Liu Ziguang said to the guards: "Look out, I will ask for directions." After saying that, he walked straight to the palace. The female officer in the palace had obviously discovered these strange guests and exclaimed softly,
Close the sliding door.
The guards naturally knew what the commander was going to do. They laughed evilly one by one, held their weapons and spread out in a fan shape to protect the palace. The warriors who followed looked at the twelve iron towers and did not dare to step forward.
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Although Liu Ziguang always regarded himself as a rough man, he still knew the rules when necessary. He took off his boots first before walking into the palace. It was said to be a palace, but in fact it was a Japanese-style house made of wood. The outside of the door was paved with wood.
The corridor was made up of pillars. Liu Ziguang was kneeling there imitating the posture of the Japanese. He pretended to say: "Excuse me" and pushed the door open and went in.
A strange fragrance comes from the pavilion. The palace is covered with tatami mats, and the screens made of black wood and silk are painted with elegant landscape paintings. Although the whole house is low, it looks particularly warm, especially the tatami mats and small futons on the ground.
It even made Liu Ziguang, a classmate with extremely unhealthy thoughts, think of some vulgar things. He coughed twice and first made up a Japanese saying: "You are so empty."
Two small heads were exposed behind the screen. Seeing that Liu Ziguang was well dressed and did not look like a bad guy, he climbed out and saluted him and said hello. Then Yiliwala said a lot. Now Liu Ziguang was dumbfounded and simply said in Chinese: "Just now
Where is the little sister?"
The two female officials looked at each other and confirmed that Liu Ziguang had gone to the wrong door. Then one went over and opened the sliding door, and the other stretched out her hand to make a farewell gesture, and asked Liu Ziguang to leave with a look of sympathy on her face. Liu Ziguang was not willing to comply, and stood up.
Running around in the palace, two female officials seemed to be in a hurry. They followed him, kowtowing and saying polite words. When he turned around a screen, he suddenly felt a cool breeze behind his head. He quickly lowered his head to avoid it and stayed on the spot.
With a roll, three gear-shaped black darts were inserted into the original position, and a thin ninja dressed in black wielded a straight-edged samurai sword and slashed at Liu Ziguang's face.
Liu Ziguang had quick eyesight and quick hands. He pressed the spring and stabbed straight towards the man with the long sword in his hand. The room was narrow and the long sword could not be used. In addition, the ninja's ninjutsu was amazing. He stabbed the man with the sword and disappeared. Liu Ziguang held the sword in his hand.
As I turned left and right inside the palace, I suddenly saw a woman in kimono sitting in the room. She vaguely looked like the girl I just saw. I walked over. The woman was writing something on the table with her head down. When she heard someone coming in, she looked up.
Looking at it, I couldn't help but cover my little mouth and exclaimed.
Liu Ziguang was greatly disappointed. Although she looked very graceful from the back, from the front she was just an ordinary girl. She was young, with a round baby face and a touch of freckles. She looked a bit like the girl next door. Liu Ziguangshun
When he looked at her, it turned out that he was staring at his sword. He quickly put the sword away, followed the style of a samurai and lowered his head and said: "Simi Masan."
The girl giggled and opened her mouth to reveal two little tiger teeth. She looked quite cute. Liu Ziguang was just about to strike up a conversation when suddenly her expression changed and she screamed: "What a fool!"
This sentence was very familiar to Liu Ziguang, and he felt a chill in his heart. He moved as fast as lightning, drew his sword, and made a move. Su Qin was holding the sword on his back, just in time to hold the long knife coming from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was the ninja just now. No.
No one knew when a silent voice appeared behind Liu Ziguang. If the girl hadn't shouted, Liu Ziguang would have been tricked by now.
The girl said a few words in Japanese, and the ninja kowtowed and disappeared again. At this time, Liu Ziguang had already determined in his heart that the identity of this girl was not simple. If not the current queen, she was at least a prince-in-law or something.
He didn't point it out, and he didn't tell the truth. He said politely: "My lost workman came in to ask for a bowl of water."
The girl smiled sweetly and asked, "Are you from Ming Dynasty?" There was a clear flavor of Jianghuai Mandarin in her accent.
Liu Ziguang said curiously: "You can speak Chinese."
The girl said: "Not only can she speak, but she can also write poems." As she said this, she picked up the paper spread out on the table and showed it to Liu Ziguang. She saw that it was covered with earthworm-like characters, including Chinese characters and kana.
Liu Ziguang couldn't understand, so he had to say perfunctorily: "Not bad."
The girl bared her little tiger teeth and smiled, saying: "I heard that Liu Ziguang, the great general of the Ming Dynasty, came to Ping An Jing. Do you know him?"
Liu Ziguang said: "It's not bad, I can talk."
"Then compare Liu Ziguang and our Japanese general, who is more powerful?"
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Liu Ziguang was chatting with the little girl inside. There was a commotion outside. There were more and more warriors. Looking at the large group of semi-dwarfs with an average height of less than 1.5 meters around them, the guards seemed to be in Lilliput. Although the enemy
Outnumbered, they were not worried at all. They drew their thunderbolts from their backs and aimed at the warriors nonchalantly.
Of course they have no fear, because the army has occupied the commanding heights of Kyoto and has carried the cannons up. I don’t know how many telescopes are watching here. If there is a slight disturbance, the palace and even the entire Kyoto will be destroyed in a sea of flames. Forgive the Japanese people.
Dare to act rashly.
Looking at the thunder cannons in the hands of the guards, their lips were dry. They put their hands on the long handles of the Japanese swords and dared not move because they knew it was an "iron cannon" that could kill people. The retainers on the shogunate side had
With a small amount of equipment, even the most powerful warriors cannot withstand such sharp weapons. Now there are twelve weapons suddenly appearing. Who dares to step forward and die.
The houses in the Japanese country were not soundproof. When the sound of "flax belt" came from the palace, even the warriors who were afraid of death could not remain indifferent. They all drew their swords, dragged the sharp long sword behind them, and walked quickly with small steps.
Running wildly, determination written on his stern face.
Liu Ziguang's guards also heard the scream. They expected that the marshal was inside to do his good deeds. Naturally, they, as subordinates, should cover the marshal to finish the matter. The twelve thunderbolts opened fire at the same time, killing the man who was rushing in front on the spot.
Twelve warriors were knocked down, but the warriors were unmoved and continued to charge forward. Some people behind them were shooting arrows with extremely long bows. The guards looked for cover and fought back with thunderbolts.
Sawdust was flying in the palace, and there was a lot of screaming.
The samurai were very puzzled. Aren't the iron cannons that could only be fired once and had to be loaded with ammunition? Why did these people's iron cannons have so much ammunition?
The defense line was more efficient than the shogun's 300-man iron artillery unit. This battle was unwinnable.
Seeing the battle starting in the palace, the artillery on the commanding heights also began to fire. Shells roared into the palace one after another, blowing up the palace made of wooden boards and paper shells. At this time, Liu Ziguang ran out of the palace, with people behind him.
Followed by a young girl, he put on his boots and shouted: "Stop! Why are we starting to fight!" The girl also shouted a few words of command, and the warriors dropped their swords and kowtowed on the ground with a very respectful attitude.
At this time, the official in charge of the reception ran over, apologized to Liu Ziguang with a mournful face, and said that the Supreme Emperor was ready to receive the Lord in the main hall.
Liu Ziguang said: "Since your country has an emperor, why do you need to contact the emperor? I only talk to the emperor, and others are exempt from discussion." After that, he bowed to the girl next to him and said: "What do you think, your majesty?"
The alliance under the city was signed quickly because the royal family had almost no choice. On the one hand, the entire Ping'an capital was already under the gunfire of the red shirt army, and on the other hand, the conditions offered by Liu Ziguang were quite generous.
Duke Liu Ziguang of the Ming Dynasty was willing to fully support the emperor in regaining control of the country and overthrowing the shogunate rule that had lasted for hundreds of years. This alone made Empress Xingzi and her father Emperor Mizuo very excited, and they did not ask for the cession of the Japanese kingdom.
He only asked for an inch of land to be used as a naval base after the completion of the matter. He was also willing to use funds and technology to open factories in Japan and help them realize the four modernizations.
You must know that the emperor is just a puppet now. He is like a doll in the hands of the shogun. It is enough to allocate hundreds of thousands of koku of rice every year to ensure that you will not starve to death. Otherwise, the emperor will not be able to give up the throne to an ignorant person in his prime.
Daughter, because this throne is simply worthless and cannot be taken seriously.
The current Empress Koiko is the daughter of the sister of Emperor Gomizuo and Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. It can be said that her father does not love her and her uncle does not care for her. Her father gave her the throne just so that he could have sex with his uncle.
It was only Gottukawa Iemitsu. Although he abdicated the throne, Gomizuo still had the final say in the three-thirds of an acre of land in the palace. Koko just took the title of emperor and was no better than a puppet.
The arrival of Liu Ziguang changed everything. He believed that it was difficult to control Hou Shuiwei in his prime. The little girl Xingzi was innocent and had the status of emperor, so she was perfect as his spokesperson. Powerful foreign aid only recognized the regime headed by Xingzi.
For the sake of the revival of the royal family, Hou Mizuo had no choice but to endure it.
With the emperor's appeal, the overthrow operation was more effective. The tasks of collecting food, grass, baggage, and recruiting samurai ashigaru were all left to the Japanese themselves. The red shirt army could only provide fire support when necessary. Liu Ziguang received a telegram saying
My wife and children had already arrived at Nagasaki, and they did not want to stay in Kyoto anymore. They delegated the command to their subordinates and took a team of troops to return to Kyushu by boat.
Before leaving, Queen Xingzi pulled Liu Ziguang's sleeve and said pitifully: "Uncle, when can I see you again?"