Heimai had no choice but to stick to the Nagato Kingdom, Zhou Fang Kingdom and the southern part of Iwami Kingdom, while sending people to Heian Kyo for help.
Emperor Baihe was shocked, but at this moment, there were no soldiers and horses in Ping'an Jing that could be mobilized.
He could only order the mobilization of the ministers and let them recruit soldiers and horses to protect the capital.
He also issued an imperial edict, ordering Taira Masamori's son Ping Zhongmori to quickly go to the northern part of the island. Supervise the wealthy families of Higashiyamado, Tokaido, Hokurikudo and other provinces to recruit troops.
He also hurriedly sent envoys to the Song Dynasty to ask why Song soldiers and horses appeared among the Japanese rebels.
In addition, I hope that the Song Dynasty will immediately withdraw its illegal appointment of accepting the Fujiwara Kingdom as a vassal state.
Because Fujiwara Country was originally the Kyushu Island of their Japanese country, and it was just a group of reactionaries running around blindly.
At this moment, as Fujiwara Tadayi led the Fujiwara Kingdom's soldiers and horses, they defeated the 30,000 Japanese army.
After that, even Minamoto's sworn relative became the governor of Kamimashira Province and Sanyodo of Fujiwara Kingdom.
Within the Fujiwara clan, some clan members who were dissatisfied with Fujiwara's loyalty, cowardice and concessions had already split.
Some Fujiwara clan even quietly left the Gyeonggi area, took a detour and went directly to Izumo Country, passed through Izumo Country, went to sea, and defected to Fujiwara Tadayi, the lord of Fujiwara Kingdom who was recognized by the Song Dynasty.
The split within the Fujiwara clan also shook the capital, and Emperor Shirakawa was angry and frightened.
Although the Fujiwara clan was repeatedly weakened by him, he was still very strong in the end.
Emperor Shirakawa immediately granted Fujiwara Tadashi the title of Naikan (official history, similar to the cabinet bachelor) to win over him.
If you want to stabilize the Fujiwara clan, at least don't make another mistake.
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Although he was not yet forty years old, Prince Furen's temples were already frosty. He looked at the Suzhou Pier, but there was no joy in his eyes.
Some were just deeply worried. After all, they were ordered by Emperor Baihe to come to the Song Dynasty to ask for an explanation.
It is even more necessary to fight hard based on reason to let the Song Dynasty regain its destiny and no longer allow the Fujiwara Kingdom to be a vassal of the Song Dynasty.
To be honest, Prince Furen really did not expect his mission to be a complete success.
Fortunately, Emperor Shirakawa gave him a large amount of gold, silver, Japanese knives, Japanese fans and other hard currencies.
He just hoped that he could bribe Cai Jing and Tong Guan, the treacherous Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and let them persuade the Emperor of Song Dynasty to take back his life.
After all, these two were the important figures who could influence the will of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
However, when his ship slowly docked at the pier, officials came forward to inquire.
When I heard that they were a Japanese envoy team, they were going to Bianliang, Tokyo.
The official's expression seemed very strange.
"I, the official family of the Song Dynasty, have long had a decree to appoint Gao Xuanfu, the magistrate of Suzhou and Liangzhe Road, as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. He will be responsible for the foreign affairs of the Tibetan countries in the East China Sea."
"So, Japanese ambassador, you don't have to go to Tokyo. You can just stay in Suzhou."
Upon hearing this, Prince Furen couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he asked.
"Suzhou... Gao Xuanfu, could he be the prodigy Gao Zhang who, with one man and one horse, quelled the Zhu family rebellion in Jiangnan, Song Dynasty?"
"Exactly. Unexpectedly, our name of Gao Xuanfu has actually spread to the Japanese country."
Prince Furen, who was obsessed with sinology and could be regarded as a well-read poet in Japan, nodded in agreement, his eyes widening.
Since he is the prodigy number one scholar who is rumored to have an excellent official reputation, is diligent and loves the people, and has a great sense of justice.
Presumably he will stand on the side of justice and seek justice for the Japanese country.
This made Prince Furen couldn't help but look back at his envoy fleet.
When I thought about the large amount of property I brought here, I became more and more confident. No matter what, it would be easy to deal with this little kid with a strong sense of justice.
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Not long after the Japanese envoys appeared at the dock, Gao Zhang received the news, and was not surprised that the Japanese envoys would roll over and crawl over.
But they had already begun to fight to the death on the Japanese island, and then they thought of sending envoys. Such an attitude made Gao Zhang particularly unhappy.
Why, do you look down on me, Da Song, or do you think I, Da Song, don’t care?
"The Japanese envoy... came so late?"
"Master Zhuangyuan, I'm afraid that the Japanese envoy came here with bad intentions."
Zhang Yasi came to Gao Zhang's side and whispered like a dog-headed military advisor.
"This is natural. The envoys sent by the Japanese country must have known that the Fujiwara Kingdom was involved in the Song Dynasty.
Maybe this time he made up his mind to eliminate all kinds of support from the Song Dynasty to the Fujiwara Kingdom. "
After taking a look at this person, Gao Zhang nodded, and couldn't help but feel a little unmotivated. Thinking about the bastards around him some time ago, ah...
The confidants around him were either the chief officials of the Imperial City Department or future famous generals of the Song Dynasty like Liu Qi.
Either he is a traitor or the son of a powerful eunuch, but they are all famous people with unlimited potential.
Nowadays, there is only Zhang Yasi, and then there is Li Bangyan, one of the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Lu Qian, who is very enterprising and holds the Shangfang sword all day long and is unwilling to let go.
As for Zong Ze, he corresponded frequently with himself. Zong Zhizhou was also in office now and was doing an impressive job.
I believe that the future is promising, which is much better than being suppressed all the time in another historical time and space.
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Prince Furen finally entered the Suzhou magistrate's mansion and met Gao Zhang, a young senior official of the Song Dynasty.
Even though the other party was so young, Prince Furen did not dare to neglect him. He saluted Gao Zhang respectfully and his tone seemed quite humble.
After some pleasantries, he handed over the Japanese credential.
Gao Zhang took the certificate of credence, opened it, and saw the contents of the certificate.
"The Emperor of Japan respectfully asks the Emperor of the Song Dynasty..."
Gao Zhang immediately closed the credentials, took a deep breath, and looked at the Japanese envoy, Prince Furen.
"Is this the credential written by the lord of your Japanese country to me, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?"
Hearing the derogatory name "Japan", Prince Furen frowned and wanted to correct it, but decided to endure it first.
"Exactly. I don't know if Gao Shaoqing thinks there is anything wrong. Please give me your permission."
Gao Zhang's expression was serious and he put the credentials on the desk.
"You, the leader of the Japanese country, call yourself the emperor. This is disrespectful to my Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
"Reporting to Gao Shaoqing, my country is not a vassal of the Song Dynasty, so there is nothing wrong with this letter of credence..."
Gao Zhang flicked his forehead and remembered that Fujiwara Tadayi had mentioned this issue to him before.
This Japanese country, which was living a good life, has experienced cultural prosperity and development since the Fujiwara clan came to power, trying to get rid of its dependence on the culture of the Central Plains.
He began to say no to the Central Plains Dynasty and had no intention of establishing a diplomatic relationship with the Song Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
