Chapter 4943 The ambition of the Japanese
Li Sixing looked at this elite group of more than a hundred people hiding in the Buddhist temple courtyard in the wind and snow, and was a little worried: "The manpower is a bit small, it is not very safe. Although my brother is equipped with thousands of people, he is in charge of the defense of the East Palace. In name, all the East Palace The guards can all control it, but once they storm Li Zhengdian, it is still unclear how many people will obey my brother's orders."
Fortunately, only part of the Sixth Army of the East Palace was stationed at the main entrance of the East Palace, otherwise the plan to raid the Li Zheng Palace to control the crown prince would not have been carried out at all.
Even so, the risks are high.
Li Anyan's back was as straight as a javelin, his eyes fixed on the front, as if he could see Li Zhengdian hidden in the wind and snow, and said solemnly: "These men are all dead soldiers raised by my family, and they are led by me personally. The main hall suddenly attacks without any precautions, and the chance of success is very high. But in this world, everything is risky, so how can we just do our best and obey fate?"
For twenty years, every time he dreamed back at midnight, he seemed to hear Li Chengqian, his hair disheveled and covered in blood, shouting "Save me" in front of him in panic. The hatred lingered like maggots in the tarsal bones, and it had already penetrated deep into the bone marrow. at.
Fortunately, he guessed that neither Changsun Wuji nor the King of Jin would succeed, so he continued to endure it till now.
Finally the waiting game came.
To this end, the two brothers have staked everything.
If this happens, the two brothers will naturally rise to the top. If they fail, they will die without a burial place.
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In a mansion in Seiryubo, Monobe Ashikaga and his son Monobe Mara were kneeling on the mat in front of the window. Wine was brewing on the coffee table and several dishes of side dishes were placed. The lantern outside the window was swaying in the cold wind, and the light reflected them. The snowflakes are flying like butterflies.
This is a property that Mononobe bought with a huge sum of money for Mononobe to study abroad.
When the wine was warm, Mononbemaro took off the delicate silver wine pot and filled it into two white porcelain wine glasses as thin as cicada wings, white and delicate in color.
"My father must have endured hard work and physical and mental exhaustion when he traveled across the ocean. The child toasted his father with a glass of wine to help him catch the wind and wash away the dust."
Monobe Mara is still young, but he is a stranger in a foreign land, and he is already very mature in how he treats people and things.
Mononobe Ashikaga also raised his glass and looked at his son in front of him. He was relieved and distressed at the same time. He said with emotion: "The fatigue of being a father only lasts for a short time. It will be fine if you take a break. But you are in the Tang Dynasty and you are surrounded by aliens." , I guess you must have been bullied, you have suffered.”
Mononobe Marao was stunned for a moment, then clinked his glasses and finished the drink.
After the mellow sake is heated, the essence is stimulated, making it more fragrant and delicious.
The father and son ate side dishes, drank wine, and chatted happily. The long-lost family affection was very strong.
"Father, I know you are working hard, but for the sake of the Yamato clan, please persevere."
Mononobe Ashikaga sighed and said: "The Han country is vast in territory and has outstanding people. It is really much better than the Japanese country. Since we can't be enemies with them, we can only be friends with them. Even if we can't be friends, we must be bigger." Servant of Don.”
He pointed to the sake in the pot: "We Japanese love sake very much, but even this sake was passed down from the Han Dynasty. The Han people used it as a sacrifice as early as the Zhou Dynasty. "King Wu conquered Zhou, and Yong and barbarians assisted in the battle against Muye. "When he became king, he often offered pheasants and Japanese people offered sacrifices to men." This is recorded in the annals of history, and the "Cao Cao" is We Japanese people used it to make wine. The method of wine making was kept secret and was not introduced to the Japanese country until the reign of Emperor Lu Zhong... And to this day, the Tang people are unparalleled in the world in terms of iron smelting, paper making, firearms, etc., if they cannot learn it. For our own use, when can we catch up on our own? ”
Although the Japanese country was a barbarian, there were many knowledgeable people in the country, and Monobe Ashikaga was one of them.
When he stood in the wilderness and looked at the smelting blast furnace of the Foundry Bureau with its chimneys and thick smoke, he heard that millions of kilograms of high-quality steel were produced every year, while the iron output of Japan was only less than 10,000 kilograms; To the bamboo paper stacked like a hill in the warehouse, a knife of paper The price was only a few hundred dollars, and the Japanese paper was more precious than the silver mined in the silver mines; when he stood on the bow of the Tang Dynasty ship and cut the waves across the ocean, the Japanese workshop could only build little bigger than a sampan. fishing boats...
It's a desperate contrast.
The most desperate thing is not that he has no hope of catching up in this life, but that even if he thinks about one hundred or two hundred years from the broadest and most optimistic point of view, there is still no hope...
The only way is to "learn from China's strong skills to control China" and learn the most advanced technology and knowledge from China. Even if we cannot catch up head-on, as long as we can shorten the gap, it is good.
Mononbemaro felt that the sake he swallowed left a bitter taste in his mouth. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling depressed: "I'm afraid I will disappoint my father. People in the Tang Dynasty have been on guard against this."
"Huh?"
Mononobe Ashikaga was shocked and asked quickly: "Are they not allowing you to enter school? Then what have you been doing in the Tang Dynasty for so long? Are you blinded by the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty? You stay in brothels and Chukans all day long, going in and out of The door of prostitutes and actors? ”
Later, his voice became more and more serious.
How difficult it was for the Japanese country. The gold and silver mines on the territory were almost completely occupied by the Tang people, who were half-rented and half-robbed. With a little tax money extracted from the mouths of common people and slaves, they not only had to support the nobles, but also recruited troops to fight with them. The Ezo people who came from the north were fighting, and the money they finally saved was spent on Mononobemaro, but he ended up wasting the money on promoting excellence?
Simply killable!
Mononobe Mara quickly bowed his head and explained while kowtowing: "Father, please calm down. The child has traveled across the ocean and carried the hopes of his people. How can he dare to degenerate and not do his job? It's just that the people of the Tang Dynasty were very vigilant against foreign envoys like us. We can enroll, but Zhenguan Academy, which specializes in the study of objects, strictly prohibits us from enrolling.”
The Six Studies refer to Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy, and Arithmetic, which are affiliated to the Imperial College. The Second Academy refers to Hongwen Academy and Chongwen Academy, which are the highest institutions of learning in the Tang Dynasty.
As for the "Zhenguan Academy" which concentrated the study of objects, arithmetic, Confucianism, astronomy, geography, firearms, military equipment, etc., it was outside the education system of the Tang Dynasty and was personally controlled by the emperor.
Foreigners want to enroll but cannot do so.
"Zhenguan Academy?"
Monobe Ashikaga didn't know this, and asked curiously: "Is it very powerful?"
Mononbe Marao said: "The most advanced iron smelting, papermaking, glass firing, and even firearms in the Tang Dynasty were all made by Taiwei Fangjun. This man is unparalleled in the world in terms of the work of Gakushu. And this person is the actual manager of Zhenguan Academy. He is not only good at studying things, but his arithmetic attainments are unparalleled in the world. ”
"Of course I know Fang Jun. The 'Eastern Datang Company' that this man built with his own hands fills the cabin with gold and silver shipped from various Japanese islands every year, almost draining the blood of the Japanese country... But this person is actually so powerful? ”
Monobe Ashikaga is a bit unbelievable. Generally speaking, human energy is limited, and it is difficult to take care of too many fields. People with excellent knowledge will inevitably lose their sophistication, and people who are proficient in general affairs will find it difficult to concentrate on studying knowledge... But this Fang Jun actually It's really amazing to have them both integrated into one.
However, it is not surprising. Whenever the national fortunes rise, there will always be some amazingly talented people. On the contrary, if the national fortunes decline, traitors will become rampant.
The two complement each other. It is difficult to say whether outstanding people in the world help improve the national destiny, or whether a prosperous national destiny breeds outstanding people...
"It's really abominable. The great and majestic country in heaven is so wary of the foreign races that we are willing to surrender to. It only treasures some of its technical skills, but it doesn't look like a great country at all!"
Mononobe Ashikaga gritted his teeth at not being able to learn the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty, but he was just incompetent and furious.
The Japanese country is now in a state of turmoil. Although it still has the reputation of being the co-owner of the islands, in fact, it is difficult for political orders to leave Asukakyo. Knowing that the Tang Dynasty secretly funded the Eni people and incited the Goguryeo people to cut off the flesh of the Japanese country piece by piece, they still had to deal with it. Datang smiled and begged for mercy.
It's all Suga's fault!
If it weren't for the fact that Soga Eni and his son wanted to use the power of the Tang people to seize the imperial power and lead the Tang Dynasty into the Japanese country, the Tang Dynasty would have simply dismissed the sparsely populated Japanese country overseas, how could they go to the Japanese country for no reason?
When the Tang Dynasty discovered a large number of gold and silver mines in Japan, they refused to leave under any circumstances.
After taking a sip of wine, Mononobe Ashikaga sighed: "You are in the Tang Dynasty and you don't know the current situation of the Japanese country. The Ezo people are pressing forward step by step, gradually encroaching on the territory of the Japanese country. Even the remnants of Goguryeo who were beaten by the Tang Dynasty and fled across the sea also ran away. Go build the Purple Kingdom and burn They killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes. It was enough that the gold and silver mines were taken away by the Tang Dynasty, but now the Goguryeo people are actually plundering people everywhere and selling them to the sea for huge profits. If this goes on, the population will be plundered, and the country will not be the country! "
If money is gone, you can make it again, but if people are gone, how can you make it?
Monobe Maro was surprised and wondered, would his father allow him to return to the country?
Don't!
Ever since he saw the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, he had disliked the Japanese country in every possible way. Not to mention other things, Feiniaojing, which was regarded as a god by the Japanese, could not be compared with Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. Even Hua under the rule of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, Lantian and other counties are not as good as that.
The biggest difference is the amount of material supplies. In the Japanese country, even the royal family and nobles had to save the drinks they drank. The Tang Dynasty opened up the supply. As long as you have money, you can drink as much as you want.
Especially the oirans and female prostitutes in Pingkangfang, with their smooth skin and straight long legs, how can they be compared to the Japanese women with short stature and green faces and fangs?
He is also one of the few nobles in the Japanese country, but when he thinks about his life in the Japanese country, he is far inferior to even an ordinary small rural landowner in the Tang Dynasty...
He was afraid that he would not be able to refuse when his father spoke, so he took the initiative and said: "Father, there is no need to worry. Although the Tang Dynasty was powerful, it was built on the ruins of the former Sui Dynasty. The king and his ministers were united, the people were hard-working, and the three armies were dedicated. In just twenty years, the Tang Dynasty The country is rich and the people are strong. It can be seen that we only need to find the right path, from weak to strong. It’s not difficult. I will definitely try my best to learn the advanced technology of the Tang Dynasty. After I finish my studies, I will go back to Japan to help my father in governing the country. You and I, father and son, will spend our lives to make Japan get rid of its current situation and become stronger. Then you and I, father and son, will surely be mentioned in the history books of Japan. A place for you!”
If you don’t have a gourd, then draw a gourd and put it here first. You have to fool your father and return home quickly. Don’t stay in the Tang Dynasty for a long time...
Mononobe Ashikaga was really moved. He held his son's hand and said with great ambition: "Well said! There is a Chinese saying that 'where there is a will, there is a way.' You have such determination. I am very pleased as a father! We, father and son, stand side by side." , Overcome all difficulties, we must revitalize the Japanese country and make it famous in history! ”
The corners of Mononbemaro's mouth twitched, and he held his father's hand behind his back, with sincerity and a firm expression: "Don't worry, father, this is our sacred duty, even if our brains are wiped out, our energy is exhausted, we will not hesitate to do it!"
"Good son!"
"Father!" The father and son held hands and looked at each other with earnest eyes. In this snowy night in a foreign country, one had an excited ambition and the other had a burning heart.