Zhu Shanchang suddenly said: "Your Highness, the Japanese people have been settled, and the place has been stabilized. How come you haven't seen Zhou Zishan's Zhou Junshi until now?"

Wang Qi said: "Mr. Zhou is now on an envoy to the country of Wa."

"what!"

Zhu Shanchang was a little surprised, and said: "Your Highness, we and the people from the Wa Kingdom have already settled the matter. Moreover, this is killing the Japanese. At this time, sending the military adviser to the Wa Kingdom will put the military adviser in danger?"

Wang Qidao: "The military division going to the Wa Kingdom will definitely return in triumph, so don't worry. The strength of the Wa Kingdom is not comparable to ours. Therefore, the Wa Kingdom sent people to pretend to be bandits and entangle themselves in the sea to plunder. If the Japanese were strong, they would have Killed it."

Zhu Shan said: "Your Highness is wise."

Wang Qi said: "Now we just need to look forward to what kind of conditions the Japanese will give."

Zhu Shanchang nodded.

Wang Qi also asked about the situation of this year's autumn harvest. The overall harvest this year is very good. Whether it is potatoes or corn, it is a big harvest. Besides, peppers, peanuts, tomatoes, etc. have been spread out.Previously, the seeds Hadmon brought back from overseas were planted on a large scale and then used.

Officially, the overall situation is not bad.

At least the development of Qi State is very good at present, and it is a thriving scene.

Wang Qi was satisfied with all of this.

Today's Qi State is developing very well.After Zhu Shanchang left, Wang Qi got up and went to the harem.He was free for a while, and after such a long time, it was time to get together with his family.

Chapter 721

Wa country, the eastern capital.

This is the current capital of the Wa Kingdom, and its city layout roughly imitates the style of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor of Japan, known as Emperor Shotoku, is already in his forties, and has been in the position of emperor for more than ten years.Although Emperor Shotoku was said to be the supreme ruler of the Wa country, he did not hold power.

Today's Wa country is controlled by the shogunate, not the emperor.

Emperor Shotoku is just a puppet.

The shogun of this generation, named Abe Kiyomasa, was the shogun of the Wa country.

Kiyomasa Abe is in his fifties, quite old.In the territory of Wa Kingdom, the average age per capita is about 40 years old.Anyone can be considered an old man by the age of 40. Abe Kiyoshi is already in his fifties, and he is already considered an elder and a long-lived person.

Abe Kiyomasa is now the No.15 shogun of the Abe shogunate, and has been passed down for hundreds of years.However, when Kiyoshi Abe took over as the shogun in the past, the strength of the entire Abe shogunate was extremely weak, and the Wa country was extremely chaotic.

The emperor at that time fully supported Abe Kiyomasa, and Abe Kiyomasa himself had outstanding resourcefulness and courage. Under his diligent rule, Japan was able to bring order out of chaos and its strength gradually recovered.

When the previous emperor died of illness and Emperor Shotoku succeeded to the throne, Abe Kiyomasa's strength had been consolidated, and he began to expand and integrate the entire Wa country into one, which was no longer a situation of enfeoffment.

When Abe Kiyomasa was young, he went to Dazhou to study in person.

At that time, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the national power was extremely strong, the Hu people bowed their heads, and all countries came to court.At that time, the Wa Kingdom was like ants in front of Da Zhou, and the disparity in strength was extremely huge.

Because Abe Kiyoshi is studying in Dazhou, he has seen a more advanced system, and he has experienced himself, so he can slowly come to power when he returns to his country.When Emperor Shotoku is extremely powerful, he can follow the example of Da Zhou and centralize power a little bit.

It's just that this centralization of power is not concentrated on the emperor of the imperial family, but in the hands of the shogunate.

Although the process was difficult, it got better little by little.After more than ten years, the local officials of the Wa country were clear and bright, and even the local officials were all under the control of the shogunate.

In the former Japanese kingdom, the enfeoffment system was implemented at the local level, and the royal family and the shogunate had very weak control over the local area.Moreover, the localities fought separately, in a mess without any strength.

Kiyoshi Abe is gathering power little by little, bringing the appointment power of local officials to the shogunate.With such a little bit of snowballing, the strength of the shogunate has become very tyrannical by now.

Kiyomasa Abe was not satisfied with this.

He wants to expand.

Because he has seen the Wuhua Tianbao of the Great Zhou, he hopes that the Wa country can set foot in the Great Zhou.After all, a single state in Dazhou far exceeds the entire territory of the Wa Kingdom, which is incomparable to the Wa Kingdom.

In these years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were countless bandits and bandits in the area, and even the princes proclaimed themselves kings and emperors, and the country was completely chaotic.So under this premise, Kiyoshi Abe began to plan the layout.

Abe is doing things honestly and quite safely.

He is not a person who is eager for success. If he is an ordinary person, he has studied in the Great Zhou and seen the advancement of the Great Zhou, so he may be impatient to implement the Great Zhou system.Abe Kiyomasa is not, he has full patience, and survived the previous generation of emperors. When Emperor Shotoku succeeded to the throne, he monopolized the power and advanced a little bit, so he succeeded.

Just as Abe clearly planned to deal with Da Zhou, he was also extremely cautious and did not directly send troops to attack.Once troops are sent, the two countries will go to war and it will be difficult to control the situation.

Abe Kiyomasa's plan is to arrange for Saburo Hattori to lead people to pretend to be ronin, to establish the foundation little by little, and to test Oshu's direct line a little bit, and even Abe Kiyomasa arranged for Takeda Katsuo to assist.

Abe Kiyomasa just wanted to control the Great Zhou area bit by bit through steady actions, and then occupy the Great Zhou area like spring wind and rain, and finally send troops to intervene and control a place when the Great Zhou was in chaos.

The backyard of the shogunate at this moment, the study.

Abe Kiyomasa is supervising his son's studies. Abe Kiyomasa is already in his fifties. It stands to reason that at his age, he can be a grandfather.It's just that he gave birth to daughters in his early years, and he gave birth to more than ten daughters in one go, but he didn't see a single son.

When he was 39 years old, a concubine in the family became pregnant.When he was 40 years old, Abe Kiyomasa had his first son, so he has always been very caring.Abe Kiyomasa attaches great importance to his son's education. He has been with him since he was a child and has been teaching him himself.

His son, Abe Chengwen, is 14 years old and very smart.Even though Abe Chengwen is young, Abe Kiyomasa has already let his son participate in many government affairs of the shogunate to understand his views so as to train him.

When Abe Kiyoshi was supervising his son's study, there were hurried footsteps outside the study.

A short, thin middle-aged man entered.

This person's name is Shigenobu Sakai, and he serves as the old middle school of the shogunate.

Laozhong is the highest position in the shogunate, directly under the general Abe Kiyomasa, and is also responsible for leading the government affairs of the whole country of Japan.Of course, this position is not held by one person, but by several people at the same time.

Shigenobu Sakai used to be an overseas student sent by Kiyoshi Abe to Dazhou.As soon as he returned to the Wa Kingdom, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Abe Kiyomasa, and he was brought by his side as a confidant. He was promoted step by step, and now holds the position of senior middle school.

Because Abe Kiyomasa was the reason for studying scholars in Dazhou in the past, and the people he reused under his command were all from this department.The main positions in the entire shogunate are people who have returned from studying abroad in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

These people have ideals and aspirations, so they can be tightly united around Abe Kiyomasa.

It is precisely because of the existence of these people that Abe Kiyomasa was able to take back all the rights of the local princes.Then, all the military power was also concentrated in his hands.Even the appointment of local officials was gathered in the shogunate.

Abe Kiyomasa saw Shigenobu Sakai enter and asked, "Shigenobu, what's the matter?"

Sakai said again: "General, something big has happened."

Abe Kiyomasa understood Sakai Shigenobu's nature, and when he saw Sakai Shigenobu's expression and tone, he knew that the situation was not good, and said, "What happened? The country has always been stable, and there will be no major incidents. Could it be, It's the person I arranged to go to Dazhou, what's wrong?"

"General wise!"

Shigenobu Sakai knelt down, put his hands on his legs, and said very respectfully, "I just got the news that all the people stationed in Kako Island, including Saburo Hattori, Kazuo Murata, and Katsuo Takeda, died in battle."

Abe Kiyoshi fixed the expression on his face, froze for a moment, and there was no more smile.

Saburo Hattori and Kazuo Murata are two generals under Abe Kiyomasa's command, and they are both masters at the pinnacle of the master realm.In the territory of the Wa Kingdom, talents at the peak of the master realm are also extremely rare.

Because it is not easy to open up the territory, it is difficult to establish a foothold in the Great Zhou, so Abe Kiyomasa arranged for Hattori Shimosaburo and Murata Kazuo to Kako Island, but he did not expect that everyone died in battle.

Abe's clear voice was slightly hoarse, and he said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Sakai Shigedou: "The specific situation is that in August before, Hattori Shimosaburo and Murata Kazuo led troops into Zhang'an County, Qi Guoji County to plunder. With the cooperation of local businessman Li Shanquan, they ambushed Qi State General Yan Chixing , and even seriously injured Yan Chixing."

"At that time, Yan Chixing led the troops to retreat temporarily, and Sanlang, who served under his command, plundered and then withdrew to Luzi Island. Afterwards, Wang Qi, the lord of Qi, got the news and came to Zhang'an County in person, executed Zeng Zigong, the magistrate of Zhang'an County, and killed him again. The businessman Li Shanquan who contacted us."

"In the end, Wang Qi mobilized more than [-] troops and directly attacked Luzi Island. The entire army on the island was wiped out. None of our people escaped. We only know about this because of the news from Zhang'an County."

"The most frightening thing is not that Hattori Shimosaburo's entire army was wiped out. It's that the people we sent to the surrounding islands in the sea were all wiped out and suffered heavy losses."

Sakai Shigenobu said in a deep voice: "To put it bluntly, after Saburo Hattori and others died in the battle, all our previous preparations for planning to attack Dazhou were completely wiped out in this battle."

"waste!"

Kiyoshi Abe stood up immediately and spoke angrily.

He has always been extremely rational and stable enough to hold his breath, but after hearing the news from Sakai Shigenobu, he couldn't hold back his breath.One must know that he has been planning to deal with Da Zhou for several years.

After all, it has a certain scale.

Once he gathers troops from all over the place, there will be thousands of people.Although these thousands of people are all scattered, once the troops are assembled, they are not weak.

Now, it has been completely wiped out, which means that all the efforts of Abe Qingzheng have been wiped out in vain.

He was very angry.

Sakai Shigenobu also sighed, the impact of this battle was great.Even after this battle, the general policy and strategy of Wa country will be affected.

Kiyoshi Abe paced back and forth for a while, and then sat down again. He said, "What was the specific situation in the battle at Kako Island? Our entire army was wiped out. In Wang Qi's case, how much did we lose?"

Sakai Shige said: "According to the news, Wang Qi's men have almost no losses. Especially in Zhang'an County, the news from the army said that in the battle of Kako Island, Saburo Hattori offered to fight. At that time, Kazuo Murata went to fight first. He was beaten to death by Wang Qi's personal guard Xia Houhu in one encounter, and was finally killed. Saburo Fubu challenged Wang Qi, and was killed with one move. This Wang Qi is very powerful."

"hiss!"

Abe Kiyomasa couldn't help but gasped.

Wang Qi is not easy!

Abe Kiyomasa had sharp eyes and asked, "Shigenobu, is there any latest news about Wang Qi?"

Sakai Shige said: "We don't have too much information about Wang Qi. We only know that Wang Qi's Qi State occupies many places in the Great Zhou Dynasty and is very powerful. At least, we are no match for Qi State."

Abe Qingzheng said: "The war with Qi this time is tantamount to starting the war. This is not a good thing for us, and it is not conducive to our entry into the Great Zhou."

Sakai Shigeno said: "General, I have a worry about my humble position."

Abe Qingzheng said: "What are you worried about?"

Sakai Shigenobu said: "The humble official is worried that Wang Qi will declare war with us in the future. Once the army comes, it is true that our Japanese country is not weak and can be worthy of a war. But compared to Qi, the opponent includes Dazhou Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou Wait, the strength is too strong."

As a scholar who studied abroad in Dazhou in the past, Sakai Shigenobu knew the situation of each state in Dazhou.

Abe Qingzheng said: "This matter is in the future. Although we need to be on guard, we don't have to pay too much attention to it. Right now, I am a little unwilling. This time we lost, all our previous efforts were wasted, and the loss was too great."

Sakai Shige said: "If you want to plan the Great Zhou, you can only re-arrange. It's just too difficult to re-arrange. Unless you send a large army to fight Qi State, try to tear a piece of meat from Qi State's hands, and then gain a foothold. Qi State."

Abe Kiyoshi tapped the desk with his forehand, thinking about the situation of the war.

"Report!"

At this moment, another attendant entered.

After the attendant stood still, he reported: "General, Lao Zhong, I just received the news that Zhou Zishan, the envoy of the State of Qi, has entered the State of Wa, has come to the east, and is about to arrive in the east."

Abe Qingzheng said: "Qi's envoy Zhou Zishan came, did you ever say why?"

The attendant said: "I never said it, I only said it was an envoy."

Kiyoshi Abe waved his hand and said: "Go and watch, and report as soon as there is news."

"As ordered!"

The attendant got the order, turned around and withdrew.

Abe Kiyoshi glanced at the absent-minded Abe Chengwen, waved his hand and said, "Chengwen, go down."

"Yes!"

Abe Chengwen stood up and bowed to retreat.

In the room, only Kiyomasa Abe and Shigenobu Sakai were left.

Abe Qingzheng said: "Shigenobu, why did you say that Qi sent envoys this time?"

Sakai Shigenobu said in a deep voice: "This matter, I dare to speculate, it is very likely that I came to Xingshi to question the crime. After all, with the matter of Hattori Xiasaburo, the Qi State can definitely be held accountable."

Abe Kiyomasa looked solemn and asked, "What do you think should be done?"

"Explore!"

Sakai Shigenobu narrowed his eyes, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, and said: "Now, we will talk to the envoys of the Qi State to test the other party's situation and find out the details of the Qi State."

"How to deal with it, then adapt accordingly. After all, for the time being, it is difficult to judge without knowing the other party's situation. Besides, there are many people in the general's mansion who have stayed in Da Zhou for a long time and know about Da Zhou's situation. .”

"It's not enough to say that the envoys of Qi State can fool us."

Sakai Shige said: "If the opponent is strong, we will be soft for the time being. If Qi is strong outside, then we can be tougher."

Kiyoshi Abe nodded, and agreed: "Just follow Shigenobu's suggestion, first test Zhou Zishan a little bit, and then consider the follow-up countermeasures."

After a pause, Abe said clearly, "Shigenobu, don't reveal what happened in Qi State for now."

"I understand!"

Sakai Shigenobu replied, and got up to leave.

After Shigenobu Sakai left, Abe Kiyomasa was still as busy as he should be, handling government affairs in an orderly manner.He has a good mental quality, and it is impossible to ignore other government affairs because of Qi's affairs.

Two days passed in a flash.

On this day, around six o'clock in the morning, Abe Kiyomasa received a report from the soldiers that Zhou Zishan had entered the Eastern Capital and was about to arrive in the city, so Abe Kiyomasa arranged for someone to notify Sakai Shigenobu.Apart from this, he also gathered the rest of the veterans and his generals together, waiting for Zhou Zishan's arrival.

Half an hour later, a servant came in and reported: "My lord, Zhou Zishan, the envoy of the State of Qi, is asking to see you."

"Please!"

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