Between Tianxianggu Mountain and Tachibana Temple, Dobu Peak, Amango Hill, and Asuka River together surround a small plain. The first spring rain of this year came a little early. Under the drizzle, palaces and mansions were seen on the plain. , warehouses and other buildings are shrouded in fine rain and mist. The mountains surrounded by stone walls, huge pools, numerous temples, stone-paved roads and canals, etc., form a beautiful and peaceful picture.
In a Zen room in Asuka Temple, the spring water in the pot is steaming on the stove. The open windows can feel the moistness of the rain, and the cool wind blows in, and the water vapor curls up.
Soga Ezo, who was over sixty years old, was sitting on his knees on the smooth floor. His cloudy eyes looked out of the open window, penetrating through the fine rain, and he had a panoramic view of the entire Asuka Kyo.
Under the seemingly peaceful rain and mist, there are many palaces and palaces, and the cool air blows the raindrops, making it seem like a blurry environment.
Sitting opposite Soga Ezo, Liu Renyuan took off the kettle from the stove, poured hot water into the black pottery teapot, washed the tea, poured it out, washed the teacup, and then refilled the boiling water. After a while, the green teapot of tea poured into the tea cup.
The heat is rising and the tea is fragrant.
Liu Renyuan raised his hand to signal, then took a cup himself, put it to his lips and took a sip.
On a cold rainy day, you can drink hot tea as much as you want. The cool breeze carrying water vapor blows in, and the sweet and fragrant hot tea goes into your throat. It is a unique artistic conception.
Soga Ezo put his hands on his legs, nodded slightly, thanked Liu Ren for his offer of tea, took a cup and took a sip.
After tasting it, he praised: "The tea of the Tang Dynasty is indeed unique in the world. Nowadays, as an old man, tea is indispensable every day. Only by sitting quietly and drinking tea can you feel the tranquility and expressiveness. The Tang Dynasty is rich in treasures, outstanding people and places. With such food and drink, you can also see the way of heaven and earth, which is beyond the reach of us Japanese."
Isn't it just him? Nowadays, all the upper-class nobles of Japan enjoy drinking tea. In order to follow the trend, some small nobles even spend a lot of money to buy Tang tea. It has become a common practice throughout the country. Whoever cannot make a pot of good tea when entertaining guests, It would almost be considered extremely disrespectful.
Better Tang tea was more expensive than gold. This alone meant that not only a lot of gold and silver flowed into the Tang Dynasty every year, but also the national power of Japan was further emptied.
The nobles are greedy for pleasure and compare themselves with luxury, while the common people are hungry and complaining. As time goes on, the relationship between superiors and subordinates will become increasingly tense, until they become irreconcilable. The turbulent world may not be able to calm down even if it lasts for hundreds of years.
I am afraid that one day, the entire Japanese country will be invaded and annexed by the covetous Tang Dynasty.
However, although he could see the potential crisis, what could he do?
Now the entire Yamato Kingdom is controlled by the Tang Army. The strategic points inside and outside Asukakyo are all stationed by the Tang Army. The wealth and life of all nobles are in the hands of the Tang Army. As long as there is a slight change, the Tang Army stationed in Asukakyo is in front of him. A single order from the division general was enough to burn Asukajing to the ground.
After the fall of Asukakyo, the remaining feudal states will inevitably attack each other in order to compete for the succession of the emperor. The Tang army took the opportunity to suppress, support and gradually annex the islands. Sooner or later, many Japanese islands will return to the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
And the Soga family will become the eternal sinners of the Japanese country...
Tea, silk, porcelain, glass...the most luxurious and beautiful things in the world have become a noose around the necks of Japanese people.
If things go on like this, why would the Tang Dynasty’s rampant military power be needed? These gorgeous goods alone could drain the wealth of the entire Japanese country...
Liu Renyuan slowly drank the tea. Even though he was sitting on his knees in the Zen room, his back was still straight. He exuded an unyielding military temperament and said slowly: "Lions have heads, and wolves have heads. All living creatures in this world have heads."
, everyone has his king, and the rest clings to his tail. The lion-headed wolf king goes forward indomitably. Although he enjoys the support of the entire group, he also uses his own flesh and blood to fight for a world for the group. Otherwise, the incompetent people will have to
Being slaughtered by natural enemies and becoming food in the mouth. Such is the way of the world and such rules. Without the ability to become a lion-headed wolf king, not only will you become food in the mouth of natural enemies, but it will also drag down the entire group. Why should you blame others and be angry with them?
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In this quiet and solemn Feiniao Temple, Liu Renyuan talked about the jungle law of the weak and the strong. His mood was relaxed and his expression was natural. There was no violation at all.
Soga Ezo's eyelids twitched and he was speechless.
I have to admit that Liu Renyuan’s reasoning is very tenable.
Now the Tang Dynasty is the lion-headed wolf king, and the result of going against it is to be turned into powder. Although Goguryeo has repelled Emperor Sui Yang's conquests three times, it is already in danger under the attack of the Tang Dynasty.
How many days does it take?
Sooner or later, Goguryeo will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and all Goguryeo people will become slaves of the Tang Dynasty.
Although the Japanese country had to rely on the Tang Dynasty, it was like a small beast following a ferocious beast waiting to eat its carrion. Although it had no dignity, and life and death were all in the hands of people, it could still get a bite of meat instead of being eaten.
Wild beasts eat them as prey.
Should we hold on to our dignity and stand tall and die miserably, or should we give up our dignity and bend down and live in humiliation?
For the Japanese, this is not an issue that needs to be considered at all.
The strong are meant to be respected. If you are not strong enough, then stick behind the strong to grab nutrients, then wait for the opportunity, wait until you are strong enough to challenge the strong, and then counterattack and knock the strong off the horse.
Come, stab him hard, eat his flesh and blood, strengthen yourself, and stand out from the crowd.
Of course, opportunities are more often fought for than waited for...
Soga Ezo sat upright with a respectful expression: "Today's Yamato has become the target of many feudal kingdoms. If we want to protect the country and continue the blood line, the only way is to unify. I hope the general can sympathize with the sincerity of the old man and help the Soga family to unify.
In the Japanese country, my family is willing to serve under the general's command for generations to come, and we will never be in trouble!"
The Tang army was powerful, and its national power was not something that the Japanese could contend with. Only by taking advantage of the gaps in its internal struggle for power could it be possible to realize its long-cherished wish.
For this reason, he did not hesitate to use the dignity of a country to grovel in front of a mere Tang naval commander, with no dignity at all.
Liu Renyuan took a sip of tea, looked at Soga Ezo, smiled, and said: "As far as I know, your heirs have already been killed in that coup. You planned so hard, and you have no heirs to succeed you after your death."
Why did this family fortune come about?"
Although the Soga family is prosperous, all of Soga Ezo's sons are dead, and the queen is dead. There are still many nephews, but his brother Soga Kuramaro also died in that coup, and
It was Soga Ezo's son, Soga Nika, who killed him. Although Soga Nirika is dead now, who knows whether Soga Kuramaro's son would regard Soga Ezo as the enemy who killed his father and regard him as a bandit?
If the family business that he had planned so hard was finally left to his nephews, but his nephews wanted to tear him into pieces...
There is probably nothing more tragic in the world than this.
A bitter smile appeared on Soga Ezo's face covered with age spots, and his eyes, which had always shone with wisdom, were now extremely turbid. He smiled sadly and said in a bitter voice: "Now that the matter has come to this, what can we do? But the old man is Su after all.
The head of my family, this family fortune was created by our fathers and ancestors over hundreds of years, how can it be cut off by Lao Chen? Not to mention, the inheritance of the Japanese country is also in the hands of Lao Cai. In a few years, Lao Cai will give up his hands with a handful of loess.
In this world, people must pass on this family industry and country."
If there are no heirs and there is no hope of inheritance, what is the use of having a long history of achievements?
However, Soga Ezo still has an obsession in his heart, and that is to be able to unify the Japanese country in his lifetime. In this way, when the descendants of the Japanese people thousands of years later talk about today's events, most of them will care about his achievements in unifying the Japanese country, rather than condemn him.
He scolded him for his crime of severing the blood lineage of the Emperor.
Only by passing this Japanese country on to the Soga family from generation to generation can the name of his Soga Ezo be put into the shrine, worshiped for hundreds of generations, and enjoyed incense and blood. Otherwise, if the Soga family falls, then his Soga Ezo
Yi was destined to become an unparalleled treacherous traitor in the history of the Japanese, seeking his own selfish interests and cutting off the emperor's blood heirs, leaving him in infamy for thousands of years.
Liu Renyuan lowered his head, held the tea cup with his fingers, felt the warmth of the tea, sighed with emotion, and said slowly: "The power of the navy is always in the hands of the Duke of Yue, not to mention me, but Governor Su, Liu
General, it is impossible to take possession of the navy. My plan with you can be regarded as treachery and cheating, but I don’t know what the Duke of Yue’s intentions are.”