The sea route from Jiangnan to Japan is not far away, but both Fujiwara Chuai and his loyal men feel that this journey back home is so difficult.
Of course, the main reason lies in Fujiwara Tadai. Those books that he loves and hates really tortured him to physical and mental exhaustion.
The fate of all the famous ministers and generals in the history of the Central Plains that he was loyal to was so bumpy, and they all ended in sad tragedies.
This made Fujiwara Tadai, who was originally depressed because of the fate of his team, feel as if history was shining into reality.
On the one hand, I felt extremely sad for the tragic fate of the characters in the book, and on the other hand, for the fate of my own relatives.
It even made Fujiwara Tadai doubt that the legendary young high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty whom he admired harbored some deep malice towards him.
Otherwise, why would you treat yourself like this and use the stories of these tragic historical figures to beat and torture yourself?
However, the night before Fujiwara Tadai's fleet arrived in Nagasaki, they had not dared to read a book for two consecutive days.
Fujiwara Tadai, who stood on the deck every day and felt the cold wind blowing both his body and mind, finally mustered up the courage to open the box.
From the surface, I picked up a book and saw "Wei Wu" written on the cover of the book.
There are only two words, but it makes people feel a heroic atmosphere.
Fujiwara Tadai sighed silently, even if he picked it up, he would take a look.
Soon he understood that the protagonist of this book was no longer the tragic figure that had tortured him physically and mentally before.
It was Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei who established the Wei Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms.
Fujiwara Tadai, who was only 1.5 meters tall, was deeply moved by the legend of the life of the seven-foot-tall Emperor Wu of Wei.
He is also a standard third-generation official, and his grandfather is also a person trusted by the emperor.
But in the first half of his life, he always regarded himself as a loyal and capable minister of the Han Dynasty.
Even when the Han Empire was in danger of survival, he was willing to take risks and wanted to use his own life to exchange for the peace of the country.
However, those close ministers around the emperor thought that he just wanted to steal the power of the empire, and tried to kill him again and again.
In the end, his mental journey began to undergo huge changes. In the end, he transformed from a capable minister in troubled times to a hero in troubled times.
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In the magnificent Three Kingdoms era, famous ministers and generals emerged in large numbers, and countless influential figures emerged.
And this Emperor Wei Wu is the most dazzling and eye-catching one among them.
Especially when his thoughts began to undergo a drastic change, he said, "I would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me."
It even made Fujiwara Tadai burst into tears with excitement, and he stood up in rapture, wishing he could sing a song in response to this legendary figure from the Central Plains Empire.
After staying up all night again, Fujiwara Tadai's fleet finally arrived at Nagasaki Port at dawn.
Fujiwara Tadai, who was full of heroic feelings aroused by this book "Wei Wu", was very excited and did not feel sleepy at all. When he heard that he was about to dock at the port, he also came to the dock.
At this moment, as the ship gradually approached the dock, Fujiwara Tadai saw below that his confidant Kinoshita Saburo was standing on the dock, waving frequently towards this side.
Before the ship had even stopped, Saburo Kinoshita jumped up from the dock, jumped onto the deck, and immediately prostrated himself in front of Fujiwara Tadai.
"My lord, Master Jingyuan passed away due to the fire disaster."
"What?! Master Jingyuan..."
Fujiwara Tadai stared blankly at Saburo Kinoshita who was prostrating before him, his whole body shaking.
Jing Yuan, that was the name of his fifth uncle after he was forced to become a monk.
"My uncle was strong and alert, and he was in his prime. How could he die from a small flame..."
"My lord, I don't even know."
Saburo Kinoshita looked around cautiously, walked forward to Fujiwara Tadai, and reported in a low voice.
"It's the news brought by Master Jingjue, but no one knows that Master Jingjue has arrived in Nagasaki..."
Fujiwara Tadai, who suddenly felt like his heart was beating like a drum, suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, jumped onto the pier, and walked away quickly with Saburo Kinoshita.
In an inconspicuous little temple near Nagasaki Pier, Fujiwara Tadayi finally met his fourth uncle Shizuka.
Unexpectedly, after not seeing him for two months, my fourth uncle looked much haggard and older.
There is still an obvious knife mark on his face. Even though it has healed, the hideous scar makes him look like an evil ghost crawling out of hell...
"It's definitely not the Taira or the Genji. It's possible that Emperor Shirakawa, who was in the same boat as your grandfather, sent someone to do it.
However, maybe it was done by the samurai of the clan leader’s family, in order to exterminate the direct bloodline of our lineage..."
Jingjue's voice seemed very hoarse, and burn marks could be clearly seen on the back of his hands.
These words made Fujiwara Tadai immediately realize that his grandfather Fujiwara Gyomichi had many adopted children.
The adopted son or Yuko of Genshibo, the younger brother of the main wife, Queen Takahime, was later adopted as sons by Genshunfang and Nikaku brothers.
In addition, the adopted son of Fujiwara Nobuie, the son of his younger brother Gedōtsu, was also adopted by Tadatsuna, who later became his own son.
Shifang and Nobu's family were actually raised by Yorimichi. What's more, the son of his younger brother Yorimusune, Fujiwara Toshiie, and the son of Minamoto Toshiken, Minamoto Kenki, were also raised by Yorimichi before the Yuanfu.
And they also all have the power to inherit the political capital of Yoraitong, which is determined by their strange inheritance system of the Japanese.
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"The poor monk is here to advise you, leave and don't come back again."
"Even if you have moved away from Heian Jing and regard Kyushu as your home, as long as there are men in our Yoriichi family.
We will be regarded as enemies by those factions who have stolen the position of Guan Bai that should belong to us..."
Looking at the ghost-like appearance of this fourth uncle, I thought of my fifth uncle who had died tragically.
A wave of unwillingness, dissatisfaction, and reluctance directly hit Fujiwara Tadayi's lungs, making him unable to breathe.
He dug his hands on the floor and looked outside the house with blood-red eyes. The biting wind and snow were blowing in from the door, making people feel freezing to the bone.
"Tadai...Tadai?"
Jingjue, who was still trying to persuade his nephew to leave, noticed that the nephew in front of him suddenly raised his hand and started groping around his chest and abdomen with enlightenment.
Then not long after, he took out three identical kits from his arms and placed them on the floor in front of him very solemnly...
PS: Start working hard and continue, the fifth update of a new day is about to start again.
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