Chapter five hundred and fifty seventh closed door
At this moment, there was another noise at the entrance of the embassy, and then a group of people came in, led by a Japanese in his forties with slightly white hair.
When Tokugawa Iemitsu saw it, his embarrassed expression faded slightly, and he lowered his head in front of the middle-aged man and said, "Father!"
Tokugawa Hidetada ignored his son, put on a smile on his face, and said to Sun Chuanting in half-baked Chinese: "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. Inuzi was deceived by his subordinates. There is another reason behind the fire. Let me explain it to Inuzi.
To avoid misunderstanding."
The imperial guards surrounding Sun Chuanting were speechless. The imperial envoy even admitted that he had ordered the fire to be set. What else could be behind this?
However, this person must have probably not heard what Sun Chuanting said just now. His son heard it clearly, and even his explanation would be refuted.
Sun Chuanting didn't show any surprise at all, he just nodded his head slightly.
The attendant next to Tokugawa Iemitsu whispered in his ear and translated for him, which made his face suddenly turn gloomy, but he still said nothing and just watched his father's every move.
After Tokugawa Hidetada received the consent of the Great Angel, he turned to his son and said, "Come here for a moment."
After a while, the two entered a room next door. As soon as they entered, Tokugawa Iemitsu was no longer as respectful as outside, and said to Tokugawa Hidetada with a cold face: "Just now, the Ming Dynasty himself admitted to setting the fire.
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Tokugawa Hidetada's health was not very good, which was why he passed the throne to Tokugawa Iemitsu early. He went to his seat first and sat down, then raised his head and said to his son: "Is this important? There are people better than our Tokugawa family.
Does status still matter? Have you forgotten how the monkey died and how our Tokugawa family came to be so powerful?"
Monkey is the nickname of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the Tokugawa family has always called him this in private. When Tokugawa Iemitsu listened to his father repeat these questions, his feelings were different than before.
The envoys of the Ming Dynasty were in other countries and wanted to hunt down the traitors of their own country without any regard for the laws of other countries. In the minds of the weak and strong Japanese, this can only be attributed to the strength of the backers behind them.
Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't have a deep understanding of it before, but now facing the aggressive Sun Chuanting, he saw what strength was.
Seeing that his son's face became uncertain, Tokugawa Hidetada said again: "Now there are no envoys from the Kingdom of Jin alive. Even if you want to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin, it will be difficult. If the Kingdom of Jin is strong enough, they will let them go.
Are the envoys being burned to death in our great country of Japan and not caring about it? Maybe we will be blamed at that time, otherwise it just means that the Jin Kingdom is not strong enough. Since the Jin Kingdom is not strong enough, why should we take the risk of forming an alliance with it? "
Tokugawa Iemitsu's face became increasingly uglier when he heard this. Could it be that all his previous thoughts were wrong?
Tokugawa Hidetada saw that his son was acting uncharacteristically today, without his usual arrogance, and knew that he had listened.
So, he continued to persuade: "Do you know why your grandfather found reasons to avoid sending troops to North Korea?"
Tokugawa Iemitsu was slightly surprised. This was the first time he heard about this topic. He thought about it for a moment, shook his head slightly, and then waited for the answer.
"Our ancestors once saw the Ming Dynasty's navy covering the sky and the sun in Edo. The sea was full of Ming ships. The ships were so big that they could race horses! You have to know that this was only a ship led by a valet of the Ming Emperor.
It's just a fleet. If the Ming Dynasty really went to war with Japan, it wouldn't be just these ships. These are all recorded in the notebooks by the ancestors and passed down from generation to generation. Your grandfather knows that such a behemoth, even if it is no longer strong, cannot be shaken by our little Japan.
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"The monkeys in the past had the heart to covet, and were replaced by the Tokugawa family. If the Tokugawa family had such a disobedient heart, they would inevitably be replaced by other daimyo. Even in later generations, if there are people in power in Japan who have
Any unreasonable thinking will inevitably lead to collapse."
If Tokugawa Hidetada's words were heard by Zhong Jinwei, he would definitely be amazed at how accurate he was.
When he said this, he saw a look of fear on his son's face, so he softened his tone and said: "Don't think that the rule of our Tokugawa family has been smooth sailing. In fact, none of the great names are easy to get along with. They are all thinking of replacing me.
Sichuan family. The reason why I passed the throne to you so early is because I was afraid that if you just took over, you would do something wrong on your own, and those big names would take advantage of it. Now and for a long time to come, we must
The first priority is to consolidate the power of my Tokugawa family, do you understand?"
Cold sweat broke out on Tokugawa Iemitsu's forehead. At this moment, he truly understood the saying that the old is still the hotter. He never thought that if he had any unreasonable thoughts about the Ming Dynasty, it would be tantamount to destroying the Ming Dynasty.
My butt is sitting on the Fuji Mountain Pass.
In the original history, an official from the Southern Ming Dynasty crossed the sea to borrow troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. At that time, he generously agreed, but later he had to return because the fleet encountered a storm.
If Zhong Jinwei came to see this matter, he would be able to tell at a glance what he was hiding, which was that he coveted the land of China.
The officials of Nanming are also stupid. It is easy to borrow troops from Japan, but it is difficult to send them to the gods. Will the Japanese devils leave after they come? Even if the Jianlu are driven away by then, they will still fall under the rule of the Japanese pirates.
But now, thanks to Zhong Jinwei's efforts, this kind of thing is no longer possible.
The two supreme rulers of Japan have reached an agreement, and the rest of the matter will be easier to deal with.
Not long after, the two came out of the room with charming smiles on their faces.
Tokugawa Iemitsu bowed to Sun Chuanting and said: "Beiguo wanted to tie up the Jianlu and send them to the envoy to deal with them, but I didn't expect them to commit suicide by themselves. I feel very sorry that I didn't pay close attention to them, and I ask the envoy to forgive me!"
When the imperial guards heard this, they immediately stayed there, thinking that they had heard wrongly. However, the humble attitude of the Japanese king reminded them that they had not heard wrongly.
They were also considered the elites of the Ming Empire. They soon realized from the Japanese king's attitude that it was the power of the Ming Dynasty that made these Japanese people fearful. For a moment, a sense of pride as a Ming people arose in their hearts.
Everyone straightened their chests.
Sun Chuanting was slightly stunned at first, but he immediately understood and said with a smile: "No one can stop these traitors from wanting to die. Since your country has this intention, it is enough."
After hearing Sun Chuanting's conclusion, Tokugawa Hidetada quickly continued: "I wonder what the envoy wants to convey? I will go back to bathe and change clothes immediately, and come to listen to the holy message."
That's a good idea, Sun Chuanting thought to himself. If this topic is brought back, the rest of the matter will be easier to handle.
Therefore, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately arranged for a formal occasion to receive the order ceremoniously, as if everything was harmonious before and there was no fire incident.
Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict, on the one hand, re-conferred the title of King of Japan on the head of the Tokugawa family and ordered him to pay tribute every ten years; on the other hand, he was required to strictly control Japanese pirates causing trouble at sea; in addition, he also rewarded Tokugawa Iemitsu with many glass products.
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Tokugawa Iemitsu was very happy and immediately stated that he would act in accordance with the wishes of the Ming Emperor. He immediately sent an envoy to follow the Ming envoy to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time strictly investigated the pirates at sea in his country.
Just when Sun Chuanting successfully completed his mission and left Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu announced the seclusion of the country, banned all foreign trade, and also put an end to Japanese pirates, striving to stabilize the rule of the Tokugawa family.