Kyoto, the imperial residence, and the east is white, and the sunlight is projecting weakly from the eaves of the imperial hall, shining on the gradually falling cherry blossom trees.

The old man Sakai Tadaokaku walked in the corridor of the Imperial Office where the emperor lived with tired steps.

On both sides of the corridor, there are two rows of Imperial Palace Guards with guns and live ammunition. Their existence is not to protect the Emperor, but to monitor the Emperor.

The shogunate knew that Emperor Ryohito was just a decoration. The main purpose of this decoration was to show the world the orthodox nature of the shogunate and the legality of the laws.

Tadao Sakai's eyes were red. He had just spent a night that made him lose both body and mind. This was not physical fatigue, but psychological.

Osaka was lost, Takashiro was lost, and tens of thousands of shogunate troops became the ghosts of the Ming army.

Although intelligence showed that Tadao Abe fought a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle in Nagaoka Kyo yesterday, it still did not block the pace of the Ming army. They attacked Nagaoka Kyo's Japanese camp overnight, and 20,000 Japanese officers and soldiers were killed. Tadao Abe led the remaining troops to enter a comprehensive defense.

Tadaokazu Sakai knew that Kyoto could not defend it anymore because the shogunate's troops in Kansai were basically filled, and he had to take the emperor to retreat to the Kanto Plain.

According to the schedule, the shogunate and the emperor held a meeting this morning, and all the shogunate officials and military names in Kyoto will attend.

In the corridor, the imperial guards on both sides remained quiet, and only the sound of Tadaoka Sakai's footsteps echoed in the corridor with gloomy echoes.

"Your Majesty, General Qiyi and others have arrived."

In front of the gate of the Imperial Gate, a Japanese man with a scar on his face bowed to Tadao Sakai.

This Japanese was Taro Yamamoto, the intelligence leader of the Tokugawa Shogunate. In order to deal with the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei, the shogunate established a new intelligence department, which was established with several intelligence agencies such as the Special Service Department.

Their mission is to maintain the stability of the Tokugawa Shogunate regime, monitor the emperor and the entire shogunate, and eliminate all dissidents who are detrimental to the interests of the shogunate.

At the same time, the Special Service Department is also responsible for fighting the Jinyiwei, and has made considerable progress. For example, destroying part of the Jinyiwei intelligence network in Kyoto was done by Taro Yamamoto.

Tadao Sakai: "Has the Emperor invited him?"

Taro Yamamoto replied: "Here is here."

Tadaoka Sakai nodded slightly and walked into the Imperial Hall.

All the shogunate officials came half an hour ago, and Emperor Ryogen knelt there and quietly waited for Tadao Sakai to arrive.

Tadao Sakai deliberately arrived late, asking everyone, including the Emperor, to wait for half an hour. First, to let everyone know who is the supreme ruler of Japan, and second, to see who has ideas.

In the hall, there was a silence.

Japanese Emperor Ryotori knelt listlessly in Masato. Next to him was Tokugawa Ietsutsugu, the general of the Shogunate, and on both sides were a group of shogunate officials with solemn expressions.

At this time, they faced the hall gate and gave respectful attention to Tadashi Sakai.

Let the Emperor and the General Seiyi greet each other like their grandson. One person can do this, which is only a handful of people in the entire Japanese history, but Tadaka Sakai had no sense of satisfaction.

He knew that the young man in front of him (Emperor Ryohito) was like his brother Emperor Shaoren, who was very restless and very good at performing.

Tadaokazu Sakai also knew that deep down in Emperor Ryohito's heart, he was actually full of hatred for him, the big boss of the shogunate. After all, he sent someone to kill his brother.

Recently, Liangren's attitude towards the shogunate was closely related to the Ming army's performance on the battlefield. The Ming army's offensive was unstoppable, which made him begin to feel restless.

Although the shogunate strictly blocked the news that the Ming army was about to enter Kyoto, Tadao Sakai knew that paper could not contain the fire, and this news would sooner or later reach the Imperial Palace.

Moreover, according to the information from the Special Service Department, Tadao Sakai showed that the royalists led by Ryogen had long been secretly interacting with the people of Akira. They were likely to take advantage of the chaos in Kyoto and flee to the Emperor of Ming.

Once the emperor runs away, the shogunate loses its legitimacy and will have a huge impact on Japan's stability.

Tadashi Sakai could not afford to lose, nor did Tokugawa shogunate. In order to prevent problems before they happened, he held this meeting in the name of the Emperor and the General of the Senyi. From the Emperor and the General of the Senyi to all senior officials, he had to attend the event.

Tadao Sakai had ordered his confidant troops to secretly surround the Imperial Palace, and the Secret Service Department was dispatched to take over the defense of the Imperial Office to prevent accidents before evacuation.

Tadaokazu Sakai knew that such a method would arouse some people's dissatisfaction, but in this special period, the Ming army had already arrived, and he had no other choice.

When Tadaoka Sakai stepped into the hall with one foot, Tokugawa Izuru, the general of the Conquered Yi, stood up quickly, bowed to him and asked him to take his seat.

Tadaoka Sakai nodded secretly. Although General Chengyi was a mentally retarded boy, he knew how to behave and was even more sensible than the seemingly smart emperor.

He turned his head to look at Emperor Ryohito and said, "Your Majesty, I heard you were in a state of health last night. What's going on now?"

Liangren is thin and has a weak face. He looks like a weak scholar, not a king of a country.

He coughed and said, "I felt a cold last night and had a fever and cough. After I invited the imperial physician to take the secondary Chinese medicine. Now I'm much better."

"That's good."

Tadashi Sakai took a big step, walked to Ryogen, sat cross-legged, and sat on an equal footing with the Emperor.

Liangren lowered his head slightly, his eyes drooped, and his hands hidden in his wide sleeves turned white. The behavior of this subordinate was tantamount to humiliating the profession of the Emperor!

Tadaoka Sakai's Yu Guang saw the expression of the young emperor, but he was distracted and began to talk to the shogunate officials about moving the capital.

When talking about moving the capital, Tadao Sakai's face looked a little bad.

Half a year ago, he advocated that the shogunate move from Edo to Kyoto, and now he wants to move away again, which feels like a slap in the face.

The shogunate officials present had different expressions, some were helpless, some were secretly criticizing the old man for making trouble. The scene began to become enthusiastic, and everyone expressed their opinions one after another.

After a long time, the somewhat chaotic hall suddenly remembered a powerful voice: "I don't agree to move the capital!"

Tadao Sakai glanced at the Emperor beside him and said coldly: "His Majesty Emperor, it's a good thing to do!"

Emperor Ryogen smiled bitterly, stood up and faced the civil and military ministers, and said, "Nine hundred years ago, my ancestor Emperor Kanmu moved the capital here. Kyoto has always been the capital of Japan. Although I Ryogen is mediocre, how can I lose my ancestors' land just by saying that it is?"

Seeing the boy go crazy, Tadao Sakai was furious and said, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your words!"
Chapter completed!