"Hahaha!" Shoujun Oishi laughed: "Don't worry, if only Ijirenbod comes this time, he may do this, but this time there is also Tang General here, so it is absolutely impossible. The Interior Minister will never hurt me even once before he understands everything!"
"Minister? If His Majesty wants to kill us, what's the use of a minister?"
"Please believe me!" Shoujun Dashi smiled and said: "The inner minister is the one who controls everything. Even if His Majesty issued an order to kill me, the order cannot be carried out without the approval of the inner minister. That Tang general must be the inner minister. Sent here to prevent accidents!"
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"Shoujun Dashi is here, one, two, three, four, five. Counting him, there are only five horses in total!" He Bayong said with a smile as he looked at the several horses and horses rushing towards this direction.
"This bastard, I'm going to kill him!" Ijirenbod clenched the handle of the knife and gritted his teeth.
"That won't work!" He Bayong said with a smile: "Before setting off, Duke Ming told me to calm down the situation immediately after arriving in the capital. If there is anyone who disobeys, he will be punished, but he is not allowed to kill anyone in vain. Everything will be left to him when he comes back. Post-processing. Shoujun Oishi only brought four riders to see us, how can we kill him?"
"He killed so many people!" Igirenbod growled.
"That's another matter!" He Baoyong said: "When he came to Asuka Capital on the order of the Lord, he had the right to deal with the situation as needed. Who and how many people to kill were all within his authority. .As for whether what he did was right or not, only the Lord has the right to make a decision, and neither you nor I have the right to comment!"
"You -" Igilian Bod stared at He Bayong with fierce eyes, but He Bayong looked at him without any sign of weakness: "Iji Lian Bod, you'd better move your claws away from the handle of the knife. , otherwise I will have to have you tied up!"
He Bayong's scolding made Ijilianbod calm down. He took a deep breath, took off the saber from his waist, and handed it to the soldier on the side: "Don't worry, I will control myself!"
"That's not bad!" He Bayong nodded with satisfaction: "A word to you, don't do stupid things, you have a bright future under the Lord!"
At this time, Shou Jun Dashi had already arrived in front of the army. He jumped off his horse when he was still twenty or thirty steps away, walked to the front of the horse on foot, bowed down and bowed in a formal manner.
"Shoujun Dashi, you have done a good job!" He Bayong sneered.
Shoujun Dashi kowtowed: "My heart in serving you is as bright as the sun and the moon!"
"Shoujun Oishi, you are so cruel!" Yijilianbod said sharply: "Did His Majesty ask you to burn and kill in the capital?"
"Ijirenbode! I won't argue with you!" Shoujun Oishi said with a smile: "The merits of the matter will be decided by His Majesty and the Minister of Internal Affairs in the end!"
"You -" Ijilianbod was furious and subconsciously touched his waist, but found nothing. Then he remembered that the waist knife had been called out just now. He Bayong on the side smiled and said: "Okay, you are right, this matter should indeed be decided by His Majesty and the Minister of Internal Affairs. For now, let's report the situation in Beijing first!"
"Yes!" Shoujun Oishi stood up, took out a document from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands: "This is the list of comrades who participated in the conspiracy, as well as the number of all their soldiers; and the list of traitors to be executed. , and the confiscated property and mansions are all above. Now that Asuka Kyo has been divided and guarded by the comrades below, the streets of Asuka Kyo have become peaceful! General Heba only needs to give an order, and they will all obey!"
"Oh?" He Bayong took the document and flipped through it. He saw on it was the list of people who had sworn to oppose the eldest brother in the alliance, their oaths, fingerprints, and the number of soldiers and horses dispatched by each family; the following pages were one by one. It recorded the list of rebels, the amount of confiscated family property, charges, etc. He was not familiar with the internal situation of the Japanese and could not tell whether it was true or false, but it did not look like it was temporarily forged.
"Okay!" He Bayong handed the document to Ijirenbod: "Let's do this. According to the order from above, I will hand over Asuka Kyo to my control. I will wrong you for a few days and live in the backyard of Yamada Temple. Everything will be done. We’ll all wait until the Lord comes to Asuka Kyo!”
"I obey your orders!" Shoujun Oishi took off his sword and handed it to the follower behind him, as if he was bowing his head and obeying his orders. He Bayong waved his hand,
Several soldiers came forward and brought Shoujun Dashi down.
"You're a sycophant pretending to be pitiful!" Igillenbod said bitterly.
"Okay, okay!" He Bayong made a gesture, indicating to his subordinates to return the saber to Ijilianbod: "I know he killed your teacher, but Saburo has already given the order, and everything will have to wait until he arrives. Ruling! As a subordinate, you must first restrain your personal anger and put the execution of your orders first."
"I know this!" Igillenbod said, "It's just that seeing the way he pretended to be humble just now made me so angry!"
"Hahaha! The way this kid acted just now is indeed quite cool!" He Baoyong laughed: "But now it's more important to run errands. Let's go and run errands!"
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Merino Koji.
The cold rain fell, turning the red soil courtyard walls into dark red, like coagulated blood. Dinghui, wearing a coir raincoat and bamboo hat, walked quickly through the muddy courtyard, walked to his father's horse, and said loudly: "Father, please think twice about everything. Wang Wenzuo is a person favored by gods and Buddhas. If possible, do not be hostile to him!"
Nakatomi Kamazu didn't speak, and looked at Dinghui coldly. Dinghui felt that his blood was frozen by the coldness in his father's eyes, but he still straightened his neck and did not lower his head. Seeing his son's persistence, Nakatomi Kamazu's eyes flashed with approval, but it disappeared in the next second. He raised his right hand, and a slave quickly knelt down in the mud, holding his hands on the ground. Nakatomi Kamazu stepped on it with one foot. On his back, he turned over and dismounted.
Sadae followed Nakatomi Kamazu. Her father's palms were stained with age spots, but his back was still straight, as if nothing could knock him down. The two walked through a corridor, put on new warm straw sandals, and walked into the hall. The fire pits in the four corners kept the whole room warm and dry, and Dinghui felt that his whole body became relaxed.
"You're right!" Nakatomi Kamazu sat down, took two pieces of grilled dried fish on the plate and put them into his mouth. He always likes to eat something when talking to people close to him: "Gods and Buddhas are indeed blessing us. Looking at him, Omi just sent news that His Majesty has been defeated! Why don't you come a little bit?" He pointed to the plate on the table.
"Huh?" Dinghui was startled by the news coming out of his father's mouth. He subconsciously took a piece of dried fish as his father said, chewing it while thinking about the hidden meaning behind the news.
"Father, what do you mean when you say His Majesty has been defeated?"
"We lost the battle, completely lost!" Nakatomi Kamatashi said: "His Majesty lost most of his troops and was unable to hold on to Asukakyo. He directly withdrew from Nara and retreated to Omi!"
"Losing so miserably?" Dinghui asked, "When did that happen?"
"When did it happen?" Nakatomi Kamazu pondered for a moment: "Twelve days ago!"
"Twelve days ago? Isn't that the tenth day after I boarded the ship?" Dinghui was shocked.
"Yes, what's wrong? What's so surprising?" Nakatomi Kamazu asked.
"That's what happened!" Dinghui whispered: "When I left, the total number of troops under Wang Wenzuo's command was only more than 10,000. Most of them were local tycoons who came from all over to seek refuge. There were very few troops from Baekje. The total number of them will not exceed 2,000! He shouldn’t be able to get new reinforcements from Baekje in such a short time, and His Majesty had at least 30,000 men under his command at that time, right?”
"Yes, the number should be about the same!" Nakatomi Kamazu picked up another piece of dried fish: "His Majesty praised Wang Wenzuo very much in his letter, saying that he used soldiers like a ghost and a god. He was so convinced that he lost!"
Sadae was originally prepared to try her best to convince her father, but she didn't expect Nakatomi Kamazu to admit it so easily. She couldn't help but feel like she had punched the empty space. Nakatomi Kamazu smiled: "But you said something wrong. Your Majesty and I never thought of going against Wang Wenzuo from the beginning. Your Majesty and I have had contact with him several times, and we both think he is an extremely scary guy. The reason why we have reached this point today is because he pressed us step by step!"
"Push forward step by step?"
"Yes, if I was not sure at the time, I am sure now: Wang Wenzuo regarded His Majesty as the target of his trip from the beginning.
It was not revealed at first, just to paralyze His Majesty. Among the three siblings, Your Majesty, only Your Majesty is his enemy! "
"Why, why is this happening?" Dinghui asked, "Is this an order from the Emperor of Tang? Your Majesty is obviously the strongest among the three?"
"I don't know about that!" Nakatomi Kamazu said with a smile, "Maybe it's because Wang Wenzuo prefers women to men?"
Dinghui's mouth opened wide, dumbfounded by his father's somewhat indecent joke. He recalled the scene when Wang Wenzuo and Qi Yu were together, and suddenly felt that what his father said might not be far from the truth.
"Then, why did he let me leave?" Donghui asked.
"I don't know about that. Maybe you are not as important as Ijirenbodou in his eyes?" Nakatomi Kamazu smiled and said: "I remember that boy was very good at archery and riding, but his Buddhism and Chinese studies were not as good as yours. Then Wang Wenzuo should be a warrior, and Ijirenbode is more in line with his taste, right?"
"Maybe!" Donghui nodded: "But in fact, Ijirenbode's Sinology is also good, he is just a little lazy, his mind is too lively, and he is not willing to put in the effort to endorse!"
"No wonder!" Nakatomi Kamazu laughed: "There's nothing we can do about it, you're now on the losing side!"
"Actually, we may not lose!" Dinghui said: "Wang Wenzuo is unwilling to let go of His Majesty, not you!"
Nakatomi Kamazu put the dried fish in his hand back into the plate and said word by word: "Did you know? Twenty years ago, when I followed His Majesty to assassinate Soga Iroka and conquer the Soga clan, I thought that only Your Majesty could let him do it. Yamato became a great civilized country like Tang, something no one else can do! I still have this view today. Princess Saitama does not have what it takes to become a king. If she ascends the throne, the country will be doomed!"
Hearing the tone of his father's words, Dinghui knew that he could not convince the other party. A huge feeling of despair swept through his chest, making him unspeakably uncomfortable: "Well, what are you going to do now?"
"Try your best to recruit soldiers from Mino, Owari, and Mikawa to help your majesty rebuild the army!" Nakatomi Kamatashi said: "Also, Abe Hirafu is coming from Kyushu. In terms of commanding on the battlefield, your majesty is still inferior to him!"
"Then, what if we still lose?" Donghui asked.
"In that case!" Nakatomi Kamazu said, "The future of the Nakatomi family can only rest on you!"
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Yamada Temple, backyard.
This is a cell.
Yes, this house has windows, a fire pot, clean blankets and pillows, plenty of delicious meals every day, and even a good serving girl. Shoujun Oishi has nothing to complain about in these aspects. But this still cannot change the fact that this is a prison cell - there are Tang Army soldiers guarding the house all around, and the courtyard door is locked with iron locks, isolating the inside and outside. As long as Shoujun Dashi opens the door, he will immediately attract a few wary eyes.
But Shoujun Oishi couldn't complain. The strict guard not only prevented him from going out, but also protected him. At present, there are too many people in Feiniao Jingzhong who are trying to kill themselves. In order to avoid being bribed, He Bayong even specially dispatched Tang soldiers to serve as guards. Obviously, he did not want any accidents to happen to him.
But this does not mean that he is safe. Shoujun Dashi knows in his heart that his life will depend on Wang Wenzuo's wishes. And this person is absolutely impossible to guess. He is like a mysterious black hole. No one knows what he thinks or does. It is often only at the last moment that you know what he has done.
Despite this, Shoujun Oishi does not regret what he did that night. The reason is very simple. He firmly believes that this is the only thing that should be done - these old guys who are always unwilling to join the alliance and want to enjoy the benefits. You should die. Then there will be enough vacancies to place the upstarts. Wang Wenzuo should understand his intentions. He does what he wants to do but is inconvenient to do. A person like this will not die.
But Wang Wenzuo did not come to see him. He was left in the yard and seemed to have been forgotten. Loneliness makes Shoujun Oishi feel lonely and longing to hear sounds. therefore
Whenever guards came to Shoujun Oishi's cell, whether delivering food or changing toilets, he tried to talk to them.
He knew that his pleas and pleas would be ignored, so he asked questions in the hope that someday one of the guards would speak. "How is the war progressing?" he asked, "How are your Majesty and the Minister of the Interior?" In addition, he also asked his friends, his comrades, and even Igillenbod. "How is the weather?" he asked. "Is the sea still calm? Has the Yamato River been reopened to navigation?"
No matter what he asked, the result was the same, they never answered, although sometimes a guard would look at him, giving Shoujun Oishi some hope. Most people don't even have this. In his eyes, I am not a human being, Shoujun Oishi thought, just a rock that can eat, talk and poop.
