The news that Houyang Cheng and his Empress had been captured reached Beijing on the fourth day of the fifth month.
At that time, Li Rusong had already met up with Ma Wei's vanguard troops. The two troops held a celebration banquet in Jingdu, and it was a small one. When Ma Wei arrived with the main forces, they would hold a big celebration banquet.
Li Rusong and Xu Yangchuan also planned to let the Japanese nobles and ladies perform songs and dances for the Daqin soldiers.
The pursuing troops led by Luo Shangzhi and Qi Jin had broken through more than ten prefectures in Japan, chasing Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hidetsugu all the way. Tokugawa Ieyasu was more cunning and escaped, while Toyotomi Hidetsugu was chased by the angry Luo Shangzhi and Qi Jin until there was no way out.
In Jiuzhou, the population screening operation led by Chai Guozhu and Liu Tai had been transferred from the Feizhan Kingdom to the Feizhan Kingdom. The first batch of young laborers and young women had already set off for home, ready to be sent to Beijing and handed over to Xiao Ruxun.
The whole country of Japan was in chaos. Because there was no unified central command, the whole country had fallen apart.
However, the powerful daimyos in various places that had not yet been attacked by the Qin Army had begun to recruit soldiers in their own territories. They desperately expanded their armies in an attempt to resist the possible attack of the Qin Army in the future.
For example, the daimyos in Shikoku Island had expanded their armies in preparation for war. They recruited all the young men and women, desperately making weapons and armor, trying to resist the invasion of the Qin Army.
However, all of this was in vain. The scattered local armies of Japan were no match for the central army of the Qin Army. Before Ma Wei's vanguard troops could meet with Li Rusong, the daimyos in Susumu were wiped out easily.
The army in Sujin was similar to the ones Ma Wei had encountered along the way. A small number of elites forced a large number of cannon fodder in front. The cannon fodder wore thin clothes and had no armor. They held all sorts of weapons in their hands, and some even carried farming tools.
In the face of the Qin Army, who were clad in fine armors and armed with sharp weapons, they had no power to resist at all.
Most of the vanguard troops were cavalries, with a small number of dragon cavalries. With a single charge, these soldiers were slaughtered as easily as chopping melons and vegetables. These cannon fodder scattered and fled in all directions, quickly messing up the formation of a small number of elite soldiers. The Qin Army cavalries galloped away and easily annihilated the small number of elite soldiers.
That daimyo had also died in the chaos, along with his retainers.
The country of Susumu was also conquered by the Daqin army. Then the vanguard troops entered the Yamashiro Kingdom and met with the 20,000 cavalries under Li Rusong. A small number of officers were able to enter the capital to enjoy the pampered and expensive ladies that Li Rusong arranged for them. They were all very happy.
It was not that the troops outside the capital could not enjoy themselves. All the young and strong women that could be caught in the whole capital were arranged to be sent to the barracks outside the city for the officers and men of the Qin Army to relax and enjoy. The military judge would not intervene in this level of enjoyment. Instead, he would play along with them.
The military judge was also a man, wasn't he?
The first part of the war against the Nihon Kingdom was over. The central government of Japan had been destroyed. Next, the few local governments that had not yet been destroyed would launch their own desperate counterattacks. Without the overall planning and mobilization of the central government, the materials and manpower owned by the local governments could not be compared with that of the Qin Army.
Therefore, the complete destruction of Nihon was actually in front of them. After confirming this news, Xiao Ruxun was also very happy. Looking at the battle report sent by Ma Wei, he was very satisfied. He felt that it was not a waste to work overtime to arrange food and supplies for the army for so many days.
After the war, it was time to have a good rest. Otherwise, he and the Daqin would not be able to stand being so tense all the time.
Everyone also needed to rest a little, or else one day this nerve would break.
Reading the latter part, Xiao Ruxun learned that Li Rusong had raised a question.
Li Rusong asked Xiao Ruxun how to deal with the captured empress and several royal women of Nihon.
This question was very good, and the words were also very good.
He knew that the ministers could not touch the women of the royal family. Even if they wanted to touch them, they had to wait for the emperor's authorization before they could do it openly. Generally, the emperor would take the best and the highest position, and the rest would be given to the ministers who had made great contributions.
Xiao Ruxun also knew that Li Rusong asked this to ask him whether he wanted to give the empress to him or not.
At the thought of this, Xiao Ruxun could not help but laugh.
"Li Sheng, tell me, why are there always so many people in this world who like to complicate things that are clear? They think a lot, but there's nothing to think about at all. The meaning is clear, but they still want to let their imaginations run wild."
Xiao Ruxun put down the battle report and poured out his inner doubts to his personal eunuch, Li Sheng.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, if he has any misgivings or requests, he will let his imagination run wild. Only a fool would not let his imagination run wild."
Li Sheng bent over and said to Xiao Ruxun with a smile.
"That makes sense, that makes sense."
Xiao Ruxun rubbed his temples. "That's why I say, the smarter a person is, the more tiring his life is, and the dumber a person is, the easier his life is. The more he wants, the more tiring he is, and the less he wants, the more content he is, the more relaxed he is."
"Your Majesty is right."
Li Sheng immediately replied.
"Li Rusong asked me if I want to capture the queen of the Japanese King. What do you think?"
"This … Your Majesty, eunuchs cannot interfere in politics."
Li Sheng shrunk back.
"You are allowed to speak about this matter."
Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Sheng.
"Yes."
Li Sheng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Although the Japanese King is rebellious, his status is still there. As a subject, he cannot touch his queen, otherwise it would be a taboo. This old slave heard that at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu was killed because she violated this taboo. Li Rusong might have thought of this."
Xiao Ruxun shook his head.
"As long as Zhu Biao doesn't die, Lan Yu won't die. Li Rusong thinks even more, but in the end, she is the queen of a king. Even if she is defeated and the country is destroyed, as long as I don't announce it, she is still the queen. The loyal subjects won't touch her. If they do, they are disloyal. What's the point of keeping those who are disloyal? What do you think? "
Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Sheng with a smile. Li Sheng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is right. The subjects who are disloyal to the Daqin and Your Majesty cannot be kept alive."
"Li Rusong is showing his loyalty to me. He told me that he didn't touch the queen, that he didn't do anything to her, that he is a loyal subject, and that he didn't let me down when I was assigned this task."
Xiao Ruxun pondered for a moment. "Then in your opinion, how should I deal with the queen and the women of the royal family?"
Li Sheng revealed a bashful and uneasy smile.
"Your Majesty, this old slave has not been a man for many years. This … this kind of thing is useless for Your Majesty to ask this old slave …"
Xiao Ruxun was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. She laughed so hard that she was rocking back and forth.
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