"Okay!" Saitama touched his belly: "I hope it's a son!"
"Whether it's a son or a daughter, I'm happy!"
"No, it must be a son, it must be a son!" Saitama said firmly: "I have offered sacrifices to Amaterasu three times, praying to give birth to a boy this time. If I inherit your bloodline, I will definitely become an invincible warrior. , to make the enemy terrified!"
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Inside the hall, the air is filled with the fragrant aroma of verbena, tangerine peel and other spices. The oil in the oil lamps on the four walls was burning continuously. Under the arcade with sunflower patterns, a slave was kneeling on one knee, washing the dust from the feet of the new distinguished guest, and then putting on clean wooden clogs.
The courtyard is lined with stone pillars and covered with dense ivy. The shadows of the leaves are dyed bone-like silver by the moonlight. Guests were coming and going in the courtyard, many of whom were onmyoji officials and witches. All of them had fair skin, or wore tall hats, or had long hair shawl, and used gold rings inlaid with jade to wipe their foreheads. There were also wealthy families and officials from various counties and counties in the crowd. They exchanged cups, whispered to each other, and talked in low voices.
"Did you know? His Majesty just issued a decree today to remove Tanba Guoshi."
"Removing Tanba Gusi? Is there any reason?" someone asked in surprise.
"No, there is no reason! The decree only said that he should be removed from office and that the current Tanba Minister should be on standby!"
"This, this is too much, isn't it? Even if you are a king, you can't just follow your own temper, can you? In a country, there is no reason to say that if you don't need it, you can get rid of it? Isn't this chaos?" Someone said angrily. He said unfairly, indeed according to the past tradition, if the person who serves as a minister has not made any mistakes, he cannot move until he has completed several terms. Otherwise, it will break the unspoken rules of the Japanese country. After all, the Imperial family has monopolized the position of the king, so it cannot be done. Even Guo Si’s interests will be eaten up, right?
"Then has the successor been decided?" Someone next to him was about to make a move: "If I go to do some activities now, is it still too late? There is a lot of oil and water in Tamba Country!"
"It's too late! Has the successor already been decided?"
"Ah? So soon?" Someone said in frustration: "How many more terms do I want to be a state minister? It seems that someone has been eyeing this position for a long time!"
"The successor is Shoujun Oishi!" Someone sneered: "Do you still think he is targeting you?"
"Shoujun Oishi? Is it him?" This name seemed to have magic power, and everyone's throats were frozen. After a few minutes, someone finally whispered: "Is it him? Doesn't the king want Danba Kingdom? But to—?”
The man didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he wanted to say. Since that terrible night, everyone has firmly remembered this name. The king sent him to Danbo country to do only one thing, and that was to kill people.
"Why is this happening?" Someone groaned: "Hasn't she already ascended the throne? She has already won, Katsuragi and Hairen are both dead, and no one can threaten her throne, so why do she still need to kill people?"
"Yes! It's understandable to kill someone to fight for the throne, but why are you killing people now? Is it possible that the one who ascended the throne is a demon king?"
"Who knows who gave the order?" Someone sighed leisurely: "Everyone knows that there are two people on the throne now, the man is on top and the woman is on the bottom. From what I see, it may be the one above who gave the order!"
"Yes, I heard from the female official in the palace that Your Majesty has been pregnant for several months and is the son of that man!"
"Isn't this something everyone knows? The two of them have been together for a long time. Otherwise, how could that man be so helpful? How could Katsuragi die?"
"Do you think His Majesty will pass on the throne to the child in his belly?"
"Isn't this impossible? This goes against hundreds of years of tradition!" A priest wearing a tall black hat said: "The position of the king can only be inherited by the blood of Amaterasu Omikami. The king herself was once the god of heaven. How could a miko from Terudai Shrine do such a thing?"
"That's your own son, a piece of flesh that fell from his body! You don't understand women, let alone a mother. There's nothing a mother wouldn't do for her children!"
"It's impossible even if the king thinks about it, and they won't agree from top to bottom!" The priest became angry: "Our country is the kingdom of God under the umbrella of Amaterasu, and even if she is the king, she cannot go against the will of the god! "
"Okay, okay, don't be so excited! If it was in the past, you were right, but it is different now. Didn't you see the warriors riding horses and shooting arrows on the racecourse? There are also Buddhist temples being built? That's simply It is a city that never falls. If all that is accomplished, she can do whatever she wants! No one can stop her anymore!"
This time, no one could argue. Although everyone looked ugly, they all knew that this was true and an irrefutable fact. Those who rose to the rank of warriors in the civil war that just ended were all gifts from the great king and Zuofuden. The original armed forces of the Yamato Kingdom had been shattered by them. In front of them, all traditions seemed so fragile.
"We have to do something or it will be too late!"
"Yes, something must be done!"
"Something must be done!"
Everyone looked angry, and there were not no conflicts among them, but compared to the imminent threat, the conflicts that had arisen in the past over the competition for territory, rewards, and tribesmen were already insignificant.
"We can curse Zuofudian. Without him, the king is like a bird without wings!"
"Is the curse useful? I heard that Zuo Fudian is a person with strong luck, I'm afraid it won't hurt him!"
"If I can get his nails, hair, and his birthday, I can find a way!"
"I'm afraid this will be difficult. Zuofudian is usually surrounded by Tang people. We can't bribe Tang people!"
"Then there's nothing I can do. Without my nails, hair, and birthday, the power of my spells will be greatly reduced. Considering that Zuofudian's luck is so strong, I'm afraid I won't be able to hurt him at all!"
"Just curse the king! The king is pregnant now, which is when he is most vulnerable. If we cast the curse together, it should be effective!"
"Curse the King? Are you crazy? We mages, onmyojis, and conjuration mages all exist to protect the royal family, but you want to use curses to attack the king?"
"Because of this, we are more confident! And didn't the king betray Amaterasu Omikami? We are also carrying out divine punishment! As long as the king dies, Zuofudian will no longer be able to stay in our country. Yes No?"
At this time, no one cared that Saitama might not pass the throne to the child who had not yet had an accident. Everyone put these things aside in a tacit understanding. Finally, someone whispered: "Then let's do it! Who is going to get the king?" hair and nails?”
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Chang'an.
Jinren asked about the mansion.
"Why is this necessary, Sanlang!" Jin Renwen glanced at the gift list, shook his head and smiled: "I regard him as my brother and flesh and blood. Since it is his business, just say it, why do you need to bring so many gifts?" It’s passed, it’s really passed!”
"The words of the general are serious!" Cui Hongdu stood at the bottom respectfully: "Before we left, Ming Gong said that you and he were close friends, and you treated him extremely well. You can't repay him with this little thing! Please check it!"
"This is nothing!" Jin Renwen put the letter aside and said with a smile: "You want to see the prince, is this a bit troublesome now?"
"Trouble General!" Cui Hongdu said quickly,
"It's not a trouble!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "You are from Sanlang. On normal days, you only need to tell the prince and invite him to come to my place. But this time it didn't work. The prince was earlier I have rubella (measles) in my life, and I haven’t been out of the womb for several days!”
"Ah? This disease is very troublesome!" Cui Hongdu was startled. The rubella Jin Renwen was talking about is measles in today's medicine. It is a very common respiratory infectious disease that starts and goes away quickly. , serious cases may even be fatal, and even today there is no specific cure.
"Yes, but it has improved!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "I visited the palace the day before yesterday. The prince can already eat some milk porridge and is in much better spirits. The doctor said that he will be fully recovered in about ten days. You stay in my house for a few days, and then I will pass the news for you!"
"Thank you, General!"
Cui Hongdu breathed a sigh of relief when Jin Ren asked that the prince was fine. Before departure, Wang Wenzuo had repeatedly warned that the first person he wanted to see after returning to Chang'an was Jin Renwen, then the prince, and finally the queen. This order must not be wrong. The reason is very simple. It has been more than a year since they left Chang'an and they know nothing about the situation in the DPRK. If they run into it in a daze, it will be the same as committing suicide. Wang Wenzuo will never be able to I will never forget what I experienced in Chang'an.
And Jin Renwen can be said to be a know-it-all in Chang'an. If you go to him first, at least you won't fall into a trap. If you go to the prince next, it will be an insurance. He can speak in front of the emperor and the empress at critical times. , only after having these can we do other things.
"I read what Saburo said in his letter. Fuyu Fengzhang, Nakadai, and Abe Hirafu are all dead, and the situation in Japan has been calmed down. So why didn't Saburo return to Baekje immediately?"
Cui Hongdu looked around, but did not answer. Jin Renwen asked everyone to step back knowingly. Cui Hongdu smiled and said: "Others can't talk about this matter, but they can't hide it from the general. Ming Gong is still staying in Japan, but he is There are two things that are holding me back!" After that, he briefly told the story of Izumo Ginzan and Saitama being pregnant, and finally sighed: "Ming Gong is also unable to do anything at the moment, so he asked me to come back. Come to Chang'an!"
"How can you say that he is incapable of doing all the work!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "In my opinion, Sanlang is too capable. Others may not be able to accomplish things in a lifetime, but he has done it in a year and a half, so naturally he feels that he is not enough. Used. For things like pacifying Japan, it would have been just right if he had spent twenty years. Anyway, his son had grown up after the pacification, so he could take over. However, he finished it in less than a year, and the son was still in his mother's womb and was not even breastfeeding. Neither can, I can only work harder on myself!”
"The general is a good metaphor!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "I originally wanted to marry my seventh sister to him, but things have changed so fast now that it's hard for me to say it!"
"It doesn't matter!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "Even though Sanlang and the Japanese queen are in love and have children, they will never become husband and wife. This Sanlang also understands that your family is the Cui family of Qinghe, and his family background is the same as Sanlang's. It’s appropriate! You go back and make a deal with your family, and when he comes back from Japan, I’ll have a chance to talk to him!”
Cui Hongdu was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said: "Thank you so much, General!"
"You don't have to thank me!" Jin Ren asked: "It's better to get married if we are well-matched. He is the Wang family of Langya, and he is a good match for your family. It is better than being involved in the Tian family's porridge in the end!" Here, his expression became serious.
"Tianjia? A pot of porridge?" Cui Hongdu was confused when he heard this. He did not return to Chang'an with Wang Wenzuo at the beginning, so he naturally did not know the fate between Wang Wenzuo and the two Tianjia sisters in Chang'an. Jin Renwen knew the situation well. In his opinion, Li Xiayu and Li Suwen were the source of the trouble and the troublesome ancestors. It would be best for Wang Wenzuo not to have anything to do with them in this life.
But with his eyes, it was natural to see that Li Xiayu had a secret affection for Wang Wenzuo. Although Wang Wenzuo did not have love for him yet, he at least had sympathy for him. If it turned into a relationship between a man and a woman, there would be endless troubles. He valued Wang Wenzuo's talents very much and believed that he had a bright future. Naturally, he did not want Wang Wenzuo to be involved in the dirty affairs within the Tang Dynasty family and waste such a good man in vain. So when I heard that Cui Hongdu planned to marry his seventh sister to Wang Wenzuo, he immediately expressed his support, and it was more of his love and protection for Wang Wenzuo.
"You don't need to know these things, and you don't need to ask about them! It's not good for you to know too much!" Jin Ren asked Su Rong.
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
"Okay, please step back and rest!"
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After Cui Hongdu retreated, Jin Renwen stood up and walked to the courtyard. The moonlight shines on the rockery in the courtyard, dyeing it a pale white. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Time passed too fast. When he returned to his country to catch up with his father's funeral, he was still treated like an enemy by his brother. Now, Silla sends envoys to worship every year, always considering itself as a foreign country. The Japanese country that peeked at the four counties of Renna had been wiped out by Wang Wenzuo, who was as close as his brother. It can be said that Silla is in a prosperous age that has never been seen in hundreds of years. If my father was still alive, what would he think when he saw all this? Will he pass the title to himself instead of his brother Jin Famin?
"No, absolutely not!"
Although he was very reluctant, Jin Renwen had to admit it. The reason is very simple. The succession of his father Jin Chunqiu violated the rule of the past hundreds of years that no one without holy bones could ascend the throne. So when he chose his successor, he had to consider the role of example to future generations. Since his brother is older than himself, this That was the biggest advantage, not to mention that his father-in-law was Jin Yuxin. When he thought of this, Jin Renwen paled.
