Autumn of the second year of Kaiyuan, August.
Wakoku, Nambatsu.
Emperor Shu of the Japanese Kingdom sent his companion bird to raise 32 ships, and preached and flags to solemnly welcome the Tang envoy at the mouth of the river.
Namba Yoshishi Otsuki and Okochi Naoyafushi opened the way for the Tang envoys, and went to the hotel specially built for the Tang envoys.
Iki Shiyi and Namba Yoshiba Hachiniu presented divine wine to the Tang envoys.
"Angel, this is the divine wine given by the Emperor of Japan."
In ancient times, the Central Plains called Japan Wa, and Japan was named Yamato after unification about 200 years ago.
Japan admires the sun, so it regards the sun as its own totem.
During the Sui period, Japan's Prince Shotoku wrote in his letter to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty that the Son of Heaven at sunrise to the Son of Heaven at sunset.
The king of Japan called himself the king of heaven.
Now he is giving wine to the Tang envoy.
The envoy of the Tang Dynasty who came from afar was Gao Biaoren, who was the son of Prime Minister Gao Shilian and the son-in-law of the Emperor Taishang.
Coming to this country in person, the Japanese people actually took it up.
Gao Biaoren refused to accept the wine.
Instead, he said to Emperor Shu Ming, who was sitting in the hall of the museum, "A certain is the special envoy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire, and there is a holy decree to read."
The King of Japan should bow down with his face north and accept the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Gao Biaoren's unkind words made the monarchs and ministers of the Japanese Kingdom stunned.
They did pay tribute to the Tang Emperor, and the Tang Emperor also gave them the title of King Dongying.
But this is Japan, and the Tang envoys should respect the Japanese emperor.
The Emperor of Japan, how can he bow down with his face north to receive the decree?
He has been the emperor for ten years, and Emperor Shu Ming, who is over forty-five years old, is full of displeasure.
As the 34th Emperor of Japan, he is the grandson of Emperor Minda and the son of the eldest brother of Oshisaka Hikoto, and his blood is noble.
Although the DPRK is ruled by the Su I family, it is the dictatorship of foreign relatives.
But no matter how you say that he is also the emperor, how can he kneel to the Tang envoy.
The atmosphere suddenly became abnormal.
The minister, Soga Ezo, who is now the patriarch of the Soga clan, took a few steps forward.
"The Emperor can stand to receive the decree of the Tang Dynasty."
As the actual master of the government of the Japanese Dynasty, Su I Ezo still has a relatively sober understanding of Datang and knows how powerful Datang is.
Before the destruction of Goguryeo, it was his decision to send troops to the Wa Kingdom.
He asked the local tycoons to send soldiers to the Korean Peninsula to assist the Tang Dynasty in destroying Goguryeo.
It took only a few years for the Tang Dynasty to destroy the powerful Goguryeo, which made him very in awe of the Tang Dynasty.
This time Silla and Baekje were at war, and Soga Ezo had been mediating in the middle of the war.
Seeing that the two families were fighting more and more, Su I Ezo hoped to talk to Datang and calm the war in the southern part of the peninsula.
He was worried that the two countries would be at war and let Datang take the opportunity to go south. finally invited a Tang envoy, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened as soon as he came.
Gao Biaoren was dressed in a purple robe and jade belt, and he looked down on these widows in his heart.
The clothes are strange, the appearance is ugly, especially the emperor, his teeth are actually blackened, his eyebrows are shaved, and it is strange to wear a hat You are the king of the kingdom, what qualifications do you have to call yourself emperor?
Today, there are only three emperors.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire, His Majesty the Emperor of the Roman Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Persian Empire, which are jointly recognized by the three families.
As for the rest, they are not qualified to be emperors.
A small Wa Kingdom, that is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, what qualifications does he have to be called the emperor, and why don't you call Haotian God "Etiquette should not be messed up, and etiquette should not be abolished.
As a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, its lord is the canonized king of the Tang Dynasty, but the small lord of Keer dares to call himself the emperor, how can he choose yes" Gao Renbiao adheres to two principles.
First, the lord of the Wa Kingdom must go to the name of the emperor and take the name of the king of Dongying canonized by the Tang Dynasty.
Second, the lord of the Japanese kingdom must face north and kneel to receive the decree of the Tang Dynasty.
Su I Ezo frowned, his Chinese language learning is quite good, and the meaning of the angel is almost understood.
But the more this happened, the more difficult it became for him.
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The title of Emperor has been used for more than 1,000 years, from the first generation of Emperor Jimmu in the earliest myths and legends to the current Emperor Shumei, which has been passed down for 34 generations, and the title of Emperor has been used to this day.
Now the Tang envoy wants to abolish the name of the emperor in one sentence, how can this work.
But if they do not agree, the messenger will not be happy.
The atmosphere was stiff.
Su I Ezo walked to Emperor Shuming's side, "It's better for Your Majesty to choose to kneel down to meet the holy decree" Emperor Shu Ming was single-handedly supported by Su I Ezo, and the courtiers wanted another prince back then, and even there were objections in the Su I family.
Su I Ezo sent troops to kill his uncle and forcibly set up Emperor Shumei.
As the most powerful family in the Wa Kingdom, the Soga clan has been in control of the government through marriages with the imperial family and the establishment of princes and princesses who are close to the Soga family as emperors.
The emperor is the monarch and the god of Shintoism, and the emperor of Japan has no surname and no family register.
Emperor Shushu, whose name is Tamura.
Tamura shook his head.
He is not only a king, but also a god.
As a god, how can you bow down to others?
"Your Majesty" Tamura interrupted him, "Needless to say, it can't be. ” Su's Ezo glanced at the Empress Baohuang again, and Baohuang Maiden was also Suga's ally in the palace.
This Empress Baohuang is beautiful, but she is very scheming.
The first marriage was to use Emperor Ming's grandson Gao Xiangwang and gave birth to the son of the Han Emperor.
Later, she seduced Emperor Shu Ming with her beauty, and with the support of Su I Ezo, she married Emperor Shu Ming and was named queen.
After that, she gave birth to two sons and one daughter, the prince of Katsuragi, the prince of the sea people, and the princess of the people.
These two sons and one daughter, in history, the prince of Katsuragi became Emperor Tenchi, the prince of Kairen became Emperor Tenmu, and the princess of the interhuman became Empress Kotoku.
Even the Empress Bao has ascended the throne twice in history and became a female emperor.
The Empress Baohuang in her early forties still has charm.
This empress is full of ambition, because there are often examples of empresses and empresses succeeding to the throne as emperors in Japan, so this empress has indeed thought about becoming a female emperor when Emperor Shu Ming is not in good health.
The Empress Bao said to the Emperor, "The Tang Dynasty is powerful and cannot be provoked, Your Majesty might as well kneel and worship." ” Both Su I Ezo and Empress Bao advised him not to anger the Tang envoy, and although Emperor Shu Ming was unhappy, he still backed down in the end.
He was willing to bow to the north in his capacity as the king of Japan.
To bow to the decree is not to kneel, but to bend down and bow your head.
Gao Biaoren looked down on the bargaining petty spirit of the Japanese people, and he didn't bother to say more, so he just threw his sleeves and left.
The Tang envoy left, and just like that.
Leaving Emperor Shu Ming's face purple like an eggplant, he was so low-voiced, and Tang made the result so faceless.
"Send troops to kill them all," Emperor Shu Ming said angrily.
Soga Ezo scolded a fool in his heart.
If you offend the Tang envoy, you still want to kill the Tang envoy, is this because the Tang army will not attack "Your Majesty, the Tang envoy has gone to Nambatsu."
Nambatsu is the port where the Tang envoys landed.
It is also one of the most prosperous seaports in Japan, and there are many shops built by Kara merchants, and Kara ships come every year to carry goods.
The Japanese imperial family, ministers, and local wealthy families are all proud of the commercial goods from the Tang Dynasty.
Silk, tea, sugar, wine, pen and paper books, they take the popularity of the Tang Dynasty as the fashion, and try to imitate the Tang Dynasty style.
The costumes of the Tang Dynasty, the tea and wine culture of the Tang Dynasty, the dishes of the Tang Dynasty, and even learning the official dialect and poetry of the Tang Dynasty, I can't wait to be a Tang person.
But the Tang envoy actually left, just like that Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Central Plains, Japan has continuously sent envoys to the Central Plains to pay tribute and learn.
Finally, a Tang envoy came, but he angered the Tang envoy and left him angry.
"Hurry up and chase it."
Soga Ezo shouted.
Diplomacy is no small matter.
Emperor Shu Ming felt that he had been insulted, but Su I Ezo knew that Tang Envoy could also say that he had been insulted.
And the Tang envoy represents the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the envoy is humiliated, that is, the emperor is humiliated, if the Tang Dynasty uses this as a reason, it can send troops to attack.
Datang also has this ability.
I originally wanted to hug the thigh of the Tang Empire, but it turned out to be good, causing trouble.
Su's Ezo sent troops to chase after him, but Gao Biaoren did not return.
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The soldiers did not dare to stop them, so they could only let them reach the harbor and get on the galleon.
When Soga Ezo arrived when he heard the news, the ship had already set sail and left the port.
Watching the boat go farther and farther, Soga Ezo was stunned.
Full of powerlessness.
He went back to see the emperor and told him that the Tang envoy had left.
"Your Majesty, this time we offended the Tang envoy and also offended the Tang Dynasty.
I'm afraid that Datang will send troops to ask for it.
Even if we don't come now, if they destroy Baekje and Silla, we will be next. ” Emperor Shu Ming was a little scared at this time.
Although the king of Japan is not as good as the emperor of Japan, no matter how bad it is, it is better than being captured and taken to the Tang Dynasty as a prisoner.
Think about Goguryeo, how powerful it is, and now it will not die early.
The kingdom is destroyed, the king is killed, and all the surrenders are slaves.
Yamato can't even handle the Ezo people in the north, let alone the Tang Empire.
"What can I do?"
Su I Ezo thought about it, there was no other way, except to send Emperor Shu Ming to the Tang Dynasty to ask for guilt, otherwise the two families would have a grudge.
Now the only countermeasure is confrontation.
"It has been several years since the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, and the next step is likely to be to use troops against Baekje and Silla.
If you want to protect Yamato, you will help Baekje.
The minister thought that he should immediately issue an edict to all the wealthy clans in the country, let them recruit soldiers, and we should send troops to Baekje, and then unite with Silla to form an alliance against the Tang Dynasty. ” With Baekje and Silla in the way, Yamato would still be safer.
If the three alliances can drive the Tang army out of the Korean Peninsula, then maybe Yamato will be able to land in Korea and own a piece of land on the peninsula.
"How many soldiers are recruited" Emperor Shu Ming was a little cowardly at this time.
Su Yiyi pondered in his heart, the Tang army is elite, and they can only win by quantity.
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