Suspicions have been made for a long time. Li Qinzai is not someone who trusts others easily, especially those from foreign countries and races, so he is even more wary and cautious.
This time when he landed in Japan, Li Qinzai was deeply suspicious of Brother Zhong.
Although there is no sign that Brother Zhong is playing tricks, Li Qinzai is more willing to analyze Brother Zhong's words and deeds from a human perspective.
Ojiangzhi committed suicide in the palace, and the literati and monks from all over the country gathered to cause trouble, demanding the return of power to the king, and forces from various places rose up one after another...
Since landing on the island, various troubles have continued in Japan. How could Li Qinzai not suspect that someone was behind the scenes?
To be able to cause so many troubles without revealing the truth, the identity of the instigator behind it must be extraordinary. Looking at the country of Japan, the only person capable of doing these things is the leader of the country of Japan, and Li Qinzai can't think of anyone else.
Then Li Qinzai analyzed the psychology of the eldest brother Zhong. The leader of the Zhongxing Kingdom, who once held great power and had extraordinary national and military power, later suffered the disaster of destroying the country and was placed under house arrest in the palace by the enemy for several years without being able to step out of the palace.
Would such a person be willing to grovel to the enemy for the rest of his life?
There is no evidence, but it is consistent with human logic. It is natural that Li Qinzai is suspicious of Brother Zhong.
The big brother's defeat tonight was not without reason.
He underestimated Li Qinzai. A young man in his twenties would also capsize his boat in the gutter.
Brother Zhong fell in the mud on the ground, looking completely desperate.
Li Qinzai stood up, walked to the baggage, patted the wooden barrels and wooden boxes sealed with oil paper, and said with a smile: "I set fire to the houses in Nancheng, and the ministers gathered one or two thousand dead soldiers from here and there to die, and restrained my three thousand defenders. , but you brought the dead soldiers out of Beicheng and came straight to my camp, is this the reason for you?"
The wooden barrel and box were sealed with oil paper, but contained unopened gunpowder pellets and a spare three-eye musket.
Li Qinzai sighed: "I have to say, you are quite smart. You know that I, the King of the Tang Dynasty, can destroy your country only by relying on these firearms and gunpowder, so in your eyes, it is even more important than restoring the country..."
"If you get it, you can summon craftsmen to study the secret recipe. If you can make your own firearms and gunpowder, your Japanese country will not only be able to revive and prosper, but also compete with the Tang Dynasty and compete for supremacy in Haidong..."
"Your Majesty, I can't tell you are ugly, but I think you are beautiful." Li Qinzai's smile gradually turned cold.
"It's not easy to figure out the secret recipe for gunpowder. You underestimated me from the Tang Dynasty again. Even if I gave the gunpowder to you and asked you to study it for two or three years, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to make a name for yourself. "
Brother Zhong lowered his head, with a look of deathly gray on his face, and said secretly: "I was wrong, very wrong... I shouldn't have had such ambitions. Besides defeat, I will die, so why bother."
Li Qinzai also sighed: "Yes, why bother? Starting from the naval battle at Baijiangkou, your Japanese country is destined to be in the hands of the Tang Dynasty. This is something you cannot change, and the Japanese country cannot change for generations."
"After this war, the Tang Dynasty will send scholars and scholars from all over the Central Plains to open private schools in the country of Japan to teach us the language of the Central Plains and the scriptures of sages. After three generations, the country of Japan will cease to exist, and the royal family will move the entire family to the Tang Dynasty. If you live there, you may be given a Han name by the emperor and be granted the title of hereditary Duke."
"What you did tonight cannot actually shake the Tang Dynasty's control of the Japanese country. Even if you succeed tonight, the Tang Dynasty will find ways to take it back. The Japanese country is the future strategic location of the Tang Dynasty and an outpost for exploring the world. It It can only belong to the Tang Dynasty forever."
Brother Zhong closed his eyes secretly and sighed: "What happens next has nothing to do with me. I will succeed as a king and lose as a bandit. What can I say? Duke Li, ask your generals to send me on my way."
Li Qinzai stared at him and opened his mouth to say something when he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the front.
Everyone looked up and saw Konono Zenliang rushing into the camp gate in the heavy rain, kneeling in the mud and looking sadly at Li Qinzai and Brother Zhong.
Li Qinzai frowned and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
Kouno Zanliang sobbed: "It is my misfortune to be born into the Japanese royal family, but I can't choose. Fifth Young Master, please allow me to do the last thing for my father. I don't ask you to spare my father's life. I just ask for you." My life is exchanged for my father’s life.”
Li Qinzai said coldly: "I can't change it, you have no value."
Zangye Zanliang begged: "My father's legs have been broken and he is a disabled person. After today, he will also abdicate the throne and be voluntarily imprisoned by the Tang army. From now on, he will be just a helpless and disabled old man. Young Master, I just ask you to keep him alive."
Li Qinzai fell into deep thought.
In the past few days, the Tang army was annihilating the local forces of the Japanese country. The banner they played was "An Nei respects the king". Those who do not respect the king will be destroyed by the Tang army.
So here comes the problem. Li Qinzai's own king-respecting order, if he kills the leader of the Japanese country tonight, it will be like a slap in the face. From a political point of view, it will be a failure. From then on, the Tang Dynasty lost its prestige in the Japanese country.
You proposed "honoring the king", but in the end you killed our king. Who will believe in any decrees issued in the future?
The country of Japan was a strategically important place pre-decided by the Tang Dynasty and would be managed for generations to come. If it wanted to manage it, the court must first win the trust of its people.
Killing Brother Zhong at this moment will do more harm than good to Datang, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Konozanliang was trembling all over and stared at Li Qinzai imploringly.
The eldest brother Zhong also showed a look of survival, preferring death to living. When his ambition left his body, he finally aroused his desire to live.
After Li Qinzai thought about it, he slowly walked to Kono Zanliang and helped her up with his own hands.
"In seven days, I planned to give your father a grand and lively wedding. To be honest, I even helped him find a graveyard and buried him outside the gate of the camp. It is a good Feng Shui treasure land to ensure that he will be royal in the next life. There are thousands of women, and some people are taking pictures of him with machines. He is so beautiful that he cannot be beaten..."
Kono Sanliang burst into tears. Although she didn't quite understand the meaning of Li Qinzai's words, she understood that her father's life could be saved.
"Thank you so much, Fifth Young Master!" Sanliang Kono cried loudly.
Brother Zhong's eyes also showed a look of ecstasy. He was suddenly released after the heavy pressure, and his body collapsed and collapsed softly on the ground.
Li Qinzai sighed unwillingly: "Your father is destined to die, but I have always missed old friendships. Who told you to serve me in my family for several years? For the sake of your well-behaved nature in the past few years, It's okay to spare your father's life, but, just this once, if your father dares to jump next time..."
Konozan Liang said eagerly: "If my father still dares to do something disloyal to the Tang Dynasty, even if the Fifth Young Master cuts him to pieces, I will not complain at all."
Brother Zhong also said weakly at this time: "I...I don't dare anymore, really!"
Li Qinzai ignored the eldest brother Zhong, and just glanced at Kono Sanliang indifferently: "For whom did I save your father's life?"
Roye Zanliang burst into tears with gratitude and said, "It's for my slave. I will never forget Fifth Young Master's great kindness in this life. I am willing to work as an ox or a horse for you in return."
"It's not necessary to be a cow or a horse. It's enough to serve me in a maid outfit with two ponytails."
After saying this, Li Qinzai was stunned. Does this count as using power for personal gain? The eldest brother in Forgiveness seems to have nothing to do with Xiao Baga, but... Hey, the commander of the First Army, can't he have this little benefit?
Li Qinzai then looked at Brother Zhong and said coldly: "Tomorrow you will prepare an edict to abdicate and apologize to me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
Brother Zhongda said honestly: "Yes, I will comply with the order from Li County."
"Also, tomorrow you and the royal family will board a sea ship, and the whole family will move to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. The place where you live will not be so free. Your whole family will probably be locked up in the house for the rest of their lives."
Brother Zhongda nodded in agreement.
Li Qinzai added: "Select the youngest child from the royal family to be the leader of the Japanese country. The Tang Dynasty will send officials to assist the new leader."
Looking at the eldest brother again, Li Qinzai said slowly: "As for the ministers of the Japanese country, there is no need to keep them. Their help is indispensable for tonight's chaos. These disasters cannot keep them alive. They will cause too much trouble to the Tang Dynasty. His Royal Highness feels that Woolen cloth?"
At this time, I am a fish and a human being, what can I do to the eldest brother?
"Everything is left to the discretion of Duke Li, and the vassal officials are no longer qualified to ask questions."
Li Qinzai smiled: "Very good, then let's act accordingly. It doesn't matter if the ministers are gone, we can appoint a new group of ministers in the territory of Japan. I prefer those who are pro-Tang in mentality. This matter will be taken care of by officials dispatched by the Tang Dynasty's official department." , don’t worry about it.”
Looking up at the sky, the rain seemed to have stopped.
Li Qinzai said leisurely: "Maybe the weather will be good tomorrow."
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Late at night, the soldiers who fought bloody battles returned to the camp, and Li Qinzai personally greeted the soldiers outside the camp gate.
Tonight's battle was a good one.
About two thousand dead soldiers in Asuka City who were composed of officials and dignitaries from various families were all annihilated by the Tang army. According to Li Qinzai's military order, the soldiers rushed into the residences of all Japanese officials and captured their entire families.
Outside Asuka City, the 20,000 Japanese Allied Forces in the north were ambushed and sniped by Liu Renyuan's troops. Together with Wang Fangyi's troops coming from the north, they just surrounded the Allied forces on all sides.
There were indeed tough men in the Alliance army, and they did not give up even though they were surrounded. After killing a group of Japanese who stubbornly resisted, the remaining 20,000 Alliance troops finally surrendered.
Originally, the Tang army did not accept prisoners, but this time it set a precedent.
Twenty thousand people is not a small number, and it would be a pity to kill them. Following Li Qinzai's order, Wang Fangyi and Liu Renyuan accepted the surrender of twenty thousand people, and then imprisoned them in the wild for supervision.
At this point, a rebellion initiated by the eldest brother Zhong, the leader of the Japanese kingdom, came to an end completely.
Welcoming the soldiers back to the camp, Li Qinzai stood outside the camp and nodded with a smile. The soldiers suddenly felt inspired and cheered loudly after returning to the camp.
After all the soldiers returned to the camp to rest, Li Qinzai returned to the commander's tent.
He was also very tired tonight. Although he did not go to the battlefield to fight in person, he had walked a lot. The pampered Fifth Young Master was very delicate.
As soon as he entered the commander's tent, Sanliang Kono came to greet him.
At this moment, Kono Sanliang no longer looked like a drowned rat. He had obviously just taken a bath. Under the dim candlelight, the newly bathed Kono Sanliang had a picturesque face, and his body exuded a faint body fragrance, which smelled very comfortable. .
Konozanliang brought a basin of hot water, took the initiative to help Li Qinzai undress and take off his shoes, soaked his feet in the hot water, and kept rubbing them for him.
Li Qinzai sighed comfortably.
Life...all it takes is twintails and a maid outfit.
What men need is a grasp of direction.
