When Emperor Kogi slowly walked into the main hall from the back hall, all the officials in the hall bowed their heads and saluted, saying "Your Majesty". This kind of title did not exist before. Compared with the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty, the Emperor of Japan was a complete mess.
, it was always "you, me and me", but since Prince Shotoku began to study the Han people in an all-round way, the culture, skills, customs and other aspects of the Han people were introduced to the Japanese country with the waves of foreign students and monks who returned from abroad.
Several emperors thought that the Han emperors were still superior. Even the self-proclaimed "I" was so mighty and domineering, so they just imitated them all...
During this period, the Japanese country was willing to serve as the younger brother of the Tang Dynasty. The shit of the Tang Dynasty was fragrant, including culture, customs, clothing, systems, architecture, medical care... everything that the Tang Dynasty had and could be accessed by monks studying abroad.
, copy them all back.
And as long as something is passed back from the Tang Dynasty, it will immediately form a trend, and everyone from the royal family to the nobles to the common people will imitate it and take pride in it.
Anyone who speaks Chinese, writes Chinese characters, and performs Chinese etiquette can be regarded as superior to others and be respected by others.
The Japanese nation gradually formed a unique national culture that was different from that of the Han people. It was after Emperor Kogi gave way to Emperor Kotoku and the entire Japanese nation implemented the "Dahua Reform". Therefore, in a historical sense, the "Dahwa Reform" was laid.
The national heritage of Japan was revealed, and the "Meiji Restoration" a thousand years later made Japan comparable to the world's great powers.
The reason why Fang Jun planned to invade Japan at this time was because he wanted to interrupt the historical process of Japan.
Even if some things will still happen due to the inertia of history, if they can disrupt the throne inheritance and social structure of the Japanese country, then what is destined to happen will happen a hundred or two hundred years later...
Don't underestimate the past two hundred years. Once the river of history forks, who knows which direction it will eventually run.
Emperor Kogi sat down on the imperial steps. He was dressed in noble and majestic attire. His beautiful appearance was cold and solemn, a little less charming and a little more dignified. No one could tell that His Majesty, the supreme emperor of Japan, was sitting on the bed.
The time is so romantic...
The envoys of the "Three Koreas" came forward to meet with the emperor.
Goguryeo’s envoy was a favored minister of King Hobo, and Baekje’s envoy was Buyeoong, the prince of Baekje’s King Buyeojang. In comparison, Silla’s envoy Kim Bo-min was certainly a descendant of the royal family, but his status was more than one level lower.
, the faces of the Japanese civil and military officials in the palace were not very good-looking. No matter which camp they were in, Silla's behavior of clearly ignoring the emperor was displeasing.
Jin Famin was calm and composed, as if he could not see the dissatisfied look of the Japanese officials at all. He lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes. After the audience, he stood with his hands tied and said nothing.
Soga Ishikawa Maro stood up and read the emperor's decree...
It was nothing more than some condescending words, which not only expressed praise for the "Three Hans"'s submission and obedience, but also contained a faint threat between the lines. If there was any disobedience, the Japanese army would probably cross the sea and fight against each other.
In fact, the area of "Three Koreas" is not much smaller than the Japanese country, and the population is even larger. However, from ancient times to the present, whenever fighting, the fierce and barbaric Japanese have never taken advantage of them. They will suffer losses every time they fight.
Later, when he saw a Japanese, he would call him daddy. Even if his overlord gave him support, he would not dare to stand up in front of a Japanese...
There was singing and dancing in the palace.
After Soga Ishikawa Maro finished reading the edict, Emperor Kogoku waved his hand and ordered the banquet to begin.
This is a repertoire to show the importance of the "Three Koreas", but today Emperor Hongji's pretty face is cold and cold. He is obviously very unhappy that Silla only sent one Jin Famin. It is impossible to say that he is wondering in his heart at this moment whether he should apologize afterwards.
, to warn Silla.
If you curry favor with the Tang Dynasty, do you dare not take the Japanese country into consideration?
Really abominable...
Jin Famin has nothing to be afraid of.
Since Queen Seondeok has formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, she naturally wants to show her favor to the Tang Dynasty in every way. Even if the Japanese country is dissatisfied because of this, what can they do? Jin Famin has witnessed with his own eyes the power of the Tang navy. It can be said that she is undefeated in the seven seas, even if the Japanese country is not satisfied
If they really intend to send troops to conquer Silla, I am afraid that under the blockade of the Tang Navy, they may not dare to go to sea...
Although it was a little shameful to pretend to be powerful, Jin Famin didn't care at all.
Silla was weak and surrounded by strong enemies, so it had to rely on the strong to survive. Could it be possible to abandon the Tang Dynasty and go curry favor with the Japanese?
Although Goguryeo had deep and irreconcilable grievances with the Han people, Baekje was not bent on uniting Goguryeo to fight against the Tang Dynasty. It was just because they were too close to Japan and could not change their ways...
It was a royal banquet, but in Jin Famin's opinion, it was really shabby.
I couldn't help but think of the time when I came with Fang Jun, and the various kinds of seafood fried, fried, and steamed every day on the warship, any of them were far better than the so-called imperial banquet in front of me.
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But the visitor is a guest, so you have to give the Japanese some respect, right?
Jin Famin picked and picked a few dishes that looked good, put them in his mouth and tasted them. The taste was average. Then he picked up the wine filled by the maid standing aside and took a sip. The taste was not bad, but it was too big.
Grape wine from the Tang Dynasty...
The Japanese introduced chopsticks from China as early as the Han Dynasty, and called them "箸" like the Chinese. As for Sanhan, it is no longer verifiable. It is actually deeply entangled with the Chinese civilization. I am afraid that it has not been around since the birth of this nation.
, then chopsticks already existed.
Chopsticks can be called a kind of work of art. They not only represent the long-standing Chinese culture, but also derive many particularities and rules. The rigid Japanese are even more paranoid. It is said that there are as many as twenty taboos on using chopsticks...
As for the Europeans who are still in the fashion of eating meat and drinking blood, they just carry knives with them, light a fire wherever they go, roast the meat, cut it and eat it... The fork did not appear until the fifteenth century, because it was roasted
Cooked meat is still very hot after being cut with a knife, so it will inevitably burn your hands.
That's right, these savages have been eating hot meat for more than a thousand years, and then finally found that they could solve this problem with a fork, but in turn they laughed at chopsticks as inferior to knives and forks...
Dishes from all over the world have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is not rigorous to simply evaluate who is better. It is recognized that French food is high-end, but what makes it high-end? It is not that the taste is unique in the world, the more reason is that
Because its raw materials are precious. But when it comes to dishes made with the most common ingredients, who can taste better than Chinese food?
Chinese people never care about what they eat. As long as it is edible, it can be eaten by Chinese people, even beggars can eat it.
The emperor still eats, we never care what we eat, only how we eat.
Foie gras, truffle and caviar are all on the menu, but who has heard that the Chinese boast that only elephant paws, lobster and abalone can make the best dishes?
There are 108 dishes in the "Man-Han Banquet". How many dishes are ranked among them because of the preciousness of the food?
Using the most common ingredients, using different combinations and cooking methods to obtain different flavors, but still getting the true taste of the food, this is not only a technical question, but also a philosophical question.
Foreigners don’t understand…
Uh, that's too far.
Although the atmosphere at the banquet was slightly solemn due to Emperor Kogoku's cold face, the ministers still exchanged a few words with each other from time to time, so there was no silence at all.
Nakatomi Kamazu went out for a while and returned soon. He was not far from Soga Niruka. He frequently raised his glass to Soga Niruka to persuade him to drink. Soga Niruka had a strong drinking capacity and a bold temperament, even though he knew that Nakatomi Kamazu was the prince of Katsuragi.
His confidants are very likely to be detrimental to him, but he still drinks till the glass is dry.
Jin Famin had a bad appetite and the food was not to his taste, so he ate absentmindedly and kept looking at everyone at the banquet.
Then inadvertently, I saw a strange scene...
Kai Inukai Katsumaro held a wine glass in his hand and kept winking at Saeko Maro and Katsuragi Ko Inukai Amita who were sitting opposite him. Unfortunately, the two people opposite him just kept their heads down.
When eating, I probably ate too quickly and choked. I kept drinking water, and I could even see obvious sweat stains on my forehead.
Kai Inukai Katsumaro kept winking, his expression was so anxious that his eyes almost popped out, but the two people still just lowered their heads, looked ugly, and had cold sweats on their faces...