There is no suspense anymore.
Everything is ready, all you need is to leave.
Now that you can leave, what are you waiting for?
Wait for higher-level people from the Ming Dynasty to come to preside over the peace talks, otherwise, the coalition navy will become the biggest obstacle on the way to retreat.
"Based on the calendar of the Ming Dynasty, this unprecedented war started in April of the 20th year of Wanli and lasted for seven years. It started in Busan and ended in Sichuan." Ieyasu sighed.
Dongguo, which originally stayed out of the matter and only provided partial support of food, grass, and firearms, was still forced to get involved in this quagmire, sacrificing an invincible general and more than 10,000 soldiers.
From this point of view, Hideyoshi's final plan during his lifetime was partially successful, but it also completely angered Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Regarding Honda Tadakatsu's sacrifice, as a mature ruler and politician, he did not anger the Ming army. If Hideyoshi hadn't done it for his own ambitions and for the sake of Hideyori, the Eastern Kingdom would never have suffered such losses.
Perhaps Toyotomi Hideyoshi had expected to be resented before his death, but the monkey also knew that Tokugawa would never let go of the opportunity to become a "people of the world", and would take action against Hideyori no matter what.
Suncheon Japanese Fortress.
The Japanese character in this title can be removed.
On the street, the heads were arranged neatly, and the number was enough to be used as a temple in the capital. About a thousand people were captured alive, and a large number of them were sent back to the mainland as a display.
The other part was used to negotiate with the Japanese leaders, either to obtain benefits or to exchange for their own people.
"Level one thousand."
Liu Wei walked over with a smile. The soldiers on the left and right were carrying extremely smelly gifts, but they didn't look very happy.
They didn't know much about the exchange of interests above, but these thousand real Japanese heads were a real achievement. They could enable hundreds of rank-and-file soldiers to join the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they were only at the bottom, it would be a great blessing. .
"Don't worry, Admiral Liu. After I finish writing the memorial, I will ask you to read it before sending it to the capital."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
"You're welcome."
The two groups exchanged pleasantries for a while and began to organize their troops, waiting for the next arrangement of Xing Junmen and the arrival of Yang Jinglue.
It is true that some generals feel that they can still fight, especially the actors, but the general environment is that the soldiers do not want to bother anymore, and the country does not want to continue to entangle.
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Peace talks are inevitable.
The views of the three countries on this war are very different. The Koreans believe that the Japanese army is the losing side, while the Japanese believe that they have achieved the goal of punishing Korea and showing their strength to the Ming Dynasty. It can be regarded as a victory more or less. .
So who loses?
Daming doesn't have any confidence at all.
Even though the establishment of slaves in the north has become a climate and the chieftains in the south rebel from time to time, it is still in a dominant position and Lao Di is still there!
In this atmosphere, the peace talks that must be continued have twists and turns.
Regarding the "humiliating" title of [King of Japan], Tokugawa decided to take it for Hideyoshi and pin it on his son Hideyori. The final ownership will be discussed later.
This is equivalent to recognizing the legitimacy of the Ming emperor, which is undoubtedly a concession.
Yang Hao, who represents Ming Dynasty and has full authority to preside over negotiations, has another attitude:
You are the vassals of the Chinese world. You have never recognized yourself before. After the war, you finally regained your consciousness. How can you think it is a step back?
Your Majesty, who is far away in the capital, is able to ignore past grudges and confer the title of Young Lord of yours. It is obviously the Ming Dynasty repaying evil with kindness, and you must be grateful.
After several arguments, Tokugawa Ieyasu chose to accept the canonization unconditionally and placed the order led by the Toyotomi family under the framework of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, he also has his own ambitions, and one day he will overthrow them and start over.
Of course, Tokugawa was very rational. He did not want to provoke another war, but wanted to close himself off and maintain only extremely weak ties with neighboring countries, that is, written exchanges.
The Ming Dynasty has always been generous in asking for war reparations. After it is completely clear who is the orthodox, there are no substantive demands.
On the contrary, the Li Dynasty had too many things to argue with Japan, such as:
captive.
According to conservative estimates, a total of 100,000 Koreans were plundered to Tsushima Island and then, through this transfer station, distributed to various places to accept Japanese slavery.
This was something that the king, Li Huan, could not tolerate. He asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to return these populations.
But Tokugawa took over the mess temporarily, and the benefits never came to him.
In addition, how easy is it to make those famous figures who are already severely weakened give up the meat they finally got in their mouths?
Ten thousand people.
In order to show his sincerity, Tokugawa gritted his teeth and made this promise that could be fulfilled so that subsequent negotiations could continue.
At first, Li Chao was not satisfied and approached Lu Li, hoping that he could mediate.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ieyasu had reached his limit, but this guy didn't get any meat. He traveled across the ocean and received a severe beating.
Therefore, Lu Li proposed a compromise plan, returning 10,000 people in advance, and subsequent matters would be slowly negotiated by the two countries. However, after Ieyasu returned to China, he had to dismantle the ear mounds and be responsible for transporting them all to the peninsula.
This is an important factor in the future discord between Japan and South Korea. All the noses cut off by Hideyoshi’s troops are buried in it. Countless Koreans petitioned:
"These noses were severed as trophies of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They have been in Kyoto for four hundred years. Now, it is our responsibility to see them returned to the peninsula to alleviate the suffering of all the citizens whose ancestors' remains are buried there. "
Japan firmly rejected this. This irrefutable evidence of bloody aggression against other countries has become what they consider an important national cultural property and a kind of spiritual support.
Support what?
Do you feel honored?
Lu Li's proposal satisfied Li Chao. Ieyasu hated the old monkey Hideyoshi so much that he should tear down the items that showed his military exploits. Anyway, it was the Toyotomi family's prestige that was weakened, which was a good thing for him.
In addition, there are certain differences between the two countries on how to position each other.
The Tokugawa hoped to accomplish a feat that generations, including Hideyoshi, had failed to accomplish, which was to pay tribute to the Richo people without much, just a gesture.
In response, Yang Hao severely reprimanded him.
Li Chao is a subordinate of Ming Dynasty!
Liu Chenglong, the envoy of King Li Huo, also stated on the spot that they would not allow such a thing to happen, even if it was just the slightest hint. At most, they would call the Japanese leader in writing: Maharaja.
This was based on the terrifying knowledge of the Japanese's militarism and the fear that these animals would cross the sea again and invade.
With Lu Li's intervention, Japan must respond equally to this respect, and when submitting credentials to the Li Dynasty in the future, the date must be changed to the Ming Dynasty.
As the representative of the Ming Dynasty and the victorious country, Lu Li has always been a very powerful actor, which made many famous people hate him, but they were helpless. They couldn't defeat the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't want to relive the taste of war.
"Can I sign?"
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