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581 White Eyed Wolf

The Ryukyu Kingdom was discussing with the official Jin Yingyuan, and the envoys met at an auspicious time, and all three envoys, Zheng Sishan, paid homage to Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty in accordance with the court etiquette of other countries.

Of course, at this time, not only Emperor Chongzhen was present, but also relevant officials were present, such as the cabinet, the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, etc.

As soon as the step-by-step etiquette of presenting tributes was over, Jin Yingyuan and the other three people, who had already discussed this, burst into tears together.

This is a violation of imperial etiquette, but normally, if the envoy is so sad, as the suzerain, it is natural for him to intervene.

Jin Yingyuan and others were waiting for this question, so they hurriedly cried and complained, saying that the Ryukyu Kingdom had been wronged and bullied by the Japanese. In the past, it was forgotten, but now that the suzerain is so powerful, they must ask the suzerain to follow the example of the rescue of North Korea in the past and send troops to Ryukyu to expel the Japanese pirates.

What they said seemed to make sense.

So, everyone looked at Emperor Chongzhen to see what his attitude was.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty actually knew the situation on the Ryukyu side.

As early as when the Japanese army had just sent troops to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty received the news.

The emperor at that time was Emperor Wanli, who had just gone through three major conquests, and the national treasury was empty. And the Ryukyu Kingdom was a remote island country. If the Ming Dynasty had to go on an expedition, the risk would be much greater than going to Korea.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Japanese country is closer to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Once the two countries fight in the Ryukyu Kingdom, it will be very detrimental to the Ming army.

The Japanese country could quickly send reinforcements, but the Ming Dynasty had no idea of ​​the specific war situation there.

In addition, it was also because the Ryukyu Kingdom was too weak. It did not resist the Japanese army for long and fell quickly. By the time Emperor Wanli received the news from the Ryukyu Kingdom, he also knew that the king and ministers of the Ryukyu Kingdom had been captured.

The Japanese plundered and returned home.

In this case, how could the Ming Dynasty send troops?

However, as the suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty was still quite interesting after all.

Emperor Wanli issued an imperial edict, directly instructing Shang Ning to report in detail what happened to Ryukyu and Japan before he could be punished after his return to the country and the political stability of the country.

The implication is actually to let the Japanese country return the Ryukyu Kingdom.

One thing to mention here is that a very important reason why the Japanese country sent troops to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom was to trade with the Ming Dynasty through the Ryukyu Kingdom. Because the Japanese country itself was hostile to the Ming Dynasty, the two sides could not trade normally.

Therefore, after receiving the order from Emperor Wanli, the Japanese side finally had to let the Ryukyu King go back, but at the same time, they also signed the "Fifteen Articles" that made the Ryukyu Kingdom lose power and humiliate the country, take control of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and prepare to use it.

Trade between the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty.

However, this intention of the Japanese country was also seen through by the Ming Dynasty, and the Ryukyu Kingdom's tribute period was changed to once every ten years: the Japanese country wanted to make money from the Ming Dynasty, what a dream!

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is indeed powerful, even more powerful than the Wanli Emperor. The envoys from the vassal state are crying and shouting, asking the suzerain country to make the decision for them. It seems that it is unreasonable not to respond.

However, the information provided by Emperor Chongzhen through Liu Weichao made him understand the situation in the Ryukyu Kingdom far better than anyone else in this era.

Therefore, he was not moved by the performance of these Ryukyu envoys, but said coldly: "Do you know that the Ming Dynasty made great efforts to rescue North Korea and expel the Japanese pirates, but how did North Korea repay the Ming Dynasty?"

Jin Yingyuan and others were stunned after hearing this. They did not expect that the Ming Emperor would ask this question. For a moment, they did not know what to say.

They had only heard a little bit about the situation in North Korea, but they didn't know much about it, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of the Ming Emperor.

Seeing that they didn't answer, Emperor Chongzhen didn't need them to answer, so he said directly: "They finally recognized the rebellious Jianlu of the Ming Dynasty as their lord, and even sent troops to help the Jianlu to attack the imperial army. Do you think I feel comfortable that the Ming Dynasty should be taken advantage of?

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What he said is actually unfair.

After all, North Korea actually recognized the Manchu Qing as its suzerainty only after it was desperate. However, there were always pro-Ming factions in the country, and they also tipped off the Ming Dynasty.

However, the original Ming Dynasty really failed to live up to its expectations, so North Korea gradually became a vassal of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Of course, it is an indisputable fact that North Korea did things that were unworthy of the Ming Dynasty. The simplest example is to cooperate with Jianlu and send warships to capture Pi Island and destroy Dongjiang Town.

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Jin Yingyuan and others naturally did not understand the details. After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, they quickly echoed: "We in Ryukyu are definitely not North Korea. We have always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty and will never do anything to disgrace the Ming Dynasty!"

"Oh, really?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and immediately asked with a sneer, "Then tell me, why did you send people to Edo? And how did you treat the third officer Zheng Hao?

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"..." Jin Yingyuan and others were stunned when they heard this.

They never expected that Ryukyu was so far away from the Ming Dynasty. How could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty know this?

After the Ryukyu Kingdom was defeated by the Japanese, it sent envoys to Edo and recognized the Japanese as its suzerainty, just like North Korea recognized Jianlu as its suzerainty.

What made it even more difficult for them to speak was the Third Secretary Zheng Zong.

This Zheng Zou is a Ryukyu Ming native. He is a descendant of the thirty-six surnames of Fujian boatmen sent by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty to settle in Ryukyu. He was born in 1540 in the family of Zheng's Lake City Palace in Kume Village, Ryukyu State. At the age of 16, he became a

Official students went to the Ming Dynasty and enrolled in the Imperial College for six years.

Needless to say, he was a pro-Mei faction in the Ryukyu Kingdom. At that time, his main political enemy was the pro-Japanese prime minister, the Third Secretary Ong Kisatsu.

In 1605, Ong Jisong was defeated. The following year, the 57-year-old Zheng Zong was appointed as the new third officer, becoming the first third officer of Chinese descent in the history of Ryukyu.

When Zheng Zong was in charge of the government, Toyotomi Hideyoshi of the Japanese state came to power and wanted to launch a war against Korea. He asked Ryukyu to transport ten months' worth of food for 7,500 people to Bojin in Satsuma Domain, and then try to transport it to Korea.

Zheng Hao refused this request without hesitation, and immediately sent people to report to the Ming Dynasty to report the news that the Japanese were about to invade North Korea.

It is conceivable that the Japanese country would definitely be dissatisfied with Zheng Zou in charge of Ryukyu. Finally, under the instruction of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Satsuma Domain sent hundreds of warships and 3,000 troops to capture the Ryukyu capital and captured the Ryukyu king and Zheng Zong alive.

He was asked to sign the "Fifteen Articles" which was a loss of power and humiliating to the country, requiring the Ryukyu Kingdom to surrender to the Edo shogunate and accept the control of the Satsuma Domain. Zheng Zuo sternly refused and scolded him. Therefore, he was killed and martyred for his country.

If we only go so far, then there seems to be nothing wrong with the Ryukyu Kingdom. But the crux of the problem is that the current Ryukyu Kingdom history books have begun to be revised, and Zheng Hao has been revised into a treacherous villain, who used despicable means to attack the pro-Japanese Ong Jisong, and finally

This caused the Ryukyu Kingdom to suffer revenge. For a long time, Zheng Zong became a traitor that everyone in the Ryukyu Kingdom wanted to beat.

If the original historical development were to follow, it was not until the Ryukyu Kingdom was officially annexed by the Japanese that Ryukyu people began to recognize Zheng Yu again and follow him as a hero who fought against power.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also knew that Kume Village, where the thirty-six surnames settled, was also called Tang Camp. In its original history, from 1609 to 1868, when the Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of Satsuma Domain, Kume Village was

The spread of Japanese culture was prohibited. The Kumi people refused to wear kimonos and were prohibited from speaking Japanese. After the Qing troops entered the customs in 1644, the Kumi people insisted on wearing Hanfu and net towels, and refused to shave their hair and change clothes.

All of these gave Emperor Chongzhen a very good impression.

The moral integrity of Kumi, who is far away from abroad, is far more noble and honorable than many of his ministers who are just depriving themselves of the emperor's salary.

Human beings, by comparing them like this, we can figure out which ones are worthy of Emperor Chongzhen paying more and protecting!

At this time, after being dumbfounded for a long time, Jin Yingyuan and others finally came to their senses and reported to Emperor Chongzhen in a panic: "Your Majesty, the Japanese established a vassal state in our small country of Ryukyu and actually enslaved us Ryukyu.

A small country forces us to do some things against our will, but our thoughts as a small country in Ryukyu are definitely towards the Ming Dynasty! We sincerely ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to help. We, a small country in Ryukyu, will never imitate North Korea and be ungrateful!"

When the Ming officials in the palace heard these words, they were all shocked. They didn't expect that they knew nothing, but the emperor could know so many details!

Needless to say, the emperor must have learned about this through that treasure. Otherwise, through normal channels, it would have passed through their hands, and even if they hadn't, they would have heard about it to some extent.

I wonder how much more the emperor can know through that treasure. If he is corrupt and perverts the law, will the emperor know about it no matter how well he hides it?

Thinking of this, they all felt awe-inspiring!

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not pay attention to them. Instead, he stared at the three Ryukyu envoys in front of him with a cold face and said coldly: "If you want me to help you expel the Japanese pirates, that's no problem. But before that, you must prove that you are not ungrateful."

!What I want is a vassal state that is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, not an ungrateful white-eyed wolf!"

This request is very reasonable from any aspect. Not to mention, there is the matter of the white-eyed wolf in North Korea.

After hearing this, Jin Yingyuan and the other three people looked at each other, then both knelt on the ground and quickly echoed: "The small country of Ryukyu is definitely a vassal state loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"

The three of them traveled from the Jiangnan area of ​​the Ming Dynasty to the capital. What they saw and heard on the road simply shattered their worldview, and they saw too many things that left them speechless for a long time.

The power of the Celestial Kingdom also exceeded their previous understanding of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, they had an evaluation in their hearts, who was more powerful, the Ming Dynasty or the Japanese country?

Just for this reason, they are naturally more willing to retreat with Ming in their arms!


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