(Yoriki and Congenital were the names of the military and civil affairs systems of the Shogunate, and Yoriki was an officer, and Congeny was a low-ranking soldier, which was equivalent to Ashigaru.) At the same time, because the shogunate had a very small number of personnel to maintain law and order, and the shogunate had very little staff, in order to fulfill their duties, the officials would also hire many white civilians who were not part of the establishment to serve as envoys. ）

"My lord, there are not many of us, so the greatest guarantee is to act by surprise. So, please agree with us in advance on a signal, and when the Han army is about to be dispatched, you can send this signal to Kyoto immediately. Then, Nijo Kangdao immediately looked at Zhou Pu again, "As long as you receive the news, you will break into the palace, and then cooperate with the guards in the palace who obey us, take away the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor, as well as the three artifacts, and move them out of the palace together." Then we will find a way to flee south, and if we can escape to Kyushu, we will at least hide in the countryside and wait for you to go north, what do you think? ”

"Lord Youfu is thoughtful, I agree very much, it should indeed be done!" After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Pu felt that this method was really good, so he nodded and agreed.

He found that, unlike other ministers, this Lord of the Right Mansion was very energetic and motivated, and he also adhered to a very realistic attitude, willing to judge the situation and act without sticking to rules and regulations, and he vaguely felt that this person was not only useful to him now, but also to him in the future. Therefore, he also looked at Erjo Kangdao differently and became more and more respectful.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps at the door, and everyone looked at each other, and then they all stopped talking and started drinking again. However, their fears were quickly dispelled, and the Zuo Minister Ichikan was led into the hall by the monks.

One of the steps is very slow, and his attitude is calm, and his expression is as usual. As soon as he walked in, he glanced at everyone in the hall, smiled at Zhou Pu a little, and walked quickly to the main seat, looking personable.

"Looks like you've had a good time......" he said with a smile as he looked at the mess on everyone's table.

Then, Nijo Kangdao introduced his identity to Zhou Pu.

"My lord, this is the left minister of our court."

"See Lord Zuofu." Zhou Pu had already been mentally prepared, so he immediately saluted him.

Although judging from the current situation, this angel's official rank in the Han court will not be very high, but because he is asking for help now, he has no intention of putting up a shelf at all.

"The angel is coming, and I am ashamed to be disappointed."

Then he immediately reached into his bosom, took out a letter, and raised it to the level of his neck.

"Your Excellency, fortunately, Lord Youfu has both wisdom and courage, and has already conveyed the news of the angel's arrival to His Majesty, because His Majesty the Emperor is really inconvenient now, so His Majesty has now issued a letter, authorizing me to temporarily replace Your Majesty to receive Your Excellency, and whatever we talk about, His Majesty will posthumously recognize it in the future."

"He is not only the highest-ranking minister of the imperial court, but also the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor, so he is the only one who negotiates with the Lord on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, and his name is justified." Nijo Yasudo is also on the side to help.

"In that case, let's start talking about it now, and I also have a lot of things to explain to you." Zhou Pu did not dwell on this issue, and quickly agreed to the other party's disposal.

"My lord, it was a sunny spring day during the day today, and now it's evening and the breeze is cool, the weather is really good, and the hall here is a little stuffy, why don't we go outside and talk?" One of them was not in a hurry, and he proposed to Zhou Pu with a smile, and then pointed his finger at him, and then pointed at Erjo Kangdao.

Zhou Pu quickly understood that they were not going to talk in this place, but wanted to have a secret conversation with the three of them.

That's fine. He nodded immediately.

"Then everything will be done according to Lord Zuofu's wishes."

"Please follow me." Erjo Kangdao walked to Zhou Pu's side, "Although this temple is small, there are always a few secluded places. ”

Then, Zhou Pu followed the two ministers out of the hall, while the others stayed in it to continue the feast, and deliberately made a loud laugh so that they could negotiate more freely in private.

They walked up a section of the high wall along the path wrapped in trees, and then sat down on several low stone benches on the high wall.

At this time, the sky was about to enter the night, so it was dark everywhere, and only a few yellow halos were still in the place where the sun went down, which was the last bit of residual light for the earth.

Standing on top of this section of the mound of earth and looking at the lights in Kyoto in the distance, Nijo Yasudo took a deep breath and suddenly felt his heart surge.

It was here two months ago, and he had also taken the opportunity of the feast to tell a Kaneya about his plans, and although he was full of impassioned hearts at that time, he could not have imagined that only two months later, his plans had come to such a point, and that he could already see the hope of success. It can be seen that God is indeed bless these people, and the glory of the ancestors can definitely be restored in their own hands.

"Before I came just now, the angel had already discussed with them in the right house, right?" At this moment, a Kaneyao next to him had already talked to Zhou Pupan, "Dare to ask the angel, if we really escape from Kyoto with the two Majesties, is there a way to send someone to escort us to Kyushu?" ”

"If you flee before we march, there is no way to send someone to escort your monarch away. Kyoto was isolated from Kyushu Sekiyama, and there were many pro-shogunate feudal states in between, so it was difficult to send troops without being alarmed. In order to avoid any unrealistic ideas from the other party, Zhou Pu simply replied quite honestly, "So I can only ask Lord Zuofu to judge the situation and flee by his own strength, if he can escape to Kyushu while the gap is the best, if not, he will simply hide in the farmhouses around Kyoto, and wait until I march north towards the army before joining us." ”

"Then it seems that we can only take risks." Ichijo Kaneya smiled wryly, "In short, whether you are fleeing to Kyushu or hiding, you must give it a try, and you must not let the people of the shogunate hold the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor back to Kanto, which will cause you a lot of trouble." ”

After a pause, he said, "My lord, when we have escaped from Kyoto, we can have Your Majesty send down the House of Ministers to declare that the Tokugawa family is an enemy of the DPRK, and the whole world can fight against it." If any of the feudal lords along the way rebelled against the Yuanxuan, they would be regarded as enemies, and the Han Dynasty should not show mercy to his subordinates, but should be eliminated to avoid leaving trouble. In addition, the Tokugawa family's genealogy daimyo and the daimyo of the clan were also rebellious people, so the Han dynasty should be exterminated together, and it was best to exterminate them together with their trusted samurai. We and other ministers of the imperial court can serve as magistrates to assist the Han army in requisitioning money and grain and guarding the locality. ”

Although it may seem too much to ask the Great Han to kill his own people, it is indeed necessary in the eyes of Ichikane. In the past, the reason why the imperial court was hollowed out was because the local ruling power and wealth were intercepted by the samurai, and the authority of the imperial court could not be sent to the localities, and there was no financial and material resources to mobilize, so it could only be bullied by the samurai in various places.

If this pattern is still the same after this battle, then it is obvious that nothing will change, and all this hard work will be in vain. In order to solve this problem, it is natural that people directly under the imperial court can only be used as magistrates to control the financial power in a region, and the original local forces are better uprooted so that they can no longer bring trouble to the imperial court.

"Your imperial court has not been in contact with political affairs for hundreds of years, and there must be a great shortage of talents to govern the country, will this bring trouble?" After thinking for a while, Zhou Pu put forward his opinion, "If the people who take over the place are inexperienced, not only will they not be able to govern the place well, but I am afraid that it will also cause chaos in the local order and affect the war." ”

This cross-examination made a little sluggish.

Although he wanted to refute the other party's words, he also knew that the other party's words were very reasonable. The ministers have been away from political affairs for too long, and even if they do get the opportunity, they will not be able to really manage the government for the time being, and if they do not do well, it will lead to chaos.

But you can't do anything, there is no imperial examination in Japan, and there is no formed education system now, and only the public and samurai are educated, as well as a few feudal lords, and if the public family cannot govern the local area, it is very likely that the local government will fall into the hands of those old feudal lords.

"Then why don't you send some local officials to serve as herdsmen officials first, and the young people of the public family will make apprenticeships and observers for these officials, learn how to govern for a period of time, and then accept them for a while, what do you think?" After thinking for a moment, he asked Zhou Pu again.

In his opinion, this is a good way, the magistrates sent by the Han should all have local governance experience, and can quickly restore order and production to the places that have passed through the war, and they have nothing to do with the local wealthy families, so they will not let the power go by. Even better, these local officials did not speak Japanese and had to run the local government through their deputies, the young men of the government, who could also learn real experience and soon be able to take over the governance of the local government on their own.

A suggestion made Zhou Pu a little surprised.

actually took the initiative to ask us to send someone to be a magistrate, this left minister really has no scruples.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Pu felt that it was not appropriate to do so. If the local officials are really sent to govern together with the people of the public family, it will inevitably block the influence of the wealthy families on the local area, which will provoke more fierce resistance from the wealthy families in various places, and cause trouble for the Han army in vain.

Considering that Japan is a country with a population of more than 10 million, the Han did not have the idea of forcibly annexing its territory, but only wanted a port of Nagasaki as a commercial port.

A very simple truth - if you rule directly, then you have to bear the cost of domination, if it is only remote control, then no matter how much you squeeze, there will be collaborators and puppets to help share the resistance.

In addition, the Han Dynasty did not send troops only to help the Japanese court, if it was to help the public in this way, then it would be difficult to balance the forces of all parties, and it would also go against the original intention of sending troops.

"What Lord Zuofu thinks and thinks is indeed very reasonable, but now that the country has just been established, everything is waiting to be rebuilt, and officials with the talent to govern the people are needed everywhere, so it is really difficult to transfer them out." With such thoughts, Zhou Pu shook his head lightly and refused, "Besides, I sent troops to help your country rebel, and I have no intention of taking the opportunity to invade your country's territory. ”

They are already going to send troops to invade, what are you doing with such beautiful words! After hearing his words, the left and right ministers scolded in their hearts at the same time. But they had nothing to do with Zhou Pu, so they could only continue to talk to him patiently.

"My lord doesn't know, the court of the bad country has been hollowed out for hundreds of years, and there is very little authority left, if there is no more cheering, I am afraid that there will be a danger of complete decline." Yi also pressed the anxiety in his heart, "I have heard the ancients of your country say that the treatment of serious diseases requires fierce medicine, and to save the diseases that go deep into the bone marrow, we must take extraordinary measures, and please forgive us for our difficulties." Otherwise...... If we don't have the strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue after the war, and it will be even more impossible to maintain order in Japan for your country. ”

This confession is very sad, but it also implies a threat, which is neither humble nor arrogant, but it makes Zhou Pu difficult.

The cooperation of the Japanese court is still helpful to him, if he refuses to make any concessions, which chills their hearts, then his hard work will not be in vain.

"That'...... What are the minimum conditions that your court must meet in order to meet them? He slowed his tone slightly. I can record it first, and then consult the country when I go back. ”

Seeing that the envoy of the Han Dynasty was finally squeezed into concessions, Ichijo Kan Yao and the right minister glanced at each other, and they both appeared happy.

"In order to maintain the position of the imperial court, it is necessary to have a large enough territory, and the minimum must occupy the region." Ichijo Kaneya did not miss the opportunity and immediately spoke, "After the war, it is imperative that these vassal states in the region must be directly led by the Imperial Court of the Cinnautical Kingdom, and the Kanto region must also be broken up and divided, and there must be no more samurai separatist forces in the Kanto region that can threaten the imperial court." ”

Since Minamoto Yoritomo established the shogunate in Kamakura, Kanto has always been a thriving place for samurai, and many rebellions have also become the source of Japanese troubles in the eyes of the imperial court, and must be completely cured. Ichijo Kan Yao and Nijo Kangdao had estimated that with the current capacity of the imperial court, it was impossible to restore the direct unification of the whole country at once, so they simply divided and ruled the Kanto region, so that none of them could afford to confront the imperial court.

However, they did not expect that the Han Dynasty did not want to realize the situation of the Japanese imperial court dominating the family after the war. Therefore, their wishes are doomed to fail.

"Helping your court is something we must do." Zhou Pu smiled, deliberately avoiding making any substantive commitments, "After supporting your court, we will not interfere in your country's internal affairs, and you can deal with it as much as your court wants." ”

One Kan Yao and two Kang Dao understood this to mean that Zhou Pu had agreed to all of their conditions, so they were all rejoicing. "Thank you Angel!"

Because the situation was smoother than expected, both of them were very happy and tried their best to flatter Zhou Pu and treat him as a benefactor.

"Since there is one more thing today, please pay attention to Lord Zuofu." Zhou Pu's expression suddenly became serious. "If our country sends troops to fight, in the future exchanges between the two countries, the monarch of your country will not be able to openly claim the emperor, please change the title."

"Another name?" The two people who were originally happy, after hearing this request, they were like being poured a basin of ice water on their heads, and they suddenly became solemn, "What do you say, my lord?" ”

"There's nothing to say about that, is it?" Zhou Pu looked at them calmly, "Since the two adults are familiar with the culture of our country, they will naturally hear an ancient saying, there are no two heavens and no two people." Looking at the world, there is only one person who can be called the emperor at most. Since our Son of Heaven in the Central Plains is already the emperor, how can the monarch of your country be called the emperor? It's better to change it. ”