"Right now I really can't find any reason to send troops to help Japan!"

Although the general's voice was not loud, Hota Masamori knew in his heart that what he said was the truth. After all, his army had just fought a big battle, defeated hundreds of thousands of slaves, and made them flee thousands of miles west.

After the great battle, the army will definitely need to rest and recuperate, but how long will such rest and recuperation take?

One month?

Two months?

Or half a year?

Even a year later, all the foreign daimyo who were robbed unwanted by the Donglu might have rebelled one by one - if the general could not deal with the pirates, they would do it themselves.

Fighting pirates? It may not necessarily be effective. But they will definitely build ships and go to sea as an excuse, and then take the opportunity to revive trade and strengthen themselves. By then, those foreign daimyo who have been suppressed for many years will definitely become a thorn in the side of the shogunate.

After waiting for a year and a half, the shogunate was the first to be unable to hold on!

Just when Hota Masamori wanted to continue to persuade the general to send troops decisively, he heard the general who seemed to be thinking suddenly ask.

"I heard that the Emperor is 17 years old and not yet married, right?"

What?

For a moment, Hota Masamori looked at the general in shock. What did he say?

Last year, Fang Yizhi did not go to Japan to tour the mountains and rivers. While negotiating, he was also inquiring about various situations in Japan. Even the concession in Nagasaki was also collecting intelligence on Japan.

The current Emperor of Japan.

Emperor Meisho...is a woman!

It’s a female emperor!

When he learned the news, Zhu Guoqiang was also shocked. There was actually a female emperor! This was beyond his expectation. Because his maternal grandfather was Edo's second generation general Tokugawa Hidetada, Emperor Meisho accepted the order when he was seven years old.

Her father's abdication was actually because he was forced to abdicate by the shogunate because of selling purple clothes. Then she succeeded to the throne as the female emperor, but when she was twenty years old, she gave up the throne to her half-brother. She was the dominant political figure in the Nara era.

Compared with her predecessors, the real power of this female emperor is extremely limited.

After all, the emperor in this era is just a decoration. According to the regulations of the Tokugawa shogunate, the emperor only needs to cultivate knowledge and sing, and other things cannot be asked at all. Even purple clothes - something that symbolizes the honor of the monks

, the imperial court cannot grant purple robes privately, but granting purple robes to monks is a major source of income for the court. Her father was forced to abdicate by the shogunate because he violated the "Public Laws" by granting purple robes privately.

However, since she was the shogun's niece, she had a good relationship with the shogunate, but it was only a good relationship. The imperial court in the Edo period was in financial distress, and princes often became monks, while princesses often remained unmarried. As for her after abdicating the throne, she

He could only live in the palace until he was 72 years old.

In fact, last year, when he found out that the Emperor of Japan was a little girl in her teens, Zhu Guoqiang really didn't think much of it. However, after learning that Hota Masamori actually came to ask for help, he hit the little girl on the spur of the moment. No, started a fight.

The emperor's idea.

We have slept with the Queen of the Qing Dynasty, but what is it like sleeping with the Emperor?

Of course, in addition to the fascination of such unreliable people, Zhu Guoqiang also has a deep meaning in doing so - Japan is a vicious dog that may bite its owner at any time, but this vicious dog also has its own advantages. If it can be used well, Japan will

It will become the loyal dog of Ming Dynasty, but how to use it?

In addition to the fact that the Ming Dynasty must always remain strong, annexing Japan is also an option. This annexation does not necessarily require the use of force. In this era of fighting to recognize the Ming Dynasty father, the golden sign of the Ming Dynasty father is still shining brightly in the entire Eastern world.

When looking at Ming Dynasty with awe, force is really not the first choice.

After all, this era is different from two hundred years later - the Manchu Qing invaded China and destroyed the Chinese-centered worldview that the Han nation had established in the Eastern world for more than two thousand years. This "Confucian Huayi Thought" also affected the world around China.

Country, they have been influenced by Han culture for a long time, and their national culture and national self-esteem have been greatly improved. They are no longer willing to regard themselves as Yi Di. They especially have a sense of superiority towards the surrounding "Yi Di" who have not accepted Chinese culture, so they are proud of "Hua".

Deep in their hearts, they long to become a member of "Hua" rather than "Yidi".

Just like Japan and Vietnam who call themselves "China", they are honest about "China" in their mouths, bodies, and minds.

Now... just in time! The golden sign of the Ming Dynasty is now shining brightly. If you make good use of it, you can turn all these areas into "since ancient times" lands without spending a single soldier. However, because Japan is free from Huayi

On the edge of order, independence and national self-esteem are strong, but ideological recognition alone is not enough.

If thoughts alone are not enough, then let’s rely on the body!

Once you have the mental and physical identification, you will naturally fully agree with it!

"Since you are not married yet, you can marry me as your concubine! In this case, it is reasonable for me to send troops to help Japan!"

What!

The general wants to marry the emperor!

Hota Masamori looked at the general in astonishment. Almost subconsciously, he wanted to refuse. What a joke. The reason why the shogunate was able to play the imperial court so hard that it was not even a decoration was because the imperial court was incompetent.

Make any resistance - there are no soldiers and horses in your hands!

But if the emperor marries a general, he will have a backer. What if the court takes the opportunity to demand power?

"General, this, this, the emperor's marriage is really not something that a junior minister can decide. Besides, the general is a member of the Celestial clan, so there is no reason to go to Japan."

At this moment, Hota Masamori's mind was racing with various thoughts, how could it be possible that your majestic royal family members of the Celestial Dynasty would like us "barbarians" and actually want to marry the emperor of Japan? This has never happened before.

Despite this, he suddenly felt a sense of honor - a relative of the Ming Dynasty, maybe even the future emperor, actually wanted to marry the emperor of Japan. Isn't this recognition of Japan? This kind of treatment is not available even in North Korea!

Although his mentality was a bit complicated, Hota Masamori also felt that this matter was unrealistic - he couldn't let the general go to Japan to become the emperor's wife.

"Then it's so troublesome, just let Ming Zheng marry Da Ming!"

What!

Opening his eyes in astonishment, Hota Masamori said.

"Married to the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Guoqiang smiled.

"Yes, if you marry in the Ming Dynasty, as for the rice tribute to the emperor, you can directly convert it into silver taels and hand it over to the Nagasaki Concession Yamen."

The emperor does not necessarily have to be in Japan.

Isn't the Queen of England still the Emperor of India? That's an important title.

Emperor of Ming Dynasty, King of Korea, Emperor of Japan, King of Guangnan... Hey, this title is really long enough.

Hey, for the sake of the future of tomorrow’s dynasty, just sacrifice your appearance! Let’s convince the Emperor of Japan... well, just sleeping clothes!

Sacrifice your appearance and bring this Emperor Meisho into the harem. When the time is ripe in the future, you can issue an edict to "restore the imperial government" and take back the power. Even if the Tokugawa shogunate wants to oppose it, it will not even think about ordering foreign daimyo. There are those foreign daimyo.

With the support of such daimyo, the implementation of the prefecture system in Japan is just a natural thing.

With the emperor and those foreign daimyo, it is only a matter of time before Japan is annexed. At that time, the surnames given to the nobles and the common people will be given. Tokugawa and Maori will all become Chinese. As for the Japanese language, it will also become

Chinese. Two hundred years later, what Japanese and Koreans will there be? They have long been ethnically integrated.

Of course, the premise for all this is that Ming itself must be strong enough.

Facing the general's request, Hota Masamori said:

"General, the Emperor's marriage is really not something that a minor minister can make the decision about. I would like to ask the General to ask the minor minister to report to the General and the Empress of Japan after they return to Japan, and then reply to the General."

"Can."

Zhu Guoxia smiled, that would give the Japanese a chance to refuse.

"I will send a marriage envoy to go back to Japan with you."

Upon seeing this, Hota Masamori knew he could no longer refuse, knelt down and kowtowed:

"General, please rest assured that I will try my best to facilitate this matter. I just ask the general to send troops to North Korea so that I can convince the general."

After all, I have to accept the Japanese Emperor as my concubine, so I have to say nothing. Besides, the troops have already completed preparations. According to the plan, they will start attacking North Korea in the next two days. It's just right. Let me express it by the way.

After careful consideration, Zhu Guoqiang said:

"Let's do this. I will first send troops to take down the slave strongholds on both sides of the Yalu River. As for North Korea, we will wait until the marriage is finalized."

So be sincere!

More than sincerity, it is simply full of sincerity. If you want to conquer a country, of course you must first show your sincerity.

Hota Masamori quickly kowtowed again and said:
Chapter completed!