Emperor Toba, to be precise, should be called Emperor Toba.

Because on the day his five-year-old son was made the crown prince, this old man abdicated and became the emperor.

Only half a day after the crown prince was canonized, he was directly promoted to Emperor Shotoku.

Everything was arranged by Emperor Shirakawa, with his grandson as emperor and his great-grandson as emperor. Layers of constraints, firmly controlled!

Before the funeral of Emperor Shirakawa was completed, Emperor Toba began to set up a courtyard.

That is, outside the imperial court, the Emperor Taishang set up another administrative agency directly under him, bypassing the normal court to manage the country.

To do so, you have to be backed up by reliable force.

This force is the samurai of the north.

Their official positions were not large, and they only served as guards on the north side of the courtyard hall. But once it was necessary to use force, the Emperor would send them to command the army.

Nowadays, there are two most beautiful samurai in the north, one is called Taira Tadamori, and the other is called Gen Yuyi.

Minamoto was originally highly regarded by Emperor Shirakawa, but he became Fujiwara's loyal son-in-law, and was immediately snubbed by Emperor Shirakawa, and even reduced to working as a security guard for the Fujiwara family.

Emperor Toba set up another courtyard and needed to rely on the Fujiwara family, so he recalled Gen Weiyi back to the court.

At the same time, Emperor Toba also left a hand on the Fujiwara family and chose to continue to reuse Taira Tadamori, who was promoted by his grandfather.

At this moment, Ping Zhongsheng and Yuan Weiyi were kneeling in the courtyard hall and were summoned by the emperor.

Emperor Toba said, "Eleven large Chinese ships have come from Iwami Province, and three thousand armor soldiers have landed from the ships, and they have captured Iwami Province. I heard from the wealthy clan of Iwami that the Chinese armor soldiers are very elite, and their iron armor can protect most of their bodies. If the court wants to conquest, it must send tens of thousands of troops. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Yuan Weiyi got up and stepped forward, and took the initiative to ask: "I am willing to raise 10,000 troops to clear out the thieves for Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Toba was a little hesitant because Gen Weiyi was too cruel. Historically, someone suggested that Paiyuan lead troops to quell the rebellion, and Emperor Toba directly asked: "Paiyuan Weiyi goes, do you want the cities he passed through to perish one after another (looting along the way)?" ”

Although Emperor Toba hated his grandfather, at this moment he looked at the samurai Taira Tadamori, whom his grandfather admired the most.

Ping Zhongsheng said: "The minister reads China's "The Art of War" and knows that 'knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles'. It is not clear why China sent troops across the sea. I don't know how much force the Chinese army has. The minister thought that he should send an envoy to inquire about it first. At the same time, please ask the emperor to send an edict to all countries to summon the legions and athletes from all over the country, and let the state secretary and the town guards prepare military rations. ”

This answer made Emperor Toba very satisfied: "Then appoint you as the commander of the army and control the soldiers and horses of all countries." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ping Chung Sheng paid homage.

Seeing this, the source was jealous and resentful.

He was not liked by Emperor Shirakawa before, and even lost his status as a samurai in the north, and managed the manor as a security guard for the Fujiwara family.

Now that Emperor Shirakawa is dead, his father-in-law is also the father-in-law of Emperor Toba. I'm a brother-in-law with Emperor Toba.,Why aren't you still reused?

Emperor Toba looked at Yuan Weiyi and admonished: "You assist Zhongsheng in commanding the army, remember that during the march, you are not allowed to plunder again!" ”

This old man is not only as simple as robbing the people, but will even loot the state hall and the county and the wealthy family.

"Yes!" Yuan Weiyi hurriedly knelt down, feeling a little happier in his heart, but he still felt dissatisfied.

Ping Zhongsheng also said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Iwami Country in person to find out the truth of the enemy as an envoy. ”

Emperor Toba approvingly, "Excellent, you are worthy of entrusting you with great things." ”

The two stepped back and went home.

Taira Tadashi married the younger sister (Chi Channi) of the Imperial Concubine of the White River, and it can be said that he was a brother-in-law with the White River Emperor.

There is even a rumor that Emperor Shirakawa quietly gave the pregnant garden maid to Ping Zhongsheng as a concubine. What he is carrying in his belly is the future famous Ping Qingsheng.

Taira Tadamori was highly respected among the samurai of the north, and Emperor Toba had to rely on him if he wanted to inherit this armed force.

In comparison, the source is a fart.

Yuan Weiyi went straight to the old man's Fujiwara Faithful's house, and opened his mouth and said: "The emperor asked Ping Zhongsheng to command the army, and I can only be his assistant, this is because the emperor does not trust you." ”

As the head of the Regent family and the father of the Empress Dowager, Fujiwara Tadashi reprimanded: "If you don't act so brutally yourself, the emperor will definitely make you a general in the army." The choice of Taira Zhongsheng to command the army was because the emperor was compromising with the samurai in the north, do you think the emperor was willing? ”

Yuan Weiyi didn't dare to speak, and held back the fire in his belly.

He couldn't figure it out, what was it to grab some food while marching? It's a normal thing.

And this old man, who can't even take care of housework, what qualifications does he have to teach himself? pampering the second son and hating the eldest son, this eldest son is still the regent Sekihaku, and this matter has become a joke in the whole of Japan.

……

Several teams, from Iwami Castle, marched towards the mountains on all sides.

A team to the south, the largest number of people.

Advance two or three miles, and then divide into three.

Xia Yuqing took thirty soldiers from Shamen Island, a Zhejiang translator, two prospecting craftsmen, a few local warriors, and dozens of local people, and walked straight to the south over the mountain and the trail.

The exploration of silver mines is only incidental, and their main task is to find out the nearby terrain as soon as possible and prepare for the next big war.

Xia Yuqing personally climbed the heights and looked far away, and communicated with the local warriors through an interpreter, and casually drew a simple topographic map of the vicinity.

The rest of the crew cut down vegetation to reveal low vegetation and rock patterns for prospectors to look for.

The journey was very slow, and it was only seven or eight miles.

The interpreter said to Xia Yuqing: "This samurai said that this place is densely forested, and they call it Mt. Omori. There are not many people in the mountains, and there are often wild beasts, so I hope the general will be careful. ”

Xia Yuqing asked, "Is there a tiger?" ”

The samurai shook his head: "There are no tigers, but there are evil bears and youkai." ”

"Youkai?" Xia Yuqing laughed when he heard this.

The samurai began to get excited, telling all sorts of stories about youkai.

Anyone who has ever played video games knows that during the Heian period, there were a lot of yokai in Japan.

It is rumored that the famous nine-tailed fox Tamamo is the concubine of the current Emperor Toba. And Emperor Shotoku, who is not yet an adult, is - the Great Tengu!

If Zhu Ming comes to Japan, he will definitely go to the grave of Abe Qingming.

This Onmyoji has only been dead for a hundred years, and his disciples and grandchildren are thriving, and many yokai stories have been spread by them.

Resting in the mountains at night, a few local samurai were very scared, and it seemed that they could rush out at any time.

The food was baked bread before departure, and although it was not polished and the wheat bran was sandwiched, the samurai seemed to be eating the delicacies of the mountains and the sea.

With nothing to do, Xia Yuqing began to communicate with the samurai through translation.

After some conversation, he knew that there were three major samurai classes in Japan, from the highest to the lowest: the pillar samurai, the powerful samurai, and the shokan samurai.

For these little samurai in front of them, the pillar samurai belong to legends, and they have never seen them in half their lives.

For example, Ping Zhongsheng and Yuan Weiyi, the two of them are pillar warriors!

The Pillar Samurai didn't need to be able to fight much on their own, but controlled the entire family power internally, and many other samurai groups externally. They were often able to call in large numbers of samurai to fight, and the recruited samurai even brought their own peasant troops.

As for the powerful samurai, Iwami Kuni does not have it for the time being.

It is a depressed lower-level aristocrat who bribes officials to serve as state officials, and he really runs to become an official. He also integrated the resources of the place where he worked, took root in the local area to cultivate forces, and finally organized his own samurai regiment.

Such samurai regiments, in recent decades, have become more and more numerous.

The reason is simple, Emperor Shirakawa deliberately promoted the middle and lower class nobles and sent them to develop forces close to the royal family. The Fujiwara clan, the regent family, has also suffered a lot from bribery and selling officials.

As for the samurai group, it consisted of the samurai of the landlord's family and the samurai of the county and the public land of the county.

This type of samurai is very similar to the low-level knights of Europe.

Even the gameplay is similar, European low-level knights often send their sons to the homes of superior nobles, and give free followers or attendants to higher nobles. There are even many peachy stories, such as the hostess and the young attendant at home hehehehe.

On the Japanese side, they sent their sons to be relatives and children. The lord family referred to clan boys as family sons and non-clan boys as Lang dang to strengthen the loyalty of the samurai to which they belonged.

A samurai named Satoshi Masuda said, "I used to be the Lang Party of the Masuda family, and I grew up with the little master since I was a child. But the little master has a bad temper and often beats and scolds us. ”

Xia Yuqing asked, "Are your ancestors also samurai?" ”

Satoshi Masuda replied, "My father and grandfather are both samurai of the Masuda family. But my great-grandfather was a middle school athlete. Athletes had to register with the State Department and be conscripted into the army in case of war. The athlete soldiers were different from the peasant soldiers, and they had to bring their own weapons and armor, and they were even transferred to the northeast to fight the people. After returning to his hometown and disbanding, his identity is still that of an athlete, and his family can get preferential treatment. Athletes can farm and do business, but they must be drafted in wartime. ”

This thing was learned from the Tang Dynasty, and the athletes were the main source of soldiers in the late Tang Dynasty.

Those low-level samurai in Iwami Province are actually all athletes from a legal point of view.

After chatting for a while, Masuda Satoshi asked weakly: "As a samurai of the Ming Dynasty, will you be able to eat bread often in the future?" ”

Xia Yuqing laughed.

Wake up early the next day and continue to explore the terrain and veins along the way.

Only three or four miles away, the old prospecting craftsman stared at the rock wall in a daze.

Xia Yuqing asked, "What's wrong?" ”

An old craftsman from Fujian said, "This may be ...... Not possible, there must be silver here! ”

Xia Yuqing couldn't believe it: "Leaving Iwami Country City and entering the mountain, how far have you got, how can you find a silver mine?" The Japanese are not stupid, they have already discovered it so close to the national city. ”

The shrubs and vines of the rock wall had been cut down by the soldiers.

The old craftsman first stood at a distance to observe, then approached and carefully examined the rock lines: "There is a silver mine here, and it is a large mine. General, look, those black lines on the rock wall are ore veins. The silver is buried very shallowly here, and those with a little experience can recognize it at a glance. It's a big mine, a big mine that is only seen in the old life! ”

Xia Yuqing stared carefully for a long time, but he couldn't understand anything.

Xia Yuqing scratched his head, the important task assigned by the prince was completed in a daze?

(End of chapter)