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Chapter 279 The Expected Accident

Whether he was really thinking about Ming Dynasty or not, Hong Tao felt that there was no need to delve into it and it had no practical significance.Matteo Ricci was of great help to his plan. If he hadn't happened to meet him, he might still not be able to remember Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao and others, let alone use the Europa Temple as a cover to collect orphans.

Hong Tao is not so kind, but if he can repay a few buckets of water without affecting his own interests, it is okay.Now that the person has left, a posthumous gift should be considered a reward according to Ming Dynasty's custom.

"Go to the Siyi Pavilion to inform Xiong Sanba and ask him to take over from Matteo Ricci to preside over the Europa Temple." Not only is there a posthumous gift, but there are also practical benefits.Matteo Ricci will definitely not be able to get it, but his compatriots can get it on his behalf.

After more than a year of investigation, the Italian missionary Xiong Sanba did have some talents in astronomy, geography and water conservancy.Hong Tao originally wanted him to study modern accounting with Li Tianjing to prepare for future tax law, but now he had to add some more burdens to him.

The orphans in the Europa Temple must continue to be collected and trained, and the activities of European missionaries in the Ming Dynasty must also be supervised. The Europa Temple in Nanhai Zihuangzhuang is their headquarters, and all those who come to the Ming Dynasty to preach in the future must be registered here.

I don’t know if he was influenced by Matteo Ricci or was involved in the rebellion. He watched his grandson being killed by his own grandson. The Empress Dowager Li, who was just in her early sixties and in relatively good health, was also six years old. One day at the beginning of the month, he died silently in his sleep.

The death of the Empress Dowager was definitely a huge event for the Ming Dynasty. Even if Hong Tao didn't want to make a big deal and waste money, in order to maintain the current foundation of rule, he had to bow to traditional culture and pinch his nose and become a filial son and grandson again.

Fortunately, Emperor Wanli's funeral was in front of him, so he was not a novice. He worked on it step by step for a month. He just said he would have a few days of leisure and continued to teach the young eunuchs to play chemical experiments in Guanghan Palace, but something happened again. .

The King of Ryukyu led his prince to land in Quanzhou in August to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.He was accompanied by a Japanese official who came to represent the Tokugawa Shogunate to explain to the Ming Emperor what he had done and ask for forgiveness.

If only Crown Prince Zhongshan of Ryukyu came, Hong Tao would not personally meet him. Instead, he would ask the Minister of Rites to comfort, encourage, and encourage him to lead the Ryukyu Kingdom to become a staunch younger brother of the Ming Dynasty. Before leaving, he would reward him with some clocks and colored glaze. Forget about the device.

But Hong Tao was really willing to talk about the unexpected appearance of the shogunate's envoy in person, mainly because he wanted to know more about what was going on in Japan at this time. Just hearing the description from the officials of the Ministry of Rites was too far from the truth.

Regarding Japan's Edo period and the Tokugawa Shogunate, I have read related books in later generations.The fate of this dynasty is a bit like that of China's Qing Dynasty. It was very strong compared to itself, but too closed-minded and unenterprising compared to the world.

After working hard for 300 years, the door was kicked open by a US warship. All the previous lies and illusions were shattered in an instant, and then collapsed, becoming the last military government in Japanese history.

But the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Qing Dynasty are not the same kind of governance. The Qing Dynasty was a purely centralized system, while the Tokugawa Shogunate was a relatively standard feudal system. In the Edo period under its leadership, there were hundreds of daimyo, large and small, across the country. , each daimyo is similar to the princes before the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period in China.

The so-called feudalism, in its most basic meaning, is the enfeoffment system.Whether king or emperor, he is the largest prince in the country, the strongest, and occupies the best land.Some other princes were entrusted to various places. In addition to managing their respective fiefs, they also had to provide corresponding taxes and labor to the king.

The author must say a few more words here, because a lot of the historical education he received since childhood was wrong, and he believed it for a long time. It was not until he was [-] years old that he finally realized it, and he did not regret it.History textbooks always say that China's society before liberation was a feudal society, but the feudal system was abolished starting from the Qin Dynasty. Even if there was a slight rebound in the Han Dynasty, the feudal system was very different from the feudal system.

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was no trace of the enfeoffment system at all.Since there is no longer any feudal system, no more division of states to build a country, how can we have a feudal society?
If measured according to unified standards, at least since the Tang Dynasty, China has been centralized for most of the time.As for why textbooks still refer to the dynasties before 1911 as feudal dynasties today, the author cannot figure out the reason. Anyone who knows can explain it in the book review area.

Full of questions, Hong Tao met with the Japanese envoys at Wuying Hall for two consecutive days, and then went to Guanghan Hall for experiments with a satisfied smile.

The Japanese envoy's face was pale, full of sorrow, and his eyes were panicked. He fell seriously ill when he returned to the post house. Even though Honglu Temple sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, he still died ten days later.

If Wang Cheng'en and the imperial eunuch hadn't been waiting at all times inside and outside Wuying Hall, Wang An would have asked the emperor if he had committed violence against the Japanese envoy.Who said that emperors could only like women, there were many who loved men in history.

"He's not sick, he's frightened to the point of losing his mind! How can a person survive without his soul? Let Crown Prince Zhongshan take him back to Japan. Don't mention the tribute matter again. Let him exchange his possessions with Ryukyu. That’s it!”

Faced with Wang An's roundabout inquiry, Hong Tao gave an unconvincing answer as if nothing had happened.As for whether to believe it or not, Hong Tao really has no appeal.Believe it or not, I am not afraid of a slanted shadow even if my body is crooked. Since I cannot be an eternal saint, I am not inferior to being an eternal tyrant.

In fact, Hong Tao missed an important point. The Japanese envoy was not only frightened out of fear, but also injured his internal organs and suffered internal bleeding in the end. That's why he died so quickly that even the imperial doctors could not save him.

But only Wang Chengen saw this. As long as he didn't keep his mouth too loose, the cause of the Japanese envoy's death was the emperor's golden words, and there was no point in doubting anyone.

As the Ming emperor, why did Hong Tao throw the Japanese envoy face to face?This thing sounds quite dangerous. If Hong Tao hadn't been good at wrestling and exercised all year round, it would have been two corpses that were carried out lying down.

That's right, this Japanese envoy did not come to apologize to the Ming Emperor on behalf of the shogunate and obtain forgiveness. In other words, in addition to this, he also had another mission that was at least equally important, taking the opportunity to assassinate the Ming Emperor!

It's a pity that the success fell short. The opportunity to get close enough to the emperor was found, and the opportunity to take action was found. However, after using the fatal blow learned throughout his life, he was defeated by a loud noise.

There is a saying that dies before leaving the army, which makes the hero burst into tears.The great hero who originally hoped to save the fate of the Yamato nation was turned into a lonely ghost who died in a foreign country by this loud noise.

(End of this chapter)