After listening to the Japanese dictation and asking for more details, Takatsukasa waved them down and sat there, looking at the map of the North Sea spread out in front of them while touching his chin and thinking.
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates that Hayaka Kotobuki had died at the hands of a very beautiful woman, for some reason, he immediately thought of the stunning princess consort of Cui Xingzhou. With the alertness and archery that the woman showed when shined by binoculars, it was not surprising that Hayaka Kotobuki died at her hands.
However, upon closer reflection, he felt that his ideas are too absurd. The Confucian etiquette of the Han people was strict, and the wives of nobles have their own rules for walking, lying, and sitting.
Will a royal princess consort personally seduce bandits? As long as one has a slight understanding of the customs of the Great Yan Dynasty, one cannot imagine such a thing.
So Takatsukasa only thought for a moment before consciously dispelling its thoughts.
Since Prince Huaiyang came to the North Sea, everything has been going against him. Recently, Prince Huaiyang also trained his navy, patrolled the coast, and seemed to have plans to cross the sea and attack his nest.
He must take action first to be at an advantage, and get rid of Prince Huaiyang before they take action. To achieve this, it was very necessary to know oneself and others.
To be honest, he was able to occupy the North Sea for such a long time, naturally due to having someone supporting him from the Court of the Great Yan Dynasty.
At first, the Great Yan Dynasty conquered the northwest and finally negotiated with the barbarian tribes to obtain a rich iron ore deposit.
However, the court strictly prohibits iron ore delivery, and if one were to extract oil and water from it, there must be a way to smuggle iron ore. There are countless fleets under the command of Takatsukasa. As soon as they come and go, they collude with the powerful officials of the Great Yan Dynasty and have channels to make money together.
Now, he doesn’t know much about Cui Xingzhou, so he called his best subordinate, Otto Inobuta, and asked him to take some people to meet with each other to learn about Prince Huaiyang.
Otto Inobuta was proficient in the official language of the Great Yan Dynasty. He pretends to be Han and sneaks into the capital. In addition to negotiating with the new iron ore producer, he also needs to investigate Cui Xingzhou, who has disturbed the North Sea.
When he arrived at a tea room, someone quickly approached him, and the person who came was undoubtedly Shi Wen, the butler of the Shi Mansion.
In the beginning, Cui Xingzhou conquered the northwest, and it was the predecessors bringing benefits to future generations. At that time, both Prince Sui and the Shi family were interested in this piece of fatty meat. To seize the iron ore for themselves, the two of them fought openly and secretly, using many means. Unfortunately, later on, Prince Sui was caught by Cui Xingzhou and found the secret behind his illegal sale of iron ore.
Snipes and clams competed for profit, but in the end, Shi Yikuan excelled and placed his confidant in the northwest to manage iron ore.
To gain more profits, he thought of smuggling iron weapons, and after selecting, he picked Takatsukasa in the North Sea. Because he knew that these iron weapons would eventually be remelted into weapons.
Didn’t Prince Sui also circulate within the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty before being caught by Cui Xingzhou?
Shi Yikuan learned a lesson from Prince Sui and decided to sell the iron ore further and resell it to Japan and Southeast Asia. In this way, the country where the iron ore was resold and the Great Yan were far away from the sea, and his secret of making money privately could be preserved.
However, Shi Yikuan never expected that the original Japanese gangster Takatsukasa was not a simple person either. After profiting from smuggling and trading, he unexpectedly recruited troops and horses to settle in the North Sea, constantly testing and landing, with a strong intention of dividing the North Sea.
Takatsukasa had already expressed its intention to him that Japan was too small and the people longed to live on the mainland. If Imperial Uncle Shi was willing to help him divide the North Sea, that would be the best.
After all, for the Great Yan Dynasty, the North Sea was also a piece of chicken ribs and not a blessed place.
Shi Yikuan didn’t expect Takatsukasa to have such ambitious intentions and want to stop, but it was not easy to get rid of this long-standing business partner.
In the blink of an eye, Takatsukasa met Cui Xingzhou, but for Shi Yikuan, it was a rare opportunity.
With the downfall of Prince Sui, Liu Yu’s imperial power was consolidated, but this was not a very good thing for Shi Yikuan.
The consolidation of imperial power means that it was difficult to become a vassal.
And Cui Xingzhou was not on the same path as him. Thinking that he had rejected his youngest daughter’s marriage proposal and slammed his face to the ground, Shi Yikuan felt frustrated.
But now, Cui Xingzhou went to the North Sea to suppress banditry and happened to be facing Takatsukasa. Shi Yikuan was delighted to see the two people fighting fiercely. No matter who died, he wouldn’t suffer a loss!
In Shi Yikuan’s view, if things were to be prioritized, he would rather have Cui Xingzhou die first.
After all, the wings of Prince Huaiyang have grown stronger, and it will be difficult to bring him down again.
And Takatsukasa was nothing more than a greedy pursuit of the North Sea. Even if he succeeds, it was just a disease of scabies.
After such a plan, Shi Yikuan sorted out the military movements of Prince Huaiyang that he had discovered and transferred them to Takatsukasa, and he wanted to repeat the actions before. Just like watching Cui Xingzhou fight against Prince Sui back then, sitting as a fisherman and laughing as the snipes and clams compete.
When the information about Cui Xingzhou was sent to Takatsukasa, he looked at it and then stopped at the place where the Huaiyang Princess Consort Liu was recorded.
‘Liu Miantang, the daughter of a criminal minister, is rumored to have been a bandit in the Mountain of Yang and the leader of a group of bandits. She also had a private relationship with the present-day emperor. Lu Wen, her cunning nature is no less than that of Prince Huaiyang.’
The more Takatsukasa looked at it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn’t believe his eyes. How could such a petite woman be… A bandit?
Speaking of the North Sea, with Cui Xingzhou leading his troops, they took the initiative to fight a battle in a village often ravaged by the Japanese. After the war, the sea level cleared a lot.
If it weren’t for the Japanese taking advantage of their geographical advantage and occupying a distant island off the coast, coupled with the recent strong winds and waves that are not conducive to sneak attacks, he was afraid Cui Xingzhou would have to work hard and attack his island.
However, Cui Xingzhou knew that a naval battle with the Japanese would be highly unpredictable. Those Japanese people live at sea all year round and are very familiar with naval warfare. The most important thing was their seagoing ship, which was covered in thorns, making it difficult for people to climb, and the ship rotates flexibly.
On the contrary, the Great Yan Dynasty’s warships are extremely bulky. If they really encounter the Japanese at sea, they may not have any advantage.
So although the Japanese did not make any significant moves at the moment, the Great Yan Dynasty’s army also had to intensify shipbuilding. Only by recapturing the pirate island can the North Sea disaster completely disappear.
To this end, Cui Xingzhou spent a lot of money hiring several craftsmen from Nanyang to transform the warships in the North Sea.
In a blink of an eye, it had been several months since Prince Huaiyang arrived in the North Sea. During this period, he launched attacks everywhere and defeated the Japanese, who had not landed and plundered for some time. The Zhennan Marquis also worked day and night to help the people, so the people had a great change in their attitude towards Prince Huaiyang and the State of Zhen army. Local young and middle-aged people also signed up to join the army.
The blueprints of the warship were finally drawn, and Prince Huaiyang immediately prepared to build the warship while drilling the navy. He spent most of his time in the navy camp, and the people were also getting a bit tanned.
Miantang cooks some dishes that Cui Xingzhou likes every day and takes a large food box to the naval camp to deliver meals.
On this day, there was a heavy fog on the sea, and from the distance, it was a vast expanse of mist.
From afar came the sound of crunching oars, and as the sound grew louder, a small boat swayed and gradually emerged in the thick fog, revealing several figures dressed in the local costumes of the North Sea. After a while, the small boat came to a remote and uninhabited place to dock, and several people jumped down one after another, led by Takatsukasa.
Although the nest of the Japanese was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it was extremely barren, and their daily necessities are plundered. Due to the attack of Prince Huaiyang, the Japanese people did not land for some time, sat on empty land, lacked material resources, and soon had nothing to eat.
Takatsukasa has always predicted the weather. Taking advantage of the heavy fog, he led several subordinates ashore, disguised as merchants, to buy some food and inquire about some news.
After disembarking, Takatsukasa led his men to the naval camp first and chose a secret location to carefully examine the scale of the camp and the naval forces being trained inside.
A few days ago, a spy from the Great Yan Dynasty sent him a message that Prince Huaiyang had started building warships, but unfortunately, the warships were secretly built in the camp. After looking at them for a while, he couldn’t see any trace of them.
But if he wanted to move forward, it was impossible without being caught.
At this moment, a carriage arrived at the entrance of the camp, the curtains lifted, and a magnificent woman stepped out of the carriage, followed by a maid carrying a food box.
Cangwu County has been experiencing continuous rainfall in recent days, so Miantang did not wear silk shoes. Instead, she took off her shoes and stockings and wore wooden clogs that were easy to walk in the mud. The dress she was wearing was also a thin skirt that exposed her ankles, which was popular in the North Sea. The cut sleeves and low chest were very cool, making her figure more graceful.
Takatsukasa was excited in his heart. Although he was far away and couldn’t see the woman’s face clearly, based on his graceful demeanor, he guessed that it was the Huaiyang Princess Consort who had shot him an arrow and was kept in his mind.
He looked up at the sun, carefully lifting his binoculars to avoid any reflection of light. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Liu Miantang, whom he had not seen for a long time. Her cloud temples were high combed, revealing her thin white neck. As she walked, there was another scene of romance.
Today, seeing this woman seems even more charming than last time, making his heart pounding.
Coincidentally, the only Japanese who they missed during the incident with Hayaka Kotobuki also followed him out. Takatsukasa gave the person the binoculars to show him if he knew this woman.
The Japanese man only glanced at her and put down the mirror with a pale face, saying to Takatsukasa, “It’s her… This woman personally cut off the head of Leader Hayaka Kotobuki.”
Although Takatsukasa had thought of it earlier, upon hearing the subordinate admit it personally, his heart still clucked.
It was really hard to imagine how the delicate hand she once placed on his wrist to feel the pulse held a sword and cut off a person’s head.
Miantang didn’t know someone was spying on her, so she took her sister Cui Fu’s hand and said, “Sister, be careful when you walk. The dock is even more muddy, be careful not to fall.”
Cui Fu has been vomiting for a while now. After inviting Zhao Quan to take a pulse, she found that she was already two months pregnant..”
Li Guangcai was ecstatic upon hearing this and almost placed Cui Fu on the bed to avoid any accidents caused by her collision.
However, like Prince Huaiyang, he has been unable to return home to supervise the warship these days. Therefore, this time, she and Liu Miantang came together to bring some food to their husband.
Zhao Quan, as the envoy of protecting the beauties, also followed along, shaking the fan while holding the oil umbrella for the two ladies.
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