The night in Naha is peaceful, especially without the invasion of summer typhoons, the people of Naha sleep sweetly and peacefully, but high-quality sleep only belongs to ordinary civilians, and the high-level bigwigs in Naha Port are all insomnia, especially those Japanese, who have spent a sleepless night.

After sending Xiao Lotian away, he locked himself in the study, writing secret letters one after another, these letters with the secret words of the Shimazu family can only be understood by the head of the family and the big people around him, in which the old man of the Kayama family introduced in detail the details of Xiao Letian's visit to Naha Port.

"My subordinates are incompetent, and I still can't find out where Xiao Letian's information came from, but I can be sure that Xiao Letian knows Japan very well, far better than we know about him...... What can be determined now is that Xiao Letian already knows the details of the fall of the four feudatories in the southwest, whether to win over or get rid of them, and hopes that the head of the family will make it clear ......"

The trouble caused by Xiao Lotian now is not only the redistribution of power in the Ryukyu Kingdom, he can already affect the political balance in Japan, and now the response to Xiao Lotian is no longer something that he can decide.

In Japan itself, the contradiction between the Tokugawa shogunate and the southwestern shogunate faction has become like fire and water, and war is inevitable, but now the two sides have not torn their faces, and the war preparations are not sufficient, and if the war starts at this time, it will be a big gamble for both sides.

On the delicate balance of the scale, every extra grain of sand and gravel may be subversive, don't look at Xiao Letian is just an ordinary scholar, but as long as he jumps into a certain force with a clear banner, the chain reaction is absolutely terrifying.

Xian Sensei said how much money Xiao Lotian has, how many troops he has, just saying that his identity as a master of Western studies can already shake the pro-China faction in Japan, for thousands of years the Japanese have been desperately learning the culture of the land, and they naturally have a sense of closeness to scholars from China, and they admire it very much. It can be said that Xiao Lotian can win over a very large neutral faction by waving the flag for a certain party with a few words.

In the delicate political situation of the two sides of the wolf, it is often those neutrals who are calm and observant who decide the victory, if Kayama Kurigen really pushes Xiao Lotian to the side of the Tokugawa shogunate, I am afraid it will not be as simple as disembowelment, and it is very likely that his family's military general status will be deprived.

The letter was taken away by the foggy ghost, and a boat sailed in the direction of the northern island of Kyushu at night, a route that the Japanese are too familiar with, even if it takes advantage of the night. However, the Fog Hidden Ghost didn't know that there was also a Japanese man dressed in ordinary ashigaru clothes on this ship, who also returned to Japan with a secret letter, and this letter was written by Inoue Takenaka.

"Ryoma-kun, Nagasaki has been separated for a year, Wen Jun followed Lord Katsuna-haizhou to adjust the Shikoku bombardment incident, and the meritorious Zhuo Zhuo is really gratifying...... A few days ago, there was a very tricky incident in the Ryukyus, Xiao Lotian, who is respected as the great master of Western studies in the Qing Dynasty, has had a strict conflict with the Shimazu family, which is likely to have a negative impact on the great cause of the Restoration, I hope Ryoma-kun can teach me ......"

Takenaka Inoue is not only an ordinary civil official, he is also the vanguard of the reformers, and he is one of the first people in Japan to open his eyes to the world, but because of his ability and chance, his reputation among the reformers is not great.

After all, Xiao Letian is an outsider, and his deduction of the situation in Japan is only based on the information of his previous life, if he knows that the Japanese are so disunited, then his strategy will definitely be even bolder.

The Kayama Kuriten, who represented the interests of the traditional daimyos, and the campaign they carried out was nothing more than a way to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate by the power of the Restoration, thus making itself stronger, and they actually represented the traditional power of Japan.

Takenaka Inoue, on the other hand, represents the most avant-garde reformist forces, who want to completely Westernize Japan and seek a constitutional monarchy like Britain, and their horizons are broader and more ambitious, and in the face of Xiao Letian, a spoiler, their first thought is not to find those feudal lords, but to seek the opinions of the elites of the same faction.

Finally, we must not forget the hot-tempered general Kiyoshi Yamamoto, who is a bit brainless and unhappy, but he also represents a powerful force in Japan, which is the pure way of the samurai.

This is a loose alliance of large wild samurai, ronin, and low-level samurai of the major masters, who are not tightly organized and lack good leaders, and they can only rely on various factions to become the vanguard of the war.

This group of fanatical low-level warriors desperately needs war to change their fate, and they need to improve their social status to get out of poverty. This group of people is represented by the Shinsengumi, a group of purely violent people who are typically low-level samurai who never think about who their swords are going to kill for the sake of the so-called samurai spirit and money.

In the minds of these low-level warriors, all they pursued was the killing itself and the rewards that came with victory, and whether they would fail or whether they would be in danger to Japan's future national fortunes was not something they had to consider, short-sightedness and tyranny were synonymous with this class.

Kiyoshi Yamamoto is essentially such a samurai, don't look at him as a member of the Shimazu family, but the way he thinks about problems in his head is actually no different from that of ronins like Yahachiro.

"General Yamamoto, you have to call the shots for us, this group of Qing slaves is so arrogant that we have shaken our rule over Naha Port, and now more than a dozen Chinese businessmen have clearly refused to pay us protection money, and they have secretly contacted Xiao Letian......" Evil Hachiro, who was wrapped in one eye, knelt on the tatami mat and desperately buckled his head to his master Yamamoto Kiyoshi.

"Nani? Damn businessmen dare to betray us? Do they really think that this Qing slave is their backer? More than 200 years of Japanese rule cannot be overthrown by a few hundred of them...... Hachiro, you take someone to kill a few houses for me, and kill chickens for the monkeys to see......"

In normal times, Yamamoto Kiyoshi ordered that Hachiro would definitely rush out like a vicious dog, but if he didn't do it today, the dense musket shooting had already made him frightened, and in his mind, Xiao Lotian was a demon.

"General Yamamoto, it's not that you're cowardly, it's really that these people are too powerful, you haven't seen those muskets, it's really not human power that can resist......" Before Evil Hachiro finished speaking, Yamamoto Kiyoshi opened his hand like lightning and slapped him in the mouth a few times.

"Yaga, Yaga...... Have you lost all the souls of the samurai? Don't say if you can survive if you disobey me, do you know what kind of evil consequences will be caused by letting the countrymen indulge in Ryukyu?"

Yamamoto Kiyoshi pushed hard and threw Hachiro down the corner, and Hachiro, who didn't dare to resist, crawled over with his hands and feet, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"There is a proverb in the far west that during a storm the camel begs its owner to let it burrow its head into the tent to avoid the storm, and the relentless owner agrees to the camel's request, but then the camel continues to ask for the neck, front legs, and front half of the body to enter the tent, and when the owner has no place to live, the camel will kick the owner out of the tent...... Now you understand, if we back down from the beginning, what awaits us will be the complete loss of the Ryukyus......"

Yamamoto Kiyoshi looked at the evil Hachiro with flashing eyes, knowing that he had completely lost his heart, so he had no choice but to promise, "Hachiro, be brave, as long as we can get through this difficulty, I will personally ask the head of the family to accept you as the latest batch of samurai......"

"Really?" As soon as Evil Hachiro heard that his identity had room to go further, his whole body became excited. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the Japanese samurai class's enthusiasm for identity, which may have a lot to do with the solidification of class in Japanese society for hundreds of years, and compared with China, the low-level people in Japan have far fewer channels to change their own destiny.

Yamamoto Kiyoshi said sternly, "The Qing people are not terrible, although they have a powerful musket, but their number is too small, if we choose field battles, chaotic wars, and disperse the forces of the people, we can defeat them individually, as for the status of the samurai you want, I can assure you......"

Hachiro's face was red and white, his heart was extremely conflicted, and after struggling for a long time, he slammed his fist on the tatami mat "Hai...... For the sake of the Shimazu family, I don't care about my own life, I'll go and mobilize the ronin now, and I'll wait for your order as soon as I can......"

The Japanese are colluding with each other, and the Chinese are not idle, and in Liang Kun's home, more than a dozen Chinese businessmen are gathering to discuss the rare opportunity for hundreds of years.

"Lord Liang, tell us the truth, whether Mr. Xiao has any chance of success, and how many resources does Mr. Xiao have? You must know that the lives of more than 100,000 Chinese merchants in the Ryukyus depend on today......

Liang Kun knew the worries of these merchants, and of course he could get rid of the suppression of these Japanese, but once he failed, the Japanese would definitely be very cruel in retaliation, and this nation that would cut its own stomach at every turn would not only be cruel to itself, but also to the enemy.

Liang Kun didn't want to deceive these businessmen, he was silent for a long time before he spoke, "I don't know how much foundation Mr. Xiao has in his hands, what I know is actually similar to what you know." And what you don't know is highly secret, and I can't tell you ......."

"I can only say one thing, the shape is not as optimistic as you think, the difference in strength between the enemy and us is too big, if we fight hard, our chances of winning are very small......"

There was a gasp in the room at that time, and it took a long time for an unwilling voice to come out: "How can this be? What Mr. Xiao said today is different from what you said, beating up Japanese ronins on the dock, and demolishing the Japanese gambling hall with muskets, how can you be arrogant to such a point, how can you not have strength?"

"Yes, Mr. Xiao treats the Japanese like this, and Huashan Liyuan still entertained Mr. Xiao with the highest courtesy, doesn't this prove Mr.'s strength?"

A room full of merchants with unwilling expressions on their faces, they really can't accept this reality, more than 200 years ago, it is easy for a big man from the mother country to board the port of Naha, this may be the last chance of a lifetime.

Liang Kun blushed and said, "Of course Mr. Xiao himself has arrogant strength, the Japanese call Mr. Wushuang Guoshi, like Mr., even if the two countries go to war, they can avoid death." But Mr.'s reputation can only protect Mr. himself and the people around him, can he really save the Chinese in Hong Kong?"

Speaking of this, the people in the room stopped talking, they knew that what Liang Kun said was the truth, whether the mother country cared about them overseas wanderers, they had seen it for hundreds of years, and sometimes the so-called hope was just a dream of Nan Ke.

As the night deepened, the merchants walked into the dark streets of Naha under the watchful eye of their men, and the dim light of lanterns spread out in all directions. Liang Kun, who was standing at the door, sighed, "Sir, why do you bring such a few people, do you know how much hope your arrival has given Naha these Chinese businessmen?"

At this moment, a low voice suddenly came from the roof, "General Liang Bi, you don't seem to have much confidence in the military advisor?" Liang Kun hurriedly raised his head when he heard this, and looked at Xiang Shaolong.

"Master Long, are you back from the martial arts competition? Wait, why is your face so bad...... You're wounded...... "K