The Konoe family was destroyed!
This news immediately shocked the entire Ping An Jing.
Although the Fujiwara family has always been a descendant, in terms of real power, it is actually the most powerful family in Japan, much better than the royal family.
It can be said that in the entire Japan, there may be families or forces that can compete with the Fujiwara clan, but if it is said that there is no one that can defeat the Fujiwara clan, there is no one.
The Konoe family is the direct descendant of the Fujiwara clan, and controls the Fujiwara clan's largest connections and power. Other branches such as the Uo Mingryu, Kanshuji-ryu, Nakamikado-ryu... are also very prosperous, but compared to The Konoe family came, but they were missing by an unknown amount.
But now the Konoe family has been wiped out, and there is only one murderer!
Not only did the murderer not run away, he even lived in the imperial palace.
Even those who were well-informed knew that the so-called death of the emperor was actually false news, and that the emperor was also killed by this murderous man.
Combined with the various actions of the Konoe family who first acted randomly and crazy, and then changed their actions from day to day, each family immediately guessed the truth behind it.
When they learned from the samurai who escaped from Konoe's house that this peerless vicious man was extremely powerful, invulnerable, and like a ghost, he couldn't help but secretly feel frightened. He knew that the world of Japan was about to change, but he couldn't help it. Know the outcome, good or bad.
When various families were discussing behind closed doors whether they should flee Kyoto to avoid the limelight, they received an order from the emperor to go to the palace tomorrow morning to discuss matters and select a new Guanbai.
After getting the news, everyone's minds immediately changed.
The emperor is just a puppet, and the palace is now controlled by the original ghosts and gods. It is self-evident who issued this imperial order.
The emperor's orders can be ignored, but no one dares to disobey the orders of ghosts and gods.
There is no way to escape now, we can only take one step at a time and wait and see!
Early the next morning, a group of people nervously got on the carriage and headed to the palace to attend the court meeting.
Today's emperor is just like the Emperor Zhou in the Central Plains. Everyone nominally respects him as the co-owner, but in fact it is just an archway, and no one cares about it at all.
This is also one of the important reasons why after Li Gui obviously took control of the palace, there was still no big disturbance in Kyoto.
Today's Li Gui has also found a bit of Dong Zhuo's style in the past. He is sitting in the hall, the little emperor is kneeling beside him, and a group of ministers with high crowns are standing respectfully on both sides.
"Tell me, who of you is willing to be the new ruler?" Li Gui didn't bother to talk nonsense with them and went straight to the point.
Everyone in the audience bowed their heads, no one said a word, and they responded with cold and violent methods of non-resistance and non-cooperation.
"Haha...you want to name someone, right?"
Like the head teacher who asked the question, Li Gui glanced left and right. Wherever his eyes went, everyone lowered their heads to study the patterns on the toes of their shoes, and no one was willing to look at him.
He doesn't know these people, and he doesn't know whose families are powerful, but he knows one thing very well, that is, you can't be a high official without enough power, so...
"It's you!"
Li Gui pointed at the person at the front of the left column and grinned.
The man was startled, fell down hastily, and refused:
"My minister is old and feeble, and is really incapable of governing. Please choose someone wiser!"
"Oh, that's right..." A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Li Gui's lips, "Since there is no use, then there is no need for your family to exist. After the next court, I will go to your house."
The man was covered in cold sweat and hurriedly kowtowed to beg for mercy. Li Gui just ignored him and turned his attention to the man at the front of the right column.
"His family is no longer useful, so is your family useful?"
Before the man could answer, the unlucky man in front had already reacted and hurriedly shouted:
"I can govern!"
"I, Minamoto, are descendants of Empress Qinghe, so I am a suitable ruler!"
Li Gui sneered and said sarcastically:
"Aren't you old and fatuous?"
"How to govern?"
The unfortunate man's face changed several times, and he said loudly:
"Quan Ziyuan is righteous and in his prime, he can be in power!"
Li Gui nodded with satisfaction.
"That's pretty much it!"
"There are no idlers in this court. I think other people will fully cooperate with Yuan's work in power, right?"
What others could say, they had no choice but to bow and agree obediently, for fear that if they were even half a step too late, it would bring disaster to the family.
"Our family will fully cooperate with the work of your Excellency."
Looking at these tamed ministers, Li Gui's eyes flashed coldly and his words were warning.
"Anyone who dares to hold back the ruling party is not giving face to a certain family, and will have to pay a visit to a certain family at home."
Then he turned to the unlucky guy and said:
"A certain company always only looks at the results, not the process."
"The Silver Mountain of Ishijian Country is something that a certain family is determined to obtain. Your task now is to settle the situation of Ishijian Country."
"Well done, it won't be impossible for the Emperor of Japan to ask you to do it in the future."
The old man had a sad face and said gratefully: "Thank you Lord for your consideration. Genji will definitely do his best."
"Then let's dismiss the court and let everyone go about their business."
Li Gui waved his hand and drove a group of people out. He also left the palace and wandered around the city.
The land in Japan is barren. Even in the city of Kyoto, it is not as prosperous as the ordinary cities in the Central Plains. Moreover, the city planning is not done well. Everywhere is dirty and messy, and the smell of cow dung and horse urine permeates the air.
In addition, it is an island country, and seafood is sold everywhere. The fishy smell of the sea and the unpleasant smell are all mixed together, making people nauseous.
Li Gui's own sense of smell was extremely sensitive, and he couldn't bear this even more, so he quickly returned to the imperial palace.
He originally lived in Fujiwara Tadaya's house, but he killed all the Konoe family and all the servants in the apartment ran away, so he simply moved directly into the Imperial Palace.
The scenery here was pleasant, and he had nothing to do, so he took a leisurely stroll and wandered around the imperial palace.
Nowadays, he is a street tiger, and others stay away from him wherever he goes.
But someone just took the initiative to come to the door.
As soon as he reached Chang Ning Hall, he saw a group of people walking towards him from the direction of the harem.
The leader was a noble lady with black teeth, white face and no eyebrows.
She wore a high bun, inlaid with gold and jade, and was dressed in a luxurious kimono, with white socks and clogs at her feet. She was leading the little emperor over with small steps.
Not far behind her, there were a dozen warrior-looking men nervously holding knives, ready to rush to save people.
These may be the loyal buddies around the little emperor, but as long as Li Gui does not harm the emperor, they will naturally not come over to ask for trouble.
Even if the female Fujiwara Eiko hadn't insisted on coming, they would never have wanted the little emperor to appear in Li Gui's sight.
The little emperor had long been frightened out of his wits by Li Gui, and now he was trembling all over. He tried hard to hide behind his mother, but Fujiwara Eiko grabbed his wrist forcefully and pulled him to his side.
The two of them walked up to Li Gui. Fujiwara Yizi held down his son's head, took him to kneel down with him, and said respectfully:
"Believer Fujiwara Iko, I have met the true exorcist!"
"This humble concubine is so bold that she wants to ask the True Lord Exorcist to show mercy and accept Zong Ren as her disciple."
It was only when I was checking the information that I wrote this that I discovered the error.
The current timeline is Masakazu's eighth year. Emperor Toba should be 15 years old at this time, and his mother Fujiwara Eiko is also dead.
Alas, just think that he is only 5 years old and his mother is still alive!
In addition, during the Heian period, Japanese aesthetics were very strange. The makeup of noble ladies painted their faces very white. It is said that they learned from the dancers of the Tang Dynasty in order to look more beautiful under the lights at night.
But the weird blackened teeth, I don’t know where they got it from.
She also had to shave her eyebrows and redraw them with an eyebrow pencil.
(End of chapter)
