[The names of the Japanese eras, the names of the emperors, the background of the times, and the names of places and feudal domains that appear in this volume are all fictitious, and if there are any similarities, it is purely a coincidence.] 】In this parallel universe that we are both familiar with and unfamiliar with, not only the Central Plains, but also the history of the world has undergone certain changes.For example, Japan, a neighbor of Dahui, came a little later than we know about the "Warring States Period".Until the 20th year of his reign, the Tokugawa shogunate had not yet been established, and the warlord division in Japan was still in full swing.At this time, Japan was under the reign of its 113th emperor, Emperor Sakikawa, and the era name was "Motowa".At that time, the "shogun" of the shogunate was called Ashikaga Yoshiaki.Here is a slight mention for those who don't know much about it, in the "Shogunate Era", the emperor was basically set aside, and the real power in Japan at that time was the shogunate's "Seiyi Shogun", referred to as "shogun"; There were also a number of daimyo under the shogun, that is, the princes who ruled over the various vassal states in various places.Hearing this, do you feel a little bit of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes"?
That's right, the Warring States period almost meant the same thing, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki is obviously not as good as Cao Mengde.Although he was a shogun and could "legitimately" unite or crusade against the princes everywhere, he did not emerge as the final victor in this era of warlord warfare, but that was later, at least not yet.And the story of this volume will start from the war-torn second year of Yuanhe.According to legend, somewhere on the Kiyin Peninsula in the south of Osaka, there was a lesser-known feudal kingdom called "Sahara".The territory of Zuoyuan is not very large, with a population of only a few thousand, but it is also a land of fish and rice.Supposedly, at that time, a small vassal state like this was easily targeted and annexed by other forces, but the situation of Zuoyuan was rather special: Zuoyuan was surrounded by mountains on three sides, with mountains and the sea at its back, and unless it took great pains to make a detour from the sea, the passage in and out of its country was only a canyon in the mountains.Considering that this place is only a dead end on the edge of the lower edge of the Kiyin Peninsula from the map, it does not have much strategic value, and the other forces themselves are also holding each other back, so there is no daimyo to storm this place for the time being.Zuo Yuanguo was able to temporarily stay in this troubled world.………… In the second year of Yuanhe, somewhere in Zuoyuan.In the cold moonlight, a man in his fifties, dressed as a samurai, was standing in the water with a baggage.He stared at a huge black shadow in the distance for a long time......
Silent.At this moment, he was in a valley, and in the center of this valley there was a large wading area, like a lake but not a lake, and its water was not as shallow as an adult's waist, but the scope was much larger than an ordinary pond.After standing for a long time, the man's eyes changed as if he had made up his mind......
Then, it moved.I saw him lift the burden in his hand, untie the cloth outside, casually stuff the cloth into his arms, and then open a brocade box in the baggage.Inside the box is a disc-shaped jade with a diameter of about 30 centimeters and a thickness of more than 5 centimeters.The whole body of this jade is red, and the withered patterns on both sides of the jade plate are intertwined and entangled, showing the scene of a five-clawed golden dragon soaring through the clouds.It is implied in the book here that this piece of jade is the national treasure that the envoys of Dongying stole from the Dashu Palace as mentioned in our last book, and it is called "Qi Longbi".So how did this object end up in the hands of the man in front of him?
Let's not mention it here......
Let's just say that this man, at this moment, picked up this dragon wall, and walked towards the huge black shadow in front of him.Wading through the water, you can't go too fast.But the distance between the giant shadow and the man in the lake did not seem to be as far as visually perceived.After only a few dozen seconds, the man came to the side of the giant shadow.He looked up at the shadow, and the other ......
Also watching him.There was no dialogue, the man just looked at a huge eye for a few seconds, and then silently put down the brocade box containing the dragon wall in his hand and let it sink into the water.Then, he slowly took a few steps back, bowed, and turned away.………… As the man walked out of the valley, a gust of autumn wind blew.The clothes on his body were basically soaked, and he was blown by the wind.However, this also happened to make his already somewhat trance spirit quickly recover a little clear."
Master Zongme."
At this moment, a rough voice sounded, "Are you alright?"
”Hearing the sound, Zuo Yuanzong turned his head and looked at the man who was kneeling on one knee not far away to greet him, and replied in a deep voice: "Oh......
Kansuke, are you waiting for me?
”"Yes."
Kansuke bowed his head in response."
Hmm......"
Zuo Yuanzong nodded and continued, "This time, before and after......
I'm sorry for you. ”"That's what subordinates should do."
Kansuke replied earnestly, "As long as I can share the ......worries of Soga-sama," Woo-Kansuke was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted by a deafening murmur.The voice came from the valley next to the two of them.It was a strange moan that no animal in the world could imitate, and although it didn't sound like a "roar", it was only low, but it could still drown out all the sounds in its reach in an instant.At that moment, the entire Sahara seemed to hear this low moan, but not many people knew what it meant......
"This is the ......"
When the sound dissipated and the hearing was restored, Kansuke couldn't help but widen his eyes, looked in the direction of Taniguchi, and muttered."
Looks like it worked."
Soya looked in that direction, "Even I heard ......
'God's voice for the first time. ”Soga paused, and then said, "In this way, whether it is Hojo or Rokkaku......
Even the shogunate army is not to be afraid......
Cough!
Uh-huh-cough-cough......"
As he spoke, his face changed suddenly, and he covered his chest with an extremely painful expression, and coughed vigorously."
Master Zongme!"
Seeing this, Kansuke didn't care about the courtesy, and hurriedly stepped forward to help."
I didn't ......
It's okay. ”Although Zong I said this, he did not refuse the kindness of Kansuke, he let him support himself, and after his breathing was calmer, he looked at the blood that he coughed up in the palm of his hand, and said, "It's just because I have just been treated in the 'divine water', so my body vomited out the pain......"
He said, gasping for breath twice, "It's good to spit it out......"
He said the tone of the last half of the sentence, for some reason, a bit like self-deception."
Let's go back, Kansuke."
Soga paused for a moment and then said to Kansuke, "Go and tell everyone the good news." ”"Yes."
Kansuke responded, and slowly let go of his hand to support Zongme, and then stood back two meters away from the other party respectfully."
By the way, I coughed just now......
"Zongi wanted to say something again."
My subordinates understand."
Kansuke didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and then continued, "Don't worry, Lord Zongme, I will never say it." ”