After the news about Kyushu Island reached Kyoto, it immediately shocked the entire Kyoto. Device: no ads, full text, more updates
Kyoto at the beginning of the 12th century was still very barren and backward. The city was full of low-rise houses, and there were many stinky ditches on the streets. The breeze blew, exuding a fishy smell. Many civilians didn't even have clothes, and were wearing
A piece of rag can be used as clothing. The gap between Japan and China in this era is huge. It can be said that one is underground and the other is in the sky.
The wandering warriors in Kyoto were the first to get the news. At this moment, these wandering warriors were extremely angry. Countless wandering warriors were rampaging on the streets with samurai swords to vent their anger. Many wandering warriors gathered together.
, marching on the street, they kept shouting slogans to express their attitude towards this matter.
"Drive away the Central Plains invaders, we must drive them away!"
"Revenge them, cut them into pieces! Feed their corpses to the dogs!"
"Japan belongs to the emperor and to us loyal and brave warriors! No part of Japan can be occupied by the enemy!"
The samurai were extremely angry. Some wandering samurai had already left for Kyushu Island alone, preparing to fight to the death with the Liangshan army on Kyushu Island, while others were waiting for orders from the emperor or the regent.
The current Emperor of Japan is called Emperor Toba, and he is the seventy-fourth emperor in Japanese history. However, although he is an emperor in name, he actually has very little power. For hundreds of years, the power of the Japanese court has been controlled by the aristocracy.
In the hands of the Fujiwara family, in each generation, a member of the Fujiwara family served as "regents" and took charge of the government.
After Emperor Toba learned about Kyushu Island, he had no choice but to send someone to inform the current regent Fujiwara Tadashi, and let Fujiwara Tadashi and other ministers come to the palace to discuss the matter.
It was already very late, and people were coming towards the palace one after another. When a short old man arrived in a sedan, the others knelt down on the ground and saluted the old man.
"Everyone, get up." The old man said coldly.
Suddenly those people stood up, and someone hurriedly smiled and said: "Fujiwara-sama, you are here, please come in quickly, His Majesty the Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time."
Fujiwara snorted coldly and said, "Is Lord Konoe here?"
The priest next to me hurriedly said: "It's already here."
Fujiwara nodded and strode forward.
This person is naturally Tadashi Fujiwara, the contemporary regent, and the "Lord Konoe" he refers to is Konoe Sega, the leader of the samurai group. Over the years, the samurai group has become more and more powerful, and has divided many members of the Fujiwara clan.
rights. Fujiwara Tadashi was very afraid of the samurai group, so he was also very concerned about Konoe Sega.
When we arrived at the Council Hall in front, the place was already brightly lit, and countless samurai stood at the door. When these samurai saw Fujiwara Tadashi, they knelt down and saluted.
Fujiwara Tadari ignored these samurai and strode in. He saw Emperor Toba here, and countless ministers were also here. Those ministers knelt down when they saw him, and even Emperor Toba stood up.
Express your respect.
A sneer appeared on Fujiwara's face, he was quite satisfied with their performance.
He sat directly in the center of the hall and said: "Since everyone is here, let's discuss how to deal with the invaders from the Central Plains."
Seeing Fujiwara faithfully sit down, the emperor dared to sit down and said: "Fujiwara-sama, Konoe-sama and I have already discussed this matter. We are going to summon the samurai under the daimyo from all over the country to form a powerful army and conquer the Central Plains.
The invaders were driven out of Kyushu Island."
After finishing speaking, the emperor looked at Fujiwara Tadaya timidly, fearing that Fujiwara Tadaya would deny his decision. The current Emperor Toba is only 17 years old, not yet an adult. He is such a puppet, in front of Fujiwara Tadaya, the regent.
He really doesn't have much status, everything depends on Fujiwara Tadashi's face.
Fujiwara Tadashi frowned, his eyes became colder and colder, and he looked at a minister on his right.
The minister on the right was dressed in a standard samurai attire. He was about 30 years old, and his eyes were full of sparkle. He also looked at Fujiwara Tadashi coldly, not losing the slightest bit.
This person is Konoe Sega, the most famous samurai in Japan in this era! He was summoned to the palace by the previous emperor and served as the minister of the palace. He is responsible for teaching the entire Kyoto samurai and is also the teacher of the contemporary emperor. Not only that, he is also the teacher of the entire Japan.
The spiritual leader in the hearts of samurai has great appeal among samurai from all over the world. This person poses a great threat to Fujiwara's loyalty. If samurai from all over the world are summoned here, Konoe Sega's power will surely be greater.
Konoe Sega looked at Fujiwara Tadashi, with a smile on his lips, and said: "Don't you, the regent, agree with this idea? Do you, the regent, want to watch the Central Plains invaders wreak havoc on Kyushu Island?"
Fujiwara Tadashi was stunned and said: "This... I'm afraid that the daimyo in various places may not be able to hand over the samurai in their hands?"
Although the daimyo in various places are nominally subordinate to the emperor, they are actually lords and princes. They have independent administrative rights in their own territories. The samurai also belong to these daimyo in name. I want to
It is also very difficult for these great names to recruit samurai.
A smile appeared on Emperor Toba's face and he said: "Don't worry about this. I believe those daimyo will take state affairs as their top priority and will definitely hand over the samurai."
In fact, since a hundred years ago, successive emperors have been contacting daimyo from various places. They strive to obtain the loyalty of these daimyo and overthrow the rule of the Fujiwara clan with the power of the bottom. In fact, by the time of Emperor Toba, they had already won the allegiance of these daimyo.
With the support of more than half of the daimyo, we already have enough strength to seize power from the Fujiwara clan. It’s just that the emperor needs a chance, and the matter in front of him is the best opportunity.
Fujiwara Tadashi frowned, his eyes were on the emperor for a while, and on Konoe Sega for a while, and he felt something was wrong. He didn't want the emperor to recruit samurai from all over the country, but he had no reason to stop it now. And as a
A true Japanese hates the Central Plains invaders very much, and he cannot leave the Central Plains invaders alone on Kyushu Island. It would be terrible if the Central Plains invaders gain a foothold on Kyushu Island and continue to attack the main island of Japan.
At that time, all of Japan will face the danger of national annihilation.
It was quiet inside the palace. Fujiwara Tadashi did not speak, and the other ministers did not dare to speak. After a long time, Fujiwara Tadashi finally nodded and said: "We can recruit samurai from all over the country to form a large army and drive away the invaders from the Central Plains! However, as the regent,
, I must concurrently serve as a general!"
In Japan, "shogun" specifically refers to the "general who conquered the barbarians", which is the highest military leader in Japan. Over the years, because the Fujiwara family was in power, there was no position of "general" for many years. In the original history, until several years ago,
Ten years later, after the samurai group completely replaced the Fujiwara clan, a new shogun was established, which was the famous "shogun" in history. For hundreds of years after that, the "shogun" was the actual ruler of Japan. But now it is far from the shogunate.
It will take a long time, but the power of the samurai group is already growing.
In the face of the invasion of the Central Plains, since samurai from all over the country have to be summoned, Fujiwara Tadashi must seize the position of "shogun". However, Emperor Toba is unwilling to let Fujiwara Tadashi hold this position. Emperors of all generations have endured humiliation and heavy burdens in order to truly hold power.
Hundreds of years. If we fail to seize this opportunity, wouldn't it be a waste of the efforts of all emperors?
Fujiwara Tadashi looked at the emperor with a sneer, waiting for the emperor's compromise. The emperor was only 17 years old. Although he was smart and wise, he had experienced too little. For a while, he was sweating profusely and didn't know how to deal with Fujiwara Tadashi.
"Since Fujiwara-sama wants to be the general, let Fujiwara-sama be the general!" Konoe Sega said suddenly.
Emperor Toba looked at Konoe Sega in disbelief, while Tadashi Fujiwara laughed wildly.
So the matter was settled, and in the name of the emperor and the regent, samurai under the daimyo from various places were summoned to form an army to drive away the invaders from the Central Plains.
After the court meeting ended, only the emperor and Konoe Sega were left in the Council Hall. The emperor looked at Konoe Sega anxiously and said, "Teacher, why do you support Fujiwara Tadayama to become a general? Doesn't this give him more opportunities?
Big power? If he controls all the warriors, wouldn’t it be even more impossible for us to take power?”
Konoe Sega said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Even if he serves as a general, the warriors from all over the country may not listen to him... Moreover, this time the invaders from the Central Plains are very powerful, and our warriors from all over the country are in disarray and want to destroy the Central Plains."
Invaders are impossible. If Fujiwara Tadashi is defeated, how can he serve as a general again? Then we will have reason to drive away Fujiwara Tadashi and truly control the government."
Emperor Toba was in disbelief and said: "You said that our samurai will lose to the Central Plains invaders? I don't believe it! With the protection of Amaterasu, our samurai will definitely defeat those Central Plains invaders."
Konoe Sega shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, just wait and see! This incident is a crisis for Japan, but it is a good opportunity for Your Majesty."
At this moment in Fukuoka, Wu Dong was still in the daimyo's mansion. He was holding a Japanese samurai sword in his hand, and he kept chopping. After a long time, he broke out in sweat, and then he stopped and praised: "It's such a good sword. It seems that Japan's
Man’s knife-making skills have surpassed ours!”
The Japanese samurai sword actually developed from the horizontal sword of the Tang Dynasty, but the casting process was improved, which made it more conducive to chopping and could play a greater role on the battlefield. In later generations, the Japanese samurai sword would become very famous.
, and it’s not without reason.
"Grand Governor, this sword is indeed good, but it is a bit troublesome to make. We have arrested all the swordsmiths on Kyushu Island according to your order and will transport them to Goryeo tomorrow." Xi Menqing stood aside and said.
"Very good, but except for the swordsmiths, all the other craftsmen must be captured and transported to Goryeo! Anyone on Kyushu Island who has some skills, even those who are good at farming, will be captured and shipped to me.
Goryeo!" Wu Dong sneered.
"Okay, Governor!" Ximen Qing replied with a smile.
Ximen Qing is very happy these days. He likes this kind of arresting work. This kind of work can greatly reflect his current power. When he was in Yanggu County before, he was just a rich man, and later he entered Liangshan
, he is also a businessman, how can he be so happy now!
Thinking of the pleasure, he couldn't help but laugh. With a smile on his face, he was surprised to see Wu Dong.
Wu Dong was about to ask Xi Menqing what was going on. At this moment, Gongsun Sheng came in and said: "Great Governor, Han Shizhong has returned from selling horses. He is outside. There is also a great monk named Lu Zhishen, who is also