Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 365 "Bathing Crab" Lao Wang
At the gate of Okayama Castle, the believers who launched the "Aosu" movement were completely helpless in the face of Doi Yasushige's army.

They were a motley crowd, mixed with Taira no Kiyomori's men, as well as ruffians and gamblers who just wanted to take advantage of the situation. When they saw that the situation was not good, they naturally ran away.

Their escape also dampened the morale of those who wanted to fight to the death.

The defeat of the army is like a mountain collapsing, so how can the mob collapse?
Just like a castle built of sand, one wave will break it down to its original shape, and two waves will turn it completely back into a beach.

The only ones who actually had some fighting power were the samurai and monk soldiers in the temple and shrine armed forces.

The problem is, they want to fight, but their leader doesn't want to fight.

Monk Jinghai rode his horse hurriedly to the center of the army and immediately broke the news that Boduojin had suffered a heavy blow.

The heads of various temples and shrines were immediately in an uproar. The purpose of their "Ao Su" was to protect their interests in Hakatazu.

If their foundation in Hakata-zu was destroyed, what were they doing in Kyoto?
So the eighteen princes all dispersed. They just wanted to rush back to Bodo immediately, perhaps they could recover some of their losses.

At least, the sooner they get back, the easier it will be for them to clean up the mess.

Once they fled, the situation where they could still fight no longer existed, and it turned into a unilateral crushing massacre by Yasushige Doi.

At the original center position of the "Aosu" team, there are now only two flags left, belonging to "Daishan Temple" and the Yoshida family respectively.

The monks of "Daishan Temple" narrowed the defense circle and protected Monk Jinghai and Government Official Yoshida in the middle.

Doi Yasushige rode on the back of a pitiful pony, and with his men, they poured through the array of monks on both sides like a flood encountering a reef, chasing after the fleeing temple and shrine armed forces.

Farther away, there were flags waving, and two neatly-arrayed teams were slowly emerging from the horizon, intending to encircle Doi Yasushige and annihilate the fleeing temple and shrine armed forces.

Leader Yoshida did not have many subordinates. He was originally the city official of Dazaifu stationed in Hakata, and had only more than 20 followers under him. Monk Jinghai brought out the main force of the monks of "Daishan Temple", about 160 people.

Now seeing that the troops of Bizen no Kami Doi Yasushige did not attack the monks under the banner of Daisenji, the wise Lord Yoshida understood everything.

Monk Jinghai said, "Mr. Yoshida, Hakata is out of control, and the Heike clan is wielding the butcher's knife against us again. I think the smartest choice for us right now is to surrender to Taira no Kiyomori, what do you think?"

Yoshida's face was as if he had eaten shit. "Do I have any choice? Jing Hai Guanzhu."

Monk Jinghai smiled and said, "Yes, you can also choose to commit suicide by disembowelment."

Yoshida shut his mouth.

Monk Jinghai smiled and said, "Even if Master Taira no Kiyomori has mastered Hakatazu, he still needs someone to help him do specific things. Mr. Yoshida can still do a lot in the future."

Yoshida stared and asked: "Is it true that the Song merchants revolted and plundered Hakatazu, or is it a lie you made up to shake the morale of the army?"

After this question was asked, the smile on Monk Jinghai's face disappeared, and his face gradually became distorted as if he had eaten shit.

"It's true! As far as I know, Mr. Yoshida's house was only raided, but your estate and your family are still there."

Yoshida sneered: "So I should feel very lucky, right?"

Monk Jinghai sighed and said, "And my 'Dashan Temple' no longer exists.

Not only were hundreds of years of wealth looted, but the remaining monks were all killed, and my 'Dashan Temple' was also burned down."

"Ah, really? That's so unfortunate!"

Yoshida, the government official, looked shocked, but his mood suddenly brightened up and he seemed to be less upset.

Monk Jinghai looked at him coldly and said, "But it doesn't matter. From now on, I will be the only one in Hakatazu. Everything I lost will be returned soon."

“As for you, in our original plan, you were also supposed to be a sacrifice.

But Taira no Kiyomori-sama just sent me a message asking me to keep you safe, maybe...

Your Excellency values ​​your experience in municipal administration. In short, you should be thankful."

Monk Jinghai and Mayor Yoshida rushed to Ise, where they jointly issued a public statement.

They made known to the world the plot of the Hakata temples and shrines to murder merchants from the Song Dynasty and the whale god, which further provided a "role of legitimacy" for Taira no Kiyomori's entry into Hakata.

When Monk Jinghai finished all this and couldn't wait to rush back to Hakata to clean up the mess, he received a message and a new instruction.

Ono Mingxi couldn't wait to take the troops assigned to him by Taira no Kiyomori and hurried to Hakatazu to pick peaches.

Monk Jinghai and official Yoshida will lead an envoy to the Song Dynasty, and they will serve as the chief envoy and deputy envoy respectively.

"It must have been that bastard Ono Aki who proposed this plan to Taira no Kiyomori-sama!"

Monk Jinghai thought bitterly that he wanted to send me away and go to Hakatazu alone to pick peaches.

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing he can do.

The mission to Song should be completed after the Lantern Festival. The round trip will only take three months at most.

"Daishan Temple" has been operating in the Hakata area for hundreds of years. This advantage cannot be offset by Ono Akihiro's operation in just a few months. If he can come back in time, he can still compete for it.

However, he had to travel to Song State to carry out such an important mission. Even if the actual executors were those ninjas disguised as followers, he could not guarantee that he would be able to come back alive if the matter was exposed. However, did he have any other choice except to obey orders?
Seeing Monk Jinghai looking like he had lost his parents, Government Official Yoshida felt even happier.

Happiness is not about how much you have gained, but finding that others are worse off than you through comparison...

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When Kanon Yazawa and Konami Tsubakiya restored their real names Momona Muka and Mitsuki Yayoi, which they had used when they were learning skills in the sect, and when they were trying to get a place to go to Song Dynasty from Akihiro Ono, they used the "face-changing technique" to make a small change to themselves.

In fact, they left the sect at the age of twelve and went to Kyoto, becoming two waitresses in the Fujiwara family's mansion.

Then, they followed the exiled Fujiwara no Himeka and left Kyoto and settled in the Hakata Kujira Shrine.

In these two places, they always live a life of "never leaving the front door or stepping out of the back door", and very few outsiders have seen them.

When Fujiwara Himeka first chose them, perhaps she really just wanted to find two capable personal maids for herself.

However, as Fujiwara Himeka grew up, his orientation gradually distorted and he began to treat them as his women.

Fujiwara Himeka considered herself as their man. In this case, she had the idea of ​​"keeping her beauties in a golden house" for Kanon and Kona, and didn't want them to show their faces in public.

This is evident from the fact that when Fujiwara no Himeka led people to "Daishan Temple" to ambush "Yang Sanyuan", she did not bring them with her.

Therefore, even if Hanane and Konai don't use the "disguise technique", they don't have to worry about being recognized by anyone.

They still performed some disguised operations, but only out of the ninja's cautious instinct.

But when they saw Jinghai Guanzhu, Hanane and Xiaonai were really shocked.

Mayor Yoshida had never been to the Kujikai Shrine, but Shizukai Kanshu had close contacts with Fujiwara no Shrine.

He should have met them several times in the Whale Sea Palace, but I don't know if he remembers.

Especially Kanon Yazawa, when the Whale Sea Palace was engulfed in flames, she, as a survivor, had dealt with Jinghai Guanzhu.

However, Jing Hai Guan Shu and Yoshida Zheng Shuguan will go to Song as the chief and deputy envoys of the delegation. And the two of them will go to Song as members of the ninja and as musicians accompanying the delegation.

The two are of different classes, so there may not be opportunities for them to interact with each other.

Even so, the two women still made some preparations in time.

The two began to appear in public dressed as musicians, and their originally plain faces were now covered with a thick layer of putty.

Two red circles were painted on the putty, and the eyebrows and lips were also modified. I'm afraid that even if Lord Fujiwara saw them now, he might not be able to recognize them at once.

In addition, Fujiwara no Himeka never showed up during the Hakata Rebellion, and everyone believed that she had died in the fire at the Kujikai Shrine.

Therefore, even if they were recognized by Jinghai Guanzhu, they could claim that they appeared here because their old master had died and they had fallen into the status of female ronin and had returned to their old ways.

In short, be more careful and it won't be a big problem.

It was very easy for Taira no Kiyomori to get a letter of credence to go to Song Dynasty. On the third day after Monk Jinghai and Administrative Officer Yoshida arrived in Ise, a letter of credence was delivered to them.

After receiving the letter from the credential, Monk Jinghai and Administrative Officer Yoshida could only let themselves be manipulated and began their journey to Song Dynasty with this extremely complex delegation.

If you are not careful, this will be a journey to death.

Yang Yuan, Fujiwara Himeka and Mikami Chiya rushed to Ise to find Kun Tai and Wang Changsheng, told them what happened in Hakatazu, and told them that a ship had been prepared for them.

In fact, Wang Changsheng was not worried about this. Taira no Kiyomori treated him as a guest of honor as he was a talent with superb construction skills.

Not only did Taira no Kiyomori treat him with great respect, he even sent four pretty and gentle maids to serve him in his daily life and meals. He was so happy that he didn't want to leave, so he didn't worry about going back.

At the same time, Chiya Mikami disguised herself as a ronin and contacted Kanon Yazawa who was about to leave for Song in Shukuba Town, and confirmed that both of them had been successfully selected for the list of diplomatic missions to Song.

So Yang Yuan, Fujiwara Himeka and Mikami Chiya rushed back to Hakata without stopping.

The ship that the people at the "bathhouse" had contacted for them also arrived at Hakatazu at this time.

This is a Goryeo merchant ship. The owner's surname is Wang, and he came to Japan to "take a bath".

In later generations, there was a kind of crab called "bathed crab", which refers to crab merchants transporting crabs from other places to Yangcheng Lake, soaking them in the lake and then fishing them out to pass them off as "Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs".

Lao Wang came to Japan from Goryeo just to "take a dip".

Because Goryeo was now subject to the Jin Kingdom, the Song Kingdom had severed ties with Goryeo.

Lao Wang first went to Japan to "take a bath" and suddenly became a "Japanese businessman".

At this time, if he goes to the Song Dynasty to trade again, he will encounter many conveniences.

Of course, Lao Wang didn't mind accepting a reward and bringing a few "smugglers" into the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)