"Zhongchenjun, you came just in time." The eldest brother said happily.

The person who came was one of the ministers of the imperial court, named Zhongchen Kamazu, he was in his thirties, medium to tall stature, elegant appearance, and full of bookish air.

When he was very young, he liked Chinese history books, and he was able to recite "Liutao" proficiently, and he was also quite successful in literature. Manyoshu is the earliest collection of poetry in Japan, equivalent to the Chinese Book of Songs, and contains two waka songs written by Nakatomi Kamazuku.

After Su I became a minister, he was powerful and powerful, and Weifu used it for his own use, but he only respected the ministers and Kamazu, they were brothers and sisters, and they were once the proud protégés of Nanyuan, a famous scholar of the Japanese slave country.

However, the Zhongchen Kazuzu couldn't get used to Su I's arrogant and domineering appearance, and he had long had the idea of getting rid of this powerful minister.

Speaking of the acquaintance between the eldest brother and the middle minister, there is an interesting story.

A few years ago, Zhongchen Kamazu had long been optimistic about the eldest brother of the prince, but he didn't know what the real character of the eldest brother was and whether people were willing to associate with him.

Once, when playing football in Faxing Temple, the leather shoes of the eldest brother were kicked off, and they were kicked right in front of the middle minister's sicklefoot, and after the middle minister picked it up, he came to the front of the middle brother prince, and he knelt down to put it on for the middle brother prince. The eldest brother and prince have long liked the middle minister's Kamakazu, and he hurriedly knelt down to express his gratitude.

It was this fate that brought the two closer. Later, the eldest brother and the prince also went to Nanyuan to ask for peace's private school, and studied the Confucianism of Zhou Gong and Confucius with the middle minister Kazu, and the relationship between the two became closer and closer. The two often discussed state affairs on the way from school, and from that time on, the two began to plot to get rid of the Su I clan forces.

The eldest brother, the prince, and the middle minister, came to their bedroom, retreated, and closed the door.

The eldest brother and prince said excitedly: "Zhongchen-kun, that person's (Su I into the deer) will soon be over, Takahashi Kazuki just came to the telegram, and it will be a matter of the past two days." ”

Nakasho Kamazu was also very pleased, and he said, "The envoy of Silla has arrived at my residence, and if you are ready here, I will go and inform that person." ”

"I've been ready for a long time, just waiting for this day." The eldest brother said the prince.

"Alright, I'll go tell the guy." Nakatomi Kamazu said.

"The specific meeting time will be arranged as soon as Takahashi Kazuki defeats that person's part." The eldest brother said the prince.

The assassination plan arranged by the empress and the eldest brother and prince could not be too early or too late, and it should be carried out immediately when the Su I into the deer was defeated and he could not get the news. This is thanks to the telegraph, otherwise it would be difficult to get the timing right.

Minister's Residence.

Nakatomi Kamazu came to the gate of Soga's mansion and consciously raised his hands to let the guards search him. He was very careful, he was afraid of being assassinated, so he stipulated this rule, although it was a humiliation to the officials who entered his mansion, and it was easy to offend people, but he was arrogant and domineering, and he didn't care what others thought.

Su I entered the deer still in the gazebo of the garden, and met with the middle minister Kamazu.

The lieutenant saluted and said, "I've seen the minister." ”

"Senior brother, hurry up and excuse me, we don't need to be like this between us." Su Irulu said happily.

Zhongchen Kazuzu smiled and said, "Senior brother, then I'm welcome." With that, he sat down across from him.

Su I entered the deer and ordered someone to serve tea, and said: "Senior brother, you are a rare guest, you rarely come here from me." ”

Zhongchen Kazuzu smiled: "The threshold here is too high, and you have to search your body when you enter the door, but I don't dare to come." ”

"Ugh." Su Irulu sighed, and said helplessly: "I have worked hard for national affairs and offended many people, let's talk about the matter of this requisition and redeployment, everyone is unwilling, but if you don't do this, you can't resist the attack of the Tang Dynasty and those rebels on Kyushu Island."

However, I will tell you in a moment, that you will do that to others, and that you will not have to. ”

"Then thank you, senior brother." Nakatomi Kamazu said.

"Senior brother, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and if you come to visit suddenly, there must be something important." Su I into the deer said.

"Yes, Senior Brother, I came today because I really have something important to say. Do you know that I have a cousin who is married to the royal family of Silla Kingdom? Nakatomi Kamazu said.

Su I nodded and said, "I know, the crown prince also liked her back then, and almost married her." ”

Nakasho Kamazu said, "Senior brother, the Silla people were very oppressed by the Tang Dynasty, and they ......," he said, explaining the intention of the Silla queen to seek cooperation with the Japanese slave state.

Su I said happily: "Oh, junior brother, you have done a big thing, I have this idea." Bring them to me. ”

Nakatoshi Kamazu said, "Okay." However, the Silla people only sent an envoy, and the rest of them had already come to Yamato, and had not yet come to Fujiwara-kyo for the time being. So as soon as they arrive, I will bring them to you. ”

"Good, good. Master, his old man, okay, I've been too busy lately, so I didn't go to visit his old man. Su I said to the deer.

Then, the two talked about studying together back then, and Su I was in a good mood and talked and laughed.

……

The night was hazy, and the moonlight rippled on the surface of the sea, and the waves faded away and disappeared into the darkness in the distance.

Two days later, Shimomatsu Pier.

With excitement and apprehension, the troops of the Soga and the two thousand soldiers of the garrison boarded more than a hundred large and small ships and sailed towards the darkness in the distance. What they didn't know was that in the vast night, a large number of monsters had already been moored, waiting to devour their young lives.

Dengzhou Governor's Palace.

At half past four o'clock in the morning, the magpie was woken up by the radio attendant, she looked at the telegram, a smile appeared on her face, for this news, the magpie knew that it was not too late to wake up the prince, and it was not too late to report to the prince at dawn. She yawned and said, "Okay, I got it." With that, he rolled over and fell asleep.

Fujiwara-kyo, Katsuragi Imperial Prince's Mansion.

Almost at the same time, Takahashi Mikei was woken up by a telegraph operator, and he hurried to the bedroom of the eldest brother, the prince.

That night, the eldest brother, the prince and Kamazu, stayed up all night, and they waited for news from Takahashi Kazuki. Seeing Takahashi Yujing coming in, the two stood up at once.

The eldest brother prince asked nervously, "How is the battle going?" ”

Takahashi Yujing smiled: "It's successful, all the traitor's troops have been defeated." ”

"Great."

The eldest brother prince and the middle minister Kamazu said at the same time, hugging each other.

The main force of the Su I into the deer is gone, otherwise, even if the assassination of Su I into the deer is successful, I don't know how much trouble this terrible force will cause. Although Su I Ezo has retired, with his influence and this hardcore army, it is still enough to deter the DPRK.

This is the key to this, without the power of this trilogy, only those who are dissatisfied with Su I'm in the deer dare to stand up and support the empress.

Now it's time to boldly implement the next step.

Next, the eldest brother and the middle minister Kamazu discussed some details of the assassination plan, and then went their separate ways.

In the morning, Juse Tokudo received a summons from Her Majesty the Empress, and after entering the Fujiwara Palace, he was led to Her Majesty's dormitory by a chamberlain.