In this way, the fleet made two trips to the Ryukyus and went to rest on a nearby island. Because it is estimated that Satsuma's counterattack is coming. So they need to recharge. At the same time, some gossip is also circulating among the people. Said that the Japanese are coming back! They were killed, so many people will definitely take revenge. So the population is also panicking. This leads to two opinions. One is to help Liu Pei fight back against the Japanese people. The other is the rhetoric advocating surrender, advocating that all the charges be put on Liu Pei. When the Japanese come, let Liu Pei and the Japanese fight to the death, and wait for him to lose and surrender.

Naturally, Liu Pei asked Liu Jiang to send people to spread the news. He wanted to inspire the people of the Ryukyus to join him in resisting the Japanese army. After all, it is one less family member to die. At the same time, it can also inspire the courage of the people. And fighting side by side is the best catalyst to merge the differences of the two sides more quickly.

But when Liu Jiang's people were spreading the news, they found that there was another group of people who were also doing the same thing. However, the idea of this group was to intimidate the people of the Ryukyus not to resist. Without investigating, Liu Pei locked his eyes on Liang Jinsheng and others. Sure enough, after a little investigation, it was traced to several people led by Liang Jinsheng. But it was not a good time to attack them at this time, so Liu Pei could only endure it for the time being.

Let's talk about Itaro and the fisherman. The small boat piloted by the two of them across the ocean is extremely adventurous! But it's also a small boat that is convenient. Small boats can travel day and night at sea. And big ships, especially fleets, are not good. Large ships and fleets are afraid that they will be difficult to turn when they encounter objects such as reefs, and they are also afraid of getting separated, so they must stop their ships at night. So it took the small fishing boat more than ten days to get to Kagoshima.

In the past ten days, Idaro's wounds have healed. I have to say that Idaro is still a character. Soon after he got on the boat, he washed the wound with seawater, and although he screamed in pain, the wound was not red, swollen or inflamed. And he also knew the fisherman's name. The fisherman called himself. Shang Zhi also boasted that he was related to King Shang Feng. But Idaro didn't believe it at all. He felt that even if he was related by blood, he was probably far away.

After more than ten days of sailing, the small fishing boat finally arrived at the Satsuma Domain. As soon as he arrived at the Kagoshima pier, Idaro was recognized by the guards at the pier and said, "Eh, isn't this Intaro?" I heard that you went to the Ryukyus, why did you come back on a fishing boat? ”

Itaro recognized this man, and they had been in the same ashigaru team before. So Idaro immediately said, "Great! It just so happened that you helped me watch this fisherman. I have an urgent matter to report to my family. With that, he ran away.

After layers of retribution, Idaro was finally brought to the main hall. He endured more than ten days of ordeal at sea. Kintaro's body and face are extremely dirty. The armor on his body was also lost. So Idaro knelt in the middle of the room and felt ashamed! Another reason why he didn't dare to look up was that he was surrounded by important ministers of the Shimazu family.

These people are the pillars of the Shimazu family. It's hard to get together on weekdays. If you are summoned here by all the governors today, it means that something big has happened. And the filthy guy kneeling in the middle of the floor must have been the cause of the incident.

Now the governor of the Shimazu family is Shimazu Tadashi. Shimazu Tadatsune was the first lord of the Satsuma domain in the Edo period. His father is Yoshihiro Shimazu, the third son of Yoshihiro. Later, it was renamed Iehisa, but in order to avoid confusion with his uncle's namesake character, Iehisa, he was usually identified by Zhongheng.

Tadashi Shimazu was a decisive figure, and the news reached him. He immediately realized that something was probably wrong with the Ryukyus, otherwise it would not have been a turn for a foot light to run back to report the news. Therefore, he immediately called the samurai around him to inform the important ministers who were still in the city to gather for a meeting.

The door was slid open, and Tadashi Shimazu entered the chamber dressed in civilian clothes and holding a folding fan. All the important ministers bowed down to pay homage to him. He sat down on the cushion, and the little man beside him set up his robe for him and stepped aside.

Shimazu Tadashi has a slightly chubby body and a white complexion. There are a pair of slender eyes under the very light eyebrows. The lips are very thin and often pursed tightly. Only two short whiskers are left on the upper lip. It can be seen that he is a determined person. This can be proved in the fact that he killed his old family Yijiin Tadadong and his son Ijiin Tadashi, and then suppressed the Zhongdong clan who set up a rebellion in the country.

Shimazu Tadashi waved the folding fan, and everyone sat up straight. Shimazu Tadashi said slowly: "This person's name is Idaro. He is a member of the Ryukyu Light Railway Artillery Team. He brought back the latest news from the Ryukyus. Now let him talk about it. ”

When the important ministers heard the word Ryukyu, they began to look at each other, and they all felt that things were not good. Intaro got permission and sat up straight and began to tell what he knew. But he didn't dare to say that he was attacked because of drinking. Rather, it is said that the enemy launched a surprise attack in the dark night, and he was stabbed in the lower abdomen during the battle and fainted to the ground.

Finally, Idaro said, "That's how it happened. In the end, I promised the fisherman Shangzhi ten yuan before he would send me back. ”

Shimazu Tadashi asked, "Where is that fisherman?" ”

Itaro bowed and replied, "He's at the docks, guarded by the guards at the docks." ”

As soon as Shimazu Tadashi waved his hand, the samurai beside him bowed out. Soon, Shang-Chi was ushered into the council chamber. It was the first time he had been to such a place, and he was so frightened that he had no master. The answers to the questions are also reversed. But all of you were smart people, and it was quick to hear what he knew from his fragmented answers.

After hearing what happened, everyone frowned and remained silent. Shimazu Tadashi said: "Reward him with 10 pieces of money, let him go." ”

Shang Chi forgot about the ten yuan at this time! Suddenly hearing that the promised reward had been cashed out, he was pleasantly surprised for a while, and was taken out by two samurai. It wasn't until he went out that Shang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: he finally came out alive!

No need to ask, this person is Liu Jiang's subordinate. At this point, his mission was accomplished. So he got ten dollars and bought some food and sailed away.

Everyone in the chamber was silent and thought about what to do. Itaro has been taken to wash and eat, and is not in the council chamber. After half a ring, Shimazu Tadashi said with a smile: "It seems that my father's opposition to my attack on the Ryukyus back then was also reasonable!" I didn't expect such a cowardly Ryukyuan people to invite pirates to help them! Let's talk about it, how are we going to treat the Ryukyus? ”

As one of the important ministers, Hisataka Kayama spoke first. Because he led his troops to defeat the Ryukyus back then, he was unwilling to let his martial arts lose their glory. He said, "Lord Governor, we cannot let Ryukyu break away from our rule. I think I should send troops to take it back. ”

After Birshan's mouth was spoken, the important ministers present expressed their opinions one after another. There was a fairly unanimous opinion that it was to send troops to retake the Ryukyus. After all, after so many years of occupation of the Ryukyus, what was plundered from the Ryukyus was very helpful to the Shimazu family. Moreover, the capture of the Ryukyus was an order from the Governor Shimazu Tadashi. If you give up the Ryukyus at this time, where will you put the face of the Shimazu family? You must know that the Japanese are still a people who want to save face. Once they lose face, they will either regain their face, or they will stab themselves in the navel with a knife.

Since the unanimous opinion has decided to send troops. Then the next step is to determine who the opponent is, so that you can make targeted arrangements. Shimazu Tadatsune said, "Itaro said that the leader of this gang has big red eyes. And they also called the person who attacked him the Five Masters. It can be seen that they are pirates. Mafune-kun, do you have any information about this group of pirates? ”

Mafune Yama Cheng was the important minister in charge of intelligence, and he bowed his head and said, "I'm really sorry, Lord Jiadu! I've never followed pirates, so there's no intelligence on that! But Lord Shimizu may have news of this group! ”

Shimizu Saizo has always been in charge of the business side of the Shimazu family. So he is more well-informed at sea. Qing Shui Zhai thought for a while and said, "Lord Jiadu, there are not many people among the pirates who have my impression. But I did hear about this guy! ”