Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After the envoy relayed Du He's words to Soga no Iruka, a bright smile immediately appeared on Soga no Iruka's face.

He nodded and bowed to Du He, and then gestured and chattered a lot.

The envoy curled his lips and then spoke in a low voice.

"Mr. Du, he said a lot of words of gratitude to you and now invites us to enter the Nagabe Toyosaki Palace."

Du He waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

Under the leadership of Soga no Iruka, Du He led thousands of imperial troops into the city unhindered.

Just as they were walking towards the temporary Japanese imperial palace, the Japanese people and soldiers along the way pointed at them, their faces full of hatred.

The group of Tang soldiers outside the city slaughtered a large number of their brothers and relatives.

Many people fled here from nearby villages. They now have no houses to live in, and many of them can only sleep in the cold streets.

After a cup of tea.

Du He, along with Xue Wanche, Xue Rengui, Niu Jinda and Liu Rengui, entered the Japanese imperial palace.

As for the other imperial guards, they were placed outside by the Japanese people.

The architecture of Japan is completely modeled after the architectural styles of the Sui and Tang dynasties, except that their main halls look rather small and are far less grand than the Taiji Palace and the Luoyang Palace.

When Liu Rengui handed over the imperial seal, the Japanese attendant did not hand it over to the king in the main seat, but to a wretched old man in the deputy seat.

The old man took a look, then pointed at Du He, Xue Wanche and others, and said angrily:

The envoy translated through gritted teeth.

"Minister Du, this old man is called Soga no Emishi, and he is currently in charge of the military and political power of Japan!"

"He just scolded us, saying that our Tang army was slaughtering the people of Japan!"

"He ordered us to leave the town immediately to suppress the rebels, and then gave us a certain amount of gold and silver as compensation!"

Order?

compensation?

When Du He, Xue Wanche and others heard the Japanese minister say these two words, their faces turned grim.

Du He suppressed his anger, then said to the envoy with a smile.

"Tell that old bastard that we are going out to suppress the rebels right now!"

Just as the envoy was relaying Du He's words with a puzzled look on his face, Du He whispered to Xue Wanche.

"General Xue, please go out for a while and let the Black Armor Army charge into the hall."

"You lead the rest of the imperial guards to destroy all the Japanese soldiers in the city!"

Upon hearing Du He's order, Xue Wanche and Niu Jinda's faces changed, and then they showed relief.

Since Du He understood the mission of their trip, they didn't need to do things in secret.

Xue Wanche nodded, then strode out.

Soga no Emishi, who was sitting as the deputy chief, started chattering again after seeing Xue Wanche suddenly leave.

The envoy translated.

"Minister Du, this old bastard asked, what is General Xue going to do?"

Du He smiled and said, "Tell him that General Xue is mobilizing troops and preparing to fight the rebels to the death!"

After the envoy relayed Du He's words, the Japanese ministers in the hall all had happy smiles on their faces.

Soga no Emishi spoke again, showing no intention of holding a banquet to entertain Du He and others.

Niu Jinda cursed in a low voice: "This bunch of ungrateful bastards, we came all the way here, and they don't even know the basics of hospitality!"

Du He said softly, "General Niu, if they don't give it to us, we can just make our own arrangements later."

The following scene was very interesting. Soga Emishi kept chattering away his dissatisfaction, while Du He responded to him incoherently.

After half a stick of incense.

Suddenly there was a huge commotion in the palace.

I saw a Japanese soldier rushing in. He pointed at Du He, Niu Jinda and others, with a ferocious look on his face and started chattering.

Without waiting for the envoy to translate, Du He immediately gave orders to Xue Rengui, Niu Jinda, Liu Rengui and Yuchi Huan.

"Control Soga no Emishi, Soga no Iruka, Emperor Kōgyoku, and Prince Nakano Oe!"

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

Soga no Emishi and Soga no Iruka, father and son, are the core figures of the Soga clan. If you control them, you can control the Japanese court.

Empress Kōgyoku is the current empress, and Prince Nakano Oe is the eldest prince. By controlling the two of them, the people sent by the Emperor will not dare to act rashly.

Less than ten breaths.

Four people, including Soga no Emishi, Soga no Iruka, Emperor Kōgyoku and Prince Naka no Oe, were detained by Xue Rengui, Niu Jinda and others.

Du He also took the opportunity to walk to the emperor's throne and sat down, then spoke to the envoy.

"Tell them to stay where they are, or we'll kill these four."

After the envoy translated.

The Japanese officials and soldiers who originally wanted to rush forward all stopped.

While they were stunned, the Black Armor Army rushed in and quickly took control of these Japanese ministers.

Du He breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Niu Jinda: "General Niu, you lead 150 soldiers to assist General Xue in clearing out the Japanese soldiers in the city."

"it is good!"

Niu Jinda responded and then left quickly.

Soga no Emishi and Soga no Iruka continued to point at Du He, and his faces were full of threats.

"hehe."

Du He smiled, then walked over and slapped the father and son a few times.

This was the first time that Du He took the initiative to hit someone since he traveled through time.

Du He saw that the father and son only had their faces red from being hit, and they were still continuing to scold him, so he spoke to Xue Rengui who was standing beside him.

"Rengui, give them a few slaps in the face."

"Use as much force as you can."

Xue Rengui nodded. He walked over and slapped them a few times, and all the teeth of Soga no Emishi and Soga no Iruka, father and son, were knocked out.

The two of them were like two dead dogs, lying on the ground dying.

Du He said sarcastically: "What a bastard! He has to be beaten before he behaves."

Prince Naka no Oe was pinned to the ground, tears welled up from his eyes, and he cried out in grief.

"I am a sinner of Japan!"

"I shouldn't have let a wolf into the house, and let two wolves in a row!"

After hearing the envoy's translation, Du He felt no sympathy at all.

While waiting, Du He also learned some information from the Japanese ministers.

Because Li Tai and a group of rebels landed in Nanba, they currently only captured the counties around Nanba. As for the large tracts of Japanese territory, they have not had time to attack.

However, the areas around Nanwa and Ishikawa are all plains and rivers, and the vast majority of Japanese people live in this area.

If the surrounding territories are occupied, Japan will be no different from a destroyed country.

An hour later.

Xue Wanche and Niu Jinda walked into the hall side by side, and then Du He said.

"Minister Du, we have cleared out all the Japanese soldiers in the city!"

At present, most of the Japanese soldiers have been sent out of the city to fight the rebels under Li Tai, so there are not many Japanese soldiers left in the city.

Du He nodded, then asked with a smile: "Two generals, we are all friends here, so please tell us what His Majesty has ordered!"

Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche looked at each other, and then Niu Jinda spoke.

"Minister Du, His Majesty only told us to protect the King of Wei. All other matters are up to you!"

Hearing what they said, a smile appeared on Du He's lips.

He thought for a moment and then spoke.

"After the rebels and Japan are exhausted, you will lead your troops into the rebel camp and capture the King of Wei and the other ministers."

Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche asked subconsciously.

"Du Shangshu, what do you mean?"

They have already told His Majesty the order. Does Du He want to disobey it?

Du He said solemnly: "After detaining the King of Wei, I will bring those Tang soldiers who were forced to rebel back home!"