person now!" Then he said to Shi Lijixiang, the chief of the general's palace beside him: "Jixiang , take her to report to the Registrar's Office, arrange for a translator, and let her be my close associate."

Now Natalia is not only free, but also has a job. It is also established within the system.

After making some arrangements for Natalia and watching her leave with Li Jixiang, Li Zhongshan said to Feng Qi: "Mingshan, tell me about the situation in Europe? Has Louis XIV started a war now?"

Fengmingshan quickly replied: "Reporting to the general, Louis XIV has already started a fight with Juan Jose of Spain!"

"Why fight?" Li Zhongshan asked.

"For control of Italy and the Holy See!"

"Whose side are the Netherlands and England on?"

"These two countries did not intervene in the war between France and Spain, but they fought with each other!"

"Between each other? What's going on?" Li Zhongshan was stunned.

"General, this is what happened."

(End of this chapter)