I have always resisted the humiliation imposed on me by the Ming people, but given that Kyoto had fallen under the control of the Ming ** team at that time, and the important ministers in the court were all installed by the Ming people, and even my imperial guards were composed of the Ming army, my resistance was meaningless.

So, I chose forbearance.

However, my forbearance has allowed the Ming people to gain an inch.

A few days after the Ming ** team entered the city, the Ming people did not come to see me, at that time I thought that the commander of the Ming army might be busy with the war with Xiuzhong and neglected me, until Pingji suddenly came to the Zichen Palace, took out a pile of thick documents and said to me: "This is some agreement jointly organized by the minister, Hu Taijun and the commander of the imperial army Cao, please approve it." ”

As soon as I saw this agreement, I became angry and accused Pingji: "Why did you sign these with the Ming people behind my back? Does Nijo know? Do the other ministers of the imperial court know? ”

"Please don't talk to your ministers in this tone, these are all things that have been negotiated with the Imperial Army earlier," Hirayoshi said coldly, "Lord Nijo knows. ”

"Nijo knows? I hadn't heard him say anything. Even if he knows, you have to tell me before you sign! "I really said it with anger at the time.

"Actually, this is the instruction of Lord Nijo, saying that I am afraid that some people around Your Majesty do not understand the overall situation, which will affect the common prosperity of China and Japan."

Pingji's words made me really crazy, and I couldn't help but scold him: "Bastard! Who is in charge of the imperial court now, is it you courtiers, or the emperor of me, or the general of the expedition who fled back to Edo! ”

"How dare you. These agreements are really expedient, and if Your Majesty wants to rely on them, how can you not allow them to be conditional? This was a fait accompli, and a separate treaty could be made in the future that provided for the recovery of the rights and interests over several years. ”

What Pingji said was actually good, the rights that the Ming Kingdom wanted in the agreement were originally something they had already obtained.

The latest agreements are actually focused on people's livelihood.

For example, the imperial court entrusted all roads, harbors, waterways, mines, and markets in Kyoto to the Ming Kingdom.

Since I relied on the Ming ** team to restore the big government, how can I not pay the price?

The reason is simple, but although I understand it, I can't help but feel annoyed.

I am annoyed that Pingji and Nijo, the two important ministers entrusted by me as confidants, are too arbitrary and arbitrary, and wantonly use my country to trade with the Ming people. I also understood the excessive blackmail of the people, and I lost all my financial power, military power, and even the right to appoint officials in a few days.

"Your Majesty, please use the seal!"

Pingji's tone and cold face brought me back to reality, and I knew that if I didn't use the seal, maybe the so-called ruling guards outside would rush in and force me to use the seal, so I compromised.

After using up the seals, Pingji took those treaties away. My favorite female official, Jiazi, who also gave birth to a son and a daughter for me, walked in, I told her about the matter, and Jiazi immediately said angrily after hearing this: "The ministers are too disagreeable, they are working for the people of the Ming Kingdom, and they are no longer His Majesty's courtiers!" ”

"Now it's done!"

I said dejectedly, if I had known that things would be like this, I might as well follow Xiuzhong.

"Maybe not necessarily, let's wait for other news."

Yoshiko persuaded me, and the news from other sources naturally pointed out the battle between the ** team and the Xiuzhong army. I heard that the ** team does not have many troops, maybe they will be defeated in the later battle. In that case, I may have the opportunity to really stand up and call on my subjects, and the people of the Ming Kingdom must give me the respect I deserve.

Yoshiko asked me one thing, that is, why the commander of the Ming people did not march to meet me, and whether the emperor of the Ming people really decreed that I should be canonized as the king of Japan.

As for the change of name to government, I actually did not resist. Compared to the Ming Kingdom, Japan is really a small country, and it is already very satisfying to be the king.

Jiazi is worried that the attitude of the Ming people is very strange now, and whether they will have the idea of abolishing me and setting up a new emperor.

I'm a little scared.

Jiazi gave me an idea, saying that I had to take the initiative to send someone to comfort the Ming ** team, and take this opportunity to give a good impression to the commander of the Ming people. In addition, the jewels in the palace can be taken out to reward the Ming ** team, so that the people of the Ming Kingdom will not have other ideas.

I thought so, and found Yoshida, my former waiter, Mazaki and others, and asked them to go to the upper echelons of the Ming ** team through Chinese friends.

Yoshida asked me clearly if I could give Ming Guo more benefits.

I hesitated, but agreed.

I thought, anyway, those benefits are in the hands of the Ming people, so what's the point of me not giving it.

In this way, Yoshida and Masaki found some Japanese generals of the Ming ** team, such as Koji Yamamoto, Taro Oda, etc.

After proposing that all of Japan's mining resources could be managed by the Ming Kingdom, especially after Iwami Ginzan was dedicated to the Ming Commander as a gift, these Japanese Ming ** generals agreed to speak to their commanders on behalf of me, and put forward some of my demands.

The commander of the Ming Kingdom quickly replied, and he promised that he would never abolish my ruling position, and that I would be canonized by the Ming Emperor, much to my relief.

Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, I still understand.

However, some of the conditions put forward by the commander of the Ming Kingdom later made me deeply worried, and he even wanted me to reorganize the Kyoto Imperial Court, establish the Kyoto government, and call it the new Japan state, so as to distinguish it from the old Japan of Tokugawa.

The new Japan will set up a cabinet, and the officials of the cabinet and various ministries will be nominated by the Ming side, completely depriving me of the power to appoint and dismiss officials.

Moreover, the most infuriating thing is that the people of the Ming Kingdom actually want to place officials in my palace, and Hu Taijun, who once made me sign the 21st Article, become my "supervising minister", which really makes me feel desperate.

I can't accept it, what bastard New Japan, what bastard cabinet minister, what bastard superintendent minister, this is even worse than the Tokugawa family!

I asked Yoshida and them to fight for me, and they couldn't accept all the demands of the Ming people, even if they gave me a little power.

A few days later, Yoshida excitedly told me that good news had come from the headquarters of the commander of the Ming Kingdom. Some of the generals in the Ming ** team sympathized with me, dissatisfied with the attitude of the base camp towards me, and expressed their willingness to support some of my demands.

Moreover, there were rumors that the commander of the ** team was under pressure from the domestic court, and their court demanded that the army return home immediately.

Ah, if the commander of the Ming Kingdom, who was very bad to me and more cunning than Xiuzhong, returned, it is very likely that I would usher in true freedom.

Well, the new Japan is not bad.