The canonization ceremony was held in Heiankyo with great fanfare, and countless people poured into the streets to watch. It is said that the imperial army and the Xu army and the naval division of the Xu army have sent men and horses to fortify.

But many unforeseen things soon began to happen.

In less than a month, Fujiwara Minori's bookcase was piled up with a large number of letters from the national ministers. In many parts of the country were in chaos, thieves attacked the county magistrates' mansions, and some people full of hatred and anger took the opportunity to plunder the village officials and rich households, because there were inevitably porcelain and copper coins from the Central Plains in the local estates; Even Langzhong's family is not spared, and Langzhong, who has a little status, will reserve Central Plains medicinal materials.

The Minister of Heiankyo was very angry, and a senator said in public: "Since there is such a great righteousness, when they besieged Iwami Castle and the sea of corpses and blood, why didn't they invite Ying to go to the battlefield to fight with the enemy?" ”

Another official sneered: "The thieves don't even dare to rely on **Anjing, because there are powerful Xu Guomen near Heianjing." ”

The samurai leader with a scar on his face beside Fujiwara Minori said coldly: "The true warrior has died on the battlefield of Iwami Province with his flesh and blood, and those who are making trouble now are just cowards who are fierce and inward-looking!" ”

Fujiwara Minori sat on his knees, his eyes closed and silent for a long time. In his meditation, he felt that everything around him was like a withered and fluttering cherry blossom, and an unstable panic enveloped his body and mind.

Angry ordinary thieves and samurai are not terrible, what he is most worried about is the emergence of some knowledgeable people, taking advantage of the opportunity to gather strength, taking advantage of the weakness of the current imperial court, and threatening the foundation of the Heiankyo imperial court.

Fujiwara Minori opened his eyes: "If we don't change the status quo and work hard for our country, we will be worried about destruction!" ”

The crowd bowed in obedience.

Fujiwara Minori said calmly: "The Xu army marched east before and after, and the total strength was only a few thousand; But I couldn't fight back with the strength of my country. The strength of the Great Xu Dynasty is far beyond our expectations. If the hostility is self-proclaimed, it is difficult to make progress, and from now on, our country should send envoys to observe the reasons for the strength and prosperity of the country, and learn from its strengths for our own use. ”

"Minister Zuo has a far-sighted vision, and only a long-term plan is the way to go in the long run...... "In the past, my country sent Tang envoys to Xi Tang people, saying that the country's clothing and etiquette were originally from the Central Plains, and it is the right way to learn Da Xu Fang again."

The atmosphere in the official office gradually became warmer, and everyone expressed their opinions, but the propositions were all friendly and big, after all, there was a huge gap between what they saw with their own eyes!

This tone influenced Fujiwara Chaocheng and other officials, and Fujiwara Chaocheng said loudly: "When the state policy of the imperial court is changing, the lower officials think that everything from customs to official system is imitated by Daxu!" ”

Someone immediately chimed in: "The Central Plains has been in turmoil, why is it strong?" ”

Fujiwara Asasaki: "I think it's the advantages and disadvantages of the human race!" Yamato people not only have to learn dress etiquette, but also have to change their bloodline to tall Han blood! ”

Fujiwara Asarido said: "Dress and etiquette are the same line, we are called our own land, merged into Daxu, what is wrong with becoming Xu people......"

Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this, "That's too much! "Yamato people should have a heart of shame......"

When Minister Fujiwara Minori heard these remarks, his brows furrowed, and in the current chaos, anyone and his thoughts came out. Like Fujiwara Asanori or the minister, he is so ignorant.

Fujiwara Chaocheng had nothing to say, and only said in a deep voice: "Only by knowing shame can you be brave." ”

…… The Walled City of Omori is a dilapidated town, but it is the only one with shops and a market within a radius of 100 miles.

A group of soldiers of the Xu Army was pushing a wheelbarrow to carry grain, passing by on a dirt road. The people of the government did not trouble them, because the war between the two countries had stopped; As they walked, they watched their surroundings vigilantly...... It is said that there are indeed many thieves in the country, but fortunately, the soldiers of the Xu army who are strong and stubborn have not been attacked.

The food they carried was not looted, it was bought with money, and there was no military order from above, and everyone did not attack the civilians. It was already unsafe enough to be in a foreign land, and the soldiers were not willing to ask for trouble; Xu Jun has always had good military discipline and rarely has the habit of raiding and plundering.

The people of the East Island all around looked at these different people with awe and curiosity.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted in surprise: "General Yu! ”

Ten generals Yu Liang followed the prestige and met an acquaintance here: Miko. He was also overjoyed at once, after that arduous period of nine deaths, he felt more cordial when he met any living acquaintance in this foreign country!

Yu Liang hurriedly walked over, hugged his fists and said, "Meizi, don't come to harm?" ”

Meizi is relatively short, and when she saw that Yu Liang was about to tilt her head, she looked left and right at the moment, and said, "Come in and talk, it's not good to be seen." ”

Yu Liang didn't think much about it, and walked straight in. Miko hurriedly closed the door.

Yu Liang greeted: "After a few months of fighting here, how is Meizi doing?" ”

Miko came over with a thick bowl and said in a not-so-smooth Chinese dialect, "It's finally over...... We, the grass people, do not want to see the two countries at war, and it is better to make peace as soon as possible. The samurai who came to fight before plundered everywhere, and there were some crooks fishing in troubled waters. ”

Yu Liang listened and said: Those warriors are enemies of us, but no matter what, they are also fighting for the sake of their own country.

But Yu Liang reads poetry and books and communicates, obviously he will not say such things in front of a woman who is said to be in his country, which is embarrassing.

Miko said again: "In order to protect myself, I have already married, and this house is my husband's family...... He was a samurai. ”

"Oh!" Yu Liang raised his farts after hearing this, and he felt like he couldn't sit still, if he was broken by that samurai, wouldn't he do it? The lonely man and widow stayed in the same room with his wife, and the door was closed!

However, he immediately calmed down again, because he remembered that his people had just been defeated, and this land was already under the jurisdiction of Xu Jun!

Yu Liang hugged his fists and said, "Congratulations to Miko." ”

Miko pouted, "No congratulations." ”

"You're not satisfied?" Yu Liang couldn't help but ask.

Miko said in a low voice: "Seeing the current husband, I can't help but think of Zhang Yin'en Gong...... Han'er is knowledgeable, tall, diligent, hard-working, clean, very honest to people, a pure heart, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness and faith; He has a gentle temperament, but he is extremely brave when he is in danger, and Mr. Zhang asked me to go first when he was dying. But now these men are sloppy and rude, all faithful, loyal and brave, thieves are rampant, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and they only know how to bully the good and have no responsibility. ”

The more she talked, the more sad she became, and she rolled up her sleeves to show Yu Liang the injury, and then couldn't help but say, "I don't care about the country's righteousness, I just hope that the people around me can be better." Is it true that people are born like this? ”

Yu Liang couldn't answer, so he could only say a few words of relief without pain, because he couldn't say it, after all, Meizi was also a native of the country, and she could scold, and Yu Liang, as her friend, would be a bit insulting if she scolded even the people of Dongdao.

He didn't care about his own people at all, and in this place, he was only a little interested in Miko. At the moment, he casually comforted: "Although the two countries have had problems, I think that the people of Dongdao can also improve themselves." ”

Although Yu Liang lost half his life after being besieged at Iwami Fort, he did not hate his own people...... He and his brothers traveled thousands of miles to occupy other people's land, and although they suffered a lot of crimes, they seemed to have no reason to hate.

But Yu Liang's conscience suddenly looked down on Meizi a little, and the woman had long hair and short knowledge. This Ishimi country guards a silver mountain, which could have been extremely rich, but now it has been forcibly occupied by the Xu army, why should he be so grateful to the people of Xu Guo?

As everyone knows, the clean and decent clothes and armor and strong bodies of the soldiers of the Xu army were all raised by the imperial court with a lot of military spending. Emperor Xu tried every means to grab money, wasn't it also for the interests of his country, otherwise where would all this come about?

Yu Liang thought of this and said casually, "All the soldiers are willing to die for the saints, all because they are sincere for the country." ”

The two of them sat at a broken wooden table, briefly chilled, and looked out of the dilapidated window to the dusty, uneven, dirty street. Only the bright sunshine adds a bit of color to the place.

Miko muttered, "I heard from merchants that Xu Guo Tokyo is full of pavilions, the streets and alleys are paved with smooth floor tiles, everywhere is clean and tidy, and everyone is dressed decently, politely and modestly......"

Yu Liang said with a smile: "At first glance, it looks much better than Omori, but there are poor and hungry people in every place, but everyone lives a good life." ”

Meizi suddenly said: "My biggest hope is to go to Xu Guo to learn singing and dancing." ”

Yu Liang said: "You haven't seen Daxu singing and dancing, how do you know if it's good or bad?" ”

Meizi glanced at the well-forged and finely crafted armor that Yu Liang was wearing, and said with a smile: "As long as it is something from Xu Guo, it must be good to think about it." ”

Yu Liang laughed and said: "The moon of Daliang is also rounder than Dongdao, haha!" ”

He responded casually, and wanted to find an excuse to leave with little interest, so he said: "If your husband suddenly comes home and bumps into him, I'm afraid there will be a misunderstanding." I took my leave first. ”

Unexpectedly, Meizi said: "He went to the national division with Zhuang Guan, and he may not be able to come back in January or February." ”

"Oh?" Yu Liang suddenly remembered what Zhang Da said in Ishimibao, saying that he shouldn't let go of his own little lady or something. At the moment, he said quietly, "Miko, how about introducing you to a friend below?" ”

Miko smiled and nodded.

Yu Liang was overjoyed, and immediately slipped out of the back door to catch up with the people transporting grain. When the soldiers saw him coming back, they laughed teasingly, and Yu Liang ignored them and shouted: "Foot soldier Zhang Da!" ”

"The little ones are here!" A burly man walked over and saluted.

Yu Liang whispered: "I heard that Iwami Fort is going to change the guard, we are going back to Tokyo, Lao Tzu originally wanted to go back and fulfill his promise, but now there is no money, don't blame Lao Tzu for having good things and not thinking about his brother in the future." ”

Zhang Da seemed to understand what he meant, and his face immediately turned red.

"Let's go! What are you doing with the pestle? Yu Liang shouted, "After today, I won't have a chance to get out of the fortress fortifications." ”...............