Chapter 364: The Emperor
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When the news of Kyushu Island reached Kyoto, it immediately shook the whole of Kyoto. //.0m\
At the beginning of the 12th century, Kyoto was still very barren and backward. The city is full of low houses, and there are many stinking ditches in the streets, and the breeze blows and smells fishy. Many civilians did not even have clothes, and a rag was considered clothing. The gap between Japan and China in this era is huge, and it can be said that one is underground and the other is heavenly.
The ryu samurai in Kyoto were the first to get the news, and at this moment these ryu samurai were furious to the extreme, and countless ryu samurai were rampage through the streets with samurai swords, venting the anger in their hearts. There were also many rogue warriors who gathered together and marched through the streets, constantly shouting slogans from their mouths to show their attitude towards the matter.
"To drive away the invaders of the Central Plains, you must drive them away!"
"Take revenge on them and break them to pieces! Feed their carcasses to the dogs! ”
"Toei belongs to the Emperor, to us loyal samurai! No place can be occupied by the enemy! ”
The samurai were furious, some of them had already gone to Kyushu Island on their own, ready to fight to the death against the Liangshan army on Kyushu Island, while others were waiting for orders from the emperor or the regent.
The current emperor of Japan is called Emperor Toba, and he is the 74th emperor in the history of Japan. However, although he was nominally the emperor, he actually had very little power. For hundreds of years, the power of the Japanese court has been in the hands of the aristocratic Fujiwara clan, and in each generation, the Fujiwara clan has a family member who serves as the "regent" and oversees the government.
After Emperor Toba found out about Kyushu Island, he had no choice but to send someone to inform the contemporary regent Fujiwara Tadashi, and let Fujiwara Tadashi and the rest of the ministers come to the palace to discuss matters.
It was already late, and people were coming towards the palace one after another. When a low old man arrived in a palanquin, the rest of the people fell to their knees and saluted the old man.
"Get up." The old man said coldly.
Suddenly, those people got up, and someone hurriedly smiled and said, "Lord Fujiwara, you are here, please come in quickly, His Majesty the Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time." ”
Fujiwara snorted coldly and said, "Is Konoe-sama here?" ”
The shiver next to him hurriedly said, "It's already here." ”
Fujiwara nodded and strode forward.
This person is naturally the contemporary regent Fujiwara Tadashi, and the "Konoe-sama" he refers to is the leader of the samurai group, Konoe Sega. Over the years, the samurai group has become stronger and stronger, and has taken away a lot of rights belonging to the Fujiwara clan. Fujiwara Tadashi is very jealous of the samurai group, so he is also very concerned about Konoe Sega.
When I came to the front of the council hall, it was already brightly lit, and countless samurai stood at the entrance of the mén, and these samurai also knelt down and saluted after seeing Fujiwara's loyalty.
Fujiwara Tadashi ignored the samurai and strode in. I saw that Emperor Toba was here, and countless ministers were also here. When the ministers saw him, they knelt down one after another, and even Emperor Toba stood up to show their respect.
A sneer appeared on Fujiwara's loyal face, satisfied with their performance.
He sat straight to the center of the main hall and said, "Since everyone has already come, let's discuss the matter of dealing with the invaders of the Central Plains." ”
Seeing Fujiwara faithfully sitting down, the emperor dared to sit down and said, "Fujiwara-sama, I have already discussed this matter with Konoe-sama, and we are ready to gather the samurai under the daimyo from all over the country to form a powerful army and drive the Central Plains invaders out of Kyushu Island." ”
After saying that, the emperor looked at Fujiwara Faithful with some timidity, afraid that Fujiwara Faithful would deny his decision. The current Emperor Toba is only 17 years old, not yet an adult. He is such a puppet, he really doesn't have much status in front of Fujiwara Faithful, the regent, everything depends on Fujiwara Faithful's face.
Fujiwara Faithful frowned, his gaze getting colder and colder, and looked at a minister next to his right.
The minister next to the right hand was dressed as a standard samurai, in his 30s, his eyes were full of jing, and he also looked at Fujiwara Faithful coldly, not falling behind at all.
This person is Konoe Sega, the most famous samurai in Japan of this era! He was summoned to the palace by the previous emperor and served as the minister of the Imperial Household, responsible for teaching samurai throughout Kyoto, and was also a teacher to contemporary emperors. Not only that, but he is also the leader of the gods in the hearts of the entire Japanese samurai, and has a huge appeal among the samurai everywhere. This person is a great threat to Fujiwara Loyalty, and if all the samurai from all over the world are summoned here, Konoe Sega will have even more power.
Konoe Sega looked at Fujiwara Faithful, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Doesn't Lord Regent agree with this idea?" Do you want to watch the Central Plains invaders wreak havoc on Kyushu Island, Lord Regent? ”
Fujiwara was stunned for a moment and said, "This ...... I'm afraid that the daimyo in various places may not bring out the samurai jiāo in their hands, right? ”
Although the daimyo were nominally subordinate to the emperor, they were in fact lords and princes, and they all had the right to administer their own domains, and the samurai also belonged to these daimyo in name. It is also very difficult to get these daimyo jiāo to be samurai.
A smile appeared on Emperor Toba's face and said, "Don't worry about this matter, I believe that those daimyo will take state affairs first and will definitely bring the samurai jiāo out." ”
In fact, since 100 years ago, successive emperors have been contacting the daimyo in various places, and they have been trying to obtain the allegiance of these daimyo and be able to overthrow the rule of the Fujiwara clan with the power from below. In fact, by the time Emperor Toba arrived, they had the support of more than half of the daimyo in various regions, and they were already strong enough to wrest power from the Fujiwara clan. It's just that the emperor needs a chance, and what is in front of him is the best chance.
Fujiwara Faithful's brows furrowed, his gaze on the emperor's body for a while, and Konoe Sega's body for a while, faintly sensing that something was wrong. He didn't want the Emperor to recruit samurai from all over the country, but he had no reason to stop it now. And as a real Dongying person, he also hates the Central Plains invaders very much, and he can't let the Central Plains invaders leave it alone on Kyushu Island. It would be bad if the Central Plains invaders gained a foothold on Kyushu Island and continued to attack the main island of Japan. At that time, all of Japan will be in danger of national annihilation.
The palace was quiet, Fujiwara Faithful did not speak, and the rest of the ministers did not dare to speak, after a long time, Fujiwara Faithful finally nodded and said: "You can recruit samurai from all over the world to form a large army to drive away the Central Plains invaders!" However, as a regent, I must also take the position of general! ”
In Japan, "shogun" refers specifically to the "great general of Seiyi", who is the supreme military leader of Japan. In these years, because the Fujiwara clan was in power, the position of "general" was not created for many years. In the original history, it was not until decades later, after the samurai group completely replaced the Fujiwara clan, that a new shogun was established, that is, the famous "shogun" in history, and the "shogun" was the actual ruler of Japan for hundreds of years. And now there is still a long time before the shogunate, but the samurai group is already growing in power.
In the face of the invasion of the Central Plains, since it is necessary to gather samurai from all over the country, Fujiwara Faithful must snatch the position of "general". However, Emperor Toba was unwilling to allow Fujiwara to faithfully hold this position, and successive emperors have endured humiliation for hundreds of years in order to truly take power. If we can't grasp this opportunity, wouldn't it be that Làng has spent the efforts of successive emperors?
Fujiwara faithfully looked at the emperor with a sneer, waiting for the emperor's compromise. The emperor was only 17 years old, and although he was smart and wise, he unfortunately experienced too little, and for a while he was sweating profusely and did not know how to deal with Fujiwara Tadashi.
"Since Fujiwara-sama is going to be the general, let's let Fujiwara-sama serve as the general!" Konoe Sega said suddenly.
Emperor Toba looked at Konoe Sega in disbelief, while Fujiwara Faithful laughed wildly.
So the matter was settled, and in the name of both the emperor and the regent, the samurai under the daimyo from various places were gathered to form an army to drive away the invaders of the Central Plains.
At the end of the council, only the Emperor and Konoe Sega were left in the council hall. The emperor looked at Konoe Sega with an anxious face and said, "Teacher, why do you want to support Fujiwara Faithful as a general?" Doesn't that give him more power? If he had mastered all the samurai, wouldn't it be even more impossible for us to take power? ”
Konoe Sega said: "Your Majesty don't worry, even if he becomes a general, the samurai everywhere may not listen to him...... Moreover, this time the Central Plains invaders are very strong, and the samurai in our various places are scattered again, and it is impossible to destroy the Central Plains invaders. If Fujiwara is defeated, how can he be a general? At that time, we will have a reason to drive out Fujiwara Faithful and truly control the government. ”
Emperor Toba was incredulous and said, "You say that our samurai will lose to the Central Plains invaders?" I don't believe it! Under the protection of Amaterasu, our samurai will surely defeat those invaders of the Central Plains. ”
Konoe Sega shook his head and said, "Your Majesty just wait and see!" This incident is a crisis for Dongying, and a good opportunity for His Majesty. ”
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At the moment in Fukuoka, Taketo was still in the daimyo's mansion, holding a Japanese katana in his hand, constantly slashing. After a long time, he sweated, then stopped, and exclaimed: "It's really a good knife, it seems that the knife casting skills of the Dongying people have surpassed us!" ”
The Japanese samurai sword was actually developed from the horizontal sword of the Tang Dynasty, but it has been improved in the casting technology, which is more conducive to chopping and slashing, and can play a greater role on the battlefield. In later generations, it was not for nothing that Japanese katanas became famous.
"Governor, this knife is really good, but it's a bit troublesome to make. We have arrested all the swordsmiths on Kyushu Island in accordance with your orders and will transport them to Goryeo tomorrow. Xi Mén Qing stood aside and said.
"Very good, but except for the swordsmith, the rest of the craftsmen must also be arrested and transported to Goryeo! On Kyushu Island, as long as you have some ability, even if it is good at farming, you will catch it for me and transport it to Goryeo! Wu Dong sneered.
"Alright, Grand Duke!" Nishim replied with a smile.
Xi Mén Qing can be regarded as very happy these days, he likes this kind of arrest work, this kind of work can greatly reflect his current power. In the past, when he was in Yanggu County, he was just a rich man, and later he entered Liangshan, and he was also a businessman, how could he be so happy now!
Thinking of the cool place, he couldn't help laughing, with a smile on his face, he was surprised to see Wu Dong.
Wu Dong was about to ask Xi Mén Qing what was going on, but at this time, Gongsun Sheng walked in and said, "Governor Dadu, Han Shizhong has returned from selling horses, just outside, and there is another great monk, named Lu Zhishen, who also came with him." ”
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