Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In the garden of Ping'an Jingfu, a few men in tuanhua brocade suits hurried in, and among the documents, the officials kneeling in office also bowed. They ignored the officials and went to the corridor unimpeded. The guards on the corridor stood silently and bowed.

And up the stairs, in a room, I saw the back of Minister Fujiwara Mirai. The most powerful person in Japan is not the emperor, but this gray-haired, wide-bodied and fat man, a relative, and a senior official in charge of affairs, Fujiwara Miyori.

"Minister Zuo!" People bowed.

Immediately, someone said impatiently: "Ono must have done that thing! This person is really daring!"

Fujiwara Minorai still turned his back to the people, standing in front of the window without saying a word.

The wooden window is open, and the wind is calm today. The sight line here is excellent, the buildings of Heian-kyo and the mountains and rivers in the distance are faintly visible, and the white clouds on the top of the mountain show a certain mysterious color under the bright sunlight.

People were discussing emotionally, "There is no need for our country to be hostile to the Central Plains. Now that we assassinate|kill the people of Xu Guo for no reason, is it just asking for trouble? The court of Xu Guo will definitely not let it go!"

Others echoed, "Not long ago, Counselor Ono wrote a letter saying that the local officials colluded with foreigners to plot our country's silver mines and land. This is an act of selling out the country, which is harmful and not beneficial. He demands severe punishment. With his political views, it is reasonable to do such things."

"Ono's actions are all reasonable, but these methods are too reckless and stupid..."

Miyori Fujiwara thought for a long time in silence, then turned around and said, "It is still not confirmed that the assassination was done by Councilor Ono, we will wait until it is confirmed."

Someone below asked: "It's time for Xu Guoxin's faction, how should I respond?"

Fujiwara Miyai calmly said: "Every department has its own duties, should I do everything myself?"

Hearing his displeasure, everyone immediately shut up and bowed.

"Call Fujiwara Asanogi and Ono Koko to come, and I will ask them face to face." Fujiwara Miyori said again.

Several people felt the Minister's attitude, although they didn't understand why, they could only leave with interest.

Some people did this recklessly, but it was very complicated after the incident. Miyori Fujiwara felt very troublesome... He also believed that the assassination should have been done by Yoshiko Ono. There is no self-interest in such things, only political reasons. There are not many people who have the ability and are willing to do it.

However, there are two categories of people who were killed. The first category is the position of the local Zhuangguan. Compared with the nobles, it is not convenient to punish the Ono family severely if they are killed. At least they cannot uproot the Ono family and a large number of his supporters. The second category is Xu Guoren, and the Heianjing court dared not use this reason to punish Ono Koko openly and explain to Xu Guoren; in this way, Fujiwara Miyori's prestige will drop sharply, and he will be regarded as a weak and incompetent government!

Therefore, Miyori Fujiwara made an excuse in public that "it has not been verified", and dared not act rashly.

If you are not weak, do you want to be tough on Xu Guo? Minister Fujiwara felt powerless again. In the past few years, there had been two rebellions (Taiping Tianqing Rebellion) in a row, and the imperial army felt powerless to suppress them; The humble officials and warriors made the nobles unable to control...

Miyori Fujiwara stood on a high place, the beautiful scenery of Heian-kyo was in front of him, and the sound of singing and dancing in the breeze could be faintly heard, but he felt chills.

After a long time, a servant came in to report the arrival of the interviewer.

"Shhhhhhh..." Amidst the panting, a big fat man appeared at the door first. "Bang!" His huge body hit the door and got stuck.

"Tch..." The attendant on the side laughed without paying attention, and then made a serious expression with regret, bending his waist slightly.

"Alas!" Fujiwara Asamari finally backed out, turned his body sideways, and squeezed in desperately, with his legs bent and in a very strange posture, finally squeezed in through the door, as if he had accomplished a feat, and let out a long breath of relief.

"I pay my respects to Minister Zuo." Fujiwara Asari said.

Then Koko Ono, who was thin and thin and had a clear face, also came in, bowing as usual.

"Look at tea." Fujiwara Miyori ordered.

Fujiwara Asanoari got permission, and sat down next to the coffee table, the wooden floor trembled suddenly, and Fujiwara Mirai frowned. Koko Ono knelt down on the futon upright, and gently put the sign in his hand on the side of the table with both hands, his manner was very polite and calm, and his dress and temperament were also very neat.

"My brother, Ono Michikazu, is a world-renowned calligrapher. Ono-kun was born in a family of a public official, and he is really good at calligraphy and tea ceremony." Fujiwara Miyai said calmly.

Yoshiko Ono bowed and said: "Thanks to Minister Zuo's promotion, the lower official is not as good as my younger brother, because the lower official is a military strategist."

Miyori Fujiwara said: "In the past, pure friends caused chaos, and it was all thanks to Ono-kun who made contributions to the country."

At this time, Fujiwara Chaocheng, who was left out in the cold, said, "Ono-kun, just say it straight, you did what Ishi Jianguo did!"

Miyori Fujiwara said that Yoshiko Ono would not admit it. Sure enough, Ono said, "Your official lives in Ping'an, how could it be related to what happened in Shi Jianguo? However, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing!"

"Oh?" Fujiwara Miyai seriously felt the meaning of this thin and thin soldier's words, while denying specific things, while not concealing his position, giving people confidence... even a sense of fearlessness.

Kono Ono said: "Foreign countries bully their own country, and concessions will only make them gain an inch! When Xu Guo's power in Japan increases, it will be even more difficult to deal with those who collude with those who do not care to shame the emperor!

Now that the matter has come to this, it is better to take advantage of the fact that there are few people in Xu country and the power has not yet been established, destroy their strongholds, and drive them down to the sea. Relying on the vastness of the sea, it is inconvenient to send troops to supply supplies to protect the emperor and his people. "

Fujiwara Asanoari frowned and said, "Ono-kun often hangs out with those samurai and loses the courtesy of a minister."

Kono Ono said: "The one who is often entangled with subordinates and samurai is probably the king?"

"You..." Fujiwara Asano seemed to understand what Ono meant.

Fujiwara Miyori raised his hand to stop them, and said calmly: "After the abolition of the conscription system, the Long March athletes are useless now. How can we deal with Xu's army? I'm afraid we can only rely on the samurai regiment. Although Ono-kun is a military strategist, he is a minister. We always rely on samurai, which is not a good thing."

Ono Haogu said: "Minister Zuo Mingjian, as far as I know, there are only a few hundred Xu people in Shijian country. After the situation worsens, local officials dare not easily collude with them, and it will become more and more difficult for Xu people to supply. Minister Zuo should also pay attention to external threats, and don't delay and deal with them."

Miyori Fujiwara said again: "Once we confront Xu Guoren head-on, I'm afraid they will attack Heianjing and make His Majesty the Emperor worry."

Ono Haogu said: "The sea route is too far, Xu Guo can't do it."

Miyori Fujiwara did not comment.

Kono Ono said again: "This matter should be reported to the Emperor, let the Emperor show it!"

Miyori Fujiwara also felt that it was necessary. He felt that the consequences were unpredictable, and he was unwilling to let the Minister of Sekisei alone bear the burden. Everyone should express their attitude, so that they would not all be blamed on him in the future.

However, Fujiwara Miyori finally reminded Ono Koko earnestly: "Ono-kun has ambitions, but you must be considerate when doing things, and don't ruin big things on impulse."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked out the window, as if he didn't want to talk to them anymore. Ono Koko's vision is not far away. It seems that he is the only one who sees the great danger, and others don't understand it. In fact, in Fujiwara Miyori's view, this person doesn't understand government affairs at all. He has no ambition but needs to practice.

... Japan's daily state affairs are not handled by the emperor himself, and most of the real power is in the hands of the ministers; but the emperor is not a puppet, he has considerable decision-making power, and the most important thing is his high status and prestige. There are power contradictions between the monarch and his ministers, and they are dependent on each other through marriage.

Most of the court party members are from the Fujiwara family, and they are maintaining the operation of the court. And ministers need the royal family's sacred status as a descendant of Amaterasu to protect their authority.

Emperor Chengming was invited by his ministers to preside over the state affairs.

As soon as Cheng Ming arrived at the court hall and sat down in front of the big screen embroidered with cherry blossoms, the ministers immediately respected him, giving him an inexplicable aura.

May the country be peaceful and the people safe, Cheng Ming spoke with this tone, but he did not judge government affairs in a positive tone. The monarch and his ministers can maintain a balance, and each has its own rules; if Cheng Ming is too persistent, he cannot guarantee the implementation of the will, which will not only arouse conflicts with the ministers, but also affect his own authority.

So the ministers began to argue. Fujiwara Tosari was afraid of being accused of "traitorism", so he took the lead in attacking him. He pointed his fat finger at Yoshiko Ono: "Ono assassinated foreigners without authorization, and put His Majesty and the court in a predicament. He should be severely punished!"

Yoshiko Ono immediately kowtowed under the emperor and said, "It is my honor to protect His Majesty the Emperor. If the emperor blames me, I am willing to commit suicide and apologize!"

When Cheng Ming heard this sentence, he immediately looked at Haogu Ono twice more. However, he still did not express his attitude, and simply remained silent.

The group of people in dispute is not someone who can fully determine the national policy, and neither the emperor nor the Minister of photography Fujiwara Miyori are willing to express their attitudes.

... Kono Ono secretly guessed that the reason may be that the imperial court is unwilling to tear itself apart from the great powers in the west, and at the same time, it is unwilling to expose the court's powerless situation... and intends to delay it like this.

However, Yoshiko Ono's political views are very clear. He has learned from various sources and concluded that the Xu people are for the silver mines of Japan, and perhaps as long as they can gain a firm foothold, they want to eat away at the land. Moreover, Xu Jundongdu's strength is not strong, and in the current situation, he should stand up and resist!

He just murmured in his heart that the people below are a bit unreliable in their work! He originally meant to cut through the mess with a sharp knife, and kill two low-ranking Zhuang officials as an example to others, so as to affect the aura of the Ping'an court... But unexpectedly, the person who did it killed the people of Xu Guo! This is the situation where Xu Guo's envoys went to Ping'an capital to put pressure on them, which made things worse.

Ono Koko is also very dissatisfied with the Heian Jing Gongqing. These people are weak | incompetent, sit back and watch foreign plunder, and are unable to clean up the domestic situation. If things go on like this, the future of Japan is worrying!