Ling Yunyi glanced at ten lines and quickly read through the message issued in the name of Masakami Town. He handed it to Shimazu Yoshihisa with a smile.
Shimazu Yoshihisa is also proficient in Sinology. After reading this, he showed contempt and said: "This 'Let's see Japan today and whose family controls the world' is probably copied from "Tōbu Hideyoshi". It's really shameful. It is written by Hashiba Hideyoshi. He has always been shameless in terms of style, and he also steals good words.”
"Who among the samurai family in the world can listen to this slogan! The Hojo clan will definitely ignore it. It's good if Shibata Katsuie doesn't give him any hindrances. As for the Tokugawa family - this old fox can't figure it out, but let him It is absolutely impossible to be a pioneer for the king."
"As for the remaining Maori family, Chosou Gabu family, etc., they are already frightened by the news, and they still have the courage to put it right! These few pieces of paper can only be used to go to the toilet."
Although Tachibana Chiyo did not see the content of the message, Huang Zhongzhuo said it was the message from the King of Japan, but she heard it clearly. At this moment, I heard that Shimazu had no respect for the emperor in front of Ling Yunyi. He really regarded "giri" as nothing, and his face turned pale. For the first time, he felt regretful for his rash mission.
While the two were talking, Tachibana and Chiyo were still sitting on their knees, waiting for Ling Yun's wings to fall. Ling Yunyi exchanged a few words with Shimazu Yoshihisa, then turned to her and said: "I am a beautiful woman, Chiyo. I was originally interested, but as soon as this message came, I couldn't agree to it."
After that, he signaled his soldiers to hand the message to Tachibana Chiyo. When Chiyo saw the message calling for the martial arts in the world to resist the Ming Dynasty, his face flushed with excitement at first, and then he thought that once the message came, the Otomo family would be completely unreasonable, and his face turned pale.
Ling Yunyi said: "Although the Tachibana family only has an orphan daughter and a son-in-law, you are still young and have a loyal and loyal heart. I feel pity for you. Go back and tell Otomo Zonglin that, except for the Tachibana family, the rest of Otomo's retainers , I have to leave the city before sunset tomorrow and surrender. As for Dayou Zonglin and his son Dayou Yitong, please hand over their heads. The rest of the Dayou family and others will be brought back to the capital to be presented as prisoners."
After finishing speaking, Ling Yunyi pointed at Tachibana Chiyo's hand and said: "My original intention was to make Otomo Zonglin kneel down and plead guilty and hand over Otomo Yoshito's head. But when the Japanese king's edict comes, if the Otomo family is not turned into powder, Where is the might of the Ming Dynasty's army! You can take the message back with you - it's not because I am cruel and fate is playing tricks on people's ears."
Tachibana Chiyo's face was bloodless, she stopped talking nonsense, and leaned forward to salute. Just at this moment, another person came in outside the big tent, but it was Zhang Yuanxun who had disappeared for a while, holding an envelope and letter paper in his hand.
Ling Yunyi asked: "What is this?"
Zhang Yuanxun looked strange. After saluting, he replied: "Another document issued by the King of Japan has arrived."
Ling Yunyi didn't hear clearly and interrupted directly: "I have already copied a copy here. I have already read it."
The expression on Zhang Yuanxun's face became more and more weird, and he replied: "Yes, this is the second copy. I came after the first one. I heard that it was sent directly to the marshal on an urgent basis."
After hearing this, Ling Yunyi stroked his long beard, picked up the tea cup on the big case, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Hand it over for a look."
After receiving the second document, Ling Yunyi read the beginning, turned around and spit out a sip of tea, spraying it all over Shimazu's face who was sitting under the handsome desk. Then he put down the pieces of paper, laughed so hard that he was out of breath, and said sorry to Shimazu.
Shimazu silently wiped his face with his sleeves and asked curiously: "What is this written on?" Ling Yunyi laughed so hard that he motioned for him to take it away and read it for himself. When Shimazu took it over and looked at it, he saw the first column above said:
"The King of Japan pays homage to the Imperial Envoy Ling Yunyi..."
As if a little rooster had been pinched by the neck, Shimazu almost lost his breath before he could take a breath. Just now I read "A Call to the Ming Dynasty", which is impassioned and the meaning of the broken jade is clear. Anyone in Japan who has a heart of loyalty to the emperor will be shaken when they see it. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse, but within a moment of burning incense, the Emperor's apology form followed!
"Our country has a small land, and Mu Han has been granted many titles throughout history. "Three Kingdoms", "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", and "History of the North" say: "Subsequently, he was appointed by the Chinese title, Jiangzuo, during the Jin, Song, and Song Dynasties. Qi and Liang paid tribute incessantly."
To be clear, it is normal for our country in Japan to be canonized by the emperor of the Central Plains. It has always been like this!
Shimazu Yoshihisa had no idea where he started, and he saw it written: "Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty destroyed Korea, and the Japanese envoys began to open to the Han Dynasty. In the third year of Guangwu Zhongyuan, the envoys paid tribute and congratulated him. The country bestows upon us the seal and ribbon."
"In the second year of Wei Jingchu, Nan Shengmi and others were sent to Yijun to ask for tribute from the emperor. The prefect sent him to the capital, and he was named the Japanese king of Wei with a gold seal and purple ribbon. The envoys and others also paid homage to Zhonglang Xiaowei, and faked a silver seal of Qing Ribbon, generous reward for hard work."
"In the eighth year of the First Ping Dynasty, envoys were sent to offer white pearls, various texts and various brochures..."
In the worship list, from Han, Wei, Jin, Liang, Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan, no dynasty was left behind. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that Japan has always been very deferential to the Central Plains dynasty, and our legitimacy comes from paying tribute. and canonization—until the Ming Dynasty.
"In the fourth year of the Hongwu reign of our country, Prince Huai Liang sent the monks and ancestors to pay tribute. In the thirty-fifth year, the imperial edict established a tribute period, and there will be one tribute every ten years. When Taizong succeeded to the great treasure, and the king of our country succeeded, all of them were canonized. From then on, from the second to third year, or to the sixth year, the tribute was not scheduled regularly, but was all sent to the capital. The Yan rewarded him generously, and he returned home with the tribute, and often each faction competed for the first place..."
Shimazu Yoshihisa was dumbfounded and shocked that the Emperor of the Eternal Family could compile so much historical data - how much effort it took. This preparation started when Ling Yunyi landed in Japan.
Looking further down, there are words that completely shattered Shimazu Yoshihisa's three views: "When the emperor Yu Zhaoguo worshiped God and founded the country, it began to have a large scale. When he pretended to be the emperor, he was Han Xiaowu. In the fourth year of Han Dynasty, he planned Xu Fu's eastward journey. It’s been a hundred years. In fact, it’s the same culture and species, and it’s been passed down locally. It’s divided into upper and lower, imitating China, taking government orders, etc. It’s no different from China.”
Well, we Japanese are all descendants of Xu Fu. According to old legend, this has always been the case, and we are all one family. Moreover, our first-generation ruler "arrogated" the title of "Emperor", and I did not intend to inherit this title.
Now that I am no longer shameless, I should apologize more thoroughly: "Since the Wei, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, although I have repeatedly paid tribute, generous rewards, and invaded border areas, I have only been driven out by the imperial court because I was a member of the Wu family who wanted to steal rats. .”
"In the second year of the Jiajing reign of the state, Qian Dao, Zong She and others were killed, looted the East Treasury, destroyed the guest hall, and killed and wounded Ningbo officers and soldiers. These Hosokawa, Ouchi and others acted arrogantly and were good at making opinions. They were not the rulers of the country. meaning."
Our emperor's family is suffering, we have already said that we should not let it go. These subordinates of the Wu family do not listen to us, "repeatedly invade the border areas" and "want their rats to steal". These are all bad things that cause trouble for the elite. You should always watch carefully and don't accidentally hurt friendly troops.
Since then, Masachikacho has repeatedly defended himself, saying that it was indeed wrong for the previous kings to fail to take care of their subordinates, but Tai'a reversed the situation and the powerful ministers acted arbitrarily, and there was nothing we could do about it. And in the last paragraph of the prayer list, he started to be strongly sensational:
"When I fall into a dream with wounded scales, I will never forget the kindness of the Han lord. Although the small country is clumsy, who can bear the sincerity of the great thunder. The honest and sincere people are frightened and bow their heads. It is a capital crime."
"The holy emperor descended with an edict, and the labor imperial envoys trekked into the desert; the ministers were declared favored, and they admired the boundless emperor's virtue across the sea. After worshiping the golden tower from afar, looking at Yao's clouds within the nine forbidden areas; the puppets of Yan Tie, following the imperial edict, In front of the Pengpi steps. I have been a fan for hundreds of years, how can I repay today's favor? I dye my pen to wipe my tears, stretch out my paper to shake my soul, I am so grateful for my kindness. I pay my respects and listen to it."
After Shimazu Yoshihisa watched Emperor Masachinchō's tearful greetings, he burst into tears. It was so touching! Ling Yunyi would be too ungrateful to kill the Emperor again!
Ling Yunyi only read the beginning. Seeing that Shimazu Yoshihisa was crying, he asked for help and read it all over again without laughing. After reading it, he handed it to the soldier beside him and said, "Let Tachibana Chiyoya take a look."
Tachibana and Chiyo had already stood up at this time. Since they had not said goodbye, they were afraid of being rude and kept standing there. When she received the emperor's handwritten letter of homage, her face turned pale after reading it, the same color as the white clothes on her body. A thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead. She opened her mouth to vomit, but held it back.
She knelt on the ground and returned the form of worship to Ling Yunyi's soldiers. Then he stood up without saying a word. Regardless of whether he was rude or not, he turned around and left the tent, leaving Ling Yunyi and Shimazu stunned. When she staggered out, the sound of her vomiting was heard outside the tent. Shimazu Yoshihisa lamented: "This child will not survive."
Ling Yunyi felt sad after hearing this and sighed. Regardless of what he said to Chiyo, he asked Shimazu Yoshihisa: "What do you think of this expression of respect?"
Shimazu Yoshihisa said: "The letter was written by Hideyoshi Hashiba. It should have been sent from Kyoto to the world after the meeting at Guangmingji Temple and before the battle at Tachibana Castle. And this letter of thanks should have been sent to the world after the king learned the details of the battle at Tachibana Castle. It was drafted and sent after printing. This is the true intention of the king."
Ling Yunyi counted with his fingers and said sarcastically: "We only defeated Dayou Zonglin's main force the day before yesterday - within three and a half days, the news and requests will be sent back and forth from here to Kyoto. This is an eight-hundred-mile rush!"
Then he said to the people around him: "Who is sending the greetings? Let him come in to see me and confirm." A soldier agreed and went out to deliver the order.
Shimazu Yoshihisa suppressed his slightly strange mood, glanced at Ling Yunyi, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly. I thought in my heart that the total battle at Tachibana Castle was between 12,000 and 37,000. The Ming army lost three people, and the killing was so brutal that it was rarely seen in history. At this time, the samurai in the Japanese archipelago must have been frightened out of their wits. Fortunately, I was good at it and spent a lot of money. Do big things, otherwise you and Dayou Zonglin will change places at this time and become the chicken that kills the monkey to scare the chicken, and your intestines will be broken.
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On the eighth day of October in the twelfth year of Wanli, Chidai returned to Tachibana Mountain Castle after failing to seek peace. The Ming army stopped shelling and gave the people in the city an afternoon to think about it. In the afternoon of the same day, Ling Yunyi drafted and issued the "Order to Suppress Japanese Rebellious Ministers and Traitors and Bring Order to Righting the Chaos" in response to Hideyoshi Hashiba's message and the Japanese Emperor's obeisance.
The main idea of the full text is: The Emperor of Ming Dynasty sent this commander to announce the decree. There is no intention of conquest, but he is asking about the crime of presumptuously calling the emperor and the past years of banditry. The Japanese leader bowed respectfully and made it clear the reason for his distress. Husband, who is righteous in the world, must act with loyalty, filial piety and uprightness. If the ruler is not supported, then he will be virtuous; if he does not punish those who have no ruler and father, then he will be fearful of authority. What's more, Japan has already claimed the title of vassal and reduced its title to curb the chaos. How can I sit back and watch?
"The army will go to Kyoto from now on and will declare an edict to show the great benevolence and kindness of our emperor. Those who are obedient will not be helped in any difficulty; those who jump from the beam will be killed no matter how strong they are. I am hereby announcing the order to the world to show that you and other imperial envoys have no choice but to have it. I understand that I dare not pardon the rebellious ministers. The martial arts are not allowed to overstep their will and carry out explicit punishments, and everyone maintains their own righteousness to enjoy peace. This order!" [Note 1]
This is the first official document issued by Ling Yunyi in more than two months since he landed in Japan. As an attachment to this official document, "The King's Worship" was copied to all of Japan. The issuance of this order completely tore off the fig leaf that Japan had used for hundreds of years to disobey the country's rulers, and its rebellious ministers and traitors took turns going to Luo to cause trouble in the world. It was as if a scar had been poked up and down, and everyone was heartbroken and crying. It was a devastating blow to the morale of the Japanese people and military.
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On the ninth day of October in the twelfth year of Wanli, Tachibana Mountain City surrendered, and the Dayou family's power in Kyushu was uprooted. More than ten people, including Otomo Sorin, Otomo Yoshitomi, Takahashi Shoun, and Tachibana Chiyo, committed suicide by caesarean section. Tachibana Munesege served as his wife's introducer. After the surrender ceremony was completed, Tachibana Muneshige also committed suicide by caesarean section - extinguishing the last flame in the embers of the Otomo family.
Tachibana and Chiyo sacrificed their lives for the savior. Although Ling Yunyi's mind was disturbed by her own court's propaganda and failed, her reputation for loyalty spread throughout Japan and was later heard in China. The desperate poem he wrote before having a caesarean section is even more meaningful and made him famous in silk books:
"My body is as noble as a plum blossom, but my heart is as withered as a cherry blossom."
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