Wang Yueyi said eloquently: "If you can bend and stretch, you will be a big husband." However, the majesty of the Ming Dynasty is inviolable, whether it is the invasion of the coast by the Japanese invaders in that year, or the invasion of Korea by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's monkeys, as well as the harm caused to the Ming merchants by the wrong behavior of the shogunate, they are all serious provocations to the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.

For this reason, this official specially raised troops, the purpose of which is to make the whole of Japan aware of the consequences of provoking the Ming Dynasty? How to deal with the aftermath of the next thing, you have to be mentally prepared. ”

"Xiao Chen understands!" Tokugawa Iemitsu had never heard of the term unconditional surrender, but this is the case now.

Speaking of this, he wanted to speak and stopped: "Lord Shaobao, the "Twenty-one Articles" can be signed, but there are still some difficulties in implementing it. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Wang Yue's face, for fear of angering the Edo Castle opposite, which was still smoking, proving that this Lord Wang was not a good man and a woman.

Wang Yue smiled playfully and said, "What's the difficulty? Now, does the general still want to shirk it? ”

"No, no, no, that's not the intention." Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand again and again: "Lord Shaobao should know that although Japan is small, there are many vassals. The shogunate ruled Japan on behalf of the emperor, but there was no absolute authority, and the "Twenty-one Articles" were too harsh, and the ministers could sign them, but they might be difficult to convince the public, and once they were announced, Japan would be in chaos. ”

Wang Yue nodded and said, "This official understands Japan's national conditions, and I can understand your concerns." After the Shogun signed the treaty, the official promised that you, the Tokugawa family, would be protected by the Tense Army, that no one would be able to shake the rule of the Edo Shogunate, and that Japan would remain as it was. Any big name who obstructs the implementation of the "21 Articles" will be the target of our joint attack. ”

This sounds really fucked up, people are doing well, you call the door to protect people. What is the rationale for this? But this era is not the era of reasoning, the victor is loud, and what he says is the truth.

Wang Yue's words have already made it clear that the Edo shogunate will become a puppet government under the protection of the Tence Army.

It used to be said that the Ming Dynasty was a state of etiquette, but it turned out that the legends were all lies, and in the face of the cruel reality, Tokugawa Iemitsu could only bow his head.

On the morning of 12 April, a signing ceremony was held on the Liaodong, the No. 1 dock landing ship of the Tiance Army, and the three countries of tomorrow, Japan, and the DPRK.

The representative of the North Korean side was the Joseon King Yi Zong, who had come from Jeju Island, and as the current generation of Joseon kings, such a signing ceremony must be attended in person, because he will live for a long time.

is also looking at the treaty, Li Zong, the king of North Korea, smiles like a bodhisattva, not to mention how beautiful it is in his heart. Since marrying his daughter to Wang Yue, North Korea has really come and gone, not only is it no longer worried about the Tatars entering the court, but also from the common people to the small court, and now it is even going to expand its territory.

The content of the treaty looked good, Japan was defeated, recognized Tsushima as a permanent part of Korea, and no longer entangled in territorial issues.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's expression was different, although he had decided to sign a contract, but looking at the content of "Twenty-one", the hand holding the text still trembled involuntarily. After all, he was a great general, the de facto ruler of Japan, and the mentality of the two nouveau riche of Amakusa Tokisada and Matsuura Kushin was different.

The rest of the shogunate finished reading the contract and slowly turned back, and the two elderly vassals were already kneeling and crying bitterly.

Tokugawa Iemitsu knew very well in his heart, what did this mean for Japan? But he had no choice but to read the contract again, and finally signed and stamped it with trembling hands.

This treaty shall be made in four copies, one for each of Japan and the DPRK, one for the starting city, and one for the imperial court.

This treaty, historically known as the "Three Kingdoms Edo Treaty", is the statement of Korean historians, but it is not exaggerated.

Chinese historians, directly called "Tomorrow's Twenty-one Articles", who is North Korea? The content of Korea was only reflected in the annex to the 21st Article, and later Korea was already a province of the Chinese Empire.

Wa historians call it the Treaty of Edo, and highly praise Tokugawa Iemitsu's resourcefulness in dealing with this issue, but for the decisive handling of the shogun, where would such a decent contract come from? Not to mention, since the birth of this contract, the economic and trade exchanges between Daming and Japan have accelerated, which has directly triggered a change in Japan's economic model.

Researchers of the Chinese Imperial Japanese culture call this event "the opening of the sea by white boats", as evidenced by the "Monument to the Arrival of the Tiance Military Fleet" standing in the port of Edo. It was precisely because of the arrival of the Tiance Army naval fleet that Japan was saved from darkness and finally integrated into the family of the Chinese Empire.

After signing the treaty, Wang Yue became more kind and pleasant, and called Tokugawa Iemitsu's nickname and said, "Takechiyo, from now on, we are also a family." ”

"That's, that's!" Tokugawa Iemitsu smiled more ugly than cried.

Wang Yue said: "Well, once this treaty is announced, your Edo shogunate, especially your Tokugawa family, may encounter a lot of trouble, and it is impossible for our Tiance army to come forward in everything, so this official has decided to sell 5,000 Type 37 rifles and fifty artillery pieces to your family army to strengthen your Tokugawa family." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes lit up and said, "Lord Shaobao is going to sell weapons like the Tiance Army to the ministers?" ”

Wang Yue shook his head and said, "No, the Sanqi type weapons are the same as those sold to the righteous army and the Heheto Domain. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu was relieved when he thought about it, and asked, "I wonder how much silver is needed for these weapons?" ”

"Eighty-one taels of rifles, three thousand taels of artillery, one hundred and three taels of silver for one hundred pieces of ammunition, and three taels of silver for each shell. Takechiyo, this official would like to remind you that these weapons can only equip your family army, and must not be sold to other daimyos, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind. ”

The main purpose of selling weapons to Tokugawa Iemitsu was to maintain his rule, after all, he signed the treaty.

"That young man, the minister wants to pay 20 million taels, it's really ......." Tokugawa Iemitsu really wanted these weapons, but the problem was that he was running out of money now, and he had to pay 20 million taels of silver, which was also an astronomical amount for the shogunate.

"No money? I'll lend it to you, the interest is not high, just five cents a year. Wang Yue smiled like a wolf grandmother: "You can use the Japanese salt tax as collateral." ”

Resisting the urge to smash this guy to death with the inkstone in front of him, Tokugawa Iemitsu gritted his teeth and said, "This weapon is bought by the minister!" ”

Even if there is a cup of poison in front of him, Tokugawa Iemitsu will drink it. Because once the 21 articles are published, the foundation of his rule will be shaken.