Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 409
"If that's the case, then you can do the same!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "No, just the same is probably not enough, and it's even bigger than his steps!"

"It's bigger than Katsuragi?" Saitama said in surprise, "How is this possible?"

"What's wrong? Is it difficult?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"Of course! Paddy fields and farmers will not fall from the sky!" Saitama said bluntly: "There is a lot of land in our country, but they are all barren swamps and wilderness full of trees and thorns, where rice can be grown. Every inch of the land has an owner. What Katsuragi did is actually acknowledging that the vicious party has invaded the estates of the royal family and the great nobles. It will not be obvious in a short time, but the income of the royal family and the great nobles will decrease after a while. It will be greatly affected. Take me as an example, there are 25 manors in Omi alone, and the annual payment of rice alone is [-] shi, and there are many other local specialties. I bet, Among those under Katsuragi's hands, there must be quite a few villains who invaded my manor!"

"Nineteen thousand stones?" Wang Wenzuo was taken aback: "Your manor should not only be in the near river country, right?"

"Of course!" Saitama proudly puffed up his chest, with a smug expression: "Before I ascended the throne, I was not only the daughter of Emperor Kotoku, but also the chief priestess of Amaterasu Shrine. There are many countries in the east, and there are many newly opened Mino, Owari, Shinano, Mikawa, and Yue countries in the east. Katsuragi killed my brother back then, but he still had to return the manor under his name to me , when it comes to the size of the manor, Gecheng is no more than me!"

"Okay! I know you're rich!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "I don't care about those people who are now defecting to Gecheng's men, but one thing is for sure. If you lose, you will definitely not be able to sell these manors Take it to the underworld. There can only be one butt on the throne, do you understand? The manor is violated, and the loss of property is something that living people need to worry about!"

"I see!" Saitama sighed in disappointment: "How much concession are you going to make to these hooligans!"

"Let's use the military merit method!"

"Military merit? What do you mean?"

"It's very simple. As long as you serve your Majesty, those who have made certain military achievements can be awarded a certain title. For example, an ordinary soldier beheaded an enemy soldier and obtained his head, and he will be awarded a title. Lord. This person gets a field, a house, a slave! And so on!"

Qiyu laughed and said, "Are you the [-]th Duke of the Qin and Han Dynasties of your country? I'm afraid it's not the same as our country. First of all, where did the slaves come from? Secondly, those villains are not poor people. In fact, they have Partial servants and those who have a large amount of land, what they want is not the one hectare or two hectares of land, but the recognition that they have already occupied the land!"

"The land and slaves needed for the reward can be obtained from the Gecheng faction. Anyway, the most important thing is to win the battle, and the reward needs to be cashed after the victory!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "As for the evil party you said asked to admit Their property, in fact, is also very simple. The more soldiers and horses they bring, they will naturally have a relatively higher title. A certain title can make a certain property innocuous. Paddy fields that produce five hundred shi, and so on!"

"This method sounds good, but don't use your country's twentieth rank! The people of our country have never heard of it, so let's use our country's nineteenth rank, so that the evil party will know what it is when they hear it !"

"That's fine!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "In this case, then publish the Lun Decree as soon as possible, so that everyone will know that there is such a thing!"

"You are right, I drafted it overnight, and then let the courier send it to all parties!"

When Wang Wenzuo walked out of the scripture hall, the moon was already rising. He took his arm from the reluctant empress and bowed to say goodbye. It was not until his voice walked around the corner of the corridor that he felt the pain staring at his back. Those eyes disappeared.

"Sanlang!" Cui Hongdu came up to meet her: "What's the matter with that woman, why did it take so long?"

"Brother Zhong's army has already crossed the Kasagi Mountains, and it's a matter of time before Asuka falls!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his voice, he didn't want riots to happen before he left.

"What? So fast?" Cui Hongdu was taken aback. Although he had already prepared himself mentally, it was another thing to be confirmed.

"It's that fast!" Wang Wenzuo sneered, "We're not the only ones who know the truth about the speed of soldiers!"

"Then what should we do now? Retreat to Nambatsu?"

"Well! Just follow the original plan?" Wang Wenzuo whispered: "But there is still one thing to deal with right now, Wenzong!"

"The villain is here!" Cao Wenzong, who was following behind Wang Wenzuo, responded.

"Do you still remember that Jijian Chijian? It was the Japanese man you rescued that night. Do you know where he is now!"

"I know!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile: "His house was also burned that night, but fortunately his family is fine, so I arranged him in a house not far from Amaterasu Shrine!"

"Well, I'm going to see him now, you take me there!"

The bonfire in the night shines on the other side of the hillside like a falling star.In fact, it is brighter than the stars, but it never flickers, but sometimes it swells and stretches, and sometimes it is dark and gloomy, like a distant firework, faint and dim.

"Those are supposed to be refugees who are sleeping in the wilderness?" Chi Jian sighed with emotion in a low voice.

"I'm afraid that many of these people are not ordinary people!" Ping Liu dug out the firepit with an iron stick, and the jumping flames licked the medicine pots on the firepit. He tested the temperature with his hand: "Master, the medicine is ready!"

Seeing that Chi Yan sat up, took Ping Liu and handed over the wooden bowl, and as the bitter medicinal soup flowed into his mouth, it seemed that the wound on his thigh was not so painful.Ping Liu took the wooden bowl after drinking, looked at the wound on Chi Ji's leg, and said in amazement: "Master, the medicine from the Tang Dynasty doctor is really effective. You have suffered such a serious injury, but you don't have a fever. The wound didn't swell, and it started to close up after a few days!"

"Really? Have you closed your mouth?" Since the wound was on the back of the thigh, Chi Qi could not see the wound himself, so he asked in surprise, "So fast?"

"That's right, I saw it with my own eyes when I changed your dressing just now, and I'm sure I've shut up!" Ping Liu said, "If it's such a heavy arrow wound, if it's an ordinary person, even if they don't die, they will still have to peel off a layer of skin!"

Apparently Chi Yu did not speak. As a warrior, he certainly knew how many injuries he had suffered that night. In ancient times, this kind of penetrating injury would cause repeated inflammation even if he did not die. It is not unusual for the injured to toss on the bed for three to five years The Tang man surnamed Cao not only rescued him from danger, but also treated his wounds and prescribed internal medicinal soup.And this kind of person is just a entourage under the command of the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. How many strange people like this are under the command of that noble man?Seeing the traces, Chi Qi couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"Is Mr. Jijian there?"

The familiar voice pulled Chi Jian back to reality from his thoughts, and then he heard Pingliu's surprised voice: "Ah, it's Mr. Cao! Are you here to visit the master? Please, please come this way, Master, Mr. Cao is here!"

Seeing that Chi Yu was struggling to stand up and salute Cao Wenzong, but Cao Wenzong held him down: "You are injured, so there is no need to be more polite. I will bring the Lord to visit you today!"

"My lord?" Chi Jian noticed that Wang Wenzuo was standing behind him, looking at him with a smile: "Mr. Jian, you look pretty good!"

"Thanks to Mr. Cao's medicine!" Seeing that Chi Qi bowed to Wang Wenzuo stiffly, he regarded it as a salute: "Your footsteps are dirty in this filthy place!"

"No problem!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand, sat down cross-legged, and sat across from Jijian Chijian: "Brother Zhong's army has already crossed Mt. Lizhi!"

"What?" Chi Ji was startled when he saw Chi Ji: "Then, isn't that only two or three days away from here? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Maybe it's because the defenders surrendered one after another, and no one resisted at all!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

Hearing Wang Wenzuo's cold joke, and seeing that Chi Yan didn't know what to say for a while, Wang Wenzuo saw his stunned look, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "I'm just kidding, don't worry, I have already With countermeasures, Prince Zhong will not be proud for long!"

Seeing that Chi Yan opened his mouth, he wanted to ask, but he felt that how could the other party tell him such a confidential matter, and besides, how could this noble person in front of him come to see him in such an urgent time? People who love you, instead of talking too much, it is better to bow your head and obey orders.

"I came to see you tonight because of two things!" Wang Wenzuo said straightly: "Next here is a land of chaos and chaos. You are injured, and it will be bad luck if you stay. Why don't you follow me to Nanbajin first, and then take a boat Go home!"

"Thank you, nobleman!" Seeing Chi Qi leaning forward, "It's just that my family has been serving as officials for three generations. How can I run away at a critical moment and abandon my benefactor? I appreciate your kindness!"

"This is the second thing!" Wang Wenzuo took out a seal from his sleeve and waved it in front of Chi Jian: "A few days ago, I was awarded the Great Purple Crown, and I have the right to be in charge of the government. Appoint officials. How about this, I appoint you as Zuoemon Captain, and order you to return to your hometown to recruit rebels and crusade against the rebellious party, so it won't be considered that you have abandoned your benefactor, right?"

"The Great Purple Crown? The Minister of Internal Affairs?" Seeing that Chi Yu seemed to be shot by the snake eyes of the legendary Medusa, he was as stiff as a stone. No wonder he was like this. The Minister of Internal Affairs was the last of the four great political officials at that time, and he was basically a non-royal official. Wang Wenzuo, a foreign envoy, suddenly became the prime minister of his own country, no wonder Chi Qi was like this.

"What's the matter? Could it be that you despise Captain Zuoweimen for being too low, and you don't have to be too greedy. This is the deputy chief of Zuowei Mansion. If you can do this all at once, it's already a super move—"

"No, no, no!" Seeing Chi Yu as if waking up from a dream, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground: "How dare a villain despise the low rank of an official from the inner government, but the status of a villain is too humble to bear the honor of Captain Zuoweimen." Official, please also ask the inner government to take back the original order and give it a lower official position!"

Seeing this, Wang Wenzuo knew that it was not intentional to shirk, but that the Wa Kingdom was somewhat similar to China during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The identity of the person and his official position corresponded one-to-one. For a wealthy family, even if they started as a family member, they would go up one or two ranks if they survived for a lifetime. An official position like Lieutenant Zuoemon probably had to climb two or three generations in succession. No wonder he was terrified.

"Nonsense!" Wang Wenzuo yelled: "As the Minister of the Interior, if I say something, how can I take it back? Since I said that I will let you be the captain of Zuoemon, you are now the captain of Zuoemon! If you feel that you are not enough Assuming this position, it is good to work hard and establish a meritorious service that cannot be criticized by others! Come, get a pen and paper!"

"Obey!" Cao Wenzong hurriedly fetched a pen and paper, and Wang Wenzuo wrote down the verdict of appointing Jijian Chisuke as Zuoweimen Captain, then used the seal, dried the ink and handed it to Jijian Chizhu, laughing. Said: "Please accept it! See Zuo Wei!"

"Aha!" Seeing that Chi Yan stretched out his hands to receive the verdict, and knelt down on the ground, tears welled up in his eyes.

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"After crossing the river in front, you'll be Ishigami Shrine!" Brother Zhong waved his hand and shouted loudly to the officers beside him, "Let's go to the Shrine to pray first, and then enter Asuka!"

"Obey!" The crowd cheered. For the Japanese warriors at that time, the Ishigami Shrine had a special meaning, because it was not only one of the oldest shrines in Asuka, but also enshrined in it is said to be Shenwu. The sword of the emperor's saber, Fudu Yuhun, and Emperor Shenmu is the founder of the Yamato kingship. He was also the first to lead the people from the Chikushi area of ​​​​Kyushu into the Nara Basin to conquer the local aborigines and establish political power. It is also called by later Japanese history books. The first emperor.For Naka Dai-san, who is leading an army into the Nara Basin, visiting the shrine dedicated to Saber, the founding father of the country, has a special meaning.If you want to make an analogy, it's like Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, visited the temple where Liu Bang's Chidi Sword, which killed the white snake, was enshrined.

"Your Majesty, all the bridges on the river have been demolished. This should be done against the party!" said the lieutenant general.

"It's okay, it's the dry season now, just wade across the river!" Brother Zhong laughed and said, "I remember that there is a shallow water place more than half a mile upstream. We can just cross the river from there, and the delay won't be long!"

"I didn't expect His Majesty to be so familiar with the geography here!" the lieutenant said admiringly.

"I have been hunting around with my father since I was seven or eight years old, and I am not unfamiliar with the mountains, rivers and rivers around Asuka!" Brother Zhong said with a smile: "If you compare Saitama with me, it's fine, compare bows and arrows with me , how can there be any chance of winning?"

"Your Majesty is indeed very powerful!" the deputy general sighed.

(End of this chapter)