Due to the deliberate reservations of the Luzon army, the Shimazu family lost almost negligible losses except for a few thousand peasant soldiers.

Without having time to pay attention to the reaction of the Shimazu family after the agreement was signed, leaving a few members of the Ministry of Commerce in charge of building a trading hall in Kagoshima, Yu De et al. and others embarked on the journey again.

Although I am not familiar with the waters of Japan, I am fortunate that Japan is an island country, so you only need to follow the coastline all the way to Musashi, where Edo is located, by passing through Hyuga-Tosa-Kii-Ise-Enoe-Suruga-Izu-Sagami.

When passing through Tosa in Shikoku, the samurai team such as Nagamune Ibu Yoshikina felt a lot of emotion, but at the moment Luzon's task was to make contact with the Tokugawa family, and naturally there was no other idea about Tosa, so the army went all the way east without stopping at all.

Seven days later, under the horrified eyes of the fishermen, the Luzon fleet led by You Degao sailed into Edo Bay.

To the north of the fleet was the Edo area, which had been developed into fertile land.

The Tokugawa shogunate's tall five-story and six-story castle tower soared into the sky, and although it was still miles away, Yutokuko and others could already see the prosperity of the entire Edo castle town when they stood at the bow of the ship.

At this time, Edo was already the center of Japan, and the population of the surrounding farmers was more than 400,000, but even so, Edo was still one of the few major cities of this era.

There are many ships on Edo Bay, and the Edo River, which flows throughout the castle town, is full of people coming and going.

The sudden arrival of the Luzon fleet disturbed the calm in Edo Bay, and a loud bell rang out on the lookout turrets near the bay.

In the midst of the panic in the lower town of Edo Castle, Yu Tokugao and others were surprised to find that there were still many Tokugawa family sataku boats and seki boats in the bay.

As soon as they saw the Luzon fleet, these Tokugawa naval forces immediately went into action.

Because they were galleys, these Ataka and Sekibune started up quite quickly, and by the time the Luzon fleet sailed into Edo Bay, the Tokugawa navy was ready for battle.

It turned out that as early as a few days ago, when the Luzon fleet passed through the Kii coast, the Kii Tokugawa family of the Shogunate's Imperial Three Houses had already reported to Edo that there was a fleet coming and going at sea.

Finding that the Tokugawa naval army in front of him seemed to have the intention of bullying him, You Degao hurriedly ordered:

"Three miles of water ahead, fire a warning gun!"

"Boom", "Boom"

Led by the Sun Wu, shells fired from more than a dozen guns exploded on the water surface of Edo Bay, and immediately frightened the Tokugawa naval forces that were heading towards the Luzon fleet.

However, there were still five unbelieving Ataka ships and Seki ships that rushed out of the Tokugawa family fleet and rushed towards the Luzon fleet.

On the Sun Wu, Jiang Baolin and the others all looked at You Degao in unison.

"Aim at these ships and sink them," You Degao said in a deep voice without a moment's hesitation.

These Tokugawa family Ataka ships were suddenly tragic, and under the repeated shelling of several cruisers and frigates in front of the fleet, five ships were smashed to pieces in less than ten minutes.

Such a brilliant result chilled the hearts of a group of Tokugawa sailors who were watching and probing, and for a while, dozens of ships of the Tokugawa family all slowed down, and they did not dare to take a step closer.

After a quarter of an hour's delay, seeing that the Luzon fleet did not seem to have any intention of shelling further, a medium-sized ship sailed out of the Tokugawa family's navy and drove in the direction of the Luzon fleet with some hesitation.

"Those who come stop the boat", on the Sun Wu, Changzong and my department Ji Qin boldly held a loudspeaker and shouted loudly.

On the opposite side of the ship, the head of the samurai who was in charge of the moon quickly poked out from the bow of the ship, and he said loudly to Luzon.

"Governor, what the Tokugawa family is asking us about? Why did you shell his warship? ”

Turning his head and respectfully translating for You Degao, Changzong and my Jiqin heard You Degao's faint order: "Tell them that I Luzon is an envoy for the Great Tomorrow, not to start a war, but if the Tokugawa family has any ideas, I Luzon is not a vegetarian, and these five ships will be the end." ”

The conversation on Edo Bay lasted several minutes, and the Tokugawa ieseki, who had received first-hand information, immediately returned to his fleet.

After several back and forths, more than an hour later, the captain of the Sunmu, Jiang Baolin, set foot on Edo land as a negotiator.

It's just that this time Nagamune and Ibu Yoshijin didn't dare to follow, and like Tataryo, the Tokugawa shogunate also regarded the Japanese exile abroad as traitors, and they could be arrested and executed once they landed.

In order to avoid complications, Jiang Baolin had to lead a small team of naval soldiers ashore.

Fortunately, Japan belongs to the Chinese cultural circle, and there are many high-level samurai who are proficient in sinology in these years.

In front of Jiang Baolin, a Tokugawa samurai wearing a pure black brocade robe, a hanging crown on his head, a thin face and narrow eyes, and a thin powder on his face led the way.

This person is none other than the Tokugawa family, who was in charge of the reception, Imagawa Naobo.

Because most of the Gao family were served by the descendants of daimyo who were born into famous families but lost their country, and they often had to meet the emperor on behalf of the shogunate, they all developed the habit of Japanese public family, and they were not as rude as ordinary samurai.

Imagawa Naobo is the one who was defeated by Oda Nobunaga in the Battle of Tsubasasa.

If it weren't for the Luzon people's strong guns, it really made the Tokugawa family a little frightened, and Luzon seemed to be somewhat involved with the Ming Kingdom, so it would not have been possible for Imagawa Naobo to receive it in person.

"Envoy, please come with me."

Imagawa Naobo's etiquette could not find the slightest fault, and under the watchful eyes of the Edo people who came forward to watch, Jiang Baolin adjusted his military uniform and followed the ox cart that came to greet him.

Although the layout of Edo Castle is not as open as that of cities such as Qianzhou, it also looks quite tidy, and Japan has been peaceful for decades, and the folk style has a rather prosperous atmosphere.

Seeing that Jiang Baolin frequently observed the movements outside the ox cart, Imagawa Naofang, who was pale with powder, smiled and asked in fluent Ming official dialect:

"What does the envoy think of my Edo Castle? Are the samurai brave? Are the people rich? And how does it compare to Luzon? ”

Jiang Baolin smiled and turned his head to look at Imagawa Naofang, and said unceremoniously in his mouth: "Edo Castle is indeed prosperous and rich, and the samurai under the command of the Tokugawa shogunate are indeed brave and powerful, but if you want to compare it with my Luzon, it is just a firefly to Haoyue, which is insignificant." ”

Imagawa Naofang asked with some uncontrollable expressions on his face: "I have a territory of thousands of miles in Japan, hundreds of thousands of armor, and Luzon has not been famous before, how can I compare with me, the envoy has some big words." ”

"Hahaha", Jiang Baolin raised his head and laughed, "I Luzon is indeed a short time to establish a country, but I Luzon has a deep relationship with the Ming Dynasty, and my own people are all from the Ming Dynasty, all of which are owned by the Ming Kingdom, and our country has everything, and the Ming Kingdom does not have it, and my own country also has it, so it may be compared with your country?" ”

Imagawa Naofang leaned over with some hesitation and asked, "I don't know if the lord of your country is the Great Ming Clan?" ”

The Tokugawa family had closed off from the rest of the country, and was very slow to receive information from overseas, and even if Chinese merchants went to Japan, most of them traded in the Nagasaki area, so they really didn't know anything about this power that claimed to be Luzon.

As a member of the Gao family, Imagawa Naofang naturally had the obligation to inquire about information before the meeting, but Jiang Baolin had already received Mao Yuanyi's orders.

At present, compared with Japan, Luzon is undoubtedly an ant to an elephant, so this switch is mainly a fox and a fake tiger, with the help of the power of the Ming Dynasty to overwhelm the Tokugawa family, so You Degao is so restrained.

Now seeing that Imagawa Naofang intends to inquire about information, Jiang Baolin smiled mysteriously and pursed his lips: "If it has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty, how can I, Luzon, punish the Satsuma Domain for the Ming Dynasty for the Ryukyu incident, and the lord of my family will now meet the Emperor of the Great Tomorrow in the Jingshi Dynasty." ”

"Ryukyu? See the great tomorrow? ”

Imagawa Naobo was shocked, and it was an open secret in Japan to force the two Ryukyu tributaries, but in order not to anger the Ming Dynasty, the Tokugawa family did not dare to forcibly annex the Ryukyus.

Now that he rashly heard that the Luzon people in front of him had attacked the Shimazu family because of the Ryukyus, Imagawa Naofang's heart fell, will this matter lead to a larger scale of revenge from the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Imagawa Naofang's attitude softened a little, and he continued to probe the reality of Luzon even more without a trace.

The convoy passed through the Otemon Gate on the outer moat of Edo Castle, passing through Nishinomaru, Sannomaru and other places, and finally stopped at Ninomaru.

Imagawa Naobo gestured, "Honorable envoy, Your Excellency Harima Shou Zhongqiu has been waiting for a long time. ”