Aye Gongwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the powerful Ming army generals.
This is the posture of a winner, arrogant and arrogant. If the Ming army looks pleasant during negotiations, then they need to be careful. Maybe they have different intentions. Now they have offered various conditions. Although they are not pleasant to listen to, it shows that they are indeed I don’t plan to stay in Kyoto for a long time.
While Zheng He was negotiating with Aye Gongwei, the sergeant reported another news. Luo Guanying walked up to Zheng He and whispered in a low voice. After Zheng He heard this, he chuckled and said to Aye Gongwei: "It seems that we need to wait for a while." Let’s negotiate later.”
Mr. Anye was shocked and didn't understand what happened.
Zheng He ordered his people to ask Mr. Ono to change tents and wait, and then he saw Monk Genrong, the envoy sent by Emperor Gokomatsu.
The eminent monk Yuanrong saluted, and after a brief exchange of words between the two parties, Yuanrong got straight to the point: "Only when you are able to forgive others and be kind-hearted can you achieve ultimate happiness. The Emperor of Japan has always respected the Ming Dynasty, and the one who had a grudge against the Ming Dynasty was the shogun Ashikaga. Yoshimitsu and Ashikaga Yoshimochi. On behalf of Emperor Gokomatsu, we are willing to negotiate with the Ming generals to accept surrender, and we are willing to spare Kyoto from the flames of war."
Zheng He had read the intelligence sent by the Security Bureau and knew a little about Emperor Gokomatsu. Looking at the eminent monk's charity, he said solemnly: "The Ming Dynasty is not fond of killing. It's just that Japan is ambitious and commits many evil deeds. The shogunate openly sent troops Invasion of Daming Yangjiang! How can the Kingdom of Heaven allow you to bark at the door and remain indifferent?"
"Since you are willing to surrender, why bother deploying a large army at Sakai Port? With such dense defenses, if the Ming Dynasty had not had some strength, I don't know how many soldiers would have died to reach here! All it takes now is an order
Next time, the Ming Dynasty Lion will conquer Kyoto! Is it too late to accept surrender now? "
Genrong lamented: "What your general doesn't know is that the soldiers in Sakai Port are all under the jurisdiction of the shogunate. The shogunate is now under the control of Ashikaga Yoshinori and is beyond the control of Emperor Gokomatsu. However, the fall of Sakai Port has made people in Kyoto panic. Emperor Komatsu can take advantage of the situation to overthrow the shogunate, and then lead the people to surrender to the Ming Dynasty! I just hope that the Ming Dynasty generals can guarantee that there will be no deaths in Kyoto."
Zheng He waved his hand and said solemnly: "The Ming army will definitely enter Kyoto. If no one resists, there will be no casualties. It's just to let the soldiers put down their military exploits. What are you willing to pay?"
Genrong took out a document and raised it above his head: "This is the surrender document drafted by Emperor Gokomatsu. He is willing to cede territory, compensate for the land, and pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. From then on, it will become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng He took the document handed over by Zhu Neng and looked at it. He couldn't understand the first part, but there were Chinese characters at the back. The content was roughly the same as what Aye Gongwei said, which was nothing more than ceding land and paying compensation, and becoming his younger brother in the future.
Putting the document aside, Zheng He said without comment: "The conditions proposed by you, Hou Xiaosong, are a bit low. You know, the envoys at Houguishan have to compensate the Ming Dynasty 300 million taels of silver, but you are only two One hundred million taels.”
Yuan Rong was horrified.
The envoy of Hou Guishan?
Houguishan in the Southern Dynasty actually became active at this fatal moment?
Yuan Rong felt a sense of fear. You must know that the shogunate's Northern Expedition mobilized most of the main forces to go to Korea. Although these armies also included the famous names of the Southern Dynasty protectors, the former main forces of the Southern Dynasties, such as
The senior officials such as Go Kameyama, Ano Clan, Rokujo Clan, Yoshida Clan, etc., all of them did not go on the expedition, but stayed in Kyoto!
These people were all famous people back then, and some of them were experienced in many battles. What's more, there are a large number of elites from the Southern Dynasties gathered in Dajue Temple, and the shogunate has not recruited these people!
Genrong's face turned ugly, and he thought for a while and said: "You may not know the shogunate. There are only two forces in the shogunate today, and that is the Emperor Gokomatsu faction and the Ashikaga Yoshinori faction. As for Gogameyama, they don't have enough power. It is impossible to control Kyoto even with the power of such a person. The conditions offered by such people are just casual remarks and have no credibility."
Zheng He chuckled: "It is said that it was Hou Guishan and others who compromised and handed over the so-called three artifacts to you, which ended the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties and achieved reunification. If this person's words are not credible, what you did back then How to end the dispute between the two dynasties?"
Yuan Rong was speechless. He didn't expect Zheng He to know something about the history here.
Zheng He stood up and said seriously: "Regardless of Gokomatsu or Goguishan, whoever cedes more territory to the Ming Dynasty and pays more compensation will be the one who the Ming Dynasty supports to rule here after the war. Of course, the Ming Dynasty needs the Ashikaga Shogunate." It doesn’t matter whether the general, his family, or relatives live or die, but these people will be decided by Ming Dynasty.”
Yuan Rong gritted his teeth, damn Hou Guishan!
The good negotiation between Hou Xiaosong and Daming has now turned into a tripartite negotiation between Hou Xiaosong, Hou Guishan and Daming.
Zheng He sent Yuan Rong away and summoned Aye Gongwei again. Without saying a word, he directly took out Hou Xiaosong's surrender document. Aye Gongwei's face was gloomy, but he was not surprised.
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Empress Taijo Kameyama represents the former Southern Dynasties of Japan, and Emperor Gomatsu represents the Northern Dynasties of Japan. However, there is also the strongest force among the Northern Dynasties, namely the Ashikaga Shogunate!
In fact, there are not two forces fighting in Kyoto right now, but three forces secretly fighting!
Emperor Gokomatsu was ambitious and always wanted to reshape the emperor's majesty. This was clear to Go Kameyama and others, but Ano did not expect that Gokomatsu planned to completely betray the Ashikaga Shogunate. Not only did he betray Ashikaga Yoshimochi, but he also Betray Ashikaga Yoshitsugu!
The cunning Hou Xiaosong!
Aye Gong begged Zheng He to allow him to take this document back, and Zheng He agreed. After all, it was a good show.
The Ming army was not in a hurry to attack Kyoto, but they were not idle either. Instead, they sent troops to occupy two mountains in the north, guarding the north passage, and were ready to attack north at any time.
In Kyoto, the storm is raging.
Empress Kameyama saw Gokomatsu's surrender document, and after deliberation, decided to send Ano Minoru to secretly contact Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and Ashikaga Yoshinomichi.
After Hou Xiaosong learned that Hou Guishan and others were ready to take action and wanted to get support from Ming Dynasty, he secretly mobilized his forces to prepare.
However, before the defense was completed, Houguishan's letter arrived.
Hou Xiaosong read the contents of the letter and trembled all over. He immediately ordered an emergency and mobilized all his strength to attack the shogunate!
The content of Hou Guishan's letter is very simple, just two sentences:
The surrender document you gave to Ming Dynasty was forwarded to the Ashikaga Shogunate.
Hou Xiaosong was completely panicked and acted hastily. If he didn't act, he would be destroyed by the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and Ashikaga Yoshitsugu did meet Ano
In fact, because of the document sent, he was furious and mobilized the shogunate samurai to attack Hou Komatsu, and the two sides started a battle in the mountain col near Lake Biwa.
What's a bit shabby is that the total combat strength invested by both sides is only 4,000...
But it has to be said that this is the top strength and elite of the shogunate. Most of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside are the old, weak, sick and disabled, and only twenty-three out of ten people have combat power.
No one would have thought that Emperor Gokomatsu had hidden more than a thousand samurai over the years. He had always lived under the supervision of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. This kind of palace and methods were enough to make people fearful.
When a samurai fights against a samurai, all they execute are dead orders, and these people are all stubborn. When they are injured, they pull the crotch cloth, tie the wound, and then continue to work. Anyway, the strips of cloth on the body are long enough and numerous enough to tie them up. More than a dozen wounds...
This group of the most elite warriors in the hands of the shogunate and Gokomatsu did not die in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, but died in cannibalism.
When the hillside was stained red with blood and corpses were lying on the field, another group of warriors also approached Lake Biwa, led by Goguiyama.
Obviously, Hou Guishan did not become stupid after knocking wooden fish all day long, but instead became smarter. He learned a trick of praying mantis to catch cicadas and oriole behind, bet on the last strength of the Southern Dynasty, and ordered Ano Shiwei and Ano Gong to do it. , Rokujo Tokihiro, Yoshida Kanehiro, and Yoshida Kanetsu led their elite troops to attack the shogunate's station next to Lake Biwa.
The empty power of the shogunate could not stop the powerful warriors of Kameyama, especially Ano Minoru, Yoshida Kanehiro, and Rokujo Tokihiro, who were all veterans. These people were on the same level as Shiba Yoshishog, Ouchi Yoshihiro and others.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi doesn't have any generals of this level. Nijo Ryoki and Zeami have some abilities, but they are just capable of composing music and choreographing dances. Let them pick up a knife and kill people, huh, forget it.
Yan Hino has some abilities, but he has already surrendered...
Manji was a counselor, and he fought for the shogunate until his death, but at this time, Manji's head had already rolled over.
Ashikaga Yoshitsune, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and others were all controlled by Go Kameyama, who ordered Ashikaga Yoshitomichi to disband the samurai and completely take over the shogunate. Emperor Gokomatsu failed, and in desperation, he had no choice but to hand over the throne of emperor to Go Kameyama again in order to preserve it.
Go Kameyama became the Emperor of Japan again, and then killed Go Komatsu and his son, exterminating Go Komatsu's lineage. Ashikaga Yoshimichi became a puppet and was forced to order all troops to lay down their weapons, give up resistance, and surrender to the Ming army.
Some military commanders loyal to the shogunate took the opportunity to cause trouble and led their troops back to Lake Biwa, but they were attacked and killed by Yoshida Kanehiro, Yoshida Kaneshiro and his son Atsushi Yoshida.
The local army was very weak, and the shogunate was controlled by Go Kameyama. On this day, the Ashikaga shogunate existed in name only.
Later, Kameyama led his people back to Kyoto, burned the Hana no Imperial Palace, and moved to live in Kitayamadi outside the city. He sent Ano Minoru and Rokujo Tokihi to go to Sakai Port with documents of surrender.
Kyoto is big and there are a lot of things happening, but they all happen very quickly.
Before Zheng He received accurate information, Hou Guishan had already controlled the situation and began to lead the shogunate to order the armies to get out of the way and prepare to surrender.
"In that case, let's break up camp and head to Kyoto!"
Zheng He accepted the document of surrender from Houguishan and looked at Zhu Neng and Luo Guanying.
and others, said something very meaningful: "Order the sergeants to bring more belongings to show the military power..."
