The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 292 Kyoto Changes Ownership
After the one-eyed Lei Xiong,
Chang Kuohai joined the battlefield holding a terrifying giant axe.

This unrivalled warrior charged and hacked back and forth among the Japanese troops, causing blood to splatter and broken limbs to fly wherever he passed. He was truly a brave and incomparable warrior.

"Protect the general!"

Seeing this, the deputy general of Xiandeng Camp sighed helplessly, and then signaled the soldiers to prepare to shoot immediately.

Of course, the three-barreled gun could not be used this time. It would be a joke if it hurt one of our own people, so the Rumi gun was quickly put into position and then started shooting.

The thunderous sound of musketry became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Japanese army.

At first they were frightened by the ferocious attacks of Duyan Lei and Chang Kuohai, and then the sharp flaming firearms in the hands of the Ming army frightened them to the point of crying for their parents.

Before they could react, the warriors fell directly into a pool of blood one after another, unable to even resist!
What kind of terror weapon is this?
The Ming army is so terrifying!

There is no way to defeat them at all!
Driven by the instinct of survival, many warriors gave up resistance and ran away in the chaos.

At this moment, Hosokawa Summoto was still in shock!
He was the adopted son of Hosokawa Masato, the most distinguished Japanese nobleman of that era besides the emperor, so he knew the existence of firearms.

But where did the Ming army get these powerful firearms?

Why didn't Japan know about this before?

Those damn Japanese pirates were never mentioned!

Damn thing!

"Come on!"

"My Lord, please run away!"

Seeing his warriors fleeing one after another, his confidant immediately protected Hosokawa Summoto and fled into the city.

Chang Kuohai chopped and killed frantically for a while, but suddenly found that there was no one around him, so he put away his axe unhappily.

Lei Xiong also came to his senses and immediately ordered: "Don't pursue, guard the city gate and welcome the main force into the city!"

Of course he wanted to continue chasing and killing, but guarding the city gate was the most important thing.

As long as the main force of the army enters Kyoto, the capital of Japan will be declared to have changed hands.

The remaining Japanese soldiers who had not had time to escape were all killed by the three-barreled gun.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Mu, An Guo and others led the main force to the battlefield, and Tang Mu did not waste any time and began to deploy the battle plan.

"An Guo, lead your troops to the Emperor's Palace and make sure to... protect these Japanese royal families!"

"Lei Xiong Chang Kuohai, lead your troops to continue chasing that Hosokawa Sumikawa and take down the Muromachi shogunate!"

"The rest of the generals, lead your troops to the gate of Kyoto, seize and control the gate!"

"Remember this: anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

As the most trusted confidant of Marquis Zhongshan, the other generals naturally did not dare to question Tangmu's orders, and they quickly followed his orders and left.

Tang Mu stayed at the city gate, waiting for Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao to enter the city.

Soon the entire Japanese capital was plunged into war. All the dignitaries in the city closed their doors and watched through the cracks in the windows and doors as the Ming Dynasty soldiers took over the entire capital.

An Guo led the elite troops of the Xianzhen Camp to the Japanese imperial palace.

In fact, it is quite disrespectful to call it the imperial palace.

After all, in the minds of the Chinese people, there is only one emperor in the world, and that is the Emperor of China, the current Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called emperors of other vassal states, including Annan and Japan, were all pseudo-emperors who usurped the imperial system!

The palace in front of you where the King of Wa lives should be called "Kyoto Imperial Palace". It was first built in the Heian period and has experienced many fires and wars. The most recent reconstruction was after the Onin War.

It seems that it has everything it should have, such as the Purple Palace and the Imperial Pond Garden, but it is still incomparable to the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.

It’s too small, so small that it makes people feel sad.

After getting rid of the Japanese warriors guarding the palace gate, An Guo was about to lead his troops into the Japanese king's palace, but he turned his head and looked seriously at the elite troops of the Formation Trap.

"Except for the samurai soldiers, do not kill anyone indiscriminately, especially the fake emperor of Japan!"

"We are not qualified to deal with these Japanese royal family members, including the concubines. This is a taboo and will cost you your life. Do you remember this?"

All the soldiers looked solemn and nodded.

"Also, the gold, silver, and jewelry will be distributed uniformly by the Marquis. He will never mistreat the soldiers. Don't bring shame to our Xianzhen Camp, otherwise I will whip him to death myself!"

It’s not that An Guotaiguo is cautious, but the mansion in front of him is different.

No matter what, it is the palace of the King of Japan. Gold, silver, treasures, beautiful women and other things must be very common.

Therefore, An Guo was worried that his soldiers would not be able to resist the temptation and violate the military orders. If that happened, the Marquis would blame them and they would lose some military merits for nothing. Some soldiers would also be severely punished!
So no matter what, we have to warn these soldiers first, otherwise if something like this really happens, An Guo will also be embarrassed.

After repeated instructions, An Guo led his soldiers into the Japanese king's palace.

However, they were soon dumbfounded.

This imperial palace only looks big, but it is actually empty inside.

No gold, silver or jewelry!

What stunning beauty? No!

What... Anyway, there is nothing that should be in the palace... It's not there!

There were only a group of shivering royal family members and an old man wearing coarse linen clothes like a monk.

An Guo was dumbfounded and ordered his soldiers to bring the old man up.

"Are you the fake emperor of Japan?"

Emperor Go-Kashiwabara and elder brother Katsuhito shook their heads in anger.

"I'm not!"

"I haven't even held a ceremony to ascend the throne, what kind of emperor am I?!"

All of Japan's culture and etiquette were learned from the Central Plains dynasties, from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, so the Japanese emperor also calls himself "I".

It was a pity that this elder brother had not yet understood the situation. When An Guo heard him say "I" several times, he was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped him in the face, and said in a low voice: "What a bastard!"

"The ruler of a tiny country dares to usurp the imperial system and call himself... I think you are looking for death!"

Transgressing the imperial system!

This is a capital crime!
So even An Guo didn't dare to say that word.

Brother Shengren was stunned for a moment and fell to the ground, crying loudly.

This sudden change made An Guo helpless.

Didn't you say manly?

I just gave you a few slaps in the face, why are you howling?

Brother Katsuhito began to cry and complain that his life as an emperor was really frustrating.

He was the first son of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, and his mother was Niwada Asako, the daughter of Gon Dainagon Niwada Nagakane.

Because the Onin War caused many sequelae, one of which was the financial difficulties of the imperial court. Not only was the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara unable to be held, but even the funeral of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado was not held forty-three days after his death.

His father was an emperor, but after his death there was no money for burial. His body was left for forty-three days until it started to stink and no one cared about it. Finally, a few daimyos could no longer bear it and pooled money together to bury him.

But his father was buried, but no one paid attention to his own enthronement ceremony.

The Katsuhito brothers also planned to levy special taxes in the territories under their control to raise funds for the ceremony, but the Wakasa guardians, Takeda Motonobu and Takeda Gento, were attacked and killed by local tyrants, and the taxation plan was shelved.

And the damned thief, Hosokawa Masamune, actually said, "The enthronement ceremony is useless and a waste of money."

So to this day, even though he has been the emperor for almost ten years, he has not yet held a coronation ceremony!

Because he had studied the etiquette of the Central Plains in depth, the concept of etiquette and law was deeply rooted in his heart. If he didn't hold a ceremony to ascend the throne, he would not be legitimate and legitimate. What kind of emperor was he?
Especially after Hosokawa Masamoto was assassinated by his adopted son Hosokawa Sumiyuki, the political situation in Kinai reached its peak, and no one paid attention to the emperor's enthronement ceremony.

Brother Shengren also tried to discuss with Ashikaga Yoshizumi, the current shogun, but it turned out that this useless Ashikaga Yoshizumi was just a puppet and could not escape the control of Hosokawa Masamoto at all.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty soldiers arrived and gave Brother Lai Shengren a few slaps in the face, completely breaking down his psychological defenses.

Why is the life of the Japanese emperor so miserable? !
Anguo also wrote about numbness.

This fake Japanese emperor is really...eye-opening.

It is really a strange thing that an emperor could be so poor.

They dared to violate the imperial system. An Guo really didn't know where the Japanese royal family got the courage from.

"That's enough, stop howling!" "Just be patient and wait for my Lord Marquis to deal with you!"

"Maybe I can even hold a coronation ceremony for you to fulfill your long-cherished wish!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Brother Shengren stopped howling instantly and looked up at Anguo.

"Is the Ming Dynasty really willing to give Yue... me a coronation ceremony?"

Fortunately, he did not say the word "I", otherwise he would have been beaten again.

"Why isn't it possible?"

"My Ming Dynasty values ​​etiquette and law the most. Since you are the king of Japan, the enthronement ceremony must be held. However, since you have violated the imperial system, you will not be given the ceremony of an emperor. At most, you will be given the ceremony of a king!"

Brother Shengren's eyes lit up.

The king's ceremonies and the emperor's ceremonies are not important.

As long as the Ming army left, he would still be the emperor of Japan, because the concept of the emperor had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it would not matter what he said to the outside world, because the situation was stronger than the person!

As long as these Ming troops left, he would be the legitimate emperor of Japan.

It is even possible, with the support of the Ming army, to completely eliminate the shogunate and restore the peak period of the emperor's rule!
The Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan back then was actually the first restoration of the monarchy after Emperor Go-Daigo destroyed the Kamakura shogunate and implemented new policies, known in history as the Kenmu Restoration, in an attempt to regain control of Japan by the imperial court.

However, since the new policy failed to meet the demands of the samurai and only reused the nobles in Kyoto, it aroused dissatisfaction among the samurai. Among them, the anti-shogunate general Ashikaga Takauji was even more dissatisfied. Although he was given the character "尊" in the emperor's name, he intended to establish the Kaifu. Later, Ashikaga Takauji forced Emperor Go-Daigo to abdicate and enthroned Emperor Mūmei of the Jimyōin lineage.

Emperor Go-Murakami appointed him as the Shogun and established the Muromachi shogunate, which marked the beginning of the Northern Dynasty. Later, Emperor Daigo was forced to abdicate and managed to escape, retreating to Yoshino in Yamato with the three sacred treasures that symbolized the emperor, which was the Southern Dynasty. Thus, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were finally formed, and history books also called it "One Day, Two Emperors, One Southern Dynasty".

This "heaven" refers to Ashikaga Takauji!

After all, since the Kamakura shogunate, the imperial court has become a hollow mascot. Countless emperors were unwilling to be controlled by others and wanted to regain power. Emperor Go-Daigo is the best example, but unfortunately they all ended in failure.

Brother Shengren was also unwilling to live such a hard life for the rest of his life. Now that he had finally got the chance, he immediately cheered up.

Unfortunately, An Guo was too lazy to talk too much nonsense with him. He felt that this fake Japanese emperor was mentally ill, and if they continued to communicate, it would infect him.

At the same time, the Muromachi shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshizumi didn't know what was going on, so he carried Hosokawa Summoto on his back and prepared to escape.

However, Lei Xiong and Chang Kuohai arrived in time and blocked their way. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides. Unfortunately, the Hosokawa clan had just experienced a massacre by the Ming army at the city gate and had lost all their fighting spirit. They were extremely afraid of the horrible weapons in the hands of the Ming army. After only a short while of fighting, these samurai abandoned the family head Hosokawa Summoto and fled.

With almost no effort, Lei Xiong and Chang Kuohai captured the Muromachi shogunate and captured Hosokawa Sumiko and Ashikaga Yoshisumi alive.

There is no doubt that these two people made the greatest contribution in this battle!

The Emperor's Palace was captured by the Muromachi shogunate, and the Japanese troops in Kyoto completely lost their backbone. They ran around like headless flies, trying to escape the Kyoto battlefield.

However, the four city gates had already been captured and controlled by the Ming army, so in the end the Japanese troops had no choice but to surrender.

After taking control of the situation in Kyoto, Tang Mu immediately dispatched soldiers to clear out the rebellious troops roaming in the city. He also sent people to notify Lord Zhongshan who was stationed in the camp outside the city.

Looking at the rising sun in the sky, Tang Hao couldn't help but smile.

In the middle of the night, the Japanese army in Kyoto was defeated and the entire Kyoto was controlled. The combat capability of the Ming soldiers did not disappoint him.

Tang Hao officially entered Kyoto with his personal army, and then went straight to the Emperor's Palace.

After all, the Emperor of Japan is a member of the royal family who has always been respected by the Japanese people, and this concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Tang Hao wants to reform Japan next, so the Japanese emperor will be a good trump card.

As for Ashikaga Yoshihide, he is also a suitable candidate to be the shogun.

If the Ming Dynasty wants to completely control Japan, it must ensure that no unified force will emerge within Japan. The emperor and the shogunate are naturally the best choices because they are inherently in power conflict.

Tang Hao believed that the humiliated Japanese emperor would make a wise choice.

Soon they arrived at the Emperor's Palace, and An Guo immediately came up to report and briefly reported the situation of the false emperor of Japan.

Tang Hao was a little amused and confused after hearing this. How come he didn't have any imperial airs at all?
It seems that the days of these Japanese emperors are much more miserable than he had imagined.

When Brother Shengren heard that the Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty had arrived, he immediately dressed properly and stood in front of Tang Hao with neither servility nor arrogance, and then...

He was kicked and flew out!

Brother Shengren spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Tang Hao with horror on his face.

How could this Ming Dynasty Marquis Zhongshan be so cruel and brutal, attacking people at the slightest disagreement?

Tang Hao walked forward, squatted down and looked at the Japanese emperor with contempt.

"First, you have violated the imperial system. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, I will kill you with a single blow, and there will be no problem!"

"Secondly, you are just a puppet mascot worshipped by the Muromachi shogunate. Your father has been dead for more than a month and has been stinking, but there is no money to bury him. You, the fake emperor of Japan, still don't have the money to hold the enthronement ceremony. What kind of emperor of Japan can you be considered?"

"Third, I am the Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of the military generals and nobles, and a trusted and important minister of His Majesty the Zhengde Emperor. I command the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's capital army. Compared with a puppet mascot like you, my status is much higher than yours. Why are you putting on airs in front of me?"

Hearing this, Brother Shengren felt so ashamed that he became ruthless and threw away his face. He struggled to stand up and knelt in front of Tang Hao.

"Marquis Zhongshan, please forgive me!"

"I beg the Marquis of Zhongshan to support me in restoring the monarchy and implementing new policies!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Hao laughed immediately, and he laughed very happily.

"Zhongshan Hou is wise!"

"Since the founding of Yamato, the ruler has been the supreme ruler and the people. However, the traitor Minamoto no Yoritomo established the shogunate, stole the power of the government, and undermined the ruler's power. The Muromachi shogunate did the same thing afterwards. They are all damned traitors!"

"When Emperor Go-Daigo ascended the throne, he was determined to restore the imperial authority, abolished the government, began to rule the country himself, and conspired to overthrow the shogunate. He succeeded and failed, and in the end, Ashikaga Takauji stole the fruits of victory, established the Muromachi shogunate, and continued to steal the power of the country!"

"Your Highness knows that the Ming Dynasty has always upheld etiquette and laws, and will never tolerate these traitors who destroy the etiquette and harm the people. I ask the Marquis of Zhongshan to support Your Highness and restore the monarchy!"

Brother Shengren's words were truly passionate.

First, he used the name of righteousness to criticize Minamoto no Yoritomo, the general who established the Kamakura shogunate, and Ashikaga Takauji, the general who established the Muromachi shogunate, as traitors. Then he pointed out that the Ming Dynasty had always advocated rites and laws, and would never tolerate these traitors to continue to destroy the rites and laws and harm the people. It can be said that he had a legitimate reason and was righteous.

But Tang Hao was not a fool, so he would not be easily fooled by his words.

To put it bluntly, this guy just saw the right opportunity and wanted to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty soldiers to completely massacre the entire Muromachi shogunate, then re-establish the majesty of the Japanese court and take back the national power that had been stolen by the shogunate!
Tang Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at this humble emperor.

"Yes, yes!"

Hearing this, Brother Shengren was so excited that his body was shaking!

The great achievement that Emperor Go-Daigo never accomplished in his entire life will be realized in his hands today!

Restore the royal authority!
However, the next words from Zhongshan Hou made Brother Shengren fall into an ice cave.

"But why do I do this?"

"To put it bluntly, what can you, the fake Japanese emperor, give to the Ming Dynasty? And what can you give to me?"

After hearing these words, Brother Shengren was stunned.

"Marquis Zhongshan, isn't the Ming Dynasty a country of etiquette? Are we going to watch these traitors destroy the etiquette of a vassal state?"

Before he could finish his words, Tang Hao kicked him again. This time, Brother Shengren was in so much pain that he couldn't speak anymore.

"Don't use any etiquette to kidnap me, or I won't mind killing you!"

Feeling the fierce murderous aura, Brother Shengren trembled and curled up.

Tang Hao looked at Zuo Yidao and ordered impatiently.

"Take him away and treat his injuries first!"

"Then he was waterboarded to teach him a lesson!"

"When you figure it out, bring it to me again!"

Zuo Yidao's mouth twitched and he dragged the idiot away.

Why bother? He just can't see the situation clearly. He has to be water tortured before he will behave.

Tang Hao then looked at Tang Mu and quickly ordered: "In the name of the Japanese emperor, send a message to Ouchi Yoshioki and Ashikaga Yoshitane, summoning them to Kyoto to discuss the future of Japan."

"In less than three days, I will slaughter them all in the name of suppressing rebellion!"

Three days is enough time for Ouchi Yoshioki to consider the pros and cons.

If he had any sense, he would have entered Kyoto obediently.

then……

(End of this chapter)