Izumi Nobuyuki looked at Tokuyoshi Yasuhito with the respect that had once been in his eyes. "General, the Grand Elder and the Hatamoto commander have disobeyed the Emperor's orders. I have taken them down and brought them to the Imperial Palace for the Emperor's decision. Is there a problem?"
Deyi Kangren felt that the pent-up frustration he had finally managed to suppress was surging up again.
Thinking of his own body and Ono Yuuki's reminder, he tried to calm himself down and said, "Lord Regent, the people of Da Chu killed my Yamato soldiers and invaded my Yamato territory. The elder and the captain of the banner were ordered by this general to drive out the people of Da Chu. What wrong have they done?"
Ignoring Tokugi Yasuhito's questioning, Izumi Nobuyuki bowed behind the curtain and said, "Your Majesty, I have brought the person who defied the order to me. Please make your decision."
Deyi Kangren turned to look at the curtain, wanting to see what this young emperor dared to say.
The emperor spoke, "General of the Imperial Guard, I sent you to deliver the emperor's decree. What happened?"
Miyamoto Yoshitaka stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have conveyed Your Majesty's order to the Grand Elder and the Hatamoto Army Commander, but they are unwilling to accept it. They have not withdrawn their troops and are forcing the people of Yamato to resist the attack of the Great Chu, using the people to block the Great Chu's cannon fire."
"My lord, commanders of the banner troops, what explanation do you have?" The emperor's voice turned cold.
When Tokugi Shingo entered and saw Tokugi Yasuhito there, his mind was at ease.
When he heard the emperor's question, he answered calmly, his voice even carrying a hint of arrogance.
"Your Majesty, the people of Great Chu have killed our soldiers and invaded our territory. As a Yamato person, how can we tolerate this?"
The general is responsible for protecting Yamato, which is why he ordered me and the captain of the hatamoto army to lead the hatamoto army to the seashore to drive out the Da Chu people. What wrong have you done?
As for the common people, Yamato needs their sacrifice now; it is their honor. What's the problem?
"Elder, the Emperor ordered you to retreat!" Miyamoto Yoshitaka said angrily.
“General of the Imperial Guard, His Majesty is in poor health and has been recuperating at the Imperial Palace. He is unaware of this matter and naturally did not know that the situation was critical at the time. That is why he issued such an imperial decree. We cannot blame His Majesty for this,” Tokugi Shingo replied.
"How dare you!" Chiyo Tachibana couldn't help but shout angrily.
De Yixinwu's words were essentially accusing the emperor of issuing arbitrary orders; he had no regard for the emperor whatsoever.
"Your Highness and Princess Consort of Great Chu, is this true?" the Emperor asked Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin in a calm voice.
Seeing this, Tokugi Shingo's eyes showed even more disdain; he knew that the emperor would not dare to punish him.
He can listen to the Emperor's orders if he wants, and he can ignore them if he doesn't. Yamato is under the control of the Shogunate. What can the Emperor do to him, or rather, what does he dare to do to him?
Su Ruojin scoffed, "Your Majesty, it was you Dahe people who came to our Great Chu first and learned our method of treating smallpox, or what you Dahe call chickenpox, and cured the chickenpox epidemic throughout your entire territory of Dahe."
Later, when the Shogun was poisoned, you sent people to the Great Chu to invite a physician to detoxify him.
As soon as you arrived in our Great Chu, you slaughtered the people of an entire town without saying a word. I wonder how you, Dahe, will explain this to Great Chu.
We had just arrived in Yamato when the Xiaohai was anchored at the beach, making no move. Without even asking us a question, Yamato launched an attack on us.
If we are attacked, are we not allowed to fight back?
We've been in Yamato for so long, and we've never initiated a war. How come it's become an invasion of Yamato in your mouth? May I ask you, sir, which piece of Yamato land have we occupied? Why don't you point it out to me?
but......"
At this point, Su Ruojin paused, looked at Deyi Kangren, and said in an unusually cold tone, "If the general wants to start a war, our Great Chu will certainly accompany you, so that the general can see what a real invasion is!"
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