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Text Chapter 380 The Destruction of the Japanese Kingdom

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    The Japanese king claimed to be the emperor and lived in the Yamato Kingdom in the Asuka region. This was the birthplace of the Japanese Kingdom. A hundred years ago, he slowly defeated the surrounding countries, large and small, and ruled the entire Japanese Kingdom, which was later Japan except Hokkaido.  However, the central government of the Japanese country did not completely rule the local areas. There were many large and small wealthy families in the country. The areas ruled by these wealthy families were modeled after the Tang system, also called states. They were controlled by various wealthy families and had great freedom. Their status was the same as in Chinese history.  The vassal states are similar, but they are generally not strong enough to compete with the central dynasty.

    The Asuka area is a general term. If broken down, it can be divided into five states, namely Shanzhou, Hezhou, Hezhou, Quanzhou, and Shezhou. Among them, Hezhou is the original Yamato Kingdom and the birthplace of the central dynasty of Japan.  , the Imperial Palace of successive emperors is located here, and the entire state is under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor. Shanzhou in the northwest of Wazhu is also the seat of the feudal royal family and is indirectly controlled by the emperor.

    Among the remaining three states, Hezhou is the birthplace of the Soga clan and the place where the Soga clan has the strongest control. Later, through the management of Soga Ezo, the power of the Soga clan slowly declined.  Stretching out from Hezhou, he also took Quanzhou and Shezhou into his own hands. Three of the five states in the political center of the Japanese state were controlled by the Suga clan. This was also one of the fundamentals of the Suga clan's power over the world.

    Soga Ezo was killed in the coup. The tribes of the Soga clan rebelled and supported Soga Irika's youngest son Soga Hinata as the governor of the family. He occupied the three states and competed with the central dynasty.

    The 20,000 troops of the Soga clan rebelled in advance and defeated the 40,000-strong army organized by the powerful clan.  However, the emperor's line controlled most of the Japanese country after all, and other wealthy families in the country did not want to see the Soga clan defeat.  Therefore, the wealthy clans that had previously maintained their strength no longer cared about anything else, and began to gather their elites. In a short time, they once again commemorated the 50,000-strong army, and then began to besiege the Suga clan.

    Facing an enemy that was twice as large as before, the Soga clan had to retreat continuously, and finally lost Quanzhou and Shezhou. They could only defend Hezhou to the death, so that the powerful alliance of the Emperor and his family could no longer advance.  By this time, the powerful coalition forces also suffered heavy casualties and had to stop to rest.

    After this war.  Both the Soga clan and the Emperor's faction were seriously injured, and neither of them had the strength to destroy each other for the time being, so they were in a stalemate for a while, but this gave Li Min an excellent opportunity.  Originally, according to the previous agreement between Li Min and the Queen of Zhongda Mountain, the Japanese country ceded territory and paid compensation in exchange for Li Min's support. During this period, Li Min could no longer attack the Japanese country, but as a descendant.  In Li Min's eyes, the so-called contract is meant to be torn up.  Therefore, if he broke the contract and attacked Japan, he would not feel any psychological pressure at all.

    However, Wang An spoke out to stop Li Min's move. After all, in his opinion, the superior must maintain his own image. Even if he tears up the contract, he cannot do it so obviously.  Regarding Wang An's words, Wu Meiniang, who was beside Li Min, also had a positive attitude, and she also came up with an ingenious way.  That was to make use of Ishigami Moriga and launch an attack on the Asuka area under the banner of his ancestor, the Mononobe clan.

    Although the Mononobe clan had overwhelming power in Japan back then, they had already been destroyed. The Ishigami clan was just one of the clans that escaped. They were just a small wealthy clan in Iwami Castle and did not have much strength at all.  There are even less than two hundred soldiers in hand.  With this kind of strength, it is naturally impossible to attack the Japanese country, but as long as there is Li Min's support, everything will be different.

    First, Li Min mobilized all the more than 10,000 Silla troops from the rear.  Incorporated into Ishigami Shouga's troops, these Silla troops are Ishigami Shouga's nominal direct troops. In addition to these, Kunlun slaves, family generals, and grassland people are also guest troops, and are recruited by Ishigami Shouga.  'Hire', to help the other party fight the war.

    After all preparations were completed, Ishigami Shouga immediately set out from Jiangshuang City in the name of avenging his ancestors, attacked the city along the way, and soon reached the core area of ??the Japanese country.  The demise of the Mononobe clan has only been over fifty years ago, and the original destruction of the Mononobe clan was caused by the collaboration between the current Soga clan and the Emperor. It is a pity that things have not changed, but the two original allies have rebelled.  There was internal strife, but the descendants of the Mononobe clan who were destroyed by them rose up to invade, but the two allies could no longer unite as before.

    Although Ishigami Shouga was a puppet controlled by Li Min, he also had a certain degree of freedom. For example, Li Min allowed him to recruit troops, and he also had certain rights to make military suggestions.  And Ishigami Moriga was indeed a talented person, and he quickly gathered a motley army of 20,000 people. Although the combat effectiveness was not strong, it finally gained some momentum of its own.

    After the army in the name of the Mononobe clan reached the central area of ??Japan, what stood in front of them were Sanzhou controlled by the Emperor's family and Kazhou controlled by the Soga clan.  Regarding these two feuds, Ishigami Moriga naturally hoped to destroy them all. However, out of some considerations, Li Min ordered Ishigami Moriga to attack the emperor first.relationship.

    This is mainly due to two reasons. The secondary reason is that Li Min had an agreement with the prince, the eldest brother, at the beginning. Although he is now in the name of Monobe clan, everyone knows what is going on, so let's just put them first  Forget it.  The main reason is because the Emperor's family is the real ruler of the Japanese country after all. If they are left behind, there may be unpredictable changes, and the Soga family has been forced to stay in one state, with no chance to stand up.  , so there is no need to worry at all.

    As for Li Min, no, to be precise, it was the attack by the Mononobe clan's army. Although the emperor's clan, led by Emperor Kogi and Prince Nakadai, tried their best to resist, the powerful coalition forces in their hands were okay to attack the Soga clan, but against the  When Li Min brought the army, they could only be beaten. Moreover, the city that they thought was extremely strong in the past was completely vulnerable to the Tang army's attack. No one could stop the Tang army's advance.

    On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Ishigami Shouga led a large number of Tang troops into the Emperor's Palace. Emperor Koji and a group of royals committed suicide and died. On the same day, Prince Shotoku's Ikaruga Palace was also captured. On the back of the mountain  The elder brother led the Kamigiya royal family to surrender, but Prince Shotoku was one of the murderers of the Mononobe clan, so he was secretly slaughtered by Ishigami Moriga. He even dug up Prince Shotoku's mausoleum and pulled out the bones.  If left exposed to the sun, the line of Japanese emperors would be extinct.

    However, in the process of Ishigami Moruga leading the army to destroy the emperor, the Soga clan, who had been trapped in Hezhou, bypassed Ishigami Moraga and directly sent an envoy to contact Li Min, expressing his willingness to surrender and for  They are willing to pay any price just to survive!

    In Li Min's study in Shijian City, both Wang An and Wu Meiniang were present. Li Min raised his head and said to them: "The Suwo clan is willing to surrender without any conditions. What do you think should be done?"

    Hearing Li Min's question, Wang An said with a smile: "Your Highness, you must have already made a plan in your mind, so you don't need to ask me to tell you again!"

    Hearing Wang An's words, Li Min and Wu Meiniang looked at each other and laughed: "Wang Fu really understands me. The overall situation of the Japanese country has been decided. The next step is to consider how to rule here. But compared to Silla  Like Baekje, the Japanese country is isolated overseas, and unlike Taiwan, there are many Japanese people here, which is really troublesome to manage. So I think in the early stage, I can find some people among the Japanese people who are willing to obey the king and help  We manage it together, but if there is only one Ishigami guarding me, I wouldn¡¯t feel at ease, but this Soga clan can actually make use of it.¡±

    After hearing Li Min's words, Wang An immediately spoke in praise: "What your Highness is worried about is that although we have conquered the political center of Japan and the line of Japanese kings has been extinct, the central and northern parts of Honshu Island are still under the rule of major powers.  With the powerful clans in control, plus the Tsukushi and Iyo Islands, if we want to completely pacify them, we will probably have to pay a lot of casualties. It is better to control the Japanese with Japanese, support the Ishigami and Soga clans, and let them take the lead for us.  To pacify the Japanese state, we must grasp a few points during this process!"

    Hearing Wang An's last words, Li Min immediately said seriously: "Master Wang, please speak!"

    The king soothed his beard and said: "Your Highness, although we can support the Ishigami and Soga clans, we cannot leave the Japanese country alone. We must send officials in to take all the Japanese country's finances into our hands. The second is to ban the Japanese country.  To make weapons, all the weapons needed must be purchased from the Prince of Qi. If there is no money, you can use people to pay off the debt. After all, we are short of slaves in all aspects. The third is to fully implement Chineseization in the Japanese country, and it must be enforced. If anyone dares  If there is trouble, immediately send the Ishigami clan and the Soga clan to lead people to suppress it. North Korea and China and South Korea will also start to implement this."

    When he said this, Wang An suddenly showed a sinister smile on his face and said: "The last point is to stir up dissatisfaction with the two clans among the people of the Japanese country, and try to make their two clans famous among the people in the country.  The mess leaves them with no other choice but to rely on us, so that His Highness can have strong control over them and allow them to act more loyally!"

    Hearing the four points put forward by Wang An, Li Min nodded repeatedly, especially the last point, which made him very satisfied. Although Wu Meiniang next to him had not spoken, after hearing Wang An mention these points, he saw that  He also looked at the other party with a hint of admiration, and at the same time thought to himself: I usually see this Mr. Wang as a scholar, but I didn't expect that he is also full of evil. Such a sanctimonious person is indeed His Highness's teacher!

    ps: Sorry, there is something going on at home today, and it may be a while later at night. I¡¯m really sorry!
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