Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 779

At that time, other small countries came to pay tribute one after another, which was actually a recognition of this new dynasty as the orthodox overlord of the Central Plains.

But it was only the Japanese pirates who believed that the orthodox Chinese culture was cut off after the fall of the Song Dynasty, and claimed to be the successors.

They did not recognize the Ming Dynasty as the orthodox Chinese dynasty, so they refused to pay tribute and killed the envoys in their provocative reply letters.

In fact, in essence, whether the Japanese pirates recognized it or not had no impact on the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty continued to develop well.

However, from the perspective of "reputation", if the Japanese pirates can be taken back into a vassal state, it can also be regarded as a place that will go down in history.

After all, the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty and the Japanese pirates rebelled. The Yuan Dynasty failed to conquer the Japanese pirates twice, but the Ming Dynasty made them a vassal state again. This is the achievement.

This was a very honorable and face-saving matter for both the officials of the court and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Wei Wu, who facilitated this event, naturally made a great contribution, but this was all based on normal circumstances.

In fact, under the influence of Wei Wu, the attitude of the Ming Dynasty today towards the Japanese pirates is not to subdue them, but to completely destroy their race.

What a shitty vassal state, what's the point of having that thing? Wouldn't it be better to destroy you and then take back your land and make it mine?

However, Wei Wu would not say this. After all, he still wanted to use Hou Yuanrong's identity to accomplish what he wanted to do.

So it was actually a good thing for Wei Wu that Hou Yuanrong could say these things, as he could take advantage of the situation to back off.

But he did not agree immediately. Instead, he pretended to think for a long time, as if he was weighing something.

Hou Yuanrong watched him from the side, feeling uneasy, fearing that Wei Wu would reject him in the next second.

Fortunately, things did not develop in a bad direction. After pondering for a moment, Wei Wu finally spoke.

"If you can truly do what you say, I can also advise His Majesty to issue an edict to enthrone you as the legitimate heir of the Japanese nation."

Upon hearing Wei Wu's response, Hou Yuanrong's body trembled with excitement.

If there is an official title from the Celestial Empire, it will be a huge help to him!

After all, receiving titles from the Central Plains dynasty is a tradition, and the native people of Japan also highly recognize this.

However, after a brief moment of excitement, Hou Yuanrong quickly calmed down and looked at Wei Wu and said:

"I will keep my word and will not let the Ming Dynasty down. However, the shogunate is now in control of the power, and I am powerless!"

"Those traitors will not allow me to surrender. If I insist on going my own way, I'm afraid I'll be killed in the next moment."

"Therefore, I would like to ask the Marquis of Changle to take action and eliminate Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and those traitors in the shogunate, and restore order."

"The royal family must regain control of Japan. Only then can we, on behalf of Japan, surrender to His Majesty the Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing Yuanrong's words, Wei Wu smiled in his heart: After hesitating for so long, he finally got to the point.

However, Wei Wu did not intend to agree to his request. Instead, he shook his head and said bluntly:

"It's not difficult to eliminate the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The guards around me can do it easily. The problem is, how can I trust you?"

"If I help you get rid of the shogunate and take back power, but you go back on your word, wouldn't I gain nothing and end up in trouble?"

Hou Yuanrong was speechless. Although he did not have such an intention in his heart, this kind of thing could not be solved by just words.

If he were Wei Wu, he would have the same concerns, which is normal.

Just as Hou Yuanrong was racking his brains to express that he had no such intention, Wei Wu continued to speak:

"So just wait! The Muromachi shogunate is just a grasshopper in autumn. They won't be able to jump for long. There's no need to be afraid."

"When the Ming navy arrives at the gates of the city, I won't worry anymore. Then you can personally hand me the letter of surrender."

Hearing this, Hou Yuanrong sighed inwardly. Although he was a little disappointed, he was not completely rejected after all.

It's just a matter of waiting for a while. After so many years, he can afford to wait.

In the future, the power of Japan will eventually return to our hands, and this is the most important thing.

However, since the shogunate issue could not be resolved immediately, Hou Yuanrong felt that he should be able to fight for other interests.

So after Wei Wu finished speaking, he immediately looked up and said:

"Marquis Changle, please rest assured that I will not harm you. In addition, there is one more thing I need you to do."

"The three sacred artifacts of our country are in the hands of the Southern Dynasty. It is better for these three treasures to be in my hands."

"Otherwise, if they oppose my surrender to His Majesty in the future, it will inevitably cause trouble."

After hearing Yuanrong's words, Wei Wu raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a playful look.

He originally thought that this guy just wanted to take advantage of his power to get rid of the Muromachi shogunate and take back the power that belonged to him.

But no one expected that Hou Yuanrong was still planning to get the three sacred artifacts. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to completely take over the entire Japan!

However, when it comes to the three sacred artifacts of Japan, Wei Wu is actually quite interested, mainly because these three things are very mysterious.

These three Japanese national treasures have never been publicly displayed, and not even photos have been circulated.

All the photos of the three sacred artifacts on the Internet in later generations were actually concept drawings created by netizens.

Now that we have this opportunity, it is not impossible to take these things back, but I definitely won’t give them to Hou Yuanrong.

Take it back and see what it looks like, then take it home and hang it in the toilet as a decorative ornament.

While thinking about it, Wei Wu pretended to hesitate, and spoke after a moment:

"It's not impossible to help you take back the three sacred artifacts, but you have to do one thing before I will give them to you."

"Marquis Changle, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse!"

After receiving Hou Yuanrong's answer, Wei Wu smiled slightly and said:

"I want you to gather all the people in Heian-kyō and publicly declare on Suzaku Avenue that Japan is the eternal vassal of the Ming Dynasty!"

"At the same time, the official document must be stamped with the Emperor's seal and delivered to me personally in front of all the people, along with the letter of surrender!"

"In return, I will hand over the three sacred artifacts representing orthodoxy to you!"