After emphasizing that there are a large number of Confucian scholars in Japan who are interested in China, Wei Gonggong said that there are roughly three schools of Confucianism in Japan: one is the ancient school; One is the Cheng-Zhu school; The first is Yang Ming Mind.

According to the news from the Propaganda Mission, after the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Confucianism in Japan officially surpassed Buddhism and Shintoism and became the ruling school in Japan's ideological and cultural circles..."

Of course, his old man's knowledge is actually limited, but it is enough for his subordinates to nod their heads while listening, and sigh that Gonggong Wei is really the head of the mansion, and his talent and knowledge are not comparable to them.

It turns out that it's not terrible not to read, but it's terrible to have a bunch of people who don't read. Then the question came, and Chen Guangrui, the commander of the infantry wing, asked curiously, Confucianism is the most important thing for the country, why does the father-in-law think that the Japanese Confucianism will not help the Shogunate against the Imperial Army, but will become an ally of the Imperial Army against the Shogunate.

"Who said that Confucianism attaches the most importance to the righteousness of the country, let's see that this Confucian is the most shameless, isn't our Yan Shenggong of Qufu who will welcome whom..."

Combined with the example of the storage of countless gold and silver in the cellar of the second prince of Confucius in Qufu and the consistent shameless performance in the history of Confucius in Qufu, the father-in-law mercilessly criticized Confucianism and the reactionary and backward side of Confucianism.

"The North Confucius has no virtue and is not worthy of being an example for the world's scholars, but the South Confucius has my Chinese temperament." As his father-in-law spoke, he remembered that he still had a piece of jade pendant from the second son of Kong, and there were several words on that jade pendant that seemed to be Mongolian characters, because he had been busy with state affairs and didn't care to carefully examine the origin of this jade pendant, so he kept it aside.

It seems that this jade pendant was paid for Luo Luo'er's sleeping money or paid for the guest Baba last time? My father-in-law was a little forgetful, so he had to ask when he got back.

The question arises again, how can shameless people, Confucian scholars who will change their faces at any time, be allies of the imperial army?

"Don't be a traitor in Japan!" As soon as Wang Dahai, the commander of the infantry wing, finished speaking, he realized that this was inappropriate, because there were two former Japanese army captains sitting next to him.

"Don't be a traitor in Japan, you should drop!" Ichiro Sanada and Koji Yamamoto sat upright, their white-gloved hands flat on their knees.

"No, the Japanese traitor wants it greatly." Wei Gonggong further pointed out that the Japanese Confucian scholars did not actually consider themselves Japanese, but rather regarded themselves as a branch of the Han Chinese lineage.

The Japanese Confucians believed that the East Asian countries should unite and return to the banner of China, and that they should also speak Chinese in a unified manner, use Chinese characters, abolish kana, and change their flags. Therefore, they can act as good friends of the Imperial Army, at least, they will not be enemies of the Imperial Army. As long as the scholars did not make enemies of the Imperial Army, the Japanese daimyo and samurai did not have to worry. These words are not the words of Duke Wei, after the death of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, the Confucian scholars in Japan were all clamoring for the restoration of the country

"The concubine takes the heir". That is, the native son of China died at the hands of a foreign race, and the Japanese concubine had to bear the heavy responsibility of reviving China.

Therefore, the death of the Ming Dynasty was also the death of Japanese Confucian scholars. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, Gu Yanwu and others pointed out

The idea of "Yuan and Qing Dynasty is not China" was brought into the Japanese Confucian academic circles by a large number of Ming scholars who did not want to be Manchu slaves, and eventually led to the Japanese intellectual circles

The "pro-China faction" loses its mainstream status, finally

"Pro-China" became

"Invasion of China". How to use the Japanese Confucian ideological circle to serve the imperial army and jointly establish the co-prosperity of Asia that belongs to the emperor-Ming system, Wei Gonggong has long had a case.

As early as two years ago, a secret organization was born in Jiangnan. The full name of the organization

"East Asian Confucian Revival Society", abbreviation

"Toheungsha". The president is the eldest son of Father-in-law Wei, the former Shanghai County Qingpi Zhao Baole.

After the establishment of the "Dongxing Society", it began to hire some outstanding talents to study and improve Confucianism according to the thought of Wei Gonggong and the spirit of many speeches.

The inscription of Father-in-law Wei to Dongxing Society is-

"Confucianism should be closely integrated with the Restoration, and Confucianism should also be combined with the martial arts of the Emperor Ming."

"Han soul and Confucianism" is the purpose of the ideological activities of the Dongxing Society, and the main scope of activities of the Dongxing Society is Japan, Korea, Annam and other vassal states of the Chinese cultural circle.

Since its establishment, the society has not been announced to the public, nor has it been listed, but it has hundreds of staff.

It has made initial contact with the Japanese Confucians, and is another secret front force against Japan in addition to the propaganda mission to Japan.

When the generals heard that the Japanese Confucians regarded themselves as Chinese, they naturally changed their views and stopped thinking about them

"Japanese traitors" are commensurate, but affectionately call them good showmen, and they don't have a season.

The "three allies said" also strengthened the determination and confidence of the Ming Emperor's pro-army sea and land generals to fight against Japan.

Because the work of the united front against Japan has always been carried out by the propaganda mission to Japan and the Dongxing Society sent earlier, and the propaganda mission to Japan was extremely secret when it was formed, and now that the Dongxing Society has surfaced, some generals want to know the specific situation of the propaganda mission to Japan.

In this way, in the future war against Japan, the generals can better know themselves and the enemy. This meeting was originally a combat meeting of the senior generals of the base camp, and Gonggong Wei wanted to inform his subordinates of everything.

He asked Shi Dezheng, commander of the Combined Fleet, to give the generals a detailed explanation of the specific situation of the mission.

Shi Dezheng then told the generals that the mission to Japan was formed by order of the Combined Fleet after the occupation of Taipei.

"In consideration of safety, the combined fleet mobilized a fortune ship, a three-masted gunboat, two building ships, and four eight-tiger clippers, and the mission escorted 500 officers and men, the main envoy was the Admiral Maritime Yamen Fengyu Hu Guanghu Gonggong, the deputy envoy was the Yamen Walking Sha Qiandao Sha Gonggong, and the chief guard was Oda Taro, and the vice general was Zheng Dahai, the naval commander..." After introducing the scale of the formation of the Propaganda Mission, Shi Dezheng made a brief report on the achievements of the Propaganda Mission this year.

There are roughly the following achievements: First, Hu Gonggong officially met with Yan Siqi, who accepted the canonization of the Ming Dragon and Tiger General, and in addition to cooperating with the Catholic Shogunate against the shogunate, the department will also assist the Ming Imperial Army to land.

Second, through Yan Siqi and others, the mission met with some leading figures of the Catholic Shogunate Army, and handed over the weapons, ammunition, and funds carried by the mission to the other side, and the two sides established a secret and safe channel.

Third, according to the instructions of Wei Gonggong, Hu Gonggong and Sha Gonggong of the Propaganda Mission visited some Japanese daimyo in their official capacity, brought them cordial greetings from the Ming Emperor and the Admiral Wei Gonggong, and clearly told them that the Ming Dynasty had opened the sea ban and that every daimyo was welcome to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Fourth, some detachments of the mission visited some areas of Japan and sent care and food from the Imperial Army to those relatives whose husbands and sons had joined the Imperial Army, but whose families thought they were dead.

When conditions permitted, they would also send letters from Japanese imperial officers and soldiers to their relatives.

"Gonggong Hu sent a letter to the shogunate in Edo, asking for a meeting with their Tokugawa shogun, but the Tokugawa shogunate returned the letter... Later, we learned that when Gonggong Hu asked someone to deliver the letter, that Tokugawa Xiuzhong was busy marrying his daughter to that bird sky..."When Shi Dezheng was speaking, Gonggong Wei interrupted him with a raised eyebrow: "What is the name of that Tokugawa girl?" ”

"Uh... It seems to be called Kazuko, right? Shi Dezheng is not so sure.