Although she was severely reprimanded by the emperor, she was not angry and depressed because of this, and even a little happy. For many years, because of her discord with the Tokugawa shogunate, she and her children were often angered by the emperor, and the situation became more serious after the emperor abdicated and became a monk. She can bear it herself, but she is very worried that her daughter Xingzi will not get a normal education and growth because of this, and she is often troubled by this.

Today, seeing that the emperor was surprisingly concerned about Xingzi's art industry, and decided to teach Xingzi Chinese and Chinese poetry in person, how could this not make her overjoyed? No matter how well the emperor can teach, at least Xingzi can drink more from his father and enjoy the normal pleasures of humanity.

"The ministers are guilty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive them." Soon, she realized that she was too rude to behave like this, and quickly began to confess, but the smile on her face could not be erased.

Then, she walked to Emperor Xingzi's side, and then hugged her who was kneeling on the ground, "Xingzi, why don't you hurry up and thank your father?" ”

"Thank you......," Xingzi explained in a low voice, but she couldn't resist her mother, so she finally knelt on the ground again and solemnly thanked her father again.

"Okay, what do you want so much courtesy from your father?" The Emperor disapplauded, stretched out his hand and hugged Xingzi into his arms again, and then put the pen in her hand, "Xingzi, come, let's finish writing the place that has not been written yet." ”

Looking at the father and daughter who were rarely so intimate, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother suddenly felt a sour corner of her eyes, and she was almost about to shed tears, and it was not easy to control herself.

After all, it's a father and daughter, even if there is interference from external objects, family affection can't be erased. She thought with relief, and at the same time, she also gathered next to the two of them, watching her daughter write.

However, despite this happy scene, the Emperor's thoughts were much more complicated than those of his wife and daughter.

He could feel their surprise and surprise, and he realized that he owed them so much that he would be grateful for doing something.

However, how do they know that their motives for doing this are not pure?

Yu Yang Mo came agitatedly, breaking the song of neon clothes and feathers. The nine-fold city is full of smoke and dust, and thousands of people ride southwest. Cuihua swayed and stopped, and went out of the capital for more than 100 miles in the west. The six armies were helpless, and they died before turning their eyebrows.

The familiar verses of "Song of Long Hatred" echoed in his mind.

When he saw the poems of the Long Hate Song just now, the reason why he was so angry was not only to find a reason to play on the topic and create an excuse for himself to live in the Chang Palace, but also to feel a little sad about the scene.

Now that they were so happy with their decision, how could they know that they had secretly swept them into a terrible maelstrom that could engulf almost anyone?

Especially Kazuko, when the time comes for the imperial court and Edo to officially break up, she will not only face a more difficult situation, but perhaps even more unpredictable dangers, which will make people feel terrible when they think about it.

But now that it has come to this point, there is no point in hesitating, he knows that he can only do his best to make everything come true according to his heart in the irretrievable general trend.

I owe you too much, as long as I can take back the power of the court, I will definitely protect you. The Emperor secretly made up his mind.

The silent palace walls and temples watched all this silently, as if they were waiting for the day when the storm would come.

Like the emperor's father and daughter, Zhou Pu has been hiding in Hashimoto's house these days, because he is idle and ignores, so he also reads books every day, and by the way, he passes the time by writing. He knew what his arrival meant, and the Japanese court would definitely be a little caught off guard by him, and it would take a certain amount of time to discuss a strategy to deal with it, so he was not in a hurry.

He only waited for a few days, and the house of the right minister Nijo Yasudo delivered a message to the Hashimoto family - in order to celebrate the birth of his son, the left minister Ichijo Kaneyao planned to hold a poetry party in the Lushan Temple, inviting some young people as old as himself to drink and feast, and Hashimoto Minoru would also participate in the music for the guests, and the time was set for two days later.

Zhou Pu, of course, understood the meaning of this invitation, and he stopped his leisure activities and began to think of a strategy for the subsequent negotiations, and at the same time listed the conditions he needed to put forward in the negotiations.

Now that the army of the Great Han has not yet fought, he has no deterrent effect on the Japanese court, so how to achieve the desired conditions at home without intimidating the Japanese court requires a delicate balance, which must be carefully grasped.

When something happens, time passes very quickly, and soon it comes to a time when a banquet is scheduled to be held. Just when it was already evening and it was about to fall into the night, Zhou Pu carefully put on a headscarf, dressed up as Hashimoto Shiqing's servant, and followed Hashimoto Shiqing to the Lushan Temple in the north of the city.

Because they were deprived of actual power, the court ministers had leisure time, and the drinking and banqueting activities were almost continuous, plus a young man, who liked amusement more, and often held similar gatherings with his peers, so this drinking banquet was not eye-catching at all, and everyone just thought that Lord Zuofu was here to have fun again.

When Zhou Pu came to Lushan Temple, he found that there were already a few people here, all of them wearing small straight clothes for courtiers, and they were wearing crooked and erected black hats on their heads, looking as if they were attending a real banquet.

And Zhou Pu immediately found out that the right minister Nijo Kangdao was among them.

Almost at the same moment, Nijo Kangdao also discovered Zhou Pu, and then picked up the folding fan in his hand and shook it at Zhou Pu, signaling him to come to his side.

Because it was in public, Zhou Pu hesitated slightly.

Nijo Yasudo smiled slightly.

"Angels don't need to worry, the people here today are like-minded people who are like us, they are all trustworthy, no need to hide anymore."

Zhou Pu put his mind at ease, then took off the hat on his head, looked around, and waved to these young ministers. Although it is Chinese etiquette, because I have shaved half of my head, it looks a little weird.

However, no one in today's guests cared about this strange feeling, they all set their eyes on Zhou Pu, looked at him carefully, their eyes were eager, and they whispered to each other, as if they were some strange novelty.

Zhou Pu was a little uncomfortable by their gaze, but he controlled his emotions well, looked up at them, and then spoke aloud.

"In the next Zhou Pu, as an official of the Han Dynasty, I came to Kyoto in your country on the order of the Son of Heaven and met your lords."

Although everyone knew his identity, his words still caused a stir among the crowd.

For these ministers, who have been in power for 500 years, when did they imagine that one day they would be talked about, and they were personally sent by the Central Plains Emperor to say hello?

Because Ichijo Kaneyao and Nijo Yasudo deliberately blocked the news, they did not know the specific joints, but they were all very excited because the plan of the Emperor and Nijo Yasudo to borrow troops from the Central Plains to recruit rebel ministers had been successful, so they were all very excited -- in their opinion, from this moment on, Japan finally had hope of restoring the old order, and they finally had hope of restoring the glory of their ancestors.

In this atmosphere, some people trembled slightly, and some even burst into tears.

"I've seen angels!" They shouted to Zhou Pu in unison, although the voices were not loud, but the enthusiasm was enough to reflect.

"Everyone, be quiet, don't disturb the crows!" Nijo Yasudo stretched out his hand to stop them, and then said meaningfully.

Then, he looked at Zhou Pu with a smile again, "Angel, you must have seen our enthusiasm, right?" We are all enthusiastic, willing to be crushed for the revival of the imperial court, but it has been hindered by the great power of the shogunate, so we can only swallow it, and now with the help of Amakusa, we can finally have the opportunity to raise our eyebrows and show our chests, I just hate to die for the country now! ”

Although his words once again caused an impassioned scene, and Zhou Pu has been cheering, he still has reservations in his heart.

These ministers present were all thin, their faces and complexions were very pale, and most of them were obviously weak, and because they had not eaten meat since childhood, they were all very lacking in physical strength and stamina, let alone fighting, even if they worked, it would be very difficult.

Although there is "a blood", but how much combat power this blood has, those are two different things, and there is definitely no hope for them to fight to the death - of course, he actually didn't think about letting them do this.

"Your enthusiasm is really moving." Zhou Pu replied unhurriedly, "Your imperial court has been in power for thousands of years, and it has long been the orthodoxy of your country. I am carrying to Fengtian, and what I maintain is the discipline of the whole world, and the Tokugawa family is so corrupt that they must pay the price. Rest assured, my court has always been very sympathetic to your court, so my country will always be on your side, and as long as our country can defeat the shogunate, it will be the time for your court to regain the throne, and that is the time for you to show your skills to serve the country. ”

Not surprisingly, his words sparked a renewed surge, and everyone was overjoyed, as if the great thing had been successful.

After the initial greetings set the mood up, the men raised their glasses and drank their glasses. The heat brought by the alcohol made the flames in their hearts burn even more, and even Zhou Pu felt like a raging fire in his chest, and his body was much lighter.

"To tell you the truth, I am not from the imperial examination, I have been to Japan several times because of my family business, and it is precisely for this reason that I was chosen by the Son of Heaven to come to your country as an envoy." He raised his head and looked around at these court ministers, "If the big thing doesn't work, I don't have to say that I will die for the country; If this is a great event, the Son of Heaven will leave me in your country as the ambassador of the dynasty, and I will be fully responsible for the exchanges between the two countries. So you don't have to worry about any twists and turns in the future, you can cooperate with me. At the same time, if you have any areas that need to be cooperated, you can also communicate them to the country through me. ”

He took this opportunity to try to elevate his status, bent on intimidating these ministers and establishing a pattern dominated by himself, so he spoke extremely hard.

"The angel can be so reused by the Son of Heaven of your country, it is obviously Jane in the heart of the emperor," Nijo Yasudo smiled and complimented, "Only a hero like the Son of Heaven of your country can show the power of angels." ”

"Thanks for the compliment." Zhou Pu laughed a little embarrassedly, "Since the things I want to say first have been made clear, now that time is pressing, I won't say any more polite words." In fact, our country's strategy is very simple, since we want to enter Japan, we must get a springboard to continue to march into the hinterland in the border areas of Japan, and Kyushu Island, which is closest to the mainland, is the best springboard choice, so we will directly attack Kyushu at the beginning, hoping to pacify Kyushu as quickly as possible, and create a place of peace for our country and your country. ”

He didn't intend to go into too much detail, and he didn't want to say the cooperation of the Shimazu family and other wealthy families in Kyushu, not only for the sake of secrecy, but also to minimize the doubts of these people.

Sure enough, although his words caused some solemnity, no one was surprised. This strategy is very simple and simple, and Dayuan did the same back then, but it didn't get good results.

"I think that as soon as we enter the army, the shogunate will do everything possible to resist, and they will also think from the beginning that they will continue to hold the imperial court of your country in their hands and blackmail the imperial court to command Japan. Therefore, we must not let them succeed, and we should take them out of the palace before they take the two monarchs of your country hostage. If possible, let them cross the sea to Kyushu, and at the worst of all, let them hide among the people, wait for us to go north to invade Kyoto and then return to the imperial court, and order Japan with the throne of the king and the re-use of the artifact, so that the authority and appeal of the shogunate will be lost, and they can only reveal the true face of the rebellious ministers and thieves! ”

Because Zhou Pu said it so bluntly, several young people gasped and looked at each other.

Obviously, when the Han attacked Kyushu, it was impossible for the Han army to have a Han army in Kyoto, and the so-called preemptive removal of the king from the palace could only be done by their own people. It's not just a matter of shouting a few slogans, it's about risking your life.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are all direct descendants of the Fujiwara family, and we are bearing the expectations of the country and the world, can we retreat when the imperial court is in need? On weekdays, we all speak impassionedly, and we just hate to die with all our might, is it just lip service? Seeing that everyone's mood was a little solemn, Nijo Yasudo suddenly drank out, "What the angel said is all right, if Emperor Daigo didn't escape from Kyoto with the three artifacts back then, how could he regain control of the land and call on the people of the world to crusade against the shogunate?" Leading the Emperor and the Emperor and the Three Artifacts to escape from Kyoto at a critical moment is the key to success or failure, and the key to what the world carries! Even if we fight to the death, we have to do it before the big Han attacks. ”

Despite Nijo Kangdao's instigation, the others also nodded their heads, and finally agreed to Zhou Pu's plan to rescue the emperor and then flee south to Kyushu.

"What Lord Youfu said is very true." Zhou Pu looked at Erjo Kangdao with great appreciation, "Please also plan this matter from today onwards, use all your strength, and don't care about any consequences, as long as this thing is done, most of the major events have been achieved." ”

In fact, for Zhou Pu, although the support of the Japanese court and even the emperor himself is very useful and important, it is not necessary, so he actually does not expect the emperor to escape and run to his side. As long as the Japanese court could make some trouble while the Han attacked Kyushu, express its resistance to the shogunate, or at least put on a position not to resist the Han with the shogunate, the goal would have been achieved for him, and the shogunate must have been much more anxious at that time.

"My lord, we'll do our best." Nijo Yasudo had a gloomy face, obviously having made up his mind, "We have many officials who are loyal to the imperial court, as well as domestic servants who have been loyal to us for generations, plus among the guards stationed in Kyoto and the Imperial Palace, there are many sympathizers of the Imperial Court and His Majesty the Emperor, as long as everyone plans properly, it will not be a problem to gather together to rescue His Majesty from the Imperial Palace." Back then, Emperor Daigo was surrounded by the Ashikaga Zun clan and was able to escape from the forbidden place, can we, the descendants, be worse than our predecessors? ”

He has been mentioning the old affairs of Emperor Go-Daigo, and his intention is also to encourage and imply that his colleagues - as long as the emperor and the French emperor can be rescued, then with the Han occupation as the core, the imperial court can at least construct a situation of the northern and southern dynasties like the emperor Go-Daigo, and they will also be reused. If you can achieve the full success, it will be the best.

And his encouragement with historical cases is indeed convincing, and these young people, who are already full of enthusiasm, have put aside their doubts and have become eager to try.

However, of course, things will not be as simple as he said, the Tokugawa family has occupied Japan for so many years, and Kyoto has never relaxed its control, and has always used the Kyoto office to monitor it, and it is necessary to take a big risk to take the emperor from the imperial palace.

However, there was no hope for success - after decades of peace, the armament of the shogunate and the feudal domains had begun to slacken, let alone fight regular wars, and even the suppression of the rebellions of the burghers and peasants began to become very difficult. In addition, because of the contempt for the imperial court, the force that the Kanto region has is enough, so the shogunate does not deploy many troops near Kyoto, and even the Kyoto office itself, the establishment under its jurisdiction is only 30 cavalry and 100 people, and they plus those hired white bodies, the force that can be used in the whole of Kyoto is only a few hundred people, as long as the emperor and others can escape from Kyoto and hide in the countryside, it is extremely difficult for the shogunate to search for the emperor.