Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2942: The war in Yingzhou escalates, luring Shu and Chu to their fate (Part )

Chapter 2938: The war in Yingzhou escalates, luring Shu and Chu to their fate (Part )

Although the six anti-Qin forces in Yingzhou appear to be united in resisting Qin, they are secretly scheming against each other. The core point of conflict is the uneven distribution of benefits.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi didn't want to be taken advantage of by other forces after he drove away Daqin, so he would naturally keep some precautions in advance. He was even preparing for a future fallout at the beginning of the cooperation, but Daqin was still there so all conflicts did not break out.

But this situation changed as both Cao Wei and Sun Wu were about to perish.

Cao Wei and Sun Wu were already unpopular in Yingzhou, and their ruling foundations were extremely weak. Once the two countries lost all their territories in the Central Plains, their territories in Yingzhou would become rootless.

Therefore, for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, compared with the still powerful Three Kingdoms of Song, Ming and Ming, it is the two countries of Wei and Wu that are about to perish that are more suitable as his deep cooperation partners.

Based on this premise, the Toyotomi family started further cooperation with Cao Wei and Sun Wu on the basis of the Six-Party Alliance. After all, the interests of the three parties were consistent.

It is also because of this that Toyotomi Hideyoshi will fully cooperate with Cao Pi in this joint military operation of the two armies. After all, if the two armies really fall out, it will be easier to deal with Wei and Wu.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not mind Cao Wei's growth in Yingzhou, so he took this action. However, he did not expect that Wang Jian had already been prepared.

In the current situation, it is naturally impossible to attack the city by force. Even if it can be taken, the cost will be too high. Cao Pi and Toyotomi Hideyoshi cannot afford it. The best option is to withdraw troops as soon as possible and stop the loss in time.

At this time, Cao Pi asked to see Emperor Shitian. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who already wanted to be exposed, could not refuse, nor would he refuse, so he naturally took Cao Pi to meet Emperor Shitian.

At this time, in a tent somewhere in the Toyotomi army camp, the coalition's most powerful general, Tomoya Suzumaki, was kneeling on one knee and being scolded by a mysterious man wearing an ice mask, who was none other than Indra.

"How many times have I told you that opportunities are gained through active pursuit? But what did you do? Facing Susano's fierce attack, you could only passively defend yourself without any offensive awareness. You fought three times and lost three times without any improvement. If Susano knew that you were my disciple, he would probably die of laughter."

Hearing what Emperor Shitian said, Yuan Luzhi said unconvincedly: "But Master, Susano is ten years older than my disciple, and his strength is indeed stronger than my disciple. Moreover, he took the initiative to retreat this time, so how can it be considered that my disciple has lost? If he is determined to retreat, I can't stop him."

That's right, in addition to his identity as the reincarnation of Yinglong, Yuan Luzhi's greatest opportunity after birth was to become a disciple of Emperor Shitian and learn the most authentic Central Plains magic skills. This is also one of the reasons why his strength grew so fast.

Hearing Yuan Luzhi's retort, Emperor Shitian also became angry. He immediately started to get serious and began to analyze the battle situation during the day.

According to Emperor Shitian's analysis, as long as Yuan Luzhi had switched from defense to offense and exchanged injuries before Wang Jian sounded the horn, he could have turned defeat into victory in time. However, it was precisely because his style of play was too conservative that he failed to seize this opportunity.

Enryuchi also agreed with this and felt a little regretful in his heart, but he was a human being with flesh and blood after all, not a machine.

Having been seriously injured in the first two battles with Susanoo, Enryuchi has finally recovered and naturally does not want to be injured again. However, he did not expect that he had missed the only chance to defeat Susanoo. It will be even more impossible for him to defeat Susanoo in a one-on-one fight in the future. After all, the gap in hard power between the two sides is obvious.

Seeing Yuan Luzhi lowering his head with a look of knowing he was wrong, Emperor Shitian didn't say anything more. After all, his disciple had a very strong self-esteem, and now that he had practiced magic, his character must have been affected. If he said too much and made him angry and run away, it would be a waste of time.

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi entered, he saw Tono-no-chi kneeling, and he didn't find it strange at all. It was obvious that he had seen this scene of a master training his apprentice more than once.

"Master, Cao Pi, the second prince of Cao Wei, wants to see you." Toyotomi Hideyoshi said respectfully.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi would worship Indra as his master, naturally because only after having the identity of Indra's disciple could he better utilize the power behind Indra.

Indra originally did not want to accept this disciple, after all, Hideyoshi's martial arts talent was not good, but he wanted to use Toyotomi Hideyoshi to expel Daqin, so he accepted him as a disciple.

After hearing this, Emperor Shitian was horrified and said, "Even Cao Pi knows about me? It seems that the Qin State should also know about it. Now I have no choice but to be exposed."

"Master, why are you so worried about exposing your identity? Although the Qin Dynasty is powerful, it is now unable to take charge of Yingzhou." Yuan Luzhi asked puzzled.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, however, exclaimed in his heart that it was a good job. He knew that although Indra accepted him as a disciple, he was wary of him, so there were some questions he could not ask. However, Enrochi did not have so many concerns.

Is Emperor Shitian afraid of exposing his identity? Of course he is afraid. After all, once his true identity is exposed, he will be targeted by the Great Qin Worship Hall, which will not only be dangerous but also troublesome.

But in front of his two disciples, Emperor Shitian naturally couldn't show his fear, so he pretended to be calm and said: "Master is not afraid of being exposed, but once exposed, the loss will be great."

"What does this have to do with Tianmen?" Yuan Luzhi asked in confusion.

"Forget it. I didn't intend to tell you so early, but now that things have come to this, I can only tell you in advance."

After saying this, Emperor Shitian looked at the two of them and asked, "Do you know the story of Xu Fu's voyage to the East?"

Hearing this, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Enrochi looked at each other, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi replied: "Of course I know this. According to legend, Qin Shihuang Yingzheng once sent the magician Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls to cross the sea to the east to find Penglai Island to pick elixirs and make elixirs for him, but Xu Fu never returned.

After the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Dongying Empire, they used this legend to claim that the Penglai Island that Xu Fu was looking for was the present Yingzhou, and that the Japanese were the descendants of the three thousand boys and girls who had married the local natives. They shamelessly claimed that the Qin people were the ancestors of the Japanese. "As soon as the voice fell, Emperor Shitian said quietly: "That is not a legend, but a fact."

  Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Enrochi looked at each other in bewilderment. They had always thought that the Qin claimed that the Wa people were descendants of the Qin people just to reduce the difficulty of assimilation of the Wa people. Even the Qin people themselves did not believe that the two sides had the same origin. But who would have thought that the legend was actually true?

But this story was so convincing coming from the mouth of Indra that it was impossible not to believe it was true.

  “When Qin Shi Huang unified the country, he ordered Xu Fu, the Lord of the Clouds, who was the best at making elixirs among the five elders of the Yin-Yang School, to search for elixirs to make an elixir of life. But where in the world can such a thing exist?

In order to save his life, Xu Fu had no choice but to deceive Qin Shi Huang and let him build a ship-lifting mirage to prepare for future voyages to the sea to avoid disaster. But how could he deceive people forever?

Qin Shi Huang was furious when he realized he had been deceived, and Xu Fu fled to Yingzhou with 3,000 medicine boys to avoid being hunted down, and founded Shintoism based on the Yin-Yang tradition. This is the main reason why Shintoism and the subsequent Yin-Yang lineage are so similar to the Yin-Yang school in the Central Plains. "

"How can this be?"

Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Enronichi both exclaimed in surprise. As they had always been determined to fight against Qin, it was obviously difficult for them to accept the fact that they might be descendants of the Qin people and had a common ancestor with the Qin Dynasty.

When Emperor Shitian saw the two people's reactions so intensely, he actually looked as if he was used to it. After all, he had the same reaction when he first found out about it.

"Yingzhou is indeed the Penglai Fairy Island that Xu Fu was looking for, and more than half of the nobles and wealthy families among the Japanese are descendants of the three thousand medicine boys. As for why I know all this? Of course, it's because I am a direct descendant of Xu Fu."

Emperor Shitian is naturally the villain Xu Fu in "Feng Yun II", but after he was born, he was implanted as the descendant of Xu Fu, named Xu Fu (Fu). Emperor Shitian is just a code name for him to hide his true identity.

As for becoming one's own descendant, in this chaotic era, he is not the only one who claims to be his own ancestor.

"By the way, Izanagi and Izanami are actually descendants of Xu Fu, but they are both separated families, and they did such an ugly thing as brother and sister having an affair, which is really a disgrace to the family, so they were directly kicked out of the family tree."

After hearing what Emperor Shitian said, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Ennochi were stunned. Although whether or not they were descendants of the Qin Dynasty did not affect their anti-Qin stance, they were still shocked by the news.

After all, if what Indra said is true, Xu is the most noble surname in Yingzhou, and Amaterasu, Susa and Tsukuyomi should all have the surname Xu.

Enryuchi was born into an aristocratic family, and his family background and orderly inheritance made it basically certain that he was a descendant of the Qin people.

As for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was born in a poor family and was able to get to where he is today thanks to his own ability and the promotion of Oda Nobunaga. It is highly likely that he is not a descendant of the Qin Dynasty, but there is still a possibility that he is not at all.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi obviously didn't expect to dig out such an ancient secret. He suppressed his uneasiness and asked, "But Master, why would the loss be so great if you were to reveal it?"

"After Xu Fu fled to Yingzhou, he was worried that Qin Shihuang would chase him, so he kept sending people to the Central Plains to gather information. Even after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, the Xu family's connection with the Central Plains has never been severed. Every generation has sent outstanding children to join the Yin-Yang School, and now is naturally no exception."

After saying that, Emperor Shitian looked at the two of them and sighed, "Aren't you always curious about how I got the confidential information of the Qin Dynasty? It was sent back by someone lurking in the Yin-Yang family.

Once my identity is exposed, the Qin will investigate the Yin-Yang family, and the Xu family's arrangements in the Central Plains will also be liquidated. It will be difficult to obtain the Qin's confidential information in the future."

Hearing Indra's words, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face turned ugly. He deliberately exposed Indra's original intention just to gain more support, but this time it seemed that he did a stupid thing with good intentions.

At this moment, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's brain was working frantically. He wanted to make up for his mistake, but he found that he had blocked his own path.

Now that Indra's existence has been exposed, with Heibingtai's intelligence capabilities, it is only a matter of time before they find out about the Yin-Yang family.

Now that things have come to this, they can only make plans as much as possible to increase their chances of winning, while Emperor Shitian has not been completely exposed and the Xu family has not been purged by the Qin Dynasty.

In response to the current situation, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a new plan in mind. No matter whether Wang Mang or Qin Zheng won the Kyushu War, it would be difficult for both sides to win completely in a short period of time. Yingzhou would definitely fall into a stalemate again, and the only way to break the deadlock was to introduce external forces again.

But which force should be involved?

Wei and Wu were on the verge of collapse, Song and Ming were struggling to survive, and the Yuan and Qing dynasties were in constant civil war...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked around and found that only Shu and Chu had the ability to intervene in the Yingzhou war, but Chu was busy destroying Wu at the time, and Shu didn't even have a navy, and was still recuperating from the losses in the war with the Nanman.

Therefore, it is impossible to get these two countries to intervene without promising huge benefits.

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi expressed his thoughts, Emperor Shitian was also shocked and said in shock: "What, do you think the situation in Yingzhou is not chaotic enough? You actually want to get Shu and Chu to intervene."

But as soon as the words were spoken, Emperor Shitian also reacted. It was not a solution to continue the stalemate. The only way to break the deadlock was to introduce external forces. Shu Chu was undoubtedly the last savior of Japan.

"It's not that easy to get Shu and Chu to send troops. What else can we do to impress these two big countries?" Emperor Shitian asked in confusion.