"If that's the case, then you can do the same thing!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "No, just the same thing is probably not enough, I have to take bigger steps than him!"
"Bigger than Katsuragi?" Saitama said in surprise: "How is this possible?"
"What's wrong? Is this difficult?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"Of course! Neither paddy fields nor farmers will fall from the sky!" Saitama said bluntly: "There is a lot of land in our country, but it is all barren swamps and wilderness covered with trees and thorns. Rice can be grown only Every inch of the land is owned by an owner. By doing this, Katsuragi actually acknowledged the invasion of the farms of the royal family and the great nobles by those Japanese. It may not be obvious in a short time, but over time, the income of the royal family and the great nobles will be reduced. It will be greatly affected. Take me as an example. There are twenty-five manors in Omi country alone, and the rice paid every year alone is 19,000 koku, as well as many other local specialties. I I bet there must be a lot of people under Katsuragi who have invaded my manor!"
"Nineteen thousand stones?" Wang Wenzuo was startled: "Your manor should not only be in Omi country, right?"
"Of course!" Saitama puffed up his chest proudly, with a triumphant expression: "Before I ascended the throne, I was not only the daughter of Emperor Kotoku, but also the chief shrine maiden of Amaterasu Shrine. The farms in my hands are not only spread across Kinki countries, and there are also many newly opened Mino, Owari, Shinano, Mikawa, and Yue countries in the east. Katsuragi killed my brother, but he still had to return the manor under his brother's name to me , when it comes to how many manors there are, Katsuragi doesn’t have more than me!”
"Okay! I know you are rich!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "I don't care what you call the people who are now defecting to Katsuragi, but one thing is for sure, if you lose, you will definitely not be able to take over these manors. Take it to the underworld. The throne can only accommodate one butt, do you understand? The manor being invaded and the property being reduced are things that only living people need to worry about!"
"I understand!" Saitama sighed in disappointment: "How many concessions are you going to make to these gangsters!"
"Just use the military merit method!"
"Military merit? What do you mean?"
"It's very simple. Anyone who serves your Majesty and has made certain military achievements can be awarded a certain title. For example, if an ordinary soldier kills an enemy soldier and obtains his head, he will be awarded a title. A public servant. This person can get a hectare of land, a house, and a slave! And so on!"
Qi Yu heard the words and said with a smile: "Are you the 20th rank of Qin and Han Dynasties in your country? I'm afraid it's not the same as in our country. First of all, where did the farm slaves come from? Secondly, those *** are not poor people. In fact, they are both There are people with servants and large tracts of land. What they want is not the one hectare or two of land, but the recognition that they have occupied the land!"
"The land and slaves required for the reward can be obtained from Katsuragi's group. Anyway, the most important thing is to win the battle. The reward needs to be cashed only after the battle is won!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "As for the *** requirements you mentioned Acknowledging their land is actually very simple. The more soldiers and horses they bring, they will naturally have a relatively higher title. A certain title can make a certain piece of land innocent. For example, if you go to public transportation, you can occupy it. A rice field with an annual output of five hundred shi, and so on!"
"This method sounds good, but don't use your country's 20th-level title! People in our country have never heard of it, so let's use my country's 19th-level title, so that those *** will know it when they hear it. What!"
"That's fine!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "If that's the case, then announce the decree as soon as possible and let everyone know that this is happening!"
"You're right, I drafted it overnight and sent it to all parties by messenger!"
When Wang Wenzuo walked out of the sutra hall, the moon was already rising. He took out his arm from the reluctant empress and bowed to say goodbye. It was not until his figure walked around the corner of the corridor that he felt the eyes staring at his back. Those eyes disappeared.
"Sanlang!" Cui Hongdu came up to him: "What's the matter with that woman? Why did it take so long?"
"Brother Naka's army has crossed the Kasagi Mountains. The fall of Asuka Kyo is already a matter of time!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his voice. He didn't want a commotion to occur before he left.
"What? So soon?" Cui Hongdu was startled. Although he had been mentally prepared, it was another thing to actually get confirmation.
"It's so fast!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "We are not the only ones who know why soldiers are so valuable and so fast!"
"Then what should we do now? Retreat to Nambazu?"
"Yes! Just follow the original plan?" Wang Wenzuo whispered: "But there is one more thing to deal with now, Wenzong!"
"The villain is here!" Cao Wenzong, who was following Wang Wenzuo, responded.
"Do you still remember that Ji Jian Chiying? He was the Japanese that you rescued that night. Do you know where he is now!"
"I know!" Cao Wenzong laughed and said, "His house was also burned down that night, but fortunately his family was fine. I arranged him in a house not far from Amaterasu Shrine!"
"Okay, I'm going to see him now, you take me there!"
The bonfire in the night shines like falling stars on the hillside on the other side. In fact, it is brighter than the stars, but it never twinkles. Sometimes it expands and stretches, and sometimes it becomes gloomy, like distant fireworks, weak and dim.
"Those are probably the refugees who are sleeping in the wilderness, right?" Chi Jian sighed in a low voice.
"I'm afraid many of these people are not ordinary people!" Ping Liu used an iron branch to dig out the fire pit. The rising flames licked the medicine jar on the fire pit. He tested the temperature with it: "Master, the medicine is ready!"
Ji Jian Chiying sat up and took the wooden bowl handed over by Pingliu. As the bitter medicinal soup flowed into his mouth, it seemed that the wound on his thigh was no longer so painful. Ping Liu took the finished wooden bowl, looked at the wound on Ji Jian Chi's leg, and said in surprise: "Master, the medicine given by that Tang doctor is really effective. You suffered such a serious injury, but you didn't even have a fever. There was no swelling in the wound, and it started to close within a few days!”
"Really? It's closed already?" Since the wound was on the back of his thigh, Chiyang couldn't see the wound himself. He asked in surprise, "So fast?"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes when I changed your dressing just now. It has indeed closed!" Ping Liu said: "With such a serious arrow wound, if it is an ordinary person, even if he does not die, he will still shed a layer of skin!"
Ji saw that Chiying didn't speak. As a warrior, he certainly knew how many injuries he suffered that night. In ancient times, such penetrating injuries would become inflamed repeatedly even if they did not die. It was not uncommon for the injured to stay on the bed for three to five years. The Tang man named Cao not only rescued him from danger, but also treated his wounds and prescribed medicinal soup for internal use. This was not something that could be dealt with with just a life-saving grace. And such a person is just a follower of the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. How many strange people and strangers like this are there under the nobleman? Ji Jianchi couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
"Is Mr. Ji Jian here?"
The familiar voice brought Ji Jian Chiyun back to reality from his thoughts, and then he heard Pingliu's surprised voice: "Ah, it's Mr. Cao! Are you here to visit the master? Please, please come over here, Master, Mr. Cao is here!"
Ji saw Chiyong struggling to stand up and salute Cao Wenzong, but Cao Wenzong held him down: "You are injured, so there is no need to be more polite. I am the one who brought the master up to visit you today!"
"Your Majesty?" Ji Jian Chiyun then noticed that Wang Wenzuo was standing behind him, looking at him with a smile: "Mr. Ji Jian, you look good!"
"Thanks to Mr. Cao for the medicine!" Ji saw that Chi Yang bowed to Wang Wenzuo stiffly, and Quan took it as a salute: "This sloppy place, little man, has stained your footsteps!"
"It doesn't matter!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand and sat down cross-legged, sitting opposite Ji Jian Chiying: "Brother Zhong's army has already crossed Mount Kasagi!"
"What?" Ji Jian Chiying was startled: "Then, isn't it only two or three days away from here? Why is there no movement at all?"
"Maybe it's because the defenders surrendered one after another and there was no resistance at all!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.
Hearing Wang Wenzuo's cold joke, Chi Jianchi didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing his stunned look, Wang Wenzuo smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "I'm just kidding.
, Don’t worry, I already have a countermeasure in mind, the eldest brother and the prince will not be proud for long! "
Ji saw Chiyang opened his mouth. He wanted to ask, but he also felt that how could the other party tell him such a confidential matter? Besides, in such an emergency, how could the noble man in front of him come to see such a grass-roots person like him? Instead of talking too much, people should just bow their heads and obey orders.
"I came to you tonight for two things!" Wang Wenzuo said directly: "This is going to be a land of war and chaos. You are injured, and it will be unlucky to stay. Why don't you follow me to Namba Tsu and then take a boat?" Go back home!"
"Thank you, noble man!" Ji Jian Chiyang bowed and said, "It's just that three generations of my family have been in the position of sacrificial officials. How could I run away at a critical moment and abandon my benefactor? I appreciate your kindness!"
"This is the second thing!" Wang Wenzuo took out a seal from his sleeve and waved it in front of Ji Jian Chiyun: "A few days ago, I was awarded the Great Purple Crown and became the Minister of Internal Affairs. I have the right to take charge of the government. Appoint officials. Let’s do this. I will appoint you as Zaemon Lieutenant and order you to return to your hometown to recruit rebels and fight against the rebels. Doesn’t this count as you abandoning your benefactor?”
"Big Purple Crown? Chamberlain?" Chi Jian looked as if he had been shot by the snake eye of the legendary Medusa. He was as stiff as a stone. No wonder he was like this. The Chamberlain was the last of the four great political officials at that time, and he was basically a non-royal official. At the peak of his career, Wang Wenzuo, a foreign envoy, suddenly transformed into the prime minister of his country. No wonder Chi Jian was like this.
"What's wrong? Maybe you think you are too low for the rank of Zaemon Captain? Don't be too greedy. This is the deputy chief of the Zaemon Bureau. You are already super high for a person like you to be able to do this all at once——"
"No, no, no!" Ji saw Chiyun waking up from a dream, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "How dare you, a villain, to despise the rank of the inner government for being too low? It's just that the villain's status is too humble, and he can't bear the high rank of Captain Zaemon. Official, please ask the inner government to take back your official position and give him a lower official position!"
When Wang Wenzuo saw this, he knew that Ji Jian Chi Xing was not trying to shirk the blame, but that the Japanese country at that time was somewhat similar to China in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. A person's identity corresponded to his official position. Places like Ji Jian Chi Xing For a wealthy family, even if they start from the public, they will only work their way up one or two levels throughout their lives. To reach an official position like Captain Zaemon, it would take two or three consecutive generations. No wonder he was very frightened.
"Nonsense!" Wang Wenzuo shouted: "As an internal minister, I have said something, how can I take it back? Since I said I would appoint you as a Zaemon captain, you are now a Zaemon captain! If you feel that you are not enough Assuming this position, you should work hard and establish meritorious deeds that others cannot criticize! Come here, get a pen and paper!"
"Yes!" Cao Wenzong on the side quickly got a pen and paper. Wang Wenzuo casually wrote down the verdict appointing Ji Jian Chiyun as Zuo Weimen Wei, then used the seal, dried the ink and handed it to Ji Jian Chiyang, smiling. Said: "Please accept it! Ji Jian Zuo Wei!"
"Aha!" Chi saw Chiyun reaching out to take the verdict with both hands, kneeling on the ground, tears already filling her eyes.
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"After crossing the river in front, we will reach Ishigami Jingu Shrine!" Brother Nakada waved his hand and shouted loudly to the officers beside him: "Let's go to the shrine to pray first, and then enter Asukakyo!"
"Yes!" Everyone cheered. For the Japanese warriors at that time, Ishigami Shrine had a special meaning, because not only was it one of the oldest shrines in Asukakyo, but it also enshrined the sacred weapon that was said to be. The Emperor wore the sword of the Budo Soul Sword, and Emperor Jimmu was the founder of the Yamato monarchy. He was also the first person to lead the ferrymen from the Chikushi area of Kyushu into the Nara Basin to conquer the local indigenous people and establish a political power. He was also called the The first emperor. For Brother Naka, who is leading an army into the Nara Basin, visiting the shrine enshrining the sword of the founder of the country has a special meaning. If we want to make an analogy, it is like Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, visiting a temple enshrining the Red Emperor Sword that Liu Bang used to kill the White Snake.
"Your Majesty, all the bridges on the river have been demolished. This should be done by rebels!" said the deputy general.
"It doesn't matter, it's the dry season now, just wade across the river!" Brother Zhong said with a smile: "I remember that there is a shallow water point more than half a mile upstream. We can just cross the river from there. We won't be delayed for long!"
"I didn't expect His Majesty to be so familiar with the geography here!" the deputy general said with admiration.
"I have been hunting with my father since I was seven or eight years old, and I am familiar with the mountains and rivers around Asuka Kyo!" Brother Nakada said with a smile, "It's fine if Saitama is compared with me. Comparing bows and arrows with me is fine. , how can there be a chance of winning?"
"Your Majesty is truly extraordinary!" the deputy general sighed.
