The Central Plains Dynasty has been relatively good at saving face since ancient times, and Yang Guang was even more proficient in this aspect. Although he no longer rewarded foreigners, the Yuan Dynasty Meeting held every year was still a success, bringing the entire imperial capital to the forefront. Freshly decorated. As for the Japanese country, although it was only a small country surrounded by the sea, their envoys came across the ocean. In any case, it was an event to promote the prestige of the Sui Dynasty, so Yang Guang decided to personally receive the Japanese envoy Ono Meizi .
However, Yang Guang did not know that the Japanese state was different from what he had guessed. Instead, he planned to establish an equal relationship with the Sui Dynasty and use this equal relationship to enhance his "international status." In fact, Ono Meizi was not sent here by Queen Suigu, but was secretly appointed by the Crown Prince Shotoku to his confidant Ono Meizi in the name of the Queen.
The reason why they had to sneak across the ocean was mainly because the internal struggle in the Japanese country was extremely fierce.
Although the Japanese state was briefly unified during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it inevitably fell into turmoil later on. In the first stage of the battle, more than a hundred tribes were killing and looting, which was extremely destructive to society; the tribal tycoons Katsuragi Omi, Taira Gunomi, Sogaomi, Otomoren, Mononoberen and other families, centered in the Kinki Yamato area, fought for Facing enemies from all directions, they not only formed an offensive and defensive alliance, but also united to form a governing body, and the road to the unification of Japan began.
When the first stage of fighting ended, the second stage of fighting began within the Japanese state. After changes in power and internal attacks, the disputes between the central government and local powerful and powerful groups also intensified. Katsuragi Chen, Taira Gunchen, The powerful families such as Otohan Ren and Mononobe Ren lost power one by one during the "Bai Rebellion". In the end, only the Soga family and the Mononobe family were left to continue to control the government and fight for control of the government. The Soga clan successfully eliminated the Mononobe clan in the seventh year of the Emperor's reign and became the winner with the last laugh.
Since then, the Japanese state has entered the third stage of war, and the main social contradiction has changed from the struggle between tribes to the struggle between the Soga family and the royal family. However, although the Su family's Ma Zi was in power, the Japanese royal family had a long history, had great influence among the Japanese people, and was deeply supported by small and medium-sized forces, so he did not dare to overthrow the royal family and replace it.
In order to weaken the influence of the royal family, he formed an alliance with Baekje, and then promoted Baekje's political system and ideological culture in the country, thus causing the local culture and the royal family's status in the hearts of the people to decline day by day.
In order to get rid of the constraints of the Soga family, Prince Shotoku, the crown prince of Japan, began to carry out drastic reforms with the help of the Central Plains cultural thoughts transmitted from Baekje, hoping to change the inherent power of the powerful alliance into a monarchy. However, Soga Mako's power was too strong, so Prince Shotoku's efforts had little effect.
Prince Shotoku's master, the Goguryeo monk Hui Ci, saw that the prince was weak, so he taught Prince Shotoku: "The official system of the Great Sui Dynasty is complete and the country is strong..." Prince Shotoku was affected by this, so he decided to put his hope of reviving the royal power in the Great Sui Dynasty. On the dynasty. He believes that if it can be recognized by the Sui Dynasty and establish reciprocal diplomatic relations with the Sui Dynasty in the name of the queen, the Japanese country will gain an "international status" that is much higher than that of Baekje. Baekje exerts pressure, and Soga Mazi's power and influence will also take a heavy blow. ….
At the same time, in order to increase their influence and deterrence, the royal forces led by Queen Suiko and Prince Shotoku repeatedly attacked Silla under the banner of restoring the Imna forces. However, each time they started out unfavorably and returned without success; As a result, not only did they fail to achieve their intended purpose, but they further damaged the reputation of the royal family. In this regard, in order to make up for the lack of military power and solve the foreign enemy of Silla, Prince Shotoku still pinned his hopes on the Great Sui Dynasty. He planned to exert pressure on Silla through the Great Sui Dynasty after the establishment of diplomatic relations.
In order to achieve these two strategic goals, he appointed his close confidants Ono Meizi and An Zuofu as envoys. In the name of visiting Buddhism, he led a group of scholars and monks to the Sui Dynasty and handed over to the Sui Dynasty the credentials forged by himself.
However, what he didn't know was that Yang Guang had a plan in mind for an amphibious expedition to Goguryeo. To prevent the tragedy of the navy led by Wang Shiji from happening again, Yang Guang not only listened to Yang Ji's suggestion of "taking northern Baekje as a landing point" , and also made contact with Baekje King Buyeojang through envoys from both sides.
Baekje and the Great Sui and Zhou Dynasties
Like all the small countries and tribes nearby, they all wanted to enjoy the shade under the big trees and wanted to embrace the Sui Dynasty. However, due to the high mountains and long roads, they were unable to further expand the relationship between the two countries. Now, the Sui Dynasty took the initiative Fuyu Zhang was naturally overjoyed when he came to his door.
In his opinion, as long as he follows the powerful Sui, even if they can't eat meat and broth in Baekje, there will always be broth. And with the support of the Sui, his unstable throne will be as stable as a mountain. , so he hurriedly expressed his attitude, saying that the Sui Navy would land no matter where it was, and in addition, he was also willing to provide a certain amount of food for the Sui army.
In order to enhance understanding and trust, the two sides had constant exchanges of envoys. This also enabled the Sui Dynasty's senior officials to more accurately know the history of the grievances and grievances of the three kingdoms on the peninsula. The relationship between Baekje and Japan and the struggle between the two major forces of Japan also became known incidentally. .
"The saint announced that the envoys of the Japanese state, Ono Meizi and Anzuo Welfare, had an audience!" Early the next morning, an official from the Ministry of Rites bowed his hands to the Japanese envoys, Ono Meizi and Anzuo Welfare, outside Zetian Gate, the main gate of the palace.
Although the other party was an envoy from a foreign country, this small official in the Ministry of Rites showed no respect at all. The reason was that the status of "foreigners" in the Sui Dynasty was quite humble.
Because of the power of the Sui Dynasty, not only the ruling class looked at foreigners with broad-mindedness and disdain, but also the ordinary people of the Sui Dynasty were full of national self-confidence. Although the Sui Dynasty did not lock the country's gates to prevent foreigners from entering, the Sui Dynasty However, the Sui Dynasty prohibited foreigners from marrying Han women as wives or concubines, or pretending to be Han Chinese in other ways. Without a Sui Dynasty household registration certificate, even Hanfu could not be worn.
What's this?
Above board race/discrimination!
Among the many foreigners in the Sui Dynasty, most of them entered the country through official channels. Some of them were members of the royal family or the king himself, some were high-ranking diplomatic envoys, and some were businessmen who entered the country for business under official banners; and even more, But they were donated as items and sold to the skilled slaves of the Sui Dynasty. Except for a few cases with extremely high status, most foreigners were not taken seriously by the Sui Dynasty people, even if they were envoys of a country; it was this lack of attention that led to Ono Meizi and others not being accompanied by officials and needing to be on their own Come to Luoyang. ….
In this world where the idea of "the country is great and the people are proud" is prevalent, there is no need for this little yellow sect to be polite to Ono's sister and An Zuofu. If he were to be polite or respectful to each other at this moment, it would be embarrassing. , not only will he end up being laughed at by his colleagues, but his official career will also end from this.
Ono and An Zuofu adjusted their clothes, then nodded and bowed to the small yellow door and said, "Thank you."
"Your Majesty is very courteous, please!" This official from the Ministry of Rites appropriately showed the humility of a great country.
"Please!" The two of them followed him and entered the Zetian Gate. The road inside is very spacious, with towering palace walls on both sides. A row of soldiers stand straight on both sides of the road, their tall and straight postures like spears, which perfectly reflects the cowering of the two envoys.
Officials led the way in front, and more than a dozen forbidden soldiers followed behind with swords drawn. The journey was extremely solemn, with only the sound of armors clashing. This not only made the Nuo Grand Palace look very empty, but was also so depressing that people could not even breathe. Don't dare to speak loudly.
As they walked, Ono Meizi and An Zuofu were actually covered in sweat in this slightly cold weather. They felt that the silent majesty of the mountain was like a sharp blade hanging over their heads at all times, as if it would be chopped off at any time!
All the way to the Xuanzheng Hall where the Chang Dynasty is held.
The emperor and his ministers of the Sui Dynasty had already discussed the affairs of the day and were quietly waiting for the Japanese envoys to arrive in the palace. Yang Guang was wearing a twelve-chapter crown and sitting high on the throne. Under the bead curtain, a figure could be vaguely seen. Lake silhouette.
Ono, whose legs were already weak, and Anzuo Welfare, led by the courtesy officer, came close to the front. Then, in full view of everyone, they knelt down in front of Yang Guang with a "pop". The two of them knelt down and saluted while tremblingly saying: "Envoy of Yamato." Your Majesty Ono Meizi/Anzuofu Weili pays homage to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Dear Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, on the order of the Queen, we have come to pay homage to you with our credentials!"
Yang Guang looked at the two of them, raised his hand slightly and said, "Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Emperor Sui!" The two of them stood up as instructed, and then they dared to look directly at the supreme being in the world. But they were ten feet away, and Yang Guang was wearing an imperial crown and a beaded curtain.
Hanging down, they couldn't see what Yang Guang looked like, and could only vaguely see a sharp outline. But when he sat on it, he looked like a mountain, which brought huge pressure to people.
Yang Guang said: "Your envoy came from afar, thank you for your hard work! But I wonder why the queen of your country asked you to come?"
"The queen and prince of our country believe in Buddhism and work hard to promote Buddhism all over the country!" Ono replied: "The queen heard that Haixi Bodhisattva and the emperor were reviving Buddhism and asked a group of Buddhist monks to come to Sui Dynasty to study Buddhism. At the same time, she also hopes to communicate with Your country will strengthen friendly exchanges."
"Oh?" Yang Guang continued: "I can agree to establish friendly relations with your country, and I am also willing to accept monks from your country, and I can even donate Buddhist scriptures. I just don't know what your country can give me in the Sui Dynasty."
Japanese people are very direct when communicating with others, but Ono Meizi and An Zuofu were still caught off guard and speechless by Yang Guang's direct attack.
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