Li Zhen looked at Emperor Xiaomei and said seriously: "Your Excellency Tongren, you are a person who adheres to the traditional reform route. You hope to enrich the country and strengthen the army through a stable way. You do not agree with the radical ideas of the reformists. However, with Yoshida The reformists led by Songyin also care about the development of Japan, so Your Excellency Tongren is not willing to fight with each other."
"right."
Emperor Xiaomei nodded with deep approval, almost treating Li Zhen as a confidant.
These words were his thoughts.
Li Zhen looked at Yoshida Shoin again and said: "Your Excellency Yoshida Shoin, your starting point is to strengthen Japan, but you do not recognize the shogunate's way of self-improvement, and you also believe that the shogunate does not have the ability to revitalize Japan, so you want to reform, right?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Yoshida Shoin nodded and agreed with Li Zhen's statement.
Li Zhen clapped his hands together, said a good word, and then said with a smile: "I just said that I am going to put the matter on the table. If both of you don't recognize the other party, then solve the problem face to face. After thinking about it, I think You can engage in civil and military competition to determine the future direction of Japan."
"Japan is a martial country. Both the shogunate and the reformists have large-scale samurai. Both sides select powerful samurai to compete and compete in force. At the same time, both sides select resourceful scribes to implement policies for governing the country. We will wait for the results of the civil and military battle to decide which side has the most potential."
Yoshida Shoin asked: "King Zhennan, if both parties participating win one and lose one, how can we judge?"
Li Zhen smiled and said: "It's very simple. I am responsible for watching the battle. Naturally, I will make the judgment. My vision will not be wrong. I will definitely choose the person who is most suitable for this country to be in power. Of course, if there is a one-sided situation, the winner will be They belong to the same faction, so I don’t need to worry about it. I hope everything goes well."
"I agree."
Yoshida Shoin did not hesitate and spoke immediately.
"I agree too."
Immediately afterwards, Takasugi Shinsaku also nodded in agreement.
For the two people and the entire rebel faction, Li Zhen's proposal gave them an opportunity. Before this, the reform faction had been suppressed by Emperor Xiaomei and could not develop openly. Now Li Zhen has made the struggle between the two parties clear, indirectly The legitimacy of the status of Yoshida Shoin and others was recognized, and the restrictions imposed on Yoshida Shoin and others were lifted.
Moreover, once the reformists win, with the support of Li Zhen, Yoshida Shoin and others will be able to take control of national affairs and govern the country according to their own ideas. This is what Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Shinsaku are excited about.
Seeing that Takasugi Shinsaku and Yoshida Shoin answered without hesitation, Emperor Komei nodded and said, "I agree."
Hearing this, Anhi and Noda Yoo were helpless.
The emperor agreed, and the two people's objections had no effect. Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, Li Zhen suddenly showed a bright smile on his face, and said unhurriedly: "Since everyone agrees, let's operate according to this suggestion. , I will let people formulate the specific process arrangements and determine the time for the final competition. After all, I still have to give you time to prepare."
Everyone in the hall nodded after hearing this.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Zhao Liewen strode to Li Zhen's side and said seriously: "Your Majesty, there are more than ten warriors coming from outside the palace, and they indicate that they want to challenge you."
"Oh, they specified the challenge for me, are you sure?" Li Zhen asked.
Zhao Liewen said: "Among the Japanese warriors who came, there was also a man who was proficient in Chinese, so I understood what he meant. Your Majesty, everyone is still waiting outside."
"Hey, that's interesting."
Li Zhen raised a smile on his lips, looked at Emperor Xiaomei, and said: "Your Excellency Tongren, it seems that Japan under your governance is not of the same mind. Now there are still people who don't like me and want to challenge me. It's interesting. It's really interesting."
Emperor Xiaomei's expression changed drastically, he looked at Anren and asked what was going on.
I had already given the order not to cause trouble, but I didn't expect that trouble would still occur.
Anren shook his head, with an innocent expression on his face, and looked at Noda Yoo again with a questioning look. Poor Noda Yoo didn't know anything, so he could only shake his head and explained helplessly: "Your Excellency, the Emperor, I don't Knowing what is going on, before this happens, I have strictly prohibited causing trouble and asked the soldiers to control the situation. No one should come to cause trouble."
Li Zhendao: "It's okay, please come in and talk."
As soon as Li Zhen waved his hand, Zhao Liewen immediately went to convey the order.
Yoshida Shoin clenched his fists with a hint of excitement, looking forward to what would happen next. Someone would challenge Li Zhen. Yoshida Shoin was not worried. On the contrary, he could use this opportunity to find out more about Li Zhen. This is what Yoshida Shoin really thinks about the matter of Zhen.
Soon, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house.
Ten warriors dressed in black strode in.
Except for the sabers on their bodies, the rest of these ten people have been searched and there will be no hidden weapons. Li Zhen's eyes fell on these people and he frowned slightly, because the people who came in were all quite capable people, not just ordinary people. , Li Zhen didn't put these people in his eyes, but the other party could form such a team, which made Li Zhen feel very uncomfortable.
Emperor Xiaomei frowned and said, "Yagyu Itken, why are you here?"
Among the samurai, the leader was named Yagyu Itken.
This man is the most proficient in martial arts among the younger generation of the Yagyu family. Following him are the samurai of the Yagyu family, as well as the followers brought by Yagyu Itken, all of whom are proficient in martial arts. Yagyu Ikken is tall and powerful. With slender arms, he respectfully saluted Emperor Xiaomei and said: "Your Excellency, Li Zhen is the prince of a great country. He came to Japan to teach us his experience. The common people are very approving and happy, but Li Zhen, as the prince of the great country of heaven, People must have enough strength. I brought people here just to test whether Li Zhen's strength is true and to see if he has the ability to serve as our teacher."
His voice was deep and resonant, echoing in the hall.
An Ren said with a straight face: "Yagyu sword, retreat immediately, do you want me to invite the Yagyu family patriarch over?"
Yagyu raised his head and raised his chest with a sword, and said seriously: "Master Anren, the Yagyu family has unanimously agreed that I challenge King Zhennan, and I hope King Zhennan will agree."
As he spoke, he looked directly at Li Zhen, showing a strong fighting spirit.
The soldiers following Yagyu Isukuo all looked at Li Zhen.
"Hahaha……"
"Okay, okay, what a great Yagyu Ikken."
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "In the past, there was a Japanese named Yagyu Kento. He led ronin to attack Guangzhou, but my soldiers killed him. Today, another member of the Yagyu family came, and he also brought a It is very good to test the martial arts of the generals under my command. I have agreed to it. I hope you can show enough strength and not be killed as soon as you come up."
"If you are not good at studying, Kento Yagyu deserves to be killed."
Yagyu Itken's tone was fierce and chilly. He answered easily, but he definitely did not let go of Yagyu Kento's matter. Especially when Li Zhen personally said that Yagyu Kento would be killed, it further stimulated Yagyu Sheng Itken's heart. murderous intent.
