The plague of the Ming Dynasty, which had endangered the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years, was killed by Qi Jiguang and other famous generals, and it was still like a maggot on the tarsal bone, making waves along the coast.

What really made the Japanese extinct was the lockdown decree of the Tokugawa shogunate, the current ruler of Japan.

Japan, which had just ended the Warring States period and entered the Edo period, was now undergoing China's policy of seclusion at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

From the sixth year of Chongzhen to the twelfth year of Chongzhen, in just six years, the Tokugawa shogunate issued five lockdown decrees, each time more stringent than the other. The death penalty was to be imposed on Japanese ships that went to sea to trade, Japanese people who traveled overseas, and stowaways. In this way, as soon as the Japanese go to sea, it will be a capital crime, and the relatives who remain at home will be beheaded all over the house, and where will there be Japanese people who come to our coast to serve as criminals.

Hou Xuanyan knew a little about this matter, so when he heard that the Japanese envoy was visiting, he was quite surprised.

The tributary relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Japan lasted for more than 100 years, but a major event occurred in the second year of Jiajing, ending the tributary relationship between the two countries. At that time, the Japanese daimyo Hosokawa clan and Ouchi clan each sent a trade mission to China to trade with the Ming Dynasty, and after the two groups arrived in Ningbo, Zhejiang, they clashed over the authenticity of the investigation, and an armed killing broke out in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

The Ouchi clan on behalf of the Zongshu burned and looted along the road, causing great damage to the local residents, and the pursuing Bei Wa Du commanded Liu Jin, Qianhu Zhang Bo and other Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers were killed in battle.

Since then, the relationship between China and Japan has gradually fallen to the freezing point, and then to the later war of Wanli Korea, which is a new feud.

Hou Xuanyan thought about it cautiously, decided to probe their bottom first, and instructed Zhao Yuanhua, who stayed in Jinling, to investigate the purpose of their visit.

In the yamen of the chief guest of honor of the Jinling Rite Department, the officials were lazily on duty as usual, and suddenly the gong sounded outside, and several public servants entered the courtyard. The officials of the officiating department don't know anything else, but they are most familiar with the honor guards of various positions, and at a glance they know that this is the arrival of Wang Fuzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. This kind of Qingshui Yamen, since the fall of the Ming Dynasty, there is very little work to do. The officials of the Guest of Honor Department came out to greet them, and after a while, Wang Fuzhi walked in with a smile, followed by a group of widows with short characters and ugly hairstyles.

Wang Fuzhi stretched out his hand and introduced: "These are envoys from Japan, who have come to restore the tributary relationship with our dynasty, and you must take care of them in the next few days." ”

"Lord Shangshu rest assured."

Wang Fuzhi nodded with a smile, turned around and left with his entourage, his face smug. Since he was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, there have been many major events, which have made the Ministry of Rites, which has always been low-key, out of the limelight several times.

The officials of the Guest of Honour Department of the Ministry of Rites behaved in accordance with the usual practice, and after settling these widows, they continued to clock in and out of work. The people of this kind of Qingshui Yamen are all Buddhist officials, who do not seek merit but seek no fault.

After arranging the accommodation of the Japanese envoys, the officials of the officiating and guest department hooked up with the officials of the Siyi Pavilion (the translation department of the Ministry of Rites) and went for a drink.

After seeing them leave, the Japanese envoy, who had been silent, said excitedly: "Twelve, have you seen it, this place is many times more prosperous than our Shimahara!" ”

"Shut up, what are we here to do this time, are we here to let you enjoy the scenery on the street?"

The reprimanded Japanese didn't have any rules at first glance, although they were not annoyed by the scolding, and continued to walk back and forth in the room in a rare and strange way, staring at the various tables and chairs and furniture full of Chinese style in the room.

The two spies outside the window glanced at each other, and both found suspicion in each other's eyes...

Japan is not a small country, and the envoys of a country are so ignorant that they make a fuss about a chair?

As the night gradually rose, Hou Xuanyan listened to the report of the submarine camp in the study, and his heart was also full of doubts. This group of Japanese people is not here to cheat and cheat, thinking of this, he decided to meet this group of people immediately.

The Japanese envoy did not expect that it was already so late and that he would be received, and that he would also be the most powerful regent in the country.

This envoy group of twenty-eight people was led by the soldiers to the outer hall of the palace, the hall was brightly lit, and in the lampposts with two rows of beast heads, the candles were blazing, and the hall was shining like day. The soldiers on both sides held the hilts of their swords, stood straight, and their faces sank like water.

This majestic palace has exceeded the cognition of this group of people, and after coming in, the hearts of those who were shocked were shaken. Hou Xuanyan sat on the top and looked down with interest, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Among this group of Japanese, one of them stood out like a chicken, taller than himself, directly taller than the other Japanese by almost half a figure. What's even stranger is that this person is blonde and blue-eyed, with deep-set eye sockets, and is obviously a purebred European white skin... White Europeans.

These people are very polite, and they bent down and bowed to Hou Xuanyan together, and Hou Xuanyan smiled: "I heard that you Japan now respects Cheng Zhu Lixue, but this set of etiquette is not in line with your domestic rules." ”

The Japanese, who was led by a man who knew Chinese, straightened up, drew a cross on his chest, and said with a chuckle: "That's all the sinful Tokugawa family practice, and we people believe in God." I came to the great Ming Dynasty this time, firstly, to meet the wise Prince Regent, and secondly, I hope to use your power to get rid of the evil Tokugawa shogunate. ”

Hou Xuanyan almost dropped his jaw in shock, a group of Japanese came to preach with him in the Ming Dynasty, and they still spoke of European-style Chinese? He sorted out his chaotic thoughts, pinched his chin and said, "It's a little interesting, let's talk about it carefully." ”

Seeing that he did not get angry in front of him, this Japanese man had already said that he was not a representative of the Japanese government in power, and that he was still interested in listening to what he had to say, and it was obvious that there was hope for what he was asking for. immediately muttered nonsense, and Hou Xuanyan understood a general idea.

It turned out that the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate was in power at this time, and he had just completely completed the lockdown order and was hunting down Catholic Japanese in the country. In order to further consolidate its rule, the shogunate desperately advocated Confucianism on the one hand, especially the speech of the Song Dynasty physicist Zhu Xi as a national study, imprisoning the thoughts of the low-level people and suppressing their rebellion; On the other hand, Japan was tightly closed off by pursuing a policy of "seclusion" and not establishing any relations with other countries.

Catholics, mainly Francoists and British, became the least popular people in Japan, and announced that except for Chinese and Dutch merchant ships, they could land on Dejima Island in Nagasaki at a fixed time to do business, and no merchant ships from other countries were allowed to dock.

And these people in front of them are the remnants of the "Amakusa Rebels" who had just rebelled in Japan but were exterminated. Their main force was wiped out by the samurai under Tokugawa, and only these people were left, and with the help of the Francisco, they fled to the sea. In desperation, they had to turn to the most powerful Ming Dynasty at the moment, hoping to help them turn over. The one who can speak Chinese is the leader of these people, Amakusa Shishiro.

After Hou Xuanyan listened, he lowered his head and pondered, pinching his fingers and thinking about how to deal with this matter.

I don't know if this matter is good or bad so far, naturally it is impossible to make a blind decision, looking at the earnest eyes below, Hou Xuanyan raised his head and said lightly: "I already know this matter, but that Tokugawa and our Ming Dynasty have no grudges in the past and no enmity in the near future, and Japan has also been canonized by Emperor Taizu Gao of our dynasty, we will never be an unknown teacher." After I have consulted with Your Majesty, I will inform you and others. ”

Amakusa Shiro still wanted to speak, but was "politely" invited out by the prince's own soldiers.

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