Ashikaga Yoshimitsu finally couldn't bear it anymore. He slowly lowered his hand that was supporting He Guangyi and stared at him like a hawk, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Facing He Guangyi, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, he could tolerate everything else, and he could even laugh it off, and the other party's rude words could not hurt him in the slightest. But only what He Guangyi said just now, he not only tolerated
It didn't work and it also touched his reverse scales.
To him, this was no longer just a provocation, but a declaration of war.
The emperor of Japan was nothing more than a clay Bodhisattva, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the real master of Japan. He Guangyi, an envoy from Ming Dynasty, wanted to meet the emperor. The implication was that he did not recognize Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's status and rule, and even
status.
Not only Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but also all the shogunate people around him suddenly changed their expressions. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's son Ashikaga Yoshimichi even almost cursed on the spot. And those Japanese ministers who were originally brought in by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to make up the numbers, their eyes changed instantly.
shine.
The Emperor of Japan was nothing without the loyalty of the samurai. Only these ministers were still trying their best to protect the emperor's dignity.
At this time, Japan had just passed through the Northern Dynasties, and the reigning emperor was Emperor Gokomatsu (Ikkyu's father).
But everyone knows that the emperor is just a decoration. Except for being pulled out to hold the banner whenever he is in a scuffle among the princes, he is collectively ignored by the daimyo princes at other times, and even the lower-level samurai look down on him.
In the history books, there was even a shocking incident in Japan where lower-class samurai and their entourage beat up the emperor and his ministers in the street.
"If Tian Nao Heika has the support of the Ming Dynasty behind him, then what is the shogunate?" Almost all the ministers had this sentence in their minds.
"Your Excellency!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stared at He Guangyi and said lightly, "What do you mean?"
His voice was very soft and his tone was calm, but instantly the hairs on He Guangyi's back stood up.
However, He Guangyi's eyes showed no sign of weakness, "I am the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and I am meeting the Emperor of Japan!" He said, looking up and down at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and said with a smile, "It is a courtesy for foreign ministers to meet the emperor. Why Ashikaga General?
,so...excited?"
"Baga!"
Ashikaga Yoshi Manchu cursed in his heart. He brought the Japanese Manchu nobles to greet him, but was humiliated again and again by He Guangyi. The anger in his heart was on the verge of exploding. If possible, he could not wait to draw his sword on the spot and kill this rude person.
's messenger.
But the old fox was an old fox after all. When he thought about it, he discovered something unusual about He Guangyi.
It is impossible for an envoy of a country to be so rude? It is impossible for such a stupid person to be trusted by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He has repeatedly angered himself. Why?
What is his purpose? What benefits can he gain from doing this?
zz characters with great wisdom are often indifferent to emotions and anger, and can do whatever they want.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a peaceful smile, "Your Excellency, you are joking!" He bowed slightly and said, "Please follow me into the city!" At this point, he laughed again, "Japanese small country,
The city is not as grand as the Celestial Empire, but it is also unique, please!"
"Can you bear this?"
The other party's behavior was beyond He Guangyi's expectations. He was planning to change the subject when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's anger broke out, but it resulted in the fact that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu insulted the envoy. But who knew, it was like a punch on cotton
On top of that, he was the one who felt uncomfortable.
"This old king!"
He Guangyi cursed again and cupped his hands, "General, please!"
Then Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and He Guangyi rode in front side by side, followed by the ministers of the shogunate and Japanese ministers. Behind them was a long team of He Guangyi. The fully loaded carriages in the team ran over the road paved with bluestones.
It makes a creaking sound.
"The envoy's luggage is quite generous!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked back calmly and said with a smile.
"Where is the luggage?" He Guangyi laughed and said, "Those carriages are all gifts given to me by the famous princes from all over the country after I set foot in Japan!" After saying this, he smiled with ulterior motives.
"Greedy people!"
Ashikaga Yoshi thought to himself, but immediately he seemed to understand something.
"Is this guy's repeated provocations to extort property based on his status as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu thought secretly, "Could it be that he wants money?"
This reason is quite reasonable. The purpose of meeting the shogunate is not to meet the emperor at all, but to make the shogunate feel disgusted with the shogunate. Without any benefits, the emperor of Ming Dynasty's edicts and gifts were presented to the emperor.
The more Ashikaga Yoshimitsu thought about this reason, the more he realized it was true. It was true that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the Cao Cao of Japan, but it had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had nothing to do and traveled thousands of miles across the sea to fight injustice for the emperor.
Even if the Ming Dynasty wants to fight against the injustice, what can he do to Japan? The worst is that the two sides will break up and never have contact with each other. The Ming Dynasty court is not a fool. Instead of being friends, it wants to be enemies. There are always only relations between countries.
Benefit, everything else must be served by the word profit.
Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu chuckled and said, "The essence of Japan is all in Kyoto, and other places are barren, which makes you laugh!"
"You're not laughing!" He Guangyi said with a smile, "It's less important to be polite than to be affectionate! Besides, your country is rich in silver, and most of the gifts I receive are exquisite silverware. This is not a light gift!" He said, laughing again.
Laughing, "General Ashikaga just said that the best of Japan is in Kyoto, I want to see it!"
"Humph, he is indeed a greedy person!"
Ashikaga Yoshi was full of ridicule. The envoy of a country was so dignified that his eyes were filled with those yellow and white things.
Come to think of it, Akira said that being an official thousands of miles away is just for money. He went on a mission to Japan, so naturally he couldn't go back empty-handed. Although He Guangyi's greed and arrogance made Ashikaga Yoshi full of resentment. But he understood that a greedy, arrogant and stupid person
, far easier to deal with than a smart and capable person.
"I will definitely not disappoint you!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with a smile.
"We'll wait and see!" He Guangyi also responded with a smile, his eyes wandering around the city of Kyoto.
The two of them were in front, and there were several warriors on horseback guarding them. There was silence along the way. Pedestrians on the road noticed the warriors and their entourage, and quickly evaded them humbly, or hid themselves, or returned to the group and knelt down, like puppets.
"General Ashikaga!" He Guangyi looked at the trembling civilians huddled and kneeling under the low wooden houses on the roadside and said, "I heard that the samurai of your country can kill people in the street without guilt. Is it true?"
"That's not necessarily the case. A samurai who kills someone for no reason will be held accountable. If the circumstances are serious, he will be ordered to commit seppuku and commit suicide!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with a smile, "A samurai can only be killed without guilt if he is insulted by a civilian!"
"Isn't this nonsense? Just kill someone and say he insulted the samurai. Isn't it true that he died without proof?" He Guangyi was disdainful and said to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, "General Ashikaga, is there something I don't know about?"
"Please tell me!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu smiled.
"When I first set foot in Japan, I found that the warriors of your country are all capable of martial arts, and most of them can speak proficient Chinese and are familiar with the meaning of Han Confucian classics." He Guangyi said, "But I didn't see much official learning along the way?"
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu laughed and said, "The studies of Japan are different from those of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was an imperial examination. Children from poor families served as field ministers in the morning and ascended to the emperor's hall in the evening. But in Japan, only samurai can participate in politics and receive salary!"
"The schools in Japan are all free. The shogunate and local daimyo pay for the hiring of famous teachers. All the students recruited are children of samurai families. In addition to martial arts, one must also be familiar with Han classics since childhood."
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