In the end, Sugawara Michizane did not agree to the proposal to jointly encircle and suppress the pirates, mainly because he felt that there was a conspiracy in the Tang Dynasty.

Although the matter may not have been resolved, he still decided to lead the mission back to the Wa Kingdom with some bad feelings in his heart.

However, on this trip, dozens of people chose to stay in Datang because they had been attracted by Datang today and wanted to study here.

Sugawara Michizane didn't stop it, he thought that Sanzen Qingxing would also stay, but in the end, the other party chose to return to China, just bringing hundreds of various books, basically all kinds of literary classics, which is also in line with Sanzen Qingxing's identity as a sinologist.

Although this trip to the Tang Dynasty was a bit hasty, both Sugawara Michizane and Sanzen Qingxing planned to reorganize a mission after returning to China, which would involve all aspects and be larger than this time.

Because they all found that the current Datang seems to have changed a lot from the Datang mentioned in the materials brought back by the previous Tang missions, and is more powerful, open, and prosperous.

However, after returning to the Wakoku country, Sugawara Michijin was shocked to hear the current situation in the Wakoku country, he didn't expect that so many things had happened in the past few months since he left.

Han Kou established a country in Iwami, and it was a disaster mountain**, Sanyo Road, and Saikaido.

Drawing on the Tang system, the Wa Kingdom divided its jurisdiction into five ki-seven provinces, and during the Meiji period, the Wa kingdom took control of Ezo Island and changed Ezo Island to Hokkaido, and then it became Goki Hachido.

Yama** is close to the western north coast of Oki Province several Reiji countries, Tanba Province, Tango Province, Tajima Province, Inaba Province, Hakuki Province, Izumo Province, Iwami Province, and Oki Province;

Sanyo Province is a number of reichin-kingdoms on the northern side of the Seto Inland Sea, namely Harima Province, Misaku Province, Bizen Province, Bigo Province, Bigo Province, Yasui Province, Zhou Defense Province, and Nagato Province;

Saikaido is the island of Kyushu in later generations.

Although the Korea established by Han Kou was defeated by the army led by Fujiwara Tokihei and had withdrawn from the three kingdoms of Boqi, Bichu and Bigo, the entire territory of Anyu was captured by Han Ko.

At present, Fujiwara Tokihei is leading a large army in Bigo and Bichu, preparing to recapture the three kingdoms of Anyu, Shubo, and Nagato, and then surround Iwami and Izumo.

Moreover, some Han Kou are still attacking the countries of Saikaido, containing many troops on the Saikaido side, resulting in the inability to reinforce Fujiwara Tokihei's side.

This is just the problem of Han Ko, and there is also the problem of the Ezo people in the northeast.

By the time Sugawara Michizane returned, the Ezo people had already captured all of Dewa, most of Mutsu, and part of Echigo Province.

In addition, the Ezo people also used the land they currently occupy to establish the so-called Ezo country.

The Mutsu Kunimamoru and the allied forces of Shimono and Hitachiku were also defeated by the Ezo people, which led to the deterioration of the situation in the Tohoku region and could even threaten the eastern region.

Sugawara Michizane didn't expect the situation to suddenly deteriorate so badly, it was beyond his imagination.

"What the hell is going on? How did it suddenly become so serious? Why did the Ezo people suddenly cross the sea and go south? ”

As soon as he returned to Heiankyo, Sugawara Michizane asked his cronies.

"No one knows, but at first it was only an attack on the northern coast of Mutsu Province, and the losses were mainly caused by the Abe clan, which controlled the northern part of Mutsu.

However, the Taira clan led a coalition to defeat the war, and the Ezo people took the opportunity to capture the entire territory of Dewa Province and most of Mutsu, which led to the current situation. Ban Yichao explained.

"Aren't the people of Ezo united? Although it is fierce, the weapons are very poor, and the armies of Mutsu and Dewa should not be able to defeat it. Sugawara Michizane wondered.

"It is said that the Ezo people also got some sophisticated weapons, and it is very likely that they were exiled to Ezo from the Tang people.

Although those families of Mutsu have some strength, it is not impossible to be defeated by the Ezo people with excellent weapons because of their poor equipment. ”

"Why is it a weapon of the Tang people?" Sugawara Michizane frowned.

Could it be that these weapons are still those produced by Datang Huainan?

"Minister Right, you have gained something from this trip, what is the situation on the Tang side?" Ban Yichao asked.

"The Tang people are very powerful, but their court does not know why these weapons ended up in the Wa Kingdom, and the preliminary investigation results may be that the feudal towns below are selling them privately." Sugawara Michizane explained.

"Right Minister, don't you think there's something wrong with this? First the Han Kou in the west, then the Ezo people in the northeast, and the Tang army in Iwami and Sado, this does not look like the result of someone smuggling weapons. Ban Yichao guessed.

"What do you mean?" Sugawara Michizan was a little confused.

"I mean, it's like there's a big hand pushing behind this, and it's too coincidental that Han Kou and Ezo people appear one after the other, as if someone is targeting the Wa Kingdom." Ban Yichao said.

"If you say that, it's possible!" Sugawara Michizane thought about it, and it was really a little strange, "Yes, how is the situation in Heiankyo now?" What is the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor? ”

"This..." Ban Yoshichao said in a low voice, "There is something wrong with the situation in Heiankyo now, and there are many bad remarks against you in the court, and the lower officials think that Fujiwara Tokihei may want to embarrass you." ”

"He's going to embarrass his own official? It's not the first time again, don't worry! Sugawara was really disdainful.

He and Fujiwara Tokihei can be described as overwhelming, and it is not a day or two that they are embarrassed by each other, so he naturally doesn't take it to heart.

"It's better to be careful, now Fujiwara Tokihei has taken the opportunity of crusading against Han Kou to grasp the military power, and no one in the court dares to go against his will.

The Fujiwara clan is now even more prestigious, and they have to guard against it. "Ban Yoshitomo still doesn't want Sugawara Michizane to be leveled down by Fujiwara, which is not a good thing for Ban Shi.

"It's okay!" Sugawara Michizan really didn't care.

However, he still thought things too simply, and when he returned to Heiankyo, he reported what he had seen in the Tang Dynasty to Emperor Daigo.

But Emperor Daigo was not very interested, which made Sugawara Michijin a little puzzled.

It didn't take long for rumors to spread in Heiankyo that Sugawara Michizane might be helping Prince Qi to seize the throne in private.

If this rumor was not Sugawara Michizane, perhaps Emperor Daigo would not believe it, but Sugawara Michizhen was the father-in-law of Prince Qishi, which undoubtedly made Emperor Daigo a little worried.

In addition, Fujiwara Tokihei rushed back from the front line to put pressure on Emperor Daigo and wanted to settle the matter.

In the end, Emperor Daigo chose to listen to the false accusations against Sugawara Michizane, belittled Sugawara Michizane, and sent him to Chikuzen Province in Saikaido to serve as the commander of Dazaifu.

Dazaifu is located in Chikuzen Province, in Fukuoka in the later generations. At this time, Dazaifu was the political and cultural center of the Saikaido of the Wa Kingdom, and as the center of Dazaifu, it was the frontier of the Wa Kingdom's diplomacy and foreign defense.

Dazaifu was established in the early Tang Dynasty and has a history of 200 years. Dazaifu was the western capital of the Wa Kingdom, consisting of government offices in the form of imperial courts, surrounding government offices, and guest houses for foreign envoys.

Most of the people who took office in Dazaifu were people who had experience in sending to the Tang Dynasty and were active on the international stage for many years.

Because of the frequent exchanges between foreign envoys and merchants and the large number of imported goods, it became the largest international city in the Japanese kingdom for more than 100 years after its establishment.