The place closer to the Imperial Palace is full of prosperity.
Everywhere is resplendent.
The people inside were dressed in a human-like manner.
The place beyond it is in ruins.
The people lived an extremely miserable life. There were no decent houses, and most of them were women. I don’t know what happened to the country, and all the strong men disappeared.
Does this mean that people are living in dire straits?
Is this the difference between the palace and the common areas?
At the same time, in the imperial palace, the emperor and his officials were already in chaos.
They were talking, communicating and worrying in Japanese.
The current emperor was Emperor Shumei. He looked at the officials below and asked:
"Who is coming? How dare you stay in my waters!?"
At this time an old man stood up.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty!"
This old man is Soga Ezo!
Soga Ezo is also known as Toyoura Minister, Soga Toyoura Moto. He was a minister in the Asuka period, including Prince Zainaka (later Emperor Tenchi), Nakatomi Kamazu (the ancestor of the Fujiwara clan), Soga Ishikawa Maro, etc.
An ancient Japanese politician and nobleman who committed suicide during the Otomi Rebellion.
He supported Shu Ming and Huang Ji as emperors.
This guy can be said to be second only to the emperor.
His Soga clan controlled the entire Japanese politics.
So the power of speech is very important.
Shu Ming was supported by him, so he listened to him very much.
"The bold Tang people dare to invade my territory!" Emperor Shu Ming shouted.
He never thought that they invaded the Tang Dynasty first.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has sent troops, this can be regarded as a courtesy.
"The Tang people are nothing to mention! Moreover, they only have ten warships, which is nothing. Please lead your troops to kill them! Kill them all!"
Soga Ezo said this.
It can be felt from his tone that he despises Li Min's army.
Because this slight will completely defeat them.
"Yes, kill them all! Also, order the Qingzhou army to go deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty to buy a good opportunity for Goguryeo! Order the Tang Emperor to send the army to Qingzhou! Don't take it into consideration!" Emperor Shuming said.
"yes!"
Then Soga Ezo shouted: "Come here, prepare your warships and catapults for battle!"
"yes!"
Then, he turned his head again.
"All officials, civil and military, come together! His Majesty the Emperor, let's see how powerful our country is! Let the people of the Tang Dynasty never come back! How about that?"
Emperor Shuming did not refuse.
He was simply too obedient.
"Okay, I will go with you! Let's see how the Tang people were defeated! Once they are defeated, we will send a large number of troops to the Tang Dynasty to take over!"
The ambitions of the Japanese people were very huge.
Afterwards, the group of people left the imperial palace and headed to where Li Min was.
When a group of people arrived.
Li Min happened to be standing on the deck.
He also saw who was coming.
But the words of the visitor could not be heard.
Because the waves are very noisy today.
Yuan Tiangang said: "Sir, these people may be the emperor and their ministers!"
In their eyes, many people came out surrounding the two people.
One of them is the Emperor, and the other is Soga Ezo.
These people are not very tall.
Very much like people from Lilliput.
Obviously, they are ready this time.
But they always kept a distance of three hundred meters from the battleship. Even if the shore could get closer to the battleship, no one dared to get too close.
At the same time, a large number of catapults and arrows also appeared.
Looking at this situation, the Japanese want to fight.
Then fight.
Li Min is not afraid of anything at all!
Xue Rengui said: "Sir, Xue Rengui requests a fight! Let them know how powerful we are!"
He couldn't stand it any longer and was about to go to war.
But was stopped by Li Min.
"No need to attack for now!"
Xue Rengui was puzzled.
At this time, Li Min said again: "Speaker!"
"yes!"
The loudspeaker was turned on at this time.
Li Min began to speak in fluent Japanese language.
When he opened his mouth, everyone was shocked.
He said: "Japanese people, you all listen!"
The loudspeaker is very loud.
spread far.
At this time, it resounded throughout the entire imperial palace.
And it was spoken in Japanese. Everyone could understand it! People wondered why this Tang Dynasty man could speak Japanese and speak it well!
The people watching nearby knelt down directly.
Someone shouted: "Is this a god sent from heaven?"
“Is God coming to save us?”
"With such a loud voice, he is truly a god!"
Their kneeling and saluting made Soga Ezo and others very unhappy.
Even before the war started, the people on your side regarded the other party as a god.
This has a great impact on his soldiers.
Sure enough, some of the people moving the catapults began to stop.
They are in a dilemma.
Don't know what to do.
After all, Li Min finished speaking in a shocking way.
It seems that the situation is getting out of control.
Soga Ezo said again: "Don't be fooled by the enemy! Set up your formation quickly! Also, anyone who dares to kneel again will be killed!"
After giving the order, the soldiers rushed out, pointing their knives at their own people.
The people were so frightened that they stood up in a hurry.
But they did not dare to resist.
Maybe it's because I've been a slave for a long time and I don't know how to resist.
Faced with such a situation.
Li Min then said: "You Japanese have committed a heinous crime against the Tang Dynasty. I will give you a chance now to hand over the emperor, otherwise our Tang army will definitely raze the imperial palace! Kill all the officials and let you know what it means."
fail."
As soon as he spoke, the people fell silent.
But Soga Ezo laughed, and all the civil and military officials followed him and laughed loudly.
Emperor Shuming also laughed.
This was probably the most unaware person he had ever seen.
How do these people know? What they don't know is themselves.
However, whatever they said was too quiet, and Li Min didn't hear it.
"Surrender now, you still have a chance to survive! If not, we will kill you without mercy!"
Li Min's words obviously did not attract the other party's attention. On the contrary, they attracted the other party's ridicule.
"Does anyone tell the Chinese people that they are just dreaming?" Soga Ezo laughed.
At this time, a minister stood up.
"Go forward, my lord!"
"It's Brother Shanbei, you are allowed to go!"
Soga Ezo ordered, he made the decision completely on behalf of Emperor Shumei.
Speaking of King Yamagata, he is the son of Prince Shotoku and the grandson of Soga Umako. Soga Umako is Soga Ezo's father. So, this guy is Soga Ezo's nephew.
The Japanese royal families are all intermarriage to ensure the purity of their bloodline. Therefore, the relationship is very confusing.
Shanbei's eldest brother Wang accepted the order and went there with a few close followers.