HCB Chapter 1243 It should be His Majesty's child who sits here.
Chapter 1243 It should be His Majesty's child who sits here.
Then... it is appropriate to recommend the regent beside her, who is equally unfathomable and like a god or demon.
That doesn't seem quite right either.
This prince doesn't seem to have much interest in worldly power.
He was more like an outsider, standing on a higher dimension, observing everything with detached indifference.
So what should we do?
Cold sweat trickled down Mitsuhide Akechi's forehead.
He felt that all the strategies and wisdom he had learned in his life seemed so pale and powerless in front of the empress who appeared young but was actually more terrifying than anyone else.
Just when he was about to be completely crushed by this enormous pressure.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind!
He thought of it!
He came up with a perfect solution that would both protect himself and please the empress to the greatest extent possible.
"In response to Your Majesty!"
He suddenly raised his head, his shrewd eyes gleaming with the excited light of someone who had everything under control!
"This humble subject believes that the throne of Japan should not be held by Your Majesty, nor by His Highness the Prince."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, a hint of barely perceptible approval flashed in Murong Yan's beautiful phoenix eyes.
This Japanese man is actually quite interesting.
"Then, in your opinion, who should sit?"
"His Majesty's child should sit here!"
Mitsuhide Akechi spoke each word with resounding force!
"boom--"
His answer was truly earth-shattering, like a bombshell that instantly exploded throughout the entire palace!
Everyone was stunned, speechless and dumbfounded!
To make His Majesty's child the Emperor of Japan?!
What kind of ingenious thought process is this?!
Even Lin Zhen was slightly taken aback when he heard the answer, and then a strange expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry appeared on his face.
That Mitsuhide Akechi is truly a talented individual.
This flattery was so fresh and original, it was truly unique.
They took it all in one go, making clear arrangements for their unborn child.
After a brief moment of shock, a genuine smile of satisfaction finally appeared on Murong Yan's cold, pretty face.
She looked at Mitsuhide Akechi, who was kneeling on the ground, his shrewd face filled with the words "Praise me, praise me!"
He couldn't help but feel a little admiration for this Japanese strategist who, despite his lack of integrity, had a quick mind.
She knew that this answer might not be the most perfect.
But in the current situation, it is what makes her, and Lin Zhen, feel most comfortable.
It satisfied their core desire to make great strides and firmly control Japan.
On the surface, Japan has preserved its "dignity" as an "independent country."
More importantly, it completely and utterly bound her, Lin Zhen, and their unborn child to the fate of the entire Japanese nation!
From this day forward, he, Akechi Mitsuhide, and all the other Japanese "new nobles" like him who chose to pledge allegiance to the Great Qian Dynasty.
They will no longer be loyal to a vague, ethereal foreign conqueror.
Instead, it is their own future new monarch, who has half Japanese blood!
The difference is like heaven and earth!
This move, a classic case of "stealing the sky and replacing the sun, cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest," is incredibly clever!
"Very good." Murong Yan spoke slowly, her voice filled with undisguised praise.
“Mitsuhide Akechi, you are very smart.”
"From this day forward, you are hereby appointed by my Great Qian Dynasty as the first 'Regent Regent' of Japan."
"Responsible for assisting the future new emperor and handling all military and political affairs of Japan."
"Are you willing?"
"Your humble servant... no! Your subject! Your humble subject, Akechi Mitsuhide, kowtows in gratitude for Your Majesty's divine grace!"
Upon hearing this, Mitsuhide Akechi was so excited that he trembled all over!
He knew he made the right bet!
He won the bet!
From this day forward, he will truly become the uncrowned king of Japan, second only to the emperor and above hundreds of millions of people!
Mitsuhide Akechi's "stroke of genius" not only earned him the position of "Regent" but also completely solved a most thorny problem for Lin Zhen and Murong Yan.
That is, how to rightfully rule this land full of arrogance and wildness.
Direct takeover?
No.
That would only provoke resistance from the entire Japanese nation, plunging them into a vast ocean of people's war from which they would never find peace.
Supporting puppets?
Not at all.
These so-called daimyo of Japan are all ambitious and ungrateful wolves; none of them are easy to deal with.
If you help him get to power today, he might turn around and bite you tomorrow.
Akechi Mitsuhide's proposal to have a future "half-blooded prince" inherit the throne of Japan perfectly solved all the problems.
This ensured that the Great Qian Dynasty maintained absolute, bloodline-based control over Japan.
In form, it also preserved the appearance of Japan as an "independent country".
This provided a perfect excuse for those "traitors" like Mitsuhide Akechi to sell out their country for personal gain with a clear conscience.
They are not betraying Japan.
They were simply welcoming their future new monarch!
The political wisdom behind this is simply exquisite!
"Takigawa Kazumasu, Niwa Nagahide."
Murong Yan's gaze then fell on the other two former retainers of the Oda clan who were still kneeling on the ground.
"Your guilty subject is here!"
The two quickly responded, their hearts pounding with anxiety and unease.
They had no idea what fate awaited them.
"While you two may not have achieved the same merit as Akechi Mitsuhide in supporting the emperor, you have at least turned from darkness to light at a crucial moment and pulled back from the brink."
Murong Yan's voice remained as cold and aloof as ever.
"I have always been fair in rewarding and punishing."
"From this day forward, I hereby appoint Takigawa Kazumasu as the head of the 'Five Elders,' responsible for commanding all the old troops of the Oda clan."
“Nagahide Niwa was appointed as the head of the ‘Five Commissioners’ and was in charge of managing the money and taxes of the entire Japanese territory.”
"You two, along with Akechi Mitsuhide, will assist the future new ruler."
"Do you have any objections?"
"Your Majesty, we kowtow in gratitude for Your Majesty's divine grace! Long live the Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, both Takigawa Kazumasu and Niwa Nagahide felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes!
They thought their best fate would be to be stripped of all power and troops, and then be kept in captivity like dogs, to live out their remaining days.
But no one expected that this Empress of the Celestial Empire would be so magnanimous!
Instead of stripping them of their power, they did not.
On the contrary, it made them take another step forward!
He became the second and third most important figure in the new Japanese regime, second only to Akechi Mitsuhide!
How could they not be moved to tears by such an immense favor?
How can one not swear allegiance to the death?