Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 525

Tokugawa Jiazuna couldn't find anything, so Sakai Tadaki and the others asked the banner warriors who followed the general.However, according to the reports of the Banner warriors, it seems that the two sides did not say anything, it was really just chatting.

The Ming army captured the general himself and actually released him back without even saying anything. It was like a friendly and friendly encounter, and then everyone went their separate ways.This kind of thing is really weird.

"What's going on?" Sakai Tadaki and the several giants of the Tokugawa family all looked confused.

However, their confusion did not last long, because the Global Fleet sent envoys, and finally sent the request of the Ming Dynasty.

The letter brought by the envoy is precisely the appearance of the brocade ribbon imperial decree, and it is extremely exquisite in terms of materials and workmanship.The silk and satin with excellent craftsmanship, the wooden handles decorated with carvings, and even the paper with auspicious clouds, dragons and phoenixes and waves printed on it with special craftsmanship, can be regarded as a work of art no matter how you look at it.But the above content is extremely heavy for the Tokugawa shogunate.

"What does the other party mean?" Tokugawa Mitsuki asked eagerly.

Sakai Zhongqing read the letter signed by Ying Wang Zheng Chenggong, and his face was full of disappointment.

"They want us to surrender completely, give up Japan's right to rule, and completely return to Ming Dynasty..."

Tokugawa Tsusushige said angrily: "This is simply too much!"

Tadaki Sakai said despondently: "But if we don't surrender, what can we do? Watch the fleet of the Ming army turn Edo into a piece of scorched earth? Watch the Tokugawa family disappear completely and become dust in history?"

His words caused a moment of silence, because since Dongying Xuanfu Division began to enter Japan, basically where they locked the country, if the samurai family or even the daimyo family refused to cooperate, they were dealt with severely. Some people were sent to the ship and became slaves in some remote colonies of Ming Dynasty.Obviously, the Ming people did not need to compromise with the samurai class to govern Japan. Even if the samurai died, Ming could still rule, so the samurai really had no guarantee at all.

They didn't even ask General Tokugawa Iezuna what he meant, because it was very obvious that the General didn't care whether he continued to be the General, and there was nothing wrong with surrendering to Daming, which made them, the retainers, very sad.

Tokugawa Mitsuki sighed at this time, and said: "No matter what, the people of Edo and the whole of Japan cannot be subjected to war and destruction. It is unwise to contend with Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible to succeed."

Mitsuki Tokugawa, as the second-generation lord of the Mito clan, was known as Mito Komon, a well-known figure in Japanese history. He traveled to Japan because he offended Tsunayoshi, who later succeeded him as a general. Many stories have been made up of this experience.In the eyes of the Japanese, Mito Komon is a character of kindness, fairness and justice.

At this time, Mitsuki Tokugawa had already heard that the national power of Ming Dynasty was so strong that even the Mongol Empire in history was unmatched, especially on the sea, Ming Dynasty's dominance was astonishing.The Southeast Asian countries have all become the territories of Ming Dynasty, and even the Ming Dynasty has gone further and established its own territory in areas that the Japanese have never set foot in.The Ming Dynasty had tens of thousands of soldiers and sophisticated advanced weapons that Japan could not match, so war was meaningless.

Tadaki Sakai still couldn't accept it: "Not only is the shogunate going to die in our hands, but Japan is also going to die."

Tokugawa Mitsuki said: "Since this is God's will, then there is no use for us to disobey it, let's face it calmly."

On the contrary, Tsunayoshi was very extreme. He said to Tadaki Sakai: "Master Sakai, please accept this crime for Yudian, and then cut open the abdomen."

Sakai Tadaki was startled, looked at Tsunayoshi, not knowing what to say.

He didn't respond. He still cherished this life very much.

The Tokugawa shogunate finally chose to surrender unconditionally, welcoming the Daming Global Fleet and the Dongying Xuanfu Division Fleet into Edo.The Dongying Fan army also entered the city later, and there were some small fluctuations in the city.Some unwilling samurai seemed to want to vent, raised their samurai swords, and rushed towards the Dongying Fan army who entered the city, but they were quickly beaten into a sieve.

There are also some warriors who don't intend to fight, but in their own mansions, they use their own ribs to cut open their stomachs.On this day, at least 80 shamans of the shogunate chose to have caesarean section, but they did not include Tadaki Sakai and any high-ranking members of the Tokugawa family.

General Tokugawa Ietsuna did not even appear at the subsequent handover ceremony, but in view of the cooperation of the Tokugawa family, Dongying Xuanfu Division decided to let the Tokugawa family go.

All the land of the shogunate was transferred to Xuanfusi, and no samurai had the right to keep the land, although they were allowed to keep their private houses.As far as the Tokugawa family is concerned, once the shogunate disintegrated after the Hundred Ships Arrival Incident, the Tokugawa family, which was in a state of assembly in a broad sense, fell apart.The Tokugawa family, who were assigned to different branches, were allowed to keep a little bit of property according to their own circumstances. As for things like the castle tower, they definitely could not belong to them.However, at least each branch will have a big house and some money.

Former general Tokugawa Ietsuna was relatively lucky to receive a title of Xuanfu Division and was made Viscount Mikawa. However, the title of Xuanfu Division and the title of Ming Dynasty are completely different concepts. The title of Ming Dynasty is recognized everywhere. Yes, the emperor has to use his seal to pass down the title. As for the title of Xuanwei Division in the Xuanfu Division, it only needs to be sealed in the Xuanfu Division and the Xuanwei Division. Neither the Council nor the emperor have to worry about it.Moreover, when the title of Ming Dynasty was ennobled, the court gave money.To keep the title of Xuanfu Division, you have to pay Xuanfu Division every year, which is a typical "selling official title".

The other major celebrities do not have such benefits and only have the status of ordinary people.But for them, it was a good thing to save their lives and not be sent to Nanyang by the army.

Under the order of the Xuanfu Division, the Dongying Fan Army gradually took over the areas controlled by the shogunate and other daimyos.These daimyos would occasionally resist, but the outcome was not good without exception. It took Dongying Xuanfu Division two months to completely pacify the entire four islands of Japan.

Under the witness of Wang Kai, Commander of the Global Fleet, Zheng Sen held a grand ceremony in Edo. Although it was not considered "enthronement", the meaning was somewhat similar.At that time, he gave up the pattern of separatist regime in the southeast, and was finally promised by the Emperor of Restoration to obtain Dongying, but he did not expect that it would be realized one day.For the Zheng family, they don't care much about the wider world, and they are already very satisfied to enjoy such a status in Dongpu.

(End of this chapter)