Borrow the day to change the day

At this moment, there was another noise from the gate of the embassy, ​​and then a group of people came in, headed by a Japanese man in his 40s with slightly gray hair.

When Tokugawa Iemitsu saw him, he put away his embarrassing expression, bowed his head facing the middle-aged man, and said, "Father!"

Tokugawa Hidetada ignored his son, with a smile on his face, and said to Sun Chuanting in half-baked Chinese: "Don't be offended by the envoy, the dog was deceived by the servants, and there is another story about the fire. Let me explain to the dog. In order to avoid misunderstanding."

The Jinyiwei school lieutenants surrounding Sun Chuanting were speechless, and the imperial envoy admitted that he ordered the fire to be set on fire. What else could there be?

But presumably this person didn't hear what Sun Chuanting said just now. His son heard it clearly, and even if he explained it, he would be refuted.

Sun Chuanting didn't show any surprise, but just nodded slightly.

The entourage next to Tokugawa Iemitsu whispered the translation to him, making his face suddenly dark, but he still didn't say a word, just watching his father's every move.

After getting the consent of Angel Datian, Tokugawa Hidetada turned to his son and said, "Come here."

After a while, the two entered a room next door.As soon as they entered, Tokugawa Iemitsu no longer had the humility outside, and said to Tokugawa Hidetada with a cold face: "Just now, Namingshi himself admitted to setting the fire!"

Tokugawa Hidetada's health is not very good, which is why he passed the position to Tokugawa Iemitsu early.He went to the seat and sat down first, and then raised his head and said to his son: "Is this important? Is it more important than the status of our Tokugawa family? You forget how the monkey died, and how powerful our Tokugawa family is now." coming?"

Monkey is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nickname, and the Tokugawa family has always called it that in private.Tokugawa Iemitsu heard his father bring up these questions again at this time, but his feelings were different than when he heard them before.

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty were in other countries, chasing and killing traitors of their own countries wantonly, without any regard for the laws of other countries.This thought in the hearts of the Japanese who prey on the weak can only be attributed to the strength of the backing behind them.

Tokugawa Iemitsu did not have a deep understanding of it before, but now facing the aggressive Sun Chuanting, he has seen what it means to be strong.

Tokugawa Hidetada saw that his son's face became cloudy, so he said again: "Now there is no envoy from the Kingdom of Jin, so even if you want to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Jin, it will be difficult. If the Kingdom of Jin is strong enough, they will let themselves go." Should the envoy be burned to death in my country of Great Japan? Maybe we will be blamed at that time, otherwise it will only show that the Jin Kingdom is not strong enough. Since the Jin Kingdom is not strong enough, why should we take the risk of forming an alliance with it?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's face became more and more ugly when he heard it. Could it be that his previous thoughts were all wrong?

Tokugawa Hidetada saw that his son was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic today, not as arrogant as usual, so he knew he had listened.

So, he continued to persuade: "Do you know why your grandfather found a reason to avoid sending troops to North Korea?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was a little surprised, it was the first time he had heard of this topic, he thought about it, shook his head slightly, and waited for the answer.

"Our ancestors once saw the Daming navy that covered the sky and the sun in Edo. The sea was full of Daming ships, and the ships were so big that they could run a horse! You must know that this is just a ship led by a servant of the Emperor Daming. It’s just a team. If Daming really went to war against Japan, it wouldn’t be limited to these ships. These were all recorded in the book by the ancestors and passed down from generation to generation. Your grandfather knew that such a giant, even if it is no longer strong, it is not our little Japan. of."

"The monkeys in the past had a heart of coveting, but they were replaced by my Tokugawa family. If my Tokugawa family had such a heart of disobedience, it would inevitably be replaced by other daimyo. Even in later generations, if there are Japanese rulers who have Unreasonable thoughts will inevitably collapse.”

If Zhong Jinwei heard Tokugawa Hidetada's words, he would be amazed that he was so accurate.

When he said this, seeing the fear on his son's face, he softened his tone and said, "Don't think that the rule of my Tokugawa family is smooth sailing. In fact, none of those daimyos are easy to get along with. They are all thinking of replacing my Tokugawa family." The Chuan family. The reason why I passed on the position to you so early was that I was afraid that if you just took over the position, you would be alone and make mistakes, and those big names would have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Now and for a long time to come, we must Consolidating the power of my Tokugawa family is the first priority, understand?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu's cold sweat broke out on his forehead. At this moment, he really realized the words that Jiang is still old and spicy.He never thought that if he had unreasonable thoughts about the Ming Dynasty, it would be like sitting on the Fuji mountain pass.

In the original history, Nanming officials crossed the sea to borrow troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.At that time, he generously agreed, but later he had to return because the fleet encountered a storm.

If Zhong Jinwei looked at this matter, he could see his hidden thoughts at a glance, that is, he coveted the land of China.

Nanming officials are also brain-dead. It is easy to borrow soldiers from Japan, but it is difficult to send them away. Will the Japanese devils come and leave?At that time, even if the Jianlu are driven away, they will fall under the rule of the Japanese pirates.

But now with the efforts of Zhong Jinwei, it is impossible for this kind of thing to happen.

The two supreme rulers of Japan have reached an agreement, and the rest of the matter will be handled easily.

Not long after, the two came out of the room with charming smiles on their faces.

Tokugawa Iemitsu bowed to Sun Chuanting and said: "Beiguo was planning to tie up the Jianlu and send them to the envoys to deal with them, but they didn't expect them to set fire to themselves. I feel very sorry that I didn't pay close attention to them. Please forgive me by the envoys!"

When the Jinyiwei captains heard it, they immediately stayed there, thinking that they had heard it wrong.But seeing the humble attitude of the Japanese king reminded them that they heard right.

They were also regarded as the elites of the Ming Empire, and they soon realized from the attitude of the Japanese king that it was the strength of Ming that made these Japanese fearful.All of a sudden, a sense of pride in being a Daming person welled up in their hearts, and everyone straightened their chests.

Sun Chuanting was also slightly taken aback at first, but he immediately understood, and said with a smile: "These traitors want to die, and no one can stop them. Your country has this heart, and that's enough."

After hearing Sun Chuanting's conclusion, Tokugawa Hidetada hurriedly continued: "I don't know what will the envoy want to convey? I will go back immediately to take a bath and change clothes, and come to listen to the holy will."

Very good, Sun Chuanting thought to himself.Bringing this topic back, things will be easier to handle later.

Therefore, Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately arranged to receive the order grandly on a formal occasion, as if there was harmony before, and there was no fire.

The imperial decree of Emperor Chongzhen, on the one hand, re-appointed the head of the Tokugawa family as the king of Japan, ordering him to pay a tribute every ten years; .

Tokugawa Iemitsu was very happy, and immediately stated that he would follow the Emperor Ming's will. He immediately sent a mission to follow the Ming envoys to the Ming Kingdom to pay tribute, and at the same time strictly investigated the maritime thieves in his country.

Just when Sun Chuanting successfully completed his mission and left Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu announced that he would close the country and prohibit all foreign trade. At the same time, he also put an end to Japanese pirates and devoted himself to stabilizing the rule of the Tokugawa family.