When Tokugawa Iemitsu woke up again, it was already the next day.

Around him were still a group of red-eyed ministers. It can be seen that they did not sleep all night.

For Tokugawa Iemitsu, he really hoped that the things in his memory were just a nightmare.

However, when he saw the expressions of the ministers surrounding him, he knew that it was not a nightmare, but something that was really happening.

It was so dying. When a minister saw him awake, he quickly reminded him: "General, the deadline specified by Ming Kingdom is only one day!"

Hearing this, Tokugawa Ie-Kiang wished he could faint again, regardless of this matter.

How else can I manage it?

If you fight with Ming Jun, you will not be your opponent at all!

If he surrendered to the Ming army, Tokugawa Iemitsu would become the most incompetent person in Japanese history, and he also set a precedent and became the first person to surrender to a foreign country in Japanese history!

Therefore, if it is possible, Tokugawa Ie-Kiang will definitely not surrender!

So he asked weakly: "Can... Could it be that the Ming army is lying to us? In fact, the Satsuma war... the Satsuma war has not ended at all, the Ming army... the Ming army just got the head of Ida Tadazong?"

Hearing this, a minister immediately replied to him: "General, when you fainted, a quick horse rushed back and reported that the Satsuma family had finished, and only one thousand people fled back from Kyushu Island. When they returned to the strait of the island, they were occupied by Ming warships. According to the people who fled back, they reported..."

"..." Tokugawa Imitsu was so desperate that he heard it. Why was there such bad news again? This completely extinguished a trace of his lucky flame.

"Sir, what should I do?"

"General, the Ming army is so powerful that we can't beat it!"

"General, if you don't surrender, the army of Kyushu will not be able to come back!"

"General, Ming Dynasty has a vast land and a wealth of resources. If we don't surrender, their reinforcements will surely drive over here!"

"General, don't forget that Ming Kingdom has even armored warships!"

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The "General" sounded like a slap in the face of Tokugawa Ie-ku every time, making him make a decision quickly.

Judging from his reactions, everyone was thinking of resisting because everyone thought that they still had the ability to fight the Ming army.

Although it is not impossible to retreat into the inland, the Tokugawa shogunate will definitely lose the rule of Japan. Moreover, Japan is just an island country, and it is only so big. Where can it retreat?

Could it be that all the high-ranking officials and nobles retreated to the deep mountains and forests and joined birds and beasts?

Tokugawa Iemitsu spent the afternoon and finally couldn't stop it, so he agreed to send someone to negotiate the conditions for surrender with the Ming army.

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All the Edo Pier was occupied by the Ming army. The negotiating officials designated by Tokugawa Iegu was called "Aoi Ripple" and came to the pier with trembling fear to ask for the Ming angel.

Facing the senior Ming officials in a big red robe, and an Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei official wearing a flying fish suit, he expressed Tokugawa Iehime's wish with a flattery expression, and said humbly: "My general said that the decree of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, can you change the decree slightly, do not cede land, and you can pay compensation. The title of the Emperor of Japan is still retained, but the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is recognized as his brother and will be a brother's country in the future..."

Before he could finish his words, Lan Tianbao sneered and interrupted, "How can you bargain for the will of my Emperor Ming?"

When I heard the pain, I immediately smiled bitterly in my heart.

In fact, they also thought so. In this case, it is basically impossible to change the will of the Ming Emperor. But what if?

Therefore, with a fluke mentality, the Tokugawa shogunate still put forward this idea, and if you agree, you will make a profit.

However, any negotiation requires strength. Without strength, there will be no capital for negotiation.

What made the pain ripples unexpectedly was that the officer of the Jinyiwei continued to sneer at him: "You did not accept the will of the Ming Emperor before, and deliberately resisted, which caused the casualties of our Ming soldiers. Therefore, you must add punishment to your Japanese..."

"..." When the pain ripples were heard, I was stunned.

The Emperor of Ming Dynasty was indeed to change the will, but it was to be changed seriously? This... it would be better not to change it!

Although he hadn't heard of any punishment, he knew that this was definitely not a good thing.

Sure enough, I heard the officer of the Jinyiwei continue, "Based on the will of my Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the remaining part of Jiuzhou Island must be ceded to the Ming Dynasty, and the compensation amount is additionally increased to 200,000 taels of silver!"

Hearing this, he almost couldn't stop his body when he heard this. He came to his senses and said with a bitter face: "Sir, I don't have so much money in my country!"

"This official can make the decision and allow you to pay several times apart. If the silver is not enough, you can also use other things to compensate!" Lan Tianbao said this and finally said in a decisive tone, "The amount will never be reduced, otherwise you will continue to fight and destroy you!"

The Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War looked at each other, but neither spoke. He allowed the commander of the Jinyiwei to bully the Japanese. Anyway, it was a good thing for the Ming Dynasty!

The pain was speechless when I heard it. I paid in installments and could use other things to mortgage it. Isn’t Ming Jun deliberately doing this? Otherwise, why would he come up with such a solution at once?

"Sir, you see that our country is only a little bigger, there are only so many people. If the entire Kyushu Island is still ceded, our country will have half of the people and land!" Yi Kuri, in his duty, continued to bargain pitifully.

It was really a heavy lie that the official of Ming Dynasty spoke out loud, which was a heavy burden that Japan could not bear!

After hearing this, Lan Tianbao smiled and said, "You must not bargain with this matter in Kyushu Island, but I can make the decision on the Japanese on Kyushu Island and allow them to leave within a time limit."

"..." The pain ripples still made me want to vomit blood. This Ming official was so cruel.

When he wanted to bargain, he saw that the Ming official was impatient and stood up and said to him: "That's all. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. Then you will be destroyed!"

After hearing the pain, there was no way to do anything. The Ming Dynasty officials were too strong, so he could only go back and report the results of the negotiation to Tokugawa Ieki.

As soon as the Japanese left, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue said happily: "Sir, this is making the Japanese die, haha!"

As one of the heads of the Ministry of Revenue, seeing that Japan wants to compensate 200 million taels of silver, even if it is used to mortgage it, it will definitely be the most profitable for this war.

If the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were most afraid of wars, once the war broke out, it would cost money like water. But this time, during the expedition, not to mention long-term benefits, the money in front of us alone would reach as much as 200,000 taels. I really hope that the war that can make money can be done several more times!

They looked at Lan Tianbao's side face and admired him very much. The lion actually spoke up and insisted that it would cost 200,000 taels in one mouthful. It was amazing, it was amazing!

When Lan Tianbao heard their words, he turned to look at them, and said with a smile: "These Japanese have been harassing the Ming Dynasty for so many years. The new and old accounts are settled together. The losses of our Ming Dynasty are not counted as interest. Otherwise, how can we afford to pay for this broken place!"

If we start from the Japanese pirate rebellion during the Jiajing period, and according to the ancient interest algorithm, Japan may have to be in debt for hundreds of years.

After hearing this, the two civil servants laughed together.

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They were happy, but Tokugawa Shogunate was about to cry to death.

It is extremely shocking to have to pay 200 million taels of compensation for the Kyushu Island.

However, if he did not agree, the Ming Navy warship would stop on the Edo Sea. Moreover, the Kyushu army could not return.

Seeing Tokugawa Iemitsu pretending to be dead again, one of his subordinates said to him: "General, if we think about it from another perspective, we will also have benefits, at least we will withdraw the troops from Kyushu."

"Yes, General, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years!" Another minister immediately advised, "Only with the army, we can still have a chance!"

They never thought that they could not defeat the Ming army now, and after cede land and compensation, could they win the Ming army?

At this time, they still have to care about their funerals and take care of their immediate interests. If they don’t agree, what will happen if the Ming army invades Edo?

Someone also saw Tokugawa Iehiko's concerns and reminded him: "General, this is a negotiation between countries. My husband thinks that if Kyoto comes forward, at least to set these terms with the Ming Dynasty in the name of Kyoto."

This sentence finally brought the dull Tokugawa Iemitsu back to his senses.

He looked at the man and asked weakly: "Is this OK? Will he agree?"

When the minister heard this, he immediately replied: "It's OK, I'm not afraid that he won't agree. If he doesn't agree, he can still use the name of Kyoto!"

"..." Tokugawa Iemitsu was silent. In his mind, the huge armored warship of the Ming army could not be removed. It can be said that facing such warships made him feel deeply powerless.

After a long time, Tokugawa Iemitsu closed his eyes and said weakly: "You go and do it!"

Hearing this, a look of joy suddenly appeared on the faces of several people beside his bed.

Then, they immediately took action, and the pain wave went to the dock again, asking the Ming army to give a few days of grace so that they could go to Kyoto to inform the negotiations.

Lan Tianbao was obviously reasonable and agreed to his request.
Chapter completed!