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Text Chapter 379 The Death of Soga Ezo

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    He saw that the other person was short, and he knew he was a Japanese at a glance. He was not very old, but he looked similar to himself. His appearance was more handsome than before when he saw Brother Su Ga, and he also had a natural nobility about him.  He looked more like a superior person, but when facing Li Min, he had an extremely humble attitude.

    "Are you the prince of the Japanese country?" Li Min glanced at the other party and said in a calm tone.

    "Your Highness, I am the one you are!" The young man named Zhong Daxiong bowed and said.  The Japanese state was greatly influenced by Baekje, and the aristocracy in the country also regarded speaking Chinese as a beauty, so most of the aristocrats received strict Chinese education. This middle eldest brother is the son of the former Emperor Shumei and the current Emperor Hongji.  Naturally, he was also educated in Chinese.

    "What conditions do you plan to use in exchange for my support?" Li Min and the other party came to the living room in the yard, and then asked again.

    Although the prince of the middle brother in front of him has a distinguished status in the Japanese country, he is suppressed by the Soga clan in every aspect. Therefore, he has long made up his mind to completely eradicate the Soga clan. Unfortunately, the Soga clan is so powerful that he has no power at all.  Opportunity, and the intelligence personnel sent by Wu Meiniang to the Japanese Kingdom immediately contacted Brother Zhong after discovering this situation. At first, the other party did not pay much attention to it, and the contact between the two parties was not very close. It was not until Li Min landed with his soldiers in the Japanese Kingdom, Zhong Daxiong  The eldest brother Wang Zi began to take the initiative to contact Li Min's intelligence personnel, and this time he secretly came to Shijian City.

    Hearing Li Min's directness, the prince, the eldest brother, did not hesitate and immediately said: "As long as His Highness is willing to help us destroy the Suga clan, we are willing to cede Chikushi Island, Iwami Castle occupied by His Highness and the area to the south.  At the same time, if Your Highness wants Ezo Island, we are willing to send troops to help you expel the natives on the island. And we will pay tribute to you every year in the future, and the value of the tribute will never be less than 200,000 guan"

    Brother Zhongda talked eloquently and told the price he was willing to pay. These conditions were negotiated with the intelligence personnel sent by Wu Meiniang when he was in Asuka. These conditions were except for the fact that they sent troops to help Li Min seize Ezo Island afterwards.  , other conditions are similar, not even as good as the conditions Li Min proposed to Brother Su Wachi just now.

    However, Li Min nodded after hearing this, as if he was very satisfied with this condition.  I saw a smile on his face and said: "Okay. You must have discussed these conditions with my people many times, so I will not increase the price. But if you want to eradicate the Suga clan, how do you need my cooperation?  "

    Hearing Li Min¡¯s agreement, Brother Zhong immediately showed a victorious smile.  He took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, since Soga's death in the deer battle last time, Soga Ezo's prestige has plummeted, but it still has extremely strong military strength in its hands, and this period  Time has been spent in the military, which means that although we have contacted many ministers, we have no chance to make a move. Therefore, we hope that His Highness can delay the negotiations and put forward some conditions that make Soga Ezo unable to make the decision, so that he has to return to the court.  We will discuss it with all the ministers, and then it¡¯s time for us to take action!¡±

    Li Min smiled and nodded after hearing this.  In fact, Wu Meiniang had already known what Brother Zhongda and others were going to do, so when she saw Brother Su Wachi just now, she opened her mouth and put forward so many conditions. The purpose was not to get the other party to agree.  But to cooperate with Brother Zhong and their actions in the afternoon.

    At that moment, Li Min immediately agreed to Brother Zhong¡¯s proposal and immediately sent someone to send him out of the city.  After all, after getting Li Min's permission, he still had many things to prepare for his return, so it was inconvenient to stay here any longer.  As for Brother Su Wochi, Li Min asked Wang An to show a tough attitude and refused to give in at all.

    Brother Soga Aka saw that Li Min had proposed such harsh conditions and refused to give in at all, which made him unable to make the decision. In the end, he had to send someone to give the conditions proposed by Li Min to Soga Ezo, hoping that he would decide for himself.  However, Soga Ezo did not want to take responsibility. After all, if he had agreed to such a condition that was humiliating and humiliating the country, he would definitely become the eternal sinner of the Japanese people.

    It was with this intention that Soga Ezo had to leave the army, return to the Emperor's Palace, and convene the ministers to discuss with the famous words of Emperor Kogi. Such harsh conditions could not be decided even by him, a minister with all the power in the country.  , then the only one who can make the decision is naturally Emperor Kogi.

    The Imperial Palace of Emperor Kogi is still under construction, so political affairs are still handled in the Imperial Palace of Emperor Shumei.  Soga Ezo was very familiar with this place and entered the Emperor's Palace with his sword.

    Emperor Shuming's Imperial Palace was designed and built by craftsmen invited from Baekje. It was also modeled after the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty. The largest palace was also similar to the Taiji Palace in Chang'an. It even had a similar name, called Daji Palace.  Gokuden, where Emperor Kogi convened ministers to discuss matters.

    Soga Ezo is not as domineering as his son Soga Iruka, at least on the surface, he has no respect for the emperor's majesty.He is very noble, so before entering the Great Hall, he took off his sword and handed it to the guard according to the regulations, and then entered the hall alone.

    The important civil and military ministers on both sides of the hall have already taken their seats. Even Emperor Kogi is already sitting on his seat, just waiting for Soga Ezo to preside over the meeting.  Seeing this situation, Soga Ezo felt a little complacent. His son's previous defeat greatly damaged his prestige, but now it seems that their Soga clan is still the most powerful family in Japan.  It's a pity that Soga Ezo didn't know that after he entered the Daichiden, the palace door outside was tightly closed, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

    Soga Ezo proudly walked towards the seat on the emperor's right, which was the exclusive seat for the First Minister. But what he didn't expect was that his seat was actually taken by a young man. When he saw it,  When he saw this person, Soga Ezo immediately got angry and said: "Huangguchi boy, you are not allowed to participate in the affairs of the government, why don't you get out of here quickly!"

    The one who occupies the position of Soga Ezo is none other than Prince Nakadai. This prince has always been at odds with Soga Ezo. Unfortunately, although he is a prince, he has no real power, so he is often bullied by Soga and his son.  Because of this, Soga Ezo didn't take his eldest brother, the prince, seriously at all, and he was afraid of scolding him loudly even in front of Emperor Kogi.

    But what Soga Ezo didn't expect was that his scolding not only failed to scare away the eldest brother, the prince, but actually made him stand angrily, and suddenly he shouted loudly: "Today is the day to kill the thief, all ministers, please hurry up"  Do it quickly!¡±

    Following the roar of Prince Nakadai, Nakatomi Kamatatsu, who had been standing behind Nakadai, immediately pulled out his sword from under his robe and stabbed Soga Ezo in the head. However, due to panic, the sword did not hit.  The key is just to make Soga Ezo's face bleed.  At the same time, another assassin, Saeko Maro, also slashed Soga Ezo's thigh with his sword, causing the opponent to fall to the ground.

    Except for a few ministers, most people did not show any surprise when such a change occurred in a good court meeting.  But Soga Ezo was shocked. When he fell to the ground, he happened to be in front of Emperor Kogoku. This made him shout as if he was grasping a life-saving straw: "What crime do I have? Please judge by the Emperor!"  "

    After hearing this, Emperor Kogi glanced at Soga Ezo coldly. Although she was supported by the other party, Soga Ezo returned to the court with such harsh conditions, obviously because he wanted her to agree to the conditions of the Tang Dynasty.  , if she agrees, then she, the emperor, will bear all the blame. Naturally, she is unwilling to do such a fool, so today's matter can be regarded as having her tacit approval.

    At this time, Prince Nakadai brother shouted loudly again: "Soga Ezo despises the imperial family, insults the emperor, and intends to seize the throne. Let's punish him together!"

    After the queen of the middle eldest brother finished shouting, she personally picked up the sword and rushed forward, and then chopped off Soga Ezo's head with one sword. At this time, other people also rushed over, and slashed Soga Ezo's head with their long swords.  On the body, this is not that they torture the dead body, but to express their attitude at this time.

    As Soga Ezo was killed, the guards he brought outside the Emperor's Palace were also attacked and killed by the manpower organized by Nakadai and various ministers. At this time, heavy rain fell from the sky, and Soga Ezo's body was thrown into the  Outside the Emperor's Palace, let the rain beat.  It's a pity that a generation of Japanese powerful officials ended up like this after their death.

    However, after Soga Ezo was killed in the Emperor's Palace, the 60,000 troops in front also went into turmoil. Originally, only 20,000 of the 60,000 were members of the Soga clan, and the other 40,000 were from other domestic groups.  Although the 20,000 people of the Soga clan are elite members of a wealthy family, they can easily be eliminated by the other 40,000 people without a leader and without prior knowledge.

    But what the Prince Nakadai didn't expect was that when he sent his Nakatomi Kamatashi to the army to take charge, preparing to wipe out the last military power of the Soga clan in one fell swoop, the news was revealed for some reason.  Knowing the news that Soga Ezo was killed, this made all the backbones of the Soga clan very angry, and launched a rebellion in advance. As a result, they defeated the many with less, and 20,000 people killed 40,000 people. Even Nakatomi was defeated.  Kamazu also died in the rebellion.

    After the Soga clan's rebels defeated the coalition of 40,000 powerful clans, they immediately returned to the Soga clan's castle, and then supported Soga Iruka's youngest son, Soga Hinata, who was only twelve years old, as the family governor, and then sent troops to attack the Asuka area.  , but at this time, the various wealthy families had gathered their armies again to resist the Suga clan's offensive. This caused the Suga clan's attack to be frustrated and they had to retreat.

    Although the Soga clan failed to invade the Asuka area, it also caused great damage to the central area of ????the Japanese country. Countless people moved to avoid the war. The ministers in the Emperor's Palace were quarreling over this, and even executed them before.  The prince, the eldest brother of Soga Ezo, was also criticized, thinking that he should not have killed Soga Ezo so recklessly before, otherwise there would not be today's disaster.

    And right in the political center of JapanWhen the area was in chaos, Li Min in Shijian City burst out laughing, then hugged Wu Meiniang and kissed her non-stop, because the mastermind behind all this came from the delicate little lady in his arms.  And this kind of chaos in Japan is exactly what he wants to see in his dreams!  (To be continued)
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