Ishijian City Post House.
Li Jin heard Suzuki Shigehide's question and said with a half-smile:
"We in the Ming Dynasty know nothing about this letter."
"As for how this letter appeared here, we are even less likely to know."
"Your Washima is not a big place, but you have two imperial courts. One is Emperor Daigo, who holds in his hand the three sacred weapons of your Amaterasu."
"The other one is the Muromachi shogunate established by your Ashikaga family. The emperor is just your puppet."
"No matter how you look at it, you Ashikaga family are not as legitimate as Emperor Daigo."
"We, the Ming Dynasty, are the Kingdom of Heaven, so naturally we are here to bring order to the chaos. We are here to uphold justice when there is a smoky atmosphere on your Japanese island."
Li Jin's words made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Suzuki Shigehide's expressions darken.
In any case, Emperor Daigo holds the three sacred weapons and is truly the emperor. No matter how powerful their Muromachi shogunate is, their name is not justified.
"Besides, your Northern Dynasty doesn't seem to be very welcoming to our Ming Dynasty, and you don't even have any sincerity."
Li Jin changed the subject and suddenly said:
"Emperor Daigo is much more sincere than you. Before we even arrived at Wajima, Emperor Daigo promised to lease Iwami Country to our Ming Dynasty!"
"You, the Ashikaga family, verbally asked for our Ming Dynasty's support, but you gave us nothing. It is clear that you think our Ming Dynasty is taken advantage of."
"In this case, if we don't hit you, who will we hit?"
"We can also be sincere."
Suzuki Shigehide seemed to be enlightened and immediately said loudly:
"We are even willing to lease the entire Saikaidō to you. We only hope that you can help us destroy the puppet dynasty."
"Emperor Daigo is just a deposed emperor of the previous dynasty who took advantage of the chaos to escape. His existence has seriously affected the peace of Japan."
"When the Ming Dynasty was established a few years ago, we, the Ashikaga family, sent a mission to the Ming Dynasty to meet with His Majesty the Ming Emperor. It can be seen that our Ashikaga family has always been committed to the Ming Dynasty."
"But the Puppet Dynasty has no intention of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty. For so many years, the Puppet Dynasty has been disrupting the peace of the Japanese island, causing the people to live in dire straits. Please make the decision for us."
Li Jin almost laughed after hearing this. Saikkaido is the Shikoku Island of Wajima Island, and the Satsuma Port that Li Jin misses so much is on Saikaidō.
If we occupy the Saikaidō, we will really plant a nail in the heart of the island, and we can launch a devastating blow to the island at any time.
Just when Li Jin was happy, he suddenly noticed a gaze looking at him and turned around to look.
Then he discovered that the young man following Suzuki Shigehide was looking at him without blinking.
Li Jin felt a little amused and asked:
"What's this name?"
"This is the grandson of our master of the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu."
Suzuki Shigehide hurriedly answered, and then signaled Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to salute Li.
"Yoshimitsu has met the heavenly envoy."
"Are you Ashikaga Yoshimitsu?"
Li Jin's voice suddenly rose, as if he heard an incredible name, which shocked both Suzuki Shigehide and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
He didn't understand why Li Jin was so excited, but Li Jin began to look up and down at this young man named Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
He has a bald head, a round face and a mustache, and is of average height. There is nothing outstanding about him, only his eyes are surprisingly bright, which shows the extraordinaryness of the young man.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's reputation in history is not as great as that of Oda Nobunaga or Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but this does not mean that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's achievements are not as great as these two.
Anyone who has watched the Ikkyu Monk cartoon should know that there is a general in Ikkyu Monk, and that general is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
In history, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can be said to have left a strong mark.
The division of the Northern and Southern Dynasties on Wajima ended in the hands of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and the Ashikaga family, which was originally suppressed by the Southern Dynasties, was breathless.
After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ascended to the position of general to conquer the barbarians, he conquered the north and south, won many battles, and finally reversed the situation.
This forced the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties to send people to sue for peace, and finally sacrificed the three Amaterasu artifacts and abdicated in favor of others.
In the end, the Northern and Southern Dynasties reconciled, and the Muromachi shogunate assumed great power under the leadership of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, completely pushing the Ashikaga family to the top.
In addition, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also attached great importance to sea trade, and the trade with the Ming Dynasty made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu very profitable.
During the Yongle period, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu even sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. In the end, Zhu Di, who did not know what he was doing, was named the king of Wajima.
Various phenomena indicate that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted to take the opportunity to dethrone the emperor and then establish himself as king. He was no longer satisfied with being just a general who conquered barbarians.
If Ashikaga Yoshimitsu succeeds in usurping the throne, the emperor system that has been passed down in Japan for thousands of years will become history.
Unfortunately, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu died of a serious illness and failed to become the king he dreamed of.
However, the Muromachi shogunate ruled by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did last for more than a hundred years, and finally perished at the hands of Oda Nobunaga.
This is enough to show that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is extraordinary.
"I am indeed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, do you know me?"
Li Jin smiled and shook his head and said:
"I don't know him, just asking casually."
Li Jin was naturally extremely wary of people like Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
As the saying goes, he is a peach and I am arsenic; he is a hero and I am an enemy.
Li Jin was even thinking about how to kill Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu saw that Li Jin was still smiling, but for some reason, he felt a little creepy and his hair stood on end.
"You said you can lease Xikai Road to our Ming Dynasty, are you serious?"
Li Jin doesn't have time to deal with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu at the moment, so he should discuss the actual interests first.
"My lord, it is absolutely true."
When Suzuki Shigehide saw that Li Jin seemed to be very interested in Xikai Road, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed and said:
"As long as you can help us destroy the rebels, we will never break our promise."
Li Jin sneered in his heart. It seemed that this Ashikaga family really didn't cry until he saw the coffin, and he was still playing tricks on himself.
After wiping out the puppet dynasty, the Xikai Road was leased to the Ming Dynasty?
This is really treating Daming as a fool!
However, Li Jin's face remained calm and he still said with a smile:
"In this case, you should go back and wait first. I need to ask the emperor for instructions."
"If the emperor agrees to your request, I will definitely help you destroy the puppet dynasty."
"In that case, thank you sir."
Suzuki Shigehide seemed a little happy. He took out a few more gold leaves from his sleeve and handed them to Li Jin, whispering:
"Thank you, sir. If the matter is accomplished, I will give you a generous courtesy."
Li Jin weighed it gently, and he was as stingy as ever, casually cupping his hands and saying:
"Then you should retreat first."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu seemed to remember something and hurriedly said:
"Sir, I wonder if you can let us go for a walk on the street. It's really depressing to stay in the inn every day."
Li Jin was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"Nowadays, the war is in chaos and Shijian City has not yet been completely settled. It is safer for the envoy to stay in the post house."
"When the next time comes, you can wander around the streets freely. It's better not to go out now."
Seeing Li Jin's refusal, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wanted to say more, but was stopped by Suzuki Shigehide. He had no choice but to bow down and slowly left the living room.
After leaving the living room, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu directly asserted:
"This Ming Dynasty envoy will never agree to our request."
Suzuki Shigehide frowned and asked:
"Why? Aren't the conditions of Saikaidō enough tempting?"
"If he wanted to agree to our proposal, he would not even agree to our request to go out."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said earnestly:
"Someone must have offered more attractive terms than us."
Suzuki Shigehide's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly thought of Emperor Daigo.
But now that he has returned to the inn from the living room, he has no chance to leave even if he wants to, so he has no choice but to give up and go back to think of a way and wait for Daming's reply.
But just after the two left, a man came out from the screen behind Li Jin with a gloomy face. It was none other than Emperor Daigo's favorite, Tianjiro.
