A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 653 Summoning Officials to the Palace for a Court Meeting
The south gate of the capital city of Japan, half a mile away

Cousin Qi Xuan held a telescope and looked at the defense of the capital city. The city wall was only more than 2 meters high, and it looked like it was less than 3 meters. Hundreds of soldiers stood sparsely on the wall, "This is the capital of the Japanese country? Why is the city wall like this?" short?"

Yesterday, the walls of Osaka Castle they captured were higher than here, at least three meters high.

Wang Lidong put down his binoculars and said, "This is not a port. For thousands of years, no foreign enemy has ever invaded. They were all fought by our own people, and the Japanese didn't have any siege equipment. The 2-meter-high city wall and the 5-meter-high city wall are not too big." There is a big difference. And throughout the year, there are either earthquakes or typhoons, and buildings that are built too high will collapse faster."

Qi Xuan said, "Has anyone hit here before?"

"I remember, it seems that there shouldn't be any."

Qi Xuan muttered, "It's a bit wasteful to bring two artillery regiments here this time. It's just this kind of city wall, use mortars to wash the ground, and then use explosives to blow open the gate and it's over."

"Just treat it as live ammunition training. In the Song Dynasty, you have to cover up every shot you make." Wang Lidong looked at the communication soldier on the side, "Head the order, let the artillery one regiment and the second regiment, first hit half of the base, remember to take care of the city gate .”

Ammunition base is a calculation unit of ammunition supply. For a 75 small steel gun, a base is 24 shells, and half a base is 12 shells.

One order!
162 75 small steel cannons roared in unison!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, the flames shot up into the sky, and the shells were like thunderbolts, piercing the sky and pouring fiercely on the city wall of Kyoto.

All of a sudden, flames were everywhere, thick smoke billowed, and the entire city wall was shrouded in black smoke and dust.

Wang Lidong nodded in satisfaction. It was much more spectacular than the bombardment of the Goryeo city wall last time. He is indeed the God of War!
Every minute, tons of ammunition hit the city wall. After the first round of shelling, several parts of the city wall were blasted with two or three meter wide openings, and the city gate was also torn apart.

Soon, more than 1000 Goryeo Servant Death Squads, shouting slogans of blessings from various gods, carrying large shields, rushed through several gaps. A few minutes later, on the top of the attic of the South Gate, there were many A banner of the Universal Trading Company.

"Enter the city!"

Goryeo's servants took the lead, carrying a pure steel shield in one hand and a plain knife in the other to open the way. Haw rushed forward desperately, and after thousands of people died, only a few Song people were injured. They all cleverly hid in various ways and fired sniper arrows.

Qi Xuan raised his spear, pointed at a roof 50 meters away, and pulled the trigger. A cluster of flames appeared from the muzzle of the gun. After a scream, a Japanese man dressed as a samurai fell from the roof. On the street, "Moxie, what number is this?"

Qi Xuan's book boy and observer, Mo Xie, held up his binoculars and kept scanning the hidden places around him, "Young master is good at marksmanship, he is the eighth one."

Qi Xuan rolled his eyes, but he didn't even see it, so he knew that he was good at marksmanship.Walking a few steps forward, I took a look at the Japanese warrior who was shot down by myself. He was estimated to be only 4 feet (136 cm) tall. The hair from the forehead side to the top of the head was all shaved. He had a half-moon bald head and a mustache. wretched.

I kicked the 'red lantern' carried by the samurai, it was bigger than the Japanese, and the lantern skin was still red, as if I was afraid that others would not see him, "I saw many samurai carrying this thing, so conspicuous What do you want here?" He said, using a bayonet to pry open the lantern skin, and found that there were only a few skeletons made of bamboo inside, and there was nothing else in it.

Wang Lidong cast a glance and said, "This is called 'Mother's Clothes', similar to the cloaks we wear. They say it's convenient for distinguishing friends and foes, and it can also resist stray arrows from behind, but I think" Seeing far away There is an enemy situation everywhere, raising your hand is "呯呯呯," three shots, and three screams sounded not far away.
Qi Xuan asked curiously, "What do you think?"

Wang Lidong pointed to the Japanese pirate warrior's armor and said, "Look at his hat, there are two antlers inserted on it, which makes him look taller. The mother's clothes are so exaggerated, I think it has the same purpose. He is not tall enough, and the equipment is more Make up."

Qi Xuan looked at the Japanese samurai who was a little bit bigger, and there was a great possibility. The children in their teens in the Song Dynasty were also this tall, so there was no deterrence at all.
"My lord, there's a warrior with a bow and arrow on the roof of a small building at eleven o'clock!" Mo Xie said.

Qi Xuan hurriedly turned the gun, a big green lantern came into view, aimed at the warrior's head, and shot headshot with a 'bang'.
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "The marksmanship is good, brother, have you been going to Jinsha Island every day to practice shooting?"

"Crack", Qi Xuan pulled the bolt back and reloaded, and said a little, "It's only been practiced for half a month." Looking around the buildings on both sides of the street, "Don't tell me, if you don't know that this is the Japanese country, I will I really thought I was in Luoyang, it looks so similar.”

Wang Lidong looked at the shops on both sides of the street, and the signboards were all in Chinese. At this time, Xiaobenzi hadn't invented 'fake names', and if you don't pay attention, it will really mess up time and space. "The layout here was built by copying the drawings of Chang'an and Luoyang. The area is not as big as Luoyang, and there is no other difference.”

The design and architectural format of Kyoto, Japan is modeled after Chang'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty. It is about 5.2 kilometers long from north to south and about 4.7 kilometers wide from east to west.Centered on Suzaku Avenue (about 85m in width), it is divided into two districts, Zuakyo and Ukyo, with a population of about 20.

"Spare me, General! I don't dare to spare again!" Suddenly there was a loud noise from across the street, Wang Lidong followed the sound, and several inspectors with red armbands on their left arms dragged a lower body The naked Koryo servant army came to the side of the street. The scar-faced inspector kicked the servant army's knee. After the servant army knelt down, he announced loudly that the Koryo servant army had violated the "Four Seas Guard Battlefield Disciplinary Regulations" No .20 Article [-], women who commit adultery with women shall be executed by shooting.

While Gaoli Bangzi begged for mercy loudly, the Scarface Inspector opened the safety of the pistol, "Boom!" The head of the Gaoli servant was blown out, and he fell into a pool of blood.

This scene made the Japanese hiding behind the doors and windows on both sides of the street dumbfounded. It’s not just a girl, it’s not a big deal during a war. There are two bold people who opened the window and looked carefully at the executed. It’s very big. The height is estimated to be about 1.7 meters, so it must not be their Japanese, 'Ka', and closed the window again.

Seeing this scene, Qi Xuan asked in surprise, "Is this the way to shoot him?"

Wang Lidong said indifferently, "Before I came here, I told them what not to do. If you dare to break the rules, you will have to pay the price."

Qi Xuan glanced at the reactions of the shops on the street, and said, "It doesn't work."

Wang Lidong smiled and said, "After a long time, the effect will come out. You go to the Koryo King's City now, and it is more than half a star and half busier than half a year ago. In the past six months, the number of people who immigrated from all over Korea to the Koryo King's City exceeded one hundred thousand. The business tax has increased by more than [-]%.”

Qi Xuan said, "Then if we Song people commit crimes, we will also be shot?"

Wang Lidong said casually, "One year's salary!"

wipe!
Qi Xuan said speechlessly, "In your words, isn't this a double standard?"

Wang Lidong asked with a strange expression, "If you don't face your own people, do you turn your elbows outward?"

He is not Lafayette, he can't do such disgusting things as Ning and Youbang, not giving domestic slaves, measuring the material resources of the world, and forging the favor of the country.

Qi Xuan observed the nearby servants, and found that none of them had any anger on their faces. Some of them even spat on their compatriots when they passed by the corpses, with contempt written all over their faces.

what's the situation? !

Wang Lidong said, "Their annual income is seven or eight times higher than that of ordinary Koreans. This time when they come to Japan to fight, they can also get fifty or sixty guan bonuses.

I gave them enough money, which is the greatest respect and fairness to them. They were shot for violating discipline, which is not a matter of course. "

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Fifth Regiment has occupied the 'Imperial Palace of the Kingdom of Wa', and the King of the Kingdom of Wa has not been found yet." Geng Jinbiao, the commander of the Fifth Regiment, trotted to Wang Lidong's side and saluted him.

Patting this guy on the shoulder, Wang Lidong smiled and said, "It's you who took the lead again. I remember that you led a camp to capture the King of Korea last time."

Geng Jinbiao grinned foolishly.

The last time I got the first merit, I got a promotion and a salary increase when I went back. I jumped two levels in a row, and I was directly promoted from the battalion commander to the regiment commander.I hope that my brothers will work harder to catch the king of the Wa Kingdom. Although I can't get promoted, I can save it and find opportunities to make two great achievements in the future. The throne of deputy chief of staff is beckoning to me from afar.
"Let's go, let's go and see what the Japanese Imperial Palace looks like." Wang Lidong led a group of people across the moat and entered the 'Da Nei Bao (Water Imperial Palace)'.

The main hall is a two-story wooden house with blue tiles and white walls. The town beast on the roof is a dragon head and a fish body, and chrysanthemums symbolizing the Japanese royal family are engraved on both sides.The whole building is not lacking in elegance and simplicity, but it lacks a bit of grandeur and grandeur.

Cousin Qi Xuan looked around and said, "To be honest, the environment of this palace is really good, it must be more comfortable than living in Bianliang Palace. It's just that the house is a bit smaller, and the main hall seems not much bigger than the front hall of my house."

"I caught it, I caught the king of the Wa Kingdom."

An orderly soldier ran up to the crowd excitedly, and said loudly, "The governor, Commander Jin, and Commander Liu of the Second Battalion have captured the king of Japan."

After a while, the commander of the second battalion of the fifth regiment and a dozen guards escorted several people to Wang Lidong, and gave a military salute, "Liu Zhizhong has met the commander-in-chief! Commander Jin." The middle-aged man stayed out and said, "Great Governor, this man is the king of the Wa Kingdom, and he is hiding in a secret room in a side hall."

"Brilliant job! I will mark the first meritorious service of your second battalion!" Wang Lidong patted Liu Zhizhong on the shoulder, and after a few more words of praise, he looked at the king of the Wa Kingdom. Longitudinal Y looks excessive, "Hou Lengquan?"

Empress Lengquan bowed tremblingly and said, "Little Queen Lengquan, I have seen the commander of the navy of the Song Dynasty."

Although the Chinese spoken by Hou Lengquan is not very standard, he can still understand it so-so.

Wang Lidong glanced at the few people who were arrested together, and said, "I know that you, the Emperor of Japan, are a memorial tablet. Where is your father-in-law 'Fujiwara Yorimichi'?"

For most of the time recorded in the letter history, the king of the Wa Kingdom did not hold real power, and most of the time he acted as a puppet.Today is the "Political Era of Sheguan", which is similar to the "foreign relatives intervening in politics" in the Central Plains. The Fujiwara Yorimichi he mentioned is the actual controller of the Wa Kingdom today.

Emperor Hou Lengquan was overjoyed, and it seemed that he could escape another catastrophe.Although the puppet is a coward, the risk is small. He secretly glanced at the old man next to him. After more than ten years of despotic power, he moved his lips, but in the end he still didn't dare to expose it.
Looking at Hou Lengquan's expression of reluctance to speak, Wang Lidong thought to himself, this guy is not a good bird, so he said to a skinny old man among them, "Fujiwara Laitsu?"

The skinny old man had a calm face, straightened out his disrupted court clothes, and bowed deeply, "Minister of the Lower Kingdom Taizheng, Fujiwara Yoritong has met with the Governor of the Upper Kingdom."

As long as he is himself, Wang Lidong waved his hand and asked the soldiers to escort a few people into the main hall, summoned all the internal officials, asked the Japanese King and Fujiwara Yorimichi to issue an edict, and summoned all the ministers to the palace for a court meeting.

Fujiwara Yoritsu bowed and said, "May I ask the governor, what did the lower country do that caused the upper country to send troops to attack our country?"

Wang Lidong frowned slightly, and asked someone to drag Fujiwara Yorimichi out, kneel under the eaves of the corridor, then pointed to the oldest round-faced old man among several people and said, "What's your name?"

The round-faced old man said, "My servant, Yuan Shifang, is added as Da Nayan."

Da Nayan, there are three official positions, and their responsibilities are "counseling common affairs, applying memorials, announcing decrees, attendants, and taking charge of offering replacements", similar to the "Censor Doctor" of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Wang Lidong said, "Among these people, you have the highest official position?"

Yuan Shifang hurriedly nodded again.

Wang Lidong waved his hand, telling him to do what he said just now.

Yuan Shifang was obedient, he didn't have so many questions, he obediently arranged for the internal officials to pass the decree, and summoned the officials to the palace for a court meeting.

A quiet courtyard in East City, Kyoto

Hongzong of Xiyuan Temple, Minister of the Minbu, sent away the internal officials who delivered the decree, and walked back and forth non-stop after returning to the house.Now that the capital is captured by the Song people, it is needless to say that it will not be good if he is asked to go to the palace now.

Don't go, just now, my son and his servants have gone to the gates of the major cities to inquire, and all the gates are closed, so there is no way to go out.

Want to find a place to hide?
"Ao Taosan, are you worried about what will happen if you go to the palace?" Xiyuanji Sosuke poured a cup of brewed tea for his father and asked.

After Hongzong of Xiyuan Temple went to the tea table and sat down, he picked up the teacup and drank it down in one gulp. A strong fragrance filled his mouth, and his whole body was refreshed, "What did Cang Jie want to say?"

Xiyuan Temple Cangjie said, "Ao Taosang, after these Song people entered the city, they only killed samurai and Qingzu, but did not harm the common people. The purpose should not be to grab and go, but to occupy Kyoto."

"occupied?"

"In Chinese, this is called collecting people's hearts. Ao Taosang should go to the palace right now."

"What does Cang Jie mean, to seek refuge with the people of Song Dynasty?"

Xiyuan Temple Cangjie shook his head and said, "This is not to seek refuge with the people of Song Dynasty. Ao Taosang entered the palace to discuss matters in response to His Majesty's will.

When the inner officer came to the door just now, although there were two warriors following behind him, they did not forcefully take away their father when they saw him.In Chinese, this is called courtesy before soldiers, but if my father refuses to call and our whole family hides out, the capital is so big, and if we conduct a big search and be found by the people of Song Dynasty, it will definitely not be as polite as before.

Stretching out the head with a knife, retracting the head is also a knife.Song people also need officials if they want to rule the capital, so it might be possible to go early."

Hongzong of Xiyuan Temple pondered for a moment, motioned his son to pour him another cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, put on court clothes and left the house.

Officials from the fifth rank (from the fifth rank) in the city of Kyoto have received orders from the imperial court, and most of them put on court clothes. Some of them who are proficient in Chinese cannot help singing when they go out, "The wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong men are gone." no return.'

(End of this chapter)