"In the first year of Shotoku, the treacherous Prime Minister Soga Ezo, the treacherous minister Soga Iruka, and many other Soga clan rebels were executed."
"Bao Huangji gathered bandit troops from various countries to besiege Duke Pingguo of the Tang Dynasty in Wakapo. When they encountered the Donghai Fleet of the Tang Dynasty, artillery fire continued for three seconds. The bandits were punished by heaven and suffered numerous casualties."
What happened that day was only recorded in a few words.
But at that time, the big brother Shanbei couldn't close his mouth.
Because Tang Ping told him that the best thing to do under such artillery fire was to cover your ears with your hands and open your mouth wide.
The next day, Yamaback's eldest brother Wang returned to Nara accompanied by Tang Ping.
Following them was a large "caravan" with as many as 20,000 people.
After what happened yesterday, Nara Castle is actually quite peaceful today.
There was supposed to be a bloody storm in the city, but instead it was just that several senior executives of the Suga family suddenly died of serious illness.
And all of this is related to the "caravan" that is approaching.
Yesterday, Mononobe originally controlled the situation with a straight, but then suddenly Princess Takara showed her trump card and threw out four twos.
Just when everyone thought that the coup would end with Princess Bao's victory, Prince Shanbei, who had been assassinated, suddenly jumped out.
And his hands are actually full of big and small kings.
The various forces in Nara were confused and didn't know what to do. They could only wait until Prince Yamabero entered the city.
"Is that really a caravan from the Tang Dynasty?" Someone in Nara City whispered: "Why are the caravans from the Tang Dynasty all uniformly cut-off?"
"It's probably the requirement of the Chamber of Commerce. Didn't you notice that their clothes are exactly the same? Which of our chambers of commerce can achieve such uniformity?"
"But when I took a closer look just now, every one of them has calluses on their lips!"
"For caravans, carry everything on your shoulder. Isn't it normal to have calluses on the tiger's mouth?"
"Are you still wondering why all of them have dark skin? Think about it, a caravan has been exposed to wind and rain all day long, and its skin is tanned. Isn't it reasonable?"
The people of Nara only dared to talk about these words in private. The young people in the caravan all had sharp eyes, and they felt cold all over their bodies after just looking at each other for a moment.
What felt even colder than them were the officials at all levels standing on both sides of the Nara Castle Gate.
Because the eldest brother, Shanbei Wang, was looking at them over and over again with a cold look.
"Ping Guo Gong, are you almost done?" Then while he was drinking tea, Shanbei's eldest brother Wang asked in a low voice: "I practiced for so long yesterday and stared at them like this today. My eyes are sore."
"Okay, let's get ready to enter the city."
After Tang Ping finished speaking, Yamabei's eldest brother Wang breathed a sigh of relief and handed the tureen teacup in his hand to Rumiko beside him with dignity.
"Welcome Prince Yamanoge back to Nara." Sakamoto Keigen took out his old skills and shouted in a thin and high-pitched voice.
Other officials also quickly lowered their heads and shouted: "Welcome Prince Yamabero back to Nara."
At this time, Yakushi Ehihi and Inugami Mita Sagi came to the city gate with the current emperor Shumei. Emperor Shumei squeezed out a smile and said to the eldest brother Yamabei: "Prince Yamabei, please take my carriage to Asuka Kyo. Bar."
Shanbei's eldest brother, Wang, got on the bus without hesitation, and other officials followed him to Asukajing.
They all knew that based on the current situation, when they returned to Asukakyo, the current emperor would probably give the throne to his elder brother Yamabeko.
On the way back, many officials still didn't know what happened.
"Didn't Prince Shanbei say he was assassinated? Why not only did he not die, but..."
"You don't know this, right? Prince Yamabei was assassinated for an act. In fact, he left Nara with Lord Taira of the Tang Dynasty."
"That Mr. Lotus who opened a shop in Nara is Lord Taira Kuni of the Tang Dynasty! I didn't expect that Prince Yamabero would actually get the support of Lord Taira!"
"It's not just support!" An official said mysteriously: "Did you know that when Lord Taira left Nara, he left Princess Qingluan in the shop, but took Prince Yamabeko to Yamanashi, Shizuoka, There are many places like Aichi and Wakayama!”
"You mean..."
"I dare not say this, hurry up and follow!"
If Tang Ping knew this, he would probably have Shan Bei pinned to the ground and beaten up.
After entering Asuka-kyo, Emperor Shuming issued the abdication edict directly.
Yamabeko's eldest brother succeeded him as the thirty-fifth emperor of Fuso, with the reign title Shotoku.
Yamabeko's elder brother, or Emperor Shotoku, sat on the throne and began his first court meeting.
"The main reason why the Suwo family has exclusive power is because they have a large number of troops. I would like to ask your Majesty to take back the troops of each family." Pharmacist Hui Ri said first.
"How can this be so?" After hearing what the pharmacist Hui Ri said, many nobles stood up.
The power of each family is largely related to the number of private soldiers they have.
Now that Emperor Shotoku has come to power, he will take back the military power in their hands. How can they agree?
"Yes." Emperor Shotoku nodded and said, "The situation varies from place to place. If we take away all our soldiers, what will we do if we encounter mountain bandits or water thieves?"
Those people did not expect that Emperor Shotoku would be on their side and all complimented him: "His Majesty the Emperor is wise, that is indeed the case."
"So we can just leave one thousand to two thousand private soldiers from each family!" Emperor Shotoku's next words stunned those people.
"How is it possible that it's only one or two thousand?"
"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor, you can't be like this. The poor mountains and rivers of the Weichen family are full of unruly people. There are countless bandits and only one or two thousand private soldiers. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
"It's okay!" Emperor Shotoku said with a smile: "I have a good relationship with the Datang Chamber of Commerce. If you feel that there are too many bandits in your territory, I can ask their caravan to take a look."
Although he was smiling, other officials were shaken.
They almost forgot how Emperor Shotoku, who was sitting on top now, returned to Nara.
Although they did not see what happened in Wakaura yesterday, they understood it very clearly.
The current Emperor Shotoku seems to be discussing with them, but is this really a discussion?
No matter how many private soldiers he has, how many "caravans" of the Tang Dynasty can he stop following him into the city today?
So for the time being, I can only hold my nose and admit it.
But they didn't expect that this was just the beginning. Emperor Shotoku, Yakushi Eri, Inugami Mita Sagi, and Nakatomi Kamazu all sang in harmony, as if they had already arranged it.
The entire Fuso Chaotang was sorted out from the inside out.
Whenever someone objected, Emperor Shotoku would say, "How about I ask Datang's caravan to discuss it with you?"
