After the two ministers had privately decided and unified their positions, they walked together to the thatched hut where the two Majesties temporarily lived. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"See Your Majesty!" As soon as they entered, despite the dust on the ground, the two young men fell to their knees at the same time.

"Two Aiqing, please get up." Emperor Masahito, who was sitting on a few stones, waved his hand. "It's an extraordinary time, how many times have we said it, we don't need to be so rigid about etiquette."

Although the environment was very simple, he still tried to maintain his usual dignity, looking very calm, and constantly pinching his rosary in his hand.

However, because of the fact that he has been tossing and turning and being frightened these days, his clothes are already disheveled, and his expression is very tired, and he looks quite tired, and he has not seen much imperial majesty.

However, the psychological torment was much more painful than the physical exhaustion, and he knew how much risk he was carrying, so the fear could not be eliminated.

Under the urging of the huge physical and psychological pressure, he has not had a good sleep for a while, and his heart is full of fear and anxiety, for fear that he will be caught by the people of the shogunate, and even more afraid that if the big man really does not call, he will become a joke for the ages.

At the peak of exhaustion and torment, he had thought that if he had to choose again, he would probably not run away.

However, in order to maintain the hearts of his ministers, he still maintained his apparent composure and majesty, which also made his ministers look up to him.

Ichikan Ya and Nijo Kangdo obeyed and slowly stood up.

"The ministers came here today to report the good news to Your Majesty." Although he tried to suppress his emotions, he was still overjoyed, "It's great news, Your Majesty!" The Great Han had really come over, and the successful landing in Kyushu had brought a heavy blow to the shogunate. Although the information is still very confusing, it is believed that it is only a matter of time before they take the entire territory of Kyushu Island......"

When he heard Minister Zuo and his own brother say this, Emperor Masahito, who had seemed to be calm, suddenly widened his eyes.

In a moment of dead silence, the sandalwood rosary suddenly broke and fell to the ground one by one, but the Emperor was unaware.

Then, almost in disbelief, the Emperor asked aloud, "Is this true?!" ”

His voice was so loud that it almost made the roof of the thatched hut tremble, and no one could tell how much excitement and relief it contained.

"It's true, Your Majesty ......" a voice trembled, "Now that the shogunate has been greatly shocked, and everywhere is gathering troops to prepare for Kyoto, even the people who are searching for us outside have stopped...... Your Majesty, we have finally arrived. ”

"What a blessing!" The Emperor sighed, "Fortunately, I have the blessing of our ancestors and ancestors......

"This is indeed a great blessing for us, a great blessing for the country," Nijo Yasudo said, "but Your Majesty, we are not the time to rejoice. ”

"Yes, I'm glad it's still early, and there's still a long way to go." The Emperor immediately regained his composure, "So what do you think Aiqing should do next?" ”

"There is no doubt that we should go south at once and find a way to get to the south." Ichijo Kaneya immediately replied, "Because the Great Han has landed in Kyushu now, the power of the shogunate in the south must have been greatly weakened, and there are still many feudal lords there who are disgruntled with the shogunate, and they will definitely want to take advantage of the situation." If we get there, we will be basically safe, and then we can ask you to issue a proclamation and an edict for the whole world to rise up against the shogunate. ”

"Good...... Good...... It seems that Aiqing thinks the same as me......" The Emperor nodded repeatedly, obviously this suggestion was very much to his appetite. "Shall we, then, leave tomorrow? Let's meet up with the Han army as soon as possible, and then you won't have to worry about everything......"

His eyes were already full of light at this time, as if he was already in reverie about how to call the world at that time.

"As long as Your Majesty's body allows, we have the best way to leave tomorrow." "But just now the minister and the lord of the right house have just discussed, we feel that after arriving in the southern country, it is better to wait for the opportunity first, issue a court announcement, and gather those feudal lords who are interested in the imperial court to rise up against the shogunate, of course we have to communicate, but we don't have to be busy with it first......"

"What do you mean?" The Emperor looked at the two ministers with some confusion.

Then, Ichijo Kaneyao made it clear to the Emperor about the matter he had discussed with Nijo Kangdao, especially that for the sake of the status of the imperial court, it was necessary to increase the value of the imperial court.

"The two Aiqing seem to be quite suspicious of the big man?" After listening to this, the Emperor's doubts were reduced a lot, but he still asked again, "Now that we have reached this point, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to have a conflict with the Han again, right?" It's better to show sincerity. ”

Because he had been with the Emperor for a long time, Ichijo Kaneya knew the Emperor very well, and he understood that the meaning of the Emperor's words was not to refute the discussion between him and Lord Youfu, but to take this opportunity to find out what kind of agreement they had reached with the Great Han.

Since the Han envoys came to Kyoto, because they were in the imperial palace, the emperor never had the opportunity to meet with the Han envoys, so he could only authorize the left and right ministers to handle the matter with full authority.

Although in terms of later developments, the two ministers handled it quite well, and saw that the imperial court had the hope of restoring the power of the year, but as the monarch, the emperor still had some suspicions in his heart, wanting to know what kind of agreement the two ministers had reached with the Han Dynasty.

And because he has been wandering around for a while, he has only knocked on the side a few times, and the ministers on the left and right have tacitly avoided this topic.

Looking at the Emperor's implied expectation, Ichijo Kaneyao and Nijo Kangdo glanced at each other.

At this point, it doesn't hurt to tell him. Ichijo Kaneya made a decision.

"Your Majesty, in order to restore the discipline of our country and let the imperial court regain real power, the Han Dynasty has made a move to assist in sending troops, and the heart of the fist is of course very grateful, and the envoys of the Han Dynasty have also assured us several times that we are not suspicious of them to let the imperial court regain real power." Yi Jian Yao lowered his voice, "However, after all, the Han is a foreign country, and they regard themselves as **** Shangguo, after we put forward a request to borrow troops to solve their difficulties, they still have some considerations of their own, and they do not completely act at our pace, so in this form, it is necessary to maintain a value for the imperial court." ”

The Emperor did not answer, but still looked at him, as if he were questioning them.

"At the time of the meeting in Kyoto, we had already negotiated with the envoys of the Great Han, and if we could defeat the shogunate and restore the authority of the imperial court, the Great Han would hand over the region to the imperial court to directly rule, even outside the region." Ichikan continued boldly to say, "However, from now on, our country will become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and in order to reflect the relationship between **** and vassal states, the title of emperor should be ...... It is discarded. ”

"Abandoned ......!?" The Emperor was shocked. "You ...... Why didn't you tell me before! ”

In order to strengthen the emperor's determination, Ichijo Kaneya and Nijo Yasudo discussed it in private, and decided to hide this condition when reporting to the emperor, so as not to cause the emperor to spoil the big thing because of the momentary anger.

Now that everyone has escaped, there is no chance to regret it, so Ichijo is not afraid to say it.

"This condition of the Han envoy is very serious, and it is said that it cannot be changed...... So I had to agree to such conditions. Because I was afraid that Your Majesty would have a relapse, I didn't report it to Your Majesty first, and I asked for atonement! One Kan Yao and two Kang Dao knelt down at the same time, "This matter is the responsibility of the minister, and after everything is settled, the minister should take the blame and go to work, and then become a monk to thank the world." ”

"You...... You ......" the Emperor still stared at them, and even his hands trembled a little.

At first, he was angry about this condition, but now he is no longer angry about this, but angry that the ministers agreed to this condition on their own without consulting him, and he did not disclose it to himself afterwards.

How different is this from those rebellious ministers and thieves of the Tokugawa family! His heart was filled with resentment.

The history of the emperor being hollowed out for thousands of years has made the respect for the emperor or the emperor long since the people of the country have long been gone, not to mention the samurai, but also the public. He still has a long way to go if he wants to regain the authority that his ancestors had so many years ago.

However, in the future, as long as the system of the Great Han is imitated, he will still rule the world alone, and there will be a time to slowly restore his authority after all. For now, I still have to try to encircle the two of them, after all, I don't have many helpers around me now.

With this kind of calculation, he slowly suppressed the anger in his heart and restored his usual Gujing Wubo. "Get up, now that we've all run here, what's the point of asking for sin? I just didn't expect that you made such a decision without revealing anything to me......"

"The minister's crime is unforgivable, this is the decision of the minister alone, and the responsibility is also borne by the minister, please Your Majesty don't complain about the right mansion." Ichijo still didn't get up, "The reason why the minister didn't tell His Majesty is also to let His Majesty be innocent in this matter, and when the time comes, the minister will be guilty and go, and Your Majesty should be able to lie down with the Lord of the Right Mansion and wait for the day when the authority of the world and the court will be restored......"

Then, he told the emperor again the theories that he had said to Nijo Yasudo that "the Central Plains Dynasty will begin to decline and slack in the middle of the dynasty, and finally lose its deterrence and influence on the four sides", and implored the emperor to lie down and taste his courage, and the royal title will eventually be restored one day.

Under the persuasion of both the Emperor, the Emperor slowly calmed down. In the final analysis, since he can do the thing of inviting troops to the Han to suppress the curtain, he is not a person who can't let go, although it is uncomfortable for the Han to go to the emperor, but as long as he can restore his authority and have a territory that can be directly ruled, it is not too difficult to accept the result after all.

Such humiliation is just an illusory name, maybe it can be shaken off in a few generations, and the territory is a real thing. Besides, there is another one that can be used to carry reproach and guilt.

"The matter...... I already know. You are also hardworking, and I can't bear to scold you, but don't hide similar things from me in the future, otherwise it will ruin the friendship of Junchen. He first threatened indifferently, and then smiled bitterly, "I probably can't continue to use the title anymore." ”

The two ministers just bowed their heads, and neither of them answered, and they both knew that the Emperor had actually agreed to this request of the Great Han as they had hoped. Even if he was a little reluctant, he was still able to judge the situation.

"Well, we'll talk about these titles later, and we don't have time to worry about them now." The Emperor brought the topic over, so as not to let the three monarchs and ministers continue to be embarrassed, "Now if you don't directly invest in the account of the Great Han, this suggestion is also reasonable, just do what you say, let's continue to travel south, and then call on the world's daimyo to raise troops and overthrow, and strive to win over some of the daimyo who are interested in the imperial court, and then continue to cooperate with the Han at that time." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Both ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then stood up.

"The big man called, and the plan went well, but this is not the time for us to celebrate...... After all, there's still so much to do ahead. The Emperor let out a long sigh, "You also have to continue to worry about the country, and I still need you to continue to assist the court, remember!" ”

Then, before the two of them could respond, he tilted his head to the side, "Xingzi, come here!" ”

Emperor Koko, who had been staying in the corner, walked over quietly. Maybe it's because of the upheaval of life, maybe it's because the psychological blow is too great, and the skin is a little darker than before, but it's much paler, like a puppet doll. 、

However, compared to before, her hair was draped behind her back, and her clothes were changed to children's casual clothes, so she looked more like a child than a serious and rigid emperor. It's just that her gaze is very dull, as if she has lost her soul.

Ever since she was brought out, she had been so confused, as if she had gone out of her body, and although she did not cry, she never spoke, nor did she respond to their commands, but only followed numbly, as if she had lost her soul.

"Xingzi, pick up the rosary for my father, we will leave at dawn tomorrow." The Emperor looked at his daughter kindly, "You've been tired these days, and you'll be fine after a while." ”

Emperor Koko did not respond to his father, but just fell silently on the ground, picking up the rosaries scattered on the ground for his father one by one.

Ichijo Kaneyao sighed, also bowed down, reached out to pick up the rosary beside him, and handed it to Xingzi, but Nijo Yasudo did not move, as if he did not notice that the emperor was lying in front of him.

Xingzi is a descendant of the Emperor and Tokugawa Kazuko, and today when the Tokugawa family and the imperial court have broken up, her position has become very tormented, even if she is less than ten years old, she can feel the sadness and sinisterness, and she is even more at a loss.

Because he was sympathetic to her situation, he was able to treat her with a polite attitude on the surface, but Nijo Yasudo had no such interest, and since he fled Kyoto, he had a very bad attitude towards Xingzi, and even the etiquette and respect on the surface were lacking.

He had already made up his mind to set things right after the war, to remove this girl from the throne of the Tokugawa family, and to let His Majesty the Emperor reign in Japan again—in that case, there was no need to curry favor with her.

She is a burden now, they brought her out just to prevent the shogunate from holding her in their hands, so as to avoid the court falling into division at that time, and now that she is no longer in the hands of the Tokugawa family, it doesn't really matter whether she is dead or alive.

In the previous upheaval, he secretly hoped that this child who had lost his soul would die, but it backfired, although his life was very different from before, but the child's vitality was very tenacious, and he didn't even get sick, which made him a little disappointed.

"You all remember to me that no matter what other considerations you have, Xingzi's life must not be endangered." The Emperor suddenly looked up at Nijo Yasudo, "As long as she abdicates, there will be nothing to bother her anymore." ”

Nijo Yasudo was stunned, and the emperor almost made it clear that he would not allow any more disadvantages to Xingzi after the chaos was set right.

But if you think about it, he's not particularly worried.

The heroine's name is not right, and Emperor Xingzi is the blood of the Tokugawa family, even if someone wants to use Emperor Xingzi to make waves in the future, I'm afraid they won't be able to do anything.

"Your Ministers obey." He glanced at Xingzi with a slight disgust, and bowed down to receive the order.

"You say, if Xingzi marries a certain prince of the Han Dynasty, is it feasible?" The Emperor asked suddenly. "I heard that the princes of the Great Han Dynasty are very young."

This is also the idea that suddenly came to him, if he can really let Xingzi marry the prince of a certain Han dynasty, Xingzi can stay away from the whirlpool of the Japanese court, and it will not be a problem to save his life; Moreover, it can give the imperial court more in-laws with the Han Dynasty, and better protect the authority and status of the imperial court.

"This ......" Ichijo Kaneya was a little surprised, and thought for a moment before answering, "The minister has no opinion, I'm afraid that the big man will not agree......"

In his opinion, if he can really get married to the Han Dynasty, it will be a good thing for the imperial court, and it will also avoid the embarrassment of Xingzi's identity.

However, Dahan may not be able to agree to this proposal.

"This is also an idea, when the time comes, you can find a way to communicate with the big man, if you can do it best, if you can't do it, we won't have anything to lose." The Emperor sighed, then stroked his daughter's head, "The world is unpredictable, and who can see it all?" ”