Chapter 2928: The old man who is still alive is a thief
Nan Yan was stunned when she heard this: "Huh?"
Zhu Feng asked, "What's wrong?"
Nan Yan said, "The Emperor wants to enthrone Adachi Yoshio as the 'King of Japan'? But isn't he a shogun? Doesn't Japan already have an emperor?"
Zhu Feng said, "You know, if a country wants to regard another country as its suzerain and consider itself a vassal, it needs the king of that country to personally declare himself a vassal and pay tribute."
"I know."
"But now, the only one who pledged allegiance is this general, Adachi Yoshio."
“…”
"By doing this, he's actually trying to please both sides. On the one hand, he's paying homage to me as the holder of the highest secular power in Japan; on the other hand, relative to the Japanese nation, he's really just a minister, and their emperor doesn't pay homage to me."
"indeed,"
Nan Yan nodded and couldn't help but smile: "This person is quite smart."
Zhu Feng said: "It is impossible for a mediocre person to sit in his position."
Nan Yan continued, "Then, when the Emperor conferred upon him the title of 'King of Japan,' it means that we will still accept the tribute of the entire nation of Japan, correct?"
"good,"
Zhu Feng sneered, "His little tricks are only good enough to appease the people back home."
“…”
"I can't possibly give him this kind of benefit all to himself."
“…”
"No matter what, history books must clearly state that Japan is a vassal state of the Great Yan Dynasty. It once paid tribute to the Great Yan Dynasty. This will never change until death!"
Nan Yan looked at him with a smile.
No wonder, from the very beginning, when Zhu Feng mentioned both the King of Japan and the Emperor, she felt a little strange and had something stuck in her throat.
For them, this is indeed not something that can be ignored.
Now it seems that Zhu Feng has been thinking of a solution since he read Zhao Gan's letter.
However, the most important thing is to use the power of Japan to eliminate all those Japanese pirates. That would be the most beneficial thing for the Great Yan Dynasty.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "This New Year has been pretty good."
As she spoke, she tilted her head and looked at Zhu Feng, saying, "His Majesty, everything is going smoothly for you now."
Zhu Feng rolled his eyes at her.
I couldn't help but laugh and said, "How can everything go smoothly? In this world, if you really let everything go smoothly, I'm afraid big trouble will come."
Nan Yan immediately reached out and covered his mouth: "Your Majesty!"
"Um?"
"It's New Year's Day, don't say such depressing things!"
“Hmph.”
"It's so hard to have a happy day. Let's just think of it as God letting the Emperor take a break, isn't it?"
Zhu Feng's mouth was covered by her, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. At this time, he smiled crookedly and said incoherently: "Okay..."
Only then did Nan Yan put her hand down.
Once the matter was settled, both of them felt a lot more relaxed.
While eating, they began to discuss the Lantern Festival in two days. Nan Yan said, "I have prepared my gift. Has the emperor prepared his gift?"
Zhu Feng snorted softly: "Why would I need to give a gift to my own son?"
Nan Yan said, "Although they are father and son, and family, they still have to be courteous. On that day, although not all the civil and military officials will be present, the concubines in the harem and several important ministers will be there. If the emperor does this, it will inevitably make people feel that he is neglecting the prince."
Zhu Feng asked, "Am I still ignoring him?"
“…”
"I let him go out and set up his own house, and even arranged a marriage for him. Is this considered cold treatment?"
“…”
"Just don't let him get too complacent. If he gets too complacent, he'll easily get carried away!"
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan knew that he really didn't plan to prepare a gift. She could only shake her head and said, "Then, this gift from me will be a bit heavier. It will be considered as one for both of us, okay?"
Zhu Feng said: "Alright, you can give it to me."
Hearing this and looking at his proud expression, Nan Yan couldn't help but smile.
He must have prepared it, but he was just being stubborn.
So she said, "Well, I won't care about this. I will only care about the gifts I gave."
"snort."
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The next day in the court, Zhu Feng announced his decision on Japan.
Of course, most people in the court agreed.
But at the same time, as long as there are people who agree, there will always be people who oppose.
Most of those who opposed it were older ministers. The basis for their opposition was that since ancient times, if a country wanted to pay tribute, it had to be paid in person by the monarch.
Therefore, the Japanese emperor had to submit to them, otherwise their submission and tribute would be refused.
When Nan Yan heard these words in the harem, she was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Zhu Feng, on the other hand, was laughing as he spoke, his hands warming on the stove as he said, "So, the old man who refuses to die is a thief. There is some truth to that."
“…”
"For a little bit of empty reputation, you don't do things that are truly beneficial to the court, and you don't kill people who are harmful! Humph, what's the point of such empty reputation?"
“…”
"If people are this confused when they get old, then I can't die of old age. I'd rather die on the battlefield and be buried in my horse's hide!"
"emperor!"
Nan Yan was originally angry with those ministers, and after hearing this, she became angry with Zhu Feng as well.
She said, "It's New Year's Day, what's the point of talking about life and death! The emperor is really speaking without restraint!"
Zhu Feng snorted lightly and said nothing.
Nan Yan also stretched out her hand to warm herself by the fire and asked him, "So, what does the emperor plan to do? Are there many people who oppose it?"
"Not much,"
Zhu Feng sneered and said, "Fortunately, you and the Crown Prince dealt with those stubborn old men while I was unconscious. Otherwise, this matter would have been really troublesome."
Before, when Zhu Feng was seriously injured and unconscious, Nan Yan and Zhu Chengxuan used their maneuvers to deal with Ge Yunli and severely suppressed several old ministers such as Yan Gu and Zhang Lu. In fact, these people were all ministers of Emperor Wen's reign. After Zhu Feng ascended the throne, in order to win over the hearts of the people, he kept them and treated them with courtesy. These people became fearless and acted tyrannically in the court, often opposing the emperor.
And Zhu Feng, for the sake of the overall situation, had no choice but to tolerate them.
Nan Yan certainly knew this, and knew that the emperor could not touch them for the sake of his reputation, so he took advantage of Zhu Feng's coma to deal with these people directly. Some other old ministers saw through the imperial concubine's tactics and remained quiet.
Now that Zhu Feng is back in charge of government, they know that the emperor always has to consider the face of his old ministers, so they begin to get restless again.
Nan Yan asked, "Then what is the emperor going to do?"
Zhu Feng said, "The decree has already been issued. There's no point in them making a fuss."
Nan Yan said: "But, won't they stop the execution?"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "A few days ago, the Crown Prince proposed to transfer several people from the Honglu Temple and other departments to be responsible for handling some matters related to Japan. I have put Si Muyun in charge of this team."
Nan Yan's eyes lit up.
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