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Li Xiangjun was startled and quickly stood up and asked, "Why is your majesty so angry?"
"Why do you think so?" Qin Mu was so angry that he threw the memorial away and it hit the plum tree with a bang, causing the snow on the tree to fall off.
Li Xiangjun calmed herself down, went to pick up the memorial, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you think you have made a mistake?"
Qin Mu snorted coldly, sat down, picked up the wine glass and drank the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in the glass in one gulp: "Xiangjun, you don't understand, among the four fleets I built, the ocean-going fleet is the cutting edge, responsible for cutting through thorns and brambles. Now, the sharp blade I carefully built has been broken in front of a woman, I am so angry!"
Li Xiangjun sat opposite him and poured wine for him while saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down your anger. Do you think Admiral Hai is threatening you by resigning from the post at this time?"
It is obvious that Hai Rufeng is no longer able to threaten the imperial court. The main force of the ocean-going fleet has been taken to Ceylon by Ke Chenshu. If Hai Rufeng really intended to threaten the imperial court, he would not choose to resign at this time.
In other words, he really wanted to resign, which was probably the reason why Qin Mu was angry.
He hoped to see the ocean-going fleet roaming the four seas and let the strong Qin wind blow across the five continents and four oceans. He insisted on developing the navy and building a sharp sword despite the opposition of many ministers.
However, the ocean-going fleet has just left the door, and the commander has quit his job for a woman. How embarrassed is the emperor
"Your Majesty, I think you have made the right choice."
"What do you want to say?" Qin Mu was furious and spoke in a hostile tone.
Li Xiangjun looked at him tenderly and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why the dynasties did not develop the navy is not because they were incapable, but because they had other concerns. Once the navy goes out to sea, it will become independent and difficult to restrain. There may even be a risk of backlash, and the emperors of all dynasties are unwilling to take this risk.
The Yongle Emperor of the former Ming Dynasty built a powerful navy and made seven voyages to the West to show his power to the four barbarians. However, he could only send the eunuch Sanbao as the commander. Was there a reason for this
Your Majesty has a mind as broad as the sea and extraordinary courage. You dare to do what emperors of past dynasties dared not to do. However, will the drawback of the navy being difficult to restrain disappear just because of your Majesty's broad mind and magnanimity
Among them, the ocean-going fleet is the sharpest sword. If the wrong person is in charge, once it backfires, it will cause endless disasters. Admiral Hai resigned for a woman, which at first glance does not meet the expectations of His Majesty.
But if you think about it, this is not a bad thing. Your Majesty is very perceptive and has always been good at appointing people to the right positions. Admiral Hai was chosen by Your Majesty to be the admiral of the ocean-going fleet. His ability must be good, so the important thing is to see his character.
It is said that people's hearts are hidden and difficult to see clearly. If he is a person with ulterior motives, then it would be too dangerous for the most elite ocean-going fleet of the Qin Dynasty to be controlled by him.
Now it seems that he is obviously not. He submitted a petition to resign from the post of admiral for a woman, which shows that he values a woman more than his own future. In other words, Your Majesty can rest assured, right? "
Qin Mu listened to this without saying anything and drank another glass of wine.
Li Xiangjun watched over him and stopped talking.
After a while, seeing Qin Mu's frown relax a little, she leaned into his arms and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you attracted to that princess of the vassal state?"
"Nonsense! There are so many women in this world... ... ... Uh, I am somewhat interested in that female emperor of Japan, ahem..."
"Hehe... only your Majesty would talk nonsense!"
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Kyoto, Japan, was built in imitation of the Tang Dynasty's Chang'an and Luoyang. It was originally a traditional city with a city block system, about 10 miles long from north to south and about 9 miles long from east to west. The Ouchi-ri where the emperor lived was located in the north of Heian-kyō, with Suzaku-oji as the center. The city was divided into two symmetrical parts, Ukyo (also known as "Chang'an") and Sakyo (also known as "Luoyang").
During the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era, Kyoto was remodeled on a large scale. The Tensho Chichi division was implemented, and north-south roads were built in the center of Kyoto. This changed the city blocks in Kyoto from square to rectangular, changing the urban structure of Kyoto since the Heian-kyo period. The Go-doi was built as the dividing line between Rakuchu and Rakugae.
This large-scale transformation allowed Kyoto to be reunited from two divided parts into an integrated city, and the urban spatial structure also changed from a ward-based city to a castle town.
The Japanese empress that Qin Mu mentioned was called Xingzi. Because she had been an emperor of noble status, no one could marry her. After she gave the throne to her younger brother, she could only live a life similar to that of a monk with hair worn on her head.
At this moment, she was running out of the palace crying. She was originally very beautiful, but now her face was red and swollen, which was shocking to see.
A great change was taking place in Japan, and the source of the change was the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo.
Tokugawa Iemitsu and the senior councilor Abe Chuqiu died one after another. These once powerful hands have now shrunk into the cold graves and are slowly withering.
The various forces in Japan that were once held in these big hands suddenly broke free from their restraints, became excited and uneasy, and the whole of Japan began to shake violently.
Kyoto became the place where the shaking was the most intense, and pairs of eyes with ulterior motives were watching this side.
The old Emperor Masahito, who chose to abdicate in anger, was Okiko's father and was the most excited because of this sudden change.
Perhaps because he had been suppressed for too long, facing this sudden and huge surprise, the retired emperor Masahito almost lost his mind. He not only expressed his support for Yui Masayuki of Sekigahara, which was equivalent to officially breaking with the Tokugawa shogunate, but also wanted to dethrone Okiko's younger brother Shohito and become the emperor himself.
Shaoren is already eighteen years old this year, and he has always had a very radical personality. He has been strongly resisting the shogunate. Now someone wants to depose him from the throne, and even if it is his own father, he will refuse to compromise.
Just like that, a power struggle between father and son broke out, and it almost reached a life-and-death point.
Although Kyoto has always been under the tight control of the Tokugawa shogunate, the only real power left in the palace is in the hands of the retired Emperor Masahito.
This power struggle between father and son ultimately ended with the failure of the 18-year-old current Emperor Shohito. After Emperor Masahito detained his son, he intended to kill him to prevent future troubles.
The candidate went to the palace to dissuade her father, but instead of listening, he slapped her hard in the face, causing her to fall to the ground and roll around. Compared with the pain on her face, the pain in her heart made her even more desperate.
She was of a gentle and calm nature, and couldn't understand why power could turn father and son into enemies in an instant. What was even more tragic was that this power was still an illusion and she had not really obtained it.
Xingzi got on the carriage and immediately drove to Jingo Temple. She was so confused and in so much pain that she didn't even have time to apply some medicine to her red and swollen face. She needed to go to Jingo Temple to burn incense and pray in front of the Buddha...
When she was the emperor, she was just a puppet in the hands of her father, and her father was a puppet of the Tokugawa shogunate. In a word, she was a puppet among puppets. No one took her seriously then, and now that she has abdicated for many years, let alone.
Jingoji Temple is located in Umeme Takao-cho, Ukyo-ku. Its original name was Takaoyama Temple or Takao Temple. Later, the temple was renamed Jingokokujo Shingon Temple. Okiko rode in a carriage with a few followers and hurried to Jingoji Temple.
When they were almost at the gate of Jingo-ji Temple, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly rushed out from the street next to it. The coachman was so frightened that he hurriedly pulled the reins, and the horse stopped neighing. Xingzi, who was sitting in the carriage, was caught off guard and fell down, almost rolling out of the door.
Then she heard several guards swearing loudly, and then heard a puffing sound, and the guards' voices disappeared. Xingzi got up, lifted the curtain and looked out, and could not help but be horrified;
At this time, her carriage was blocked by another carriage, and the two carriages almost collided with each other. This section of the road was strangely quiet, and there was not a single pedestrian. There were some mysterious men surrounding her in front and behind, and it was impossible to tell where they came from.
Several of her guards were either pierced by arrows or had knife wounds, and they all fell to the ground. The driver was also dead, and the scarlet blood made Xingzi want to scream...
A man in black appeared from the side of the carriage at the right time, covered Xingzi's mouth with one hand, blocking her scream, and then carried her directly to the carriage in front.
The remaining mysterious people moved extremely quickly, quickly collecting the bodies on the ground into Xingzi's carriage, and even the bloodstains were washed away with water...
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