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Chapter 240: Who is provoking who?

On the contrary, the shogunate Daming of Kyushu and the Shiguo Shiguo were secretly shocked. After the Battle of Ieyasu Seihara, these forced subjugation Daming not only lost many privileges, but were always suspicious and suppressed by the shogunate. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not go to Edo and visited Edo and was obviously more inclined to the emperor. If the Ming Dynasty supported the emperor to rule, Daming could declare war on the shogunate's relative vassals and genealogical territories at any time, and regain everything lost in the Battle of Seihara a hundred years ago.

Just when the foreign daimyos were separated, the shogunate general Tokugawa Tsunayoshi had already taken a boat to Ryukyu at the instigation of the old and the old. The grand general envoy composed of more than a dozen Japanese warships was intercepted by the Ming warships outside the sea. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi hurriedly sent an envoy to contact the Ming army on the ship, claiming that he was going to go to Ryukyu to welcome him. The Ming warship was in trouble and quickly informed the main ship that Liu Guoxuan ordered several warships to protect the missions along the way to Ryukyu.

On the third day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Xinshi, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi finally arrived in Ryukyu. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fourth son of the former general Tokugawa Iemitsu. He was only 1.3 meters tall. He loved Confucianism and politics, but he lived a luxurious life. He also appointed the treacherous minister Yoshikita Yanazawa, which aroused the disgust of the people and was nicknamed "Gui Gong Fang" (Go General).

The person who came to welcome the Japanese mission was King Shangzhi of Zhongshan. The enemy was particularly jealous when they met. Shangzhi held on his own for the past few days, and the support of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was even more disrespectful to this "dog general". Tokugawa Tsunayoshi endured it and personally brought gifts to the Daxing Hall of Zhongshan Palace to meet him.

This series of incidents was led by Zhu Jun. He first sent a fleet to pressure the Japanese king, and then the news came out that he would support the Japanese king to rule, which intimidated the shogunate. If the shogunate wanted to turn the tables, there were only two ways to go. One was to raise an army to confront him. This idea was too bad. Not to mention how elite the Ming fleet was, just say that the Daming people took advantage of the situation and could only take advantage of the shogunate. The winning rate was slim and it was almost a situation of defeat. The other way was to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty when he was driving to Kyoto. This method was safer and could only win the favor of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so the situation could be restored.

Zhu Jun was already dressed in a handsome suit, and the Daxing Hall was even more tense. Dozens of Kongwu guards stood on both sides with fire guns, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's short figure was holding the treasures he presented interspersed in it, and I don't know what it felt like.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, my subordinates are late to welcome you, and I hope your Majesty will forgive you.

"Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's Chinese dialect is smooth, and Confucianism is prevalent in Japan. The nobles, like other vassal states, are proud to be able to speak Chinese dialect and to be able to write Chinese characters.

Zhu Jun's face was as deep as water, nodded, signaled him to get up, and then asked: "Who are you? I am here. Did the King of Japan send only a small general to welcome him?"

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi smiled bitterly, "A little general? The general of the Conquering Yi is the most powerful person in Japan. He is so powerful that the Emperor is nothing but a decoration. It seems that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty does not understand the customs of Japan, so he has this misunderstanding. How should he explain it?

Before Tokugawa Tsunayoshi had finished his draft, he saw that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was already furious and pointed at Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and said, "The Japanese country is so rude. Go back and tell you the king, come to Ryukyu to meet quickly."

The warriors on both sides shouted with a loud bang. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was stunned and frightened the ground as if they were earthy. Seeing the Ming Emperor issued an order to expel guests, the warriors on both sides were tense again. They quickly bowed three times from afar and retreated in panic.

Although he withdrew from the Nakayama Palace, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi still dared not leave. Go back and invite Emperor Lingyuan. Isn’t this to make yourself uncomfortable? Emperor Lingyuan has a strong personality, a firm will and a heroic style. It is in the shogunate negotiations that forced Tokugawa Tsunayoshi to make many suggestions. If a person in this area gets Ryukyu and gets the support of the Ming Dynasty, he will issue another edict to order the foreign daimyo such as Kyushu, Shiguo, Hokkaido and other foreign names to be jointly overturned. Isn’t this a slap in the face and still exclaiming that he is satisfied?

No matter how stupid Tsunayoshi Tokugawa is, he is not a fool. He is unwilling to do such things. So he quickly invited the eldest elder (equivalent Prime Minister) Yanazawa Yoshiba and the old middle school (equivalent Prime Minister) Tokugawa Mitsuko.

Yoshiba Yanazawa was a famous treacherous minister in Japan. Another Tokugawa Mito is similar. He was the lord of the Mito family. His original name was Laifang. Later, he was given the surname Tokugawa by the shogunate. At that time, due to the influence of the Japanese divine land, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi issued the "Perfection Order of Life" and ordered that dogs be slaughtered in the whole country. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi set an example. Not only did he order the construction of a dog-raising house, but he asked someone to protect dogs and ask someone to treat dogs. In the end, he even promulgated that even killing mosquitoes was sentenced, which caused complaints from the people. This was also the origin of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi being called a dog general. It was precisely Tokugawa Mito who didn't know that the thorn was wrong. In order to please the general, he killed several dogs and skinned the dog and gave it to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi said that it could be used as amulets. Slaughtering a dog as amulets was originally a serious crime. But Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was overjoyed. To think that Tokugawa Mito was very considerate of himself. Later, he also envoyed him as the deputy general of the world.

The two treacherous officials who only know how to flatter and flatter can come up with a good way for the general. Yanagawa Yoshiba and Tokugawa Mitsukoku stared at each other and didn't know how to deal with it. Finally, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was finally annoyed and said furiously: "Bastard. The Ming Dynasty bullies people too much. This general immediately returned to Edo to extract the junior high school.

Fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty.”

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is 1.3 meters tall, but he is very proud of himself. As the Japanese general of the siege, no one should be careful in flattering anyone in the shogunate. Today, he came from afar to receive such bird energy. It is no wonder Tokugawa Tsunayoshi got angry.

"General, no." Tokugawa Mitsukoku was shocked when he heard this. His vassal was in Mito, just by the sea. Once he fought with the Ming Navy, the first one to be defeated was the coast. His abacus was very meticulous. How could he drag his vassal into the war because of the war? The vassal was gone. He received a little salary in Edo to live a life of nothing, so he quickly stopped it: "If the Ming army's elite warships are defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable. The general should focus on the lineage. Before the last moment, you should not easily talk about war."

"What should I do?" Tokugawa Tsunayoshi spread his hands and rolled his eyes to ask for advice. He also knew that fighting with the Ming army was really unreliable. With so many warships, the only few Japanese warships could be wiped out without fighting and hitting them directly. Once they raided the coast of Japan's main island, they would join forces with foreign daimyo and ordered the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants not to go to Edo to do business. Within a year, the shogunate would be finished.

"You don't have to worry, you have a plan under the curtain." Yoshibo Yanazawa, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. Seeing his tone, his tone was very mysterious, which attracted the attention of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and Tokugawa Mitsuko.

"The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is the only one who is the emperor. He once issued a golden seal to grant the Emperor the King of Japan, but there is one problem with this." Yanagawa Yoshibo was kept in a custody and continued at Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's urging: "The Emperor of Japan calls himself the emperor, but the Kingdom of Ming only calls him the King of Japan. In this way, according to the Ming Dynasty's etiquette, wouldn't the Emperor of Heaven be guilty of usurping the Vietnamese? As long as the general goes to see the Emperor of Ming again, he claims that the Emperor of Japan is the emperor and is respected in the east, and does not want to go to Ryukyu to meet him, and the general has always obedient to the king. When he heard that the emperor was coming to Ryukyu, he rushed to meet him. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty must be furious. Not only will he not come to Kyoto, but he may also give a great reward to the general."

"It's a God's plan!" Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was overjoyed. This was indeed a very cruel plan of disagreement. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was majestic and the Japanese Emperor was called lonely in the east. Isn't this very disrespectful? As long as you report this to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will not only not support the Emperor, but you may want to step it to death. At that time, the shogunate will show its loyalty. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't the Tokugawa lineage be as stable as a god?

The next day, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who had received the "Miscellaneous Stories", proposed another interview, saying that there was something important to report, and hoped that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would allow it. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi stood in front of the Zhongshan Palace and waited for the news. After noon, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's stomach was so hungry that it was heard from the palace, allowing Tokugawa Tsunayoshi to enter the palace.

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was overjoyed. As long as he could meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the plan of disagreement would be half successful. He passed through the corridor paved with blue bricks. At the end was King Shangzhi of Zhongshan who was squinting his eyes at him.

"General Tokugawa, is he going to meet His Majesty the Emperor?" Shangzhi stopped Tokugawa Tsunayoshi with a smile and looked at this enemy sarcastically. Decades ago, Tokugawa's ancestors could capture Shangzhi's ancestors. This is national hatred and family hatred. Now that Zhongshan Kingdom is protected by the Ming Dynasty, Shangzhi can finally exhale and raise his eyebrows.

"Yes." Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's face turned green with anger, and he nodded helplessly. He had to bow his head under the eaves.

"Wait, I'll go and spread the news." Shang Zhi left a sentence and hurriedly entered Daxing Hall.

After a while, Naozhi came out of Daxing Hall and said unyieldingly to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi: "Your Majesty let you in, be careful to reply."

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi glared at Naoji and hurried into the hall.

Zhu Jun wore a Tongtian crown suit this time and asked the question: "Didn't I let the King of Japan come to see you? Why haven't you left yet?"

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi knelt down and said, "Please calm down your anger. I have a secret report."

Tsunayoshi Tokugawa said while winking, hoping that Zhu Jun would retreat. The emperor had a very high reputation in Japan. In name, he was a shogun and a subject of the emperor. He said bad things about the emperor in front of the Ming Emperor, so he naturally hoped that the fewer people would know, the better.

Zhu Jun nodded, and he was not afraid that this 1.3-meter-old dwarf was not bad for him. Dozens of samurai in the hall came out one after another, and only Zhu Jun and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi were left in the entire Daxing Hall. After a moment of silence, Tsunayoshi Tokugawa finally spoke: "Your Majesty, I cannot invite His Highness the King of Japan to come to see you. I have no choice but to have any difficulties. Please let Your Majesty report one by one and also teach Your Majesty to know."
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