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Chapter 281 An unexpected surprise 3
Since Hong Tao is not used to sitting on chairs that are too hard, including the throne, except for attending court and cabinet meetings, he usually likes to use rattan chairs in the office.

At this time, he was crossing his legs, shaking his head and immersed in the joyful emotion of digging holes to harm people. He was only about two meters away from the Japanese envoy, with nothing in between except the thin coffee table.

"Ah! Boom..." Faced with the sudden change, the emperor's reaction was not too slow. His body instinctively fell backwards and kicked the coffee table away. At the same time, a stream of white smoke came out from the hem of his robe, and then a huge explosion burst out. ring.The whole figure looked like it was equipped with a rocket engine, and it was pushed out half a meter while lying down.

The Japanese envoy's skills are really impressive. The moment he threw himself out with all his strength, he was able to catch the incense burner on the coffee table without losing his momentum at all.

"Ugh..." But there was something faster than him, and it hit the incense burner hard, causing the forward momentum to come to an abrupt halt, and the whole person fell to the ground like a broken sack.

"Ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand..." Until then, Wang Chengen, the only one allowed to record in the palace, had time to react, but not only did his legs and feet not work well, but his tongue was also curled up.

"Shut up! Go tell the people outside, just say that I am demonstrating the firecrackers to the envoys from the foreign countries, don't make a fuss." Before the little eunuch could adjust his mood before shouting a second time, the emperor had already climbed up from the carpet, holding his hands It carried a fine short gun that was still smoking.

"I fucking let you ninja! I fucking let you assassinate! Are you dumbfounded now? Not only will the Tokugawa family not get a chance to breathe because of your sacrifice, but they will pay a heavy price for your stupidity, and you, They are the sinners of the Yamato nation!”

In addition to scolding Wang Chengen in a low voice to prevent Wang Chengen from shouting, the emperor took out another equally exquisite short fire blunderbuss from his arms and carefully walked to the Japanese envoy. Seeing that he was seriously injured and bleeding from the corner of his mouth, he rounded it up. The big feet hit his chest and abdomen with two more kicks, grinning strangely while kicking.

It is an indisputable fact that the Japanese envoy is an assassin, but how did Hong Tao see through his true identity, load the gun in advance, and be ready to fire at all times?

In fact, ever since the Japanese envoy entered Cining Palace, Hong Tao's right hand had been shrinking inside his robe, holding the loaded blunderbuss with its nose open, pointing at him.

Summoning foreign envoys in the harem was very inconsistent with the court regulations. In addition to etiquette, there was another important reason. No one could guarantee the emperor's safety.As the ancients said, the emperor's wrath will leave millions of dead bodies and blood for thousands of miles.The anger of commoner, five steps of bloodshed, the world is plain.

The emperor has great power, and his joy and sorrow may bring disaster to the whole world.The common people cannot compete with the imperial power, but there is an exception, that is, when the distance is too close, no matter how talented or scheming the emperor is, there is a high probability that he will be an ordinary person under a knife, and he will die without any privileges.

That is to say, because of security issues, emperors in the past dynasties were aloof, reclusive, and always kept a distance from others. It was not because of mystery or busy work, but because of fear of death!

But Hong Tao is not afraid of death, and he is very unaccustomed to living such a life in prison, and he does not want to trade his personal freedom for life.When the situation is under control, he prefers to talk face to face with people on an equal footing, even foreign envoys he is not familiar with.

Of course, what is meant by a controllable situation is very important.For example, the environment must be relatively safe, and the palace meets this condition.For another example, the necessary body search is indispensable.Japanese envoys must be inspected three or four times by different departments before and after entering the palace to ensure that no weapons are hidden.

Then Hong Tao was not afraid of anyone. He could defy any martial arts master with his bare hands in front of hot weapons.Don't say that the body is also a weapon. As the saying goes, a gun is fast from seven steps away, and a gun is accurate and fast within seven steps!
The Japanese envoy perfectly verified this sentence. His explosive power is really good, but he is still not as fast as a bullet.Before his body had even covered the distance between the two people, the bullet was already coming towards him.If it hadn't been blocked by the incense burner, there would have been a hole the size of a walnut on his chest and abdomen that was bleeding.

It doesn't matter if the first shot misses, Hong Tao prepared two.This is a pair of male and female short muskets sent by Zhao Shizhen. In addition to their royal workmanship, their performance is also uncompromised, and they are even more accurate than ordinary short muskets.

The only reason is that the Japanese envoy looked down on his opponent so much that he refused to change his name or surname, thinking that no one in the Ming Dynasty knew the history of him and his family.As a result, Hong Tao had already targeted him before he arrived in the capital.

Hattori was about to arrive, and the Tokugawa shogunate's grand magistrate accepted the request.I really don’t know what a Taizong official is and what a great Nayan Hongtao is, so I have to ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites.But Hattori was confident that he knew more about this name than anyone else in the Ming Dynasty, including most people in Japan.During the Warring States Period in Japan, there was an organization called Ninja. I believe that most Chinese people in later generations know about it.Whether it is literary works or film and television dramas, they are described as a group of strange killers who come and go without a trace, have excellent qinggong and martial arts, and are good at using hidden weapons.Their leader is called Hattori Hanzo.

In fact, Hattori Hanzo is not a name, but a title, belonging to the Hattori family.Every clan leader who takes over the management of the family can be called Hanzo.The most famous one is Hattori Masashige.

Japanese folk have a saying about the Edo period: Tokugawa Ieyasu conquered the world because of his mastery of ninjas.The ninjas here are the Iga Dozen Group led by Hattori Masashige.During the Incident at Honnoji Temple, he single-handedly protected Tokugawa Ieyasu from the siege, which made him famous.

There were three important figures in Japan's Warring States Period, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The latter two were daimyo under the former one.

Oda Nobunaga was quite capable, with good cultural level and excellent military ability. Under his leadership, he started the prelude to the unification of the entire Japan.If history had given him a few more years, he would have likely created a new Japan that was different from that of later shogunates.

Unfortunately, in 1582, Oda Nobunaga was besieged by his trusted general Akechi Mitsuhide in Honnōji Temple, and he committed suicide after being outnumbered.At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu was also invited to Kyoto as a guest, with only more than 10 guards around him.

After hearing the bad news, he felt that there was no hope of survival. He was unwilling to surrender, let alone be captured and humiliated, so he simply committed suicide.As a result, he was stopped by the guard Hattori Masashige, claiming that he could protect Tokugawa Ieyasu and return to Mikawa Kingdom safely.

Hattori Masashige was born in Iga country, which was located in the western part of Mie Prefecture in later Japan. It was a remote and remote area with thin land that was not suitable for farming.In order to make a living, the local people simply went out of the mountains to work for the daimyo of other countries. They were best at spying on intelligence and assassinating people, and gradually developed a career as a ninja.

In Japanese comics, ninjas mostly come from Iga and Koka. They are good at the Five Elements Escape Technique and the Five Carriage Technique. They are omnipotent in heaven and earth, and they often kill people invisible.

In fact, there are ninjas in many villages in that area, and ninjutsu is not as mysterious as the legend says.In the parlance of later generations, ninjas are special forces, and ninjutsu is a comprehensive skill summarized from actual combat. It includes not only fighting techniques, but also makeup deception, intelligence analysis, ambush and sneak attacks, wild survival, etc.

Hattori Masaki was one of the best. He really relied on his own efforts to escort Tokugawa Ieyasu safely out of Kyoto. When he was intercepted by troops sent by Akechi Mitsuhide on the way, he made full use of the mountainous landforms to ambush in the wild and sneak attack the pursuers. .

Afterwards, through word of mouth and literary processing, this operation became a ghost ninja that killed thousands of people with one person.In fact, he just put on makeup and walked on a small road, became familiar with combat in jungles and mountains, and successfully avoided pursuing soldiers.

Hattori Masashige and Hattori Masashi, their names differ only by one character. Is there any connection between the two people?As Hong Tao, who was keen on learning Japanese through Japanese comics and games when he was young, it can be said responsibly that Hattori Masashiro is not only the son of Hattori Masashige, but also the third generation Hattori Hanzo!
Hong Tao was not surprised that the Tokugawa shogunate sent a ninja to serve as an envoy to the daimyo.Speaking of which, some of Tokugawa Ieyasu's governing ideas coincided with his, such as the creation of an intelligence organization.It sounds like ninjas always fight and kill, but that's not the case. They are more like an intelligence organization, focusing on spying and assassination as a supplement.

The western coastal ports had just been harmed by two navy warships. It was only natural for Tokugawa Ieyasu to send an intelligence agent to find an excuse to come to Da Ming to investigate.But does Hanzo have other ideas?Hong Tao doesn't know either, but he can try.

For example, create conditions that allow him to have ideas and tempt him to implement them.After hearing about the future of Japan, Hattori Achieve was really angry and deceived.Then the Tokugawa Shogunate lost a senior spy chief!If he dares to have his own ideas, then he can only endure it. If he can't bear it, he will die!

As for what Tokugawa Ieyasu would think, it doesn't matter at all.Today's Ming Dynasty and Japan are like women quarreling in the village. No matter how loud the voice is or how vicious the curse words are, no one will take the initiative to touch the other. First, they are out of reach, and second, they have too much time to take care of themselves. The family has not settled everything, no Use your energy to expand outside.

(End of this chapter)