"Yes!" Shoujun Dashi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "But what can be done? He now controls the court and has a righteous name. After the death of Prince Youjian, no one in the royal family can compete with him. , we have no choice but to bow our heads and obey orders!"
"That's true!" Mononobe Renxiong's face was gloomy. In the Yamato Kingdom at that time, although it was not uncommon for major wealthy families to launch coups to attack the royal family and even the emperor himself, no matter which coup was successful, they would not usurp the throne themselves, but would instead usurp the throne. One of the members of the imperial family appoints another person as king (usually related by blood and marriage to the same family). The reason is that unlike the ancient Chinese states that were extremely politically precocious, the Yamato state at that time was still a theocratic state, and the worship of Amaterasu was the basis of its rule. Although the upper echelons of the ruling class do not believe in those myths, they do not dare to ignore them completely. After all, once the country collapses, they will have to face the resistance of the internal people and the invasion of external barbarians. There is only one way to die.
"That's right!" Monobe Renxiong slapped his thigh fiercely: "You just came from Asuka, so you must be very aware of the situation in the country. Prince Uma was killed. Is his sister, Princess Saitama, implicated?"
"Princess Saitama? How is that possible!" Shoujun Oishi said with a smile: "She is the best choice for the shrine maiden of Amaterasu Shrine. Who dares to touch her? On the day Prince Uma was killed, Princess Saitama was killed by Amaterasu. The people of the shrine are protecting her, unless Katsuragi goes crazy, they will never do anything to her!"
"That's good!" Mononobe Renxiong showed a mysterious smile: "Didn't you just say that no one in the royal family can compete with Katsuragi? What about Princess Saitama?"
"Princess Saitama? She is a woman!"
"So what about women? The Emperor is a god, so there is no difference between men and women? Besides, the one who died just now was also a woman, and she became a woman twice!"
"That's true!" Shoujun Oishi nodded. According to Japanese mythology, the emperor is a god. Although gods have various forms in appearance, such as men and women, beasts, birds, etc., their essence is God, and there is no distinction between male and female. Don't. Therefore, as long as you become the emperor, you are no longer a mortal, and naturally there is no difference between men and women. Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as they are of the imperial family's blood, both men and women have the right to ascend the throne, and Princess Saitama is no exception.
"Prince Ariuma is the brother of Princess Saitama. If there is a chance to take revenge on Katsuragi, she will definitely not let it pass!" Monobe Renxiong analyzed with interest: "Amaterasu Shrine is naturally on her side. Moreover, she is deeply loved by the people, and Soga and Banzo will not object at least. As long as we can kill Katsuragi, Princess Saitama can help us solve the remaining problems!"
"Hey!" Shoujun Oishi patted Mononobe Renxiong's forehead: "Are you thinking too far? We are now fighting in Baekje with the Tang people, and the outcome is uncertain. Katsuragi is in Chikushi, thousands of miles away. !How to kill?"
"You can ask the wizard from the clan to do a curse first!"
"This is a way!" Shou Jun Dashi nodded: "But he must be protected by onmyojis, wizards, and monks with strong magic skills. The curse may not be effective. If he is discovered, it will be a catastrophe of annihilation!"
"That's true, then I have another way!"
"Is there any way? What way?"
"Surrender to the Tang people, and then use the power of the Tang people to kill Katsuragi!"
"Shut up!" Shoujun Oishi pulled Mononobe Renxiong to the side. After confirming that there was no one around him, he lowered his voice and said, "Are you crazy? The Tang people are our mortal enemies. Both sides are killing you to the death. Why are you just thinking about it?" surrender?"
"Hmph!" Mononobe Renxiong sneered: "So what if we are killed to the death? If we lose the water battle, how many people will be able to return to Tsukushi alive? At that time, Katsuragi will continue to dispatch troops and generals and Tang people Should we continue the fight, or should we find ways to negotiate peace with the Tang people?"
Lord Shou Oishi suddenly became speechless. The number of Japanese troops sent to Baekje was already more than 40,000, which could be regarded as an overwhelming force for the Yamato Kingdom at that time. At that time, the Yamato country had not yet completed the famous "Dahua Reform" of later generations. It had not formed a country with a legal system based on the bantian system as its economic basis. Naturally, it did not have a standing army affiliated with the country. The army he sent to Baekje was temporarily trained by the tribesmen of many wealthy families. Once it was lost, it would not be easy to rebuild a new army. Even if the new army can be rebuilt, the lost ships cannot be replenished in a short time. The heartland of Yamato is around today's Nara Basin, which is only a day or two away from today's Osaka. At that time, Yamato was not even close to the capital. There are no city walls, and the Tang army's fleet can go straight to the heart. The prince, the eldest brother, can only choose between the destruction of the country and the alliance under the city.
"Yes, but you and I together only have four thousand people, so we can't decide. You don't know what the others are thinking?" Shoujun Dashi said in a low voice.
"What's so difficult about this!" Mononobu Lianxiong said with a smile: "You and I will first send envoys to contact the Tang people to express our intentions. When the battle starts, put your own warships in the rear and let others attack first. They have suffered the same fate as the Tang people, and we will persuade them later. , naturally get twice the result with half the effort!”
"Not bad!" Shoujun Oishi's eyes lit up. In fact, he had just been persuaded by Monobe Renxiong. However, the two families did not have many troops and naturally had no say. If the incitement failed, it would harm his own life. But if one goes by what Mononobe Renxiong said, as long as they secretly send people to contact the Tang people and hide their own warships behind them, there will be no danger. And if the former army defeated the Tang army, they would follow. If the former army lost, they and the Mononobe clan would be intact, and they would be safe whether it was a counter-attack or inciting others to surrender.
"Your plan is very good, but the contact with the Tang people needs to be kept secret. If it is leaked, it will lead to the annihilation of the clan!"
"Don't worry about this, I will naturally send my trusted clan members there!" Monobe Lianxiong said with a smile: "It's just that if you want to win the trust of the Tang people, you need to have proof. Otherwise, why would the Tang people trust you and me?"
Shoujun Oishi Mianmonobu Lianxiong looked at him with bright eyes, obviously he had already made a plan. He gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it, bring me a pen and paper, and I will write down the oath!"
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At the foot of Zhouliu City, the Tang army camped.
In Dinghui's eyes, Wang Wenzuo seemed to be integrated with the steel armor on his body, with steel hands, steel arms, steel legs, steel torso, and steel heart.
Over the past hundreds of years, with the continuous flow of immigrants from the mainland into the Japanese archipelago, the Japanese have gradually mastered the technology of smelting iron and making iron tools. Japanese craftsmen have been able to make iron sickles, iron axes, iron plows, iron spears, and iron tools. Iron tools and weapons such as swords and iron arrowheads, but the skills of Japanese craftsmen are far from comparable to their mainland counterparts, especially armor. Dinghui has always been curious about how Tang craftsmen made metal statues as hard and heavy as iron. The leather twists randomly like silk, completely wrapping the user's body without leaving any gaps.
