The heavy rain enveloped Naha Port, which was covered with masts and masts. The splendid Shuri Castle in the past was also eclipsed in this common storm in the Pacific Ocean, and seemed to disappear in the power of heaven and earth.
In such bad weather, there was a team of drowned-out guards, surrounded by several sedan chairs that were blown around. They trudged along the royal road in the wind and rain, and trudged northeast of Shuri Castle.
Fortunately, the destination was not far away. After walking for a mile with difficulty, they came to the outside of a circular palace surrounded by high stone walls.
The sedan stopped in front of a vermilion archway outside the palace gate. This archway is similar to the Japanese Shinto torii gate, and is a symbol used to distinguish the sacred residence where gods live from the secular world where humans live. It reminds visitors that after stepping into this archway, they enter the divine realm, and all subsequent behaviors should be paid special attention to.
Therefore, the nobles in the sedan also got off the sedan one after another and walked through the red archway in the rain.
??The servants quickly put ponchos on them, supported a few old men, stumbled along the shrine to the vermilion door, and knocked on the door knocker with all their strength.
After a long time, a female voice sounded from inside the door: "Who is knocking on the door in the rain?"
"My ministers Shang Zongxian, Shang Hongde, Zheng Zhaozuo and others have extremely urgent matters. Please see your Majesty!" An old voice shouted at the top of its lungs, and the panic in the shout could be clearly heard.
The two princes, Shang Zongxian and Shang Hongde, are the younger brothers of King Shang Yuan of Zhongshan, and they also serve as regents. Zheng Zhaozuo was the third officer, and the three of them were the auxiliary princes who were in charge of the capital during King Shang Yuan's personal campaign.
The three giants came together in the rain, and the maids inside did not dare to neglect them. After a while, the palace door slowly opened. A waitress wearing a raincoat welcomed everyone in.
The spacious courtyard is paved with white stones symbolizing purity, and atop the high stone platform is a gorgeous palace. A bolt of lightning flashed across the top of the palace, illuminating the plaque that read, "Smell the Royal Palace of the Great Lord," clearly visible.
The state religion of Zhongshan Kingdom is Shintoism. Because the founding deity of Ryukyu is a goddess, in Ryukyu Shinto, only holy women can serve as blessing girls and communicate with the gods.
The supreme leader of Zhu Nu in various temples is Lord Wen De who lives here. As the 'sister goddess' who protects the king, she gives orders in the name of the human incarnation of the god Junshouma. She is the spiritual leader of the Zhongshan Kingdom and one of the two poles in the political system.
The prince I heard was the cousin of King Shang Yuan. He usually lived in seclusion and kept a low profile. The ministers never set foot on this sacred place. We came together in the rain today, something big must have happened, so after hearing that the king had received the news, we went straight to the side hall to meet the guests.
Shang Zongxian, Shang Hongde, Zheng Zhaozuo and others were sitting in the hall shivering, not sure whether they were cold or frightened.
Suddenly, the palace door opened, and four Zhunu escorted a beautiful woman with long hair like a waterfall, wearing a white Zhunu dress, walking in from the wind and rain. Her extraordinary appearance has no trace of human fireworks, and she seems to be like a goddess descending to earth.
"Greetings to the majesty." Everyone bowed down to pay homage. Although two of them were her cousins ??by blood, from the day she took office as Lord Wende, she was the spokesperson of God in the world, and even the king had to pay homage to her.
"Everyone, sirs, please rise." After hearing this, the Lord walked straight to his throne, knelt down and sat down facing south. I wish the girls to straighten the hem of her long skirt, and then stand in awe beside her.
"What happened to make you so anxious?" In fact, the Wen Dajun is not very old, at most in her early twenties, but with the blessing of the sacred halo, her words, deeds, and actions are full of soothing feelings. divinity.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened!" Her secular cousin Shang Zongxian straightened up and said anxiously: "Your Majesty has been kidnapped!"
"What?" Wen Dajun couldn't calm down now, his two thick black eyebrows jumped and said: "Is he the traitor who was defeated by Da Dao?"
"No, he was surrounded by the Jiangnan Group's fleet during his triumphant return." Shang Zongxian said tremblingly: "The king couldn't bear to meet the soldiers of the Celestial Empire, so he took the initiative to go to the other party's ship as a hostage in exchange for the safety of his ministers and soldiers."
"Brother Wang" Hearing that the monarch was moved and sad at the same time, he asked with red eyes: "Why is the Celestial Empire suddenly taking action against a country that has been submissive for two hundred years? Where did we offend the Celestial Empire?"
¡°Obviously, she lives in this palace and knows very little about things outside.
¡°This¡¡± Shang Zongxian glanced at Zheng Zhaozuo and said, ¡°Let¡¯s ask Zheng¡¯s relatives to speak.¡±
"Oyakata" is the highest rank in Ryukyu after the royal family. Then Zheng Zhaozuo, Zheng's relative, angrily told the prince about the previous incident, adding fuel to the fire.
Naturally, what came out of his mouth was completely different from what Weng Shouxiang described. He said it was because his son Zheng Hao enforced the law impartially when he was in charge of Naha Port and discoveredLooking at Lord Wen De, the person who can establish a new king of Ryukyu is not the Queen Mother, but this young female priest.
She just heard her say decisively: "We must welcome the king back. This is the most important thing!"
"Yes!" All the princes secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that they would hear that the great king would also establish a new king and fight to the death.
Now that Shuri Castle has lost all its elites, how can they withstand it?
Ming Yingzong often had it, but Yu Qian didn¡¯t always have it!
Hearing that the king saw everyone¡¯s relieved expressions, he asked expressionlessly: ¡°What about the peace talks?¡±
"The other party has made conditions long ago." Zheng Zhaozuo replied in a deep voice: "Find out the truth, make compensation, make complete rectifications, and agree to their garrison in Ryukyu."
After a pause, he continued: "But now that the king and your lords are in the hands of the other party, their appetite will definitely be greater, but it is always right to follow these four ideas. It is just to go further."
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