"Why do you have to go to Gu alone to deal with Japan?"
"The Ming Dynasty sent envoys to visit Japan twice. The first time was He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and the second time was you, Your Highness. And it was you who single-handedly led the Yamano family's rebellion against the shogunate..."
"Stop it!" Zhu Gaochi raised a finger, "It's not rebellion, it's Qingjun's side!"
"Your Highness, don't we Japanese people know what this is?" Ashikaga Yoshimochi's eyes turned red, "The Ashikaga Shogunate led Japan to rule Japan, and the name of the mountain is just one of the Japanese princes. Using the princes to provoke the central government, isn't it rebellion?"
Zhu Gaochi retorted, "You have your own ruler in Japan, why do you want the shogunate to replace you? The shogunate even shamelessly wrote to our court to request the king of Japan to grant him the title. His disobedience is clearly revealed. Isn't he a traitor and traitor?"
After saying that, he snorted coldly, "The so-called shogunate is just a trick to deceive people. Oh, follow the story of the Han Dynasty when we coerced the emperor to command the princes. It's so clever!"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. Japan has its own national conditions. For thousands of years, the country's leaders have not cared about secular affairs..."
"An empty position is an empty position, and the power of powerful ministers is the power of powerful ministers!" Zhu Gaochi waved his hands impatiently, and then suddenly smiled, "Since you can even imitate Cao Cao, why don't you just depose your king. Could it be that you don't know that the emperor's soldiers are strong and his horses are strong?
What’s the allusion to it?”
"In Japan, the supreme is the supreme, the strongest is the strongest, even if it is not the same as the Chinese supreme, it is also the strongest!" Ashikaga Yoshinori defended, "The emperor of Japan has been in the same line for eternity, and the shogunate governs it. Even if the shogunate changes, the position of the king will always be
The inheritance is in order.”
"Are you mocking me, China, for the change of dynasties?" Zhu Gaochi's eyes turned cold.
"How dare I!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi hurriedly said, "I am just discussing the matter. The Celestial Empire has always convinced people with virtue and will not easily interfere in the internal affairs of the domain to show the loyalty and forgiveness of the saints. I really don't know what the shogunate is.
Why did Ming Dynasty get so angry that he had to start a war that would end the lives of all the people?"
"Earlier, when Japan was divided between the north and the south, there was a lot of disrespect for the Celestial Empire. Now that I, the shogunate, admire the Celestial Empire and have been consecrated by the Ming Emperor and sincerely surrender, why am I regarded as an enemy by the Ming Dynasty?"
As he said that, Ashikaga Yoshimichi took a step forward and said, "Your Highness, since you also said that you can be honest. Then I will boldly say it bluntly. Our shogunate has bowed down to show its goodwill over and over again. Why should the Ming Dynasty be aggressive? Could it be that they are bullying me?
Are there really no people? Across mountains and seas, even though Japan is small, it still has a hundred thousand troops."
"Although the Ming Dynasty is great, its power is always limited. Is it necessary for both sides to fight each other and never interact with each other until death?"
Having said this, he knelt down with a bang and said, "Your Highness, I am familiar with the Han Dynasty and know that the power of the Celestial Dynasty cannot be violated, so what I said is from the bottom of my heart. In the country of Japan, many famous warriors have expressed their opinions on the hegemony of the Celestial Dynasty.
The hatred is deep.”
"Before I came here, someone once said that the Ming Dynasty had forgotten the lessons learned from the Yuan Dynasty?"
"This envoy will not be given in vain!"
Zhu Gaochi thought to himself, what he said was both soft and hard, clear and logical, and it was also morally defensible.
You are a big Ming, but you cannot use the big to bully the small.
Although Japan is small, it still has the ability to protect itself.
Although the two countries have had minor flaws for thousands of years, they have never really turned against each other. Why did the Ming Dynasty want to dictate how the Japanese behave?
"What does the shogunate want?" Zhu Gaochi thought for a moment and asked.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi cheered up, "First, give up support for Yamanoge. Secondly, withdraw the Ming garrison from Yamanoge. Thirdly, don't do business with Yamanoge."
As he spoke, he hurriedly said, "In return, the agreement signed between the Ming Dynasty and the Yamanoge family will still be valid after the shogunate pacifies the Yamanoge family. At the same time, Japan will open all seaports and allow Ming merchants to have their own exchanges. Moreover, I will submit a letter of state to my ministers.
I am willing to accept the Ming Dynasty as my suzerain!"
"After you have pacified the mountain masters, your prestige has greatly increased, and you have unified Japan with the power of victory, will you still abide by it? Humph, you really think that I, Ming Dynasty, are a child!"
Zhu Gaochi sneered in his heart. When the shogunate unified Japan, all these things he said could be dismissed as farts.
Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty will still launch a crusade by then?
"The abacus beads are so good!" Zhu Gaochi sneered again in his heart.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Ashikaga Yoshimichi felt a little anxious and continued to make a bid, "The shogunate considered it to be the Ming Dynasty, and sent envoys to pay tribute every year..."
"You said it wrong!" Zhu Gaochi suddenly said.
Then, under the puzzled gaze of Ashikaga Yoshimachi, he smiled lightly and said, "Your shogunate is not a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Japan is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty." He said with a smile, "Don't reverse the priorities, and don't mix things up.
!”
This statement goes directly to the root of the matter. The shogunate is just a small court that manages Japan. Your surrender does not mean the surrender of the entire Japan. What the Ming Dynasty wants is the surrender of the entire Japan.
Zhu Gaochi continued, "So, the knowledge here is huge." As he said, he smiled again, "You can make the decision?"
"I come here on behalf of General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, so naturally I have full authority to make the decision!"
Zhu Gaochi smiled and wanted to reach out to touch the tea cup, but he touched the cool camellia noodles. He glanced angrily at the big-eyed guards beside him, looking at the Japanese envoys as if they were looking at the enemy who killed his father, and then he spoke.
"Do you know the contents of the treaty signed between Burma and Ming Dynasty?"
"I know!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi said immediately, "I am willing to follow the example of Burma..."
"Then you just don't know!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "Maybe the Burmese envoy is hiding something from you!"
As he spoke, he leaned forward with his chubby body and said with a smile, "First, you, the Lord of the Kingdom of Japan, should remove the title of Emperor yourself and write a letter of apology to me, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"Huh?" Ashikaga Yoshimichi was suddenly startled.
"Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers!" Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth and said, "Among the heavens and the earth, only the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of China, can be called the emperor. The small country of Dongying calls itself the land of the rising sun.
If the king of the country is the emperor, doesn’t he have different ambitions?”
"This..." Ashikaga Yoshimochi was angry and frightened in his heart, "I, the leader of Japan, am the emperor, the great god Amaterasu..."
"No gods are of any use!" Zhu Gaochi sneered, "Return to the great gods? Why don't you find a few great dancers for you? The sun sets and the sky becomes dark, and every house has its doors closed..."
"Remove the imperial title!" Zhu Gaochi said firmly.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi struggled repeatedly in his heart, "Yes!"
"What the hell, you turn around and don't recognize it!"
Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart and continued, "Remove the honorific title. Every time a new king of Japan ascends the throne or a crown prince is established, I, the Ming Dynasty, must be canonized for it to be legal."
"Yes!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi gritted his teeth.
"From now on, the two countries have been in contact with each other. The leader of Japan has written to me, His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, that he will call himself his son..."
"Nani?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes burned with anger, "Are you, this is your attitude towards negotiation?"
Zhu Gaochi wanted the King of Japan to be his son to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty for generations to come!
"Also, trade and garrison!"
"Also, setting up a sinology school will make it easy to learn and be convinced!"
"Also, promote the imperial examination and establish prefectures and counties!"
"Your Highness..."
"I haven't finished speaking yet!" Zhu Gaochi continued loudly, "The last point is to abolish the shogunate, return the great government to the king of Japan, and implement the system of three provinces and six ministries, is it okay?"
"you....."
Ashikaga Yoshimachi stood up slowly, feeling that his heart was full of shame.
Although the shogunate knew that it was impossible to agree to these conditions, the other party still proposed them.
This is not negotiation, but naked humiliation, contempt and teasing.
"You know that it is impossible for all of my subordinates to agree to your promise?" Ashikaga Yoshimachi still maintained his only rationality, "What you said means that Japan will be destroyed before it is destroyed!"
"If you don't agree, someone will!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "The princes headed by Shan Mingjia have already secretly agreed to all the conditions of the Ming Dynasty!"
Ashikaga Yoshi stood still and sighed, "I understand!"
His plainness made Zhu Gaochi a little surprised.
"I will go back and report to General Ashikaga!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi turned around.
His words were not clear, but his actions made Zhu Gaochi understand.
Let's stop talking if there is no need to talk. The Ashikaga Shogunate and the Ming Dynasty were completely at odds.
But immediately, Zhu Gaochi felt a hint of admiration in his heart.
"You are so humiliated and you can still remain calm. You are really forbearing and tenacious!"
Suddenly, Ashikaga Yoshimichi turned around and said with a polite smile, "I hope that one day, His Highness will visit Japan again!"
With that said, he gave Zhu Gaochi a meaningful smile and turned to leave.