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Qin Mu personally believes that there is no perfect policy in this world, only the trade-off of pros and cons. ¤

Tokugawa Iemitsu's death left a ten-year-old son to succeed him as shogun. The Japanese ronin, led by the soldier scholar Yui Masayuki, immediately rebelled on a large scale, and there may be the support of the Japanese Emperor Masahito behind it.

At this time, if Qin Mu was willing, he might overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.

The consequences of this overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate are difficult to predict.

It is possible that Japan returned to the Warring States period from the new period, and the feudal states were in constant turmoil, which was the best result.

It may be that the Japanese emperor took the opportunity to take back the military and political power, and this is the last thing Qin Mu wants to see.

In contrast, Qin Mu was more inclined to maintain a weaker Tokugawa shogunate than in the past, making it more dependent on Great Qin, and at the same time maintaining the normal social order in Japan and making Japan a dumping ground for Great Qin goods.

And if the Tokugawa shogunate wants to become more weak, the key is to get rid of Abe Tadaaki.

Abe Tadaaki was the most talented of the four ministers of the shogunate, and the other three were mediocre.

The most simply thing to do is to send someone to murder Abe Tadaaki, but this is also the most despicable way, and people who play politics usually don't take this step until the end.

Of course, if Abe Tadaaki died in Yui Masayuki's rebellion, that's a different story.

After the meeting of the Huagai Palace, Qin Mu left Huang Zhenlin, Gannan, and Huang Lianshan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Huang Lianshan, who did not collect at night, and then said: "Abe Zhongqiu is not easy to control, and we must find a way to expel him from the core of the shogunate's power." ”

Gannan said: "Your Majesty, the power of the shogunate, is currently in the hands of Hoshina Masayuki and the other four, and the minister thinks that he can first use the strategy of discord to make Hoshina Masayuki, Sakai Tadakatsu, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna dissatisfied with Abe Tadaaki, and this is probably not difficult to do;

According to the information sent back by Wei Zhengdao, the ambassador to Japan, except that the relationship between Masayuki Hoshina and Abe Tadaaki is still quite harmonious. Sakai Tadashi and Matsudaira Nobutsuna have always been a little jealous of Abe Tadaaki.

Hearing that the monks of one temple had refused to accept the order to be transferred to another temple, Matsudaira Nobutsuna began to threaten the monks with punishment if they did not listen to the transfer. But the monk was so angry that he resisted the order.

Later, when Abe Tadaaki heard about it, he went to tell the monk that he would be transferred as a punishment. The monk saw that Abe Tadaaki was smarter than Matsudaira Nobutsuna, so he dismounted from the donkey and accepted the transfer.

There are many similar things, and several people, as Tokugawa Iemitsu's henchmen, Abe Tadaaki always relied on his intelligence to compare Sakai Tadakatsu and Matsudaira Nobutsuna to be very incompetent. Lose face. For a long time, Sakai Tadashi and Matsudaira Nobutsuna have been at odds with Abe Hoaki, and they have been fighting in secret.

Now the only thing that wants to separate is the relationship between Masayuki Hoshina and Tadaaki Abe, Masayuki Hoshina likes Confucianism and indulges in Shinto, when Tokugawa Iemitsu was alive, he didn't ask about the world, and he was a person who didn't know about world affairs;

Now for the Tokugawa shogunate, it was an extraordinary time, just a few rumors. In addition, Sakai Tadashi and Matsudaira Nobutsuna will definitely fall into the ground, and Abe Tadaaki should be expelled from the shogunate. ”

"That's good, then let the embassy in Japan do its best." Qin Mu shook his jaw, turned his head to Huang Lianshan and said, "I don't accept the manpower arranged in Edo and Kyoto at night. It is also necessary to fully cooperate with this task, and ensure that Abe Tadaaki can be expelled from the Tokugawa shogunate, but not completely collapsed the Tokugawa shogunate. ”

Huang Lianshan hurriedly promised: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"A plan of discord. Whether it can be done or not, it's hard to say, the night does not collect and has its own set of plans. If necessary, you may wish to do it in a way that does not collect at night. ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations."

"In addition, there is another task for Ye Buhui, that is, to temporarily protect the person Yui Masayuki, or his right-hand man, this ronin rebellion provoked by Ii Masayuki, it is best to continue before getting rid of Abe Tadaaki."

"Huang Qing, you immediately summoned the Japanese envoy in Nanjing and warned Japan that it is necessary to ensure the safety of the lives and property of our people in Great Qin, otherwise Great Qin will not rule out sending troops to Japan to protect its own people."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After arranging these, Qin Mu summoned He Liang, Gu Junen, and Di Zhongxing again.

As soon as the three of them arrived, Qin Mu said directly: "The current task of the North Sea Fleet is to ensure the safety of the embassy in Japan and the merchant ships of Great Qin. ”

Di Zhongxing hurriedly came down, and then said: "Your Majesty, it is difficult to estimate how long it will take for the North Sea Fleet to leave the port this time, the fleet cannot be adrift at sea for a long time, Naha Port is far away from Edo, Japan, once Edo is unexpected, it is still difficult for the North Sea Fleet to rush to rescue in time."

He asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a note to the Tokugawa shogunate, allowing the North Sea Fleet to enter Edo Port ahead of schedule, and assuring it in advance that as long as the people of Great Qin were not harmed, the North Sea Fleet would not send a single soldier ashore. ”

Qin Mu asked He Liang and Gu Jun, "Do the two Qing families think it's feasible?" ”

He Liang replied: "Your Majesty, at present, the Tokugawa shogunate is quite stormy, they may not want to take advantage of the power of the Great Qin, in order to stabilize the situation, and send the North Sea Fleet into Edo Port in advance, although the Tokugawa shogunate will inevitably have some scruples, but after weighing, it may not necessarily refuse." I thought I might as well give it a try. ”

In view of this, Gu Junen, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, at present, the fastest clipper ship to Japan, it will take five to seven days, this time Tokugawa Iemitsu suddenly died, and the Japanese ronin rebelled, which caught me off guard.

This turmoil can also be regarded as a good opportunity, and after taking advantage of it and successfully weakening the Tokugawa shogunate, it may not be difficult to seek to garrison troops in Japan. ”

Di Zhongxing echoed: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that it is necessary to maintain a certain garrison in Japan. ”

"Well, this matter will be planned by the Ministry of War and the Navy Governor's Office, and a complete plan will be drawn up as much as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's do our best to implement the matters that have been agreed upon today, and the affairs of Japan cannot be delayed."

After sending He Liang and the other three ministers away, it was already night outside the palace, Qin Mu rubbed his eyebrows, got up and twisted his neck, and then walked back to the harem like a walk.

The early winter is coming, the night wind is a little cold, blowing through the high corner of the palace cornices, the golden bells are tinkling, a round of cold moon hangs on the east wall, clear and shining.

Japan's chaos this time made Qin Mu think of North Korea. Now that Ri Jun's throne is gradually stabilized, the situation in North Korea is relatively simpler.

However, the internal partisan strife has become more and more fierce, and there are now more and more voices opposing the implementation of Chinese characters.

There have been many palace changes in Joseon, among which Yi Jun's father, Yi Jundong, was the largest palace coup in the history of Joseon, deposing the previous king, Gwanghae-jun.

In short, the palace struggle in Korea was very tragic.

Now that Lee Jun is under his own influence, regardless of the opposition of the domestic ministers, he insists on promoting the Chinese language and Chinese characters, which has caused dissatisfaction among many ministers of the DPRK.

This turmoil in Japan can be regarded as a wake-up call for Qin Mu.

Now there is not enough reason to garrison North Korea, what should I do?

Qin Mu took his hand and walked towards the harem, while thinking, he suddenly remembered the US-South Korean military exercises in the future.

Perhaps, Daqin might as well have a joint military exercise with Li Jun once in a while to show Daqin's existence and deter those who have other thoughts.

Once a year, the North Sea Fleet sails to the vicinity of the mouth of the Han River to practice with the North Korean Navy on pirate hunting and sea rescue. It's not about the content of the military exercise, just show the force of Daqin.

Thinking of this, Qin Mu felt a lot more relaxed, and when she returned to the Qianqing Palace, she saw Yang Zhi waiting in front of the palace gate, and the cold wind of early winter was blowing her dress.

"See Your Majesty for concubines."

"The queen is exempt." Qin Mu stepped forward and took her hand.

"Your Majesty, state affairs are important, but Your Majesty should also pay attention to the dragon body, you see that this is the first change, Your Majesty has not had dinner yet, and the concubine is in her heart."

"You're useless, aren't you?"

Her hands were a little cold, she must have been waiting here for a long time, but Qin Mu felt that what was passed through her hands was a trace of warmth.

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(To be continued!)

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