Chapter 141 Ashikaga Yoshimitsu receives women's clothing

The first wooden box was opened. After careful inspection, there were no mechanisms, poisons or explosives.

But as the men carefully inspected, the contents of other boxes were turned out one by one.

Looking at those things, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's old face turned darker and darker.

"Baga!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes were sharp and he turned around like a furious wolf.

As the eagle watched and the wolf glanced, the surrounding samurai and ninjas remained silent.

"General of the Ming Dynasty, how dare you insult me ​​like this?!"

His roar echoed throughout the Luyuan courtyard, echoing endlessly.

It turned out that those large wooden boxes contained popular Ming Dynasty women's clothing, including horse-face pleated skirts, as well as exquisite silk fabrics and more than ten pieces of fine Sichuan brocade.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu laughed proudly, took a sip of the cup delivered by Furuken Myo, and relieved his face that was slightly red from excitement.

Gu Jian Miao Kuai frowned slightly when he heard this. He thought that with the habits of people in the Ming Dynasty, such careless mistakes should not occur, but in fact, there is indeed a slight possibility of such a thing.

"Because the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty has just ended the civil war and ascended the throne. The Ming Dynasty does not have enough ability to launch another cross-sea expedition."

"For example: Let my second son Ashikaga Yoshitsugu inherit the throne of the emperor. In exchange, I am willing to accept even slightly excessive conditions from the Ming Dynasty."

"In Prime Minister Zhuge's last expedition to the north, Wei sent a powerful official named Sima Yi to lead an army to resist Shu."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Koken Myo quickly returned to the room. The sliding door was closed, and they were the only two left in the room.

Gujian Miaokuai added at this time: "It is worth mentioning that the Shu brocade you just saw was a specialty of Shu at that time, and it was also an important source of wealth for Prime Minister Zhuge to launch wars, and it has been continued since then.

"

He naturally knew that in the Ming Dynasty, all exchanges of political interests were conducted behind the scenes.

Well, as an outstanding student of Jiang Xinghuo, Li Jinglong is now learning and selling.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took another sip of water, then put down the cup and said.

"Well, it is well-founded and well-spoken. It is in line with the habit of senior officials of the Ming Dynasty who always like to use hints to express their political views."

"Subsequently, the descendants of the powerful minister Sima Yi launched a unification war and destroyed Shu."

Gu Jian Miao quickly said: "Your Excellency, I thought about the Chinese allusions I had learned, and finally came up with an allusion that was extremely suitable for the occasion. Perhaps, this is the true intention of the Ming Dynasty general."

Then there is only one conclusion. Li Jinglong, the great general of the Ming Dynasty, deliberately sent several boxes of women's clothing and silk to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japan's former general who conquered the barbarians and now Japan's de facto ruler!

At this time, the time for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's rage had passed. He did not continue to be angry, but asked questions about his soul one after another.

If Fujiwara Yoshiko dies, it stands to reason that Emperor Komatsu should be in mourning for one year, which is called the "ritual of forgiveness" in Japan.

Six years ago, at the end of the fifth year of Meitoku's reign, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was promoted to Taizheng Minister at that time, asked the ministers to pay him imperial rites.

To a certain extent, by serving as an ambassador overseas, he fully represented the wishes of the Ming Emperor.

At this point, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became more horrified the more he listened.

"Your Excellency, I don't think the great general of the Ming Dynasty would give you such a ridiculous gift for no reason." Gu Jian Miao Kuai said calmly.

In the first month of the year five years ago, when Sekishi Ichijo Suitsugu went to Muromachi-den to prepare the offerings for the Taishō Minister's greeting ceremony, he treated Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with the "inner ceremony". The so-called "in" refers to the place where the emperor, the emperor or the empress dowager live.

Apparently Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who had already become a monk at this time, placed himself at the throne of the Emperor.

How could Ashikaga Yoshimitsu not be so angry?

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu pulled out the samurai sword from his waist and slashed it down. The blade was directly stuck by the fine solid wood box.

"General Li Jinglong of the Ming Dynasty is using this allusion to hint to me that Shu Brocade, a source of wealth that can bring huge benefits, is the joint exploration trade between Japan and the Ming Dynasty!"

First of all, according to the description of Gu Jian Miao Kuai, Ming Dynasty General Li Jinglong was a man full of aristocratic majesty, knowledgeable and rigorous. It is hard to believe that such a person would give the wrong gift.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was frustrated again in front of his old wife, basically ruled out the possibility of sending it by mistake.

Moreover, the words spoken by this eminent monk are often well-founded, which is also an important reason why he is highly respected by everyone.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's heart will soon be known to everyone.

This kind of person should never be underestimated!

"My life is short. I hope to help my second son Ashikaga Yoshitsugu become the new emperor before I die!"

"As for the prerequisite for all this, General Li Jinglong has clearly given hints."

"So, he knows Japan very well and has no prejudice?"

"Don't he know whose territory this is?"

Otherwise, can you tell me my name directly?

"That's right." Gu Jian Miao Kuai explained, "Li Jinglong believes that it is precisely because of Japan's special terrain that we Japanese have spiritual traits such as self-improvement, collective focus, and indifference to life and death."

Later, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also planned to make his most beloved second son Ashikaga Yoshitsugu the adopted son of Gosogoin, and then force Emperor Gokomatsu to abdicate.

"What do you mean?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked with a frown.

"What about the Ming Dynasty? Do they dare to invade Japan directly? No, I believe the Ming Dynasty does not dare."

"I see!"

"That is, as long as I, like the powerful minister Sima Yi, endure the shame of dressing up as a woman, control my anger, and obey the Ming Dynasty submissively, then the Ming Dynasty will support or acquiesce in our Muromachi shogunate, just like the powerful minister Sima Yi replaced the Wei regime.

Replace the emperor who has become a wood carving and clay sculpture!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood up suddenly.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suddenly said: "Is it possible that the gift was sent by mistake? Perhaps these gifts should be sent to the Odaisho?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said excitedly.

"Sir, why did General Li Jinglong do this?"

"Why?"

"Master, please calm down..."

"The most powerful among them, occupying the north of China, is called 'Wei'; the one occupying the southwest of China, the weakest is called 'Shu'; the one occupying the southeast of China, where the capital of the Ming Dynasty is now located, is called 'Wu'

'."

Then, he bowed deeply to the ancient sword Miao Kuai.

Gu Jian Miao Kuai was flattering: "You are indeed the most brilliant politician in Japan. Your control of politics is like a pleasing art."

"And if you want to obtain the 'Shu Brocade', you must endure the insults of the other party like the powerful minister Sima Yi did."

Koken Myokai thought hard for a while, and just when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was almost disappointed, he suddenly patted his bald head.

Gu Jian Miao Kuai didn't go around any details and directly told all the allusions that came to his mind.

"And this powerful official Sima Yi is said to have sharp eyes and a ruthless manner, like an eagle. He can also look back like a wolf without moving his body."

After a while, the news from the imperial office came back.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said confidently: "So, I think I am fully qualified to exchange with Mingguo."

"Go ahead."

This exchange of interests is full of compromises, concessions, betrayals, etc.

At the same time, because Emperor Gokomatsu's mother, Yanko Fujiwara, is in very poor health, it is said that she may only have the last few years left in her life.

"This powerful minister of Wei, Sima Yi, is very old and a scheming man. He is secretly trying to let his family usurp Wei's political power. Therefore, he will never rashly lead to failure and let other political opponents take advantage of him."

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became much calmer and his eyes became clear again.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was pacing back and forth on the tatami in the Zen room, explaining his opinions to Koken Myokai.

As Koken Myokai relayed it, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became very serious, especially when he talked about the "view of shame".

Gu Jian Miaokuai's tone of voice is very slow when he speaks, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Therefore, these boxes of women's clothing and Shu brocade must be hinting at something!

"I don't know much about the history of China." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked cautiously: "Master, you have traveled to the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and you are very familiar with the historical allusions of China. Do you know, send

Do women's clothing and silk have any special meaning in Chinese history?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked himself in confusion: "Then what is his purpose of doing this?"

The butt determines the head. It is not surprising that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu came to this "reasonable and well-founded" conclusion after receiving Li Jinglong's women's clothing and Shu brocade gifts, and hearing the allusions told by Gu Jian Miao Kuai.

"About 1,100 years ago, China split into three countries."

Gu Jian Miaokuai continued: "However, do we really need to follow the wishes of General Li Jinglong of the Ming Dynasty? After all, the Ming Dynasty is a country thousands of miles away."

Gu Jian Miao Kuai said: "Ming Dynasty General Li Jinglong is not a reckless person or a person who intentionally humiliates Japan. On the contrary, unlike most Ming Dynasty people, he has a considerable understanding of Japan."

"Shu's combat effectiveness is not weak, and Wei is fighting on two fronts at this time. Wei's powerful minister is cautious in character and only intends to defend and not attack."

"Thank you for your dissuasion, otherwise, I might have caused a big disaster!"

".Just like what Lee's Korea did."
To be continued...