Chapter 285(1/3)
: The army attacks the plan
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, two days have passed.
Kyoto, Japan, is a prosperous scene.
Originally, this place was dilapidated, but later Toyotomi Hideyoshi took power and spent a great price to renovate the place and build a new Royal Palace in Japan.
At least, to outsiders, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kanbashi, is a loyal minister. Among the people, he also has high praise for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
On both sides of the street, there are various buildings with Japanese characteristics, and various lanterns are hung in front of the houses.
There were once a constant stream of vendors on the streets, and from time to time, you could see some people dressed in monks.
But now, it is particularly deserted.
Occasionally, there are warriors and ronin walking on the street, but there is a look of sorrow on their faces.
This is because of a recent news circulating in Kyoto.
The Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei is coming to Kyoto!
The Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty is no stranger to the Japanese people nowadays.
For this country across the sea, they longed for a place with rich treasures that legendary in the legend.
Of course, it is not about going to learn, but about occupying it.
It is just like invading North Korea.
There are even many warriors under Daming who have gone to the coast to rob.
The wealth there has been word of mouth.
In the hearts of many Japanese warriors, there will soon be Japan's territory.
But the news from Osaka Castle poured a basin of cold water on everyone's heads.
Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and bowed to Chen Chen. These things, one by one, completely subverted their previous concepts.
Now that the Ming Jinyiwei has come to Kyoto, no one can tell what the purpose is.
Ordinary people have long been hiding in their homes.
At this moment, a group of fast horses galloped on the street.
On the horse's back, a Japanese warrior was carrying two flags behind his back. While waving his whip, he neighed and shouted: "Marquis Wu'an of the Ming Dynasty is coming!"
"Everyone, go out of the city to welcome you!"
"Those who do not come will die!"
A thick sound rang throughout the street.
The same scene took place throughout the streets of Kyoto.
There are never a shortage of people in this world who are afraid of life and death.
What's more, for many roninians, whoever gives them money is their master.
For a moment, many people walked out of the houses on both sides of the street, looking at the distant backs and looking at each other.
"What he just said is true or false?"
Someone hesitated and said, "Go out of the city to welcome? Are we really going?"
"Hmph!" A middle-aged man snorted coldly, "He thought he was, and he actually wanted us to go out of the city to greet him."
A hawker whispered: "I heard that Marquis Wu'an is a god-like figure who can summon the sky fire. All tens of thousands of troops of Lord Guan Bai were burned into bones."
"Those Jinyiwei are extremely cruel, Osaka Castle is almost slaughtered."
"god?"
"Is he really God? What about our God?"
Upon hearing this, everyone around immediately showed fear and worried expressions on their faces.
For the ignorant people, the word "God" is undoubtedly extremely important.
After all, in their concept, even the Emperor is designated by God.
"Why don't we go out of the city to greet us?"
"asshole!"
"You coward!"
As soon as these words came out, a middle-aged warrior next to him immediately cursed and shouted angrily: "You coward, have defiled the spirit of the warrior."
The vendor who had just opened his mouth was startled and someone immediately explained next to him: "His two sons died outside Osaka Castle."
The middle-aged warrior was still cursing and said angrily: "You timid cowards, the Emperor will definitely punish them."
Although Hou Yangcheng is a puppet, this is a matter of the upper class after all.
For the lower class, they still have an extremely high status.
This news instantly caused a sensation in the entire Kyoto, the streets and alleys, and almost everyone was talking about it.
The warriors in restaurants everywhere also heard the news.
Someone got up angrily and drew his sword to kill the ronin who was spreading the news.
A group of warriors were talking loudly in the restaurant.
One of them drank a glass of wine and said angrily: "Everyone, what do you think?"
A warrior carrying two Japanese swords on his back was red and said angrily: "Is there no one in Japan? Let these Ming people be so unscrupulous on our territory."
It is undoubtedly a humiliation to let them all go out of the city to welcome them.
Naked humiliation!
An old warrior drank a glass of sake, looked around, and sighed, "Everyone, I heard from the general yesterday that two days ago, a Ming Jinyiwei who claimed to be Chai Zhi broke into the palace and told the emperor to let him go out of the city to kneel down to welcome the Wu'an Marquis of the Ming Dynasty."
"What!?"
The warriors around him immediately sat up in shock, with disbelief on their faces.
"Is this news true?"
A warrior looked at the man who had just spoken, his expression was frozen, as if he wanted to get a different answer from the other party.
"It's true!"
"This news was said by the general himself, and the general also said that the Jinyiwei broke into the imperial residence alone."
These people are all upper-class warriors, and they are all famous and confidant of the family generals of important officials. They naturally know more than ordinary people.
The warrior who had asked before turned pale and bloodless.
Everyone in the audience was stunned.
In the whole room, it seemed as quiet as if the needles were falling.
A warrior staggered and fell to the ground, his eyes dissipated, and his whole body seemed to have lost his god.
The expressions on everyone's faces also frozen and they were speechless for a long time.
Shocked, fearful, disbelief, angry, helpless...
All kinds of emotions filled the face.
"asshole!"
"How dare he do!"
A warrior scolded, pulled out the knife on his waist, and said angrily: "I would rather die in battle than live!"
Everyone remained silent, but they all turned their eyes to the direction of the imperial palace.
Will the Emperor really go out of the city to greet him?
The moment the sun was hanging high, the gate of the imperial palace opened.
The guard of honor that belonged to the Emperor came out of it.
On both sides are the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Palace warriors.
Dozens of people were carrying a giant chassis, and through the tulle, a figure could be seen vaguely.
After this, there were a group of Japanese ministers.
At this moment, all the people watching the imperial palace were completely desperate.
If you resist, there will never be a guard of honor.
Hou Yangcheng seemed to have no expression on his face, but his heart was filled with humiliation.
It was not that he had thought about resisting, but after a day and a night, he gave up on this idea.
Death is far more terrifying than losing dignity.
To be continued...