5. The word '10,000' - Tokugawa Ieyasu

The first year of the Ming Dynasty was the tenth year of Japan's Yongroku. In this year, Takechiyo of Mikawa Province finally received an appointment from the Imperial Court from the five subordinates and Mikawa Mamoru and was allowed to change his surname to the Tokugawa clan.

Looking at the edict approving the name change, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had always been stoic and calm, couldn't help but burst into tears, and he finally changed his name beyond recognition.

The history of Tokugawa Ieyasu's name change is the history of his forbearance in the cracks for more than 20 years, and finally found the light.

He was the heir of the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province, but unfortunately the two successive governors of Mikawa Province, that is, his father and grandfather, were killed by his retainers one after another, which led to the decline of Mikawa Province, and he was sandwiched between the two major powers of Owari Province and Suruga Province, and life was very difficult.

Therefore, the heir of Mikawa Province, who is known as Takechiyo, began his career as a hostage at a young age, and he was first captured by the Oda clan and became a hostage of Owari Province. Then he was transferred to Sunfu Castle by the Imagawa clan, where he grew up as an adult.

At Sunpu Castle, the governor of the Imagawa clan, Imagawa Yoshimoto, performed a coming-of-age ceremony for him, gave him the word 'Yuan' in his name, and named him Matsudaira Motoshin, so that he would always remember the loyalty promised to the Imagawa family.

Two years later, after asking Imagawa Yoshimoto for advice on the grounds of admiring the great achievements of his grandfather Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, he changed the last word of his name to 'Yasu'.

So Matsudaira Motonobu became Matsudaira Motoyasu.

Changing his name brought him good luck, and soon Imagawa Yoshimoto led his army into Owari to engage the Oda family in order to Kamiraku, only to be defeated in the Battle of Barrel Sama and beheaded by Oda Nobunaga's samurai. After this battle, the Imagawa clan, which once dominated the Tokaido, rapidly declined, and Matsudaira Motoyasu seized the opportunity to return to Mikawa Province, ending his long career as a hostage.

After Mikawa gained a firm foothold, he decisively abandoned the word 'yuan' given by Imagawa Yoshimoto and changed it to the word 'home' of the Minamoto family, so 'Matsudaira Ieyasu' appeared. At the same time, he accepted the invitation of the new Owari daimyo Oda Nobunaga to form an alliance, and finally obtained a relatively stable external environment. Then he concentrated his efforts and finally completely unified the country of Mikawa in the last year.

Just this year, the imperial court officially appointed him as the next five Mikawa Mamoru and allowed him to change his family name to the Tokugawa clan.

So Matsudaira Ieyasu became Tokugawa Ieyasu.

His move was to get involved with the noble Genji bloodline in order to increase the prestige of the family.

~~

In any case, the complete body of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ninja of the Warring States, has finally taken shape.

Standing on the New Year's Day of the 11th year of Eiroku and looking back at the past ten years of Eiroku, the young Tokugawa Ieyasu was full of harvest, but he did not feel a happy New Year at all.

At this moment, under the protection of more than a hundred ashigaru and more than ten cavalry, he slowly walked towards Inabayama Castle in the distance.

Looking at the tall and sturdy Inabayama Castle in the distance, Tokugawa Ieyasu said sourly in his heart: "That Owari fool is really lucky to the sky, and the three of Mino actually defected to the battle, allowing him to achieve this foundation of dominating the world." ’

Legend has it that "whoever wins Mino wins the world", and after Oda Nobunaga conquered Mino, he immediately moved his seat from Owari to Inabayama Castle. Not only is this Inabayama Castle tall and sturdy, but the environment around Mino is much better than that of Owari, and controlling Mino is equivalent to opening the last gateway to Kyoto.

Thinking that Oda Nobunaga, who was also young, actually held the two major powers of Owari and Mino, this made Tokugawa Ieyasu's small achievements instantly insignificant.

"Hey, a heaven-given hero, a peerless general." Thinking of the Yoshibo who he had known since he was a child and has changed greatly, Ieyasu was convinced and jealous, and inevitably had a trace of 'both Shengyu and He Shengliang'......

While he was thinking wildly, a group of cavalry galloped from the direction of Inabayama Castle, and when he saw the Oda family coat of arms on the banner, Tokugawa Ieyasu relaxed his vigilance. Seeing that the other party's goal was himself, he said to himself that it should be Nobunaga's brother who came to meet me.

So he quickly took off his helmet, threw it to the attendants, and then rushed out of the ranks and met him.

The two teams met in the blink of an eye, and in the smoke and dust, Nobunaga rolled off his horse and knelt on one knee in salute.

But I heard a strange country accent: "The head of the Tokugawa family has recognized the wrong person, and the villain is Fujiyoshiro who greeted you on the orders of the master." ”

When he looked up, he saw a young man with buckteeth sitting on horseback, with protruding eyes and ears.

Seeing this little man, Ieyasu thought of four words in his heart, 'Mu Monkey and Crown', and secretly said Isn't this a monkey?

If it is someone else, at this time, eighty percent of the face will show displeasure, at least it will get up immediately.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't get up, but continued to salute and smiled: "Since Your Excellency represents me Nobunaga Oni-chan, you deserve this salute." ”

So after he had saluted completely, he stood up calmly, as if he didn't realize anything wrong with saluting a monkey.

This made the monkey very moved, and he also jumped down to salute him, and then looked up and smiled at him: "My lord misses his brother Chiyo in Mikawa very much, and I am very happy to know that you have come to congratulate. Please go to Gifu Castle to see you. ”

Oda Nobunaga was slightly older than Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the two formed a friendship when Ieyasu was hostage in Owari. In Tokugawa Ieyasu's view, it was this friendship that prompted him to abandon the Imagawa family and join the Oda family's camp.

Yes, he will never admit that he is seeing the wind and steering the rudder and clinging to the strong.

"Where is Gifu Castle?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was stunned.

"It's Inabayama Castle, and the lord has renamed it Gifu Castle." The monkey replied with a smile.

"I wonder what the special meaning of Gifu Castle is?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked as he walked alongside the monkey.

Although the monkey was ugly and stubborn, he was very talkative, so he replied fluently: "The lord said that 'Qi' is the 'Qi' of Fengming Qishan, and 'Fu' is the 'Fu' of Qufu, the hometown of Confucius." ”

"Qishan is the starting point of King Wu of Zhou's unification of the world, and Qufu is the place where Confucius was born. Tokugawa Ieyasu praised with a shocked face.

Hearing this, the monkey showed an impressive expression and said: "The lord often says that Takechiyo of Mikawa is his lifelong confidant, and it seems that it is not false at all. ”

While talking, the two came to the foot of Inaba Mountain, looking up at the high flagpole on the castle tower, and the four big characters on the flag above were 'Tianxia Buwu' hunting and dancing.

"The world is buwu!" Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at those four words, completely stunned by Nobunaga's ambition.

By this time, the monkey had already jumped off his horse, and although he had made a lot of contributions, he still appeared under Nobunaga's nose in the form of the insignificant slave he had been.

"Let's go up the mountain." The monkey was going to lead Ieyasu's horse.

"No, no, how can I ride a horse, it's rude." Tokugawa Ieyasu quickly dismounted, and then, like a monkey, crossed his hands in front of his chest, bowed slightly, and went up the mountain with a humble posture.

At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not know that the hero he believed would unify Japan would die in the Honnoji Rebellion. And the monkey beside him will inherit the mantle of the hero and complete his unfinished business.

At this time, Ieyasu didn't know that he would recognize a young man ten years younger than him as his father-in-law, and then under the remote control of his father-in-law, he would make Japan's Warring States history more exciting and long......

Key words in the second year of Tokugawa Ieyasu Takakei - [Gou]

6. The word 'thing' - Sebastian

The most familiar country of Taixi by the Ming people is none other than the Franco.

The Flyer was Portugal, and its neighbor, Spain, were the two great maritime powers of the era, fighting over shipping routes, colonies, and markets. Until the Pope stepped forward and divided the world into two like watermelons, dividing each of them in half. They stopped fighting, turned around on their respective hemispheres, and plundered wildly.

Portugal was divided into the Eastern Hemisphere, with Asia and Africa as its territory, so they first arrived in China and established an Oriental maritime trading empire from Lisbon to Macau.

is such a powerful maritime empire that claims to rule half the world, but it is facing the danger of national extinction at home.

Because the children born to their king João III died one after another, if there was no prince to succeed them, then the nephew of the king of Portugal, King Philip II of Spain, would become the heir to the throne. After the death of the elderly João III, Portugal was to be annexed to Spain...... This is something that every Portuguese people do not want to see. So they wept all day long, prayed day and night, marched and gave generously, and finally moved God to make the queen pregnant again.

But the Lord said that there was not much he could do, and it was actually the result of the old king's courage and hard work.

The child came at such a timely time because the old king died two weeks before the child was born. It was with this mother's womb that the Portuguese resisted the Spanish annexation.

It was when Sebatis was still in his mother's womb that he was regarded by the Portuguese as the hope of the nation. When he was born to the cheers and anticipation of the general public, he was already the long-awaited king of Spain.

From an early age, the young king, who was well supported by the people, felt the glorious responsibility on his shoulders, and he insisted on harsh training in all kinds of harsh climates and environments - hunting, hunting was not worth mentioning, and he even played spear battles and even bullfights himself as a king. He also often wandered out to sea in a small boat in storms to temper his will. Fortunately, after being in power, he has the ability to build his kingdom into a glorious empire!

And today, the New Year's Day of the second year of the Ming Dynasty, that is, January 29, 1568, is the eve of the young king's pro-government.

Tomorrow the sun rises, and His Majesty's pro-government ceremony will be held in this splendid royal palace of Lisbon.

The palace officials and servants, with smiles on their faces, beamed with joy to make the final arrangements for tomorrow's banquet after the ceremony. They opened the treasury and brought out countless golden vessels, silver and ivory tableware, and precious porcelain from the Ming Dynasty in the East, and they wanted to make His Majesty's first banquet after his own government the most luxurious banquet in the world.

Ever since the world's wealth has been pouring into Lisbon from the sea, they have had the courage to say it, and they have enjoyed it.

~~

In the dining room on the second floor of the palace, the golden candlestick illuminates the interior as bright as day. The long tablecloth, draped in crisp white silk tablecloths, is filled with cheese, roast suckling pig, cured ham, spiced steaks, lobsters, oysters and other sumptuous feasts.

The table, which was enough for dozens of people, was only for the young king and his uncle, Cardinal Enrique, who had been regent for many years.

And Bishop Enrique is almost sixty years old, and he basically only needs to drink some thick soup and eat an egg tart for dinner. He looked at his nephew who was feasting on the other side with a worried face, and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, how will you govern after the pro-government?" ”

"I want to have de facto domination over the continents of the Eastern Hemisphere as well, not just the cargo stations and cities that only have sea power, control of shipping routes, as they do now." Sebastian cut a piece of blood-strewn steak and put it in his mouth, and then, in an excited tone, described the grand blueprint to his uncle:

"I want to emulate Alexander the Great, no, I want to surpass him and build an empire of land and sea across four continents! Everything I've done before is to prepare for the future royal expedition! ”

"Ahem......" Bishop Enrique almost choked on red wine, he hurriedly put down the golden cup, picked up one from the stack of silk napkins and wiped his mouth, then threw the napkin away and said: "It is good to have great ambitions, but Your Majesty should first pay attention to the problems that we urgently need to solve." ”

"What's the problem?" The young king asked.

"Like our noisy neighbors, like the marauders from the Netherlands and Britain. Your Majesty, the sea is our lifeline, and it is much more important than conquering those distant lands. Enrique had already passed on his experience of governing to his nephew, but it seemed that the young king did not listen much, and he had to nag again.

"And our finances, military divisions, and judicial system all have big problems......

"I know I know, I'm going to do it." Sebastian shook his finger nonchalantly and said, "But these are just a king's daily life, and a great king should never forget his dreams." My dream is to conquer Africa......"

Looking at a vigorous but slightly neurotic teenager, Enrique couldn't help but smile bitterly, he felt that the time to let go was a little early? I wonder what kind of fate such a king full of achievements can bring to Portugal?

The answer is: the fate of the country.

At this time, Sebastian did not know that his army in Morocco would be wiped out, and he was also a dead end.

Little did he know that he would be rescued by a peer from the East, who had helped him recapture his homeland, which had been annexed by Spain.

The name of the 'savior' Zhao Hao will resound throughout Europe.

Sebastian Longqing two years of keywords - [wave]

7. The word 'as' - Matteo Ricci

In the city of Rome, 1,900 kilometres away from Lisbon, a young man about Sebastian's age is at a crossroads in life.

The young man's name was Matteo Ricc, and in a dozen years he would have a Chinese name called Matteo Ricci.

Matteo Ricci was born into a prominent family in central Italy, his father was the eldest son of a former mayor and a high-ranking official, so his father had high hopes that his son would enter politics like himself and rise to power in politics in the future.

However, Matteo Ricci's childhood teacher was a respected priest. He also completed his primary and secondary school in a Jesuit school, which made him unwittingly a devout believer. His father was worried that he would join the Society of Jesus, because the Jesuits were a missionary order, and if his son did, he would most likely leave Europe and go on a mission around the world, perhaps dying of illness in a distant land and never seeing each other again for the rest of his life.

So he sent his son to study law at the University of Rome, hoping that Matteo Ricci would have the opportunity to meet some powerful people in the capital, and he might be recommended to enter the officialdom in the future.

But coming to Rome, the big city, gave Matteo Ricci the opportunity to come into contact with the Jesuits freely, and he went to the Jesuit in Rome every week to mingle with the Jesuits and listen to their stories of missionaries around the world with the opening of new shipping routes.

~~

Today, in the chapel of the congregation, Fr. Fernand, who has returned from the Far East, is telling the faithful and faithful about the glorious deeds of Father Xavier, who gave his life for the mission.

"We arrived in Japan in August 1549 and then served there as a missionary for three years. We observed that all the religions, cultures, and philosophies of Japan came from China, so the priests imitated the Confucian way of preaching, preaching from the upper echelons of society, befriending their generals, daimyos, minias, and local religious leaders, and preparing to turn them into followers of the Lord, and then they would spread the gospel of the Lord......"

On the high dome of the church is a large oil painting of angels surrounding the Holy Father, painted by Leonardo da Vinci himself. The four walls are large colorful glass windows, which let the sunlight come in and fill the religious sacredness. In such an environment, people involuntarily revered the sacrificial missionaries and developed lofty ideals to follow in their footsteps.

"For three years, in order to integrate into the local community, Fr. Xavier encouraged us to be vegetarian like the Japanese, to wear the same clothes and shaved hair. But the Japanese were always friendly but distant from us, which made it very difficult for us to proselytize. Later, a daimyo who was willing to contact us told us the key - he said that they Japanese think Chinese culture is the best, and he asked us, 'If this is what we are talking about, then why don't the Chinese know about it?' ’”

Then we knew that if we wanted to preach in East Asia, we had to go to China—if the gospel of the Lord spread throughout China, the entire East Asian cultural sphere would automatically submit to our Catholic Church. Then we came to Macau, where we looked out over China...... Because the Ming Dynasty, which ruled China, was fighting pirates, the borders were closed, and foreigners were not allowed to enter the country, so the priest took us to Shangchuan Island, only 20 kilometers from mainland China, to build a church there, and wait for the opportunity to enter the Ming Dynasty while the herders gained experience. ”

"The priest celebrates Mass there every day to spread the glory of the Lord to the islanders, but unfortunately because of the unaccustomed water and soil, he started a high fever......" At this point, Fr. Fernan's expression became extremely solemn and said: "At this time, a miracle happened! ”

The priests and the faithful listened intently as they gestured the cross on their chests, and did not dare to breathe.

Father Fernandyi said in a mysterious tone: "Father Xavier told us on his deathbed that when he had a high fever, he felt like he had entered another world. In that world, he did not fall ill, and was invited into the Ming Dynasty by a young and knowledgeable Ming official, visited the rich and civilized scene there, and had an in-depth conversation with him, and was completely impressed by the profound knowledge of the other party......"

"Is this a dream?" Then the priest asked.

"That's what we asked him." Fr. Fernányi nodded, and then spoke in a divine tone: "But Father Xavier tells us that this is the Lord's blessing to the faithful to fulfill his unfulfilled desires in this way. With that, he held up his hands, trembling with fever, and gave his followers one last blessing, saying, 'May God Almighty bless you and the people ......of China.'"

The priests and believers drew crosses and chanted together: "May God Almighty bless you and the people of China......

"After the death of the priest, we wanted to bring his body back to Rome for burial, but his body did not decay for a long time, which made the people on the way back come to watch, and those who were not religious at once finally believed in the glory of the Lord......"

"In the end, we buried him in Goa, India......"

When the believers heard this, they couldn't help but shout praises of the Lord's brilliance......

Matteo Ricci is also among believers, although he can still keep calm, but this close contact makes the voice in Ricci's heart clearer and clearer - join the Jesuits, go to the Far East, and do what no one else has done!

~~

While the young King of Portugal was enjoying a sumptuous court dinner with his uncle, Matteo Ricci sat in the cold university dormitory, solemnly writing a withdrawal request with a quill pen by the light of a candle.

He was going to drop out of the University of Rome and join the Society of Jesuits, hoping to complete the examination as soon as possible and realize his dreams.

At this time, Matteo Ricci would not have known that when he finally came to the Ming Dynasty with his heart in mind, not only did he find that the level of science and technology of the Ming Dynasty had far surpassed the Western 'advanced' knowledge that he relied on to preach, but he was also successfully shaved by someone and became a foreign monk who ate fasting and recited Buddha......

Matteo Ricci Longqing two years of keywords - [dropout]

8. The word 'meaning' - Xu Guangqi

Back in Daming, Taiqingfang, the county seat of Songjiang Prefecture, Shanghai, is a bleak family.

The male owner's surname is Xu, his name is Sicheng, and he was originally a successful businessman, but unfortunately he lost a lot of money in the raw silk business last year and owed a lot of debts. In the end, he sold all his family property and reluctantly sent away the creditors who collected debts at the end of the year.

After paying off the debt, the family is already surrounded by four walls, and this Spring Festival, it is naturally very sad.

Xu Sicheng and his wife looked at their son who was sitting motionless on the threshold, and secretly said sadly: "We don't care, we will pass the fool." But Guangqi is only six years old, and this is the first time he has lived in poverty without good food, new clothes, and firecrackers. ’

Xu Sicheng walked over, sat beside his son, gently touched his head and said, "I'm sorry Guangqi, my father will definitely compensate you well next year." ”

"Dad, is our family out of money?" Unexpectedly, what the child was worried about was not the New Year. "Then I'm not going to study."

"Good boy, don't worry, my father won't let you drop out of school no matter what!" Xu Sicheng held back his tears and hugged his sensible son.

"No, in fact, I want to ......" but I heard Xu Guangqi whisper: "Then you can play every day......"

"Uh......" Xu Sicheng almost fainted when he heard this, and he was furious, brought his son over, took off his pants, and waved his hand.

"I'll kill you unlucky boy, don't ask for a light to know how to play! Can you play the trick?! ”

"Woo, dad, don't fight, I can't study yet......" The child hurriedly cried and begged for mercy, and his mother hurriedly persuaded:

"Forget it, don't fight, how can there be a dozen children on the first day of the first month?"

"You should whip him!" Xu Sicheng didn't stop and beat his son's ass and balls to the ground.

At this time, Xu Guangqi didn't know that someone would soon come to accept apprentices on behalf of the teacher, not only solving the livelihood problem for his family, but also making him the sixth champion among the disciples under the teacher's seat.

What he didn't know was that under the guidance of his teacher, he would embark on a more brilliant scientific path than before......

Xu Guangqi Longqing two years of keywords - [boil]

Ps. I just wanted to write a simple New Year's article, but I didn't expect to waste two whole days of me, and I really fell into a huge pit......

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