Wei Zaode finally understood a little, it turned out that the Tokugawa shogunate was plotting the idea of usurping the throne, and he also wanted the support of the Ming Dynasty...... That's not a problem. If the Tokugawa shogunate could really change the Japanese Empire into the Kingdom of Japan and make Japan subordinate to the Celestial Empire, then the pattern of the Celestial Empire's dominance of East Asia would be unshakable!

However, once a civil war broke out in Japan due to the usurpation of the Tokugawa shogunate, then the door of Japan would be completely open! And this country has a class of samurai who are not engaged in production, and they are very numerous, and most of them are very unruly...... If the country opens suddenly, I am afraid that this group of people will be used by the ill-intentioned Spaniards and become cannon fodder for them to attack the Celestial Empire!

Thinking of this, Wei Zaode opened his mouth and asked, "If the Celestial Empire supports the shogunate, will the shogunate launch a war against the powerful feudal lords in the southwest in the near future?" ”

"Of course!" Tokugawa Mitsukuni nodded heavily, "The powerful feudal clan in the southwest has always had ill intentions and wanted to overthrow the shogunate and replace it!" If the public side goes further, they will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos, so the shogunate must strike first!

In fact, the evil intentions of the powerful feudal lords in the southwest were not in the feudal lords and hereditary domains, but in the feudal lords who actually controlled the feudal administration...... Because the feudal lords and successive generations have long been under the control of the shogunate, they can't make any big waves. The real danger is those middle and lower class feudal warriors and ronin, once Japan is in their hands, then the foundation of the samurai division may not exist. At that time, a population of 20 million and hundreds of thousands of samurai will gather under one imperial court, and such a Japanese country will surely become the mortal enemy of the Celestial Empire! ”

In this era, the samurai class in Japan was actually divided into feudal lords, high-ranking banners, feudal warriors, and ronin classes.

The Tokugawa shogunate, on the other hand, represented a group of feudal lords and high-ranking bannermen at the top of the ranks. At the same time, the shogunate used the system of confessional pilgrimage to hollow out the feudal lord class among the high-ranking samurai, and they gradually lost their strong control over their own domain.

Therefore, it was not possible for the Tokugawa shogunate to set off the curtain when the throne was usurped, but only the feudal lords who were actually in power and the ronin who dreamed of fighting.

And after their downfall, it is very likely that the feudal domains will be dissolved and a centralized and unified Japan will be established!

Although the centralization of power will eventually lead to the decline of the samurai class, in the short term, it can maximize the combat effectiveness of the Japanese samurai into national strength.

If Japan is supported by the West, it will surely become the most stubborn enemy of the Celestial Empire before the population of hundreds of thousands of samurai is exhausted.

Therefore, the promotion of Tokugawa Shogun to king was the most beneficial to the Daimei Dynasty...... It was a lot of effort to defeat hundreds of thousands of samurai.

Especially the era of queuing up to be shot, who doesn't have a headache when they see these guys who are not afraid of death?

Of course, for the Tokugawa family and the shogunate's important ministers, this was also the best outcome.

Sakai Tadakiyo said: "So the shogunate hopes that the Celestial Empire can provide enough artillery and send officers to teach artillery skills!" As soon as the shogunate's artillery training is completed, it will immediately send troops to attack the southwest! ”

This Tokugawa shogunate was much more neat and tidy than the Tokugawa shogunate two hundred years later!

"How long will the war last?" Will there be many ronins who take advantage of the war to go abroad to earn a living and be hired by the Spaniards? ”

"Of course!" Mitsukuni Tokugawa said, "Without the shogunate's control, wouldn't the ronins in Japan go wherever they want?" Your Excellency, your Celestial Empire will not be afraid of thousands of ronin warriors armed by the Spaniards, will you? ”

"Not afraid, of course not afraid of ......"

Sakai Tadashiyo said, "This is not the responsibility of the shogunate...... And there is a chance that worse things can happen! ”

"Worse?"

"That's right!" Sakai Tadakiyoshi said, "Because of the contact between the Spaniards, it cannot be ruled out that the Japanese Southwest Domain and the Manchurian Domain of the Celestial Empire, the Mongol rebels, and the Liukou who occupied Sichuan and Yunnan were united!" ”

Could there be such a thing? Wei Zaode frowned and thought about it, it seems that this is the case!

Tokugawa Mitsukuni said with a smile: "Since there is the Celestial Empire, the borders of the nations here in East Asia will slowly blur...... The nations of East Asia will be in the same world!

Therefore, a more intimate relationship should be established between the Celestial Empire and the Tokugawa family! ”

"More intimate?" "How can we be more intimate?" ”

Sakai Tadashi smiled: "Of course it's a kiss!" ”

"And pro?" Wei Zaode asked again, "How should we get along?" ”

Tokugawa Mitsukuni said: "The princess has already married under the shallow palace, of course, he can't accept the princess of the Celestial Dynasty as a side room. So it can only be the daughter of the Nadechuan family, the emperor of the Celestial Empire, as a concubine! Becoming an in-law with the Emperor of the Celestial Empire will counteract the adverse effect of the Celestial Empire's recognition of the Japanese Emperor...... This is very necessary! I hope that Your Excellency the Ambassador can do this! ”

It was Tokugawa Mitsukoku's idea to send the princess of the Tokugawa family to the harem of the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and the first smart man of the Tokugawa family did not become a student of Zhu Shunshui (Zhu Zhiyu), so his wisdom was not used in Confucianism, but was all used to plan for the world of the Tokugawa family!

Because Emperor Zhu's behavior of elevating the Japanese emperor suppressed the prestige of the Tokugawa family, Tokugawa Guangguo came up with a method of marriage to pull in the relationship between the Celestial Empire and the Tokugawa family.

Wei Zaode laughed: "Such a harmony, the Son of Heaven must like it!" But Benjue has something to make clear, the Son of Heaven likes beautiful and tall women, do you have such a woman in the Tokugawa family? ”

In fact, Emperor Zhu didn't particularly like Gao Mei, but Wu Sanmei and Zheng Chagu were quite tall, so Wei Zaode thought so.

And the women that Grandpa Wei saw in Japan were all too short......

"Yes! Some! Tokugawa Mitsukuni smiled and nodded, "His Royal Highness Aizu is tall, and his daughters are tall and beautiful. ”

The probability that a daughter is like a father is relatively high! Masayuki Baoshina is a rare tall man in Japan (it is estimated that Xiuzhong also likes Gao Mei), and his main room and stepfamily are not relatives, and his status is not high, so his appearance is naturally not bad.

Wei Zaode smiled and nodded: "That's good, that's good...... As long as you are tall and beautiful, the marriage will be on Benjue! ”

......

Nanjing, Laoshan Palace.

Emperor Zhu didn't know that his most trusted prime minister, Wei Zaode, had turned his good diplomacy into a blind date...... However, he had also discovered that the borders within the Celestial Empire circle were disappearing!

In the Imperial Palace of the Old Mountain Palace, Yan Yingyuan, the new military advisor of the Generalissimo's Mansion, was reporting to Zhu Cihong about Dashun's invasion of Siam!

The Dashun army saw the invasion of the Burmese Taungoo Dynasty when it was at its weakest, so it was very smooth to take down Ava, and renamed Ava Anlong Province, which meant that it would be regarded as another fundamental place.

The military advisors and staff officers of the Generalissimo's Mansion thought that these rogue bandits would be engaged in construction in Anlong Province for a while, but they did not expect that they would launch an invasion of Siam without waiting for the territory of Burma to be completely pacified. It also brought in many Tusi who originally belonged to the Donghu Dynasty, and there are signs of European involvement.

And Siam has been peaceful for many years, and the military aristocracy has long been decayed, so they can't resist the invasion of Dashun at all, and they were soon pushed to the city of Ayutthaya by the Dashun Heavenly Soldiers!

King Nalei, who had just come to power, had no choice but to ask the suzerain, Daming, for help......

Emperor Zhu, who got the news, was really a little helpless, and he had to go abroad this year!

As soon as Yan Yingyuan's report ended, Emperor Zhu sighed and said: "Since the Celestial Empire has signed the Treaty of Sect and Vassalage with Siam, and the King of Siam has always abided by the treaty and has not violated it, then the Celestial Empire cannot break the treaty, and must fulfill its obligations and send troops to protect Siam."

Military division, has the Generalissimo's Office calculated? How much is appropriate? ”

Yan Yingyuan said: "Your Majesty, the question now is not how many troops are appropriate, but whether they will be attacked by the Spaniards on the way to send troops!" ”

"What's going on?"

Yan Yingyuan replied: "The advisory group of the Generalissimo's Office in Sulu has received a report that the Spanish warships are concentrating on Manila!" ”

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