Prince's Palace.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Soga Ishikawa Maro came to the prince's palace, and he said to Prince Guoxiang: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have urgent matters for the time being, and if they can't come for the time being, they will send ministers to preside over the send-off ceremony." ”

Prince Guoxiang said: "In this way, it will trouble Lord Sume." ”

Afterwards, they went to the gate of the palace with the people of the palace to welcome the arrival of Prince Pedilan.

Fujiwara Palace.

The Empress asked curiously, "What gift?" ”

Kazuki Monobe asked, "Your Majesty, do you trust your minister?" ”

The Empress asked, "Do you still want to ask about this?" How have I treated you for so many days? If you have anything to say, just say it. ”

Kazuki Monobe was silent for a moment, and suddenly knelt on the ground.

The Empress was astonished because she had granted him permission not to bow down to herself except on formal occasions like the previous court, in order to entrap Monobe Kazuki.

In the Japanese slave kingdom, the younger generations met the elders, the subordinates met the superiors, and the courtiers visited the emperor, and they all bowed down, and this kind of etiquette was to kneel on the ground and put their hands on the ground. When talking, you should also sit on your knees.

People of equal rank or equal status nod and bow to each other, and both parties can sit cross-legged while talking.

The empress was puzzled and said, "No need to be polite, get up quickly!" If you have something to say, sit down and say. ”

Kazuki Monobe thanked the empress and still insisted on bowing down to her.

He said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to say a secret thing, you have been deceived by the Tang Dynasty. ”

The empress, the eldest brother and the prince exchanged glances with each other, and asked quietly, "What are the Tang Dynasty people hiding?" ”

Monobe Kazuki said: "The Northwest King Li You in the Tang Dynasty mission is a fake. ”

The empress smiled slightly and said, "There is such a thing? She said in her heart: "I have known about this matter for a long time, and you have been helping the people of the Tang Dynasty to hide the truth and deceive me." ”

Kazuki said: "Your Majesty, the minister knew about this matter in advance, but the minister also had to suffer. First, on the island of Kyushu, the Tang Dynasty had a lot of troops stationed, and there were also their powerful fleets at sea, which could put their ministers to death at any time. Second, the minister's daughter was in the Tang Dynasty mission, and the minister was really embarrassed. So much so that I didn't confess to Your Majesty until today, and I ask Your Majesty for your understanding. ”

Li You is not in the Tang Dynasty mission, this is already an open secret, now that the words have been spoken, in order to let the Ministry of Monobu Kazuki know powerful, the empress said: "Minister of the Ministry of Things, in fact, we already know about this matter, and we also understand your situation." In order to avoid your embarrassment, and to protect your daughter's safety, I haven't said anything. ”

"Oh, Your Majesty is really wise. What a shame the minister is! Monobe Kazuki's face was full of admiration.

The empress said: "Since the two sides have signed an agreement, don't break this matter, let the Tang Dynasty people pretend that the conspiracy succeeds and leave Fujiwara Kyo." ”

The eldest brother, the prince and the middle minister, also showed their feet, "You are an afterthought." We've known that for a long time."

Monobe Kazuki said with a worried face: "What the minister is talking about now is not about this matter, but related to it, involving a shocking secret of the life and death of the Yamato Kingdom. ”

The empress and the others were all surprised, and one by one put away the contemptuous expressions just now, and stared at him with blank eyes.

Monobe Kazuki said: "Just now, the minister's son sent a secret telegram from Kyushu Island, saying that Li You, the northwest king of the Tang Dynasty, did not return to Chang'an at all, but went to Kyushu Island, and brought a huge fleet, including at least 30,000 Tang troops, 20,000 Baekje troops and 50,000 Goguryeo troops.

The agreement signed by Li You and Yamato was all a trick to confuse His Majesty, and he secretly dispatched troops to prepare to attack our Yamato. ”

"What?"

The empress and the others were all taken aback, and the eldest brother and prince even stood up directly regardless of the disgrace in front of the palace, and when he realized this, he hurriedly sat down again.

He said: "What is going on with such a thing? ”

Monobe Kazuki said hatefully: "This hateful Li You, he is not affectionate enough, he doesn't care about the life and death of me and Jiumiko, and he doesn't care about the life or death of his friend Pei Dilan, the prince of the Great Food Prince, and uses us like this.

This damn guy is so insidious and cunning. ”

When he said this, his eyes widened with anger, and the expression on his face was a little hideous and terrifying.

The empress also has some sympathy for Monobe Kazuki, as a woman, she puts herself in the shoes of Monobe Kazuki and thinks about the feelings of Monobe Kazuki's father and daughter being betrayed by Li You, and she is also a little sad in her heart.

She said: "Minister of Things, don't get excited, and tell me what happened in detail. ”

Monobe Kazuki took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, and said, "Your Majesty, Li You, this hateful guy! All the people were taken advantage of by him.

First of all, he ......"

Monobe Kazuki told how Li You persuaded himself to negotiate with Yamato, in order to confuse the empress and others, Li You persuaded Pei Dilan and others to come to Qianyu to ask for marriage, Li You himself did not dare to come, so he asked Monobe Kumiko to accompany the fake Li You to Fujiwara Kyo, all in order to create the illusion that he was going to return to Chang'an, in fact, he secretly dispatched troops and secretly came to attack Yamato.

In this, Monobe Kazuki father and daughter, Pei Dilan and Qianyu are all people who are being used, and Wang Xuance is just a victim.

The empress and the others were extremely shocked when they heard this.

Among these people, Nakazu Kamazu was the most calm, and he said: "Your Excellency, the lower official has a few questions, and I also ask Your Excellency the Minister to solve the doubts of the lower official. ”

Kazuki Monobe said, "Lord Nakatomi, please speak." ”

Zhongchen Kazuzu asked: "Xia Guan heard that His Royal Highness the Northwest King of the Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to family affection, your daughter is his princess after all, and she gave birth to a son for him, so he can't bear to put your daughter in such a dangerous situation?" ”

Monobe Kazuki gritted his teeth and said, "Who knows what happened to this dog thief, who is so mad?" However, there is one thing I have just figured out, the countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty have been conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible for the Yamato Kingdom to still exist independently. ”

The eldest brother and prince also said with some doubts: "It is easy to explain that the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer the Yamato Kingdom, but the words of Lord Zhongchen also make sense, even if it is for the interests of the country, there is no need to sacrifice his own princess, and Prince Pei Dilan of the Great Food Country, this matter will be criticized, this is a little unreasonable." ”

While the courtiers were talking, the empress was also thinking about this issue, she was thoughtful and had the delicacy of a woman. She said: "I understand a little, and I really admire His Royal Highness the Northwest King of the Tang Dynasty. ”