[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

The 26th year of Hongwu, which is the fourth year of Mingde in Japan, is a very happy year for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the real ruler of Japan today.

Last year, he ended Japan's half-century-long division between the north and the south and brought the country back together.

And in April of this year, Emperor Yuanrong, the empress who had been hindering him, finally passed away. Now on the throne is Emperor Komatsu, who has always trusted and admired him. The left and right prime ministers are all his cronies. In his hands, for today's Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, there is nothing in this country that can stop him, and there is no voice that can oppose him.

If there is no accident, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will soon be able to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors and abdicate, and then give up the position of general to his eight-year-old son. It's time to satisfy your personal passions.

In Japan, converting to Buddhism is an extremely fashionable thing. This move can effectively promote the image of the convert in the hearts of the people, just like modern charity.

Even though most people know that doing charity is actually a reasonable tax avoidance method for companies, but seeing politicians or entrepreneurs keen on doing charity, there will still be a feeling that he has such a good conscience and is generally not a bad person idea.

This little bit of goodwill and favor can influence a political situation in many cases.

The Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who fought for power with the emperor and won a perfect victory in this wrestling, also wanted to create an image of himself indifferent to fame and fortune.

Anyway, there are no strict precepts in Zen Buddhism in Japan. Being a monk does not affect his management of government affairs, nor does it affect his enjoyment. Taking a break can also give him peace of mind. Why not do it? ?

But the plan can never keep up with the changes. Just when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was about to open a new chapter in his life, he suddenly got the news that the Ming Dynasty fleet had arrived and was heading towards Heian-kyo.

To be honest, in the past two years, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has loved and hated Daming Na.

Ming Dynasty, which re-established the relationship of the tributary system, did bring a lot of benefits to Japan, but the feeling of suddenly having a big mountain on its head is really annoying.

Especially in the past two years, Ming Dynasty has become more and more difficult to fool. They changed their previous image of a rich and stupid rich man. They first sent envoys to Japan, and then relied on this level of relationship again and again to report to them. Japan's protest against the Japanese pirates forced Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to ban the looting of Daming.

You must know that not one or two people are engaged in the occupation of Japanese pirates in Japan. This high-risk but quick-paying occupation has become a legitimate occupation in private by many local forces.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's order is undoubtedly an enmity with these forces, so the voices of calling him a lackey of the Ming Dynasty have been heard all these years, until the reunification of the North and the South last year.

But what's worse is that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took all precautions and was discovered by the other party about the true meaning of the emperor.

After the demise of the Tang Dynasty, Japan, which sent a large number of Tang envoys to learn Chinese culture, often claimed that it was the cultural descendant and true successor of the Tang Dynasty. The title of Emperor is one of the effective proofs.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, only the Emperor of Japan had this title in the world, but just as the Tang Dynasty was dissatisfied with this title, Da Ming obviously could not accept the leader of the vassal state calling himself the Emperor.

Previously, relying on differences in translation, Japan had been embellishing this title in writing, translating it as king, but this kind of thing could not be hidden for a while, and the Ming envoy stationed in Japan for a long time soon discovered something was wrong. Immediately after in-depth investigation, he wrote to Emperor Hongwu.

Emperor Hongwu was extremely angry, and in a fury of thunder, he sent the Ministry of Rites with a letter ordering the Japanese nationals who had committed the crime of usurpation to immediately change the emperor into a king.

This move caused them to be ridiculed by the North Korean country next door. Everyone is a loser without a title, and they don't know where they have the face to laugh at Japan.

But this is not a big deal. What makes Ashikaga Yoshimitsu very upset is that this move has also attracted domestic anti-Ming voices, and some people call Ashikaga Yoshimitsu a traitor.

This made it very difficult for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, whose overall policy at that time was to win over the Ming Dynasty to obtain its support for the Northern Dynasty, and it was a bit out of character.

Fortunately, there are many people who have benefited from the trade relationship with the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of these interests, those who really have the power to make waves choose to turn a blind eye.

Anyway, the title of the Emperor has nothing to do with their Wu clan.The divine right of the emperor is inviolable?Everyone wants to protect?Hehe, in today's era of the Muromachi shogunate, this has become a joke.

The powerful people did not make a sound, and the unification of the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan last year was a great contribution to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, so he was not criticized on a large scale, otherwise he would have a headache for this even if he was powerful.

And because of the reunification, the missions established by the Ming Dynasty in Japan on the grounds of observing the regime change of the vassal states naturally lost their meaning of existence, and returned to Daming at the end of last year.

For a while, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu only felt that the sky was clear and the world was peaceful.

but……

... Didn't you just leave, why are you here again?

It's very annoying, but I can't say annoying, because it's Daming next door.

For the sake of business, for the sake of justice, and for a happy life, they can only send people to greet them with a smile on their faces, and let them tell them along the way to do a good job in all aspects of their work, absolutely not allowing any news that should not be leaked to spread.

Any titles such as Emperor or Your Majesty are absolutely not allowed. Whoever dares to make him unhappy before abdicating will make him unhappy for the rest of his life.

After ordering people to pay more attention, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately took a shower and burned incense, changed into a formal dress and received him personally.What he didn't expect was that the envoy sent by Daming this time was quite young.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu himself is only 35 years old this year, and the angel sent here seems to be a weakling, but in the process of stepping up the hall through the eyes of civil and military officials, the expression of this young man did not change at all, as if What he saw was not the most solemn court hall in Japan, nor was he facing the prestige and gaze of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Considering his age, this kind of demeanor is definitely not easy to deal with. Judging from his expression, it seems that the visitor is not kind.

Sure enough, during the next two cups of tea, the young man cursed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the Northern Dynasty government with words as sharp as a blade.

What "you barbarians are arrogant and cunning in governing the country, let it be, and do not educate, the people are no different from savages, so dare to come and ask for a seal letter? I am the son of the emperor, and I should be responsible for the world. The throne should not be taken lightly. Give etiquette and laws to keep the old Chapter, so that self-education."

What is the saying "If you are happy, you will come to the king, if you are angry, you will never do it. Let it be natural, so that you can do it yourself."

Every sentence of sharp words slapped everyone in the face, and the most important thing was the sentence "His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty thought that you could do better after agreeing, but unexpectedly it turned worse, which made him doubt that the previous situation was wrong. It is not controlled by the Southern Dynasty."

This is no longer as simple as a slap in the face, but doubts about the ability of the Northern Dynasty to govern, and it means to change its position.

The Northern and Southern Dynasties were able to unify because the army of the Southern Dynasties could no longer be defeated, but in fact, it was mainly because Ashikaga Yoshimitsu promised that the emperors of both the Northern and Southern Dynasties would have the right to inherit. After Emperor Shan handed over the three artifacts, Emperor Kameyama still enjoyed the rights and status of the royal family.

To put it bluntly, this kind of "peace" is only a superficial calm. If there is a little carelessness, the war situation may restart again at any time.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu dared to promise that these are all because the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty is only 14 years old, but the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty is already 42 years old. Waiting for the next successor to rotate, at least two to 30 years later, when the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty dies, it will be over.

But if Daming really wants to interfere in this matter, then the situation will be complicated.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately confessed his mistake, and took the initiative to call himself a criminal minister, saying that he would definitely catch those bandits who disobeyed orders to harass the coast of Japan, and give Daming an explanation.

"That's not necessary, the thieves and bandits have all been arrested and brought to justice." What he didn't expect was that Daming's envoy... the young man named Ma He smiled at him, "The thieves expressed their willingness to bear the responsibility for compensation. The land was compensated to Daming, I think the Wa Kingdom will not obstruct this matter, right?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's face turned blue, not just because Daming wanted to take away their land through legal means, but because one of the criminals who was brought up was the one who was instigated by him not long ago. The son of Miyuki Yamana, who is aggressively cutting power.

The Yamana clan once joined forces with the ancestors of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and since then, the Yamana clan has made great achievements in battle. At its peak, the Yamana clan monopolized 11 countries, while the whole of Japan only had 66 countries, so it is called "one-sixth hall" by the world.

The former slogan of the shogunate was to protect the daimyo, so the power structure of the general is quite fragile, and it is impossible to use various means to ostracize the daimyo overtly and covertly like many previous forces. Since the power cannot be obtained from the daimyo, it can only be obtained from other places .

The so-called other places are the guardians of the 66 countries. As the chief executives of the feudal countries, their influence directly affects the authority of the central government, and the tree is so big that it attracts attention. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu naturally turned his attention to the Yamana family who has always been not honest.He provoked the internal strife of the Yamana clan, and jumped left and right, successfully weakening the huge Yamana clan, and finally wiped out a large number of Yamana rebels in a battle in the field, turning the Yamana clan that once owned eleven countries into a surviving three kingdoms small family.

Because he still wanted to gradually annex slowly, and he didn't want to force people to jump over the wall, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not take away the other party's wealth and power at once, but adopted the method of swallowing, so now, the other party took out his own Da Ming said that he would pay compensation to Daming, but it was really difficult for him to refuse.

However, after hearing that the other party’s compensation land was in Izumo, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately found an excuse. Yamana used to serve as the guardian of Izumo Kingdom, but now Izumo Kingdom does not belong to the Yamana family, so theoretically speaking, this compensation it is invalid.

Who would have thought that the mountain boy actually took out the title deed.

Well, the title deed is the ownership of the land, regardless of whether it is a local guardian or not.But despite this, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu still said that the land belongs to the country, and it is absolutely not allowed to sell it. At most, it is leased, and the lease is at most 50 years.

In the end, Ma He lifted the 50 years to 99 years with a smirk, and officially "leased" the land.

But what made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wonder why Daming would really accept the compensation.He already had people go to the local area to see it. It was a barren hill with no fields at all.Show that Daming got the compensation?

This curiosity was answered after they learned that the people of Ming Dynasty were cutting down trees in Izumo.

The Izumo area is mountainous and misty, so it is often called the country of gods, and the local trees grow very luxuriantly, and there are indeed many rare trees.Ashikaga Yoshimitsu felt that this might be because the Ming people felt that they could not lose face and forcibly save their respect.

From his point of view, if you cut down a tree, just cut down a tree. Anyway, it's just incompetent rage.

Moreover, the ships sent by Ming Dynasty to carry away the trees had to bring a large amount of goods every time they docked. Strictly speaking, Japan made money.

Although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu always had a hint of confusion in his heart, especially when Izumo's new guardian, Kyogoku, told him that the tree-cutters of Daming often did not return all night on the mountain, and they often burned fire on the mountain.

But in today's Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's view, it is still necessary to maintain a good relationship with Daming, so he did not send anyone to inquire, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles.

——Just confirm that there is no iron ore on that piece of land.

Izumo itself is the origin of iron ore, and it is also an important resource for the country's combat readiness, so as long as it is not iron ore, nothing else matters.

What Ashikaga Yoshimitsu didn't know was that, under his nose, the Yamana clan who hated him so much had arranged for him in many ways. Those tree-cutters cut down trees openly, mined mines secretly, and insisted on filling a large amount of silver ore in the belly of the trees. Shipped out of Japan.

Izumo country is indeed the main producer of iron ore, but Iwami country next door to Izumo country has a very famous silver mine in later generations-Iwami Silver Mine.

During the 400 years of continuous mining, the mines of this silver mine accounted for one-third of the world's silver production for a long time. Relying on the long-term entrenched contacts here, Yamana helped Daming open the road from Izumo to Iwami country, and Joyfully dug up the corner of Shi Jianguo.

The Ouchi clan, the guardian of Ishijian country, is also an accomplice in the decline of the Yamana clan. One move can weaken the power of the two enemies, which is simply a bloody profit.

In fact, there is another reason why Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not pay much attention to the changes in the Izumo Kingdom. After landing that day, the envoys of Ming Dynasty strongly demanded that Japan return the people of Ming Dynasty who were taken away in the past. This request made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Deep headache.

In the farming era, population was the productivity, and no leader was willing to return the population, even if they were from improper sources. Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu found a thousand or eight hundred excuses to express the difficulty and inhumanity of this move, and it was difficult to cooperate with it.

Ming's emissary, Ma He, was quickly irritated by the Japanese government's apparent delay. He flicked his sleeves and made a decision.

He ordered Emperor Hongwu's edict to go to various parts of Japan, especially the coastal areas, to recite one by one, looking for people from the Ming Dynasty, regardless of age, gender, or even Ming people or Yuan people, as long as they can prove their affiliation, they can return to Daming with the army .

How to prove its attribution?

It's very simple, a piece of "Jianjia", a piece of "Li Sao", and a little tune from my hometown. These are the identity certificates that are engraved in the bones of the Chinese people and cannot be learned by outsiders.

The author has something to say: Some tunes are impossible to forget in a lifetime, even if they have not been heard for a long time.

During the evacuation activities in Libya, thousands of people lost their documents during the war and could not prove that they were Chinese. The commander at the time had an idea and asked them to sing the national anthem. As long as they could sing, they could prove that they were Chinese. This method identified many Asians who wanted to fish in troubled waters.