When talking about the history of Japan, the first thing that comes to mind is the famous Shogunate period.
Over the course of a thousand years, due to the fragmented geographical structure of the Japanese country, various feudal lords were established in the Japanese country, powerful forces stole power, and the emperor became a puppet who could be manipulated by others...
However, what is less known is that before the advent of the shogunate era, the Japanese country actually had a history of centralized power. At that time, the emperor truly held power and the entire country was under his control.
In the early days of the Japanese Empire, there were many tribes, and there was neither a unified civilization nor a unified country. However, by the fourth century, the Yamato Kingdom gained control of the Kansai Plain, wiped out all the tribes in this area, and suddenly became the most powerful country.
The prosperous tribe began its expansion journey and occupied most of the area except Hokkaido in the fifth century.
During this period, "Emperor" became the title of the supreme ruler, which had not been the case before.
The Great King of Yamato is the predecessor of the Emperor, and Yamato is also the origin of the Japanese country and nation...
Of course, this so-called occupation is not the unified centralization of power after the Qin and Han Dynasties in China. It is probably like the eight hundred princes during the Zhou Dynasty. Except for the core area of Guanxi, other parts of the land were enfeoffed to the royal family and nobles.
, although they submitted to the emperor, they retained almost absolute autonomy internally.
A county is a country, and a town is also a country...
There are so many feudal states in various places that no one knows how many there are.
The Yue Kingdom was one of the countless feudal states, and its geographical location was roughly equivalent to Niigata in later generations...
The current Emperor of Japan is Emperor Kogi, the wife of the previous Emperor Shumei...
Fang Jun glared and said, "Female Emperor?"
He really didn't know that there was such a thing as a female emperor in the history of Japan.
In fact, not only there are, but seven or eight...
Yoshikoma said: "Just last year, Emperor Shumei passed away. Since his sons, Prince Kaito and Prince Katsuragi, and Emperor Shumei's eldest brother, Prince Shotoku's son, Prince Yamagata, were competing for the throne, in order to avoid civil strife, Internal Affairs Minister Soga
Rulu Sui decided to fully support Empress Bao's accession to the throne, and she will become Emperor Koji."
Fang Jun said: "This female emperor can seize the throne of emperor in such a dangerous environment. She must be a heroic woman among women."
The husband dies and the wife ascends the throne. This is similar to Wu Zetian. She has no ability. Whether it is in the Tang Dynasty or the Japanese country, it is impossible to ascend...
Jin Famin shook his head and said with disdain: "Last year, I went to Pangai Palace with my father to see Emperor Kogi to celebrate his enthronement ceremony. I have never seen much of the so-called wisdom and strategy in this Emperor.
, it is true that she is extremely beautiful and charming to the core, otherwise how could the Suga father and son, who are so powerful, be able to help her with all their strength?"
Yoshikoma said: "It's a fact that Emperor Kogoku is unparalleled in beauty. It's also a fact that she had an affair with Soga and his son. However, Soga and his son supported her ascension to the throne not because they were deceived by her beauty, but because they supported her ascension to the throne.
It was because Soga Iruka, the son of Soga Ezo and the Minister of Internal Affairs, wanted to make Emperor Shumei's other son, Kojin Dai-nii, the emperor, and assassinated Prince Shotoku's son, Prince Yamagata Dai-nii, which aroused opposition from all the countries in the world and had to temporarily avoid the spotlight.
, push Emperor Huangji out of the way to block the wind."
Fang Jun didn't quite understand: "The eldest brother of the ancients is also the son of Emperor Shuming?"
Yoshikoma explained: "Yes, but unlike Prince Kaito and Prince Katsuragi, whose mother is Emperor Kogoku, the mother of the eldest brother of the ancients is the daughter of Soga Umako, the sister of Soga Ezo, and the aunt of Soga Nirika.
…”
Fang Jun suddenly said: "Isn't this a relative?"
Everyone nodded.
The Soga family is the top noble of the Japanese country. They control a large amount of fertile land and private soldiers. They support the prince or princess who has a close blood relationship with them and establish him as the emperor. This is a consistent behavior in the history of the Japanese country.
The first political situation in which foreign relatives had exclusive power...
It is never an exaggeration to say that one has power over the world.
Yoshiko said: "Now the Japanese government is in turmoil. Soga Niruka and his son support the elder brother of the ancients, the prince. The elder brother's father is Emperor Shumei, and his mother is Soga Ezo's sister and Soga Nirika's aunt. Emperor Kogoku
First, he married King Takamaki, and later married Emperor Shumei, and gave birth to Prince Katsuragi and Prince Kaito. His influence in the royal family cannot be underestimated. It is no secret that Prince Katsuragi covets the throne of the Emperor. This man is decisive and ruthless.
He is cunning and wise, and has always been in opposition to Su Wo."
Fang Jun asked curiously: "Isn't this Emperor Huangji a simple puppet?"
He thought that the female emperor was just a puppet sandwiched between the Soga family and Prince Katsuragi, but he never thought that she was not a fuel-efficient lamp either...
Yoshikoma smiled and said: "How is that possible? The grandfather of Emperor Kogoku is the eldest brother of Emperor Minda, Prince Oshisaka Hikoto, and the eldest brother of Prince Oshisaka Hikoto is the father of Emperor Shumei and the uncle of King Gao Xiang.
The king is the son of Emperor Yumei... Therefore, Emperor Kogoku is the direct lineage of the Emperor, and he has many supporters. Otherwise, how could he get the unanimous approval of Soga and Prince Katsuragi to become the emperor?"
"..."
Fang Jun's mind was a little confused and he hurriedly said: "Wait a minute...you mean Emperor Huangji first married her cousin, and then married her biological uncle?"
Ji Shiju said: "Not my biological uncle, but my uncle."
What is "Uncle Cong"?
Just the same father and half-mother...
Intermarriage between close relatives has been around since ancient times. "Kiss between aunts and uncles, break bones and connect tendons." Since ancient times, it has been normal for cousins to marry, but "no marriage between same surnames" is also an ironclad rule. Only cousins can get married.
, who saw his cousin getting married?
That means he will be beaten to death and soaked in a pig cage...
Jin Famin said from the side: "We, Silla, have been influenced by Han culture for generations, so we insist on not marrying with the same surname like the Han people. However, the Japanese country lives overseas and refuses to accept the culture. They didn't even have their own writing before, just like savages who drink blood from their hair.
, where do you know about etiquette, justice and integrity? The so-called inheritance of the emperor values blood the most. They believe that the more closely related people marry, the purer the blood of the children they will give birth to. It is common for a brother to marry a sister, a father to marry a daughter, and even a granddaughter to marry a grandfather.
Yes, not surprising."
Jin Famin and Ji Shiju disagreed, but Fang Jun was amazed.
He looked at Su Dingfang next to him and found that the other person's eyes were round...
Is this to keep the bloodline pure?
This bitch is a**!
No wonder in later generations the island countries did not care about anything, foster fathers and the like became very popular. It turns out that this is a tradition...
*****
Several people discussed it, and after lunch, Ji Shiju stayed with Fang Jun, sent him away with his entourage, and took away a warship, which was fully loaded with weapons and armor. Of course, they were all eliminated by the Tang army.
It's a worn-out piece of equipment, but to the Ezo people who don't even know how to smelt iron, it's like an ancient magic weapon.
After several times of supporting weapons and equipment, the equipment of the Ezo people has been replaced by guns. Not only did they not fall behind when facing the Japanese, they were even better equipped.
After all, the Japanese state in this period was far inferior to the Warring States period in the Central Plains...
After a rest, Fang Jun, Su Dingfang, Wang Xuance, Jin Famin, Ji Shiju, Zhang Zhide and others inspected Sado Island.
Fang Jun rode his horse and looked at the mountains on both sides of the north and south, his heart bursting with pride.
This is Sado Island, a mountain of gold and silver, a treasure trove that the Japanese later generations took hundreds of thousands of years to mine!
For a moment, he even wanted to occupy the island and become king. With the wealth of this island, becoming richest in the world would not be a problem at all.
We are also people who have a mine at home...
Of course, I'm just thinking about it. Without the powerful Tang Dynasty as the backing, such a small island cannot be defended at all. Unless I lead my army to attack Honshu Island, occupy all the territory of the Japanese country, and wipe out the Japanese people.
Only then can you have no worries.
But he can't do this task, and the Tang army can't do it. The Eni people have to do it...
As the saying goes, if the name is incorrect, the words will not be correct.
He could create an excuse to enslave and kill Han merchants after being robbed, and storm Sado Island, but he could not attack Honshu Island in a brazen manner. In this era, the Japanese and Han people did not have as much hatred as in later generations, and the Japanese could do whatever they wanted without restraint.
They rushed to the mainland, burned, killed, and looted, killing hundreds of millions of people, but the Tang people could not do this.
The Tang Dynasty had greater goals and broader ideals, and it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to bear the reputation of killing innocent people indiscriminately and being brutal and cruel for the sake of a small country like Japan.
However, it is not difficult to control the Japanese country. Just like in the Linyi Kingdom, you can support a force as a puppet and turn the Japanese country upside down. If you can easily wipe out the emperor's clan, known as the "Eternal Lineage", that will be perfect.