Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 319 The surrender of Japan, the home of the shogunate and the royal family
"Go and raise the white flag and surrender to the Ming army." Tokugawa Iemitsu slumped weakly on the city wall and said to a senior samurai beside him.

After a while, countless white flags were erected inside and outside Edo Castle, and the white flags fluttered for a while, as if covering Edo Castle with a white coat.

"Haha, I'm invincible tomorrow." Xu Hongji laughed happily when he saw that a round of bombardment made the Tokugawa shogunate surrender, completely disregarding his status as a duke and aristocrat.

He never imagined that after traveling thousands of miles to a foreign country, he would defeat a country so easily. With hundreds of cannons mounted on a ship, Dongpu would be able to surrender.

At this moment, Xu Hongji felt that he had reached the climax of his life, and felt that he had also become Huo Qubing who was kept as a wolf for a while.

"Nan Anbo, Zheng Chenggong, let's lead a thousand troops to land and see if the shogun has any intention of submitting." After speaking, Xu Hongji ordered the soldiers to prepare ships for them to land.

The ships in the fleet are all large ships with a deep draft and cannot get too close to the shore, otherwise they will either hit something on the bottom and sink, or they will be stranded on the coast.

In addition, it is not clear whether the shogunate army on the shore is falsely surrendering, so Xu Hongji and the others need to take another boat or sampan to land in Edo.

As soon as they came to the shore of Edo, Xu Hongji and the others saw Tokugawa Iemitsu and his party who came to greet them.

However, after seeing Xu Hongji and his party coming, the disgraced Tokugawa Iemitsu seemed to feel ashamed, so he didn't go up to welcome them, but stood there blankly waiting for Xu Hongji and his party.

"You are Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogunate of Japan?" Xu Hongji said, pointing at Tokugawa Iemitsu with a binoculars.

The binoculars in his hand are later generations of monoculars, which are very popular in this era and are very suitable for observing the movements of the enemy and the terrain in the distance. It was passed down by the Westerners.

For a naval commander, this telescope is like a horsewhip in the hands of an army general.

"I am right." Being pointed at by the binoculars, Tokugawa Iemitsu's heart was filled with humiliation.

But he is a defeated general, there is nothing to say, even if there is more reluctance in his heart, he has to hold back.

In front of the Ming Dynasty, he was not the ruler of Japan, and the so-called general who conquered the barbarians was like a joke.

After hearing Tokugawa Iemitsu's reply, Xu Hongji, like a storyteller, shuddered out what Zhu Cihong told him before leaving. Of course, Xu Hongji would use his own creativity a little bit instead of copying Zhu Cihong's words.

"Tokugawa Iemitsu, you are the shogun. You disrespect the emperor of China from above and the king of Dongying from below; defend against foreign enemies."

"Since the Tokugawa family became the general, they have never taken the initiative to send envoys to pay tribute to China, and they have not paid tribute to China. They have not worshiped the emperor for decades, so that today the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty came to crusade. What happened today , the blame is all because of you, because of your Tokugawa family."

Xu Hongji's way of questioning the teacher looked horrific, and even Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but sweat for Tokugawa Iemitsu, fearing that Xu Hongji would order Tokugawa Iemitsu to cut off his head in the next second.

"Let me ask you, do you know your guilt today?" Xu Hongji pointed at Tokugawa Iemitsu's nose with his telescope.

It's very impolite to do so. If Xu Hongji treats a small officer like this in Daming, maybe the other party will rush up and fight him.

But now Xu Hongji was facing the shogun of Japan, a negligible defeated general, even if Xu Hongji was riding on his neck, Tokugawa Iemitsu would not dare to say anything.

"I am guilty." Tokugawa Iemitsu said meekly with his head down.

The round of shelling just now completely shattered his dignity as a shogun, so even now he has no shame in bowing his head to Xu Hongji in front of thousands of people.

As everyone knows, in Tokugawa Iemitsu's thinking, Xu Hongji is the Duke of Ming Dynasty, and the so-called emperor of Dongying is only similar to the king of North Korea in the eyes of Daming. What shame is there for him to lose at the hands of such a noble person as Xu Hongji? Woolen cloth?
As Tokugawa Iemitsu lowered his high head, countless attendants, maids, samurai, retainers, ashigaru... and other figures belonging to the Tokugawa shogunate all bowed their heads, as if Xu Hongji and his party What a terrible devil people are, they seem to be devoured at a glance.

Declaring surrender to Daming on behalf of Dongpu, of course it would not be simply a matter of bowing his head.

After that, Tokugawa Iemitsu, under the guidance of Xu Hongji and others, personally wrote a memorial to pay tribute according to the format of the memorial submitted by officials of the Ming court.

And at this time, they notified the emperor who was hundreds of miles away in Kyoto, asking him to rush to Edo as soon as possible to meet the ministers and troops from the Kingdom of Heaven.

After Tokugawa Iemitsu and the Emperor softened and expressed their surrender, Dongying was so easily bombarded by the Ming army with hundreds of cannons.

After receiving the good news that Xu Hongji and his party won a complete victory, Zhu Cihong excitedly immediately called the cabinet members and officials from the six ministries, civil and military officials from the fourth rank and above in Beijing, to a court meeting to discuss how to deal with Tokugawa Iemitsu and the Emperor. guy.

Different from other countries, Japan is a very strange country. Most of the time, there is a monarch in name, and there are generals who control the country's military and political power relative to the monarch.

However, the national military and political power held by the general is still only nominal, but he has relatively strong control over the daimyo in various places.

But all in all, local daimyos, such as Kagoshima, Echizen, Echigo, and Kobai, still have great autonomy, and they are like a country within a country.

So treat the shogun and the emperor the same way you treat the people of the Li Dynasty of the Cochin Kingdom.

After some discussions at the court meeting, Zhu Cihong finally decided to reward the shogunate general Tokugawa Iemitsu as the Duke of Edo, the general of Anton, hereditary succession, five hundred households in the city, an annual salary of 1000 taels of silver, and a reward of one year at the mansion of the capital. place.

Taking the Emperor of Dongying as the King of Ying is also hereditary, but the choice of the two princes must be approved by the court, otherwise it is illegal.

In addition, he also granted the emperor 3000 households with residences, an annual salary of [-] taels, a residence in the capital, and a seagoing ship.

Zhu Cihong sent a fleet across the sea to Dongying, of course not as a gift to them. After making regulations on the treatment of these two people, it is time for Zhu Cihong to stipulate their obligations.

First of all, the sons of the shogunate and the royal family have to come to Daming Guozijian to learn Confucian culture. In addition, Dongying must pay tribute every three years. The next year's number shall prevail.

(End of this chapter)