novelaction Chapter 778
Chapter 778
After hearing Wei Wu's words, Hou Yuanrong was about to nod, but was stopped by Wei Wu's next words.
"In the second year of the Hongwu reign, Japanese pirates attacked the coast of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty sent envoys to urge you to eliminate the pirates and control the people."
"And what happened? Five of the seven envoys died, and the remaining two were imprisoned for three months without cause before being released and returned home."
"In March of the following year, Your Majesty sent another envoy with the imperial edict, but he was turned away by the guards at the border. Was I wrong about that?"
Hou Yuanrong knew that what Wei Wu said was true, but from his point of view, he felt that he needed to explain.
But Wei Wu didn't give him a chance to speak. He glared at Hou Yuanrong and said:
"Behead my envoys, imprison my envoys, drive away my Ming Dynasty envoys, and treat the imperial edict and divine authority of the Ming Dynasty as nothing!"
"If that's not offensive, then explain to me what is offensive!"
Facing Wei Wu's questioning, Hou Yuanrong remained silent for a long time. Seeing that Wei Wu had stopped talking, he began to explain:
"Marquis Changle, this is something that our country shouldn't have done, but the killing of the envoy was done by Prince Huailiang of the Southern Dynasty. He..."
"Then have you from the Northern Dynasty submitted a letter of credence to explain to His Majesty?"
Before Hou Yuanrong could finish his words, Wei Wu interrupted him, and the latter had no choice but to respond.
"Never!"
"But Prince Huailiang is of royal blood in your country, one of the legitimate rulers?"
"I am of royal blood, but I am definitely not the legitimate ruler!"
As the last emperor of the Northern Dynasty, there would be absolutely no second answer on the issue of orthodoxy.
There is no so-called "one of"; if he acknowledges the orthodoxy of the Southern Dynasty, it would be tantamount to denying the orthodoxy of his own lineage.
So as soon as Wei Wu finished speaking, he immediately refuted him, but as soon as he finished speaking, Wei Wu asked a question in return.
"Let me put aside other things for now. Since he is of your Japanese royal blood, can you deny any connection with his actions?"
"Also, as far as I know, the three sacred artifacts that represent the orthodoxy of your country of Japan seem to be in the hands of the Southern Dynasty!"
Now Hou Yuanrong was really speechless. The royal bloodline was beyond doubt, and the artifact was indeed in the hands of the Southern Dynasty.
After a long period of silence, Yuanrong suddenly raised his head and looked at Wei Wu.
"As Marquis Changle has said, Japan's offense against the Ming Dynasty is a fact that is irrefutable and cannot be argued for. So..."
Having said this, Hou Yuanrong suddenly bowed and knelt before Wei Wu, saying:
"I, Empress Yuanrong, the former Emperor of Japan, would like to take this opportunity to submit a letter of surrender and apology to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on behalf of Japan!"
"The Japanese nation is willing to submit and forever serve the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain. Every New Year, I will send envoys to offer tribute and congratulations!"
After finishing these words, Hou Yuanrong slowly stood up, looked at Wei Wu again and said:
"Marquis Changle, you asked me before what I could bring you. This is what I can bring you: a letter of surrender!"
"After the fall of the Song Dynasty, Japan has never considered the Central Plains its suzerain. If this matter was facilitated by the Marquis of Changle, it would be a great achievement, wouldn't it?"
Voluntarily accept the Ming Dynasty as your suzerain and submit to it forever?
To be honest, although Hou Yuanrong spoke sincerely, Wei Wu did not believe even a single punctuation mark in his words.
No one in this world knows better than him what kind of shitty people the Japanese pirates are. Calling them such despicable villains with a conscience is considered a compliment.
This bullshit about permanent submission is just talk. These beasts are more cruel and quicker than anyone else when they show their fangs.
Of course, although Wei Wu did not believe what Hou Yuanrong said, the great achievement he mentioned was true.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to neighboring small countries such as Goryeo, Annan, Champa, Java, etc.
One is to show off power, and the other is to tell the surrounding small countries that the Central Plains dynasty has changed its master.