Ping Zhongmori stayed up all night and guarded Kyoto. This was his responsibility and his efforts.
This effort must be seen by Emperor Toba.
It wasn't until the east turned white and everything was settled that Ping Zhongsheng leaned against the pillar to rest for a while and fell asleep unconsciously.
The weather was very good that day, the wind was sunny, and no one in Kyoto knew that Japan had changed its owner overnight.
In fact, for them, Emperor Toba was originally the lord of Japan, but his administration was controlled by Emperor Shirakawa.
Only those businessmen noticed a slight difference. It should be said that the order in Kyoto was better; while those middle-level officials actually felt a big difference.
A group of old men, led by Fujiwara Kimomi, who were originally in high positions and oppressed them, were dismissed from office overnight, or simply disappeared.
Truly talented people, especially young mid-level officials, were promoted in large numbers to keep the entire state agency running.
This was something that was unimaginable when His Holiness Shirakawa controlled the affairs of the academy.[
Soon, rumors began to spread among people.
Some say that His Majesty the Emperor Shirakawa has died of illness, while others say that he is being secretly detained today. In short, there is no doubt that Emperor Toba is in control of the government.
The new Dainagon Fujiwara Nosada soon announced an announcement.
"His Majesty the Emperor Shirakawa is in poor health. He is handling government affairs and is recuperating in the harem. Lord Fujiwara Kimi-sama and others are also accompanying him. Therefore, he has ordered Fujiwara Sussei to be the great nagon and Minamoto Masami to be the right minister."
When the officials heard the news, they smiled knowingly.
"Sure enough, my guess was good!"
Many people are very proud that they guessed it right. In fact, no one cares whether Emperor Shirakawa is dead or alive. He has no real power. He is just an ordinary bad old man.
With Emperor Shirakawa's previous methods, it was impossible to hand over power to Emperor Toba easily.
Even so, it should have been ordered by Emperor Shirakawa himself.
But what they didn't guess was that the Song Dynasty envoy who came to Kyoto some time ago was closely related to this coup, and the Ximen Imperial City envoy was the biggest hand behind it.
Compared with this news, the other news that came out was not taken seriously by people.
"Princess Fujiwara Zhangzi is in poor health and is recuperating in Chengxiang Hall, under the care of An Daoquan, the miracle doctor of the Song Dynasty."
A few days later, Emperor Toba met with Ximen Kei at Qingliangden.[
"It is not easy for His Majesty to make such appropriate adjustments in such a short period of time."
Ximen Kei was also slightly surprised by Emperor Toba's ability to replace almost all the upper-level officials so quickly. This shows that Emperor Toba was not just a puppet.
Sure enough, this young man was born with this material?
"I have seen Lord Ximen's efforts." Emperor Toba nodded and smiled: "I still remember my previous promise. You can always tell me what you need me to do this time."
"Before, I had half the power, so even if I agreed to you, it would be of no use. Now, everything is different."
Ximen Qing muttered: "Actually, this matter is closely related to Your Majesty."
"Sir Simon, you might as well say it straight." Emperor Toba said: "If it is a matter of trade between the two countries, then please propose terms. As long as it is beneficial to both parties, I will not refuse."
Ximen Qing smiled: "Those are all official matters. The official and Mr. Fujiwara Susada are discussing the specific terms. I will just ask Your Majesty to review them when the time comes. What the official is talking about is a private matter."
"Private matters?" Emperor Toba smiled: "Yes, Sir Ximen's contribution is not small, no reward is too much. Tell me, what do you want?"
"I want an island." Ximen Qing requested.
Emperor Toba laughed: "There are four islands in our country. In addition to the main island, it is not impossible to give one of the other three islands to Lord Ximen. But in this case, you will not be able to return to the Song Dynasty and serve as an official in Japan.
After all, which one do you want?"
Ximen Qing smiled and shook his head: "Xiaguan has a great career in the Song Dynasty and is an envoy to the imperial city. How can he leave his family and career to come here? What I need is not a small island where I can occasionally fish and spend my time.
Just a day off to recuperate and recuperate."
"Little island?" Emperor Toba thought for a moment and asked, "Which island is Sir Simon talking about?"
Ximen Qing said three words without hesitation: "Sado Island."
Emperor Toba had never heard of this name before. He called his chamberlain with a smile, asked a few questions, and then replied: "Although that island is not small, it has always been a place where nobles were exiled. How can a place like that be allowed?"
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"Your Majesty, please step aside." Ximen Qing said seriously: "I naturally have my reasons for lowering my rank, but I can only tell your Majesty the reason."
Emperor Toba nodded, asked the chamberlains to retreat far away, and said to Ximen Qing: "Sir Ximen, please come forward and speak."
Ximen Qing stood up and came to the young man, sat down cross-legged again, looked at Emperor Toba very seriously and said: "Your Majesty is merciful, but you cannot end all future troubles."
Emperor Toba knew that Ximen Kei was talking about Emperor Shirakawa, Fujiwara Kimomi and others who were currently under house arrest in the harem, so he sighed slightly: "Go on."
"Sado Island is a good place." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Away from Kyoto, as long as we put these people on Sado Island, Your Majesty will be relieved."
Emperor Toba pondered for a while and nodded silently: "Then I will seal Sado Island to you, but you don't want to be in Japan."
"I have already thought about this." Ximen Qing expressed his thoughts without hesitation.
"Okay! Just do it!"
That afternoon, Emperor Toba issued a decree on rewards, but there was a puzzling statement in it.
"Today, Kinoshita Tokichiro has worked hard and made great achievements, and he is specially named Sado Shou."
The name Kinoshita Tokichiro was really strange, and when the officials saw the order copied to them, they all made guesses.
"Who is this person who has made great contributions some time ago and was given a surname today? Who is it Tokichiro?"
Several Kyoto officials named Tokichiro denied it.
Only one person saw this and immediately understood what was going on.
The former Second Lieutenant of Zaemon was a non-violent envoy to the prosecution, and the current one is Taira Tadamori, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
"It must be that Ximen Qing who actually made such a request to Konsami!" Ping Zhongmori secretly smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, how could that monkey-like guy become Sado Mamoru?"
"Wait, Sado Mamoru?"
The quick-thinking Ping Zhongsheng smelled a hint of the truth: "So that's it! You are really kind today!"
Early the next morning, before Taira Takaramori could go out, Kinoshita Tokichiro officially came to the door carrying a gift box.
"Sir Taira." When Kinoshita Tokichiro saw Taira Takaramori, he immediately bowed and saluted.
"It turns out to be Kinoshita Sado Mamoru." Taira Takaramori didn't expect this monkey to come so quickly. He didn't have time to tell his sister Taira Yuko about it last night.
In fact, Ping Zhongsheng was a little embarrassed to say that after all, when he and Ximen Qing high-fived and swore an oath, it was completely a joke, and there was no and would not be discussed with Ping Yuko.
"Master Ping, I would also like to invite Yuko to come out and meet you."
Kinoshita Tokichiro was respectful, but Taira Tadamori was famous. He was already so close to this person even before they met?
"It doesn't matter even if I promised Lord Ximen Imperial City to teach him a lesson!"
Ping Zhongsheng was about to have an attack when a voice came from behind, soft but full of surprises.
"Tokichiro, is it you, Tokichiro!"
Taira Yuko may have heard the movement at the door, but she didn't know when she came behind her brother.
"Yuko, my brother has something to do here, please go back first."
When Taira Yuko said this, Taira Takaramori got angry in front of her, so he had to turn around and whisper to his sister.
Unexpectedly, Taira Yuko seemed to have not heard anything, and poked her head out from Taira Tadamori, looking straight ahead. Taira Tadamori was the only one who turned sideways, and then realized that the new Sado Mori Kinoshita Tokichiro was also looking straight at Taira Yuko.
"I heard that Sado Mamoru was newly appointed today, but I didn't expect it was you, Tokichiro."
Taira Yuko's words made Taira Takaramori tremble suddenly.
Tokichiro! Tokichiro!
He finally remembered that wasn't it this monkey-like guy who had beaten him up on that rainy night?
Taira Yuko and Kinoshita Tokichiro stretched out their hands at the same time, clasping their hands tightly together, making Taira Tadamori feel like they were becoming air.
"It turns out Yuko has always been interested in this monkey!" A thought flashed through Taira Takaramori's mind.
"This is my roommate, Taira Yuko." Taira Taira's face turned slightly red, and he coughed in an effort to remind the two of his existence: "This is the new Sado Mori Kinoshita Tokichiro-sama."
"Brother, don't you still have official duties? Why don't you go quickly?"
Taira Yuko replied unceremoniously without even turning her eyes.
"Ah" Pingzhong Sheng felt that he had lost face.
Fortunately, Kinoshita Tokichiro turned around and said to Taira Takaramori seriously: "Master Taira, please feel free to leave Miss Yuko to me!"
Ping Zhongsheng was silent and nodded slightly: "Kinoshita-sama, please."
After saying that, Ping Zhongsheng left quietly and looked back from afar. Seeing the two people still standing blankly in the yard holding hands and looking at each other, he couldn't help but sigh slightly: "In this case, my father won't refuse, right?"
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Soon, Kinoshita Tokichiro, Heira Yuko held a simple wedding, and within a few days, the two set off for Sado Island.
The accompanying Ashigaru escorted more than ten large vehicles, surrounded by opaque black cloth on all sides. Emperor Toba climbed to the highest point of the Seiryouden Hall, watched this inconspicuous team quietly leave, and prayed silently.
On the second day, Ximen Kei and Dainagon Fujiwara Noblemi had already drawn up the terms and submitted them to Emperor Toba for review.
Emperor Toba read it carefully twice, his eyes lingered on the "Japanese Style Museum" for a while, and then he happily agreed to everything.
The terms completely treated the Song Dynasty and Japan as equal countries, and Emperor Toba had no reason to object; as long as the terms were implemented, Japan's economy would get better and better.
But what he didn't know was that Ximen Qing had no intention of showing these terms to the officials.
Because he wants to control and hold the entire economic lifeline of Japan in his hands.
Ximen Qing's Japanese strategy has been completed.