"Even if we Ezo people are fierce, the population is too small, and we can't hold such a large land on our own. You must always remember that giving up dignity and attaching to the Tang Dynasty is the basis for the survival of our Ezo people, once we lose our friendship with the Tang people, it will be the day of the destruction of the Ezo people, and sooner or later they will be swallowed by the Japanese people, and the scum will not be left......"

Zhuo Li was at the head of the other half of the castle that had not yet collapsed, and Ji Shiju told his brother this.

He is well versed in Sinology and understands the principle of "distant friendship and close attack", and the Tang people's support for the Ezo people is not for any friendship, but just to weaken and contain the Japanese people, and the Ezo people cannot make their own claims for the sake of so-called dignity and stay away from the Tang people.

The direction of the Ezo people is to strive to become the one that has value for the Tang Dynasty, otherwise without the support of the Tang people, the Japanese counterattack is just that the Ezo people can't resist at all, and in other words, the population of the Ezo people is too small......

If one day the dead race is wiped out, what dignity is there to talk about?

Ji Shikoma is a typical Ezo people, with all the characteristics of the Ezo people, with a dark complexion, thick body hair, long legs and a broad waist, and a large head and high cheeks. Standing at the head of the city in military uniform, standing in the wind, his momentum was majestic and his expression was fierce, like the god of war.

He knew that his brain was not as good as his eldest brother, so he obeyed his eldest brother from childhood to adulthood and never disobeyed.

Rubbing his hands excitedly, Ji Shijun asked: "The power of the 'divine thunder' is earth-shattering, if the eldest brother can get a few more, wouldn't it be overwhelming to attack the city and pull out the village all the way?" ”

Ji Shiju shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Do you think that kind of divine weapon, how much can the Tang people give me casually?" There's no next time. But don't worry, Mutsu has been turned upside down by us, not only the surrounding feudal country is rumoring, but Asuka Kyo will inevitably react, and the army that exterminates us may be on the way now. ”

Ji Shijun looked hideous, patted his chest fiercely, and said loudly: "Don't worry, big brother, no matter how many Japanese people come, we will let him come and go!" ”

With the equipment of the Tang Army and the training of the Tang Army, Ji Shijun's confidence has swelled unprecedentedly!

"No, no, no, don't go to the Japanese soldiers, there is no point in doing that, we just need to avoid the important and light, and specifically kill and injure the Japanese population, and wait until the Japanese army comes out to exterminate us...... We'll go down to the sea and board the boat until we reach Nambatsu! ”

Nambatsu is the gateway to Asukakyo, and once the Ezo army appears in Nambatsu, Asukakyo, where the emperor lives, is close at hand, and at that time, the Kara fleet will appear in due time......

After the capture of Aoba Castle, the Ezo army abandoned the city and marched frantically south along the coastline, killing people and bleeding everywhere they passed.

When the Ezo people crossed the Tone River and appeared on the land of Hitachi Province, the entire Wa Province was shaken......

Ji Shijun led the Ezo warriors to attack the city, burn and loot, and Ji Shiju followed closely behind, recruiting the warriors of all ethnic groups who came to rely on him. The Japanese people have always been cruel, and the brutal suppression of foreign tribes is not only the Ezo people who have a blood feud with them, but also the descendants of the rest of the three Hans, and even the descendants of the sporadic Han people.

In the blink of an eye, more than 1,000 Ezo troops were incorporated into some foreign elites, and the number doubled out of thin air, and the soldiers became stronger and stronger! The country of Sagami mobilized 2,000 Japanese soldiers to the border in an attempt to stop the advance of the Ezo people, but they were crushed by the onslaught of the Ezo coalition army, and the latter was allowed to drive straight in.

On the one hand, the Kamiso, Shimoso, Kai, Izu and other countries urgently mobilized their troops to prepare to resist the Ezo people, and on the other hand, they urgently appealed to Asukakyo, hoping that the emperor would send an elite army to exterminate the Ezo people.

However, the repeated emergency documents entering Asuka Kyoto were like a stone sinking into the sea, and the entire Gyeonggi City, including His Majesty the Emperor, did not react......

*****

Time goes back to the day when Prince Katsuragi left Asuka Kyoto and went north......

The Silla envoys arrived in Nambatsu and, after abandoning their ships and landing, went straight to Asukakyo, accompanied by Japanese officials.

Gyeonggi officials are dissatisfied.

Although the "Three Hans" were threatened by the Central Plains Dynasty, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, and the Central Plains Dynasty would not easily use swords against it unless it was a large-scale expedition, and the Wa Kingdom and the "Three Hans" were only separated by a strait, and the army was approaching, and the threat to the "Three Koreas" was far greater than that of the Central Plains Dynasty.

The Japanese were warlike and tyrannical, and the "Samhans" suffered greatly and suffered unspeakably, so they often paid tribute to show their submission in exchange for the Japanese people to strike the war......

However, this year's tribute, Silla actually only sent Jin Chunqiu's son Kim Famin to come, which is a great disrespect!

However, when Kim Famin came to Asuka Kyoto after landing in Nambatsu, instead of entering the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor for the first time, he went straight to Asuka Temple to meet Soga Ezo, who lived in seclusion and participated in meditation in the morning and evening, and lost his voice in the court for a while......

What are the Silla people going to do?

Do you really think that if you climb on the thigh of the Tang people, you will be able to treat the Japanese country as air?

But even if you don't take the Wakuni Kingdom in your eyes, you can't go without seeing His Majesty the Emperor and ask to see Soga Ezo......

It's about doing things.

The officials of the DPRK and China shut up and watched to see what tricks the Silla people were playing.

His Majesty the Emperor threw a cup in the Pangai Palace, and scolded the Silla people for deliberately provoking and not knowing whether they were alive or dead, but there was nothing they could do about Kim Famin. It stands to reason that his father, Kim Chunqiu, was the ruler of the Silla royal family, and he and Soga Ezo were old friends, and it was reasonable for Kim Famin to come to Asuka Kyo and first greet Soga Ezo on behalf of his father. Secondly, now that Silla and the Tang Dynasty have formed an alliance, even if the Wa Kingdom wants to cure Jin Famin's sin and turn against Silla, they have to worry about the reaction of the Tang people.

Don't think that the Tang people are far away from the mountains and rivers, and now there is a fleet occupying Sado Island and refusing to leave......

Datang's deterrence, even if it is far away from the ocean, is imminent!

*****

Jin Famin and Wang Xuance stepped into the Asuka Temple one after the other, accompanied by the entourage.

This temple was built after Soga Ezo's father, Soga Mako, made a grand wish, and it went through two generations of father and son, and hired a number of Goguryeo architects. In the center of the temple, there are three golden halls to defend the pagoda, and the houses are continuous before and after, and the atmosphere is magnificent.

Jin Famin and Wang Xuance first visited the all-bronze cast Buddha in the main hall, and put on incense, and then saw in the side hall that he had been in the imperial hall of the Japanese Kingdom for decades, and single-handedly supported the three emperors......

He was wearing a gray monk's robe, snow-white silk socks, kneeling on a futon, his thin body was straight, the corners of his long eyebrows were slightly down, and his bald head was like a monk.

Seeing Jin Famin and Wang Xuance enter the house one after the other, Su I Ezo opened his eyelids, showed a kind smile, stretched out his thin palm, and made a "please" gesture.

In front of him, there is a delicately carved table, on which is a set of pottery tea sets, and the fragrance of tea is curling through the clumsy teapot.

Wang Xuance felt a sigh in his heart, the method of roasting tea invented by Hou Ye was really shocking, and it had only been a few years? Tea has become a necessity for all the upper class society in the underground throughout the day, scrambling to contribute more taxes to Datang.

Of course, as the founder of the method of roasting tea, the wealth flowing into Fang Jun's pocket is even more astronomical......

Jin Famin saluted respectfully and said, "The little nephew was ordered by my father to come to greet my uncle. ”

Su I's thin face was filled with a kind and kind smile, bowed slightly, and said, "Ling Zun has a heart, take a seat quickly." ”

Kim Famin did not take his seat as promised......

Su I's snow-white eyebrows were slightly raised, and then he looked at Wang Xuance who was following Jin Famin, and did not speak.

Wang Xuance touched the ground and said respectfully: "The little officials under the command of the Marquis of Huating of the Tang Dynasty, on the order of the Marquis of my family, came to visit the seniors. ”

A glimmer of light flashed in Su Izo's seemingly cloudy old eyes, and he said indifferently: "This is a distinguished guest, but I don't know why your marquis sent to see me, a man who is about to die, since he is in Sado Island and refuses to leave?" If you think that you can get the promise of ceding Sado from me, then you will be disappointed, I am dying of old age, and what I say will not count for a long time......"

It's not "I won't help you", but "I don't count what I said", which seems to be a big difference, but in fact it contains a mystery......

Wang Xuance is exquisite, just after hearing such a sentence, his heart has already been settled.

It seems that the struggle for power in the imperial court of the Japanese Kingdom has become white-hot, and his task this time will definitely be easily completed......