Emperor Shizuko had already come out of a particularly luxuriously decorated carriage, surrounded by a group of ministers, northern samurai, female officials and maids of honor. Like Zhu Xijin, Zheng Yuhuan, and the Jin Yiwei and black eunuchs guarding inside and outside the station, they are all in "antique costumes."
The Hanfu of the Ming Dynasty actually continued to evolve with the changes of the times.
Nowadays, the clothes of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty are tight-fitting to facilitate movement, and buttons are also used to facilitate dressing and undressing. In addition, the colors of ordinary people's clothing are not as bright as in the past - this is because many chemical synthetic dyes were found to be highly toxic and harmful to the human body at the end of the 18th century, so they were eliminated, while synthetic dyes were not eliminated. Most of the dyes are plain and dark.
Of course, the officials and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, especially the high-ranking royal family, as well as those who guarded and served the court, still had to abide by tradition to show their orthodoxy and inheritance. So they still wear expensive clothing handmade with expensive plant and animal dyes.
In addition to clothing, the Ming royal family also paid special attention to etiquette and dignity. He maintains the dignity of a supreme emperor internally, and continues to regard himself as the king of the heavenly dynasty externally. He rarely sees foreign envoys, and will not issue equal credentials to foreign countries in the name of the emperor - these credentials are all in the name of the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Issued in name.
The situation of the Emperor of Japan is similar. He is also a puppet who has no power but is superior to others. He also attaches great importance to superficial skills such as etiquette and respect, and spends many months squinting in the deep palace. Foreign envoys could not see the emperor and usually dealt with the generals.
Which of these two "puppet gods" has a higher status has become a problem in Sino-Japanese relations!
For more than a hundred years, it was impossible for the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the Emperor of Japan to exchange letters, let alone meet each other... What should they be called in the letters?
Is it necessary to say "the emperor writes to the emperor where the sun rises and writes that the emperor is fine when the sun disappears"?
Where can I put the honor of the emperor of the great emperor of heaven?
As for turning the emperor into the king of Japan, it is something that the imperial family and the Tokugawa shogunate cannot accept... To be on an equal footing with China, or even to ride on the neck of the central dynasty, has always been Japan's dream.
However, this dream has been completely shattered because the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Japan to fight against the "traitors"!
So this time, Emperor Shizuko could put down his dignity, leave Japan in the name of the Emperor of Japan, and arrive in the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Lord of Japan.
Since Jingzi is the leader of Japan, her status is of course lower than Zhu Xijin. Therefore, it was an exceptional courtesy for Zhu Xijin to greet him at the train station. It is simply wishful thinking to want the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to welcome him on the platform.
Emperor Jingzi had never been delusional, so she did not dwell on the matter. Instead, she got off the train as soon as it stopped, and then followed the eunuch Black Tornado straight to the lounge where Zhu Xijin and Zheng Yuhuan were.
She had to discuss with Zhu Xijin and Zheng Yuhuan how to expand the authority of those who were emperors and queen mothers!
This is also the main reason why she came all the way from Japan to the Ming Dynasty... Of course, the imperial conquest is just a show, but she must use it to fight for territory and interests for the northern samurai and other samurai below. Attitude!
And India is undoubtedly a piece of fat that everyone covets!
This big fat piece of meat covers an area dozens of times the size of Japan and has a population of as many as 200 million! If you want to convert the income into stone high, then you have to have hundreds of millions of stone, right?
If Japan could be divided into one-tenth... all those miserable samurai and idle ronin in Japan would be transformed.
With their support, isn't Emperor Shizuko's throne as stable as Mount Fuji?
And just when Emperor Shizuko walked into the VIP lounge of the station, he saluted the Ming Emperor and the Empress Dowager in the name of the heroine of Japan. Far away in Muscat on the Gulf of Oman, Zhuge Weidao was secretly meeting an emperor from afar.
Speaking of which, this emperor was also an old acquaintance of his. He was really Aisin Gioro Minning, Emperor Daoguang of the Great Jin Kingdom.
"Brother Daozi, do you think the town's trap has been completely resolved?"
Emperor Daoguang said this on the aircraft carrier battlecruiser Shu Zhongwang.
He has been staying in Persia these days to watch the Ming Dynasty-India War.
Although there are frequent good news from Emperor William, Emperor Daoguang is really good at calculating things! Who wins and who loses can be known with just a few clicks.
After he calculated that Emperor William and India were in a critical situation, he immediately changed into civilian clothes. Then get on board the only "wind energy" battleship of the Daikin Navy. After venturing through the minefield that had not yet been cleared, I arrived at Muscat, where the first terminal was temporarily anchored, and met Zhuge Weidao.
Hearing Emperor Guang's question, Zhuge Weidao had no choice but to pretend to count with his fingers. Then he nodded and said: "Sure enough, everything depends on man, and man will definitely defeat God! Although the former master had a glimpse of the secrets of heaven, he did not expect that Dajin could produce a hero like you... Now that Persia has surrendered, the situation of Dajin has become brighter. There’s no problem in passing it on to a few more lives!”
After listening to Zhuge Weidao's words, Daoguang nodded and said: "With Persia as a vassal state, I, Dajin, have entered the age of the ocean... I can live up to my ancestors."
Zhuge nodded repeatedly for Dao, but thought in his heart: "You Daoguang, why don't you stay in Central Asia? Go to the Middle East and India to take a trip into such muddy waters, why do you think about continuing for a few more generations... If you really want to hang out for a few more generations, For now, just lie down while guarding the Xianmen Pass.
Now you have gone to a place of right and wrong like Persia, and you want to reach into India... It seems that King Zhuge Wuzhong told your family's fortune, and there is nothing wrong at all! "
Although Zhuge Weidao thought so in his heart, he couldn't tell Daoguang the hurtful truth.
And he also felt that Daoguang must have something else to talk about when he came to Muscat.
Thinking about it, he asked tentatively: "Brother Daoguang, you came all the way from Persia, didn't you just tell me these things?"
"Okay, okay, I really can't hide it from you, Zhuge Daozi!" Daoguang smiled, "To be honest, Emperor William of India recently told me through his consul general in Tehran... He hopes that we, the Kingdom of Jin, can be a middleman. Adjust the conflicts between Ming Dynasty, Britain and India.
Daozi, do you think it would be better for us to come forward, or not? "
It turns out that Emperor William also has a black heart and has two preparations.
While preparing frantically for war in India, prepare to let India fight to the last Indian.
But at the same time, he did not give up his good intention of betraying his country and seeking glory.
And Emperor Daoguang definitely wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get involved in India.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao asked: "So, Emperor William cares about India very much?"
Daoguang nodded: "That's natural, that's India! Daozi, don't look down on India... It's a huge country. Its land, population, wealth, and resources are no less than those of the Ming Dynasty. If we can give time, we can properly Management will definitely become a trend in the future. Therefore, what Emperor William cares about most is India."
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "In that case, when things are done in the future... how about India also get a share from you?"
"This..." Daoguang seemed to be hesitant, "I wonder how much I, Dajin, have to do to make this happen?"
"Of course he betrayed Emperor William, the chief culprit of the war!" Zhuge Weidao said every word.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Although Emperor William is not my sibling brother, we have become brothers with different surnames." Emperor Daoguang shook his head repeatedly, "It is impossible for me to betray Emperor William, no matter what, it is impossible..."
