Within the scope of the Chinese cultural circle, both Korea and the Wa Kingdom have many similarities with the Ming Dynasty, and even the situation of the supreme leader is similar, which is very miserable and unfortunate. [Full text reading]

Because Korea is closer to the Ming Dynasty, the similarity between the Joseon king and the emperor is also relatively high, and their opponents are all scholars, and the difference is only the degree of misfortune. Zhengde still has the strength to fight back, and Li Mao can only be a puppet.

However, if the misfortune of the two of them were brought to Emperor Katsuhito, it would be completely incomparable. At the beginning of the Genhei dispute almost 500 years ago, the emperor of the Wa Kingdom was already an ornament, and being a puppet or something had become an inseparable part of their lives, and they would not bother about it at all.

What's more, he is not the only one who does the decorations, whether it is Hosokawa Masamoto, the commander who overthrew him, or the shogun Ashikaga clan, they are all puppets now, and it is the princes of various places who speak effectively, that is, the daimyo of the samurai.

With such a cognition, Katsuhito's classmates are not dissatisfied with the loss of power, but what has kept him worried is another thing, that is, lack of money.

Everyone has a tight hand, the historical Zhengde and the foreign dynasty turned their faces, economic problems are also one of the main reasons, in this life with Xie Hong, he has never lacked money, so there is no concept of this, when the battle of Yingzhou, when he heard Xie Hong and gently calculate the cost of the divine arm bow, he also waved his hand and said: We are not short of money.

And North Korea is poor, and the puppet king is naturally short of money, and it is naturally impossible to raise the royal guard, but it is said that there will be no shortage of common use, at least it meets the food and clothing, which can be regarded as a well-off level.

And the lack of money of the Emperor of Wakuni is not as light as that of the two neighbors, he is short of money in all aspects. Four years ago, his father, Emperor Goto, was hanged, and he was able to ascend the throne for Emperor Go-Kashiwahara, but he was appointed without a license because there was no ceremony when he ascended the throne.

The Wa Kingdom was deeply influenced by the Tang and Song cultures, so it also attached great importance to etiquette, at least, in the era when there was no computer entry, the enthronement ceremony was a necessary process to announce to the world. Without this ceremony, even if the princes and princes approved it, his ascension would be a bit unjustifiable.

Not only his rank ceremony, but even his father's funeral was not held, and there was only one reason, that is, there was no money. Hosokawa Masamoto, the head of the house, said: "The enthronement ceremony is useless, and it costs money. "It's a realistic conclusion on this matter, so Katsuhito-sangami can only quietly ascend the throne, and the ceremony is not necessary.

The so-called ceremony of the Wa Kingdom is just to gather the ministers together, hold a group activity, and everyone can eat a good meal by the way, and they can't afford this money, how poor the emperor is, so do you need to say?

No matter who it is, poverty is the greatest misfortune, and since Katsuhito has become poor with this virtue surname, then he will naturally not be dissatisfied with other things, in the words of later generations, can he be even worse?

Prosperity must decline, and vice versa, in the fourth year of Yongzheng, that is, the year before last, Katsuhito finally looked forward to a turnaround, and the powerful Ouchi family from Kyushu Island went to Luo smoothly. Although a chaotic battle ensued, Katsuren was still very happy, the Ouchi family was rich, and they had business dealings with the Ming State, which was much stronger than those so-called wealthy families in Jinai.

As long as the Ouchi family has a foothold in Kinai, he can appoint the other party as the guardian of the mountain castle in exchange for the other party's contribution, and then he can have the money to bury his father, and by the way, the induction ceremony will be reorganized.

His wishes were wonderful, and everything was going well. After more than a year of war, the two sides finally returned to the negotiating table and negotiated the establishment of the Ouchi-Hosokawa coalition regime.

I don't know what the reason is, the powerful Ouchi family did not be tough at the negotiation table, but made a lot of concessions, Hosokawa is the defeated party, and he will accept it when he sees it. So, in the winter of the fifth year of Eishō, just on the eve of the New Year, the two sides reached a tacit understanding and put Ashikaga Yoshinori on the throne of the shogun, and the two families served as assistants, which was a happy situation.

Katsuhito is the happiest one, after becoming the emperor, he has not even eaten a good meal for Chinese New Year's Eve, and now he finally has a gold lord. In addition to the Ouchi family, the Echizen daimyo Asakura clan also gave five hundred kan gold, and after being poor for so long, he finally got rich!

When he heard these good news, Katsuhito's eyes were a little moist, not to mention the ceremony, the specifications of this Chinese New Year's Eve meal should always be upgraded to one level, right? At least...... Gotta have a meal of white rice.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, he got up early and sat in the hall, waiting for the new shogun and the shogunate officials to pay their respects, but what he was waiting for was not a hearty breakfast, but a big bad news.

"What the hell is this Governor's Palace? How dare you speak to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor in such a tone? Even if he is the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, he can only sit on an equal footing with His Majesty the Emperor, just one government office, why should he? Tell them to go back to Mingguo. ”

The one who roared was the custodian leader Hosokawa Chengyuan, this person's surname was Hosokawa, but he didn't look thin at all, and the fat on both cheeks drooped to his chin, as if he had been a big dog.

"Cheng Yuan, now in front of the emperor, there are the generals and His Royal Highness Ouchi here, you are shouting like this, it's too rude, right? What's more, I don't know what the details of the Governor's Mansion of the Japanese Dynasty are, so if you refuse rashly, in case of a dispute with the Ming Kingdom, can you afford to take responsibility? ”

The reason why the Hosokawa family has been defeated and retreated is not unrelated to their internal turmoil, and the family governor Hosokawa Masamoto was assassinated last year, and the internal split was divided into the Chengyuan faction and the Chengzhi faction. Under the pressure of the Ouchi family, an external enemy, the two sides can still reluctantly join forces to fight the enemy, but now that the situation has stabilized, the two sides are once again-for-tat.

The names of the two are only one word apart, but they are not related to each other at all, because they are both adopted sons adopted by Hosokawa Masamoto, so there is no psychological pressure on the confrontation.

"Hmph, what if there is a dispute? No matter how strong the Ming Kingdom is, can it still be stronger than the Great Yuan of the year, you know, the Mongolian Great Khan swept the Central Plains and the Western Regions back then, and only suffered a big loss in Yueben! The Ming Kingdom is afraid of it like a tiger, like the samurai of the great enemy, in fact, they are just some defeated ronin, and even those cowardly Ming people dare to come to force His Majesty the Emperor? ”

Hosokawa Sumimoto said very disdainfully, he didn't want to raise the bar, but he thought so from the bottom of his heart. Tang and Song are very great, but after all, it is in the past, after the invasion of Meng Yuan, the Taoism of the Central Plains, maybe it is still a little more preserved, and the sword is not the best proof?

"Your Highness, you have a past with the Ming Kingdom, what do you think of today's events?"

Poor to poor, the shelf still has to be placed, and there is a curtain between Katsuhito and the minister, and you can see the figure, but you can't see the face clearly. According to the Wakoku, the emperor is a descendant of the gods, so there must be a separation between heaven and man and mortals, that is, this curtain.

He didn't have the heart to listen to the quarrel between the two Hosokawas, you know, he was full of desire to have a good meal after the dedication, but he was hungry, how could he have the time to listen to this? Quickly solve the problem is the right way, although there are many ministers present, it is possible to subdue the two Hosokawa, and only Ouchi Yoshixing is Ochi.

"This matter ......" Since Shangluo, Ouchi Yoshixing has been very strong, and his strength is undoubted, but at this time, he is full of hesitation, and his speech is also slurred. His appearance made everyone very strange, and even the two Hosokawa, who were arguing hotly, stopped, and they all looked at this old rival with a suspicious expression.

"Let's discuss it carefully." Ouchi Yoshixing also felt the suspicion that was changing to contempt in the eyes of others, but he was also aggrieved. He knew about the Governor's Palace, and he was quite impressed, before he went to Luo, the yamen did not exist, but now, it has become a lingering nightmare for him.

The Ming fleet, which burned down the port of Xiaguan and completely annihilated the naval army of the Great Inner Family, was under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Palace; Standing behind the Maori family, providing armor and reinforcements, they occupied An Yun and robbed Iwami Ginzan, which was also the governor's palace; The reason why he suddenly became easy to talk and reconciled with Hosokawa was also because of the Governor's Palace.

Now it's not so much that he succeeded in Shangluo, but that he is stranded in the capital, the way home has been blocked by the Maori family, the water army is all wiped out, and the waterway can't go, and he is helpless.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by that? Are you scared? Have you forgotten the dignity of a samurai? ”

"What is there to negotiate? Ming Guo wants His Majesty the Emperor to cross the sea to ask for guilt! This is an insult to the entire Yumoto, even if the entire Hosokawa family dies in battle, it is impossible to watch this kind of thing happen! ”

For more than a year, Kinai has been in turmoil, and the news circulation of the Wa Kingdom was not very well-informed, and Hosokawa Sumimoto and others did not know the influence and horror of the Governor's Palace.

"......" Ouchi Yoshiyuki sat there on his knees with a straight face, without saying a word. It was not easy for him to express his agreement with the Governor's Palace, which would shake his prestige, but he was really afraid of the Ming Kingdom and decided not to wade into this troubled water.

Under the pressure of Ryuzoji Temple and Mori, the Ouchi family's lair is already in jeopardy. The reason why it has not yet fallen is only because the Ming people weakened the strength of support, and the cavalry suspected of being Mongols retreated to repair, and the Maori Kogoro, who used soldiers like a god, also returned to the Ming Kingdom, so it was preserved.

If you make trouble for the Ming people on the side of Jinai, maybe they won't attack Jinai immediately, but it's easy to deal with yourself, Jinai doesn't have a firm foothold, and if you don't have a hometown, then it's completely over.

"Your Majesty, Your Highnesses, the villain has something important to report......" When he was making a commotion, someone suddenly spoke outside the door. Katsuhito bowed slightly, and the two attendants at the door opened the door.

The man outside knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly, not as if he was flattered, but as if he was overly frightened.

"Your Majesty, the fleet of the Ming Kingdom has arrived at the boundary port, and it is said that it is ...... If His Majesty refuses to confess his guilt, then they will take unilateral action as punishment. ”

(To be continued)