Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 12 Chrysanthemum and Knife
  After receiving the task, Zhang Xiao quickly made an outline. Wang Xijue apparently also received the emperor's order and ordered Zhang Xiao to outline the content to be written first.

As a good young man from the 21st century, it is impossible not to know about this neighbor in a narrow strip of water. Moreover, as a professional and hobby study, I have an understanding of Japanese history, literature, and geography.

The current situation in Japan is a continuation of Japan's Warring States Period. When talking about Japan's Warring States Period, we must write about Japan's shogunate. In order to explain clearly, that is a brief summary of Japan's previous history, and then from the Minaipei War, That is to say, it starts from the era of "The Tale of the Heike" and mainly talks about the history of the Kamakura shogunate and Muromachi shogunate until the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The exchanges and conflicts between Japan and the Central Plains dynasty are also highlighted.

After the framework was laid out, Zhang Xiao began to write the first part, which mainly talked about the exchanges between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom during the Eastern Han and Cao Wei Dynasties, especially the name of the Japanese Kingdom given by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and then talked about some of Queen Yamatai story.

Next, we will talk about the Battle of Baijiangkou, Japan's dispatch of envoys to the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, and Dahua Reform. Of course, we will also explain Japan's Nara Castle and Kyoto Castle.

Then came the Heian period in Japan and the dictatorship of the Fujiwara clan, followed by the samurai rebellion, and then the rise of the Genpei family samurai.

After writing this, Zhang Xiao picked up the manuscript and went to Mr. Wang Ge.

"You wrote so much so quickly?" Wang Xijue took the manuscript in surprise.

"Mr. Qizhenge, this is just a framework and beginning. If you see no problem here, I will continue writing." Zhang Xiao said.

"Put it here first. I'll take a closer look. And what's the name of this book? Why is it called Chrysanthemum and Sword?" Wang Xijue asked.

"Old Qizhenge, the chrysanthemum is the royal emblem of the Fuso King, which here refers to the power of the ministers. The katana pointed to by the sword refers to the samurai group. In addition to these beginning parts, this book mainly introduces the two shogunates, as well as these few Hundreds of years of fighting between Japanese samurai groups." Zhang Xiao explained.

"Then Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who is currently in charge of Japan, is he considered a minister or a samurai?" Wang Xijue asked. "Toyotomi Hideyoshi was originally just a civilian. He became a soldier of Oda Nobunaga. Later, he was promoted along the way and became a retainer, and then became a samurai. Later, Oda Nobunaga dominated the Japanese country, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi became the commander-in-chief. Oda Nobunaga murdered his retainers, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi killed the traitors and eliminated the disobedient forces. However, he did not directly become a general and establish a shogunate. Instead, he became the Kanbai of Japan, which is equivalent to the prime minister. The Japanese country is now considered a combination of public and military affairs. "Zhang Xiao explained in detail.

"Then he is the Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao of Japan? Why are there so many Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in Japan? It seems that the Japanese king has really been in power for a long time and has no ambition at all." Wang Xijue said with emotion.

"Mr. Xinge, the king of Japan also wanted to seize power, but his plan failed. There was a king named Hou Daigo who worked hard to overthrow the original Dong Zhuo. As a result, his capable men became even more powerful Dong Zhuo." Zhang Xiao explained.

"Then this king must be so angry?! What happened to the more powerful Dong Zhuo in the end?" Wang Xijue said with emotion.

"Mr. Zangaku, this king was really angry to death in the end. The even more powerful Dong Zhuo. Emperor Seizu consecrated Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of Japan as king. He is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's grandfather." Zhang Xiao said.

"Is this happening?" Wang Xijue sighed with emotion.

"I don't dare to speak nonsense because of my humble position." Zhang Xiao said.

Wang Xijue's face became more serious: "Editor Zhang, although the novels you wrote previously had great influence on the market, they were not harmful to the court. You wrote about Timur and Osman, and the country of Timur has already They were almost dead, and Osman was far away, so everyone just listened to it as a story. However, the affairs of the Japanese country involved many imperial dynasties, and now Toyotomi Hideyoshi has coveted them. What you wrote is to rise to the level of the temple. If you pull it all over your body, the emperor's wrath will kill millions of people. In the future, you must be careful when writing about Japanese affairs, and you must think about the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your advice." Zhang Xiao solemnly thanked him.

(End of this chapter)