The Japanese era name, emperor's name, era background, place names and domain names that appear in this volume are all fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental.
In this parallel universe that is both familiar and unfamiliar to us, not only the Central Plains, but also the history of all parts of the world has undergone certain changes.
For example, in Japan, Dazao’s neighbor, their “Warring States Period” came later than we know.
Until this 20th year of Yongtai, the Tokugawa shogunate has not yet been established, and the warlord separatism in Japan is still in full swing.
At this time, Japan is during the reign of its 113th emperor, Emperor Sakigawa, with the reign name "Yuanwa".
The "general" of the shogunate at that time was called Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Here is a brief mention for those who do not know much about it. During the "Shogunate Era", the emperor was basically ignored. At that time, the real power in Japan was the "Conquering the Barbarians" of the shogunate. "General", referred to as "General"; under the generals there are several daimyo, that is, the princes who rule various vassal states in various places.
Hearing this, do you feel a bit like "holding the emperor to order the princes"
Yes, the same meaning was almost the same in the Warring States Period, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki Man, obviously he can't compare to Cao Mengde.
Although he held the status of shogun and could "justifiably" unite or attack princes everywhere, he failed to become the final winner in this era of warlords' melee, but that was also later. It's over, at least he hasn't been defeated yet.
The story of this volume starts from the war-torn second year of Yuanhe.
According to legend, somewhere on the Kiyin Peninsula south of Osaka, there was a little-known vassal state named "Sahara".
The territory of Zuo Yuan Kingdom is not very large, with a population of only a few thousand, but it can be considered a land of plenty.
Ordinarily, at that time, a small vassal state like this could easily be targeted and annexed by other forces, but Zuoyuan's situation was quite special. Zuoyuan Kingdom was surrounded by mountains on three sides and faced the sea at its back. Unless a costly detour is made by sea, the only way in and out of the country is through a canyon in the mountains.
Such an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain naturally discourages the armies of other vassal states. Considering that this place is just a blind spot at the lower edge of the Jiyin Peninsula on the map, it does not have much strategic value. , and other forces are also restraining each other, so no daimyo will attack this place for the time being.
The Zuo Yuan Kingdom was able to stay in this corner for the time being.
In the second year of Yuanhe, somewhere in Zuoyuan.
Under the cold moonlight, a man in his fifties, dressed as a warrior, was standing in the water carrying a baggage.
He stared at a huge black shadow in the distance and remained silent for a long time.
The place he was in at the moment was in a valley. There was a large wading area in the center of the valley, which looked like a lake but not a lake. The water was shallower than an adult's waist, but the area was much larger than ordinary pond.
After standing there for a long time, the man seemed to have made up his mind. His eyes changed and then he moved.
I saw him lifting the baggage in his hand, untying the outer cloth, stuffing the cloth into his arms, and then opened a brocade box in the baggage.
In the box, there is a disc-shaped jade stone with a diameter of about 30 centimeters and a thickness of more than 5 centimeters.
This jade is red all over, and the withered patterns on both sides of the jade plate are intertwined, showing a five-clawed golden dragon soaring into the clouds and riding in the mist.
The book here hints that this piece of jade is the national treasure that the Japanese envoys stole from the Dashu Palace as mentioned in our previous letter. It is called "Xie Long Bi".
So how did this thing fall into the hands of the man in front of me? Let’s not mention it for the moment. This man picked up the dragon wall and pointed towards the mass in front of him. A huge black shadow walked over.
If you wade through the water, you won’t go too fast.
But the distance between the giant shadow in the lake and the man did not seem to be as far as visually perceived.
After only a few dozen seconds of walking, the man arrived next to the giant shadow.
He looked up at the giant shadow, and the other party was also looking at him.
There was no dialogue. The man just looked at a huge eye for a few seconds, then silently put down the brocade box containing the dragon wall in his hand and let it sink into the water.
Then, he slowly stepped back a few steps, bowed, and turned around to leave.
When the man walked out of the valley, a gust of autumn wind suddenly blew.
The clothes on his body were basically soaked, and he was shaken by the wind.
However, this also happened to make his already somewhat hazy spirit quickly regain some clarity.
"Lord Zongga." At this time, a rough voice said, "Are you okay?"
Zuo Yuanzongga turned his head when he heard the sound and looked at the man not far away. The man who was kneeling on one knee to greet him replied in a deep voice, "Oh Kansuke, are you waiting for me?"
"Yes." Kansuke lowered his head and responded.
"Yes." Zuo Yuanzong nodded and continued, "You have to worry about everything this time."
"This is what subordinates should do. "Yes." Kansuke replied with a sincere expression, "As long as I can share your worries with Soga-sama"
Ugh
Kansuke was interrupted by a deafening whisper just in the middle of what he said. .
The voice came from the mouth of the valley next to the two of them.
This is a peculiar groan that cannot be imitated by any animal in the world. Although it does not sound like a "roar", it is just a low voice, but it can still instantly drown out the place where the sound reaches. All noise.
At that moment, the entire Zuoyuan seemed to hear this low moan, but not many people knew what it meant
"This is" when the sound dissipated, With his hearing restored, Kansuke couldn't help but widen his eyes, looked in the direction of Taniguchi, and murmured.
"It seems to be successful. Zongga also looked in that direction, "Even I heard the voice of God for the first time." "
Soga paused and then said, "In this way, no matter whether it is Hojo, Rokkaku or even the shogunate army, there is nothing to fear, cough cough cough cough"
He was As he spoke, his expression suddenly changed, he covered his chest with an expression of extreme pain, and coughed violently.
"Soga-sama" Kansuke didn't care about etiquette when he saw this, and hurriedly. Step forward to help.
"It's okay. "Although Soga said this, he did not refuse Kansuke's kindness. He allowed him to support him. After his breathing became calmer, he looked at the blood he coughed into his palm, and then said, "This It’s just because I have just been treated in the divine water, so my body has vomited out the pain." He said, and took two more breaths, "Just spit it out."
He said the last half of the sentence His tone, for some reason, sounded like he was deceiving himself.
“Let’s go back, Kansuke. " Soga rested for a while, and then said to Kansuke, "Go and tell everyone the good news. "
"Yes. " Kansuke responded while slowly letting go of the hand he was holding on Soga, and then respectfully stood back two meters away from him.
"By the way, it was about my cough just now." Zong I want to say something else.
"I understand. Kansuke didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, then continued, "Don't worry, Soga-sama, I will never tell anyone." "tercss"cear",,