Li Zhen asked: "What does the person look like, what is his name, and what does he want from me?" He asked three questions in one breath, which made the soldiers stunned.
After a while, the soldier said: "Your Majesty, the man who came was wearing black clothes and a bamboo hat to cover his face. I couldn't see clearly what he looked like, and I don't know what business he had with the prince. However, he said his name was Gong. Hondachi sword."
"Miyamoto Taiken."
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: "Bring him in."
"yes."
After the soldier turned and left, Zhao Liewen asked: "Your Majesty, is Miyamoto Taiken your old friend?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "It's not an old friend, it's a spy I planted in Japan. In the past, Kento Yagyu and Taiken Miyamoto of the Yagyu family led troops to harass Guangzhou. Kento Yagyu was killed, and Taiken Miyamoto was killed by me." He was brought under my command and became my spy in Japan. Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived in Japan, this guy would take the initiative to come and pay me a visit."
Zhao Liewen said: "Your Majesty, is this person reliable?"
Li Zhenxiao said: "I forced Miyamoto Taiken to kill Yagyu Kento. If I spread the word, would Miyamoto Taiken survive? Besides, Miyamoto Taiken is a snob. The stronger you are, He is an obedient dog, as long as we are strong enough, we don’t have to worry about Miyamoto Taiken, he won’t dare to resist.”
Zhao Liewen suddenly realized it and admired Li Zhen for planting a chess piece in Japan early.
Soon, Taiken Miyamoto came to the hall.
He took off his bamboo hat and black clothes and saluted Li Zhen respectfully.
After a pause, Miyamoto Taiken said: "Your Majesty, with your strong support, I have purchased powerful weapons and ammunition for the Miyamoto family several times. Now, the Miyamoto family has recognized me as the next generation of Miyamoto. The patriarch of this family." As he spoke, Miyamoto Taiken showed a smile on his face. He was happy that he had further become the core figure of the family and did not feel ashamed for taking refuge with Li Zhen.
"This is a good thing." Li Zhen smiled lightly and said, "Tell me about the situation in Japan."
"As commanded."
Taiken Miyamoto bent down and said: "Your Majesty has already been in contact with the Emperor, Yoshida Shoin and others, so he must know that they belong to two factions. In fact, when the domestic forces are broken down, there are three most powerful forces."
When Li Zhen heard this, he immediately showed curiosity.
Taiken Miyamoto continued: "The first is the shogunate. The shogunate here is not the shogunate represented by the emperor, but the shogunate composed of the current shogunate Tokugawa Iemoge, as well as the power of various major families in Japan; secondly, It is the imperial power headed by the emperor. They are also inclined to the shogunate, but they are by no means completely integrated with the shogunate. There is a line; finally, it is the people gathered by the lower-level samurai represented by Yoshida Shoin, Takasugi Shinsaku and others. These People want to overthrow the shogunate and change the situation, but after all, the overthrowing faction is weak and unlikely to succeed."
Li Zhen shook his head slightly, disapprovingly.
For now, the Overthrow Faction headed by Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Shin is very weak, but who would have expected that more than ten years later, the Overthrow Faction would have developed into the most powerful force, truly overthrowing the shogunate and becoming a new force.
Only Li Zhen knows about this situation.
"Your Majesty, only the Emperor and Yoshida Shoin have taken the initiative to contact you, but there has been no movement from the shogunate. You must be careful. Tokugawa Iehiro of the shogunate led troops to attack Guangzhou and never returned. He was obviously killed. , with this level of relationship, Tokugawa Iemo will definitely not be willing to cooperate with you, and your situation will be worrying." Miyamoto Taiken said.
Li Zhen sneered and said: "One Tokugawa family is nothing to worry about." After a pause, Li Zhen asked: "Miyamoto Taiken, if your Miyamoto family were to replace the Tokugawa family, how brave would you be?"
Miyamoto Taiken opened his mouth wide, showing a surprised expression.
This sentence is so shocking.
Miyamoto Taiken has never thought about this problem, nor have Miyamoto's successive clan leaders, because the Tokugawa family's heritage is too strong. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by the former general who conquered barbarians, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it has lasted until now. It has been more than two hundred years, with a solid foundation, luxuriant branches and powerful strength. The Miyamoto family cannot shake the Tokugawa family.
However, Li Zhen's suggestion gave Miyamoto Taiken other ideas.
If we get Li Zhen's support, there is a chance.
"Thump, thump,,."
Miyamoto Taiken's heart was beating fast, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
After a while, Taiken Miyamoto regained his composure, with firm eyes, and said calmly: "If I get the full support of the prince, I, Taiken Miyamoto, am willing to drive for the prince, and the Miyamoto family is willing to drive for the prince."
"Very good, I like people who are cheerful." Li Zhen praised.
Miyamoto Taiken smiled, but shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although I have the idea of replacing the Tokugawa family, and some elders in the clan will agree, there are some clan members who have rigid ideas and have always wanted to embrace Tokugawa Iemo. Thigh, therefore, I must get the prince’s help before I can take control of the family and replace the Tokugawa family in one fell swoop.”
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "As long as you dare to do it, I agree. You are my only agent in Japan. You must stabilize the situation. From now on, Japan will be your territory, Miyamoto Taiken." Hontachi was very excited, with a look of longing in his eyes, as if he had seen the scene of his coming to Japan.
With a faint smile on his face, Li Zhen said: "If you want to control Japan, you must control all the news. No matter where there is trouble, you must know about it and send people to report it, you know."
Miyamoto Taiken said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Miyamoto Taiken will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust."
After finishing speaking, Miyamoto Taiken turned and left.
Li Zhen looked at Miyamoto Taiken's leaving figure and thought that another time bomb had been planted in the Miyamoto family. Once catalyzed, this bomb would explode and it would surely trigger a series of major events in Japan.
Zhao Liewen said: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Li Zhen said: "Monitor the movements of the Yagyu family and have a good time."
Yang Jianhou interrupted and said: "Your Majesty, so many brothers traveled thousands of miles from Guangzhou to Taiwan, and then traveled thousands of miles from Taiwan to Japan. Brothers also have needs. Now that we have arrived in Japan, should we release all the brothers on the battleship? Let them relax, hehe, they are all little devils’ women anyway, so they can play whatever they want.”
This guy knew Li Zhen's attitude towards Japan, so he made a bold suggestion.
"Asshole."
Yang Luchan's face changed with anger, he slapped Yang Jianhou on the forehead, and scolded: "How old are you, you kid? You actually want to sleep with a woman. Practice martial arts for me, otherwise I will go back and deal with you."
"Dad, I'm twenty years old and I'm a grown man. There are countless men in their twenties who have several women. Why can't I do it?" Yang Jianhou puffed up his chest. He believed that Li Zhen would not sit idly by.
Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Yang, Marquis Jian's suggestion is a good one."
Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan opened their eyes wide with surprised expressions.