General Tokugawa Tsunayoshi took a breath of the fresh air in the rain, then frowned and walked into the leaky and moldy Zichen Palace, and began to play the role of a loyal minister of Japan - to be honest, the "high imitation" in this world is the best.

The best ones are the devils.

For hundreds of years, they were all imitations of the emperor—living in moldy, leaky, drafty palaces, wearing tattered court clothes, sleeping with women who were not good at sex, and eating vegetarian food every day.

If you still have to starve in troubled times, even if the world is peaceful, you won't have much money to spend... It's already like this, and you still have to play the emperor, and you have to play it from generation to generation. How can this be the imperial family? It's clearly a pear garden.

In this aristocratic family, generations have been playing the role of emperor and prince.

Some people play the role of the emperor, and of course there are people who play the role of ministers. The Five Photographers' Family, the Eight Tsinghua University's, and various other public houses with various names are actually all acting families, and generations of actors have played the role of ministers...this group of actors

There is nothing to say about their professionalism. As for the Japanese, their professionalism is quite sufficient. These Liyuan family members who play emperors and ministers are really not just for money, but they have dedication and love for this career.

In the Edo period, there was a shogunate who paid them to play ministers. During the Warring States period, when the emperor was starving, how could the ministers still be doing well? But the "troupe" cannot fail. We all can survive together and rely on each other.

This person's professionalism and guest appearance make him perform conscientiously for the Japanese people and famous people.

And the Japs watching the theater are really the best audiences. They watch these actors perform there from generation to generation, pretending that their country still has a court and an emperor... and they also pretend to believe in them.

The emperor is a descendant of some god, an emperor who is equal to the emperor of tomorrow... This is really interesting.

And Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was a "fancier"... He spent money to support the "theatre" of the Japanese imperial court. He himself sometimes went on stage to vote for plays. The role he played was Japan's conquest of barbarians.

He is a general - he is obviously the king of a country. He is neither an emperor nor a king, but he is acting as a general. He also begs the court and the emperor to act on his head. Isn't this a "vote show"?

People who don’t know Japan’s national conditions, seeing this beggar court, the beggar emperor and the general who holds the world in his hands, would think that someone is trying to usurp the throne!

But in fact, this is just a show. The Japanese general who conquered the barbarians is the real king, and the emperor is the "show king". How can a real king usurp the show king's position?

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi has already "entered the play" and walked into the Zichen Temple, which is leaky and leaky, with broken wooden basins placed everywhere on the ground to collect rainwater... It is like this "wind can enter, rain can enter"

"The dilapidated house is much worse than Nijo Castle. It is actually pretending to be the place where the Japanese court discusses politics. It's really ridiculous!"

However, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is a good actor. He tried his best to control his emotions and did not laugh. He also pretended to take small steps. When he encountered a wooden basin for collecting rainwater on the way forward, he had to take small steps to go around it, and then took another photo.

Kneel down on the moldy mat and bow to the emperor who is sitting upright behind a torn gauze curtain... Every move is art!

The performance soon came to an end. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was in a routine "ticket show" today, and he still had something serious to say to the emperor - that is, the challenge issued by the Ming Dynasty had arrived.

As the general who conquered the barbarians and the de facto king of Japan, he must step forward to fight this battle in Kyushu!

If he hadn't gone, the powerful feudal lords in Kyushu and the West who were bent on overthrowing the country might have defected to the Ming Dynasty... Especially the two families, Choshu Mori and Satsuma Shimazu, were a trap for Sarugoseki Haku and Shenjun Ieyasu.

It's too miserable. There are more wolves (samurai) than farmers (peasants) in the country. Although they can be oppressed hard, they can't squeeze out much oil and water. Everyone is miserable at the top and bottom, so they are better off than the emperor. This is

If there is no one to guard the gang, they might hook up with Ming Kou and use Ming Kou's support to start a war to overthrow the world.

In addition, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi also wanted to seek peace through war... If he really couldn't beat him, there was nothing he could do about it. Before he came back to Kyoto, he had already gone to Tosho Shrine to discuss with the old turtle Ieyasu's spirit in heaven.

After that, I must protect the Tokugawa family no matter what, even if I become a dog to the Ming Dynasty.

Being a dog... is better than perishing!

He came to the Purple Palace of the Imperial Palace today to talk to the Emperor about this... Now let's fight together. If we can't beat him, then let's be dogs together!

This is called sharing the blessings and sharing the rewards with the dogs!

"Your Majesty, I have decided!"

When Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said these words, the emperor, who was sitting behind the gauze curtain, knew that the performance was over and now he wanted to talk about something serious.

"What did the general decide?"

The person who asked the question was Guan Bai Yidong Jing.

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said: "Your Majesty, I have decided to personally conquer Kyushu and go to Hakata Bay to fight to the death with the Ming invaders!" Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said, "This battle is related to the rise and fall of the empire, and is also related to your majesty's future, so please

Your Majesty prays to Amaterasu and asks her to send down the divine wind to help you win the decisive battle!"

"Okay, I will definitely pray to Amaterasu." Of course the emperor did not dare to say "no" to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi - he is the real emperor, and he has already made up his mind. How dare Shijin, the "actor emperor"

Disobedient?

Of course, as the "Emperor of Actors", he would probably not be able to invite Kamikaze... He begged Amaterasu for a salary increase every year, but it was of no use at all.

He can't even ask for several thousand kilograms of rice, so how can he expect to ask for divine wind?

So he asked: "General, if I can't ask for the divine wind, what should I do?"

"Then..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's tone was serious, and he stopped mid-sentence. But the emperor was so nervous that he was afraid that the general would say "then I will commit seppuku"!

"Then it means that Amaterasu also believes that..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi considered his words, "also believes that Japan should temporarily give in and wait for the opportunity."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Concession means..." The emperor continued to be nervous.

"To give in means..." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said, "It means to choose a conditional surrender after inflicting a certain amount of damage on the Ming invaders."

"Surrender?" The Emperor's heart was in his throat. "That means... Japan no longer needs the Emperor?"

"Hai," Tokugawa Tsunayoshi replied in the affirmative, "if Japan surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, it will not be an empire, but a kingdom."

"Then the king..."

Emperor Shiren's forehead is covered with sweat!

Be anxious!

Because Japan has a king! As early as the Muromachi Shogunate era, Ashikaga Shogun had accepted the title of King of Japan conferred by the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from the era of Tokugawa Hidetada, Tokugawa generals also began to use the name of the King of Japan to conduct diplomatic activities.

After all, the Emperor is just an actor... You can't let an actor engage in diplomacy!

So Emperor Shiren is now very worried about his ten thousand ta rice.

"Your Majesty, don't worry," Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said with a smile, "if Japan becomes a kingdom, your Majesty will assume the position of king, and the king's salary will be 10,000 taels of rice. The shogunate will continue to assist your majesty in governing Japan."

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was still quite a friend. He did not want to kill the Imperial family and then become the king of Japan himself. He still wanted to maintain the vassal system, be the general himself, and let Chihito play the king of Japan.

I believe that since he can play the emperor well, he should also be able to play the king well.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little grateful... This general was really good. He didn't forget about him even if he wanted to be a dog. This was like having a dog to work with.

It's just that this salary is still a little less, it's not enough at all!

It seems that the best thing is to take over the entire country! Emperor Chihito has secretly made up his mind... He can't just be a "drama king" forever, he must be a real king, even if he is a dog,

He also wants to be the king among dogs!

"That's great," the emperor said to the general in a grateful tone, "then I wish you a long military career and success!"
Chapter completed!