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Chapter 822 The vague truth

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The eunuch Zhou Quan and other groups of people have left Yamashiro Kingdom, and they are at the Yodogawa Pier in Namba Kyo.

The general of Muromachitani and Yoshihiko Ashikaga were assassinated. While conveying the news to Kinki countries, someone came to tell the envoys of the Ming Dynasty.

The situation suddenly became tense.

In the mission, except for eunuchs and civil servants, the level of guarding military generals was relatively low, so several civil servants and eunuchs temporarily discussed countermeasures on the dock.

There seemed to be a little controversy about where the group members went at this moment.

Everyone did not get on the boat immediately and left this place of failure; the reason was that the person who came to reveal the news was the envoy of the Kanto governor and the retainer of the Ming army who took the lead in contact with the Ming army last time.

But the guard generals didn't care about so many. He did not participate in military decision-making and was busy fulfilling his own responsibilities.

The generals deployed most of the troops and horses at the docks and formed a semicircular defensive formation.Then people were sent to the nearby woods to cut woods and try to build simple fortifications.

The soldiers rushed to build a horse-resisting formation.Use a horizontal piece of wood to support the main body, and there are three sharpened wood in each part of the longitudinal direction. It is tied to the horizontal piece of wood of the main body with a rope in a way that is upright and crosses forward and backward.

The horse-resisting formation not only prevents cavalry impact, but is also very effective in dealing with infantry charges.

The Ming army could rely on muskets to resist the enemy behind the horse-resisting formation.

When the enemy infantry rushed over, they could not immediately attack the musket formation, so they needed to destroy the horse first; at this time, the Ming army could retreat and the heavy infantry forward, and gain time for the formation to change.

Uesugi Zen Hide's envoy told Zhou Quan that this incident would not affect the mission, so they did not have to worry too much.

But what happened? The envoy Uesugi couldn't explain clearly for a while, so he could only clarify the incident that had happened: Ashikaga Yoshita was killed!Uesugi is using Chinese to snatch feet, which explains it there.

The eunuch Zhouquan finally lost his patience, interrupted Uesugi and said directly: We don’t care at all who is a gentleman, who is a villain, or who is fighting for power and profit, or who is for the world.Now we just want to know whether Muromachitan still recognizes this treaty?Can the rights and interests of our Ming Dynasty in Japan be protected?

Uesugi: The meaning of the family governor, the Ming Dynasty court needed to re-enthrone the Japanese king...

Liu Ming, a Jinshi, suddenly said: The lower officials think that it is better to leave here first and send the treaty documents back to the Central Army camp.

Another Jiangxi Jinshi who was accompanying him said: At the end of the matter, we have to deliver the things first.

This person is He Zusi and Wu Dechu's Jinshi. At the scene of signing the "Shancheng Peace Treaty", he was the one who painted it.

He carried the scroll with him, and he kept eating and sleeping.

He was so precious about his own painting that he just said that he had delivered things, which made people wonder if what he said was referring to a scroll.

After hearing this, Zhou Quan nodded and said: It’s reasonable.

Several people finally reached a consensus and ordered a group of people on the dock to get on the boat as soon as possible, set sail immediately and return to Hakata Bay.Simple fortifications that have not yet been constructed will naturally be discarded at the dock immediately.

Several warships traveled west along the islands and complex waterways. At this time, the situation in Japan was turbulent, and everyone was inevitably worried.

It was not until a few days later that the fleet passed the Shugmen Strait that people felt at ease.

During this period, Liu Ming met with the Uesugi envoy many times to understand the situation in Kyoto, but he still knew it unknown.

The scene at Hakata Port is different from the previous period.Looking from the sea, there was smoke and dust on the land, and the Ming army was building barracks and fortifications and dock facilities.

After everyone landed, the commander Sheng Yong first met with the envoy and his group, and then met Uesugi in person.The Uesugi clan is just a retainer of the Kanto family, and most of the inside story is that he doesn't know anything about it.

But he finally told the secret order of Zen Hide Uesugi: The new general of Muromachi Temple will be Ashikaga Yoshitsugu.The Ming Dynasty needed to re-enthrone Ashikaga Yoshitsugu as the king of Japan.The meaning of the family governor (Zen Hide Uesugi) is that before the enthronement, the "Yama Castle Peace Treaty" must be signed, and the Ming Dynasty must clearly confirm that the name of "Dharma Emperor" (Legal Emperor) can be used in Japan.

The Ming generals present were already angry, and one general cursed: The Japanese king who had just been enthroned by the court was killed by those in Kyoto. Where is the prestige of the court?You are bold and dare to bargain here, but you may not shed tears without seeing the coffin!

Uesugi: In the Uesugi family, he can only participate in a few affairs of the Uesugi family, and this trip is just a messenger.All the things that are in charge and strongly protected are not decided by the subordinates, and they do not know the truth.

Sheng Yong stopped the general's angrily scolding and ordered the envoy to settle for the time being, so he stood up and left the lobby of the headquarters.

He retreated to a smaller tiled house behind and ordered the convening of military generals, eunuchs and civil servants to discuss matters.

In addition, commoner Yao Fang was also present, and the captain of the Jinyiwei who was accompanying the army could still listen outside the door.

After everyone was greeted, Sheng Yong first said: There is a very strange sentence in this messenger's words.How did he know that the new Muromachi Temple General must be Ashikaga Yoshitsugu?When the Uesugi envoy went to Namba Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiki was suddenly assassinated, why was the heir so sure?

People nodded, thinking Sheng Yong’s questions were very reasonable.

At this moment, Liu Ming stood up and clasped his fists and said: Xia Guan has made some inferences these days, and I don’t know whether it should be said or not.

explain.Sheng Yong said.

Liu Ming said: Before the signing of the "Syama Castle Peace Treaty", Muromachi Temple had no choice and could no longer continue the war between the two countries.

As long as the war starts again, the next battle will definitely take place in Kyoto.

Muromachitan should realize that the Japanese army was no longer able to defend Kyoto and could only retreat to the Kanto area.

But the Kanto Kamakura Kung-sou seemed unwilling to go to Muromachi Temple to take away their interests; the subordinates guessed from various signs that Kanto Kung-souchi Temple and Muromachi Temple were likely to have had grudges.

The war was already a place where one could die, and Muromachi Temple had only one way to negotiate peace and cession.

No matter how tactful and pleasant the words used in "Shancheng Peace Treaty" are, they cannot change the true nature of cede land and seeking peace and "All under the city", which is even better than the "All under the city" in the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty court was able to maintain the overall situation, and the power of Muromachi Temple was obviously far inferior to that of the Song Dynasty court.

The practice of peace talks will naturally lead to a sharp decline in the authority of the Kyoto Central Committee, or it may no longer lead the protection of the countries.

The power of Muromachi Temple is actually controlled by the three leaders and four levels, and is like an alliance.

Everyone has strong protection and does not want to see that Muromachi Temple completely loses its authority and the countries become a mess.

They need to find ways to maintain and keep the original system running.

Then, each of them has strongly protected the conspiracy and let the general Ashikaga Yoshihisa take the blame for the blame, perhaps a consensus has been reached among all parties.

The Shancheng Treaty had just been signed, and several guardians immediately returned to the ban on their country rather than going to Beijing, which may prove such inferences.

At first they should have wanted to join forces to rebel, declared that Ashikaga Yoshihisa would be responsible for major events such as defeat and peace talks, blamed all the failures on Ashikaga Yoshihisa's personal stupidity, and then elected a general again.

But the appearance of the assassin Fukuo made things faster.

Tomoe Mansei may have noticed signs of rebellion in various countries, and believed that Yoshihisa Ashikaga had no chance of winning.

When rich and successful, they are smart and want to make great contributions to their new owner.

As a result, the assassination was a major event.

Yoshikazu Ashikazu is dead, and it is impossible for everyone to support Yoshikazu Ashikazu, who is close to people, otherwise it will lead to a grudge and internal struggle. However, everyone wants to maintain the original power rules, so they can only choose from the Ashikazu family.Ashikaga Yoshitsugu was not only the legitimate son of the former general, but also had a grudge against Ashikaga Yoshi, so he naturally became the best candidate.

After hearing this, everyone agreed, thinking that such a speculation was reasonable, and the only regret was that they could not find any real evidence.

Civil servant Hou Hai sighed: Isn’t the so-called martial family the martial artist?These people are making up for conspiracy, but they are no less ruthless than the civil servants' bends.

Heian: The Japanese martial artist is not a simple martial artist.Isn’t there any monks in the martial arts family and some literati who write poetry?

Liu Ming continued: Uesugi family requested that additional documents be signed to explicitly allow the emperor's name to be used in Japan; this is used as a condition for the new general Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and accepting the canonization.This is to gain favor from all parties for Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and try to repair the prestige of Muromachi Temple.This incident is enough to make people guess that those powerful people in Japan are now unwilling to overthrow the Muromachi Temple system.

And the assassin Fu Mancheng is obviously just a stupid pawn.The lower officials determined that this person would definitely die.Even though Ashikaga Yoshitsugu had a grudge against his brother and gained benefits from the assassination, he still couldn't tolerate such a thing.It should be a great success to kill the rich and serve as a warning to others.

Sheng Yong comforted his hands and said: Liu Xingren has good knowledge.

Liu Ming said: I dare not take responsibility for the officials.During the trip to Annan, the officials of the country did increase their knowledge, but there were similarities between the Japanese country.It can be seen that scholars read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, which is equally important.

Sheng Yong pondered: What are the pros and cons for our dynasty if Japan has become a mess and maintains the status quo?

Liu Ming said: When submitting the memorial to the emperor, the subordinate officials suggested maintaining the status quo, so that the situation could be more stable and clear.The reason why Muromachi Temple was willing to negotiate peace was that it was unwilling to abandon Kyoto's powerful industries.If the situation is too chaotic, with our dynasty's strength in Japan, it may be also damaged.

Sheng Yong nodded and said: First, he verbally promised the Uesugi family's conditions, and then sent a fast horse to Beijing to request an imperial edict and a golden book to be enthroned by Ashikaga Yoshitsugu.If the court does not agree with the Uesugi family's conditions, there is no evidence to promise and there is still room for regret.

During this period, we can request the implementation of the signed terms and allow the official army to enter Ishimiko and Izumoko to make progress in the great affairs of the emperor as soon as possible.

Everyone agreed.