Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 387: Never ending

Inugami Santian looked at Chen Qingsi with a slight smile on his face, thinking about the tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty tigers outside the city, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly knelt down and bowed his head and said: "Captain, please calm down, foreign ministers don't know how high the sky is, so I hope you can forgive me."

Chen Qingsi nodded, reined in his horse, looked around, and said loudly: "The Japanese country is a vassal state of the imperial court, and the king's affairs must be canonized by the imperial court to be legitimate. If he is not canonized by the imperial court, he will be in an unfair position and will be a thief who steals the country. , we can lead the world to fight together. The imperial court will also send troops to kill the thieves who have stolen the country."

Every word he spoke spoke loudly.

In this expedition, the Japanese suffered heavy losses. Now was their weakest time, so they took advantage of this opportunity to set rules and regulations to let the Japanese accept the reality and not turn around within a hundred years.

At this moment, as defeated dogs, how could they dare to speak.

After leaving Feiniaojing, Chen Qingsi and a group of Japanese people returned to the Tang Army's military camp.

In just half an hour, the well-trained Tang army had already set up camp to rest outside the city.

"Grand Governor!"

Arriving at the gate of the Tang Army, the surrounding soldiers greeted them loudly.

Chen Qingsi nodded and entered first.

Inugami Mita Saki saw that the forest of swords and guns around the military camp shone with golden light under the midday sun. The soldiers guarding the honor solemnly lined up on both sides, leaving a galloping path for five horses to run parallel to each other.

He was a little worried that this was an invitation to commit suicide, but then he thought about it. With the current military strength of the Tang army, if he really wanted to kill him, it would be a matter of just one sentence. There was no need to make such a gesture. He immediately calmed down and walked into the military camp.

The military camp road does not lead directly to the Chinese army's tent, but twists and turns in the camp, like a maze.

Walking all the way to the Chinese army's tent, Quan Shang Santian and Shu didn't know where the Tang army's Chinese army's tent was located in the camp.

Is it the center?
Or to the left or to the right?
The entire camp was guarded by soldiers of the Tang Army in important areas, layer upon layer, in an orderly manner; the patrolling soldiers were full of energy and orderly, and the food, grass and baggage were piled up like mountains, and they were heavily guarded.

Think about their Japanese formation, which was surrounded by several circles of cloth to make it mysterious.

Compared with the Tang Army's camp, it is simply the difference between a firefly and a bright moon.

For a moment, Inugami Mita Shu seemed to have returned to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty.

Inugami Mita Shu went to the Central Plains twice as an envoy. The first time was in the tenth year of Daye. When the Central Plains was still the Sui Dynasty, nothing special happened. The key point is the second mission, in the fourth year of Zhenguan. In that year, Li Jing swept the north, the Tang army destroyed the Turks with a devastating posture, and invited Jieli Khan to dance in Chang'an.

Inugami Mita was on Suzaku Street in Chang'an when he saw the prisoner presentation ceremony of the triumphant soldiers of the Tang Army.

At that moment, Inugami Mita was full of yearning and admiration for the Tang Dynasty, and he was also the most devout pro-Tang sect.

The scenes from the past seemed to reappear.

Inugami Mita Shu, who had seen the world, was still shocked, let alone other Japanese people?
Various complex expressions appeared on each face, including shock, fear and some happiness.

Inugami Mita Shu knew that this was Chen Qingsi's intention to show off how majestic the heavenly soldiers and generals under the Tang Dynasty were.

Apparently, he succeeded.

In Chen Qingsi's military tent, it was not a military tent for discussions, but a military tent for resting.

Chen Qingsi asked Inugami Mita and his party to sit down and discuss some Japanese affairs with them.

Such as the location of the new capital and the stability of Kinki.

Inugami Mita Hao still has two brushes, and he put forward a very pertinent plan.

"Kinki has always been under the control of the royal family and the public. They have grabbed and invaded land over the years, which has already made people angry. Many declining public nobles have been driven out. Take advantage of the opportunity to reactivate them and return their original land to them. They I will definitely be happy to serve, and will also assist the Governor in suppressing the current public.

Chen Qingsi couldn't help but nod her head as she listened, and she accepted all Inugami Mita's suggestions.

Inugami Mita Sagi became more and more energetic as he spoke, saying: "Controlling Kinki is easy, but if you want to control Japan, you have to capture Owari and Mino. The Owari Plain is a grain-producing area after the Kinki Plain. In the future For a period of time, the feudal lords in various places will definitely fight against each other for their past grudges. As long as they control the food, they can gradually calm down the internal turmoil. "

Owari, Mino!
Hearing these familiar words, Chen Qingsi felt a little nostalgic for his career in junior high school. He nodded and said, "This is easy. I will ask my general to make a trip."

As he spoke, he glanced at Monk Yitong, who was in sixth place. At this moment, the monk was lowering his head. It was obvious that he was not taken seriously and was not even qualified to speak.

Come to think of it, if he was really a confidant, he wouldn't take the risk to deliver the news.

Chen Qingsi did not look at him, but ignored him, and appointed Inugami Mita Shu with full authority to handle the affairs of Japan's Kinki region.

He let Inugami Mitsuda handle everything, and he did not respond to his suggestions and requests, except for the matter of establishing a monarch, there has been no movement.

Inugami Mita Saki's favorite is his weak friend Prince Owari, but he no longer dares to mention it. Even if he does not establish Prince Owari, he still has to choose one.

After all, a country cannot live without a king for a day. Although Mita Inugami enjoys the feeling of having great power now, he also knows that only by exerting his power as a king can he truly command the world's feudal lords to stop their armies and cease fighting.

Because now the entire Japanese country, except for the area under the rule of the Tang army, is in chaos.

This time they were invited by King Qin, and as a result, the feudal lords of the world rebelled and were defeated.

The rebellious feudal lord looted all the way back to his own territory and made a lot of money.

The defeated feudal lord returned to his territory and learned that his territory had been invaded by thieves and that his food had been plundered. In order to survive, he either plundered his neighbors or took revenge directly.

Coupled with the loss of royal prestige, some weak people did not join in the fun. Knowing that the people who bullied me in the past were left with only defeated soldiers, it was natural to take revenge and complain.

As for the ambitious feudal lords, they are not willing to miss this opportunity. In short, there is not much peace in the Japanese country.

Now if we want the Japanese country to be stable, we can only reorganize the Japanese royal family and order all parties to stop fighting in the name of the Japanese king.

But Chen Qingsi had no intention of establishing a Japanese king, which made Inugami Mita Shu a little confused.

On this day, Chen Qingsi was writing a memorial in his account. He wrote down the situation of the Japanese country bit by bit in the memorial, and wrote down his own ideas and suggestions.

In the middle of writing, Li Hongqing burst in angrily.

Chen Qingsi frowned slightly. When he was writing the memorial, he didn't like people around him. Li Hongqing barging in like this made him feel a little uncomfortable. But seeing her angry look, he felt a little funny. He put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Who angered the heroic and chivalrous Madam Li?"

Li Hongqing opened his mouth and said: "You men don't have any good things."

Chen Qingsi was a little stunned, wondering what had happened, when she heard Cheng Boxian's voice from outside the tent.

"Grand Governor, Minister Quan Shangzuo wants to see you."

Inugami Mita Shu had been promoted to the left minister of Japan at this time.

"Humph!"

Li Hongqing suddenly snorted.

Chen Qingsi immediately realized that the problem was probably with Inugami Mita Shu: Li Hongqing had been guarding him these days and had never lost his temper. The two of them usually got along with each other in a hazy way, just like the legendary couple who never met. It means full.

Chen Qingsi was quite enjoying it. There must be a reason for his attitude today.

"Let him come in!" Cheng Boxian added another sentence: "Grand Governor, Minister Quan Shangzuo is here to bring a gift."

Chen Qingsi was surprised and said: "What kind of ceremony?"

Li Hongqing snorted again.

Cheng Boxian deliberately lowered his voice and said, "It's a few Japanese women, talking about Izumo Singer..."

Chen Qingsi understood instantly and said: "It's nonsense, let him go back! Who do you think this governor is? It's unreasonable."

"Yes!" Cheng Boxian raised his voice again, with a smile in his tone.

Chen Qingsi cursed secretly: "This kid is getting more and more outrageous. I have to find some trouble for him later."

He smiled at Li Hongqing and said, "This old guy is still an eminent monk. What's on his mind? Does he look like a philanderer to me?"

Li Hongqing's stinky expression eased a lot and said, "Who knows!"

Chen Qingsi said: "Why don't you know?"

Li Hongqing was a little surprised: "I should know?"

"Of course!" Chen Qingsi said matter-of-factly: "Ms. Li is so heroic and beautiful that people are attracted to her. With such a beautiful lady like Ms. Li by my side, I can still maintain the demeanor of a gentleman. Can't I prove my character?"

Li Hongqing was slightly stunned and cursed: "You're a bastard!"

He actually ran away.

The corners of Chen Qingsi's mouth turned up unconsciously. This dog Shang Santian had done a good deed.

Chen Qingsi has never considered establishing a Japanese king. Inugami Mita Shu does not understand, and the same goes for Lu Zhaolin.

He held it in for a long time. On this day, he was sorting out the chaotic situation in various parts of the Japanese country, and couldn't help but ask: "Is there a suitable candidate for the Grand Governor?"

Chen Qingsi shook his head and said: "Those so-called royal families in the Japanese country have made peace with close relatives and have all kinds of weird things. It's just a matter of choosing a king. What's so rare? It's just that I'm waiting for someone. With him here, the affairs of the Japanese country can be done. ”

Lu Zhaolin was a little confused.

Chen Qingsi said: "It's just that I don't know if I can wait for him. Does he still have the courage to make a desperate move... Give him three more days."

On the second day and night after he said this, Chen Qingsi waited for Monk Yitong to ask for an audience.

Monk Yitong is exactly the person Chen Qingsi is waiting for.

"Grand Governor!"

Yitong knelt on the ground.

Chen Qingsi put on her coat and asked, "It's so late and you came to see me. Do you have anything to do?"

Yitong put his head on the ground and said loudly: "Yitong is willing to die for the Governor. He will do whatever it takes to serve the Governor. I hope the Governor will put him to good use."

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "So, do you have any resentment in your heart?"

Yitong gritted his teeth and said: "Of course there is. The war ahead is unclear, and no one dares to risk going to Tangying. It was me who risked his life and risked being infamy for thousands of years to send the news to the governor. But Minister Zuo because of this I am born in a lower class, and I don’t have to be in a lower class, so how can I not complain?”

"Okay!" Chen Qingsi nodded and said, "It's okay if you have any grievances! Let's do this. Which prince do you think is the best for the Japanese country now?"

Yoshitoshi was stunned for a while, then thought about it and mustered up the courage to say: "Prince Mosquito House is the best."

Chen Qingsi asked: "Why?"

Yitong: "I was once his companion."

"Okay!" Chen Qingsi said: "The future of Japan will be left to Prince Mosquito House and you."

It's that simple and casual.

Yitong was overjoyed and kept thanking him, but he soon calmed down and said: "Grand Governor, Minister Zuo has too much prestige in the Japanese country. He doesn't dare to do anything when you are here. Once you leave, he can take advantage of you at any time. "

"Don't worry!" Chen Qingsi said softly: "From the beginning, my governor had no intention of letting him stay in Japan. I will let him lead the guilty minister to Chang'an. It will not be easy for him to come back here! Don't worry, my governor. I'll support you..."

Ever since Inugami Mitsuda showed his ability to subdue Kinki's prestige, he never thought about letting him stay in Japan for a long time.

If such a person exists, what is the value of Tang Jun's existence?
He didn't need someone who could handle things with full authority. He needed someone who could rely on the power of the Tang army to handle the affairs of Japan.

With the support of the Tang army, he is the prime minister of the Japanese state. Without the support of the Tang army, he is nothing.

Such people are in line with Datang's ultimate interests.

Yitong was ambitious and capable, but because of his background, even if he made great achievements, he would not be reused.

With such a status, even if he ascends to a high position, the people below him will not accept it.

This is also the result Chen Qingsi wants.

Watching Monk Yitong leave, Chen Qingsi, as a chess player, has already laid down his last chess piece in Japan.

Chen Qingsi continued to lie on the bed, and a question suddenly came to his mind. If he was mixed up like this, what would happen to the Japanese country in the future?
Chen Qingsi didn't know that if he did this, the entire future of Japan would be turned upside down.

Historically, there was not only one Yamato tribe in the entire Japanese island. There was the Ezo tribe in Ezo in the northeast, and the Hayato tribe in Kagoshima in the southwest.

These two tribes both live in the harsh mountains and rivers, make a living by fishing and hunting, and for some reason they have extremely strong fighting capabilities.

In the Japanese country, the Ezo people and the Hayato people are aliens to the Japanese who consider themselves to be the Yamato clan.

The Japanese state specially set up the position of general to conquer Ezo and Hayato.

At this time, Japan did not have an advantage against Ezo and Hayato. It had more than enough defense but not enough offense. Because of this, being able to defeat Ezo and Hayato offensively is something worth bragging about.

Historically, the Japanese country learned advanced institutional culture from the Tang Dynasty, and its national power soared. Although it suffered heavy losses in the battle at Baijiangkou, it quickly recovered its strength after a period of recuperation, and then conquered the Hayato clan in a hundred years, and used It took hundreds of years to defeat Ezo, and the Yamato clan unified Japan.

Now that Chen Qingsi is making trouble, the number of Japanese people has dropped sharply, and the entire Japanese country has suffered from the pain of broken bones and muscles.

The Hayato clan and the Ezo clan took advantage of the situation to rise.

The Hayato clan occupied the southern part of Kyushu Island, and the Ezo clan went directly south, occupying a large area of ​​land in the northeast of Japan, and almost reached Kanto.

Even if the Central Plains loses control of the Japanese island due to force majeure in the future, the Japanese island will also be divided into three ethnic groups, and there will be endless fighting...

Of course, all this is beside the point...

(End of this chapter)