Time passed slowly, and in the entire Ming Dynasty, because of the decree of the Ministry of Education, the enthusiasm for reading was detonated, and when they were frantically reviewing, there was also a far-reaching conversation in Japan.

Honshu Island, Edo Castle, Nishinomaru.

This is the residence of the Great Imperial Palace, Tokugawa Hidetada, and since Tokugawa Ieyasu abdicated early and lived in Nishinomaru, claiming to be the Great Imperial Palace, the Tokugawa shogunate began a dualistic political model.

Today, Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great shogun, and Tokugawa Hidetada, the great imperial office, are such a model, similar to the dualistic politics of the two palaces of Changle Weiyang in the Han Dynasty.

In the warm room, the father and son sat on the ground, and on the desk in the middle, there was a silk cloth in the color of the Ming Emperor, on which dense small characters were written. If Shen Yourong was here, he would definitely exclaim, isn't this what he left for the local merchants.

"Is this the document left by Da Ming?" Tokugawa Hidetada asked.

"Yes." Iemitsu nodded, "When I led the troops to Nagasaki, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had already left, and only a group of merchants came to me with this piece of silk cloth and demanded that I compensate them for their losses. ”

"So did you make amends?" Xiuzhong asked gently.

"Compensated!" Iemitsu nodded again, "After the compensation, I came back with this paper written on the silk cloth, and gave up the attack on the Satsuma Domain, I think this matter is the most urgent thing." ”

"You are doing the right thing, Da Ming, is a powerful opponent, but also an invincible opponent, any of their opinions, must be extremely important, the Ming merchants, the Ming soldiers." Xiuzhong said very solemnly.

"Are you saying ....... that the destruction of Nagasaki was done by the soldiers of the other side without permission? Is this letter too? Jiaguang asked in disbelief.

Although he compensated the Ming merchants for their losses, he had this consideration, but he just didn't want to offend these merchants, Japan closed off the country, and many urgently needed commodities could only be obtained from these merchants, so he didn't dare to completely offend. However, now my father's words vaguely mean that this letter-like thing was made by the soldiers or merchants themselves.

"I wish this was the work of the soldiers or the merchants." Xiuzhong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "But it's a pity, this incident is very likely to be manipulated by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"This ......." Jiaguang was confused, and his face was puzzled.

"You're still too young." Xiuzhong shook his head and said, "If the merchants united with the generals of the Ming Dynasty to sack Nagasaki for silver and obtain compensation, then this time it will be just a simple act, only once, there will be no second time, and there will be no third time." ”

"However, if there is an instruction from the Ming Emperor behind this operation, then now is just the beginning!" Xiuzhong looked up to the sky and sighed, "Tribute, go to the title of emperor, change to the king of Japan, the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what a big ambition!" ”

Today, although Japan's policy of closing itself to the outside world has taken shape, it still retains two foreign trade ports, Nagasaki and Edo. Both of these places were directly under the jurisdiction of the shogunate, so a lot of information from overseas would be transmitted from Portuguese and Spanish merchants who came to trade here.

What rumors of the three kings of the East China Sea are powerful, what Ming Yang Wei overseas recovered the three kings of the East China Sea, what Ming has a fleet that even Western merchants are afraid of, what Macau was occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and the Portuguese above were driven away, Xiuzhong has heard of it.

But it is precisely because of this that Xiuzhong's fear of the Ming Dynasty has deepened, and Japan's fear of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been relieved from the war that invaded Korea. Not to mention that now, from all kinds of rumors, the more powerful Da Ming.

"Then ........ are we going to pay tribute?" Jiaguang asked with some pain, Daming's new tributary rules have been passed from Annan, and if there is no tribute, it is purely a request.

"Go, why don't you go." Xiuzhong resolutely said, "How can you understand Daming if you don't go, and how can you know the emperor's specific thoughts if you don't go." Next year's Lantern Festival, the Ming Dynasty will meet, and we will send tribute at that time. ”

"What about self-professe? Continue to use the emperor, or change it to the king of Japan? Jiaguang continued to ask, these things, he a young general really didn't know how to decide.

"Changed to the King of Japan." Regarding the question of addressing, Xiuzhong thought about it, and said a little unfathomable.

"The King of Japan?!" However, Jiaguang didn't seem to understand the deep meaning inside, but was shocked by these four words, the biggest one was big, and looked at his father in disbelief, is this to remove the status of the emperor?

Looking at his son who was full of shock and even showed a hint of panic, Xiuzhong said meaningfully, "Don't forget, we also have the canonization of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and you can ....... be called the king of Japan." ”

And at this moment, in the Jingshi Guild Hall, He Ruzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was communicating with the envoys of the Shimazu family.

"Shimazu envoy, Your Majesty has sent a decree that Tokugawa Iemitsu has retired from the Satsuma Domain, and your territory is safe." He Ru said with a smile.

"Really?" The envoy of the Shimazu family stood up in surprise and asked in disbelief.

Daming is so powerful, how long has it been, and the army of the Tokugawa family has retreated, which is a miracle.

"Bastard, this is His Majesty's own letter, how can it be fake." Hearing the other party's questioning, He Rupet was furious.

"Adults are angry, adults are angry, the villain is not suspicious of what the adults said, but he is just a little incredulous." The envoy explained again and again, seeing that He Ruzhong was still angry, he gritted his teeth in distress, took out a brocade box, and said, "My lord, it's really the villain's offense, this is the pearl of the East China Sea, and I should make amends to the adult." ”

The brocade box was handed over, and the envoy saluted respectfully.

"Well, those who don't know are not guilty, and this official will not embarrass you, but don't forget the million taels of silver tribute you promised His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise, when the time comes, the small Satsuma Domain will be in ruins under the iron hooves of the army." After He Rupet took the brocade box, he didn't forget to knock on the envoys.

Hearing the tribute of one million taels of silver, Rao is not his own money, and the envoy couldn't help but feel a few pains, this is a huge amount, and I don't know if the entire Satsuma Domain can get together, but at that time, the situation of the Satsuma Domain was critical, and they were naturally hungry and did not choose to eat.

"Yes, yes, the villain remembers, when he returns to China, Satsuma will definitely offer it with both hands." The envoy was sweaty and admitted, and after he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at a middle-aged man in the corner, and when he saw that the other party did not say anything, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The middle-aged man stood in the shadow of the corner, dressed in black, and the whole person was silent, if he didn't pay attention, he obviously couldn't find it, He Rupet was one of them, and he didn't know that there was a third person in the room.

"It's for the best." He nodded with satisfaction, kept moving in his hands, tugged the brocade box into his sleeve, and did not forget to advise, "Next year's Lantern Festival, the imperial court will hold a big court meeting, and I hope to be able to meet the envoys and tributes of the Satsuma clan at that time." ”

"Definitely, definitely." The Shimadzu envoy laughed.

"In this way, the officer's task is completed, and he will take his leave." He Ru bowed his hand, regardless of the other party's reaction, and walked straight away, not taking the Shimazu envoy in his eyes at all.

The Shimazu envoy didn't care, he just breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat on his forehead fiercely, he could sweat so much in this winter, which showed how heavy the panic was just now.

After recovering his demeanor a little, he turned around, walked to the middle-aged man in the corner, knelt down with a puff, folded his hands in front of him, touched his forehead, and said respectfully, "Master of the family, will we send the tribute on time next year?" ”

The head of the house? This person turned out to be the lord of the Satsuma clan today, Shimazu Tadashi! He was so bold that he left the critical Satsuma Domain and ran to Daming to ask for help. No wonder the envoy spoke just now depending on his face.

"Come, you must get it, and the tribute must not be less, search the entire Satsuma Domain, and also gather the silver, Satsuma is not enough, go to Hinata, go to Osumi, here is not enough, go to rob Nagasaki's money, and if it is not enough, go to rob Iwami Ginzan." After closing his eyes and pondering for a moment, Shimazu Tadashi suddenly opened his eyes and said fiercely.

"Yes, yes." Shimazu Tadahiro's power was so great that it scared the world to kowtow again and again.

"Let's go down." Zhongheng waved his hand and asked the envoy to step back.

"Yes." The envoy didn't dare to say a word, and slowly withdrew.

"Da Ming, Da Ming!" Shimazu Tadashi looked out the window, sighing endlessly.

After He Ruzhong met the Shimazu envoys, the next day, these samurai of the Satsuma Domain packed up their things and left here, since the crisis has been resolved, it is useless for them to stay here, it is better to go back and prepare tribute, there is only a month before the Lantern Festival, if you don't hurry, there is not enough time at all.

Sinking and rolling, a group of dozens of envoys traveled along the cement road to Tianjin, where their ships were moored. Along the way, Shimazu Tadashi, as the actual host, has been watching intently at the scenery on both sides of the strait, the neatly planned farmland, the vigorous farmers, the ruddy faces, and the children who are playing.

These scenery intoxicated him, and also made his greedy heart flourish, Daming, is really too rich, in contrast, Satsuma is as barren as a desert, making people desperate.

At this time, he finally understood why those ancestors rushed to Daming without hesitation, looting and killing people everywhere. Without him, he is too rich, and the rich are red-eyed.

It's like a robbery. Such a thought quietly appeared in Shimazu Tadashi's heart, but it didn't last long before it was shattered.

On the colonel field near the port of Tianjin, tens of thousands of soldiers were training, countless people shouted slogans, neatly and loudly, and countless people stood straight like benchmarks. Their majestic posture made Shimazu Tadashi, who happened to pass by, stunned and shocked.

Is it really something he can offend if such a Da Ming is here? Shimazu Tadashi was silent, but he had an answer in his heart.

[Author's digression]: OK, the second chapter is finished in a hurry.