Li Qinzai, the chief military officer of Benzhou Road, was given the courtesy name Jingchu and his nickname was Vomiting layman.
The fleet docked, and Li Qinzai, who was ashen-faced, was helped off the ship by Zanliang Kouno and Liu Asi.
Liu Renyuan and Fujiwara Yuno stepped forward to salute.
"Meet Li Shuai!"
Li Qinzai forced out a smile and said, "Excuse me, it's been a long time since you two."
"Li Shuai has been absent for a long time, but his style remains the same. The general has received orders from the Ministry of War. After Li Shuai lands in Japan, the eight thousand garrison stationed in the state will be controlled and dispatched by Li Shuai." Liu Renyuan said, holding his fists.
Li Qinzai nodded. Liu Renyuan has been stationed in the Japanese country all year round. He has more than 8,000 soldiers under his command, plus his own 10,000 soldiers, a total of nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they are all equipped with firearms, which is enough to sweep the Japanese country and deal with all kinds of dissatisfaction.
Then Li Qinzai looked at Fujiwara Yuno and said with a smile: "Why did you come to the port to greet me?"
Fujiwara Yuno bowed and said: "On behalf of the eldest brother and the royal family, the leader of the Japanese kingdom, I respectfully welcome Li Shuai, the commander-in-chief of the army on Honshu Road, the leader of the Tang Dynasty. The distinguished guests have come from afar. The subjects of the Japanese kingdom go up and down to eat pots of pulp to welcome the king's master."
Li Qinzai patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Teng, you know how to chat. This is really comfortable to hear."
Fujiwara Yuno added: "His Royal Highness the King is far away in Asuka City, and he wanted to go out to greet him in person, but the King is unable to leave the city. I asked Li Shuai on behalf of the King, if he can allow the King to go out of the city and greet him thirty miles away from the city. , to comfort the king’s admiration for Li Shuai’s charisma.”
Li Qinzai stared at his face with a smile but not a smile, and said: "Fujiwara, don't play clever tricks in front of me. Why do you leave the city to meet me? If I agree and start this, in the future, your king will leave the city whenever he wants. Wherever you go..."
"Oh, I promised to loosen the bonds of your royal family, but I haven't seen your sincerity yet, so you, the king, should stay peacefully in the Asuka City palace."
His cleverness was exposed, but Fujiwara Yuno was not embarrassed at all.
There was no expectation in the first place, but Li Qinzai deliberately tested Li Qinzai's bottom line towards the Japanese royal family, and Li Qinzai's rejection was naturally expected by Fujiwara Yuno.
The fleet docked, and 10,000 soldiers and logistical baggage were disembarked one after another. The port was a busy scene. The generals shouted loudly and ordered the soldiers to disembark and assemble in formation. The baggage was carried off the ship and the war horses were brought out.
At the other end of the port, countless Japanese people stood far away, seemingly welcoming the arrival of the Tang army, but there was a sense of reluctance on everyone's face.
Li Qinzai smiled. For an army that had once destroyed their country, it was strange that these people who had subjugated their country would sincerely welcome them. Most of these people were brought here by Japanese officials.
The people of the Japanese country may not welcome the Tang army, but the officials of the Japanese country must welcome them. Different classes have different interests and demands.
Those who could become officials under the control of the Tang Army were basically Japanese traitors and puppet maintenance presidents. They sincerely supported the Tang Dynasty because everything they had was given by the Tang Army.
Li Qinzai had a feeling of confusion in time and space. Thousands of years later, the shame of the Chinese people was completely reversed. The Japanese country had tasted this shame first.
Dandan glanced at the so-called welcoming crowd, and Li Qinzai smiled at Fujiwara Yuno: "You guys really worked hard, the scene is very grand."
Fujiwara Yuno said with a smile: "County Lord Li will certainly make you feel at home again when he sets foot on the land of Japan."
Li Qinzai's eyes flashed and he whispered: "I heard that there are many separatist forces in various parts of the Japanese country. They no longer recognize the country's leader. Instead, they govern their own affairs and call themselves kings. Is this true?"
Fujiwara Yuno was startled, and then his knees suddenly softened, and he knelt down in front of Li Qinzai, kneeling on the ground.
"The Japanese country has been torn into pieces, the royal family is declining day by day, and rebellions are everywhere in the country. I sincerely ask Duke Li to train the Japanese country!"
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That night, the army camped near the port, and Li Qinzai was invited to Guanyi in Qiongpu City.
In front of the slightly dilapidated post gate, dozens of Japanese officials knelt down and bowed to welcome Li Qinzai.
The expressions of these officials were respectful, and the complete surrender could be seen on their faces. Li Qinzai was shocked to see that kind of loyalty.
Walking into Guanyi, the architectural pattern inside is very familiar, basically no different from the buildings of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, the Japanese country had no culture of its own at all. No matter the writing, clothing or architecture, they all copied the Tang Dynasty. When Li Qinzai walked into Guanyi, he felt like he had returned to his own home.
The hotel had been cleared out early, and except for a few servants, no one else could be seen.
The middle of the yard is paved with cobblestones, and several white cherry blossom trees are planted on the flat ground on the east side. It is late spring, and the cherry blossoms are blooming in the wind, leaving colorful falling cherry blossoms all over the ground. The picture is beautiful and full of poetry.
Cherry blossom trees are also a specialty of the Tang Dynasty. Around the time of the Sui Dynasty, the Japanese state sent Sui envoys to the Central Plains. They not only learned the culture and architectural style of the Central Plains, but also brought back many species from the Central Plains, including cherry blossoms.
Li Qinzai stood in the middle of the yard, staring blankly at the cherry blossoms.
After landing in Japan, he realized that the current situation in Japan was beyond his expectation.
Mainly due to the competition between local separatist forces and the Japanese royal family, the royal family was tightly controlled by the Tang garrison and could not exercise royal power and decrees at all.
However, the separatist forces in various places took this opportunity to divide the country and pursue their own affairs. Li Qinzai speculated that the royal family's appeal among the Japanese people may have almost disappeared, and the people of the Japanese country now obey the forces of various places.
In this way, it may be difficult to expect the royal family to use their appeal to recruit the young people of the Japanese country, unless Li Qinzai leads the army to eliminate all the separatist forces in various places and re-establish the royal family's authority among the people.
Let the prestige royal family rule the people, while the Tang garrison controls the royal family. In this way, the country's population and resources can be used by the Tang Dynasty inexhaustibly.
The matter is not big, but it is very troublesome to deal with. Clearing out local forces is a long-term and hard work. Under the crushing force of large armies and firearms, clearing out local armed forces is not a big problem.
However, the Japanese state was covered with various spheres of influence from north to south, and it took time for the army to attack from north to south. Such a delay might miss the established strategy of Li Ji's main army to attack Goguryeo from the north and south.
How to wipe out the Japanese separatist forces without delaying the established Eastern Expedition strategy was a question that Li Qinzai had not yet thought clearly about, so he had to put it aside for the time being.
Stepping into the entrance hall of Guanyi, Li Qinzai took off his shoes and pushed the door open.
As soon as he stepped into the house, Li Qinzai was startled and immediately took a few steps back.
There was no danger in the house, no assassin, but there was something more soul-crushing than the assassin.
Eight beautiful women wearing Tang Dynasty palace dresses were kneeling in the center of the room, respectfully bowing to Li Qinzai.
