General Tokugawa Tsunayoshi took a breath of the fresh air in the rain, then frowned and walked into the leaky and moldy Zichen Palace, and began to play the role of a loyal minister of Japan - to be honest, this is the world's "highest imitation" The best ones are the devils.
For hundreds of years, they were all imitations of the emperor—living in moldy, leaky, and drafty palaces, wearing tattered court clothes, sleeping with women who were as bad as women, and eating vegetarian food every day. If you have to starve in troubled times, even if the world is peaceful, you won't have much money to spend... It's already like this, and you still have to play the emperor, and you have to play it from generation to generation. How can this be the emperor's royal family? It is clearly a Liyuan family, with generations acting as emperors and princes.
Some people play the role of the emperor, and of course there are people who play the role of ministers. The Fifth Photographer's Family, the Eighth Tsinghua University, and various other public families with various names are actually all acting families, with acting ministers from generation to generation... The professionalism of these actors cannot be overemphasized. As for the Japanese, their professionalism is quite sufficient. These Liyuan aristocratic families who play emperors and ministers are really not just for money, but they have dedication and love for this career.
In the Edo period, there was a shogunate who paid them to play ministers. During the turbulent times of the Warring States Period, the emperor was starving, how could the ministers be doing well? But the "troupe" cannot fail. We all endure it together, relying on this professionalism and guest appearances to perform conscientiously for the Japanese people and famous people.
And the Japs who watched the theater were really the best audiences. They watched these actors perform there from generation to generation, pretending that their country still had a court and an emperor. And they also pretend to believe that their emperor is a descendant of some god, an emperor who is equal to the emperor of tomorrow... This is really interesting.
And Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was a "fancier"... He spent money to support the "theater" of the Japanese imperial court. He himself sometimes goes on stage to vote for plays. The role he plays is the Japanese general who conquers the barbarians - he is obviously the king of a country, not an emperor or a king, but he is a general, and he still begs the court and the emperor to act on his head. He is not a "vote" What is "play"?
People who don’t know Japan’s national conditions, seeing this beggar court, a beggar emperor, and a general who holds the world in his hands, would think that someone is plotting to usurp the throne!
But actually this is a show. . The Japanese general who conquered the barbarians was the real king, and the emperor was just a "drama king." How could a real king usurp the position of the drama king?
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi has already "entered the play" and walked into the Zichen Temple, which is leaky and leaky, with broken wooden basins everywhere on the ground to catch the rain... It's such a "wind can enter, rain can enter" "The dilapidated house is much worse than Nijo Castle. It is actually pretending to be a place where the Japanese imperial court discusses politics. It's really ridiculous!"
However, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is a good actor and tried hard to control his emotions without any laughter. He still pretended to take small steps, and when he came across a wooden basin to collect rainwater on the way, he had to take small steps to go around it, and then knelt down on a moldy mat and kowtowed to the emperor who was sitting behind a torn gauze curtain. Saluting...every move is art!
The performance soon came to an end. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was in a routine "voting show" today, and he still had something serious to say to the Emperor - that is, the Ming Dynasty's letter of challenge had arrived.
As the general who conquered the barbarians and the de facto king of Japan, he must step forward to fight this battle in Kyushu!
If he hadn't gone, the powerful feudal lords in Kyushu and the West who were bent on overthrowing the country might have defected to the Ming Dynasty... Especially the two families, Choshu Mori and Satsuma Shimazu, were a trap for Saru Sekishiro and Shenjun Ieyasu. It was too miserable. There were more wolves (warriors) than farmers (peasants) in the country. Even though they were oppressed hard, they couldn't squeeze out much money. Everyone was miserable at the top and bottom, so they lived a better life than the emperor. If no one is guarding these guys, they might hook up with Ming Kou and use Ming Kou's support to launch a war to overthrow the world.
In addition, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi also wanted to seek peace through war... If he really couldn't beat him, there was nothing he could do about being a dog. Before he returned to Kyoto this time, he had gone to Tosho Shrine and discussed with the old turtle Ieyasu's spirit in heaven. He must protect the Tokugawa family no matter what, even if he became a dog for the Ming Dynasty.
Being a dog... is better than perishing!
He came to the Purple Palace of the Imperial Palace today to talk to the Emperor about this... Now let's fight together. If we can't beat him, then let's be dogs together!
This is called sharing the blessings and sharing the rewards with the dogs!
"Your Majesty, I have decided!"
When Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said these words, the emperor, who was sitting behind the gauze curtain, knew that the performance was over and now he wanted to talk about something serious.
"What has the general decided?"
The person who asked the question was Guan Bai Yidong Jing.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said: "Your Majesty, I have decided to personally conquer Kyushu and go to Hakata Bay to fight to the death with the Ming invaders!" Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said, "This battle is related to the rise and fall of the empire, and is also related to your majesty's future, so please Your Majesty prays to Amaterasu and asks her to send another divine wind to help you win the decisive battle!"
"Okay, I will definitely pray to Amaterasu." Of course the emperor did not dare to say "no" to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi - he is the real emperor, and he has already made up his mind. How dare Shiren, the "actor emperor" Disobedient?
Of course, as the "Emperor of Actors", he would probably not be able to invite Kamikaze... He begged Amaterasu for a salary increase every year, but it was of no use at all.
He couldn't even ask for several kilograms of rice, so how could he expect to ask for divine wind?
So he asked: "General, if I can't ask for the divine wind, what should I do?"
"Then..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's tone became serious, and he stopped mid-sentence. However, the emperor was so nervous that he was afraid that the general would say, "Then I will commit seppuku"!
"That means Amaterasu also believes that..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi considered his words, "also believes that Japan should temporarily give in and wait for the opportunity."
"Concession means..." The emperor continued to be nervous.
"To give in means..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said, "It means to choose conditional surrender after inflicting a certain amount of damage on Mingkou."
"Surrender?" The emperor's heart was in his throat. "That means... Japan no longer needs the emperor?"
"Hai," Tokugawa Tsunayoshi replied in the affirmative, "if Japan surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, it will not be an empire, but a kingdom."
"Then the king..."
Emperor Shiren's forehead is covered with sweat!
Be anxious!
Because Japan has a king! As early as the Muromachi Shogunate era, Ashikaga Shogun had accepted the title of Japanese King conferred by the Ming Dynasty.
Starting from the era of Tokugawa Hidetada, Tokugawa generals also began to use the name of the King of Japan to conduct diplomatic activities.
After all, the emperor is just an actor... We can't let an actor engage in diplomacy!
So Emperor Shiren is now very worried about his 10,000 tons of rice.
"Don't worry, your majesty," Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said with a smile, "if Japan becomes a kingdom, your majesty will assume the position of king, and the king's salary will be 10,000 taels of rice. The shogunate will continue to assist your majesty in governing Japan."
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was still quite a friend. He did not want to kill the imperial family and then become the king of Japan himself. He still wanted to maintain the vassal system, be the general himself, and let Shiren play the king of Japan.
I believe that since he can play the emperor well, he should also be able to play the king well.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little grateful... This general was really good. He didn't forget about him even if he wanted to be a dog. This is like having a dog.
It's just that this salary is still a little less, it's not enough at all!
It seems that it is better to get the whole country! Emperor Shiren has secretly made up his mind... He can't just be a "drama king" forever, he wants to be a real king, even if he is a dog, he must be the king of dogs!
"That's great," the emperor said to the general in a grateful tone, "then I wish you a long military career and success!"
Hearing the emperor's words, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was relieved... It seemed that the emperor had no objection to the Tokugawa shogunate, and he could leave Kyoto with confidence to launch the Western Expedition.
Chapter 680 Emperor, we share the blessings, and the dogs share the same fate! (Please vote for me, please recommend me)
