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And the pair of large hands that seized the imperial seal belonged to none other than Koukochihiko, a prominent vassal of the Kuna Kingdom who had been standing behind Himikoyomi.

At that moment, Koukochihiko held the imperial seal with both hands, trembling with excitement. He unconsciously recalled the words he had exchanged with Jia Xu during a chance encounter.

【I didn't expect the Kuna Kingdom to still possess the Japanese imperial seal. That makes things easier, and this old man won't have to make a special trip to the Yamatai Kingdom...】

【What? Do you not understand the importance of the imperial seal?】

【The imperial seal represents the recognition of the Han Emperor. Now that Japan has been destroyed, any descendant of Japan, as long as they hold the imperial seal and pay homage to the envoy Li Ji, willing to continue to submit to the Han...】

【Then it means that the Han will recognize him as the ruler of Japan and will even send troops to help him restore Japan.】

【Of course, any descendant of Japan will do. The Han values the imperial seal the most, and holding the imperial seal often represents the legitimacy recognized by the Han... Tsk tsk, I didn't expect the Japanese to be reduced to this, not even knowing the use of such an important treasure.】

Excitement, ecstasy, agitation...

Countless emotions churned in Koukochihiko's heart. He carefully held the imperial seal with both hands, his eyes completely unable to accommodate anything else at this moment.

If it had been before, Koukochihiko might have had some worries about whether it was worth taking such a risk.

But after witnessing the heavenly soldiers and generals led by the envoy from the suzerain state, Koukochihiko no longer had any doubts about whether he could unify the continent with the help of the Han.

To obtain this imperial seal is to obtain the entire continent!

The only problem was that after Himikoyomi learned of the importance of the imperial seal, his protection and guarding of the imperial seal could be described as extremely strict.

Even though Koukochihiko did not hesitate to seduce the queen of the Kuna Kingdom and bribed a large number of Himikoyomi's confidants, he could not obtain the exact location where the imperial seal was stored.

And the only opportunity left was at this moment, when Himikoyomi had to hold the imperial seal to meet with the envoy!

"Finally... I succeeded!"

Koukochihiko's voice trembled with excitement. "Japan, the continent, from now on, I will be the most respected."

Himikoyomi, who had been stabbed in the back, barely raised his head. When he discovered that the one who had seized the imperial seal was actually his trusted confidant Koukochihiko, he was so angry that fresh blood kept溢出from his mouth, and he did not forget to question.

"Why? Koukochihiko, this lord has always treated you well. How dare you betray this lord?!"

Upon hearing this, Koukochihiko turned his head to look at Himikoyomi and said with contempt.

"You foolish man, even the Kuna Kingdom is constantly declining in your hands. How are you qualified to inherit Japan as a tributary of the Han? This position should belong to me, Koukochihiko."

"You... you..."

Himikoyomi trembled with anger and clearly felt his life ebbing away. With his last breath, he shouted.

"Everyone, take back the imperial seal for this lord and kill Koukochihiko!"

As Himikoyomi gave the order, the Japanese present finally reacted to this sudden change. Soon, Japanese loyal to Himikoyomi rushed towards Koukochihiko, shouting angrily.

However, Koukochihiko was able to hold a high position in the Kuna Kingdom, so he naturally secretly won over a large number of followers.

Especially after seeing that Koukochihiko had already seized the imperial seal, Koukochihiko's followers were greatly encouraged. Without Koukochihiko's instructions, they took the initiative to stop those Japanese who were rushing towards Koukochihiko.

Koukochihiko stepped on Himikoyomi's body with force, and after confirming that Himikoyomi had completely breathed his last, he did not dare to delay any longer. He quickly held the imperial seal in both hands and walked towards Li Ji.

Seeing the Japanese group in chaos, the Han army, which was lined up on alert, naturally did not understand Japanese and did not know what had happened. However, seeing the Japanese facing each other with swords and soldiers, they instinctively aimed their weapons at Koukochihiko who was approaching.

This made Koukochihiko's expression change drastically. He looked at Jia Xu, who was standing beside Li Ji, with a panicked and nervous expression, and shouted loudly with a pleading look.

"Lord Jia, I, Koukochihiko, am also a descendant of Japan. I came here with the imperial seal, wanting to represent Japan and continue to submit to the Han."

Finally, under the circumstances that Koukochihiko was so nervous that his limbs were cold and he was being stared at by a group of Han soldiers, he finally heard Jia Xu's answer, which was like the sound of nature.

"Let him in."

"Thank you! Thank you, Lord Jia!!"

Koukochihiko responded quickly, and then carefully walked into the passage that the Han infantry in front had separated and made way for.

However, compared to Koukochihiko's previous arrogance and complacency when he偷袭ed Himikoyomi from behind.

At this moment, Koukochihiko always maintained a half-bowed posture, holding the imperial seal forward with both hands above his head. Even the humble posture of觐见 gods was nothing more than this.

When Koukochihiko walked within five steps of Li Ji, and wanted to step forward, two Han swords crossed in front of Koukochihiko, blocking Koukochihiko's path.

Koukochihiko immediately understood, and this distance happened to be able to barely see the shoes Li Ji was wearing with his head lowered.

Immediately, Koukochihiko knelt on both knees and prostrated himself in front of Li Ji, respectfully saying.

"My name is Koukochihiko, and I am a descendant of Japan. Today, I came here with the imperial seal, willing to inherit the name of Japan and forever be a vassal of the Han. I hope that the envoy will recognize me."

Li Ji, who had been maintaining a calm watching-the-show posture throughout the entire process, listened to what Koukochihiko said. Even though he had roughly guessed what had happened from the process of the Japanese civil strife just now, he still turned to look at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu helped Koukochihiko translate with a rather simple sentence, saying.

"This Japanese person stole the imperial seal bestowed by Emperor Guangwu from the lord just now, hoping to be recognized by the Han and send troops to help him unify the continent and rebuild Japan."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Li Ji's reaction, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Sun Ce and others behind Li Ji looked at Koukochihiko with disgust and contempt.

For the Han, which now values "benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, and filial piety", Koukochihiko almost completely trampled on these.

He openly assassinated his lord and still wanted the Han to help him become the ruler and unify the continent.

How is this different from daydreaming?

Li Ji naturally knew that the internal strife in the Kuna Kingdom had developed into this way, and Jia Xu's shadow must be indispensable.

In the original trajectory, the title given to Jia Xu by later generations was not wrong at all.

"Poisonous Counselor"!

No, perhaps a little prefix should be added at this moment.

"Nation-Chaos Poisonous Counselor"!

Under the premise of language barrier, in less than four months, without costing a single soldier, he completely messed up the Kuna Kingdom, causing the lord to be killed and the important ministers to rebel.

'Perhaps, this is the real surprise Jia Xu was talking about?'

Li Ji thought to himself, but he raised his hand and waved it at Koukochihiko, saying with righteousness.

"Such a treacherous thief who killed his lord, how is he qualified to be the lord of a tributary state of the Han? The imperial seal of the Han's tributary state was stolen by him, which is a disgrace to the Han. Take the imperial seal down and drag this treacherous thief down... Behead him and display his head to the public!"

As soon as Li Ji's order came out, two tiger-like personal guards immediately grabbed Koukochihiko, who was still kneeling on the ground, and dragged him away from Li Ji.

This reaction stunned Koukochihiko.

However, before Koukochihiko could react, even the imperial seal that he was respectfully holding in his hands was snatched away by a personal guard and sent to Li Ji.

At this point, how could Koukochihiko not understand that something was wrong? He quickly shouted at Jia Xu in Japanese.

"Lord Jia, Lord Jia, what's going on?"

"I am also a descendant of Japan, a genuine descendant of Japan..."

"I am willing to be a slave of the Han forever! No! No! I am willing to be a slave of the envoy. Please, Lord Jia, help me plead for mercy. Koukochihiko doesn't know where he went wrong..."

Faced with Koukochihiko's repeated pleas and inquiries, Jia Xu still maintained his smiling expression, saying.

"It's a pity, Envoy Li Ji hates disloyal and unrighteous people. Your killing of the lord makes it difficult for Envoy Li Ji to handle, after all, the Han values benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and trustworthiness the most, and hates despicable and shameless people..."

At this moment, in Koukochihiko's eyes, Jia Xu's always unhurried and elegant gentlemanly demeanor was so hateful and hateful.

You didn't say it!

You didn't say it in advance!

Otherwise, I would definitely find a way to avoid people and launch a mutiny in advance...

However, before Koukochihiko could speak again, Koukochihiko, who had been escorted to a slightly farther place, was directly beheaded with a single knife.

Until his death, Koukochihiko did not realize that he had fallen into Jia Xu's trap from the beginning, and not simply because of... not avoiding people.

With Koukochihiko's death, the Japanese group that was originally fighting each other became silent.

Then, Koukochihiko's followers did not understand that Koukochihiko was probably not recognized by the envoy for some reason, even if he seized the imperial seal. Instead, he was ordered to be beheaded.

This invigorated the Himikoyomi faction, while Koukochihiko's followers were greatly panicked.

Immediately, Koukochihiko's followers, realizing that something was wrong, immediately chose to kidnap Himikoyomi's son, Himikoyomi呼.

"Get out of the way and let us leave, or we will kill Himikoyomi呼!"

"This is the lord's only son. If Himikoyomi呼 also dies, the Kuna Kingdom will definitely be destroyed by Himiko, and you will be buried with us!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!!"

Seeing the chaos among the Japanese, Li Ji first took a deep look at Jia Xu, and then gave Zhao Yun a look.

P.S.: A small complaint from the author: If the information wasn't clearly recorded, the names "Dog Slave Country" and "Dog Old Wisdom Humble Dog" might have made readers think that the author added them himself...

However, these were indeed the names of countries and important officials that actually existed in Yingzhou. (End of this chapter)