"I understand, I understand!" Namba Heiroku was already frightened by Akira Kizumi. His right hand unconsciously pressed the handle of the knife at his waist: "But this is too many people to kill, isn't it? I went there last time At the fish market in Nambazu, you know there are many people there who know me, and when I meet them, they are all Heiroku, and Heiroku yells, "There are men, women and children, I can't use the knife on women and children, right?"
"This is your fault!"
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?"
"You are already the military attache of Lieutenant Zaemon, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the palace gates for the king. How can you go to the fish market to buy fish in person? This is your servant's business!" Akira Akira said earnestly: "Namba-don, I know you are not used to it yet, but you must get used to it as soon as possible, otherwise in the future, if you become a high-ranking official like Weimonzuo or Weimondou (Zaemon Wei's superior), you will have to learn even more things. too much!"
"Eimonsa, Governor of Emon?" Namba Heiroku laughed: "Master, you are kidding me again! With my background, how can I reach such a high position? Those are the sons of Katsuragi and Mononobe. He is an important official who can take up the post!"
"It stands to reason that it's good! But if it stands to reason, how much merit do you have to make to become a Zaemon captain?" Ji Jian Akatsuki asked.
Namba Heiroku was asked, and Akami Akatsuki's question was easy to answer - given his background, no matter how much credit he made, he would not be able to become a Zaemon captain. It was the decisive factor in conferring officials in Japan at that time.
"Understood?" Ji Jian Chiying said with a smile: "If it follows the truth, no matter how much you have done, you will not be able to become a Zaemon captain. But now that you have become one, it means that the rules have changed now. Your Majesty gave you a surname, do you know what this means? I bet you will never stop being Captain Zaemon in the future!"
"That's right!" Namba Heiroku patted his forehead: "I remembered, I have something for you to take a look at!" After that, he took out a scroll from his arms and handed it over. Ji Jian Chiying took the scroll and unfolded it. He saw a lot of Chinese characters written densely on it. After reading for a long time, he could only recognize the words: "meritorious service, reward, Tiandi Anyunzhuang, twenty knots, silver medal" and other words. .
"Where did this thing come from?" Ji Jian Chiying asked.
"It was given by the right minister!" Namba Heiroku said: "A few days ago, the right minister summoned the meritorious people, and everyone gave this, as if to thank them for their previous contributions, as well as to reward fields, gold and silver! You see, in the end, There are also the paintings and seals of the right minister."
"Hey! You actually carry such an important thing with you?" Ji Jian Chiying asked.
"Is it important? I asked, the money has been received, but the land will not be available until the traitor is defeated!"
"I'm confused, where did I mention money and fields?" Ji Jian Chiyang scolded: "The important thing is this. This is a document with the right minister's handwriting and seal! Isn't this much more important than money and fields?"
"More important than money and fields?"
"Of course!" Ji Jian Chiyuan looked like he hated iron and said, "Let me ask you, how did our Ji Jian family get started?"
Namba Heiroku has been a Toner of the Ikinami family for many years, and of course he is familiar with the history of the Ikinami family: “Of course I know that the ancestors of the Ikinami family shot and killed the leader of the Mononobe family in the war, and then they received rewards and became prosperous. of!"
"Yes, this is the foundation of your family's fortune!" Ji Jian Chiying pointed at the scroll: "Silver and land are certainly good, but they will always be spent. And as long as this is here, your family will have the foundation for generations to come. . Not only that, this is also the fate between you and the right minister, Namba-don, you must take good care of it!" After saying that, he returned the scroll to Namba Heiroku, who hurriedly took it seriously and received it. In his arms: "I understand, I will get a box to put it in when I get back, and then enshrine it next to the shrine!"
"That's right!" Ji Jian Chiying sighed: "You know what? I envy you very, very much! If I hadn't had an arrow wound on my leg, maybe I could have been promoted and got this! Ji Jianjia can also take a step forward! But now I just missed it!"
"Oops!" Namba Heiroku was a little sad when he heard Akami Akashi say this: "Don't say that. Isn't your injury healed now? The battle is not over yet. With your archery skills As long as you surrender your martial arts skills to the right minister, are you afraid that you won’t have the chance to make meritorious deeds?”
"I hope so!" Ji Jian Chiyuan sighed: "But if you miss the opportunity, you miss it!"
Namba Heiroku comforted him a few more times, and seeing Akatsuki feeling better, the two of them took stock of the ruins again and confirmed how much money would be needed to rebuild the mansion. Then they left, and when they saw Chi Yu returning to their residence, the lady quickly called the maid to bring the food. While serving her husband to eat, she asked: "Is the mansion okay?"
"Wherever there are any mansions left, they have all been burned down!" Ji Jian Chiyun replied while eating: "Even if there is anything left, they have been picked up long ago!"
"Oh, how could this happen!" The lady sighed: "I wasted so much effort, but nothing happened, and the Bodhisattva no longer protects me!"
"Don't talk nonsense, or you may offend the Bodhisattva and cause disaster!" Ji Jian Chiyang scolded: "Besides, we are not the worst off. At least our family members are fine, and all valuable things have been moved away. There are many noble people in the capital. Our family is ruined, but compared to them, we are pretty good!"
"That's true! Bodhisattva bless you!" The lady sighed and recited a few words of Buddha: "By the way, how is Pingliu doing now? I remember you went with him today!"
"You don't want Pingliu anymore, Pingliu calls him!" Chi Jian said.
"What's wrong? He changed his name?"
"It's not that he changed his name, but that he has become more developed! From now on, you should call him Namba-don or Namba-zaemon!"
"What!" The lady smiled and patted her husband's arm: "Return to Namba-den, Nambazaemon. He is a clerk who is looking at the pier at Nambazu, and he still calls him that. Are you kidding me?"
"That was the past!" Akiami Akatsuki said: "Namba was the surname given to him by the king, and he is now the captain of Zaemon. He is no longer the Heiroku of the past!"
"Ah!" the lady exclaimed, "Is it true? Your Majesty gave a surname to a small official who was looking after the dock? And made him a Zaemon captain?"
"It doesn't sound like it's true, but it's true! Not only that, the right minister also gave him a document. At the end of the document, there was the right minister's handwriting and seal, and he was also rewarded with silver and fields. This is what I saw with my own eyes. , can’t be fake!”
"Why him!" Like most women, the lady made a jealous voice: "He is just a servant of your husband——"
"He is no longer there!" Ji Jian Chiyang interrupted his wife's complaint: "As for why it wasn't me, it can only be said to be luck! At that time, I was hit by an arrow and injured; but he made great achievements. , that’s the only way to explain it!”
"Then it's still too late!" Madam urged: "You are much better than him. If you work for the right minister, you will be promoted!"
"I know, I know! But at least wait until I finish eating, right?" Like the office workers who learned about their colleagues' promotions in later generations, Ji Jian Chiyun felt the pressure from his wife. In the following time, Mrs. Ji Jian On average, Heiroku is mentioned once every few minutes: Heiroku used to do this! Hei Liu used to do that! It seems that Heiroku's promotion was due to his unique way of cleaning the courtyard, drying fish, and cleaning the shrine. Even after seeing how patient Chi Yang was as a married man, he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up, put on his straw sandals, and said loudly: "I'm going out to relax!"
After walking out of the house, he finally got rid of his wife's nagging. Ji Jian Chiyun finally felt that his ears were much purer. He could understand his wife's psychology: a servant suddenly became a captain of Zaemon, and the king gave him a surname. This kind of impact is really not small, but even so, there is no need to talk about it at home, right? You have to at least understand how I feel as the head of the family, right? Ji Jianchi thought to himself.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Make way for the distinguished Lord Kibita Masahiko!"
Chi Jian raised his head in surprise. He saw a knight in gorgeous clothes coming this way along the road. In front of him were two followers who were opening the way. Behind him were more than ten men. Behind him, There was a person holding a bamboo pole high, and there was a scroll hanging on the top of the bamboo pole. It looked somewhat similar to the one Hei Liu showed him.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way quickly, make way for the distinguished Master Kibi Masahiko!" The entourage who opened the way waved his whip above his head and shouted loudly. The pedestrians on the roadside got out of the way one after another, curious about this group of strange guys. Pointing and guessing their origins.
"Who is this Mr. Kibi Masahiko?"
"Yes, Kibi? Have you never heard of this surname before?"
"Maybe it's not around Asuka Kyo, but in a remote county?"
"How can someone from a remote county be so arrogant? Are you asking someone to use a whip to clear the way for you on the streets of Kyoto? Are you crazy?"
"That's not necessarily true. Things are different now! Did you see the scroll hanging on the top of the bamboo pole? Do you know what it is?"
"what is that?"
"That's called a sentiment! It was given by the right minister to this distinguished Master Kibi Masahiko! Thank him for his great achievements on the battlefield! So you understand why he is so proud, right?"
"Right Minister? No wonder you are so proud!"
The words around him poured into Ji Jian Chiyun's ears like a tide, and he couldn't even stop them. Looking at the arrogant guy on horseback in front of him, Ji Jian Chiyuan heard two voices in his heart at the same time: "A man should be like this" and "He can take his place!"
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Yamada Temple.
"He Ba, how many cavalry do we have now?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"About 1,700 horses!" He Bayong replied: "But to be honest, the local horses in the Japanese country are really mediocre. Most of them can only be used for riding and shooting, and they will definitely not be able to charge into battle!"
"Stop complaining!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "It's better to have something than nothing. In fact, it's not a bad thing. Brother Zhongda only has this kind of horse at hand. Don't you just think so?"
"That's true!" He Bayong said with a smile: "But he is not a fool. After suffering this loss, he will definitely be prepared next time!"
"I know this!" Wang Wenzuo said: "But I'm not just trying to win this battle, you have to seize the time to recruit people!"
"Yes! However, the Japanese who came to report were very enthusiastic!" He Bayong said with a smile: "The news about you posting your feelings has spread!"
"Under the generous reward, there must be a brave man!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If no one comes, the price must be too low!"
"Hahahahahaha!" He Bayong burst out laughing after hearing this: "What you are saying is that the court lacks understanding people like you!"
"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "There is one more thing. The next batch of ships from Baekje are coming here soon. In addition to some Japanese soldiers on the ship, there are also 400 people from Jeongrimsa Temple. Students, they have been studying in the temple for almost two years, and I plan to let them come to Japan to learn more! I will leave them all to you!"
"I will definitely arrange them well!"
"That's good, I'll leave it all to you!" Wang Wenzuo nodded with satisfaction. As an old man who has followed Wang Wenzuo for many years, He Bayong certainly knows the status of the students from Dinglin Temple in Wang Wenzuo's heart. These children are basically He came from the Baekje Kingdom and was a grassroots tycoon who supported the Tang army. While studying at Dinglin Temple, he established a close master-disciple relationship with Wang Wenzuo and other Tang army generals. Once they grow up, whether it is managing the Korean Peninsula or forming an army with Baekje as the main body, they are inseparable from this group of people. In other words, they are Wang Wenzuo's attempt to "localize the Tang Dynasty", so the safety of these teenagers must be ensured no matter what.
"It's been half a year since I came to Japan!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Time flies so fast!"
"Why did Sanlang suddenly express such emotion!" He Bayong laughed: "It takes half a year to open up such a situation. This is not slow!"
"Time flies by in a blink of an eye. How can we not speed up our pace?" Wang Wenzuo sighed.
"That's what Sanlang taught you!" He Bayong said: "How long do you plan to stay in Japan?"
"Stay another half year, half a year at most!" Wang Wenzuo replied: "Any longer, I'm afraid there will be problems with the court!"
"Half a year? Is this enough time?" He Bayong asked.
"So I want to choose someone who can handle the affairs of the Japanese country when I am not here, but I haven't found one yet!" Wang Wenzuo had a rare look on his face. He Bayong also nodded. This person is indeed difficult to find. If nothing else, a big reason why everything goes smoothly for Wang Wenzuo in the Japanese country is the special close relationship between him and Qiyu. What if it were another person? Can the intimate relationship between the two parties be maintained? This is not a matter of ability.
"There are still half a year, we can look for it slowly!" He Bayong comforted: "You'd better think about how to defeat Brother Zhongda first!"
Today's chapter is dedicated to "Seihebei at Dusk"
