Saitama sighed and said nothing. After a while, he whispered: "Today people from Asuka came to welcome me back to the capital, but I was not happy because I know that if you take one step away from the capital, the day of your departure will be closer." . Why did the Bodhisattva give birth to me in the royal family, but you in a foreign country? If you were also born in my country, it would be great for us to sit side by side and rule the world together!"
Wang Wenzuo was a little moved when he heard what Qiyu said. Qiyu may not have thought carefully about what he said, but it was indeed sincere, otherwise he would not have said such ridiculous words.
There were indeed several female emperors in ancient Japan, but these female emperors generally served as mothers, wives, and sisters to temporarily take charge of the throne in place of their sons, brothers, and sons. In the end, the throne of the emperor had to be returned to someone with the throne. It is absolutely not allowed for a male hand of the emperor's lineage to marry Wang Wenzuo, as Saitama said, and for the two of them to sit on the same throne and be called the emperor, or even pass it on to their children. (Wang Wenzuo himself did not have the blood of the emperor) He was about to say a few words of comfort when he heard Cao Wenzong's voice coming from outside the tent.
"Master Fu, Igirenbod is back. He said that important matters must be reported to you immediately!"
"Ijirenbod? Didn't he go to Asuka Kyo?" Wang Wenzuo was startled and quickly sat up from Saitama's lap: "Is he injured?"
"There is no injury, but the horse is very tired. It has obviously been running all the way from Feiniaojing!" Cao Wenzong said: "At that time, his front legs were a little cramped. If it had been a little later, I'm afraid he would have broken his front hoof due to the horse missing. Neck!"
"He's lucky!" Wang Wenzuo has calmed down completely. He knows very well the temperament of Igillenbod. Under the appearance of a romantic young master, he is a resolute and decisive temperament, which is similar to that of the head of the country manor in Dongguo since he was a child. It is quite consistent with the big experience. People like this will not make a fuss casually.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid something big has happened in Asuka. Otherwise, Ijirenbod wouldn't have rushed back all night!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his voice and said, "I want to summon him immediately. Otherwise, please leave behind the tent to avoid being discovered. , it’s a little embarrassing!”
"Why are you walking behind the tent?" Saitama whispered: "How can I not know about Asuka Kyo? I will retreat to the back later and you can just put down the curtain!"
"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Then you go to the back first!"
Saitama stood up and retreated to the back. Wang Wenzuo put down the curtain to cover, then came back and cleared his throat: "Wenzong, please invite Ijirenbode!"
"Here!" There was a response from outside the tent, and a moment later Cao Wenzong came in with Yiji Lianbode. Wang Wenzuo took a look and saw that although the other person's face was dusty and tired, his behavior was all etiquette and he did not exceed the rules. He couldn't help but nodded secretly: "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite. Let's all sit down and talk!"
"Thank you, Neifu!" Yijilianbode bowed and sat down at the lower end. Cao Wenzong stood behind Wang Wenzuo, holding a sword.
"Inner Palace, the reason why I rushed back from Asuka Jing overnight is because something big happened there?"
"Big deal? What big deal?" Wang Wenzuo frowned: "Could it be that Brother Zhong has come back to kill you?"
"That's not the case!" Ijirenbod shook his head: "After being defeated by you, Naka-dama rushed on the road all night and did not dare to stop at Asuka Kyo. Now he is crossing Mount Kasagi."
"Is that strange? According to the people who came to welcome the queen back to the capital, shouldn't it be Mori-kun Oishi who controls Asuka Kyo now? Could something have happened again?"
"It's true that Asuka Kyo is in the hands of Lord Shou Oishi! But I'm afraid that this person is responsible for the problem!" Ijirenbode said with a wry smile: "The evening before yesterday, my subordinate had just finished eating and was preparing to go to Master Abe At the house, I informed you that Her Majesty the Queen planned to promote him to the position of Minister of the Interior. As soon as I left the door, I found soldiers everywhere on the street. As soon as I walked near Master Abe's house, I found that the street had been blocked with barricades, and there were archers behind the barricades. Guarded, impassable.
I knew something was wrong, so I immediately rushed to Shoujun Dashi's residence to ask what happened, but I was told that he had gone out and was not at home. When he was anxious, his subordinates suddenly saw a fire somewhere in the distance, and the direction he looked at was the home of Master Abe! "
"Master Abe's house is on fire?"
Before Wang Wenzuo could ask questions, he heard someone shouting in surprise from behind the curtain. Immediately after, he saw Saitama walking out of the curtain. Ijirenbod was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stood up and knelt down: "The guilty minister pays homage to your majesty!"
"Keep talking!" Saitama was shocked and angry: "What's going on? Who is so bold as to burn down Master Abe's house?"
"Yes!" Ijirenbode lowered his head, not daring to look at the queen again, and said according to memory: "I was also surprised at the time. I was planning to rush to Master Abe to find out what was going on, but I bumped into him on the way. We arrived at a group of men and horses. The leader was wearing armor and had a head hanging next to the saddle. His face was full of pride, and the soldiers behind him also had heads hanging on their spears!"
"That head belongs to Master Abe?" Saitama asked.
"No, it belongs to Takada Nemaro-sensei!" Ijirenbod said with a sad face. It turned out that this man once served as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty. Although his family was not prominent, he was a famous scholar in the Japanese country at that time and had always been respected by others. Ijirenbode also studied with him, but he did not expect that they had not seen each other for many years and that they had separated each other.
"Takada Genmaro?" Saitama was surprised: "Who would kill him? What is going on?"
"I went to inquire. The leader said that Mr. Takada Nemaro was a traitor. They were ordered by the king to kill the traitor. If I dare to speak for the traitor, I must be a traitor. Even I will be killed!"
"The king's order? Which king's order?" Saitama's face turned red with anger. She looked at Ijirenbod and said, "Then how did you get away?"
"I showed my identity and they just finished it!" Ijirenbode said with a wry smile: "But Teacher Takada Nemaro's life will never come back. After I asked carefully, the guy said that their leader is Mamoru. Jun Oishi was ordered by the king to kill the party members who were involved with the traitor Katsuragi, and teacher Takada Nemaro was one of them. That night, fires broke out everywhere in Asuka Kyo, with swords and blood, and no one knew how many people were detained for rebelling against the party. The hat fell off my head in a daze!"
"What about Master Abe?" Saitama asked.
"He's dead too. When I went out the next morning, I saw his head hanging on the tip of a gun. Next to him were his two sons. His mansion was also burned to the ground!"
"This Shoujun Oishi, what a hot hand!" Wang Wenzuo thought to himself, thinking about what to do next, when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked up and found Saitama staring at him, his eyes full of doubts.
"Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this? This matter has nothing to do with me!"
"It has nothing to do with you. Did Shoukun Oishi go to Asuka Kyo on your order?"
"Yes, but I only asked him to contact people to instigate trouble to deal with Brother Zhong! But I didn't ask him to kill people so randomly!"
"Who knows what you said to him in private?" Saitama sneered: "He is yours. Besides, isn't he also killing "rebels" now? "
"What do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I am behind the scenes?"
"So what? You are from the Tang Dynasty, not from Yamato. This trouble is of no benefit to the Tang Dynasty!"
Wang Wenzuo was shocked and angry. He didn't expect that someone was sitting in the tent and the pot came from the sky. It was true that he sent Lord Shou Dashi to Feiniaojing to stir up trouble, but that was to contain the power of the eldest brother, but he could do it on his own. He defeated Brother Zhong, and Asuka Kyo became his own. Shoujun Dashi, this boy has not stirred up troubles for a long time, but now he has stirred up troubles, and it has caused such a big stir. Damn it, why didn't you see that this kid was so capable? If you had known this earlier, you could have killed him anywhere, which would have saved you the trouble you have now.
Igillenbod was frightened when he heard that Wang Wenzuo and the Queen were quarreling in front of him without any mercy, and the words involved many unknown privacy. He knew that one of the two people was an envoy of the Tang Dynasty and the other was the Queen of Japan. Their relationship was even more unspeakable to outsiders. No matter how noisy the place was, it might be back to normal the next day, and no one could lose anything. Root hairs.
But at this moment, I can neither advance nor retreat. It is indescribably embarrassing to stay here. I wish I could open a crack in the ground and swallow myself in. He glanced at Cao Wenzong, only to find that he was standing there, staring directly at the top of the tent, as if he had heard nothing and seen nothing. Iggy
Lian Bode sighed, closed his eyes, and covered his ears, pretending that he couldn't hear or see anything.
"Your Majesty, you said that I was behind all these things, but don't forget who originally advised you to make Master Abe as the chamberlain? Why should I let Mamoru Oishi kill him?"
Qi Yu was stunned when she heard the words. She was shocked and angry, and her mind was confused for a moment before she said those words. After Wang Wenzuo reminded her, she discovered the contradiction in them: "Well, that Lord Shou Oishi is obviously your person. , why would you do these things without your orders?”
"It's true that Shoujun Dashi was sent by me, but he is a human being and has his own head!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to his own head: "Even without my order, he will do something for himself!"
"You said these things were all his own decisions?" Saitama shook his head: "Isn't that impossible? Even I don't have the guts to kill so many people at once, let alone him!"
"That's not necessarily the case!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "People are the most difficult to figure out. Some people are usually docile and timid, and would not even dare to trample an ant to death, but if they are in another situation, they will become ferocious. He has no humanity and will not let go of even a suckling baby. I used to despise Mori-kun Oishi and thought he was just a very mediocre person. I asked him to go to Asuka-kyo with the hope that he would succeed. It would be great if he failed at best. He didn’t have a big loss attitude. But he didn’t expect that this person had a ruthless heart and could be ruthless at the critical moment!”
"Maybe what you said is right!" Saitama nodded: "I also underestimate him. How do you plan to deal with him?"
"It's too early to decide how to deal with him now. We can only make the right decision after we return to Asuka and figure everything out!" Wang Wenzuo said, "Ijirenbode!"
"My subordinate is here!" Ijirenbod quickly raised his head.
"I asked He Bayong to lead a thousand people and rush back to Asuka Capital with you under the imperial flag. After arriving, you will immediately regain your composure. Anyone who disobeys will die!"
"As you command!"
"You go down to freshen up and eat. As soon as He Bayong is ready, set off immediately!" Wang Wenzuo said this, stepped forward and patted Yiji Lianbode on the shoulder, saying softly: "Thank you for your hard work!"
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Asukakyo, Sakagami Residence.
The heads were placed neatly on the long table. The faces of the deceased were either frightened, desperate, angry, or confused, just like the wax masks of ancient Greek tragedians. Shoujun Oishi stood in front of the long table, looking at the heads one by one with great interest, chanting their names, and laughing proudly from time to time, as if what he saw in front of him was not the heads, but strangers.
"Master Abe, aren't you unwilling to see me? Do you think that no matter who ascends to the throne, he will give you a *** because of your identity and reputation? Hahaha! Maybe you are right, but it's a pity that you have already Dead, not only you are dead, but your sons are also dead, it is impossible for a dead person to be appointed as an official!"
"Takada Genmaro, aren't you knowledgeable? Hahaha, it's a pity that your knowledge can't save your life. Don't you like Sinology the most? Have you forgotten how Ji Kang died? Times have changed. From now on, This is no longer the age of blood and knowledge, but the age of swords! If you don’t understand this truth, learning will only make you die earlier!”
"Kibi Michiyasu..."
"Yamato Nagaoka..."
"Awada-sama..."
"Oishi, Oishi!"
Hearing someone calling his name outside the door, Morijun Oishi turned around and saw Bansho Sakagami coming into the room out of breath.
"What happened? Your Majesty is here?"
"Your Majesty hasn't arrived yet, but His Majesty's royal flag has arrived!" Sakagawabe said: "He is accompanied by a thousand soldiers and horses, a Tang general, and Ijirenbode!"
"Ijirenbod? This kid is so quick!" Shoujun Oishi snorted coldly: "I guess he said a lot of bad things about us in front of the inner palace and His Majesty!"
"Then what should we do?" Sakagawabe asked, "Should we call in troops?"
"Calling soldiers and horses?" Shoujun Dashi laughed:
"Why are you calling in troops and horses? We are His Majesty's loyal ministers. We have killed all those who rebel against the party. We have done great service to Your Majesty and the ministers. Why are we calling in troops and horses? Let's go and greet him together!"
"It's better to make more preparations!" Sakagabe Iwataru whispered: "I saw it with my own eyes. Those accompanying soldiers and horses were murderous and came with bad intentions. If we go like this, we might be immediately attacked by Ijirenbod. Take a knife and kill him, don't forget that Takada Genmaro is his teacher!"
