I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 118: A New Way to Talk to You
When he arrived at the gate of Lifanyuan, Xu Wei saw the Japanese envoy standing at the gate at a glance.

What a bunch of fucking monkeys.

The person in the front wore a black robe with a long skirt. He wore a crown with a tassel on the top. His face was covered with white powder and his eyebrows were painted black. He held a tablet in his hand.

The person behind him was wearing a plain jacket, a hakama skirt, and a boat-shaped hat.

The five people at the back had shaved heads and wore long hakama.

The last four people have shaved heads and wear paper haori.

All of them had stern faces and serious expressions.

Xu Wei snorted softly.

Mu monkey and crown.

The man at the front took a step forward, bowed deeply, and spoke in slightly awkward official language: "I am the Left Minister of Japan, Konoe Masaru, and I pay my respects to the superior of the imperial court."

The man behind him also stepped forward, bowed deeply, and spoke in fluent official language: "I am Hosokawa Fujitaka, the Minister of War of Japan and the magistrate of the Shogun, and I pay my respects to the superior of the Celestial Empire."

The nine people behind followed suit and bowed deeply, then spoke in unison in loud and powerful voices.

Xu Wei clasped his hands and said, "I am Xu Wei, the doctor in charge of the parlor of the Lifanyuan."

Li Zhi also bowed and said, "I am Li Zhi, the Secretary of the Office of the Lifan Yuan.

"I am here to greet the Japanese envoys under the order of Shangguan Jun. Please come."

Xu Wei and Li Zhi led the group into the Lifanyuan government office, passed through the corridors and halls, and soon arrived at the front hall of the Diansheng Hall.

Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka looked up and saw a man in a scarlet official robe sitting at the top with a calm expression.

"Dear Japanese envoys, this is Mr. Li, the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace of the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of Rites, the Director of the Court of Frontier Affairs, and the Minister of the Cabinet."

Lord!
Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka were shocked that the Ming Dynasty actually sent a cabinet minister to negotiate. Wow, it seems that the Ming Dynasty still attaches great importance to our Japanese country.

Xu Wei stepped forward and began to introduce Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka to Li Chunfang.

After the greetings, Li Chunfang bowed and said, "Everyone, I have something important to attend to, so I'll take my leave first. Doctor Xu will be in charge of the peace talks, and he will have a good talk with the Japanese envoys."

Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka quickly stood up and saw Li Chunfang off.

One of the feudal lords' representatives suddenly started to grumble angrily.

Konoe Maehisa turned around and scolded him twice.

Hosokawa Fujitaka also chided in the reprimand.

The feudal lord's representative finally calmed down and sat down.

An attendant leaned close to Xu Wei's ear and translated the conversation between the three people to him.

"Doctor, the feudal lord representative said that Li Gelao's departure was disrespectful to them and asked to leave now in protest. Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka scolded him for a while and said that if the peace talks failed, he would be held responsible.

Then the guy shut up."

Xu Wei asked, "Which family does that feudal lord's representative represent?"

"He is a representative of the Shimazu family of the Mosa clan."

"The Shimazu family is good at the navy. Did they have any improper desires for the Ryukyu Islands before?"

"Yes."

"Well, report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yes."

After the entourage left, Xu Wei pretended not to understand and said with a smile: "Everyone, since you are here, you must be willing to have a good negotiation with our Ming Dynasty.

Since we want to talk, just sit down and talk slowly. Don't be temperamental or lose your temper. If you really want to fight, we'll be there for you."

Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at each other in shock.

Unlike the simple-minded warriors in the country, they knew that the Ming Dynasty had a vast territory and a large population.

In the past, the Japanese pirates were rampant because the southeastern garrisons of the Ming Dynasty were corrupt, especially with the help of insiders, which allowed them to take advantage.

In the past few years, the Ming Dynasty regained its vitality, especially after the 41st year of Jiajing, when it trained new troops, established a navy, and widely used firearms, basically eliminating the Japanese pirates in the southeast.

The Japanese who went to fight against the Japanese suffered heavy losses, and when they returned, they were also terrified and dared not go to sea again. The Ming army and navy became more and more brave as they fought, just like a sword that becomes sharper as it is sharpened.

Especially since the Ming Navy had the foundation of the Sanbao Navy, although it could not return to its peak for a while, the revitalized navy was enough to give the Japanese feudal lords a hard time.

What Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka often did was to mediate disputes between the daimyo on behalf of the Emperor and the Ashikaga Shogun, and they were aware of the strength of the daimyo.

The navies of daimyo such as Hirado, Mosa, Bungo, and Hyuga boasted about how powerful they were, but in reality they were just coastal navies that circled around the Japanese islands and wandered along a string of islands.

If we go a little further away, we will worry that the boat will capsize if the waves are too big.

The wandering samurai went to the Ming Dynasty to attack the Japanese, but they were able to travel so far only by boarding the ships that were "supported" by the Ming Dynasty.

If the naval forces under the command of daimyo such as Hirado, Mosa, and Bungo could really set sail to the coast of Ming Dynasty, given their greedy nature, they would want to go there every day and every month, and would have become rich by robbing people long ago. They would not be as poor as they are now, where they can only eat a white rice ball, and adding a fish is like celebrating New Year.

Xu Wei took note of the expressions of Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka and snorted in his heart.

Your Highness is right.

Japan is now in a state of chaos.

He dares to call himself a big shot when he has thousands of men and women under his command in an area of ​​dozens of miles.

Just by gathering thousands of people to start a war, they dared to call it a battle that "shocked the world."

Fragmented and each doing its own thing.

He was poor and tyrannical, and only dared to do despicable and dirty things like sneak attacks.

If a national war really came to pass, they simply did not have the strength to do so.

Xu Wei, Wu Dui, and Li Zhi led the guards Qianjiu and others to the left hall next to them, where there was a long round table with a row of chairs on each side.

Xu Wei led Wu Dui and Li Zhi to sit down in the main seats inside. He waved his hand again and six people came in from the side room.

"These six are officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Commerce, as well as two interpreters, assisting me in the peace talks with you. Mr. Konoe, Mr. Hosokawa, please take a seat."

Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka felt a little guilty when they saw how well prepared the Ming Dynasty was.

Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka sat in the middle, the five samurai representing the daimyo sat on both sides, and the merchant representatives from various ports were forced by the samurai's eyes and had to sit in the back row, not even qualified to sit at the long round table.

Xu Wei rejected the sixty-one articles drafted by Zhu Yijun.

"This is the request of our Great Ming. Please take a look. If you agree or not, just give me a word.

After Konoe Maehisa and Hosokawa Fujitaka took it and read it, their faces looked extremely ugly.

The other warriors took a look at it and started cursing.

Xu Wei looked at them coldly.

Wu Dui and Li Zhi looked at each other, a little at a loss, not knowing how to deal with this thing they had never encountered before.

An attendant came in and whispered something in Xu Wei's ear.

Xu Wei was suddenly surprised, stood up, and said proudly: "I have heard that at the meeting of the Lifanyuan today, some Japanese envoys were arrogant and rude, especially the representative of the Lord of Mossa, who spoke rudely.

Therefore, we requested the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to send an urgent edict, which was delivered to the Admiral of the Zhejiang Navy of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Lu, at an accelerated speed of 800 miles, ordering him to lead the main force of the navy, set sail northward, and plow all the ports of Mossa Sutra.

In the seas belonging to Mosa-han, all wooden planks floating on the water will be sunk."

Xu Wei clenched his fist and swung it down fiercely, feeling very relieved.

He had been in the southeast for a long time and had served as a staff member of Hu Zongxian, offering advice on how to suppress the Japanese invaders. He had witnessed the tragic situation of the Japanese invasion with his own eyes, especially the damage caused by the real Japanese invaders.

I was full of resentment, but today, following a message from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I finally let it out a little.

Xu Wei's eyes were as sharp as knives, sweeping across the faces of Konoe Maehisa, Hosokawa Fujitaka and many Japanese envoys.

"Your Highness asked me to tell the Japanese envoys that the Ming Dynasty preached benevolence, justice and morality in the past, but you turned a deaf ear to it. Now that the Ming Dynasty has strong ships and powerful guns, it is using a new way to reason with you. I hope that this time, you will understand!"

Konoe Maehisa, Hosokawa Fujitaka and the five representative samurai were angry and anxious, but when they saw that the Ming people were really angry, they stopped and dared not speak out.

Wu Dui and Li Zhi were both surprised and delighted.

The Crown Prince's way of reasoning is so novel that it is hard for people to accept it for a while.

(End of this chapter)