"If you want to negotiate peace with our Ming Dynasty, you can~"

"After all, our Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of your Japanese country. We, the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese country have always been friendly for generations. This time it is because your Japanese country has offended the power of our Ming Dynasty, so we came here."

"Our original intention is not to do anything to your Japanese country, nor do we want to interfere in your Japanese country's internal affairs. We just want to tell you that those who offend our strong men will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

Then Liu Jin thought for a while and said slowly.

Well, the attitude must be clear, the status of the suzerain country must be made clear, and the Japanese people must know their status. The suzerain country is the suzerain country, and the vassal country is the vassal country. There must be an order of hierarchy.

"Then I wonder how your lord can negotiate for peace?"

Hosokawa Masamoto heard the meaning of Liu Jin's words and asked quickly.

"If you want peace talks, you must have someone with equal status come forward. Let me tell you a few things."

"First, your Japanese king must come to us in person to plead guilty. In the negotiation, your Japanese king must participate. Only the negotiations that he participates in will be recognized by our Ming Dynasty. After all, your Japanese king is the Japanese king who has been canonized by us. At the same time,

He is also the monarch of your Japanese country."

"Second, your shogunate must also come in person to plead guilty and participate in negotiations. Since your shogunate is now the actual ruler of the Japanese country, your shogunate must come."

"Third, considering that your shogunate currently has very weak control over the entire Japanese country, the daimyo from various places may not recognize the agreement signed by your shogunate and our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, you, the Japanese king and the shogunate, must summon the daimyo from all over the country to come together to participate in the peace talks.

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"Only if the Japanese kings of your Japanese country, the generals of the shogunate, and all the great names of your Japanese country have come, then this peace talk will be truly equal, and it can represent the peace talks between your Japanese country and our Ming Dynasty."

"Otherwise, we will not have any form of peace talks with you. Our Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of your Japanese country, and your Japanese country is our vassal state. I hope you can correct the status and attitude of your Japanese country."

Liu Jin thought about it carefully and put forward four prerequisites.

It's okay to talk, but you must have people from your Japanese country who can really speak, and people who can truly represent your Japanese country.

The Japanese king was the nominal monarch of the Japanese country. During the Han Dynasty, he accepted the canonization from Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. Similarly, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he also accepted the canonization from the emperors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

For a long time, the Japanese country has always been in the name of the Japanese king when getting along with the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese king is recognized by the Ming Dynasty and is also the only monarch of the Japanese country recognized by all the Japanese people.

Negotiations are impossible without the Japanese king.

As for the shogun, although the current shogunate general Ashikaga Yosumi is a puppet, the shogunate is now the de facto ruler in name. What can we do without this general?

In order to prevent these Japanese people from not recognizing the peace talks in the future, Liu Jin also asked the daimyo from all over the country to participate in the peace talks. In this way, everyone would come, both in name and in fact.

Can truly represent the Japanese nation.

Only then will the agreement signed by both parties be truly effective.

"Yes, that's how it should be~"

When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately nodded solemnly and said.

It was indeed the right thing to take Liu Jin with him. If Zhang Mao had come by himself, he would probably have made peace with Hosokawa Masamoto in front of him if he had not considered this aspect. This would not only mean that he would lose his identity, but also

It is to let Daming lose his identity.

He currently represents the Ming Dynasty and is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If he wants to talk to him, there must be an equal from the Japanese country.

This Hosokawa Masamoto is just a powerful minister, what qualifications does he have to represent the Japanese country, and what qualifications does he have to negotiate peace with himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mao couldn't help but give Liu Jin a thumbs up in his heart.

Liu Jin felt Zhang Mao's change and smiled slightly.

This kind of thing has basically become inertia in later generations. The exchanges between countries pay attention to reciprocity, and there are many things that need to be paid attention to in diplomacy. This kind of operation can only be regarded as a basic operation.

Of course, Liu Jin's request was a bit embarrassing for the shogunate. The shogunate itself had weak control over the Japanese country, and the shogunate's orders were ignored by the local daimyo. It was not easy to get the daimyo from various places to negotiate.

But this is the rule. The Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state, and the Japanese state is a vassal state. It is considered a monarch-subject relationship, so this airs must be put on. If no one of equal status comes over, you will never talk to them about anything.

If you want to plead guilty, that's fine. Let your Japanese king and shogun come together. If they don't come, it's all nonsense. What qualifications do you have as a powerful minister to plead guilty, to represent the Japanese country, and even more to represent the Japanese country to peace.

Ming Dynasty Negotiations.

We don't recognize you at all.

"this…"

After listening to this, Masamoto Hosokawa suddenly started sweating on his forehead. This Liu Jin in front of him must be too difficult to deal with. It was just a negotiation, but a lot of things were brought up.
Chapter completed!