"What?" Zhu Su, Gao Qi and others were all stunned. Let Huai Liang launch a coup?
"Prince Huai Liang is not simply a reckless person, and now, Emperor Changqing is backed by me, the Ming Dynasty, so he will never listen." Gao Qi considered. He had also lived in Japan for more than a year and was well aware of Huai Liang's indecisiveness. If Huairiang had been so decisive, he would have forced Emperor Changqing to abdicate a few years ago when he had taken over the power.
After all, Emperor Changqing was not an ordinary person. Although he was ignored by Huai Liang, the small actions behind him did not stop for a moment. He is definitely not a character who would cooperate with Chang Qingxing's strategy of "holding the emperor hostage to order the princes".
If Changqing had been obedient, Gao Qi and Fujiwara would not have taken advantage of him and sent letters of credence asking for Ming's aid.
"Master Daoyan also expected this." Monk Huiru said. "Therefore, Master Daoyan suggested that His Highness contact Prince Huai Liang."
"Let me, the king, contact Prince Huai Liang?" Zhu Su narrowed his eyes.
"Yes." Hui Ru nodded. "Huai Liang originally wanted the shogunate to attack His Highness, but he was stopped by the master, triggering the Huai Liang coup. This was also the plan that the master told the shogunate."
"Master is in the shogunate, so he doesn't have much to say. But he asked me to tell His Highness, 'Huailiang is indecisive, but Changqing has the ambition to hide in the dragon'."
"'We can use Huai Liang's hand to eradicate Changqing.'"
"'The Ming Dynasty only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers, and it can achieve great things'."
"Sitting on a mountain and watching the tiger?" Gao Qi frowned: "Huai Liang is arrogant and arrogant. In the past, he pretended to be the king of Japan and deceived my great emperor."
"If he is allowed to become powerful, our country, the Ming Dynasty, will lose the righteousness of the Emperor's national letter to ask for help, and we will definitely be expelled by Huai Liang."
"If we use Huai Liang's hand to eradicate Changqing, how should we eradicate Huai Liang?"
"I think what Monk Dao Yan means is that only if we are willing to defect and help Huai Liang can Huai Liang have the courage to launch a coup." Zhu Su rubbed his chin and thought. "But Mr. Gao, you are right. After Changqing is eradicated, how should we deal with Huai Liang? Are we going to switch sides again and deal with Huai Liang?"
"Let's not say that Huai Liang must be on guard against us. Just say that after two defections like this, I will definitely be warned by all the Japanese Ming Dynasties in the future. Even if I promise high-ranking officials and generous salaries in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult for any famous people to be willing to do it. I recruit you from the Ming Dynasty."
"This is obviously an act to lure doves to quench their thirst...Does Dao Yan have any other words?" Zhu Su asked Monk Hui Ru.
"Master's words stop here." Monk Huiru shook his head.
Zhu Su got up and walked around. Yao Guangxiao always liked to speak only half of his words. Of course, it may be true as Huiru said, and he couldn't say much under the eyes of the shogun. He thought carefully, Huai Liang was now forced into a desperate situation, and he deliberately spread the horror of the Battle of Sakai Port. If he did not take any action, Huai Liang's control over the Southern Dynasties would only become weaker.
I was originally prepared to wait for Huai Liang to take action first, so that I could take advantage of him. However, Dao Yan believes that Huai Liang has no determination to launch a coup. Only with the help of Ming Dynasty, it is possible to carry out a coup.
In other words, Dao Yan believes that Huai Liang actually has only one way to launch a coup now. But what he is afraid of now is actually the Ming Dynasty, or in other words, the 500 Ming army in the imperial palace...
"Perhaps, we don't need to make it clear that the chariot and horse are defecting to Huai Liang." Zhu Su said. "As long as Huai Liang knows that we have recalled the guards in the imperial palace..."
"Recall Xipinghou?" Gao Qi asked. "We have made an agreement with Changqing, how can we make it justifiable?"
"...Perhaps, this requires you, Mr. Gao, to risk a trip to Prince Huai Liang's residence..." Zhu Su touched his chin.
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"Master Gao from the Ming Dynasty, what is the purpose of coming to find this prince?" Although Huai Liang Mansion welcomed Gao Qi in, out of disgust for the Ming Dynasty and Master Gao, Huai Liang did not follow the etiquette and let Gao Qi come in. Start watching tea. Even he himself was casually wearing wooden clogs, with his upper body exposed and sitting crookedly.
It seems that he wants to anger Gao Qi, a humble gentleman from the Ming Dynasty.
"The prince is busy with affairs and shouldn't bother him." Gao Qi was neither humble nor overbearing, with an elegant and easy-going smile on his face. "There is something I want to ask the prince about."
"Da Ming? Do you have anything to ask the prince?" Huai Liang seemed to have heard some big joke. "Your Highness Zhu Su from the Ming Dynasty formed a quarrel with this prince as soon as he came here. He actually sent you to beg me?" He laughed, but his tone was full of doubt.
"After all, I knew you Ming people were cunning. I, the Prince, will listen to what tricks you are planning to play secretly!"
Gao Qi was still not angry, but said: "It's not a request, it's a question."
"We, the Ming Dynasty, have made an agreement with the Japanese state. The Ming Dynasty will lend troops to the Japanese emperor to protect the emperor's safety and eradicate the rebellion of the shogunate. The Japanese emperor will lease the land of Sakai Port to our Ming Dynasty garrison and bear the cost of our Ming Dynasty garrison. Expenses such as grain, fodder, and baggage.”
"However, in the past few days, the grain and grass that should have been delivered to me, Daming, have been overdue for three days and have not been delivered."
"We have sent envoys to inquire about Emperor Changqing, but Emperor Changqing excused himself as ill and did not receive him. I heard that a large part of your country's affairs are controlled by you, the prince."
"Therefore, His Royal Highness King Wu sent me to ask the prince: When will the grain of Ming Dynasty be delivered?"
"You want food, and you want it on my head?" The temples on Huai Liang's forehead jumped sharply. I thought that these people from the Ming Dynasty had encountered a problem with Changqing and were ready to support me. Unexpectedly, they came to me to challenge them because of lack of food. He glared at Gao Qi fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "You Ming people are all starving to death, and I, the prince, can only celebrate!"
"You want this prince to help you? Dream on!"
"Hurry up and leave our land of Yamato! Otherwise, this prince will unite with the great names of our Yamato kingdom to eradicate you Ming people!"
"Prince, you need to think clearly." Faced with Huai Liang's anger, Gao Qi also turned cold. "My Ming Dynasty has traveled thousands of miles to send its princes and soldiers here to help the weak vassals. If the Japanese country breaks the agreement first, this will be tantamount to deciding to go against our Ming Dynasty."
"His Royal Highness King Wu knows that since the battle of Sakai Port the day before yesterday, you and others have set up many sentries outside Sakai Port to constantly monitor our troops."
"But don't forget, I, the Ming Dynasty, have another army."
"If you Japanese are unwilling to deliver food as promised within three days, we will definitely go get it ourselves after three days!"
"Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"
After saying that, Gao Qi walked away without waiting for Huai Liang's reaction.
Qiqiao was filled with anger, and when he saw Gao Qi slamming the door, he turned around to look for the Japanese sword to kill Gao Qi. Huai Liang's cronies in the diagonal stab suddenly rushed out and protected Huai Liang's waist: "My lord, your lord, we can't kill him!"
"Please calm down. Ming Dynasty wants to seize food. This is a great good thing for us!"
"This is obviously a God-given opportunity!"
(End of chapter)
