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Chapter 771 Bad News from Mingzhou

The next morning, Zhao Xu had just finished his breakfast and was about to go to the Imperial Garden to digest his food when Guo Zhongxiao came to him.

Zhao Xu was not surprised by Guo Zhongxiao's arrival.

He knew too well the temperament of the crows in the Song Dynasty.

Whenever there are problems with relatives by marriage, eunuchs, or military officials, these crows will not let go.

The more tolerant the emperor is towards his relatives by marriage, the crazier they become.

The force and intensity of impeachment will continue to increase.

In the end, the emperor was forced to demote them in order to resolve the matter.

And, this is exactly what they want.

Because if one offends Emperor Zhao on other issues, his career may be affected.

However, he was demoted by Emperor Zhao on issues concerning relatives by marriage, eunuchs and military officials.

Then you will not only get praise from the scholars, but also the approval of Emperor Zhao!
For more than a hundred years, the Zhao officials have relied on playing the good cop and the bad cop with the crows to PUA the foreign relatives, royal family members, and military officials.

Make them grateful, but also make them tremble with fear.

Therefore, Zhao Xu's behavior was to deliberately irritate the nerves of those crows in the Censorate.

They must and must insist on impeachment.

"Mr. Guo, are you here to deliver the impeachment letter from the Censorate?" Zhao Xu asked.

Guo Zhongxiao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am indeed here to deliver the impeachment letter..."

"Put it in my study!" Zhao Xu said, "I'll read it when I have time!"

You must watch it for sure.

But it has to be delayed a little, so that the crows in the Censorate can crow louder.

It would be best if the entire city of Bianjing knew about this incident.

Then, Zhao Xu can play his role as the 'loving' uncle.

To prevent similar jokes like "Don't let me down" from appearing among the people in the future.

Zhao Xu must act more seriously.

He didn't want to be easily exposed and embarrassed.

"I will obey your command!" Guo Zhongxiao bowed and accepted the order, but did not leave. Instead, he continued, "There is another matter that I want to report to Your Majesty..."

"uh-huh?"

"This morning, the Communications Department received an urgent express mail from Mingzhou..."

"Mingzhou? Urgent delivery?" Zhao Xu frowned.

In the Song Dynasty, the most efficient way of information transmission, express delivery by horse, was generally used in the military field due to its high cost.

Most of the miscellaneous affairs were handled by horse or foot couriers.

"Yes..." Guo Zhongxiao took out a memorial from his arms and presented it in his hand: "The minister of Mingzhou, Mu Yan, said: The King of Japan sent a tribute monk Lai Yuan to enter the country and beg to come to the capital to meet Your Majesty!"

"Japan? Tribute monks?" Zhao Xu was confused: "What's going on?"

Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, Japan's system of sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty was also abolished.

Since then, very few Japanese officials have come to Central Plains.

As far as Zhao Xu knew, in the hundred years since the Song Dynasty, only two Japanese monks came to the Song Dynasty in an official capacity.

One is the Japanese monk Huiran from the time of King Taizong, and the other is the Japanese monk Jizhao from the time of King Jinmyo.

After these two people, no Japanese monks officially sent by Japan came to the Song Dynasty.

There were many monks who secretly came to the Song Dynasty by following merchant ships without telling Heian-kyō.

A typical example is the Japanese monk Chengxun, who entered the Song Dynasty during the Xining and Yuanfeng eras and eventually passed away in Bian Jing.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, even the Japanese monks who sneaked into the Song Dynasty disappeared. The reason was that the turbulence of the international situation and the domestic political situation in Japan made the Japanese monks dare not sneak into the country anymore.

Now, a "tribute monk" who has not appeared since the founding of the Song Dynasty suddenly appeared.

A new envoy to Tang Dynasty?
Zhao Xu couldn't help but suspect that someone was planning to come to Bian Jing to eat and drink for free.

Thinking of this, Feng Jing took the urgent report from Mingzhou from Guo Zhongxiao and handed it respectfully to Zhao Xu.

After Zhao Xu opened it, he quickly read it through.

The shock in my heart is beyond words!

Liao people...

They actually raised an army and invaded Kyushu, Japan!
Now, Japan is in chaos, so it sent people to the Song Dynasty, hoping to ask for assistance from the Song Dynasty, or at least to help negotiate peace with the Liao people.

According to Chen Mu's introduction, the Japanese monk Yorien who came to the Song Dynasty this time personally assured him that if the superior country could really help his country to turn danger into safety, his country would be willing to serve the Tang Dynasty, send envoys to pay tribute for generations, and become a vassal state forever.

This is just wishful thinking.

But we were able to force the Japanese to the point where they had to come to the Song Dynasty for help.

It seems that the Liao people have caused great harm to the Japanese!

But the problem is...

Why did the Liao people go to Japan?

Aren’t they still fighting the Koreans?
Zhao Xu let out a sigh of relief, closed his eyes, and recalled the information that Yi Tian, ​​the chief monk of Goryeo, had told the Song Dynasty before - last September, after Pyongyang was captured by the Liao people, Xiao Budaye, the Liao Pyongyang commander, led his troops to invade the southwestern islands of Goryeo.

The State of Tamra, which Zhao Xu had his eyes on, was occupied by the Liao people at that time.

Tamna is the modern Jeju Island.

Starting from Tamna, even a small sampan can reach Japan.

Since ancient times, this route has been the highway for various pirates to go to Japan to make a fortune.

Of course, once Japan becomes strong, the peninsula will decline and split.

Then the situation will be reversed.

Therefore, the Liao people’s fleet could really go to Japan.

Technically, there is no problem - hundreds of years ago, during the Battle of Baekgang, the Japanese sent a large fleet to the peninsula with the intention of becoming an enemy of the Tang Dynasty...

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu stood up and said to Feng Jing, "Feng Jing, go and summon Xing Shu to the palace immediately!"

Zhao Xu knew that the Song Dynasty was in trouble!
Because Japan is a country... a typical masochist.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty in the past or the United States in the future.

Every country that has truly defeated the Japanese will receive almost unreserved flattery and worship from this country!
After the Battle of Baekgang, the Japanese sent as many as eighteen groups of envoys to the Tang Dynasty over the next two hundred years.

The culture, etiquette, system, writing, beliefs... of the Tang Dynasty were moved back almost one to one.

In modern times, Zhao Xu once traveled to Japan and visited the ancient Japanese buildings and temples in the Tang Dynasty style.

It cannot be said that it is exactly the same as the Tang Dynasty architecture, it can only be said to be copy and paste.

As for the United States?

The status of the Five-Star Emperor Mai Dashuai in Japan is almost like that of a god!

Moreover, the Japanese almost obeyed all the requests of the Americans.

Even his own son is not so filial!

Therefore, if the Liao people could conquer the Japanese with their military force and then use some gentle tactics to appease them.

Then, the Liao people could get a nearly perfect loyal dog.

What’s even more terrible is that Japan today has a large number of precious metal deposits.

If only the Liao people could get these resources...

Zhao Xu didn’t dare to think about it anymore!
Whenever he thought of the day in the future when the Song and Liao went to war, the Liao people would shout: Even if we fight to the last Japanese, the Liao will never surrender! He couldn't help but shudder!
(End of this chapter)