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"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
The sound of horses' hooves grew closer.
When Fujiwara no Tamefusa turned around again,
Six cavalrymen were found to be closing in.
call out!
An arrow was shot.
It flew past Fujiwara no Tamefusa's head.
This guy was so scared his scalp tingled.
I feel like I probably can't escape it.
He simply reined in his horse and shouted:
"I surrender! I am a nobleman of the Fujiwara Kita clan,"
"They can offer a very high ransom!"
He not only knew how Taira no Tadamori was defeated,
They also knew about the captured noble warriors.
They will be safely released as long as a ransom is paid.
Fujiwara surrendered to Fusa.
The Ming cavalry, however, did not tolerate this.
They simply pressed it to the ground and tied it up.
"I am a nobleman, you can't do this... Pah! Pah!"
Fujiwara struggled and screamed.
His face was pressed down and he ate several mouthfuls of dirt.
Zhao Xiaozhong stood on the ruins of Naniwa Imperial Castle.
Looking at the ruins, he said with utter disdain:
"This guy's called a deputy capital official?"
"There is only a low wall around the palace."
Actually, there are more than just low walls.
There used to be a moat.
It has only been abandoned for hundreds of years.
The moat has not been dredged.
It was filled with mud and various debris.
Even in Heian-kyo at this time,
It has the same layout—modeled after Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
The outer city had no walls for protection.
The imperial city was surrounded by a moat.
A low wall was built on the inner side of the moat to separate it.
In terms of its defensive capabilities, it was not even as good as a county town in the Ming Dynasty.
The capital of Japan during the Nara period.
It actually does have a mountain city defense system.
It's not easy to take it down by force.
However, the capital was subsequently moved three times in succession.
Each time, they imitated the construction of Chang'an City.
There was no manpower or resources to build the city.
The only option was to abandon the most important part of the city wall.
In other words, at this time, Emperor Toba,
If you want to defend Heian-kyo to the death
There isn't even a decent city wall!
.....
"What do we do? The Tang army has already captured Naniwa-kyo!"
Emperor Toba asked anxiously.
He not only summoned his chief ministers and northern samurai,
And also a bunch of officials from the imperial court,
They also summoned monks and yin-yang masters from the capital to discuss matters.
Peace lasted for hundreds of years.
During this period, they only suppressed the rioters.
Even the Central Army was disbanded two or three hundred years ago.
Even if a few monks commit evil deeds,
Emperor Shirakawa was afraid he couldn't defeat the monk soldiers.
He also sent his trusted lieutenant, Taira no Tadamori, to arrest him.
Such neglect of martial arts
What can we use to defend against foreign invasion?
Taira no Tadamori suggested, "Your Majesty may go on a hunting expedition to the east."
"Absolutely not!"
Regent Fujiwara no Tadamichi immediately objected.
The Fujiwara family's interests were mainly concentrated in the Kinki region.
What will happen to the Fujiwara family's property if Emperor Toba runs away?
Even more terrifying is that if the Kinki region is destroyed,
The bird-speaking emperor is very likely to move the capital.
If the Fujiwara Hokuke were to follow,
We still need to bring people and start all over again.
Not following means distancing oneself from the political center.
Although he disliked his eldest son, Fujiwara Tadamichi
But for the sake of the family's interests, Fujiwara no Tadashi still agreed:
"Your Majesty should not go east; you should send someone to the Ming Dynasty to negotiate."
Emperor Toba then looked at the monk and the Onmyoji:
"Don't you have any way to defeat the Ming army?"
The monks fell silent.
Japan during the Heian period
Superstition has reached an incomprehensible level.
Onmyoji have the strongest professional skills.
To put it bluntly, Heian-kyo is a den of demons.
Every now and then, a hundred ghosts would parade through the night.
Chapter 3245 The Yin-Yang Master Who Believes in the Thunder God
Moreover, they do not kill living beings.
They only drove away or sealed away the demons.
As a result, noble houses were often haunted.
It requires repeatedly asking an Onmyoji to exorcise the demon.
Two hundred years ago, Sugawara no Michizane was falsely accused of treason.
He unfortunately died of illness in his place of exile.
Unexpectedly, the palace was struck by lightning.
The Emperor quickly pardoned his children.
They also believe it to be the vengeful spirit of Sugawara no Michizane.
It can already summon lightning.
They directly bestowed upon him the title of God of Learning.
Because the Fujiwara clan's guardian deity was the thunder god,
So the Fujiwara clan also began to worship this person.
They also built a Tenmangu Shrine specifically to enshrine Sugawara no Michizane.
The military can't handle it now.
Emperor Toba naturally thought of using magic.
Seeing that the monks messed up at the crucial moment,
Emperor Toba then asked Taira no Tadamori, "Can you withstand the Tang people?"
Taira no Tadamori replied, "I can only fight to the death."
We can only fight to the death.
That means they'll most likely lose.
Emperor Toba was speechless and dejected.
After a long silence, Emperor Toba asked:
"His Majesty of the Ming Dynasty only requested the Kingdom of Tsushima,"
"Then should we rent Iwami Kunijo and Omoriyama?"
Oe Kojun said, "News came a few days ago,"
"The Ming army occupied Sado Province,"
"Perhaps my appetite has grown even larger now."
"If we don't negotiate soon, the Ming Dynasty will probably demand even more."
“Then…then you go and talk to them,” Emperor Toba said.
He could only be thankful that his son had not yet come of age.
Otherwise, encountering such a situation would be even more dangerous.
The Fujiwara family is highly likely to take this opportunity to control the Emperor.
They forced Emperor Toba to immediately abolish the Insei system.
Heian-kyo has a standard chessboard-like layout.
Thirty-three streets running horizontally,
Thirty-nine streets running longitudinally.