Chapter 2 Out of the Feather
In April of the second year of Jingkang, the Great Song Dynasty fleet arrived at the birthplace of the source family in the Kanto Deyu country, the country of Dewa had already been killed by the samurai group that supported the source family, when the Great Song fleet arrived at a harbor in Dewa, but saw that the shore was surrounded by Japanese people dressed in costumes, there were thousands of people, and happily welcomed the Great Song army, at that time in the middle of the Heian period of Japan, the population was sparse, and the country of Dewa was only more than 10,000 people, but it was also in the forefront of the 66 countries of Japan, from Heian to the Warring States period, because of the political stability, It was the period of rapid population growth in Japan that made it possible for tens of thousands of people to fight in the Warring States Period, and now even if all the regular soldiers of Japan are assembled, I am afraid that there are only tens of thousands of people.
A group of black-armored warriors slowly appeared on the side of the ship with sonorous and powerful steps, causing the onlookers to cheer again.
But when a group of captains' spear phalanx slowly landed in formation, more than a dozen thousand-person phalanx slowly moved, the spears stood high, the thick and hard iron armor rattled, and the heaven and earth were immediately filled with a murderous atmosphere, and the Japanese people who were watching could no longer cheer, looking at the hundreds of scimitar warriors at the front of their ranks, the armor worn by bamboo chips, the thin scimitars, and then looking at the black and pressed gun array at the bow of the ship, these people were all pale, and they retreated in fright, their eyes were full of awe. Where have they ever seen such a scene, such a momentum?
At this moment, on the huge ship that towered over the sea like a hill, a neat Japanese chant suddenly came: "General Zuojin Wuwei, General Hu has arrived in the East China Sea!" Miss Genke has arrived! ”
After the chanting, I saw two beautiful shadows slowly appearing on the bow of the boat, the third sister of the third sister in silver helmet and silver armor, cold and glamorous, and a thousand leaves in a sky blue kimono, delicate and elegant. The two women stood hand in hand on the bow of the boat, and the ribbons flew in the sea breeze, like a heavenly maiden descending to earth.
The spears of the spear phalanx suddenly fell in unison, followed by a neat metal "click" sound, and more than a dozen phalanxes knelt down on one knee in unison: "See the general!" See Miss Gen! The shouts were like a tsunami and a tsunami, causing the surrounding Japanese people to look at each other.
I saw the third sister at the bow of the boat waving her hand lightly, and said loudly: "Get up!" Chibako also smiled and said in Japanese, "Everyone, please get up!" ”
"General Xie! Miss Xie Yuan! The spears were raised again one phalanx after another, and finally the "Miss Xie Yuan" was shouted in Japanese.
The surrounding people suddenly thundered with joy, seeing the military might of the Song army, but they were respectful to Miss Yuan, and the hearts of the people were immediately full of pride, and they didn't know who took the lead, and shouted: "Long live Miss Yuan!" Long live the General! The rest of the people snapped back to their senses and shouted.
"I can't imagine that the **** Shangguo is actually a female general, look, how majestic and domineering! I have heard that there is a saying in Middle-earth that "women do not let their eyebrows be shaved", but it turns out to be true! A citizen shook his head and said.
Another person shook his head and sighed: "Yes, a woman can even lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the Great Song Kingdom is really brilliant, alas, ......"
"Don't sigh, look at Miss Yuan, you are running thousands of miles, please move the army of the Song Kingdom, your ability may not be lower than that of General Hu, I think, Miss Yuan's inheritance of the lord's family business will not necessarily make the old lord lose face!"
The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, Miss Yuan inherited the family business of the Yuan family? These people have never thought about it, but now that they think about it, they take it for granted, and they can't help but nod their heads.
Among the samurai, the same chatter rang out.
At the head of the welcome procession, on a horse, sat a handsome young warrior, his face turned unsightly as he listened to the discussion in the crowd, and the hand holding the hilt of the sword turned slightly pale from the exertion. He called the source Jingyi, it was the source of the Qinghe line, I thought that the direct line of the source family was all lost, and the only remaining source Qianye was a woman, this time he Qinghe line must become the leader of the source family, but he didn't want the situation to change abruptly, and the source Qianyezi, who was not in his heart at all, suddenly blocked in front of him.
A middle-aged warrior behind Gen Jingyi looked at his back, and a mocking sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After the spear array, the warships in the fleet took turns to anchor, the cheerful light horses neighed, the majestic ironclad horses snorted, the grain, grass, and all kinds of equipment disembarked one after another, and the people around them were even more astonished.
Wu Zhi stood on the side of an unobtrusive ship, silently looking at the land, half a step behind him, Yue Fei, dressed in military uniform, stood quietly, looking at Wu Zhi's back, his eyes were full of reverence.
"Pengju, how much did the military horses lose along the way?" Wu Zhi asked suddenly.
Yue Fei bowed slightly: "Your Honor, the military horse has lost three hundred and twelve horses, and one of the twenty is not satisfactory." ”
Wu Zhi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It's not bad, then tell me, how is the situation of this Eastern Crusade?" ”
Yue Fei arched his hand and said: "This Eastern Crusade is all in the prince's curtains, the battle situation has been set early, the last general seems, the prince is thinking about the rule of Japan after the war, thinking that Japan and our dynasty are far away from the ocean, if it is forcibly incorporated into my Great Song Dynasty, then my dynasty will lose the righteousness, and it will definitely provoke the Japanese people to make chaos everywhere, but it is not a good policy, watching the prince land in the first battle, you know that the prince's intention is not to annex Japan, but how to govern Japan, the last general has no clue, you must think carefully. ”
Takeshi's approving smile, how to govern Japan, Takeshi already has a rough outline in his heart, that is, the shogunate system at the end of the Heian period, but Shuyi General Prime Minister Affairs, Emperor? Go and be a puppet. This is also thanks to the knowledge of thousands of years of history, Yue Fei has come up with a way that can be accepted by the Japanese aristocracy and the common people, and can also empty the power of the emperor. Thinking about it, the shogunate system seems to have been created by the descendants of the Minamoto family, and he just advanced the time, of course, this shogunate system really needs to be changed so that Japan can be firmly controlled by the Great Song Dynasty.
"Pengju, you know what? You should have been a hero to be admired for all ages. Wu Zhi turned his head to look at Yue Fei with emotion.
Yue Fei scratched his head with a smile, a little cramped: "The prince is happy with the last general again." ”
Wu Zhi laughed and patted Yue Fei on the shoulder: "But this is not bad!" A few years later, you will be the mainstay of the Great Song Dynasty, and it will be much better than that ending......"
Yue Fei didn't know what your king was feeling, only smirked a few times, if you want to say that you will be admired for all generations, you think that after a hundred years and a thousand years, your king will still be praised by the world. However, the king is especially kind to him, but everyone in the army knows it, which is also what Yue Fei can't figure out.
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That night, in Izumo Castle, the samurai of the Gen family held a banquet to wash the dust of Chibako, who had not been seen for several years, and welcomed the Great Song Dynasty to recruit the envoy General Hu to lead the army to Izuha. As for the news that the prison army is the king of the Great Song Dynasty, everyone does not know.
There are a total of seven people in the Yuan family side line, in addition to the source Jingyi of the Qinghe line, there are still several clansmen of the Murakami, Huashan, and Uta lines, and the strongest force is naturally the first to promote the Qinghe family, and then there is the source of the Murakami lineage, who is a middle-aged samurai with a powerful appearance, and then the source of the Yuta lineage, who is also in his thirties, looks shrewd and capable.
Although there is an interpreter at the table, it is Chibazi who explains the third sister, but the third sister has always been silent, and after saying a few polite words, she will not say anything, and quietly taste tea, the people of the source family are naturally good flattering to the third sister, but after a few words, I have seen the temper of the third sister, and I know that the third sister is the side concubine of the first powerful king of the Great Song Dynasty, who dares to speak loudly in front of her, and the atmosphere in the banquet is also cold.
The third sister finished the tea in the cup, got up and said, "Everyone, I'll go first!" Smiling at Chibazi, Chibazi was flattered for a while, but I also knew that her smile must have been explained by her brother.
Everyone was sent out of the hall together, and when they returned to the table, Yuan Laiguang wiped the sweat on his head and said continuously: "Ah, finally go, this general is so majestic, I can't breathe through sitting at a table with her, oh my god!" How can there be such a woman, think about it, it is really the rumored noble king and his old man can be calmed......" Everyone felt the same way, and nodded in agreement.
After Yuan Laiguang finished speaking, he remembered that Miss was here, and said to Chiba Zi with a smile: "Miss, don't blame us warriors for speaking rudely, but it seems that General Hu is very different from Miss." ”
Chibazi smiled: "Uncle cousin doesn't have to be polite, just call me Chibazi, sister-in-law has always been like this on weekdays, but she is not neglecting your uncles......"
Yuan Laiguang smiled: "Of course we know this, that momentum is not something that can be learned, alas...... I'm still beating my liver......"
The rest of the people laughed, but they couldn't help but touch their chests secretly.
"But Miss, General Hu doesn't want to talk to me and others more, what does our alliance with the Great Song Dynasty say?" Yuan Jingyi frowned and asked.
Chibazi said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, tomorrow General Yue, the deputy marshal of the Song Army, will come to visit your uncles, although General Yue is not very old, he is the most valued military general of your brother, and he is very famous in Middle-earth, so you uncles just ......rest assured."
Yuan Laiguang glared at Yuan Jingyi dissatisfiedly and said, "That's it, is it possible that tens of thousands of people are running here to play?" It's going to be a fool! Today, let's celebrate the safe return of the eldest lady to her homeland! Say less about what you don't have! ”
Yuan Jingyi snorted and stopped talking.
"Ah, miss, what did you just say? Brother Wang? Yuan Laiguang suddenly screamed.
Chibazi said with a smile: "In the Central Plains, fortunately, Brother Guiwang took care of him in many ways, and Song Guoken sent troops to help our Yuan family, which was also facilitated by Brother Guiwang!" ”
Everyone nodded one after another, and when they heard that the young lady had found such a big backer, they were even more sure in their hearts, the Hei family, hey, this time it will be unlucky.
"Miss, I toast you, you must have been hard all these years, you were alone in the Central Plains at a young age, but you can finally hate for the master, the master knows what he knows, and it is time to look at it, I have no face to see the master again, fortunately Miss...... Fortunately, Miss......" A gray-haired old man stood up slowly, tears in his eyes, and his excitement could not be suppressed.
"Father-in-law, you have also worked hard." Looking at the white-haired old man, Chibazi could no longer suppress the agitation in her heart, and big tears fell.
"Miss still remembers me, so ...... good" The old man's face was full of relief, and he drank the wine in his hand. He was the oldest of these people, and followed the father of Chibako, "Hachiman Taro", the Minamoto Yoshiya for decades, because he always opened the way in front of the Minamoto Yoshi's horse during the battle, and the enemy in front of the Minamoto Yoshi's horse did not escape his long knife, and was affectionately called "My Peaceful Paradise!" So the Yuan family called him "Tugonggong".
He had the highest prestige among these people, and seeing that he was excited, the warrior next to him hurriedly helped him sit down and persuaded: "This is a good thing, the old man is not too sad." ”
Chiba Zi also gulped down the wine, and said with tears in her eyes: "Don't worry about the father-in-law, my father's teachings Xiao Yezi always keep it in mind, Xiao Yezi ...... Little Leaf knows what it means to be strong......"
"Good...... Good...... Okay," the old man nodded tearfully, "Miss has really grown up, and no matter how much she has experienced, she may not be as good as those men......"
Hearing what he said, the rest of the people nodded and agreed: "It's great for Miss to inherit the family business!" ”
Only Yuan Jingyi's face sank like water, drank all the wine in the cup, and didn't speak again.
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The clear moon is like water, outside the feather city, a large area of camp tents one after another, stretching endlessly, outside the camp tent, many people who see the excitement still refuse to disperse, are curious to look at the bursts of cooking smoke and busy soldiers in the camp.
The third sister and Chibazi were not there, Wu Zhi was a little depressed, walked out of the big tent, and the guards on both sides hurriedly followed.
Wu Zhi stretched his waist and looked at the busy military men in the distance, he hadn't lived in the army for a long time.
After walking a few steps, there was a red-roofed camp tent in front of him, but it was the barracks of Chibazi and Nako, Wu Zhi thought for a while, slowly came to the outside of the camp tent, and said loudly: "Is Nako inside?" ”
There was a pause in the tent, and then immediately there was the sound of panicked footsteps and stammering, "In...... At...... Is it the prince? ”
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Nako trotted out, kneeling on the ground in fear, her voice trembling a little: "See ...... I've seen the prince ......"
Wu Zhi smiled: "Get up, I want to go out for a walk, you come along," and turned around and left.
"Yes...... It's ......" Nako got up, trotted a few steps to three steps behind Wu Zhi, and didn't dare to approach again.
Wu Zhi walked a few steps, and seeing that Naiko didn't follow, he turned around and said, "What?" Afraid I'll eat you? ”
Naiko bowed her head and said, "How dare the slave and maid...... How dare you walk with the prince......"
Wu Zhi smiled: "Forgive you for your innocence......" But he didn't want to look down and saw that Nako only wore socks on her feet, but her shoes were missing, and she couldn't help but wonder: "What?" Don't you Japanese wear shoes? Immediately, I understood that Naiko must have run out to see her before she had time to put on her shoes, and she would leave as soon as she finished speaking, and she didn't dare to go back to the camp.
Wu Zhi was amused for a while, when she went to see Naiko that day, she felt incredible, I don't know why she is so afraid of herself now, I remember that she used to instigate Chibazi and say bad things about herself behind her back, how did she become like this in the past few years in your palace, I think I have suffered a lot.
"Go back and put your shoes on! What is it like? Wu Zhi shook his head.
"Yes...... Is it ......" Naiko turned around, trotted into her tent, and immediately ran out again, wearing her shoes while running, seeing that Wu Zhi was angry and funny, just this demeanor, and the distant relatives of the princess? But I think I'm afraid that I'm so out of shape, Wu Zhi sighed helplessly.
"What kind of market is there near Flying Feather City?" Wu Zhi asked. He has already found out clearly, Japan is different from the Central Plains, but the earth and stone castle is only used to garrison soldiers, as for the trading market, there is another market, called the town, the merchants are very few, the royal family's income mainly depends on the local farm estates, and now, the new rise of the samurai group and the imperial family are gradually competing with the imperial family for the control of the estates in various places, that is, the samurai and the public family, the public family is the local officials appointed by the emperor, plus the dispute between the various families, in short, the situation in Japan is really complicated.
"This ...... The slave doesn't know...... The slave's house is far away from here...... "Nako bowed her head in fear.
"Then go out and find a guide, don't say my identity, just say that it's a merchant in the Song Dynasty." When Wu Zhi said this, Nako nodded in a panic, and Wu Zhi frowned.
"I said you ......" Wu Zhi wanted to speak and stopped, and reprimanded a few more words not to scare her into making any trouble, then I'm sorry for Xiaoyezi.
"Let's go." Wu Zhi just turned around, and after the guards heard Wu Zhi's words, they also quickly went to the golden armor, revealing the strength dressed inside, and their own guards sent the armor back to the camp tent.
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Dewa Town, let's call it that, there are only seven or eight shops, and there are only a few dozen houses in the entire town, so I can see Takeshi shaking his head again and again, thinking that if it were not for the Western guns, Japan's commerce would never have developed, but this nation is really flexible, and it cannot be underestimated that it can catch up with the pace of the Western powers after the reform.
Along the way, Nako didn't dare to speak at all, and only after the guide spoke in a whisper, Nako would carefully translate.
The guide is a middle-aged man in his thirties, his name is Photon, he was very excited after being rewarded with a few pennies, and he was chattering all the way, and the copper coins were even accepted into his arms as if they were treasures.
"Wang ...... Lord, that's the jewelry shop," Nako pointed to a shop in front ......of her.
Wu Zhi said: "Go and see." Although he knew that he didn't know how many Japanese treasures would be offered after the war, Wu Zhi still wanted to buy some small handicrafts to give to a few ladies, so he showed his heart.
The owner of the jewelry store was about to turn off the lights and close, when he suddenly saw a group of people coming, and then he heard Photon come close to the front of the chatter, and immediately changed his color to a flattering smile, and bowed to welcome Wu Zhi and his party into the store.
There are dozens of ornaments hanging on the wall, but Wu Zhi shook his head again and again, the handiwork is too rough, how can they take it for Jin Lian?
Naiko saw Wu Zhi's uncertain face and stammered, "Wang ...... Lord, this place is small, if you want to buy exquisite ornaments, you have to go to the big market near Kyoto......"
Wu Zhi nodded slightly, and glanced at the guard next to him, who threw a few copper coins to the boss and went out in the boss's thousand thanks.
As soon as she left the store, she saw more than a dozen fast horses neighing and galloping, and a guard slammed in front of Takeshi, Naiko had no such good luck, and walked towards the center of the street, was hit by a horse, fell to the ground with a cry of pain, and groaned on the ground.
Immediately the riders are dressed as samurai, the young samurai led by Naiko frowned, and threw down more than a dozen copper coins, which turned out to be Song coins, Japan has coins, and it is also a copper coin issued by the Tang Dynasty, called Dynasty money, but because of the lack of copper, the copper content is getting lower and lower, most of the Japanese people do not like it, and a few decades ago, with the influx of Song money, there has been a faint tendency to replace the imperial money, but most of the Song money is concentrated in the hands of the powerful, and it is out of reach for ordinary people.
However, in the eyes of the shopkeeper and the guide, this young man's action is generous enough, and it is enough to compensate Nazi, but in the eyes of Wu Zhi and the palace guards, it is no different from sending flowers, and Wu Zhi has never been so cold even if he is appreciating flowers. Wu Zhi's face sank suddenly, Mo said that Naiko was Xiao Yezi's cronies, and he was the one who fed the pigs in your palace, and he couldn't tolerate bullying from outsiders.
The guards naturally understood the temper of the king, one of the guards jumped out suddenly, his fists out, and the horse that was urged by the young warrior to set off just collided with each other, "bang" a muffled sound, the guard "kicked" back a few steps, a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, his hands drooped softly, and it was obvious that he had dislocated, but he stood up straight and stared coldly at the young warrior.
The young samurai roared a few times under the crotch, took a few steps back, foamed at the mouth, and slowly knelt down, and the young samurai jumped off the horse with a "poof", looking at the guards blocking the center of the road, with a shocked face.
His companions also dismounted, apparently intimidated by the fierceness of the guards, and no one shouted or cursed.
(I was very happy to see my old friend speak again, (*^__^*) hee-hee...... The new book, I'm going to send it after I finish writing the biography, hehe, it should be released at the end of this month, I'm afraid that there will be no pressure after writing the biography, so I don't know when it will be delayed! 55555555)