"Headmaster Hatamoto is now in your hands."
"Yes." Yuan Zhongyi looked at the people behind him. "Pass on my order: launch a full-scale attack on the Xiaohai!"
Just as he raised the flag behind him, ready to wave it, he heard a voice from behind, "Wait!"
Tokugi Shingo turned his head, saw the person who had come, and frowned slightly. "Why is she here?"
Then Tachibana Chiyo rode up to Tokuyoshi Shingo, dismounted, and bowed.
Shingo Tokugi, seated on his horse, looked down at Chiyo Tachibana. "Lady, why aren't you by the Emperor's side taking care of him? What are you doing here?"
"My lord, the Emperor has heard about the General's mobilization of the Banner Minister in preparation for an attack on the Xiaohai, and has sent me here to inquire about the situation."
De Yixinwu's eyes were filled with sarcasm and disdain. "His Majesty is in poor health and needs to take good care of himself. This matter can be handled by the general. How dare we disturb His Majesty?"
Chiyo Tachibana smiled faintly, "You flatter me, Your Majesty. The Emperor is, after all, the Emperor of Yamato, and naturally needs to know everything about Yamato. How could the Emperor not concern himself with such a significant matter?"
Hearing that the general has been unwell recently and has still worried about this matter, the emperor feels deeply apologetic.
This is a direct rebuttal to Tokugi Shingo.
You, Deyi Kangren, are ill and yet you've caused such a major incident. The Emperor is the nominal ruler of Dahe; why can't he intervene?
Tokugi Shingo understood the implication in Tachibana Chiyo's words, and his face darkened.
For a mere maidservant to dare speak to him like that, it seems the Emperor has been living too comfortably lately.
However, he also knew that although Tachibana Chiyo was a woman, she was also the most trusted person by the emperor's side, and she had come here on behalf of the emperor, so he had no choice but to suppress his anger.
"I suppose Your Majesty should know that these people from the Great Chu killed hundreds of my soldiers and destroyed dozens of warships. This is my territory, how can we allow outsiders to come and act so presumptuously? What will become of my dignity?"
Therefore, the general ordered me to mobilize the Banner Army to teach the Great Chu a lesson and demonstrate the might of our Great Harmony.”
Chiyo Tachibana nodded. "What you say is absolutely right, Elder. The dignity of our Great Japan will not tolerate any provocation." Then, she changed the subject, pointing to the crowd and saying, "Since you want to teach the people of Great Chu a lesson, why did you send so many people here, Elder?"
“The people of Da Chu are incredibly cunning and possess strange weapons. Our Yamato supports these people, so naturally we need them to sacrifice themselves for Yamato and pave a path for our banner army to help us take down Da Chu,” said Tokugi Shingo as a matter of course.
"My lord, do you mean to send these innocent civilians to stand in front and weaken Great Chu?!"
Chiyo Tachibana's eyes widened. She never imagined that a casual remark from Shingo Tokugi would cost the lives of thousands of people in Akakage City.
"Why not? If it weren't for us, how could they be living so well? Now it's their turn to repay us."
Chiyo Tachibana laughed, proving the saying that people can laugh when they're speechless.
“My lord, everything we use, eat, and wear is produced by these people. Every penny of the taxes we collect comes from the people. They support us, not the other way around!”
"Chiyo Tachibana, are you trying to rebel? What do you know, you woman? Stop talking nonsense and bewitching people!"
Let me tell you, if it weren't for the Emperor's sake, I could kill you on the spot just for saying that!
People in this world are divided into different classes from birth, and these people are nothing more than lowly people.
"The lowly are born to do hard labor, their lives as worthless as dust. To be able to die for Yamato is a blessing they earned in their past lives, an honor for them. Get out of the way, or don't blame me for being impolite!" Tokugi Shingo cursed angrily.
Tachibana Chiyo stood firm, looking directly at Tokugi Shingo. "Elder, if the Emperor knew of this, he would not allow you to harm the people like this. I beg you to withdraw your order. If you insist on doing so, I will certainly report to the Emperor and let him decide."
Deji Shingo scoffed, "Lady, as far as I know, the Emperor is too weak to stand up. Do you still want to disturb his rest with these matters?"
Besides, in all these years, Yamato has never needed the Emperor to worry about these matters. I'll say it again, get out of the way!
After saying that, Tokugi Shingo gave Minamoto no Tadayoshi a wink.
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