Jianren knew very well in his heart that the so-called saying that he didn't dare to be expert and asked himself to be the judge was basically bullshit.

The original Chinese text of the first sentence of Article 1 of "Forbidden and Integrated Public Laws" is "The emperor's various artistic abilities are the first imperial knowledge."

Of course, if you read the full text of Article 1 of "Forbidden and Integrated Public Laws", you will find that the so-called "learning" does not mean "study to death", but to study the ancient Chinese masterpiece "Zhenguan Zhengyao" and the ancient Japanese emperor

The books left behind include "Kuan Ping's Last Commandments".

The key is that the Tokugawa shogunate only worked on the first sentence, and the majestic Japanese emperor could only stay in the palace to "imperial learning", and at most he could work part-time as a human-shaped jade seal.

As for the government affairs and power of the Japanese country, they were basically controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate.

For example, if Tokugawa Ieqi didn't agree to this treaty, he wouldn't have come to the palace to ask for instructions. Since Tokugawa Ieqi came here, it means that he agreed to the treaty.

It's just that Tokugawa Ieki, a weakling, needs himself, the Japanese emperor, to take the lead in expressing his stance. In other words, this treaty must be announced in the name of the emperor.

This is equivalent to being a royal scholar in the palace, and then a big black pot is slapped on your head with a loud bang!

Thinking about imperial education, thinking about the previous title incident, and then looking at the big black pot on his head, Kanehito simply wanted to kill these bastards of the Tokugawa family with a knife!

It was not until a long time later that Kanehito forcibly endured this bad breath - if he really killed the Tokugawa family, the consequence would probably be that the eternal line of emperors would be extinguished.

Kanehito looked at the Tokugawa family and said, "So, what does the general mean?"

Of course, Tokugawa Ieqiu planned to sign the "Seven Articles of Friendship for Tomorrow".

Seclusion is not about closing your eyes and locking up your brain.

At the very least, Tokugawa Ieki knew very well that the reason why the Tokugawa shogunate became prosperous was mostly because Toyotomi Hideyoshi was beaten to death by the Ming Dynasty. With the outbreak of the "Tomei Great Famine", the Tokugawa shogunate's rule also declined.

It has begun to waver.

In order to prevent the possible collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyashi and Matsudaira Sadanobu successively launched the "lenient government reform" and the "big government official appointment theory."

The so-called lenient reform requires the shogunate officials to practice strict economy, completely tighten the shogunate's finances, and strictly control the people's thoughts. The so-called shogunate appointment means that the power of the shogunate to rule the country is granted by the emperor, and the Japanese country does not belong to the shogun.

On the one hand, it tried its best to reduce expenditures and strictly control the thoughts of the untouchables in the Japanese country; on the other hand, it threw the blame on the emperor's head.

It is a pity that the current situation of Japan can be said to be on a downward slope, and the "lenient government reform" and "the theory of appointment of government officials" failed to stop the decline of the Tokugawa shogunate.

If you want to save the situation, it is better to bet on the Ming Dynasty as Matsudaira Sadanobu said - to bet that the emperor of the Ming Empire will have some dignity, to bet that the Ming Empire can really classify Japan as a country that cannot be conquered.

Bet that the Japanese country can regain its vitality thanks to the favor of Ming Dynasty's father.

Fortunately, Jin Ren was very cooperative.

After sighing secretly in his heart, Tokugawa Jiaqi leaned over and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I feel that this treaty actually has great benefits for the Japanese country. As for the disadvantages, although they exist, they can be ignored."

If you want to act, you have to do the whole thing. Otherwise, how would you call it acting?

Jianren said solemnly: "General, please explain carefully."

Tokugawa Jiaqi first agreed with excitement, and then slowly explained: "Since the Tianming famine broke out, the Japanese people have been in constant turmoil, and some unscrupulous people even dared to attack the government."

Ignoring Kanehito's slightly twitching face, Tokugawa Ieki continued: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has promised Japan a tribute every two years, and its ban on trade has been lifted, the imperial court's financial distress will be alleviated.

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"This also means that the Japanese country can purchase some grain from Daming to solve the impact of the Tianming famine."

"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty also allowed me and the people of the country to go to the Ming Dynasty to work, and there is a lot to be done in this - as long as the money is not distributed to their personal hands, but settled through the imperial court and the shogunate, this is equivalent to another

It opened a way for Japan to make money."

Jianren hummed and said, "What the general said is true. He only talked about the advantages. What about the disadvantages?"

Tokugawa Ieki still bowed his head before continuing: "Your Majesty, the disadvantage is actually very obvious. It is nothing more than the matter of the Satsuma Domain and the Amami Islands."

"However, I believe that what happened to the Ryukyu Amami Islands illustrates the reason why these disadvantages should not be called disadvantages."

"Your Majesty, think about it. If Ming Dynasty can think about Ryukyu today, it will naturally think about our Japanese country tomorrow."

"For the sake of the future of the entire Japanese country, it would be a good idea to return the Amami Islands back, and we would not have to worry about the endless rebellions in that place every day."

Kanehito said, "What about the Satsuma Domain? You know, Kyushu Island was originally under the jurisdiction of the Satsuma Domain. Do you want to transfer it to the Satsuma Domain?"

The Tokugawa family all hummed together and said: "Back then, the Tokugawa family was able to move their feudal lordship to Kanto for the sake of Japan, and now the Satsuma clan can naturally move it to Ezo Island for the sake of Japan."

Speaking of this, Tokugawa Jiaqi said with a threatening tone: "Your Majesty has been in the palace for a long time. I'm afraid you still don't know that the Ming Dynasty fought on three fronts not long ago. At the same time, it sent troops to Jiaozhi and Gansu, and Duo Gansi announced the news?

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"The result is that the Annan Kingdom has completely turned into the Ming Dynasty's chief envoy of Jiaozhi. Burma and Siam have moved in overnight. Duo Gansi's Xuanwei Division and Gansu have surrendered. Now, the Ming Dynasty has turned to the Qing Dynasty and North Korea, and Wu Si Zang's Xuanwei Division

Use troops."

"If Your Majesty is unwilling to sign this treaty, I'm afraid that when the Ming Dynasty frees up its hands, the next one will be to use troops against Japan."

After being threatened like this by Tokugawa Jiaqi, Kanehito simply nodded and said with a pinched voice: "I approve this treaty."

The sound of a nobleman is the sound of a crane - what is a crane? No matter how you blow it into a crane or the like, the essence of a crane is still a bird. When the Japanese royal family spoke, they had to control their voices and accents to achieve the effect of the crane sound.

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Tokugawa Ienzai felt that he had had enough of hearing this awkward way of speaking, and it was not as pleasant as the Kanto country accent.

Forcibly resisting the urge to vomit, Tokugawa Ieki said: "From now on, please call yourself an orphan or a widower, and no longer call yourself me."

Jianren fell silent immediately.

It's not that Jianren hasn't thought about this situation, but in any case, Jianren didn't expect that this moment would come so quickly.

After a long moment of silence, Jianren nodded and said, "I understand, Gu."

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Until Tokugawa Jiaqi said goodbye and left, Kanehito still knelt in the hall and did not move at all.

It’s so damn frustrating.

The emperor of the eternal line may continue to be of the eternal line in the future, but this emperor must be canonized by the Ming Emperor before he can ascend the throne. He can only call himself a loner but cannot call himself me.

Can this guy be called the emperor?

Look at the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He followed his words and obeyed the orders of heaven.

In fact, even if there was no such thing as the Japanese country becoming a foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty, I, a god from the Gaotian Plains and the emperor of the eternal lineage, would be nothing more than a mascot-like existence.

When it's useful, the bastards like the shogunate will use their names to do things.

When it was useless, they would not take the Emperor seriously, and they would even dare to slap the Emperor in the face over and over again.

For example, the purple robe incident during the reign of Emperor Gomizuo, and the title incident a few years ago.

But what can I do?

I had no choice but to try little by little and think of ways to regain the power that originally belonged to the emperor.

Now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty suddenly wanted to ennoble the Japanese country as a foreign vassal, but it gave himself an opportunity.

Is it possible to take the opportunity to send some Ming Dynasty envoys to study in the Ming Dynasty?

Whether it’s their advanced technology or something else, the Celestial Kingdom always seems to be very generous, not rejecting anyone who comes and not pursuing anyone who goes?

After some students who are loyal to him learn the system of the Ming Dynasty, will he really be able to follow the law like the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

Is it possible that after the Ming army arrives on Kyushu Island, it can send people to contact the Ming army and ask the Ming army to kill the shogunate in the name of counterinsurgency?

…

While Emperor Kanehito and Tokugawa Ieki were studying "Seven Articles of Friendship for Tomorrow" with their own ulterior motives, Ji Yun and Ji Xiaolan finally arrived in Jinan Prefecture with their whole family.

It's funny to say it - as a dignified imperial censor of Zuodu in the Qing Dynasty, Ji Yun and Ji Xiaolan's emotions after entering the territory under the Ming Dynasty were almost the same as those of Pierre and those French barbarians.

The faces of ordinary people were filled with smiles and hope, and they were not at all as angry as they were under the Qing Dynasty.

In particular, the train track being built outside Jinan Prefecture in the direction of Zhili was an eye-opener for Ji Xiaolan.

Of course, if there is anything that makes Ji Xiaolan dissatisfied, there are many.

For example, whether in the city or in the countryside, everyone wears Han, Tang, Song, and Ming styles of clothing, and no one wears Qing style mandarin jackets and melon-pipe hats.

What makes Ji Xiaolan even more dissatisfied is the hairstyle of common people under the Ming Dynasty.

Some people have hair styles from the pre-Ming Dynasty, others have short hair, and all kinds of messy hair styles, but none of them have the money rat tail style I have in the Qing Dynasty.

How can Ji Xiaolan not feel angry with all these things? How long has it taken for these unscrupulous people to forget about my Qing Dynasty clothes!

After lowering the curtain of the carriage carriage, Ji Xiaolan slowly took off the flower feathers on her head and couldn't help but sigh.

The power of the Qing Dynasty is about to be exhausted. Where should I, the censor of Zuodu of the Qing Dynasty, go?

After sighing again, Ji Xiaolan's eyes gradually became firmer - Ji has been favored by the country in this life, and of course he must serve the Qing Dynasty loyally!

With this idea in mind, Ji Xiaolan directly asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the entrance of Honglu Temple. After getting off the carriage, he straightened his head and wore a flower feather, and then shouted loudly: "Ji Yun, the imperial censor of the Zuodu of the Qing Dynasty, is here to honor me.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty ordered us to come as an envoy!"

Unfortunately, Ji Xiaolan's tragic performance only moved him. No officials from Honglu Temple came out to greet him. Instead, the people passing by Honglu Temple curiously pointed out Ji Yun's background.

Some people even took the opportunity to educate their children: "Have you seen it? That is what the emperor calls a traitor. If you dare to be like him in the future, I will break your legs!"

"Tsk, tsk, this is the world-famous Ji Yun and Ji Xiaolan? It turns out that he is someone who has forgotten his ancestors!"

"Hey, not only do you know how to forget your ancestors, but you also know how to control five girls every day. That waist, tsk tsk."
To be continued...