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

Li Yuanchang nodded in satisfaction. Shi Zhongqiandao was a smart woman with a reliable right-hand woman, which was the main reason why he dared to do such a bold thing.

If Qiandao's abilities are insufficient, the moment something happens to her, she will immediately pull out the radish and bring up the mud, dragging Li Yuanchang of the Tang Dynasty into the mess.

"In that case, it's settled."

"Send someone to deliver a message that Ishihara Satoka should enter the shogunate soon."

"I'll deal with him then."

Li Yuanchang remained calm, not taking the other party seriously at all.

"Hi."

Ishino nods and immediately walks towards the shore.

She was soaking wet as soon as she got out of the water.

"Wait a minute." Li Yuanchang called out, his gaze lingering on Qiandao's graceful and sexy lower back. On her fair and taut skin was a palm-sized patch of colorful tattoos, like a vibrant flower.

At first glance, it looks like a flower.

But upon closer inspection, the pattern of the flower actually resembles a character, the Chinese character "汉" (Han).

Li Yuanchang laughed and asked, "When did you get this tattoo?"

Ishikatsu Chishima turned and smiled: "Just yesterday, Your Highness, did you like it?"

Li Yuanchang laughed. This is somewhat similar to what is known as "enchantment tattoos" in later generations, but some people who get this tattoo look low-class and cheap.

But the Thousand Islands tattoo in the stone looks high-end and sexy, with fair skin and colorful tattoos creating a strong visual contrast.

The placement of the tattoo is also carefully considered, making it a truly unique tattoo of his.

Without saying a word, he stood up from the hot spring and walked over to the back of the Thousand Islands.

Without saying a word, their actions spoke volumes about whether they liked it or not.

With a splash, she was lifted out of the water.

Then, by the steaming hot spring, he was laid down on the ground and made to kneel.

Perhaps it was the enhancement from the enchantment mark that made Li Yuanchang so ruthless. Qiandao's eyebrows and eyes were clearly uncomfortable, and he reached behind him with one hand to try to calm himself down.

"..."

Just as the two were getting intimate, a pair of eyes outside the hot spring accidentally witnessed this open-air scene.

The girl was terrified by the sight and didn't know what to do. She wanted to leave, but after taking a few steps, she couldn't resist her curiosity and secretly looked back again.

Whether it was due to nervousness or something else, her cheeks were flushed, and her breathing became a little heavier.

She didn't know what it was doing, but a strange attraction kept her eyes glued to it.

If Li Yuanchang were here, he would surely recognize her at a glance as the white-clad girl who had appeared in Wushe earlier.

……

Two days later.

The army led by Ishihara Satoshi officially arrived at the Ōtomo Shogunate.

Before coming, this person was already careful enough to understand the situation before approaching, but even so, he still fell into Li Yuanchang's ambush.

The battle broke out on a country road at dawn, where the winter morning fog shrouded most of the fields, making visibility extremely poor.

Ishihara Satoshi never expected that the Ōtomo clan would be so bold as to launch a direct attack and war against them!

Prior to this, all he had received was information about the Ōtomo clan coup and the unknown whereabouts of the army.

On the eve of his departure for the shogunate, he had conducted thorough investigations and determined that the threat was not very high. However, as soon as he approached the vicinity of the shogunate, his troops were met with a thunderous attack.

Under Li Yuanchang's plan, the samurai of the Ōtomo clan ambushed the enemy on the high ground on both sides, using arrows and rolling stones to suppress the enemy.

Later, they used a fire ox formation consisting of two hundred oxen to decisively defeat the enemy in a narrow area!

Once the ox was set ablaze, it charged forward, equivalent to two hundred pickup trucks from later times flooring the accelerator and crashing into a crowd.

The thousand-strong army brought by Ishihara Satoshi was routed before they even saw a single soldier or engaged in close combat, suffering countless casualties.

His army quickly collapsed, but was defeated one by one.

In the end, the Ōtomo samurai and militia finished the battle in just one morning and began clearing out supplies.

Night fell that day.

The tranquility of Wushe was broken by a large cluster of torches and a flurry of footsteps.

A disheveled, chubby-faced man, bound hand and foot, was brought into the council chamber; his gray beard was even covered in dirt.

"Kneel down!"

boom!

He was slammed to the ground, groaning and howling.

He was none other than Ishihara Satoka, the Minister of Ryosai, equivalent to an imperial envoy sent by the Emperor.

"Lord Ishihara, my apologies!" Ishihara Chishima's red lips curled up, her hair styled in a bun, exuding a mature woman's charm.

"you!"

"Are you Ishino Senshima?"

"You vile woman, how dare you lay a hand on me! Do you know the consequences? Can you bear the Emperor's wrath?"

He angrily rebuked her, refusing to kneel before a woman, and struggled to his feet.

During this period, male chauvinism in Japan was even more severe than in the Tang Dynasty.

Ishino Senshima's face was calm and serene, and he spoke Japanese with great charm.

"My lord, it's not that I want to harm you, it's that His Highness wishes to see you."

Upon hearing this, Ishihara Satomi was taken aback.

His eyes then swept sharply to Li Yuanchang, who was sitting further back. His pupils contracted, and a chill ran down his spine. "You, you're that prince of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Yuanchang put down his teacup and said with a smile, "That is indeed me."

"You, you've colluded and conspired together, daring to lay a hand on me!"

Ishihara Satoshi was furious.

"King Han of the Tang Dynasty, are you aware that you are provoking a conflict between our two nations!"

"Aren't you afraid your Heavenly Khan will blame you?"

His voice was loud and accusatory, so loud that Li Yuanchang couldn't help but scratch his ear before slowly standing up.

Chishima naturally stepped back behind him.

"We each have our own stances, and I have no intention of arguing with you."

"You're quite brave; you're right here, yet you still dare to question me," Li Yuanchang said calmly.

Ishihara Satomi gritted her teeth. Upon hearing the translation, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth again, filled with regret for her carelessness!

"Alright, I'll give you one chance. If you do as I say, I'll spare your life. What do you say?"

Ishihara Satomi spat out, "Dream on!!"

"Baka!"

The Thousand Islands' confidants were enraged and drew their swords.

Ishihara Satomi stiffened, and her voice immediately stopped.

Li Yuanchang reached out to stop him.

Later, when he stood in front of Ishihara Satomi, his aura was overwhelming, and he stared into the other's eyes.

"You've already lost; there's no point in persisting."

"Surrendering to the Ōtomo clan is your only way out."

"Impossible, I am loyal to the Emperor!" Ishihara Satoka said coldly.

Li Yuanchang said calmly, "You are loyal to the Emperor, but the Emperor may not care about you."

"A thousand-strong army, completely wiped out. You must take responsibility for this defeat."

"Secondly, all I need to do is spread the word that you have surrendered and that you were the one who tipped me off about the ambush at Dashekou."

"Guess how the Emperor will deal with you?"

"Do you still have a chance to go back?"

Upon hearing this, Ishihara Satomi's face instantly turned a liverish color, and he suddenly sprang up, his angry face shoving right in front of Li Yuanchang.

"It's you!"

"You orchestrated all of this!"