One month later, the Japanese King's Palace.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the conditions in front of him that were sent by Japanese envoys to Ming Dynasty for an armistice.

His face was gloomy.

He originally thought that as long as he expressed his willingness to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, this matter would stop.

I didn't expect Daming's appetite to be so big.

We also want to occupy the four countries of Japan.

Even that 90 million silver was a huge sum of money that the Japanese could not afford.

Although it is said that it can be repaid in installments, how long will it take to repay such a large amount of silver?

In comparison, other conditions don't matter. The main issues are the cession of the city and compensation.

Even this condition was only given after paying more than 170 envoys and marrying the princess of Japan.

Otherwise it would be even more harsh.

At present, the main hall of the Japanese King's Palace seems a bit empty. Most of the Japanese envoys are temporarily assigned Japanese officials.

But there were also thirty or forty people who were real people in the Japanese court.

Compared with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Emperor Gokomatsu looked much more relaxed.

This Japanese country is his in name, but the actual control has long been out of the hands of the emperor, especially the previous war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

What seemed like a duel between two emperors was actually a duel between two shogunates.

Moreover, the envoys sent to the Ming Dynasty this time allowed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to seize the opportunity to weaken the faction loyal to the emperor again.

This made Emperor Gokomatsu angry and helpless.

What is the difference between the current emperor and a puppet?

He wished that there would be chaos now, because only when there was chaos, the people of Japan would think of the Emperor, and Emperor Gokomatsu would have more opportunities to recruit enough daimyo who were loyal to the Emperor.

Therefore, Emperor Gokomatsu did not have any opinions in this regard.

"What does His Majesty the Emperor think of Ming Dynasty's conditions? Should our country agree to it?"

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became angry, he returned to the whole body.

In his opinion, this Japanese country belongs to him, and he had originally planned to give up his position as shogun to his nine-year-old son next year.

Then he became a monk himself and served as a minister of Taizheng as a monk.

The Taizheng Minister of the Japanese Kingdom was equivalent to the position of Taishi or Prime Minister, assisting the Emperor Zuo and taking charge of the court officials.

But under the current circumstances, it is inevitable that giving up the throne will not be possible, and there is no reason to support him in giving up the throne.

This gave the emperor and his officials an excuse to stop Japan because it was temporarily unable to leave Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

But even at this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu still wanted to dig a hole for Emperor Gokomatsu.

At present, the Ming Dynasty's treaty only has the possibility of agreeing, but who will agree is also a problem.

Whoever agrees will be a sinner of the Japanese country.

When Emperor Gokomatsu heard Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question, he immediately became filled with indignation:

"The Ming Dynasty really bullied people too much and actually put forward such harsh conditions. However, many people in Kyushu Island, the Japanese country, are now under the fiery rule of the Ming army."

"Every time I think about this, I toss and turn late at night, unable to sleep, and feel deeply powerless."

Emperor Gokomatsu naturally would not answer Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question, as he would simply answer the wrong question.

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu heard this, he continued to ask: "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is going to agree to the Ming Dynasty's treaty."

Emperor Gomatsu continued: "The Ming Dynasty is powerful, and relying on the power of firearms, our army is completely unable to confront it head-on."

"Even the rock-solid city wall disintegrated in an instant under the Ming army's artillery, leaving no resistance."

"If our country can find a way to use the Ming Dynasty's firearms, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army. However, the Ming army is very careful. Even if they get some firearms now, they cannot imitate them."

"Now the Ming Dynasty occupies six countries of our country, Goryeo occupies two countries, most of Kyushu Island has fallen into the hands of others, and it is time to harvest in October. The grain produced on Kyushu Island will definitely be taken away by the Ming army."

After Komatsu talked a lot, he gave many suggestions on the current situation, secretly stating that the current Japanese country had no solution, but he refused to answer Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's question head-on.

The meaning is very obvious, I won’t say it anyway, it’s up to you to say it.

If you don't tell me, then let's wait and see if you are anxious or I am.

In this Japanese country, what really belongs to the emperor's lineage is mainly temples. The guardian daimyo in various places are nominally loyal to the emperor, but in fact they are Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's orders, and they choose to listen or not.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also understood that although the emperor had no power, there was no point in forcing him to speak.

Anyway, when a treaty is signed, it must be stamped with the emperor's seal.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the ministers in the court who had no intention of speaking, and then said:

"At a time when our country of Japan is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty and Korea invaded our country. The Ming army had firearms to help us. How could our warriors resist with their flesh and blood?"

"There is an old saying in the Central Plains Dynasty that misfortune will lead to good fortune. For our country, the current situation seems to be a huge crisis, but in fact it also contains many opportunities."

"When the Ming Dynasty stationed troops on Kyushu Island, it would inevitably strengthen the connection between our country and the Ming Dynasty. Now the Ming Dynasty, at least in the tribute trade, our country can make a lot of profits."

"Besides, after this, we, the Japanese, can justifiably follow the Ming Dynasty. The secret of firearms will one day be born in our Japanese country."

"At this point, everyone encourages you!"

Finally, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood up and bowed to the officials from afar.

These words and actions, with a strong sense of sadness and a longing for the future, immediately won the favor of all the ministers present.

When Emperor Gokomatsu saw this, his eyes flashed with deep fear and helplessness.

After that, Emperor Gokomatsu took out the jade seal, and in the presence of many officials of the imperial court, wrote the conditions for surrender on the credential, and then stamped it with his seal.

This credential will be sent to the capital of the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible by specially dispatched envoys, accompanied by a large number of warriors.

For Japan, the sooner the better.

The faster the time, the faster the war ends and the sooner the people of Kyushu Island can return.

It is now the end of August, and we will see if we can recover some rice in time by mid-October.

...

Hongwu twenty-sixth year, September 18th.

In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Ying stood on the Jinluan Hall, and behind him was Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon chair.

Below, there are many civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Outside the Fengtian Gate, there were Japanese envoys holding letters of credence and reaching the capital of the Ming Dynasty as quickly as possible.

This time, after traveling day and night, plus the transportation from the Daming Station, it only took twenty days to arrive at the capital of the Ming Dynasty last night, September 17th.

According to normal circumstances, the Ming Dynasty should wait for a few days before holding the signing ceremony.

However, after knowing that the Japanese envoys had arrived, Zhu Ying decided to accept the Japanese surrender on the next day, September 18th.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand why the great grandson came to him overnight and said that tomorrow was a good day, he directly arranged for the Japanese country to conduct a surrender ceremony.

But this little matter was left to him.

Only Zhu Ying knew clearly in her heart, as a person from the previous life, what this special day of September 18th actually meant.

This is to remind ourselves all the time of the sufferings the Central Plains nation suffered on another tributary of history.

And, one should not have any weak thoughts towards the Japanese country.

This is a group of white-eyed wolves. No matter how nice you are to them, it doesn't make any sense. They will never be fed enough.

The only thing that should be done is to educate them and let them integrate into the Ming Dynasty, to be proud of themselves as the people of the Ming Dynasty and to be ashamed of their status as a Japanese country.

As for those with evil intentions, just throw them into the sea to feed the fish.

Outside Fengtian Gate.

Minamoto Yushin held a wooden plate with both hands, and on it was the Japanese surrender certificate.

At this moment, his face was full of excitement.

If one had seen his expression without knowing it, one would have thought that this was not a surrender ceremony, but that he had accomplished some merit and was preparing to receive a reward.

Not only Minamoto Tomonobu, but also the other five Japanese envoys following him looked happy and excited.

Their excitement had nothing to do with Japan's surrender, it was just because their lives had been saved.

Who could know the gloom that has shrouded Tianjie Temple and the Japanese envoys these days.

A few days ago, before the Japanese princess was not valued by His Highness Taisun, the bodies of all the Japanese envoys who were executed by Zhan Hui's order were placed in the residence of Tianjie Temple.

Moreover, they were strictly prohibited from being buried in the Ming Dynasty territory.

This also caused the place where the Japanese envoys lived to be filled with corpses. After only a few days, the smell became unbearable.

It was a complete torture both physically and mentally.

Later, it was Yuan Yuxin, after Princess Xiangzi of the Japanese Kingdom entered Kunning Palace, and then proposed to His Highness Taisun that he hoped that the Japanese envoy could be cremated and the ashes could be brought back to the Japanese Kingdom.
To be continued...