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However, Meichuan Shangyi did not expect that as soon as his motorcade appeared on the streets of the capital, it would be attacked by more people from the Ming Dynasty. As long as they could get their hands on it, they would all throw it at the car. Countless holes were smashed into this carriage at once. By the time the soldiers from the Five Cities Troops and Horses Division patrolling the streets came to reinforce him, he already had several bags on his head.

As a result, Meichuan Shangyi felt extremely depressed. Touching his extra bags, he couldn't help but think regretfully. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have had to hit his head with money!

When he came to his senses, he decided that no matter what, he would seek justice when he turned around. Those people of the Ming Dynasty just smashed and ran away, and there was nothing they could do if they couldn't catch them, but the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were escorting them definitely couldn't escape!

After finally arriving at Honglu Temple, these Japanese people breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at each other's embarrassed looks, they all had a thought in their minds, when did the people of the Ming Dynasty become so cruel, and the Ming Dynasty became like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to them?

Meichuan Shangyi did not clean himself up, and even deliberately made himself more embarrassed in the carriage. Then he got out of the carriage, snorted at the escorting general, and then handed over his credentials.

He had already thought about it. When the Minister of Honglu Temple came out later, he must accuse him on the spot. Unless he saw the escorting soldiers captured with his own eyes, it would be best to execute them in public and beat him to death in front of him. This feeling of depression in my chest.

However, what he didn't expect was that when he handed over the credentials, he did not see the minister of Honglu Temple coming out to greet him. Instead, the clerk who went in to report came back and threw the credentials to Meichuan Shangyi with a cold face. Said: "Your Japanese country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but it has invaded my Ming Dynasty many times. Is this still a vassal state? Get out!"

Upon hearing this, Meichuan Shangyi was startled. He immediately forgot about the matter he wanted to complain about. His mind was racing. While picking up his credentials, he quickly replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter, we will tell you the most." It’s just etiquette. If China cares about the Japanese pirate rebellion that year, it was not the will of our vassal state, but the work of a few bandits in the country. Our vassal state also tried its best to fight against them and prevent them from harassing the Chinese dynasty! "

When he said this, he suddenly came back to his senses. Could it be because of those things in the past that the Ming Dynasty is now very hostile to the Japanese country? But even so, it was still in the south of the Ming Dynasty, and had nothing to do with the north! Why are the people in the north so cruel to people like me?

After hearing this, the clerk sneered and said: "You still dare to quibble, what is the point of invading North Korea twice during the Wanli period? Is it also the work of a few bandits from the Japanese country to make enemies of the heavenly soldiers?"

"..." Umekawa Shangyi was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He immediately came to his senses and quickly replied, "That was the work of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's monkey. My general just couldn't stand such an act of disobedience to the superior country, so he raised troops." Overthrew Toyotomi Hideyoshi that monkey."

When the clerk heard this, he curled up his lips and said with disdain: "You dare to say that you understand etiquette, but if anything happens, you will ignore it. Do you want to be shameless? A country that doesn't know etiquette, justice and shame is worthy of being a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. I, Ming Dynasty, It’s already good enough if I don’t attack you, get out!”

Go away, that's impossible. Meichuan Shangyi has a major mission. If he can't complete the mission, Japan will be in danger!

At this time, he didn't care that the person in front of him was just a small official. He solemnly presented his credentials and took out another imperial edict: "The Taizu of the Ming Dynasty has a decree. Our country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and a country without conquests." , this is an ironclad fact, do you want to resist the decree?"

After stiffening for a while, he immediately softened and said with a smile again: "Our general knows that he is guilty of all the things he did in the past. Therefore, this tribute comes with sincerity. Please pass it on again!"

After Emperor Taizu moved out, there was nothing he could do. The clerk went back in a little depressed to report. After half the payment, he came out accompanied by a green-robed junior official and ordered them to go in.

Meichuan Shangyi finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him. He quickly thanked him, and just when he was about to go in, he felt the pain in his head again, so he remembered again that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were escorting him came.

So, he immediately complained to the green-robed official: "My lord, this envoy came to the heaven to pay tribute to the heaven, but he was besieged by unruly people along the way. These soldiers who were responsible for escorting did not do their best at all. My lord. Please look at the bumps on this envoy’s forehead. They were all beaten along the way. These soldiers have neglected their duty so much, please punish them severely!"

Hearing this, the other Japanese people nodded repeatedly and looked at the Ming soldiers escorting them with hatred, waiting for a good look. After all, even the envoys had their foreheads covered, and they could be seen at a glance. unambiguous evidence.

What they didn't expect was that after hearing this, the green-robed official replied coldly: "You Japanese people are doing well if you can reach the capital alive. Now you still want to make things difficult for the people who escort you. As expected, These people with wolf-hearted hearts and dog-like lungs are people who come from an ungrateful country!"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he was stunned. Is this okay? Is there such a thing?

Not only him, but all the Japanese people were dumbfounded. They never expected that after complaining, they would get such an answer.

The green-robed officer ignored them, and said to the escorting officer with a kind face: "Thank you for the hard work along the way. Go and complete the formalities and go back!"

"Thank you, sir!" The general saluted quickly, "If it weren't for the fact that military orders are so difficult to disobey, I would have beaten these Japanese pirates myself!"

After saying that, he led his men to go through the formalities and go back.

Watching them leave, and even saw a few soldiers spitting "Bah", Meichuan Shangyi and others were a little stunned. At this time, they felt a strong sense of hostility. I thought they were just some unruly people before, but now it seems that everyone in the Ming Dynasty is hostile to them, including civil and military officials!

Envoys who came to pay tribute in the past were not treated like this! Meichuan Shangyi thought in his mind and decided to ask clearly no matter what, otherwise life would be too sad if this continues!

After several setbacks, he finally used fifty taels of silver to smash open an old man who was cleaning the place where he lived.

I saw that this old man was a little evasive. He took fifty taels of silver and hid in Meichuan Shangyi's room. Only then did he dare to speak: "If you have any questions, please ask quickly. If others see me, I will be arrested." A stab in the spine!"

Meichuan Shangyi was a little puzzled, but he couldn't care less at this time and asked quickly: "I would like to understand why we Japanese people are so unpopular in the Celestial Empire, as if everyone is shouting to beat us?"

After hearing this, the sweeper replied with a look on his face: "Our Ming Dynasty was severely harmed by the Jianbu. In the past, countless people in Liaodong and Gyeonggi were killed and their families were destroyed! Everyone remembers this in their hearts. .”

Meichuan Shangyi was confused when he heard it. After thinking about logic for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask: "But...but Jianlu did evil things, what does it have to do with our Japanese country?"

"How come it doesn't matter?" The sweeper said with a look of disdain: "It's not a good thing you did!"

Meichuan Shangyi continues to be confused...

"If it weren't for your Japanese invasion of our Korean province, our Ming army wouldn't have to travel thousands of miles to support us. In war, people will die and money will be spent. Two times before and after, how many people died in our Ming Dynasty, how much money was spent Do you know how much money it is? Jianlu took advantage of this opportunity to rise up and cause harm to the Ming Dynasty after your Japanese country. Tell me, do you want to settle a debt? "

It seemed to make sense. Meichuan Shangyi nodded, suddenly came to his senses, and quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, what I mean is that Jianlu is the rightful owner of this matter. Daming should go to Jianlu no matter what." prisoner……"

Before he could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted by the sweeper: "Nonsense, so our Majesty led a personal expedition and directly wiped out the Jianlu. But you are an accomplice, so we, the people of Ming Dynasty, are not allowed to hate you? Tell me. You, now that our Ming Dynasty has become stronger, the adults are discussing and want justice from your Japanese country!"

Hearing this, Meichuan Shangyi became uneasy. This needs justice, what kind of justice is it? Anyway, no matter what kind of justice he wants, it will have an impact on his mission to the Ming Dynasty.

While he was still thinking about it, the sweeper said again: "Actually, if you really want to talk about it, you can't be considered accomplices..."

Upon hearing this, Meichuan Shangyi couldn't help but be overjoyed, and even showed a rare trace of gratitude on his face. The entire civil and military dynasties of the Celestial Empire are probably not as knowledgeable as this sweeper!

Just when he was about to boast, he heard the sweeper continue: "You Japanese are one of the original culprits! How many people in our Ming and Korean provinces have died at your hands, and now they are strongly demanding that the court help them." Take the initiative, take revenge, and destroy the Japanese country just like we destroyed Jianlu!"

"..." Meichuan Shangyi was dumbfounded. He didn't expect such a turn.

The sweeping uncle felt that he had finished talking. He touched the money in his arms, thought for a moment and said, "Actually, your Japanese country is also famous for its ruthlessness. It's a shame that our Ming Dynasty Taizu listed you as a country without conquest. The result was good. We invaded North Korea and then wanted to attack Ming Dynasty. Don’t deny it, we Ming Dynasty are not three-year-olds who can be deceived by you. "

It wasn't until the sweeping man left for a long time that Meichuan Shangyi came back to his senses.

In fact, General Tokugawa considered that he would encounter difficulties in coming to Ming for help. It was for this reason that the tribute was generous. I also heard that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was young and vigorous, so he specially selected five beauties. I originally thought that after all this, plus the rebellion of Jianlu and the Ming Dynasty, I believed that the Ming Dynasty would most likely send troops to help.

However, what he never expected was that Ming Dynasty would have such an attitude towards Japan. This was beyond his expectation. What should he do next? Meichuan Shangyi was a little confused.

Think about it, every sweeper in the Ming Dynasty has this understanding, let alone those scholars, those civil servants and military generals.

Meichuan Shangyi realized that he might not be able to fool him just by using the words he used to reply to the clerk at the door. But fortunately, after all, Emperor Taizu's words were left there, at least there was room for change.

Alas, there is no other way, let’s take one step at a time!

He did not expect that after leaving Honglu Temple, the sweeper went directly to Dongchang to report, handed over all the money he gave, and also reported the conversation process between the two parties. Not long after, Wang Chengen reported the situation to Emperor Chongzhen.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Let this matter ferment for a while. In a few days, I will hold a court meeting to discuss this matter!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" After hearing this, Wang Chengen flattered him. From beginning to end, people from Dongchang were secretly guiding and participating in this matter. He understood that the situation was under the control of the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and then went to chat with Wen Tiren privately in the chat group to explain the matter to him. He did not intend to personally participate in the court meeting later.

In fact, Wen Tiren had already guessed the emperor's attitude before. The remarks about the Japanese state began to appear when the emperor was inspecting Yongping Mansion, along with the denunciation of Jianlu, and became more and more intense. If you say that this has nothing to do with the emperor, even Wen Tiren would not believe it to death!

Now after listening to the emperor's explanation, it is indeed the case. Wen Tiren was not a die-hard, otherwise he would not have been able to become the chief minister and the emperor's confidant. Therefore, he immediately complied with the instructions and made preparations according to the emperor's wishes.

Three days later, a court meeting was held to formally discuss the matter of Japan submitting its credentials and requesting Ming Dynasty to help eliminate Jianlu. As the envoy, Meichuan Shangyi stood below, obediently waiting for Daming's reply.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on his throne, looked at his ministers and said, "My dear friends, if you have any thoughts on this, please tell me!"

At this time, public opinion in the capital and even in the capital was one-sided. Anyone who was not blind or deaf would know what the imperial court meant. However, just as Emperor Chongzhen was worried, there are always some die-hards with old-fashioned ideas.

Therefore, after the emperor finished speaking, a minister came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country came to pay tribute, which means that it still regards our Ming Dynasty as its suzerain country, and built captives to rebel against our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I think it is time to send troops Defeat it!"

Hearing this, he coughed, and someone immediately came out to retort: ​​"When we sent troops to attack North Korea and were enemies of our Ming Dynasty soldiers, did we think that our Ming Dynasty was its suzerain country? Now that we are in trouble, we think of our Ming Dynasty as our suzerain. The suzerain's country? I think that nothing in the world is so cheap, and I, the Ming Dynasty, will never be taken advantage of!"

Just as he finished speaking, another person came out of the queue and followed up: "Your Majesty, I second it, how many people from our Ming Dynasty died in the Korean War, and how much money was spent on the national treasury. The previous accounts have not been settled, and now we are going to go Help them, how can there be such a thing in the world?"

"Yes, and the Japanese country harmed our Ming Dynasty. This is all evidence. The Japanese country is a country of repeated villains, and we can't help!"

"I agree, the Japanese country obviously covets our Ming Dynasty. I suggest that our Ming Dynasty is strong enough now, and Jianlu is there anyway, so we can settle the accounts together, destroy the Japanese country, and benefit the people of the world!"

"..."

Listening to the almost one-sided court discussion, and it seemed that the more the discussion, the more disadvantageous it became to the Japanese country. Umechuan Shangyi could not stand still, and the sweat on his forehead kept flowing down. This situation cannot continue like this, and this situation must be reversed.

If the Tokugawa shogunate could send him here, of course he had certain abilities. He understood that the solution now was to grasp one key point and then identify the others, or perhaps there was a way out.

Therefore, he couldn't care less, and immediately took a few steps forward, lay down on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the envoy of a small country has something to say!"

Logically speaking, this was against etiquette, but Emperor Chongzhen didn't care and just nodded his head in approval.

"Your Majesty, my country also tried its best to crack down on the Japanese pirates back then. They harassed the Celestial Empire, which was not what I wanted. Their crime does not lie with my country!"

As soon as Meichuan Shangyi said this, a censor stood up and yelled: "Stop, one or two Japanese pirates. What you say makes sense, but how many Japanese pirates came back then? This is the result of your efforts to fight against them. Or is it the result of strong instigation, or the result of incompetence? Haha, not guilty?"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he quickly wanted to distinguish and explain in detail the situation of the Japanese country at that time. However, this could not be explained clearly in a few words. Seeing so many Ming officials and military generals looking at him, and the emperor looking at him, he felt a lot of pressure. After thinking about it, he avoided the matter and decided to explain what he could clearly explain first: "Your Majesty, back then The invasion of Korea was the work of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. My general just couldn't bear to see him offending the Celestial Empire, so he raised an army to resist. The fault lies with Toyotomi Hideyoshi!"

"Full of sophistry!" Another civil servant came out to refute, "Isn't Toyotomi Hideyoshi from the Japanese country? Who is the king of your Japanese country? Afterwards, will you come to our Ming Dynasty to apologize? Do you have a heart of repentance? If you invade our Ming Dynasty in the future, Is it possible to use just one person to take the blame and fool me, Ming Dynasty?"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he wanted to say that the system of the Japanese country was different from that of the Ming Dynasty. Their king was just a decoration. However, this kind of thing cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Even if you say this, I guess Mingguo will say why no one from the Tokugawa family came to apologize, the same reason!

While he was thinking about it, he saw officials from the Ming Dynasty marching out and loudly saying: "Your Majesty, the province of Korea has sent tens of thousands of people's letters, all saying that the Japanese country harmed Korea in the past, just like Jianlu, and begged the imperial court to send troops to make decisions for the Korean people. Destroy the Jianlu and Japanese countries together!"

"..."

He looked at the eyes above the court that were looking at him. Almost none of them were sympathetic, and most of them were angry. Hearing a new round of reports, there are signs of intensification.

Thinking of the anger of the people of the Ming Dynasty that he had felt along the way, and looking in front of him, Meichuan Shangyi knew that he could not go on like this, so he immediately shouted loudly: "The envoy from the small country is here because my king wants to come to the Ming Dynasty to apologize in person. I want the young envoy to understand first how to make amends to calm the anger of the superior country, so that my king can be prepared. This small country is a country that has been designated by the Taizu of the Celestial Dynasty not to be conquered. My king is willing to be a vassal state of the Celestial Dynasty from generation to generation, and will never have second thoughts!"

Faced with the worry of destroying the country, Umekawa Shoi knew that it was not impossible for the emperor to come to Mingguo to plead guilty in person, and the shogunate sent a hostage to accompany him. Such a price has been offered, you Ming must have some face, haven't you been accusing us of not taking action before, this is okay, let's see what else you have to say?

His words were difficult for the civil servants in the palace to accept. The decision had to be made by the emperor. Therefore, everyone turned to look at the emperor to listen to his decision.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Meichuan Shangyi and said coldly: "It seems that you also know that you are guilty! Since you have admitted it, I don't want to say more. So, the losses caused by your Japanese country to our Ming Dynasty will not be Forget about the Japanese invaders invading the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty. The casualties caused by the Ming Dynasty soldiers and civilians in North Korea alone, as well as the large amount of money and food that the Ming Dynasty paid for this, were all caused by your Japanese country. As long as you can compensate for these, How about I just let it go?"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he realized that the Ming Emperor had taken a step back and was only paying compensation for the two Korean Wars, which shouldn't be much. Since it can be solved with money, it is not a problem. Anyway, since there is a lot of money, we can at most increase production.

With this thought in mind, he knelt on the ground and hurriedly replied: "I am grateful for your majesty's generosity. The envoy from the small country thinks that this is a reasonable move. I wonder how much compensation should be paid?"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he turned to look at the Minister of Hubu.

Bi Ziyan immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is troublesome to calculate in detail, so why not just compensate me for half of the Ming Dynasty's current annual treasury income!"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he immediately thought about it. It is said that the national treasury income of the Ming Dynasty is more than two million taels. If it is half, it will be more than one million taels at most. This price can wipe out the past history. , and by the way, asking Ming Dynasty to send troops to quell the rebellion, it seems to be quite cost-effective.

Thinking of this, he was afraid that these eyeing courtiers would object, so he immediately replied loudly: "Your Majesty, this small country believes that this is a reasonable move, and there is no problem!"

Thank you o the domineering o for the 500 starting coin reward, and thank you dick117712 for the reward! Some friends said that the previous chapter was too short, so this chapter would be a longer version.