Seeing Xuan Su's subservient behavior, Chen Lin sneered inwardly. His evaluation of Xuan Su dropped even further.
"You're good with words. What, you're not going back to Japan?"
Xuan Su nodded. "Zen Master Xiujing promised me to enter the Korean temple to cultivate and atone for my sins. I plan to spend the rest of my life in Korea and meditate on Buddhism. I won't care about worldly affairs anymore."
"A flowery monk like you can comprehend the Dharma?" Chen Zhao sneered, making Xuan Su feel awkward.
"How far are we from the so-called guardian house?"
Xuan Su looked at the surface of the sea and calculated the time. She said, "We will arrive in about two hours."
Chen Zhao nodded.
"That Toyotomi Hideyoshi is too arrogant. If I don't teach him a good lesson and then chop off his head, I won't be able to calm my anger! Xuan Su, you said that there's a hundred thousand soldiers in the guardian house, right? "
"Yes, and the hundred thousand soldiers of the Eastern Daimyo as reserves."
"What Eastern Daimyo? Are they those dukes of different surnames who listen to the tune but don't listen to orders? "
Xuan Su rubbed her forehead and said, "In the general's words, that's right."
Chen Lin said in disdain, "Look at the situation. There are still dukes like this. Your emperor is useless, right? Not only does he have a powerful minister, but he also has ambitious dukes. This is the end of the world. His country is probably going to fall soon. "
Xuan Su was stunned. "No, no, the dukes … they all know that no matter how they fight, the emperor's position is extremely stable and unshakable. The nobles can be generals or shogunates, but they can't overthrow the emperor. The emperor has ruled Japan for more than two thousand years. He's the symbol of Japan. Of course, most of the time, it's the shogunates and other powerful officials who are in charge."
"How long?"
Chen Lin thought that she'd heard wrong.
"Two … two thousand years?"
Xuan Su thought that she'd said something wrong. She nodded quickly. "Yes, two thousand years."
"Generation after generation of puppet emperors, but no one tried to usurp the throne? And it lasted for more than two thousand years? Your dynasty lasted for more than two thousand years? What kind of explanation is that? Why can't I understand? Have you ever rebelled or usurped the throne? "
Xuan Su explained, "It's probably because the customs of the Celestial Empire and Japan are different. The Japanese Imperial Family has a lineage of ten thousand generations. So far, the 107th Emperor has ascended the throne."
Chen Lin suddenly felt a little admiration for the royal family.
"Your royal family really has some tricks up their sleeves, huh? It actually lasted for more than two thousand years without any real power and no change of dynasty. Doesn't that mean that it has been going on since the Spring and Autumn Period of Huaxia until now? However, the land of Huaxia is plagued with disasters, and the change of dynasties is very frequent. The Daming Empire has been established for more than two hundred years, and it is already considered a country with a long lifespan. Your country has actually lasted for more than two thousand years … "
Seeing that Chen Lin seemed to be interested, Xuan Su did not say anything.
Chen Lin felt that this country of Japan was very interesting. If she were to talk about this matter after returning to her country, she was sure that even those scholars and old men would have to listen attentively. After all, those scholars were trying every means to seek the Great Harmony of the world, seeking the way of the world being just. They were all shouting things like 'My Great X may last forever', but in the end, an example of eternal existence was right beside them …
She wondered what those scholars would think.
Time passed very quickly. Chen Lin took out the Monocular and looked into the distance. She saw land.
"Xuan Su, we've reached land. Is this the mainland of Japan?"
Xuan Su looked at the thing in Chen Lin's hand curiously, but she did not dare to ask more. She said, "Yes, in front of us is the mainland of Japan, known as Kyushu. There are a total of nine border defenses, and their name is Kokuya. It's directly opposite us, the Feizen Domain. It's a military city that occupies a large area and is very sturdy. It's similar to the military city in Pusan, but it's more durable. It's easy to defend and difficult to attack. Because it's the base of the army, a large number of merchants come and go, and they also bring a lot of residents with them. It can be said to be the largest city in Kyushu."
Chen Lin nodded. "Hmm, very good. Later, you have to point the way. My army is not familiar with the waters here, so it's all up to you. If you can guide the way well, I'll ask the commander to reward you when we get back."
"… Thank you, commander. Thank you."
What else could Xuan Su say? It was no longer a secret that Jingzhe and Xuan Su had become traitors of Japan. Other than Toyotomi Hideyoshi, many leaders were aware of it. If he returned to Japan, he would definitely be miserable. The temple would definitely not protect him. The best outcome for him was to spend the rest of his life in a remote temple in North Korea.
The approach of the Ming Army's large-scale navy would definitely attract the attention of people with ulterior motives. The Kokuya occupied a large area. On the west side of the residential area and the political center, there was an observation tower. It was very high, and they could see the land far away from here. When the Ming Army's navy appeared, they were already seen by the garrison troops of the Japanese observation tower. They went down to report that their transport fleet had finally returned.
That's right, they had finally returned.
A few days ago, a batch of transport ships had gone to Tsushima Island and had not returned for a day. According to the agreement, they were supposed to return yesterday. The officer in charge was very concerned. He wanted to report it, but the Kokuya was very jittery. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was moody. Unless the situation could not be resolved, he absolutely did not want to be the next unlucky person to be killed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Therefore, he had been waiting. He could not eat or sleep well. Now that he heard the news of the fleet's return, he was very happy. He also wanted to scold the person in charge of the fleet to appease his anger.
As more and more ships approached, the soldiers on the observation tower felt that something was wrong. They looked at each other.
"We didn't send that many ships, did we?"
A soldier asked.
"Is it because there are still empty ships in Tsushima, so they came back together? Do they want to load more supplies? "
A soldier answered tentatively.
"It doesn't feel right. It would be best if they came back together, but this ship doesn't look like our grain transport ship. Isn't this ship a little too big? "
"And isn't the number a little too big?"
The two soldiers found something suspicious. They looked at each other and agreed with each other. This was indeed a little problematic.
"Let's report to the supervisor and ask him. Is it because the war in Korea is tight and they need more ordnance? Is that why there are so many ships? "
A junior officer made a decision, and someone quickly went to report. The rest of the people continued to watch the fleet. The fleet slowly approached, and its appearance gradually became clear. The eyes of the people on the observation tower were filled with shock and disbelief. They all felt puzzled and frightened. On the one hand, they felt that it was not the grain transport fleet of Japan, and on the other hand, they felt that it could not be any other fleet.
How could an enemy country's fleet approach Kokuya? Unless the entire navy was wiped out, the enemy navy would not be able to approach the Namiya. It should be known that, other than the attack on Japan several hundred years ago, no other country's fleet could attack Japan's mainland. Back then, several divine winds had destroyed two enormous fleets that were close to natural disasters. Even now, the Japanese still believed in the protection of the heavens.
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