Wentang

Chapter 598

"How much do you know about the situation in Wa country?" Li Shimin asked.

"I do have a certain understanding." Yue Shan nodded.

In his previous life, his understanding of the Wa Kingdom was limited to those few major reforms, the so-called Warring States Period, and before and after the Meiji Restoration.

Coincidentally, the Wa Kingdom around 600 AD happened to be in the reform period of Prince Shotoku of Japan.

But his understanding of this period is limited to the direction of Prince Shotoku's reforms, and his understanding of historical figures and the political situation of the Wa Kingdom during this period is limited.

After the time travel, he has been making people pay attention to inquire about related news, and combined with the memory of his previous life, he has a relatively clear understanding of the Wa Kingdom in this period.

To what extent is it clear...they know their own future better than the Wa people themselves.

"The system of the Wa Kingdom is still in the feudal monarchy period. The emperor is the supreme leader and entrusts the feudal princes in the local area. The princes have their own territories, and they can levy taxes, conscript troops, and formulate local laws..."

"In order to strengthen his rule and win over the princes, the emperor will marry the princes without restriction. It can be said that most of the emperor's harem concubines are the daughters of princes and kings."

"This also resulted in a result. The so-called prince became a decoration. After the death of the emperor, the powerful princes would rebel and elect the prince who was related to him to succeed him."

"And the newly succeeded emperor is often subject to his uncle's party. Those who are willing to be puppets are not mentioned, and those who are not willing to be puppets will set off a new round of internal fighting..."

"The emperor with outstanding ability can slowly take power in the name of righteousness, and in turn subdue the local princes to become the real monarch. The weak emperor will become the puppet of the princes and kings."

"Even a powerful emperor will be constrained by local princes. Therefore, the internal political situation in Wa country is chaotic, which gives us the opportunity to divide and take advantage of it."

"The previous emperor of the Wa Kingdom was Emperor Tuigu. It is worth mentioning that she is a daughter."

Li Shimin interrupted him in surprise: "Wait, my daughter is the emperor?"

"Is it strange? It's not uncommon for women to rule in power in this world. It's just that my Central Plains civilization is used to men in power, so I feel abnormal." Yue Shan said.

"Let a woman rule, the men in this country are really useless." Li Shimin said contemptuously.

Yue Shan knew that this was caused by the times and cultural background, and he had no intention of forcibly correcting it, so he continued: "Don't underestimate this woman, her wisdom is far beyond most people."

"Her uncle Soga Mako assassinated the previous emperor and supported her as a puppet. She was not willing to be a puppet, but she also knew that she was weak and could not compete with Soga Mako, so she found a talented prince in the royal family to stand For the prince, and let the prince regent."

"Because of his intelligence, talent, and outstanding achievements, this prince is called Prince Shotoku by the Japanese people."

"Prince Shotoku lived up to everyone's expectations, quickly stabilized the court and became a force that could compete with Suga, so that Suga didn't dare to act recklessly."

"She also sent envoys to study in our Central Plains, and later supported Prince Shotoku to carry out reforms, which greatly increased the power of the Wa country. After the death of the prince, she took advantage of the situation to take charge of the country and became the real emperor."

"During her reign, she also sent troops to attack Silla and Baekje several times, plundering a large number of people and goods, and filling the emptiness of the national treasury."

"But it's a pity that she is a daughter after all, and her heirs have become the biggest shortcoming. Prince Shotoku died before her. When she was about to die, although she left a will to let Prince Shotoku's son succeed him, but with the Japanese This situation is destined to be extravagant.”

"After the death of Emperor Tuiko, the Wa Kingdom was divided into two factions. One faction abided by the will and wanted to establish the son of Prince Shotoku and the grandson of Sogamako as the successor to the throne."

"The other faction is very strange. It is Suga Eizo, the son of Suga Mako. He does not support his brother Shanbei who is related to him by blood, but supports Prince Tamura who is not related to him by blood."

"In the end, the Suga family won the victory and supported Prince Tamura to succeed to the throne, who is now Emperor Shuming."

Li Shimin interrupted again: "According to what you said, Prince Shotoku has been the regent for more than [-] years, and his family must have great power. It is impossible for his descendants to become emperors and become puppets. This is not in the interest of the Soga family at all." .”

"So it's only natural for Suga Eizo to support the weak prince to succeed to the throne. He can continue to dominate the power by virtue of his support."

Yue Shan can only say that the monarch knows the monarch best, and Li Shimin figured out Suga Eizo's routine just after listening to it once.

"That's true. The Shuming imperial family has little influence in the local area, but it is insignificant compared to the Suga family. The power of the Wa country is in the hands of Suga Ezo. This is the general situation of the Wa country."

"This really corresponds to what you said, the little demon in the temple is strong, and the little king in the pool has more than eight people. There are so many big dramas in the small land of the country of Japan." Li Shimin sneered.

"Compared to my Tang Dynasty, the Wo Kingdom is indeed a small country, but because it is far away from the mainland and is isolated overseas, and there are no rivals around, it is inevitable that Yelang is arrogant." Yue Shan followed his words. At this time, the Tang Dynasty has the right to despise the Wa Kingdom.

But those who don't plan forever are not enough to plan for a while. Yue Shan knows how much damage the Wa Kingdom will cause to Chinese civilization in the future, so it is natural to deal with them now.

There is a chance that this land can even be included in the embrace of the Tang Dynasty and become the territory of China 'since ancient times'.

Regardless of the damage that the Japanese people will cause to the Chinese civilization in the future, only from the perspective of geographical location, this area is too important to the civilization of the Central Plains.

So Yue Shan changed the subject and said: "The sage should have seen the world map and know that there are many islands around the country of Wa, many of which are as big as a state in our Tang Dynasty. If they are allowed to occupy these islands, it will become a serious problem for our Tang Dynasty in the future."

"You think highly of them. Even if they unify all the islands, they are only a few places in my Great Tang. How can they be my opponents." Li Shimin said in disbelief.

"But they are lonely overseas, so they naturally have good conditions to develop a navy. Once they develop a powerful navy, they will follow the example of the nomadic tribes in the north and sail to the coastal areas of our Datang to plunder wealth and population from time to time. Trouble." Yue Shan said seriously.

"Huh?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, after thinking for a long time, he nodded and said:

"You're right. The Wa country doesn't even have the technology to build a five-toothed ship, so they often go to Baekje and Silla to rob and torture. It can be seen that they have the habit of bandits in their bones. If they really mastered powerful shipbuilding technology, it is not impossible. It may invade my Datang sea area."

"Sage is wise." Yue Shan said happily.

Li Shimin's knowledge is really extraordinary. Although he looks down on the Wa country from the bottom of his heart, he still has the precautions he should have.

Moreover, the ability to see things in detail is also very strong, and he can think of himself through the Japanese invasion of Silla Baekje.

"However, now is not the time to start a war with the Wa country. It is best to adopt a strategy of dividing and drawing, and let the Wa country itself fall into civil strife, and we will deal with them when we are free." Li Shimin said again.

(End of this chapter)