The name of the envoy of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan is quite strange, it is said that the complete name is "Kira Ueno Suke Yoshio", which translates to a long list of strange syllables, which makes the Dengzhou officials in charge of the reception a little headache, although most people here do not look down on this "short barbarian", but after all, they are also envoys of a country, and they must not be rude for the sake of the dignity of the Celestial Empire, fortunately this messenger ' After getting off the ship, he didn't take care of rest, and after only staying for two days, he went straight to Beijing, but he didn't make any trouble for these magistrates.

The Lin Han Empire was founded only a few years ago, the foundation is very shallow, although there are some business contacts on weekdays, but it has never established formal official ties with Japan, in fact, most Chinese in this era have a very bad impression of the Japanese, mainly because of the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty. Tradition, in fact, the relationship between China and Japan over the past few hundred years is relatively tense, from the time of Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty, the two countries had a large-scale war, did not rest for a few years, and there was a war along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River, and then during the Wanli period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi brazenly sent troops to Korea, Japan and Ming fought on the Korean Peninsula to open the 'Relations', both sides were heavy casualties, so the grudge was very deep, until more than 100 years later, when it comes to this island country in the east, the vast number of Shilin is still in their hearts.

On the way to Beijing, he found that except for the two officials who accompanied him, including the Han officers and soldiers who escorted the guards, most of the Chinese were unwilling to eat at the same table with him, and even reluctant to talk to him, and when the post station was resting, as soon as he heard that there was a "Wu Kou" here, other officials who came and went actually watched from a distance like orangutans, and pointed and scolded behind his back, which made him very unhappy.

Because the emperor had just ascended the throne, most of the officials of the Ministry of Rites thought that the Japanese envoy was here to congratulate him routinely, so the two sides reported after a little contact, and Lin Feng announced the meeting every few days.

"The Japanese envoy and the general of the expedition Tokugawa Tsunayoshi under the command of the high family Yoshiro Ueno Jie Yoshio, to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Kingdom," to Lin Feng's surprise, Kira Yoshio's Chinese is very good, and it is very Suzhou-flavored, and it sounds sweet and round. According to the traditional Chinese etiquette, he knelt three times and bowed nine times in a proper manner, "His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi wishes His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Kingdom good health!" ……”

Lin Feng saw that he was in a good mood, and raised his hand to order him to get up, "Ji Liangqing has worked the road, oh, by the way, just now you said that you are the ...... What kind of official position is that?! ”

"Your Majesty, the official position of the foreign minister is the high family of the shogunate!" Kira Yoshio bowed and said respectfully, seeing that Lin Feng was a little suspicious, he explained, "Your Majesty Mingjian, this is the official system of our country, which is roughly similar to the Shangshu of your country's Ministry of Rites!" ”

"Oh?! ......" Lin Feng nodded and said in surprise, "So Ji Liangqing is also a high-ranking official of the shogunate!" No wonder Chinese is spoken so well. ”

"Your Majesty's reputation is excessive, and the minister is ashamed!" Kira Yoshio bowed slightly, bowed down again and thanked him, "Because the minister is quite polite, he has the general's wrong love, and he is entrusted to the high family of the shogunate, and the commission of the shogunate is also a dog and a horse, and the knowledge of Tang Tu is broad and 'fine', and the minister is only a little touched" hairy, and now he is praised by His Majesty, and the minister is terrified!" ”

Yoshio Kira was born under the name 'Gate', his mother was the niece 'daughter' of the Tokugawa shogunate's elder Sakai Tadakatsu, and his father Kira Yoshido loved Sinology deeply, so he received a strict Sinology education since he was a child, and he was familiar with the scriptures and history, and there was no difference between Confucianism in China, and only from the aspect of ancient Chinese literature, Lin Feng and he were simply not on the same level.

"Qing is too humble!" Lin Feng said with a smile, "I'm afraid you're not here just to congratulate me on my accession to the throne, right?!" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, the foreign ministers are here, one is to wish His Majesty to ascend the throne, and the other is some trivial matters, please give accommodation and convenience to the Han Dynasty!"

It's funny to say, what does it mean to be "accommodating and convenient"?! Lin Feng almost laughed out loud, "It seems that it's 'quite' troublesome, okay, anyway, it's not in a hurry, you say it one by one." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty Xie is looking down!" Kira Yoshio bowed deeply, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty: The first thing is that the minister dares to ask His Majesty to order the admiral of your country to return our country's heavy treasure boy Che Angang ......"

"What?!" Lin Feng was taken aback, interrupted him, and asked in amazement, "What did you cut or something?!" ”

"Boy Che Angang!"

"Oh?! …… This ......" Lin Feng looked left and right, and the several officials of the Ministry of Rites accompanying him were all dazed, he turned his head and said, "...... What does the boy cut, what the hell is it?! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the boy Che Angang is a treasure knife, which is the saber of our predecessor Yingjie Lai Chaoyuan, named after the ghost god and the boy who swallowed the boy, and now, it is the treasure of Japan!"

Lin Feng suddenly said, "I see—but, I've never seen it before?!" Speaking of this, he suddenly saved, "You just said that my admiral took it?!" ”

"Exactly!" Kira Yoshio nodded and said, "Your Majesty, at the beginning of February last year, the second son of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was invited by the Satsuma Domain to attend the meeting, and he was wearing this treasure sword, but unexpectedly it was stolen by ninja thieves on the road...... That ...... 'intercepted' in the Ryukyus, so the minister wants to ask His Majesty the Emperor to give it back! ”

In the past few years, with the improvement of the national strength of the Lin Han Empire, the activities of the Han navy have become more and more frequent, and the sphere of influence has also expanded. Yang Haisheng's fleet used to be used to rob homes and houses at sea, but now after being arrogant, it has become an imperial navy, showing off its military power everywhere, and the Ryukyu Islands are also one of them.

As early as two years ago, the navy relied on force to drive out the Shimazu Japanese invaders entrenched in the Ryukyus, and officially established a military port, which is under the jurisdiction of the Second Fleet of the Navy. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case!" Kira Yoshio said firmly, "In order to find this sword, the Shogunate of the Shogunate of the Kingdom of Japan went to the Ryukyus in person and saw General Yang wearing this 'boy Che Angang'!" ”

Nouveau riche, nouveau riche, being a thief doesn't know how to restrain a little, can thieves also show off their stolen goods everywhere?! Lin Feng was a little annoyed, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask you when I go back, if it's really in Yang Haisheng's hands, I'll ask him to sell it back to you!" ”

"Sell it back?! ……”

"Of course!" Lin Feng said angrily, "If General Yang really got it, he must have spent a lot of money, as the king of a country, can I still take advantage of my subordinates?!" He pouted, "That...... The second son of your general, too, is too careless, how can you do it without being taught a lesson?! ”

Kira Yoshio was dumbfounded, this matter was greatly beyond his imagination, according to previous historical records, the Chinese emperor has always been known for his cheerfulness and generosity, why did this emperor actually change his 'sex'?! How could he do this?!

He was indignant in his heart, but he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" ”

"It's nothing, this matter hasn't been verified yet, and I don't know if the treasure knife is really on our side, so you'd better be mentally prepared!" Lin Feng had already made up his mind at this time, and when he turned around, he gave Yang Haisheng a holy decree, asking him to send this or something over for collection.

"Yes," looking at Lin Feng's expression, Kira Yoshio felt that this matter was mostly more ferocious and less auspicious, but at this time, there seemed to be no way, and the words changed, "Your Majesty, this second thing is about war!" ”

Lin Feng froze, "War?!" Are we at war with Japan?! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, your country and my country have not been at war, but your country is quite wrong with the Zheng family in Taiwan because of trade, and it often clashes in China's coastal waters!" Kira Yoshio frowned and said, "Since January last year, there have been three or four cases of this matter, and one of them is actually in Nagasaki Town, both sides have been killed and injured, and many people in the town are frightened, so they sued the town to carry it out, and then transferred it to the Kanding Office, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi thought that this matter was related to the alliance between the two countries, and hoped that His Majesty would restrain the merchants and people, so as not to inconvenience the two countries!" ”

Lin Feng had a headache, and there was nothing he could do about it. Now that the Dahan Maritime Consortium is in the expansion stage, actively competing for overseas market share, and Japan is the traditional sphere of influence of the Zheng family in Taiwan, it is inevitable that there will be a conflict between the two sides.

He nodded vaguely, "I know, Ji Liangqing rest assured, I will make another decree in this matter and pursue the responsibility of the relevant people!" ”

"Your Majesty, most of these ships have the seal issued by the country, and they are allowed to trade, if they often cause trouble, I am afraid that our country will withdraw the permission!" Kira Yoshio's face was serious, and he said, "Since the Tokugawa family was in charge, our country has always pursued the policy of 'locking the country' for the sake of the surrounding alliances and stabilizing the common people, except for the Tang Dynasty, North Korea, and the Netherlands, other merchant ships are not allowed to land for trade, which is the goodwill of the believers, and now the Han Dynasty is flourishing in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and the number of ships has increased from forty or fifty to one hundred and sixty or seventy a year, and the 'smuggling' is rampant, and the pirates are revived, Your Majesty, I am afraid that the trouble of bandits in the Ming Kingdom in the past will reappear!" ”

"What do you mean?! ......" Lin Feng was a little confused, "Could it be that there are a lot of pirates in Japan now?!" ”

"That's exactly the case," Kira Yoshio sighed, "More than a hundred years ago, when the Toyotomi clan was in charge of the Sekibai Toyotomi clan, there were many Japanese pirates like cattle 'hair', often harassing Japan and Tang Tu, and for a long time, after arriving at the Tokugawa family, they were exterminated, and it was originally peaceful for a long time, but now your country suddenly opened the sea ban, and those pirates have participated in it, or for the merchant ships, or for the illegal daimyo to 'smuggle', and the strength has expanded rapidly, Satsuma, Choshu and even Nagasaki, etc., are in great trouble! ”

Lin Feng was relieved, it turned out to be a by-product of the Lin Han Empire's vigorous passage of maritime commerce, and it seems that Japan's 'smuggling' must be very serious, and the power of the 'smugglers' is also relatively strong.

"What does that mean...... Do you want me to help clean it up?! ”

"No, no," Kira Yoshio hurriedly denied, "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, the foreign minister was ordered by General Tokugawa to ask His Majesty twice: one is to ask Your Majesty to strictly investigate the trade of iron cannons and large cylinders, and not to easily sell them to foreign Japanese names, but also to strictly prohibit and prevent 'smuggling', so as not to cause trouble to the world!" ”

Lin Feng was stunned, "What iron cannon, big barrel?!" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that is, muskets and cannons!" Kira Yoshio 'revealed' a look of envy, "Your country's firearms are 'fine', far surpassing the Lan people, if they fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives, I'm afraid it will cause a big disaster!" ”

I see, I was afraid that I would 'smuggle' arms to those powerful daimyos, thus affecting the rule of the shogunate. Lin Feng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Average, average, my musket is very ordinary, I heard that you have that bushido 'spirit' in your country, who is resolute and brave in battle, what is a mere musket?!" ”

Kira Yoshio smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, do you know, at the beginning of this year, my country's Nagasaki naval armament set out to crusade against pirates, and the thieves were equipped with a large number of Han muskets, and the firepower was extremely fierce, and the naval warriors were unexpectedly invincible. ”

"What do you mean, at the end of the day, we big men can't sell muskets and cannons to Japan?!"

"Back to Your Majesty, the shogunate attaches great importance to this matter, and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi thinks that the future sale of firearms should be officially contacted by the shogunate and the Han Dynasty, and then send official ships to escort them, and the time, place, and share of the sale are agreed by both parties, so that even if the two countries benefit together, it will not be bad for the Han and the Japanese alliance, wouldn't it be happy?!"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "You mean that in the future, the sale of firearms can only be done by the Tokugawa shogunate, and other daimyo can't do it?!" ”

This statement was a bit rude, Kira Yoshio frowned, nodded and said, "This...... This one...... Your Majesty is wise! ”

"Ji Liangqing rest assured, in fact, I have always believed that the Japanese people are hardworking and kind, and they are really a very good nation, so if they are not tempted by the outside world, I believe that Japan's order must be the best in the world!" Lin Feng smiled and said, "Let's just say that your 'closed country' policy is very appreciated by the widows...... Wrong, it should be enviable! You see, in fact, our China has always been locked up, but the lock is not locked, it seems that in this world, only the Yamato nation can thoroughly implement such a great national policy that has always been cumbersome and complicated and has a far-reaching impact on future generations, and I really admire it very much!! ”

Kira Yoshio was complacent, and said humbly, "...... Where...... Where, Your Majesty is really a prize! ”

After instigating Luo for so long, Lin Feng finally began to dart, "So a long-term political idea like the Tokugawa shogunate, I have always reciprocated with a trusting attitude, Kiraqing, there is no problem with the matter you just said about the arms trade, what the Tokugawa brother says, we will do it, in short, Japan's stability is the happiness of the Han, and Japan's strength is the glory of China, you can rest assured!" ”

Kira Yoshio was dumbfounded, and secretly glanced at Lin Feng, but he didn't know what to say for a while, and said vaguely at the moment, "Your Majesty is famous and wise, and the ministers are very admirable!" ”

Lin Feng waved his hand, "The arms of our Han Dynasty should only be used for the Tokugawa shogunate, those ill-intentioned 'chaotic' ministers and thieves are actually whimsical and want to use our firearms to cause 'chaos' in Japan, it is simply a pipe dream, I will never let them 'yin' succeed!" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian!! In fact, the Tokugawa shogunate has always upheld goodwill in the Great Han Kingdom, and may it be a good alliance for all generations! Yoshio Kira was very moved and hurriedly responded.

"Yes, I think so too," Lin Feng looked away and checked the Japanese letter on the table, "I heard that there was a Divine Cult disturbance over there, but is there still one?!" ”

"Your Majesty, this generation of 'traitors' has been wiped out one by one, and then Portugal and other 'traitors' thieves have been expelled, and today's Japan is already a royal paradise under the Emperor's throne, and there are no evil traces!"

"Oh, that's good!" Lin Feng nodded and smiled, "But that Dutch is not a kind person, I often hear people say, in fact, they are also in the same group - you should have heard of that Taiwan thing, right?" The ambition of these red 'hairy' wolves is really ridiculous that they intend to steal the land of the Han Dynasty! ”

Yoshio Kira smiled crampedly, not daring to respond.

"Actually, from my point of view, Japan and China, Ming are two countries, in fact, the same ancestry and the same source, the inside and the outside are one, if the shogunate can rest assured, I suggest that you don't even pay attention to the Dutch, and in the future, Japan will only trade with our Han!" Lin Feng paused and added, "Of course, the Tsushima trade with North Korea can also be maintained. Our Han Dynasty, Korea, Mongolia, and Japan are actually all together, maybe thousands of years ago, everyone was still a relative, but in fact, they were also their own people, but those red 'hairy' ghosts are different-" He glanced at Yoshio Kira, "Kiraqing, what do you think?!" ”

Kira Yoshio felt the same way, sighed, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, dare not deceive, every time the minister sees those strange people are very uncomfortable, in the past Warring States period, since the Westerners came to the port, firearms were popular in Honshu, Japan actually appeared a kind of 'Lanxue', superficial and naïve, it is ridiculous, if it weren't for the fact that they still have three points of merit, our country would have refused the West Ship a long time ago!" ”

"Yes, in fact, looking at it now, they have it, and we have it; What they don't have, we also have, so in order to carry out the policy of locking the country to the end, why don't you simply refuse the Dutch ship?! ”

Kira Yoshio was stunned and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, the minister is from Shandong, and he has seen a lot of Westerners, dare to ask Your Majesty, why can't the Han Dynasty stop trading with Westerners?!" ”

Lin Feng shook his head, his face was blank, and he said seriously, "Do you think I don't want to?!" We are different from you in Japan, one is that the coastline is too long, and there are too many ports, which cannot be guarded against; On the other hand, the land is close to the South Seas, and it is convenient for the red 'hairy' ghosts to come - you say, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days?! In fact, I really envy Japan, if our Han can be like Japan, there are very few foreign ports, and there is a big country like China in front of the outside, I would have driven those red 'hairy' ghosts far away, and Catholicism and Christianity are not allowed to spread 'disorderly', so as not to 'bewitch' those untouchables to break the law and 'disorder' and commit the following crimes. ”

Kira Yoshio was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, his heart turned out to be like this, he secretly glanced at Lin Feng, his mind was moved, if he really did this, I am afraid that it would be greatly beneficial to the long-term peace and stability, but he still said tentatively, "In this way, the big man is a Japanese barrier for nothing, wouldn't it be a great loss?!" ”

"Wrong, wrong!" Lin Feng shook his head and said, "You are thinking wrong, you Japan is an island country, in fact, what I am most afraid of is that you Japan will abandon the ancestral law, be 'confused' by Westerners, and finally become the entrenchment base of those red 'hairy' ghosts like Taiwan, thus posing a threat to our Han Dynasty, so if you Japan is stable, then I will have no worries in the east, and I can go all out to the south to expel the threat of Xiyi!" ”

Seeing that Yoshio Kira didn't seem to understand, he enlightened, "Actually, fundamentally speaking, I support Japan's lockdown of the country, or to maintain the security of the Eastern Front of the Han Dynasty, do you understand?!" ”

Kira Yoshio bowed and said, "The minister understands, Your Majesty is really far-sighted, and the foreign minister admires it!" ”

Lin Feng nodded, "That's what I think, after I go back, I can talk to Brother Tokugawa, in order to implement your country's policy of locking the country to the end, I suggest that you only trade with our Han Dynasty, we can do it like this: in the future, except for the Edo Shogunate, no other daimyo in Japan will be allowed to contact outsiders without authorization, and the things that Japan needs to obtain through foreign trade, our Han Dynasty and the Shogunate will conduct official trade, and every year we will formulate a plan: what to buy and sell, how much gold and silver to trade, It is all up to the governments of the two countries to discuss and handle it, so what chance do those 'traitors' thieves and 'chaos' parties have?! ”

Kira Yoshio looked a little hesitant, he glanced at Lin Feng, and said suspiciously, "Your Majesty, forgive the ministers for their courage, what about the Zheng family in Taiwan?" What about the south of the Great Han?! ”

"Sooner or later, I will dominate the world, there is no doubt about this matter, you can go out and inquire about this matter, maybe it will be in the past two years!"

Lin Feng waved his hand magnificently and pulled the topic back, "You have to understand that the so-called lockdown of the country is not a strict exchange of goods, a lockdown of the country, what is the lock?" The lock is the human heart!! - Last time, Amakusa or something was 'chaotic', in fact, it was 'chaos' in people's hearts, and in the end there was such a big leak, so we must be strictly vigilant in the future, if the shogunate only trades with our Han Dynasty, then our Han is willing to allocate a naval fleet to the shogunate's command, and the special 'door' is to exterminate pirates and prohibit 'smuggling', this matter is complete, and any books that flow into Japan in the future must be strictly censored; any outsiders who enter Japan must be isolated; what kind of cults, what kind of Lanxue and so on, If this matter can be implemented, then the lockdown of the country can be regarded as a real success! ”

Kira Yoshio weighed it for a long time, and he was really moved, he bowed deeply to Lin Feng, "Your Majesty, this matter is very reasonable, please rest assured, after the minister returns to Japan, he will be like Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and I implore the general to adjudicate!" ”