The accession of the two countries, Korea and the Ryukyus, to the China Alliance, was, at best, of a self-preservational nature. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info keep North Korea, keep Ryukyu. It will protect China's strategic security in the east from being threatened. But it doesn't stop there.

But Zhu Cihong's desire to include Japan in the middle of the world is clearly not limited to Asia. He hopes to have a sharp Japanese katana in his hand, as a divine weapon, and become a favorable arm for the hegemony between the East and the West.

It is not only that Japan's vast market can accelerate the economic leap of the Chinese Alliance, but also that Japan, a country with samurai as the main body, is really a sharp blade, and if it is used well, it will undoubtedly be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the war between the East and the West for hegemony, and there is a better chance that it can be invincible.

With such a mood, Zhu Cihong said subtly: "I hope that my arrival can bring this country, which has lagged behind the pace of world development, back up with the trend." The world of the future is destined to be a world in which the East and the West compete for world dominance. No matter how we whitewash, white, yellow, black...... In this world where the law of the jungle prevails, they will earn a Taoist system of oriental civilization. In this battle, I hope that Japan will follow suit. I come here with such a sense of historical mission. That's my ultimate ambition. As for...... There are other details of what you do along the way that some people may not understand from a narrow perspective. But I believe...... With the wisdom of the general, you will understand. ”

"Your Majesty, your wisdom is indeed sometimes beyond my comprehension." Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but show a trace of admiration when he heard Zhu Cihong's grand direction, he really couldn't understand the angle that rose to the hegemony of the entire Eastern and Western civilizations.

This is indeed the limitation of the times. Historical limitations.

After all, they are not Zhu Cihong who is out of the times, and the thinking of this traveler has long been out of the hegemony of one country and one place.

But Tokugawa Iemitsu also has a keen intuition as a Japanese shogunate: "But in any case, please understand that Your Majesty the Emperor." Japan is an independent country. ”

"Of course I do." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "But of course I believe that in this world, there is no shortage of talents." Including Your Excellency the General, you must be the best talent in Japan. ”

"The one who knows the times is Junjie?" Tokugawa Iemitsu understood that this was to persuade him to bow his head: "Perhaps Your Majesty can't understand how precious an independent and unified shogunate is to Japan." Indeed, the Warring States period, although on paper, seems to be only a few decades old. But many times, when I go out of the city to travel around the world, I can recall the scenes of the past. I can't accept Japan's human life. It is not the work of a qualified general to let Japan regress into such a country because of the selfishness of a few people. I, I, Tokugawa Iemitsu, may be clumsy, but I am absolutely worthy of the trust of the generals of the past. ”

"That's wrong." Zhu Cihong sighed helplessly, indeed, the three views are different, and many opinions are a kind of gap.

But it's also normal.

China and Japan have not understood each other for hundreds of years. Perhaps people-to-people exchanges have never been severed, but mutual trust among officials is almost zero.

In particular, it is Zhu Cihong who presides over the national politics of the Ming Dynasty, and he is this once-in-a-lifetime traveler, so what the Japanese think of the Ming Dynasty is misunderstood, crooked, and it is understandable.

But in the face of Zhu Cihong's sigh, Tokugawa Iemitsu became serious, thinking that Zhu Cihong was still laughing at Tokugawa Iemitsu for not knowing current affairs. I can't recognize the reality that the strong are weak and the day is weak.

"Please also ask His Majesty the Emperor to understand. No Chinese monarch in history has ever succeeded in his war against Japan. The help of the kamikaze is not far away. Although Japan longs for peace, it will not fear war. The shogunate, not to mention the existence of a betrayal of the country! Tokugawa Iemitsu Yoshimasa spoke.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong had to smile and said, "It seems that His Excellency the General has quickly forgotten the sacrifice of Shiba Inu-kun." Sometimes, misunderstandings are terrible. ”

"Your Majesty......" Tokugawa Iemitsu was stunned.

Zhu Cihong had no choice but to explain: "Is it necessary to use war to conquer Japan and become a province of China, so that the Japanese can contribute at the juncture of the confrontation between the East and the West?" Of course not. ”

This, of course, was to comfort Tokugawa Iemitsu, and it was true that Zhu did not prioritize waging a war against Japan.

What Zhu Cihong was thinking in his heart was...... War, of course, is not the only weapon of a government as a nation. It's just a means to get around.

China can completely use strong cultural invasion, strong economic control, and strong ideological penetration to achieve the goal of conquering Japan.

Even, as long as Japan is kidnapped to Zhu Cihong's chariot to conquer the world, how will this group of poor and crazy bitter haha be willing to get off the ship when they find that colonial plunder is so easy to make money?

Of course, Zhu Cihong is not worried that this group of poor and crazy bitter haha will target Daming, the richest existence.

After all, Da Ming is the master of the world's strongest chariot.

If one Satsuma naval battle was not enough, Zhu Cihong did not mind another battle of Edo at all.

Regarding Zhu Cihong's explanation, Tokugawa Iemitsu believed it.

After all, this is an era when there is no joke.

"It's under the ...... Spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Tokugawa Iemitsu sighed, of course, after knowing the truth of everything, he would soon retract this sentence.

"I believe that this will be accompanied by a deeper understanding of each other. Your Excellency, General, you will understand my intentions. The friendship between China and Japan will certainly be closer and more united. Zhu Cihong silently added a joke psychologically, what is the name of a familiar official saying in later generations: closely unite under the leadership headed by Comrade So-and-so......

Well, Zhu Cihong is a good comrade.

……

After all, it was the first time they met, and Zhu Cihong and Tokugawa Iemitsu tried to come and go, but they still didn't say anything substantial.

Of course, Tokugawa Iemitsu was not without gains.

At the very least, it explains the awkward status quo of relations between Japanese monarchs and ministers, which has always been an important obstacle to Sino-Japanese relations. In this regard, Zhu Cihong's generosity obviously far exceeded Tokugawa Iemitsu's expectations.

Being able to have such an achievement when they met for the first time was enough to make Tokugawa Iemitsu relieved.

In the information age, exchanges between the two countries are very convenient, and when they really come to power, they have basically finalized everything behind the scenes.

Therefore, the visit time of later generations was very short.

But this is clearly a different year.

If you only have a few days, you won't have enough time to connect and rest.

Therefore, when Zhu Cihong arrived in Japan, he was destined to stay for a long time.

After the state banquet, Zhu Cihong dragged his tired body back to the walk.

Unexpectedly, not long after Zhu Cihong returned to Xingzai, before he rested, he saw Chen Zhenhui coming in a hurry: Tokugawa Yoshinao asked to see him.

Tokugawa Yoshinao asked to see Zhu Tzuhong. But the location is in the Greenstone Study, and the one who asked for it was Zu Dashou, who also arrived in Japan, and Chen Zhenhui, who was handed over by Zu Dashou's hand.

And Chen Zhenhui came to ask, obviously asking Zhu Cihong. This Tokugawa Yoshinao is handed over to Chen Zhenhui to be sent, or let him meet Zhu Cihong.

"Something is wrong." Zhu Cihong said nonsense, but also revealed interest.

Fools can see that something is wrong, there is something that cannot be said at a formal state banquet on a big night, but in the greenstone study, a place that has completed its transitional function.

"Your Majesty's body is ......" Chen Zhenhui is not young, she has been running all the way, attending ceremonies, and participating in state banquets and arguing with people, but she is a little unbearable, and she is naturally worried about Zhu Cihong. After all, it is really hard to have to dress up in disguise when you leave the palace for a while.

Of course, Zhu Cihong's treatment is better. The rush on the ship is not a class for Zhu Cihong, who is already familiar with drifting on the sea, and there is not much time to worry about the day and the state banquet. Of course, the best reason is ...... Zhu Cihong is still young and energetic.

In this case, there is naturally time to deal with it.

"Go." Zhu Cihong recalled the information about Tokugawa Yoshinao handed over by Jinyiwei, and was full of interest.

Zhu Cihong really saw Tokugawa Yoshinao, who was still waiting, in the greenstone study.

Without mentioning it politely for a while, Zhu Cihong looked at the old man in his forties, looking at the other party's humble and solemn expression, and a conjecture in his heart became more and more accurate.

"Your Majesty has come to tell Your Majesty about one thing." Tokugawa Yoshinao solemnly said: "The King of Japan respectfully receives the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Tokugawa Yoshinao spoke Chinese, and he was very careful about chewing words.

Emperor, this would have been a sensitive title.

After all, the unique title of emperor is also something that the emperor of Japan can shout?

It was a matter of national system, and Tokugawa Iemitsu did not let it, but Tokugawa Yoshinao was extremely cautious as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Could it be that we didn't have a meeting with the emperor on our itinerary?" Zhu Cihong was stunned and deliberately expressed surprise.

Chen Zhenhui naturally cooperated: "Returning to Your Majesty, Japan has its own laws, and the Japanese king needs to practice knowledge and improve his songs according to the "Forbidden and Public Laws", so he does not participate in government affairs. On this occasion, there was no arrangement for a meeting with the King of Japan during His Majesty's trip. ”

"It's so deceitful! Your Majesty...... It's not that the subordinates provoked him, but as a loyal Japanese courtier, he can't see the shogunate in the hands of disrespectful ministers. As a king, how can he not receive distinguished guests from afar? Only the king will have the identity of His Majesty slightly equal! Tokugawa Yoshinao looked indignant.

Zhu Cihong remembered Jinyiwei's report again, this Tokugawa Yoshinao, he really has the heart of a king. Jin Yiwei's report only said that he had this tendency, but he didn't expect that he would really stand up and speak for the Japanese emperor.

This is a very rich word.

This word first came from the Spring and Autumn Period, "The Legend of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period", which originally meant "respecting the king of diligence and rejecting the foreign emperors", attacking and defending to change shape, and stop the involution, and the guiding principle was "respect the Zhou royal family, the princes do not annex, and invade the foreign land".

But now, especially in Japan, the reverence of the king has become a very complex political term.

embodied in the present, that is......

There was such a person who supported the Japanese emperor in power. As for the repetition, it doesn't matter for the time being. After all, Zhu Cihong represents China. And Tokugawa Yoshinao's attitude is playful enough, not to mention other actions.

As a descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Tokugawa shogunate's imperial three families would actually support the emperor......

Zhu Cihong really has to sigh that the world is changeable.

Under Tokugawa Yoshinao's gaze, Zhu Cihong maintained a surprised expression despite the emotion in his heart: "This is indeed a thing that has to be thought about. Please rest assured, Lord Owari will take care of it. ”

No commitment was made.

This is normal, and it is strange to open up easily.

Tokugawa Yoshinao still thanked him with a serious face and left the greenstone study.

"It's not as simple as it seems." On the way back to the palace, just like before Zhu Cihong came, Chen Zhenhui also said a word of nonsense.

Zhu Cihong glanced at him, but he was also tired this time, and he still had a day's arrangements for tomorrow, but now it was late at night. Feeling that the night was getting darker, Zhu Cihong pretended to sleep, and said casually: "Of course, Tokugawa Yoshinao is not so simple. However, it is true that the shogunate's arrangement is unreasonable. It is true that the emperor can not interfere in politics, but it is too desperate to not let them see me even when I come. ”

In the final analysis, in terms of identity equivalence, Tokugawa Iemitsu is equivalent to Li Banghua, and Zhu Cihong is equivalent to the Japanese emperor. It's like being a head of state and a prime minister.

Although, the real power was in the hands of the shogun.

But the nominal thing is so mysterious. You can ignore it, but you have to care, and in many cases it is even decisive.

"Your Majesty wants to see you?" Chen Zhenhui sniffed in a low voice.

"See you." How could Zhu Cihong let the shogunate be so confused: "What's more, when the Japanese arranged it before, we sat in silence, didn't we just wait for this moment?" ”

Chen Zhenhui bowed her head, they were luring the snake out of the hole.

Acquiescing in the awkward relationship between the Japanese emperor and the general, it doesn't mean that the Ming Dynasty won't be moved. There was no previous arrangement to meet with the emperor, just to see if there was a similar turbulent trend in Japan. If there is a ...... Obviously, it is also a power that Zhu Cihong can use.

Those people want to respect the king and use Zhu Cihong's power to break the game.

But why didn't Zhu Cihong want to use their power to stir up the situation?

"Tokugawa Yoshinao, of course, has something odd. His identity should not have been involved in this so-called king-honoring matter, and simply guessing his motives couldn't figure it out at all. But...... Before I met the emperor, I really didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. If I don't go to see the Japanese emperor of Naraushzi, listen to what they are going to do, how can I touch their bottom? Not to ...... It's a waste of everyone's heart. Zhu Cihong said leisurely, then his head flicked and he fell asleep.

This intention is not only the pit that Zhu Cihong had ambushed before, but also the strategy that those people thought they were preparing.

Chen Zhenhui glanced at it, and she also felt sorry for Zhu Cihong's tiredness, so she hurriedly shook her head and hurriedly settled Zhu Cihong and went back to rest.