I want to be a grandson

Chapter 296 The suzerain and the vassal

Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned, and glanced at Qing Tong, the eunuch who was next to him.

Qingtong understood, and said loudly: "The envoy from Japan, Daming Yuer is not a suzerain vassal. Daming has already refused your country to come to pay tribute. Why don't you respect the imperial edict and insist on doing so!"

Qingtong's words can be said to show Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude and the relationship between the two countries.

You must know that the word "tributary" is only used between China and China.

Tribute, also known as tribute, is when one party gives wealth to another party in some form to show obedience or alliance, especially in a monarchy where subjects give gifts to the monarch, or vassal states also offer gifts to the suzerain.

These gifts are called tributes.Tributary is the expression of the local surrender to the central ruler, or the submission of the vassal state to the suzerain state.

According to "Yu Gong·Shu": "The tribute is called from the bottom to the top, which means that the valley that comes out, the foreign things that are born on the land, and all that they have, is called Jue Gong."

It can be seen from this that the objects of tribute are "foreign objects born" of a place, that is, special products.

"The Benji of Emperor Wudi" records that in the autumn of the second year of Yuanshou, "King Kunxie of the Huns killed King Xiutu, and brought him together with more than [-] people, and placed them in the five vassal states."

Yan Shigu's note in "The Benji of Emperor Wudi" said: "Those who say they belong to the country retain their country name and belong to the Han Dynasty, so they are called belonging to the country."

Zhengshi Xiaosong said: "Daming is a great country, it is a great kingdom of heaven. We Japan have admired it for a long time. We are willing to regard Daming as the suzerain country, with tail wings. The emperor of Ming takes pity on us with a sincere heart, and also demonstrates the emperor's Wenchengwu Germany."

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Well! Your Japanese country first killed my envoy, and then frequently harassed Ming's coastal borders, and wanted to become a vassal state of Ming. How ridiculous!"

Xiao Song hastily saluted: "Please enlighten the Emperor Ming, killing angels and condoning thieves is not due to the king of Japan. Before that, Japan was in the period when the Northern and Southern Dynasties were divided, and Kyushu was under the jurisdiction of the Southern Dynasties and was not under the jurisdiction of the Northern Dynasties. Therefore, it is difficult to constraint……"

"Kailiang of the Southern Dynasty is nothing more than a traitor, but the Muromachi Shogunate, King Komatsu and General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are the real Japanese monarch and shogunate..."

These words are not the evasion of the Japanese envoy, or cunning words, because they are the facts.

During the Hongwu Dynasty, Japan had already entered the period when the Northern and Southern Dynasties were divided, and the feudal princes and the Ming shogunate fought endlessly.

Some defeated feudal vassal daimyos, unable to gain a foothold in Japan, organized warriors, merchants, and ronin to take boats to the southeast coast of Daming to rob, burn, and kill.

It began in [-], that is, the first year of Hongwu, the first year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Japanese pirates attacked Pengzhou on a large scale, and the people were displaced and miserable.

Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to Japan, the first is to tell Japan that the Yuan Dynasty has perished, and the second is to let Japan pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to establish the relationship between the two sides and solve the problem of Japanese pirates invading the border by establishing a clan state.hmmmm
But unexpectedly, the mission sent by Zhu Yuanzhang was killed by Japanese pirates on the way.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry. After all, although this was not what Japan meant, it was their permission and connivance that Japanese pirates were so rampant!

So Zhu Yuanzhang sent a mission headed by Yang Zai, this time successfully arrived in Japan, and met the Japanese Prince Huailiang who was entrenched in Kyushu Island.

When Huailiang read the imperial edict, he was also very disdainful.

The general content of the edict is that the Yuan Dynasty has been destroyed, and now that the Ming Dynasty has been established, Japan should come to pay tribute as soon as possible, with the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain.

The meaning of the second layer is also to tell them to take good care of their subjects and the common people, and not to indulge me in coming to Daming to do evil.

So although Zhu Yuanzhang was angry this time, after all, at the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the political situation was unstable and there were still many enemies.

Therefore, they are more tolerant to them. If Prince Huailiang agreed to regard Daming as the suzerain at that time, then Ashikaga Yoshimitsu would not try to establish a relationship with Daming now.

The conceited, stupid and ignorant Prince Huailiang killed five members of the Daming Mission, and imprisoned Yang Zai for three months before releasing him back to Daming.

Zhu Yuanzhang's clerk was immediately furious, but since Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest enemy at that time was the remnant enemy of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he could only pinch his nose to recognize it.

But in [-], the Japanese pirates were still on the border, without any restraint at all.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan design has been relatively stable, so Zhu Yuanzhang wrote a book and went to Japan again, warning them that the fleet would arrive in five days if they did not repent, then they would use force!

But when people are arrogant, it is difficult to recognize themselves, otherwise there would be no such word "Yelang arrogant"...

Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang's warning, Prince Huailiang didn't take it seriously at all, and even treated it as a joke!
So I wrote back a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, writing "King Huailiang's Reply Letter", full of contempt and contempt for Ming Dynasty,

He even wanted to clap his wrists with Zhu Yuanzhang!

There is a sentence in it that goes like this: "Gathering in front of Helan Mountain, chatting about gambling, why should I be afraid?"

"Boxi" just sounds nice to say, so what's the difference between this and "can hunt in Soochow" in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
This is simply the rhythm of the offer frame!

And the location of the appointment was placed at "Helan Mountain"!
You must know that Helan Mountain is the junction of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia today!
On the one hand, Huailiang means to express that Ming is vulnerable, and on the other hand, it means to warn Zhu Yuanzhang that you still have enemies of the Mongolian enemy!If they join hands, they will definitely beat Daming through!

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry. If you really have a large population, sufficient food and grass, and great strength, then forget it.

But you are a small country, you are willing to submit even to the Yuan Dynasty, but you want to start a war against me!
You are not looking down on people, you are insulting people!

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the southeast coastal area to build sea-going ships, prepare for war, and prepare for the imminent conquest of Japan.

However, at that time, it was opposed by the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, because at that time, after all, the Ming Dynasty had not been established for a long time, and its foundation was still very weak.

In addition, the Mongolian forces in the Northern Yuan Dynasty have not been eliminated, and the threat is still great. It is uncertain when they will lead their troops to the south again.

In addition, when Meng Yuan attacked Japan, there was a typhoon at sea, and the warship capsized and the soldiers fell into the sea, resulting in the loss of soldiers and generals.

In addition, the Central Plains people at that time thought about Japan, thinking that it was a place where no birds shit, lack of supplies, and remote location, so it was not worth the effort.

Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the opinions of the courtiers amid the objections, but he still believed that Japan would become a hidden danger to Ming Dynasty in the future, so he didn't like them very much.

Although I'm not ready to fight, but I can't lose face!
It's okay, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to send Zhao Zhi, the Tongzhi of Laizhou Prefecture, and others to Japan.

Zhao Zhi went through a lot of dangerous dealings and a lot of verbal confrontation, thinking that Prince Huailiang Chen Ming is powerful, of course there is also a military threat.

It is estimated that Huailiang saw that the Ming Dynasty was coming for real, so he didn't dare to be tough anymore, otherwise it would be no joke if they really called!
Besides, Huailiang is only a vassal on Kyushu Island, and there are still many enemies in Japan. If the Ming Dynasty really united with other vassals to attack him.

Huailiang definitely felt that he couldn't bear it, so his attitude towards the Ming envoy was slightly relaxed.

So the dozens of coastal populations plundered by the Japanese pirates were returned to the Ming Dynasty, and the envoys took them back.

And also sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty, expressing that he would "become a minister on the table".

Anyway, there is nothing to lose, so what does it matter if you become a minister?
Moreover, it is possible to obtain the support of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty recognizes its orthodox status, it will be very beneficial for Huailiang in Japan.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, and hosted a banquet for the Japanese envoys, and gave them a lot of property last time.

However, the Japanese pirates did not restrain themselves in any way, because Japan was still in disputes among princes at that time, and Huailiang could not restrain other princes at all.

Until Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, the third general of the Muromachi Shogunate in Japan, took office, he offered to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty for trade.

But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang rejected his plea, because in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, he believed that the faction of Prince Huailiang was the real Japanese king, and the Muromachi shogunate was just "rebellious officials and thieves".

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not give up. After Zhu Yuanzhang died, he sent envoys to Daming again.

Emperor Jianwen probably wanted to build his own reputation, so he accepted his plea and canonized him as "King of Japan"!
Later, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingnan, successfully seized the throne, ascended the throne of emperor, and became the ruler of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di asked Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to assist the Ming Dynasty in arresting the Japanese pirates who harassed the border. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu really wiped out a group and gave the heads of twenty Japanese pirates to the Ming Dynasty.

But he said whether the Japanese pirates on the street were his political enemies or not, that's hard to say.

Zhu Di gave Ashikaga Yoshimitsu a gold seal with "King of Japan" engraved on it,
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu wrote a letter proclaiming himself a minister, saying "King of Japan, minister Yuan Yoshimitsu".

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to talk too much in the hall about whether to agree to Japan's becoming a vassal state, so he said: "I know, you can step down for now."

Because all the civil and military officials are here today, and it is a good intention for them to beg to belong, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not show any impatience according to the unhappiness in his heart.

Xiaosong looked up, secretly pleased, thinking that Zhu Yuanzhang would really think about it seriously,

So he hurriedly said: "His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has ended the dispute between the north and the south of Japan, and quelled the struggle between the shogunate and the daimyo."

"Afterwards, Komatsu will become the new king of Japan. Now Japan can be said to be in peace, and there is no war. King Komatsu and General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are recuperating in the country, restoring national strength and people's livelihood. All things are thriving, and they will surely regain their glory..."

After a pause, Xiao Song took a deep breath and said loudly: "Japan is willing to regard Daming as suzerain, and is also willing to devote all the power of the whole country to beg the emperor to marry the princess, thinking that the queen of Japan, please His Majesty the emperor to fulfill... ..."

(End of this chapter)