Speaking of which, although the Japanese who fled the scene was also a samurai,...
As we all know, in the final analysis, samurai is... just a profession and identity, nothing more.
Japan is not a big place, so I met His Majesty the Emperor not long after.
"Your Majesty...I, I saw Tang Jun!"
"Ono-san...what's wrong with you?"
Despite his name, Samurai Ono came to His Majesty the Emperor in a panic and with great urgency.
However, seeing Ono like this, the emperor himself showed doubts.
He narrowed his eyes and looked up and down Ono with a somewhat unkind look.
Of course, because his eyes were narrowed, the bad look in his eyes was covered up.
As soon as Ono heard the emperor's voice, he burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, the Tang army is too strong. I led the army to fight bloody battles with the Tang army. I managed to bring back the information after almost death..."
"..."
The emperor's face darkened instantly when he heard this... This loser still has the nerve to come back.
It's simply disgusting.
You haven't even won the damn thing, yet you still put aside this "bloody battle" and "narrowly escape death". You're such a fool. Just go and die.
But...even though the slander is so slanderous, the Emperor is also an experienced person and will not really say these things out loud.
After all, there are so many warriors and retainers in the court, and if it really causes an adverse reaction - most likely a large-scale reaction - it will be very bad.
Anyway...
The Emperor was unhappy for a while, and then said gloomily, "Then tell me how powerful the Tang Army is and how many people they have?"
When the emperor said this, a samurai on the side suddenly shouted, "The battle with the Tang army was so disastrous that you were a disgrace to the Japanese country. You didn't commit seppuku immediately!"
Ono's face immediately turned pale in the audience, and he looked extremely ugly for a moment.
The Emperor waved his hands with a slightly impatient look, "What are you talking about? I still need information, please calm down!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The samurai on the side suddenly took a step back, and then the emperor looked at the samurai again.
"Tang Jun..."
"No matter how strong the Tang army is, how can it not be possible for ten thousand people to come over... It is really a shame for a warrior to excuse one's own responsibilities..."
Ono was about to report, and the Emperor was about to listen carefully, but at this moment there was another whisper from the side.
The emperor's expression changed several times, and then he simply fell silent.
This time there was silence in the "court" for a long time, and then the emperor's dark complexion improved slightly.
"you say."
With the Emperor here to protect him, Ono finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty, the Tang army came this time with at least forty ships. Each ship was as big as a mountain. There were also strange shikigami on the ships that could shoot thunder and lightning."
attack……"
The emperor, who had finally pressed down on the troubles caused by the interrupters, was about to analyze the situation carefully, and then heard the Ono in front of him begin to report the situation of the Tang army... However, this was crappy military intelligence.
The emperor was stunned for a moment.
What is this talking about?
And all the warriors and ministers in the "Central Court" burst out laughing on the spot.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!……"
"Hahahahahahahahahaha..."
"Forty big ships, like mountains?"
"The shikigami that shoots thunder and lightning, hahahahahahaha..."
The warriors burst out laughing wildly, causing Ono's face to turn red on the spot.
It should be said that Ono has experienced a lot of beatings from society, his temperament has also changed drastically, and... he has really become different from ordinary Japanese warriors, and he is telling the truth. However, at this moment, Ono was trembling when being laughed at so wildly by everyone.
, I can’t help but feel angry at this moment, and my face is gloomy...
And he looked so gloomy...
Although it was only for a short moment, the emperor couldn't help but frown.
Look at this...it seems like this guy is telling the truth?
The Tang army had forty ships as big as mountains? They could also summon shikigami to release thunder and lightning? But this...
How is this possible? Summoning shikigami, isn't this a joke... Are all the mysterious things made by Onmyoji real?
this……
The emperor was worried for a moment. Is it really that a disaster is coming this time?
At this moment when the emperor was thinking hard...
Maybe it was because of his personality, or maybe the emperor's perspective was too high and he could see Ono's expression, but other ministers and samurai couldn't see Ono's face, so no one thought that Ono was telling the truth.
Seeing these people laughing, the Emperor thought for a while and said, "It seems that the Tang army may not be very powerful. In this case, I guess...who among you will go?"
The emperor finished his sentence.
The laughter in the entire Japanese "Chaotang" suddenly stopped!
All the warriors suddenly sat upright, looking at the ground with serious faces and full of courage.
"Inoue-kun?"
The Emperor glanced somewhere in the crowd, and there seemed to be a warrior whose face turned pale and his whole body was shaking, as if he was trying hard to think of how to respond to His Majesty the Emperor's call...
When the emperor saw this, the corner of his mouth twitched...and then quickly turned expressionless, looking towards the other side of the "Chapel".
"Ino-kun?"
This time...another warrior moved his body inexplicably. But...
I wonder if they are all from the old "Jing" family, but this Ino-kun also showed a similar expression... His face was like a fish turning over, suddenly turning pale...
The emperor said nothing and then turned his head,
"Maeda-kun?"
"Kanda-kun?"
"Kameda-kun?"
I asked several names in a row, but got no response at all.
So finally...
The emperor glanced at the crowd around him and suddenly closed his eyes, as if a tired old man needed to close his eyes to rest his mind.
After a while, he slowly opened his eyes again.
The moment I opened my eyes, I don't know if it was an illusion, but it seemed that countless eyes were observing me, and... they lowered their gazes the moment I opened my eyes.
The emperor said calmly, "Since Minnasang has doubts about the battle, I won't force you. But the Tang army has already arrived, and we always need to find a way to solve it, but everyone is not confident, so I think... it's better...
You select one of you to go out and fight."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, all the ministers and samurai in the audience suddenly raised their heads, and countless eyes suddenly focused on Ono, who was kneeling to apologize...
In an instant, there seemed to be countless words like "apologize!" "pay for sins!"...words like these would pop out of the air like fried beans.
But at this moment, the emperor narrowed his eyes.
The emperor, who had always been expressionless, finally showed a smile at this moment, "But...I'll say it first, because neither Ono-kun nor everyone present, no matter who it is, the ashigaru troops under his command are not enough to defeat the Tang army.
,so……"
"After you nominate candidates for the general, I announce that the general can nominate two more people!"