"Japanese?"
After hearing the shopkeeper's words, Shen Cha and Jin Jing's faces instantly turned livid, and they stared directly at the shopkeeper. With such a strong sense of oppression, the shopkeeper almost knelt down in front of them.
"Go back to the general, this is what the guard sent by the young master said."
The shopkeeper swallowed a sip of saliva and carefully looked at the faces of the two people. He could understand why they reacted this way when they heard "Japanese people". The seaside of Daxia has been invaded by Japanese people all year round. Even though Daxia's navy is extremely powerful, it has never been The Japanese were not allowed to succeed, but it was very annoying that such troubles always existed on our own borders. Moreover, the Japanese were barbaric, killing, killing, and plundering the strong wherever they went, and they used all possible means to do anything. Not only Daxia had a strong hatred for them, but even Liao and Jin who were far to the north also hated the Japanese and wished they would disappear from the world immediately.
"General, military advisor, I have something unclear. Please help me clear up my doubts." After Shen Cha and Jin Jing sat down, at their signal, they also moved a small bench to sit next to them, "This Japanese people live here all year round. There is an island outside the southern border of Daxia, and we can be said to be far apart from each other. How could they... come here all of a sudden to move around? No matter what aspect, it is not suitable for their survival. "
"Your doubts are also where I am confused." Shen Cha and Jin Jing looked at each other and nodded lightly, "We also find this very strange. According to common sense, what they have been thinking about for a long time is How to occupy Daxia. In their view, Daxia is a vast land with abundant resources and the people's lives are very prosperous. The most important thing is that there are not so many natural disasters. They can live peacefully and steadily without having to worry about themselves all day long. God took it back right away."
"General, is this what they said?"
"Well!" Shen Cha sighed, "Two years ago in Xijing, I had the opportunity to read the confessions of the captured Japanese. Almost everyone there had the same idea. The confessions also mentioned that they would not miss the Liao Dynasty. , Jin is because they feel that except for Daxia, people in other countries live as miserable as they do."
"This... this..." The shopkeeper was a bit dumbfounded, "Our life is much better than theirs, but we are nothing like them. We can't even do something as simple as having enough food and clothing!"
"Don't take the remarks of the frog in the well seriously. It's just..." Jin Jing waved her hand, touched her chin, and pondered for a moment, "It's only been less than two years, and traces of Japanese people have actually appeared in the hinterland of the north. It's really incredible. Could it be that they have changed their minds?"
"It's not incomprehensible." Shen Cha stretched out three fingers, "I can think of three possibilities right now."
"Three?" Jin Jing and the shopkeeper looked at each other, "Tell me, which three?"
"The first possibility is that the Japanese found that they were unable to capture Daxia and felt that this goal was out of reach, so they changed their goals and shifted their attack targets to Liao and Jin. The Japanese who were discovered were the Japanese who were in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The eyeliner arranged by Jin allowed them to slowly integrate into the life here and gradually become people here. They slowly followed it and waited for the right time to replace them with the Yelu family and the Wanyan family. In this way, even if they could not occupy the country Summer can also achieve the purpose of migrating from the island to the flat land."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, they don't have the brains." As soon as Shen Cha finished speaking, the shopkeeper's head shook like a rattle, "The appearance, clothing and living habits of the Japanese are all different from us. They are different from those from the Western Regions." Those guys are different too, they feel... they feel..."
"I feel like a savage, who can do nothing but show off his violence and fight ruthlessly." Jin Jing agreed with the shopkeeper, "Japanese people... will be targeted as soon as they show up. They will never hide and be safe and stable. It’s possible.”
"That's right, I think so too. They are special and can easily attract attention." Shen Cha put away a finger, "Actually, the essence of the second guess and the third guess are the same. Either The envoys who came to express their condolences secretly brought them in, or they were secretly raised by the princes, nobles and important officials of Linhuang Mansion. It was just a coincidence that they were discovered by Mr. Nan. Now that I think about it, the most reliable ones are these two. Sown. You two, what do you think?"
"This..." Jin Jing thought for a while, tilted her head and looked at the shopkeeper, "Are there many Japanese in Huangfu on weekdays? Is it common?"
"There are very few, almost none." The shopkeeper also racked his brains to think back, "Well, I agree with the general's second guess, it should be brought in by an envoy from a certain country. As far as I know, with the Several of the countries we deal with, namely the Jin, Tubo, and Duan clans, have had contacts with the Japanese, and they get along quite well."
"Remember, I have heard such rumors before, but the rumors are just rumors. Whether they are true or not has yet to be confirmed." Shen Cha took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "By the way, the Japanese and Dalao people Is it related?"
"this……"
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, he heard two slight "swish" sounds. He looked up and saw two men in black coming through the window, rushing to Shen Cha, kneeling on one knee and saluting her.
Shen Cha took a closer look and recognized that they were the guards who had been following Yerunan. Their functions were the same as the shadows around her. In addition to protecting their master, they were also responsible for delivering messages and assassinating enemy generals.
"Both of you, please get up." Shen Cha stretched out his hand to help them up, "Is there any result?"
"Yes!" said the slightly shorter guard, "Young Master has just finished interrogating the Japanese. He was afraid that the general would be worried, so he asked me to come back and report."
"Say it!"
"What happened in the prison has nothing to do with the Japanese. It was a coincidence that they were found. Originally, the humble people were ordered to arrest the prisoner's family, but they didn't expect that ten Japanese were hiding next door to the prisoner's house. They heard the noise outside, Being guilty of being a thief, they mistakenly thought that the humble men were out to capture them, so in order to escape for their lives, they had a conflict with the humble men. During the fight, seven Japanese were injured and three died, and none of them escaped. Now the living ones have been taken care of by the young master. The general can rest assured that he will be personally escorted and guarded by heavy troops."
"Master Nan is doing things properly, I believe this. It's just..." Shen Cha knocked on the table lightly, "How did the Japanese get in? Who placed them in that courtyard? How long have they lived in that courtyard?"
"The Japanese have just confessed that they entered Linhuang Mansion with the Jin Kingdom's envoy. In the past two years, they have had some business dealings with the Jin Kingdom's nobles. They hope that with the help of the Jin's power, they can conquer Daxia The goal. When they heard that they were paying condolences to the late king this time, they asked the Jin people to bring them with them. After paying a heavy price, the Jin people agreed."
"Impossible." Shen Cha shook his head, "They lied. No matter which mission, you will conduct strict inspections, especially the Jin Kingdom. You will never reveal any of their entourage."
"General, this is indeed an omission on our part." The two guards were a little embarrassed, "The Jin man put them in the cage that accompanied him..."
"Xinglong?" Shen Cha was stunned for a moment, and then showed a sneer, "Oh, they are really scheming and well-planned. They have already made plans. Even if they need to be inspected when entering the city, they will also check the identity of the entourage. After checking, it is absolutely impossible to turn over the envoy's belongings, otherwise it would be too rude. It is precisely because of this that they boldly sent the person in. "
"Yes, just as the general said, after they were sent to Linhuang Mansion, they were not placed in a post house. The boxes and cages containing them were transported directly to the small courtyard. After entering the small courtyard, they moved from the boxes and cages They also said that the person responsible for transporting them repeatedly warned them not to go out or act at will, otherwise they will be responsible for the consequences of any problems." The two guards looked at each other, "That general, they He also said..."
"say what?"
"Their purpose of coming to Huang Mansion this time is to assassinate my king, and..." They looked at Shen Cha, "Envoy of Daxia!"
