Kim Sun-deok, the queen of Silla, was shocked when she heard her sister Kim Jin-deok say that the empress of the Japanese slave kingdom had sent an envoy.

She said nervously, "Zhende, this is a very dangerous thing, you are too risky to do this. ”

There were many Tang Dynasty people in Silla, not only merchants, but also Honglu Temple of the Tang Dynasty had a permanent mission in Silla in Jinseong, and no one can say how many Tang Dynasty court spies there were.

The Tang Dynasty and the Useru Kingdom were about to war, and once the Tang Dynasty learned that Silla officials were in contact with the Useru State, what awaited Silla was probably a catastrophe.

Jin Zhende said: "Sister rest assured, I didn't meet them directly, they took the initiative to get in touch with my housekeeper's relatives through their relationship, I couldn't make up my mind, so I came to ask my sister for instructions." ”

Kim Sun-deok breathed a sigh of relief, and she asked, "What is the purpose of their coming?" ”

Jin Zhende said: "Because I don't know if you have permission from my sister, I haven't been in contact with them yet, do you think it's necessary to contact them?" ”

In fact, Jin Zhende has already had contact with the secret envoy sent by the empress of the Japanese slave country. However, in the eyes of Kim Jin-deok and others, Kim Sun-deok's personality traits are more cautious than courageous, especially when the surrounding environment of Silla is so sinister, she may not agree to contact the Japanese slave state. Therefore, Jin Zhende wants to probe his sister's tone first.

Jin Shande thought about it and said, "You can send someone to find out what they are coming to and see what they want to do."

This matter must be cautious and cautious, you yourself don't come forward, look for a reliable person who has nothing to do with you to contact Tian Min, in short, don't let the Tang Dynasty people seize the handle. ”

"Yes, sister. I'll arrange it and report back to you in person. Kim Jin-deok said.

Jin Zhende returned to his princess's mansion and met the general Fu Gang, who had been waiting here for a long time.

Fu Gang asked, "Cousin, what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Jin Zhende said: "Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, and she asked me to send someone to meet with the envoy of the Empress of the Japanese Slave Kingdom to understand the situation. ”

Fu Gang said: "I have sent someone to meet with the general of the new army of Goguryeo mentioned by the envoy of the Japanese slave state, and they are indeed ready. The man said that at least 30,000 of the 50,000 new troops recruited by the Tang Dynasty to participate in the war could participate in their plan. A fatal blow at a critical moment. ”

"If the plan can be successful, of course it will be a good thing," Kim said. However, Your Majesty may not agree to this plan, Silla's geographical location is too poor, once the Tang Dynasty learns that we are involved in this plan, it will be a disaster immediately. ”

Fu Gang said with some complaints: "Your Majesty is just too cautious, this is why the Tang Dynasty people forced into the current situation, you shouldn't have chosen to submit to the Tang Dynasty in the first place, if we help the Goguryeo people to deal with the Tang Dynasty people, at least we will not fall into the situation of being slaughtered by others today." ”

Jin Zhende said unhappily: "Don't say that about Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not what you say, she has her difficulties." ”

Jin Zhende is right, Queen Jin Sundeok is a great figure, not to mention anything else, in a patriarchal era like ancient times, a woman can sit firmly in the emperor's position, she needs to be more intelligent than a man.

Basically in the same era, there were three female emperors in history, one was Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, one was Kim Sun-deok of Silla, and the other was Emperor Qi Myeong of the Japanese slave country.

These three female emperors all have superb political skills, they have all staged a vigorous coup d'état, put them to death, and they have all relied on their talents to lead their countries through a period of glory days.

The general Fu Gang also had great respect for Queen Kim Sun-deok, and he hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, the minister lost his word, please punish Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

Jin Zhende said: "My opinion is that you should not let Your Majesty know the specific content of this matter, just the two of us are responsible, and I will take responsibility if something happens." ”

At this, there was an extremely determined look on her face.

This matter is not trivial, once it is known by the people of the Tang Dynasty, the consequences are extremely serious, and a high-ranking and powerful person must come out to give an explanation to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Kim Jin-deok is ready to sacrifice for the country and his sister.

When Fu Gang heard Jin Zhende say this, he immediately became excited, he hurriedly stood up and saluted and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, how can you take responsibility for this matter?" What's more, the core part of this plan is the military's affairs, and even if something goes wrong, the general should be responsible.

Rest assured, in the unlikely event that the plan fails and the secret is revealed, all the responsibility will be borne by the minister, and the minister will die to prove that His Majesty has nothing to do with you. ”

Kim Jin-deok also stood up excitedly and said, "Cousin, it is the luck of Silla to have a loyal person like you, and it is also the luck of my Kim Jin-deok." Please accept the gift from my sister. ”

As she spoke, she solemnly saluted Fu Gang.

Subsequently, the two discussed in detail about the cooperation with the empress of the Japanese slave state, and decided that Fu Gang would continue to negotiate with the envoys of the Japanese slave state in the name of the military generals' dissatisfaction with the Tang Dynasty and the spontaneous action of the queen without the knowledge of Her Majesty.

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Kyushu Island.

Unlike the cold Silla capital city of Kinseong, Kyushu Island has a warm and pleasant climate on the Pacific coast. At the foot of the beautiful Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Castle is already in full bloom in the lower reaches of the Kuma River, which flows from the mountains to the Shirakawa River, Midorigawa River, and the Kuma River, which is said to be one of the three major rapids.

Since the Kyushu National Kingdom, it has been the capital of Kyushu Province.

In the backyard of the palace in the middle of the palace, among the many flowers in full bloom, there is a gazebo, and at this moment an elderly man is sitting, opposite him sits a man in the prime of life, and behind him, stands a samurai in the prime of life who is about the same age as him.

The elderly man is Takahashi Kazuki, the father of Kumiko Takahashi, the middle-aged man is Takahashi Taro, and the man behind him is Ayumi Hamasaki.

At this moment, Takahashi Kazuki father and son are playing Go.

Taro Takahashi's left arm is hung around his neck with a bandage, and he has not yet healed from his last injury. He took a white chess piece and landed on the chessboard, and said, "Father, Jiumeizi just sent another telegram, saying that His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest intends to leave Chang'an in late April, and she will come back with her." ”

Kazuki Takahashi also dropped a piece on the chessboard and asked, "Do you think you can believe what Your Majesty said?" ”

His Majesty in Takahashi Kazuki's mouth is the Emperor Qi Ming of the Japanese slave country, and she sent a secret envoy to say that the Japanese slave state minister Su I into the deer to control the government, arrogant and domineering, she hated this, she was determined to eradicate Su I into the deer.

The Soga family is the sworn enemy of the Takahashi family, that is, the Monobe clan, and Emperor Qi Ming suggested that Takahashi Kazuki join forces with her to deal with Soga Irishi.

After the elimination of the Soga family, the royal family of the Wano Kingdom will come forward to clear the charge of rebellion against the Monobe clan and the Soga family, restore the honor and title of the ancestors of the Monobe clan, and become the important minister and the most important family of the Wano kingdom like their ancestors.

It is said that Takahashi Kazuki has already established an independent state, and it sounds very ridiculous to let him go back and be a courtier of the Japanese slave country again. However, this proposal has a great appeal to Takahashi Kazuki.

The Monobe clan was originally one of the largest families in the Uso country, and was deeply valued by the royal family of the Uno country in the early days, and had a deep affection for the royal family.

Takahashi Kazuki worked incognito and worked hard, and his greatest wish was to defeat the Soga family, restore his reputation in the Japanese slave country, and restore the glory of his ancestors.

Emperor Qi Ming saw this and specially sent a secret envoy to talk to Takahashi Kazuki about cooperation. Her condition was that after getting rid of the Su family, she asked Takahashi Kazuki to come forward and ask the Tang Dynasty to withdraw its troops.

Takahashi Kazuki still maintained respect for the imperial family in his heart, and he was very interested in Emperor Qimei's suggestion, so he discussed it with Takahashi Taro.

Takahashi Taro is a junior, born on Kyushu Island, and has no intersection with the royal family of the Japanese slave country, and he has no good impression of the royal family of the Japanese slave country, he said: "Father, Emperor Qi Ming is just because the Tang Dynasty army is going to attack them, so he came to make such a suggestion, why didn't they put it forward before?" There is no sincerity in the open, and Erchen suggests ignoring them. ”

Kazuki Takahashi didn't speak, he held a chess piece in his hand, his eyes were fixed on the chessboard, and he seemed to be thinking about the chess game.

Takahashi Taro knew his father's habit of thinking about problems, he was actually thinking about his own words, so he continued, he said: "Your grandson Li Lan is the king of the Dongying Islands, and he defeated the Japanese slave country, and the entire Dongying Islands belong to our Takahashi family. ”

Kazuki Takahashi was still holding the chess piece in his hand, and he didn't fall for a long time, and he asked, "Ayumi Hamasaki, what do you think?" ”

Now Ayumi Hamasaki is already the former general of Kyushu Kingdom, and he said, "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with the opinion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. For this matter, the minister has a question in his heart: Su I entered the deer to control the government, and the power in the Japanese slave country is huge, and Emperor Qi Ming has never had any contact with Your Majesty, so she told you such an important plan, aren't you afraid that you will leak it? ”

Kazuki Takahashi threw the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box and asked angrily, "Will you?" ”

Ayumi Hamasaki was startled, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, his hands on the ground, and his head hit the ground, he was also a smart man, and he knew where he was wrong-Takahashi Kazuki and Su I were like the sea, how could he sell the news to Su I into the deer?! Emperor Qi Ming is a smart person, and it was precisely when she saw this that she came to seek cooperation with Takahashi Kazuki.

Ayumi Hamasaki said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. If the minister said the wrong thing, please punish your majesty. ”

Takahashi Taro also bowed to Takahashi Kazuki and pleaded, "Father, Ayumi Hamasaki just didn't understand it for a while, so please forgive him." ”

Kazuki Takahashi was only angry for a while, and he didn't really mean to anger Ayumi Hamasaki. He said, "All right, get up!" ”

Afterwards, Takahashi Kazuki said: "I have decided to continue to contact His Majesty's secret envoy for this matter first and see their specific plans." I'll leave this to you.

Also, don't tell Li You and Jiumiko about this matter for the time being. ”

Takahashi said, "Yes, father, son-in-law. ”

Kazuki Takahashi lost interest in playing chess and left the courtyard to go back to rest.

Sending off Kazuki Takahashi, Takahashi and Ayumi Hamasaki continue to sit in the pavilion and talk.

Ayumi Hamasaki asked suspiciously: "His Royal Highness the Prince, why did His Majesty hide it from His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest, could it be that he really had the idea of preventing the Tang Dynasty from attacking the Japanese slave country?" ”

Takahashi Taro shook his head and said, "I don't know what my father thinks, this time Jiumiko went to Chang'an to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops, he hesitated for a long time, I don't know what he was worried about." ”

Ayumi Hamasaki felt even more confused, he really couldn't figure out why Takahashi Kazuki would be on guard against Li You, you must know that Li You's request for Kyushu has always been responsive. Listening to the meaning of Taro Takahashi's words, he was not even willing to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to Takahashi Kazuki, he just wanted to break his head and didn't know why.

Ayumi Hamasaki and Taro Takahashi grew up together, they are both ministers and brothers, and they don't have so many scruples when they speak.

He said: "Your Highness, please forgive me for saying that it is impossible for us to fight against the Japanese slave country with the power of only one island, and without the help of the Tang Dynasty, we may not be able to establish this Kyushu country." His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest has always spared no effort to help the Kyushu Kingdom, and I am afraid that it will not work without the help of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Takahashi Taro was also confused, and he said, "I asked my father this question, but he didn't answer, and I still can't figure it out. ”

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At this moment, Li You, who was far away in Chang'an, did not know that a huge conspiracy had quietly unfolded.