Prince Cheng was sitting on the chair, not even looking at the man kneeling in front of him, he was just drinking tea.
Bai Jiuchi, the counselor next to King Cheng, scolded loudly with a dark face: "The action will begin tonight. If you come to the palace at this time, you know that if the news leaks out, you will die!"
"Hi!" Upon hearing this, the man in black hurriedly leaned down. He knelt on the ground without daring to raise his head and said, "I have been ordered to deliver a letter to the Lord."
After saying that, he still lowered his head and took out a letter from his arms, holding the letter in both hands and holding it high above his head.
Bai Jiuchi took two steps forward and snatched the letter from the man in black. He opened it casually and read the letter quickly.
Bai Jiuchi threw the letter away casually, pointed at the man in black who was still kneeling and cursed: "Bah! You bitch!
When will it be your turn to make conditions?
Reply to King Heizhongluo, you King Fusang is not worth mentioning in the eyes of my prince, he is nothing!"
"Hi!" The man in black was still kneeling on the ground respectfully. As for the expression on his face and the activities in his heart, it was unknown.
"Panran." King Cheng put down his tea bowl and first pulled back his own firepower output.
King Cheng raised his head and said to the kneeling man in black: "You don't have to mention the things we talked about before. The key now is to do your own thing well.
I know that you have been away for a few years and are homesick.
But the more we are at this juncture, the more we need to be calm and down-to-earth in doing things.
After tonight, you can take advantage of the wind and leave.
It will be a smooth journey north, even if the imperial court sends pursuers, they will not be able to catch you."
As soon as the man in black heard King Cheng's words, the humiliation and grievance in his heart instantly turned into emotion. He choked and said: "My lord, Mingjian! Tonight I will lead eighty-seven elite dead soldiers into the heavenly prison. There will be no
Thoughts of retreat.”
"Hmph." Bai Jiuchi snorted from the side and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't talk about dead soldiers. This is a big deal. I don't care whether you live or die, but it must be completed."
"Hi!" The man in black answered firmly.
"Do you want me to teach you what to do again?" Bai Jiuchi did not soften due to the attitude of the man in black. Instead, he had a posture of stamping his nose on his face.
"Hi! I have made arrangements and have been training for many days. All the dead soldiers will say the words "Save General Qi".
Everyone has brought enough ignition oil. We will fully implement the three plans given by you one by one." The man in black raised his head and said respectfully.
"Okay." Bai Jiuchi waved his hand and said, "Let's go, be careful on the way back, don't let the news slip."
"Hi! I take my leave." The man in black kowtowed to King Cheng again, then leaned over and kneeled back. He didn't turn around until he exited the door and left.
When the man in black walked away, King Cheng smiled and said to Bai Jiuchi: "Panran, do you know who that person was just now?"
Bai Jiuchi said disdainfully: "A Japanese."
After hearing what Bai Jiuchi said, King Cheng said with a smile: "He is the younger brother of King Kurotsuka."
Bai Jiuchi still said disdainfully: "You are not a Japanese yet."
King Cheng finally couldn't help but laugh and said: "Panran, I know that you have always had opinions about me subduing the Japanese.
However, you have to admit that the Japanese have their uses."
Bai Jiuchi snorted and said: "These Japanese deserve to die, and General Qi must die too. Both of them will be troubles for you in the future, Your Majesty. Getting rid of them together today can be said to be the best of both worlds."
King Cheng looked at Bai Jiuchi with a smile and said nothing.
This is another quirk of Bai Jiuchi, or he is called scholarly.
Go up to the army and attack.
Bai Jiuchi has a natural interest in conspiracy. He can tolerate all kinds of despicable tricks, but he can't stand getting along with foreigners.
The book business is angry, the book business is angry.
In King Cheng's original plan, the Japanese were a huge force. Not only did they raid the coast and plunder a lot of property for King Cheng, but more importantly, they could contain some of the imperial troops.
When necessary, these Japanese can go ashore to form an army and serve as cannon fodder in siege of cities and territories.
Why do the Japanese do so many dirty and tiring jobs?
It's funny to say that King Heizhongluo, who is known as the overlord of the Japanese sea, only asked King Cheng to make him a Japanese daimyo after the event was completed, that is, the king of Fuso.
The conditions were as simple as a few envoys and an edict, and in exchange for the loyal allegiance of thousands of Japanese people.
Bai Jiuchi was extremely opposed to such a cost-effective thing.
Bai Jiuchi analyzed King Cheng from several aspects one by one. It has to be said that King Cheng was persuaded by Bai Jiuchi.
The situation is this or that.
As the Japanese have been burning, killing and looting in coastal areas in recent years, public outrage has grown. As the place where King Cheng raised his troops, the people's hearts naturally turned to King Shuncheng.
At this time, if the news that there are Japanese people under King Cheng's command is spread, it will have a huge impact on King Cheng's reputation.
Second, after many years of fighting at sea, some Jianghu organizations have grown in strength. In terms of sea power, they are no worse than the Japanese, so why bother to sacrifice what is close and seek what is far away?
Third, the Japanese had been killing and plundering for many years. Although most of the property obtained was turned over to King Cheng, they still accumulated a lot privately. There is a saying that kills the chicken to get the eggs, and you get the chicken and the eggs, killing two birds with one stone.
The last thing Bai Jiuchi used to convince King Cheng completely was Huang Xiaoshi.
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After the Kurotsuka Toshiya left the small hall, they walked around for a long time under the leadership of their servants, and finally left the palace through a small door.
This small door was used by the palace servants to carry water and firewood on weekdays. The door was opened in a remote location, and it became even more remote after going out. It was already in the wilderness.
Prince Cheng's Palace was not built in its own closed city like other palaces.
The purpose of building the palace was to clear out a large open space in the center of the city. At that time, King Cheng was considerate of the people's sentiments, so he took the initiative to build another palace thirty miles outside Hangzhou.
There is an idiom called stay away, which originally means respect.
King Cheng took the initiative to retreat to show his love for the people, which also won King Cheng the first wave of good reputation.
From today's perspective, there are other unexpected benefits to having this royal palace in the wilderness. Some people say that in fact, King Cheng had a disobedient heart back then.
Which one it is, perhaps only King Cheng himself knows in his heart.
Kurotsuka Toshiya stepped on the path that the weeds tried hard to cover, and walked towards somewhere outside the city without saying a word. A young man in gray clothes who had been following him after leaving the small hall finally couldn't help it.
The dissatisfaction in the heart.
The young man in gray clothes said angrily to the Kurotsuka Toshiya: "The people of the Celestial Dynasty look down on us too much! Just King Cheng, who is that tall man? He dares to be so condescending to us. I think..."
Before the boy in gray clothes finished speaking, Kurozuka Toshiie stopped.
Kurotsuka Toshiie turned around without saying a word. He used all his strength to slap the boy in gray on the face.
The boy in gray clothes was slapped so dizzy that he stumbled back two steps before standing still. Then a fishy smell filled his mouth. The boy in gray clothes spat on the ground, and his mouth was full of blood.
"You have to remember carefully why I hit you." Toshiya Kurozuka stared at the boy in gray and said, "I hit you because I am stronger than you, so I can hit you."
The gray-clothed boy looked at Kurotsuka Toshiie, unable to digest the meaning of what he said for a while.
Kurotsuka Toshiie said to the boy in gray: "Taste the anger and dissatisfaction in your heart now, then suppress it and hide it. When you are stronger than me one day, you can let me taste your anger.
and dissatisfaction.”
The young man in gray seemed to understand what the Kurotsuka family was referring to, and he said: "Second brother, is this King Cheng so important to us? Our Kurotsuka family has become the overlord of the sea without any nobles."
Kurozuka Toshiie said to the boy in gray: "So Kurozuka can only become the overlord, not the overlord."
Seeing that the boy in gray clothes still didn't quite understand, Kurotsuka Toshiya continued to say to him: "You are smarter than me, so you must study Chinese culture well. From now on, our family will not only need people who can hold knives, but also people who can hold fans."
.
Only by becoming a daimyo can everything about the Kurozuka family be truly passed down. Everything we do is to enable the Kurozuka family to be passed down to thousands of generations."
"Hi." The boy in gray said excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Kurotsuka Toshiie's originally slightly excited expression immediately became very serious and said, "You should answer 'yes'."
"Yes..." The boy in gray tried to overcome his habit and replied awkwardly.
"Don't underestimate those people with fans." Toshiya Kurozuka said to the boy in gray, "Their wisdom is far beyond ours.
Tonight's action was planned by the tall man with the fan. It was extremely sophisticated, link by link. No matter how you looked at it, General Qi was bound to die.
And I, even as the eldest brother, would never be able to make such a plan.
Letting you go ashore is something we have been doing for many years.
You have been studying Chinese with me all these years, just for this day. From today on, you are no longer Saburo Kurozuka, you are a Chinese, do you understand?"
"I understand..." The boy in gray shed tears as he looked at the Kurotsuka Toshiya.
He knew that today was the farewell between his second brother and him. Even if his second brother could return home safely tonight, they might never see each other again in this life, nor would they be able to recognize each other.
Kurozuka Toshiie touched the gray-clothed boy's head with pity and said: "When the Kurozuka family becomes famous, it will be the time when you return from your studies. If not..." Kurozuka Toshiie sighed and said:
"It's quite good to be a Chinese and live in China."
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On the other side of the story, Huang Xiaoshi is sweating the sweat of his youth with Wei Ming. He doesn't know that he, the troublemaker, has repeatedly stirred up the plot and finally changed the original plot.
The two most important key points for Bai Jiuchi to be able to lay out a plan for King Cheng to completely eliminate the Japanese followers this time are closely related to Huang Xiaoshi.
First, some time ago, Huang Xiaoshi assisted Shi Yi in successfully escorting a large amount of kerosene and thunder bombs to Hangzhou. With this batch of kerosene and thunder bombs, the Haisha Gang had the combat power to crush the Japanese fleet.
Since he wants to kill the chicken to get the eggs, now King Cheng has a knife in his hand that can kill the chicken.
Secondly, Huang Xiaoshi is not only a member of the Shennong Baicao Sect, but he has also joined the Tianlong Sect, and his position seems to be quite high.
In Bai Jiuchi's plan, Shuzhong and the Tianlong Sect are two absolutely crucial points. It can be said that these determine the success or failure of the army.
Let’s talk about Shuzhong first.
Due to geographical reasons, the middle of Shu and other parts of the Central Plains are located in one place, with no mountains or water visible. However, there has been a saying since ancient times: "Whoever wins the middle of Shu will win the world."
Central Sichuan is an extremely important strategic location.
First of all, there is the plain in the middle of Sichuan. There is a large piece of fine arable land that can be cultivated. This arable land can provide a certain supply of military food when the war situation is favorable, and can be used as capital for retreat when the war situation is unfavorable.
Secondly, Shuzhong has a large population and has been a high-quality source of troops throughout the ages.
To this day, when people in Bashu name boys, the words "bing" and "brave" are indispensable.
Third, Bashu connects Long on the right, Yunnan and Guizhou on the bottom, and Tubo on the left. These three directions are the reinforcements of King Cheng.
Bashu is a place that connects these three places.
Because Bashu is so important, Bai Jiuchi has been planning for Bashu for a long time.
On the one hand, Bai Jiuchi secretly used the power he had in the court to win over officials at all levels in Bashu.
On the other hand, the power of recklessness should not be underestimated.
The first Jianghu sect in Shu to be brought under the command of King Cheng was the Tang sect.
The Tang Sect had its own errands in the court. Bai Jiuchi didn't even have to say a few words before Tang Fei, the head of the Tang Sect, had already paid his respects.
After the Tang Sect was taken over, the Bagua Sect, which had a son-in-law relationship with the Tang Sect, naturally became one of its own.
However, this is not enough, far from enough.
Bai Jiuchi assigned this task to the Tianlong Sect. Anyway, the Tianlong Sect also wanted to expand to the Central Plains.
Three years ago, the Tianlong Sect reported that they finally laid the first nail in Shu and subdued a medicine-selling sect.
After hearing the Tianlong Sect's report, Bai Jiuchi sighed in his heart. After all, these guys from all three sects were still unable to get on the stage.
The result really surprised Bai Jiuchi. In just three years, the Shennong Baicao Sect not only occupied the entire Shuzhong, but also spread its power to Luoyang. Then it spread like branches and leaves, and most of the Central Plains were sold.
their medicine.
This is really incredible.
Bai Jiuchi focused on understanding the rise of Shennong Baicaomen and found that the key points lay in a young man named Huang Xiaoshi.
Of course, Bai Jiuchi hadn't taken Huang Xiaoshi seriously at that time.
As a result, when the information about Beichou came out, Bai Jiuchi hesitated, and the first name that popped into his mind was: Huang Xiaoshi!
Or, this is called intuition.
If I have to give a reason, it may be because in Bai Jiuchi's subconscious, he deeply agrees that those with noble blood have stronger abilities.
This is called "Is the golden scale an object in the pond?"
The direct lineage of the dragon species will make a blockbuster wherever it is placed.
Of course, Bai Jiuchi also questioned Huang Xiaoshi's identity as the crown prince.
This is the quality he should have as a counselor and has little to do with his subjective thoughts.
In fact, Bai Jiuchi only had one thought in his mind: "If Huang Xiaoshi were not the crown prince, I would eat the pen in my hand."
The symptoms have subsided, so stay in bed for a few more days.
Fortunately, I have many manuscripts saved.
In this case, depositing a manuscript is as reassuring as making a deposit.
