Jiang Baolin straightened his clothes, walked off the ox cart with his head held high, and strode into the middle of Ninomaru under the gaze of the samurai.

In the middle of the red-painted green-painted Ninomaru, kneeling sat several Tsukiyo head samurai dressed in Wu costumes.

One of them has a half-open eyebrow and a broad and short beard, showing a kind of self-esteem, and it is none other than Abe Tadaaki, the elder of the Tokugawa family and the lord of the Shinobi Domain.

Imagawa Naobo knelt down on the left side of the hand, and once again introduced both sides, and Jiang Baolin also took the opportunity to sit down on the proper middle tatami mat.

Abe Tadaaki frowned and looked at the strangely dressed Luzon man in front of him, saying that he was from the Ming Kingdom, but his clothes were very different from the Ming Kingdom.

said that he was not from the Ming Kingdom, but the official words of the Ming Dynasty in his mouth were correct but he couldn't fake it.

In addition, Jiang Baolin has his own vigorous vitality unique to the Luzon admiral, which makes Abe Tadaaki even more confused.

Listening to Imagawa Naofang's words and talking about his own talk, Abe Tadaaki nodded and frowned at Jiang Baolin.

"I have no complaints about Luzon, why did I sink my own navy in the sea outside the river?"

Jiang Baolin sat down with his legs propped up and said: "I'm afraid it can't be called no complaints, your country's forced order to pay tribute to the Ryukyus has been known to the great emperor, only because of the inconvenience of the Fujian sailors, so I was ordered to punish the emperor of the Lu Song Dynasty, this matter has been stated by our army, Your Excellency Abe should know." ”

Abe Zhongqiu quietly squeezed his hands under his robe, and Jiang Baolin's words frightened him a little.

Unlike Toyosei Hideyoshi's arrogance, the current Tokugawa shogunate has entered the stage of peace, and maintaining stability is the first priority, so he does not dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty too much.

Seeing Jiang Baolin's calm and calm expression, Abe Tadaaki's tone softened a little and smiled: "It's all a misunderstanding, the Ryukyus came to see my shogunate voluntarily, and my family has never been compelling, so please make a clear observation." ”

The corners of Jiang Baolin's mouth raised and he smiled contemptuously, "What is this matter, this official wants to come to the Ryukyu King and others to have more say, in short, I, Luzon, am also a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and this time I am punishing the son of the Great Tomorrow." ”

"Just ten years ago, our army had punished the Shimazu family, the culprit of the persecution of the Ryukyus, and now that we have arrived in Edo, we want to ask the Tokugawa Shogun for an explanation, how to deal with this Ryukyus?"

Jiang Baolin's words made Abe Zhongqiu's heart skip a beat, there was too much information in it.

Luzon has already captured the Shimazu family? If so, what should the shogunate do?

If you don't care, I'm afraid that the shogunate will be swept away.

If you manage it, a daimyo like the Shimazu family is the object of strict vigilance of the shogunate, and it is too late to weaken it, where will you want to help them.

These questions flashed through his mind, and Abe Tadaaki asked cautiously, "That, dare to ask the honorable envoy, how did your country punish my Satsuma Domain?" ”

Jiang Baolin turned to fold his arms and smiled: "How does the shogunate want our army to punish it?" ”

The people in the middle of Ninomaru each glanced at each other with evil intentions.

Without waiting for Abe Tadaaki to speak, Jiang Baolin explained with a smile: "Abe Harima Mamori doesn't have to be entangled, although it is true that this invasion of my Ming vassal country has been true, but Nian Zaier and the others still know that they are worried about my Ming face, and they did not directly annex Ryukyu, and this time our army has already left behind." ”

With a casual look, Jiang Baolin smiled confidently: "Although the Shimazu family is known as a brave warrior in your country, it is just a chicken and a dog under the offensive of our army. ”

"Ten years ago, in the battle of Kagoshima, 2,000 people of our army broke 30,000 people of the Shimazu family and beheaded 5,000 people.

"Hiss"

Tadaaki Abe, Naobo Imagawa and others were in a cold sweat.

2,000 people broke 30,000 people, how fierce should such force be, thinking of the sea war reported by the previous Mufu people, Abe Tadaaki stared at Jiang Baolin.

"In that case, what's the matter with the envoy and the others leading the fleet to my Edo, isn't there still a big battle with my shogunate?"

Imagawa Naofang and the others also looked at Jiang Baolin in unison, for fear that some terrifying news would pop out of his mouth.

Jiang Baolin smiled and shook his head, this fox fake tiger is really enjoyable.

"Otherwise, I, Luzon, am just a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and I have no obligation to attack your country for the Ming Dynasty.

"Now that the punishment of the culprit of the Shimazu family has been completed, the lord of the country can also make a difference in front of the great emperor, and the governor of my navy has instructed that this matter will be stopped."

"We have come this time to negotiate with you for the aftermath of the Ryukyus, and from now on, the Ryukyus should only meet the great emperor, and the respective vassals should not increase their swords."

"Second, it is for trade, I, Luzon, like Ben, am isolated in China overseas, and often need business and travel exchanges, so I specially asked the shogunate for a letter of seal, so that future trade exchanges, of course, I also want to ask you to give preferential tariffs to the business travel of the country."

"Whew"

Breathing a sigh of relief without a trace, Abe Tadaaki was relieved.

The Luzon people's demands were not excessive, and if they were really as strong as they boasted, it would not be a big deal to agree for the sake of peace in the shogunate.

Of course, this matter must be verified by the Satsuma clan before being reported to the shogun for a decision.

With his mind already decided, Abe Tadaaki squeezed out a smile and said: "Your country is well aware of the righteousness, and the whole country is grateful, as the envoy said, the invasion of the Ryukyus was originally the claim of the Satsuma Domain under the command of my shogunate, and then the country will reprimand it again." ”

"As for the matter of trade mentioned by the envoy, this matter is very important, and the official has no right to decide, and it needs to be reported to my general before it can be decided, and I ask the envoy to rest for a few days and talk about it later."

Jiang Baolin didn't expect the Tokugawa family to be so easy to deal with, and as for the delay for a few days, of course he wanted to find out the reason, it was nothing more than asking the Shimazu family for verification.

Seeing this, he simply nodded, "This matter is of course, in order to show sincerity, on behalf of the lord of the country, the governor of my family presented some Luzon specialties to the shogun as a gift, and asked your country to accept it with a smile." ”

"Hahaha, that's what it would be like."

Seeing that the Luzon people were still planning to give gifts, the atmosphere in Ninomaru was even more soothing.

The so-called exchange of courtesies is common in the Chinese civilization circle.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiang Baolin did not stop in Edo, but returned to the fleet with men.

After arranging for the gifts for Tokugawa Iemitsu to be brought ashore, the Luzon fleet once again pulled anchor and set sail for the open ocean.

After all, Edo Bay is a bit narrow, and in order to avoid the Tokugawa family suddenly turning around, Yu Degao and others felt that it was better to be cautious.

When it was about to sail out of the five-mile range of Edo Castle, the entire Luzon fleet was facing the uninhabited hillside on the west side of Edo Bay, and the artillery was in full swing, and it showed off its muscles in a solid manner.

The dense and earth-shattering artillery fire made Imagawa Naofang and others, who were seeing them off, frightened, and their thoughts about peace talks were a little heavier.

You must know that the fleet led by You Degao has a maximum displacement of 1,800 tons, which is a few points better than the Perry fleet of later generations, except that it is not driven by a steam engine.

All of them pose a threat to Ben to crush, and such conditions do not worry about my lack of interest.

Of course, Liu Ximing also considered the possible reopening of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third general of the Tokugawa family, only completed the retreat four years ago, so he shouldn't have slapped himself in the face so soon, and Luzon was under the guise of the Ming Dynasty, so the shock to him should not be as huge as Perry's fleet.

Of course, it doesn't matter if I wake up.

In this era, the Liu family is the one who masters the most advanced technology, and Liu Ximing will never give this future generations such a chance.

After three, Edo Castle Honmaru castle tower.

The Tokugawa family's three shoguns, with a short white beard and fat head and big ears, lay lazily in the castle tower and entered the mother's house, holding chocolates from the Luzon people in his hands.

As soon as he tasted it, Tokugawa Iemitsu ate this sweet food, and chocolate instantly became a luxury product like the Portuguese Konpeito.

"Abe, how is the news from the Luzon verified?"

Abe Tadaaki, who could guide the country in front of outsiders, was kneeling in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu with a respectful face at this time.

"General, news has come from the eyes of the Satsuma Domain that the Luzon people have indeed fought against the Shimazu family, killing at least four or five thousand."