The knife was already on Sakamoto Ryoma's neck, and the musketeers under Luo Huo even raised Spencer and aimed it at his head, as long as Xiao Lotian gave an order, Sakamoto Ryoma could not escape.

"Who told you to do it? Unorganized and undisciplined, put all the guys away for me......" Xiao Lotian knew that this kind of intimidation was not effective at all for people like Sakamoto Ryoma, and if he didn't do it, he would have to add a ** messenger to himself.

"Okay, you won, I hope tonight's dinner is rich enough, Lao Tzu ate a meal today, and his stomach is already empty......"

Sakamoto Ryoma's dinner party was set in the Japanese-style courtyard of Kayama Kurigen, and now they have been imprisoned by Xiao Lotian as war criminals, and this set of courtyards Xiao Lotian was directly transferred to Sakamoto Ryoma.

Ryoma Sakamoto said that he didn't brag about spending a day preparing this dinner, and that it was embarrassing for him to be able to bring so much food when the entire Naha had been burned down and the economic order had completely collapsed.

Tuna sushi, tuna dishes, Naha's local sea urchin, abalone, and shrimp tempura...... There are more than 20 kinds of dishes, and according to the eating habits of the Chinese people, the amount of dishes has been increased, and there will be no situation where two plates are empty.

There are about 10 kinds of alcohol, and sake and cloudy sake are essential in Japanese cuisine, and even high-end goods such as red and bamboo leaves produced in the Qing Kingdom, including wine brought by foreigners, are also essential.

"I'm sorry, but Naha is in ruins, and with my ability, I can only prepare this humble food, which is really neglectful......" There are only two seats on the tatami mats, and it seems that this is really a private banquet.

"Isn't it easy? After the war, refugees can't even guarantee two meals of gruel a day, you can get so many delicacies, which is not much worse than King Shangtai......" Xiao Lotian made it cross-legged with a grin, and the shallow wine glass was naturally served with the Japanese maid pouring wine diligently.

"If a big man in the upper country can be a guest in a humble house, how can he not do his best in the lower country...... This banquet mobilized 300 Japanese fishermen and 10 merchants, and it took great effort to get the ingredients together in the evening, hoping that Mr. Xiao would not dislike it. After that, it was another kneeling salute.

Xiao Lotian looked at Sakamoto Ryoma quietly, and sighed in his heart, once this group of Japanese is defeated, do they want to use bitter tricks and 120,000 points of respect to dispel the hatred in the hearts of the enemy?

In all fairness, Xiao Lotian still has a lot of respect for Sakamoto Ryoma, because it is the man in front of him who has brought Japan's national use from the Middle Ages to the modern era at the lowest cost.

He was credited with the alliance of the four feudal clans in the southwest during the Shogunate Movement, and the Tokugawa family's Daisho was also his mention, and the Eight Strategies of the Funnaka laid the framework for modern Japanese politics, and he was even revered as the father of the Japanese navy.

Xiao Lotian has always admired Japan's Meiji Restoration, of course, Xiao Lotian is not a Japanese fan, and he also hates the Japanese invaders. But hatred is hatred, and the talent of the Japanese cannot be erased, especially the Meiji Restoration, the most famous in modern history.

Xiao Letian knew very well that Japan's Meiji Restoration was the least bloodshed political reform in human history, and in the entire process of the Restoration, whether it was the two Choshu expeditions or the later Wuchen War, the political struggle was greater than the military struggle, and in fact, the number of soldiers killed on the battlefield was very limited, and the total number of soldiers could not exceed 10,000.

However, it was such a small sacrifice that completed the entire Meiji Restoration, although a large number of assassinations occurred frequently, but compared with the path of change in other countries, Japan's Meiji Restoration can be said to be smooth lì can no longer be smooth.

Compared to other ethnic groups in the same period, Japan was undoubtedly very lucky. The death toll in the late Civil War in the United States was well over a million. And Prussia's pace of unifying Germany has experienced blood and fire at every step, and even fought hard with the French once before finally succeeding in establishing a country.

As for the old capitalist country of England, not to mention the civil war, even King Charles I was sent to the guillotine, the road to constitutional monarchy was also frightening, and of course, the French, Louis XVI was also beheaded during the Revolution.

Thinking back to China's road to prosperity and strength, Xiao Lotian has no tears to cry. The Taiping Rebellion is said to have killed hundreds of millions of people, and the later Twist Army Rebellion and the Boxer Rebellion also killed millions of people. Coupled with several foreign wars, the number of dead is even more numerous.

And the history after the Republic of China...... Forget it, don't reminisce.

Xiao Letian stared at Sakamoto Ryoma in front of him with blazing eyes, he knew very well in his heart that Japan could be so lucky and inseparable from the man in front of him, and Sakamoto Ryoma in the reform faction was a person with a very strong national concept. He did not completely surrender to a certain force, and he had only one problem on his mind, and that was the prosperity of the country.

When the Tokugawa shogunate was unwilling to follow the trend of history, he desperately encouraged the Satsuma domain and the Choshu domain to form an alliance, and when the power of the four feudal domains of the fallen shogunate rose sharply and wanted to exterminate the Tokugawa family, he offered Tokugawa Keiki a plan to "return the great government" so that the four southwestern feudal domains would no longer have the excuse to start a war.

This is a man who really takes Japan's national fortunes as his life's work, he knows what it means to compromise politics, and he will not completely throw himself into the forces of one side or the other. Maybe in the eyes of many people, his behavior is called wall grass, but Xiao Letian knows that Sakamoto Ryoma is not a grass, he is a stoic pine, and what he takes refuge in is only his own country and his own nation.

"Ryoma-kun, do you know that you are now on the edge of the precipice of death? Will the fanatical Japanese samurai let you go?" I don't know how, Xiao Lotian suddenly said something that no one could understand, but the ghost aura in it frightened the two maids into a mess.

Sakamoto Ryoma didn't expect Xiao Lotian to say such a sentence, so he froze at the time, it doesn't matter if such an ominous word comes out of the mouths of ordinary people, but now it is worth thinking about when it comes out of Xiao Letian's mouth.

Xiao Lotian can't wait to give himself a mouth now, why do you owe it so much! But there is no room for retraction when the words are spoken. Xiao Letian waved his hand to let the maid go down, and said with a helpless sigh.

"Ryoma-kun, let me ask you, how much blood and lives do you think a country should pay if it wants to change? How can anyone in power easily give up the rights he already has? Will the Tokugawa family be willing? Will the Shimazu family and the Mori family be willing? How many lives have you reformers prepared to change your country?"

Referring to the cause of the Restoration, Sakamoto Ryoma suddenly straightened his waist, "Mr. Xiao, Japan is a small country and a widow, we do not have the profound heritage of mainland civilization, we can't afford to lose, we simply don't have so many resources and population to waste." Change is necessary, but bloodshed is also the least......"

"Oh! This is the reason why you are on the right and left? On the one hand, you are encouraging the four southwestern feudatories to form an alliance to push the emperor to the throne, and on the other hand, you don't want the Tokugawa family to be defeated too miserably? Well, I see, you are trying to avoid civil war as much as you can, but do you think you can succeed? Even if you succeed, you will be recognized as an untrustworthy person by all forces, and those who are frustrated in the change are afraid that they will vent their anger with your life, do you have such an awareness......

Sakamoto Ryoma never thought that Xiao Lotian would be so familiar with the situation in Japan, especially his own plans, and suddenly Sakamoto Ryoma was like looking in a mirror, and all his own qiē was presented in front of him.

Sakamoto Ryoma forced the waves in his heart, trying to restrain his feelings, and he was secretly cheering himself up. Ryoma-kun, you can do it, although you are facing a terrifying monster, but the negotiation still has to continue, you must regain the initiative, and you must not let him dictate the rhythm of the negotiation.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ryoma Sakamoto finally calmed down after drinking a little wine, "Mr. Xiao, your book was first introduced by Japanese businessmen in the spring of this year, and I had the honor to read it first...... Ever since the Black Ship Incident, Japan has been thirsty for Western studies, but unfortunately, all translated Western works have one thing in common, that is, obscure ......."

"Asia and Europe are originally two civilization systems, and their origins and development are not the same, and Western knowledge will inevitably encounter great resistance in the process of dissemination...... To be honest, when I came into contact with Western studies, my whole person was like reading a book from heaven, and it took a lot of effort to achieve something......

"But when I saw Mr. Xiao's "Journey to the West", it was as if the dark clouds in the sky were swept by a gust of wind, and all the confusion was swept away, and the Western world was like a maple leaf in my hand, and every trace of the vein was clearly discerning...... Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call you the first master of Western studies in Asia......"

Sakamoto Ryoma didn't blindly put a high hat on Xiao Letian, the sincerity in his words Xiao Lotian could be heard, and immediately after Sakamoto Ryoma's words changed.

"Mr. Xiao, I have always regarded you as my teacher, and if you are willing to come to Kyoto as a guest, I can assure you that you will definitely be treated with the same courtesy as the minister, and your promotion of Western studies will be fully supported by the whole of Japan...... Mr. Xiao, we in Japan have always had a tradition of paying attention to China, and we also know that under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was difficult for Han scholars to use their talents......"

At this time, he suddenly paused, "Mr. Xiao, if you are in any danger in the Qing Kingdom, I can assure you that Japan will give you protection with all its might, and our country will always be open to you......"

cough cough cough ...... Xiao Lotian choked on his trachea after taking a sip of sake. Okay, good, the threat is really good, the trick of hiding needles in the cotton is too beautiful.

On the surface, this is pushing me to the sky, but in fact, it is to remind myself that the Japanese have a way to make the Manchu court jealous of Xiao Lotian and even kill people with a knife to make the Manchus regard Xiao Lotian as the biggest threat. This is the real enemy, but I like it, the stronger the enemy, the easier it is to conquer.

At this time, Sakamoto Ryoma also let go, and Xiao Letian's analysis of the Japanese political situation just now, especially some warnings about his career, has revealed a strong smell of gunpowder. Sakamoto Ryoma knew that Xiao Lotian was not joking, he really had the ability to stir up the Japanese political situation.

It is always easier to destroy than to build, and perhaps Xiao Letian does not need to spend a single soldier, as long as he uses his clever tongue to collapse the fragile Japanese situation.

My greatest ideal is to avoid a civil war in Japan, I am not a fanatical samurai, I do not want to destroy one side of the force, my ideal is only to hope that Japan will become strong.

Xiao Letian, don't force me, what do I have to do for the sake of Japan, it's a big deal to die with you.

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