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Nara.
Kofuku-ji Temple was the headquarters of Nara monks.
Although Emperor Toba fled Heian-kyo,
But he left his informant there.
Fujiwara no Tadamichi was bedridden.
Oe no Koreyuki was detained by the Ming envoy.
These two messages arrived quickly.
Emperor Toba was terrified.
He quickly sought out Taira no Tadamori and Fujiwara no Ienari to discuss the matter.
Emperor Toba was the first to make a promise:
"As long as you help me regain power,"
"With Yu Mingliu, one can become a direct descendant of the Fujiwara Hokuke family!"
Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Ienari was a little excited.
But the thought of the terrifying Ming army made him hesitate.
Taira no Tadamori said, "Your Majesty, please summon Minamoto no Tameyoshi as well."
Can he be trusted?
Emperor Toba said with concern.
Tadamori Taira said, "It was unbelievable before, but it is believable now."
Soon, Yuan Weiyi was summoned.
Taira no Tadamori recounted the events in detail, saying:
“You are of royal lineage; if Fujiwara no Tadashi were to seize power,”
Will he reuse you?
"I'll reuse you for one, two, or five years,"
Will they reuse you for ten or twenty years?
He will do everything he can.
"Weaken your strength,"
"Your pillar warrior has been taken away!"
Chapter 3252 No Brains
Although Yuan Weiyi was arrogant and domineering,
But it's not that they're brainless.
He knew that what Taira no Tadamori said was very likely to become a reality.
"But we can't defeat the Ming army,"
"What should we do?" Genji asked.
Taira no Tadamori said, "We will escort His Majesty on his eastern journey."
"After the Ming army leaves, we will lead our warriors back to fight."
Fujiwara Ienari asked, "What if the Ming army catches up?"
Taira no Tadamori said, "Therefore, we must also secretly contact the Ming army."
"Promise the conditions that Fujiwara no Tadashi agreed to,"
"His Majesty also agrees,"
“There may even be additional compensation for the Ming Dynasty.”
"As long as the Ming army doesn't side with either side,"
"With the combined strength of the Ping and Yuan families,"
"Defeating Fujiwara no Tadashi is very easy."
Fujiwara Ienari clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great plan!"
Emperor Toba is now disregarding everything else.
He kept promising official positions:
"Once you regain power, the Taira, Minamoto, and Fujiwara Hokuke families will become renowned figures."
"The three families should unite and become regents!"
"Swear allegiance to His Majesty to the death!"
The three of them knelt down in unison.
They then went to gather their subordinates.
That evening, Emperor Toba summoned the head of the Nara Buddhist monks again.
He promised that as long as the Nara Buddhist monks helped him seize power,
In the future, we will bestow some of the manors of the Mountain Master and the Temple Master upon them.
If the Nara monks don't help...
Fujiwara no Tadashi, in order to win over the mountain monks and temple monks,
They will definitely unite and target the Nara monk!
Dozens of Nara temples, led by Kofuku-ji Temple,
They all pledged their loyalty to Emperor Toba.
Each side dispatched monk soldiers to escort them to safety.
When Fujiwara no Tadashi sent someone over
Using successful negotiations as bait,
When he tricked Emperor Toba into returning to Heian-kyo...
I then realized that the guy had already gone far away.
Meanwhile, the Ming army stationed outside Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
They also found dozens of secret letters with the same content.
They even captured a samurai who had shot a letter into the military camp.
Zhang Jun carefully read the letter and smiled gently:
"These Japanese rulers and their ministers are quite interesting,"
"It's almost like the situation of two separate capitals, East and West."
Zhao Xiaozhong said, "We don't need to concern ourselves with this kind of thing."
Zhang Jun said, "It's best not to interfere; let them fight it out themselves."
"In any case, the winners will all submit to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhao Xiaozhong said, "Then let's leave as soon as possible."
"Make room for them to fight."
The Ming army withdrew from Heian-kyo (Kyoto) very quickly.
They also took three thousand servants with them.
Heian-kyo had a population of 200,000.
The majority of them belonged to servants.
Including non-noble samurai in the capital,
Their status was also that of servants.
They were simply more valued—these were the lowest-ranking samurai of Heian-kyo.
Many are descendants of the early Central Army.
They were divided up and seized by the powerful and wealthy, becoming their private slaves.
It was passed down from generation to generation as a family heir.
It was easy for each family to gather three thousand servants.
Zhao Xiaozhong, of course, took them to mine.
Gold and silver mines in the three locations
If fully exploited.
More than 100,000 people are needed.
But there's no rush for now.
We must proceed step by step.
Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to manage.
Moreover, the food supply is also a problem.
It was confirmed that the Ming army had left.
Emperor Toba immediately returned with his ministers and the northern samurai.
They also sent people to Nara to recruit a large number of monk soldiers for battle.
Chapter 3253 All Rebellion
He issued edicts to all the prefectures and kingdoms.
Fujiwara no Tadashi and his son were declared traitors.
Moreover, they have already taken Emperor Sutoku hostage.
He also summoned court nobles, monks, and powerful families from the Kinki region.
And the local powerful families along the Seto Inland Sea coast,
Let's go to the capital together to wipe out the wicked.
Those who perform meritorious service can obtain noble status.
Fujiwara no Tadashi was also prepared.
He claimed that Taira no Tadamori had kidnapped Emperor Toba.
Emperor Sutoku and all the court nobles
This earned the approval of the Ming Emperor.
He called upon heroes from all over the land to kill Taira no Tadashi and eliminate the emperor's close advisors.
He sent people to ask the Ming army for help.
While secretly contacting Yuan Weiyi.
When the source of feeling is beyond control
They also won over other members of the Taira and Minamoto clans.
They promised him various benefits, such as being a pillar of the state and a direct descendant of the family.
This approach actually worked.
For example, when Genji came to power...
It was because the Third Uncle assassinated the head of the family,