In Kyoto, where the Japanese king of Japan resides, in the simple Imperial Palace of the Japanese king, Emperor Gokashiwara is summoning Tong Yuan, the Ming envoy to Japan.
Tong Yuan was originally the magistrate of Yinshan County, and the imperial court was too lazy to send anyone, so it simply appointed Tong Yuan as the envoy to the Japanese country, with full authority to handle all affairs involving the Ming Dynasty in the Japanese country.
No, a few days ago he received an imperial edict from the Emperor of Heaven, asking him to come in person to read the decree of the Emperor of Heaven to the Japanese side.
"Your Majesty Dongfang Shengren respectfully welcomes the emperor's decree~"
Emperor Gokashiwara Kendogen took out the bright yellow imperial edict in his hand and knelt down very respectfully.
Well, you didn’t need to kneel down in the past, but according to the Ming Dynasty vassal agreement signed at the end of last year, the nominal monarch of the Japanese country is the Emperor Daeming, and the Japanese king is also a minister of the Emperor Daeming, so you must kneel down on important events.
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"The Emperor Chengyun issued an edict saying that the Japanese country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and has been blessed by heaven... The natives of Luzon in South Asia are barbarians who do not know the education and etiquette. They have repeatedly offended the Ming Dynasty. This is intolerable and intolerable."
"Now, we are recruiting five thousand Japanese warriors from the Japanese country to go south to Nanyang to destroy the natives and protect our Ming Dynasty!"
Tong Yuan's voice was very loud. When he thought about the rebellion of the natives, his voice seemed to be filled with thunder and anger, and the power of heaven was as mighty as a chasm and a prison.
"Your Majesty Dongfang Shengren accepts the order~"
After listening to Tong Yuan reciting the imperial edict, Dongfang Shengren responded quickly and respectfully, and at the same time, he was so happy that he couldn't help but smile.
Sure enough, Ming Dynasty still prefers orthodoxy.
Although the Japanese shogunate now has the final say, he is an emperor in name only and has no real power at all, and the daimyo who secretly supports him are far away.
However, the Ming Dynasty regarded him as a representative of the Japanese country, and the imperial edict for conscription was sent to itself, not to the shogunate.
With this imperial edict in hand, he can truly give orders to the Japanese people. Even the shogunate must listen to him, because he can pretend to be powerful.
You don’t have to listen to your own words, but do you dare not to listen to the words of the Emperor of Heaven?
"Master Tong, Xiao Wang has prepared a banquet, please be sure to enjoy it~"
Dongfang Shengren received the imperial edict and said to Tong Yuan with a smile on his face.
"That's not necessary, I have to rush back."
"You just need to get this matter done as soon as possible. Before February 15th, these five thousand warriors must gather in Yinshan County. We in the Ming Dynasty will also train them."
Have a meal?
It's better to drink porridge.
It’s not like Tong Yuan doesn’t know that you are so poor that you can barely afford porridge, yet you are still eating here.
Slip away, slip away, if you have the time, you might as well go to the shogunate. It's very close anyway, and the reception here will definitely be much better than yours.
"Yes, Xiao Wang understands~"
"The Japanese side will definitely complete it on time and will never let down the emperor of tomorrow."
Dongfang Shengren replied respectfully.
"That's good, I'll take my leave now~"
Tong Yuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Dongfang Shengren's simple palace, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
This Japanese king was really a failure. He had no power and no money. He couldn't even afford the money for the burial of Emperor Gotsuchimikado. He was really a loser.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems very remarkable that it can be the same watch for thousands of generations and has been passed down for more than two thousand years.
After all, in the land of China, dynasties change very frequently. The history of a dynasty is only 300 years, but they can be passed down for how long.
Without thinking too much, Tong Yuan also left Kyoto and returned to Yinshan County.
The work in Yinshan County this year is very heavy, the most important thing is the mining of silver. At the same time, spring is about to begin, and many commercial banks will organize fleets to go to the Golden Continent. These are all things that he has to be busy with.
Especially the Iwami Silver Mine in Yinshan County, this is definitely a big deal.
We just occupied Yinshan County last year, and everything has just begun. The main tasks are to build roads, identify reserves and locations, etc., so the output last year was not enough, not even tens of millions of taels of silver.
But this year, the preliminary preparation work has been completed, and the next step is large-scale silver mining.
He knew very well that the major shareholder behind the silver mine in Yinshan County was the current emperor, the General Xungui Group and his benefactor Liu Jin.
It doesn't matter how well he does other things. If he does this thing well and ensures the mining of silver mines in Yinshan County, he will be promoted and can be transferred back to the Ming Dynasty.
"Send someone immediately to convey the order to the shogun."
As soon as Tong Yuan stepped forward, Dongfang Shengren danced for joy. The opportunity he had been waiting for finally came. It seemed that the fox was pretending to be the tiger, and this feeling seemed to be very good.
Of course, he also knew very well that this was actually the balancing technique of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese side must maintain the confrontational relationship between the shogunate and the daimyo of various places. The shogunate could not unify the Japanese country, nor should the daimyo of various places replace the shogunate.
The Ming Dynasty also had many spies on the Japanese side, and it was clear that many daimyo were secretly loyal to the Japanese king, and wanted to use the Japanese king as a banner to push the rule of the shogunate.
However, the shogunate is also deeply rooted, and its rule in the Guanzhong area is very solid. At the same time, due to the conquest of the Tomorrow Army last year, the powerful daimyo in various places suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, a delicate balance is always maintained between the two, and no one dares to disturb the other, because the Ming Dynasty has troops stationed in Ginshan County and Hyogo-no-tsu, which always deters the Japanese nation.
Now it is because the shogunate is relatively powerful, so the Ming Dynasty will give him some support. A chaotic and confrontational Japanese country is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, there was no need for Dongfang Shengren to send someone to inform the shogunate. When Tong Yuan and his party came to Kyoto, the shogunate already knew about it, so they were also very aware of what happened in the Japanese Imperial Palace.
The powerful minister of the shogunate, Yin Shizhongzhen, also quickly came to discuss with the Japanese king the recruitment of troops in the Ming Dynasty.
According to the Ming Dynasty vassal-state agreement signed with Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty is the monarch of all vassal-states and has the right to recruit people from vassal-states to fight for the Son of Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, there is no problem at all in recruiting troops from Japan.
"Yin Shizhongzhen, what do you think of this matter?"
Dongfang Katsuhito handed over the imperial edict to Yun Shitadasada. He knew that this man was the real boss of the shogunate. The general of the shogunate, Ashikaga Yosumi, was just like himself, a puppet with no real power in his hands.
"This is a good thing~"
"This can be seen as a test by the Ming Dynasty against our vassal states. With the Ming Dynasty's military power, the mere natives on Luzon Island are not at all a problem."
"I estimate that this time, the Ming Dynasty will not only recruit warriors from our country of Japan, but also warriors from Korea and Luzon."
Yin Shizhongzhen said after pondering for a moment.
"Hmm~"
Dongfang Shengren nodded solemnly, then looked at Yin Shizhongzhen and said: "This can actually be regarded as the beginning of our Japanese overseas expansion."
"As long as we can perform well this time, Ming Dynasty will rely on us even more in the future."
"The world is very big, with a lot of vast land, and the Ming Dynasty is also developing rapidly."
"Last time I went to the Ming Dynasty, it was said that the Ming Dynasty had a grand expansion plan. The plan was to expand from east to west on land and prepare to reach Europe."
"At the same time, on the ocean, it will also move westward from the Nanyang side and expand to the South Asian subcontinent, the Middle East and Africa."
"This time, as long as our Japanese warriors perform outstandingly, they will have the opportunity to follow the Ming Dynasty to conquer all directions in the future. As long as we perform meritorious service, Daming will casually reward us with a piece of land, which will be enough for our Japanese country to benefit from."
Dongfang Shengren said with some excitement that in this matter, he was very smart and always stood for the overall interests of the Japanese country.
"What your Majesty said is true~"
Naturally, Yin Shizhongzhen knew this very well. He looked at Dongfang Shengren, and he seemed to be a bit like a wise king. He just wanted to convince himself to be loyal just by talking, which was obviously impossible.
In fact, Yin Shizhong also understood very well that the Japanese country was now at a historical crossroads. If the Japanese country could unify very quickly and integrate its own forces quickly.
So in this turbulent era, the Japanese country must be able to make great achievements.
Not to mention competing with the Ming Dynasty, at least it can follow the Ming Dynasty, establish colonies all over the world, and seize more and wider land.
But this is obviously impossible.
Not only did he not agree, but he finally took control of the shogunate, turned the shogunate into a puppet, and became Cao Cao himself. Naturally, he wanted to replace him, not to take advantage of Dongfang Shengren in front of him.
What's more, Ming Dynasty will not allow it.
Now he can see clearly what Ming means.
The Japanese side must maintain the current situation. The shogunate and the daimyo of various places are in confrontation. They are evenly matched and no one can do anything to the other.
Once one party wants to unify the Japanese country, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably get involved. The weapons and equipment sold to the shogunate last year were not just to balance the strength between the shogunate and the daimyo.
"Yin Shizhongzhen, this is a magnificent era, an unprecedented era. Whether our Japanese nation can seize the opportunity in this great era is a matter that affects our Japanese nation for generations to come."
Dongfang Shengren looked at Yin Shizhongzhen, thought for a while and then said. It was obvious that there was something in his words and the meaning was also obvious.
If your loyalty and loyalty can be effective on me, then I can unify the Japanese country immediately and quickly. After integrating the power of the Japanese country, the Japanese country can concentrate its strength on external expansion and lead the Japanese country to a glorious future.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed a magnificent era!"
"But this is a great era led by the Ming Dynasty. The future world will also be the world of the Ming Dynasty. We can only do things according to the will of the Ming Dynasty."
Yin Shi Zhongzhen is a smart man, how could he not understand? He thought for a while and replied, meaning that it is not up to you to say anything about Japan, only the Emperor of Heaven has the final say.