Wu Chengsi ordered his personal guards to stay in the courtyard, and only brought Feng Wu into the main room. He saw Zheng Lingxuan lying on the bed, looking towards the door.
When Zheng Lingxuan saw that Wu Chengsi had really come, she said happily: "Your Highness, why are you here? I...I can't get up, so you can sit down by yourself."
Wu Chengsi came to her bedside and asked with concern: "How are you? Is your injury okay?"
Zheng Lingxuan smiled and said: "A little injury will be fine in a few days."
At this moment, Aunt Wang's voice came from outside again.
"Daughter, there is another man named Di Renjie outside who wants to see you. He also says he is your friend."
Zheng Lingxuan shouted: "Aunt Wang, please ask him to come in too."
Wu Chengsi asked curiously: "Miss Lingxuan, who is this Aunt Wang?"
Zheng Lingxuan said: "She is the aunt who lives next door to me. She has always taken good care of me. When she saw that I was injured, she took the initiative to take care of me."
Wu Chengsi nodded.
At this time, Di Renjie also walked in. After seeing Wu Chengsi and Feng Wu, he smiled and said: "Your Highness, Miss Feng, you are here too."
Zheng Lingxuan was a little curious, so she glanced at Feng Wu and asked, "Your Highness, who is this girl?"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "She is my personal guard captain."
Di Renjie smiled and said: "Lingxuan, don't look at Miss Feng at such a young age, but her martial arts skills are much better than mine."
Zheng Lingxuan was taken aback and looked at Feng Wu carefully. She saw her holding her hands and raising her head to the sky. She did have the temperament of a master.
Wu Chengsi said: "Feng Wu, this is Miss Lingxuan, a good friend of mine who has good cooking skills!"
Feng Wu had no reaction at first, until she heard the words "good cooking skills", her eyes suddenly lit up, she nodded towards Zheng Lingxuan and said, "Hello."
Zheng Lingxuan smiled and said: "Hello."
Wu Chengsi's face straightened and he said: "Miss Lingxuan, I heard that you were the one who discovered those Tubo lamas. Can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"
Di Renjie only knew that Zheng Lingxuan was injured, so he came to visit. When he heard that it was related to the Tibetan Lama, he immediately pricked up his ears.
Zheng Lingxuan nodded and said: "I was patrolling in Gancheng, Yongzhou, and found that there were suddenly many missing cases in the local government office, so I investigated with the local police."
"After our analysis, we found that all the missing villagers came from villages near Minhe Village, so we visited Minhe Village at night and found that there were many bald heads in the village!"
"At first I thought they were monks, but then I hid close and eavesdropped on their conversation. They all spoke barbaric languages, and I guessed that these people were the lamas that Qianniu Guard wanted to arrest."
"Qianniuwei was in Yongzhou at that time. We did not alert the enemy, but told Qianniuwei the news, and then cooperated with Qianniuwei to raid Minhe Village."
Di Renjie frowned and said, "Are the villagers in that village people from the Tang Dynasty?"
Zheng Lingxuan said: "Yes."
Di Renjie pondered: "Why do they harbor Tibetans?"
Wu Chengsi said in a deep voice: "Perhaps I was ordered to do so."
Di Renjie nodded, knowing that Wu Chengsi was referring to the Xiao, Wei and Xue families. It was not surprising that they colluded with the Tubo people and ordered people to help hide the Tubo people.
Zheng Lingxuan continued: "Originally we were able to capture those Tubo people, but who would have thought that a group of Jianghu people in gray clothes suddenly appeared."
"Although there are not many of them, their martial arts skills are amazing. Every one of them is far better than me in martial arts. The man in the bamboo hat at the head is even more powerful. He killed General Xiao with one arrow."
"Originally, I was almost shot to death by him. Fortunately, I was pulled by my colleagues and escaped fatal injuries."
Feng Wu suddenly said: "You said the leader is wearing a hat and is good at using arrows?"
Zheng Lingxuan said with a pale face: "Yes, that man was so terrifying. He shot and killed dozens of Qianniu Guards alone."
Wu Chengsi looked at Feng Wu, with a thoughtful expression on her face, and asked: "Feng Wu, do you know that person?"
Feng Wu glanced at Zheng Lingxuan and Di Renjie but said nothing.
Wu Chengsi stood up and said, "Miss Lingxuan, you should have a good rest. I'll take my leave first."
Zheng Lingxuan was startled, then nodded and said: "You must be very busy, so I won't keep you here. Thank you for coming to see me."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "We are old friends, why are we so alienated?" He said hello to Di Renjie and left the yard.
On the street, Wu Chengsi said in a deep voice: "Feng Wu, is the person who saved the Tubo Lama related to bad people?"
Feng Wu asked back: "Do you still remember when someone assassinated you that day?"
"Of course I remember."
Feng Wu said: "According to Yang Shuai, the man who assassinated you was a man wearing a hat and he was also good at using bows and arrows. Although Yang Shuai has never seen him, he guessed his identity."
Wu Chengsi was surprised and asked: "Who is it?"
"Shi Hong, like Yang Shuai, is one of the three bad deputy commanders."
Wu Chengsi wondered: "Since he is also a bad deputy commander, why doesn't Mr. Yang recognize him?"
"The three delinquent deputy commanders have only met the delinquent commander and have never met each other."
Wu Chengsi was silent in thought. Among the four bad guys, the bad handsome one should have been in Li Hong's hands, and the Han King's one was in his hands.
Although King Zheng has one branch, King Zheng is an upright man and should not collude with the Tubo people, so the only branch left is King Lu's.
King Lu is dead, and his branch must have been handed over to someone by Li Zhi.
Judging from the fact that the other party sent a bad deputy commander to assassinate him, that person should have a grudge against him.
Of the Li kings, only King Ji, King Ying, King Yin and several county princes remained.
Li Zhi was most likely to hand over this group of bad guys to King Ji Li Shen, but King Ji had no grudge against him. Who was the person who assassinated him and rescued the Tubo people?
"Feng Wu, go tell Yang Gong and ask him to investigate the whereabouts of King Lu's group of bad guys."
Feng Wu nodded.
Wu Chengsi drove his horse outside the palace, entered the Daming Palace, came to the Zichen Hall, and told Wu Mei how the Tubo people were rescued.
In fact, Wu Mei had already received the report from Qian Niuwei, but she did not know that the group of people who rescued the Tubo people had assassinated Wu Chengsi.
Without saying a word, she dragged Wu Chengsi to the dormitory, screened the servants, and said: "Chengsi, I have always wanted to ask you a question."
"Excuse me."
Wu Mei walked to the table, turned her back to him and said, "Do you have a bad guy in your hands?"
Wu Chengsi said bluntly: "Yes."
Wu Mei turned around, nodded and said: "I have already guessed, is it Yang Xuan's one?"
Wu Chengsi was slightly startled and nodded: "Yes."
Wu Mei walked to the couch and sat down, and said slowly: "The bad guys were founded by Emperor Taizong. The first leader was Yuan Shoucheng. He used a special training method to train a group of spies who were good at assassination."
"Originally, Emperor Taizong established the bad guys to deal with Prince Jiancheng. After the death of Prince Jiancheng, he divided the bad guys into four branches. He only kept one branch and gave the other three to his three younger brothers who supported him."
"The late emperor's branch was inherited from Emperor Taizong, but the late emperor didn't like bad people and kept them locked up in Wutong Courtyard."
Wu Chengsi was secretly shocked that Wu Mei knew so clearly about bad people, which meant that she did not just ask Dali Temple to investigate bad people.
"Aunt, it is impossible for the emperor or Prince Zheng to collude with the Tubo people. Do you know who the late emperor handed over to Prince Lu's group of bad guys?"
A shadow fell over Wu Mei's face and she said, "The late emperor never told me about bad people, how could I know?" She was very dissatisfied with Li Zhi in her tone.
Wu Chengsi frowned and thought. Currently, the most suspect is King Ji, followed by King Yin and King Ying. However, these three people have no grudge against him, and it is impossible for them to collude with the Tubo people!
After leaving the palace, Wu Chengsi went to Dali Temple again and asked Dali Temple to investigate together.
He would really not feel at ease unless he uncovered this enemy who was hiding in secret.
Unfortunately, after half a month, neither side has found any clues. Yang Xuan said that as long as the other party doesn't take action again, it will be difficult to find them.
At the same time, Yangzhou.
Black Teeth Changzhi was extremely happy when he learned that Wu Chengsi had finally issued the order to attack the Japanese country.
He stood up from the large water tank, put on his clothes, left the martial arts arena, and went straight to the Navy Commander's Mansion.
Without water training, he would soak in a water tank for two hours every day.
When I arrived at the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, I not only saw Wang Fangyi and Li Duozuo, but also the governor of Yangzhou, Xu Yuanju.
In addition to the three people, there was also a young general in the room.
Xu Yuanju introduced: "General Black Teeth, you are here just in time. This is General Meng sent by His Highness King Zhou."
The young general stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The last general, Meng Huailiang, has met General Black Teeth."
Hei Te Changzhi laughed and said, "I heard Scholar Wang mention you, and I have admired you for a long time." He had a good personal relationship with Wang Bo, and they often exchanged letters.
Meng Huailiang smiled and said: "You should call me Minister Wang. Brother Wang was promoted to Minister of Civil Affairs half a month ago."
Hei Te Changzhi said happily: "That's great. Brother Wang has been with His Royal Highness King Zhou longer than me. I knew he would be promoted sooner or later."
Meng Huailiang saw that what Hei Te Changzhi said was too explicit and hurriedly skipped the topic.
"The commander-in-chief ordered me to come here this time because he decided to start a war with Japan. We will cooperate with everyone in Yangzhou to complete the battle plan against Japan."
All the generals were refreshed. Wu Chengsi had already told them that he would deal with the Japanese country, so they had already been mentally prepared for this battle.
Xu Yuanju said: "General Meng, before that, can you please explain to us how to use artillery?"
He, Yang Wulian, and Zhang Qiming had already established the Yangzhou Shenhuo Camp, and had made more than sixty gun barrels and a lot of iron balls, but they just didn't know how to use the gun barrels and iron balls.
Gu/spanMeng Huailiang said: "Don't worry, everyone, the commander-in-chief ordered me to do the first thing after coming to Yangzhou. I will teach you how to use artillery."
Li Duozuo said expectantly: "General Meng, this artillery should be very powerful, right?"
Meng Huailiang smiled and said, "I believe I won't disappoint you all."
Immediately, everyone left the lobby and chose an open space to test-fire with the artillery shipped from Chang'an. Guo Yuanzhen, Wang Xiaojie, Chen Ziang and others personally operated it.
There were several loud booms and the artillery hit all three targets.
Wang Fangyi, Hei Te Changzhi, Li Duozuo and others were all very happy after seeing the power of the artillery.
Xu Yuanju had a stable character and had always felt that it would be difficult to defeat the Japanese country with 20,000 sailors and 10,000 cavalry. Only then did he feel relieved.
Meng Huailiang said solemnly: "The commander-in-chief has told us that within a month, the army must load artillery on warships, and also need to train a group of artillery."
Hei Te Changzhi said in surprise: "Will the war start in one month?"
Wang Fangyi also frowned and thought to himself: "Why is the commander so anxious? Although the new weapons are powerful, they still need to be slowly adjusted to the soldiers, and new tactics need to be rehearsed."
Meng Huailiang smiled and said: "In one month, we will start training at sea."
Wang Fangyi and Li Duozuo both breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Xiaojie had been paying attention to the reactions of the Yangzhou generals. He curled his lips and whispered to Guo Yuanzhen beside him: "Old Guo, have you noticed that these Yangzhou soldiers are a bit cowardly?"
Guo Yuanzhen glanced at him sideways and said, "This is called caution."
Wang Xiaojie nodded and said, "Well, to put it mildly, it can be called cautious."
Guo Yuanzhen was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore and listened carefully to Meng Huailiang's words.
Just listen to him continue: "The commander asked the navy to train for three months, and then go to the Japanese country to lure the main force of their navy to a decisive battle at sea."
Hei Te Changzhi asked: "How to lure? Do you want to go ashore to harass?" He thought to himself: "If we want to go ashore, our cavalry can come in handy!"
Qi Ming said calmly: "With weapons like artillery, we only need to shoot a few iron balls on the shore. Naturally, the Japanese cannot just sit idly by and ignore them. They will definitely send naval troops to meet the enemy."
Wang Xiaojie nodded and whispered: "This guy has some knowledge."
Chen Ziang whispered: "Brother Wang, don't underestimate the generals here. General Li Duozuo was originally a Qianniu Guards general, and General Wang Fangyi was originally a Qianniu Guards general. Both of them are commanders who stayed in Yangzhou specifically and are not natives.
general."
"As for General Qi Ming, he even helped the commander-in-chief capture the former naval commander Yang Sijian. Even the commander-in-chief admired him."
Wang Xiaojie nodded, but he didn't think so.
On the other side, Meng Huailiang said to Qi Ming: "Yes, we will use artillery to harass the Japanese coastal villages and towns, attract their navy, and then annihilate them all!"
Hei Te Changzhi said excitedly: "After destroying their navy, I will lead my cavalry to the Japanese country and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
Wang Fangyi frowned and said: "General Black Teeth, with only 10,000 cavalry, it may be difficult to destroy the Japanese country."
Black Teeth Changzhi hummed: "When I followed the commander, I didn't use ten thousand cavalry to destroy the Khitan people. Is the Japanese country stronger than the Khitan people?"
Wang Fangyi said: "The Japanese country is mountainous and rocky, which is not suitable for cavalry warfare. The terrain is very different from that of Khitan."
Meng Huailiang stood between the two men and said: "There is no need to argue between the two generals. The commander-in-chief, deputy commander-in-chief and Xue Jiaoxi have already decided on the strategy. All we have to do is follow it."
Hei Chi Changzhi hurriedly asked: "What strategy?"
Meng Huailiang immediately told Wu Chengsi and the others their battle plan.
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One month later, in the Japanese kingdom, Omi Royal Palace.
In the imperial palace, Dahairen sat up high, stretched out his chopsticks and took a mouthful of white rice, and then took a mouthful of fish.
Dip the fish in the sauce, put it in your mouth, and feel the delicious taste spread throughout your mouth.
Fujiwara Yoshimo, who was sitting at the bottom, kept peeking at his expression. Seeing his smile after eating the fish, he immediately shouted: "It's delicious! This fish is so delicious!"
Dahairen smiled slightly and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Wu Sansi put down his chopsticks with a look of disgust on his face.
"Wujun, is this fish not to your liking?" he asked.
Wu Sansi said hurriedly: "No, it's just... I just ate something bad at noon and my stomach hurts, so..."
Dahairen asked: "Are you okay then? Do you want me to call the imperial doctor to take a look at you?" He sounded extremely concerned.
Wu Sansi forced a smile and said: "It's okay, maybe... maybe it's just acclimatization."
Dahairen nodded and said: "That's good." He stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of salty radish, and said nonchalantly: "Mr. Wu, did the spy you sent to the Tang Dynasty come back last night?"
Wu Sansi cursed secretly and said with a smile on his face: "Yes."
Fujiwara Yoshimo snorted and said: "Master Wu, since you are back, why don't you tell the king the information you found?"
Wu Sansi hesitated for a moment and said: "This, because the news has not been confirmed yet, it is of great importance. I am afraid that I will make a mistake, so I dare not tell the king rashly."
Dahairen said calmly: "It doesn't matter, as long as it is news about the Tang Dynasty, just tell me whether it is true or false, and I will judge on my own."
Wu Sansi swallowed and spat, and said: "According to...according to the investigation of my men, the Yangzhou navy...seems to be preparing for war and is likely to attack our country."
Since he was captured to the Japanese country, he has been put into great use by the Dahai people and made a minister of the household.
At the request of Dahairen, he wrote a letter to the Tang Dynasty to summon his former followers.
Although most of his followers refused to come, there were a few loyal people who traveled across the ocean and were formed into an intelligence team by him.
Fujiwara Yoshimo said angrily: "What? We haven't gone to fight them yet, and they dare to fight us? It's really unreasonable!"
Several other Japanese ministers also showed indignation.
Only one person looked worried and said: "The Tang Dynasty is very powerful. If we really attack, I'm afraid it will not be easy to deal with."
Fujiwara Yoshimo said loudly: "Kojima Hideo, what do you mean by this? No matter how strong the Tang Dynasty is, is it stronger than our Japanese army?"
Wu Sansi gritted his teeth quickly, fearing that he would accidentally laugh out loud.
Hideo Kojima said in a deep voice: "Fujiwara-kun, although our Japanese soldiers are brave and good at fighting, we are not sure of victory against the Tang people. What if we fail?"
Fujiwara Yoshimo said angrily: "You bastard! You are saying depressing words before the fight starts. I think if there is a fight, you will definitely become a deserter!"
Hideo Kojima was also angry and was about to retort when Dahairen slapped the table and said: "That's enough, shut up!"
He looked around at everyone and said coldly: "The Tang Dynasty was very strong, but we, the Japanese nation, are even stronger! This time, we will make all the surrounding countries realize this!"
All the officials shouted in unison: "The Japanese country is the strongest! The Japanese country is the strongest!" Wu Sansi also shouted twice.
All officials who thought that the Japanese country was inferior to the Tang Dynasty had long been purged by the Dahai people with the death of Brother Zhong.
As soon as Dahairen raised his hand, everyone immediately fell silent.
He changed the subject and said: "However, before dealing with the Tang Dynasty, we need to eliminate internal troubles first."
He glared at Fujiwara Yoshimo and said coldly: "Fujiwara-kun, it's been half a year, why can't you bring Shiki's head in front of me?"
Zhiki is the son of Brother Zhongda. After Brother Zhongda was killed by the Dahai people, Zhongda brother's supporters supported Zhiki as the king and attempted to fight against the Dahai people.
After a fight between the two sides, Shiki's side was defeated and fled Omi, recruiting reactionary forces throughout the Japanese country in an attempt to fight against the Dahai people.
Fujiwara Yoshimo hurriedly came out of the queue, kowtowed and said: "I am incompetent in my humble position. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Dahairen said in a deep voice: "Now that the threat from the Tang Dynasty is imminent, we can no longer slack off. From today on, we must work together to eliminate the Zhigui gang of traitors as soon as possible, and then we can attack the Tang army head-on. Do you understand?
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Hideo Kojima said: "Your Majesty, do you want to recall the troops that attacked Goryeo?"
Dahairen said: "No! The war there is going well. As long as we help Silla capture Goryeo, we can cut off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and Baekje, and we can capture Baekje!"
Hideo Kojima sighed and did not dare to persuade him any more.
The people from Dahai looked at Wu Sansi and said, "Mr. Wu, do you know why the Tang Dynasty suddenly attacked our Japanese country?"
Wu San thought for a while and said: "Maybe... maybe..."
He thought it was because of himself. After all, Wu Chengsi was leading the army. Although the two had been at odds recently, they were cousins after all, and their previous friendship still existed.
But if you say this, the Japanese will only regard him as a bigger bargaining chip and will monitor him more closely, making it even more difficult to escape back to the Tang Dynasty.
"Maybe it's because they knew that you expelled Brother Zhongda and became the king of Japan, so they launched an expedition."
"Oh? Why did they come to attack me when I became the king of Japan?"
Wu Sansi showed off his special skills and flattered him: "Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knew that Brother Zhong was weak, so when he was the king, no one took the Japanese country seriously!"
The man from the sea smiled and asked knowingly: "Will it be different if I become the king?"
"Of course it's different. With your talents, wisdom and martial arts, the people of the Tang Dynasty were worried that the Japanese country would become too powerful in your hands, so they came to attack it."
The people from Dahai laughed loudly and said: "Haha, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very foresighted, but it's a pity that they made the wrong idea. Attacking the Japanese country will not weaken us, it will only weaken themselves!"
In the next two months, Dahai people mobilized the national army to encircle and suppress Zhigui's rebels.
However, after all, Brother Zhongda has been in power for many years, and his prestige in various parts of the Japanese country has not faded. The Shiki rebels are hiding everywhere, playing hide and seek with the Dahai people's army.
At this moment, a burst of artillery fire rang out from the southernmost Tsushima Kingdom of Japan, and five warships of the Tang Army appeared on the coast of Tsushima.
The Kingdom of Tsuima sent a naval force to fight, but the entire army was wiped out, and the Kingdom of Tsuima was captured by the Tang army.
After the news reached Omi, the entire top management of Japan was shocked.