At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 522 The difference between ruler and minister
Most of the Confucian scholars on board had never been out at sea and could not stand the wind and waves.

These people were born either rich or noble, and they were spoiled and spoiled since childhood. Don't look at them talking about studying hard every day. In fact, who in a poor family can afford to study?

Xia Shaopeng was just the beginning. As the voyage progressed, people were thrown into the sea every day.

Although many people protested, Shi Heng didn't care about it.

Once out at sea, life and death matter, this is the rule.

The power of the steamer was sufficient, and after 20 days, the fleet arrived at Sado Island.

Sun Changhe stepped on the land carefully. At this moment, deep in his heart, he couldn't help crying, I'm still alive, I'm still alive!
As long as there is life, there is hope.

Daming doesn't want me, it doesn't matter, I can bring my talent to the Japanese country on the other side of the ocean, and realize my life ideal here.

After a short rest, the Confucian scholars followed Ichiichi Kaneyo to Edo Town.

After talking all the way, Yiyi Jianliang looked forward to Sun Changhe very much, and promised that when he met Emperor Hikohito, he would definitely recommend Sun Changhe to be the shogunate.

Sun Changhe was secretly delighted, he knew a lot about the regime of the Wa Kingdom, the so-called emperor was just a decoration, and he didn't even have real power in his hands.

It was the Ashikaga shogunate that really controlled the military and government of the Wa country, and the local power was dispersed in the hands of the guardian daimyo.

The executive power is the assistant official of the shogunate, and the Ashikaga shogunate controls the real power. If the shogunate can exercise power, its status is very close to that of Guan Bai, at least as a deputy prime minister.

Finally, the team arrived in Edo-cho.

This is the capital of the Wa Kingdom, but at this time, the productivity of the Wa Kingdom is extremely limited, and the so-called capital looks similar to a county seat in Daming.

Yiyi Jianliang turned his head and said, "Sir, we are here."

Sun Changhe nodded slowly, looking at the dilapidated city gate in front of him, suddenly, an idea came to his mind.

"My brother, as Guanbai of the Wa Kingdom, is under one person and above ten thousand people. Why don't you see officials come out of the city to greet you when you return to the country?"

When Kanehara heard this, he was immediately stunned.

I'll go out and investigate, why is there such a saying?

Seeing this, Sun Changhe shook his head and said, "This is the law of etiquette. If people in the world don't follow the law of etiquette, there will be no order at all."

"Been taught a lesson!"

Yiyi Jianliang clasped his fists in salute, thinking in his heart, he really has to be a serious disciple of a sage, he has been Guan Bai for so many years, and he didn't pay attention to the superiority and inferiority, what a shame.

It's fine if you don't pay attention on weekdays, but today you have really come into contact with etiquette. In comparison, it really feels a little inappropriate.

Maybe... the country of Wa should change too!

Sun Changhe saw that he was silent, but with a look of shame on his face, he knew that he was right.

Such things as benevolence, righteousness and etiquette are what I am good at, and I will not be sleepy after chatting for three days and three nights.

"According to the law of etiquette, Emperor Hikohito should personally order it, and the Ministry of Rites should take the lead to lead the officials out of the city to meet them."

Ichijo Kaneyo was even more ashamed, and said, "There is no Ministry of Rites in my country..."

Sun Changhe was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "Brother Yi, there is a heavy responsibility and a long way to go!"

Yiyi Jianliang understood what he meant, so he said: "From now on, I will rely on you, sir!"

"I don't dare to be an old man!"

The two said a few polite words, and one Jianliang led the Confucian scholars into the city and came to the palace.

It's just that this palace is a bit shabby, not to mention the Forbidden City, even ordinary palaces are ten times more luxurious than this one.

Emperor Hikohito had already received a piece of news about Kanara's return to China, and even learned that he had bought steam trains and steam ships from Daming, and brought back thousands of Confucian scholars. He was very happy and set up a dinner party for him.

Of course, the number of people that the imperial palace can accommodate is very limited, and it is definitely unrealistic for thousands of people to attend, so a dozen or so great Confucian scholars headed by Sun Changhe went to the banquet.

On the palace, there are some civil servants and generals accompanying them, some of them are wearing official clothes, some are wearing armor, and some are wearing Confucian shirts, chatting non-stop with each other.

After Sun Changhe was seated, seeing these people, he thought to himself, it really is a barbarian place, they don't even have official uniforms, and they are still making such noise in the inner courtyard of the palace, if it was in Daming, they would have been kicked out a long time ago.

Not long after, Emperor Hikohito entered the hall accompanied by a young general.

This person is Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who is only 19 years old, and the most powerful person in Wa country.

The civil and military officials who were present came up clatteringly and bowed down to salute one after another.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Long live my emperor!"

Everyone's eyes gathered over and saw a person doing three prostrations and nine kowtows.

Most of the people couldn't understand Chinese, but they were shocked when they saw the posture of this man prostrating.

What does it mean?
Yiyi Jianliang was a little caught off guard, he didn't expect Sun Changhe to prostrate suddenly, and what he didn't expect was that behind Sun Changhe, a dozen Confucian scholars followed closely and also bowed down.

"Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!"

All the people present were stunned. Looking at these scholars from Daming, they felt a little funny for a while, but they didn't like it...

Emperor Hikohito had read the books of the Han people and knew what they meant.

In the depths of his eyes, an inexplicable sense of satisfaction welled up spontaneously.

Look at how perfunctory those Japanese courtiers bowed down to salute themselves...

At the same time, Ashikaga Yoshimasa also showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

Doubt, shock, incredible...

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and after a long time, Emperor Hikohito said in broken Chinese: "You... all of you!"

Sun Changhe hurriedly said: "Long live my emperor!"

Emperor Hikohito showed an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Today, for you, take the wind and sit down to eat!"

"According to the order!"

Sun Changhe and all the Confucian scholars kowtowed to thank them again, and then returned to their seats.

Ichijo Kanara also sat back in his seat silently, but the expression on his face was very strange.

Different from the shock and surprise of others, it is more confused.

Because he clearly saw the smile on Emperor Hikohito's face, it was a kind of satisfaction from the heart, which had never appeared in so many years.

What's more, he also saw an incredible scene in the eyes of Ashikaga Yoshimasa.

It was a strange look of ecstasy and jealousy mixed together, which was unpredictable.

For the Confucian scholars present, they only cared about Emperor Hikohito's attitude, because their future names were tied to this person.

Perhaps one day they could return to Daming, but that would be a long time later.

What they have to do now is to hug the thickest thighs tightly. Only in this way can they get the power they dream of and realize their own life value.

The officials of the Wa Kingdom hadn't figured out the situation yet, one of them stepped forward, as if he had something to say.

Ichijo Kanehara was thinking wildly in his mind, looking at the person in front of him, it was the guardian daimyo Kono Ichiro.

The Kono family's sphere of influence is at the southernmost tip of Wajima. In recent years, new silver mines have been discovered many times, but they are occupied by Ming Dynasty. I think they want to talk about this.

However, Kono Ichiro just walked up to Emperor Hikohito...

"Bold!"

Everyone followed the reputation again, and it was the person who took the lead in prostrating just now.

Seeing Sun Changhe's frowning look, he scolded: "Your Majesty the emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, who are you, you dare to offend the holy face, why don't you back down quickly!"

Kono Ichiro only saw the other party pointing at himself and yelling, but he didn't understand Chinese, so he didn't know what it meant.

Come to think of it...it wouldn't be a good word.

Strange, why does this old thing scold me?
Yiyi Jianliang hurriedly translated: "This Mr. Sun said that you offended His Majesty the Emperor and asked you to go back to your seat."

Kono Ichiro asked back: "I talked to His Majesty the Emperor, how did I offend you?"

Yiyi Jianliang had no choice but to say: "In the Ming Dynasty, when the courtiers talked to His Majesty the Emperor, they couldn't go up directly like you. You have to kneel down and salute, and then express your thoughts after His Majesty agrees."

"This is not Daming!"

Kono Ichiro couldn't help retorting loudly: "And that Mr. Shit, tell him to go back to Daming, this is not where he should come!"

The two chatted quickly, and this time it was Sun Changhe's turn to be confused.

What are these two chattering about?

However, no one noticed that Emperor Hikohito's face had changed.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimasa who was with the emperor suddenly said: "Ichiro Kono, today is His Majesty the Emperor entertaining guests. If you have anything to say, we will talk about it later!"

Kono Ichiro suddenly said angrily, "Why do I have to wait until later? Look at what these Han people have done. They are clearly clowns and they are here to make a joke. Do you take it seriously?"

Although Sun Changhe didn't understand, but seeing Kono Ichiro pointing at himself when he spoke, he knew there was nothing good to say.

However, when it comes to verbal wars, the Japanese are not even worthy of carrying shoes.

After a little calculation in his mind, he said: "Everything in the world must be governed by rules, and there is no rule without rules. You are a minister, and when you see the emperor, you must kneel. "

Kono Ichiro's eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he said angrily, "What did you say?"

Ashikaga Yoshimasa replied: "He told you to back off, kneel down and say something!"

"I'll take care of your grandma!"

With a roar, Kono Ichiro suddenly rushed towards Sun Changhe.

"Hugh is irrational!"

Yiyi Jianliang rushed to stop him, but he was too far away, too late.

Kono Ichiro had already grabbed Sun Changhe's collar, opened his eyes angrily, and asked, "Why do you make me kneel?"

Sun Changhe didn't understand, but he didn't back down, and continued: "Monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons, this is the etiquette. When you see His Majesty, you must kneel down, otherwise it will be a crime of disrespect!"

The two confronted each other like this, although neither could understand the other's words.

Kono Ichiro's murderous intentions were ready, he raised his hand and was about to smash it down.

"stop!"

There was a shout, and immediately after, Ashikaga Yoshimasa pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed at Kono Ichiro's back.

Kono Ichiro felt a chill, and his raised fist stopped in the air without falling.

A sneer appeared on Sun Changhe's face, and said: "You are so uneducated, I taught you etiquette, but you want to beat me!"

Ashikaga Yoshimasa said coldly: "Let him go!"

Kono Ichiro had no choice but to let go, and then said: "Today's business is not over!"

After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

"stop!"

Once again, Sun Changhe was beyond everyone's expectations and shouted loudly: "Come and leave as you want, do you still have His Majesty the Emperor in your eyes?"

Kono Ichiro said angrily, "What are you talking about?"

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit embarrassing, and Kaneyoshi said, "Ichiro Kono, you should apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Why should I apologize?"

"Apologize for your rudeness!"

Kono Ichiro clenched his fists tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

Everyone in the hall was looking at him, not knowing what would happen next.

The regime in the Wa country is very unstable. Edo-cho is controlled by the Ashikaga shogunate. There are guardian daimyos in various places, and they often fight with each other. Therefore, everyone sees Kono Ichiro in a dilemma, no one sympathizes, and everyone is watching.

After all, Emperor Hikohito is the nominal co-lord, even if you are dissatisfied in your heart, you can't show it.

Confucian scholars in Ming Dynasty were really bad, they just seized this point and made a big fuss to show their so-called etiquette.

Kono Ichiro was also weighing in his mind. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and knelt down slowly.

"Omi Kono Ichiro greets His Majesty the Emperor!"

Emperor Hikohito raised his mouth slightly, raised his hand and said, "Get up."

"Yes!"

"Did you have anything to say just now?"

"No... no more!"

"That's good, today is the welcome banquet, we will talk about your business later."

"Yes!"

Watching the performance of the two monarchs and ministers, the Japanese officials present began to feel a strange feeling in their hearts.

His Majesty the Emperor seems to be very satisfied, doesn't it mean that this will be the case in the future?
Emperor Hikohito said immediately: "Mr. Yiyi, you have gained a lot from your visit to Daming this time!"

Yiyi Jianliang hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "This is all the job of the minister."

Emperor Hikohito held up his wine glass and said, "Itoichi-kun not only brought advanced trains and ships, but also so many valuable envoys. I toast you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ichijo Kaneyo hurriedly picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

Emperor Hikohito raised his wine glass again, looked at Sun Changhe, and said in Chinese: "My respect, sir!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sun Changhe first knelt down and kowtowed, and then held the wine glass with both hands, not daring to raise his head, and drank it down with a bow.

After the banquet lasted for half an hour, Emperor Hikohito said: "I'm a little sleepy, you all step back."

All the officials resigned one after another, and when they walked out of the hall, they found that the Confucian scholars from Ming Dynasty had not come out.

Needless to say, Emperor Hikohito must have summoned him alone.

His Majesty the Emperor really trusted these people, and it was just the first time they met, so it was so grand.

Kono Ichiro looked back at the main hall, his face was full of anger.

"Pooh!"

I don't know if it was because of the alcohol, but before leaving, he spat at the palace gate.

This scene was seen by many people, but no one said anything.

Many people are worried, and hate and envy those Confucian scholars.

In a side room behind the main hall, Emperor Hikohito, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ichijo Kaneyoshi, and Sun Changhe sat on the floor.

Sun Changhe originally planned to kneel, but there is no bench here, and the sitting posture is also kneeling, so let's pretend to be kneeling.

(End of this chapter)