Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Then ask Yuya, have the [-] captives in Baekje been reduced to slavery?"

Sakahebu Panzhao turned his eyes to his son, and Sakahebu Yuya shook his head: "Father, the Tang people did not degrade us into slaves. Most of them were forced to work for themselves. They just had to bear labor and pay taxes. The people in the country are about the same."

"What about the rest?" Sakaguchi asked.

"Those who are superior, or who are loyal and reliable, will be enrolled in the army. When the Tang Dynasty's Chengbang army, children are like this!"

Sakahebu Panchao snorted coldly: "Dashi, you are really thick-skinned. This is obviously the Tang people's benevolence, so what does it have to do with you? It's really ridiculous to come here to grab credit!"

"The Tang people are lenient?" Shoujun Dashi said with a smile: "You also visited Goguryeo, and you should have seen the scene of Goguryeo being attacked by the Tang people, right? Do you think the Tang people are lenient?"

Panchao of the Sakahe Department was suddenly dumbfounded. Seven or eight years ago, he was ordered by Emperor Qiming to go to Goguryeo once. Although he only went around Pyongyang at that time, he did not go to the Liaodong and Liaonan areas that were most severely damaged by the war. The various scenes left over from the war still left a deep impression on him. Based on what he saw and heard at the time, what Tang Jun did had nothing to do with the word Kuanren.

"Then what did you do then?"

"The actions of the people of the Tang Dynasty are actually only ten words: those who disobey orders will be killed, and those who obey will live. Emperor Qiming and Katsuragi sent troops to Baekje. In the eyes of the people of Tang Dynasty, they are disobedient people, and they must be wiped out!" "

"Then you and Monobe Renkuma are obedient?"

"That's right, if it weren't for the two of us, the compatriots who were captured in the Battle of Baijiangkou would never have been treated like they are now!" Shoujun Oishi sneered: "The root cause is that if Katsuragi had not arrogantly arrogantly provoked a big country, Asuka Kyo It is a place blessed by gods and Buddhas, how could there be such a disaster today?"

Hearing Shoujun Oishi's words, Sakahebu Banchao fell into silence, and after a while he sighed: "Although what you said is not unreasonable, it was not Katsuragi's opinion to send troops to Baekje in the first place. Is there anyone who disagrees? Besides, we did not send troops to annex Baekje, but just to take the opportunity to take back the four counties!"

"Hehehe!" Shoujun Dashi laughed: "The four counties of Ren are in the territory of Xinluo. If you want to take back the four counties of Ren, why send troops to Baekje? Besides, Silla is a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. How can the Tang Dynasty sit by and watch?" Why do you sit idly by when your own country is attacked?"

Sakahebu Panchao was silent for a long time, and sighed: "Forget it, the situation is stronger than others, so what's the point of arguing? Dashi, I'm here this time because of the order of the envoy from the Tang Dynasty, right? There's no need to go around in circles." Alright, just say it!"

"What kind of envoy from the Tang Dynasty, Wang Dudu is now the Minister of the Interior, Da Ziguan!" Shoujun Dashi said with a smile: "Don't you know?"

"Okay, okay, it's the Minister of the Interior, the Great Ziguan!" Sakahebu Pansho smiled bitterly: "What did he ask you to do?"

"Naturally, it's advocating righteousness and raising the flag to punish the traitor Katsuragi!"

"Sure enough!" Sakaguchi shook his head: "Did you hear the noise outside?"

Shoujun Dashi listened attentively, and the shouts of drunken soldiers and women's screams could be heard from the street outside from time to time, which was particularly ear-piercing in the quiet night.

"Since Emperor Jimmu established the capital here, the kings of all dynasties have built shrines and temples to pay homage to the gods, and the gods have also blessed this place. How can Kyoto have such a scene today?" Sakahebe's face was full of grief: "You It is said that Brother Zhong is a traitor. To be honest, both Brother Zhong and Saitama are descendants of Emperor Jimmu, and the blood of Amaterasu flows in their veins. The royal family killed each other for the sake of power. It’s not uncommon, but I’ve never seen a foreign army and barbarians brought into the capital like this!”

Shoujun Oishi was moved by the love for the motherland and sincere grief in the words of Sakagabe Iwasho, and he sighed: "Really, I really didn't expect to get to this point today, and I don't want to Such!"

"No, it's not your fault, you don't have the ability either!" Sakahebe Iwasho shook his head: "If you want to blame, each of us is responsible, the country has come to this point, and it can't continue like this! "

"what do you mean?"

"You want to crusade Katsuragi! It's nothing! From top to bottom in Asuka, how many people don't feel bad for everything now? How many people don't hate the new king?" Sakahebu Pansao sighed: "But the problem is that after the crusade is over What about after Brother Zhong? Can the tranquility of the old capital be restored? Or do we drive away the barbarians from all over the place and replace them with a group of foreign soldiers who continue to do evil on the streets?"

"Sakahebu-kun, you are indeed more considerate than me!" Shoujun Oishi nodded in admiration: "I can answer this question right now, the entire Tang army in Nambatsu is only a few hundred people! You can rest assured now. right?"

"There are only a few hundred people?" Sakahebu Pansho was taken aback: "Are you telling the truth?"

"If you don't believe me, you should believe your own son!" Shoujun Dashi said with a smile, "You can just ask Gongya?"

"Father, it's true that the Tang people didn't send many people here!" Sakahebu Yuya said: "Most of the people on board this time are our people, and the Tang people only have about 300 people!"

Shoujun Dashi could feel the tense muscles of Sakahebu Panchao relax, and he couldn't help secretly admiring Wang Wenzuo's foresight: Before setting off, Wang Wenzuo once said that if Sakahebu Panchao was on guard against him, he was worried about going When the big brother Zhong Yilang attracted the Tang people and the tiger, he directly told him that there were only a few hundred Tang people in Qitama.When Shoujun Dashi was worried about whether this would reveal the military situation, Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, just tell your old friend the truth, and he will naturally understand what to do!"

"If that's the case, then the envoys of the Tang Dynasty will only have a thousand Tang people at most!" Sakahebu Panchao calculated in the letter: "Brother Zhong just burned down his fleet again, and the current situation is quite unfavorable for him. ah?"

"That night, Gecheng attacked the pier with a fireboat and burned more than a dozen boats, but the men and horses had already landed, but they only lost some cloth as a reward, and there was no loss of troops!" Shoujun Dashi said: "As long as you are willing to contact other people and respond when the army comes to attack, it is not difficult to defeat the rebels!"

"That's true!" Sakahebe's Yansho showed the kind of smile on the face of a person who has a chance to win: "It's just that we do this, what can we get? You also know that Brother Zhong is very kind to those who are willing to support him. But very generous!"

"Greedy guy!" Shoujun Oishi cursed inwardly, pointing to Yumi Sakagakube: "How about the Awaji Kingdom? Although it is a small country, it is in charge of the king's imperial food. It is a good place!"

"Awaji Kokuji?" Iwaji Sakaebe calculated in his mind. Awaji Island is an island in the Seto Inland Sea. It is an important place leading to Kyoto, Shikoku and Western Countries. There are many manors on the island, although the area is small, but it is a lucrative official position: "Yuya's age and qualifications don't seem to be enough?"

"The old guy took the bait!" Shoujun Dashi sneered in his heart. He took out a document from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the imperial edict issued by His Highness the Minister of the Interior. It has been stamped with His Majesty's jade seal and stamp, but the name is still empty. Now, just fill in the name of your nephew and it will take effect!"

Sakagobu Iwasho took the document, his fingertips trembling slightly. He unfolded it, and sure enough, it was written in Chinese that XX was appointed as Awaji Kokusi. At the end, there was a familiar seal and Saitama's stamp, and there was another stamp It should belong to the Minister of the Tang envoy.Just as Shoujun Oishi said, the position where the name of the appointee should have been filled in was vacant. As long as the name of the son is filled in, the imperial edict will take effect.He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and put the edict into his sleeve.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Hahaha, this old thing is finally done!" Shoujun Dashi was overjoyed, but said with a smile: "Of course the first step is to contact other righteous men, swear an oath before God, and exchange oath hostages!"

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Namba Tsu, Shitennoji Temple.

"Everyone, please come forward!" Monobe Renxiong's voice was loud, and his voice echoed over the corridor.

The crowd began to move forward, approaching the corridor.Looking closely, most people have dark and rough skin, disheveled hair, and traces of mending on their clothes. Almost all of them wear straw sandals on their feet. There are few moccasin boots and clogs. People wearing animal skin waistcoats should be hunters or mountain people.

"This is His Royal Highness, the Minister of the Interior! You have passed the archery test, so he wants to reward you!" Monobe Lianxiong respectfully bowed to Wang Wenzuo who was sitting on the brocade mat, and people standing on the flat ground under the corridor Kneeling with their faces close to the ground, for these mountain people, it is a passing official, they have to give way, kneel by the side of the road, with their faces close to the ground, it is impolite to even take a second look, the Minister of Internal Affairs even more It's the man on the cloud.

"You are proficient in archery, so I want to reward you. Those who reach the standard in foot arching will be rewarded with a walnut longbow, one cowhide quiver, 24 arrows, and five pieces of cloth; those who reach the standard in riding archery will be rewarded with horns." A bow, a pair of leather armor, 24 arrows, a cowhide quiver, a knife handle, and five pieces of silver!"

Wang Wenzuo said loudly in Chinese, and Monobe Lianxiong on the side waited for Wang Wenzuo to finish speaking, and then translated it into Japanese.The archers kneeling on the ground were not at all surprised that the honorable minister of the interior issued rewards in a language they could not understand. In the ancient world, there was a language gap between the ruler and the ruled. The elegant words used by Japanese officials and aristocrats were not understood by the lower class people.For a long time, the upper class in ancient Japan used Chinese to communicate and create. Even though katakana was introduced later, the upper class in ancient Japan still regarded it as a vulgar language, thinking that only women and inferiors used katakana. For a long time, it was still written and created only in Chinese.These archers couldn't tell whether the Minister of Internal Affairs spoke Tang dialect or elegant dialect, they couldn't understand anyway.

"Thank you for the reward, Minister of Internal Affairs!" After listening to the reward issued by Lianxiong from the Ministry of Objects, everyone hurriedly kowtowed their heads to thank them.After thanking you, the Ministry of Things Lianxiong said: "In addition, those who pass the standard in riding and shooting shall be awarded the position of sacrificial person, and those who pass the standard in foot shooting shall be awarded the position of champion. Both of them must be loyal to His Royal Highness. , take turns guarding, in order to repay the kindness of the inner palace."

This time, everyone’s thank you sounded louder. Obviously, these archers paid more attention to the titles of sacrificial and crowned than the actual weapons rewarded earlier. The first step of the official position, and more importantly, after becoming a sacrificial person or crowned person, they formed a master-slave relationship with Wang Wenzuo who granted them the official position, that is, the relationship between the patron and the sheltered.In the future, when the Secretary of State, Daiguan, and local tyrants oppress them, they will be able to seek help from Wang Wenzuo, who is the Minister of the Interior, and their future careers will be guaranteed. Even future generations can rely on this relationship to climb to the top , This is of course much more useful than a little property weapon.

"How many people are there?" Wang Wenzuo asked in a low voice.

"There are 109 cavalry archers and 475 infantry archers! This is the roster!" Cao Wenzong whispered.

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo took the roster and glanced at it briefly: "Leave it to He Bayong for editing, hurry up!"

"Yes!"

After finishing the order, Wang Wenzuo stood up and walked along the corridor to the scripture hall. In the open space behind him, there was a large area of ​​kneeling in the dark, and everyone held their breath until Wang Wenzuo's back disappeared at the end of the corridor. Lian Xiong of the Ministry of Things said loudly: "The inner palace hall has left, you all get up! Later, go to the side door to receive the rewards from the inner palace according to the roster!"

"Hahaha, I'm already the champion! It's really unexpected!"

"What is the champion, I am already a sacrificial person!"

"What does Sheren do? Is it better than the champion?"

"Nonsense, I passed the level of riding archery, which is much more difficult than infantry shooting! Didn't you see? There are more than 400 infantry archers, and only 100 cavalry archers! The rewards for cavalry archers are much more than infantry archers!"

"I don't think you know either! You're talking nonsense here!"

"He was right this time. Sheren is the guard officer of the noble family. As long as the ministers are happy, they can recommend Sheren to be a contemporary official or even a high-ranking official like the State Secretary. The crown is far behind. Only the official status , but there is no specific errand, and the relationship with the nobleman is not that close!"

"Hey, if I knew this, I would have spent more time on riding, otherwise I would be a loser now!"

The crowd is like a bustling bathhouse. Some are proud, some are depressed, and some are secretly unconvinced. They are determined not to let go of the next opportunity.But most of the people are happy. After all, everyone here has something to gain, the only difference is how much.But not everyone was dazzled by ecstasy. Among the ecstatic crowd, there were also a few calm people who smelled danger.

Webb wishes everyone a happy New Year's Eve, good health and success in the new year!