"Why don't you tell me! Why don't you tell me!" The emperor angrily kicked the waiter. The waiter, who was recently promoted to the emperor, was already in a daze. In the panic, he could only scream and protect his head and face. , I don’t know why His Majesty the Emperor is so angry.
He is just a small person. He only obeys the arrangements of the emperor's newly enthroned ministers and favored ministers. How can he have his own opinions?
It's just a fish in the pond that has been affected.
However, Changqing obviously had no intention of letting this fish go. While he was kicking the waiter brutally, he stopped panting until the waiter was kicked into the courtyard. The emperor was furious, and all the important ministers and ministers in the palace had already arrived. They all knelt and sat outside the shoji gate, bowing their heads and not daring to say a word.
"Why did you drive away the generals of the Ming Dynasty?" Emperor Changqing was still angry.
A group of people secretly looked at each other in private. You can't stand the Ming Dynasty's wanton encirclement of territory... But obviously you can't say that directly at this moment. A minister cautiously said: "Your Majesty, it wasn't us who expelled that general. It was. The general said that if he didn't give them food, they would have to get it themselves..."
"So you let him go get Huai Liang's food?"
"...Isn't it good to let Prince Huailiang suffer losses?"
"..." Emperor Changqing was speechless for a moment. Looking at the hunched backs of the people in front of him, he knew that these people felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill. In fact, he didn't know why he suddenly lost control of his emotions. He only knew that he suddenly lost his sense of security after learning the news of the Ming general's departure.
"Could it be that because of such a trivial matter as food and grass, Ming Dynasty turned to help Huai Liang? No, no, I am the emperor who holds righteousness..."
He originally just wanted to borrow food and grass to beat the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty was so strong that he actually withdrew his troops and wanted to get the food and grass himself... Aren't they afraid of facing Huai Liang head-on?
It would be a good thing if Daming and Huai Liang fought. But why am I so uneasy?
Emperor Chokei thought to himself, pondering the source of his uneasiness. Before I could figure it out, I heard the sound of rapid footsteps "kick, kick, kick, kick". A samurai suddenly opened the shoji door and said, "Your Majesty, this is not good."
"Outside... there was a fire suddenly outside, and traces of the marching army were found!"
"Nani!" Everyone was shocked.
Emperor Changqing fell to the ground. He suddenly knew why he was so frightened deep down.
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Taking advantage of the darkness, Prince Huairang led about two thousand elite warriors and approached the Yoshino Imperial Palace.
A long line of Japanese emperors sent troops directly to the Imperial Palace, and they were still a little worried in their conscience. But as the Ming army of 500 people left the imperial palace to move food, Huai Liang gradually calmed down: Yes, the opportunity must not be missed. It is better to deal with Changqing alone than Changqing and the Ming army. Get up and deal with it better. What about the Emperor? He just wants Changqing to abdicate, not regicide.
What's more, there are two emperors in Yamato now!
The four great names he brought were all princes who originally had their hearts set on the Northern Dynasty. For Changqing, the emperor of the Southern Dynasties, there was no trace of awe. When he saw that the ninjas who had sneaked in had set a fire in the imperial palace, Huairiang's last entanglement and hesitation finally disappeared. He pulled out the Japanese sword from his waist, and his short figure stood up on the horse, trying to look taller. Then he pointed his sword in the direction of the imperial palace: "Charge!"
"The enemy is at the Yoshino Imperial Palace!"
"Open the tower!!" The warriors roared and rushed towards the gate of the imperial palace, which was already in a panic because of the fire. Huai Liang had already put in the effort, and in addition to the five hundred Ming troops, there were only less than seven hundred warriors guarding the imperial residence.
Moreover, these 700 people belong to many famous names who were recently attracted by Changqing, and each has his own agenda.
These people, no matter what, cannot defeat these elite warriors they brought. However, Huailiang still looked at the walls of the imperial palace carefully with a guilty conscience, and only then did he feel relieved after making sure that there was no "national collapse" set up by the Ming army.
He asked the four daimyo to lead people to kill people and set fires everywhere, while he led five hundred of his followers and rushed towards the inner hall quickly.
As a member of the Imperial family, he knew exactly what the most important goal of this battle was. In addition to Emperor Chokei himself, there are the "Three Divine Weapons" held by the Southern Emperors' line as symbols of the Emperor's power.
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"Your Majesty, Prince Huairiang has entered Honmaru!" A samurai cried to Emperor Changqing.
However, more people have begun to flee. Most of these people originally felt that Huai Liang was unreliable, so they sought refuge with Emperor Changqing in search of rare goods. But no one expected that Huai Liang would dare to take advantage of the situation before his power was exhausted and directly attack the supreme emperor. Seeing that their position had failed, these people naturally dispersed. Changqing was also extremely panicked. Seeing that the shouts of death and the fire were about to burn into the inner hall, Emperor Changqing felt great oppression.
"Find the Emperor!" However, the shouts from the Huai Liang Army in front gave him some sense and hope.
"Go, take the people quickly and go to Sakai Port to find the Ming army!" Changqing grabbed the samurai who was crying in mourning. "Tell King Wu of the Ming Dynasty that I am willing to give him ten times, no, a hundred times the money and food, and I am willing to give the Ming Dynasty a city larger than Sakai Port. I can even give him Yoshino and even Heian Kyo!"
"I want him to come and rescue me immediately, immediately! Daming is here to help me bring peace to the chaos. Now that the chaos in Huailiang has appeared, Daming can take action!"
"But, but your Majesty..." The samurai was foolish and loyal, and he was still worried about the emperor's life and death. Emperor Chokei said quickly: "No problem, kill me. Huairang is the enemy that everyone calls for beating. Even the first shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, did not dare to kill the emperor. How could he, Huairang, dare to kill me?"
"Go quickly, and when it's done, I'll make you the Lord of the Ten Cities!"
The warrior felt hot in his heart and quickly responded. Then leave quickly. Changqing gave the same instructions to several warriors who seemed to be still loyal, and finally returned to the inner hall. Holding the three artifacts of the Emperor's series firmly in his hands, Changqing tried his best to maintain the majesty of the Emperor and sat on the throne. .
The Japanese deified the three artifacts more than the Han people deified the imperial seal. The puppet emperor of the shogunate in the Northern Dynasties did not have the "Three Divine Weapons", so his legitimacy was questioned by many daimyo and guardians.
Although the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties was driven out of Heiankyo by Ashikaga Takauji, he was still regarded as royal orthodoxy by many daimyo, and they quickly organized strength and the rising shogunate to resist.
In other words, as long as Changqing still has the three artifacts in his hands, he will be the supreme emperor of the Japanese. Even if Huai Liang occupied the imperial palace, he would only dare to force him to abdicate, and would never dare to take his life.
"I still have a chance, I still have a trump card. As long as King Wu of the Ming Dynasty can take action, I will still be the emperor." Emperor Changqing murmured to himself, encouraging himself.
After all, Ming is not a threat, and it is impossible to compete with him for power. As long as he is willing to pay a sufficient price, he will definitely be able to get help from Daming.
And as long as he still has the righteous title of emperor, the King of Wu of the Ming Dynasty can only choose to help him for the sake of the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.
Soon, the sound of samurai's friction was heard outside, the shoji door was cut open by the sword, and Prince Huairiang, dressed in golden armor, strode in.
(End of chapter)
