No one could have imagined that it only took Tang Ping and the others two days to travel from Wakayama Prefecture in the south of Nara to Osaka Port in the west of Nara.
This time they kept a much lower profile. They first landed in a small boat at night, then pretended to be ordinary merchants and headed towards Nara.
Or maybe the people who were chasing them had their sights set on Wakayama Prefecture, so Osaka had an unimpeded journey eastward.
It took Tang Ping and the others a few more days to arrive at Sakurai, which was still within the Mononobe clan's sphere of influence. This was also where the head of the Mononobe clan was located.
They randomly found a hotel, and as agreed, Tang Ping and the others tied three strips of red, yellow and green cloth on a tree outside the hotel.
After dark, there was a sudden knock on the door of Tang Ping's room.
Opening the door gently, he saw Monobe Moriyo and another middle-aged man standing outside.
"Mononobe-sama, long time no see!"
"Lord Oda, you are finally here."
"Who is this?" Tang Ping asked the middle-aged man.
Monobe Moriya said respectfully, "This is my father, Monobe Moriya."
Tang Ping did not expect that Monobe Moriya would come to the hotel in person and invite people in.
"The conditions are simple, don't blame Mononobe Moriya-sama."
Mononobe Moriya looked at Tang Ping and Yamabeko's elder brother in the room. He first bowed to Yamabeko, then looked at Tang Ping and said, "The things you gave Mononobe Moriya are very useful."
Tang Ping knew that he was talking about the spearheads of the batch of spears, and said with a smile: "If you want to do business with the Monobe family, you don't dare to take out the goods if they are not good."
"But I have a question." Monobe Moriya looked at Tang Ping and asked, "I wonder if Oda-sama can answer it?"
Mononobe Moriya smiled slightly: "Who are you? After thinking about it, I never thought of the Oda family. Lord Oda Nobunaga has such a great talent, but is unknown, which also makes me feel very puzzled."
It seems that Mononobe Moriya is not as easy to deceive as Mononobe Moriya, but Tang Ping still said calmly: "Actually, does it matter to Mononobe whether I am Oda Nobunaga or Sakuragi Hanamichi? I think Mononobe didn’t choose to cooperate with us because I am Oda Nobunaga, right?”
As he said this, he winked at Lao Cui, and Lao Cui and Lao Du carried out a box.
It hit the ground with a heavy thud, and the lid of the box popped open, revealing a box full of long knives.
Tang Ping took out a handful and threw it to Monobe Moriya: "Sir, you can inspect the goods first."
Monobe Moriya pulled out his long sword and his eyes lit up.
Then without saying a word, he pulled out his long sword and threw it to Monobe Shou. He held the sword in both hands and slashed it with the newly obtained long sword.
There was a crisp sound of "dang", but the long knife in Monobe Shoujo's hand did not break at the sound. The two long knives damaged each other.
But Monobe Moriya excitedly shouted three times: "Okay, okay, okay!"
You must know that his long knife was made by a famous craftsman with a lot of money, but the one he took just now was just a random one.
If two thousand swords have such quality, then in a place like Asuka Palace, they will naturally be invincible!
"Can Monobe Moriya-sama now believe that I am Oda Nobunaga?" Tang Ping asked with a smile.
"What did Oda Nobunaga say?" Monobe Moriya naturally took a long knife and hung it on his waist, then pointed at the box and asked, "Are these a hundred?"
"That's right, one hundred standard Tang knives." Tang Ping nodded with a smile.
Mononobe kept his promise and looked at Lao Cui Lao Du who just came out carrying the box and said: "Master Oda Nobunaga, these two men are really fierce men!"
You must know that a standard Tang knife weighs almost 2 kilograms. One hundred of them here is 200 kilograms. Just now, the two of them lifted it out easily with one hand. Such strength is rare in the entire Fuso Army.
"Hahaha, thank you Mononobe Moriya-sama for the compliment. Now it seems that our covenant can be achieved, right?"
Mononobe Moriya nodded, then came to kneel down on one knee in front of Yamabacko's elder brother.
Mononobe kept his promise and quickly knelt behind him when he saw this.
"Mononobe is willing to be loyal to Prince Yamabeko!"
Soga Ezo bet on Prince Tamura, pushing him to the throne of emperor, which also increased the power of Soga Ezo and the Soga clan.
This time, the Mononobe family also wanted to bet on Prince Yamabeko. They believed that they could only kill Soga Ezo and support Prince Yamabeko to ascend to the throne.
If this not very smart prince becomes the emperor, then they can become the next Soga clan.
Now that everyone is on their own, it is much easier to talk.
"There is indeed a good opportunity recently." Monobe Moriya said: "Our Fuso envoy to the Tang Dynasty has returned from the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty has also sent envoys here."
"Asuka Kyo will definitely hold a banquet to entertain the Tang envoys. By then, the entire Fuso political circle will basically be present, and people from the Soga clan will also be present. We can find an opportunity to kill Soga Ezo."
"What? Kill Soga Ezo when the envoys of the Tang Dynasty come?" Yamabei's eldest brother Wang was a little stunned.
"Yes, no one would have thought, not even Soga Ezo, that we would assassinate him at that time."
I have to say that this plan is indeed very crazy, because if a coup is launched in front of the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, what will be the attitude of the Tang Dynasty?
"I think it's good!" Tang Ping said: "The Tang Dynasty has always claimed not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so the replacement of Emperor Fuso's throne is Fuso's own business, and they will certainly not interfere."
To be honest, he didn't even know that Honglu Temple had sent envoys here. Mainly because he didn't care much about government affairs, and no one told him about trivial matters.
So he asked curiously: "Who is the envoy coming to Datang this time?"
Monobe Moriya said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Prince Yamabei should know."
"I know?" Shan Bei was stunned.
"Yes, I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Shanbei also collected a pair of their masterpieces last time."
Now it was Tang Ping's turn to be a little dumbfounded, and after a while he asked: "You're not talking about Cheng Chumo or Fang Yiai, are you?"
"That's right!" Monobe Moriya nodded: "The two new talents from the Tang Dynasty are coming this time. The chief envoy is Lord Fang Yiai, and the deputy envoy is Lord Cheng Chumo."
"Now that the girls in Nara have heard that the envoys coming this time are these two great talents, they are all very excited!"
Then looking at Tang Ping's strange expression, he asked curiously: "Does Lord Oda also know these two talented people?"
"Ah, haha, I heard, I heard!" Tang Ping smiled awkwardly.
Can these two good guys become envoys of one country and go to other countries?
But if it was the two of them who came, they could do something together.
