"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock..."

The "tick-tapping" sound in the Shichenden Hall of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan, is getting more and more intensive. This is the sound made when the rainwater leaking into the Shichenden Hall drips into the wooden basin.

It is raining heavily outside Zichen, and of course it is raining lightly inside Zichen Hall.

As the emperor, Chihito has long been accustomed to the situation of heavy rain outside and light rain inside... Anyway, in his memory, most of the palaces in the Zichen Palace and the Kyoto Imperial Palace have always been like this.

He was already used to it. Another thing he was used to was the subtle musty smell that filled his palace every rainy season!

There are too many things that can get moldy in his palace. For example, the tatami he is sitting on is moldy... It has been moldy for many years, but as long as it is not completely rotten, it must continue to be used.

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In addition, the tatami where His Majesty the Emperor slept was also moldy. When he got up this morning, His Majesty the Emperor saw a lot of green fur growing on the tatami next to him - it was really full of life!

For this reason, His Majesty the Emperor also composed a waka to praise the vitality of the "green hair" and the spirit of equality of all living beings - "mold hair" is probably one of the living beings, right?

In the very dim light in the Purple Hall (the candles were too expensive, His Majesty the Emperor was reluctant to light them), Emperor Chihito, who was known to have a strong personality and a firm will, was sitting motionless on the moldy tatami. The person in front of him

The gauze curtain was rolled up, so when I knelt down in front of him and closed a winter sutra, I could clearly see the patches on the emperor's court uniform...

Outside the Shichen Palace, the emperor's most trusted female officials were nervously watching what was going on around them. If there was any sign of trouble, they would quickly report back. The reason why they were so nervous was because Ichijo-sama was negotiating a big deal of twenty million koku with the emperor!

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's envoy said that as long as you are willing to label the Tokugawa Shogunate as an enemy and give up the emperor's arrogance..."

"Baga!" The emperor was angry, "This is impossible! I am the emperor, a descendant of God!"

"Your Majesty, calm down, your Majesty, calm down, I haven't finished what I said yet..." Ichijo Fuyutsu's voice trembled when he spoke, not because he was frightened by the emperor, but because he was excited!

"Your Majesty, the Great Emperor's envoy said that the Great Emperor can make you the true king of Japan!"

"Baga! Is my emperor a fake?" The emperor is really thick-skinned! They live in a moldy house, wear patched court clothes, and there is nothing good to eat or drink. The women in the harem are all crooked.

Gua inferior jujube... Even if you are like this, you still pretend to be the richest man in Japan!

"Your Majesty, what the Emperor means is that you can personally take charge of the great political affairs! The great political affairs of Japan will be returned to your hands!" As he spoke, Yi Dongjing shed tears, "Your Majesty, the total power of Japan is two thousand.

There are tens of thousands of taels, but your annual income is only 10,000 taels! If you really get the big government..."

What the Japanese call "stone high" is the "tax base" of a territory. In theory, it is the total output that can be counted in the territory. And "war high" is the actual tax revenue received. Usually, one stone

The output corresponds to the income of one bushel. However, the amount of "one bushel" depends on the conscience of the lord. It may be six bushels or even six and a half bushels, or it may be three and a half bushels. Throughout the Edo period, the most conscientious affirmation

It was the Tokugawa shogunate, and the darkest ones were of course the powerful southwestern feudal lords who led the downfall of the reform in the future...

"More than 20 million yuan..." Emperor Shiren's eyes almost bulged out. "Give me flowers?"

"Of course that's impossible," Ichijo Fuyu said, "After all, there are still so many feudal lords and samurai...but there must be three to four million warriors."

"That, that's a lot!" Emperor Chihito was gnashing his teeth as he spoke - he has reached the sky in one step! From an annual salary of 10,000 to three or four million, he suddenly has wealth and freedom! And freedom.

It’s not just wealth…

"Your Majesty," Ichijo Fuyutsune saw that the Emperor was about to agree to "become a dog", and quickly added fuel to the fire, "In addition to income, you will also get the power to control more than 60 states in Japan!"

"The power to control more than 60 states in Japan?" The emperor thought for a while and asked, "What is the use of this power?"

Yes, what is the use of having great power?

The Emperor asked Ichijo, but Ichijo didn't know. The Fujiwara clan had not been in power for hundreds of years... He thought hard and finally thought of a use. He said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, you can do it at sixty

Yuzhou Beauty Pageant! There are more than a thousand beauties in Edo’s Great Olympiad!"

"Beauty pageant...more than a thousand?" The emperor drooled, and nodded repeatedly, "Yaoxi, Yaoxi..."

It turns out that being a dog for the Ming Emperor was so happy. Not only did you have wealth and freedom, but you also had the freedom of being a beautiful girl!

"Your Majesty," Yiyi Dongjing lowered his voice, "This opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come back..."

There is only one chance to be a dog for Daming!

"But..." the emperor said in a low and inaudible voice, "the imperial court has always been under the strict supervision of the Kyoto Governor!"

"Actually, it's not very strict," Ichijo Dongjing whispered, "There are a group of warriors loyal to the Ming Dynasty living in my home now..."

"A warrior loyal to the Ming Dynasty?" The emperor was stunned, "Are you from the Ming Dynasty?"

"They are overseas Japanese!" said Ichijo. "Your Majesty, although their number is small, they are all battle-hardened warriors and can defend the Imperial Palace when necessary."

The emperor shook his head, "But the general has so many bannermen and warriors..."

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi did not come to Kyoto empty-handed. He brought with him two thousand Hatamoto samurai and three thousand imperial family members. In addition, several senior middlemen who came with him also had their own samurai groups, and many Hatamoto samurai also had retainers. In addition,

There are more than 10,000 people in Kyoto!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! How many Ming warriors can sneak into Kyoto? One or two hundred are enough to defeat the sky. How can they defeat the general's more than 10,000 people?

"Your Majesty," said Ichijo Dongjing, "as long as you can allow the general to go to Kyushu in person to fight the invading Ming army, then your chance will come!"

"this......"

While Emperor Chihito was weighing the pros and cons, an elderly female official standing guard outside suddenly walked in in a panic, "His Majesty the Emperor, General Tokugawa is here!"

"What?" Shiren's face turned pale with fear, "Does the general know about it?"

Ichigo Dongjing was so frightened that he was trembling all over, and his voice trembled when he spoke, "No, it's impossible... We didn't do anything!"

Yes, the secret rebellion has just begun, but the Kyoto governor already knows about it and has reported it to the general?

Shiren had regained his composure a little, and he asked the female officer: "Has the general led his troops into the palace?"

"No, only a small number of warriors follow."

"Then, it doesn't matter." Shiren breathed a sigh of relief, "The general is probably not here to arrest me... Ichijo, go and invite the general to come to the Zichen Palace."

In fact, if Tokugawa Tsunayoshi wanted to capture Shiren, a small number of samurai would be enough. Because Shiren only had some useless ministers and female officials under his command, and they could not resist the general's samurai at all.

However, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi did not come to suppress the emperor's rebellion, because he did not know that the emperor had already turned against him. He came to the imperial palace to see him because the Ming Dynasty envoy Quan Shangxia had arrived in Osaka and met with the representative of the shogunate "Vice General"

"Tokugawa Mitsuhiro has met.

Therefore, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi also knew about Ming Dynasty's "war", so he entered the palace to discuss countermeasures with the emperor.

In addition, envoys from Spain, the Netherlands and England have also arrived in Osaka these days - this was not allowed in the past, but after the Ming Dynasty issued "coercion" on Japan, Japan became more active in opening up to the outside world and allowed foreign countries to

The envoy is stationed in Osaka.

The envoys of Spain, the Netherlands and England also knew about the "war". At the same time, they also expressed strong support to "Vice General" Mitsuaki and encouraged Japan to resist the Ming Dynasty to the end. They also promised to request reinforcements from the country.
Chapter completed!