This reception at the West Garden Lodge should be said to be full of a friendly and warm atmosphere, after all, the Lodge is not a palace, and there is no need to maintain their own cumbersome ceremonies inside. For a patient who is already in serious pain, this undoubtedly saves him a lot of energy.

In fact, before entering Beijing, Zhu Youzhen had already sent a doctor to do a physical examination of Tokugawa Hidetada, and knew that the second-generation head of the Tokugawa clan not only suffered from extremely serious beriberi, but also seemed to have heart problems. That's why he chose to meet Hidetada and Chiyo in a more relaxed atmosphere, hoping that he would be able to maintain enough physical strength to make a rational judgment.

Xiuzhong was clearly aware of his physical condition, and he did not want to continue this negotiation behind him, because he was worried that the young Jiaguang would not be able to bear the burden of making concessions to Daming. Hidetada, along with his father, Ieyasu, had participated in the Tokugawa clan's seizure of the world, so he knew when to give in and took responsibility for it.

But the three generations of shogun Iemitsu are different, he was a natural general from birth, and people succumbed to him because of his lineage and identity, not because of his merits. Once he is considered a scumbag who is easy to submit, then he cannot sit firmly in the position of general. Therefore, Hidetada was worried that under the stimulation of this emotion, Iemitsu would make a wrong judgment, which would lead to the Tokugawa family being hostile to the Ming Dynasty.

With Toyotomi Chiyo in hand, even if the Ming Dynasty could not conquer the whole of Japan, it was eighty percent sure that it would overthrow the status of the Edo Shogunate. In Japan, there is no family of the former world that has been able to retire peacefully and become a prince again.

Therefore, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, Hidetada hopes to reach a compromise with the young emperor in front of him and solve the biggest crisis facing the Tokugawa clan while he is alive. Therefore, after some greetings, Xiuzhong knelt down to the emperor and said: "If a small state offends the country, it is true that the sin is unforgivable.

However, in the past, it was not the Tokugawa clan that was in charge of the country during the Korean War, and the Guangxing incident was purely a matter of the Shogunate's own initiative, and the Shogunate did not take any measures against the country, businessmen, and the people. As the head of the Tokugawa clan, the servant came to the Ming Dynasty to accept the punishment of the country, but he also asked His Majesty to forgive the ignorant people of our country with a benevolent heart, and the servant would have no regrets even if he died. ”

Toyotomi Chiyo sat quietly on the sidelines, wanting to see how Chongzhen would treat his grandfather's words. Taking the blame on oneself to shirk the other terms proposed by the coalition forces is the norm in Huaxia Ming's suzerain-vassal relationship.

But Chongzhen apparently did not end the war in the usual way that Hidetada knew, and he did not even bother with the Tokugawa shogunate's gesture of submission to the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen helped up Xiuzhong, who knelt down to ask for guilt, and said: "The Great Imperial Palace doesn't have to be like this, I invited you here today to meet you, and I don't mean to blame the Tokugawa clan."

This war was not between me and the Tokugawa clan, but between the ASEAN and Japan. Therefore, there is no need for the Great Imperial Office to plead in front of me, because I cannot make the final decision for the Eastern Cooperation.

Therefore, the matter of negotiating an end to the war will be left to the representatives of the Toyasha and the shogunate, and it is better for us to talk about the future of Japan and the Tokugawa clan. ”

Before Xiuzhong came to the Ming Dynasty, he had thought about the scenes and conversations of meeting with the Ming Emperor countless times, but he still did not expect the content of the dialogue to be like this. He could only suppress the other thoughts in his heart, and asked Chongzhen with a modest attitude: "I don't know what Your Majesty means by talking about the future of Japan and the Tokugawa clan, can you make it clear to the servant?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled, and did not answer Xiuzhong immediately, he clapped his hands gently, Lu Qi and a eunuch moved the wooden shelf on the side of the living room to the emperor's side, Chongzhen lifted the cotton cloth covered by the wooden frame, and asked Xiuzhong: "I don't know if the Great Imperial Palace has ever seen such a map?" ”

Hidetada looked intently, and it turned out that the wooden frame was fixed with a world map made of colored silk, and this kind of world map made by Western techniques was of course many hands of the Tokugawa shogunate, whether it was the Portuguese or the Dutch, who had presented it to the shogunate. However, although the world map in front of me was made using Western techniques, it did not put the Atlantic Ocean in the center of the world, but placed East Asia and the Pacific Ocean in the center of the world. In this way, it was easy for him to find a place in Japan and look comfortable.

This map is made using the Mercator projection method, and although the land and sea examples are a little out of balance, they are quite accurate compared to the maps made by the East and the West. And on this map, Zhu Youzhen did not let people deliberately enlarge the land of the Ming Dynasty, so the entire world map still looks very realistic.

Zhu Youzhen pointed to the East Asian region of this map and said: "What now belongs to the Huaxia and Ming sequences of our country is only the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty, such as Houjin, Mongolia, Tibet, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Annam, Cambodia, Korea, Japan, and the Ryukyus.

The southern barbarians, who are also Europeans, occupy Europe, North and South America, the west and southeast coasts of Africa, and the islands of Southeast Asia, and these Europeans can be regarded as Christian Ming.

And the area between Huaxia Ming and Christian Ming is now under the control of *Ming. The Europeans divided the world into four continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, while our Huaxia Ming only occupied a few East Asian lands, and the Christian Ming and * Ming almost divided the rest of the world.

Even if they already occupy such a vast land and sea, they are still not satisfied, whether it is * Ming or Christian, or they are still occupying the Southeast Asian islands and the South Peninsula, it is natural that their ultimate goal is.

In this war, presumably the Great Imperial Palace also learned about the greed of the Europeans, so did Japan choose to completely integrate into the order of our Huaxia Ming after this? Or do you plan to take refuge in Christianity? This is the question that the Tokugawa clan has to consider now, and it is also the answer that I want to know. ”

After hearing this, Xiuzhong's face suddenly became exciting, and it took a long time before he spoke up: "Since Your Majesty knows about these Southern Barbarians... Christianity is obviously hateful, so why did these Europeans join the ASEAN to attack Japan? Japan is an overseas country that has always been close to China. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Xiuzhong silently for a long time before he said calmly: "Because of Japan's past behavior, it is hard to believe that you really regard yourself as a part of Huaxia Ming. Not to mention the invasion of the Ming coast and the invasion of Korea, not to mention the fact that you have no scruples in dealing with the crew and passengers of the Guangxing, I have not seen your reverence for the country. In this war, I just hope that Japan will understand that the Japanese archipelago is not far from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has not declined to the point that even an overseas state cannot learn a lesson. ”

Xiuzhong only thought for a moment, knowing that the Edo shogunate had no other choice in the question raised by Chongzhen, he bowed his head to Chongzhen and replied: "Japan naturally will not choose to become a barbarian, whether it is Christian Ming or *Ming, after all, it is still a barbarian, and the Tokugawa clan will not be so perverse."

It's just that the servant also wants to ask Your Majesty, what does Your Majesty regard Japan as, is it an overseas subject country like Korea, or is it an overseas territory that is incorporated into the Ming Dynasty like the Ryukyus? ”

Zhu Youzhen did not give Xiuzhong a direct reply, but said meaningfully: "This world is very big, so big that the Ming Dynasty can no longer regard himself as the master of the world as before." The Europeans occupied so many overseas territories, but they did not gather within one dynasty, and neither did the Ming. Therefore, what kind of country Japan wants to become in the future will depend on Japan's decision now, and I will not make an assertion so quickly. ”

Although Xiuzhong was silent, Toyotomi Chiyo, who translated for the two, also had a twinkling eye, not knowing what he was thinking. When they left the West Garden, Zhu ordered Lu Qi to take out two world maps and give them to Tokugawa Hidetada and Toyotomi Chiyo.

After returning home, Xiuzhong looked at the map all night, and when it was dawn, he finally ordered his servants to prepare pen and ink for him, and wrote a letter to Ii Naotaka and Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who were still in Tianjin.

After exchanging views with representatives of the Ming Emperor, the representatives of the Association returned to Tianjin and began formal negotiations with the shogunate envoys representing Japan in the Chunfan Tower.

The negotiations that began this time have brought a lot of frightens to all sides. Naotaka Ii and Nobutsuna Matsudaira did not anticipate that Hidetada would instruct them to fully accept Akito's demands and, through Akito's mediation, reach an agreement with the other parties.

Of course, the request put forward by the Ming people has finally changed slightly, and although the amount of compensation has not decreased, the method of compensation and the source of compensation have changed somewhat. With the help of the Akito, all the land cession requirements in the treaty except for Sado Island were abolished, which made the two even more relieved. This undoubtedly allowed the shogunate to save some of its last face.

As for the ASEAN side, turning silver into banknotes and Ming Yuan, they can still hold their noses and endure it, so they can buy goods from the country with paper money, which is not a discounted business. However, the Dutch monopolized Sado Island, but the Spaniards were unable to obtain part of the management rights of Iwami Ginzan, and the British, Portuguese, and Ming all took a tacit attitude towards this, which hurt the Spaniards very much.

Since only the Dutch had benefited from the seizure of the land, the Spanish delegates, believing that the Dutch had betrayed everyone again, once again sent an invitation to the Dutch delegates to a duel in the venue. However, it is clear that this popular Western-style solution to the problem was not popular with the Chinese people, and the two sides were eventually isolated by the Ming people.

The Dutch were not impressed by this outrage of the Spanish representatives. In the eyes of the Dutch, the biggest contributor to this war of conquest of Japan was the Dutch East India Company except for the Ming Dynasty, and everyone else followed to pick up the bargain. Now that they have reached a quid pro quo with the Akito, there is nothing to question about the ownership of Sado Island.

However, the Spanish delegates apparently did not want to relinquish their right to the Iwami Ginzan, which was already known to Europeans as the Japanese Potosí Mountains. Therefore, after more than 20 days of negotiations, when the ASEAN parties and Japanese representatives, in addition to Tokugawa Hidetada of the Edo Shogunate and Toyotomi Chiyo of the Osaka Shogunate, were preparing to formally sign the contract, the Spanish representatives suddenly proposed that they would not withdraw their troops alone until the Spanish Kingdom received adequate compensation.

Regarding the unreasonable troubles of the Spaniards, Ye Yuxuan, after asking Beijing's opinion, informed all parties to sign as usual, and the compensation for the Kingdom of Spain will be temporarily handed over to the Daming Overseas Trade Bank for preservation until Spain and Japan reach a further settlement.

Seeing that the parties were about to leave themselves alone to sign, the representative of Spain finally gave in and signed at the last minute. In late April, after the peace talks were completed, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, under the direction of Hidetada, signed a loan contract with the Daemi Overseas Trade Bank for 3.5 million yuan, which was to be used exclusively for the purchase of arms and warships to build up Edo's sea power. Obviously, the defeat in the sea of this war made Hidetada realize the importance of the navy to Edo.

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