The nine worlds of the world are respected by the Central Plains. The cultural, technical, institutional and other aspects of knowledge of the Central Plains have always been unrivaled in the Nine Realms. Therefore, the countries of the other eight major realms have all sent envoys to learn from the Central Plains to varying degrees.

Among them, the Fuso Kingdom in the sea is the most enthusiastic. During the Tang Dynasty, they sent several large-scale envoy groups to the Central Plains to study. And it's all-round, learning everything.

The imperial court system of Fuso was originally very sloppy. Later, after studying, he copied the entire system of the Central Plains back to Fuso. One of the most important initiatives is to divide the country into 66 "countries."

Of course, the so-called "country" here is actually the same as the "county" in the Central Plains. Kyoto, the Fuso Imperial Court, was established in Yamato Province. Therefore, the Fuso court is generally called the Yamato court.

Originally, the clan of the divine relics was the indigenous people of Fuso. Since the descendants of the gods crossed the sea and supported the establishment of the Yamato court. Constant conflict and war began between the two communities. The Divine Relic Clan was invincible, so they lost the territory where they had lived for generations, and continued to migrate and retreat to the north.

Fuso is made up of four large islands together. They are Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and the northernmost island, Hokkai. Originally, the Divine Relic clan lived on the island of Honshu, which is the largest, mildest climate, and most abundant. However, after many years of war, they finally retreated completely from Honshu Island and moved to the northernmost island, Beihai Island, where they struggled in the bitter cold, and the number of their people dropped sharply because the living environment was too harsh.

In this case, as the strongest guardian of the Divine Relic Clan, it is of course impossible for Feng Demon Wujizhai to have any identification with the Yamato Imperial Court. As for the Toyotomi regime, which later hollowed out the Yamato Imperial Court, and Ishida Tosei, who actually hollowed out the small lord of Toyotomi, it is even more impossible for the demon to help them.

If it were Ishida Shisei himself, or Shimayou, or even Otani Yoshisumi and others, they would have known the origin of Beiwu Kui, and naturally understood that they were not all the way to each other, and they would never ask any questions about Bei Wukui.

Only a new generation of Fuso samurai like Otani, who had not experienced the turmoil of the Warring States period more than 30 years ago and had grown up under the rule of Ishida Jusei, would naturally feel that all Fuso people should serve for a unified Fuso and should dedicate their loyalty to Ishida Jusei's power. That's why he made such a big joke as soon as he opened his mouth.

Although Feng Mo Wujizhai had the upper hand, he had no intention of continuing the pursuit and expanding his achievements. After all, this kind of verbal confrontation, no matter whether you win or lose, is meaningless. Seeing that Otani Yoshikatsu was already speechless, he sneered, and he didn't think much of himself, so he kept silent.

In terms of force, with so many people present, Li Tingshi is definitely at the bottom. But if you talk about being an official and being a person, all the people present are added together, and they are not as good as Li Tingshi. Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, he hurriedly opened his mouth to play a round and said, "There is no need to mention these idle words. Envoy Otani, what are you here for?"

With a bit of anger and resentment, Otani Yoshikatsu took a deep look at the Demon Mujisai. Only then did he reluctantly say: "I came this time, I was ordered by His Royal Highness to submit a challenge to you. This is the challenge written by His Royal Highness the Ruling Highness. ”

As he spoke, Yoshikatsu Otani carefully took out a long bag from his arms. In the bag was a silk book, but it was sealed with fire paint and could not be opened.

Li Yanzhou asked with some interest: "Oh, the challenge book, who is challenging whom, and what kind of challenge method do you want?"

Otani Yoshikatsu held the silk book in both hands, raised his head proudly and said, "It's the samurai of Fuso Country, challenging the samurai of the Central Plains." His Royal Highness said: The two countries have been fighting for a long time, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties, but the victory or defeat has not been decided for a long time. Continuing to fight like this will be unbearable for both countries. In this case, it is better for both sides to do it simply and simply, take each other's national fortunes as a bet, and bet a big game.

I heard that the Central Plains Mountain is called Mount Tai. On Mount Tai, there is a monument to the world, which records the first master of martial arts in the world. His Royal Highness said that the two sides could each produce ten masters to compete for the title of the first in the world in front of the Fengyun Monument. Whichever side has won the most titles in the world is considered the winner.

If Fuso was defeated, he would pay tribute to the Great Wei, and at the same time cede Sado Island and Iwami Province, plus Tsushima Island, to the Great Wei. However, if Great Wei is defeated, it will be necessary to cede Yizhou, Qiongzhou, Jiaozhou, Putuo, Shuangyu, Dinghai and other ten prefectures to Fusang. Your Highness, what do you think?"

Feng Mo Wuji Zhai was slightly taken aback. blurted out: "Ishida Shicheng is so bold. The gold mountain of Sado Island and the silver mountain of Iwami Province are the biggest source of wealth in Fuso Province. The shogunate of Ishida Jusei came from these two mines more than half of its annual income. ”

Qi Jiliang muttered: "Tsushima Island...... I remember that this is the westernmost island of Fuso Kingdom, and it is only a few dozen miles away from Gojuli Province. A sampan can float through. If you master this island, you will be able to choke the throats of both the Kojuryo Kingdom and the Fuso Kingdom. It's a lot of significance. ”

Li Tingshi shook his head again and again and said: "Having said that, the Great Wei Jiangshan is owned by the Son of Heaven. Except for the Son of Heaven, who would dare to agree to such a gamble of ceding the land if he loses? It won't work, this thing won't work at all. ”

Yu Dayou nodded and said, "Yes, the history of the thorn is no longer right." Although the Central Plains is vast, there is not an inch of useless land. The head can be broken, the blood can be shed, but not an inch of the land in the Central Plains can be lost. Therefore, we do not accept this bet.

Hmph, how can the small state of Fusang be able to make a bet on an equal footing with the Heavenly Empire? It's ridiculous! That messenger, you go back immediately and tell that Ishida Shiquan that he wants to fight, so he will fight! Great Wei has never been afraid of any enemy!"

Yoshikatsu Ohtani seemed to have expected this reaction from everyone. smiled at the moment, unmoved. He bent down and bowed, "His Royal Highness Ruling Power made this proposal to the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains. Agree or not, the power lies with the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains, and it seems that you should not overstep your bounds, right?

In addition, His Royal Highness the ruling authority also entrusted him to say that the 3,000 kamikaze battalion led by His Royal Highness Heigoro, the 'god of the southern army' of our country, has landed in Dengzhou. Although the kamikaze battalion was still standing still, if they were to move at full speed, they would be able to enter Bai Yujing within seven days at most. It's not hard to imagine what will happen then, right?"

Yu Dayou and Qi Jiliang were furious at the same time, slapped their palms on the coffee table beside them, and shouted: "What a scoundrel, dare to threaten us?"

Otani Yoshikatsu said quietly: "It's not a threat, it's just telling the truth." If you don't like it, you can kill it. But even if you kill it, you can't actually change anything. Therefore, all the highnesses of the Central Plains, let's discuss it carefully and see what to do with this silk book. ”

After the words were finished, Otani Yoshikatsu bowed respectfully, picked up the silk book in both hands and handed it forward. All of a sudden, everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know whether they should take it or not.