Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 731 When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. The Kamakura shogunate wins the peace talks.

Kada Mochisuke was startled when he heard this. It had been almost a hundred years since Emperor Go-Daigo's son, Prince Ryokai, killed Meike.

Prince Ryokai killed five members of the Meiji, but the emperor in front of him was determined to exterminate the lineage of Emperor Go-Daigo in order to avenge the Meishi.

Kada Mochisuke sighed in his heart: "It's true that the emperor once was like a king." Taizu of the Ming Dynasty believed in brushing off one's words and letting go of grudges with a smile, and his ideas were inherited from the Yuan Dynasty. Dayuan's attack on Japan failed miserably, and he was completely intimidated. Ming Taizu did not even try, and just gave in.

The Emperor Jingtai in front of him very clearly refused to recognize the Yuan Dynasty. From the beginning to the end, he regarded himself as the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He believed that those who offended our powerful Han Dynasty would be punished no matter how far away they were. No vassal state is allowed to take any chances.

This is a bit difficult to deal with, and the key battle has been lost. ’

Kada Mochisuke thought for a moment and gave up trying to persuade the emperor to change his mind. Kublai Khan, the founder of the Great Yuan Dynasty, was invited out of the temple of all the emperors of the past dynasties. It is obviously impossible to recognize the Great Yuan's account today.

Besides, Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty suffered a disastrous defeat in his attack on Japan, and today we are about to win the battle.

Although Dayuan's cavalry was strong, its navy was weak. The Ming Dynasty's new navy was extremely powerful, and they managed to complete the landing under huge pressure and ensure the supply of food and grass.

Kada Mochisuke bowed deeply to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, our Kamakura shogunate can draw a clear line with the Southern Emperor, but we need the Ming Dynasty to recognize the Kamakura shogunate as the only shogunate in Japan, and then we, the Kamakura shogunate, will surrender to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of Japan. .

In addition, I, Lord Kamakura and General Zhengyi, will stay in Kanto as the king of the Ming Dynasty instead of going to Qiongzhou to become a vassal. And he must keep his family property and [-]% of his land. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I can consider it. What else does your Muromachi Shogunate have to say?"

Arima Mochie emphasized the orthodox status of the Ichiban Muromachi Shogunate, and also talked about the old history between the Muromachi Shogunate and the Kamakura Crown Prince.

Zhu Qiyu listened patiently, then waved his hand: "Look what your Muromachi shogunate did. You sent troops to attack Nanjing before.

Although they did not attack Nanjing City, they did not attack Nanjing City, they only went to the suburbs to harass.

But you took away the deposed Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and supported his restoration. Logically speaking, I should kill all your Muromachi Shogunate and Northern Emperors.

I don't share your common understanding, but you must know how to be content and grateful, and don't make a bunch of conditions for everything.

If you are willing to surrender, surrender; if you are not willing to surrender, pull me down.

My soldiers need military merit, so it is better to fight one last battle. "

Hearing this, Arima Chika was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, because the idea of ​​kidnapping the deposed emperor was the idea of ​​the general's wet nurse Konshin, and then he and Karasuma Shijin participated in instigating the general.

Now it's good. Externally, the great emperor will be held accountable; internally, the current situation has lost power, and Hino Tomiko is gradually taking control of the power.

They are no longer human beings inside and outside. When they return, they will wait to be liquidated.

And the biggest difficulty now is that this peace negotiation is the last one. Both Arima Chike and Kada Mochisuke had full authority from their respective shoguns to make decisions on behalf of the shogunate.

If we go back to Japan to ask for instructions and come back to talk, more than two months will have passed. By then, both the Muromachi and Kamakura shogunates will have begun to run out of food.

So there is nothing we can do. This is the last peace negotiation, whether it is peace or war, it is a one-and-done deal.

Zhu Qiyu also deliberately provoked them and asked He Yi: "Xingyi, when our Emperor Taizu threatened to conquer Japan, Prince Lianghuai replied in the name of the King of Japan. I remember he said that if he loses, he will be the emperor." Do whatever you want, what did you say in the original words?"

He Yi recited to the special envoy: "Prince Lianghuai replied in the name of the King of Japan: I heard that the heaven has a strategy to start a war, and the small country also has a plan to defend the enemy. There are articles on the ethics of Confucius and Mencius, and Sun Wu on martial arts. Tao Lue's art of war.

I also heard that Your Majesty has selected some strong generals and raised an elite army to invade the territory of the ministers.

The land of swamps and the islands of mountains and seas have their own preparations, how can they be willing to kneel on the road and serve them?

If you go with it, you may not live, and if you go against it, you may not die. We meet in front of Helan Mountain and chat about games. Why should I be afraid?

If the king is victorious and his ministers are defeated, it will satisfy the wishes of the superior country; if the ministers are victorious and the king is defeated, it will bring shame to the small country. "

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "Okay, okay, let's read it to this point. Special envoy, please listen, your own good prince also said that if you win and your ministers lose, it will be with the will of the country."

Then just do what he says and fight a decisive battle. If you win, you will listen to me; if you lose, I will listen to you. ” ˆ ˆ Arima Chijia was so choked that he could not speak.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Kada Mochisuke again: "I have to say something up front. Buddhism is prosperous in Japan, but after I rule Japan, all Buddhist temples must hand over their wealth.

From then on, monks could practice in the temple, but if they wanted to own gold, silver, land, and become a master, there was no way for them to do so.

I have long said that I will never accept the exploitation of Buddhism. I can only do the opposite and exploit Buddhism.

If you can accept it, we will reach a peace agreement with you, the Kamakura Shogunate. If you can't accept it, then you should go back as soon as possible to prepare for the decisive battle. "

Kada Mochisuke was stunned when he heard this. If he dared to agree to this condition on behalf of the Kamakura shogunate, he would not be able to survive after he returned. Those monks would not eat his whole family alive.

If you tell a monk that all four elements are empty, isn't that asking for death?

Kada Mochisuke begged: "Holy Lord, can we reach a peace agreement first, and then the general will go to Beijing in person to meet with the Holy Lord?"

Zhu Qiyu thought for a moment and realized that Morita Mochisuke would not agree even if he was killed. If he didn't agree, he would die alone at most. If he agreed, his whole family would die. There's no point in trying to make things difficult for him.

So Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Just do as Aiqing said. You can discuss the specific content with the cabinet and Honglu Temple first."

After that, Zhu Qiyu took Zhu Wenfang away.

A huge boulder fell to the ground in Kada Mochisuke's heart, while Arima Mochiie stood there helplessly. How could we talk about it? The emperor made a decision, the Muromachi shogunate was abandoned, and that was it.

Zhu Qiyu walked back happily, and Zhu Wenfang said: "Dad, I will stay at home this month and next month. You should be careful. Many officials are dissatisfied with the recent reforms."

"If you are dissatisfied, just be dissatisfied. My prestige is so high now, so I just need to force it forward. All the old-school ministers have been purged, and no one has the strength to oppose me.

You have to remember that no matter how others oppose you or deceive you, reform must adhere to one principle: the policies formulated must be stupid, and they must be stupid enough. "

Zhu Wenfang smiled and said: "Dad, did you make a slip of the tongue? It's probably because it's important not to be stupid."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I'm right, it just needs to be stupid. To put it nicely, it must be very concise and clear; to put it badly, it must be stupid enough.

During the reform, many civil servants will deceive you. The reform measures should be like this, then, the first step, the second step, up to the eighth or ninth step, how they are linked together, layer by layer, all kinds of subtlety, all kinds of elegance.

The more this happens, the sooner it will be over.

Because your thoughts are wonderful, but once you implement them, things will change drastically.

The more complex and sophisticated your design is, and the more steps there are, the more room there will be for people below to do tricks.

Look at my reform measures. They are stupid and clumsy, but there is little room for manipulation.

For example, the collection of land taxes and corvee service are very complicated to implement. I'll go back and find a few local officials to explain it to you. You won't be able to understand it in a day or two.

Especially this corvee, from the perspective of the common people, is quite disgusting and torturing. Moreover, as long as corvee existed, it was extremely unfair to enforce it.

My idea for reform is to eliminate corvee labor. When labor is needed, the government pays for the labor. I don’t know if this idea can work. I’ll give it a try in Beijing first.

If it is successful, don’t forget to promote it nationwide.

If it fails, we will think of another way. Don't be afraid. We, father and son, have plenty of time and will slowly run out of time. "

(End of this chapter)