"Sir, we are here!" Xue Rengui said.
At this time ten warships stopped.
All engines stopped.
The entire sea area became extremely quiet.
But there was an uneasy feeling in this quietness.
Li Min walked to the deck.
Looking into the distance.
The place closer to the Imperial Palace is full of prosperity.
Everywhere is resplendent.
The people inside were dressed in a human-like manner.
The place far away from it is in ruins.
The people lived extremely miserable lives. There are no decent houses, and most of them are women. I don’t know what happened to this country, and all the strong men have disappeared.
Does this mean that people are living in dire straits?
Is this the difference between a palace and a civilian area?
At the same time, in the imperial palace, the emperor and his officials were already in chaos.
They were talking, communicating, and worrying in Japanese.
The current emperor was Emperor Shumei. He looked at the officials below. Asked:
"Who is coming? How dare you stay in my waters!?"
At this time an old man stood up.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the invading enemy of the Tang Dynasty!"
This old man is Soga Ezo!
Soga Ezo is also known as Toyoura Minister and Soga Toyoura Moto. He was a minister in the Asuka period, including Prince Nakadai (later Emperor Tenchi), Nakatomi Kamazu (the ancestor of the Fujiwara clan), Soga Ishikawa Maro, etc. An ancient Japanese politician and nobleman who committed suicide during the Otomi Rebellion.
He supported two emperors, Shuming and Huangji.
This guy can be said to be second only to the emperor.
His Soga clan controlled the entire Japanese politics.
Therefore, the power of speech is extremely important.
Shu Ming was supported by him, so he listened to him very much.
"The bold Tang people dare to invade my territory!" Emperor Shu Ming shouted.
He never thought that they invaded the Tang Dynasty first.
Now that the Tang Dynasty is sending troops, this is considered a courtesy.
"The Tang people are nothing to mention! Moreover, they only have ten warships, which is nothing. Please lead your troops to kill them! Kill them all!"
Soga Ezo said so.
It can be felt from his tone that he despises Li Min's army.
Because this slight will completely defeat them.
"Yes, kill them all! Also, order the Qingzhou army to go deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty to buy a good opportunity for Goguryeo! Order the Tang Emperor to send the army to Qingzhou! Don't take it into consideration!" Emperor Shuming said.
"yes!"
Then Soga Ezo shouted: "Come here, prepare your warships and catapults for battle!"
"yes!"
Then he turned his head again.
"All officials, civil and military, come together! His Majesty the Emperor, let's see how powerful our country is! Let the people of the Tang Dynasty never come back! How about that?"
Emperor Shuming did not refuse.
He was simply too obedient.
"Okay, I will go with you! Let's see how the Tang people were defeated! Once they are defeated, we will send a large number of troops to the Tang Dynasty to take over!"
The ambitions of the Japanese people were very huge.
Afterwards, the group of people left the imperial palace and headed to where Li Min was.
When a group of people arrived.
Li Min happened to be standing on the deck.
He also saw who was coming.
But he couldn't hear the words of the visitor.
Because the waves are very loud today.
Yuan Tiangang said: "Sir, these people may be the emperor and their ministers!"
In their eyes, many people came out surrounding the two people.
One of them is the Emperor, and the other is Soga Ezo.
These people are not very tall.
Very much like people from Lilliput.
Apparently, they were ready this time.
But they always kept a distance of three hundred meters from the battleship. Even if the shore can get closer to the battleship, no one dares to get too close.
At the same time, a large number of catapults and arrows also appeared.
Looking at this situation, the Japanese want to fight.
Then fight.
Li Min was not afraid of anything at all!
Xue Rengui said: "Sir, Xue Rengui requests a fight! Let them know how powerful we are!"
He couldn't stand it anymore. About to go to war.
But was stopped by Li Min.
"No need to attack for now!"
Xue Rengui was puzzled.
At this time, Li Min said again: "Speaker!"
"yes!"
The loudspeaker was turned on at this time.
Li Min began to speak in fluent Japanese language.
When he spoke, everyone was shocked.
He said: "Japanese people, you all listen!"
The loudspeaker is very loud.
It spreads far.
At this time, it resounded throughout the entire imperial palace.
And it was spoken in Japanese. Everyone understands it! People wondered why this Tang Dynasty man could speak Japanese Mandarin and speak it well!
The people watching nearby knelt down directly.
Someone shouted: "Is this a god sent from heaven?"
“Is God coming to save us?”
"With such a loud voice, he is truly a god!"
Their kneeling and saluting made Soga Ezo and others very unhappy.
Before the war started, the people on their side regarded the other party as a god.
This has a great impact on his soldiers.
Sure enough, some of the people moving the catapults began to stop.
They are in a dilemma.
Don't know what to do.
After all, Li Min finished speaking in a shocking way.
Seeing that the situation is getting out of control.
Soga Ezo said again: "Don't be fooled by the enemy! Set up your formation quickly! Also, anyone who dares to kneel again will be killed!"
After giving the order, the soldiers rushed out, pointing their knives at their own people.
The people were so frightened that they stood up in a hurry.
But they did not dare to resist.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been a slave for a long time and I don’t know how to resist anymore.
Faced with such a situation.
Li Min then said: "You Japanese have committed a heinous crime against the Tang Dynasty. I will give you a chance now to hand over the emperor. Otherwise, our Tang army will definitely raze the imperial palace! Kill all the officials and let you know what it means." fail."
As soon as he spoke, the people fell silent.
But Soga Ezo laughed, and all the civil and military officials followed him and also laughed.
Emperor Shuming also laughed.
This was probably the most ignorant person he had ever seen.
How do these people know? What they don’t know is themselves.
However, whatever they said was too quiet, and Li Min didn't hear it.
"Surrender now, you still have a chance to survive! If not, we will kill without mercy!"
Li Min's words obviously did not attract the other party's attention. On the contrary, they attracted the other party's ridicule.
"Does anyone tell the people of the Tang Dynasty that they are just dreaming?" Soga Ezo laughed.
At this time, a minister stood up.
"Go forward, my lord!"
"It's Brother Shanbei, you are allowed to go!"
Soga Ezo ordered, he made the decision completely on behalf of Emperor Shumei.
Speaking of King Yamagata, he is the son of Prince Shotoku and the grandson of Soga Umako. Soga Umako is Soga Ezo's father. So, this guy is Soga Ezo's nephew.
The Japanese royal families were all intermarriage to ensure the purity of their bloodline. So the relationship is very confusing.
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang accepted the order and went there with a few close followers.
