Chapter 151: Exercising power

And they came to the main hall together. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBefore going to the temple, they took off their shoes, because the main hall was made of cork. In the center of the main hall sits the supreme power of the Far Eastern Islands, the Soshu Taishou Nanjo Punctuality, wearing a black hat and a hunting suit, and beside him is the famous sword "Onimaru" of the Nanjo family of the Tai clan, which has been passed down from generation to generation, which is a typical image of the pillar of the samurai family.

He was holding a shiny fighting dog and watching the ape show performed by the dancers of the Illino humb, but Salian and Sebastian did not appreciate it at all.

"Oh, Chieko, the widowed and brilliant sister, you're finally back! Come to me and enjoy the ape show together! This is the latest arrangement I have Peony arranged. ”

Yishu is the most famous hot spring town on the island, the capital of leisure and entertainment, and naturally produces many Oiran, Taifu and White Beat dancers, among which the famous Oiran Peony and her Yishu Zatou are the favorite of the ruling lords in addition to those fighting dogs.

"Elder brother, I heard that the emperor has fled and evil parties have swarmed, you still have the heart to watch the ape show here!"

"Haha, so didn't the widow recruit you back? After arranging today's dog fighting competition, the widow will convene the evaluation and the leading public to hold a consignment to discuss important military affairs, and you will also participate. ”

"Salian, how do I think Chieko's brother is a king of the dead country!"

"It seems to be true, but since we're here, we'll do our best!" Hearing the conversation between the Nanjo siblings, Salian and Sebastian didn't have a good impression of the ruling power.

After exiting the main hall, Chieko quickly arranged accommodation for the guests from the Divine Grace Empire, and then took them to the deputy who held the power, and signed Nanjo Yasuki to find out the situation. Passing by a heavily guarded mansion with a closed door, Chieko told them that this was the residence of the shogun, Prince Zungai, a hostage and puppet of the imperial court.

"Uncle Taishi, what's going on now?"

"Your Royal Highness Princess, now that the Empowerment Emperor has arrived at Nandaiji Temple in the mountains of, and is protected by the monks there, these guys who can only recite the Buddha's name will not be able to achieve great things, and I have ordered the army of the Six Poles to go and suppress it. The latest news is that only Yulin Zhengcheng, who was born in the Ju clan, the leader of the evil party of the Hezhou generation, and Prince Youbang, the son of the empowerment emperor, have responded to the false edict, and there is no news of rebellion in other places. ”

"Well, it's not too bad, it's just that I've heard of this, Yulin Zhengcheng is a well-known evil party in a few places, I'm afraid I can't handle it with the six Polo people alone!?"

"Yes, so the most important thing to discuss at the Lodge today is how to send reinforcements. ”

"Oh, that's fine, and the two Terror Knights of the Divine Grace Empire that I invited can help us a lot. ”

The co-signatory, Nanjo Taitoki, was not interested in these two strange-looking Westerners, but it was inconvenient to refute it because of Chieko's face.

Since Nanjo became in power on time, no matter how busy the official business, daily dog fighting is essential, and Salian and Sebastian have also adopted the local customs at this time, changing into well-fitting samurai clothes. They sat behind Chieko and watched the game from the side. The Divine Grace Empire also has fighting dogs, but it is not that common, and they still prefer fights between people. Salian was surprised by his dedication and dancing punctuality, but what was most strange to Salian was that he even made fun of the dog owners on the losing side, all of whom were important figures in the Xiangshu regime, and this was obviously not conducive to winning them over.

At the afternoon meeting, Chieko first introduced the two guests to the crowd, and then introduced the shogunate ministers who attended the meeting. In addition to the governors and their deputies, the important figures in the evaluation and the leaders of the council were the leader of the Imperial Nation, Hiroshima Monki, who managed all the private estates under his name for the governors himself. The head of the waiter, Kawagoe Shiyi, is a member of the same clan of the ruling Nanjo clan. The rest are powerful royal families from all over the eastern country, and they are not to be Shaojiang Chaoyuan, foreign relatives Ohashi Dingguang, and the original family famous Ashasa Yoshigao.

Salian and Sebastian sat cross-legged behind Chieko as guest generals and attended the official meeting, and although they did not know anything about the internal affairs of the Far Eastern Islands, Salian also heard that there were many internal contradictions among the top decision-makers. After a fierce debate, Nanjo finally decided to send Nanjo Chieko as the commander-in-chief, leading General Ashikasa Yoshigao, with a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses to assist the Imperial Capital of Rokupola Tanti to suppress the rebellion in the region.

It took about five days to assemble the soldiers and horses, during which time the two guests of the Divine Grace Empire were "warmly received" by the local young samurai of Xiangshu. These young, hot-blooded young men are usually empty-eyed and brave and ruthless, and many of them are suitors of Chieko, and they are dissatisfied with seeing her so kind and pleasant to Salian. Salian's strength is among the best among his peers, but the Far Eastern Islands are also big countries and have a lot of talents, and there is a young man whose strength is on par with Salian.

This man is called Chitu Tokinao, and the Nanjo family is also derived from the Ping clan, and his father is Koshu Taimori of the Eastern Kingdom, and as the eldest son of the powerful imperial family, Chitu Tokinao has lived in Xiangshu as a hostage since he was ten years old. Nine feet long, with amazing strength, he is an innate advantage of a Koshu boy (Koshu is rich in war horses), he is also a rare horseback warrior in the Far Eastern Islands, and he is good at using extremely difficult horse lances. The first time he practiced right away, the lance he took out was also the envy of Salian. Because the minerals of the Far Eastern Islands are more gold and silver, and iron sand is scarce, the weapons are all made of fine craftsmanship, and they are in a class of their own, and they are the same as the Damascus sword.

This man fought with Salian five times in three days, and finally alarmed the lively ruling Nanjo Pumatorium, invited them to the Taishou Mansion for a decisive battle, and even took out a treasure sword as a lottery in order to improve the fighting spirit of both sides.

Amid the frantic cheers around them, the two began to fight in the martial arts arena, watching their fierce confrontation, Lord Ruling Quan applauded while chatting with Chieko beside him.

"Zhikeiko, it's really not wrong for the widow to let you go to the Western world to increase your knowledge, and it's all your credit to be able to recruit such a master!"

"Hehe, elder brother, the Duke of New Mark is my friend, he is a prince of a powerful country, and he is not under my control. ”

"Haha, the widow sees that he is obedient to you. ”

Chitu Shizhi is a warrior among the samurai who pursues personal combat effectiveness, and in fact, Chieko is also a warrior, but they have many genres and have their own merits. Among the samurai, there are also strategists who are good at formations and military learning, and guards who guard dignitaries. It is similar to the power, control and protection types in the Terror Knight. And Salian did not use the magic of time and space, nor did he use the new learning, he wanted to hone his martial arts in a foreign country, and after several dangerous moments, Salian finally knocked the red rabbit straight off the horse.

"Drink! I'm convinced, you are indeed more worthy of Miss Chieko than I am, but you must not betray him, otherwise my Eastern Samurai will never let you go!" Akatu said to him, straight on Salian's shoulder.

"Very wonderful, the widow is very satisfied, come! Each side gave ten gold coins, silver and white coins. Besides, this treasure knife is yours, friend from afar!"

"Thank you, sir. Salian bowed down and took the sword, and pulled her out of the sharkskin scabbard for a moment to admire, the ripple pattern was different from the Muhammad pattern of the Damascus knife, but it was also very beautiful, and the end of the spine of the sword was engraved with "Moon Lake". Salian guessed that maybe it was named because of the beautiful pattern on the blade?!

"Salian, this sword is one of my brother's favorite swords, although it is not as famous as the ghost cut, but it is also a rare treasure. ”

I heard the ruling power say loudly: "Hahahaha, let's go, everyone, let's drink!"

Naturally, there are singing and dancing performances that are indispensable for night drinking, and tonight the head of the seat of Illinois is the Oiran Peony who personally dances the white beat music and dance with the drum beat, but unfortunately because of the heavy makeup, the heart of the ruling power looks like what it is, and Salian didn't see it clearly.

Happy times are always short-lived, and the time to go out has finally arrived. After the generals visited the Yawata Palace, which was full of cherry blossoms, the 50,000 shogunate troops set off from Xiangshu, passing through the Ishu Heavenly Danger Amagi Castle to Kanraku, Salian and Sebastian set off with Chikeiko, because the appearance was too special, in order to hide their identity, they wore a feather weave outside the armor, and the face was not needed, the original helmet was fully covered, but the helmet was also decorated with a pole-style stand. Salian's feather weaving was a "bhasara" style that was just emerging at the time, with an uninhibited pattern and a towering sun and moon wheel. Sebastian, on the other hand, is much more low-key, with the same black color as the armor and a pair of simple horns.

It takes at least ten days to reach Rachu from the eastern country, which is plenty of time, so Chieko told Salian and Sebastian about the general situation of the country.

The Eastern Polar Islands are divided into 48 states by law, most of which are located on the largest main island.

The northeastern part of the island is a remote and sparsely populated area of Oshu and Hashu. The northern country is composed of Yuezhou, Hezhou, Zhongzhou, Noengzhou, and Feizhou, and the land is cold, and it is known as the land of snow. The Tokoku region was the core of the shogunate's rule, and the Sangshu, Takeshu, Shinshu, Koshu, Kamisu, Noshu, Soshu, and Changzhou regions had a well-developed system of governance and strong mobilization. Nanguo is an important grain producing area, Yizhou, Junzhou, Sanzhou, Weizhou and Nongzhou. The central part of the island is the nearby area, the imperial capital is located in Chengzhou, Jiangzhou with eight beautiful scenery, plus Hezhou, Shizhou, Hezhou, Setju, Quanzhou, where the commodity economy is developed and the population is large. The western provinces include Danshu, Inshu, Bozhou, Seokshu, Sakushu, Bishu, Yishu, Fangzhou, Danzhou, Choshu, Banshu, and Unzhou, and because the shogunate's rule over this place was weak, there was also a Western Kingdom exploration topic to strengthen the control of the local imperial family. In addition, there are Tuzhou, Tanzhou, Yuzhou, Zanzhou, Xiangzhou, Sazhou, Feizhou, Fengzhou, and Zhuzhou on the southwestern islands outside the main island, which are backward areas and insignificant.

Most of the officials in all the states and subordinate counties are from the six major surnames. It is divided into Cheng, Lian, and Teng of the public family, and Ju, Yuan, and Ping of the samurai family. Originally, everyone was distinct, but now through a large number of intermarriages, you have me, and I have you. It doesn't matter what kind of public force, just look at which force is involved. Together, they make up the ruling class of the Far Eastern Islands.