"Recruiting more than a hundred people and more than four hundred crowns at once! Even for Your Highness the Minister of the Interior, isn't this too much?"
"Yes! And it only tests archery and equestrian skills, nothing else is asked. I have never heard of any nobleman recruiting like this."
"Yes, serving the Lord with martial arts is one of Toneri's responsibilities, but there are others, right?"
"Have you heard? Your Highness, the Minister of Internal Affairs, is originally from the Tang Dynasty!"
"It doesn't matter. Buyeo Fengzhang was originally from Baekje. He became a nobleman after marrying the daughter of the Anbae clan. Mononobu and Soga's ancestors also came from foreign countries. Not to mention that the internal ministers were of noble birth and deep. I have gained His Majesty's trust, and I am His Majesty's loyal minister, and my future is limitless!"
"Yes, yes! I heard that His Majesty once said that all matters would be left to the Minister of the Interior. It seems that His Highness's official position will not be limited to the Minister of the Interior!"
"You said you want to be promoted? But he is not a member of the royal family, and the highest he can be is an internal minister?"
"What you are talking about is just a convention, not a law issued by the imperial court! If the master can put down the rebels and make great achievements, then he must be rewarded!"
"That's true, but when you say that the Lord is of noble birth, where do you start from?"
"I have also heard that your lord's surname is Wang. I heard that he is a high-ranking sect in the Tang Dynasty that has been passed down for thousands of years, just like Soga and Monobu in our country. Your lord is the noble son of the Wang family!"
"Just now I secretly took a look at the Lord. He is truly extraordinary and impressive!"
"Although what you said is good, we still have to defeat Brother Zhong in the end. But Brother Zhong just burned our fleet, and there are more troops than us-"
"You have forgotten that the Minister of Internal Affairs is from the Tang Dynasty! The person standing next to him just now was Mononobe Renxiong. He went to Baekje when he sent troops. Do you understand now?"
"Why are you hiding here? Rewards have started to be distributed outside, but you don't want them anymore? If you go late, they won't be there anymore!"
"That's right, it's important to receive the reward, let's go, let's go!"
"Inner Palace, when do you plan to send troops?" On the pagoda, Saitama suddenly asked as he looked at the long queue of Japanese archers below to receive rewards.
"It depends on the training situation!" Wang Wenzuo said, "It should be within ten days!"
"Is there any chance of winning?" Saitama asked.
"Your Majesty, look at this!" Wang Wenzuo took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over. Saitama took the paper doubtfully and saw names written on it, with dark red bloody fingerprints underneath.
"This is the list of oaths sent by Shoujun Oishi from Asukajing, who are willing to stand on our side!" Wang Wenzuo's voice was unhurried, as if everything was under control: "As long as Brother Zhong's army leaves, Asuka Kyo, they will raise their troops!"
"Seriously!" Saitama was overjoyed when he heard this: "So many people are on our side? No wonder you are so calm!"
"Your Majesty, don't be too happy! They gave us the oath, and they probably gave Katsuragi the oath as well. This thing can't be done until the last moment!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "At most, it's just a distraction. A person with a human head and a rat will not work hard for us!"
"That's natural. These people have always been like this. It's already good to be like this!" Saitama read the list twice excitedly and said with a sly smile: "By the way, if I give this list to Katsuragi, do you think it would be interesting?"
Hahaha!
Wang Wenzuo laughed: "It's a good idea, but I think the CUHK brothers will suppress this matter for the time being, and then we can settle the accounts with these people after we are defeated!"
"That's true, Katsuragi will indeed do this!" Saitama frowned: "Hey, why is that guy Katsuragi so difficult to deal with? If only he was the one who died and the one who survived was the seaman!"
"Hahaha!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Yes, I think so too. Guys like Brother Zhong, in the final analysis, still have to be seen clearly on the battlefield. I asked Shou Jun Dashi to go there, which means to weaken him a little. strength."
"Yeah!" Saitama nodded, her brows furrowed, as if she was considering something difficult to decide, and suddenly she asked:
"Saburo, are you willing to stay?"
"Stay? What do you mean?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"I once heard that in the Tang Dynasty, if the father was the prime minister, the son may not be the prime minister; but in our country, if the father is the internal minister, the son can also be the internal minister, and this will be passed down from generation to generation. If you can defeat Katsuragi this time, I plan to I will promote you to the rank of Grand Minister."
"Promote me to be a minister of government?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "As far as I know, only members of the royal family can serve as ministers of government in your country!"
"I can make an exception for you!" Saitama said: "I can give you a special surname, and you can serve as the minister of Taizheng for generations, commanding all ministers. After all, after this civil war, without your assistance, it will be difficult for me to sit still. Your Majesty!"
Wang Wenzuo didn't speak. He could hear the sincerity in Saitama's words. There were indeed many female emperors in ancient Japan, such as Empress Saimei, Emperor Suiko, etc., but these female emperors either reigned for a short time, or more often Theocratic rule of the country assumes the role of chief high priest rather than administrative head or supreme commander.
Today is different from the past. With the transformation of the Yamato country into a country based on laws and regulations, the emperor's mysticism has become weaker, and he is closer to an administrative head than a priest. Secondly, the scale of this royal civil war is unprecedented, regardless of the final winner. Whoever it is, the status of local wealthy families will be greatly improved, because the main body of the armies of both sides is composed of these people.
This is not a problem for Brother Naka, because he himself is the commander-in-chief of the army. If he wins, he will have enough prestige to control the army; but Saitama, as a woman, does not have the ability to command the army. Wang Wenzuo replaced her from beginning to end during the entire civil war. The winner, if Wang Wenzuo is left, even if she has ascended the throne as king, it will be difficult for her to control the emerging military aristocrats who emerged during the war and secure the throne.
"Your Majesty, we haven't won this war yet. It's too early to discuss this now!" Wang Wenzuo bowed to Saitama: "But no matter what, I want to thank you deeply. What you just said is It’s a supreme honor for me!”
Qiyu stared at Wang Wenzuo, as if she wanted to confirm the authenticity of the other party's words. Finally, she sighed in disappointment: "Forget it, you are right, everything has to wait until the battle is won before we can talk about it. I know that you Tang people are very arrogant and think that the Tang Dynasty is the best in the world. But there is an old saying among the Tang people, "It is better to be the head of a chicken than the queen of an ox." Although the Tang Dynasty is good, can the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty treat you like me? It’s up to you to decide the pros and cons! "After that, he turned around and walked towards the pagoda.
Looking at Saitama's leaving figure, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but sigh. He originally planned to defeat Brother Zhong, and after pacifying the chaos in the Japanese state, he would resign from the position of minister, return to Baekje, and write to the court stating that he had no choice but to accept the official title of the Japanese state at that time. Saitama made an expedient measure and asked the emperor for forgiveness. Saitama was also very aware of his plan. But what he said just now touched his heart. If the previous conferment of the title of Taizheng Minister and Generations did not move Wang Wenzuo, then the last sentence "Although the Tang Dynasty is good, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can treat you like me." "?" But Wang Wenzuo was really moved.
It is very clear how Emperor Gaozong and the man around him treated Wang Wenzuo, a meritorious official. I will not talk about the far ones, but only the nearby ones. When the chaos broke out in Baekje and reinforcements were cut off, Liu Renyuan led 10,000 lone troops. After three years of hard fighting, the Baekje rebellion was finally put down and the Japanese reinforcements were defeated, which was a great contribution to the country. But just because his surname was Liu, he was recalled to the country and exiled to Yaozhou, and he is probably dead now.
Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, and Li Ji all contributed greatly to the country, but the first two died in exile, and the latter one had no peace after his death because his descendants rebelled, and his grave was dug by the Wu family. Wang Wenzuo himself was implicated in the matter of the two useless princesses in Chang'an due to bad luck. If he hadn't been quick and lucky and had some luck, he would have died in prison long ago. So it's not surprising that he was full of joy when he left Chang'an, as if he had escaped from a tiger's den.
"Let's put this matter aside for now!" Wang Wenzuo thought for a long time, and finally decided that delaying it was better. Indeed, he had enough troubles at the moment, so let's put aside the troubles in the future.
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Asukakyo Pure Land Palace.
"You said there is someone in Asuka Kyoza
A conspiracy? "The brush in Brother Zhong's hand stopped on the paper. His desk was filled with various books. Compared to Wang Wenzuo, he had many more things to worry about. After all, Asuka Jing was under his control.
"That's right, Your Majesty!" Miwa-kun looked serious. As a confidant of Brother Naka, he has a small but very powerful intelligence network under his command, which continuously sends all kinds of information to Brother Naka's case: "If If my men are not mistaken, the source of this conspiracy should come from Namba Tsu!"
"This is not surprising at all!" Brother Zhong put down his brush: "Since ancient times, conspiracy has been the specialty of priests. Tell me, what's going on?"
"Do you remember Sakawaibe Pan Sho?"
"Sakawabe Iwata? Are you talking about the leader of the Sakawabe? I remember, didn't he catch the cold recently?"
"This is a lie, he is in good health!" Miwa-kun sneered: "My people discovered that he has been secretly meeting and contacting other people at night recently, and he also secretly swore an oath and wrote an oath!"
"This is really a hard-working man!" Brother Zhong laughed. He had no doubts about the authenticity of his subordinates' reports. After all, the streets of Asuka Kyo were not safe during this period, and most people were hiding at home. , running around is an abnormal phenomenon in itself, let alone going out at night.
"In addition, someone discovered his son!"
"His son? Is there anything wrong with this?" Brother Zhong asked.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I didn't make it clear!" Miwa-kun quickly explained: "The son of Sakawabe Bansho is named Sakawabe Yumiya. He joined the army and went to Baekje, but he never came back. Everyone thought he was gone. He's dead. But my spies learned from Sakagabe Iwako's servant that Sakagabe Yumiya returned not long ago!"
"If this is the case, that would be a bit strange!" Brother Zhong stood up and paced back and forth on the smooth wooden board: "The long-lost son suddenly came back, and the father suddenly took risks and ran around late at night, hiding during the day. Pretending to be sick at home is really a strange thing!"
"Give me the order! Your Majesty!" Miwa-kun said eagerly: "Give me a hundred soldiers and arrest this guy. I guarantee that I can make this guy vomit everything in half a meal!"
"Tell what?"
"Of course it's a conspiracy. How many people has he contacted? What does he want to do? Don't worry, I will arrest everyone, and not even a little mouse will escape!"
"This is exactly what the Tang Dynasty envoy wanted me to do!" Brother Zhong sneered: "If I do as you say, he will definitely laugh until he can't breathe!"
"What did the envoy of the Tang Dynasty want you to do?" Mr. Miwa looked at his king in confusion and blinked: "Are you saying that all this is his trap?"
"Almost!" Brother Naka sneered. He stretched out his finger and pointed around: "People are panicking in Asuka Kyo now. If I arrest Sakagami Iwasa, torture him, make him reveal the list, and then arrest him based on the list People, what will be the result? More people will fall into panic. We are pursuing the conspiracy, but there will be all kinds of rumors that are not good for us!"
"Unfavorable rumors!"
"Yes, for example, we are greedy for the property of the arrested and want to use their money to feed the greed of the soldiers, so we just find any reason to capture them!"
"This, this is a lie!" Miwa-kun was shocked and angry.
"Yes, it's a lie, but sometimes lies are easier to believe than the truth, especially now when the streets are full of greedy soldiers. This is not a lie!"
"That's true, I didn't expect so much!"
"Besides that, there is another question!" Brother Nakada said: "Isn't the list of Sakagawabe's conspirators very long?"
"Yes, although I don't know the exact number of people, there are sixty or seventy people confirmed now!"
"Look, if we arrest these people, what will we do with their relatives, in-laws and friends? Kill them? Arrest them too? Or put them in another book?" Brother Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "You also know that the people in Asuka Jing are now They were already very dissatisfied with my soldiers. They just felt that they were weak and did not dare to rise up to resist. But if they saw that so many people had formed an alliance to oppose
I--"
"I understand, I will have my subordinates monitor me closely!" After hearing this, Sanlun Palace's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat. Just as Brother Zhong said, Asuka Jing is now full of dry firewood, and any unnecessary Any action will cause flames. When a battle is approaching, it is better to stay still.
"That's it!" Brother Zhongda said: "Actually, no loyalty is absolute. As long as I can defeat the rebel party, this little conspiracy will be self-defeating! If I lose, there will be one more conspiracy and one less conspiracy. It’s irrelevant!”
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