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Volume 1: Contacts from Ancient to Modern Chapter 684: The Mission Enters Beijing

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    The key to giving gifts is to look at the intention. When the intention is there, the affection will be there. As for whether the intention is stolen or tricked don't worry about these details.

    A perfect piece of calligraphy filled with the blood and tears of a tribute student of the Imperial Academy, Qin Kan signed the title with great interest and easily stamped his personal seal. This large character with a graceful brushwork and a sense of style was attributed to Qin Kan. See left  Looking to the right, the more Qin Kan looked at it, the more he felt that the calligraphy was well written, and it should have been written by a big man like himself.

    Reluctantly, Qin Kan ordered someone to deliver the calligraphy to Yan Song's residence, and then sent someone to send back the unlucky Gongsheng student who was so frightened that he almost lost control. Qin Kan was filled with satisfaction.

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    Things were really calm in the capital. With more than fifty civil servants imprisoned, this time the civil war was finally coming to an end. Tianjin Donggang became busy again, with the keels of giant ships lined up in the Donggang.  It was so spectacular, but the civil servants in the capital collectively lost their voices. As the losers in the court dispute, the civil servants had already acquiesced to the fact that the distinguished group headed by Qin Kan participated in the shipping. In the days after the court meeting, the court was surprisingly quiet.  , no one participated in the impeachment of Tianjin Shipbuilding. Apparently, the civil servants had quietly reached this helpless consensus. They could not stop Qin Kan's will, so they chose to compromise.

    After going through all kinds of hardships to achieve this result, Qin Kan naturally would not be polite to the civil servants. He ordered Pegasus to be sent to Tianjin and ordered Tianjin Donggang to speed up shipbuilding. The Tianjin Navy diligently trained soldiers, drilled artillery, and acted with caution.  There¡¯s nothing wrong with being showy.  This was originally the fruit of victory that Qin Kan had fought for with his life and fortune, and now it was time to taste it.

    Early morning two days later.  A group of strangely dressed people came to the Chaoyang Gate of the capital at dawn. There were not many of them, about a hundred, but each of them was wearing a rather strange white kimono. Although it was slightly cold and early spring, they were walking under their feet.  A pair of wooden clogs made the sound of hundreds of people walking. Everyone held a long Japanese sword in their arms and rode to the gate of the capital city without hearing anyone's greeting.  Everyone automatically and consciously dismounted.  Standing in front of the city gate, looking up at the majestic capital city tower, he seemed to be awe-struck by the majestic and majestic momentum of this ancient city. He remained speechless for a long time, as if he was demented.

    After a long time.  The leader, a Japanese man in his thirties, suddenly placed the Japanese sword on the ground.  Then kneel in the dust.  After performing a grand salute, all the Japanese behind him also knelt down. The sergeant guarding the gate was stunned.  Before they could ask, the Japanese man at the head exhaled and spoke proficient Chinese.

    "Prince Tomohito, the envoy of His Majesty the Emperor Kashiwara, the Empress of Japan, Sumitomo Hosokawa, the envoy of the Hosokawa clan in charge of the Kunmuromachi shogunate in Japan, Takahiro Ouchi, the envoy of the Daimyo Daiuchi clan in charge of the Imperial Shogunate of Japan, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty Tenkhan, Manguo  The vassal retainers wish His Majesty the Khan long live, long live, long live!"

    After finishing their conversation, all the Japanese people kowtowed three times in front of the city gate. There was a loud banging sound and dust flew up in front of the city gate.

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    "My lord, the Japanese mission has arrived in the capital. This morning, Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, came to greet him outside Chaoyang Gate. The chief minister of Honglu Temple took him to the Honglu Temple Hall to stay temporarily. The Seiguan School of Taichang Temple  We have three interpreters accompanying us and are waiting for officials from the Ministry of Rites to arrange a time to see His Majesty"

    Ding Shun reported the activities of the Japanese mission to Qin Kan in detail. Ever since Qin Kan solemnly told Ding Shun to face up to Japan, a small country, Ding Shun really paid attention to the mission and their every move.  In Ding Shun's eyes.

    Qin Kan couldn't help but frown. Although Japan was respectful to the Ming Dynasty in this era and could find no fault in it, Qin Kan was affected by some tragic history in his previous life and couldn't help but feel disgusted when he heard the word "Japan".  , this kind of disgust has almost formed a conditioned reflex, and I can't change my mentality no matter what.

    "Who are the envoys from the three parties?" Qin Kan asked calmly.

    Ding Shun had already found out the details of the Japanese mission. After hearing what he said, he said: "The leader is the second son of the Japanese Emperor, Prince Tomohito. He is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy and the envoy representing the Hosokawa clan."  His name is Hosokawa Sumitomo, the adopted son of the powerful daimyo Hosokawa Masamoto. The envoy representing the Ouchi clan is named Ouchi Takahiro, who is the brother of the powerful daimyo Ouchi Yoshiki. The rest are all samurai of the Mikata family, and the Japanese envoys  The regiment is composed of these three parties."

    Qin Kan¡¯s frown deepened and he murmured: ¡°The biological son of the Japanese leader, the adopted son of the Hosokawa clan, and the biological brother of the Ouchi clan, these Japanese people are very sincere¡±

    Ding Shun smiled and said: "As my father-in-law said, these Japanese people have a respectful attitude towards powerful countries. From the time they entered the capital to now, no matter who talks to them, they will bow vigorously first. When they meet someone with a higher official position,  It was even more like visiting the grave of a biological father. This morning Master Zhang, the Minister of Rites, came out of the city to greet him. The three envoys heard:He was the official of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. He immediately knelt down to Zhang Sheng and kowtowed to Zhang Sheng nine times. He was so frightened that Zhang Sheng¡¯s face turned green. He knelt down and kowtowed with them without saying a word. These barbarians were  I don¡¯t understand etiquette. Kneeling three times and bowing nine times is the etiquette of worshiping the emperor. Can old man Zhang Sheng bear it?  "

    Qin Kan was amused and couldn't help but chuckle.

    Ding Shun sighed: "It's a good early morning. Mr. Zhang didn't provoke anyone. He kowtowed nine times with the Japanese for no reason. In order to show the magnanimity of our sovereign country, he couldn't show off. He said a few polite words. Ming Hong  After the officials of the Lu Temple arranged for the delegation to leave, they walked away. The Japanese nodded and knelt down to express their thanks. They also felt that the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty were very loyal and humble. They kowtowed and Mr. Zhang followed suit. He kowtowed no less than they did.  , the two groups were kowtowing to each other as if they were worshiping each other. It was difficult for Mr. Zhang, who was in his seventies, to kowtow so early in the morning that he was so exhausted that he couldn't even straighten up when he got home. He lay on the bed and kept yelling,  These Japanese people are probably deliberately plotting to kill important officials of the Chinese dynasty"

    Qin Kan burst out laughing, then his face straightened, and he mused: "It has been a hundred years since the Japanese missions stopped paying tribute. This time Yang Dequan fired a few cannons in Nagasaki, Japan, to show off the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. It is quite majestic, but if we say  It is unrealistic that the Battle of Nagasaki scared the Emperor of Japan and the two most powerful daimyo into weaklings. The three parties sending envoys to pay tribute were just following the trend. They were mostly for the sake of trade between the two countries. After all, the land of Japan is barren.  , with very few products, they happen to need all kinds of goods from the Ming Dynasty to meet their domestic needs. Nine times out of ten, the mission will come to Beijing with this idea in mind"

    Ding Shun smiled and said: "My father-in-law has been looking forward to the lifting of the sea ban day and night in recent years, and the Japanese mission came to Beijing for the same purpose. Doesn't this coincide with each other?"

    "That's not necessarily true. Now is the Warring States Period in Japan. Dozens of daimyo are fighting a mess on a small island. A few days ago, they saw how sharp our Daming firearms are at sea. What they came to Beijing to ask for this time is certainly  For trade, I¡¯m afraid what I want to buy most is my Ming Dynasty¡¯s firearms.¡± (To be continued)
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