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Chapter 302: Could Lu Yuan and the Empress be a family?

Put the highest authority in Japan under house arrest,
Crush the six regent ministers,
The commander-in-chief of the Chinese navy, who made drastic changes to the shogunate system,

Actually, he knelt down in front of me so respectfully?

The extremely intelligent Emperor Meisho was stunned with surprise.
The rumors told by the palace maids,

The miserable situation of Nijo Castle,

The Six Ministers’ repeated warnings...

All of this shows that this commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is quite arrogant and overbearing, and his methods are cruel.

Faced with the powerless Emperor Gosho,

But he behaves so humbly, which is totally illogical!
She couldn't help but look at Miyamoto Musashi.

The white-haired martial saint,

He shook his head slightly, indicating that it was not due to his influence.

Time seems to pass very slowly.

Emperor Meisho looked around again.
Representatives from various countries also followed etiquette, either kneeling or half-kneeling, behind Commander Mao.
I didn't find anything unusual at all.

She collected her thoughts and decided to take things one step at a time.

"Mr. Mao, please stand up! All the ministers, please stand up! Please take your seats!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The palace maids and eunuchs brought a pile of cushions for the representatives to kneel on.

Mao Wenlong sat properly, his body straight.

After everyone took their seats, he took out an envelope from his arms.

"For your majesty's inspection."

The eunuch looked at Emperor Meisho.

Seeing that his master agreed, he took it on the tray and handed it over.

Emperor Meisho picked up the envelope.

The paper is of fine quality, but there is no inscription.

The title on the upper left corner of the envelope usually contains the name of the recipient.

The postscript in the lower right corner is from the sender.

In such a formal occasion,

It's very confusing to have such a beginning and an end...

In fact, the fewer words, the bigger the matter.

For example, Empress Wu Zetian’s “Wordless Book of Heaven”.

She opened the cover and saw a red bookmark.

There are only a few numbers outlined in gold powder on it.

"Today in Japan, as you wish!"

Emperor Meisho's heart began beating faster for no reason.

She understood completely.

The handsome and tall man I met in the hot spring a few months ago was the King of China!

No wonder, at that time, he asked about his own wish!

He also mentioned the agreement of "three to five months",

Unexpectedly, he still remembered...

The allied forces were at the gates of the city, turning Japan upside down.
He did all of this for himself!
A strange warm current flows slowly in my heart.

This feeling is like numbness and tingling, more comfortable than soaking in a hot spring!
Except for Mao Wenlong, everyone below was confused.

What’s going on? The emperor hasn’t moved for a long time. Is he stunned by reading the letter?

Hey, your face is blushing!

Hey, look, the emperor is smiling!
The maidservant obviously noticed.
The master was unusual and said "cough" in a very low voice.

Emperor Meisho came to his senses, held the letter and looked at Mao Wenlong.

Judging from his attitude, he obviously knows the inside story.
She asked with a smile:
"Commander Mao, you have come a long way, thank you for your hard work! Watch the tea!"

"I am terrified! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch brought a coarse porcelain teacup.

Mao Wenlong took it with both hands, opened the lid, and let go immediately.

Emperor Meisho nodded and asked:

"I heard that the allied forces had entered Edo.
The shogunate implemented many reform measures. What are the pros and cons? "

Mao Wenlong laughed and said:
"Your Majesty! I only know how to fight and quell rebellions.
Regarding government affairs, can our envoy explain to Your Majesty?"

Emperor Meisho readily agreed.

Min Lianghao stepped forward and spoke eloquently, explaining the pros and cons one by one.

In fact, the shogunate's reform clauses

Most of them were drafted by Min Lianghao, the deputy envoy of China.

In the past few months,

He visited many places in Japan and gained a deep understanding of the current situation and needs of people from all walks of life.

Combined with the Chinese system, the privileges and corruption of the shogunate were restricted to the greatest extent possible.

As long as the reform measures are implemented seriously, the entire island nation will soon be able to stabilize.

Emperor Meisho listened attentively, asking further questions from time to time.
Every time, Min Lianghao gave a suitable answer.

After finishing the last sentence, Min Lianghao waited for the emperor's question.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Meisho asked:
"As Min Qing said,

Such a change in the shogunate should benefit the people... Then, what about the Imperial Palace?"

Min Lianghao immediately looked at Mao Wenlong.

Commander Mao smiled slightly:
"Your Majesty is the head of Japan, just like my king of China!"

Hey!
Abe Shigeji's eyes widened as if his soul had left his body.

This sentence means,

From now on, Japan's administrative decision-making power will be transferred from Edo Nijo Castle to Kyoto Imperial Palace.

To be precise, the 14-year-old Emperor Koji will live up to the title.

After these words were spoken, the eunuchs and palace maids also stood there in a daze.

They never thought that they would be able to witness such a gorgeous counterattack.

For many years, the Imperial Palace has been bullied by Nijo Castle.
Who could have guessed that the fight between the coalition forces and the shogunate would allow His Majesty to benefit from it!
Emperor Meisho was overjoyed.
She asked: "Can I invite the king of your country to be my guest?"

Mao Wenlong laughed and said:
"As long as your majesty is pleased, everything is fine.

If Your Majesty is interested, our king is in Incheon and is waiting for your visit at any time! "

Emperor Meisho smiled with longing.
"I heard that you are going to build 3000 miles of national highway?"

"Yes, as far as I know, Highway 1 is almost finished!"

"Is it for a steam locomotive?"

"Well, but my king invented the car.

Better and faster than a steam locomotive..."

Emperor Meisho's news was somewhat delayed, and he had no information about fuel-powered vehicles.

"Oh, aren't cars and steam locomotives different?"

Mao Wenlong laughed and said:
"I came here today by car.

If Your Majesty wants to see it, I will have it brought in right away."

Xingzi was very curious: "Is it okay? Isn't it troublesome?"

Mao Wenlong said nonchalantly:

"Your Majesty, it's very convenient and not troublesome at all!"

At the command, the jeep driver started the car.
Enter through the side door outside the Imperial Palace and drive all the way to the gate outside the Emperor's residence.

Wow!
Xingzi is full of curiosity about new things.

Seeing the brand new steel car,
Her eyes sparkled, revealing a desire to find out what was going on.

Accompanied by eunuchs and palace maids, Emperor Meisho came to the jeep and looked at it carefully.

Mao Wenlong pointed at the vehicle and briefly introduced each component.
He has always been a sly old fellow.
It is obvious that the king and the empress have a friendship.
Maybe we will be a family in the future, so you must flatter him now.

Seeing that Xingzi couldn't let it go, he immediately invited her.
"I dare to ask your Majesty to give me some comments.

If there are any deficiencies, I will inform the car manufacturer to improve them."

Young people are full of vigor and the most adventurous!
Under the repeated assurances of Commander Mao,

Emperor Meisho ignored the old eunuch's concerns and resolutely got into the jeep.

In this way, Mao Wenlong drove the car himself and circled the imperial road.

In the back row were Emperor Meisho and his personal maids, and in the passenger seat was the bodyguard Wu Shengren.

Mao Wenlong didn't dare to drive too fast.
Control the speed steadily.
More than ten eunuchs and palace maids ran along the sides of the carriage.

Xingzi was riding in a car for the first time.

Very excited, looking around in the car,
Previously, the emperor's means of transportation was the imperial sedan chair.

It is a more luxurious "palanquin" that requires the efforts of many eunuchs to carry it.

However, the "car" invented by Lu Yuan,
The whole body is full of technological content.

It looks very fashionable at first glance, has a wide field of vision, and is very comfortable to sit in.

She felt that the car was going very fast.
The wind blowing towards her made her hair flutter in the wind, giving her a feeling of "flying in the wind".

Amid the anxiety of the eunuchs and palace maids, Mao Wenlong walked around twice and still returned to the door.

Xingzi was having a great time and asked casually:

"I heard that your giant steel ship is very tall and big?"

Mao Wenlong understood what was going on and said immediately:

"Your Majesty! My flagship, the Xuanyuan-class Warrior battleship,
It is now parked at Osaka Pier, and it will take no more than half an hour to get there by car."

Xingzi asked in surprise:
"You mean, it only takes half an hour to get from Kyoto to the Osaka beach?"

"Your Majesty! It's like this. When I came here, it only took me 55 minutes."

Emperor Meisho was so surprised.

It takes five or six hours to ride a horse from the Imperial Palace to Osaka Pier.

Could it be that this car is ten times faster than a horse?
In fact, the maximum speed of a jeep is 120 mph.
The reason why Mao Wenlong arrived late was because the road conditions in Japan were very bad.

Xingzi, who was in high spirits, immediately asked Mao Wenlong to take her to see the "Warrior".

Now, even the personal maids were scared.

"Your Majesty, it's windy outside. If you catch a cold, it will hurt your body!"

Mao Wenlong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment!"

He waved his hand and asked his attendants to bring a folding roof and removable windows.

In a matter of minutes, the convertible jeep turned into a box car.

"Your Majesty, please see. In this way, the carriage is impervious to wind and rain."

Emperor Meisho smiled and said:

"The invention of your king is truly ingenious and breathtaking!"

The maid was dumbfounded and could only accompany her master to the carriage again.

Miyamoto Musashi said nothing.

Anyway, he follows Xingzi wherever he goes.

When the Emperor was traveling, everyone in the Imperial Palace became nervous.
All kinds of etiquette props, including those of attendants, must be brought.

Fortunately, Mao Wenlong brought ten military trucks.

All the people and belongings were packed and loaded onto trucks, forming a convoy that drove towards Osaka in a mighty procession.

The convoy passed through the city of Kyoto.

The residents were outraged.

Some hurriedly avoided it, some knelt down on the roadside,

"Oh my God! Am I seeing things... His Majesty is traveling?"

"Really... so many big monsters, what's going on?"

"You say, were the foreigners...abducting His Majesty?"

"Ah~~Isn't that possible?"

"Humph! None of the foreigners are good!"

"Hush, you're risking your life! Be careful, the walls may have ears..."

In short, people say all kinds of things.

However, Xingzi was delighted to feel the shock brought by scientific and technological civilization.

My god, this car drives faster than in the Imperial Palace...

After leaving Kyoto, Mao Wenlong accelerated again, gradually increasing to 70 mph!
In a slight jolt,
Trees, rice fields, and houses on both sides of the road...

Retreating quickly, in a flash,
It's really like what driver Mao said, there is no wind in the car.
This wonderful sight,
Emperor Meisho, who had lived in the Imperial Palace for a long time,
The first time I felt

What does it mean to “soar up to 90,000 miles” with great exhilaration?
In the fields, patches of green rice seedlings stretch infinitely into the distance, until the horizon.

It turns out that this world is so beautiful and wonderful.

It's not just the cramped conditions and confinement within the high walls of the Imperial Palace!
She suddenly said:
"Mr. Mao, what is Incheon City like?"

"Your Majesty, Incheon has changed a lot.
Building roads, houses, and factories everywhere...

To exaggerate, if I don't go back for a month,
I’m afraid I can’t even find my way home…haha!”

The maid asked in disbelief:
"I can't even find my home... is it really that exaggerated?"

"When my king entered Incheon City,
There are 50,000 households in the city, with a total of 300,000 residents.

There are now 600,000 residents, and 20,000 to 30,000 more people settle there every month...

By the end of the year, there will be almost a million people! ”

Wow!
A megacity with a population of one million!

Wouldn't the city be crowded with people, with chests pressed against backs?
During the conversation, the convoy arrived in Osaka.
Mao Wenlong deliberately restored it to a convertible.

And it passes slowly through the central area of ​​the city.

Osaka residents were also shocked.

"Wow wow wow! Your Majesty... Your Majesty is traveling?!"

"Ah! It's really His Majesty's outfit!"

"What's going on? Why is Your Majesty with the coalition forces?"

"I don't know. Didn't you say you were going to meet the emperor?"

People quickly moved to the sides of the road and knelt down in salute.

Many people shouted loudly: "Long live His Majesty!"

Seeing the people spontaneously bowing in worship, Xingzi was deeply moved.

In the past, she was almost like an animal in captivity, how could she have seen such a scene?

Unable to help herself, she smiled and waved to the people.

The people saw the God in their hearts and responded kindly.
Suddenly, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes and he cheered even louder.

"Long live! Long live!"

Finally, the convoy approached the port.

"Your Majesty, the dark shadow ahead is the Warrior!"

Oh!
Emperor Meisho looked up and saw a large, vague shadow that was not very clear.

The next moment, Mao Wenlong handed over a monocular telescope.

"Your Majesty, this is a telescope.
With the big head facing outwards and the tube stretched and contracted, you can see the distant scenery clearly.

Xingzi followed suit, raised the telescope, adjusted the distance, and watched the black shadow.

Hey, I can see clearly!

Wow~~The warship is really big!

Hey, I can even see the faces of the people on the ship, how amazing!

When the jeep arrived at the pier,
There is no need for a telescope anymore, just watch it directly.

The two military trucks leading the way were filled with soldiers.

The dock will be blocked in advance and normal operations will be resumed after the Emperor's boarding activities are completed.

Looking up at the Warrior, Xingzi was speechless.

Ami Tofu, this giant ship is bigger and taller than I imagined!

Moreover, the whole body is made of steel.
How can such a huge steel structure float on the sea?
I can’t imagine how powerful a cannon that long is.
Suddenly, a burst of drums and music sounded.
The Invincible Fleet's "military band" of more than ten people,
Each of them puffed out their cheeks,
Play a joyful and peaceful "welcome song" to welcome the distinguished guests.

Mao Wenlong bowed slightly:
"I am honored to welcome Your Majesty on behalf of all the officers and soldiers on the ship! Please!"

Under the leadership of Commander Mao,

Accompanied by the personal maid and the Martial Saint,
Emperor Meisho in full attire,

They stepped onto the gangplank and boarded the world's largest and most advanced warship.

When she stepped onto the deck, the Warrior's first mate shouted:

"Everyone stand at attention and salute His Majesty the Japanese! Accept His Majesty's inspection!"

"Shhhhh!"

Soldiers in white uniforms,
They all stood at attention and saluted.

Looking at the heroic Chinese sailors,
Xingzi thought that they seemed more powerful than the soldiers in the Japanese army.

After reviewing the guard of honor,
Mao Wenlong took the distinguished guests to visit the important parts of the warship one by one.
For example, the navigation bridge, steam turbine room, kitchen and dining room, and sailors' entertainment room.

Finally, go up to the deck to see the cannons and machine guns.

"Your Majesty, the entire ship's structural drawings were drawn by our king.

This naval gun has a caliber of 120 mm and a range of 10 kilometers, or 20 miles.
Thanks to the semi-automatic loader, it can fire six rounds per minute, greatly increasing the rate of fire! "

Awe suddenly rose in the heart of Emperor Meisho.
China is so powerful!

The King of China is truly a rare genius!

When the evening clouds fill the sky,
Xingzi secretly swore in his heart:
One day,
I must go to Incheon.
Go see the beautiful and prosperous country he created!

In fact, butterflies in the Amazon of South America have already flapped their wings.

Hearing that the commander of the coalition forces implemented the strategy of "respecting the king and expelling the generals",

The lords of all sizes in Japan all changed their attitudes according to the situation.
They came to Kyoto with gifts and tried to curry favor with Xingzi.

Xingzi was too lazy to pay attention and asked her personal maid to deal with it.

She was writing a letter, a reply to the King of China.

She bit the tip of her pen and frowned.
Oh my, what on earth should I write?

(End of this chapter)