"Dear Chieko, according to what you just said, the foundation of the shogunate's rule is very solid, so why did the Empowerment Emperor dare to launch a rebellion against the shogunate?"

"Haha, if it was the previous rulers, then whether it was the emperor or the general, even if they were dissatisfied, they would not dare to show it, but you have also seen the bearing of my brother. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoDon't mind, I know that he is the face of the country. Therefore, I will go to August's College to study, and I also have the purpose of learning the Western system. ”

"Alas, but it will disappoint you, and it is the same with us, where there will naturally be a group of loyal and patriotic people around the promising king, while the incompetent monarch must be surrounded by a group of sycophants. ”

"Hehe, there is still help, some of you people in the Western Continent have begun to systematically sort out the art of governing the country, and political science and imperial science have appeared!"

"If you have a chance to come back this time, you can talk to your brother!"

"Well, let's not mention these for the time being, let's go back to the question of the empowerment emperor......

It turned out that the reason why the Empowerment Emperor launched a rebellion against the Shogunate was not only due to the decline in strength caused by the infighting of the Shogunate itself and the weakening of his control over the imperial court, but also the Empowerment Emperor's personal resentment. This also starts from within the imperial court, since sixty years ago, Emperor Houyu Tiandi because he loved the young prince, so after his eldest son Xinquan ascended the throne and became the emperor himself, he forced Emperor Xinquan to make his younger brother the crown prince. As a result, the convention of father's death and son's succession was broken, and it became a brother's death. In this way, because both brothers have been emperors, then their descendants have the right to inherit the unification, which is the beginning of chaos.

Since then, the royal family has been divided into two branches, marked by the residence after the abdication, called the Great Jue Tong and the Ming Tong, and every time the heir to the imperial throne is designated, there is a secret war. And this is exactly what the shogunate was happy to see, relying on biased pressure, resulting in the overlapping of the two unifications, and the hatred of brothers and nephews, which further disintegrated the already weak imperial court. During the reign of Emperor Haneda, the father of the Emperor of the Great Awakening Dynasty, he was extremely fond of Emperor Haneda's brother, and it was only because of his early death that he was able to ascend to the throne. Since the Great Awakening Emperor had already produced two emperors in succession, the Shogunate fully supported the succession of the next emperor, and Emperor Haneda also reached an agreement with the Shogunate before his death, agreeing that the Emperor would receive the throne after the abdication of the Empowerment Emperor, but when the Great Awakening Emperor took control of the throne again, it must be passed on to the son of the empowerment emperor's brother.

In other words, the initiation emperor is a side branch of the imperial system, a transitional emperor, and his descendants have almost lost the possibility of inheriting the great unity. Recently, under the pressure of the shogunate, the initiation emperor had no choice but to declare his descendants as "hereditary princes", completely cutting off the passage to becoming emperor in legal terms. For many reasons, he was full of hatred for the shogunate. It was an open secret at the time that he made great efforts to reform the tax system in the Tenryō and sent his ministers to various places to liaise with the evil parties that opposed the shogunate.

On the side of the shogunate. Zhihuizi had long been on guard against the empowerment emperor, not only mentioned it punctually with his brother, but also specially wrote a secret letter to let the six pola tanti strengthen the surveillance, who knew that he still let him escape, so after Zhihuizi returned to China, he was very dissatisfied with the six pola tanti, and when he went to Luozhong, he first had to ask them about the guilt to set an example.

There was nothing to say all the way, and the 50,000 army did not commit any offense against the prefectures and counties that passed. Salian was very concerned about the customs and customs of foreign countries, and asked Zhieko about the situation everywhere he went, and he found that although the Far Eastern Islands were mountainous, the transportation was very convenient, and the state-owned road network was perfect.

Ten days later, the army successfully reached the imperial capital, and Zhikeiko immediately convened a meeting of all the officials of the six poles. She wears a large woven crown, a purple belt, and a cypress fan painted with landscapes, flowers and birds. The air is magnificent, and the demeanor is extraordinary. Everyone shuddered under her piercing gaze. Salian and Sebastian stood behind her in full armor.

First of all, before Nanjo Chieko sat down, she shouted at Nanjo and Nanjo Sadatoki for the six northern and northern probots, and then ordered someone to take down the officials who were in charge of monitoring the empowerment emperor when the two went to Xiangshu to report on their duties, and stripped them of their official positions. Then she sat everyone down and began the military discussion.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, we have sent a large army to surround Nandaiji Temple, and with the 50,000 horses you brought, the suppression of the rebellion in Kinai will be guaranteed!"

"I don't want to hear anything foolproof, I just need to see the empowerment emperor and the prince of friendly countries tied up, as well as the head of the evil party Yulin Zhengcheng!"

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!"

"Also, now let's go to Neili to report that I want to meet with the Emperor Hou Tianyuan, who holds the Ming Unified Lineage, and discuss with him the matter of allowing the crown prince, that is, his son Prince Dingyin, to ascend the throne!

"Your Royal Highness, my shogunate has never directly deposed the emperor, isn't that good! Besides, there is a small problem?" Nanjo said uneasily.

"What's the matter?!"

"Well, actually, the artifact was taken away by the Empowerment Emperor when he fled the imperial capital!"

"Smack!"

"What! a bunch of garbage!" Chieko opened and closed the folding fan in anger, and everyone around her bowed their heads tremblingly.

The so-called artifact is actually just an ordinary straight sword, called Heavenly Congyun, but it is very old, and there are many myths and stories that add legend to it, and now it has become the basis for the legitimacy of the Imperial Court of the Far East. It is a must-have thing to ascend the throne and become emperor.

"That's it, no matter what, we must hold the name of righteousness in our hands! After the report, the Emperor Tianyuan, I will immediately go to the audience. ”

"Yes!"

Because the imperial throne of the Far Eastern Islands changes very frequently, the reign time generally does not exceed five years, so the emperor of the Hou Tian who has experienced three dynasties is only forty years old, and when he is in the prime of life, he also waits for the opportunity to let his son ascend to the throne, so that he can become the most powerful "ruler of the sky" in the imperial court, and live a life of drunkenness. Therefore, as soon as he heard that the shogunate's envoy had asked for an audience, he immediately agreed. Because he knew the opportunity was coming.

Separated by two bamboo curtains, the vassal and elegant Emperor Houtian asked Zhihuizi why he asked to see him.

"Holy Lord, the minister wants to ask the Prince of Donggong Dingyin to ascend to the great treasure as soon as possible, and His Majesty will be in charge of the court as the emperor, can you!?"

"Hehe, I said a long time ago that the puppet emperor would plot against him, but without the artifact, I am afraid that the minister and the people may not be convinced. ”

"It's okay, the minister will definitely capture the puppet emperor and recapture the artifact within ten days. At that time, the Prince of Donggong Dingyin can ascend the throne safely. So please prepare early, Your Majesty. ”

"Okay, then let's do it! I immediately issued a proclamation to the lower house, ordering you to destroy the enemy and recapture the artifact!"

"Your Majesty! ”

Returning to Rokuboro, Chieko immediately arranged for a non-stop division of troops to attack, and ordered the southern and northern Rokupola Tanti Nanjo Naritoki and Nanjo Sadatoki to attack the prince of friendly countries with 36,000 Polo troops, and with the deputy general Ashikasa Yoshitaka leading 10,000 horses to surround the Tianwei Aosaka Castle garrisoned by Yulin Masanari. Zhikeiko led the main force of the 40,000 shogunate army, that is, the Kanto Bong, to attack Nandaiji Temple, together with the 26,000 Balo troops that were already in the area, a full 60,000 army, while the empowerment emperor only had 3,000 monks and soldiers.

However, the abbot of Nandaiji Temple, the Venerable Master, was the teacher of the Initiation Emperor, and his monks had also been worshiped by the Initiation Emperor for a long time, so they shared the same hatred and hatred of the enemy, and their will was tenacious, and they stubbornly resisted the attack of the shogunate army by relying on the fortifications that had already been built.

After Salian, who helped Chieko scout the movements of Nandaiji Temple, he came back and said to her, "Chieko, the opponent seems to have been prepared for a long time, and it doesn't look like he started things blindly, doesn't Rokupola have any preparations?"

"Hmph! The two Tanti are both official positions obtained by offering famous dogs to my brother, complete rice buckets! In order to support the imperial court, the people of the Kinki region originally had a heavy burden, and then there are these two guys who can only exploit them, typical officials and people rebel!"

Salian understood that the current Far Eastern Islands had actually entered the last years of a dynasty, and the edifice was about to collapse, and Chieko was powerless. All that can be done now is to delay her collapse.

"Alas, although we can definitely succeed with dozens of times our strength in a frontal assault, the time will be protracted, and the casualties will be very large. But ......"

"Hehe, so what good idea do you have?" Chieko understood that Salian, who had probed the enemy, already had a solution.

"I see that this mountain is densely forested, and the fortifications and houses are all made of wood, and now that the weather is dry, I can use fire to deal with them! But this trick may burn all the jade, I think this temple can be regarded as a famous ancient temple in your country! And if the empowerment emperor is burned or the artifact is burned, it will not be good. ”

"Well, don't lock up so much now, just use this method!"

That night, Salian once again quietly infiltrated the enemy camp and lit fires everywhere with the power of the sun, and overnight, the wind fueled the fire, raging wildly, and the shogunate troops at the foot of the mountain could clearly hear the wails from the mountain. When Chieko led people up the mountain the next day, the roadside was littered with charred corpses. Only the Great Buddha Hall in the middle of Nanda Monastery was spared by the mercy of Salian's men, and the Empowerment Emperor and the Abbot Ling Ru were sitting in the middle of it, surrounded by four or five attendants.

Seeing this, Salian whispered to Sebastian.

"This emperor's strength and style are much better than those in Xiangzhou. ”

"yes, are we aiding the abuse!?"

"Don't you think that this person will be kind to the people after he gets the right? We just support one feudal power and oppose the other. ”

"Hehe, it looks like there's going to be a tough fight. ”

I saw that the initiation emperor raised his head slightly, glanced at the heavily armed shogunate army, and said in a majestic tone unique to the emperor.

"You're trying to kill me?"

"How dare you, we are just here to ask Your Majesty to drive back to the palace!" replied Zhihuizi without humility or arrogance.

Then, without waiting for the empowerment emperor to answer, she waved her hand holding the Ye Tai Knife. I saw a group of fierce and vicious warriors who didn't know what Fengya was, pounced on them, pushed away the inner servants who stepped forward to block them, and forcibly pulled the empowerment emperor up.

"You people dare to be rude to the Holy One, and you don't retreat quickly!" said the Venerable Lingru sadly, turning the rosary in his hand.