On June 11, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, something happened that shocked all Japanese!

Emperor Meisho issued an edict to abdicate!

In this abdication edict, Emperor Meisho expressed his deep regret for Japan's disaster and was willing to take full responsibility for it.

At the same time, she also told the Japanese that the fire in Kyoto was orchestrated by General Tokugawa in order to prevent the Ming army from deepening. Mingzheng had known about it before and acquiesced to Tokugawa Iemitsu's approach.

This is a shocking day!

If the emperor's abdication left the Japanese at a loss, then the "truth" about the Kyoto fire made the Japanese feel extremely angry.

They once trusted and worshiped His Majesty the Emperor so much, but the Emperor did not hesitate to burn down so many houses because he wanted to defend Kyoto, forcing so many Japanese people to become homeless.

What is this for!

The people are always easily deceived, let alone His Majesty the Emperor himself admitting this. Many Japanese were saddened by this, and their past beliefs collapsed in their hearts.

Who else can you trust? Who else can you rely on?

However, there are still some people who firmly distrust this. In their view, Emperor Meisho did this because he was completely coerced by the people of the Ming Dynasty.

His Majesty the Emperor was forced!

But they are powerless in the face of all this...

On June 12, the day after Meisei announced his abdication, Ding Yunyi announced that since Emperor Meisho had abdicated, it was no longer suitable to continue living in the palace. He would move out of the palace immediately from that day on.

On this day, people like Yuan Yizhong had already learned from Song Baocai in advance...

Then choose this day. For the fate of His Majesty the Emperor, and for the fate of the Empire of Japan!

All the forces that can be assembled have been assembled. Minamoto Yoshitaka firmly believes that they still have an advantage. The people of the Ming Dynasty are not aware of such an operation, and the people of the Ming Dynasty are far less familiar with Kyoto than they are!

As long as His Majesty the Emperor is successfully rescued, everything may be reversed.

Approximately more than 1,200 Japanese participated in this operation, and 300 muskets have been distributed. This will be the most reliable force for the Japanese:

Use the Ming Dynasty people's muskets to give the Ming Dynasty people the most powerful blow!

This is also the only chance for the Japanese!

The day finally arrived. When Mingzheng's team left the palace, there was a dense crowd of people kneeling outside, all of whom were still loyal to the royal family.

When I saw the emperor's procession, there was a lot of crying.

It’s over. It’s over. Japan is really over.

His Majesty the Emperor did not show up, perhaps because he was under pressure from the people of the Ming Dynasty. The crying continued to sound, and some people were so heartbroken when they heard the crying that they were in pain.

Emperor Meisho still did not show up.

Minamoto Yoshitaka also knelt among the Japanese, but he did not cry. He knew that now was not the time to cry, but to wait, to wait patiently, to wait with twelve times more patience...

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The carriage carrying the Emperor gradually left the crowd. Minamoto Yoshitaka knew that the time for his waiting had arrived...

On the other side, Masashige Taira, Shinnao Fujiwara, and Koichi Tachibana also knew that the opportunity had come...

"For Japan! For His Majesty the Emperor!"

"For Japan! For His Majesty the Emperor!"

Such a sound suddenly rang.

"shot!"

When this order was issued, Taira Shosei, Fujiwara Shinnao, and Tachibana Koichi were full of expectations, but the muskets did not roar for a long time.

"Shoot!" Ping Jiangcheng shouted again.

However, the musket still did not fire.

"Shoot!" He shouted for the third time and his eyes turned red.

"Sir Ping, the fire can't be fired, these muskets can't be fired!"

"What?" Ping Jiangcheng was stunned for a moment.

Can't fire? What does this mean?

Fujiwara Shinnao took the musket and shouted loudly: "Sir Ping, that's not right, none of these muskets can fire!"

Fujiwara Shinnao's body swayed. He knew that he had been fooled. That damn Song Baocai had sold him only muskets that couldn't fire!

But the arrow is on the string and must be fired!

His Majesty the Emperor is ahead, and the fate of the Japanese Empire is ahead!

He gritted his teeth and pulled out his samurai sword: "For Japan, kill!"

All the Japanese came out of their hiding places. Now they no longer had muskets to rely on. All they could rely on was the samurai swords in their hands.

Thousands of Japanese rushed out!

At this moment, Minamoto Yoshitaka suddenly stood up from those who were kneeling on the ground, and flashed a short blade with a bang: "His Majesty's subjects, stand up and resist!

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Everyone kneeling on the ground was at a loss for what happened suddenly and had no idea how to face it.

"The Japanese are rioting! The Japanese are rioting!"

When the soldiers of the Huben Guard who were guarding Mingzheng's carriage saw this scene, they behaved uncharacteristically like a group of rabble-rousers who had never received any military training, and they dispersed in a hurry.

Taira Masaki and others who rushed up were overjoyed. Taira Masashira shouted loudly: "Fujiwara-sama, go quickly and rescue His Majesty!"

Fujiwara Shinnao rushed to the carriage in a few steps. When he opened the curtain of the carriage, Fujiwara Shinnao was stunned for a moment. He did not see the emperor. What he saw was:

Asakusa!

Asakusa was tied up and thrown into the carriage, her mouth was tightly covered, and she couldn't move at all. What was even more terrifying was that there were piles of gunpowder around Asakusa.

At this moment, dozens of "Japanese" who were kneeling on the ground suddenly stood up and lit torches in their hands. Then, dozens of torches were thrown towards the carriage.

"No!" Yoshitaka Minamoto, who witnessed all this with his own eyes, burst into a heartbreaking cry.

But it was too late...

Torches fell on the carriage one after another. Then a huge explosion sounded...

Everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't believe what was happening in front of them. His Majesty the Emperor is dead. His Majesty the Emperor is dead!

"The Japanese rioted and killed Mingzheng! The Japanese rioted and killed Mingzheng!"

At this time, the cry came again, and countless Tiger Guards soldiers appeared in an instant.

Riding on the horse at the front is Wang Wei, a guerrilla from the Huben Guard stationed in Kyoto, Japan!

Wang Wei looked at everything in front of him coldly, and then slowly pulled out his sword: "The Japanese rioted, killed Japan's deposed Emperor Ming Zheng, and the Huben Guards soldiers. Put down the rebellion!"

Huben Guards officers and soldiers, put down the rebellion!

After this order was issued, the counter-rebellion in Kyoto began!

Ming Zheng in the palace could no longer see all this. She sat there in a daze, unable to say a word.

Ding Yunyi stood beside him and told her with a slight smile: "Your ministers are trying every means to rescue you. Unfortunately, in the eyes of all the Japanese, they are the ones who 'killed' you. So, they

They are all sinners of Japan."

Then, he tilted his head and looked at Mingzheng: "Tell me, what is your fate?"

Mingzheng smiled bitterly: "Since I have been 'killed' by my ministers, I don't think I can leave the palace alive, right?"

Ding Yunyi nodded solemnly: "I have prepared a painless death method for you."

"I beg you, can you let my people go?" Mingzheng suddenly said, "We can't shed too much blood anymore."

Ding Yunyi laughed when he heard this: "What do you think?"

What do you say?

When these words were spoken, Mingzheng knew that everything was over.

This devil-like person will never let his people go. He will turn Kyoto into a purgatory. He will make Kyoto red with the blood of the Japanese.

Japan, is this really the end?

Mingzheng slowly took the glass of poisonous wine in front of him...

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More than a thousand Japanese had no room to resist in front of the elite Tiger Guards and those terrifying firearms. What they faced was just a horrific massacre. No one could save their fate, no one.

The entire team involved in the rebellion had been completely routed, and all that was left was killing and being killed.

No matter how hard Minamoto Yoshitada and Shosei Minamoto try, they can no longer save the terrible failure.

"Retreat, retreat!" Under such circumstances, Minamoto Yoshitaka had no choice but to give the order to retreat. The only thing to be thankful for is that Tachibana Koichi and his most courageous samurai Torimoto Akira are still doing their best to protect

Hold them.

Relying on their familiarity with the terrain, Minamoto Yoshitada, Taira Shoge, and Tachibana Koichi finally rushed out with the few remaining samurai.
To be continued...