The Sekigahara area is not far from Kyoto. Shang Yi's group had already arrived in Kyoto from the morning to the end of dusk. At this time, Emperor Shaoren in Kyoto had already received a notice, one hour in advance. , led the royal family, officials and other personnel to outside Kyoto City, waiting to welcome Shang Yi and his party, which also means that the Japanese emperor bowed his head to the Chinese emperor.
Before the Sekihara Hokkaido, Shang Yi had been living in Osaka. Although Osaka and Kyoto were close, Shang Yi did not come to Kyoto to meet Emperor Shaoren. After all, the time was not yet ripe at that time because it was history The first meeting between the Supreme Emperors in the famous discussion between China and Japan is a big trouble.
Because from the perspective of Japan, although he has always studied with China and has paid tribute to China many times, he has never truly surrendered to China and has never believed that Japan is a vassal state of China. Although the two countries are different in size, they are different from each other. , In international exchanges, it should be equal, and China has always regarded itself as a country above the Celestial Empire, and of course it will not regard Japan as a country of equal value to itself, whether from Shang Yi's heart or China's image as a great power Of course, I disdained to be on par with Shao Ren. However, the overall situation in Japan was not yet determined at that time, the Tokugawa shogunate was still there, and the overthrow of the Daming Dynasty did not have enough respect for the Chinese army. Shang Yi was not good at forcing Shao Ren to bow his head too much, so he simply chose Will not meet again.
But the situation is different now. Tokugawa shogunate is in ruins, and the Chinese army is at its peak in Japan, and is even shocked by the sky army. No one dares to take advantage of it. He ordered the entire Japan to dare not follow it. Therefore, At this time, Shang Yi went to Kyoto again and met Shaoren. He could completely treat Shaoren as the king of a narrow country with the model of the king of the superior country in the heavenly kingdom, and meet Shaoren, anyone, including all the great names who have fallen into the curtain, as well as I dare not have any objection.
Therefore, when Shang Yi rode a tall horse and came to Shaoren, Shaoren took two steps forward and bowed respectfully to Shang Yi, saying, "The Japanese Emperor Shaoren has met the Chinese Emperor, I hope the Chinese Emperor will be the emperor. Long live your Majesty, and you will live forever."
The other royal ministers all knelt on the ground, bowed three times and nine times, and said in unison: "Long live the Emperor of China, long live, long live, long live."
Shang Yi also nodded. The Japanese royal family has been living in the cracks between major forces for hundreds of years. It is indeed very pragmatic. Otherwise, the Japanese royal family would not have lived with their tails together for hundreds of years. In another time and space, it will continue to exist, and it is not unreasonable. Being able to bend and stretch, the first thing is to ensure your own survival is the hard truth. Although Shao Ren did not kowtow to Shang Yi, he went out of the city to wait and greet him. First of all, bowing and congratulating Shang Yi is enough. Shang Yi doesn't care much about these false gifts, as long as the meaning is reached, it's enough. Whether Shaoren kowtows or not can't change the current Sino-Japanese There is a relationship between them.
Therefore, Shang Yi came down from the war horse and said, "Your Highness Shaoren, don't be too polite, everyone should be calm."
Shaoren then straightened his waist, and the other royal families and ministers also stood up one after another, and then everyone entered Kyoto together. Of course, Shaoren and a group of ministers accompanied Shang Yi into Nijo Castle.
In fact, Shaoren was also very complicated at this time. When the Chinese army first arrived in Japan, Shaoren was still a little excited. He hoped that the Chinese army could teach the Tokugawa shogunate a lesson and could breathe a sigh of relief, because Shaoren was right. The Tokugawa shogunate did not have much favorable feelings and was somewhat resistant.
It turns out that although the Tokugawa shogunate dared not blatantly replace the emperor, he always liked to make some small moves to show Japan that the Tokugawa clan's status and power were above the emperor.
First, in 1615, the shogunate announced the "Regulations on the Laws of the Public" which in detail restricted the emperor's power and actions, clearly stipulated that the emperor was not allowed to interfere in Japan's state affairs, and completely cut off the royal family's political power in Japan; in 1620 Shaoren's father, Gomizuo Emperor Masahito, under the pressure of the Tokugawa family, had to marry Tokugawa Kazuko, the daughter of the second shogun, Tokugawa Hidetachi, into the palace, and gave birth to the later Aimasa female emperor, Hiroko; in 1626 In 2019, the abdicated Hidetachi Tokugawa and the third-generation shogun Tokugawa Iegami led many daimyos, including Hida Masamune, and many other daimyos, but did not go to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Gomizuo, but asked Emperor Gomizuo and the Nakagami to Kazuko Tokugawa stayed in Nijo Castle for the famous tour, accepted the visits of Hidetachi and Ieki, and promoted Tokugawa Ieki to the left minister to show that the emperor recognized the status of the third generation of Tokugawa Ieki.
If these things are not strong enough, the royal family can accept them, but the most excessive time was in 1629. Tokugawa Iemitsu sent his wet nurse Afu to Kyoto to meet the Emperor Gomizuo. According to etiquette, there were only five or more ranks in Japan. Only officials are qualified to meet the Emperor. Afu not only has no official position, but also is just a wet nurse. Of course, this Afu is not an ordinary wet nurse, and a person with a good reputation has a great influence on Tokugawa Ie-gum, but No matter how much weight or influence she has, she is still a wet nurse and can even meet the emperor. Naturally, she is regarded as a great humiliation by the palace. However, due to the power of the Tokugawa clan, Emperor Gomizuo had to receive Afu and give her Give it the name of Kasumiji.
But after that, Emperor Gomizuo gave way to his daughter Hiroko, who was born to Tokugawa Kazuko, the Akimasara female emperor. He went to be the emperor without seeing him and became the Supreme Emperor. Later, Emperor Akimasara female emperor gave the throne to Shao again Ren also became the Supreme Emperor, and until now, Emperor Houmizuo is still built and actually raises two Supreme Emperors in the Kyoto Palace.
Therefore, how could all these things make Shaoren have a good impression of Tokugawa?
But later the Chinese army snatched the jade seal from the palace and issued an edict in the name of Shaoren to the whole country, which also made Shaoren wake up. The Chinese army was not here to vent his anger. If the Tokugawa Shogunate was a hungry wolf, the Tokugawa Shogunate was a hungry wolf Then the Chinese Army is a tiger. Even if it leaves the wolf's den, it is still in the tiger's mouth. If you are not careful, you will be eaten to the point where you don't even have bones left. In short, it will not be a good life if you fall into anyone's hands. Therefore, Shao Ren later fully utilized the pragmatic traditional style of the Emperor and allocated all the requirements for the Chinese army.
Before the Sekihara War, Shaoren also hoped that the Chinese army and the shogunate army would be defeated, but the result was that the shogunate army was defeated, but the Chinese army was almost completely unharmed. At this point, what else is there to say about Shaoren? Honestly Accept reality in a realistic way, put down your attitude, and treat Shang Yi who entered Kyoto with the ritual of small countries.
However, Japanese people have a side of obedience to the strong in their personalities. In this era, Japan still regards China as a country that is much stronger than itself. And now the Chinese army has swept Japan again, so Shaoren does not feel that he is What's so embarrassing about doing this? At least it's better to be condescending to China than to be arrogant by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
After entering Kyoto, he soon came to Nijo Castle. When the Chinese army entered Kyoto, the shogunate defenders in Nijo Castle lived in the city and resisted stubbornly. As a result, the Chinese army exploded the walls and captured Nijo Castle, facing the city. The building was not damaged at all, but a large hole was blown up in the city wall and had not been repaired yet.
Although Nijo Castle is not as large as the Imperial Palace, it is also a building covering an area of more than 7,300 square meters, equivalent to a large stadium of about 100,000 people in later generations. The city is built with the Honmaru Oden, Nimaru Oden, Tangmen, and Black Academy. , Baishu Academy, Nei House and other buildings, and the entire Erjo City adopts the Tang Dynasty architectural design, exuding a profound cultural atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The biggest difference from the traditional castle in Japan is that Tianshou Pavilion is not the center of the castle, and In the corner of the castle, Honmaru Goten and Ninomaru Goten are the main buildings of Nijo Castle.
Although it was almost evening at this time, after Shang Yi entered Erzhaocheng, lights were lit up in the eaves and aisles. You can still see the fine and gorgeous palace buildings such as decoration and detailed structure, as well as the eaves and eaves plates. The bright gold foil is inlaid with tiny pieces as embellishments. The bright golden and dark architectural wooden components look even more magnificent and luxurious against the backdrop of the fire. Although they are not as grand as the Forbidden City of China, they are The most luxurious and exquisite residence Shang Yi can see in Japan.
Moreover, there are not only buildings in the city, but also on the way to the Nimaru Oden in the city, there are also artificial lakes, waterfalls, islands, trees, lakes and stones, etc. with very obvious Chinese style garden attractions, which match the buildings. It is appropriate, the heights are staggered, the combination is in order, and the combination is in harmony. In addition, there are also a wide variety of cherry blossoms planted in Nijo Castle, which is also the leading cherry blossom viewing destination in Kyoto. However, it is too late now, so I can only wait for tomorrow to see the cherry blossom viewing during the day.
Emperor Shaoren was very responsible and accompanied Shang Yi to the Nimaru Oden in Nijo Castle, which is also the center of the entire Nijo Castle, divided into one, two, three, Wakamatsu and the Imperial Envoy, etc. More than ten gangs were the place where the Great General of the Conquering Yi met the Emperor, the imperial envoys and the famous vassal lords in Nijo Castle Yi.
In 1626, the Emperor visited Nijo Castle, which was to receive the visits from Tokugawa Hidetaka and Tokugawa Ieki in Nimaru Goten. The difference is that although the Emperor Qujia came to Nijo Castle at that time, when he was sitting, the Emperor was sitting. In the upper seat, Xiuzhong and Jiaguang sat in the lower seat to show the nominal rituals of the monarch and ministers. Now Shang Yi naturally took the upper seat without permission, and Shaoren also sat in the lower seat very consciously.
At this time, the entourage was cleaning up and decorating the rooms in Nijo City. Shang Yi and Shaoren had a chat without a word. The content was nothing but the scenery of Kyoto and the architectural style of Nijo City, etc.
Then Shaoren said to Shang Yi: "The Chinese emperor has been working hard all the way. Now that he has entered Erjo City, Shaoren will not fight His Majesty's rest and will leave first." Tomorrow, Shaoren will prepare a banquet in the palace to celebrate the victory of Guanyuan. Your Majesty also stayed in Kyoto, welcomed the wind and dust, and asked Your Majesty to visit you." After a pause, he said, "There is also Dongfu Gate Courtyard, and Emperor Kuanyong also wants to meet His Majesty's two imperial concubines, because Hefeng The imperial concubine also has relatives, so I invite His Majesty’s two imperial concubines to come to the palace to the banquet together.”
Shang Yi nodded and smiled, "I also thank Your Highness the Emperor for your arrangement. If you are so worried, you will definitely come here with me with you."
Shaoren said again: "Dongfu Gate Courtyard, Emperor Kuanyong also has a letter to the Emperor Toyotomi, please transfer it to him." As he said that, Shaoren took out the letter, presented it to Shang Yi with both hands, and then went to Shang Yi. He gave a bow and said, "Tomorrow morning, Shaoren will come to welcome Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to rest early tonight."
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