On the way to Kyoto, Tokugawa Ietsuna's mood improved, and he smiled again.

Along the way, the daimyo and the people welcomed him, bowed down to him, and only then did he truly grasp the great politics of the Japanese state.

The Japanese people know very well in their hearts that as long as the general's overseas relatives are there, no one can touch a single hair of him!

Yan Changwu is quite confusing, he is the brother and brother-in-law of the previous shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, this time under the banner of helping relatives' families, it was indeed Tokugawa Ietsuna's invitation, so those hostile daimyo could not provoke internal and external disputes, and mobilized the forces of the whole Wa country to fight against the coming Ming army.

If Yan Changwu does not have a relationship with the shogunate and kills the Japanese state, then the hostile daimyo will list the shogunate and Yan Changwu as enemies, and call on the Japanese people to abandon them and attack them in groups.

Now there is no excuse to oppose Yan Changwu, so he can only admit defeat.

The shogunate army and the Ming army arrived in Kyoto, and the defenders of Kyoto surrendered, and when they saw the big fat man who tied himself up, he kept saying that he was guilty of death, and Tokugawa Ietsuna and his retainers had a feeling of eating flies!

Hizen Domain's daimyo Nabeshima Mitsushige escaped in the Battle of Chiba and fled back to Kyoto with his army, where he immediately took over the defense of Kyoto to prevent the rout from entering the city, and at the same time placed the Emperor and the Ministers under house arrest, and when the shogunate army arrived, he immediately led the people to surrender!

The action against the water is fast and firm enough, thick and black enough, and cheeky enough!

Let the Tokugawa Ietsuna, who decided to "not forgive" those rebel daimyo, have a dark face, and don't know how to deal with him, I really want to say: "Since you know that you deserve to die, then die!" ”

It must be known that Mitsushige Nabeshima is one of the three leading big brothers in this rebellion!

He signed a copy of the "Asking for (Shogunate) Thief Documents", scolding the Tokugawa family from the old turtle down to the Tokugawa family, and cordially greeting the women of the Tokugawa family.

Masayuki Hoshina came forward, and after asking about the safety of Nabeshima Mitsushige Kyoto and the intact Nijo Castle, the shogun's imperial residence, he explained: "Although the Hizen Domain said that there was a big mistake in the past, it has saved Kyoto and protected (the Emperor), so quickly loosen the ties!" ”

He asked his subordinates to loosen the ties of Nabeshima Mitsushige, and Nabeshima Mitsushige's heart was relieved, knowing that this time there was hope to save his life, at least to save the Nabeshima family's Shi Gao.

After all, Tokugawa Ietsuna couldn't help but laugh at him and said, "The Hizen clan is really a family school, and it has the style of a father!" ”

Nabeshima Mitsushige's father, Nabeshima Katsushige, had also rebelled during the previous shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, and if he couldn't fight, he would surrender shamelessly, so Tokugawa Ietsuna reprimanded him for this.

The words were a bit mean, but Nabeshima Mitsushige spit on his face, and kowtowed again and again: "Don't dare to be a criminal, don't dare to be!" ”

Ignoring this villain, Tokugawa Ietsuna entered Kyoto with Yan Changwu.

Kyoto was established as the capital of Japan in 794, modeled after Luoyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty of China, and named "Heiankyo = the capital of peace and stability". Despite the changes, Kyoto has survived as the capital of Japan. Heiankyo built many solemn palaces and mansions for serving the nobility of the imperial court. From the 9th century to the mid-12th century, the peak of power and glory was reached. At that time, great progress was also made in the cultural field, resulting in numerous literary and artistic works that purely embody the beauty of Japan.

During the Onin War of 1467 and 1477, Kyoto was burned to the ground. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified all of Japan, he rebuilt Kyoto.

There are Imperial Palace, Toji Temple, Toji Honganji Temple, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangendo, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kiyomizudera Temple, Ginkaku-ji Temple, etc., and the whole building is in a quiet state and has not been invaded by arms, so it is right that Hoshina Masayuki thinks that Mitsushige Nabeshima has a great achievement.

The streets have been put under martial law, and a pair of soldiers are standing every five meters on both sides of the road

The people are sparsely populated, and according to Nabeshima Mitsushige, many of them fled during the war, and the ministers are waiting in Nijo Castle!

One of the two castles is the shogun's palace, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and later expanded by Tokugawa Iemitsu, built in imitation of Chang'an Castle in the Tang Dynasty, surrounded by a tall wall that is 500 meters long from east to west and 300 meters long from north to south. At the center of the castle is the Ninomaru Palace, which was the residence of the Tokugawa shogun. The corridor is paved with a "warbler floor" (莺张り), and when the enemy invades, the floor will make the sound of a yellow warbler chirping when running on the floor.

This is not bad, Tokugawa Ietsuna and Yan Changwu marched to Nijo Castle together.

Mitsushige Nabeshima, who had just surrendered, led the way, nodded and bowed, ten out of ten flattering villains.

The feudal dynasty, the minister Jin Jing, can not return home, but should stay in what Xianliang Temple and wait for the emperor to meet, but the emperor in the Wa Kingdom is a small sufferer, how can a powerful minister like Tokugawa Ietsuna take him seriously!

Arriving at Nijo Castle and seeing the majestic castle, Tokugawa Ietsuna breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Yan Changwu, "I've finally arrived home!" ”

They sat in the same spacious carriage, and their status was not trivial, Tokugawa Ietsuna was the ruler of the Kingdom of King's Landing, Yan Changwu was the leader of the two Chinas, and he was also the uncle of Tokugawa Ietsuna, who was first and who was second, then they were in the same car.

The carriage driver drove straight into the "Ninomaru" palace, and there was a large group of officials dressed in colorful official robes outside the palace, and those were the ministers of the Wa Kingdom.

They got out of the carriage, and Yan Changwu was in someone's land, giving Tokugawa Ietsuna face and letting him go first.

So those ministers came to see the general, and by the way, they met the southeast king of the Ming Dynasty with the same etiquette!

When Yan Changwu saw those ministers, most of them had clear bones and thin physiques, and he couldn't help but laugh.

It's hungry!

In ancient Japan, the secretary of state of affairs refers to the official positions that can only be held by the secretary class from the rank of secretary of the public from the post of three or more nobles since the Heian period, including the minister of the Taise, the right minister, the left minister, the minister of the interior, the senator, the dai nayan, and the middle minister.

The four most famous surnames at the end of the Heian period were Genji, Taira, Fujiwara, Tachibana, and Gongqingsu.

In the Warring States Period, local wealthy families sprang up, not only had rights but also obtained official positions, and their reputation really overshadowed those nobles. The ministers can only be some tools and vampires for the local daimyos, of course, there are also a lot of calligraphy and paintings, and song masters in the ministers, after all, the nobles have nothing to do, so they have to do something elegant.

In Kyoto, the emperor has no rights, let alone the ministers, who don't even have the right to come to the ghost door, and they don't have any extra money.

When it came to the shogunate period, the life of the Wa Emperor was even more miserable. Since the military and political power of the country is in the hands of the shogun, the Japanese emperor only has a false name, and in fact, he has to look at the face of the shogunate. The constraints of the Emperor's life can be seen.

The Tokugawa shogunate gave the emperor a stone height of 100,000 koku, but in fact, it was even less at the beginning, only 10,000 koku! 100,000 stone may sound very high to you, but this is a fortune that includes all the nobles, so it is really pitiful to divide it into the hands of the emperor, such as Xiaoming Emperor is such an unlucky bastard, this old brother is so poor that he only has a small fish for dinner, and he is reluctant to throw away the bones after eating, and keeps the soup for the next day......

The emperor can't even eat, and the princess doesn't have oil and water in his stomach, everyone has a good figure and no belly, which is really enviable!