quick! Hurry up!
Like a puppet, the eldest brother was dragged down from Yagura and fled into the inner courtyard. The few guards resisted desperately behind him, using their own lives to buy time for their master to escape into the inner courtyard. I don't know when the sun emerged from behind the clouds, and the sunshine shone on everyone equally, but Brother Zhong only felt cold all over.
"We don't have much time!" Abe Hirafu's breathing was rapid. He had just half dragged and half dragged the eldest brother into the inner courtyard: "Your Majesty, it's time to make a decision!"
"Is it time to make a decision?" Brother Zhong was stunned for a moment, but soon he understood what the other party meant, and his face suddenly turned pale: "You mean -?"
"That's right!" Ampere Hirafu pulled out the dagger and tested the sharpness of the tip with his finger: "My family no longer exists, so naturally I will never surrender to Saitama; as for you, now that you have ascended the throne If you are a king, then naturally you will not be able to step down from the throne alive!"
"You're right!" Brother Zhong showed a desperate smile: "Since I am a king, I can no longer stoop to serve others. What's more, even if I surrender to that woman, she will never let me go. Going down is just humiliating yourself!"
"It's good that you have this awareness!" Hirafu Ampere smiled and said, "Do you need my help?"
"Then I'll trouble you!"
Brother Zhongda sat upright cross-legged, pulled open the collar of his coat, and exposed his neck. Hirafu Ampere walked behind Brother Naka, stretched out his fingers to find the carotid artery on Brother Naka's neck, pulled out the dagger and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"No more!" Brother Zhong hesitated for a while and replied: "By the way, tell my people to give my body to the Tang Dynasty envoy, and he will take good care of them!"
"Understood!" Ampere Hirafu nodded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will be over soon, you won't even feel the pain!" Then he aimed at the carotid artery of the eldest brother and stabbed it. The sharp tip of the knife severed the carotid artery, and blood spurted out, splashing all over Hirafu Ampere's body. The middle brother twitched all over, and let out a final moan, but soon he became limp and lost his breath. Ampere Hirafu laid the body flat, walked out of the door and told the remaining guards the last words of the eldest brother, and then ended his life.
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"So, Brother Zhongda and Ampere Hirafu both committed suicide?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"Yes!" Mononobe Renxiong replied. His expression was complicated. He had the joy of defeating a powerful enemy, the relief after victory, and even a bit of compassion for being hurt by others. Wang Wenzuo took a deep look at him and asked Said: "What's wrong? You don't look very happy. Aren't they your mortal enemies?"
"Report to the right!" Mononobe Renxiong said with a bitter smile: "Brother Naka is indeed my mortal enemy. Hirafu Ampere and I have no enmity. But now even if it is Brother Naka, when I look at his body, I suddenly feel I couldn’t be happier!”
"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Actually, I am the same. The death of my friend Liu An was related to Ampere Hirafu, so I tried every means to kill him. But in the end, Ampere Hirafu is the same as me. He is a warrior, just like the arrow, he is shot by others, he has no control over himself, he killed my friend, he just obeyed the orders of others!"
"That's what Youfu-den said!" Mononobe Lianxiong said: "There is another thing. When Naka-dai brother and Ampere Hirafu committed suicide, there were twenty-seven soldiers around them. Before Naka-dai brother died, he asked them to put their own He handed over the body and said that if so, you would not embarrass these soldiers. However, after those soldiers handed over the body and conveyed their last words, they also committed suicide. How should we deal with it? Please tell me, Your Highness!"
Wang Wenzuo's eyes widened in surprise. He had seen similar things in history books many times, but history books are history books and reality is reality. Twenty-seven people voluntarily gave up their lives to follow their master underground, which was an extremely shocking thing anyway.
"Brother Zhongda is worthy of being a hero in the world, he can win people's hearts like this!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "Igilian Bode, Dinghui!"
"Yes!" they both responded in unison.
"You two collect the corpses of Brother Naka, Hirafu Ampere, and these guards. I plan to take these corpses back to Asuka Kyo and bury them together!"
"yes!"
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"These are the real men. We are nothing in front of them!" Ijilenbod sighed as he looked at the corpses on the ground.
"Shut up!" Dinghui stopped his friend and ordered to the left and right: "You go collect the body first!" Then he pulled Igilianbo to a deserted place, lowered his voice and yelled: "Are you crazy? These People are traitors!"
"Yes, they are good men too!" Yijilianbod retorted: "Youfu just said something similar and asked us to collect the bodies and bury them together!"
"That's because he is the Youfu Palace. Your Majesty won't take it to heart when he says this. Are you the You Palace Palace?" Dinghui asked: "If you want to die, you can find a knife, a rope, A glass of poisoned wine or anything else is fine, at least it won’t hurt my family!”
"Okay, you're right!" Igillenbod sighed: "But I'm really unhappy. Really, although we won, was it really us who won? There was a woman sitting on the throne. , a Tang man sat next to her, giving orders at will, and there were mud-legged people wearing long clothes and black hats everywhere, and they didn’t even have time to wash off the cow dung on the foot poles, it was really a ghost!”
"Keep your voice down!" Dinghui yelled: "Yes, it's not us who win. We are just on opposite sides. Isn't that enough? Your Highness is generous and never stingy with those who are loyal to him. I Not only can I save the family with you, but I can also take it a step further!"
"Preserve the family?" Igillenbod laughed: "Of course I can, but what about you? Don't forget, your father is on the side of the rebels!"
"My father made this clear to me before we left!" Dinghui said: "If Brother Zhongchen wins, the Nakatomi family will be fine. If the other side wins, I will also take care of the Nakatomi family!"
"Your Majesty is really good at scheming!" Ijilianbode sneered: "It's a pity that even myself is involved in the scheme!"
"There is no other way! If both father and son take sides, it will be all over if we lose. Now I can at least think about how to save him!"
"Is there anything you can do?" Igillenbod asked.
"I have already told His Highness Youfu. His Highness said that as long as my father is willing to surrender, at least his own life is not a problem!"
"Really?" Yiji Lianbode laughed: "That's great. His Highness Youfu's broad-mindedness is really admirable! If only he was not a Tang Dynasty, but also a Chinese!"
"Actually, I think this doesn't matter!" Dinghui said with a smile: "Let me ask you, if His Highness Youfu and His Majesty get married, do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing?"
"This -" Yijilenbode thought for a moment and then replied: "It sounds incredible, but if it is true, it will not only be a good thing for the Japanese country, but also a good thing for the Tang Dynasty!"
"I'm very happy that you think so!" Dinghui said with a smile: "You and I have both been to the Tang Dynasty and studied in Chang'an. There are some things that don't need to be said. In fact, no matter who ascends the throne, one thing is for sure. We all must learn from Datang, there are so many things we have to learn!"
Hearing this, Ijirenbod nodded. Among the Japanese under Wang Wenzuo, the two of them had the most knowledge, the deepest understanding of the Tang Dynasty, and the broadest insights. Therefore, the two people's attitude towards Wang Wenzuo is quite contradictory. They are emotionally disgusted with Wang Wenzuo's brutal interference in the internal affairs of their motherland and the harm to the interests of their own class;
But intellectually, they had to admit Wang Wenzuo's own military and political talents and the need to learn from the Tang Dynasty; more importantly, the civil war dealt a heavy blow to the original vested interests of the Yamato Kingdom - the royal family and tribal nobles. This gave them space to express their ambitions and carry out political reforms. The expectations for the future are intertwined with the fear of the present, and Sadae and Ijirenbod have the subtle attitudes of the present.
"I heard that your father went to Dajin the day before yesterday!" Yiji Lianbod said: "Would you like to go there, tell him the situation here, and ask him to come and bow his head to His Highness Youfu, and what happens next will be That’s easy to say!”
"Do you think this is better?" Dinghui asked hesitantly, "The battle is not over yet, right?"
"Brother Nakadai is dead, and Hirafu Ampere is dead, so what else can we fight for?" Ijirenbod said with a smile: "Even if there are more troops, there is no reason to fight anymore! Don't you think so? ah?"
"You're right!" Dinghui nodded. Just as Ijirenbod said, this kind of royal civil war is a battle for the throne. Even though most of the eldest brother's army is still intact, he himself is dead. With no one left to ascend the throne, it would be impossible to continue the fight. Thinking of this, Dinghui felt extremely anxious, thinking only of her old father in Dajin.
"Then I will immediately go and say goodbye to His Highness Youfu. I will leave everything to you here!"
"Leave it all to me!" Yijirenbod patted his chest: "By the way, you have to ask His Highness the Right Mansion for a guard. The road is now in chaos, with thieves and deserters everywhere, so be careful!"
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"Are you going to Dajin to recruit your father?" Wang Wenzuo looked up from the book. Several cases were piled up. Brother Zhong had actually accumulated a lot of food and materials for the long-term war in Omi. If he wanted to understand these things How many and where are they? It takes a lot of effort.
"Yes!" Dinghui said: "I have already asked. My father went to Otsu two days before we arrived. Now that the traitor has been beheaded, the war should be over. I want to persuade him to come and apologize to you. , please allow me!"
"Ojin? Are you talking about the Ojin by Lake Pipa?" Wang Wenzuo asked with interest.
"Yes, that's right there!" Dinghui looked at Wang Wenzuo in surprise. He didn't expect that the other party even knew this.
"I saw it here!" Wang Wenzuo saw what the other party was thinking. He pointed to the books on the table: "According to what is written here, Dajin is the most important material distribution center for Zhongda Brother. Approximately more than two-thirds of all military supplies are in Dajin's warehouse!"
"That's right! It is indeed an important transportation hub. It can be connected to neighboring counties through Lake Biwa and the surrounding waterways. It is also a normal choice to store materials shipped from various countries in Otsu!"
"That's good, I'll send you to Dajin!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "But you don't need to take him to plead guilty to me, you just need to atone for your sins!"
"Atoning for one's sins?"
"Yes, you tell Nakatomi Kamatashi that he only needs to keep Otsu in good condition and ensure that the supplies in the warehouse and the ships at the dock are not damaged, and I will absolve him of his sins! Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes! I remember it! Thank you Youfudian, thank you Youfudian!" Dinghui kowtowed with great joy when he heard this. With Wang Wenzuo's promise, he would be more confident in persuading the surrender of the central minister Kamezu.
"Okay, okay!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Although I am not a father yet, I am still a son of a man. As a son of a man, I can still understand the feeling of hoping that my father will be safe and sound! Let's get on the road quickly, don't delay! "
"Thank you so much for your kindness, Youfu Palace!" Dinghui was already in tears: "But the road was troubled, so I begged to send a team of guards to avoid accidents!"
"That's right! Wenzong!" Wang Wenzuo said to Cao Wenzong on the side: "Ask Li Bo to lead one hundred infantry and fifty cavalry, carry our imperial flag, and escort Master Dinghui to Dajin!"
"As you command!"
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It is difficult to describe the mood on the road to Dinghui in words. He just felt that everything was smiling at him. The world was so sweet that he was almost in a half-conscious state when he rushed to Dajin. Everything went smoothly. After knowing that their own side was defeated, the defenders saw the imperial flag and opened the door tamely, expressing their surrender to Dinghui.
"Where is my father now?" Dinghui asked.
"He is still in his mansion!" the officer guarding the door replied: "Since learning the news, he ordered most of the troops to be dismissed, leaving only a few troops under strict guard, waiting for new orders!"
"As expected of his father! If it were me, I would have lost my mind and wouldn't know what to do!" Dinghui sighed secretly. He took a deep breath and said, "Then take me to see him right away!"
"Yes, please wait!"
The officer said a few words and sent a soldier to lead the way. Dinghui followed him in excitement and came to the house where his father lived. At this time, he could no longer hold back his excitement: "Father, Father, it’s me, I’m back!”
"Is it Donghui? You're here, that's great!"
A familiar voice came from inside the house. Dinghui waved his hand and signaled the person leading the way to step back. He took off his clogs, quickly climbed up the steps and walked into the main room. I saw my father, dressed in plain robes, sitting in front of a desk writing something. He quickly gathered his clothes and bowed down: "Father, I'm back!"
(End of chapter)
