"The shogunate of the Northern Dynasty was strong, and the Southern Dynasty was a country of decline. Under such pressure, the people of the Southern Dynasties were panicked. Most of the Southern Dynasty authorities, led by Kaira, hoped that Emperor Chokei would take the initiative to compromise and submit to the shogunate, ending the chaotic scene of the division between the north and the south of the Wa kingdom for a long time. ”

"I see." Zhu Su was thoughtful. "There are strong enemies outside, and there are rebels inside. It seems that the so-called Emperor Changqing is now desperate, so he has to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, hoping to open up the situation with the help of the power of my Ming Dynasty. ”

He narrowed his eyes slightly, "So, sir, the injuries on your body were caused by the Northern Dynasty, or by the so-called Prince Huailiang?" ”

As an envoy of the Ming Kingdom, Gao Qi went to the Japanese Kingdom, and was also trusted by Emperor Changqing and a number of Japanese ministers. Such a character, whether it was the shogun of the Northern Dynasty or Prince Kaira, who wanted to hold the emperor hostage and surrender, was a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.

"I'm dressed in black at the moment, and I don't know who it is." Gao Qi smiled bitterly. "But in my guess, the Northern Dynasty is far away after all, and I think it was the Prince Huailiang who did it."

"Assassination is used as a means in political disputes! Isn't the country a place without shame and morality? Mu Ying couldn't believe it.

"The barbarian state of the other country, although I also learned the Chinese learning in the Tang Dynasty, but I have never understood what morality is and what is discipline."

"It's just that I learned to look like but not look like God, and I know small etiquette but no righteousness. It is not surprising that such a despicable method was used. Zhu Su said.

"Hmph, Fanbang barbarians, don't know etiquette! He dares to assassinate my Ming people, but he is really not afraid of my great tomorrow? Mu Ying's eyes were angry.

"How can I know how big I am because of my arrogance and self-esteem, and how can I know how big I am." Gao Qi replied to Mu Yingdao. "For example, Prince Huailiang, in the past, in the name of the king of the Wa Kingdom, sent a letter of state to my Ming Dynasty to deceive, intending to defraud the tributary benefits...... His arrogance is like this, how can he be afraid of my great tomorrow? ”

"If he is really afraid of my Da Ming, he will not intend to provoke this king." Zhu Su also sneered. "He really thought that the Wa Kingdom could confront the Ming Dynasty. Even if he kills us and others, as long as he succeeds in annexing the Northern Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will have no way to take him. ”

"Stupid people." Mu Ying made a judgment about Prince Huailiang.

"Ahem...... Although this person is stupid, he is the prince of the royal family of the Wa Kingdom after all, and if he cannot be solved justifiably, I am afraid that it will arouse the hatred of the whole Wa Kingdom against my Ming Dynasty. "Gao Qidao." His Royal Highness's daughter, this Yoshino Castle is full of eagle dogs of Huailiang. What are your Royal Highness's plans for the future? ”

"Before I came, I had already discussed what to do next. This king intends to borrow a place from the Emperor Nachangqing first, and temporarily station my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Su said. Seeing Gao Qi's puzzled look, Zhu Su explained: "Although what I said to Mr. before is that we should find a way to grasp the power of a certain side of the north and south of the Japanese Kingdom, and then slowly figure it out. ”

"But now it seems that the situation in the Southern Dynasties has been eroded. Rather than me Ming intervening and bothering to reshape the court for this Emperor Changkei, it is better to take a step back and sit on the mountain to watch Emperor Changqing fight with this Prince Huailiang. After that, I will sit and reap the profits. ”

"Mr. Gao, when is Emperor Changqing going to receive this king?"

"Come to think of it, at least in two days." Gao Qidao. "It's okay to take a step back, but Your Highness, there are no available samurai around Emperor Changqing, and only the Ming army such as the Minister and us are relied on. If Huailiang brazenly launches a coup d'état......"

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Su unfolded the folding fan. "This king has his own way."

Gao Qi still underestimated the urgency of Emperor Changqing of the Wa State for the current situation, and before he waited for two days, the next day, Zhu Su was respectfully invited to the imperial palace of the Wa State by several people from the Wa State Palace.

This Yoshino Castle is the place where a certain emperor was forced out of Kyoto by the shogunate in previous generations, and was temporarily stationed to set up the imperial court, but the scale of this imperial palace is still very grand and deep, Zhu Su has not seen the imperial palace in Kyoto, but think about it, the imperial palace built after the emperor of the Southern Dynasty fled, the scale is not inferior to that in Kyoto.

"Obviously, I lost the country and fled abroad, and I can't let go of my arrogance and luxury, so I still have to build a lot of construction...... With such a court, it is unreasonable to be undefeated. Zhu Su secretly despised in his heart. He didn't understand the language with the palace people of the Wa Kingdom, and those palace people didn't dare to say anything to him, so they only lowered their heads and led the way in front of them, bending and twisting, and brought Zhu Su to the front of a large hall that imitated the Tang style.

The palace people motioned to Zhu Su to wait in a room covered by a curtain in the hall, and after a while, Zhu Su felt the curtain move lightly, as if someone had arrived behind the curtain. After that, a palace man who could speak Chinese came and reminded Zhu Su: "His Royal Highness the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, please also pay homage to His Majesty Emperor Changqing!" ”

"Worship?" Zhu Su raised his eyebrows. "This king is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the king of Wu who was given the title by the Son of Heaven. In terms of status, this king is a member of the heavenly family of the kingdom, and his relatives are self-evident. In terms of titles, the kings of the Wa Kingdom have been awarded titles by the Han and Tang dynasties, but they are also kings, and this king should be on the same level as the king of the Wa Kingdom. ”

"Eunuch erector, what kind of thing are you, dare to ask this king to visit the king of the state?"

"And." Zhu Su turned his head and looked inside the curtain, his eyes showing murderous aura. "I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, inherit the fortune of the sky, for today's son. Where the sun and the moon shine and the rivers go, they are all under the jurisdiction of my great tomorrow. ”

"The king of Thou hast proclaimed himself emperor, and he called upon His Majesty."

"This king wants to ask the king of the Wa, 'Do you want to rebel?'

Zhu Su suddenly got up and asked, all of them were stunned. The man behind the curtain also seemed to feel Zhu Su's gaze, was silent for a while, and finally spoke: "You...... Go down, all of you. ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the prince of this Ming Dynasty obviously wants to be unfavorable to His Majesty......" Some palace people actually knelt down to resist the decree and did not want to leave.

“…… Go down, will you wait for me to be the emperor! The man inside the curtain roared.

The palace people were silent for a while, and had to reluctantly retreat. As soon as he left, those palace people who were still observing the situation retreated one after another. Zhu Su didn't know the Japanese language, so he only watched coldly. After the curtain was lifted and a middle-aged man walked out of the curtain, Zhu Su teased: "You are the king of the Japanese Dynasty?" ”

"Even the palace people around him are all the eyeliner of traitors...... It seems that you, the king of the widows, are walking on thin ice. ”

The people of the palace were reluctant to leave, obviously wanting to listen to the talks between Zhu Su and the emperor. A person in power has mixed up with this, and it is true that there is no one.

“…… You're smiling. Emperor Chokei replied politely in Chinese. He is short in stature, but his face is innumerably tired, and there is a big gap between him and the "king" in Zhu Su's imagination. He originally thought that this Emperor Changqing was more or less the head of a country, and in such a situation, he was still fighting mainly with the shogunate of the Northern Dynasty, so how to say it, it should also belong to the image of perseverance and perseverance.

Of course, this appearance may also be a trick by the emperor to win Zhu Su's sympathy or make him ignore it. Zhu Su brace himself and prepare to begin talks with the emperor.

(End of chapter)