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Chapter 50 The relationship between Dongying and the Song Dynasty

Zhao Wei stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the rolling land in the rising sun.

To be honest, he likes it here.

Not only because from the perspective of the country, it is good for food and abundant food and resources. From the perspective of a playboy, it is also a good place for magnificent mountains and rivers, blue seas and blue sky.

He had not had time to go to Maya to see the magnificent Temple of the Sun, nor did he go deep into the primeval forests of the Amazon to experience the wildness of America, nor did he explore the legendary Caribbean Sea, nor did he enjoy a day of leisurely life on the sunny beach.

Zhao Wei was about to return in a hurry, and he was more or less reluctant to leave.

However, what can I do? The other side of the ocean is home and will eventually return to my roots.

Thinking of this, Zhao Wei felt relieved and smiled.

Zhao Ye was watching from the side, but unexpectedly Zhao Wei could not help but stammer and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

Zhao Wei glanced at him and asked back: "Are you afraid?"

Zhao Ye was embarrassed and stiffened his body and forced himself, "I? What am I afraid of? I am Zhao Ye!"

"Fuck!" Zhao Wei cursed, "What kind of grandson do you pretend to be a fucking grandson? I'm afraid, but it's not embarrassing to say it. I'm afraid. After I go back, I have to open my eyes when I go back. Who is not afraid?"

"But it's useless to be afraid," Zhao Wei muttered, "I have to go if I'm afraid!"

Compared to the relaxation of the time, the most difficult problem is actually to return from the American continent to the Central Plains.

First of all, it was the wind, and the voyage was greatly lengthened;

Secondly, the number of storms encountered when walking slowly will inevitably increase, which will increase the risk of shipwrecking.

Although Zhao Wei's fleet arrived at the Seattle outpost in less than March, in order to avoid the polar storm, he waited until April before setting sail toward the Aleutian Islands.

The days afterwards were even more tormented.

The hard sailing ships of the Song Dynasty could not sail against the wind, so they could not return from the original route across the Aleutian Islands.

The fleet could only sail into the north side of the archipelago and enter the Bering Sea. Then sailed along the coastline on the American side of the Bering Sea, and reached the Bering Strait, and flew back to Asia from there.

When Zhao Wei made up all the twists and turns, he finally arrived in Hokkaido, Japan, it was already early September.

It took nine months since the Chinese New Year. Moreover, even though I was so careful, I still sank two boats.

This made Zhao Wei even more eager for new routes, the deep blue route that truly crosses the Pacific Ocean.

The route is too chaotic now, and the risk is not small.

In this regard, we can also hope that America can create new-style ships as soon as possible and explore the deep sea.

Hokkaido was still in a wilderness in this era. Strictly speaking, it did not belong to the actual controlled territory of Japan.

The Japanese islands mentioned in later generations also refer to Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island, and Japan's main island, and do not include Hokkaido.

So, getting here does not mean getting to Japan.

Zhao Wei cannot get news of how far the war between the Yuan Dynasty and Japan has developed.

After discussing with everyone, we decided not to take the western route that originally crossed the Sea of ​​Japan and the Tsushima Strait. Instead, we passed from the east of Japan's main island and the side near the Pacific Ocean.

In this way, even if the Yuan army was fighting with Japan, it was still in the area west of Japan, and Zhao Wei and the others could not meet it.

However, it is not good to go like this, that is, the current Japanese actual controlling regime, Kamakura Shogunate, is located on the east coast of the island.

Passing through someone's doorstep, it is not appropriate not to go and see it.

However, you have no problem with Zhao Weimang, but he really can't do such diplomatic affairs, just talking nonsense and working with his face.

"Can you do it?" He couldn't do it, so he could only look at Zhao Ye's.

As a result, when King Lu heard it, he asked him to dream! He almost shook his head down.

"I can't."

"Crack!" Zhao Wei cursed, "I can't count on you in anything. I'll give me the reputation of rescuing Yashan, you're not worthy!"

When Zhao Ye heard this, "I will give you back, just like I am willing to ask for it!"

It was because of this hero that he came back to die, and Zhao Ye hated this name to death.

"Actually, it's not as difficult as the two high men thought."

At this time, Xie Ming, who was returning to Song with the team, spoke.

"Now, Hojo Toshizo, the Hojo family, was very close to the Song Dynasty and was particularly friendly to our dynasty."

Zhao Ye shook his head, "General Xie is simply thinking! Where can the enemy and friend come from when the country is connected? Maybe the day when the Song Dynasty is really defeated, the Song Dynasty will be sold. Now that the Song Dynasty is in trouble, Hojo Toshizo is not necessarily as friendly as before."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be more determined in his heart and said to Zhao Wei: "How about it, forget it? Just pretend that I don't know and just go there at full speed."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei frowned, "No, this side must be seen. Damn, why don't you catch your tongue first when you go ashore? See if the Yuan army took Japan. If you haven't hit this side yet, let's talk about it?"

The two of you are struggling here, and Xie Ming can't stand it anymore.

"You two high men, you really don't have to be so cautious. Hojo Toshisen must be kind!"

Zhao Wei, Zhao Ye: "Why?"

Xie Ming: "Let me say that, except for the blood of the sect family in his body, Shi Zong was unable to tell that he was a Japanese man in any other aspect. From childhood to adulthood, the Buddhist monks, teachers and strategists around him were all from the Song Dynasty."

"In fact, more than ten years ago, when the Yuan Dynasty sent envoys to Japan to persuade the surrender, the sect family held power and was the orthodox Central Plains that they were orthodox in the Central Plains, and they were swearing not to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty. Your Highness has no need to doubt at all."

In fact, Zhao Wei fell into a misunderstanding.

Influenced by the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, especially the war of aggression against China, Zhao Wei always believed that the Japanese were unreliable and had no good impression of the Japanese.

In fact, it is not the case. At least in the Kamakura era and the Heian era before, Japanese people were more cute.

The attitude towards the Central Plains dynasty can no longer be described as admiration.

To put it bluntly, it is more filial than the biological son!

There are three reasons for this:

First, even though Japanese history is so popular that it can be written hundreds of thousands of years ago, Amaterasu has to be put into official history.

But in fact, before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Japan was no different from the wilderness, and its level of civilization may not be as good as that of the Indians in the Americas.

It was after the Southern and Northern Dynasties that Central Plains culture entered the three islands one after another, not only brought them advanced smelting technology, ethics and laws, completely enlightened Japan, but also brought the thinking of the Han people there.

From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the early Ming Dynasty, studying in the Central Plains in Japan can be said to be in all directions without blind spots.

From construction to smelting, to politics and economy, even money is used for Song coins.

This made the Japanese people's favorable feelings for the Central Plains dynasty naturally formed, and were the most solid among all the vassal states that they were obeying.

Second, it comes from geographical reasons.

It is not just because Japan is lonely overseas and not threatened by the Central Plains war. More importantly, in addition to civil war, Japan's primary enemy of foreign wars is the Korean people on the Korean Peninsula.

As I said before, the Korean Peninsula has always been a fence-bearer, and he will follow whoever is stronger. If he is stronger, he has to show off and then be taught a lesson by his father.

During the Sui Dynasty, he challenged the "Second Master of the Yang family" and was so angry that the second master of the second master fought against Goguryeo and lost all his country.

When Goguryeo saw it, she felt it was OK, so she stared at Brother Shimin again.

Can Brother Shimin be abusive to your problem?

He is not only more ugly than Master Yang, but also much more ugly than Master Yang.

As a result, a solid one came, slapped Goguryeo to death, and never got up again. From then on, he became a good baby and started his journey of recognizing his father.

Tang Qiang respected Tang as his father, and Khitan recognized Khitan as his father when he became rich. Later, the Liao Dynasty was defeated by the Jurchens, and turned around and fulfilled his filial piety to the Jin Kingdom. When Mongolia, which swept across Europe and Asia, was kneeling faster than anyone else.

But kneeling quickly has the benefit of kneeling quickly. I am so filial that I am sorry for my knees that I can't stand up even if I don't borrow the hands of the Mongolians.

Therefore, since he recognized his Mongolian father, he began to encourage Kublai Khan to fight Japan.

It is precisely because Goryeo relied on the Yuan Dynasty that Japan, as its old enemy, could not surrender to the Yuan Dynasty. Otherwise, in terms of seniority, he would have a hard time in the future in Goryeo.

Third, Xie Ming said that the Hojo Desun family was too influenced by the Han people. They were all Song people around them, and they were all virtuous monks and scholars loyal to Zhao and Song.

First of all, Japan during this period was the era of Buddhism's prosperity, and the Dezong family was even more devout Zen believers.

The so-called eminent monks are either Japanese people who returned from "study abroad" in the Central Plains, or Han monks who were invited back from the Central Plains.

Since the founding family took power, they have been building temples, and the great masters living in them are all from the Song Dynasty.

Secondly, Hojo Toshizo himself received Chinese culture education since he was a child. He had served in total three teachers, all of whom were Song people without exception. And now he is the chief aide to Shizozo's power and his ruling brain.

Just say that being surrounded by such a group of Song people, they are all Song people who never forget their homeland. It would be strange if he had a good face to the Yuan Dynasty.

In fact, Hojo Toshizen did the same.

In the fifth year of Wenyong in the Japanese reign (1268), the Yuan envoy came to persuade him to surrender for the first time, and Shi Zong directly retorted.

In the eighth year of Wenyong (1271), Shizong not only retaliated, but also ordered the Three Islands to start preparing for war and were determined to fight with the Mongol Yuan.

In the 11th year of Wenyong (1274), the Yuan Dynasty attacked Japan for the first time. Shizong first defeated and then won, and resisted tenaciously.

In the 12th year of Wenyong (1275), the Yuan Dynasty came to persuade the surrender for the third time, but Shizong became impatient and killed the envoy.

In the original history, in the fourth year of Hong'an (1281), the Yuan Dynasty attacked Japan for the second time. Unfortunately, it encountered a typhoon and threw tens of thousands of troops into Japan and fled in a panic.

Shi Zong was furious and captured 30,000 prisoners. Moreover, he learned from the policy of the Yuan Dynasty to divide the prisoners into four levels.

The first, second and third-class Mongolians, Semu people, Jurchens, and Goryeo people were all executed, while the fourth-class southern Han people were exempted from death as slaves.

Although there was no Battle of Hong'an in this time and space, Zhang Hongfan pursued the Song Dynasty and went to the sea outside Japan. Hojo Toshizo was even more cruel than before, and chased out and fought. He captured thousands of Yuan troops, and was divided into four levels, first, second and third levels and chopped his head.

After Xie Ming explained this, Zhao Wei and Zhao Ye suddenly realized, "Is this so interesting?"

Zhao Wei stroked Guangguang's hairless chin, "Then you really have to go and see me! I will go in person, thank you very much!"

When Zhao Ye heard this, "Why don't I go? I think my image is better than you, and it shows the power of Song Tianwei."

"Get out!" Zhao Wei shouted violently, "It's so fucked someone to drive out tens of thousands of miles away. How powerful is it? Is it embarrassing to lose it?"

"Besides, didn't you just say you couldn't go? Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf now??"
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