Returning to the inside, there were bloodstains all over the floor.
Seven or eight warriors came towards them, carrying long swords dripping with blood, their eyes full of fierceness, and they were swaggering. Although they were four feet tall, they had the aura of eight feet.
Seeing Cao Cao and his entourage, the leading warrior raised his eyes and shouted: "Whose job is this? But the remnants of Baihe?"
When the other warriors heard this, they all raised their swords, as if they were about to cut down if they answered incorrectly.
Seeing Cao Cao's expression turned cold, Zhou Tong took a few steps forward, pointed at his face and cursed: "Where did you come from? How dare you talk to my brother like this? Where is Fujiwara Nagami?"
The warrior listened to his well-spoken Chinese and looked at the clothes of several people, and he suddenly smiled: "Ah! Could it be the Demon King and all the ghosts and gods? I'm sorry, I'm a samurai under Prince Saiyun. , are being ordered to eliminate the rebellious officials and traitors who follow Bai He."
Zhou Tong said sharply: "Prince Zuiyun? Is there still Prince Zuifeng?"
The samurai said with a smile: "My lord, you are joking. Emperor Horikawa only had three sons, namely Prince Zonghito, Prince Saigumo, and Prince Kanxiao. Among them, Prince Zonghito ascended the throne as Emperor Toba, and Prince Kanxiao became a monk at a young age. Among them, Prince Kanxiao became a monk at an early age. There is only Prince Zuiyun in my family, and there is no Prince Zuifeng."
Emperor Toba's brother?
Cao Cao frowned and asked: "Where is Prince Zuiyun now?"
The warrior quickly said: "The prince is at the palace, preparing to inherit the throne of the emperor."
Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "What a prince, he has long ears. Emperor Toba's body is still warm. Do you want to take advantage of the heat? Brothers, come with me to the palace to take a look at this prince who wants to be the emperor." , exactly what it looks like.”
When the warrior saw Cao Cao and others walking away, his eyes were filled with uncertainty, and he called to someone beside him: "These Tang people are afraid that the coming ones are not good, so hurry up and summon our people to meet in the palace!"
Cao Cao was too lazy to pay attention to such small actions, and went straight to the palace and walked through the square in front of the palace. When he was about to enter the palace, more than ten armored warriors jumped out and shouted loudly in Fusang language, blocking Cao Cao's path.
Cao Cao looked into the palace and saw a graceful woman under the throne, holding a baby in her arms, standing side by side with Fujiwara Nagano. Guanzhong, Tingyu, Jiezhen, and Jiebao all stood up with their swords, tightly protecting them. They were the only dozen or so knights left under Fujiwara Nagami, covered in blood and standing with swords in their hands.
Facing them were about a hundred warriors with distinctive armor. Behind them stood more than ten people, richly dressed and imposing, obviously all ministers, surrounded by a noble boy of fourteen or fifteen years old.
Cao Cao shouted: "Father-in-law, who are they? What are you doing here?"
Fujiwara Nagami heard Cao Cao's voice and jumped to look outside. Seeing Cao Cao waiting to kill him, he was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Wonderful son-in-law, Regent Sekishiro Fujiwara Tadashi wants to help Prince Saigumo, the younger brother of Emperor Toba, ascend the throne. I'm trying to reason with him."
Among the group of ministers, an old man in his fifties laughed loudly when he heard this: "Are you arguing with me? In terms of rank, you are just a middle-aged man. I am the regent Guan Bai. In terms of closeness, I can't care for the Fujiwara clan. I You are an elder of the Teng family, how can you be qualified to argue with me? Who gives you the face?"
Fujiwara Nagami's face suddenly turned red. The so-called elder means the head of the clan.
Indeed, in terms of official position and bloodline, he was far from a match against the aggressive Fujiwara Tadashi.
Cao Cao also laughed and said: "Old man, I have an answer to your question. Fujiwara Nagamin is my father-in-law. As Wu's father-in-law, who gives you the courage to argue with him?" ?”
After hearing this, the old man's face suddenly turned red and he said angrily: "Demon King, I know you! You have hooked up with the witch from Fujiwara Nagami's family, so naturally you have to stand up for Fujiwara Nagami, but I want to advise you, don't be too Too self-righteous! Haha, if my Fujiwara family hadn't taken action, do you think that with more than ten Tang people like you, plus Fujiwara Nagami's hundred and ten samurai, we could have invaded Ouchi?"
Zhou Tong was immediately unhappy after hearing this and shouted: "Old dog, stop talking nonsense! What do you mean you didn't take action? I think you didn't dare to take action, right?"
Jiao Ting said curiously: "Brother Zhou Tong's words make no sense. Since he is an old dog and doesn't fart like dogs, why should he fart like donkeys? Sheep farts? Rabbit farts?"
Zhou Tong praised: "Hey, I often say that you have extraordinary vision, and it's true. Look at how old this old dog is, and his face is white and tender. Maybe he is an old rabbit."
Fujiwara Tadashi said angrily: "In a country of Chinese etiquette, you actually speak dirty words in such a solemn place, which really brings shame to our country."
Zhou Tong said: "We, the people of the Kingdom, have always said nice things to good people and bad words to rough people! So you also know that this is a solemn place? You are in this solemn place, surrounding the little emperor who is about to succeed to the throne. Are you a good person if you make such a noise?"
Fujiwara Tadashi stared and pointed at the aristocratic young man next to him: "Nakamiya has always behaved badly, who in the imperial court doesn't know this? Since Emperor Toba is so popular and his brother is the last brother, it should be Prince Saigumo who succeeds to the throne."
At this time, Prince Saigumo coughed lightly, waved his hand to stop Fujiwara Tadashi, looked at Cao Cao with a smile, and said softly: "The Demon King has great martial arts skills. This time he brought order to the chaos, and he has really done a great service to our country. But what is happening at this moment is, after all, It is better for the Heavenly Demon King to stay on the sidelines for the time being in our internal affairs. After I ascend the throne, our country will surely be richly rewarded."
After saying that, he bowed and his attitude was very gentle.
Cao Cao laughed and said: "If the emperor has no children, it will be natural for his brothers to succeed him. But since the emperor has heirs, how can he start talking about the problem of brothers to succeed him?"
Fujiwara Tadashi said disdainfully: "In front of Emperor Toba, he still called the child his uncle and son. Who in the court would not know?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "No, no, if I know correctly, Prince Saigumo is also the son of Emperor Horikawa, and Horikawa is the son of Shirakawa. Even if the child is the descendant of Emperor Shirakawa, he is still of ordinary blood, so there is no need to distinguish relatives. ?”
Without waiting for the other party to reply, he pointed at the other party and said with a smile: "You, Fuso, I also know a little bit about the affairs of the state: the Fujiwara family controls the position of Guan Shiro and holds the power of regent. They have always ignored the emperor. Unexpectedly, Emperor Shirakawa established a separate court and removed you. This is all in vain. This is the cause and effect of your Fujiwara family sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers. Haha, I came to kill Emperor Shirakawa and severely damaged the vitality of the Pingyuan family. You, the Fujiwara Kita clan, took advantage of it and established a new emperor. , continue to hold power, these calculations are correct, but you forgot-"
He suddenly turned his face and shouted in a deep voice: "Is it because I have worked so hard to call Ping'an Jing to make a wedding dress for you!"
When Fujiwara Tadashi was exposed by him, he became angry and shouted: "You were lucky enough to defeat the Taira and Genji. Do you think you are invincible?"
A minister beside him suddenly took out a horn from his arms and blew it.
On both sides of the hall, hundreds of warriors suddenly poured out and surrounded Cao Cao and others.
Before these people could gain a firm foothold, more than a hundred warriors came in from outside the palace gate. The leader was the warrior who had previously spoken to Cao Cao outside the palace. He shouted loudly: "Prince, my subordinates are waiting to escort you."
At this time, there were nearly 500 samurai inside and outside the palace. Fujiwara Nagamine couldn't help but lose his countenance. Prince Saigumo and Fujiwara Tadashi looked at each other and smiled at each other.
Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Bai He has thousands of elites under his command, but they have not been able to stop Wu. What can you do with just a few hundred people? Brothers, let me kill people!"
As soon as the words were spoken, all the brothers shouted in unison, and there was no need to discuss. Shi Wengong and Ali Qi turned around to kill. The two spears were like two dragons making trouble in the sea. They swept away the whole area. Fan Rui, Zhou Tong, Meng Kang, Duan Jingzhu waved his sword, followed by two tiger generals. Although there were many warriors, they were killed and retreated one after another.
Sun An, Kleina, Jiao Ting, and Shi Qian, with two swords, four knives, and a sickle, danced together, instantly killed the few warriors at the door, and went straight into the palace. In the palace, Xu Guanzhong , Luan Tingyu, Jie Zhen, and Jie Bao did not hesitate to kill them from the inside out.
Fujiwara Nagami didn't expect Cao Cao to be so stubborn and took action directly. His face was flushed with excitement. He looked at his more than ten men standing motionless and jumped on his feet: "What are you waiting for? Follow the adults to kill the enemy. ah!"
Only then did the knights wake up and follow Xu Guanzhong and others to fight behind them. Fujiwara Nagano pulled out the sword, held it tightly with both hands, and trembled all over. He said to Fujiwara Akiko: "Don't be afraid, Your Majesty the Queen. The old minister is here, and no one can get past the thieves." Come."
Akiko Fujiwara glanced at him disdainfully, stood on tiptoes, and looked at Cao Cao at the door through the mass of people: Is this the Demon King who fought all the way from Echizen Kingdom to Heian Kyo, was invincible, and even killed Emperor Shirakawa? What a tall man, and so scary! If he hadn't said that he wanted to make my son the emperor, I'm afraid Guan Bai, Prince, and even Zhong Nayan wouldn't have allowed me to live.
Prince Saigumo and Tadashi Fujiwara were among the ministers. No one expected that Lao Cao would actually order the killing. At first, they thought he was suicidal, but then they understood why the famous Taira father and son, Genji Even Kunzhong can't stop these dozen or so people!
It's not that they couldn't imagine that Cao Cao and others were extraordinary in martial arts, but when they thought about it, what would happen if they were extraordinary in martial arts? Such a crowded environment is not comparable to the wilderness at the top of the city. There is enough space to display martial arts to the fullest. Hundreds of people are fighting inside and outside the palace, and there is no room to dodge. There is a huge power in numbers. The advantages.
However, the situation turned out to be exactly the opposite of what they thought - the one who forged ahead was the one with the fewest people!
Even if the samurai were not afraid of death and slashed the enemy with the sword, not a drop of blood would flow out. Instead, the opponent would kill the samurai with a backhand.
"Are we fighting ghosts and gods?"
Suddenly, some collapsed warrior shouted such a sentence with a cry.
With the current knowledge of the Fuso people, they would never have imagined that there was such a thin and light armor as fish scale armor in the world that could withstand swords! In their view, Cao Cao's brothers were simply invulnerable ghosts and gods.
"Sixteen Ghosts" was originally considered by them to be a title that demonstrated the opponent's bravery. However, at this moment, the invulnerable body suddenly made them realize that the opponent might really be a ghost who had delusional human nature.
Cao Cao stood proudly and saw six people outside the palace killing the warriors. The warriors couldn't help but retreat. The palace had been chopped down. Those ministers who had the slightest courage drew their swords and stepped forward to fight. The remaining ten people crowded around. He was in a ball, trembling. Cao Cao slowly drew his sword and walked away. He said with a ferocious smile: "Regent Guan Bai, is it great? Haha... remember in the next life, Guan Bai is the one who has strong soldiers and horses!"
Following this scolding, Lao Cao raised his sword and dropped it, and Fujiwara's loyal head flew up from his mouth with an incredible expression.
"Master Guan Bai is dead!" The sharp-eyed warrior saw this scene and exclaimed loudly. Cao Cao remembered the fallen heads and shouted: "Those who surrender will not die, those who resist, the Yi tribe!"
"Everyone stop it! Everyone stop it!" Prince Saiyun shouted at the top of his lungs as his face was splashed with blood.
Due to Cao Cao's threat and the prince's obstruction, the warriors put down their weapons and looked blankly into the palace.
There are more than a hundred warriors in the palace, but there are only about thirty people at the moment.
The golden brick floor resembles the palace of the Tang Dynasty, with corpses piled up and blood flowing everywhere.
Cao Cao glanced at Prince Saiyun strangely, and the prince tried his best to put on a flattering smile: "Master Tianma Wang, my brother's son, after all, is young. If I make you the emperor, I will make you the god of national protection, on par with Amaterasu." .”
Cao Cao shook his head gently: "I have always been on par with her. She is my sweetheart. If she hadn't begged her so hard, who would have the patience to come to Fusang to take care of your mess!"
"And -" Lao Cao looked at Prince Saiyun and shook his head regretfully: "You Fusang people really have too little experience. Even if you can't let go of your arrogance, you might as well call yourself 'Little King', and keep saying 'I am the King' , after Wu killed so many people, is he here to hear you call me 'my king'?"
Speaking of which, he picked up a knife and chopped down Prince Saiyun.
The warriors directly subordinate to the prince suddenly started to make a noise. Shi Wengong and others showed no mercy, raised their swords and guns, and killed more than thirty people in a moment, while the rest remained silent.
Cao Cao looked at the remaining two hundred warriors and said with a smile: "Brothers eventually become younger brothers. Now that I have lost my younger brother, I probably have no choice but to let that child become the emperor. Do you think so?"
Some samurai wanted to say that Emperor Toba also had a younger brother, Prince Kanxiao, but the words were on their lips but they did not dare to say them out.
Seeing that no one dared to resist, Cao Cao sheathed his sword and pointed at the remaining warriors and ministers: "Father-in-law, since the elder of the Fujiwara family is dead, who else can take over this position? These warriors of the Fujiwara family are all handed over to You go ahead and ask them to take these people into custody and hold them accountable later. For now, call the other ministers who have not participated in this matter and establish an emperor first. After all, a country cannot be left without a master."
Fujiwara Nagami nodded repeatedly: "My son-in-law is right! I will do it now, I will do it now!" He hurriedly summoned his men and asked them to surrender the swords of the samurai and tie them outside the palace. He also asked people to invite those who were hiding. The ministers, big and small, sit at home and watch success or failure.
Cao Cao walked up to Fujiwara Akiko, lowered his head and took a closer look at the child in her arms. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, and had not been awakened by such a killing, he couldn't help but smile and said: "This child is really blessed, in my mother's arms." Lie down and sit the emperor down."
The smell of blood and sweat from his body rushed into Zhangzi's nostrils, making the twenty-two-year-old woman dizzy. She cautiously peeked at Cao Cao, but saw that the other person's eyes seemed to be looking at the child, and they were obviously looking away. Quite a few.
Akiko lowered her head and looked at her towering mountain peaks. She suddenly felt great courage and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Fujiwara Takuko, is it really beautiful? But I don't know how it compares to my concubine?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile. He moved his gaze up the mountain and stopped at the other party's fair and beautiful face. He also whispered in a low voice: "To be honest, when it comes to appearance, Tamamo Mae is indeed slightly better. However, When it comes to style, Madam has something unique about her."
After saying that, I took a deep breath and felt the scent of frankincense.
Fujiwara Akiko's face turned red, but she became much more courageous. She said in a low voice: "You killed my husband for her. She has the appearance of overwhelming the country."
Cao Cao smiled evilly and said, "Which husband of yours do you think I killed?"
Fujiwara Akiko's already red face suddenly turned pale, her body trembled, and she shed tears: "My husband is, of course, His Majesty the Emperor."
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "You are unjust. Emperor Toba was clearly killed by Emperor Shirakawa. How could he be framed? To be honest, before I killed Shirakawa, he said personally that if Toba was killed, his son would be the one to ascend the throne."
Fujiwara Akiko swayed and seemed about to fall to the ground. Cao Cao quickly supported him and asked, knowingly: "Is Madam not feeling well?"
At this time, Fujiwara Nagami had gone to work outside. Seeing this, all the brothers said they wanted to see the scenery of Fuso Palace, and they went out of the palace in a noisy manner. Only Lao Cao, Akiko and his mother were left in the hall.
Fujiwara Akiko burst into tears and looked at Cao Cao with red eyes: "You must look down on such a shameless woman as my concubine, who married her grandson, gave birth to her son, and became her uncle."
Cao Cao calmed down his arrogance and shook his head seriously: "Everything in the world is in the hands of men. You are a woman, your life is like duckweed in the waves, whether it is clean or dirty, it has never been your turn to make the decision. If you can't make the decision, how can I? Contempt?"
Fujiwara Akiko's face was full of surprise, and then she turned to gratitude: "I never thought that there would be anyone in this vast world who could pity my suffering... Master Wu, my father died early, and I was adopted by the Emperor Shirakawa since I was a child... I am just greedy for life... "After that, he burst into tears.
Cao Cao hugged him and stroked his back, sighing: "Ants are greedy for life, let alone others."
Fujiwara Akiko felt his gentle treatment, and her breathing quickened. Suddenly she gritted her teeth, stretched out a hand to hug Cao Cao, looked at him steadily and said: "I know that Lord Wu is the governor of the Song Dynasty. Now the lives of my mother and son are at stake. In the hands of Lord Wu, I only ask Lord Wu to take pity on my mother and son, and take pity on them."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I have no intention of waiting for you, otherwise I wouldn't teach this kid to be the emperor."
Akiko shook his head repeatedly: "Without the support of Emperor Shirakawa, this child is destined not to be the emperor. Today, Prince Saiyun will jump out. Tomorrow, I don't know which prince will jump out. Unless Wu Jun stays in Fuso permanently and serves as regent Guan Bai, otherwise Wu Jun will leave That day was when my mother and son died."
Cao Cao's eyebrows were the same: "Fujiwara Nagami dare not go against my will."
Zhangzi smiled bitterly: "Zhong Nayan is ambitious but not courageous. Today, Lord Wu killed a famous general and killed the Emperor of France. He is unparalleled in majesty. He has been forced to do nothing by Guan Bai, let alone after Lord Wu is gone?"
When Cao Cao thought about it, it was indeed the case. He couldn't help but look at the other party and said with a smile: "Since you said this, you must have a countermeasure. Just say it."
Zhangzi stared at the other party for a long time, then slowly said: "If Mr. Wu wants to save the lives of my mother and son, I must allow you to do three things!"
Cao Cao nodded: "Let's try it."
Zhangzi said word by word: "First, if Lord Wu leaves, he must leave behind a few reliable brothers to protect him temporarily. With his remaining power, they can suppress him for a while; secondly, after Lord Wu returns to Song Dynasty, he must send a general to our country as an official." , send five hundred elite soldiers to garrison the palace, so that it can last for a long time; thirdly, strong generals and elite soldiers are precious and valuable, how can Lord Wu be willing to pay them lightly? Therefore, I forgive my rudeness, and I ask Lord Wu to give me a seed and treat me well. After she becomes pregnant, she returns to the Song Dynasty. After this son is born, he will succeed his brother and be named 'Emperor Chumu'!"
Cao Cao did not expect that this fragrant and soft young woman would actually make such a request, and he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Transfer?"
Zhangzi gently placed the sleeping child on the throne, turned around and looked at Lao Cao hotly, and touched it with his hands: "It's Touzhong! I thought that since I am the emperor, I should be as tall and powerful as Lord Wu..."
Lao Cao felt that the spirit of a thief from his past life suddenly arose violently, and he couldn't help but laugh: "What a Queen Fusang, she is a hero among women! How can I allow Wu to refuse when she is favored?"
Shi Qian, who was staying on guard on the roof, was looking at the scenery boredly when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the palace. He couldn't help but was startled. He then understood and shook his head repeatedly: "That's it. I'm afraid Shi will be killed by my brother's instigation." Stay in Fusang and be a wet nurse for a while before you can return to your hometown..."
This is exactly what it is: Old Cao, the thief in the Emperor's Palace, pulls up his pants and asks who else is there? Zhangzi opened his red lips with a smile and came back again in order to get the effect.
(End of chapter)
