Chapter 110 Chinese Zhengshuo
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"In China, I have never paid attention to sitting posture. Even in the past two dynasties, I know that the big names in your Japanese country, especially those on Honshu Island, also claim to be 'people of China', but these , including your cultural traditions and so on, it is all thanks to the efforts of the Tang Dynasty to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty that your Japanese country is what it is today, China Zhengshuo is our Ming Dynasty."
Chen Cao didn't like to sit on his knees, so in the lobby of the mansion, he still arranged Hideyori and his party according to Ming etiquette: "I am talking to you with friendliness and full of interest. You have stayed in my Ming Dynasty for a long time. You know that our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and rich resources, and even if the four islands of your province combined are not as good as the Southern Zhili of our Ming Dynasty, you should also be lucky to have a businessman like Uncle Ben to cooperate with you, which is a good thing."
Yukimura nodded slightly and said on behalf of Hideyori: "What uncle said is that if uncle can fully help us and other monarchs and ministers return to Japan, in addition to our country's trade, we can also talk about other things."
Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully, then stared at Hideyori and said: "As far as I know, before the Battle of Sekigahara, the Shimazu family supported your Toyotomi family. Is this true?"
Hideyori nodded: "It is true, but I was still young at that time, and my mother made the decision on everything. The governor can make the decision for me."
Chen Cao looked at the old man in his fifties and said: "Chief Ohno, okay..."
Ohno nodded politely towards Chen Cao, and Chen Cao continued: "After the Edo shogunate began, the Shimazu family was entrusted to the farthest corner of the west. The current territory includes Satsuma, Osumi and Hyuga. I do know that. The more powerful daimyo and those with the best relationship with the shogun were enfeoffed to the so-called 'Kinei Province', and even the emperor's family members were only in the so-called 'Kyoki Shikoku'."
"My uncle seems to be very clear about our country's national conditions." Osamu Osamu looked at Chen Cao: "Did he have a plan in advance?"
Chen Cao was not angry, and he asked Xin Zhao to hang the map of Japan on the side of the lobby. He then said with a smile: "Your Majesty has personally ordered something, and I will never do anything that I am not sure about." ;
The Shimazu family is the least favored by the shogunate, so their fiefdom is the farthest away, and their relationship with the shogunate is not very cordial. I do know that the current Japanese tribute to our Ming Dynasty appears to be two teams, but in fact, there are three. ;"
Chen Cao stared at a few people and said: "The Emperor's Matsumoto fleet has always departed from Quanzhou Shipping Division, but the shogunate also came to pay tribute, but it went to our Longjiang port in Nanjing. People from the shogunate often brought good things as tribute Let's go, your emperor's tribute team has just arrived, and the third team is now the Satsuma Domain. They occupy Ryukyu. From now on, they basically occupy the entire foreign trade of Japan. From the overall strength, , is also relatively strong, so I intend to send troops this time to attack Satsuma Domain first."
"Satsuma Domain?" Yukimura frowned. Although they have been away from Japan for twenty years, they still have news about Japan because they have lived by the sea for a long time. It is said that the current head of the Shimazu family is relatively close to the Tokugawa family. This made Yukimura a little anxious: "Uncle, isn't it?"
Chen Cao waved his hand: "If we can successfully disintegrate the Shimazu family and put the Satsuma domain's naval forces under the control of our army, we will have greater hope of helping you defeat the Tokugawa family. The Yuan army always likes to attack Japan from Tsushima Island, then It's because the sea route on Ryukyu had not yet developed at that time, and the sea wind on Tsushima Island was strong. If there was a stormy weather, it is impossible for my army to be like the Yuan army, and it would be so called before it arrived. The kamikaze was destroyed on the sea;
Uncle Ben is calling you here this time. One is to express his intentions to you. The other is to learn about the internal situation of the Japanese country from you. The third is the focus of this time. After negotiating to help you return to the country, What is the relationship between your Japanese country and our Ming Dynasty and what can I gain? "
Speaking of this, Yukimura, who has always been focused on the military, picked up the teacup, because talking about political affairs has never been his strong point, and he had to let Ono Osamu, who often handles internal affairs, do it.
Hideyori glanced at Osamu Ono, and then said: "Apart from the uncle's previous talk about taking over the mining and foreign trade of our country, I don't know what else he wants. I also know that there is actually no one in the country. Even if they are not wealthy, all their income comes from trade with the Ming Dynasty."
Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully: "Uncle I know, but I have a bold hypothesis. I wonder, General, do you have the courage?"
Hideyori glanced at Osamu Ohno again, and then said: "Please speak."
"Since the rise of the shogunate, the emperor of your Japanese country has been like a decoration. However, the shoguns of all dynasties have to submit to the emperor. I guess the emperor has become a decoration in your hearts. My hypothesis is very simple. Since the emperor is no longer useful, why not be here? When our heavenly army invades the main island of Japan, in the name of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I canonize you as the new emperor of Japan. From now on, the emperor will belong to your Toyotomi family, how about that?"
The three of them were shocked, and Hideyori was even more stunned. The tea cup Yukimura was holding also stopped where it was. It took a long time for Ohno to tremble and say: "Uncle...this...this... His Majesty the Emperor has done nothing wrong..."
"No..." Chen Cao shook his hand, then looked at the frightened Hideyori and said: "After the Battle of Sekigahara, the emperor favored Tokugawa Ieyasu. Even if the Matsumoto family was more powerful, they could only protect the emperor. Although he was overthrown, he could not let the emperor rule. What's more, the final canonization of your general conquering the barbarians had to come from the Ming Dynasty. You think, what is the use of such an emperor?
If it was useful, your Toyotomi family would not have been massacred. General Hideyori, do you think so or not? "
"The Emperor is the descendant of Amaterasu, and his divine power is determined by destiny. If he changes it at will, he will definitely go to hell after death and be devoured by the Ten Fist Sword." Osamu Ono said.
"Hahaha..." Chen Cao laughed loudly, then stared at the three of them and asked with a smile: "The three of you should also understand the national conditions of China. After all dynasties have changed, which new king will not say that he is He is a king favored by God. Which one is not a divine right but a divine right, and in the end he is killed by the rebels?"
The three of them were startled again, and then did not speak.
Chen Cao smiled again and said: "As far as I know, your Japanese country was not divided into Southern and Northern Dynasties back then, right?"
Osamu Ohno moved and was grabbed by Chen Cao's pigtails. He couldn't explain clearly at the moment: "Well, this, there is indeed a matter of the Northern and Southern Dynasties."
"Really?" Chen Cao smiled: "Emperors can have two emperors. At that time, the emperors were frequently changed. Let's talk about it. The first one said that he had divine power, and the next one said that he had divine power. Two emperors. Being together, do you think God is playing tricks on you?"
It seems...it really makes sense...
The three of them all had their own calculations in their minds. Osamu Ono said: "My uncle is right, but he also knows that there are many feudal states in the country. If we overthrow the shogunate and the emperor, what will happen next?"
Chen Cao stood up and stretched his muscles: "Don't worry, remember, the truth is always within the range of the cannon;"
Chen Cao felt that this sentence was really domineering when he was the first to say it: "I will conquer the territory where my military army goes. If anyone resists, let him taste the taste of bullets. After attacking the Japanese country, Ben Bo said You are the next emperor, you are the next emperor.”
The sharp look in his eyes made the cowardly Hideyori unable to raise his head, but when he thought about it, if he could become the 'Emperor', it would be a matter of looking down on all living beings.
"Uncle..." Hideyori finally spoke: "What about Japan's future shogunate?"
Chen Cao laughed: "At that time, the emperor had the final say, and I had no control over that."
"Even at this time, Japan's generals who conquered barbarians had to report to the Ming Dynasty to seek canonization after they were canonized by the emperor. However," Osamu Nagano was a little embarrassed: "Since Azuchi Momoyama, Japan has never gone to heaven again // Chaoshangguo Undertake canonization quest.”
"You have the nerve to say that?" Chen Cao looked at him with a mocking look, and then said: "After entering the Japanese country, whether you establish a shogunate or establish yourself as an emperor, I will support it, but first of all, there is an official matter , you must take the initiative to profess vassalage to me, the Ming Dynasty, and submit your credentials. Secondly, mines and all foreign trade rights. Thirdly, I want your ports, at least five. These five ports belong to me. You want to establish the port as our Ming Dynasty's foreign trade and naval base, and our Ming Dynasty's troops will be stationed in it. You must provide the port with perfect conditions and provide all conveniences."
Osamu Ohno thought for a long time and then asked: "I wonder which five ports my uncle wants?"
Chen Cao thought for a while: "So far, I have only thought about the port of Satsuma. After arriving in Japan, I will conduct an on-site inspection before making any calculations."
Onoji Nagano nodded: "That's good, uncle's request is gone, right?"
Chen Cao shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry, I only want this much, and I won't ask you for the rest. After all, your Japanese country is not rich, so I will naturally not force others to do anything."
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"My lord, I feel that after agreeing to so many conditions, we will be controlled by others."
"Mr. Ohno also has good intentions."
"My lord, don't worry. As long as you return to Japan and wait until your lord gets the power, you can contact the previous daimyo and work together. Their ports are far away overseas. How can we take care of many of them? We only need to assemble the armies of each feudal country." But we can wipe out their ports in one fell swoop. At that time, the sky was high and the road was far away. Even if we couldn't block the sea route, we could still find a few scapegoats to put the responsibility on them."
"What Oh Ye said is reasonable. Ming people have always been cunning. In fact, I don't think Ming people are more than these conditions."
"As long as I can go back and regain the power of Japan, I can agree to any conditions, and just deny it at all. I heard that the Chinese people are unable to deal with enemies and rebels outside the customs."
"Uh-huh...."
