"Today's conflict happened very suddenly, and the scale became very large in an instant, and it can develop from a skirmish of a dozen people to a melee of hundreds of people in just ten minutes, don't you find anything suspicious?"

"Anything unreasonable is suspicious, especially in this sensitive period, any negligence may bring serious mistakes, or even huge failures, tell me when you launched an attack on the sword drawers, did anyone deceive you?"

Xiao Letian's question made all the Shimazu samurai present stunned, after such a toss, their wine was almost sober, thinking about the experience just now, these samurai suddenly realized.

"That's right, what the Prime Minister said is right...... Although we were annoying to see the sword drawing team when we drank, there was no actual holiday, and some people did say a lot of bad things......"

"Yes, there are merchants, there are monks from the traveling side, and it seems that there are some samurai from our Shimazu family......"

"It's just the Spring Festival now, and we samurai won't clash with people lightly, but there are some people who always say strange things...... Saying that the wild samurai dared to wear silk kimonos, and the pirates of unknown origin dared to go ashore and be arrogant, these words became more and more coupled with the fact that we drank alcohol, and the conflict happened like this......"

By this time, the important ministers of the Shimazu family also suddenly came to their senses, and the defenders of Kagoshima rushed out of the barracks under the orders of the head of the family, and began to search for those who sowed discord all over the city.

Since Xiao Lotian has publicly appeared in Kagoshima, there is no need to continue to cover up, and I believe that now the ears and eyes of the Tokugawa family have known the news of his coming to Japan.

Walking on the street, looking at the kneeling of the Japanese civilians and samurai around him, Xiao Lotian sighed in his heart, "This nation is too lacking in self-awareness, and the humility of the upper and lower levels has been integrated into the soul, if they meet a group of excellent politicians to lead them, they will achieve a very big cause, but if they meet a group of crazy people...... Then they will follow blindly and go crazy together to death!"

Just look at the Japanese bushido, they are loyal and filial and don't admit their mistakes, they don't admit their mistakes lightly, but they don't admit their mistakes, let alone take the initiative to make up for their mistakes, this is a kind of national roots, thousands of years of subconscious reaction, don't look at them every day bowing and admitting mistakes seems to be very humble, but it's a pity that it's just a mouthless pretend.

Returning to the high Kagoshima castle tower, Xiao Rakuten could see with his own eyes the army that was searching for Hosaku all over the mountains, those who didn't have time to escape, the Tokugawa family Hosaku was overturned to the ground one by one, some of the fierce resistance was assassinated one after another, and the entire Kagoshima area was screaming.

Shimazu Tadayoshi blushed, he never thought that his territory would be infiltrated by the Tokugawa family so much, it seems that Atsuhime's life in Edo Castle is not easy, Tokugawa is happy that this is going to be an iron heart to start a war.

The Shimazu ministers knew very well that most of the fugitive works outside the city were actually frightened by the prestige of Xiao Lotian and the new army, and at this time in Japan, Xiao Letian's image had some myths, and the strong men who could defeat Xiyi had reached the strength of the god of war in their eyes.

Next to the railing of the castle tower, Emperor Tongzhi, disguised as Xiao Letian's brother-in-law, stared at the whole process of the conflict without blinking, this was the first time he found that Xiao Lotian had such a great reputation in a foreign country.

"Master...... Do you really want to help these Japanese?" asked Tongji in a low voice.

"Silence!" Xiao Letian glared at him fiercely, and the little emperor quickly stuck out his tongue and shut up.

Returning to the castle tower, Xiao Lotian asked the question again, "Now that the strategic purpose of the Tokugawa family has been clear, I think everyone here should know the severity of the problem, and I will finally ask you if you need direct support from the new army?"

There was silence in the castle tower, and all the courtiers turned their eyes to Shimazu Tadayoshi, such a strategic issue, the courtiers have no right to decide, and the final decision is still made by the head of the four feudal clans, and now the head of the four feudal clans is the only one present.

Perhaps it was the victory in the Battle of Choshu that inspired Shimazu Tadayoshi, maybe it was their previous agreement with the emperor that gave him courage, or maybe it was the faint distrust of Xiao Letian, and finally the head of the Shimazu family shook his head.

"Kill chickens with a knife, the Prime Minister's new army is the strongest in East Asia, it is really overkill to deal with the Tokugawa family's outdated and declining army, the next country does not dare to bother your army, as long as the Prime Minister can support us with enough weapons, we will be gracious!"

Xiao Lotian did not continue to insist, on the one hand, we must take into account the temperament of the Japanese, this nation will not turn back if it does not hit the southern wall a few times, not to mention that the Wuchen War will not break out until next year, and now there is a year of preparation time, and there is still a turnaround.

"Okay, since you think you can solve the problem by yourself, then I won't rap anymore, I can only promise to provide another 200,000 arms for military aid, if it is not enough, you can only spend money to buy ......"

"Don't be stingy, war is originally a game of burning money, you must learn to tighten your belts to live, blindly waiting for aid is not enough, and finally send you a word, don't love the enemy, Tokugawa is not easy to match!"

The Kagoshima meeting was over, Xiao Lotian turned down the Japanese side's request to stay for a few more days, and quickly left the port with the new army, with only Sakamoto Ryoma by his side to send the prime minister on behalf of the Japanese side.

"Ryoma-kun, don't you feel that the down-and-out faction is a little too proud? This momentum is very bad, I'm afraid you will have to suffer in the future!" Xiao Lotian looked coldly at the Kagoshima Castle Tower in the distance and said coldly.

Sakamoto Ryoma felt the prime minister's anger, and he quickly bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, but the proportion of traditional warriors in the Downshoku faction is still too large, and their understanding of the new type of war is still very shallow...... But there is no way, these people hold the greatest power, and we can only obey!"

"Forget it, come into the cabin and have a drink with me, we haven't talked for a long time......" Behind Xiao Letian, on the deck, Toranosuke took dozens of troublesome new soldiers, sweating profusely, Xiao Letian gave them five hundred push-ups, who made them so nervous, wearing the silk kimono cut out of Tanggu to swagger through the market, otherwise it would be impossible to cause this conflict.

"Be honest, you can't rest in the middle, five hundred must be done in one go, and whoever rests will add another hundred......" The prime minister roared and frightened Toranosuke, and they trembled.

In the cabin, Emperor Tongzhi was fiddling with the globe on the table, and he was looking for his location. And Sakamoto Ryoma was very curious about this brother-in-law called Tongfuku, because he felt a very strange aura.

Emperor Tongzhi claimed that his name was Tongfu, that he was Xiao Letian's brother-in-law, and that he was also Xiao Letian's close disciple, but this child did not have the caution and awe-inspiring attitude of the elders and the master. It's as if he's the highest in the room.

At this time, the information that Emperor Tongzhi recognized Xiao Lotian as his master had not yet spread in Japan, and now only Tokugawa Yoshiki knew about the news in Japan.

"Master, where are we now?" isn't it ...... here?" asked the wise Emperor Tongzhi, pointing to the southernmost point of the Japanese archipelago.

"Yes, this is it, you will be able to see Tanegashima in a moment, the Shimazu family mastered the art of making iron cannons a long time ago, and in order to prevent leaks, they concentrated their craftsmen in Tanegashima on the sea...... At that time, Tanegashima was very famous!"

Sakamoto Ryoma's eyes shrank suddenly, he was keenly aware of the honorific that Xiao Lotian said, Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea would actually call you to his brother-in-law?

What Xiao Lotian said later Sakamoto Ryoma was even more surprised, because Xiao Lotian actually began to analyze the situation in Japan for the child, and what was even more strange was that this child named Tongfu could actually understand it?

"One of the lessons that the master taught you today is to use the room, as a leader, you must be good at using the room, and in layman's terms, it is intelligence gathering...... People are very complicated, you don't know your face, you don't know your heart, if you want to thoroughly understand your enemies and even subordinates, you must learn to use it, this money can't be saved!"

Listening to Xiao Letian explain the composition and structure of the spy agency to the ten-year-old child, as well as how to cleanse the heart of internal discipline, and even briefly talked about the circumstances under which assassination can be carried out, the ten-year-old Tongfu actually used a pencil to shorthand, and his expression was as strict as that of an adult.

Sakamoto Ryoma's heart was already overturned, "What's going on? No wonder the Central Plains civilization has produced strategists since ancient times, it turns out that they have already received this kind of imperial mental education at such a young age? This child's identity must be strange, there must be!"

The sake bottle in Ryoma's hand trembled a little, and Xiao Lotian saw it in his eyes, and he knew that Ryoma-kun already had some suspicions.

"Okay, that's all for today, you go and rest, and wait until Chef Amami Oshima gives you the most famous brown sugar pastry......"

When Emperor Tongzhi left the cabin, Xiao Letian looked at Sakamoto Ryoma and shook his head slightly, "Don't think about it, don't take many things too seriously, if you want to get an answer to everything, I'm afraid you'll be in danger......"

"Ryoma-kun, you must be careful of your own safety during this time, your Japanese political atmosphere is very bad, assassination is commonplace, it is possible that you are already on someone else's blacklist, remember to bring enough guards with you in the future, don't rely on the sword, bring two more pistols......"

"I know that the Tokugawa family is ruthless and I won't die, and we are the targets of their assassination, so I'm already very vigilant......"

"Wrong! very wrong...... Do you think that only the enemy will kill you? Sometimes allies kill more viciously, and the struggle for power and profit can always make people lose their minds, and you have to believe in eternal interests, not in any faction!"

"The camp is all imaginary, only the interests are practical, if your allies realize that you will take away their interests, I am afraid they will attack more ruthlessly than your enemies......"