Hosokawa Mochiyuki fell silent upon hearing this. Both the North and the South were completely furious. How could they stop?
Even if Hosokawa Mochiyuki was asked to stop fighting now, he would not want to. In the past few years of war, the Hosokawa clan also lost a lot of men, including his good friend Hosokawa Mochiyuki. Whether it was for revenge or unwilling to admit defeat, Hosokawa Mochiyuki was not willing to stop fighting the Northern Dynasty.
"Does the master want a truce between the north and the south?"
Komatsu Reiko glanced at him and nodded slowly: "I know you are unwilling, but you have to understand that neither we nor the north can continue to fight. If we continue to fight, the entire Japanese country will be completely destroyed. . I know you have hatred in your heart, but can the hatred be greater than the survival of the entire Japanese country?"
The look in Hosokawa Mochizuki's eyes suddenly shook, and he took a deep breath: "What does the master want to do? Even if the master can persuade the emperor to negotiate peace with the Northern Dynasty, the Northern Dynasty is not willing to have a truce, right?"
Komatsu Reiko nodded: "You are right. Neither we nor the Northern Dynasty have the power to stop the war from continuing, but someone can definitely stop it."
"Who?" Hosokawa Noriyuki quickly ran through it in his mind, but he didn't find anyone with such great ability.
"Da Ming!" Komatsu Reiko's eyes flashed with unknown meaning, including envy, jealousy, and...hate!
"The cause of this incident is the Ming Dynasty. Without the support of both sides of the Ming Dynasty, both us and the Northern Dynasty would have been unable to fight."
After hearing this, Hosokawa Mochizhi asked hesitantly: "But Ming has already made it clear that he wants us to continue fighting, so how can he be willing to let us cease the war?"
Komatsu Reiko glanced at him, smiled slightly and said: "You are wrong. I hope that the one we fight may just be Xu Chengfei, not the Ming Dynasty at all. The emperor still has the final say about the Ming Dynasty, not Xu Chengfei. As long as we can win over some Ministers of the Ming Dynasty, let them speak good words for us in front of the emperor, it may not be possible to change the current situation."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki was stunned when he heard this. In his eyes, the Ming Dynasty was a whole. He had never thought that the Ming Dynasty could be treated separately. The body isn't just for him, I'm afraid it's the same for everyone in the world.
But the master could tell at a glance that Daming was not monolithic. Based on this alone, the master's vision was much higher than his.
"Chizhi is deeply impressed by the master's wisdom. How can the master contact the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty?"
"I'm planning to go to the Ming Dynasty." There was a light in Komatsu Lingzi's eyes. She didn't know whether she was going to the Ming Dynasty as she said, to strike out the war between the north and the south, or for some other purpose...
Hosokawa Noriyuki didn't ask, and didn't dare to ask.
On the same day, Komatsu Lingzi went to ask to see Houguishan. Hou Guishan was not a heroic hero, and of course he was not too mediocre either. He was just a mediocre person.
After Komatsu Lingzi randomly made an excuse, he agreed that Komatsu Lingzi would go to the Ming Dynasty as the Japanese envoy.
A few days later, a delegation of dozens of people came to the Ming Dynasty by boat.
As a result, just after passing the Ryukyu Kingdom, they were intercepted by the navy patrolling the Ming Dynasty.
The two warships directly surrounded Komatsu Reiko's ship on the left and right. As Komatsu Reiko's confidant, Hosokawa Noriyuki was of course responsible for all matters that appeared in public.
Just as the naval warship was about to take action, it saw a white flag raised on the opposite side. Not only that, Hosokawa Mokiyuki also stood on the bow of the ship, holding Go Kameyama's credentials, and shouted: "I am sent to the Ming Dynasty on the order of Emperor Go Kameyama. Is it the navy of the Ming Dynasty on the opposite side?"
The Navy had never encountered such a situation. Although Han Du's order was to sink all other countries' ships, they did not know how to deal with the ships of the Japanese envoys.
After sending people to verify that there was nothing wrong, the navy, in line with the idea that the two countries would not cut off envoys during the war, allowed the Japanese ships to pass, and also sent a warship to escort them all the way to Beijing.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki returned to the cabin, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and walked into Komatsu Reiko's room.
"Owner."
Komatsu Lingzi sat near the window, looking at the Ming warships outside, and said without looking back: "Is the Ming navy willing to let me go?"
"Yes, Master. They also sent a warship to escort us to the capital of the Ming Dynasty." Hosokawa Noriyuki bowed, paused, and then said: "With the escort of the Ming Dynasty navy, we will not have to worry about it all the way." What are the risks?"
Komatsu Reiko looked back at him and sighed: "It is said to be an escort, but in fact it is to monitor us. If I don't come out, I really don't know that the Ming Dynasty has included the Ryukyu Kingdom into the scope of their maritime patrols. . It’s ridiculous that the north and south of Japan are still fighting fiercely. They are really short-sighted. If the fighting continues, they won’t even know how they will die.”
Hosokawa Noriyuki quickly bowed with admiration on his face: "My master is extremely intelligent. Now that I have seen this, I believe that my master will be able to turn things around and change the fate of Japan."
Komatsu Reiko waved her hand gently and took a deep breath: "It's not as simple as you think. This time when I go to the Ming Dynasty Imperial Capital, I can only take one step at a time. I'm not sure what the outcome will be."
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Then he paused and continued: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's set sail and try to reach the Ming Dynasty Capital as soon as possible."
"Yes, Master."
...
Han Du helped Zhu Biao get out of the siege, so he naturally made an excuse to hide at home and rest. While accompanying An Qing and her children, they enjoyed some family happiness.
Then Tang Ding came to the door, and the two of them shuttled between Jiaofangsi and the restaurant and guild hall all day long, feeling very at ease.
But Han Du didn't know that just when he was enjoying himself, a huge trouble was coming from the sea.
...
"What an imperial capital!" Komatsu Reiko was shocked by its grandeur when she saw the capital for the first time. Like the imperial capital in front of me, the Huaju Imperial Palace must have been nothing more than the residence of a small peasant landowner.
"Yes, it's so beautiful. There are so many people here!" The maid on the side couldn't help but sigh.
Komatsu Reiko glanced at the maid and sneered: "Is it beautiful? But why do I only see fear in my eyes?"
"Master, this slave made a mistake, please punish me." The maid was so frightened that she knelt down quickly.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki looked at the kneeling maid, and the sneer on his face flashed away. The shock of the Imperial Capital to him was indeed great, but he endured not saying a word, just for fear of causing his master's dissatisfaction.
Komatsu Reiko shook his head slightly, "This is not your fault, this is the fault of Japan. It has nothing to do with you, get up!"
"Thank you, Master." The maid stood up slowly and ignorantly. She did not understand the meaning of the Master's words.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki took his credentials and followed the guidance of Ming officials to the Huitong Hall.
Komatsu Reiko also lived in the Huitong Hall as a follower.
Zhu Biao was very happy when he heard that the Japanese envoys came with tribute. He had seen with his own eyes that his father sent envoys to the Japanese country and issued decrees to the Japanese country asking them to come and pay tribute. As a result, the Japanese country not only killed the Ming envoys, but even refused to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming Dynasty lose face.
If the Ming Dynasty had not been in the midst of internal and external troubles, Zhu Biao would have definitely sent troops to the Japanese country based on his father's temperament and would not have let him go so easily.
As a result, during the entire thirty-one years of Hongwu, the Japanese state did not declare vassalage to the Ming Dynasty, nor did they pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
And he had only been on the throne for two years, and the Japanese country took the initiative to surrender and pay tribute, which naturally made Zhu Biao very satisfied. Not only did he order the officials of the joint embassy to treat the Japanese envoys well and favorably, he also immediately ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange an audience with the Japanese envoys as soon as possible.
When envoys from other countries come to visit him, they can't directly contact the Ming Emperor. If foreign ministers want to have an audience with the Ming Emperor, they must first learn the etiquette of the meeting.
If you are meeting foreign ministers who have already learned etiquette, then this part can be omitted. As long as the emperor is willing to meet, an audience can be arranged at any time.
But for people like Japan who came to pay tribute for the first time, they had to learn the etiquette of meeting the emperor before they could meet the emperor.
Komatsu Reiko was sitting in the room, but her mind couldn't calm down. There was even a sense of pride and excitement in her heart.
"Xu Chengfei, I'm afraid you didn't expect that I would come to the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty..."
Dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door.
"Master, Mochizuki, please see me." Hosokawa Mochiyuki's voice sounded outside the door.
Komatsu Reiko lowered her eyes and said softly: "Come in."
Hosokawa Mochiyuki opened the door, stepped in, and then closed the door with his backhand.
Xiaobu came to Xiaosong Lingzi, bowed and said: "Master, the information you want your subordinates to inquire about has already been revealed."
"Oh? Tell me quickly." Komatsu Lingzi felt even more excited than before, and a slight blush appeared on her pretty face.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki kept his head lowered and did not see the change in his master's expression. He said in a respectful tone: "Xu Chengfei is Kuang Yihou of the Ming Dynasty. He is in charge of the elite Shanzi camp of the Ming Dynasty. He is a powerful marquis of the Ming Dynasty and is known as the first marquis of the Ming Dynasty."
"The First Marquis of the Ming Dynasty?" Xiaosong Lingzi suddenly became happy and couldn't help but ask.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki said quickly: "Yes. According to the information obtained by my subordinates, the Ming Dynasty has just swept across the grassland and destroyed the Tatar tribe and the Oara tribe one after another. And Xu Chengfei made great contributions in this battle and was just given a salary increase and became The marquis with the highest salary and salary below the Duke of Ming Dynasty."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki also knew about what happened between the master and Xu Chengfei back then. He also had some guesses as to why the master wanted to inquire about Xu Chengfei's details.
Xu Chengfei was most likely the person who planned the endless war between the north and the south of Japan. The greater his power, the greater the resistance they would have to the Ming Dynasty to mediate the war between the north and the south.
Thinking of this, Hosokawa Noriyuki couldn't help but feel depressed.
"Master, this person has a high position in the Ming Dynasty. If we want to find someone to persuade the Ming Dynasty to let the Japanese go, it may not be easy."
