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Chapter 444 Tribute from Shuntian

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    Seeing Hideho leave the dormitory, a young man hiding in the corner hurriedly ran to Hideyori's dormitory.  "Stayed for a whole hour?" Hideyori clenched his fists.  The young man nodded, lowered his head and replied softly: "Yes, the villain has been squatting outside the door." "How unreasonable, sanctimonious!" Hideyori hammered the tea table angrily, "Do you really think of me as a child?  "My lord, please calm down. After all, no one in the palace knows what's going on Besides, the royal residence (the honorific name of General Zhengyi, referring to Hideho) is still loyal to my lord and my family. If I make it clear at this time, it may be detrimental to you." "Sit aside.  , Kimura Shigege, who had never interrupted, reminded carefully.  Shigenari's mother was Hideyori's wet nurse, and he himself was Hideyori's childhood sweetheart. At this time, he was the only one who dared to persuade Hideyori.  "That's my mother! Back then Ohno was the chief, and now" Hideyori was still trembling with anger, "Am I just going to have to let them do whatever they want and bring trouble to Tsunada?" "The time has not come yet, Your Highness."  Kimura Shigege advised.  "Then tell me, where is the opportunity?" "When His Highness becomes Guan Bai, he will have some political capital to compete with the shogunate. At that time, relying on Guan Bai's identity, he can raise the Toyotomi clan and the Taipa banner again, and summon the Taipa  The old minister of the cabinet can fight with the shogunate. ""Does that mean we have to continue to bear the burden of humiliation and rely on others?" Hideyori said unwillingly.  "Those who achieve great things are those who can bend and stretch. Your Highness, please think about the hardships Taige suffered when he became successful earlier." Kimura Shigege reassured.  Hideyori let out a long sigh. Now, besides waiting, what else can he do?  In May of the 13th year of Keicho (1608), after more than a year of preparation, Hideho decided to personally lead the delegation to Shuntian to pay tribute.  During this trip to Beijing, Hideho prepared very rare and rich tributes. It is reported that the quantity alone was more than three times what North Korea was at its peak that year.  Not only that, Xiubao also carefully prepared gifts for senior ministers, among which the gift for his old friend Xing Jie was the most valuable.  At this time, although Xing Jie was worried about keeping the system at home, he had been granted the title of Shaobao and his prestige in the court had not diminished. After his careful dealings and careful preparation in the previous few years, coupled with various persuasion from Zhu Geng, the chief minister of the cabinet, he finally obtained the title of Shaobao.  Emperor Wanli granted Xiubao the honor of having an audience alone.  The reason for this honor is actually related to the black box that Hideho has paid tribute to for four consecutive years.  Since the 29th year of Wanli (1601), Xiubao City has occasionally added a black lacquered gold-painted nanmu box to the tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and asked the chief minister of the cabinet and the palace officials to check whether it was safe and correct.  In the twelfth lunar month, he submitted a petition to Emperor Wanli for inspection (for this reason, Xiubao gave many benefits to his cabinet ministers and eunuchs).  This box is ingeniously and beautifully made, but it only contains a squarely folded piece of paper. Each piece of paper has as many as seven or as few as four characters: "Quanzhou Earthquake", "Emperor Changsun Yousheng", "Mubang Falls", "Huguang,  After investigation, it was found that everything happened in the year after the tribute was paid. Even the name of the emperor's eldest grandson was accurately predicted. These were all major events in the late Ming Dynasty that Hideho racked his brains to search in his memory.  Emperor Wanli was very surprised and even horrified by this, but because he didn't know what Xiubao's purpose was, he kept silent for the past few years. Until the fourth tribute, he finally couldn't bear to open the black box in advance and prepare in advance to transfer Huguang and Nanzhi to  Li Dashu, a natural disaster, was minimized.  Xiubao requested an audience only after learning about this situation, and the cabinet ministers followed suit and facilitated Emperor Wanli to meet with him alone.  Xiubao originally did not want to reveal his life experience, but thinking that the Jianzhou Jurchens outside the pass were getting stronger and stronger, and the Ming court did not care, he had to resort to the "black box" strategy.  Since Nurha established the Eight Banners system in the 29th year of Wanli, the Jianzhou Jurchen forces have become increasingly powerful. They have conquered the Hercynian Jurchen Yehe, Ula and other tribes, destroyed Huifa, and submitted to the Inner Mongolia Khalkha tribes (the latter are more respected  He was the Shenwu Emperor) and conquered most of the Barbarian Jurchens, forcing the Ming Liaodong deputy general and the imperial alliance prepared by Fushun to erect monuments, which gradually became too big to be lost.  Fortunately, due to the historical changes brought about by Xiubao's time travel, Li Chengliang's abandonment of the Six Forts of Kuandian, which was supposed to have happened two years ago, was actually postponed to this year. There was a huge dispute between the DPRK and China, and Emperor Wanli was at a loss for what to do.  Kuandian Liubao is close to the Jurchen base area, guarding the exit of the Jurchen expansion. It is the barrier of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. It is a forward defense and is of great significance.  However, Li Chengliang petitioned the governors Jian Da and Zhao Ji to give up on the grounds that the fortress was difficult to defend.  Hideho originally wanted to wait until the Battle of Sarhu before marching to Beijing, but after learning the news, he thought it was better to kill it as soon as possible than to let it grow stronger, so he decided not to delay it any longer, and saw that Nurhachi would lead his troops to Beijing in October this year.  Pay tribute, prepare tribute matters in advance, and strive to solve the matter at once.  Hideho was well prepared for his visit to the capital this time. Except for Takatora Toudo who stayed behind in Japan, he was accompanied by Shima Kiyoshi, Nasu Shikichi and other important ministers. His legitimate son Toyotomi Hidemitsu also went with Kikuhime. Not only that, he also arranged for many high-ranking ministers.  Forbearance disguises himself as a guardian to avoid sudden changes in plansTherefore.  In June of that year, with the special care of Emperor Wanli, Hideho was able to land directly in Tianjin and head to the capital by land.  After setting foot on this land again after thirteen years, Hideho had mixed feelings. Although there were no high-rise buildings, airplanes and high-speed trains, the most prosperous place in China was still the most prosperous and prosperous city at that time.  Looking at the bustling crowds and row upon row of shops on the street, who would have thought that just over thirty years later, this place would be dilapidated due to the changes in the Ming, Dashun and Qing dynasties?  Under the arrangement of the Host and Guest Department of the Ministry of Etiquette, Xiubao and his party stayed at the Huitong Pavilion. Knowing that Xiubao would be received alone by Emperor Wanli, these officials did not dare to neglect and did their best to meet any needs.  According to the etiquette and law, tribute envoys from various countries bring memorials and tribute items to the capital. Most of the time, a case is set up in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites to hold a tribute presentation ceremony. The envoys kneel three times and kowtow to the case nine times. After the ceremony is completed, the Ministry of Rites sends the memorials to the cabinet.  The tribute was forwarded to the emperor and kept in the government office.  It is rare to catch up with the great dynasty or regular dynasty, and the tribute envoys can attend the meeting together with the courtiers. Otherwise, it is up to the emperor to decide whether to summon him. If the emperor expresses special preferential treatment, the envoys can also enter the main hall to receive sitting and tea. The envoys will arrive at noon the next day.  After giving thanks, he returned home.  Hideho obviously belongs to the latter, and unlike other envoys who were summoned in Huangji Hall, Hideho was arranged in Wuying Hall.  On June 16, at six o'clock in the morning, Xiubao entered the palace with his imperial robes and ministers. After waiting for a while in Wuying Hall, Emperor Wanli, the forty-five-year-old Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was obese and had  Feeling sick, he slowly entered the room with the help of the eunuch and sat down. Then he screened away the people, leaving Hidebao alone in the room to talk secretly.  The content of the conversation was unknown to later generations, but according to the eunuch guarding the door, the two talked from early morning until late at night. Wanli sometimes cursed, sometimes slapped the case, and sometimes sighed. Everyone tried to enter the house several times, but he failed.  He scolded him, not to mention these young eunuchs, even the cabinet ministers who were over sixty years old had never seen this scene.
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