His eyes turned to the Japanese kingdom of Kyoto.
Although Prince Yongin has not yet succeeded to the throne as emperor, he has actually taken control of the military and political power of Japan. On this day, Prince Yonghito was discussing with several of his major ministers. A senior samurai suddenly broke in and reported: "Your Excellency, the merchant fleet we sent to the west was intercepted by the Ming Navy in the waters south of Ryukyu. , was forced to return!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this. Fujiwara Chengqi said angrily: "How could this happen? Haven't we reconciled with Daming?"
Prince Yongren frowned and murmured: "We don't really want to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that the Ming Dynasty doesn't really want to reconcile with us either!"
Fujiwara Narichika shouted: "The Ming Dynasty has bullied others too much. Do you think our Yamato nation is really afraid of them? We should raise troops to retaliate and make the Ming Dynasty regret their actions!"
Fujiwara Shimitsu said angrily: "Emotional actions can only ruin national affairs, and are of no use at all! Back then, the Ming Dynasty only occupied the north of the Yangtze River. We allied with the Liao Kingdom to jointly attack the Ming Dynasty, but the result was a disastrous defeat. Now. Now The Ming Dynasty has already conquered the world, and recently it conquered Dali and Bagan. Its military power is as powerful as that of the Tang Dynasty! If we rashly start a war with the Ming Dynasty at this time, there will be no suspense about the outcome!"
Fujiwara Chengqi said angrily: "Are we afraid of them because of this?"
Fujiwara Shimitsu said in an authentic manner: "As ministers, we should consider the future and destiny of the country and the glory of His Majesty the Emperor, not just for the sake of temporary anger!" Fujiwara Shimitsu was shocked and said regretfully: "My lord taught me a lesson. Yes, I was wrong!"
Prince Yonghito asked Fujiwara Shimitsu: "Master Shimitsu, what do you think we should do now?"
Fujiwara Shimitsu frowned and said: "The Han people have a saying of 'bearing humiliation and bearing a heavy burden', and now we must also endure humiliation and bear a heavy burden! Your Excellency, we should immediately send an envoy to Bianliang to apologize to the Ming Dynasty for the caravan incident and ask for their understanding!" Prince Yongren He frowned and nodded, and the other ministers present looked depressed.
Fujiwara Shimitsu continued: "This incident is not a bad thing. It allows us to see clearly the true attitude of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not really reconcile with us. The reason why they temporarily reconciled with us was just to resolve the matter in the west first. Wait until When they can free their hands, I'm afraid they will attack us. What we have to do now is three things. First, deliberately show weakness to paralyze the Ming Dynasty. The second is to step up war preparations. We can take advantage of the current relationship with the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. In order to seize the trade opportunities of the Liao Kingdom, we actively collect various strategic materials; thirdly, we secretly contact the Liao Kingdom and the Western Liao Kingdom, and it would be great if we can form an anti-Ming alliance!"
Everyone nodded. Prince Yongren said: "Master Shi Guang said it very well. But I have to add a little more." Everyone looked at Yongren, waiting for his instructions. Yongren said: "We can't just limit our sights to the east, we have to develop in other directions. As far as I know, there are still large tracts of undeveloped land in the east and southeast. We need to find those lands, so that Once this happens, our Yamato nation will have enough capital to develop and compete with the Han people!"
Everyone looked at each other, and Fujiwara Marimi said in confusion: "Your Excellency, there is a vast ocean to the east and southeast. I have never heard of land!"
Yongren looked reminiscing and murmured: "Of course you don't know, but I do. In the southeast and east, opposite the vast sea, there is a huge land comparable to the Central Plains. It should still be a wild land now. There is no country." Everyone felt incredible. Fujiwara Shimitsu said: "If it is as you said, then we should find those places as soon as possible and occupy those places. With those lands, given time, we can develop into an empire powerful enough to confront the Ming Dynasty!"
Yongren said: "This matter cannot be delayed! I have already considered it. We will send ten search teams to the east and southeast to search. We must find the New World!"
Bianliang Palace, in the middle of the night, the beautiful woman is nestled tightly in her arms, her red lips whispering occasionally, Yang Peng is smiling, and his palms are walking on the skin that is smoother than brocade.
Zhao Jinxi felt that her lover was still very energetic, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I will call all the sisters in to serve you!" The sisters Zhao Jinxi mentioned were the group of singers and dancers under her. There are only a dozen singers and dancers in this group, but they are oiran-level beauties carefully selected by Zhao Jinxi through Mama Li from brothels and red houses across the country. They are all good at singing and dancing, and look like monsters and spirits.
Yang Peng couldn't help but feel his heart tremble when he thought of those dozen goblins, but he shook his head and said, "No! If you call them all in, wouldn't you eat me alive!" Zhao Jinxi smiled charmingly and said, "Then I'll do it!" Just call a few." Yang Peng was greatly moved. To be honest, it would be a lie to say that he is not tempted by that kind of debauchery. However, Yang Peng always felt that it was too ridiculous to do this, so he took a handful of Zhao Jinxi's vital parts, causing Yi Ren to gasp and twist her beautiful eyes, and said angrily: "Although your man is lustful, he is not a pervert! He is a woman. Come on, what are you talking about!" Zhao Jinxi thought Yang Peng was angry, so he couldn't help but become nervous and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you angry?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "One more thing, your man is not a stingy man who gets angry easily!" Zhao Jinxi felt relieved and smiled sweetly. It felt like Yang Peng's body was far from being fully satisfied. She just felt that as a concubine, she couldn't let her man enjoy himself. It was really inappropriate. As soon as he thought about this, he raised his head and glanced at Yang Peng charmingly, and then slowly retracted into the quilt. Then Yang Peng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt as if his whole body had been soaked in a hot spring, and he began to hum in comfort.
Bang bang, just when the two were in a fever of passion, the door suddenly rang.
Yang Peng was very angry, turned around and shouted: "What's the matter?"
The knocking on the door stopped, and the voice of a dancer under Zhao Jinxi came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is a red emergency report!" At this time, Zhao Jinxi got out of the quilt, with crimson skin, charming eyes, and red lips. He exuded a fatal temptation and lay on Yang Peng's chest. Yang Peng put his arms around Zhao Jinxi's slender waist and said loudly: "I know." Then he lowered his head and kissed Zhao Jinxi's red lips and said, "I'll get it right away. Just wait in bed for me to come back." Zhao Jinxi nodded. , said charmingly: "Jin Xi will not sleep until His Majesty comes back." Yang Peng chuckled, kissed Zhao Jinxi's red lips again, and got off the bed.
Yang Peng came outside the imperial study room. The herald who was waiting outside the imperial study saw Yang Peng and immediately said, "I have met your Majesty."
Yang Peng hummed and walked into the imperial study room. The herald hurriedly followed in, took off the red envelope of the report, raised his hands high in the air, and said, "I have received an urgent report from the Governor of Yangzhou." When Yang Peng heard that it was a report from Yangzhou, he couldn't help but feel moved.
Yang Peng accepted the report, opened the envelope, took out the report sent by Dunan, read it again, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought it was an emergency, but it turned out to be this!" It turned out that Du Nan reported the Japanese to Yang Peng Regarding the matter of sending an envoy to plead guilty, the Japanese envoy had already landed at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel a little bored. He originally hoped that the Japanese would flutter a few times, but he didn't expect that they would give in so quickly! For such a soft persimmon, even if they were defeated, there wouldn't be much sense of accomplishment.
Yang Peng threw the report on the desk and thought: Let's not consider the Japanese affairs for the time being. Let's focus on the construction of Dali and Bagan first, and conquer Tubo at the same time.
Yang Peng put these things behind him and said to the herald: "Thank you for your hard work, please step back." The herald bowed and agreed and retreated.
Yang Peng stood up, hurriedly left the imperial study, and returned to Zhao Jinxi's palace. The beautiful hand-to-hand fight continued until very late, and it gradually subsided.
A few days later, the Japanese delegation came to Bianliang. The prosperity of Bianliang made these Japanese people amazed and envious. However, unlike other people, while the Japanese were envious, they did not feel ashamed, but felt greedy and longing in their hearts. This feeling was like a lowly man seeing the stunning woman he had dreamed of for a long time and just wanted to take her as his own. There are average.
The Japanese envoy Nomura Koda met with Yang Peng in the main hall and apologized to Yang Peng on behalf of Prince Yonghito and His Majesty the Emperor for the recent merchant fleet incident. His attitude was extremely humble. Yang Peng felt a little uninterested. These Japanese people had completely turned into soft bones, so he had no interest in them. After saying a few polite words, he was ready to end the meeting. At this moment, Nomura Yoshida implored: "Your Majesty, we and other overseas foreigners admire Chinese culture and hope to study at Ming University and then bring Chinese culture back to the country. Please allow your Majesty!"
When Yang Peng heard this, he couldn't help but think of Japan's envoys to the Tang Dynasty in history. The Japanese invaded the Korean Peninsula, but were killed and annihilated by the Tang army. Apart from being shocked, they also admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty, so they sent the envoys to the Tang Dynasty. Come to China to study. They studied all aspects of the Tang Dynasty, the most critical of which were infantry tactics and weapons and armor manufacturing technology. The world-renowned Japanese sword forging technology in modern society was derived from the forging technology of the Tang Dynasty's horizontal sword, and the forging technology of the Tang Dynasty's horizontal sword was also It was learned in the Tang Dynasty by Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. Later, due to the endless civil strife in China, the forging technology of horizontal swords was lost. Instead, it continued to develop and eventually developed into katana swords.
Nomura Koda waited for Yang Peng's reply, but he didn't hear a sound for a long time, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Little did he know that Yang Peng's thoughts had been running for thousands of years in this moment.
Yang Peng came back to his senses and said: "We have a plan to recruit foreign students. I cannot agree to your request."
Hearing this, Nomura Koda was very disappointed and continued to plead: "We Yamato people really admire Chinese culture, and I beg your Majesty for your special permission!"
Yang Peng said: "I can't help you with this matter." Seeing Yang Peng's firm attitude, Nomura Xingtian had no choice but to give up.
Yang Peng said: "It's rare for you to come here, please stay in Bianliang for a few more days." He turned to Zhang Xiang and said: "Zhang Xiang, these days, you can temporarily put down what you are doing and accompany our guests." Zhang Xiang promised with clasped fists. Nomura Xingtian bowed to thank him and then retreated.
After Nomura Xingtian left, Tang Shidian couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, the Japanese admire our Chinese culture and want to learn from it. That is a very good thing! It can make my Chinese glory spread to other countries. It can be said to be a flourishing chapter!" Why doesn’t His Majesty allow it?”
Yang Peng sneered: "Do you think the Japanese really admire our culture? That's just an excuse. What they want to learn is the secret of our strength, and then use this to develop and grow, and one day come back to challenge us!" He glanced at Tang Shidian and said: "The Japanese are now completely at a disadvantage, so they are so humble. Don't be deceived by this scene! Admiration and other things are completely based on our strength. We should care about it." How to continue to develop and grow, instead of those so-called cultural names, which have no meaning!" Tang Shidian didn't agree with Yang Peng's words, but he couldn't think of anything to object to, so he frowned and remained silent.
After the meeting, Yang Peng returned to the imperial study. Just as he sat down, the guard came to report: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fan has received news." Fan Yong returned to Tubo with the Tubo envoy not long ago. Judging from the time, he should have arrived in Tubo by now.
A well-traveled herald rushed into the royal study, knelt down and said: "Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, just get up and talk."
The herald promised and stood up. Baoquan said: "My subordinates rushed back to report the situation to Your Majesty under the orders of Master Fan. Master Fan was worried that the news would be leaked, so he did not write a letter and only asked his subordinates to bring oral messages." Then he said: "The agreement has been signed, and the Tubo Emperor has officially It was announced that the title of Emperor would be removed and changed to King of Tubo. The Tibetan side has sent an envoy with relevant credentials on the way to Bianliang. Mr. Fan has already acted according to His Majesty’s instructions. Currently, rumors are spreading around the capital of Tubo. According to Fan Your Majesty's observation, the King of Tubo has had trouble sleeping and eating because of these rumors, and Wang Shusongqian of Tubo is also full of doubts and is quite uneasy."
Yang Peng smiled slightly, "It's a good start! We still need to add more fire!"
The herald continued: "Your Majesty, there is something that Master Fan has ordered his subordinates to inform Your Majesty. It is about Empress Yan Ji."
Yang Peng was stunned and frowned: "Isn't it true that Yan Ji entered Tubo without permission?"
The herald said: "That's exactly it."
Yang Peng was very angry and said angrily: "Who told her to go to Tubo? I just asked her to stay in Chengdu so that she could direct Hua Xu's actions nearby. How could she enter Tubo without permission?" It turned out that Yan Ji did not go to Luoyang at all. , going to Luoyang was just a public statement. In fact, Yan Ji went to Chengdu secretly, and the purpose was naturally to target Tibet.
The herald said: "The empress said that the emperor's orders will be ignored. She will personally command in Tubo. The effect will be better!" Yang Peng was annoyed and worried at the same time. However, the matter has come to this, and this can only be done.
His eyes turned to Luoche City. Luoche is now Lhasa. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of Tibet.
A group of idlers were sitting in a pub drinking and chatting. A young and sturdy man said angrily: "Songgan is the sinner of our Tubo. He betrayed our Tubo! He should be executed!" A tall and thin man next to him also said angrily: "No wonder he signed such a humiliating contract with the Ming Dynasty. The treaty turned out to be to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to seize the throne of Tubo!" The man who spoke before shouted: "We should go to the adults to advise, and we must not agree to such terms. We will fight the Ming Dynasty to the end!" Everyone shouted. Echoing, the guests at the next table also echoed, and it could be said that the crowd was furious for a moment. Everyone left their seats and left the tavern. They were going to speak to their respective adults.
Here, by the way, I will explain the Tibetan system. In Tubo, there were few truly free people. The land and population belonged to various nobles, and people who belonged to a certain noble called their masters "sir." In other words, the angry crowd in this tavern are all slaves of various nobles.
When Song Qian came to the palace hall, he was shocked when he saw the emperor sitting high on the throne and ministers lined up on the left and right. Everyone looked unhappy. He bowed to the emperor and said, "I have met your Majesty! I wonder what your Majesty will do when summoned?"
The emperor said: "I have been thinking about it these days and feel that Ming Dynasty's requirements are too harsh. As a result, we, Tibetans, will always be the vassals of Ming Dynasty!"
Song Qian was shocked when he heard the emperor's intention to go back on his word, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, if we go back on our word, we will definitely arouse the wrath of the Ming Dynasty! With the current situation of both sides, once a war starts, we will definitely lose! What we lost at that time Not just a little dignity, but all our land, all our wealth, and our lives!”
Song He, the general of Pingxi, said angrily: "My lord, this is too sensational! Although the Ming Dynasty is strong, we, Tubo, are protected by the gods. The Ming Dynasty people can enter the Qingtang Dynasty, but they cannot enter Luoche! We can completely withstand their offensive! Why pay such a huge price to pray for a humiliating peace!"
Song Qian said angrily: "The Ming Dynasty has been training an elite force in Qingtang and Qinghai to adapt to fighting in our Tubo highlands. Furthermore, although we in Tubo are close to the gods and protected by the gods, if the enemy only marches along the mountains, rivers and valleys and It won’t be affected much! Those who think they can withstand the Ming Army are absolutely ridiculous!”
Songhe snorted: "You also said that the enemy's main force can only march along the mountains and valleys, and our mountains and valleys in Tubo are extremely dangerous. Only a small army can stop the Ming army! If they don't know what to do, If we continue to march forcefully, we will only end up with mountains of corpses!" Some ministers and generals agreed.
The emperor said: "Songhe is right!"
Songgan was shocked and hurriedly said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the strategy we formulated at the beginning! To endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and at the same time to use Kelsang... Why did your Majesty change your mind?"
The emperor said coldly: "I made my own decision, why should I explain to the emperor's uncle! I didn't check carefully at the beginning and made a bad decision. Now that I have noticed the problem, I have to correct it in time!" "But..." Song Qian still wanted to say what. The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, uncle, don't say any more, I have already decided!" Then he stood up and walked away. All the ministers hurriedly bowed and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Song Qian was stunned by His Majesty, feeling at a loss.
Song Qian didn't even know how he left the palace. Arriving outside the palace, Pingnan General Qucuo came to Songgan, bowed and said, "Sir!" Songgan turned around, frowned, and said, "Let's go back and talk." Qucuo nodded. Their relationship was obviously unusual. It turns out that Song Qian was originally the heir to the throne, but by some mistake, the throne fell into the hands of the father of the current emperor. However, although Song Qian failed to inherit the throne, he had extremely strong power and huge support. In order to appease Song Qian, the Tubo Emperor gave Song Qian the title of Pibo King. For decades, Song Qian controlled the military and political power of Pibo. , and Pibo is the core city in southern Tubo, so Tubo's General Pingnan has had an unwritten rule for decades, that is, a general under Song Qian will serve as the general. Although Qucuo is now General Pingnan, he was just a servant in Songqian's palace back then. He is what he is today because of Songqian's promotion, so his loyalty to Songqian is naturally much higher than that of the emperor. of loyalty.
Songgan Qucuo returned to Songgan's mansion by car. Songqian's palace is in Pibo, but there is also a palace in Luozhe. As mentioned before, Luoche is now Lhasa, and Pibo is now Qiongjie County, Tibet Province. Located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River, it has beautiful scenery and rich products.
Song Qian led Qu Cuo into the study, and then backed away. Songgan frowned and said, "I feel something is wrong!" Qucuo also said worriedly: "Rumors are spreading now that the reason why you signed those treaties with the Ming Dynasty is because you hope to gain the support of the Ming Dynasty at the cost of betraying Tubo. Now the treaty has been Sign it, Ming Dynasty will help you sit on the throne of Tubo sooner or later!"
Song Qian said angrily: "The person who said this is clearly sowing discord!"
Qu Cuo frowned and said: "We know that Your Excellency is only thinking about Tubo, but Your Majesty and the nobles who support Your Majesty probably don't think so! Your Majesty is worried that Your Excellency will replace him, and the nobles are also worried that once Your Majesty takes the position, what will happen to him?" Favoring the nobles in the south and harming their interests!" Songgan said angrily: "Under such circumstances, they are still scheming for their own selfish interests!"
Qu Cuo said: "Sir, Luoche is no longer safe. To prevent unexpected events, we should leave Luoche and return to Pibo."
However, Songgan showed hesitation and murmured: "If I do this, wouldn't it be true for His Majesty's guess, and the situation will be irreversible! I think His Majesty will not kill me, even if Regardless of the relationship between uncle and nephew, he still has to consider the consequences of killing me. At that time, Pibo will inevitably rebel, isn't he afraid?" Qu Cuo said anxiously: "If you die, Pibo will rebel. He is definitely not your Majesty’s opponent. Your Majesty cares most about the throne right now, and doesn’t care about rebellion or anything like that! Your Excellency’s decision to go to Pibo is not a betrayal, but a last resort to protect yourself!”
Song Qian felt that what Qu Cuo said made sense, but he already hesitated in his heart. After all, if this step is taken, it will declare a break with the Tubo Central Committee. The situation in Tubo will inevitably fall into an unpredictable situation, and the consequences are unpredictable.
At this moment, there were rapid footsteps at the door. The two couldn't help but look towards the door, and saw a woman dressed as a palace maid rushing in with a panic look on her face. As soon as she saw Songgan, she said in a hurry: "My lord, run away, otherwise you will be killed." It's too late!" This woman is a maid in the palace, but she is also Songgan's confidant, but only very few people know this.
The two were startled, and Songgan asked anxiously: "What's going on?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
