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Chapter 634 0631 [Is your emperor too overbearing? ]

The next day.

The sun is rising.

Fujiwara Jin was lucky enough that the knife attack by Tachibana Takeyasu did not take his life, but due to excessive blood loss, he is now in a coma. Whether he can wake up depends entirely on God.

No one died, and with Saihiro's intervention, the incident did not cause any waves in Kyoto.

After all, he was just a small left-door guard, how could he attract the attention of the powerful and wealthy?

However, in order to maintain the dignity of the Fujiwara clan, even though Fujiwara Tadamichi no longer liked Fujiwara Jin, he still sent people to the Tachibana family to scold Tachibana In and demand the murderer and his relatives.

Faced with this unexpected disaster, Ju Yin had no choice but to put on a smile, give away a large amount of treasure, and then send people to Hyogo Port to pick up the person.

Mr. Yin changed into his official uniform and walked out of the room.

The moment he saw Sun Zhi, he was slightly stunned.

Sun Zhi was also wearing a military officer's uniform and a cross-cornered hat. There was nothing wrong with his attire, but the problem was that there were three iron lumps hanging from the jade belt around his waist.

firearm!

Mr. Yin asked, "What are you doing?"

"Before I came here, the boss specifically warned me that the Japanese people are petty and narrow-minded. I'm worried that when I submit the letter of credence, they might become desperate and do harm to us, so I made some preparations."

Sun Zhi patted the firearm on his waist and laughed grimly: "If the Japanese dare to make a move, I will kill the emperor and all the officials in the court!"

After all, he was a bandit and a rebel, and his ruthlessness was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Mr. Yin's eyes twitched, and after a long while he managed to say, "Okay."

Sun Zhi continued, "I have already instructed my men that if they hear the sound of gunfire exploding, or if we have not returned to the embassy before dusk, they should rush out of the city and inform the navy stationed in the harbor to attack Heian-kyō."

Naturally, he could not bring his soldiers with him when he went to the palace to meet the emperor. In case something happened to them in the palace, someone had to notify the navy stationed at the harbor.

After everything was ready, the two walked out of the embassy.

A carriage was parked outside the embassy, ​​as if it had been waiting for a long time.

The attendant bowed and said, "Please get in the car, envoys."

"Ah."

Mr. Yin snorted and stepped into the carriage.

All the way to the palace, the carriage stopped in front of the gate and was inspected.

The warrior on duty glanced at the two men, paused at Sun Zhi's waist for a moment, and seeing that they were not carrying any weapons, he chose to let them go.

Now, the firearms in the Qi army have long been updated.

The original pottery jars were consumed in several wars, and the entire army replaced them with firearms with cast iron shells. These Japanese warriors had never seen firearms before and only thought of them as some unique decorations.

Walking in the palace, Sun Zhi looked around and saw the low and simple buildings. He couldn't help but complain: "This palace is so petty everywhere. It's not even as good as the Shaoyang Palace in Yidu."

Mr. Yin chuckled and said, "It's good enough for the barbarians to have a palace."

As they were talking, the attendant had already led the two of them to a palace.

After waiting for a while, the attendant extended his hand and said, "The two envoys, please come in."

Mr. Yin brushed off the wrinkles on his collar and walked into the hall with an official step.

Kneeling on the main seat in the hall was a young man, about twenty years old, who was Emperor Toba.

Dozens of officials were kneeling on both sides of His Highness.

"The envoy from Qi has arrived!"

With a shout, everyone's eyes fell on Mr. Yin and Sun Zhi.

"The envoy of Great Qi pays his respects to the King of Japan." Mr. Yin paused and bowed.

As soon as these words were spoken, both Emperor Toba and the Japanese court officials showed a hint of displeasure in their eyes.

The New Book of Tang, Japan, records: In the first year of Xianheng, the then Wa country "slightly learned Chinese, disliked the name Wa, and changed its name to Japan. The envoy said that it was named Japan because it had been out recently.

After learning Chinese characters, the Japanese people did not like the word "Wa", thinking it was a derogatory term used by the Central Plains to refer to them.

During the Tang Dynasty, Wakoku emphasized in the letter it submitted that it had changed its name to Japan.

But whether it was the Sui and Tang Dynasties or the Five Dynasties to Song Dynasty, the Central Plains still used the name Wakoku instead of Japan.

As for the fact that Mr. Tora called himself the king instead of the emperor, the Japanese monarchs and ministers did not react much.

The title of Emperor first appeared during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

At that time, when Japan submitted its letter to the Tang Dynasty, in order to maintain its dignity, it called its monarch "Emperor".

However, the Japanese were worried that the title of Emperor would anger the Tang Dynasty, so they played a little trick. In the letter they submitted, the word "Emperor" did not appear. Instead, the pronunciation of "Emperor" was marked with Chinese characters, namely "Shu Ming Le Mei Yu De".

This even caused a misunderstanding, and the Tang Dynasty once thought that "Shumei Rakumi Otoku" was the name of the Japanese emperor.

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The Central Plains has always called the Emperor of Japan the Lord of the Country or the King.

The word "Emperor" is just a title used behind closed doors in Japan and has never been made public.

Emperor Toba said in a clear voice: "Your country's envoys have come from afar, across the vast ocean, what is the purpose?"

His pronunciation is just average, that of an official from the Central Plains. His pronunciation is stiff, but his articulation is fairly accurate.

Mr. Yin took out the credentials from his sleeve pocket and said loudly: "I come here to present the credentials at the order of His Majesty."

An attendant stepped forward, took the letter of credence and handed it to Emperor Toba.

Holding the letter of credence in his hand, Emperor Toba flipped through it.

As he watched, his expression changed and his brows gradually furrowed.

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Emperor Toba closed the letter and said gloomily, "Our country has always been respectful to your country. When your merchants come to trade, we also treat them with great courtesy. But is your emperor too overbearing?"

He originally thought that the so-called letter of credence was no different from that of the State of Song, which was nothing more than the two countries becoming friends, opening up trade, and exchanging what they had.

As a result, he underestimated the ambition and tyranny of the Emperor of Qi.

Upon hearing this, all the Japanese courtiers turned their eyes to the letter, wanting to see what the Chinese emperor had said to make Emperor Toba lose his composure in public.

Mr. Yin's face remained calm as he replied, "During the Han Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to the Central Plains to request the title of Emperor. Now that the golden seal is still there, it is reasonable for your Majesty to ask Japan to submit to you. How can you say that this is hegemonic?"

In fact, before the Song Dynasty, Japan had been enthroned by China twice.

The first time was during the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Wa sent envoys to the Han Dynasty, hoping to be enthroned by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, so Liu Xiu bestowed a golden seal on the King of Wa.

The base of the gold seal is engraved with the five characters [King of the Han Wei Nu Kingdom], where Wei means Wa.

This gold seal was later regarded by Japan as a symbol of royal power and passed down from generation to generation of emperors.

The second enthronement was during the Liu Song Dynasty. Not long after the ambitious Liu Lao Hu established the foundation of the southern kingdom, Japan sent envoys to pay tribute to Liu Song and declare itself a vassal.

During the Liu Song Dynasty, five consecutive kings of Wa sent envoys to pay tribute, collectively known as the "Five Kings of Wa".

These words made Emperor Toba's face freeze and he was unable to refute.

The golden seal bestowed by the Han Dynasty was an heirloom of the royal family. As long as the golden seal is still there, it stands to reason that Japan is still a vassal of the Central Plains, which is reasonable.

Without waiting for Emperor Toba to refute, Mr. Yin continued, "There is no two sons in heaven, no two emperors on earth. Your Majesty is the common ruler of the world and the emperor of all nations. The king of Japan calls himself the emperor, which is beyond the rules. From now on, he should give up the title of emperor and change it to ruler of the country!"

This letter was originally written by Ma Kuo himself, with the intention of angering Japan and making the declaration of war justifiable.

So, naturally I won't be polite.

(End of this chapter)