At the dinner, Dengzhou Thorn Shi Peng was the last to appear, and it was not until it was almost over that he found an opportunity to come to report: "I will probably receive a reply from Luoyang tomorrow evening, but at least three days later, Dali Temple may come!" ”

"Tomorrow night? Flying Pigeon Biography? ”

Li Zhi couldn't help but be surprised, two years ago, this kind of communication method was a special case, but he didn't expect it to become popular in a blink of an eye.

"Thanks to the help of Youzhou, they are a military center there, and they are one step ahead in the transmission of information." Peng Zuoxiang explained.

During the Tang Dynasty, a complete set of post transmission system has been formed, which divides the transmitted documents into grades, and the documents of different levels must be transmitted by special personnel and horses in accordance with the prescribed order and time. The sending and receiving of these documents must be registered, and the time should be indicated, so as to clarify the responsibility.

"The document is divided into two parts, written by me and Peng Tingshi separately, and after the collection is completed, the sinister intentions of the Dongying people mentioned in the key part are played to protect the emperor and the queen, so as to make a decision as soon as possible!" Li Xia added on the side.

Peng Zuoxiang then said: "In order to make all preparations before the arrival of Dali Temple, we took some interrogation measures after those Japanese people healed. Among them, there was some unexpected gain in that Asada Takumi. ”

It stands to reason that those Japanese people are currently seriously injured, and they should be treated mainly to save their lives, and it is not appropriate to risk interrogation, because it is difficult to obtain anything from these cultivators if they do not take some measures.

But at present, their reporting documents are all the words of Li Zhi's family, and they can follow the words before the interrogation, which is already full trust.

It's just to make sure that before the people come to Dali Temple, they know in their hearts, and this kind of risky torture is indeed excusable, so Li Zhi only made a listening gesture and didn't care about what they did.

Obviously, the two of them were also worried about Li Zhi's reaction, and seeing that everything was as usual, Peng Zuoxiang continued: "Actually, we didn't plan to interrogate them so early, but after a day or two, their injuries stabilized, but someone deliberately provoked them in order to get rid of them, and their attitude was very arrogant, so we couldn't help but take action!" ”

Li Zhi suddenly smiled and said, "Do you know why I made them lose their arms?" There is a characteristic of these Japanese cultivators, they will commit suicide by caesarean section at every turn, or be blamed for losing their position, or be ashamed of being captured and disemboweled, and this phenomenon accounts for the vast majority of their defeated! ”

The two of them suddenly realized that Li Zhi was also prescient, although there were still nearly three hundred years before the true appearance of the spirit of bushido, and at that time, the choice of disembowelment was the noblest way for a samurai to die.

As early as ancient times, the Japanese people advocated that the soul of a person resides in the belly, so when it was necessary to show his soul to the outside world, the samurai adopted the method and ritual of disemboweling to show everyone.

In fact, at that time, there was a shadow of bushido, and the so-called samurai accounted for most of the middle and lower-level small people, according to later generations, in fact, they were some street gangsters, but they had more blades in their hands, and they looked very profound.

And if they can't rely on a rich and powerful lord for their daily livelihood, their lives are often barely maintained in poverty.

Li Zhi once heard a joke in later life, saying that in addition to the quilt and pot, the little samurai's house also had a big stone, because when he felt cold, he could lift the stone to keep warm.

If the dependent lord commits a crime and is fired, or if the lord's financial difficulties have to be reduced, the low-level samurai can only become ronin, and some go to work as thugs for forces such as the underworld and become "heart sticks".

It wasn't until Bushido really appeared that it was gradually standardized, the threshold for entry was also high, and there was relevant basic training, but the overall quality was still low.

Although the term "ronin" in modern Japanese refers to students who have not been admitted to a suitable university, at that time, ronin was an important unstable factor in Japanese society.

In order to avoid the intensification of domestic contradictions, the authorities often acquiesce in or instigate the armed aggression of the ronins against foreign countries.

The ronin was full of ambition for foreign wars, Zheng Chenggong sent people to Japan to borrow troops in order to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, although the shogunate refused, but the following samurai asked for war.

In later film and television works reflecting the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Japanese ronin wandered around the eastern territory, which was the result of the Meiji Restoration's reform of the hierarchy.

And the group of people who appeared today really belonged to the cultivation world, far from being comparable to ordinary warriors, and the act of disembowelment was also a strange phenomenon that only existed in the cultivation world at that time.

Peng Zuoxiang's voice suddenly lowered a lot: "Asada Takuji recruited the Kurokawa Society, the Kurokawa Society is subordinate to the Kamo Betsuri Shrine, also known as the Kamigamo Shrine, after the peaceful establishment of the capital, as a shrine to protect the country, it was valued and revered by the imperial court at that time, and the specific nature is somewhat similar to the Lishan Laojun Hall of our Tang Dynasty, but it is controlled by local wealthy families, and its historical status even exceeds that of the royal family!" ”

Li Zhi sensitively sensed something: "What does Peng Tingshi mean is that among these people, there are some shadows of their court?" ”

Peng Zuoxiang didn't nod in approval: "We don't know much about the island country of Dongying, and at present, we can only know about the Kamo Berei Shrine!" Although Takumi Asada is not low in the Kurokawa Society, he doesn't know much about his superiors. However, before this group of people came, they went to Kamobetre Shrine for a group worship, and the emperor's Kusakabe prince briefly appeared and led the worship! ”

Li Zhi's brows furrowed, "Prince Caobi? Sounds like it has something to do with their royal family. ”

"Prince Kusakabe is the current crown prince, but he is not the son of Emperor Tenmu, but his elder brother, the only son of the previous emperor."

Peng Zuoxiang's voice fell, and Li Xia continued: "The Kamo Berei Shrine does not exist independently, and there is a Xiaya Shrine alongside it, which was originally the clan shrine of the ancient wealthy family of the Dongying family, and after the peaceful relocation of the capital, the Xiamo Shrine and the Hemo Berei Shrine became the guardian shrine of the capital. ”

"In other words, the folk status of the ancient wealthy family He Mao is higher than that of the royal family? Since the Kurokawa Society is affiliated with the Kamo Betsuri Shrine, perhaps it does not belong to the imperial court, but is a member of the Kamo clan? ”

Li Xia replied: "The two of us guessed the same! ”

Li Zhi was silent for a moment, in this way, the clues were much clearer, thinking that the God of War family was also founded by a wealthy family similar to the nature of the He Mao clan, which was conducive to his future targeting.

Since the civil status of such ancient wealthy families is higher than that of the royal family, it shows that the wealthy families themselves are not so simple, and they should cultivate family power.

As for Takumi Asada and his entourage before leaving, there was the crown prince of Kusakabe presiding over the sacrifice, which shows that the imperial court is not ignorant.

But there may not be the premise of He Mao's request, otherwise the royal family will not let the grand prince appear openly, since it is a conspiracy, there must have been a precise plan, and it will not be leaked to be notified by the Tang Dynasty.

If these people are tied up, they must have been taken into account, if their estimation is good, He Mao is using the royal family as a shield.

The more he analyzed, the more confident Li Zhi was in his heart, and he told his own inference.

After the two of them thought for a while, Li Xia slapped his thigh, "Don't say it, maybe it's really as Mr. Li said, it's the Hemao clan's wealthy family who has a ghost trick!" ”

Peng Zuoxiang also agreed: "Whether it is the God of War family or the Kurokawa Society, they must be very famous in their Dongying, and it is not difficult to find out the support behind them." Obviously, they also thought of this, and deliberately pulled the crown prince on the grass wall before leaving, so as to lead the possible hidden dangers to the royal family! ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "If this is the case, our Datang only needs to question the royal family of the Wa Kingdom, and we don't expect to solve it, but we can have a conflict between their royal family and the wealthy family of the He Mao clan." If this nail is buried, even if it doesn't play much role in the near future, it can bring convenience to our Eastern Earth cultivation world to find revenge, maybe the royal family of the Wa Kingdom is planning to eradicate it by taking advantage of the situation, and I don't mind being used by them! ”

"Mr. Li's words are very true, no imperial power is willing to have a prestige higher than himself, in this way, what kind of He Mao clan is not stealing chickens and rice?"

Li Xia's words caused a burst of laughter, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more relaxed.

Princess Taiping came at this time, and asked a few people with a smile to find out where they were happy, and Li Xia hurriedly whispered.

Li Zhicheng said at this time: "But we can't rule out the possibility that the royal family of the Japanese Kingdom will know in advance, but if we want to retaliate, we really have to work hard to push them into the pile of good people, but in the future, Datang must not take this small island country lightly, and it is inevitable that even if it is feedback, it is necessary to give feedback on these!" ”

Looking at Taiping, who had already roughly understood the ins and outs, "Your Royal Highness Princess, this matter will be handed over to you, what do you think?" ”

At this time, Taiping fully trusted Li Zhike: "Seeing you so solemn, of course this palace does not dare to slack off, if it seems to me that we are raising tigers at the moment, I don't have a good impression of their dwarfs!" ”

Li Zhizhi pointed out and praised: "It is most appropriate to describe it as raising tigers, and with their repeated attempts to invade Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, coupled with the insidious purpose of this time, the ambition of those Japanese people is beyond doubt." And the face of their nation is quite shameless, before the battle of Baijiangkou, how arrogant and domineering, repeated right and wrong, that battle was beaten badly, in turn try to make friends, I have always been full of vigilance against such people! ”

Taiping Le said: "I always feel that when you talk about that country, you are full of disgust, can you tell us what's going on?" ”

Li Zhile: "This hasn't just been explained, they seem to have a good surface under the ambitious wolf ambition, these people belong to the wolf cubs, the current national strength is not strong but has a vicious nature, such people are the most ferocious, vicious, so I think their habits are difficult to change." It is precisely because of this that I am even more certain that they will not only not defend those wealthy families, but may help us in the shadows! ”

"Mr. Li, this is not a trivial matter, once you decide to go, you still have to be extra careful, it is their territory!" Li Xia kindly reminded.

Li Zhi nodded: "It makes sense for me to think so, if the Emperor family wants to occupy the supreme appeal and have extremely high prestige, they must try their best to weaken the folk influence of those wealthy families." If they were severely suppressed in office, the emperor would be a god in the eyes of their subjects, and therefore would be considered a duty to be loyal to the emperor. Moreover, in my perception, the Japanese state is in the east of the world, a greedy and vicious river and ocean thief is rising, and in the near future, because of its series of incidents, the smoke of war can be seen everywhere, indicating that a war of aggression sweeping through East Asia has slowly unfolded. ”

He has a deep hatred for this despicable country, and no matter how negatively he describes it, he doesn't have a little psychological pressure in his heart.