Seeing this, Minamoto no Tadayoshi drew his sword from his waist. "General Konoe wants to fight? I'm ready!"
Tokuyoshi Shingo raised his hand to stop him, "Captain Hatamoto, release the man."
Chiyo Tachibana was, after all, a lady-in-waiting to the emperor. Tokuyoshi Shingo didn't want to completely break off relations, so he wanted to at least save face for the emperor and not put the general in too much of a difficult position.
Minamoto Tadashi glanced at Miyamoto Yoshitaka, sheathed his sword, and beckoned his men to release Tachibana Chiyo.
"Master, why are you binding our Imperial Palace maids?" Miyamoto Yoshitaka's men quickly helped Tachibana Chiyo over and untied her.
"General, why don't you ask the lady-in-waiting what outrageous things she said? If she weren't a lady-in-waiting of the Imperial Palace, she wouldn't be alive today." Tokuyoshi Shingo appeared to be very magnanimous.
Chiyo Tachibana untied the ropes binding her hands, rubbed her reddened wrists, and was about to say something when Yoshiaki Miyamoto gently shook his head at her.
Chiyo Tachibana swallowed her words, glaring resentfully at Shingo Tokugi.
Miyamoto Yoshiaki asked again, "Elder, is it that you will resolutely refuse to withdraw your troops without the Emperor's order?"
"General of the Imperial Guard, you have seen it yourself. The people of Great Chu have killed so many of my people. How can I retreat? If I retreat like this, what will become of the dignity of Dahe? How can I explain this to the people of Dahe?" Tokugi Shingo said righteously and sternly.
"Alright." Miyamoto Yoshiaki said no more, turned around and shouted, "Everyone, listen to my command! Protect the people with all your might, take them away from the sea, and protect the Great Chu Xiaohai!"
Upon hearing Miyamoto Yoshiaki's words, Tokuyoshi Shingo and Minamoto Tadayoshi's expressions changed drastically.
"General of the Imperial Guard, do you know what you're saying?!" Tokuyoshi Shingo roared.
Has this emperor gone mad? How could he so openly help the people of Great Chu? It's tantamount to going against the shogunate.
Putting everything else aside, Miyamoto Yoshitaka only had a little over two thousand guards. With such a small force, it was like throwing an egg against a rock when facing the shogunate's hatamoto army.
Who gave the Emperor such courage to break ties with the Shogunate at this time!
"My lord, I only obey the Emperor's orders, all of you, charge!" Miyamoto Yoshiyuki ignored Tokugi Shingo and spurred his horse toward the sea, but a sudden slash blocked his path.
It was Yuan Zhongyi who made the move.
"General Konoe, if you want to pass, you'll have to get past me first!" Minamoto Tadayoshi swung his sword at Miyamoto Yoshitaka again, and the two began to fight.
The guards who came with Miyamoto Yoshitaka were ordered to rush to the seaside. They first broke through a defense line built by the Hatamoto army to prevent the people from fleeing to the seaside.
Most of the Hatamoto army had already rushed to the seaside, and there were only a few hundred people guarding the shore to stop the civilians. They were no match for the guards.
Soon, a breach was torn in the defense line, and someone shouted for the people to leave, saying that the emperor had come to rescue them.
Upon hearing this, the people all rushed over in a frenzy and left through this opening.
Tokugi Shingo wanted to be stopped, but the people were now enraged and fearless, and had begun to confront the Hatamoto army.
With the help and protection of the guards, they could no longer hold out and could only watch helplessly as the people fled.
Some guards rushed over and fought with the Hatamoto troops, preventing them from getting close to the Xiaohai.
The Xiaohai was slowly setting sail, and Xiao Yanchu on the deck also noticed this change.
Has someone from Yamato made a move?
"Your Highness, look!" Hu Qing suddenly pointed into the distance. Xiao Yanchu looked up and saw a black flag with a golden sun in the middle.
This is the banner of Emperor Yamato.
Therefore, the other party is the Emperor's person!
Did the emperor oppose the shogunate for their sake?
this......
However, the involvement of the Emperor's men bought the Xiaohai some time.
The number of the emperor's troops was clearly much smaller than that of the hatamoto army. Although they could stop them for a while, it would come at a great cost.
"Hu Qing, stop the boat!" Xiao Yanchu changed his mind instantly.
"Your Highness, this..."
Xiao Yanchu didn't speak, but just looked at Hu Qing.
Hu Qing bowed his head and clasped his hands in a fist salute, "Yes!"
Su Ruojin sensed the boat had stopped and came out. "What happened?"
"Look." Xiao Yanchu raised his chin, and Su Ruojin looked in the direction he was pointing and immediately understood.
The emperor's men came to their aid.
This emperor...
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