"Don't worry about what I mean. Just tell me briefly what you know about the Emperor of Japan. I'll listen and then talk."

"Yes, I humbly obey my orders."

When He Tingbin saw what Yang Zhen said, he had no choice but to suppress all the doubts in his heart. He recalled the various rumors he had heard in Hirado, Nagasaki and other places over the years, and told Yang Zhen.

"As far as I know, the current Japanese emperor's status sounds respectable, but he has no real power. In fact, as the governor said, although they are called emperors, they are the same as or even inferior to Han Xian Emperor, and the Tokugawa family is like

The Cao family is even more greedy, authoritarian and domineering than the Cao family."

He Tingbin obviously has a lot of opinions about the Tokugawa family's hegemony, but this is not what Yang Zhen is interested in.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about the situation of the Japanese emperor. Who is in power now?"

Upon seeing this, He Tingbin quickly retracted his divergent thoughts and began to focus on answering the most direct question raised by Yang Zhen.

"Well, according to what I know, the situation of the Japanese emperors is a bit complicated now. It is said that there are two emperors on the throne, one is called Emperor Gomizuo, and the other is Emperor Meisho.

"And the strangest thing is that this Emperor Meishō is said to be a young woman in her late teens and early twenties, and the other Emperor Gomizuo is the biological father of this young female emperor!"

"ah?"

"What are you doing?"

"A female emperor?"

As soon as He Tingbin's statement about Emperor Mingzheng being a young woman came out, not only Yang Zhen was a little surprised, but even Li Lu, Guo Xiaowu, and Sun Dengxuan who were following Yang Zhen couldn't help but scream.

But Yang Zhen's performance was better, because he knew that there were many female emperors in the history of the Wonu Kingdom, including more than one female emperor in the Edo period.

He just didn't expect that the current Wonu Kingdom has a female emperor on the throne, and a young female emperor on the throne.

It seems that the emperor's position is indeed not very valuable.

Otherwise, the biological father of Emperor Meisho, Emperor Gomizuo, would not have been able to pass on the throne of emperor to his daughter while he was still alive.

However, Li Lu, Guo Xiaowu, and Sun Deng chose these people, but unlike Yang Zhen, they never thought that a woman could become emperor.

Although the bullshit emperor of the Wonu Kingdom was nothing, they found it too incredible that a girl could be the boss of a group of feudal lords, even in name only.

"You may not know that the royal family of the Japanese country has never controlled the real power of the Japanese country from the time of the Song Dynasty until now.

"This situation did not start with the Tokugawa Shogunate. Before the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was the Muromachi Shogunate. Before the Muromachi Shogunate, there was the Kamakura Shogunate. For hundreds of years, the shogunate has had the final say!

"Precisely because the shogunate has always had the final say, the status of the royal family is a bit like that of the Eastern Zhou royal family during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period two thousand years ago. In name, it is the co-owner of the world, but in fact it is nothing. The tyrannical princes can bully it.

!

"For this reason, the position of the emperor is easier said than done. Anyone who wants to be active and promising will die suddenly. Anyone who is smart and smart will have to pretend to be deaf and dumb when he gets to the throne.

"The current Emperor Meisho is the granddaughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second generation general of the Tokugawa family. It is said that Emperor Gomizuo heard someone said that Tokugawa Hidetada wanted his granddaughter to succeed to the throne, and was worried that he would be killed, so he hurriedly passed the throne to

she!

"Today, the second generation shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada, has been dead for almost ten years, and it has been almost ten years since the Emperor Meisho succeeded to the throne at the age of seven!"

"this--"

"No wonder the shogunate gained power. It turns out that the royal family of the Wonu Kingdom are all like this!"

From He Tingbin, everyone roughly understood the basic situation of the Japanese slaves' royal family. They all looked at each other, as if they suddenly saw through the reality of the Japanese slaves' foreign power.

At this moment, the sound of "boom" and "boom" of artillery suddenly came from several miles ahead.

The sudden roar of heavy artillery startled everyone standing on the deck of the Yingzhou. Everyone turned around and looked northward.

"Captain, there's a fight. From the sound, I guess it's Thomas's Provincial Number Checker and the Japanese slave warship!"

"Is there an ambush from the Wonu Kingdom's warships near Izu Oshima?"

"This is unlikely. I think it was Thomas' Provincial Directory that launched an attack on Izu Oshima."

When Yang Zhen saw what He Tingbin said, and then saw that the Adriana cruising on the sea not far ahead made no move to attack, he felt relieved at the same time.

Apart from ordering the Yingzhou and the Jinhaizhen fleet following the Yingzhou to prepare for battle, no other actions were taken rashly.

However, after Yang Zhen arranged this, Li Lu, Guo Xiaowu, and Sun Dengxuan, who were originally following him, turned around and executed the order, leaving only He Tingbin.

"Don't be nervous, Commander. Lemaia sent a humble officer over. One of them is to tell the Commander that the fleet cannot enter Sagami Bay rashly. We are going to occupy Izu Oshima and rest for a while.

"Secondly, I also want to ask the commander-in-chief to be prepared in case something unexpected happens ahead. The combined fleet must immediately fight the Japanese navy. However, judging from the situation, it is obvious that the Japanese navy summoned by the shogunate is not near Izu Oshima."

"That's good. What the Dutch did is right. This Lemaia is quite cautious!"

He Tingbin took the opportunity to explain his intention at this time. Although it was not too late, it was of little significance.

However, after Yang Zhen heard Lemaia's arrangements, he still praised the Dutch fleet commander Lemaia quite sincerely.

The Dutch are called sea coachmen, which is not just a rumor.

At least their keen sense of maritime warfare is much higher than that of Yang Zhen, a rookie who has never fought in any naval battles.

"Captain, you just suddenly mentioned the royal family of Japan, but do you have any plans that are different from what you are seeing now?"

He Tingbin was extremely shrewd. From Yang Zhen's sudden topic, he had already vaguely sensed something.

"Haha, have you ever entered Edo Bay with a ship and been to Edo Castle Town?"

"Yes, that was several years ago!"

"Then have you ever been to Kyoto Castle, where the Emperor of Japan lives?"

"Kyoto?! The governor wants to—want to attack Kyoto?!"

When He Tingbin heard that Yang Zhen mentioned the city of Kyoto where the Japanese royal family lived, his eyes widened and he looked at Yang Zhen intently. He, who was originally easy to talk, actually stuttered a little.

"Haha, it's hard to say now whether we want to attack Kyoto City. But I think that if the Tokugawa shogunate really mobilizes all the Japanese troops and horses that can be mobilized around Edo City, then the governor will come back and attack.

It’s not a bad idea to visit Kyoto City!”

"Call to the east and attack to the west! The commander-in-chief is proficient in the art of war and is good at winning by surprise. He is indeed well-deserved!"

"What is proficient in the art of war? It's just out of necessity. Tell me, have you ever been to Kyoto City?"

Facing He Tingbin looking up at him with an expression of surprise and admiration, Yang Zhen immediately poured a basin of cold water on him to cool him down.

Whether Yang Zhen attacks Kyoto City does not entirely depend on whether he wants to or not, but depends on the subsequent changes in the situation.

From Yang Zhen's point of view, attacking Edo Castle, the headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate, was not an easy task. Therefore, he did not attack if he could do it, so as not to steal the chicken but lose the rice.

However, if Tokugawa Iemitsu really mobilized all the troops from all the feudal lords on Honshu Island to the Edo Bay area or the Edo Castle area to defend against the attack from outside, then the surrounding areas around Kyoto City hundreds of miles away

Once empty, of course Yang Zhen wants to fight.

No matter what, under the current situation, it is probably easier to attack Kyoto City than Edo City.

And the most important point is that the important status of Kyoto Castle is actually not much lower than that of Edo Castle.

As long as Kyoto City is besieged, even if it cannot be defeated for a while, it will definitely help force the shogunate to reach a treaty with them.

Of course, for Yang Zhen, his desire to conquer Kyoto City also had some selfish motives of his own.

Hundreds of years later, the Japanese slaves would always talk about how they were descendants of Amaterasu, what kind of imperial lineage they had for eternity, etc. Yang Zhen could not stand their arrogance.

Therefore, Yang Zhen would rather tolerate the continuation of the Tokugawa shogunate than tolerate the continuation of this perverted family of bullshit.

Yang Zhen himself didn't know if he could uproot this family, but since he was here, he had to work hard and give it a try.

However, if he wanted to turn around and attack Kyoto City when heavy troops gathered around Edo City, what Yang Zhen lacked most was not confidence, but a guide.

In Yang Zhen's hands, he only had a few maps collected by Yan Shengsan from Yanyuan City of Tsushima, and his increasingly vague memory of the map of the Wonu Kingdom in later generations.

However, neither Yang Zhen's memory nor the map of the Japanese slave kingdom collected by Yan Shengsan are very accurate about the specific location of Kyoto City.

If there is no guide who is familiar with the mountains and roads, then the surprise attack on Kyoto City from east to west will most likely not be successful.

So Yang Zhen was very concerned about whether He Tingbin had been to Kyoto City.

"No. I have never been to Kyoto City. The shogunate is very strict about the place where the Japanese slave royal family lives, and they are not allowed to get close to outsiders, let alone foreigners or Tang officials like Beizhi."

"this--"

"However, before the Japanese slaves locked up the country, I went to Osaka Castle with a ship. I heard there that the journey from Osaka north to Kyoto, which is commonly known as Shangluo in the Japanese slave country, is less than a hundred miles."

"Oh? Going to Luo from Osaka?"

"That's right, even though I have never been to Kyoto City, I know that Kyoto City is not close to the sea. We will set off from our current location on the Izu Islands and land near Osaka, which should be the closest place to Kyoto City."

"Osaka, Osaka, I heard that the Japanese slave country once had a powerful minister, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who occupied Osaka and ordered the entire Japanese country. No one dared not to bow his head and obey orders. Now Toyotomi Hideyoshi has long been turned into dung, but Osaka Castle is a castle.

What a great city!"

"Haha, Governor, you know something, but you don't know something. The Osaka Castle where that dwarf Taikaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the Japanese country has already been reduced to scorched earth along with the Toyotomi clan!"

Faced with Yang Zhen's doubts, He Tingbin immediately made supplements.

Long before he served the Dutch, he followed a group of maritime merchants from the southeast of the Ming Dynasty to the Japanese country.

After he was forced to serve the Dutch, he followed the Dutch's armed merchant ships to many coastal vassal states of Japan.

Osaka was an important trade distribution port before the Tokugawa shogunate closed the country. He Tingbin had visited Osaka more than once for more than ten years. His understanding of the actual local conditions was far better than that of Yang Zhen, a traveler who had never been to Japan in his previous life.

.

And He Tingbin was worried that Yang Zhen didn't understand what he meant, so he explained it again.

"After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the reign of Toyotomi Hideyori, the Tokugawa family attacked Osaka twice in order to fight for power and launched two major wars. The Japanese called them the Osaka Winter Battle and the Osaka Summer Battle.

"This happened more than 20 years ago. After the Tokugawa family won the Summer Battle in Osaka, the Toyotomi family tree fell and the monkeys scattered, Toyotomi Hideyori and his son committed suicide, and Osaka Castle was also destroyed in the fire!

"Osaka Castle, which the Toyotomi family once built with three moats and three castles, no longer exists. Today, Osaka is the direct territory of the shogunate. After Yuanwa Yanwu, there is not even an outer moat, and the castle tower and castle town have long since been destroyed.

In one piece.”
Chapter completed!