In the evening, the rain that had been held back for several days finally fell, and thousands of rain strands washed away the sultry heat of the past few days, and splashed hundreds of millions of water on the surface of the river.

Experienced boat bosses know that this is only a prelude to heavy rain. This season has been cloudy for so many days, and there will definitely be a heavy rainstorm. So they drove their boats to the shore, and no one dared to sail on the night of the rainstorm.

Soon, there was almost no shadow of the boat on the busy river, only an inconspicuous 400-material official ship, still brave the wind and rain and swim against the current.

The passengers on the official ship were even more strange, except for the two Ming officials wearing green official robes, from the boat to the boat were all Japanese with short stature and clogs......

They were a tribute mission sent by the Southern Dynasty of Japan to envoy the Ming Dynasty, and the leader was a monk named Ruyao. The tribute delegation entered from Ningbo, and with the help of Peng Geng, the political envoy of Zhejiang, obtained the survey issued by the Haizheng Yamen.

Under the arrangement of Lin Xian, the commander of Ningbo Wei, he transferred to the official ship of the Ming Dynasty, led by two officials from Zhejiang, and came to Nanjing to pay tribute.

There are many irregularities in the whole process, such as the regulations, the number of people entering the country cannot exceed 50, and the rest must wait at the port of entry.

The number of Japanese missions exceeded the regulations by several times, but they still entered the country safely, which was the role of Hu Weiyong in sending Peng Geng to Zhejiang.

Moreover, according to the regulations, the five hundred Ming troops who were called escorts, but in fact, monitored the mission, were all Lin Xian's subordinates, and not only would they not stop them when the time came, but they would also act with them.

Seeing that the prime minister of the Ming Kingdom had arranged it so properly, Monk Ruyao's hanging heart was slightly relieved.

Although the two kamikazes during the Yuan Dynasty eliminated Japan's deep fear of the Celestial Empire, this was the first time that Japan sent troops deep into the Celestial Empire since the establishment of the country, and it was also a coup d'état against the emperor of the Celestial Empire.

If this happens, he and these 500 warriors will naturally go down in history forever and become national heroes of Japan. But if it fails, not only will all of them die, but even Prince Huailiang, who sent him, and the entire Southern Dynasty, will suffer a catastrophe.

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Perhaps in the eyes of the Ming people, four or five hundred assassins were not much, and even if the conspiracy was revealed and the entire army was annihilated, it would not be a great loss for a country.

But in Japan, especially in the Southern Dynasty, which was struggling to survive, these four or five hundred assassins were definitely bankrupt.

This is because although Japan has a large number of people, its productivity is very low, and it cannot afford to support many professional soldiers. The military system of 'integration of soldiers and peasants' was implemented, and ordinary soldiers were actually farmers, who usually planted rice in the field and farmed, and were only pulled to the front line after fighting, and they had to bring their own weapons, which were purely consumables.

There is no training at all, and the combat effectiveness is very low, and it is completely incompetent for such a difficult task.

Therefore, the 500 'warriors' of the mission are all well-trained professional samurai who are not afraid of death. Although most of them were low-ranking samurai, they were used as low-ranking officers to lead the charge in wartime, and their numbers were very limited and extremely valuable.

Especially for the Southern Dynasty that retreated to the barren Kyushu, these five hundred samurai were almost half of their family. If there is no return, it will be a devastating blow to the Southern Dynasties.

But why did Prince Huailiang go bankrupt and support Hu Weiyong's rebellion?

Because the confrontation between the north and south of Japan had reached the end of the period, the Muromachi shogunate of the Northern Dynasty, under the leadership of the contemporary shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, was thriving, and had unified Honshu and Shikoku, forming an absolute advantage over the Southern Dynasty.

On the contrary, the talents on the side of the Southern Dynasties withered, and the people betrayed their relatives and left, and they were already lacking in skills. Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not rush to cross the Kanmon Strait, but hoped that the Southern Dynasty would recognize the situation and surrender automatically. According to the Japanese, it is called "peace and harmony".

After all, the orthodox imperial family of Japan was in the Southern Dynasties.

This caused the 'peace faction' of the Southern Dynasty to rise rapidly, and even the 'crown prince' began to discuss surrender in private.

Prince Huailiang, the leader of the 'arbitrary faction', was in an extremely dangerous situation, and at the moment the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was still undecided, and once the 'emperor' could not withstand the pressure, he would give way to the 'crown prince'. The first thing the crown prince did after ascending the throne was probably to order him to commit suicide, and then sue for peace like the Northern Dynasty.

At this time, Hu Weiyong sent Lin Xian to find the Southern Dynasty, hoping that they would send troops to help assassinate the emperor, promising to vigorously assist the Southern Dynasty after the matter was completed, and send troops to assist the Southern Dynasty to resist the 'Northern Kou'.

Other countries may scoff at such an offer, but there is a great temptation for the Japanese, who have extreme adventurism engraved in their bones. Especially the desperate Prince Huailiang, not only agreed, but also carefully selected 500 samurai, gambling on the national fortune in an attempt to turn the tables in one fell swoop!

The pressure on Monk Ruyao's shoulders can be imagined. After entering the country, he was very nervous, constantly asking Ming officials when he would go ashore, how strong the Ming army was, and the specific plan of action.

In fact, the two officials were equally nervous, staring at the shore all the time, ignoring Ruyao's love.

"See." One of them said in a deep voice.

"Hmm." The other person also nodded, and he saw through the rain curtain that the shore was in the shape of a 'product', and three lights were set up, which was the agreed signal.

"Dock!" The first person gave an order to Ruyao.

Ruyao nodded, instructed in Japanese, and asked in fluent Chinese, "How far do you have to go after you go ashore?" The poor monk had to tell the samurai. ”

"After coming ashore, the men who followed us were almost twenty miles to the south." At this time, the other party was willing to answer his question: "But there is half of the mountain road, so we have to hurry, we must arrive at the mountain outside the hot spring palace before the third watch, and the fourth watch will launch an attack and end the battle before dawn." ”

"I don't have any special plans, I will kill people when I rush into the palace, and no one will be left alive." The other said viciously.

"How many guards are there outside the palace, and what is the combat effectiveness?" Although Ruyao is a monk, she is the leader of the monk corps, and she has fought for half her life, so she naturally knows that she must know herself and her opponent.

"There are four guards and horses, about 22,000 people." The first official replied: "They are all the most elite soldiers of the Son of Heaven in my Ming Dynasty." ”

"......" Ruyao asked with a solemn expression, "What about us?" ”

"A thousand people here, and two thousand people in front of you." Another official replied. This is also the reason why they didn't reveal the truth to Ruyao before, because they were afraid that these little Japan would back down.

Ruyao really went straight to silence, and wanted to let someone take his own ring knife and cut these two Mingguo bastards.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry about it yet." The official at the head hurriedly said: "The four guards are guarding on all sides of the Hot Spring Palace, and there are not many people in the palace. One of the commanders of the guard is our people, and tonight he will open a passage for you, so that you can touch it without knowing it, and kill all the people in the hot spring palace. ”

"And then?" Ruyao's expression was slightly gloomy.

"And then there was no then." The official at the head said: "Do you understand the dead man?" ”

"Understood." Ruyao was not angry, nor was she afraid, she folded her hands and pronounced a Buddha horn: "This plan is very good." ”

(End of chapter)