Li Shimin's resume is still very impressive. He once formed an alliance with the grassland forces to fight against the Han princes, and then fought with Qin Zheng for many years, with both sides winning and losing.
Therefore, Li Tang still has certain strength.
Moreover, the enemies of the Japanese were the princes of the Han Dynasty, and the enemies of Li Shimin were also the princes of the Han Dynasty. As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is a friend.
After learning enough about Li Shimin, Japanese great names such as Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu, etc. came up with the idea of alliance with Li Tang to jointly fight against the Han princes.
Of course, it is said to be an alliance, but in fact it is just a nice way of saying it. After all, the Han Dynasty finally fought against the Japanese state, not Li Tang. The critical situation now is not Li Tang, but the Japanese state. The one who is anxious now is not Li Shimin, but Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Japanese great names.
Therefore, it is said to be an alliance on the surface, but in fact it is just Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Japanese great names who paid "Li Tang mercenaries" to help them fight the war.
Faced with such a good opportunity, Li Shimin would of course choose to open his mouth like a lion. The Japanese nation is now at a critical stage of life and death. It is not a good nation and there may even be no such nation in the future. If we don’t cheat them now, then when will we cheat them? If the lion doesn't open its mouth at this time, when will there be another opportunity for the lion to open its mouth?
And Li Shimin ceded land as soon as he opened his mouth, ceding Hokkaido Island and Kyushu Island to Li Tang!
When Shang Yanzhuang made this request to Japanese daimyo such as Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Japanese daimyo had no generals. Yan Zhuang immediately beat him out with a stick.
There are only four Japanese islands in total. Although the remaining three together are not as big as Honshu Island, Li Shimin wanted two of them as soon as he opened his mouth. Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Japanese countries It’s strange that the daimyo is willing to agree!
However, the famous Japanese people still understood the principle of demanding high prices and paying back the money. They also knew very well that although Li Shimin himself proposed such a condition, Li Shimin himself may not have expected them to agree to this condition.
The reason why Li Shimin put forward such a high condition was just to give them room to lower the price so that they could better get what they wanted.
In the end, after a war of words, the two sides finally reached the terms of the deal. Japan ceded Hokkaido Island to Li Tang and recognized that Hokkaido Road would belong to Li Tang from now on, while the "Li Tang mercenaries" would help Japan. Fight against the big man.
Therefore, this treaty was established between Li Tang and the Japanese state in the mountain city of Heiankyo (Kyoto), so later generations called it the Treaty of Kyoto.
In fact, this Kyoto Treaty basically achieved Li Shimin's expected goal. Although Li Shimin proposed the conditions for the cession of two islands, in fact, his real goal has always been only Hokkaido Island.
Although the island closest to Li Tang is Kyushu Island, Kyushu Island is also very unluckily stuck at the important pass between the Han princes and the Japanese country. Such an important area, even if the Japanese country is really willing to give it to Li Shimin , Li Shimin may not even want it.
If Li Shimin really takes over this area, I'm afraid the princes of the Han Dynasty will have to turn their guns and attack him first.
As for Hokkaido Island, the distance is not bad. Although it is not as close as Kyushu Island to Li Tang's territory, Li Tang can reach it just a little further east.
Moreover, there is no big Japanese power on Hokkaido Island. If the so-called daimyo of Hokkaido Island are placed on the other three islands, they are basically nothing. If placed on those three islands, they are nothing at most. The daimyo who can be regarded as the lowest class are all a bunch of guys who don't deserve to be on the stage.
If Li Shimin wanted to deal with these guys, it would be very simple.
There is another important reason. In everyone's inherent impression, among the four islands of the Japanese country, Hokkaido Island is the most barren and backward. For such a place, the princes of the Han Dynasty may not necessarily fight with Li Tang because of this. Go to war.
After all, the goal of the Han princes was the Japanese state, not Li Tang. Moreover, if the Han Dynasty deals with Li Tang on behalf of the princes, they may not benefit much, but Qin Zheng will definitely benefit from it. The more ruthlessly these princes deal with Li Tang, the more benefits Qin Zheng can gain from them.
None of these princes are philanthropists, let alone philanthropists. Naturally, no one is willing to sacrifice their troops to help the Qin government, especially the two princes Liu Bei and Dou Jiande.
If Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Ce are fighting for the four southern states, Zhao Kuangyin, Cao Cao and Chi You are fighting for the three states of the Central Plains, while Qin Zheng, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Dou Jiande are fighting for the north.
Only by capturing the entire south, the entire Central Plains, or the entire north can we be qualified to focus on the world and launch an attack on the road to unifying the world.
The cession of Hokkaido Island to Li Tang was a place that Japanese daimyo such as Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and Tokugawa Ieyasu could reluctantly accept. If it were to cede other places, they would probably never agree.
After all, there are several daimyo forces in the name of Kyushu State, and they are now in their alliance. If Kyushu Road is really ceded to Li Tang, then their Japanese alliance against the Han Dynasty may not be a threat for long. , they themselves would have to disintegrate due to internal conflicts. By that time, I am afraid that Japan really has no hope.
On the contrary, the barren place on Hokkaido Island has the smallest population and does not have any strong forces. It is also far away from the other three islands. Therefore, for the time being, no forces have joined their alliance to cede this place. In this life-and-death situation, it's not like they can't endure it.
Furthermore, although in the Treaty of Kyoto, the Japanese side recognized that Hokkaido Island belonged to Li Tang from now on, things like the alliance were meant to be torn up from the day it was born. As long as you have great strength, you can tear it apart.
In the view of Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other Japanese daimyo, it may not be impossible to wait until they defeat the big man with the help of Li Tang's power, and after they work hard and work hard to conquer, and become stronger, it may not be impossible. Then they can take Hokkaido Island back by force, and as long as they have enough strength, they can even take Li Tang's territory into their hands.
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