0731 Refused
But within a moment, Liu Pei made up his mind. In his plan, it was better to keep the Wa Kingdom in chaos. If a strong emperor does emerge, it is very likely that the Wa Kingdom will be unified in a short period of time.
What does a unified Wa Congress do? The Tang Dynasty invaded Korea. During the Ming Dynasty, Korea was invaded twice. The Qing Dynasty invaded Korea and China. After that, the War of Resistance Against Japan! It can be seen that Japan should not be unified at all.
Thinking of this, Liu Pei simply refused and said: "I'm sorry, please return to His Majesty the Emperor, I can't do this!" ”
Fujiwara Zoli said solemnly: "No, Your Excellency the Dragon King, you can do it!" ”
Liu Pei said: "I really can't do it! Everything you see in front of you is my full strength! Do you think I have a way to defeat the shogunate army of more than 100,000? And if it weren't for the Tokugawa family's greed for my possessions, I wouldn't have started this war at all! So I can't do what you're talking about. ”
Fujiwara Zori got up and said, "I know that what Your Excellency said is true, but there is one thing that Your Excellency may not have thought of yet. That is, Your Excellency does not need to fight the Shogunate Army at all! The Tokugawa shogunate was cruel and unkind, and there were many resentful people in the world! As long as you can attack Edo Castle and capture or kill Tokugawa Hidetada's father and son alive, then the Tokugawa family will be in chaos! And the world's daimyo will also respond in droves! When the time comes, His Majesty the Emperor will be able to unify the whole country! At that time, Your Excellency can also be ranked as a minister and become a famous family! Isn't that much better than being a pirate? ”
Liu Pei felt in his heart that what Fujiwara Zoli said was indeed good, but Liu Pei had already made a decision in his heart. So Liu Pei said: "But the walls of Edo Castle are thick, how long will it take me to break through?" Besides, there are tens of thousands of troops in the city, so what is the point of my thousands of people rushing in? ”
Fujiwara Zoli took a step forward and said, "Your Excellency, you are underestimating our princess family too much! Although the Tokugawa family occupies Edo Castle, the top and bottom of Edo Castle are people from our minister's family! We can open the gates in the middle of the night and let the general's army in. Moreover, each princess family also has a lot of manpower to cooperate with your attack! When the time comes, you can take down Tokugawa Hidetada father and son in one fell swoop! ”
Liu Pei carefully judged and had to say that Fujiwara Zoli's plan was very likely to come true. These families of ministers have been entrenched in Edo Castle for hundreds of years, and they have infiltrated them from top to bottom. If they were allowed to open the gates in the middle of the night, they would be able to do it!
Moreover, when someone guides the way, the city is full of frightened routs, and there is a high chance that Tokugawa Hidetada and his son will be caught. But in that case, the whole country will be in chaos! The daimyo would once again fight against each other and return to the Sengoku period. This is very detrimental to Liu Pei's plan!
Because in Liu Pei's plan, the Japanese state is an important source of funds in the early stage of Liu Pei's plan! He urgently needed a large-scale trade with the Japanese to fill his financial gap. If there is civil strife in the Wa Kingdom, where will there be any spare power to buy his goods?
However, in the later stage of the war, when Liu Pei was in power, he could try this method. Thinking of this, Liu Peizhen said carefully: "Mr. Fujiwara, your plan does have hope of success. But at the moment I am not strong enough. Not enough to accomplish such a feat. If His Majesty the Emperor can endure for a few more years, I would be willing to help His Majesty! ”
Fujiwara Zori was anxious when he heard it! He was about to speak when Liu Pei raised his hand to stop him, and Liu Pei said, "Everyone, what I said is not empty words, I really need time to build an army. I don't think even the arrogant generals can say that they will annihilate an army of more than 100,000 with 5,000, right? ”
Fujiwara Zori is also a decisive person, he saw that he couldn't do anything, and immediately planned to confirm Liu Pei's promise. He immediately said, "But how can we believe that what Your Excellency said is not a temporary lie? ”
Liu Pei smiled and said, "I am preparing to occupy the big island of Hokkaido in the north and establish my base there. When I successfully negotiate with the Tokugawa family and get Hokkaido, you might as well spread rumors that there are Han Chinese who have cleared the wasteland there. If the displaced people are able to get there, they may be taken in. To be able to do this is the greatest help to me and to you! ”
Fujiwara Zori's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked eagerly: "Your Excellency, are you going to recruit troops there?" We don't have enough money, but we can recommend you many samurai and generals! ”
How could Liu Pei agree to such a thing! So he said, "That's too conspicuous! As soon as I trained the army there, the Tokugawa family would immediately notice it. Your people will also be noticed when they appear there. So I'll place the army overseas, and that's just where I recruit homeless and wandering samurai. ”
The three of them were overjoyed when they heard this! Fujiwara Zori hurriedly said, "Your Excellency the Dragon King, we will definitely help you with this favor!" If His Majesty the Emperor is able to rule the world in the future, Your Excellency will be the first to do so! ”
After speaking, Fujiwara Zori took out another piece of paper in his arms and handed it to the guard, saying, "Several people on this piece of paper are all from my Fujiwara family." If you have something to do with His Majesty the Emperor or our Fujiwara family, you can contact them through them. These people are faithful and trustworthy! ”
Liu Pei took it and said, "I will contact you if necessary." Alright, I'll arrange for someone to send you away. ”
The three of them also knew that time was urgent, so Shi Li put on his gauze hat and left after saying goodbye. Liu Pei sat at the table, staring at the booklet for a long time. Because he felt it should be a good opportunity.
Not long after, I heard a guard report that Mr. Abe had arrived. Liu Pei smiled, took the booklet into his arms, and got up to greet Abe Zhongqiu.
In the past two days, he and Abe Mid-Autumn have chatted very happily. In the present time, he always has a feeling of blossoming in the fog when he reads history books. How can you chat with this ancient person, and it is a high-ranking ancient person, and understand it clearly! And Abe Tadaaki is a very knowledgeable person, and he is also very funny to speak. The two of them chatted happily.
But today is different. The two of them sat down and prepared tea and food, and Liu Pei handed Abe a note for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Abe Mid-Autumn took it and took a look, and his face changed! Then it was back to normal. Because the note reads Wu Yizhou's battle report. It says that he had already routed a fleet of ships heading to the assembly point while the opponent's fleet was gathering, and was now leading the fleet towards the assembly point.