Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Captain, what should we do next?" Kyoyoshi Honda said with a little excitement: "This subordinate has been dormant here for six full years in order to train the third army, even before Tianzhu was conquered. Here, now six years have passed, the third army has finally completed its training, and it will be ready to go to battle soon... Thinking of this, my subordinates tremble with excitement."

"Don't talk about it, I can understand." Qin Huaiyu comforted him with a smile. He had a deep understanding of Honda Koyoshi's words. Why didn't he do the same back then?

At that time, Xiao Rui, the governor of the Dengzhou Fleet, was dismissed by the court because of his mediocrity and leading troops into the city without permission. He and Yuchi Baoqing were recommended by Li Zhen as the new governors. Three or two kittens, his heart was broken. Later, although the Dengzhou Shipyard manufactured large warships, the Dengzhou Fleet also changed their guns and became one of the main naval forces in Datang. However, because Bohai is located in Datang In my heart, no enemy dared to invade at all, so the Dengzhou fleet became a decoration. In addition to using them once in the conquest of Goguryeo in these years, they also fought a few battles with the Wa people and the Ainu people. It's just a little bit of territory.

But with the naval power of Japan, let alone the main battleships, even the smallest fifth-tier battleships at that time could sweep them away. This was the case in that battle back then. You must know that the Dengzhou fleet was not even equipped with fourth-tier battleships at that time. Well, it can be seen that the development of the Japanese navy is rotten.

Not to mention the Ainu people, they don’t even have a navy. When the two sides faced each other, the Dengzhou fleet only fired a few shots, and all the defenders on the shore ran away. They didn’t even land on the beach. The warship sailed to the shore without encountering decent resistance, which was really not enjoyable at all.

Up to now, although the Bohai Sea District has a good reputation and can even be compared with the Lingnan Naval District, in fact, the combat achievements it has achieved are not much worse than the Lingnan Naval District. It is only the occupation of Ezo The island (Hokkaido) gave them a little comfort, but in fact, those who know the situation know that this military exploit is completely for nothing, and the Ainu people on the island did not resist at all.

"Thank you for the comfort, the governor, the subordinate is much better."

Yasuyoshi Honda asked again: "Then how should we proceed next?"

"The specific situation is as follows. Let's go on..." Qin Huaiyu quickly expressed his plan.

"That's it...it's really a good idea. The problem is that so many of us...appeared so suddenly...there is their base camp, will they...discover it?" Honda Kyoliang listened to Qin Huaiyu's words The plan, first approved, but then raised its own concerns.

"Don't worry, we also have insiders among them. Secondly, I didn't ask everyone to go... And there is a good opportunity recently. It is said that their emperor wants to recruit imperial guards. This is a good opportunity... ..."

Chapter 1195 Wa country (1)

Chapter 142 The Kingdom of Wa (1)

"Hmph, a small country, a mere Japanese slave, dare to claim the emperor?" Honda Koyoshi said the name of the emperor, and his face was full of anger. In his eyes, only the emperor of the Tang Dynasty can be called the emperor, even the so-called Byzantine emperor. The emperor is not worthy of this title, but what about the country of Wa?It is just a Japanese leader who not only dares to call himself the emperor, but also has the title of emperor, which is even higher than the emperor.

"Don't worry, this time I will let them understand how terrible the consequences of exceeding the rules are." Speaking of the emperor, Qin Huaiyu's eyes also flashed a murderous intent. In Chinese myths and legends, there are many people who are called this name. But each of them is a legendary god. The country of Wa is a small country with a land of only a thousand miles. Worry-free, if you can't expand your borders and make contributions to the outside world, how can such an incompetent person, He De, dare to call himself the emperor?

It's really shameless, before the Tang Dynasty didn't have the time to pay attention to you, and you still got into it. This time, when the governor is here, I must teach you to be a human being again, and let you try what it means to be dominated by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty .

"Let's not talk about this, just follow the plan."

"Yes." Kyoyoshi Honda replied immediately.

The plan was drawn up a long time ago, and all aspects have been considered. As the commander, Qin Huaiyu only made some additions and fine-tuned to it, and the theme direction was carefully formulated by Li Zhen's think tank.

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The country of the Wa Kingdom is not always fixed. Unlike Huaxia, although there are many cities, there are only a few main capitals. However, the Wa Kingdom is different. Their capitals do not have much meaning to them. It depends entirely on the emperor. Personal preferences, where the emperor is, where is the capital, the emperor may be here, then this is the capital, and the next emperor likes to live there, the capital may appear there, but even so, their capital is not There is no trace at all, and in any case, it is basically in a specific area-that is, within the Edo Plain.

At this time, the emperor of the Wa Kingdom was Emperor Kotoku. If the history has not changed, the Wa Kingdom at this time is in the historical process of Dahua reform. The advanced technology, the rapid rise, became a truly civilized country, full of self-confidence, and later in Tang Gaozong Li Zhi's reign (663 to be exact, that is, the third year of Gaozong Longshuo) invaded the Goguryeo Peninsula, united with Baekje Invaded Silla in an attempt to challenge Datang's position here, but was killed by Liu Rengui at Baijiangkou (August 8th to August 27th in the third year of Longshuo). This is the famous Battle of Baijiangkou. Thousands of battleships in the Wa Kingdom were all burned, but the losses in Datang were only a few—you must know that the Baekje Allied Forces in the Wa Kingdom had a full 8 people and thousands of warships, while Datang only had 28 people. To two hundred warships, a considerable part of them were pieced together by Silla.

So it’s not that you look down on the Wa country. During the Tang Dynasty, the Wa country was really not qualified to be favored by the Tang Dynasty. The combat effectiveness is so scumbag. Why do you deserve to be favored by us?

Even the country of Wa, which has been developed in history, is not the opponent of Datang, let alone the country of Wa that has not yet obtained the technology of Datang?With Li Zhen's intervention, the Wa country could no longer obtain important technologies from the Tang Dynasty. Even if they sent spies to steal, most of what they got was fur, and they got some high-tech in their eyes from Silla. It was Silla, and what it got from Datang was just outdated technology, which was not worth mentioning to Datang.

But in any case, the influence of Datang is there. Even if the surrounding countries have not established diplomatic relations with Datang, they will gradually be affected by Datang, including the housing structure and cultural influence.

For example, today's Wa country, although there is no great reform, has gradually been influenced by the Tang Dynasty culturally, and began to imitate the customs improvement of the Tang Dynasty consciously or unconsciously.Of course, because there is no systematic study, the imitation is a bit nondescript, which makes people laugh.But that was a few years ago. In recent years, as the merchants of Tang Dynasty noticed this place, it also brought some changes to the country. Although it was unconscious, it was better than what they heard before. Some.

At this time, Emperor Kotoku reigned in Japan, and the capital was at Namba Palace (now Osaka). The nearest Namba Palace was extremely lively, and all kinds of people came to Namba Palace, especially some teenagers. Samurai were more numerous.Although it is usually more lively than other cities because of its political loyalty, the recent bustle is far more than usual, and it can only be compared when the emperor enthrones or major festivals.

The reason for this situation is that as early as half a year ago, there was news in the Imperial Palace that Emperor Kotoku intends to recruit a new group of samurai as guards, and a considerable part of this group of samurai will come from the private sector. Selected, this news almost caused a sensation in the entire Wa country, and countless civilian warriors rejoiced and shouted long live the emperor.

You must know that although the Wa Kingdom at this time is considered a feudal country, it is actually more of a slave-like nature. All kinds of important positions are held by nobles. They are all under the command of the major ruling countries (the ruling country is not a closed country. Although it brings a country, it is actually equivalent to a province and city, which is an administrative name) or some big landlords and nobles. An ordinary samurai who can catheterize will never be able to stand out.

Especially the positions close to the emperor, such as the emperor's guard, are occupied by teenagers from various wealthy families, and it is impossible for ordinary people to have the opportunity to hold them.But now Emperor Kotoku tried his best to give such an opportunity to the common people, which was nothing less than a great opportunity for those ordinary people who were underappreciated.

You must know that the emperor's guards are very likely to meet the emperor, and as long as they perform well in front of the emperor, they can be further promoted, completely separated from the common people, and become the envy of everyone. Officials, nobles—— At this time, the Emperor of Japan was still very powerful, and it was not the general who was in power in the later period of the war results. The Emperor was just a decoration.

Chapter 1196 Wa country (2)

Chapter 143 The Kingdom of Wa (2)

At this time, although the powerful ministers of the Wa country also controlled the government, the emperor was a real emperor and had enough real power, but sometimes he was controlled by the powerful ministers, but the emperor could take back the power.

The most typical example is the Taika Gaishin. At that time, the Soga family was in power, and the emperor was made a mascot by truce. The prince Zhongda and the minister Kamazu launched a coup, killing the power minister Soga and forcing his father to death. Soga Ezo supported Prince Qing as the emperor, who is now Emperor Kotoku.

Although there is no Dahua Reform in today's Wa Kingdom, the same Su Worulu's father Su Wo Ezo was slaughtered by Li Zhen 20 years ago. Although Su Worulu was born at that time, he was still just a child. Bear boy paper, can't control the Su Wo family at all.And as the saying goes, tea is cold when people go to the peak, the Su Wo family lost power and was quickly defeated by political opponents, and quickly fell into decline. It is not the overbearing and unparalleled generation of powerful ministers in history.

But without Soga, the courtiers who defeated Soga quickly took power and continued to evade the emperor. Therefore, the coup d'état of the prince Nakao was still carried out, and Emperor Kotoku became the emperor smoothly, but the country name no longer It is Dahua, so there is no Dahua reform.

But Wa has always been a nation that likes to learn. This is irrefutable. Therefore, although there was no Taika reform, Emperor Xiaotoku carried out a functional reform a few years ago. There is no way to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, so there is no accurate data template. Therefore, although the functional reform is considered a success, it has improved domestic productivity and the people's living standards have gradually improved, which is quite an achievement, but it is far from reaching filial piety. Emperor Toku's expectations disappointed all the nobles.

So after the failure, Emperor Kotoku started a new round of reforms, but this time they made sufficient preparations in advance, such as sending spies into Datang, and letting them go to Datang was not for technology, of course, if there is a chance to get It would be best if they arrive, but if they don’t, then forget it. The real target of sending spies this time is Datang’s system, because after researching, they found that the system is the foundation of a country. As long as the system is good, the country will be It will definitely improve...

Some spies started with books, so all kinds of books in the Tang Dynasty were bought by the spies during that period (technical books were not made public, and the folks couldn’t buy them). It was in the reign of Yonghui, so it is also called "Yonghui Shulu", but the history has changed a long time ago. Yan’s Family Instructions”), a subset of classics and histories of hundreds of schools, biographies of celebrities and even novels of strange things, Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures are all bought in large quantities—these are very ordinary books, and Japanese people only need to find a spokesperson, and they can easily Can buy it.

Other spies visited around the Tang Dynasty, collecting everything from myths and legends to folk unofficial history, to the secrets of the palace, etc., and some spies spread money and made friends in the Tang Dynasty in an attempt to obtain higher-level officials. Secret——Of course, the fate of these people was very bad. Most of them were reported, arrested in the prison, and never came out again.

It was also through these classics and anecdotes that the country of Wa discovered a secret of the rise of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the Tang Dynasty was employing humble scholars. It also got rid of the constraints of the nobles and could develop freely. This made Emperor Kotoku and Prince Nakadai (also known as Emperor Tenchi) who had been looking for a way out for the Wa Kingdom shine in front of them and got inspiration from it.

The recruitment of Konoe this time is an experiment by Emperor Kotoku and Prince Nakadai. If they can really get talents from the common people, then they will definitely not be stingy with their rewards.

Today is the day for the selection of the Emperor's Guards. Everyone gathered here early in the morning. Although the Emperor's decree has stated that only boys under the age of 20 are recruited, there are still many samurai who are beyond this age group. Among them, some of them are family members who are about to enter the selection, some of them just come to watch the fun, and of course some of them are trying to fish in troubled waters, intending to hide their age, wanting to mix into the guards, etc. And feet.

Soon, more than 2 people had gathered outside the Imperial Palace. For a while, there was a sea of ​​people, almost filling the arena outside the Imperial Palace.

However, neither the Emperor Kotoku nor the Prince Nakada had ever imagined that among these young people, some of them were people with ulterior motives. They were not here to select the guards at all, but to wreak havoc and stir up trouble. chaotic.

Not far from the imperial residence, it is the residence of the minister ("Minister" does not refer to the country in general, but a special official title in ancient times in the country of Wa). Official position), the minister at this time is naturally no longer the Soga family, nor the courtier family, but a person named Xiaoye girl.

Miss Xiaoye is not a woman, but a man's name, but this clan seems to be particularly fond of such names, such as Miss Xiaoye in the Sui Dynasty, and a few years ago in Dengzhou when she had a conflict with Li Zhen. The sister Xiaoye who was about to kill Li Zhen at one o'clock (this is a woman), plus the current girl Xiaoye, and her brother Xiaoye who is the dormitory of the university, are all in the same situation (note: except Xiaoye Except for the girl, the rest of the names are fabricated, please don't pursue these).

And Sister Ono is Miss Ono's niece. To be honest, it was thanks to Sister Ono's efforts that Mrs. Ono was able to take the position of minister. At that time, the Ono family was on the courtier's side.If she hadn't raised a point in time and made the family change sides to the Prince Zhong's side, otherwise the Ono family might have been purged in the functional reform. Leaping into the top dignitaries of the Wa Kingdom, there is no better ending than this.Since then, Sister Ono's status in the Ono family has soared, and she is known as the "great wise man" and is most respected by the family members.Not only the Ono family, but also outsiders know about Sister Ono's wisdom, including Emperor Kotoku, who once asked her for advice.

But what the entire Wa country and even the Ono family don't know is that the reason why Sister Ono can see the mystery is not her own ability, but an expert behind her back...

Chapter 1197 Flying swordsmanship?

Chapter 144 Flying Swordsmen?

At this time, somewhere in the minister's mansion, you can directly see the Imperial Palace on the high platform, but the wise man of the Ono family is nestling in a thick and strong arm in his clothes, his face is flushed and full of coquettishness, obviously he has just experienced Good thing - a shot came up on this high platform.

Leaning lazily in her firm arms, Sister Ono weakly stroked the chest of the person behind her: "My lord, are you satisfied with the little girl's service?"

The adult Sister Ono mentioned was a middle-aged man who was about 30 years old. Hearing this, she slapped Sister Ono's tun with her right hand fiercely, and said with a smile, "Hehe, I'm satisfied, I'm so satisfied... I I just like you women from the Japanese country, you are really submissive, you can play as you want, it is really enjoyable."

"Then why don't you stand up? As long as you show your strength, let alone a Japanese woman like me, even if you are an emperor, you can't marry, why are you holding back..." Sister Xiaoye was very Curious, although everything that should have happened with this man happened to her, but she didn't know the identity of this man at all, but through the performance of this man on weekdays, she felt that he must be a big person, because of the strength they showed It's really amazing-you must know that it was not smooth sailing for the Ono family to be the minister at the beginning, and there were many forces who wanted to fight for this position, but because of this strong man's shot, all the competitors of the Ono family had problems. The Ono family succeeded in taking the position.

"That's not okay. Once I really do this, I will not be far from death." The strong man shook his head, and warned: "Don't guess my identity, you are also a smart person." Women, you should know that if you know too much about some things, you will die."

"Yes, I know, I don't dare to do it again." Sister Ono was startled, and immediately jumped out of the man's arms regardless of the leak on her body.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's continue watching."

"It's just a selection of guards, and they're all civilians. What's so interesting about that?" Sister Ono asked boredly. She was born in a noble family, but she didn't think the performances of mere pariahs were interesting.