"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock..."
The "tick-tapping" sound in the Shichen Hall of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan, is getting more and more intensive. This is the sound made when the rainwater leaking into the Shichen Hall drips into the wooden basin.
It is raining heavily outside Zichen now, and of course it is raining lightly inside Zichen Palace.
As the emperor, Chihito has long been accustomed to the situation of heavy rain outside and light rain inside... Anyway, in his memory, most of the palaces in the Zichen Palace and the Kyoto Imperial Palace have always been like this. We are all used to it. Another thing he got used to was the subtle musty smell that filled his palace every rainy season!
There are too many moldy things in his palace. For example, the tatami he is kneeling on is moldy... It has been moldy for many years, but as long as it is not completely rotten, it must continue to be used. .
In addition, the tatami where His Majesty the Emperor slept was also moldy. When he got up this morning, His Majesty the Emperor saw a lot of green fur growing on the tatami next to him - it was really full of life!
For this reason, His Majesty the Emperor also composed a Japanese song to praise the vitality of "green hair" and the spirit of equality of all living beings - "mold hair" is probably one of the living beings, right?
In the very dim light in the Purple Hall (candles were too expensive, His Majesty the Emperor was reluctant to light them), Emperor Chihito, who was known to have a strong personality and firm will, was sitting motionless on the moldy tatami. The gauze curtain in front of him was rolled up, so when I knelt down in front of him and closed a winter sutra, I could clearly see the patches on the emperor's court uniform...
Outside the Zichen Palace, the emperor's most trusted female officials were nervously watching what was going on around them. If there was any sign of trouble, they would quickly report back. The reason why they were so nervous was because Ichijo-sama was negotiating a big deal of twenty million koku with the emperor!
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's envoy said that as long as you are willing to label the Tokugawa Shogunate as an enemy and give up the emperor's arrogance..."
"Baga!" The emperor was angry, "This is impossible! I am the emperor, a descendant of God!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. I haven't finished what I said yet..." Ichijo Fuyu's voice trembled when he spoke. He was not frightened by the emperor, but excited!
"Your Majesty, the Great Emperor's envoy said that the Great Emperor can make you the true king of Japan!"
"Baga! Is my emperor a fake?" The emperor is really thick-skinned! They all live in a moldy house, wearing patched court clothes, and there is nothing good to eat or drink. The women in the harem are all crooked melons and bad dates... All of this, and they still pretend to be the richest in Japan. people!
"Your Majesty, what the Emperor means is that you can personally take charge of the political affairs! The political affairs of Japan will be returned to your hands!" As he spoke, Yi Yi Dongjing shed tears, "Your Majesty, the total power of Japan is two thousand. There are tens of thousands of taels, but your annual income is only 10,000 taels! If you really get the big government..."
What the Japanese call "shigao" is the "tax base" of a territory. In theory, it is the total output that can be counted in the territory. The "Tugao" is the tax actually received. Normally, one stone of output corresponds to one tou of income. However, the amount of "one tu" depends on the conscience of the lord. It may be six buckets or even six and a half buckets, or it may be three and a half buckets. Throughout the Edo period, the most conscientious one was definitely the Tokugawa shogunate, and the most evil ones were of course the powerful southwestern feudal lords who led the collapse of the reform in the future...
"More than 20 million yuan..." Emperor Shiren's eyes almost bulged out. "Give me flowers?"
"Of course that's impossible," Ichijo Fuyuki said, "After all, there are still so many feudal lords and samurai...but there must be three to four million warriors."
"That, that's a lot!" Emperor Shiren was gritting his teeth as he spoke - he had reached the sky in one step! From an annual salary of 10,000 yuan to 3 to 4 million yuan, you will have wealth and freedom in no time! And it’s not just wealth that’s free…
"Your Majesty," Ichijo Fuyutsune was about to agree to "become a dog" when he saw the emperor, and quickly added fuel to the fire, "In addition to income, you can also get the power to control more than 60 states in Japan!"
"The power to control more than 60 states in Japan?" The emperor thought for a while and asked, "What is the use of this power?"
Yes, what's the use of having power?
The emperor asked one question, but he didn't know anything. The Fujiwara clan had not been in power for hundreds of years... He thought hard and finally thought of a use. He said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you can do it at sixty Yuzhou Beauty Pageant! There are more than a thousand beauties in Edo’s Grand Ombudsman!"
"Beauty pageant...more than a thousand?" The Emperor drooled, and nodded repeatedly, "Yaoxi, Yaoxi..."
It turns out that being a dog for the Ming Emperor was so happy. Not only did you have wealth and freedom, but you also had the freedom of being a beautiful girl!
"Your Majesty," Yiyi Dongjing lowered his voice, "This opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come back..."
There is only one chance to be a dog for Daming!
"But..." the emperor said in a low and inaudible voice, "the imperial court has always been under the strict supervision of the Kyoto Governor!"
"Actually, it's not very strict," Ichijo Dongjing whispered, "There are a group of warriors loyal to the Ming Dynasty living in my home now..."
"A warrior loyal to the Ming Dynasty?" The emperor was stunned, "Are you from the Ming Dynasty?"
"They are overseas Japanese!" Ichijo said, "Your Majesty, although their number is small, they are all battle-hardened warriors who can defend the Imperial Palace when necessary."
The emperor shook his head, "But the general has so many flag soldiers and warriors..."
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi did not come to Kyoto empty-handed. He brought with him two thousand banner warriors and three thousand imperial family members. In addition, several senior middlemen who came with him also had their own samurai groups, and many banner warriors also had retainers. . Coupled with the troops from Kyoto, there are more than 10,000 people!
How many Ming warriors could there be who secretly sneaked into Kyoto? One or two hundred people are enough to hold up the sky, how can they defeat the general's more than 10,000 people?
"Your Majesty," Ichijo Winter Sutra said, "as long as you can allow the General to go to Kyushu in person to fight the invading Ming army, then your chance will come!"
"this......"
While Emperor Chihito was weighing the pros and cons, an elderly female official standing guard outside suddenly walked in in a panic, "His Majesty the Emperor, General Tokugawa is here!"
"What?" Shiren's face turned pale with fear, "Does the general know about it?"
Ichigo Dongjing was so frightened that he was trembling all over, and his voice trembled when he spoke, "No, it's impossible... We didn't do anything!"
Yes, the secret rebellion has just begun, but the Kyoto governor already knows about it and reports it to the general?
Shiren had regained his composure a little, and he asked the female officer: "Has the general led his troops into the palace?"
"No, only a small number of warriors follow."
"Then, it doesn't matter." Shiren breathed a sigh of relief, "The general is probably not here to arrest me... Ichijo, go and invite the general to the Zichen Palace."
In fact, if Tokugawa Tsunayoshi wanted to capture Shiren, a small number of samurai would be enough. Because Shiren only had some useless ministers and female officers under his command, who could not resist the general's warriors.
However, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was not here to suppress the emperor's rebellion, because he did not know that the emperor had already turned against him. He came to the Imperial Palace to meet him because the Ming Dynasty envoy Quan Shangxia had arrived in Osaka and met with the representative of the shogunate, "Deputy General" Tokugawa Mitsuhiro.
Therefore, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi also knew about Ming Dynasty's "war", so he entered the palace to discuss countermeasures with the emperor.
In addition, envoys from Spain, the Netherlands and England have also arrived in Osaka these days - this was not allowed in the past, but after the Ming Dynasty issued "coercion" against Japan, Japan also became active in opening up to the outside world and allowed foreign countries to The envoy is stationed in Osaka.
The envoys of Spain, the Netherlands, and England also knew about the "war". At the same time, they also expressed strong support to "Vice-General" Mitsuaki and encouraged Japan to fight to the end. He also promised to request reinforcements from the country. As long as Japan can hold on for a period of time, the reinforcements will arrive.
Chapter 679 Emperor, you must realize your shame! (Please vote for me, please recommend me)
