Chapter 718 This Crime is Unforgivable
When everyone saw Zhao Yulin holding up the tea bowl, they immediately picked up their own bowls and clinked them together. After a few clinking sounds, they really drank the tea in the bowls.
On the island of Honshu in Japan, a fake assassination attempt is taking place.
Fujiwara's chief of staff led a hundred assassins disguised as soldiers of the New Song Dynasty's Shenwei Army and suddenly appeared in the Japanese palace on the island. They killed anyone they saw. The chief of staff frequently spoke in Chinese and led his men to shout loudly, rushing straight to the little emperor's harem.
This frightened the little emperor of the Japanese island country, and he sat stupidly on the dragon chair looking at the bloody scene in front of him.
Fortunately, this guy had a trick up his sleeve. He had already arranged for the eunuchs around him to secretly recruit twenty guards loyal to Amaterasu, which came in handy at the critical moment.
The palace guards were highly skilled in martial arts and fought fearlessly against the fake Shenwei Army, and even blocked the attack of the death squad led by the chief of staff.
This was Fujiwara's fault. He had a problem in selecting and employing people. He only focused on loyalty and did not consider the actual skills of these assassins. He did not dare to make a bigger move, thinking that a hundred assassins from samurai backgrounds were enough to deal with the guards in the palace. This was exactly the mistake in his judgment.
Seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate in the hall, the chief of staff was worried that the little emperor would escape, and their trip would be in vain. Moreover, if the little emperor summoned the nearby imperial guards to surround him, his life would most likely be in danger.
This guy used broken Chinese to call a group of people to follow him to kill the little emperor, and the remaining warriors stopped the guards and fought desperately. These desperate men were so angry that they forgot their identities and spewed out: "Baga, baga, die!"
The palace guards finally understood that the Divine Mighty Army in front of them were actually their own people.
Who dares to kill the emperor? It must be that Fujiwara.
Everyone shouted: Your Majesty, please run away! The Fujiwara clan is in rebellion and has sent soldiers to kill you. Someone whistled and ran away to pass on the message.
The chief of staff saw that the truth was revealed and stopped pretending. He fired three flaring arrows. Immediately, dozens of soldiers armed with crude crossbows rushed in and shot arrows. No matter how skilled the guards were in martial arts, they could not withstand the long-range shooting of the crossbows and soon fell down in large numbers.
The chief of staff rushed into the harem first, but he only saw several concubines, princes and princesses of Emperor Amaterasu, but not the emperor and the eunuchs who served him.
The chief of staff was confused. They rushed in from the outside and searched every corner. Where could this person be hiding?
The fellow was furious and shouted as he searched again, but still couldn't find it.
What to do?
The president of the Wulong Society said that since they had done what they had done, they had to finish it. He raised his knife and slashed his neck. The assassins immediately killed all the surrounding royal members.
The chief of staff felt that this was not enough and that the bodies had to be destroyed. He ordered the palace to be filled with firewood, poured with tribute-grade fuel stored in the palace and ignited. In an instant, the entire palace was engulfed in flames and thick smoke.
When Fujiwara learned that the imperial palace was destroyed and the emperor and the eunuchs were nowhere to be found, he was furious and kicked his chief of staff who was trembling all over.
This guy was tired of being crazy, so he sat down and waved his hands. He immediately released the news that the Shenwei Army had attacked the palace and assassinated the emperor, encouraging the three armies to kill the enemy.
This guy yelled at the chief of staff: "This general can only be the regent , hurry up." The general's mansion was immediately upgraded to a temporary palace, and all the staff ran to do their work happily.
At this time, a large number of Japanese court officials came to Fujiwara's Shogun's Mansion to inquire about the situation. Fujiwara covered his face and sobbed as if his mother had died. He angrily denounced the atrocities of the Kamui Army and vowed to avenge the emperor and the royal family.
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation, and the Japanese island nation quickly launched a climax in resisting the invasion of the Shenwei Army.
However, some careful officials were full of doubts, privately discussing why the Shenwei Army came to the imperial palace in Honshu.
The imperial palace was surrounded by the shogunate's elite troops, so how come they weren't stopped?
Why did the Shenwei Army kill the emperor and burn the palace? What good would it do for them to stir up public anger?
After a few questions, more and more officials began to suspect that there was something else going on.
Three days later, some common people who were searching for treasures in the ruins of the imperial palace opened a secret door. Inside lay the bodies of the emperor, the empress and the eunuchs. The emperor also had in his hand a punitive edict accusing Fujiwara of raising private soldiers and disguising themselves to attack the imperial palace.
There were Fujiwara's spies around, and there were also guards loyal to the emperor searching in secret. When they saw the people making a commotion, they immediately went over to check. The two sides quickly fought for the edict with the emperor's blood-red handprint. The emperor's guards were more skilled in martial arts, and they ran away immediately after snatching the edict.
The people who stayed behind with Fujiwara were staring at the bodies of the emperor and the empress in a daze. After they came to their senses, they quickly sent someone to report to Fujiwara.
Fujiwara was shocked when he learned that the common people had found the emperor's body. He was stunned when he heard that the guards loyal to the emperor had stolen the emperor's edict of war.
The chief of staff said with a fierce look on his face: The only solution now is to kill all those who know about this. Although the guard has the emperor's edict in his hand, he does not have the imperial seal and the emperor's hand for comparison. Who can he trust?
Fujiwara also thought that this was the only way to do it, and immediately ordered the blockade of every household within a five-mile radius of the palace to silence them.
However, when the common people who discovered the destruction of the imperial palace and the secret of the emperor's death returned home and contacted each other, they knew the evidence of Fujiwara's conspiracy to assassinate the emperor and rebel. They dared not stay at home and immediately chose to flee, warning their acquaintances to run away quickly.
When Fujiwara's troops were dispatched to block the palace, the streets around the imperial palace were filled with fleeing civilians. Fujiwara panicked after receiving the report, fearing that his attempt on the emperor would be exposed, and shouted, "Kill, kill, kill." Kyoto was in chaos, with soldiers surrounding civilians and fighting everywhere.
The area around Kyoto was in an uproar.
You have to know that the people living here are not ordinary people. Many of them are princes, nobles, and wealthy people. Almost every family has more or less warriors to guard the house. It is not an easy task for the army to kill these people completely.
The common people didn't know why the Shogun wanted to kill them. Only the reason that Fujiwara burned down the palace and killed the emperor spread rapidly among the people.
So, the people who were fleeing spread the news: Fujiwara no Naruto killed Emperor Amaterasu and wanted to silence everyone.
The news spread quickly, and the palace was like the center of an earthquake. Various news about the destruction of the palace and the massacre of the royal family spread quickly throughout Japan.
Fujiwara stopped after killing eight thousand civilians. It was not because he did not want to continue, but because the Kamui army adopted a leapfrog tactic to cross the island, actually landed on Honshu, and headed for Kyoto.
Moreover , the resistance of the island country of Wa was being reversed. The people who believed in Amaterasu were actually running towards the Kamuy Army, accusing Fujiwara of burning down the imperial palace, suffocating Emperor Amaterasu and trying to kill them to silence them. They asked the Kamuy Army to protect them and kill Fujiwara on their behalf to avenge the emperor.
Liu Zheng, who was following the team, was overjoyed when he heard the good news. He said that Fujiwara was very ambitious and even wanted to be the emperor. Now his move has helped us a lot.
Of course, the generals understood what Liu Zheng meant. Fujiwara had done this and was considered a traitor in the eyes of the common people. His prestige would surely plummet. In this case, how much resistance force could the island country of Japan organize? Kill him.
The various troops of the Kamui Army acted quickly and attacked from multiple directions, shouting that they would capture the rebels and that there would be a huge reward for capturing Fujiwara.
Of course, the Kamuy Army is definitely not trying to avenge Emperor Amaterasu, and money is not a factor at all.
However, Liu Zheng was not just a man of swords and guns. He ordered his staff to make good use of the events of Fujiwara burning the imperial palace, killing the emperor, and slaughtering the common people to completely expose the evil face of the shogunate and guide the people to follow the Kamui Army and submit to the New Song Kingdom.
Anyway, the Shenwei Army brought the latest fourth-generation Bi Sheng printing press along the way, which can quickly print out the truth of the incident and distribute it. There are also Japanese who know the truth and do personal testimony to publicize it, so naturally some people will believe it.
This will reduce the resistance to the Kamui Army's attack and accelerate the demise of the island nation of Wa.
In Chengdu, Zhao Yulin had returned from an outing and was having tea with Hua Yue in the small flower hall of his office. After a light rain, the flowers and plants in the flower hall were lush and green, and the moist air made breathing feel smooth and silky.
Zhao Yulin told Hua Yue that he was going on a tour and asked Hua Yue to prepare to take over as the king.
Hua Yue was stunned for a moment, then he firmly refused and disagreed with him leaving the capital.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said: In recent years, when he went to Xinshi and Qingcheng for summer vacation, it was Hua Gong who was the regent. He did a good job, so why can't he do the same?
Besides, everyone is bound to have accidents. If he is no longer able to do so, won't Mr. Hua still be the ruler of the country?
Hua Yue immediately asked Zhao Yulin to stop and said awkwardly that that was not what he meant and there was no such thing as a possibility.
Zhao Yulin smiled and told him: The position of the king must be taken over. The king of the new Song Dynasty can be promoted or demoted, and there is no hereditary system. Why can't he, Hua Gong, do it?
Zhao Yulin told him that the new Song Dynasty had implemented many new policies, and Hua Gong only needed to continue to do so. He asked the maid to invite Du Fan, You Shi, Yu Jie and Zhao Guangfu to come over and talk.
Hua Yue knew that he was going to make an explanation to the princes, so he stopped him and told him that there was no rush for the matter and that the King of Zhao should weigh the matter again.
He said he had been thinking about it for a long time. The new Song Dynasty was much bigger than the few roads around Chengdu Prefecture. As a ruler, he had to go out and take a look, especially at the border areas. Madam Yangjin had been in Lhasa for some time, and as her husband, he should go over to accompany her.
Hua Yue heard him say this: He had already made up his mind, and considering he was accompanying his woman in her private affair, he could no longer refuse.
Just then, Du Fan, You Shi and Yu Jie arrived. Zhao Yulin solemnly told everyone that he would invite Hua Gong to take over as the king. He would tour the border as the commander of the Shenwei Army and go to Lhasa City to visit Madam Yangjin.
Everyone was stunned.
Hua Yue no longer objected and even acted as a commentator. After everyone understood Zhao Yulin's intentions, they nodded and followed his instructions.
Zhao Yulin said: After he left, the new vice-presidents would consist of the three of them plus Miao Gui.
His wife Chen Chen is still able to work, and is planned to be sent to the official office of the Eunuch Hall to do some work. After Wu Qian comes back, he will also be the director of the official office of the Central Court to assist Mr. Hua in his work. What do you think?
