Sima Jiong said: "No matter what, Lord Wang, you can't take the risk in person, if something happens to you, the sky of Datang will not fall." ”

Li Daozong nodded and said, "Your Highness, Lord Sima's words are to the point, no matter what, you can't go to the Japanese slave country in person." ”

Li You didn't say anything, he thought for a while and said, "Don't jump to conclusions for the time being, let's see what kind of attitude Takahashi Kazuki has." ”

In front of these people, Xue Wanche knew relatively little about Li You, and he was a little disapprehensive of Li You's attitude of valuing Takahashi Kazuki, he believed that Takahashi Kazuki was just the lord of a small island country, and it was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, so he should obey the overall situation of the imperial court, and His Royal Highness the Northwest King should not delay the overall situation of the imperial court because of family affection.

Now that the army is gathered, the consumption of people eating horses and chewing every day is huge, and the prince is still here to delay slowly, which is really a little unwise.

However, this is the first time he has been ordered by Li You to go on an expedition, he used to have little direct contact with Li You, and his relationship was not as close as Li Daozong and Sima Jiong and others, and he did not dare to express his dissatisfaction.

No, Li You saw that he didn't express his opinion, and asked, "General Xue, what do you think about this matter?" ”

After all, Xue Wanche was a famous military general in the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't have so many fancy intestines, he said frankly: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that there is no need to take care of so much at all, a small country like the Japanese slave country, the army directly takes Fujiwara Kyo, and it can be leveled in one fell swoop." ”

This was not his idea alone, it was basically the same idea between the Tang Dynasty and the opposition, especially among the officers and soldiers of the army who participated in the Eastern Expedition to the Japanese Slave State.

Li You admired Xue Wanche's frankness, and he said: "Usually this is the case. However, the Japanese slave state has its peculiarities.

First of all, from a geographical point of view, the Wano Kingdom is surrounded by the sea and the interior is mountainous, even if a large army lands on the Wano State, Fujiwarakyo will definitely be able to take it, but the Wano people retreat into the mountains, and it is difficult to completely exterminate it for a while. Once the army landed in the Japanese slave country, the war dragged on for a long time, and the pressure on logistics and supply was huge, and it was impossible to sustain it for a long time by relying only on long-distance transportation by the navy. Without the cooperation of Kyushu Kokohashi Kazuki, the danger is extremely high.

Secondly, the Japanese slave country is a slave country, and in the surname system they implement, the grassroots organizations do not adopt the management system of neighbors, li, fang or township like our Datang, and the people are all commoners, and the relationship between them is relatively loose.

The Uslav State was a family-based form of management, and most of the people in a family were related by blood and had strong cohesion. The Tang army forced the attack, and it would encounter extremely stubborn resistance. Without the cooperation of the Japanese slave country's own people, the casualties of the Tang army could be overwhelming. ”

Li You explained in detail all aspects of the Japanese slave state, especially the national characteristics. Everyone knows that the Second World War was Japan's notorious kamikaze special forces, which can be said to be the beginning of modern terrorism, and the extreme part of their character is extremely destructive.

Li You gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Japanese slave country as much as possible, so that everyone deepened their understanding of the special nature of the Japanese slave people and reduced the idea of underestimating the enemy.

Moreover, he also expressed his concern about this matter, he said, "You must all think that I care too much about Takahashi Kazuki's attitude, and I really care.

First, the Tang Dynasty needed a reliable Japanese slave to help manage it.

Second, the stability of Kyushu is an example that can calm the hearts of the people of the Japanese slave country.

Third, the strategic position of Kyushu Island was extremely important when attacking the Japanese slave state.

Therefore, it is important to be able to convince Takahashi Kazuki. ”

Xue Wanche couldn't imagine that Li You knew so much about the Japanese slave country, and he obviously did his homework. He considered the problem even more thoughtfully and from a strategic vantage point, unlike himself who only considered the problem from a military point of view.

Only then did he realize that this prince's victory in foreign wars was not achieved by luck.

Li You called the magpie, dictated the message, and asked for the opinions of Takahashi Kazuki, Wang Xuance, and others.

Fujiwara Palace, Daigokuden.

The empress announced that Takahashi Kazuki, now called Monobe Kazuki (his name is Kazuki, Monobe is not a surname, but a clan representing blood relations) to serve as a minister in the Wano Kingdom, and at the same time announced the appointment of the left minister, the right minister, and others.

The Empress highly praised Monobe Kazuki for his great role in eradicating the traitor Soga Rinshilu incident, and ordered the construction of the minister's official residence for him.

Then, on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress, the eldest brother personally presided over the ceremony of worshiping the ancestors of the Monobe family, and all the civil and military officials participated in this ceremony.

Kazuki Monobe was so pleased with Her Majesty's courtesy that he received a telegram from Li You, urging him to hurry across the sea to Fujiwara-kyo and sign a negotiation agreement.

Wang Xuance always felt that things were going too well, but he couldn't say what the problem was for a while. received a telegram from Li You, saying that he did not judge this matter clearly, and asked the prince to make his own decision.

Li You thought twice and agreed to Monobe Kazuki's request, and he decided to go to Kyushu Island first, and from there to Fujiwara-kyo.

When she was about to go home, Monobe Kumiko was very excited, and purchased a large number of Tang Dynasty goods in Baekje, preparing to go back and distribute them to her relatives.

Pei Dilan was also very happy, he prepared a lot of gifts in Chang'an, and when he arrived in Dengzhou, he learned that his marriage with Qianyu was decided, so he bought a lot of gifts, and when he arrived in Baekje, he heard that the Japanese slave people liked the goods of the Tang Dynasty, and one of their rich standards was to see who had more and more valuable Tang Dynasty goods, so he bought a large number of Tang Dynasty goods locally, ready to please the old man.

Pei Dilan didn't feel distressed at all, anyway, there was Li You, a local tyrant, who paid for it.

As a result, only the goods of Monobe Kumiko and Pei Dilan were loaded with more than thirty carriages, and on the transport ship of the Tang Army, a whole cargo compartment was occupied.

It's good to be rich.

Kazuki Monobe received a telegram from Li You, informing Her Majesty that he was coming.

Fujiwara Palace.

In the living room of the empress's bedroom, the empress, the eldest brother, the middle minister, Kamazuku, and Soga Ishikawa Maro are discussing the matter.

The eldest brother said excitedly: "Great, that demon of the Tang Dynasty is finally coming." ”

Nakatomi Kamazu was also full of excitement on his face, and he said: "Su I Irushi died, and the internal scourge was cleared, and then the two scourges of Li You and Takahashi Kazuki were eliminated, and my Yamato country will have no worries from now on." ”

Su I Ishikawa Maro was taken aback, it was the first time he heard that the empress and others were going to do such a thing, he said with some concern: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is too powerful, will getting rid of Li You and Monobe Kazuki cause them to retaliate frantically?" ”