Zhou Yingqiu soon arrived in Edo and did not rush to announce the imperial edict. Instead, he first had a secret talk with Yang Sichang, Dorgon, Zuo Liangyu, even Matsuhira Nobutsu, Ida Masamune and others, and then met with people from all kinds of Japanese. He ran around Edo for three consecutive days, gradually understanding the current situation in Edo.

On the fourth night, Zhou Yingqiu and Yang Sichang sat opposite each other and watched the moonlight and drank.

Yang Sichang was a literati from the Wanli period. Although he is now a giant and a rank-in-law official with heavy troops, he is still quite humble to the cabinet ministers and dare not act rashly.

"Gei Master, the palace in Japan has been almost arranged and belongs to the emperor's palace. The subordinate officials have sent special personnel to guard and manage..." Yang Sichang said.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at him without going around the circle and said, "What do you think of Dorgon?"

Yang Sichang's expression moved slightly, and he was silent for a moment, saying, "The officials knew that the government and the people were very careful of Dorgon and believed that he was a remnant of the thief slaves. However, according to the officials, he could still control it. If he used it well, it would save us a lot of strength."

Zhou Yingqiu thoughtfully and said, "The two lords think so too. So, does Dorgon want to restrain himself?"

Japan has a large population and great potential. If Dorgon lets wolves enter the flock of sheep, I still don’t know what it looks like.

Yang Sichang smiled calmly and said, "I dare not say anything else. I can guarantee that Dorgon will never make any waves in Japan!"

Zhou Yingqiu's eyes were strange and she said, "Oh, why?"

Yang Sichang said: "Because those people in Japan will soon make it clear that Dorgon cannot fully represent the Ming Dynasty."

Zhou Yingqiu, old man from the officialdom, immediately understood, nodded with a smile, and said, "Who do you think can support me?"

Yang Sichang said, "Tokugawa Akihide is a member of the Tokugawa family. He will inevitably gather a group of people around him, and Matsuhira Nobutsu will also tend to go over, but this person has a view of the overall situation and will not follow him. Masamune Ida represents the so-called external daimyo, and has a feud with the Tokugawa family. Shaoren is still young, and he will be slandered by the Emperor, Kuroda Tadayuki, and Karayama Hakushi will obey Zuo Ryoyu... These seem to be very complicated, and they are checks and balances, but they are not enough to restrain Dorgon, making him unable to keep his government orders smooth, let alone rebel! As for support, the lower officials, they should be prepared for both. On the surface, we support Shaoren, one is righteous, and the other is that his sister is the imperial concubine, and the weakest strength. In secret, we support Tokugawa Akihide, who is the most capable person to compete with Dorgon, but his personality is weak and there is no army, so it is appropriate..."

Zhou Yingqiu couldn't help laughing as he heard this, and said, "It seems that you are more thorough than I think."

Yang Sichang hurriedly said, "The officials dare not."

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hand with a smile on his face and said, "It's right, but this is from the top. For the local government, the cabinet also plans to support some people and cultivate three or five powerful figures. It can not only limit Dorgon's ability, but also wait for the call at any time... The emperor means that there can't be only one knife."

Yang Sichang showed admiration and said, "The emperor has always been thorough in his actions, and the emperor admires him."

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hand and said, "I will announce the edict tomorrow, but you will not be able to return to Beijing to report your work next year, and then go back to Liaodong."

Yang Sichang said: "The officials understand that they will handle the affairs of Japan properly."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded and then said, "The emperor gave Dorgon the authority of 100,000 Japanese soldiers on the surface, but Dorgon would definitely not only recruit 100,000. Just pretend you didn't see it. Zuo Liangyu is ambitious, but there is no big picture, so you don't need to worry. Huashan Ao Shu, Kuroda Tadayu and others want to let them understand who should obey..."

These are things that cannot be announced in person, and they are not allowed to be announced in public. Yang Sichang listened carefully, which is related to the next series of layouts of Japan.

The two chatted until midnight, and early the next morning, Zhou Yingqiu read several edicts in the Imperial Palace.

Everyone knows that these edicts determine the future of Japan and have been waiting early in the morning.

The first edict severely rebuked the shogunate for disrespecting the kingly way, destroying the order of heavenly way, depriving human rights, etc., which is useful nonsense. It is also an oath to the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty launching the war to destroy Japan and what must be said.

No one present was a fool, no one jumped out and exposed it, waiting for the one below.

Next, the content of the edict is substantial. The content is roughly that Emperor Mingzheng believes that she is responsible for the corruption of Japan and is willing to go to the country and the emperor, and join the Celestial Empire. He hopes that the Celestial Empire can bring a better tomorrow to Japan and her citizens.

This determined that Japan officially abolished the country's name and incorporated it into the Ming Dynasty.

Tokugawa Akihide, Matsuhira Nobutsu, Ida Masamune and others have different colors on their faces, which are difficult to understand.

Emperor Mingzheng's younger brother, Prince Shaoren, and other royal families, looked bitter and could only kneel on the ground to listen.

The fourth is the division of Japan's territory and the reshaping of its political system, which made many people fall into an ice cave and feel extremely painful, and they just cried out.

The fifth is the appointment of officials, including nine people in the State Council and seven people in the General's Mansion. Although Dorgon held two positions, most of them were natives in Japan and there were no wise people, which made them feel much more uncomfortable.

Then, there were a series of appointments from local officials, with more than 30 people in total, all of whom were Japanese. They were basically familiar with them. They were all those who made contributions in this battle to fight against Japanese deeds, and some were famous and powerful local people. Now they rely on active voting letters to exchange for official positions and power rewarded by their new masters.

Whether it is envy, jealousy, hatred and resentment, as Zhou Yingqiu's voice fell, it would come true and there was no possibility of any change.

After reading these, Zhou Yingqiu took out the sixth path again. Half an hour had passed!

The sixth way expresses the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty. The imperial edict clearly states that the court will invest more than 100 million taels of silver in the next five years in the country of Japan, which was renamed Suihai Province, to provide disaster relief, subsidize farmers, build rivers, roads and bridges and other people's livelihood issues...

This decree alarmed almost everyone present, whether it was Dorgon, Matsupita Nobuka and others, all of them were shocked. One hundred million taels of silver was an astronomical figure!

What was the Ming Dynasty going to do?

But Dorgon understood in a flash that according to the temperament of the emperor in the capital, how could he give Japan such great investment? These words were just official words. I don’t know how he planned to exploit Japan!

Even so, Dorgon's heart was still the heaviest, and he was not happy at all.

He was left in Japan. Even if Zhou Yingqiu had clearly told him that it was only temporary, he still lost Annan and Phnom Penh. This Japan would have lost at most three years.
Chapter completed!