Ling Yunyi glanced at the message and quickly read the message issued in the name of Masauchimachi. He handed it to Shimazu Yoshihisa with a smile.
Shimazu Yoshihisa was also proficient in Sinology. After reading this, he showed contempt and said: "This 'Let's see Japan today and whose family controls the world' was probably copied from "Tōbu Hideyoshi". It's really shameful. It was written by Hideyoshi Hashiba.
He has always been shameless about his style, and he also steals good words."
"Who among the samurai family in the world can listen to this slogan? The Hojo clan will definitely ignore it. It's good if Shibata Katsuie doesn't give him any obstacles. As for the Tokugawa family - this old fox can't figure it out, but let him
It is absolutely impossible to be a pioneer for the king."
"As for the remaining Maori family, Chosonggabu family, etc., they are already frightened by the news. How can they still have the courage to put it right! These few pieces of paper can only be used to go to the toilet."
Although Tachibana and Chiyo did not see the content of the message, Huang Zhongzhuo said it was the message from the King of Japan, but she heard it clearly. At this time, she heard that Shimazu had no respect for the emperor in front of Ling Yunyi, and really regarded "giri" as nothing.
His face turned pale, and for the first time he felt a little regretful for his rash mission.
During the conversation between the two, Tachibana and Chiyo were still sitting on their knees, waiting for Ling Yunyi to fall. Ling Yunyi exchanged a few words with Shimazu Yoshihisa, then turned to her and said: "Chiyo, you are a beautiful woman. I was originally interested.
, but once this message comes, I can’t agree to it.”
After saying that, he signaled his soldiers to hand the message to Tachibana Chiyo. When Chiyo saw the message calling on the world's samurai to resist Minglu, Chiyo's face flushed with excitement at first, and then he thought that once the message came, the Otomo family would be completely unreasonable, and his face turned pale.
Ling Yunyi said: "Although the Tachibana family only has an orphan daughter and a son-in-law, you are still young and have a loyal and loyal heart. I feel pity for you. Go back and tell Otomo Zonglin that except for the Tachibana family, all the other Otomo retainers
, I have to leave the city before sunset tomorrow and surrender. As for Dayou Zonglin and his son Dayou Yitong, please hand over their heads. The rest of Dayou's family and others will be brought back to the capital to be presented as prisoners to the palace."
After saying that, Ling Yunyi pointed at Tachibana Chiyo's hand and said: "My original intention was to make Otomo Zonglin kneel down to plead guilty and hand over Otomo Yoshito's head. But when the Japanese king's edict comes, if the Otomo family is not turned into powder,
Where is the might of the Ming Dynasty's army? You can take the message back with you - it's not because I am cruel and fate is playing tricks on people's ears."
Tachibana and Chiyo's face was bloodless, they stopped talking nonsense, and bent down to salute. Just at this moment, someone else came in outside the big tent, and it was Zhang Yuanxun who came in, who had disappeared for a while, holding an envelope and letter paper in his hand.
Ling Yunyi asked: "What is this?"
Zhang Yuanxun looked strange. After saluting, he replied: "Another document issued by the King of Japan has arrived."
Ling Yunyi didn't hear clearly and interrupted directly: "I have already copied a copy here. I have already read it."
The expression on Zhang Yuanxun's face became more and more weird, and he replied: "Yes, this is the second copy. I came after the first one. I heard that it was sent directly to the marshal on an urgent basis."
After hearing this, Ling Yunyi stroked his long beard, picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Pass it up and take a look."
After receiving the second document, Ling Yunyi read the beginning, turned around and spit out a sip of tea, spraying it on Shimazu's face who was sitting under the handsome desk. Then he put down the pieces of paper and laughed so hard that he couldn't catch his breath.
Feeling frustrated, I apologized to Shimazu again.
Shimazu silently wiped his face with his sleeves and asked curiously: "What does this say?" Ling Yunyi laughed so hard that he motioned for him to take it away and read it for himself. When Shimazu took it over and looked at it, he saw that the first column above said:
"The King of Japan pays homage to the Imperial Envoy Ling Yunyi..."
It was as if a little rooster had been pinched by the neck, and Shimazu almost lost his breath before he could take a breath. Just now, he was watching "A Letter to the Ming Dynasty", which was impassioned and full of meaning. Anyone in Japan who has a heart to be loyal to the emperor will be moved by it.
God shakes. I didn’t expect it to take a turn for the worse, but within the time of burning incense, the Emperor’s apology form followed!
"Our country's soil is small, and Mu Han was granted a great title, which has continued throughout history. "Three Kingdoms", "Book of the Later Han", and "History of the North" say: "Later, he also received the title of Chinese title, Jiangzuo, Jin, Song,
Qi and Liang paid tribute incessantly."
To be clear, it is normal for our country in Japan to be canonized by the emperor of the Central Plains. It has always been like this!
Shimazu Yoshihisa had no idea where he came from, and he saw it written: "Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty destroyed Korea, and the Japanese envoys began to open to the Han Dynasty. In the third year of Guangwu Zhongyuan, the envoys paid tribute and congratulated him.
The country bestows upon us the seal and ribbon."
"In the second year of Wei Jingchu, Nan Shengmi and others were sent to Yijun to ask for tribute from the emperor. The prefect sent him to the capital, and he was granted the title of pro-Wei Japanese king with a gold seal and purple ribbon. The envoys and others also paid homage to Zhonglang Xiaowei, and faked a silver seal of Qing
Ribbon, generous reward for hard work."
"In the eighth year of the First Ping Dynasty, envoys were sent to offer male and female babies, white pearls, and miscellaneous texts..."
In the worship list, from Han, Wei, Jin, Liang, Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan, no dynasty has fallen behind. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that Japan has always been very deferential to the Central Plains dynasty, and our legitimacy comes from paying tribute.
and canonization—until the Ming Dynasty.
"In the fourth year of the Hongwu reign of our country, Prince Huai Liang sent the monks and ancestors to pay tribute. In the thirty-fifth year, the imperial edict established a tribute period, and there will be a tribute every ten years. When Taizong succeeded to the great treasure, and the king of our country was established, all of them were canonized.
From then on, from the second to the third year, or to the sixth year, the tribute was not scheduled regularly, but was all sent to the capital. The Yan rewarded him generously, and he returned home with the tribute, and often each faction competed for the first place..."
Shimazu Yoshihisa was dumbfounded and shocked that the Emperor of the Eternal Family could compile so many historical materials - how much effort it took. This preparation must have started when Ling Yunyi landed in Japan.
Looking further down, there are words that completely destroyed Shimazu Yoshihisa's three views: "Ji Yuhao, the leader of the country, worshiped gods and established the country, and it began to have a large scale. He pretended to be the emperor when he was Han Xiaowu. In the fourth year of Han Dynasty, he planned Xu Fu's eastward journey.
It’s been a hundred years. In fact, it’s the same culture and species, and it’s been passed down locally. The distinction between upper and lower levels, imitating China, following government orders, etc. are no different from China.”
Well, we Japanese are all descendants of Xu Fu. According to old legend, this has always been the case. We are all one family. Moreover, our first-generation ruler "arrogated" the title of "Emperor". I did not intend to inherit this title.
ha.
Since you are already shameless, you should apologize more thoroughly: "Since the Wei, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties, although they have repeatedly paid tribute, generous rewards, and invaded border areas, they have only been expelled by the imperial court because they were under the rule of the Wu family.
.”
"In the second year of the Jiajing reign of the state, Qian led, Zongshe and others slaughtered them, robbed the East Treasury, destroyed the guest hall, and killed the Ningbo officers and soldiers. This Hosokawa, Ouchi and others have used it inappropriately and are good at making opinions. They are not the master of the country.
meaning."
We, the emperor, are suffering. We have said so a long time ago. These subordinate military families do not listen to us. They "repeatedly invade the border areas" and "want their rats and thieves". These are all bad things that cause trouble. You always
After that, Masachikacho repeatedly defended himself, saying that it was indeed wrong for the previous kings to fail to take care of their subordinates, but Tai'a was holding back and the powerful ministers acted arbitrarily, and there was nothing we could do about it. He also started a strong sensationalism in the last paragraph of the memorial:
"When I fall asleep with wounded scales, I will never forget the kindness of the Han lord. Even though the country is clumsy, who can endure the sincerity of the great thunderbolt? If the prince is frightened and frightened, he will bow his head and bow his head. It is a death penalty."
"The holy emperor descended with an edict, and the labor imperial envoys trekked into the desert; the ministers were declared favored, and they admired the boundless emperor's virtues across the sea. They paid homage to the golden tower in the distance after dawn, and looked at Yao's clouds within the nine forbidden areas; the puppets of Yan Tie, who followed the imperial edict,
In front of the Pengpi steps. I have been a fan for hundreds of years. How can I repay today's favor? I dye my pen to wipe my tears and stretch my paper to shake my soul. I am so grateful for my kindness. I pay my respects and listen to it."
After Shimazu Yoshihisa watched the tearful greetings from Emperor Masachikamachi, big tears flowed down. It was so touching! Ling Yunyi would be too ungrateful to kill the emperor again!
Ling Yunyi only read the beginning, and when he saw Shimazu Yoshihisa crying, he asked for a favor and couldn't help laughing and read it all over again. After reading it, he handed it to the soldier beside him and said, "Let Tachibana Chiyo read it too."
.”
Tachibana and Chiyo had already stood up at this time. Since they had not said goodbye, they kept standing there for fear of being rude. When she took the emperor's handwritten letter of greetings, her face turned pale after reading it. It was the same color as the white clothes on her body, and there was a layer of blood on her forehead.
Sweating thinly, he opened his mouth to vomit, but tried to hold it back.
She knelt on the ground and returned the form of worship to Ling Yunyi's personal soldiers. Then she stood up without saying a word. Regardless of whether it was rude or not, she turned around and left the tent, leaving Ling Yunyi and Shimazu stunned. They staggered around.
She staggered out, and the sound of her vomiting came from outside the tent. Shimazu Yoshihisa sighed: "This child will not survive."
Ling Yunyi felt sad after hearing this and sighed. No matter what he said to Chiyo, he asked Shimazu Yoshihisa: "What do you think of this expression of respect?"
Shimazu Yoshihisa said: "The letter was written by Hideyoshi Hashiba. It should have been sent from Kyoto to the world after the meeting at Guangmingji Temple and before the battle of Tachibana Castle. And this letter of thanks should have been sent to the country after the king learned the details of the battle of Tachibana Castle, and the Taizheng Minister and others
It was drafted and sent after printing. This is the true intention of the king."
Ling Yunyi counted with his fingers and said sarcastically: "We only defeated Dayou Zonglin's main force the day before yesterday - within three and a half days, the news and requests will be sent back and forth from here to Kyoto. This is an eight-hundred-mile rush!"
Then he said to the people around him: "Who is sending the greetings? Let him come in to see me and confirm." A soldier agreed and went out to deliver the order.
Shimazu Yoshihisa suppressed his slightly strange mood, glanced at Ling Yunyi, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly. He said in his heart that the total battle at Tachibana Castle was 12,000 against 37,000. The Ming army lost three people, but the killing was tragic.
It's rare in history. At this time, all the samurai in the Japanese archipelago must have been frightened. Fortunately, I was good at it and spent a lot of money to do big things. Otherwise, I would have changed places with Otomo Zonglin at this time and become the chicken that kills monkeys to scare chickens.
I cannot regret it anymore.
...
On the eighth day of October in the twelfth year of Wanli, Chiyo returned to Tachibanayama Castle after failing to seek peace. The Ming army stopped shelling and gave the people in the city an afternoon to think about it. In the afternoon of the same day, Ling Yunyi responded to Hashiba Hideyoshi's message and the Japanese Emperor's greetings.
table, drafted and promulgated the "Order to Put Down Japanese Rebellious Officials and Traitors to Bring Order to the Rest of Chaos".
The main idea of the full text is: The Emperor of Ming Dynasty sent this commander to Japan to announce the decree. He has no intention of conquest, but he is asking about the crime of presumptuously calling the emperor and the past years of banditry. The Japanese leader bows respectfully and expresses the reason for the distress. The husband of the world must be loyal and filial.
Go on the straight road. If you don't support the ruler, who will be virtuous; if you don't punish those who have no ruler and father, who will be afraid of authority. Moreover, Japan has already become a vassal and has reduced its honorary title to curb the chaos. How can this imperial envoy sit back and watch?
?
"The army will go to Kyoto from now on and will announce the decree to show the great benevolence and kindness of our emperor. Those who are obedient will not be helped in any difficulty; those who jump from the beam will be killed no matter how strong they are. I am hereby announcing the order to the world to show that you and other imperial envoys have no choice but to have it.
I understand that I do not dare to pardon the rebellious ministers. The martial arts are not allowed to overstep their ambitions and carry out explicit punishments, and each maintains his own righteousness to enjoy peace. This is the order!" [Note 1]
This is the first official document issued by Ling Yunyi in more than two months since he landed in Japan. As an attachment to this official document, "The King's Worship" was copied to the whole country in Japan. The issuance of this order
For hundreds of years, Japan has not obeyed the country's sovereignty, and its rebellious officials and traitors have taken turns to go to Luo to tear up the fig leaf that brought trouble to the world. It is like a scar on it, and everyone is heartbroken and crying. It has greatly affected the hearts and minds of the Japanese people and the military.
A devastating blow.
...
On the ninth day of October in the twelfth year of Wanli, Tachibanayama Castle surrendered, and the power of the Otomo family in Kyushu was uprooted. More than ten people, including Otomo Sorin, Otomo Yoshitomi, Takahashi Shoun, and Tachibana Chiyo, committed suicide by caesarean section. Tachibana Munesege became his wife's
Introducing the wrong person. After the surrender ceremony was completed, Tachibana Muneshige also committed suicide by caesarean section - and the last flame in the embers of the Otomo family was extinguished.
Although Tachibana and Chiyo sacrificed their lives to save the savior, although Ling Yunyi's mind was disturbed by her own court's propaganda and failed, her reputation for loyalty spread throughout Japan and was later heard in China. And the desperate poem she wrote before caesarean section is even more meaningful.
, and made it famous in silk books:
"My body is as noble as a plum blossom, but my heart is as withered as a cherry blossom."