After spending some time returning to the palace, Zhou Yu went to Fengtian Hall and met the Japanese envoys there.

The two Japanese envoys who were solemnly dressed in local customs and dressed in Han costumes did not dare to look up after entering Fengtian Hall. Under the leadership of the eunuch, they came to the hall to kneel down and shouted long live the emperor in Chinese, which was not considered standard.

"The foreign minister Yi Shizhen personally bowed to His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and long live His Majesty the Great Emperor."

"The foreign minister Zuli Yisheng asked His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and long live His Majesty the Great Emperor."

Ise is close to each other and has the best of his strength.

Isesaki is about thirty years old, and Yukio Yuki looks like he is only in his teens, but he looks very mature, just a little childish.

The main body of the two is the older Satoshi Ise, while Yoshikazu Satoshi is the deputy envoy. It is worth mentioning that the current shogunate general of Japan is the younger brother of Yoshikazu Satoshi, Ashigaki Yoshimasa.

These were also told by someone on the way back to the palace.

And what's interesting is that Ashikaga Yoshimasa, like Zhou Yuu, suddenly came to power, and the time they took office was about the same, but the two were a little different. At this time, although Ashikaga Yoshimasa has become a shogunate general, it has not been so easy, and he has not completely ruled.

This time, the mission was sent to the country without the idea of ​​using the support of the Ming Dynasty to gain the opportunity to rule.

Zhou Yu sat on the dragon throne and glanced at the two Japanese envoys kneeling in the hall. There was no sign of happiness or anger on his face.

Isezaki and Yuri Yoshikazu knelt straight and didn't dare to raise their heads, but the inexplicable pressure caused fine beads of sweat to seep out from their foreheads.

"Let's go flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Great Emperor!"

Isezaki and Yuri Yoshikazu quickly kowtowed and then stood up carefully, but still lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu: "Isezhen is close to you, and you are the best. Thank you for your hard work."

Isezhen bowed quickly and said respectfully: "It's not hard work. It's an honor for the foreign minister to be lucky enough to see His Majesty the Great Emperor. This time, the foreign minister came here to congratulate His Majesty the Great Emperor on his ascension to the throne, and to offer some of our Japanese dedication to the Kingdom of Japan to show his surrender."

As he said that, Isezaki took out a gift from his sleeve and presented it with both hands. The eunuch next to him quickly took it and then respectfully handed it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu took the gift list and glanced casually. It was quite rich in gold, silver, lacquerware, swords and other objects.

However, for Zhou Yu, this is the case, but the large number is really like giving gifts and tributes.

Zhou Yu nodded, his tone was still calm but less cold, as if he was very satisfied with the tribute of Japan: "You are interested."

When Yi Shizhen saw Zhou Yu's expression relaxed, she calmed down and quickly continued, saying: "It is a great joy for the world to ascend the throne by His Majesty the Great Emperor. Although I am in a remote place in Japan, I am willing to offer my most sincere blessings to His Majesty. However, the foreign ministers came this time to represent that our country has something to ask for by His Majesty the Great Emperor."

Zhou Yu put down the gift list and his eyes fell on Yi Sezhen's personal: "Say, what's the matter?"

Isesaki took a deep breath and spoke carefully: "Return to the Emperor, the foreign minister came here this time, first, hoping to get the title of the Ming Dynasty as our Japanese shogunate General Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and second, hoping to restore trade relations with the Ming Dynasty and share whether they can seek the benefits of the two countries."

Zhou Yu nodded slowly when he heard this: "I heard that Ashikaga Yoshimasato is still young, so he might be able to save a little boy?"

Isezhen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, although my lord is young, he is talented, and with the assistance of all the ministers of our country, he will definitely stabilize the situation. If he can be enthroned by the Ming Dynasty, he will be more justified. With the power of Your Majesty the Great Emperor, he will definitely shock the villain."

Zhou Yu chuckled: "Well, I will order the enthronement of Ashikaga Yoshima."

When Isezaki heard this, a hint of joy appeared on her face and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the Emperor!"

It would not change much if Zhou Yu agreed to it or not. The fact that Ashikaga Yoshimasa became the shogun of Japan would not change because he did not enthrone or recognize it. This kind of thing would be more like this.

Zhou Yu continued to ask: "As for restoring trade relations... what can you, Japan, come up with a deal with the Ming Dynasty?"

Ise-Zheng-Qin was probably prepared and quickly replied: "Back to the Emperor, although the land in Japan is small and thin, there are also gold, silver and copper ore, specialty lacquerware, swords and other things. If it can be communicated with the Ming Dynasty, trade will be mutually beneficial and win-win."

Japanese goods were not necessary for the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty's things were more important to them.

In this era, Japan's main export commodities include sulfur, copper, swords, lacquerware and other things. In addition to copper, most of the other commodities were not short of them. However, copper raw silk fabrics and the most important books were the things that Japan needed more.

Zhou Yu nodded: "It sounds good, but in recent years, you pirates in Japan have repeatedly invaded the coast of our Ming Dynasty. How do you explain this?"

Yi Sezhen's face changed, and she quickly knelt down on her forehead and pressed her to the ground: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor! Those pirates are all ronin bandits, and they have nothing to do with our Japanese court! Our Japanese court has always strictly prohibited such behaviors, but... it is just that it has not been arrested and failed to completely wipe out. Foreign ministers came this time, hoping to get the support of the Ming Dynasty to jointly wipe out these pirates and bring peace to the people of the two countries!"

Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes, with a little coldness in his tone: "Is there any strength to catch? I think you are turning a blind eye."

Isezhen's husband kowtowed in a cold sweat: "Your Majesty the Emperor! Foreign ministers have no intention! Our Japanese court will do our best to eliminate the pirates and will never let them harm the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhou Yu snorted coldly and didn't say anything, making the atmosphere in the hall solemn for a moment. Zuli Yisheng stood aside and his face turned a little pale. The first time he saw the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he was shocked.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the issue of Japanese pirates and pirates, it is actually very complicated, and it is not a problem that can be handled in a few words.

After a while, Zhou Yu slowly spoke: "Forget it, Ashikaga Yoshimasato is young and has not yet captured me. Since you are sincere, I cannot give you a chance. But from today on Japan, Japan must do its best to attack the Japanese pirates."

When Yi Sezhen heard this, she kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The foreign ministers must do their best to live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"

Zhou Yu waved his hand: "Okay, I won't go back on my word if I promise. I will send someone to discuss the specific matters with you. If nothing else, please step down."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Great Emperor!" Isezaki and Yuri Yoshikazu quickly bowed and then carefully retreated from Fengtian Palace.

Seeing the two left Zhou Yu, he stood up from the dragon throne, and left Fengtian Palace slowly with his hands in his arms and headed towards the Ganqing Palace.

Promising mutual markets is not without benefits to the Ming Dynasty. Mutual markets have always been a very effective external means for the Ming Dynasty, and can also bring enough benefits to the Ming Dynasty. More importantly, through mutual markets, we can also obtain some of the things that the Ming Dynasty wants.

But this year, Yoshimasa Ashikaga tried every means to get the support of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't know what would happen to see the Ming army entering Japan in the future.

This Japan, which has been recorded in ancient books since Xu Fu went to sea, should be the lost land that China has been wandering outside since the ages. In order to avoid the damage to the island's resources, it is necessary to recover them earlier to make people feel at ease.

Although I hadn't lived here for a while, I still looked the same. Zhou Yu had just sat down and walked up, holding a pot of tea and carefully placed it on the table beside Zhou Yu.

"Your Majesty, should you rest here or go back today."

"Let's rest here today. Go to the cabinet to see who is on duty today and call the head of the Japanese mission."

"Yes, the emperor."

Zhou Yu waved his hand and asked Xing'an to do things. He picked up a book and started reading it.

Time passed slowly, and Zhou Yu asked everyone who came here to come.

"See the Emperor."

"Get up."

Zhou Yu put down the book in his hand and looked at the people in front of him. When he saw an old minister standing, he asked Xing'an to quickly give him a seat to the important minister.

Chen Xun, an old minister born in the year of Hongwu and was able to enter the government in the year of Yongle, was also a meritorious official who had been helping to stabilize court officials since Zhou Yu ascended the throne.

After the ministers took their seats, Zhou Yu slowly spoke: "I have been ignoring the government for many days, but I need to make a decision on the cabinet if there is anything that cannot be decided by me."

Chen Xungong bowed: "Return to the emperor, nothing major happened in the court in recent days. All departments are dealing with the affairs of the court as discussed before. The cooperation between various parts of the work has also ensured the normal operation of all matters and the court. However, the emperor has indeed not been involved in government affairs for too long. Fortunately, if the time is long, there will be many twists and turns. I beg the emperor to re-administer the government as soon as possible."

Zhou Yu said that this is true if he ignores politics. Zhou Yu is also reading all kinds of comments every day. He clearly only asks about politics but has nothing to do to escape Zhou Yu's gaze.

The cabinet naturally knew this situation, but it does not mean that everyone else can clearly understand it. Zhou Yu's failure to attend court or not consult about politics will inevitably have some bad influence on the court, causing the entire court to gradually become lazy and affect the entire Ming Dynasty.

Besides, I still say that the country cannot be without a master for a day. How can there be an emperor who ignores everything and throws everything to others? After all, the world of the Ming Dynasty is still the emperor alone.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "I will pay attention to it. Now that the court is stable and the country is stable, the ministers work together to help me, even if I have a longer rest, it will not have any impact. Is it because of state affairs to call you all today?"

Chen Xun paused and nodded.

Zhou Yu said: "The Japanese envoy mentioned two things. The first is to ask the Ming Dynasty to enthrone his shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshimasato, and the second is to hope to restore trade relations with our Ming Dynasty. I have agreed to these two things."

Chen Xun frowned slightly when he heard this and bowed: "Your Majesty, it's okay to enthrone the general of the Japanese shogunate. After all, it's just nominal support that has no substantial impact on our Ming Dynasty. It's just that this is restoring trade relations... Japan has been rampant in recent years and has repeatedly invaded the people of our coastal areas. If the commerce and trade rashly resume, it may encourage its arrogance and will not be conducive to the peace of the Ming Dynasty's seaside."

Zhou Yu: "Well, what Chen Aiqing said is very true, but I have clearly informed the Japanese envoys that the premise for resuming trade is that they must do their best to wipe out the pirates."

Chen Xun brows slightly when he heard this, nodded and said, "The emperor is wise, but Japan has always been cunning, I am afraid that it will not easily fulfill its promise. I am worried that they will just agree verbally, but they will actually disobey it."

Zhou Yu chuckled: "I naturally know their nature, so I have already thought of a countermeasure."

He picked up the teacup and said slowly: "So you have to choose a good choice for this place of mutual market. If you choose the right place of mutual market, you can reduce the threat of pirates. In addition, I will also order the coastal garrisons to strengthen their vigilance. If the Japanese pirates dare to invade our Ming Dynasty again, they will directly send troops to wipe out the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to ask the court for instructions."

"In addition, when resuming trade, I will also set up a special Maritime Department to be responsible for trade with Japan. All transactions must be reviewed by Maritime Department and are strictly prohibited from trading with Japanese merchants privately. If there are any violators, they will not be punished."

"And I also want to attract the attention of those pirates through this transaction. If it can attract pirates to commit large-scale crimes and enter the trap arranged in advance, it will not only be possible to greatly reduce the threat brought by pirates and Japanese pirates once and for all."

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he looked at Chen Xun and others: "What do you guys think?"

Chen Xun pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "The emperor has no objection to Zhou Quanchen and others, but... I still have something to worry about."

"Say." Zhou Yu said lightly.

Chen Xun said: "Although Japan is small and has little property, its ambitions are not small. I am worried that if our Ming Dynasty restores trade with it, it will probably encourage its national strength to become a problem for our Ming Dynasty in the future. After all, the Japanese pirates have already brought great trouble to our Ming coast before."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly when he heard this: "Chen Aiqing's worries are not without reason, but I have my own plans."

"Please also say it clearly."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Pirates are also for money. Pirates will also be tired of tying their heads to their belts to make a living. I plan to specially order some pirates who are not harmful to them so that they can transform them into maritime merchants recognized by the government to purchase goods directly from the Maritime Bureau. In addition, I will also order that Japanese merchants are strictly prohibited from purchasing iron, gunpowder and other military supplies from our Ming Dynasty."

After hearing this, Chen Xun realized that Zhou Yu was planning to use pirates to check and balance the Japanese pirates, or even let the Japanese pirates to balance the Japanese pirates. This official maritime merchant can really solve a big problem as soon as he came out.

Chen Xun immediately said: "The emperor is wise, the old minister has no objection."

Zhou Yu waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone: "Let these things be left to you. Remember, be careful when dealing with Japan, and don't let them take advantage of loopholes. If they want books, give them more Buddhist scriptures and Confucian classics."

The ministers naturally understood it, and Confucian classics are definitely not normal.

"Yes, the emperor!"
Chapter completed!