In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"Even the Emperor won't do?" Everyone was surprised.

The Emperor is a monarch, and how can a monarch not control a subordinate?

This was somewhat difficult for the guards of the Prince of Han's residence to understand.

Only Li Yuanchang had a general understanding of the situation in Japan, where the emperor's power had been suppressed by the military and his family since ancient times.

During World War II, the military was even more arrogant and domineering towards the Emperor.

Ji'an explained, "The purpose of the four major families jointly electing the emperor is to end the wars between the families and to find a common representative. The emperor's power originally came from the four major families. Although the four major families are subject to the emperor's control, to put it bluntly, they are more constrained by the other three families."

"The four major families each have their own territory. This is the territory of the Nakatomi clan. No one else can interfere. Although the Emperor can intervene, I am the rightful heir of the Nakatomi clan."

"Nakatomi no sees me as someone he must kill, and there's no way he'll let this go!"

"Even if the Emperor issues an edict, it's impossible."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang narrowed his eyes.

"So that means the only other three families can force the Nakatomi family to release the prisoners?"

Ji'an nodded: "You could say that."

"But it's still very difficult. Nakatomi no will definitely not give up until he finds me."

"Unless you hand me over, then we'll put pressure on you in the official name of the Tang Dynasty."

"However, so many people have already died, and the feud has been formed. Given Nakatomi's style of doing things, it will be difficult to return the treasure ship and all the people to His Highness intact."

As he spoke, a hint of embarrassment crossed his face: "And..."

"And what?"

Li Yuanchang looked over.

"Moreover, when I informed the people of the Nakamura clan, I said that the Tang army had come to help me regain my throne."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang's lips twitched violently.

"You bald monk!" Guo Chao gritted his teeth in anger.

Ji'an lowered his head in shame.

Li Yuanchang was a little annoyed. This Ji'an had dragged the whole master down with him because of his own hatred!

But he knew that it was pointless to dwell on it now.

Once this happens, from Nakatomi's perspective, the truth or falsehood is no longer important; he will stop at nothing to secure his position.

After hesitating for a long time, he took a deep breath.

"No matter what, let's give it a try."

As he spoke, he found paper and pen and wrote a letter.

"Guo Chao, go out now and use a bow and arrow to shoot the travel document and this letter together at the place where the samurai are gathered in the port."

"yes!"

Guo Chao clasped his hands in a fist salute and immediately took action.

In the letter, Li Yuanchang stated that he had no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Nakatomi family and that he would withdraw from the Japanese mainland within three days and would not set foot there again.

As for Ji'an, he promised to bring him back to the Tang Dynasty and not to threaten his position.

If Nakatomi no Yashiro refuses to release the prisoners, then he will have to bear the consequences and the wrath of the Heavenly Khan.

He used both soft and hard tactics, saying everything he could, now it's just a matter of whether Nakatomi will back down.

If it goes down, then everyone will be happy.

If they won't lower the water level, then we'll have no choice but to take action.

Ji'an couldn't possibly give it to him, firstly because of his reputation, and secondly, and most importantly, because of his quest to find the elixir of immortality.

Apart from Ji'an, no one else has ever seen Penglai Island; he is irreplaceable.

Li Yuanchang worried that if he couldn't find the missing person and returned to Chang'an, Changsun Wuji would have something to say about him, and a single instance of poor performance would be enough for Changsun Wuji to deal with him.

Two hours later, night fell.

The letter and travel document were delivered together to the Japanese samurai.

Li Yuanchang witnessed a large number of warriors escorting the letter. At the same time, a large number of warriors began searching the mountains, and the group was forced to play hide-and-seek with the Japanese pirates.

The next day.

The letter was sent urgently to the Nakatomi no Shogunate, which was equivalent to a city.

boom! !

A tremendous sound emanated from the eerie mansion.

The nearly forty-year-old Nakatomi was furious: "He killed my men, harbored a wanted criminal, and dares to threaten me?!"

"Master, please calm down."

"That's right, Master, please calm down."

"This travel document was issued by the Great Khan of the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, it is their king who is traveling. His subordinates have already reported that the treasure ship is carrying the troops of the Han King of the Tang Dynasty."

"If we were to provoke the Great Khan of the Tang Dynasty because of this, it would be a loss that would not outweigh the gains."

A large number of advisors tried to dissuade him.

But Nakatomi's anger was not appeased, and with a sweep of his sleeve, a large number of porcelain teacups were sent flying, shattering all over the ground.

"What happened to the king of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Now he's hiding, like a mouse, too scared to come out!"

"Nakatomi-an must die! Even if the Great Khan of the Tang Dynasty comes in person, there's no room for negotiation!" he roared furiously.

"Men, send more troops! Dig three feet into the ground and find these people!"

"Also, kill everyone on the Tang Dynasty treasure ship!"

Upon hearing this, a large number of people in the shogunate panicked.

"Master, you mustn't!"

"Master, please calm down!"

"Such a large-scale massacre of Han people will inevitably cause a dispute between the two countries. If the Great Khan of the Tang Dynasty gets angry, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Even if they don't send troops and stop trade between the two places, the impact will be huge. At that time, the Emperor and the three major families will put pressure on them."

"In the end, it will be a case of more harm than good."

The enraged Nakatomi no only calmed down slightly when he heard about the three major families. His pockmarked face turned ugly as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Nakatomi-an is in their hands; they've returned to seize power!"

"They killed so many of us, are we just going to let it go like this?"

The staff members all looked troubled.

One person offered a plan: "Master, our goal is to kill the scourge Nakatomi-an. Once he's dead, everything will be peaceful."

"But we can bypass the Han people."

"Why don't you give the people of Tang some time, patriarch? Tell them to hand over Zhongchen within three days, or we'll start killing the crew from the fourth day."

"Use this method to force them to hand over the person."

"We've given them three days. This way, we can avoid antagonizing the Tang Dynasty. Even if they don't hand over the people, the patriarch has given us time. Even if the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty holds us accountable, it won't be our responsibility."

The chosen solution immediately garnered discussion and approval from everyone.

Nakatomi's bloodshot eyes calmed down a bit.

"Excellent, this method is very good!"

"Then do as you say. Immediately issue a proclamation, ordering the Prince of Han of the Tang Dynasty to hand over the people. If he does, I will release them!"

"If you don't hand it over, I will execute ten people every day for the next three days, and you will bear the consequences!"

"The Nakatomi clan will not accept any other proposal besides handing over the person. Either keep Ji'an, or leave them all to our head!"

"During this period, all ports will be sealed off, and no one may enter or leave!" He slammed his fist on the table, his voice filled with venom and utter determination.

The real heir has returned, and this imposter will not give up.

"yes!!"

The news quickly spread from the shogunate, and numerous notices were posted at the port. A large number of samurai arrived, blockaded the port, and detained hundreds of sailors.

The commotion was so great that Li Yuanchang, who was hiding in the shadows, soon found out.