However, even so, the national letter should not be given to him, because it was to be presented to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty for personal reading.

"If you take it with you, then even if you don't agree, I can take it in my hand and see it." Just when he was still hesitating, the prince said, "So why should you wronged yourself? Show it to me, I'm just looking at it, and I'll return it to you after reading it. In fact, I already know the general content, it's just to ask **** to send troops, right? I just want to see the letter. ”

Although the tone was very calm, the momentum of not being angry and arrogant was even stronger, and Hashimoto Minoru was a little stunned when he saw it. He thought about it, and felt that he had no choice now, so he handed over the letter that he regarded as a treasure and intended to be handed over to the Son of Heaven from his bosom.

After the attendant brought it to him, the prince took it, then opened the letter and took it to his hand and looked at it.

He had been educated for many years, and although literature did not occupy a large proportion, he at least had a basic literary literacy, and he found that the letter was well written, and at the end he could not help but read it out loud.

"This article is written with emotion, with deep affection, and it is really touching." He sighed, and then handed the letter back to Minoru Hashimoto in his hand, "As the prince of the Han Dynasty, I really empathize with the current embarrassing situation of your court, and I can't wait for my father to immediately send troops to solve problems for your court and restore orthodoxy!" ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, Your Highness! "Minoru Hashimoto was overjoyed, and thanked him again and again, and he couldn't even care if he was really His Royal Highness the Prince." If you can get the help of His Royal Highness, the country will be grateful! ”

"The letter said that if our country is able to send troops and defeat the shogunate, so that your court can return to power, you plan to repay our country with some gold and silver mines...... Is this true? The prince asked again.

"The country is a small overseas country, the poor and the few are few, the only thing that can be praised is just a little gold and silver deposits, if the Han can send troops to save our country from fire and water, then the Han is the benefactor of the country, this kind of reinvention is not too much to repay. If it is really possible to restore discipline to the country, and the country is willing to become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, with endless loyalty from generation to generation, some gold and silver deposits should naturally be dedicated to Your Majesty and at Your Majesty's disposal. Minoru Hashimoto replied very respectfully according to the pre-prepared statement. The court of the bad country has been coerced and oppressed by the samurai shogunate for a long time, these warriors not only did not have no respect for the court of the bad country, but also became notorious to other states, and their hearts were only about killing and plundering, and they had crossed the sea to invade Goryeo a few decades ago, causing a great disaster, and finally were repelled by the Ming Dynasty. In order not to let similar things happen again, I implore Dahan to remove this great harm for the country! ”

In fact, it was Toyotomi Hideyoshi who invaded Goryeo, and he did not open to become a general of the Expedition, but a vassal Fengya who wanted to become the minister of the imperial court, and finally got the emperor's surname and became the apex of the imperial court position - the minister of the imperial court, he invaded Goryeo, it was not so much the invasion of the Japanese court, but the Tokugawa family, which opened the curtain, because he learned the lessons of the Toyotomi family and went to the country, and never thought of invading the mainland - however, Hashimoto Minoru did not intend to talk about these things to the prince, He only needs to incite the Han Dynasty's antipathy towards the martial arts.

"**** has a vast territory, rich in things and people, all kinds of products and minerals, and there is no shortage of gold and silver mines." The crown prince shook his head, seemingly disapproving of the other party's words, "However, the fact that your court has been bullied by the shogunate to this point is indeed full of righteous indignation, and I sincerely hope that my father can issue an edict and send heavenly soldiers to restore discipline for your country." ”

Hearing the prince say this, Hashimoto Minoru was naturally overjoyed, but although he had no experience in governance, his brain was not stupid, and he knew that the so-called only wanted to help Japan restore Tsunade and did not want any minerals, gold and silver, and other things were just lip service, and could not be taken seriously at all.

As the situation began to improve, and reason gradually returned to his mind, he began to wonder about today's experience. He felt that it was not an accident that he was sent to Goryeo, but a deliberate result.

If you think so, there are too many doubts, why did the Nagasaki Merchant House deliberately send itself over? Why is this self-proclaimed Dahan prince in Goryeo? Especially...... Why is there a sudden gathering of so many big Han soldiers here? Who are they dealing with?

"Your Highness, when I was coming, I heard the person escorting me say that we are in Goryeo, is this true?" He asked.

"How could they tell you such a thing? I'm going to deal with them when I get back. The prince's face changed slightly, and then he quickly returned to normal. That's right, we're in Goryeo now. ”

"Then I want to ask Your Highness again, where are we in Goryeo now? What did Your Highness come to Goryeo for? Minoru Hashimoto asked again.

The prince was a little embarrassed all of a sudden, and glanced at Zhang Daoyan.

"The envoy has a tired journey, let's have a good rest today, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." Zhang Daoyan said with a smile, "The envoy must also be in a hurry to go to the capital of the Han Dynasty, we will have a boat to the capital in a few days, as long as there is the consent of His Highness, the envoy can rush to the capital to meet Your Majesty." ”

Although there are still too many doubts in my heart that I want to be answered, from the faces of these people, Hashimoto Minoru also understands that they are not willing to reveal too much to themselves now. How dare he not bow his head under the eaves of the man, he had to hold back his doubts, followed the attendant who led the way, walked out of this mansion, and walked towards the residence arranged for him here.

"He's suspicious." After he was taken away, the prince sighed softly, "It seems that there is really no way to fool the past." ”

"It's so strange along the way, and I have seen so many fanfare fleets and soldiers, no matter how stupid a person is, he will be suspicious, let alone a smart person." Zhang Daoyan smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide this envoy." ”

"If you can't hide it, you can't hide it, anyway, you always have to make it clear to them." The crown prince pondered for a moment, "Tomorrow I will go to him and tell him what I came to Goryeo for, and what the Han army is gathering in Goryeo for, and tell him everything I can tell him." ”

"That's ...... Isn't that good? Zhang Daoyan hesitated a little, "Your Highness, the Japanese court is looking for us to ask for help, and they want to borrow troops, but if they know that we have decided to send troops to Japan before this, I am afraid it will affect their perception, and if they are unwilling to cooperate with us because of this, it will be troublesome." ”

"They've come to this point, can they still bargain with us? We decided to send troops to fight the shogunate, for whatever reason, but it was always good for them, right? The crown prince asked rhetorically, "The decision of my father and the cabinet is to support the Japanese imperial court after the war, so as to contain the wealthy daimyo in various places, and I do not believe that they will reject such an arrangement." Besides, now that our army is ready to fly, even if they refuse to agree and cooperate, what can they do? It is they who ask us, not us who ask them. ”

"Your Highness Mingjian." Although he still had some opinions in his heart, seeing that the prince had already made a decision, Zhang Daoyan naturally didn't say much, and ordered the leader to retreat.

In the humble house, the envoy of the Japanese court, Minoru Hashimoto, had another restless night, he entered the village heavily defended by the army, but he only thought about how to complete the mission, the experience of yesterday's day was too strange, so he couldn't sleep all night.

Early in the morning, he was called out by the soldiers who were guarding him in the midst of a daze, whose face was ugly, his attitude was very rude, and he never answered any of his questions. Because the information was revealed to him yesterday, the soldiers who escorted him yesterday were all punished, and no one was willing to say more than half a word to this Japanese man when the rabbit died and the fox died.

Soon, he was escorted to the young man who called himself His Royal Highness the Prince of Han yesterday.

"How was the messenger resting yesterday?" Compared with the somewhat sluggish Hashimoto Minoru, the prince was much more energetic, and as soon as he saw Hashimoto Minoru, he asked quite kindly, "It seems that it is still quite tired, why don't you wait and use it with us for a while, although it is crude, but it can be refreshing." ”

"Thank you...... Your Highness. Because he was still a little suspicious of the identity of the other party, he shouted the title of Hashimoto Minoru reluctantly, "Dare to ask Your Highness, can you give an answer to the few questions you wanted to ask yesterday?" ”

"You're really anxious." The prince smiled slightly. "Well, since the messenger is so earnest, it doesn't hurt us to tell the messenger. The large army gathered here for an expedition to Japan and against the shogunate of your country, and I came to Goryeo to command these armies and avoid chaos. ”

"What...... What the?! Because the information he heard was so sensational, Hashimoto Minoru couldn't help but shout, and then looked at the prince in disbelief, "Your Highness...... Is this true? ”

"Now that the messenger has seen so many clues, can't he still think of this? That disappointed me a bit. The prince still smiled, "We treat people the most important thing to show people, and since the envoy has asked, then I will tell the envoy as it is." ”

Although his smile was kind, Minoru Hashimoto didn't feel any warmth at all, only felt a dry mouth and a wild heartbeat. “…… Dare to ask Your Highness, when did your country make this decision, and for what purpose did you want to crusade against the shogunate? ”

This issue is very important, although it is good for the imperial court to borrow troops from the Han in order to crusade against the shogunate, but if the Han had planned to send troops before, then the position of the imperial court would be embarrassing - if the Han sent troops because of the conditions proposed by the imperial court, then the appetite can still be speculated, if it has already decided to send troops on its own, God knows where the appetite is?

If the worst-case scenario is that the Imperial Court will not only not be able to take the initiative in borrowing troops, but there is also a risk that the Shogunate will be regarded as an enemy by the Han along with it, so I really don't know if we should expect the Shogunate to lose.

"Why is the messenger so anxious?" The crown prince was still smiling, looking calm, "Didn't the envoy take such a big risk to get out of Japan in order to persuade our country to send troops to conquer the shogunate?" We don't need to bother with the envoy now, we are already preparing to go to the shogunate, and the envoy should be relieved. ”

"Since...... Since it is not for the request of the court of the bad country, you have already planned to send troops, then your country has naturally already considered it, and please make it clear to Your Highness! Although he knew that his situation was already very dangerous, but with a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, Minoru Hashimoto still had the courage to ask.

"Well, since the envoy is so anxious, it doesn't hurt to tell you clearly." The crown prince still took it easy, and continued according to yesterday's thoughts, "We have been dealing with the shogunate for many years, and we are really fed up with the shogunate's arrogance and recklessness, and the shogunate's trade with our country is originally a good thing, but they do not want to take this opportunity to repair the relationship between the two countries, but often obstruct the trade between the two countries, and many times oppress our businessmen, and openly ask for bribes from our officials, causing heavy losses to our country's commerce. What is particularly bad is that recently, the shogunate has abruptly suspended copper exports to Japan under various pretexts, which has caused us to complain a lot. For these reasons, my father had no choice but to make up his mind to launch an expedition to teach the shogunate a lesson and let them know how to restrain themselves. ”

As a **** power, it is a bit face-hurting to launch an expedition in order to covet the gold and silver of other countries, so although the DPRK and China are very straightforward in private, they still have to find some excuses on the surface. Fortunately, the two countries have been in contact for many years, and the commercial friction has naturally continued one after another, and it is not easy to find some excuses, such as the shogunate's sudden interruption of copper exports this time is a good excuse - although in fact, before the shogunate interrupted copper exports, the Han had already decided to send troops to Japan.

"In addition, when my father sent troops, he really couldn't get used to the shogunate's **** arbitrarily powering and bullying your country's court, causing chaos in your country's discipline. He believes that the essential reason why the shogunate acted so unscrupulously was that they were rebellious ministers and thieves, and they seized power by setting up the imperial court, so there were no taboos. After giving the reason, the crown prince comforted the other party in a timely manner, "So it can't be said that he didn't think about the court of your country at all." ”

"That'...... What is he going to do with the court of the bad country? Minoru Hashimoto asked in a trembling voice.

"Of course, it is necessary to restore the discipline of your country, so that your imperial court can regain the power of ruling in the past and govern Japan in name only." Without hesitation, the crown prince replied, "Let me tell you clearly, we originally planned to coerce the shogunate into ceding power in the event of victory, and return the power to your court. ”

"This ...... This ......" Minoru Hashimoto suddenly didn't know what to say. "Is Your Highness serious?"

"Didn't the messenger believe it? Is there any need for me to deceive the messenger? The prince sneered and asked, "Your country is a thousand-year-old country, with tens of millions of people, and it already has its own culture and customs, if we want to completely occupy your country, our country does not know how much food and horses it will cost, how much energy and financial resources will be spent, and what is the use?" As long as we can restore the discipline of your country, I think your court will be grateful to us, right? When the time comes, as long as we respect our country and stop the economic and trade exchanges between the two countries from becoming complicated, it will be fine. ”

The prince's reasonable explanation finally moved Minoru Hashimoto, whether it was out of reason or personal will, he was willing to believe that everything the young man said was true.

"Your Highness means that if your country sends troops to defeat the shogunate, as long as our court is respectful to your country and no longer obstructs trade between the two countries...... Is your country willing to help our court? ”

Suddenly, he realized that what he had said was not enough, so he hurriedly added, "Of course, the gold and silver mines we promised will definitely be given to the Son of Heaven." ”

"Of course, as long as your court is so well aware of the righteousness, of course our country will reciprocate." Seeing that the other party was so well-behaved, the prince smiled and nodded, "Does the envoy still have any doubts now?" ”

Thinking that his mission had been completed when he had just set foot on the mainland, and had not even reached the territory of Dahan, Minoru Hashimoto suddenly felt a little relieved, as if his body had lightened a little.

He knew that the Han was definitely not so easy to talk to, but that was at least after the war, as long as the shogunate fell, the Han would need Japan to have a regime to maintain the country after all, and where else could they have a better choice than a grateful imperial court? As long as you can please the emperor of the Han Dynasty, then the public family will definitely have a time to come out.

Now there is only one problem to worry about.

"Then may I ask Your Highness, when do you plan to send troops, and how many troops do you plan to send?" He asked the prince solemnly again. "Your Highness, although the shogunate is fierce and tyrannical, after all, they have been in power for a long time, and they have been operating in the country for many years, and there are many rebellious ministers and thieves who have no kings to serve them as their masters, and their strength should not be underestimated."

"Of course, we will not underestimate them, and since we have decided to conquer the shogunate, we will naturally do it seriously." The crown prince immediately replied, and then beckoned to the side, "I'm afraid you have seen it too, we have gathered a lot of troops in Goryeo, and we have been mobilizing armaments and materials at home and abroad, and we must defeat the shogunate at any cost and let the world be at peace." ”

He would not tell the other party that the expeditionary force of the Great Han was only a few thousand people, so as not to be frightened by the other party. These ministers, who have been far away from the world for hundreds of years, certainly do not understand military affairs, nor do they know the prosperity of the Han army's armament and the crushing of other countries by ordnance.

At the beckoning of the crown prince, several attendants soon came over.

"Take us to the martial arts arena, and I will accompany the envoy to watch the army's drills." The crown prince gave the order briefly.

The prince's order was quickly carried out, and led by a group of guards, the prince and Minoru Hashimoto and others left their village and went into the wilderness.