$439, Guardian General (2/2)
One request after another spewed out from Su Wu's mouth.
There was silence in the hall.
When Minamoto Lai first heard Su Wu's request, he could still pretend to be attentive to Su Wu's request. But later, his eyes were in a trance, he opened his mouth slightly, looked at Su Wu opposite him, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Perhaps you don't know..." Minamoto no Yori thought for a long time before frowning and said, "Bizen Kingdom is under the control of the Taira clan, not the Minamoto clan.
I can recognize you as the "Guardian General of Bizen Country", but as for the name of "Guardian General of Bizen Country", I can't help you.
As for the craftsman An Gang,
He must stay in Genji. For this reason, I cannot agree to your request. "
"Genji asked the 'Yasuna Sword Foundry' to forge a supreme sword.
Craftsman An Gang was not the only one who contributed to this supreme sword.
An Gang and I cooperated with each other,
Only then did this sword come out successfully. "Su Wu said slowly, "Your Majesty kept Master An Gang in the Genji, just because you were afraid that he would forge a superior sword to defeat the enemy.
But by keeping An Tsuna here, there is no guarantee that because of my cooperation with him, you will not stop me from leaving again and imprison me in the Genji mansion.
Therefore, if you are not willing to let An Gang leave with me,
I can only think that your sincerity is insufficient.
That supreme sword cannot be delivered! "
As soon as Su Wu said these words, the surrounding Genji children and Yuanshi warriors all spit fire in their eyes, wishing they could kill Su Wu on the spot!
Minamoto no Laigang's face was solemn.
While he was frowning and saying nothing, Minamoto Yoritomo on the side suddenly spoke: "A craftsman's energy is limited after all. In his life, he may only have a few opportunities to set foot in the 'sympathy between heaven and man' to forge supreme swords. That’s all.
uncle,
I thought it would not be a problem to let Master An Gang leave with Brother Zhuzhao.
As long as Master Anzuna is willing to make a promise to me, the Genji, he will never provide the Taira clan and his allies with forged swords of 'higher quality and above'. "
While Minamoto Yoritomo was talking, he gave Minamoto Yorigo a vague wink.
Minamoto Norai just understood immediately,
He nodded and said: "In that case, as long as Master An Gang can make a promise, I am willing to let him leave Kyoto with you."
"Okay." Su Wu continued, "Since Your Excellency cannot allow me to be named the 'Bizen Kingdom's Guardian General', please choose another country among the countries controlled by the Genji and name me as the country's Guardian General!"
Boqi Kingdom is adjacent to Owari Kingdom to the east, and this country is said to be protected by Genji.
Give it to me,
I am the general who protects this country! "
"You just brought a supreme sword from the Kingdom of Boqi. Do you think you have won a huge war?!
He actually asked his master to give him a piece of land as a gift. He was so greedy that the snake swallowed the elephant! "Among the gathered Genji retainers, there was a warrior with a big beard and a shaved head who couldn't hold back his anger and scolded Su Wu on the spot!
"If you don't agree,
That supreme sword will not be returned. "Su Wu replied expressionlessly.
“Tiger Bear Lord, please don’t get angry.
Don't neglect your distinguished guests! "Yoritomo Minamoto spoke out to persuade the bearded warrior, and then turned to Su Wu and said, "Jun Zhuzhao, please allow us to discuss this. "
"Okay." Su Wu nodded in agreement.
after,
As soon as Minamoto Yoritomo left his seat, he gathered with Minamoto Yoritomo.
There were many military officials surrounding the two men, surrounding them in the center.
Tsuchimikado Seimei, the five onmyojis of the Tsuchimikado family who had previously released 'Kiyohime' in an attempt to poison Su Wu, took out the 'Silent Curse Seal' to cover up the conversation between Minamoto Yoritomo and Minamoto Yorigo.
As far as Su Wu was concerned, such curses and prohibitions were in vain.
But he had no interest in eavesdropping on what those two people said.
——No matter how they discuss it, they will agree in the end.
In the crowds of people,
Minamoto Yorichao looked at Minamoto Yorigo.
The two secretly had countless disagreements and had countless private confrontations.
But they are all Genji people after all,
Being on the same boat,
To prevent the ship from capsizing, temporary cooperation is always indispensable.
"Uncle." Minamoto no Yori bowed to Minamoto no Yori and said first, "I think that no matter how many requests Inoue Canteru makes today, we just have to fully agree!
Everything is for that supreme sword!
This sword can not only solve Genji's difficulties,
This is the key to turning the situation around for Genji and defeating Taira! "
"Even so, a country should be promised to him.
Give him An Gang, who can forge supreme swords.
Thousands of taels of gold, which could recruit countless warriors, were also given to him.
He also wanted to seek an official position in the imperial court for the so-called eldest son of the Inoue family——
Is this how it should be? "Minamoto Laigang asked in a cold voice, and he was obviously filled with great anger.
Minamoto Yoritomo's expression remained unchanged and he said firmly: "It's just a temporary promise to him. Even gold, land, and even official titles can be handed over to him on the spot!
However, after he handed over the supreme sword,
He is of no value to us,
How to handle it all depends on uncle's wishes!
Including that An Gang, his uncle can decide with a single word whether to kill him or to keep him alive! "
Minamoto nori just heard this and hesitated: "You said before that his cunning ability can accommodate many things. As for the shadow world, the promised land and name can be taken back afterwards.
If that gold is filled into the shadow world by him,
How do we take it back? "
"Since gold is difficult to recover, I reasoned that my family did not have so much gold.
I am willing to pay for it with ores, horses, etc.
It can even be equalized by the territory.
Although he has a shadow world that can accommodate foreign objects, I think that accommodating a few people is his limit. I am afraid that he cannot accommodate many horses and ores. He needs to hire someone to transport these things back to Boqi Kingdom.
You can grab it all back at that time! "Yoritomo Minamoto made a plan.
The two uncles and nephews discussed this for a while,
Then, the military officials surrounding the two people dispersed one after another.
Minamoto nori had just stepped out of the formation,
After returning to the table opposite Su Wu, he sat down and said, "I can agree to make you the guardian general of Owari and Boqi Kingdoms;
In the next few days, we will invite the six Boqi Kingdom Guardians to appoint Inoue Kiyoshi in the court hall, and ask the emperor to elevate Inoue Kiyoshi to the palace, so that he can enter the palace to participate in public discussions - to promote Inoue Kiyoshi to the palace. , which is also my personal little thought. "
Unless there are more than six officials on Dongliu Island, they are not allowed to participate in the public discussion in the palace.
But even after reaching the sixth rank, the imperial court will still inspect them. After the inspection period is over, they can be 'promoted' to participate in public discussions.
Minamoto no Yori just gave 'Inoue Kiyoshi' the qualification to be promoted to the palace, which is indeed an extra reward.
He is one of the two "right ministers" in the imperial court, and his status is similar to that of the "left minister", slightly lower than the "left minister", but his functions are actually exactly the same.
Above him, only the Ping family holds the position of ‘Taizheng Minister’.
And the vacant ‘Regent Guanbai’ position.
He wants to "promote" a person to the top of the six national guards, but there is no obstacle.
However, this qualification for promotion to the palace is probably useless to 'Inoue Kiyoshi'.
Because there was no such person as "Inoue Kiyoshi" in the Inoue family of Boqi Kingdom.
There is only ‘Haruko Inoue’.
As a woman, it is impossible for Haruko to obtain a formal official position in the current Dongliu Island court. Even if she has an official position, she will only be a female official in the emperor's harem, exclusively serving the emperor.
If she participated in the public discussion in the palace, she would probably cause an uproar.
Minamoto no Yori just saw Su Wu nodded slightly, and continued: "Besides, Minamoto admits that the manors in Boqi Country are owned by the head of the Inoue family, 'Inoue Haruko', and can be distributed by her own initiative.
As for the five thousand taels of gold..."
At this time, Su Wu suddenly raised his hand and said: "Your Excellency only made me the guardian general of Boqi Kingdom and Owari Kingdom.
Another country has not yet been promised to protect 'Inoue Kiyoshi' and make him the guardian general! "
greedy!
greedy!
Minamoto Norai just looked at Su Wu's expressionless face, as if he saw a poisonous snake behind it that was struggling to open its bloody mouth!
He was furious in his heart,
He had to maintain a calm expression on his face, and after thinking for a moment, without any further persuasion from Minamoto no Yoritomo, he responded: "Let Inoue Kiyoshi be the guardian general of Dewa Kingdom!"
Anyway, these current titles and territories,
He will also get them all back after the person on the opposite side returns the Supreme Sword!
Let the other party be proud for a few days!
and,
Genji only promised that Su Wu and others would be the 'guardian generals' of a certain country. In fact, this so-called 'guardian general' was not a formal official position at all, it was just a false name!
Even in the name of protecting the general,
Can we truly protect a certain country?
But it still depends on your own military strength!
This is also an important reason why Genji can easily agree to Su Wu's request.
"Your Excellency is indeed very happy!" Su Wu nodded happily.
Although it is just a false name,
But the teacher must also have a ‘name’.
A false name is enough!
"As for your request for five thousand taels of gold to compensate the Inoue family samurai who died in battle..." Minamoto no Laigang pretended to be silent. He pondered for a while, but seeing that Su Wu didn't answer the question at all, he had no choice but to speak on his own, "In fact, To be honest, Your Excellency, it is difficult for the Genji family to come up with so much gold at one time...
However, there are many horses, swords, and armor left at home.
I would like to give you horses, swords, and armor worth four thousand taels of gold, plus two thousand taels of gold.
What do you think? "
"Since your Excellency is so cheerful,
I am also willing to take a step back. Su Wu nodded, "There are two thousand taels of gold left, which can all be exchanged for grain, dried meat, dried fish and other foods. Now that Boqi Kingdom has just gone through turmoil, the people are in many hardships, but food is much more useful than gold and silver!" "
"This is the best thing!"
Minamoto no Yorigo was overjoyed!
Behind him, Minamoto Yoritomo had some ominous premonitions.
He carefully observed Su Wu's expression,
From Su Wu's expressionless face, Minamoto Yoritomo couldn't see the slightest clue.
After some discussion,
Genji agreed to all Su Wu's requests,
Almost that night,
A large amount of food has been counted and stored separately in a warehouse near Su Wu's residence.
Soldiers, armor and other items were also constantly transported to the warehouse.
Genji's appointment of Su Wu, Inoue Kiyoshi, Inoue Haruko and others as guardian generals of various countries also formed a document, which was circulated to all countries under Genji's control in the next few days.