Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

“Envoy, this… this is…?”

Himiko Hu felt a few guesses sprouting in his heart, but he still asked Li Ji with disbelief.

“I have heard the entire matter from Chief Clerk Jia. The death of Himiko Yoda, the ruler of Kuna, at the hands of treacherous villains is a great loss to both Izumo and the Great Han. Otherwise, based solely on Ruler Himiko Yoda's loyalty to the Great Han, I would have wanted to share a large cup with him.”

“Fortunately, Ruler Himiko Yoda still has descendants left, which means that Ruler Himiko Yoda's loyalty to the Great Han still has an inheritor…”

After a pause, Li Ji held up the Japanese imperial seal from the wooden tray and presented it to Himiko Hu, saying.

“Himiko Hu, are you willing to inherit your father's will, to wear this seal in the name of the descendants of Japan, to rebuild Japan, and to be a vassal of the Great Han forever?”

“Himiko Hu… is willing to be at the disposal of the Great Han!!”

Himiko Hu closed his eyes and responded in a careful but loud tone.

Obviously, Himiko Hu's reaction had also been deliberately taught by the Japanese beforehand.

In response, Li Ji secretly glanced at the middle-aged Japanese man Himiko Hu had pointed out earlier, then slowly placed the Japanese imperial seal in Himiko Hu's hand, and replied.

“Excellent! After I return to the Great Han, I will definitely report this matter to the Emperor of the Great Han.”

After a pause, the original sternness on Li Ji's face softened by three points, and he said.

“Of course, you are still just a child, so there is no need to have too much burden. Just do what you should do at this age. As for rebuilding Japan, I will naturally lead the Han army to assist you.”

“Thank… Thank you, Lord Envoy.”

At this moment, Himiko Hu, who was responding with a choked voice, felt that Li Ji in front of him had suddenly become the only sun in his heart.

This envoy from the suzerain state not only saved his life, avenged his father, single-handedly made him the ruler of Japan, but even treated him so gently.

Not to mention his father, even from his mother, Himiko Hu had never felt such tenderness.

For a time, a thought began to take root in Himiko Hu's young heart, which was to “exhaust the resources of Izumo to win the favor of the Envoy.”

Li Ji allowed Himiko Hu to brew in his heart for a while before continuing to speak.

“I suppose you haven't had a meal yet? It's not good to be hungry, come and have a meal with me first, and we can talk about the rest of the matters slowly.”

Upon hearing this, Himiko Hu inexplicably felt a burst of joy at being able to dine with Li Ji, and without thinking much, he followed Li Ji straight away.

As for the rest of the Japanese, they were taken to different dining places separately.

The difference was that the group of Japanese led by the young Japanese man who had received the Han sword enjoyed fragrant meals, while the Japanese led by the middle-aged Japanese man with a firm face were greeted by a group of knife-wielding executioners sharpening their blades.

Afterwards, Li Ji was greatly angered by the attack on the Japanese led by the middle-aged Japanese man.

Committing such atrocities in the Han army's garrison was a provocation to the Great Han.

Himiko Hu, whose fear had been reawakened by the blood, was trembling with fear, and actively pleaded with Li Ji to assist Kuna in thoroughly investigating the matter.

After Jia Xu, who was quite familiar with the nobles of Kuna, investigated, he presented a series of evidence, proving that a large number of Kuko Chihiko's partisans were still lurking within Kuna.

The assassination of the middle-aged Japanese man in the Han army's garrison was also an evil deed committed by Kuko Chihiko's lurking partisans.

Under various conditions, with Himiko Hu's active request and the cooperation of a large number of Japanese traitors like the young Japanese man, Jia Xu, who already had a considerable understanding of the internal affairs of Kuna, spent less than a month completely reshuffling the entire Kuna from top to bottom.

When turbidity becomes the norm, sobriety is a crime, and crime needs to be cleansed.

This statement may also describe the changes that took place in the internal political ecology of Kuna within a short month.

But what is turbidity, and what is sobriety?

From Himiko Hu's point of view, he only knew that with the support of the Envoy and the Han army, he successfully succeeded to the throne, held the Japanese imperial seal, and renamed Kuna to Japan under Li Ji's witness.

Moreover, the voices from top to bottom in the current Japan are quite harmonious, and they all quite support himself and the sun in his heart, which makes Himiko Hu feel especially happy.

Also in this month, Li Ji, based on his memory, sent people to preliminarily investigate the existence of gold and silver mines on Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island, which were occupied by the former Kuna.

This news not only greatly excited Jia Xu, but also made Li Ji put down the last trace of doubt.

One should not start a war out of anger, this is Li Ji's little requirement for himself.

Therefore, even though Li Ji was very displeased with Izumo, he had been enduring until he had fully confirmed whether there would be sufficient returns and benefits from mobilizing troops to unify Izumo.

Now, with the preliminary investigation of the existence of some gold and silver mines, Li Ji, who had been holding back, chose to completely let go.

On the one hand, Li Ji continued to send a large number of people to investigate the gold and silver mines in Izumo in advance; on the other hand, he sent envoys to Yamatai in Honshu Island to meet Himiko.

In just one month, Kuna's continuous internal movements, and even the renaming of the country to Japan, naturally could not be concealed from Yamatai.

Yamatai also noticed that the Great Han seemed to have sent envoys to Kuna, but the upper echelons of Yamatai had not been able to make a decision on how to deal with this situation.

After all, since it occupied Honshu Island, Yamatai had relatively closer ties with Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and other countries, which also allowed Yamatai to know much more about the Great Han than Kuna.

The Great Han still stood strong in the Central Plains;

However, according to what the upper echelons of Yamatai knew, the Great Han had been plagued by wars and natural disasters in recent years, and should be too busy to take care of itself. Why would it send envoys to Izumo? What was its purpose?

However, before the upper echelons of Yamatai could make a decision, the arrival of the envoys of the Great Han surprised the upper echelons of Yamatai, and they held a rather grand welcoming ceremony to allow the envoys of the Great Han to meet Ruler Himiko in the palace.

Of course, the welcoming ceremony, which Yamatai thought was quite grand, was, in the eyes of Luo Bin, who was acting as Li Ji's envoy this time, simply too crude to bear.

Moreover, the so-called palace was far inferior to the mansion where Li Ji usually lived in Wu County.

However, Luo Bin despised in his heart, but still maintained the proper demeanor on the surface, stepped into the main hall of the palace, and then slightly cupped his hands with Han etiquette, which was considered a salute.

Immediately, Luo Bin looked up towards the main seat of the main hall and found that Ruler Himiko's figure was obscured by a large number of pearl curtains, making it difficult to see her true face, which made Luo Bin somewhat displeased and said.

“I represent Li Ji, the envoy sent by General Who Protects Japan, Liu Xuande, of the Great Han. Why does the ruler of Yamatai not meet in person? Could it be that you look down on the Great Han?”

People want fame, trees want shadows.

Even if Yamatai had heard from Goguryeo and other countries that the Great Han was weakening day by day through occasional exchanges, it was by no means comparable to Yamatai.

Immediately, a clear female voice sounded from behind the pearl curtain, and what she said was actually Han Chinese, saying.

“Envoy, please forgive me, it is not that Himiko intends to be negligent, but because Himiko shares a connection with the gods of Izumo, her mortal body cannot withstand the divine appearance, and her face has become ugly and unbearable. I am worried that it will scare the envoy, so I use the curtain to cover it.”

This series of Han Chinese was not only fluent, but also the wording and sentences were not the plain language of ordinary people, but more like a scholar.

This surprised Luo Bin greatly and asked. “How does Ruler Himiko understand Han Chinese? And it is so fluent.”

Himiko's voice came from behind the curtain again.

“Our ancestors brought back Han Chinese books from Izumo when they paid tribute to the Great Han, and the Himiko clan has respected Han Chinese culture for generations. Therefore, every generation takes pride in learning Han Chinese, in order to one day be able to go to the Great Han to pay tribute to the Emperor again.”

Even though there were still a large number of Japanese people in the main hall at this moment, it seemed that Himiko was the only one who understood Han Chinese.

Therefore, when Luo Bin communicated with Himiko, many Japanese people looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

However, Luo Bin frowned secretly at the result that Himiko seemed to know quite a bit about the Great Han in her words, and then said.

“Ruler Himiko is kind, if His Majesty knows about this, he will surely be overjoyed.”

Of course, this was just a compliment.

With the stinginess of the current Emperor Liu Hong, even if Yamatai paid tribute with national gifts, the money-loving Emperor Liu Hong would most likely be more troubled about how to spend less money on return gifts without losing face.

Naturally, Himiko would not delve into it, but instead directly asked. “I wonder what is the purpose of the envoy of the Great Han coming here this time?”

Luo Bin said solemnly.

“To be honest, His Majesty has learned that the vassal state of Japan overseas has been destroyed. Considering the past relationship between the Great Han and Japan, he has specially sent General Who Protects Japan, Liu Xuande, to send troops to Izumo to investigate.”

“Now, our army has found the imperial seal of Japan, which was granted by Emperor Guangwu, within the former Kuna, and has also found Himiko Hu, a descendant of Japan…”

Before Luo Bin could finish speaking, a somewhat exasperated voice came from behind the pearl curtain, saying.

“Wait! Not to mention that Yamatai is the legitimate Japan, Kuna was only established by a treacherous villain who stole the imperial seal back then. This matter is an internal affair of Izumo. Could it be that the Great Han also wants to interfere?”

Luo Bin slightly cupped his hands and said.

“The Great Han naturally values peace, but it knows that under the leadership of Ruler Himiko Hu, Japan has mobilized all its military force and wants to fight Yamatai to the death.”

"The Great Han could not bear to see the creatures within Yamatai suffer and blood flow like rivers. Therefore, I was sent here, hoping that Queen Himiko can shake hands and make peace with Himikoyu. Let the two countries resolve their disputes and conflicts through negotiations, and merge into one country, returning as a vassal of the Great Han. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

At this moment, the beautiful woman Himiko, sitting behind the pearl curtain, was so angry that her face turned red and her chest trembled incessantly.

Both Yamatai and Kuna are descendants of the Wa people, but the depth of the conflict between the two sides makes it impossible to resolve disputes and contradictions through simple negotiations, let alone merge into one country.

More importantly, this person who claims to be an envoy of the Great Han is vaguely standing on the side of Kuna in his words, which gave Himiko a bad feeling.

Just then, a Wa person rushed in, reporting in a somewhat flustered manner.

"Queen... Queen, a team of Han soldiers has disappeared. Those traveling with the envoy are searching everywhere but cannot find them, and are causing a great disturbance..." (End of this chapter)