However, when the military landowners who cultivated and fought in the vast Kanto land incorporated it into the Yamato country, they gradually developed a "Bando consciousness", that is, they were Bando people, which was different from the Yamato country centered on Kyoto. , Kyoto has also changed from a lovable mother country to a hateful oppressor and invader.
Starting from Pingshoumen, the Kanto samurai leaders took up arms one after another and launched attacks on the powerful Yamato country in an attempt to establish their own country belonging to the Kanto samurai. It was not until Minamoto Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate that the demands of the Kanto samurai were partially met. In a sense, Taira Shomonmen are Ajiruwei (the chief of Ezo during the Heian period, who defeated the Yamato King's army many times during the Eastern Expedition, and was finally defeated by the famous Japanese general Sakanoe Tamura Maro during the Heian period. Sakanoe Tamuramaro is also the spiritual successor of the first general who conquered barbarians in Japanese history. Although there are huge differences in nationality, blood, and culture between the two sides, the core of their demands is completely the same, that is, to establish a country independent of Yamato. of the Kanto country.
Therefore, after the civil war ends, the Yamato Kingdom will inevitably set off a wave of eastward expansion. This is something Wang Wenzuo is happy to see. There is fertile land in East Japan, and there are also a large amount of precious metals that can be mined. More importantly, Hokkaido and Sakhalin are across the sea. Not only are they rich in fishery resources, but they can also exchange various precious specialties from the forest indigenous people of Northeast Asia through trade. They only need to build along the entire Sea of Japan coast. With a few trading stations, a trade network around the Sea of Japan can be established. Fishing, precious metals, whale oil, fur, honey, rosin, medicinal materials and other kinds of wealth will flow into Wang Wenzuo's pocket like a tide, adding to his grand cause. . And in all this, Wang Wenzuo did not need to send out any soldiers, he only needed to secretly lead behind the scenes.
"What's the matter? Do you think it's not good to go eastward?" Qiyu asked when he saw that Wang Wenzuo kept smiling and said nothing.
"How could it be possible?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "It is imperative to go eastward. Otherwise, how would you reward so many people who have made great contributions to the army?"
"That's true!" Saitama said with a smile: "You are still thinking carefully, so are you willing to take up this burden?"
"Me?" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "You still refuse to give up that idea! I have already said that as a minister of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, some things are impossible. And you should also understand that if I really If you stay in the Japanese country, it may not be a good thing for you or the Japanese country!"
"I understand!" Saitama's radiant face showed a trace of sadness: "If you stay here, Datang will not let you go!"
"That's right!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "My mission to Japan this time is to bring peace between the two countries. Now that Brother Zhong is dead, there is no obstacle to returning the Baekje exiles. There is peace between the two countries. But if If I am stranded and unable to return, what will the court think? What will the emperor think?"
Qiyu nodded. Wang Wenzuo's identity is extremely sensitive. He is not only a diplomat with full power granted by the emperor, but also serves as the highest officer of the Xiongjin Governor's Office. He knows the situation of the Tang Dynasty in the Northeast very well, and he is also an invincible commander. . For people like this who are stranded and do not return, and even serve as the leader of the Japanese country, there is only one possibility for the senior officials of the Tang Dynasty, and that is rebellion. Datang's only option was to use all possible means to force Japan to hand over Wang Wenzuo. There was no other way.
Seeing Qi Yu lowering his head and saying nothing, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but feel a little sad. No matter what Qi Yu was like, the two of them getting along day and night these days, and their devotion to each other was genuine. Even a real couple was nothing more than that. It would be fine if she had another identity, but as the head of a country, and a country as big as Yamato Kingdom, it can only be said that she is destined but not destined.
"Qiyu!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his right hand, put his arm around Qiyu's waist, and brought him into his arms: "Although I cannot stay in Japan and marry you, but even though you and I are not called husband and wife, we are not as real as each other on weekdays. What's the difference between husband and wife? Don't worry, I will naturally arrange everything before I leave. Besides, even if I go back to Baekje, we are only separated from Asukakyo by a water. Why is it difficult?"
"It's just across the water?" Saitama laughed: "Okay, then I'll leave everything to you. But I'll say it first. If you don't do well in opening up to the east, I'll wait. When the child here grows up, just let him do it for his father!"
"A baby in your belly?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed: "You have one?"
"Yes!" Saitama smiled and nodded: "I didn't have my period for the past two days, so I asked the doctor to see if I had it. It seems that it was during the hard battle with Katsuragi in Nambazu. This child She was conceived on the battlefield, it must be a boy!"
"That's not necessarily the case!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and touched Qiyu's belly: "The same goes for girls, I like them all!"
"No, it must be a boy, I can feel it!" Saitama retorted firmly: "Only a boy can conquer the four directions on your behalf, conquer the barbarians, and defend the country!"
Wang Wenzuo could feel the persistence of the woman in his arms. He didn't say anything, but just hugged her tighter. After a while, Cao Wenzong reported that a messenger was coming. Wang Wenzuo let go of his hand with some regret and whispered: "You rest here, I will be back later!"
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"Cao Sengnu, you're back so soon?" Wang Wenzuo was very happy to see Cao Sengnu. He smiled and pointed to the bed next to him: "Sit down and talk, how is the silver mine going?"
"Things at the silver mine are going very well. Sha Zha Xiangru has arrived in Izumo Country and is asking the miners to explore the veins!" Although he said that everything was going well, Cao Sengnu's eyes were wandering and it didn't seem like everything was going smoothly. look. Wang Wenzuo frowned: "Then why don't you stay in the mine? You came back to supervise the prospecting. Did something happen?"
"That's what happened!" Cao Sengnu gritted his teeth, took out a letter from his arms, and presented it with both hands: "Please read it, my lord!"
Wang Wenzuo glanced at Cao Sengnu, took the letter from Cao Wenzong, opened it and read it. As he progressed in reading, his face became more and more ugly. In the end, he could no longer read it, and suddenly Throwing the letter on the ground: "You are so brave, how dare you do such a thing behind my back?"
"My lord, forgive me!" Cao Sengnu hurriedly knelt down with his face close to the ground: "This is all Ji Jian Chiying's idea and has nothing to do with my subordinates!"
"Of course I know this is Ji Jian Chixu's idea!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "You and Sha Zha Xiangru don't know the foundation of the Japanese country, how could you come up with such an idea? But I asked you two to follow him to Izumo The state has the responsibility to supervise, but this is how you two supervise?"
Cao Sengnu was so frightened that he was trembling all over. Although Wang Wenzuo usually always had a smile on his face and spoke kindly, he also tended to let go of past enemies and be lenient to his former enemies who laid down their weapons. The Japanese people already have the nicknames "His Royal Highness the Bodhisattva" and "The Good Minister", but Cao Sengnu had seen Wang Wenzuo's other side in Chang'an. He knew that although this noble man looked like a Bodhisattva, he could also take advantage of it when necessary. Using Rakshasa means.
"Speak? Why don't you speak anymore!" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "What's the matter? You dare to act like a real man. You have done everything, so why don't you dare to say anything?"
"Yes!" Cao Sennu suppressed his fear and bravely replied: "I think Ji Jian Akatsuki's method is very good. This great country's main god is indeed very powerful in Izumo and surrounding places, and its believers are very interested in it. The Japanese country, whose main god is Amaterasu, is secretly dissatisfied. If it is true as Ji Jian Akatsuki said, you can replace it!"
"These bastards, did they all take the wrong medicine? Why are they so active?" Wang Wenzuo showed a wry smile. Because he comes from a modern society, Wang Wenzuo basically does not look at family background when selecting talents. He mainly looks at ability and merit. Zha Xiangru surrendered, Fujiwara Bubi and Ijirenbode were envoys of the enemy country. They were able to stand out under Wang Wenzuo because of their own abilities and merits.
The advantage of this is that the abilities of the subordinates are generally good and the initiative is overwhelming. The disadvantage is that sometimes the initiative is too much. Take what happened this time. If Wang Wenzuo's men were all retainers who had followed him for several generations, Chi Jian's plan would probably not have been revealed. The reason is very simple. If retainers who have been passed down for several generations are promoted and benefits are distributed according to their respective factions and status, even if Ji Jian Chiyun's plan succeeds, it will be difficult for him to get much benefit, and he may still get more benefits. He would be unlucky if he aroused jealousy; and if he failed, he would surely die. As long as Ji saw that Chi Yang was not a fool, he would definitely not take the initiative to do it. But I can see the traces
After seeing the rise of Namba Heiroku, I naturally came up with the idea of "He can do it, why can't I do it?", so I did things like this.
Looking at Cao Sengnu who was kneeling on the ground with an uneasy expression, Wang Wenzuo suppressed the anger in his chest and asked, "Do you really want me to become the king of Japan?"
"This -" Cao Sengnu was stopped by Wang Wenzuo's question. After thinking for a while, he said, "I think it wouldn't be a bad thing to become the king of a country, right?"
"Really?" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "Others may be, but I am different. If the court knew that I was king of Japan, what do you think the emperor would think, what would the queen think? What would the ministers in the political affairs hall think? ? Will they think that I have ulterior motives and want to help foreign barbarians and think I can help them?"
Cao Sengnu felt as if he had been hit hard on the back of his head. His head was buzzing and he was speechless for a while.
"Why don't you speak?"
"The villain deserves to die! The villain deserves to die." Cao Sengnu kowtowed repeatedly, filled with regret in his heart, cursing himself why he didn't think of this, he deserves to die.
"Stop kowtowing and get up and talk!" Wang Wenzuo impatiently pulled Cao Sengnu up from the ground: "Go back immediately and tell Ji Jian Chiying that this matter is over and that he will never do it again in the future. Mention! If I ask you to dig money, go dig money for me honestly and don’t do these bullshit things!"
"Yes! Yes!" Cao Sennu responded several times, backed up to the door but stopped, and said in embarrassment: "There is one more thing. When my subordinate came back this time, the shrine maiden Aguo from Izumo Taisha Shrine also came with him. , she said she wants to meet with you, what should I do? Should I let her go back?"
"Hey!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "What are you doing? She has come so far away, and you want her to go back without even meeting her once? What will she say when she goes back? Forget it, anyway, I am with that big country lord and god. It definitely doesn’t look like it, just let her meet her once and give up, then give her a gift and ask her to go back and stop talking nonsense!”
"Yes, yes!" Cao Sengnu was already covered with sweat: "Then I will go and invite her right away. Please wait a moment, my lord!"
Wang Wenzuo nodded, sat down next to the futon, and complained to Cao Wenzong beside him: "What nonsense is this! In the end, I was asked to finish it off. When Ji Jian Chi Ying comes back, I have to teach him a lesson." .”
Cao Wenzong looked at Wang Wenzuo with a strange look: "My lord, are you just going to teach that guy a few words and be done with it?"
"Then what else can we do? After all, this guy is eager to perform meritorious deeds! If the punishment is severe, it will probably chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
"Your Majesty!" Cao Wenzong became unusually serious: "Please forgive me for speaking frankly. There are many desperate scoundrels under your command, and all they want is fame and wealth. Just like a vicious dog, you lure them with fat meat. , drive it to bite people, be careful to eat up its flesh and bite its owner back!"
"I remember!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. Cao Wenzong's persuasion reminded him of Oda Nobunaga. This overlord during the Warring States Period had similar employment strategies to Wang Wenzuo. His important ministers include Hideyoshi Hashiba, Mitsuhide Akechi, and Ichi Takigawa. Masuzu and others came from outside and were not retainers of the Oda family for generations. Although they had been loyal to the Oda family for generations, Lin Xiuzhen and Sakuma Nobumori and his son were incompetent. However, Oda Nobunaga deprived them of their territory and banished them. In the end, Oda Nobunaga was killed by the rebel Akechi Mitsuhide at Honnoji Temple. Except for some of Wang Wenzuo's subordinates who are friends in need, most of them are forced by the situation or the temptation of fame and fortune. When Wang Wenzuo can bring them continuous benefits, they will naturally follow Wang Wenzuo; and once the situation changes, Wang Wenzuo will If more benefits cannot or are not far away from them, the loyalty of these people is very questionable.
Cao Sengnu didn't let Wang Wenzuo wait for long. After half a cup of tea, he walked in with a woman in black clothes in her thirties. The woman bowed down and said, "I, Izuyun Country, have to meet you today." What a blessing it is that Your Highness has such a noble face!"
"Without courtesy, sit down and talk!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Ah Guo, those of my subordinates acted recklessly and said that I look similar to the Lord God of the Great Kingdom. It is really disgusting. This is all the fault of my lax governance. I will take good care of it. Deal with him. As for you, I will arrange for someone to escort you back to the temple. I will also provide you with a set of porcelain and five pieces of Sichuan brocade as compensation for the hard work on the journey. Please agree!"
