Just as Minamoto Yushin guessed, in the next four negotiations, a total of more than 120 Japanese envoys were killed with sticks outside Fengtian Hall.
This also led to Zhan Hui's reputation as a cruel official getting worse.
Other ministers avoided it, but Zhan Hui never tired of it.
"Master, is this a bit much? I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of such a murderous reputation."
"His Royal Highness is like this, I think you should be more careful."
"Don't be the scapegoat."
At night, Zhan Hui's wife persuaded him.
Zhan Hui snorted coldly: "You are a woman, you know what the court is."
"Now the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country are at war. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are losing their lives on the battlefield every day. These more than a hundred people are nothing."
"Furthermore, this will put a bad breath in His Majesty's heart. Your Majesty may be very happy now."
"Besides, this is also what His Highness Taisun meant. His Highness Taisun should have hatred in his heart for the Japanese country. What you don't know is that although His Majesty once wanted to conquer the Japanese country, he gave up after Liu Ji's persuasion."
"Later, I felt that conquering the Japanese country was too dangerous, and that I might repeat the mistakes of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, so I launched a sea ban just to prevent Japanese pirates from invading the border."
"It is because His Highness Taisun pushed for the conquest of the Japanese country. Now that the Japanese country is under pressure from subjugation and wants to cease the war, His Highness Taisun will naturally not let go of this opportunity."
"Now His Highness Taisun is becoming more and more popular. Not only in the court, but also in the world, officials, common people, and warriors all regard him as a god."
"The recent improvements in the salary system can be said to have truly benefited officials. Only by following His Highness closely can our future career be guaranteed."
"Don't think too much about anything else. You must know that His Highness Taisun is only nineteen years old now. The future of the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on His Highness Taisun."
"I heard from the court that His Highness Taisun is in strong health, and that the world will be under the rule of His Highness Taisun in the next few decades."
"For such a king, even if he bears some infamy, what impact will it have?"
Zhan Hui sighed with emotion as he spoke.
Your Highness Taisun is really too young, a little too young.
At such a young age, he firmly controlled the power of the Ming Dynasty. Now His Highness Taisun's supporters are spread across all walks of life, including scholars, farmers, industry and merchants.
Everyone can see that the future of the Ming Dynasty, under the rule of His Highness Taisun, will surely be prosperous and prosperous.
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In the Fengtian Hall, there is the compilation of the Capital Newspaper.
After all, the capital's newspaper has been classified into official positions. Although its rank is in the ranks of eighth and ninth grades, the power it controls cannot be underestimated.
And with Zhu Ying's approval, Zhan Hui's deeds were naturally published in the latest capital newspaper.
In this regard, the common people are happy with this.
Some people say that Zhan Hui is too vicious and does such a massacre. He is not worthy of the position of minister and insults the image of the heavenly kingdom.
During the great Ming Dynasty, we should treat others with generosity and not be too fussy, only then can we reflect the style of a great country.
This kind of trend was the first to prevail among the capital in the early days, and it was also the consistent style of Confucianism.
However, when the Capital Newspaper published an article titled "Repaying evil with kindness, how can we repay kindness with kindness?", all public opinions suddenly reversed.
What this article describes is the measures taken by dynasties in the past dynasties towards neighboring countries, especially some tribes on the grasslands.
Including all kinds of favors, appeasement, even marriage and compensation.
When the Central Plains dynasty was weak, the surrounding small countries that were originally peaceful suddenly showed their ferocious faces, and everyone wanted to take a bite.
But when the Central Plains dynasty became powerful, they would put away their sharp claws and be as docile and obedient as sheep, just to get enough benefits.
The Japanese state has received help from the Central Plains dynasty since the Tang Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty was also a dynasty in the Central Plains, but the Japanese country was not involved in the war because it was located in a corner. Moreover, because of the failure of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in conquering the Japanese, it became arrogant.
When the envoys of the Ming Dynasty went to Japan to return the country to the embrace of the Central Plains Dynasty, they not only flatly refused, but also killed the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, openly calling out the Ming Dynasty.
How can one repay evil with kindness in such an act?
When this article became popular, coupled with some foreshadowings that Japan had laid during the previous war, it finally ignited the anger of the people.
Zhan Hui, who was originally spurned, seemed to become the hero of the entire Ming Dynasty overnight.
"The power of public opinion is so terrifying!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Jin Yiwei's report, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
What does it mean to be afraid of people's words? This is what people's words are to be afraid of.
When everyone thinks that something is right, even if he is wrong, it is still right.
Zhu Yuanzhang now has a clearer understanding of Di Bao. Zhu Ying's operations made Zhu Yuanzhang deeply aware that people's hearts can be manipulated in this way.
During the seventh Ming-Japanese negotiation, Zhu Ying finally appeared in Fengtian Palace.
At this time, there were only about twenty Japanese envoys left.
The first moment he met His Highness the Ming Dynasty Taisun, Yuan Yuxin offered all the beauties and treasures without hesitation.
Zhu Ying naturally had no reason to refuse and accepted the order.
Let’s not talk about the treasures. At this time, the Japanese envoy called Tu Qiongdeng to see him.
Among the many beauties of Japan, one is actually the daughter of the current Japanese emperor.
Even most of the Japanese envoys did not know about this matter, and only a few people, including Yuan Yuxin, understood the inside story.
The Japanese emperor obviously wanted to marry his relatives.
"His Royal Highness Taisun issued an order to bring the Japanese princess into the Fengtian Palace."
At Zhu Ying's signal, Liu He stepped forward and gave instructions loudly.
Yuan Yuxin was immediately overjoyed and quickly asked someone to bring the Japanese princess over.
Of course, Zhu Ying did not have any special feelings for the Japanese princess, but wanted to see what the Japanese princess looked like.
It can be seen that after this war against Japan and the expansion of sea trade, the exchanges between Japan and Japan will continue to deepen.
At the political level, besides war, there are of course other means.
For example, he is the son of Zhu Ying who is of the blood of the Japanese Emperor.
The Japanese country was influenced by the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor, the guardian daimyo, and the nobles of various ministries were all very dedicated to blood.
This kind of persistence is stronger than the dynasties of the Central Plains.
On the Ming Dynasty, according to moral principles, cousins were only allowed to get married.
But in the Japanese country, even cousins can marry. In order to maintain the so-called purity of blood, incest marriage is a very common phenomenon in the Japanese country.
If you cannot completely change its cultural customs, then look for loopholes in its culture and attack them.
The fastest way to gain nominal power in Japan is through blood.
When a child has the bloodline of the Emperor of Japan and the bloodline of the Ming Dynasty royal family, he will be the most noble person for Japan, which values the nobility of bloodline.
But there is still a premise here.
Zhu Ying didn't want to wrong herself because of this plan.
It is said that the princesses of the Japanese country are generally very ugly, so you have to look at the person first, otherwise you would rather waste the money and forcibly capture the Japanese country than accept her as a concubine.
This is his bottom line.
Not long after, the princess of Japan, accompanied by her maid, came to Fengtian Hall.
Fortunately, Zhu Ying's eyesight was good, and he could see clearly even while standing on the Jinluan Palace.
Overall, it's pretty good.
In terms of appearance and figure, it is considered to be in line with Zhu Ying's vision.
When Yuan Youxin saw His Highness the Ming Dynasty Taisun nodding slightly, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally passed the test.
You must know that Minamoto Yushin put a lot of effort into offering the princess this time.
When choosing a princess before coming here, Yuan Youxin advocated that she must be a princess who conforms to the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty, because in this marriage, she will be the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor's grandson is only less than 20 years old, so he must attach great importance to beauty.
Among the many princesses, choose repeatedly.
Body shape and appearance were strictly controlled, and only then specific candidates were selected.
When I came here, according to the customs of the Japanese country, it was originally the dress of a woman from the Tang Dynasty.
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, she immediately changed into the most popular women's clothing in the Ming Dynasty, but every detail is full of fuss.
This is why His Highness Taisun nodded today.
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Xiangzi quietly raised her head and looked at her future husband, a blush suddenly appeared on her face.
The princesses of the Japanese country were always intended to be marriage partners. This is a tradition that has existed since ancient times.
After a princess gets married, her title of princess will be revoked. This is also influenced by some customs from the Central Plains Dynasty where when you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken, and when you marry a dog, you follow the dog.
Not only the princesses of the Japanese Kingdom, but also the royal family of the Japanese Kingdom themselves do not have surnames, perhaps because of the relationship of the same line for generations.
The royal family of the Japanese kings used a palace title or an honorific plus a given name.
The title of an unmarried princess is the prince-in-law.
Xiangzi's current title should be Prince Jinggong Xiangzi.
Jinggong is the name of the Japanese palace, Xiangzi is her name, and Prince Nei is her title.
After getting married, it changes to the form of the husband's family.
When Zhu Ying adopted her as a concubine, she should have been called Zhu Xiangzi.
After hearing the envoy Yuan Yuxin bowing and thanking His Highness Taisun, Xiangzi quickly followed suit.
She happily understood that His Highness Taisun was attracted to her, and she would be selected to become His Highness's concubine.
This is extremely lucky for her.
According to the current situation in Japan, she will not be revoked from the title of Princess of Japan and will always be retained.
The key is that she now wants to marry the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who is the richest and most powerful in the world, has the strongest soldiers under his command, and has the vastest territory.
In today's world, no one can resist the prosperity of the capital.
During the time when she was waiting at the Tianjie Temple in the capital, she had been to the capital once. Even if it was only for a short half-day, she had already fallen deeply in love with it.
Compared with the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the capital of Japan was a completely rural place.
There are endless delicacies here, various costumes from far away oceans, and rare treasures from all countries in the world.
Exquisite and luxurious buildings, clean and tidy streets mean that every citizen here is full of energy and vitality.
She really likes it here.
Especially, she was going to marry the man in Jinluan Palace who completely intoxicated her with just one glance.
At the same time, she felt a little worried.
Because she is already sixteen years old, which is considered relatively old in the Japanese country.
She should not have been selected originally, but among all the beauty pageants, she was the only one that best suited Daming's aesthetics. She was highly recommended by Yuan Yuxin, who was next to her, and that's why she came.
When she raised her head, Xiangzi couldn't help but show gratitude to Minamoto Yushin.
Yuan Yuxin knew Daming's taboo, so naturally he didn't dare to take another look at it at this time.
Xiangzi was taken down.
Because there is still a relatively cumbersome process to verify one's identity.
For example, it is necessary to ensure that the current Xiangzi is a virgin, and her physical health must be strictly guaranteed, and there must be no infectious diseases.
These palaces have their own imperial doctors, and the nuns are in charge.
After that, Xiangzi will no longer follow him to Tianjie Temple, but will live directly in the back hall of Kunning Palace.
According to the current rules of the Ming Dynasty court, Xiangzi can choose a Japanese maid as a palace maid to dress beside her.
Of course, even a maid must be a virgin.
This is not directed at anyone, but all women in the palace must be like this.
Things were just as Minamoto Yunobu guessed. After Princess Xiangzi was selected by His Highness the Ming Dynasty Taisun, the subsequent negotiations went relatively smoothly.
At least there was no case where the Japanese envoy was directly killed. The Ming officials, from being aggressive before, had begun to have serious conversations.
It was finally time to return to normal negotiations.
It seems that because the Japanese princess became the concubine of His Highness Taisun of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese envoys had some confidence in speaking here.
On the Ming side, Zhan Hui also began to relax slightly.
For example, the war compensation of 100 million silver has been discussed at 90 million taels, and instead of being paid in one lump sum before, it can be paid in batches over many years according to the situation of the Japanese royal family.
The five countries that were originally going to be ceded are now also talking about the situation of the four countries, and this includes a country on the Goryeo side.
After all, Goryeo also contributed its efforts. As the leading brother, Daming couldn't just eat meat for himself and not give soup to his younger brother.
Yuan Yushin could only express his understanding of this.
Then there is the burden of military expenses for the troops stationed in the Ming Dynasty. Originally, the Ming Dynasty proposed that the food and salary of the troops stationed in the Ming Dynasty should be borne by the Japanese country. Now it has become 60%.
There is also the right of way.
The original requirement was that all merchants of the Ming Dynasty could travel anywhere in the Japanese country at will.
Now it has been changed to exclude Japanese palaces, private residences of extremely noble people, etc.
The opening of houses and trade throughout the Japanese country was a gift to the Japanese country, not a punishment.
The Japanese were eager for the prosperous Ming Dynasty to transport more goods to the Japanese country for dumping. Tea, silk, porcelain, etc. from the Central Plains were popular items all over the world.
As for the crimes committed by the Ming people in the Japanese country, the Ming Dynasty will naturally punish them. No government in the Japanese country has the power to deal with them. No matter what the crime is, even if it is murder and arson, it should be dealt with by the Ming government's Yamen stationed in the Japanese country.
There is nothing to discuss on this point, which is also the bottom line of this negotiation.
Being able to talk about this, Yuan Youxin is already very satisfied.
There was even louder cheers from the Japanese envoys at Tianjie Temple.
The next step is to send the content to His Majesty the Emperor as quickly as possible, and then immediately issue a letter of surrender, recognize Ming Dynasty as the suzerain country, and end the war in Japan.