Chapter 674: Sister and Brother Reunited
Kyoto is the oldest city in Fuso, and it is said that Kyoto was built by the god Fuso and designated as the residence of the Fuso royal family, and later people from all over the world flocked to Kyoto.
In addition to the original residence of the imperial family, a city was gradually built, and eventually Kyoto, the largest city in Fuso, was formed, and it can be said that this is the true center of Fuso.
However, now Fuso has been in turmoil for many years, the rise of samurai in various places, and the power of the shogunate has gradually shifted the center of the entire Fuso from Kyoto, just like the heyday of the Tokugawa family, the real center of Fuso was actually the Edo Castle not far from Kyoto built by the Tokugawa family.
Over the years, the power of the Tokugawa family has weakened, but Edo Castle is still extremely prosperous, but Kyoto, as an ancient city, is not inferior to Edo Castle.
So much so, after receiving the order of Lecius, Tokugawa Iehiko sent people to Kyoto to tidy up the city, and it took a lot of time and money to finally reach the specifications that were enough to meet the emperor.
Standing on the towering tower in front of the Kyoto Castle Gate, Lucius looked down at the people gathered in front of the gate, waiting for the procession to greet the Emperor's holy car according to the ancient rules of Fuso.
There was no one around him except for No. 3 and No. 4, and for the emperor's return to Kyoto, even Scott was also sent out by Lucius, with only one purpose, to ensure Sakura's safety, and also to show the people of Fuso that their emperor was about to return to governing the world.
Lucius didn't come forward because of Pei Yan's words before leaving, he felt that he shouldn't appear at such a time, he should hide in the dark as a bystander and observe, to see if the emperor's return to Kyoto could go smoothly, and whether anyone would rush to stop it?
After all, the emperor joined forces with the Tokugawa and Takeda families to support the return to Kyoto, which meant that the emperor had reached a reconciliation with the Tokugawa family, so in terms of the current situation in Fuso, the emperor had the support of the Tokugawa family, the great shogun. The next step was to start his plan to unify the country.
In today's situation, the ambitions of the daimyo in various places have grown with the expansion of their power, and many people are reluctant to let them withdraw their ambitions and return to the emperor's rule at this time.
"Someone is definitely coming to stop this union between the emperor and the Tokugawa family, maybe there will be an unusually fierce battle, or maybe just some ninjas will show up and sneak attack. ”
Lecius stood in the tower, staring silently at the crowd below, his eyes scanning back and forth in the crowd, as if trying to find the destroyer who might be hiding in the crowd.
Squires Three and Four stood beside them. They didn't open their mouths to respond to Lucius, and at the same time, the two mechanical demons were also watching closely, wanting to help Lucius find the hidden saboteur, and also to be able to share the burden of Lucius, and they didn't want Lucius to bother too much.
"Bang, bang, bang" was accompanied by the sound of gongs from far and near, and soon a mighty procession gradually came to Kyoto, and many people already knew about it. That team should be the Emperor's team.
Tokugawa Isahiko didn't dare to slack off, he knew very well that Lucius was watching him, because he didn't know Lucius's true purpose and thoughts, so he quickly led the people of the Tokugawa family. Step forward to meet the slowly approaching procession.
On the other side, the escort team is Taiyuan Xuezhai is in charge, originally Takeda Koji wanted to come to escort in person, but now the war in the south has not subsided. There are still some restless factors within the Takeda family, and it is necessary for Takeda Koji to be in charge of Chiba, and secondly, the intention of Soga Ina is not obvious. You also need to be a little wary of him.
Taiyuan Xuesai escorted the emperor back to Kyoto, which was also agreed by Lucius, which was actually a test for Taiyuan Xuesai, and it was also a test for Taiyuan Xuesai to build a samurai team during this time.
Seeing that Tokugawa Isahiko personally led the Tokugawa family's team to meet him, Taiyuan Yukisai first said to Sakurakurako in the car, and then after obtaining the emperor's consent, he immediately went to face Tokugawa Iehiko.
Seeing Taiyuan Xuezhai, Tokugawa Isahiko was a little surprised, he had known Taiyuan Xuezhai for a long time, and knew that the other party was a retainer of the Kanegawa family, and he personally destroyed the entire Imagawa family.
Now that he saw the subordinates of the former retainers, and he was also the most powerful retainer of the Imagawa family, Tokugawa Iehiko suddenly sighed: "Taiyuan-kun, I really didn't expect that you actually took refuge in the Takeda family, in fact, you should know very well that I once extended an olive branch like you, with your talent, in fact, it is ......"
Before Tokugawa Iehiko finished speaking, Taiyuan Xuezhai interrupted him indifferently: "General, I'm afraid you are mistaken, my current lord is not the hairy boy of the Takeda family." ”
Hearing Taiyuan Xuesai's words, he thought about the other party's current identity and status, and suddenly Tokugawa Iehiko came to his senses, and turned his head to look at the castle tower in Kyoto with some surprise.
Then Tokugawa Iehiko turned his head to look at Taiyuan Xuezhai, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, you Taiyuan Xuezhai is such a proud person, I'm afraid that only His Royal Highness is worthy of being your master, presumably the hairy boy who has become the governor of the Takeda family now is also listening to that person's words, right?"
Taiyuan Yukisai did not answer Tokugawa Iehiko's question, but said very indifferently: "Tokugawa General, let's prepare for the arrival of the Emperor in the city, there are still many things to do." ”
Tokugawa Ihiko also came to his senses, and he was not too annoyed by Taiyuan Xuezhai's indifference, but just smiled and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I will welcome Your Majesty into the city for so long." ”
After the shout "The emperor arrives, kneel ......," those who were waiting in front of the Kyoto gate all fell to their knees in the blink of an eye, and even the members of the imperial family knelt down and waited quietly for the emperor's car to pass in front of them, during which almost no one dared to look up.
For many people and large families in Kyoto, this moment has been waiting for a long time, and as Kyoto-born people, most of them are loyal to the imperial family.
Now that the emperor, who had been suppressed by the shogunate for many years, could finally return to Kyoto and direct the world with great power, many people felt the urge to cry with joy.
It was quiet in front of the city gate, and everyone knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound, but everyone was very excited, they had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and now they were full of excitement and joy when they saw the emperor's car driving into the city, and even some of the samurai and gentry of Kyoto would feel that their chance to rise had come.
The procession slowly entered the castle, and finally the emperor was driven by four white horses purchased from Middle-earth, and the whole carriage was carved and assembled from Fuso wood in Fuso Province, which can be said to reveal the danger of Emperor Fuso and the manifestation of the emperor's status.
The car drove past the people kneeling in front of the door, and seeing that it was about to drive into the city, a young man suddenly rushed out from the side and rushed directly to the front of the carriage.
The boy stretched out his arms to stop the carriage, but as he rushed out so suddenly, the horses in charge of the carriage were suddenly frightened, and the horses in front of him neighed and raised their front hooves and kicked at the boy's face.
Seeing that the horse's powerful hooves stepped down, it might directly crush the head of the young man who rushed out, and everyone was already panicking, not knowing what to do.
At the last moment, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, directly rescued the young man from under the horse's hooves, and at the same time comforted the frightened and restless horses, all of which were resolved by the person who suddenly appeared without danger, and did not even let the young man be injured at all.
Everyone looked over in surprise, it was Sakura Rinko who was even in the car, and they couldn't help but poke their heads out to look, and saw a familiar and unfamiliar voice of everyone, standing in front of the car with a young man in his arms.
I don't know how long it took, suddenly someone shouted: "Yes, it's Susanoo, it's really Susanoo, the great god has finally appeared, His Majesty the Emperor will finally be reborn, put an end to the wars in various places, and re-create the prosperous era of Fuso, long live Susanoo, long live the emperor......"
Excited shouts came one after another, and soon gathered into a resolute willpower over Kyoto City, and Lucius could even clear the feeling that the Fuso civilization was shining brightly at this moment.
Sakura Rinko stood on the car and looked at the young man who was saved by Susanoo, who quickly recovered and shouted to Sakura Rinko: "Big sister." ”
In fact, this young man is none other than Sakura Rinko's youngest brother in the imperial family, when Sakura Rinko succeeded to the throne, the other party was still an infant child, Tokugawa Iehiko out of the consolidation of the power of the Tokugawa family, as well as some of his own ambitions, forcibly put Sakura Rinko on the throne, the purpose is to restrict the imperial family.
After all, Sakura Rinko is a daughter, and it is easier to control than a baby boy, and she will not let Tokugawa Iehiko fall into the tongue of "bullying the emperor and being young".
It's a pity that perhaps even Tokugawa Isahiko never thought that it was a woman from the royal family like Sakura Rinko who had successfully escaped from his control, and even now completely subverted the rule of the Tokugawa family.
Seeing the boy shouting for herself, Sakura Rinko was also excited, and quickly opened her arms to welcome the boy over, Ren Boy threw himself into his arms, Sakura Rinko hugged the boy and silently shed tears, knowing that after the death of her father and mother, Sakura Rinko lost almost all her relatives.
Now that she can reunite with her brother, Sakura Rinko feels very happy, and at the same time, she is lamenting her mother's death, and tears are almost unstoppable.
The reunion of the two sisters and brothers can be said to have moved many people present, thinking of the hardships that His Majesty the Emperor has endured over the years, and then thinking about the status of the imperial family in Fuso now, most of the people kneeling on the ground sighed and sighed at the heavy price to be borne by the royal family of Fuso.
At this moment, Tokugawa Iehiko's mood is very worried, he is worried about Sakura Rinko now, if he is unwilling to do what Lucius said, then the Tokugawa family has no way out, and he Tokugawa Iehiko can only apologize for his sins, in exchange for the emperor's mercy and pardon the Tokugawa family. (To be continued......)