Prime Minister Bizen

However, the good times are always so short, and the lies will eventually be exposed.

After the banquet was over that day, Hideyoshi took the Kanto and Uoku daimyos to Kyoto, preparing to confer official positions on these daimyos under the legal order system.

The Korean envoys were waiting in Osaka to receive the letter of credence translated by Zongyizhi and Jingzhe Xuansu.

The title of this letter of credence is: Japan's Guanbai Hideyoshi, written to His Excellency the King of Korea.

As we all know, "Your Excellency" is generally used for peers or superiors to subordinates, and generally never appears in the credentials of the two countries.Even the letter of credence written by the Ming Dynasty to the King of Korea will use the title "His Royal Highness".

And this letter of credence, which was dictated by Hideyoshi and written by his attendants, uses the title "Your Excellency", which is undoubtedly Hideyoshi's derogatory term for the King of Korea.

Afterwards, it was written: Yan Shu Xun recited, scrolled and recited again and again.Although there are more than [-] states in this dynasty, the countries have been separated for several years, the state system has been disordered, the rituals of the world have been abolished, and the government has not been listened to.

Therefore, I am not very grateful, and within three or four years, the rebels, the rebels, and the remote islands in foreign lands were all under my control.Steal Eucalyptus to deeds, humble minister also.

Although, when Yu was born, a loving mother dreamed of day into her arms.Xiangshi said: "Everywhere the sun shines, it shines. A man in his prime must have eight appearances and benevolent winds, and he will be famous all over the world. Why doubt it?"

This letter was recited to North Korean officials by Xiujia as a representative.Because among the entire top management of Toyotomi, only Xiujia is famous for his outstanding sinology.

Although Xiujia could not understand Korean, in Japan and North Korea at that time, the entire upper class still had a heart-to-heart relationship with China in written letters, so Hanzi was generally used in written letters.

When Hideyoshi read this in Osaka Castle, he was still shocked by Hideyoshi's shamelessness.Not to mention the Xiu family, even the North Korean envoy who was sitting opposite was taken aback. Why does this story sound like the story of Zhu Chongba, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty?

North Korea quickly came to admire the Ming Dynasty, and worshiped the Ming Dynasty like a father. Even Li Chenggui, the great ancestor of their country, dared not use such a story to myth himself.

As a result, in the small country of Japan, Hideyoshi, who is not a nominal monarch, but only the prime minister in the eyes of the Koreans, dares to apply such a fairy tale, which is actually arrogance.

At that time, there was already a lot of discussion among the people below, and Kim Sung-il, the deputy envoy of North Korea, was about to explode, but was stopped by the official envoy Huang Yunji.

The problem in this letter of credence is not limited to this one, the beginning of your Excellency makes the North Koreans very upset.However, Huang Yunji believed that North Koreans should pay attention to etiquette, and should not interrupt Xiujia's recitation rashly, and propose revisions after reading all the national books on the opposite side.

Although Hideyoshi has heard the story of Hideyoshi making himself such a myth in later generations, the source is unknown. Who would have thought that it would come from here.

For Xiujia, the shock was nothing but shock, and the letter of credence still had to be read out.

It continues below:

According to this miracle, those who have the heart of an enemy will naturally be destroyed, the battle will be invincible, and the attack will be all captured.Now that the world is in great order, the people are raised, and the loneliness is pity.Therefore, the people are rich and rich, and the earth tribute has been multiplied through the ages.

Since the founding of this dynasty, there have been great events in the court, and Luoyang is magnificent.

Up to this point, the article is still Hideyoshi blowing rainbow farts to himself. As the actual ruler, Hideyoshi knows the actual economic situation best. …

In fact, as the people at the bottom, they have long been dragged down by Hideyoshi's recent years of national wars, and their taxes have increased year after year. They all hope that after the world is stable, His Highness Guanbai will show mercy and reduce taxes.

However, there is a sentence in it that "the earth tribute will last forever", Hideyoshi is right, but it doesn't sound like it's because of the wealth of the people, it's all because of his endless exploitation.

Next, Hideyoshi changed the topic in the letter of credence, and his ambitions were gradually exposed:

Madam was born in the world, although she lived forever, it has not been a hundred years since ancient times.Yuyu lived here for a long time?

I disdain the country's distance from the mountains and the sea, and I went straight to the Ming Dynasty, and the customs of the Yiwu Dynasty were in the four hundred states!

Those who have been politicalized for hundreds of millions of years are within a square inch.

Leaving aside the facts, Hideyoshi's literary accomplishment has improved in recent years, simply from the sentence "One super straight into the Ming Dynasty, the customs of the Yiwu Dynasty in four hundred states!" It is indeed written with arrogance, with the taste of Prime Minister Cao back then .

It's a pity that you don't have the strength of Prime Minister Cao. In the end, it's just a waste of laughter.

Xiujia also did not expect that Hideyoshi would write this sentence so blatantly in the answer book, directly revealing his ambition to embezzle Da Ming in front of the world.

However, the following words are more explicit:

Your country is the first to enter the dynasty, do you have long-term worries but no near-term worries?Those who are far away from small islands in the sea are not allowed to be latecomers.On the day of entering the Ming Dynasty, when the soldiers came to the barracks, it would be possible to repair the neighboring alliance.

I wish that there is no other, only to show a good name in the Three Kingdoms.Fang things are collected like catalogs, cherish and save (se), and keep them secret.

When Xiujia closed the letter of credence, he saw the angry face of Jin Chengyi on the opposite side. Even Huang Yunji beside him couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately asked Zong Yizhi beside him, "Is this letter of credence really your Excellency?" Is it an official book? There are many contents in it that I cannot accept.”

Huang Yunji pointed out that there are three main points, one is to change the name "Your Excellency" to "Your Highness"; the other is to delete the second paragraph from the content after "Yu Yu has lived here for a long time"; the third is to change the beginning of the third paragraph " Entering the Dynasty", and the subsequent "Fangwu" part was revised.

Let's go and give it a try. 】

The first two points have already been explained. Regarding the latter two points, Koreans believe that "entering the court" means that Hideyoshi asked North Korea to send people to Japan for an audience. This does not meet the premise of calling us to Japan in the first place.

Although people have come now, this nominal matter must be resolved. I came here as a foreign envoy to celebrate, not "entering the court" as a subject.

In addition, "Fangwu" means the tribute received by Shangfeng from the vassal state, and it is called in a superior posture. They think it is Hideyoshi's contemptuous name for the gift coins presented by North Korea.

Regardless of the arrogance of the two classes of nobles in North Korea, in fact North Korea is the most complicated country in the world at this time. From officials to ordinary people in the country, they are all struggling for "survival".

The most serious threat officials face is the party and government. Especially for diplomats, their missions represent the face of the monarch. Once there is a mistake, it is very likely that the opponent will seize the opportunity and severely In the end, it led to a situation where the family was destroyed.

In the face of these major issues, or for the sake of their own lives, Huang Yunji and Jin Chengyi must let Japan revise the credential, otherwise they would rather not accept the credential and go back. …

Compared with the above four points, Hideyoshi's arrogance of himself in the first paragraph is not even a big deal.

Xiujia couldn't understand Korean, so he heard a lot of chatter from Smecta and that Smecta across the way.

However, Xiujia, who has read the entire Guoshu, even if he doesn't understand what the Koreans are saying, he can still guess that it's pretty close.

Zong Yizhi and Jing Zhexuansu comforted the North Korean envoys. Their excuse was that the person who wrote the letter of credence had made a mistake in using the words. They were willing to change "Your Excellency" to "Your Highness" and "Fangwu" to "Li Currency”, but disagreed with the deletion of the two paragraphs.

Especially in the part of "Entering the Dynasty", Jing Zhexuansu explained that "Entering the Dynasty" means "Entering the Dynasty and Ming Dynasty", and wanted North Korea to bring Japan to pay a visit to Ming Dynasty. "the meaning of.

But these words are obviously teasing people. Even if this is the meaning, what is the explanation for the two sentences at the end of the second paragraph?
"Yichao went straight to the Ming Dynasty, and the customs of the Yiwu dynasty were in the four hundred states!" How to explain it?
Perhaps it was because they saw that the Xiu family was right next to them, making it difficult for them to continue messing with these North Koreans, so Zongyi Zhiyi had finished reading the letter of credence, and asked the Xiu family to go down and rest, and leave the rest of the discussion to them For reasons of responsibility, he called Xiujia to leave.

The Xiu family was watching a good show, how could they be willing to leave, although they couldn't understand Korean, but they could really understand the selected Chinese in the national script.

However, it was just a few words in the confrontation, which gradually made the Xiu family feel boring, so they decided to add fire to them.

Holding up the letter of credence, Xiujia said in pure Zhili Chinese, "Since the most small state has come to our country, it should be subordinated.

Now that the letter of the state is proclaimed, you should bring back the meaning of Guanbai Palace to the king of Erbang, and let him prepare his army to be a pioneer. When the 400 states of the Ming Dynasty are won, the rewards of His Highness Guanbai will definitely be indispensable to you, why bother here again noise. "

I need to explain here, Xiujia speaks Zhili official dialect, which is actually Wu dialect.Because the capital of the Ming Dynasty was established in Nanjing, and after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the guards around the capital and their relatives often went to Beijing, coupled with the relocation of officials, merchants, and wealthy households, so that the northern and southern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty spoke Wu dialect. as the official language.

Interested readers can read about the history of Mandarin Chinese in the past dynasties of our country and the origin of Mandarin today.

North Korean officials can't understand Japanese, but they can understand Wu, because this is the official language of the Ming Dynasty today.

When Xiujia announced Hideyoshi's intention to invade North Korea so frankly, they frightened the three North Korean envoys into speechlessness.

Zong Yizhi couldn't understand what the Xiu family said, but Jing Zhe Xuansu could.He also froze in place like a North Korean envoy, he knew that when the Xiu family said this, his plans for the lakes and alleys on both sides were completely useless.

He is even ready to accept the questioning of the North Korean envoy.

But to his surprise, the deputy envoy Jin Chengyi was as angry as ever, and after reacting, he wanted to argue with Xiujia, but was held down by the envoy Huang Yunji and the secretary Xu Zhi (g).

The two whispered a few words in Jin Chengyi's ear, and finally persuaded him. Finally, Huang Yunji came forward to stabilize his emotions and took over the letter of credence from Xiu's family. …

When the two were handing over, the Xiu family deliberately held down Huang Yunji who was about to leave, and continued to say in Wu dialect, "After you go back, tell the monarch of your country to prepare the army and stockpile the army. When the time comes, you will lead the way when you arrive in the Ming Dynasty. "

Hearing these words, Huang Yunji's feet softened, and he almost fell in front of Xiujia, but in the end Xiujia was able to support him.

The Xiu family did not really want the Koreans to be their guides. He hoped that through the statement of his own identity, the Ming and North Koreas on the opposite side would pay attention to it, and be able to prepare their armies to deal with the coming Japanese army. It's a one-touch crash like it's been in history.

Only when Hideyoshi suffers in North Korea will he truly understand the truth that there are people beyond others, and there is a sky beyond the sky, and he will completely let go of his unrealistic ambitions that are not related to his strength.

The mission of the Xiu family was over so far. After Zong Yizhi and Jing Zhexuansu entertained the three North Korean envoys, he set off for Kyoto. He would also participate in the emperor's enfeoffment ceremony for him in the near future.

The Xiu family didn't know what Zongyizhi and Jingzhe Xuansu had discussed with the North Korean envoys, but later they heard that the three North Korean envoys didn't even want Xiuji's gift. fled back to North Korea.

Zong Yizhi and Jing Zhexuansu were surprised that the Xiu family exposed Hideyoshi's ambition on the spot, which completely disrupted their good affairs, but due to the identity of the Xiu family and the fact that they had deceived Hideyoshi, they did not dare to say more.

They didn't even know how much Hideyoshi had seen through this trick, and they were anxious for several days, waiting for Hideyoshi's disposal in Osaka.

But until Hideyoshi ended his pilgrimage to the emperor with the Kanto and Uoku daimyos in Kyoto, and the daimyos returned one after another, they were not caught and dealt with by Hideyoshi, and the stone hanging in their hearts was slightly relaxed.

In the end, Zong Yizhi couldn't restrain his inner anxiety, and took the initiative to come to Xiujia to confess the facts and ask Xiujia for help.

The Xiu family had made up their minds not to get involved in this matter. After all, up to now, it was just Zong Yizhi's opportunistic and deceptive actions.

The Zong family has not had a great influence on Ma Xiao's family.

But if Hideyoshi gets involved in it himself, if Hideyoshi catches him in the end, Zong Yizhi will take all the blame on Hideyoshi.
The Kanto Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's branch family, the world's number one celebrity took the lead in engaging in shadow diplomacy and deceiving the upper and lower, which would have a great impact.

The Xiu family is indeed greedy for the location of Tsushima Island. With him, it is a good bridgehead for trade with Daming or North Korea, but it doesn't mean that he will be willing to make a fuss just because of that little benefit.

Not to mention that now he has two islands, Yinqi Island and Zhudao, which are enough as transit points. Therefore, when facing Zongyizhi's visit to the garden, Xiujia kept pretending to be stupid and didn't express his position.

It wasn't until Zong Yizhi finally confessed the reason to Xiujia that Xiujia asked in shock, "Is this really true?"

Zongyi answered with wisdom and trepidation: "Don't dare to lie to His Highness Da Nayan, please also ask Da Nayan to save me."

What the Xiu family wanted was Zong Yizhi's begging when he was in despair. Only in this way was he worthy of asking the Xiu family to help him.

At this time, Hideo and Tokugawa Ieyasu have entered into the third place, Dainagon.

Other Hidetomi Toyotomi was promoted from the second to the Minister of the Interior, and Hidetada Ogasawara was promoted to the fourth as he wished to be appointed as Lieutenant General of the Left Konoe, Miki Anto was awarded the title of Akita Josuke, and Masamune Yoon Tatsu was awarded the title of the Fourth to be followed by the Attendant Zuo Konoe Major General Quan and so on.

Therefore, the name of the Xiu family in front of people has become the Toyotomi Dainagyan Xiu family.

The so-called Da Na Yan Zhe, and Ya Xiang of the Tang Dynasty, was the chief deputy of the Tai Zheng Guan and one of the political officials.It is equivalent to the Huaimen (minister) subordinate official of the prime minister in the feudal dynasty of China.That is to say, it is equivalent to the post of Nayan in Sui Dynasty and Shizhong in Tang Dynasty.

Although the word "Asian" before "Prime Minister" is not the only prime minister who dominates the world, but as the saying goes, there is a hurdle between the third and the fourth, and the third and the third are also a hurdle. The Xiu family can be promoted to the third As a senior official, the old direction is a big step in that direction.

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