No one tried to dissuade him during the whole process, and the Japanese warriors in the envoy did not stop him. To stop him at this time would be to put himself in danger.
After Konishi Ruan's seppuku ceremony was completed, Yagyu Munenomi stepped forward and slashed at the back of his neck with a knife.
Ye Gucheng stretched out his sword to block, and with a "dang" sound, Yagyu Munemomi looked at Ye Gucheng in shock.
Ye Gucheng said calmly: "A true warrior does not need to introduce the wrong person."
Seppuku is a very painful process, and it will take a long time for the person to die after committing seppuku. In order to reduce the pain of seppuku, "Jiecuo people" were created. "Jie Cuo Ren" raised his knife and stood beside the seppuku person. After the seppuku was completed, Jie Cuo Ren cut off the head of the seppuku person, causing the seppuku person to die immediately.
Konishi Ruan died to protect the remaining samurai, and Yagyu Munenomi didn't mind acting as the "wrongdoer" and cutting off his head with his own hands to reduce his pain.
But Ye Gucheng didn't give him this opportunity, which made Yagyu Munomi both shocked and angry. What surprised me was that Ye Gucheng knew the spirit of Bushido very well, and what made him angry was that Ye Gucheng would not let anyone die in peace until he died.
Ye Gucheng just looked at the person committing seppuku and said, "I keep my word, and the remaining people can live."
Xiao Xi Ru'an fell forward, blood spreading on the land along the blade. He gritted his teeth, clearly feeling the loss of life, and wondered if he regretted this trip to the Central Plains.
The Japanese looked at Ye Gucheng with a hint of awe. Virtue could never impress warriors like them. Only violence was their belief.
The blood was almost gone, and the emperor arrived belatedly.
This kind of matter should not have been handled by the emperor personally, but what he got in return was that Shi Xing, the Minister of War, was useless in front of Ye Gucheng. The emperor knew who Ye Gucheng was, and he could really kill everyone if he didn't come forward. But the emperor's departure from the palace was no small matter after all. By the time he arrived, the matter was over.
As soon as the emperor arrived, Shi Xing, Jin Jiuling and others immediately knelt down, as did the onlookers, soldiers and civilians. Apart from the Fusang envoy, the only Han person still standing was Ye Gucheng.
Looking at the bloody scene, the emperor's face was gloomy. Among the many kneeling figures, Ye Gucheng stood proudly and looked very special.
Looking at Ye Gucheng who had caused such a big disaster, he still looked unconcerned. One can imagine the emperor's mood.
The country did not fight this battle ideally. Facing a small country, it exposed many internal problems. Now not only Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to negotiate for peace, but he himself also wanted to negotiate for peace. War consumes the most national strength. It is really not worth fighting for Korea and Japan. There is also Mongolia in the north that needs to be watched at all times, and conflicts continue.
The emperor already knew the cause of the matter. Ye Gucheng was really making a fuss out of a molehill and ignoring national affairs, which created a huge problem for himself.
The emperor's face was very gloomy, so gloomy that even Shi Xing did not dare to step forward to report Ye Gucheng's condition. The emperor was no longer as affectionate towards Ye Gucheng as before, and no longer called him "Master".
The scene fell silent for a while.
Holding Ye Gucheng accountable is not the top priority. The most important thing at the moment is how to negotiate a peace.
Above the main hall, besides the emperor and Ye Gucheng, there were also Jin Jiuling, Shi Xing, and the translator and scribe.
At this time, Ye Gucheng also knew that this scribe was Shen Weijing, the representative of the peace negotiation. ….
The emperor asked in a deep voice: "What should we do next during the peace negotiation?"
Shi Xing is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he is also the advocate of peace. He is the one who takes charge of the peace negotiation. But for Ye Gucheng to handle things like this, should he be blamed for it?
Shi Xing remained silent.
It stands to reason that Ye Gucheng cannot be asked about this matter. If he is not in his position, he will not seek political advice. If he does not want to ask about Ye Gucheng's crime, let him go.
But the emperor was already used to asking Ye Gucheng when he encountered troubles that he couldn't solve. He had been like this since he was a child.
Although Ye Gucheng had not done many things for the emperor, everything was quite difficult, which made the emperor unconsciously involve Ye Gucheng.
Ye Gucheng said: "If the emperor still wants to continue negotiating peace, I can go to Fusang in person and negotiate on behalf of my Ming Dynasty."
"ah?"
Everyone was shocked. Ye Gucheng, the culprit, went to Fusang and was not caught.
The body was broken into pieces!
Shi Xing really hoped that Ye Gucheng could take over the peace negotiations, while Shen Weijing hoped that the emperor would agree to Ye Gucheng's proposal, otherwise he would be the only one to go to Fusang.
During the war years, Shen Weijing was not afraid to go deep into the enemy camp. This was because the two countries were in constant conflict. But now Ye Gucheng doesn't respect martial ethics and kills the "Lai Envoy". If he goes there by himself, there is no reason to survive.
But neither of them dared to answer the question, and everything had to be decided by the emperor.
Jin Jiuling was once again stunned by Ye Gucheng's thoughts. Although it was said that "if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs," but Ye Gucheng was "leaving it to death without life." He could not see a way to survive deep into the enemy camp.
Lord Ye City is too staunch! And based on his teacher-student relationship with the emperor, isn't this just trying to conquer the emperor's army?
What does the emperor's silence mean? Want to agree? The signal here is so unusual.
The emperor was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "No, the Japanese are barbaric and cruel. Master cannot put himself in danger."
Jin Jiuling let out a sigh of relief. This was the first time the emperor called him "Master" afterwards.
Shen Weijing was shocked. Do you still want to go by yourself? He has been a representative of the Ming Dynasty since the beginning of the negotiations with the Japanese camp in Pyongyang. Under normal circumstances, he should be the one who went to Japan to negotiate.
Shen Weijing wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare. The emperor's attitude towards Ye Gucheng also made him dare not complain about Ye Gucheng, so he could only cry and say nothing.
Shi Xing, on the other hand, looks at his nose with his eyes and his mouth with his nose, just like an old monk who is in meditation and has no reaction to the outside world.
Ye Gucheng asked: "What will happen if the peace negotiation fails?"
The emperor turned his attention to Shi Xing. He was the Minister of War and it was his turn to answer.
Shi Xing said: "If the peace talks fail, war will start again. The country's strength cannot withstand such hardships anymore."
The implication is that "harmony" is the most important, and it was Ye Gucheng who pushed the country into such a difficult situation.
Ye Gucheng sneered: "If you start a war with a small Fusang, your country is not strong enough. You big officials should all die to apologize."
"you!"
Shi Xing was furious. He only saved Ye Gucheng's face because of the emperor's face, but Ye Gucheng went even further and spoke nonsense in front of the emperor.
The emperor's face was also ugly.
Jin Jiuling was even more surprised.
Although Ye Gucheng has always been very cold, never taking advantage of his status as the emperor's master, and not being affectionate towards the emperor, he has never spoken with such sharp words, especially in front of the emperor.
Fusang was mentioned as early as when he was helping the emperor to investigate Prince Taiping. Jin Jiuling found that Ye Gucheng seemed to have a lot of opinions on the Japanese, and he would be less calm and more aggressive when talking about them.
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1980s
