In May of the third year of Wude, the weather in the capital became hotter and hotter.

In addition to receiving the news of the battle in Bota Bay, Zhu Gaoxu, a few days later, the imperial physician who went to the Imperial Hospital to take the pulse report that both Xianfei and Shufei had already had a happy pulse. The ministers in the court always said some congratulations when they were facing the saint. Each of them only said it once, but Zhu Gaoxu had to listen many times, and later he became a little annoyed.

The situation is becoming more and more stable. Sheng Yong's memorials have no need to expand the war, which is consistent with the opinions of the court officials. Zhu Gaoxu already has two sons, the imperial concubine is pregnant, and more princes can stabilize people's hearts.

Zhu Gaoxu's walking steps were also lighter than usual. He followed him away from the main hall of the Ganqing Palace and headed to the entourages of the nearby Donghunting Pavilion, the palace maids who took small steps in skirts, had to trot to keep up.

On the hot days, the women in the palace were thin and all looked gorgeous. Zhu Gaoxu was in a good mood. He noticed that their trotting posture was interesting, so he looked back. Although the palace maids were wearing the same dress, one of the palace maids seemed to have made of very thin fabrics, and Zhu Gaoxu immediately discovered it.

The palace maid seemed to have noticed Zhu Gaoxu's pause, and quietly looked up at him. Her cheeks were red and her eyes looked strange, which made Zhu Gaoxu guess that her clothes were negligent or intentional.

She hurriedly buried her head. But at this time, the palace maids next to her seemed to show an unfriendly expression to her.

When he walked into the room with a slightly Southeast Asian style straw curtain, an eunuch took out the ice cubes insulated from the quilt and placed them under the towel. The two palace maids also held fans and shook them gently next to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu opened the top memorial and found that it was Sheng Yong's handwriting. This memorial was only a few days apart from the last one.

Sheng Yong said in his second memorial that shortly after the Battle of Hakata Bay, the Ming army accidentally contacted a Japanese man named Zen Hide Uesugi. This man was a Kanto governor who was in charge of the power of Kamakura Kung and had great power in Japan.

Although Uesugi cannot take charge of Muromachi Temple, he is very familiar with the situation in Japan and is more confident in the decision-making and prediction of Muromachi Temple. Because his ex-Kanto Guanling was from the Ashikaga family, he was assisted by Uesugi's father.

After learning about the negotiation conditions of the Ming army, Uesugi sent his retainers to meet Sheng Yong. Uesugi's retainers persuaded Sheng Yong. First, if the Ming Dynasty had sincerity in discussing peace, they had to make concessions on the issue of "Emperor"; second, the return of the Ming envoy Qian Xili might not be possible. As far as Uesugi knows, the Ming envoy was dead, and could only return the body and other entourages.

The Uesugi clan's envoy first explained that the parties in Kanto were willing to negotiate peace with the Ming army. The reason was that once Kyoto was attacked, Muromachi Temple was likely to retreat to the Kanto area, which would inevitably affect Kamakura Gongfang, and it was not something Kanto Junling was willing to see.

The envoy also claimed that the issue related to the emperor was not decided by Muromachi Temple alone; even if it was decided, it would be invalid. Dana from all over the country would definitely not admit it and would continue to support the emperor. If the Ming Dynasty insisted on this proposal, even if General Muromachi Temple chose to burn both jade and stone, he would have no choice.

Sheng Yong should have believed Uesugi's remarks, so he was eager to submit a second memorial. The title of the emperor violated the etiquette and laws of the Ming Dynasty. Sheng Yong could not decide, otherwise he would definitely be impeached by a group of officials when he returned to his country.

Zhu Gaoxu put down the memorial, grabbed the towel on the ice, and covered his face for a while.

First of all, Zhu Gaoxu trusted Sheng Yong's judgment. Secondly, the reason given by Uesugi was that he was unwilling to transfer the Muromachi Temple to influence the interests of the Kanto forces and had the intention to negotiate, which Zhu Gaoxu also felt that it was more reasonable. On this basis, it was inferred that Uesugi's views on the "Emperor" issue were credible and could stand firm.

"Wang Gui, immediately summoned the six ministries and five temples, the Censorate, the Tongzheng Envoy Department, and the Hanlin Academy to discuss confidential matters." Zhu Gaoxu put down his towel and said immediately.

Wang Gui said, "I obey the order."

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked at the eunuch palace maid beside him and said, "Go down first."

"Yes." Everyone said with a kneel.

After waiting for a long time, the ministers came to the partition and performed great tributes from the king and his ministers. Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to take down the memorial and pass it on to everyone.

The general question paper is what the content is after entering the Tongzheng Envoy Department, and the ministers may know earlier than Zhu Gaoxu. However, the urgent report of the generals like Sheng Yong, the Tongzheng Envoy Department will not waste time copying, but will be delivered directly to the imperial front or the cabinet. Therefore, it is still necessary to let the ministers understand the matter first.

The East Warehouse, where the place is not spacious, is noisy, and civil servants and nobles are still arguing about it.

This matter is indeed difficult to deal with, especially the civil servants are very confused. Civil servants attach great importance to legitimacy in etiquette and law, but they are obsessed with status. It is obviously likely that the scale of the war against Japan will be expanded, and it is not the court officials' demand.

In the eyes of civil officials, it is useless to completely occupy Japan. It is too far away and there is too little arable land. In fact, Zhu Gaoxu also held the same attitude.

Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Revenue, had a loud voice: "There have always been people in Japan to call themselves the emperor, which is not what they are today."

Another voice said angrily: "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is the Emperor, but there is a barbarian who dares to be the Emperor over there. What kind of morality is it?"

Qi Tai, the Minister of War, bowed and said, "What does the emperor mean?"

Everyone was a little quieter.

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment, but did not answer positively. He said: "According to our court's etiquette, the name of the emperor does not make sense. But perhaps the court should weigh more profits and find a more appropriate way.

If our dynasty can successfully station troops in Japan, in the long run, there will still be great prospects for goodwill between the two countries. In the future, Japan will not even have national defense, and national policy will depend on our meaning. In the future, can we still not think of a "happy everyone" solution to resolve the differences?

For example, once the maritime trade is fully opened, the goods will be subject to tariffs when entering and leaving each country, and a single decree can determine many things. In a region without the strength of a strong country, there is no room for game.

Our Ming Dynasty was a country with harmonious etiquette, not a barbarian government like the Yuan Dynasty. All the dear gentlemen are righteous and gentlemen who are noble in morality and compassionate in the world, and do not like to kill and kill. Our dynasty does not necessarily have to use rough and violent means of terror and destruction.

It is often a way out for Japan's national power. What matters are easy to discuss. It is not good for everyone to burn them all, and they cannot trust each other. If the people in Muromachi Temple are really unreasonable now, there will always be people who know the current affairs."

Everyone was at a loss for a moment. Often, the ministers praised the emperor as comparable to Yao and Shun, and it was not common for the emperor to praise the ministers. Zhu Gaoxu's rhetoric was also relatively fresh, and the bureaucrats seemed to be thinking about the profound meaning.

Qi Tai said: "I have a temporary solution. It is reported that the fake emperor has no real power, and the shogun Ashikaga clan has the highest power. The fake name may be delayed.

The treaty does not mention whether the name of "Emperor" is retained, and they acquiesced to continue using it in their own country; it only stipulates that Japan's foreign documents shall not appear in the words "Emperor". The diplomatic documents of Japan are signed and enshrined in the name of Ashikaga being named "King of Japan" by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Gaoxu looked back and asked, "Is there any better way for you?"

No one said anything.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly raised his palm and slapped the imperial desk gently, "I will approve the memorial in this way," he said.

"The Lord is wise!" Some ministers said one after another.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the red pen on the inkstone and wrote it on Sheng Yong's memorial. Seeing this, everyone bowed and thanked him for his gratitude and said he left.

After people left the Dongnuan Pavilion, the eunuch who had previously retreated came in a palace maid. After Zhu Gaoxu finished writing the reply, he noticed that only one person came in, and subconsciously felt a little strange.

He looked up and immediately recognized that the palace maid was just the one who had just left before - Guang.

"You came in by yourself?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

The palace maid didn't say anything for a while, and finally spoke a little unscrupulously: "Eunuch Cao, Eunuch Cao called me to come and serve tea and water to the emperor."

"Don't pay for the Qianqing Palace. If you change to the Xianfei Palace later, you will say it's what I mean." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

The palace maid was a little confused and said tremblingly: "Have you done something wrong?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I'm afraid someone here in Qianqing Palace doesn't like you, so it won't be more comfortable to change the place?"

After he said that, he picked up another memorial as if nothing had happened and looked at it. He turned his attention away, and he threw away what had just happened.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered the palace maid next to him again. When he looked up, he saw her standing there in a daze.

Zhu Gaoxu asked kindly, "What are you calling?"

"Ah..." The palace maid came to her senses and hurriedly said, "I'm the last name of Cheng, and I don't have a name."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and looked at her chest again. Cheng raised his hand gently and covered it up embarrassedly. Zhu Gaoxu then lifted up the red pen and wrote a word on the memorial: Accurate.

He pointed to the imperial desk and said without raising his head, "Paperweight."

"Oh!" Cheng suddenly handed over a piece of nephrite paperweight.

"The Lord did not know me before, why should I care about my good deeds?" Cheng suddenly asked boldly.

Zhu Gaoxu put down what he had in his hand and looked at the teenage girl, saying, "You don't have to think too much. In our Ming Dynasty, the provisions of the law are often not the most important criterion for measuring right and wrong. The rules I have to abide by are different from others."

Cheng looked confused. Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Go."

"Yes." Cheng seemed a little confused, and bowed step by step and retreated.

Soon, the eunuch Cao Fu brought a few people in, and he looked like he didn't know anything. Zhu Gaoxu picked up Sheng Yong's memorial and said, "The ministers have already discussed it, so there is no need to send it to the cabinet. Take it to the Tongzheng Envoy Department and ask them to arrange a quick horse to send it out immediately."
Chapter completed!