At this time, Tang's men brought two small coffee tables and placed them next to Tang Tong and Shimazu Tadatsune respectively. A maid brought tea to them. When Shimazu Tadatsune heard what Tang Tong said, although he knew that Tang Tong came here with hundreds of thousands of troops with bad intentions, his last bit of hope was shattered after hearing what Tang Tong said.
"Your Highness, what you mean is... to annex Japan to your territory?" Although Shimazu Tadatsune had long been prepared to pledge allegiance to Tang Tongzhi, he still felt sad after learning of Tang Tongzhi's intention. If Shimazu Tadatsune was not a good person, he would not be the ruler of a separatist foreign country. This would be considered disloyalty to the Japanese royal family.
Shimazu Tadatsune knew very well that with the dozen or so troops equipped with muskets under Tang Tong and the thousands of large ships anchored in the port, the entire Japanese Empire had no way to resist this Prince Tang. In that battle, the powerful Tokugawa family would be destroyed, and Japanese Empire had been greatly weakened by the endless civil war and had no strength left to fight this Prince Tang.
Shimazu Tadatsune lowered his brows, thinking about his future. As the leader of a foreign country, Shimazu Tadatsune knew in his heart that once the Tang prince wanted to bring Wa under his control, then there would be no need for them, the leaders of the foreign countries, to exist. If he could resist, Shimazu Tadatsune would naturally resist with all his strength, but the problem was that he could not resist at all. So Shimazu Tadatsune could only think of ways to gain the greatest benefits for himself in front of the Tang prince.
"Mr. Shima, you are asking the wrong question. The king is not trying to incorporate this land into his territory. Instead, he is doing this for the sake of the millions of Japanese people. He wants to give them the power to rule their own country. From now on, this place will still be governed by the Japanese people themselves.
"Tang Tong took a sip of tea and spoke slowly.
Tang Tong's words left Shimazu Tadatsune somewhat confused. He really didn't understand what Tang Tong meant. "Your Highness, what you mean is... I really don't understand."
"Mr. Shimazu, do you know that this is now the Korean Autonomous Region, and in the future this place will be the Japanese Autonomous Region? Although there will be no emperor and you foreign leaders in the future, Mr. Shimazu can rest assured that your interests will not be harmed. The king's purpose is only to quell the many wars in this place and for the people of this place to live a good life." Tang Tong said very
It seems to be entirely for the common people here.
If you really cared about the people here, you wouldn't have brought so many troops, Shimazu Tadatsune thought to himself. Although he knew that Tang Tong's words were lies, Shimazu Tadatsune had to pretend to believe him. Everyone knew what Tang Tong said, but this is how the political game is played sometimes. You lie with your eyes open and try to flatter yourself. Shimazu Tadatsune did more than Tang Tong. At this time, Shimazu Tadatsune only cared about his own interests, so his expression was even more humble: "Your Highness, I understand what you said, but Your Highness, how many autonomous regions will you establish here?"
"For now, the king has not made up his mind. Of course, Mr. Shimazu and the king are old friends. The affairs of this autonomous region still need Mr. Shimazu's great help. Now the king needs Mr. Shimazu to do something." Tang Tong welcomes other traitors except the traitors. If this Satsuma tribe leader Shimazu Tadatsune can be honest and obedient, Tang Tong does not mind giving him some benefits. Moreover, Satsuma is now the most economically powerful tribe in Japan. If Shimazu Tadatsune takes the lead in joining Tang Tong, it will reduce a lot of obstacles for Tang Tong to conquer this place.
"Your Highness, please let me know if you have anything to say." After getting a promise from Tang Tong, Shimazu Tadatsune felt more at ease. As for what specific benefits Tang Tong would give him, this occasion was not the time for negotiation. Shimazu Tadatsune was also a decisive person. Since he could not resist Tang Tong, he quickly made a decision for his own way out. He who knows the times is a hero. This Chinese saying is so good.
"Mr. Shimazu, the prince hopes that you will serve as the prince's envoy to conduct preliminary negotiations with the emperor here. Of course, you can also give greetings to his father, Emperor Mizuo. After not seeing each other for so many years, it's time to say hello." When Tang Tong attacked the Tokugawa family in Edo, the retired emperor Go-Mizunoo also participated in the battle against the Tokugawa family. This is what Tang Tong called friendship.
"Hey, Your Majesty, Shimazu Tadatsune will definitely not let Your Majesty down." Shimazu Tadatsune stood up and saluted Tang Tong. Tang Tong wanted him to go on a diplomatic mission to Heian-kyo to meet the Emperor, which meant that he, Shimazu Tadatsune, was his own. Shimazu Tadatsune was a very ambitious man, but since he was defeated by Tang Tong some time ago, that ambition has been restrained a lot. For a powerful man like Tang Tong, he really had no choice but to obey.
Tang Tong was very approachable and talked about other topics with Shimazu Tadahira. Then Shimazu Tadahira asked Tang Tong to leave and began to prepare to complete the task that Tang Tong had given him. After Shimazu Tadahira left, he walked over, took Tang Tong's hand and said, "Uncle Tang, when will you take me to Hokkaido? Isn't the snow scenery there really beautiful?"
As for Beihai, Tang Tonggen had never been there. In later life, he only heard others say that the scenery there was beautiful, so one time he told his daughter that he would take her there to see it. In fact, Tang Tonggen himself didn't know whether the scenery there was beautiful or not, because there were many people who worshipped foreign things in later life, and the moon in foreign countries was also boasted to be bigger than the Chinese moon.
"Don't be anxious, son. I don't know whether there are really beautiful scenery there. Otherwise, after we take over Heian-kyo, how about we go to the emperor's palace and stay there for a few days?" Tang Tong doted on his son very much. Normally, Tang Tong would agree to her pampering. Although Liu Rushi gave Tang Tong a son, Tang Tong treated the son as his own daughter. Even with a son, Tang Tong did not dote on his son less. In Tang Tong's words, his son would do something when he grew up, so he should not be spoiled. It would be bad to have a useless person, but it was not a big problem to spoil his daughter, because there were very few women in the world who were useless.
"Well, Uncle Tang, you'd better keep your word and stop lying. Not only do I want to visit Hokkaido, but I also want to stay in the Imperial Palace for a few days. Uncle Tang, do you think the Imperial Palace is better than the Forbidden City?" It's not that I have to go to Hokkaido to see the scenery. I just want Tang Tong to take me around, so I don't really care where they go. But I am really curious about the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming Empire.
"We Han people are in the Celestial Empire. How can the small Japanese imperial palace be compared with the Forbidden City? What's more, the emperor has fallen so much. I'm afraid that the palace is not as good as a concubine's room in the Forbidden City." Tang Tong smiled and thought to himself that in this era, the best house in the world is probably the Forbidden City. What kind of good house can be built in such a poor place as the Japanese imperial palace? It may even be worse than the Korean king's.
Dong Xiaowan came over and saw her daughter acting coquettishly around Tang Tong. She pursed her lips and smiled slightly. She was the quietest girl among all the girls and had the gentlest personality. She almost never acted coquettishly around Tang Tong. Most people ignored this most quiet girl, but Tang Tong was the only one who would not ignore her existence. After all, in later generations, the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai were too famous, and although Dong Xiaowan was not as famous as Chen Yuanyuan, she was not less famous than Liu Rushi and Xiangjun. Moreover, Dong Xiaowan had such a gentle personality, so Tang Tong had to take extra care of her.
Dong Xiaowan quietly walked to Tang Tong's side. Tang Tong was about to ask her what was wrong when her son took her hand and walked her aside, saying, "Xiaowan, look at how bored Uncle Tang is sitting here. Why don't you come and play some music for him?"
Er'er is the best dancer, Xiangjun is the best at calligraphy and painting, and Dong Xiaowan is the most proficient in rhythm. Although their fate is different now than in history, their intelligence and talents have not changed. Tang Tong has also invited many famous teachers to teach them, so in terms of talent, they are not worse than in history, and have even made progress in some aspects.
Dong Xiaowan smiled helplessly. Tang Tong was a rough man and had no appreciation for their art. Dong Xiaowan knew this very well in her heart. She was doing this just to make Tang Tong happy.
Tang Tong was actually very lonely sometimes, and no one understood why he was so lonely.
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