Chapter 986: My, Shogunate's Good Friend!
Toyotomi Kunimatsu didn't say a word!
Because he is afraid of death, he can be put in the position of "lord", and he can be forced to carry the black cauldron, but his mouth is born on his face, and he can not speak at the critical moment...... Protest with silence!
If the lord didn't speak, the scene of the meeting was a little cold.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa and the group of loyal ministers of the Toyotomi family below were a little embarrassed, but Mitsuhisa's reaction was still very fast, he was the Ming Jun of the Shimazu family, of course, his mind turned quickly, and he immediately turned around and shouted to a group of "Toyotomi loyal ministers" who didn't know what to do: "Your Highness has given the order!" From today, Toyotomi will rise again, and Tokugawa will die! I, the retainers of Toyotomi, should serve the elders of Toyotomi and go to Luo, and honor the emperor after the curtain! Onboard! Onboard! Onboard ......"
What the? The lord has already ordered? Why didn't you hear that?
The Toyotomi loyalists present suspected that something was wrong with their ears...... The lord said so many words, and everyone didn't hear them, it's really undeserved!
Fortunately, Shimazu Mitsuhisa's ears are bright, and it seems that the words of the lord will be relayed by him in the future!
"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard ......"
The big guys quickly reacted and cheered along with Mitsuhisa Shimazu!
After a while, the Wuqitong banner and the golden gourd horse seal, which symbolized the Toyotomi family, appeared on the head of the inner castle of Toyotomi.
Although it has been decades since the collapse of the Toyotomi family, the appeal of Toyotomi's name throughout Japan is far greater than that of Shimazu, which has always been confined to a corner of Kyushu!
After all, it is impossible for a famous and powerful feudal clan such as Choshu Maori to submit to Shimazu, even if Shimazu now controls the four kingdoms and has received more than one million stones!
But Toyotomi said something else...... The Toyotomi family was the lord of the Shimazu and Mori families back then, and they were still the lords of the world in Japan!
Therefore, the rebellion started by the Shimazu clan was bound to spread to Honshu and Shikoku in Japan from the moment the Toyotomi banner was raised in Funai Castle.
But this "Toyotomi Resurgence Rebellion" was different from all previous rebellions in Japan, it was a turmoil with the intervention of powerful foreign forces!
And for the first time, the feudal lords in Japan also had a seemingly undefeated choice - to join the imperialist forces!
Goto Morikatsu of the Goto family now boarded the imperialist warship and met his old acquaintance, Zheng Jiangong, who lived in Nagasaki in his early years and was a hostage and general representative of the "Yiguan Party" in Japan. And the territory of the Goto family is off the coast of Nagasaki, and Goto Shengsheng still has a mansion in Nagasaki, of course, he is familiar with Zheng Jiangong.
Zheng Jiangong recognized Goto Shengsheng at a glance, and without waiting for the other party to think clearly about whether to kneel, he hurriedly went up and took his hand, and said to him in Japanese with a smile: "Goto-kun, yours, don't get me wrong...... Mine, a good friend of the shogunate, was invited by the shogunate to lead a fleet to help the shogunate suppress the Shimazu rebellion!
The shelling just now was an overreaction by the captains below after being frightened by your shelling, and it was their own initiative...... It's not that the Celestial Empire Navy is going to invade Japan, it's a complete misunderstanding, so don't be afraid. ”
Yes, a few captains were able to blow up several batteries along the coast of the Gulf of Kamigoto with 24-pounder shells on their own initiative? It was dozens of gunboats in an artillery formation, firing two or three hundred rounds of flowering shells with the ship's 24-pound shells, and the scene was really like shaking the mountains! It also killed more than a dozen brave warriors of the Goto Domain, and sank all the ships of the Goto Domain parked in the bay...... If this is a planned invasion, shouldn't the Goto family be destroyed now?
Is this really a mistake? Still is...... Give the samurai of the Goto family a dismount?
Goto Shengsheng, who seemed to understand something, had already changed his expression of gratitude: "Great...... I've finally looked forward to you! You must have come to rescue the general's Gao Ziji, right? She was blocked in Nagasaki Town together with His Royal Highness Setsugu Masashi of the Aizu Domain, there was no way to go to Daming, and Nagasaki's defenses were very weak, and they could be attacked by the rebels of the Shimazu family at any time! ”
Zheng Jiangong was a little confused when he heard it, "Gao Ziji of the general's family? She's the adopted daughter of the Great Youin? Why is she in Nagasaki with Masashi Hoshina? Could it be that she was a serious official of Hoshina and accompanied her husband to Nagasaki? ”
"No, no, Gao Ji and His Royal Highness are brothers and sisters...... Goto Morikatsu hurriedly shook his head, "The general's family wants to send Gao Ji to Daming to serve the Son of Heaven, and His Royal Highness is to send his relatives, and His Royal Highness Guangguo, who originally belonged to the Mito family, is also there." However, because the Shimazu family was in trouble in Satsuma, His Royal Highness Hikkaikuni was recalled by the shogunate, leaving His Royal Highness Masashi and Takahime in Nagasaki. ”
"Oh......" Zheng Jiangong nodded, thinking: The Tokugawa family actually follows the example of the French, and wants to use beauty tricks on the Son of Heaven......
He paused and asked, "Tell me, how is the situation on Kyushu Island now?" ”
Goto Morikatsu said, "Your Excellency, the rebellion of the Shimazu family has now occupied Satsuma, Osumi, Hinata, Bungo Shikoku and the Fat Hitoyoshi Domain...... And I also found the banner of Toyotomi Kunimatsu, who lived in seclusion in Higo Sunrise Domain, and the Toyotomi family has been revived! ”
Zheng Jiangong was stunned: "What? Toyotomi Kunimatsu ...... What a thing! ”
"What do you mean by real?" Wudao Shengsheng looked at Zheng Jiangong with a little doubt, "This matter has been in trouble for more than ten years, you don't know it, right?" ”
"Know, know...... It's just that I didn't expect Toyotomi Kunimatsu to really come to the front of the stage! Zheng Jiangong hurriedly changed his words - the truth of the "Toyotomi Loyalty" incident he knew was different from what Goto Katsumori said!
Zheng Jiangong changed the topic and asked, "Then what is the attitude of Hosokawa, Nabeshima, Kuroda, Tachibana, Arima and other powerful feudal clans in Kitakyushu?" Who do they support? ”
"None of them have a superficial position, and they seem to be still waiting," said Goto Morikatsu, "and now only the Karatsu Domain and the Shimahara Domain have sent troops to Nagasaki, a total of only 500 people, and His Highness Nagasaki and Masanori are dying...... Well, now, as long as the warships of the Celestial Empire sail into the port of Nagasaki, then they will not be afraid of anything. ”
"Entering Nagasaki Port?" Zheng Jiangong seemed to hesitate for a moment, "I brought ninety-two warships, all of them sailed into Nagasaki, I'm afraid it will cause misunderstanding, right?" Why don't you send five ships into Nagasaki first, and the rest of the warships will anchor in the North Goto Bay? In addition, some army troops came on my warship, because of the turbulence in the sea, they were not feeling well and needed to go ashore to rest...... Can it be convenient? ”
"Convenient, convenient, of course convenient! The Celestial Empire army can rest and recuperate on the five islands, which is the honor of the five islands! "How dare Goto Shengsheng say that it is inconvenient? If it's inconvenient, people's cannons may have to go off again!
Besides, most of these naval warships of the Ming Dynasty were invited by the Tokugawa shogunate to help...... The lord of the island domain, whose own family is only 12,000 koku, dares to offend the Daimei Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate at the same time?
He was still hesitating to stand in line? Now it's okay, just follow the big tomorrow and mix it up, you can't go wrong!
Zheng Jiangong smiled and nodded, this Wudao is still a good friend - Daming will not treat his friends badly, and when the Shimazu family is eliminated, he will circle 350,000 stones on Shimazu's territory and reward the Wudao family!
As for the Goto Islands and Tanegashima Island...... In what name should you occupy it? Or maybe it's that Gao Ji's Tang Muyi?
After thinking of a name, Zheng Jiangong asked people to entertain Wudao Shengsheng to visit the Flying Flight, and then returned to the command room in the stern building by himself, and gathered his subordinates to start arranging the next move.
So far, the operation to "conquer Japan" has been very smooth!
The Ming army not only occupied the most valuable North Goto Bay in the Goto Islands (two or three hundred cannons) "without bloodshed", but also was able to take advantage of the chaos to enter Nagasaki, and even if only two battalions were sent in, they could reap huge benefits.
And the next step is Tanegashima and Sakurajima!
As long as these two islands can be taken, then Japan's neck will be put on a dog leash, no matter what kind of civil war they have in their country, the Ming can be undefeated!