Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Just because of this?" Zhang Junyan laughed: "He Ba, do you think I'm a fool? When the general left the Japanese country, he entrusted the military affairs of the Japanese country to you and Yuan Aolie. Will Yuan Aolie personally take action to deal with this nonsense?"

He Bayong frowned. He was not used to the sharp tone of his old friend. It had been a long time since anyone had dared to speak to him like this in person. But in the end, he decided to tell the truth. After all, the other party had also fought together from Baekje. The man who came out was stunned, and he might be asked to help next: "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you. After that group of rebellious warriors burned down the Guosi Yamen, they also went into the sea to plunder the ships carrying tribute taxes from various countries. According to local reports, there were already large and small ships. There are more than 200 ships and more than 5,000 people!"

"No wonder it has reached this point!" Zhang Junyan exhaled a long breath: "More than 200 large and small ships? Nearly five thousand people? Robbing ships carrying tribute and taxes from various countries is no joke! Your Majesty and the general are both If we're not in the country, how can you and I communicate if things get out of hand?"

"Okay, okay!" He Baoyong waved his hand a little irritably: "You and I are both in the same boat. Now that the situation is like this, what's the use of you still saying these words? Yuan Aiaolie has already enlisted the troops. The samurai from Kinki, Shikoku, and the Western Kingdom will go to conquer it. It can take as long as three months or as little as one month, and there will be good news!"

"He Ba, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you said!" Zhang Junyan shook his head: "After the rebels burned the country, they did not attack other neighboring countries. Instead, they entered the sea and robbed the ships carrying tribute from various countries. This is ours. The key! And with money, food and ships, you can recruit troops and even attack Namba Kyo. Have you forgotten how the general conquered Japan?"

"What do you mean?" He Bayong asked.

"The leaders of the rebels are not ordinary people!" Zhang Junyan said: "To be honest, these Japanese warriors have made great progress in the past ten years! They are not like when we first came here, who looked down upon us! With their support, we can control In this country, if possible, recruiting is the best!"

"Appeasement?" He Bayong sneered: "Burn the government offices and plunder the tributes of the neighboring countries. All of these are capital crimes. If you can even be exempted from the crime of appeasement, how can you govern the country in the future?"

"What I mean is to only kill the culprits and never ask for threats! Let them fight back and use the Japanese to defeat the Japanese!" Zhang Junyan said: "If we send Yuan Ao Lie, we will definitely recruit the martial arts from all over the world, waste the people's power, and engage in a large-scale war. In the end, It may not be able to kill the thieves, but instead provokes more samurai families. Isn't this counterproductive? Don't forget, in order to pacify the remaining Goguryeo faction, the samurai families from various countries have already mobilized their troops once. If they do it again soon, I am afraid that many samurai families have lost their fortunes. I can’t hold it anymore!”

"Only punish the head evil ones, but never ask for threats?" He Bayong pinched his beard: "What you said makes sense, but if this is the case, what can be used to reward the martial arts from various countries who sent troops? After all, according to Sanlang's system, The warrior families of this Japanese country usually don’t have military pay, so they are willing to work hard for the rewards after winning battles!”

"I'm afraid we will have to pay some blood ourselves!" Zhang Junyan sighed: "To be honest, our children have actually done too much in Kinki and some neighboring countries in recent years. Farms, gardens and houses must have , But there has to be an end, right? If it really gets messed up, we won’t be able to see the general!"

"So, you are here to teach me how to do things today?" He Bayong snorted coldly, with an angry look on his face: "What do you mean by going too far? What do you mean by having a head? What do you mean by being in a mess? It seems like me It's all for me. Zhang Junyan, why don't you occupy mountains and lakes? It seems to me that your farm is no less than mine, right? There are also orange groves and lacquer groves. Which way do you have less? It seems that you are innocent. Yes, you’re teaching me a lesson!”

Zhang Junyan's face turned pale at He Boyong's retort. After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, my farm is indeed no less than everyone else's, but most of my farm was developed in barren land, and it does not occupy many Japanese lands." Acres!”

"Young Master, let's clear it up!" He Bayong sneered: "Yes, most of your farm is indeed a barren land opened up, but if it were in the Tang Dynasty, who would allow you to occupy mountains and surround lakes, and suddenly cover a few square meters?" Ten miles of land and mountains are surrounded by your own land, and then slowly cultivated little by little? Also, how much labor does it take to cultivate so many fields? Where did you get it? Are you not taking in child servants to escape the labor of the country? Tax? Isn’t it true that everyone would allow you to do this for the sake of my old brother? But it’s good for you, while you are full of benefits, you still pretend to be clear about it. I want to have a head here! Damn it, it’s you You are smart, but others are fools? One day we really fall, you won’t be able to run away!”

Zhang Junyan was scolded and was speechless. After a while, he said: "I don't want to distance myself from everyone. We are all in the same pot. How can we distance ourselves? I just don't want to make things too troublesome." If it gets bigger, it will be bad for everyone if it collapses!"

"Don't worry so much!" Seeing that Zhang Junyan had surrendered, He Bayong softened his tone a bit: "I know better than you about fighting a war. Aren't there just thousands of pirates and hundreds of broken ships? That is, Bullying other countries for not being prepared is just an advantage. As long as the navy is organized, it will not be difficult to deal with it. I have asked the shipyards in Namba Kyo to speed up the construction of new warships. Once the new ships arrive, the thieves will have no choice but to be captured. ! As for what you said, Fujiwara and I will discuss it. How about the neighboring countries that were affected by disasters and war broke out last year and exempt them from paying tribute to the court this year? "

Zhang Junyan did not expect that He Bayong actually accepted his proposal in the end, and he was overjoyed: "Of course that is good!"

"That's fine if you agree!" He Bayong laughed, and patted Zhang Junyan on the shoulder: "We are all brothers who were killed from Baekje, but we hurt our friendship over a trivial matter. It's not worth it! As long as we stick together, this thief can't overturn the sky!"

As He Bayong raised his wine glass, the guests raised their wine glasses one after another, the musicians plucked the strings, and the beautiful maids came forward to persuade them to drink, and the atmosphere in the room became lively. From time to time, someone stood up and walked up to He Bayong to propose a toast. He raised his glass frequently, laughed loudly, and his voice shook the roof, without appearing to be worried.

At this time, a person came in from outside. He walked to He Bayong and whispered in his ear. The smile on He Bayong's face suddenly solidified. Zhang Junyan next to him noticed this. He tried his best to listen carefully, but he could only hear words such as "fire attack", "I don't know", and "shipwreck", and he suddenly felt uneasy. .

He Bayong stood up with a smile on his face: "Everyone, a certain family has some official business to deal with. Please drink slowly!" After that, he hugged everyone around him and bowed, and walked out. Zhang Junyan gritted his teeth and followed out.

"He Ba, He Ba!" Zhang Junyan called He Ba Yong's name and lowered his voice and asked, "What happened?"

He Bayong turned around and saw Zhang Junyan, his face a little ugly. He coughed: "The thieves attacked with a fire boat. Yuan Aolie was defeated and fell into the water. He doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!"

"What?" Zhang Junyan was surprised: "How could this happen? The sea is vast, how could it be attacked by a fire ship?"

"Yuan Aolie parked the boat in a bay. The thieves were very familiar with the local terrain and launched an attack with dozens of small boats filled with straw and fish oil! In panic, Yuan Aolie fell from the boat into the sea. Is he alive or dead? I don’t know yet!”

"He fell into the sea at night, and he is from the north. How can he survive?" Zhang Junyan said with a bitter smile, "What should we do now?"

"I'll go to the waiting room to take a look first. Now it seems that we must recruit troops to fight again!" He Baoyong said with a bitter smile: "Yuan Aolie, this idiot, has done me terrible harm!"

"It's useless to say this now!" Zhang Junyan sighed: "I will go back immediately, summon my troops, and ask my son to bring them to you for your disposal! In addition, I have ten thousand shi of grain and rice in my warehouse in Namba. Some cloth and two hundred thousand guan of money were donated to the imperial court for the purpose of quelling the rebellion!"

"This -" He Boyong didn't expect Zhang Junyan to be so generous. He couldn't help being surprised and felt a little ashamed: "I didn't expect you to be so generous, Jun Yan!"

"What's wrong with being generous?" Zhang Junyan said with a wry smile: "What you just said is right, if you collapse, I won't be able to run away. If I don't do anything at this time, am I still watching for the collapse to happen?"

He Bayong nodded excitedly: "Okay, I will go to the Fujiwara family now to discuss sending troops. The matter of my nephew joining the army is all mine, and I will definitely not let him suffer!" "Why are you talking about this now? !" Zhang Junyan smiled bitterly and said: "The most important thing is to suppress this rebellion first, and put everything else aside first!"

Fujiwara Prefecture.

Among all the houses of the Fujiwara family, the one that Fujiwara liked the most was the side yard on the west side. There was a hot spring in the courtyard. When building the courtyard, Fujiwara built a pool in the yard for himself to bathe. Among them, the steaming hot water flows into the courtyard, driving away the coldness from the entire courtyard, filling the house with warmth, and the hot springs are steaming day and night. In the summer, this may not matter, but in the winter, it is especially tempting.

After dealing with political affairs, Fujiwara Fubi followed his usual habit of lying in the warm pool water in the yard, closing his eyes and relaxing his body. This was the most pleasant time of his day. The hot water surrounded him, making him seem to be back in his mother's womb, carefree, relaxed and comfortable.

"Master, General He Ba wants to see you!"

Fujiwara opened his eyes with dissatisfaction, and when he saw the nervous eyes of his slave, he realized that something big had happened: "Ask him to come over, and help me change my clothes!"

After wiping his body and putting on a loose coat, Fujiwara Bubi went back to the house and sat down, and saw He Bayong coming in: "Fujiwara, something big has happened. The conquest army was defeated by the thieves' fire attack. Yuan Aolie If you fall into the sea, you will probably die!"

"What?" Fujiwara's spine stopped straight. He looked at He Bayong in surprise. Confirming that it was true, he exhaled a long breath and cursed in a low voice: "What the hell, how could this happen!"

"It's useless to pursue this now!" He Bayong said: "Let me go! Lead the troops to conquer and avenge Yuan Aolie!"

"Don't be anxious yet!" Fujiwara Fubi said: "Don't be in a hurry to leave the capital!"

"How can I not be anxious?" He Bayong said angrily: "Yuan Aoli is dead, and the thieves are getting stronger day by day. Shouldn't I do nothing?"

"The question now is, General Heba, can you definitely win if you take action personally?" Fujiwara Fubi asked: "It would be very bad if you can't win. It was you and General Yuan who were the generals who stayed to deal with the rebels. If you both lose, Now, who will protect His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty is not in Namba Capital now!" He Bayong said angrily.

"But the imperial court is in Namba Capital, and many temples in the world are located here! Once Namba Capital is in chaos, the world will definitely be in chaos. The master's efforts will be in vain!"

"Then what does Brother Fujiwara think we should do?" He Bayong asked.

"Let Mononobe Renxiong and Morijun Oishi go!" Fujiwara Nobi said: "You have to guard Namba Kyo. Also, what happened here must be reported to His Majesty and the General. Please return to Namba Kyo as soon as possible to calm people's hearts. !”

He Bayong took a deep breath. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want Mononobe Renxiong and Shoujun Oishi to serve as the leading generals, because this would increase the power of the Japanese warriors and break the original power structure. But he had no choice. Just as Fujiwara Fubi said, he needed one person to guard Namba Kyo. At this time, he hated Yuan Aolie even more. This idiot was actually defeated by the fire ship and even lost his own life. If not, Why do I need to make concessions to Fujiwara Fubi?

"Okay, I will follow what you said!" He Bayong nodded: "I will write a book in my own handwriting to apologize to Your Majesty and the General!"

"It's a small crime to ask, but you must ask His Majesty to come back as soon as possible!" Fujiwara Fubi said: "In my opinion, if this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid it will cause a huge disaster, and we will all be buried in it! "

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New town.

Di Renjie rushed through the corridor quickly, and the officials in the corridor bowed to him one after another. However, Di Renjie, who was usually polite, ignored him and went straight forward, causing a commotion behind him.

"What's wrong with Mr. Di? He's not like this normally!"

"No! Normally, even if the clerk delivering documents salutes him, Mr. Di will raise his hand or at least nod. I have never seen him like this today!"

"Didn't you see Mr. Di's face clearly? He's turning purple. I bet someone must have made him so angry!"

"It's not easy to make Mr. Di so angry! He is very generous!"

Di Renjie threw the discussion behind him behind him, or in other words, his ears could no longer hear anything. His mind was filled with the contents of the letter sent from Namba Kyo, and he rushed into Yanliang's house like this. In the side hall, he waved his hand: "Others go out first, I want to talk to the young master alone!"

People exited the house silently. Yanliang looked at Di Renjie in surprise. He had never seen Mr. Di like this before - he was almost furious. Could it be that something big happened in Chang'an? He couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart.

"Sir!" Di Renjie bowed to Yanliang, took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "This is from Namba Capital. There are rebels in the four countries. They set fire to the government offices and plundered the countries to send tribute. Yuan Aolie summoned the martial arts from various countries to conquer, but was attacked by thieves with fire ships. Yuan Aolie fell into the water and disappeared. He is probably dead!" (End of this chapter)