"Yoshi, Yaoshi..." After hearing Tokugawa Iemitsu's assurance, Emperor Kouko finally showed a pretty smile.
This female emperor actually looks pretty good, but she is a bit short and her eyebrows hang upside down. However, her skin is very fair and her facial features are pretty straight. This appearance would not be acceptable in Tokugawa Iemitsu's palace, but she was definitely the second most beautiful woman in the imperial family - the first beautiful woman was her mother Tokugawa Kazuko, who was also the middle palace of the Emperor Gomizuoin.
Emperor Koiko, the second most beautiful woman in the Yamato royal family, was happy because she would soon marry the "tall, rich and handsome" young prince of the next door Ming Dynasty. Her mother, Tokugawa Kazuko, who was also the most beautiful woman in the Yamato royal family, was accompanying the emperor of Gomizuoin. Chanting sutras in a Buddhist hall.
It turns out that Emperor Masahito of Gomizuo-in and Tokugawa Kazuko, who is known as Tofumon-in, are both "monks" at home. Gomi-o-in is a monk, while Tofumon-in is a nun...monks and nuns ( More than one nun), they lived happily together and gave birth to a lot of children!
While the monks and nuns in the palace were reciting "Namo Amitabha", a female official came in a hurry to report the news.
"His Majesty the Supreme Being, His Royal Highness Gongfang and Lord Guan Bai have just entered the palace and met with His Majesty the Emperor in the Purple Chen Hall..."
A group of people with upside-down eyebrows, Gosui Onin, exclaimed: "Why is Iemitsu here? Shouldn't he be resisting Akiko in Kitakyushu? Could it be that he was defeated by Akiko?"
Dongfumenyuan glanced at the female officer and asked, "You came to report in such a hurry, something big must have happened, right?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor and the Empress, something big has happened indeed. Your Highness has found a good match for His Majesty the Emperor."
"Nani?" Hou Shuiweiyuan's little eyes narrowed, and his face suddenly darkened.
Gomizuoin hated Iemitsu very much, because when Iemitsu was in Kanei's fourth year, he actually let his wet nurse Afu enter the palace to meet Gomizuoin, who was still the emperor at that time - Afu did not have an official position granted by the imperial court, so But he is just a commoner.
Even though the imperial family at that time was so poor that they were almost broke, they still looked down on Afu as a "commoner", so Gomizuoin regarded Afu's visit as a great shame and humiliation. He gave up his throne to his daughter Kazuko at such a young age, mostly because he couldn't bear the humiliation.
And now...even greater shame may befall the Imperial Family again!
Tokugawa Iemitsu actually wanted to be a matchmaker for a female emperor!
The female emperor cannot marry, otherwise what is the husband of the female emperor? Moreover, Gomizuoin believed that no important minister in Kyoto would dare to marry the emperor. Anyone who dared to do so must be a samurai...
"Who is going to marry Xingzi?" Dongfumenyuan saw that the monk's husband was about to get angry, so he quickly asked to distract the monk's attention.
"He must be an unruly samurai!" the great monk replied.
The female official shook her head and said, "The person who wants to marry His Majesty the Emperor is His Highness Prince Ning, the third son of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty."
"N...Ni? Is there such a thing?"
The monks and nuns all shouted.
This is an unprecedented event. The Emperor of Japan is going to marry Prince Ming... Will Prince Ming become the Emperor of Japan in the future?
In addition, can the heir born of Emperor Koiko and Prince Daiming inherit the throne of the emperor? There seems to be no reason why Emperor Koiko’s heirs should not be allowed to inherit, right?
Hou Shuiweiyuan suddenly stood up, and then walked to Zichen Hall in three steps and two steps. And Tofumonin also followed them to the Zichen Palace... Emperor Xingzi was their daughter, how could they not ask about Xingzi's marriage?
So the two monks and nuns hurried to the Zichen Hall. When they arrived, Emperor Koiko, Tokugawa Iemitsu and Kujo Daofang had not left yet, and they were all admiring Zhu Cijiong's portrait painting - the painting had been hung upright. What a handsome young man with his head turned upward!
Emperor Kouko's eyes were so bright that he didn't even hear the palace lady announcing the arrival of her father, a monk, and mother, a nun. Only when they arrived did she go to the Tokugawa Iemitsu and Kujo monasteries to go to Mizuo-in and Tofuku. When he was bowing in the courtyard, he realized that his parents were coming.
As the Emperor of Japan, Koiko also bowed to his parents.
Gomizuoin asked Tokugawa Iemitsu directly: "Iemitsu, I heard that you want to marry the emperor to the prince of Ming Dynasty?"
Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded, "This is the best solution to the current protracted war between Japan and Ming Dynasty... Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor will abdicate the throne to Prince Sogomiya before getting married."
Gomizuoin asked: "So, do the children born to Koiko and Prince Daiming have the right to inherit the emperor?"
"Yes!" Emperor Koiko replied on behalf of General Tokugawa, "Since I am the legitimate emperor, of course my descendants have the right to inherit!"
Gomizuoin turned to look at Tokugawa Iemitsu, who also nodded and said: "His Majesty the Emperor is right, her heirs have the right to inherit the throne of the Emperor."
Tokugawa Iemitsu was not a fool. Of course he knew what Daming next door was planning. But he couldn't marry an emperor whose descendants had lost their inheritance rights to Zhu Cijiong... because this would only stimulate Zhu Youjian to launch a war in advance to fight for his grandson's inheritance rights.
What will the Tokugawa Shogunate do then? Will the Hojo family resist to the end? The current navy of the Ming Dynasty is much more powerful than Kublai Khan's navy of the Yuan Dynasty. There is no problem in landing in Japan... Japan is an island country and cannot be defended against! However, Iemitsu also knew that Ming's most concerned target was not Japan, but the New World. Japan was only a springboard for Ming to enter the New World. As long as you handle it properly and win the trust of Ming Dynasty, you can avoid disaster.
So when it came to the emperor's succession, he had to give the Ming Dynasty something to look forward to. Anyway, there are many sons in Gomizuoin. They all take turns to work for a few years, and ten or twenty years will pass... After ten or twenty years, the Tokugawa shogunate will be able to recover from the disastrous defeat of the Korean War. .
The Ming Dynasty may have fallen into the "oil puddle" of the New World, and by then it will probably not want to invade Japan. Wouldn’t the Tokugawa Shogunate be stable?
Even if Xingzi's son is really allowed to become emperor, it's not a big deal... As long as it lasts until Zhu Youjian dies and Zhu Cihong ascends the throne and becomes emperor, then Xingzi's son will not have the support of Ming Dynasty. Get real power.
Because Zhu Cijiong is the real eldest son of Zhu Youjian, and the son of Zhu Cijiong and Emperor Xingzi is the eldest grandson of Ming Dynasty!
"This is not okay..." Houshuiweiyuan shook his head firmly. Koko has the blood of the Tokugawa family. If she marries Prince Daimei again, her heirs will have the blood of the Jumei Dynasty and the Tokugawa family, both of which are very rejected by Emperor Gomizuo.
Tokugawa Iemitsu said with a cold face: "His Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, this is the decision of the shogunate, and it is also the will of the emperor today!"
The shogunate was powerful, and the emperor had legal authority, but Mizuoin was empty-handed, so of course he had no way to resist.
Tokugawa Iemitsu saw that Gomizuoin was a little timid, and immediately said firmly: "I am a loyal minister of His Majesty the Emperor. If anyone dares to oppose His Majesty the Emperor, then I will draw a sword and fight for His Majesty the Emperor... Whoever that person is!”
The voice of his words was: If you talk more, you bald donkey, I will kill you, the general!
Seeing that General Tokugawa was about to get angry, Emperor Gomizuoin finally got scared. He didn't want to be killed by the furious General Tokugawa in front of him...
