Chapter 161: Dongshan Imperial Palace (I)

Yu Jia was very surprised to hear that I had beaten Janet in front of everyone in the main hall of the Great Academy, and then drove her back to Fenghou Kingdom. This book is updated in real time du58сΟm Taking advantage of the fact that Janet and Keeyi had just left, and there were many retinues and luggage, it would take three or four days to go to sea in Sakaicho, she hurried to Rokuenji Temple and asked me to take back my fate.

The reason why Janet was beaten, she naturally heard about it, but she thoughtfully avoided the topic of Xiao Xia, and just persuaded me very sincerely: "Even if Your Highness retires, there must always be someone around you to serve the concubine After all, she is old and has many things, and she is not as thoughtful as Janet." ”

"It doesn't matter anymore," I shook my head slightly, "I'm going to officially become a monk and convert to Zen Buddhism, so I don't need any shì people." ”

"Is Your Highness about to enter the Dao so soon?" Yuga looked at me in surprise, "Is this too early?" ”

I understood what she meant. According to the Japanese concept, dying as a layman will not be able to pass away from the bliss of rebirth, so ordination is often seen as a preparation for the afterlife, and it is an inevitable choice for many people when they suddenly fall seriously ill or become old. For example, when the fifth generation of the Hojo shogunate was in power, Hojo Tokiyori had a serious illness when he was less than 30 years old, so he became a monk when he was ill and gave up the position of power to his brother Hojo Chotoki of the same clan (as a result, his condition improved, so he continued to hold real power). Of course, there were also people who knew that they had committed sins and became monks in the prime of life before they were in the prime of life, which was especially common during the Warring States period, such as Kenshin Uesugi who exiled his brother and Shingen Takeda who exiled his father.

However, I am still in good health, and according to the general belief, I have always been a very benevolent person, who has no moral faults, and does not need to start the practice of atonement so early.

Yu Jia didn't know that in neighboring China, many people became monks because they were disheartened and had nothing else to love, which is my current situation. Xiao Xia's death made me tired of government affairs, and even partially tired of this world.

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me to say anything," I smiled calmly, "When Xinjing has a foothold in Kanto, you can also move over with it, and now you should enjoy happiness and honor." As for Kyoto, I have my own arrangements. ”

"Since His Royal Highness has a comprehensive arrangement, the concubine is obedient." Yuga obeyed me as always.

Immediately afterward, I informed Xiujing of my decision. Hidekyo didn't agree at first, because Wasuka Masakatsu and Takenaka Shigeharu had just retired, and the successors Ii Nobunao and Gamo Nobuhide were still inexperienced, and he needed to go to Kanto to preside over it, and he couldn't sit in Kyoto according to the previous arrangement. 5???? Reading the latest chapter of this book, he felt that under such circumstances, it was not appropriate for me to resign from the post of Minister of the Imperial Government so soon and become a monk.

However, I had already made a calculation, and quickly took out a piece of paper from my bosom and gave it to Xiujing.

"Do you want to apply to the imperial court for the position of Great Nayan for Zhou Jing?" Xiujing unfolded the paper, and pondered.

"Yes, Xin Jing is the general, and he is promoted to the general of the Great Nayan and the Left Guard, so Zhou Jing can also be promoted. Some time ago, when I was at Tosa Kira Castle Pavilion, I asked him for his opinion, and he agreed to preside over the Shogunate and Shinkei in Kyoto...... In addition, I also want the imperial court to give Mingzi the title and be responsible for receiving the families of the daimyo in Beijing; After a while, I am also going to use Yijing as his deputy, and Yijing's main room Shigeko will also come over and be responsible for picking up with the minister's family. ”

"Akiko is from the Ashikaga family, and Shigeko is from the Hino family, both of them are very suitable to be in charge of these affairs," Shinkage frowned slightly, "But is it appropriate for Zhou Jing to preside over Kyoto?" ”

"Are you worried that Zhou Jing's identity is sensitive and his power is too great, which will cause a split in the shogunate?" I smiled and shook my head, "Don't worry, Zhou Jing is definitely not such a person." In addition, I sealed the Imperial Mén family around Kinai, and in addition to defending Kyoto, I also wanted to take advantage of you, and together with the retired shogun, I would take control of the imperial court and manage the territories directly under the Kinai shogunate."

"Zhou Jing's personality and xìng character, his subordinates also know it very well, so naturally they will not worry about him taking power and respecting himself. However, I'm worried that the Kanto side will be suspicious and make some decisions that are not conducive to the stability of the shogunate," Xiujing's brows were still furrowed, "As my brother said, Zhou Jing, as the eldest son, is too sensitive, and the direct leader of the Shogunate in custody is too big. If he really wants his Kii clan to take charge of Kyoto, he should wait until the current Gongfang Palace abdicates and comes to Beijing to preside over it, and then Zhou Jing's son can serve as acting official...... To say something that shouldn't be said, when my brother suppressed Zhou Jing and planned to let his subordinates sit in Kyoto, wasn't it also because his subordinates' Harima Domain had the most sparse reputation, so they could rest assured that the Kanto region? ”

"Isn't there you in Kanto? There are also Ii Nobunao, Gamo Nobuhide, and Wasuka Keikatsu, who are enough to dominate all the actions of the shogunate in the next twenty or thirty years," I laughed, "By that time, Keijiro was also older, and Nobuyo had just stepped down and came to Kyoto to take over control of the imperial court. ”

"However, after a long time, I am afraid that the Gongfang Palace will not be willing to be subject to the elders," Xiujing sighed, "The ministers are in charge, it is not the blessing of the country, and the ministers actually do not want to be the ministers." ”

"You are wrong to think so, the shogunate was originally in charge of the world for the imperial court, so naturally it should be in charge with the daimyo in order to convince the samurai of the world. This book is updated in real timedu58сΟm Even if it is the Ming Dynasty, isn't it also the Son of Heaven and the scholars who rule the world together? Now that the emperor is in power, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant to the cabinet, has been in power for more than ten years, and has been in charge of national affairs with other scholars, and the country's situation is also thriving, so that the government can be rectified and national defense can be consolidated? I shook my head disapplaudively. Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the historical Tokugawa shogunate, many times it was also ruled by the elder: "If Shinkei becomes a stubborn only husband, that is the worst thing...... Moreover, he was good at listening to the opinions of his retainers since he was a child, and now he respects the shogunate elders. ”

"It turns out that this is what my brother meant," Xiujing understood a little, "However, the Rokkaku family and the Asai family, which were collegial by the important ministers back then, did not have any good results; And the elder brother and Oda Taimasa, who achieved great things, were often dictatorial and arbitrary. ”

"Although the collegial discussion of important ministers is not conducive to the Warring States to compete for power, it is very capable of gathering the hearts of the people and stabilizing the rule within the territory. Therefore, when the world is calmed down, this will be the best system," I said, looking at Xiujing, and my attitude became a little serious, "Do you think that after the whole of Japan is pacified, the family will still try to compete with its neighbors?" Inheriting the practice of Oda Taimasa and including Ryukyu as a vassal is already the maximum that the shogunate can do, you must understand this!"

"Yes, Your Majesty understands." Xiujing also replied solemnly.

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After all, my plan to become a monk was not implemented. In mid-April, the convoy returned to the port of Quanzhou, bringing back a large amount of goods and rewards, as well as envoys and edicts from the Ming court:

"Fengtian carries the emperor's system: Shengren Guangyun, where the sky is covered by the earth, do not respect relatives; The emperor ordered the general Pu, and the sunrise at the corner of the sea, recklessly. In the past, my emperor and ancestor gave birth to many people. Turtle New Dragon Chapter, far away to the domain of Fusang; Zhenmin big seal, the mountain of Rongshi Zhenguo. The sea is bō's yang, and the wind occasionally occupies it. When it is prosperous, it is advisable to praise the chapter. Shieryuan Xuanjing, the rise of the sea state, the respect of China, to pay tribute to the good, reclaim the subject and attached, the affection is both firm in deference, grace can be in the tenderness. Zitfur was the king of Japan and gave him a decree. In the drama of the dragon Benzhi letter, the crown is on the surface of the sea, the popular Hui clothes, the solid domain guards the Celestial Empire, and the ministers should be repaired, and they must be disciplined; Grateful for the emperor's grace, there is no substitute for sincerity. Only obey the words, and always respect the voice teaching. Chinzai"

Bestow me the title of King of Japan...... The news of the Ming Court was not slow. I had only defeated Hideyoshi when the convoy had left for the Ming Kingdom last year, and I had not yet served as the general of the expedition, but the Ming court had apparently known about it, otherwise the edict would not have been issued. It must be known that the Ming court has the most important name, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was crowned king of Japan that year, also after the unification of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Prior to this, because the three artifacts were in the hands of the Southern Dynasty, the Japanese ruler recognized by the Ming court was ordered by Emperor Daigo of the Southern Dynasty to lead the army to conquer Kyushu Prince Huailiang, the Ming Taizu record, the clear account is to canonize the "Japanese King Lianghuai" (indeed Lianghuai is not Huailiang), all the national letters, are also sent to Prince Huailiang.

As for the fact that I have stepped down from the post of great general, there is no obstacle to this, whether it is the status of the great imperial palace or the imperial minister, I am qualified to accept the conferral of the title. When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was enthroned, not only had he already stepped down from his post as a general, but he had even stepped down from his post as a minister.

In addition to the edicts, the envoys also brought with them the costumes, ceremonial guards, gold books and gold seals given by the imperial court, all of which were made by the princes of the Ming court. The costumes are divided into three sets of dresses, regular clothes and Rong clothes, and the most solemn dresses include nine chapters of the crown, nine crowns, nine yù, nine yù, golden hairpins, red group tassels, two yù 瑱, and one yù gui; There are also five chapters of clothing, weaving mountain, dragon, Chinese insect, Zongyi, fire, four chapters of clothing, weaving algae, powdered rice, yellow, yellow; The clothes are attached to leather belts, gold hooks, yùpei, and ribbons are five colors, red, white, Xuan, ethereal, and green weaving. The ceremonial guard has two square sè flags, two green sè white ze flags, two silk flags, two halberd flags, two halberds, two ge, two yiqi, two banjian, two canes, two standing melons, two lying melons, two ritual knives, two stirrup canes, two bone duos, two axes, and eight rings. The gold book is made of two pieces of the gold book, which is opened and closed like a book, and the words are divided according to the number, engraved with the real book, and connected with the red silk, so as to make the red brocade mattress. The gold seal is made of gold, the turtle button, and the seal text says "the treasure of the king of Japan", and the treasure pool is attached, all of which are dressed with the treasure of the gold carved dragon (Pan Dragon).

Costumes, ceremonial guards, gold books and gold seals, this is a very formal "canonization", far more grand than when Emperor Jianwen canonized Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It can also be seen from this that I have repeatedly communicated with the Ming Court over the years, and actively cooperated with the Ming Court to exterminate the pirates, and the Ming Court is not generally satisfied and expected of me.

I suddenly remembered the ambition of a long time ago. At that time, the trade had only begun, and I had planned to increase the scale of trade, ensure the export of silver to the Ming court, and even go south to Manila (the Philippines) to participate in the Spanish America-Manila-China trade route, so as to help the Ming court survive the great economic recession of the world in the mid-seventeenth century (for the Ming Dynasty, it was a double recession of internal governance and foreign trade). Now that ten years have passed, I have roughly done the first one, but the second one has not been carried out without the strength and heart to continue to carry it out, and even the Jianye and Wuchang, the two most advanced and powerful giant ships, I have completely given Xinjing to take to Kanto.

However, as long as the trade was guaranteed and the Tokugawa shogunate was not closed, the Ming court would have been in a better position than it had historically been. As for the campaign of conquest that I had feared, with the current attitude and concept of the shogunate and the important ministers, there is little possibility of an outbreak, and those daimyo who benefited from the trade will not agree to fight with Korea and the Ming court behind it.

In this respect, I have finally made some contribution to my homeland. Of course, this is also for the sake of the long-term stability of the shogunate. The historical battle between Keicho and Bunroku brought great harm to both the Ming Dynasty and the Toyotomi regime at that time, and also caused a permanent rift in the relationship between the two countries.

When entertaining the envoy at Luyuan Temple, I casually asked about the current political situation of the Ming court: "Zhang Juzhenggong, the first assistant of Shangbang, has he been okay in recent years?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Lao asked," the envoy replied politely, "It's a pity that the day is not a holiday, and Duke Zhang Wenzhong passed away in May last year. ”

"Really?" I was shocked, Zhang Juzheng is already dead? However, calculating the time, the second year of Yongzhen last year was the tenth year of Tianzheng in history, that is, the tenth year of Wanli in the Ming Court, and it was indeed the year when Zhang Juzheng died.

Zhang Juzheng was well-versed in the changes of the times, had the courage to do things, served as the first assistant of the cabinet for ten years, rectified the rule of officials, consolidated the border defense, checked the land, reformed the taxation, and made great contributions to the Ming court. At the time of his death, it can be said that he was extremely glorified, which can be seen from the extremely respected gift of Shangzhuguo, as well as the nickname of "Wenzhong", which is second only to "Wenzheng". However, no matter how great his achievements are and how powerful he is during his lifetime, not long after his death, he will be recovered by the imperial court because of the attack of political opponents, and his family property will be confiscated, and his reputation will not be restored until decades later.

looked at Xiujing, who was accompanying him, and remembered that when he said "I don't want to be this minister" before, I took Zhang Juzheng's words to comfort him, and I suddenly felt that something was wrong. Whether it is the government of the Ming court or the shogunate, it is not so easy to master, after all, political disputes cannot be avoided anywhere. Due to political disputes, in the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate, Okubo Tadashi, the head of the arbitrary faction who successively controlled the shogunate, and the head of the Bunji faction, Honda Masasumi, etc., one was exiled and the other was imprisoned, and there was no good ending.

Perhaps, I should not have given up so early and abdicated the responsibility of maintaining the shogunate system and left him alone to bear so much pressure in Kanto.

At the end of the banquet, I left Xiujing behind and told him my latest decision: "Xiujing, I have decided that I will not become a monk for the time being, but will take charge of the imperial court as a great imperial palace and take charge of the direct leadership of the Shogunate in Kiuchi." ”

"It's a blessing for the shogunate that my brother can cheer up," Hideki replied happily, "In this way, the palace can be completely assured of the situation in Kinai, and the pressure on your subordinates and you to govern in Kanto will be lighter." ”