After Xia Xun and his party arrived in Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu warmly invited them to live in Kitayama Palace, because since Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became a monk, it has become the real political heart of today, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's government affairs are all handled there.
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However, Xia Xun declined Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's request and asked to live in Kyoto. The reason was that it was his first time back and he had always longed for Japanese Fuso. He hoped to see the country's local customs and people nearby, and Kitayama Di was the residence of His Excellency the General.
, it is heavily guarded and cannot see much of the local customs.
The envoys of the Ming Dynasty were so interested. As a ruler, Yoshimitsu Azuma felt proud, so he happily agreed to Xia Xun's request and arranged for them to stay at the Flower Palace. This was when he was not a monk.
The residence is now the residence of his son, General Ashikaga Yoshitsune, and his family members also live here.
Xia Xun and his party arrived at the Flower Palace, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who had already received the news, immediately went out to greet them in person and respectfully welcomed the return of the great angel and his father. In order to control the power of the temple, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had conquered the barbarians ten years ago.
The general's position was given to his son, and he became a monk himself. However, he was a monk who drank, drank, and was wealthy, and kept everything as before, and the power was firmly in his own hands. His son Yoshimichi had no actual power.
Nowadays, Yoshitoshi is a nineteen-year-old young man. In terms of demeanor, he is somewhat familiar with his father, but he is a young man after all, and he is more energetic.
Although their attitude was respectful, it was very problematic. When he saw Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he was not as close as an ordinary son would be when he saw his father. He only showed ceremonial respect to himself and Zheng He. You can tell from his eyes.
It turns out that he is different from his father. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is indeed close to and admired the character from the bottom of his heart, while Ashikaga Yoshimitsu maintains a superficial respect, but is vaguely wary and a little disgusted. He is still young, so this
This true state of mind cannot be perfectly concealed, perhaps...he has never thought of concealing it at all.
Xia Xun immediately paid attention to him. He was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The person who would be in charge of power in the future would be crucial to the continuation of Huace. Xia Xun did not understand history. If he knew that it was the young man in front of him.
As soon as he gained power, he immediately stopped trade with China, stopped claiming vassalage, and encouraged Japanese pirates to plunder the country. Then he now regarded this young general as his opponent, but he didn't know it yet.
However, Xia Xun discovered that when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu went to Settsu Armory to greet them, the minister who reluctantly knelt down to greet them had a very close relationship with the young general who conquered the barbarians. After the two met, they talked and laughed happily, Xia Xun
The alertness of the heart has been raised to another level.
Many problems could not be discovered at the negotiation table. He immediately secretly instructed He Tianyang to take advantage of the opportunity of "seeing the local people and seeing the local people" to quickly contact his local spies to find out who the minister was and who was not currently in power.
The details of this general who conquered the barbarians mainly lie in their political leanings.
The tedious reception came to an end, and Xia Xun and Zheng He were settled down. First, they took a bath in the fragrant soup and waited to change their clothes.
People are very particular about bathing. The two of them were each invited into a well-designed and meticulous bathroom. Then several gentle and beautiful girls were sent in to wait on the two of them to take a bath. In a moment, they were sent out.
Zheng He had physical defects and did not want to be noticed, while Xia Xun was worried about showing some ugly appearance, and his physiological reactions sometimes did not follow his will. He was a young and strong man, so many young and beautiful people
The girl was touching him all over... He didn't want to stand tall in front of a woman who was not his own woman.
The two simply took a bath, changed their crown clothes, and then were invited into the banquet hall decorated with flowers. They began to dine and enjoy singing and dancing with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the ministers. When it was all over, they were slightly more relaxed.
Xia Xun and Zheng He, who were drunk, were invited into an elegantly decorated room. The style of the room was very simple and elegant. The entire lattice wooden wall softened the sunlight and filled the whole room, making it very bright.
On the wall, there are several paintings and calligraphy in elegant colors such as pine, bamboo, plum and crane, as well as several Chinese characters with dragons and phoenixes dancing. There is a long table on the floor, with futons placed next to it, and blooming flowers are placed between the tables.
The fresh flowers, the Ding Kiln porcelain cups as thin as paper and as moist as jade were all filled with light green tea with fragrant aroma.
Everyone sat down one by one. Xia Xun and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sat on the futon in the middle, facing each other. On the left and right were ministers and deputy envoys from both sides. Xia Xun briefly informed the other side of the Ming Emperor's consent.
Regarding the matter of re-opening trade, Zheng He stated some detailed matters, while the official wrote quickly and recorded the minutes of the negotiations between the two parties.
In fact, Zua and Feifu had already sent people to report these contents before returning to the country. People on the Ashikaga Yoshimitsu side already knew it. However, this must be officially confirmed by the Ming envoys, so the content at this stage
It was just a process of presentation, and there was no objection from either party.
When all this was over, the topic of joining forces to suppress the Japanese came to the fore. At this time, all the ministers from the public and military families, including Zisugi Yoshimitsu and the following, looked attentively listening.
"As for joining forces to suppress the pirates, since the pirates along the coast of the Ming Dynasty have retreated to their dens, we need your support and cooperation!"
Xia Xun said loudly: "The infestation of pirates is not good for the Ming Dynasty, but it is also bad for the Ming Dynasty, especially now that we have established trade relations, they have become our common enemy! Your Excellency allows the Ming Dynasty fleet to borrow the harbor dock to berth, rest, and replenish supplies.
, and sent troops to help us suppress the bandits, and His Majesty the Emperor is very pleased with this."
"Your Excellency, since we are two countries and the two armies are jointly suppressing bandits, I want to know who is in charge and who is in charge, who will decide and who will command?"
The one who spoke was the general who was unwilling to kneel down in the Settsu Armory. Xia Xun glanced at him and asked, "This is..."
The man put his hands on his knees, nodded seriously, and said: "I, General Sibo, serve as a commander under the general's command."
"As expected, he is one of the three leaders, and the leader of the three leaders, the most powerful general under Ashikaga Yoshimitsu."
Xia Xun quickly searched for the information he already had about the Spo General, and replied: "The island where the pirates are currently occupying, whether they are breaking out, escaping, or escaping ashore, has to involve many aspects to suppress the bandits.
Naturally, we should think that the king is the master and His Majesty the King will be in charge of the overall situation. However..."
Xia Xun changed his tone and added: "However, this is a war. There are always emergencies and uncertainties that are beyond our control. If we just wait for instructions and orders, our fighter planes will be delayed.
. Therefore, officials who cannot be nearby and command in a timely manner should be given sufficient power to take advantage of it. According to our saying there, this is called 'if the general is away, the emperor's orders will not be accepted!'
Considering the fact that my father-in-law went to Japan this time to discuss the issue of joint suppression of bandits, it was inconvenient to go back and forth, and it took several months for a message to be transmitted back and forth. How could this be possible? Therefore, after making the basic request to me, His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty authorized me to
It’s cheap.”
He looked at General Si Bo and added: "The leader is someone who has led soldiers and fought in wars. He should know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly and it is impossible to grasp everything in advance. Therefore, I think that the bandit suppression plan and coordinated operations should be
His Majesty the King makes the highest decision, but in terms of specific implementation, in order to better combat banditry, the anti-bandit army should be given full autonomy. Why did my father-in-law travel all the way to Japan? We are here to live in harmony and seek common ground while reserving differences.
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General Sibo Yi felt that something was wrong. They had always been accustomed to giving Ming a hat and a high hat in exchange for many practical benefits. However, the auxiliary Duke in front of him seemed to be the same as them. He was also giving them a high hat and giving the general a high hat.
With a high hat that oversees the overall situation, the actual autonomy is still in the hands of the Ming Navy.
The so-called battlefield situation is changing rapidly. If you give them full autonomy, wouldn't it mean that they are allowed to do whatever they want? If they want to fight at sea, they can; if they want to go ashore to chase and exterminate bandits, they can; and there is no problem in reacting in any way during the battle. Anyway,
Is it because the general has received his orders? No matter what mistakes they made or what they did, as long as these two angels sit down with the general afterwards to "reconcile and seek common ground while reserving differences", it will be fine. How is this allowed?
Just when Shiba Yishou was about to express his objection, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes flashed slightly, and he smiled and nodded: "I agree!"
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"This General Spo is hostile to us!"
"This Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has a very weird attitude!"
The two sides negotiated on many aspects of the suppression of bandits. Some aspects were finalized on the spot, and some aspects required further communication. Overall, the results of this afternoon's negotiations were quite significant.
Towards the evening, both sides were a little tired. At Xia Xun's initiative, the negotiations were suspended and both sides took a rest before ending the talks.
As soon as they returned to their residence, which was completely guarded by their own people, Xia Xun and Zheng He expressed their opinions to each other in unison.
Zheng He wondered: "What's so weird about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu?"
Xia Xun shook his head and said: "It's just a feeling, a very strange feeling. I was sitting opposite him, and I never ignored his demeanor, including every look in his eyes. I felt... he seemed to be...
It seems like he is deliberately pampering us."
"Indulge us?"
"Yes, indulge us and Si Bo Yi will be tit for tat."
Zheng He was startled, then laughed and said: "No, the Duke may be paranoid. If he were a minister of your country, he might betray his master for glory. But he is the monarch of your country. How could he betray his own interests as a monarch?"
, who betrayed his loyal subjects?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "How do you know, father-in-law, that he is betraying something instead of fighting for something? How can you know that General Sibo's actions can be regarded as loyalty to him?"
Xia Xun said with a deep look: "He Tianyang went 'shopping'. When he comes back, he may bring the answer we want."
: I haven’t slept much in the past two days and I have a severe headache. I went to take a rest. The two updates are over today. I owe the first update on the first day of the new year. I will code it up and submit it when I wake up. Please give me a recommendation vote!