Qian Song

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in fact--

Originally, Emperor Toba should not be afraid of the Dagan Dynasty.

After all, the Emperor Toba, who was trapped on the Japanese island and always thought that he was the boss of the sky, the second son of the earth, and the third son, could only see the self-proclaimed Japan, and did not know how strong the military strength of the Dagan Dynasty was.

And the ignorant are fearless.

But the problem is that in the second half of the ninth century, the coast of Kitakyushu, Japan began to be harassed by small groups of pirates from the direction of Koryo.

The invasion of those small groups of pirates caused damage to Japan's coastal areas such as Chikuzen, Chikugo, and Satsuma, especially Amami Island.

Following the Koryo pirates, in the early eleventh century, the Daoyi people attacked Japan again.

At that time, a fleet of more than [-] ships raided Tsushima with lightning speed, quickly captured the two islands of Tsushima and Iki, killed Iki Mori Tada, and killed all the residents on the island.

Then, the Daoyi army landed from Ito Island, Chikuzen Yito County, Kitakyushu.

Unprepared, the neighboring Zhima and Zaoliang prefectures were in a mess, and they fled the manor one after another without even organizing defensive actions.

This allowed the Daoyi army to attack these areas without bloodshed.

Every time the Daoyi army captured a land, they would burn down the houses after looting supplies, and then left in a big way.

For the captives, the Daoyi army executed the elderly and children among them on the spot, and then transported the able-bodied young men away by boat and used them as slaves.

The means are quite harsh.

"Daoyi" means "outside vassal" in Korean.

The Japanese call this "sword into Iraq".

According to the social conditions of the various ethnic groups in Northeast Asia at that time and the geographical conditions around the coast of Tsushima, the so-called Daoyi invaders were likely to be invaded by hunting peoples who transited the Northeast Asian continent through the Korean Peninsula.

It is said that the Daoyi people are a branch of the Jurchens scattered in northeast China and the northeast of the Korean Peninsula. They had trade relations with the Goryeo Dynasty and began to carry out piracy activities along the east coast of the peninsula since the eleventh century.

At that time, the dignitaries of the central government of Japan, who were only able to search for farmers but had no ability to resist foreign aggression, were horrified by the news and had no way to deal with it.

Fortunately, the Daoyi pirates were finally repelled by the Japanese local armed forces, and Japan was saved.

Later, the Koryo Navy defeated the Daoyi pirates at sea and sent back 250 Japanese who were taken away by the Daoyi people.

Judging from the time and geographical location, there is no doubt that the Wanyi pirates must be a branch of the Khitan people.

However, among the Khitan people, there are also many Korean people.

It can be seen from this that it was a Khitan-Korean mixed force that attacked Dazaifu in Japan, which is the same in nature as the Mongolian army that later invaded Japan.

At that time, Japan's Dazaifu military defense was extremely weak.

This does not only refer to the relative backwardness of weapons and outdated tactics, but more importantly, the corruption and inefficiency of Dazaifu's bureaucracy itself.

In the face of the invasion of Daoyi, the central government of Japan seems helpless.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the number of the Daoyi people was not too small and the military strength was not so strong, Japan might have been captured by the pirates of the Daoyi people.

This incident aroused the Japanese fear of mainland forces invading Japan.

In the sixth year of Kuanren, Goryeo invaded, with the goal of seizing Japan's Kyushu Island.

As a result, Wenshi Shanyou repelled it.

And this battle once again aroused the Japanese fear of mainland forces invading Japan.

The Japanese authorities were very nervous about these several invasions at the time. The Yamato court asked Dazaifu to collect information on the attacking party, such as ship structure, equipment, tactics, etc., and changed its previous attitude of indifference to the outside world.

In order to strengthen the defense force along the coast of Kyushu, the Yamato Imperial Court set up tutelary forts in Iki and Tsushima respectively. The local rich family Dazang Tancai served as the guard of Iki, and the Kyoto noble Fujiwara Masanari was sent to Tsushima Island as the guard of Tsushima, responsible for the defense of Iki and Tsushima respectively.

The group tactics used by the Daoyi people were not only unknown to the Japanese at that time, but they had never even heard of them.

After experiencing the strength of the forces from the mainland, the Japanese hurriedly collected information and improved the traditional Japanese tactics.

Today, although the Japanese army has gradually changed the way the Japanese used to fight with one horse, the legion system based on the athlete system and the selection system under the legal order system has been completely established.

However, the fear of mainland forces invading Japan brought about by the invasion of Daoyi and the invasion of the Goryeo Dynasty has been deeply rooted.

From the perspective of those in power in Japan, the Central Plains Dynasty, even the Goryeo Dynasty adjacent to the Central Plains Dynasty, is extremely powerful and difficult for Japan. If it comes to attack Japan, Japan is likely to perish.

That's why Emperor Toba was worried about Japan's provoking the Dagan Dynasty!

After discussing with several important officials of the Yamato court, Emperor Toba agreed that the person who tied the bell had to be untied.

Therefore, Emperor Toba sent someone to find some dignitaries and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty, and asked them about the situation of the Dagan Dynasty.

After hearing the high officials and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty say that the Dagan Dynasty was so powerful that it wiped out several countries and captured all the royal families and clans of the country to the capital of the Dagan Dynasty, the Emperor Toba couldn't believe it!

——Emperor Toba really can't imagine that the Dagan Dynasty would be so powerful. Even the Tang Dynasty, which the Japanese worshiped and has been imitating since the beginning, is not so powerful, right?

In order to verify whether what these dignitaries and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty said was true, Emperor Toba sent someone to invite some businessmen from the Dagan Dynasty who lived in Japan.

Some people may ask, are there still people living in Japan in the Dagan Dynasty?

Indeed there is.

Many maritime merchants of the Dagan Dynasty not only lived in Japan for a long time, but also had shops in Japan, and there was a place similar to "China Street" in Japan.

In fact, this did not start from the Dagan Dynasty, but can be traced back to the much earlier Tang Dynasty.

As early as the Tang Dynasty, there were Chinese sea merchants living and doing business in Japan. They first established the Chinese living area in Japan.

However, unlike living in Japan, these Chinese living in Japan will return to China from time to time, at least they have always maintained contact with China.

Let's put it this way, although Japan's closed-door policy in this era hopes to draw a line with China, but in fact, Japan and China in this era still have very close contacts.

Give a few examples:
In Japan, Chinese Confucianism is highly respected.

Mahayana Buddhism, which was passed from China to Japan, has been well developed.

Also, before the introduction of Chinese characters, Japan only had language but no characters.After the introduction of Chinese characters, Japan adopted Chinese characters as the official language of its country.It was not until more than 100 years ago that kana began to be produced that it developed into the current form of katakana mixed with Chinese characters.

——Kana is a phonogram created by omitting or simplifying part of Chinese characters.Katakana is used with regular Chinese characters, and Hiragana is used to cursive Chinese characters.Chinese characters are called real names, and the abbreviated characters are called kana.A pseudonym discards its meaning and takes its sound.

Emperor Toba is actually very clear that there have always been Chinese people in Japan. Although Japan has been isolated from China for more than 100 years, in fact, Japan still has not been able to separate itself from China.

Of course, as the person in power in Japan and the executor of the policy of cutting off from China, His Holiness Toba would certainly not admit this before.

That's why His Holiness Toba didn't contact those Chinese people before.

But now, the international situation is changing rapidly, and if one is not careful, it will ruin Japan's national destiny.

Emperor Toba also had to meet the Chinese, so that he could formulate a strategy that was in line with Japan's interests and allowed Japan to escape the attack of the Dagan Dynasty.

Soon, ten sea merchants who had just arrived from the Dagan Dynasty were invited to the Emperor Toba.

After careful questioning of the maritime merchants of the ten Dagan dynasties, the Emperor Toba knew that those dignitaries and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty were still conservative.

Combining the narrations of the maritime merchants of the Dagan Dynasty and the nobles and gentry of the Goryeo Dynasty, Emperor Toba outlined in his mind a powerful dynasty with unprecedented development in politics, military affairs, technology, agriculture, people's livelihood, education, and medical care.

Such a dynasty is simply not something that Japan, which is complacent, backward, corrupt, discordant, and full of problems, can contend with.

Emperor Toba hurriedly discussed with all the officials of the Yamato court how to eliminate the hatred of the Dagan Dynasty and not give the Dagan Dynasty an excuse to attack Japan.

The Emperor Toba forced the dignitaries of the Goryeo Dynasty to find a way, and asked his courtiers to threaten them, saying that if they couldn't think of a way, they would all be arrested and sent to the Dagan Dynasty to appease the anger of the Emperor Dagan.

At the same time, Emperor Toba humbly asked the maritime merchants from the Dagan Dynasty to save Japan and help Japan think of a way to preserve Japan.

What the Emperor Toba did not expect was that the maritime merchants of the Dagan Dynasty and the dignitaries and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty actually gave the Emperor Toba an almost identical idea.

The merchant of the Daqian Dynasty said: "Your Majesty, I am naturally flirtatious, and I like to collect beauties from all over the world. The Emperor may as well send one or two princes as envoys to me..."

——The female imperial heirs in Japan were first called Ji Ming (such as Toyosho entered Himing), and from the No.12th emperor Jingxing Emperor to the Nara period, the female imperial heirs were renamed the emperor or Hime Zun (such as the emperor's daughter, Emperor Xiaoqian, Takano Hime Zun). Later in the Nara period, Japan changed the male imperial heir from the original prince to the prince, and the female imperial heir was correspondingly changed to the inner prince.That is to say, the inner prince is the title of the princess within three generations of the Japanese royal family.

After a pause, the maritime merchant of the Dagan Dynasty took the initiative to say: "If the Emperor is willing to follow the example of the Asuka era and the Nara era and respect the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state, and respect me as the suzerain state, the worries of the Emperor will be solved."

The high officials and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty said: "Emperor Daqian has no daughters. Every time he destroys a country, he will take the daughters of the royal family and the clan's daughters into his harem. This is the case in Song Dynasty, Daliao Dynasty, and Korea. Take care of the table, wait until the prosperity of the great power turns to decline, and then make calculations."

The advice given to Emperor Toba by the maritime merchants of the Dagan Dynasty and the dignitaries of the Goryeo Dynasty moved His Holiness Toba very much.

A group of ministers in the Yamato court also felt that this method was feasible.

in fact--

If there is another choice, the proud and conceited Japanese would not be willing to marry the princess and get married, and would even pay homage to the Dagan Dynasty.

At the beginning, it was precisely because they did not want to live under the shadow of the Central Plains Dynasty that Japan severed its contacts with the Central Plains Dynasty, and has been trying to get rid of the influence of the Central Plains Dynasty on Japan.

But the Dagan Dynasty was so powerful, and Japan really offended the Dagan Dynasty.

The key point is that the Daqian Dynasty also showed its aggressiveness, which is not easy to get along with.

In order not to bring disaster to Japan.

Even if the Japanese are no longer willing to marry a princess and profess their respect to the Dagan Dynasty, they have to do so.

But there is one thing.

The dignitaries and nobles of the Goryeo Dynasty told the Emperor Toba that one or two beauties could be sent to pretend to be the inner prince of Japan and go to the Dagan Dynasty to make peace.

This matter caused quite a dispute in the Yamato court.

Some ministers of the Yamato court feel that many marriages throughout the ages have done this, and it is understandable that they do the same in Japan.

But this was opposed by many ministers of the Yamato court.

The reason for these opponents is very simple, that is, if this matter is discovered by the Dagan Emperor Li Cun, then good things will turn into bad things, and Li Cun may send a large army to attack Japan immediately.

No, this seemingly tricky matter is very easy to solve for Emperor Toba.

Emperor Toba stopped the quarrel between the two parties: "I have my own opinion on this matter, so you go back."

Soon, all the ministers of the Yamato court learned that the Emperor Toba ordered the 15-year-old Prince Kikonai and the 13-year-old Prince Tokoko, both born to Fujiwara Shoko, to lead a hundred Japanese beauties to the Dagan Dynasty.

Now everyone understands.

Daringly, Emperor Toba used the daughter of Emperor Shirakawa to make a marriage.

And the good thing about this is that Empress Toba is still the nominal father of Prince Xizinai and Prince Tongzinai, and Li Cun couldn't find fault with Empress Toba at all.

Moreover, Emperor Toba can also take this opportunity to drive away two thorns in his eyes that hinder him and make him feel upset.

It can be said to kill many birds with one stone.

high!
It's really high!

All the ministers of the Yamato court admired Emperor Toba's move.

Afraid of long nights and dreams, Li Cun sent troops to attack Japan before they could go to Japan to make peace and pay their respects.

The Yamato court, which has always been procrastinating and inefficient, moved very quickly this time, which is extremely rare.

In just a few days, the Yamato court prepared ten boats of tribute for the Dagan Dynasty (one of which was filled with gold and silver, Japan's first specialty product), and then sent the important minister, left minister Fujiwara Shino, as the envoy of Tonghe, Prince Xizizi and Prince Tongzinai to the Dagan Dynasty to make offerings.

Before boarding the boat, Prince Kikonai and Tokokonai and a hundred Japanese beauties looked back at their hometown.

They all knew that if there were no accidents, they might never come back in this life.

Are they willing to leave here?
I definitely don't want to.

But is it up to these weak girls?
With deep nostalgia and deep worries about the future, Prince Kikonai and Prince Tokoko took a hundred Japanese beauties aboard a merchant ship bound for the Kyoto of the Daigan Dynasty, and then they stood on the deck and said their final farewell to Japan.

It wasn't until Japan completely disappeared from their field of vision that Prince Kikonai and Prince Tokoko returned to the cabin, ready to rest.

But as soon as they entered the cabin, Prince Xizinai and Prince Tongzinai saw a beautiful young woman with exquisite facial contours, obvious jawline and soft cheekbones, deep eyes, full lips with natural shape, delicate skin and almost no blemishes. She seemed to be in her 20s, with a natural and elegant temperament and exquisite facial features.

Prince Xizinei and Prince Tongzinei exclaimed almost at the same time: "Mother's queen!!!"

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