Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 168 Daming, Repentance, Birthday
Nai Jing, Daming Palace.

Higashiwa daimyo, Hojo Shinobu sat in the room, his eyes full of unresolved sorrow.

After he heard that Niaogang County was raided by the Bei'an army, the government soldiers were exhausted, and the county guard was arrested, he felt extremely panicked.

This must be a disaster, a disaster brought by the Shanggong family.

He was extremely determined.

As a daimyo, he felt extremely sad.

The Hojo family was originally a famous family, but when it was passed down to his generation, great changes occurred.The family generals in the clan were secretly bribed by Shanggong Shingen and instigated rebellion, causing the Hojo family to lose their military power.His great name has also become a puppet of the Shang Palace Shogunate.

He knew very well that if Shanggong Shingen was not afraid of the cooperation of several other shogunates, he might have been unable to resist abolishing his daimyo and becoming a new daimyo himself.

Hojo Shin had been desperate before, but right now, he still has the only chance.

The great witch of the Shenqianle clan had predicted through divination that a catastrophe would befall Dongwo.

Originally, this kind of important prophecy would not be easily disclosed to the public.However, I don't know how Shanggong Shingen thought about it, and deliberately arranged for people to spread the news.

For this reason, everyone from top to bottom, from the capital city of Naijing to remote villages, knows that the great witch has predicted a catastrophe.

Everyone was extremely terrified.

As soon as the news from Torioka County came out yesterday, many people's first thought was that the prophecy of the great witch had come true.

Although this is only a small county, who knows if this is the beginning of a catastrophe?

This time it is the county seat, what will be the next time?
For this reason, Hojo Shin, regardless of the eyeliner of the Shanggong family in the palace, sent someone to invite the great witch to the palace.

He wants to talk to the great witch in person to see how the catastrophe can be resolved...and, if there is a way to use this opportunity to bring down the Shanggong family.

Now he is waiting, he doesn't know if the great witch will come, and if so, whether there will be obstacles from Shang Gong's family.

But he heard that the Shanggong shogunate has always looked down on the Shenqianle clan, and Koga Shinobi, who supports the Shanggong shogunate, is the deadly enemy of the Shenqianle clan.

Not long after, someone came to report that it was a witch from the Shenqianle clan.

Hojo Shin was overjoyed, and quickly asked his servants to bring him here.

The next time the door was opened, the great witch came in, followed by a girl in a red witch costume.

Hojo Shin knew that this girl was the heir to the great witch and would be the next great witch.

This is the tradition of the Shenqianle clan. The great witch will choose one of the next generation of juniors, and bring her with her as a successor.

And from the moment Shenqianle Reimu was born, the entire Shenqianle clan knew that she was the best candidate for the next great witch.

Because her eyes were born with the color of glass... It is said that the first great witch of the Shenqianle clan was born with eyes of the color of glass.

Sure enough, after seeing Reimu, the contemporary great witch chose her without a second thought, and then took her away from her parents when she was five years old, and took her with her.

"I've seen the big name."

The great witch bowed her head slightly, and Reimu followed suit.

Hojo Shin quickly asked the two to sit down and expressed his doubts.

"Your Excellency, the Great Witch, Torioka County was raided by the Bei'an Army yesterday, killing and injuring hundreds of people, and the county guard was even taken away... Is this the catastrophe that Your Excellency the Great Witch predicted?"

The big witch said: "The catastrophe will not happen suddenly, but will accumulate slowly. Just like the earthquake, the big snake will tremble before turning over to be vigilant."

The big snake she mentioned is also a legend of Dongwo.

It is said that the reason why there are many earthquake disasters in Dongwa is because there is a Yamata no Orochi sleeping under the island.Every time the ground shakes, the body of the big snake shakes.

On the day the big snake wakes up and turns over, there will be a catastrophe.According to rumors, many years ago when the big snake woke up and the earth shook, it was the Shenqianle clan who used secret methods to put the big snake back to sleep.Otherwise, today's Dongwo no longer exists.

This legend made the Shenqianle clan very prestigious in the hearts of the people. Hojo Shin asked: "Then what happened in Torioka County this time, isn't it just accumulation?"

The big witch nodded slightly.

Hojo Shin's face changed slightly, and he cursed in a low voice: "Sure enough, the catastrophe was caused by the Shanggong family!"

Shenqianle Lingmeng listened silently at the side, curiosity and thought appeared in his eyes from time to time.

Hojo channeled: "Your Excellency, the great witch, if you let the Shanggong family continue to be unscrupulous, a catastrophe will definitely come to Dongwa! What should we do now?"

He really wants to get a solution from the great witch, but his purpose is not so much to eliminate the catastrophe, but rather to overthrow the Kamiya family and let the Hojo family rise again.

The great witch shook her head slowly: "The prophecy is difficult to change. Once it appears, it will definitely happen. All we can do is to find a way to reduce the damage caused by the catastrophe."

"This……"

Hojo Shin didn't know what to say.

The great witch said: "If daimyo is sure that the catastrophe came from the Bei'an army and from the Shanggong family, then please daimyo should start from these two aspects."

Bei Tiaoxin smiled bitterly and said: "I really want to, but how can I do it? The Shanggong family doesn't listen to me at all, the Bei'an Army... I want to contact them, but where is the chance? If I send someone to the Bei'an Army There, people from the Shanggong family will definitely stop me... Sigh!"

Hojo Shin also felt that he was very useless to become a daimyo to such an extent.

But this is the result of having no military power. After being betrayed by his family general, how can he find a new warrior to serve him?
Even now he is almost in a state of house arrest, and he can't even leave the Daming Palace.

Hojo Shin said at this time: "Your Excellency the great witch... would you like to help me?"

The big witch said: "The mission of the Shenqianle clan is to protect the land and the people here from disaster. Even if the daimyo doesn't mention it, I will try to find a way. The reason why I came to see the daimyo this time is just to know, The daimyo wants to say something to the Beian Army."

"So...Your Majesty the Grand Priestess has already made preparations to contact the Bei'an Army?" Hojo Shin's eyes lit up. "I see, I see, let me think about it, think about it..."

……

At the Southern Zhou court, before Zhou Cheng arrived, the ministers were all discussing what happened yesterday.

When the news came, they were terrified.

In their eyes, the raid on Torioka was not the point.The point is, the Bei'an Army actually has the ability to land on land from the sea? !

Doesn't this mean that the Bei'an army can raid Torioka, and it can also raid the ferry in the south such as Haizhou?

This is amazing.

"Bei'an Army built ships so fast? How is it possible?"

"I heard that a lot of them were seized from Dongwoer..."

"Dongwa's trash! They actually handed over the boat to Su Yuan!"

"Originally, the Holy Majesty was still counting on the Northern Expedition of the Eastern Wa, but now it's good, the Dongwa's own territory has been raided by the Bei'an Army. I heard that hundreds of people died, the county guards were arrested, and the county government was burned to the ground. .”

"This Su Yuan is simply..."

"He makes enemies everywhere, can't we really do nothing to him?"

"It's difficult! Now the state shepherds in each state have their own ideas, and it's too difficult to use their strengths in one place!"

"Shh... the saint is coming."

As soon as Zhou Cheng came, all the officials stopped discussing.

They quietly looked at Zhou Cheng's face, and sure enough, his face was ugly, as if he had just been punched hard.

After all the officials saluted, Zhou Cheng said bluntly: "This Dongwo is really incompetent!"

"..."

Baiguan thought, in terms of incompetence, in fact, Dazhou is similar.Not to mention that half of the country is gone, now the small court of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is more like entertaining itself.Except in Yunzhou and Haizhou, Zhou Cheng's words are still a little bit useful, but in the other six states, what he said is almost nothing.

It's good to think about it, if you really say it, you will have to beheaded immediately, so all the officials were silent, listening to Zhou Cheng venting.

"Originally, I wanted to exchange Ozu Island for Dongwa's support, but now it seems that what else is there to exchange!" Zhou Cheng said, "Ozu Island will not give it!"

"This……"

When all the officials heard the words, they all showed hesitation.

Zhou Cheng said displeasedly: "What? Didn't you all refuse to ask for Ozu Island at the beginning? Then Mu Shiming of Haizhou even openly resisted the decree... Now I don't want to give it to you, so what happened to all of you?" ?”

Prime Minister He Zhongping said: "Your Majesty, we have already settled this matter with Dongwo. If we go back on our word, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate... It will hinder our reputation in the court."

He had already said it very euphemistically, and he almost said the words "repeat what he said".

Between people, back and forth is actually nothing.But between the two countries, if they suddenly go back on what they agreed to, it will only greatly affect the next cooperation between the two parties... It is possible that the next cooperation will not exist at all.

Now what the Southern Zhou court needed most were allies, and the more allies the better, not only the Eastern Japanese, but even small countries like Xiali and Gaotai, it was best to win them over and become allies.

Not to mention the powerful overseas western countries, it would be a good thing if they could form allies.With more and more allies, the power will become stronger and stronger, so that the Northern Expedition can really become a reality.

Otherwise, relying solely on the Southern Zhou court and those state shepherds who were not in harmony, if they want to succeed in the Northern Expedition, they will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.Maybe before the Northern Expedition started, Su Yuan would be the first to go south.

Now all the officials are thinking about the Southern Zhou court, and they are also thinking about themselves.They definitely don't want such a terrible thing to happen to them.Both public and private, they are all loyal ministers now, working hard for the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and speaking from the bottom of their hearts.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng frowned, not very happy.

He said: "It's not that I breached the contract first. It's that Dongwa breached the contract. The two parties agreed that the handover will be handed over in the future. Now it seems that the Towa fleet will definitely not be able to reach Ozu Island in the future. Could it be that they breached the contract? They breached the contract first, and if I go back on my word, there is nothing wrong with it."

"..."

Baiguan was speechless again.

Your Majesty, that was a passive breach of the contract. It wasn't because he didn't want to arrive on time, but because he was intercepted by the Bei'an army in the middle of the journey, and it didn't mean he went back halfway.

But your majesty, this is a subjective breach of contract, can it be the same!

Zhou Cheng saw that Dongwa was frustrated by Su Yuanna twice, and his confidence in them at the beginning also disappeared.Why give them their own land when confidence is gone.Let Su Yuan snatch half of the country and give it to useless people for nothing, that's not acceptable.

Seeing that Zhou Cheng had made up his mind, all the officials gave up persuading him in desperation.Zhou Cheng also skipped this topic, and asked about matters in Yuzhou.

Yuzhou is close to the Qinjiang River. If Su Yuan crosses the river, the first stop is Yuzhou.After the surprise attack in Niaogang County in the East, Zhou Cheng is now extremely worried that the same thing will happen to Nan Zhou.

"Your Majesty, Yuzhou State Mu has been visiting the river bank every day to supervise the construction of defenses. If the Bei'an army comes across the river, they will be kept in custody before their ships are sunk before they touch the shore." Minister of the Ministry of War said.

He knew that many catapults and giant crossbows had been built in Yuzhou recently, all of which were set up on the coast.Once the Bei'an Army fleet is discovered, they will immediately launch their brains. At that time, the Bei'an Army will only be beaten obediently.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng was slightly relieved.

Two more days.

Su Yuan came up together in the morning, and when he went out, he bumped into Yang Zhen who was smiling all over his face.

"What's the matter, Uncle Yang, so happy."

"Hehe, my lord doesn't know what day it is today?"

"What day?"

Yang Zhen showed surprise on his face: "The prince is really too busy, he doesn't even remember his own birthday!"

"Oh..." Suddenly, Su Yuan recalled, and it turned out that today is his birthday.

"Is the prince planning to go out to celebrate, or is he staying at the mansion?" Yang Zhen suggested, "Why don't you book out Tianxianlou, the largest restaurant in the capital, and let the prince celebrate."

"It's not necessary, it's just a birthday, there's nothing good about it."

Su Yuan is not very keen on celebrating birthdays, he has never been there a few times before time travel, not to mention that he is too busy with many affairs every day, so he really has no intention of celebrating birthdays.

The old housekeeper, Yang Zhen, did not agree: "My lord, you haven't rested for a long time. It's time to take advantage of your birthday and take a good rest. Yesterday Master Lu informed me that I would like to invite the lord to celebrate."

"Wuyou also knows? Speaking of it, I don't know his birthday... Forget it, let's celebrate." Su Yuan couldn't hold back the old housekeeper, and said a few words, "But it's fine to make a fuss, and we need a banquet. Let's just have a meal a few nights."

"Okay, let's do it!"

Seeing Su Yuan loosen his mouth, Yang Zhen smiled wryly, and hurried out to the Tianxian Tower.Although his cooking skills are good, he is still not comparable to the chefs who have been working for decades. For Su Yuan's birthday banquet, he must invite the best chefs to cook.

Seeing Yang Zhen leave, Su Yuan sighed. At this moment, he heard Zhou Shu's voice not far away.

"Aren't you happy to celebrate your birthday?"

Su Yuan looked over, Zhou Shu was walking slowly.

After the mansion in the capital was built, they all lived in the same compound like Taiyuan.Su Yuan wanted Yang Zhen to ask Zhou Shu if she would like to live in a house by herself, but Yang Zhen refused.

He said that Zhou Shu was Su Yuan's marriage partner, even though the old emperor was gone, the relationship was fixed.Although the two of them are not actually married, but there is a name of marriage, how can they live separately, if it spreads out, people will gossip.

Su Yuan didn't quite agree with this kind of remarks, but he also found it troublesome. In addition, Zhou Shu didn't ask to go out to live, so he arranged it like this.

"It's not that I'm unhappy, but I don't think it's necessary." Su Yuan said.

Zhou Shu nodded slightly, and suddenly asked: "After this year, how old are you?"

"Eighteen, just an adult."

Zhou Shu laughed and said, "Men are only weak at [-], but what is an adult at [-]? It's still a 'general role'."

"Oh……"

(End of this chapter)