The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 600 Underpants
"The reason I asked you, sir, about the start and end dates of Japan's tribute to Dashuo is to corroborate what that sword saint told me."

Lu Wushuang extended the index fingers of both hands, gesturing a distance to represent the time it took for Japan to pay tribute to Japan.

"The tribute system began in the third year of the Jianwen reign."

"In other words, shortly after Kawakami gave the Jianwen Emperor the Jizhao Technique, Japan began to pay tribute to Japan. This means that the Emperor at that time was still under the control of Shintoism. The so-called tribute was actually Kawakami's collusion with two forces under his control."

"But something changed along the way."

"When the old man from the river suddenly disappeared from the world, the emperor began to try to break free from the control of Shintoism with the help of the immortal Sanfeng. In Da Shuo, the Jianwen Emperor was replaced by the Chengzu Emperor. Although the emperors of Da Shuo also suppressed the celestial beings, they no longer practiced the Jizhao technique of devouring celestial beings."

"The tribute during this period became a test by the Emperor to try to overthrow the rule of Shintoism by taking advantage of the new era."

"only--"

Lu Wushuang shook his right index finger, which symbolized the end of the tribute payment.

"The tribute system suddenly ended, and it was from this time that the Japanese pirates began to invade the Central Plains more and more frequently."

"This means that after Zhang Sanfeng's eastward journey, the efforts of several emperors failed, and Shintoism discovered their scheme and cut off their attempts to unite with the Great Shu."

"And the emperor was replaced."

"The current emperor is a lackey of Shintoism. It was he who cut off the tribute to Japan and started to promote the invasion of China by Japanese pirates."

"This is the reason why Japanese pirates have become increasingly rampant in recent years."

Lu Wushuang lowered her hand.

"After hearing what the sword saint said, I roughly guessed his identity."

"He was a man of the previous emperor."

"The reason he knows Tai Chi is because of this."

"After the current emperor ascended the throne, he hid in Shintoism, appearing on the surface as just a member of the Shinto priests, but secretly he was working with other priests who were loyal to the former emperor to try to set things right."

Lu Wushuang sighed.

"Then, it comes down to Nanako's family's affairs."

"About ten years ago, he was sent to Nanako's house to become a priest to monitor and control this family of the Heavenly Emperor. Naturally, he would not let this opportunity pass, so he secretly informed Nanako's father of everything."

"And on the very day that Nanako's father found out everything, Nanako was born."

"The sword saint told me that when Nanako's father first learned the truth, he did not want to fight against Shintoism. Before that, he was an ordinary middle-aged man with no outstanding talents other than a talent for doing business."

"Before Nanako was born, he felt that it wouldn't be so bad to be controlled by Shintoism... As long as he didn't have a daughter, Shintoism wouldn't interfere with his life. On the contrary, it would ensure that his family wouldn't die suddenly because of certain things. In the chaos of the world, this could even be considered a blessing."

"But Nanako's birth changed this middle-aged man's mind."

"He hesitated for a few days, but made his decision while lying next to Nanako, who was sleeping soundly in her swaddling clothes."

"He still doesn't want to fight against Shintoism... but he wants to use that sword saint to protect Nanako. He wants to get Nanako out of Kyoto without her knowing the cruel truth."

Lu Wushuang sighed again.

"I didn't ask too many questions about what happened in between because of the time crunch, but judging from the result, he still succeeded."

"With the help of the sword saint who was loyal to the previous emperor, he successfully covered up Nanako's disappearance and sent the unsuspecting Nanako out of Kyoto."

"The Shinto Church was originally prepared to take Nanako in and send her to the Ise Grand Shrine to become a shrine maiden. However, she happened to die of illness at this time. Although no evidence has been found yet, the Shinto Church completely erased any trace of her existence and took all of Nanako's family members away."

"A few days later, the visit of the family that was supposed to be a cover for the marriage alliance with Nanako's family exposed the truth to Shintoism."

"So that family was silenced by the Shintoists, who also laid an ambush at Nanako's house and eventually caught up with us." "This is the truth about Nanako."

After speaking such a long string of words, Lu Wushuang also felt a little tired. On the one hand, he was saddened by the cruelty of the truth, and on the other hand, he admired Nanako's father. This middle-aged man, who had lived an ordinary life, was able to maneuver such a plan between Shintoism and the Emperor.

Parents plan far ahead for their children.

He even considered Nanako's feelings, completely concealing the truth and using the pretense of a marriage alliance to guide her to escape. Thus, she felt neither guilty about his sacrifice nor worried about her family and refused to leave.

Even the leak of this plan may have been part of his scheme.

Shintoism has erased all traces of his existence, so even if Nanako returns to Kyoto one day, she won't be able to find him, and he will certainly not appear in Shintoism's sight.

Li Miao nodded as well.

He thought of Xue Bangzhu.

After a moment, he continued to ask.

“In that case, Little Deer.”

"Why did you deliberately allow the Shinto Church to capture Nanako?"

Lu Wushuang remained silent for a while, but did not answer directly. Instead, she suddenly asked a question.

"My lord, what realm are you at now?"

Li Miao raised an eyebrow.

"The five paths are united, only lacking the true constant."

"Why are you asking about this suddenly?"

Lu Wushuang was initially delighted by Li Miao's progress in martial arts, and then slowly spoke.

"My lord, are you already preparing to break through to the realm beyond the Celestial Being?"

Li Miao was truly surprised to hear these words from Lu Wushuang. Hearing this, he raised an eyebrow and said with a smile.

"Yes, that's true."

"what happened?"

Lu Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief.

“My lord, I have traveled with you all the way, witnessed the battles of Izumo Taisha and Enryakuji, and learned a lot about the truth of the two martial arts founders… I think you should have some guesses by now.”

"The key to achieving transcendence is likely related to faith, or rather, the influence on all people."

"Having figured this out, I suddenly thought of you, sir... Sir, is the reason you've progressed so quickly because you came into contact with the secrets beyond the Celestial Realm after you became a Celestial?"

"The three battles of Tai'an, the Imperial Mausoleum, and the Forbidden City were all major battles that had a profound impact on the overall situation of the world, and you, without exception, cultivated a certain level of the Celestial Realm after each of these three battles."

"What I want to ask is, did you come to Kyoto to kill the Emperor of Japan in order to cross the final hurdle and achieve the state of unifying the six paths?"

Lu Wushuang said solemnly.

"If that's the case, sir."

"This is probably... unlikely to succeed."

(End of this chapter)