Shimonoseki Pier.

The number of Si Bo Yizhong's envoys was not large, only more than 20 people, and one Haicang ship could be loaded, but the Ming army still dispatched three Haicang ships, led by Chu Zheng himself.

The weather is not very good today, and the dark clouds are like the lid of a pot shrouding the Shimonoseki Strait, which is a bit breathless.

Accompanied by Ouchi Morina, Shobo Yoshishige walked down the hill and onto the dock.

"General Shangguo, I'm sorry for you! The contemptible people are the envoys of the Japanese state, these are the contemptible attachés, please take care of them along the way. ”

"Wait a minute!"

The leading escort Matsumoto Takamori had just stepped on the pedal, but was stopped by Chu Zheng's shouting, and the soldiers behind him immediately raised their muskets and pointed them at the people on the dock, and the Japanese people on the shore were in a commotion, and some even drew their sabers and faced the Ming army.

"Wait a minute, put it all away," Si Bo Yizhong hurriedly stopped the commotion of his subordinates, and arched his hand: "General Chu, what else do you have to order?" ”

"The commander-in-chief has an order, and those who hold an inch and blade will be killed! So, Spo Emissary, tell your men to lay down their weapons and come up again! ”

What the? Unraveling the blade?

As the interpreter translated Chu Zheng's words, the woes on the dock were in a commotion even more, and Si Bo Yizhong's face was extremely ugly.

Si Boyi looked at Ouchi Moricho beside him again, and said in a low voice, "Is there such a thing?" ”

"It seems to be true, some spies reported that the Ming army is collecting weapons in Kyushu." Ouchi Sheng said in a low voice.

"What if you don't pay it?"

"The whole family will be put to death!"

Si Bo Yizhong sighed deeply and arched his hand: "General Chu, we are envoys to meet His Majesty the Great Emperor, and we are only carrying weapons for self-defense, please don't misunderstand." ”

"Spo envoy," Chu Zheng stared at Spo Yizhong, and let out a sneer: "The military order is like a mountain, forgive me!" Please do what the messenger does! ”

"Tang Yandong!"

"In!"

"After a quarter of an hour, all the people will return to the ship, and those who do not wield the blade will not be allowed to board the ship, otherwise they will be killed!"

"Yes!"

Tang Yandong replied loudly, he was a native of Ningbo, Fujian, and had a very bad impression of the Japanese invaders, so when he received such a military order, he was extremely excited and immediately ordered his subordinates to raise their guns and guard to prevent the Japanese from making trouble.

Listening to Chu Zheng's order, Sibo Yoshishige and Ouchi Mori on the shore looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"Lord!"

When the two of them were in a brain teaser, Matsumoto Takamori walked over and knelt on the ground with a serious expression: "The samurai's saber is the life of the samurai, if there is no saber, then Matsumoto would rather die, and hope that the lord will atone for his sins, and Matsumoto will not be able to serve left and right!" ”

As he spoke, Matsumoto Takamori bowed to the ground three times, and then stood up.

Looking at Matsumoto Takamori's appearance, Spa Yoshishige suddenly had a bad premonition, but before he could ask, he saw Matsumoto Takamori pull out his sword, face the warship of the Ming army, and said sharply: "You are a samurai of the upper country, do you dare to fight with me?" ”

Matsumoto Takamori's words landed, and the Japanese people were in an uproar.

Spo Yoshishige immediately said sharply: "Matsumoto Takamori, Deacon Ben orders you to lay down your arms and not provoke the Ming army. ”

Ouchi Moricho also ordered his subordinates: "Stop him, this person is crazy!" ”

Matsumoto Takamori glanced back at Spo Yoshishige, opened his mouth, and seemed to say something, but unfortunately no one heard it clearly, he turned around, rushed onto the pedal with an arrow step, and rushed towards Tang Yandong and the others, and at the same time let out a heaven-shattering shout: "Kill!" ”

Shots rang out!

When Matsumoto Takamori drew his sword, Tang Yandong and his men turned the muzzle of the gun and aimed it at Matsumoto Takamori, and the moment he boarded the pedal, Tang Yandong's handcuff rang out, and at the same time, his spear also rang!

With a three-meter-long pedal, the musket can be said to be a hundred shots.

"Poof!"

In the eyes of everyone, Matsumoto Takamori, who was charging, suddenly stumbled, and then the steel knife came out of his hand, and the person shook twice and fell into the water.

It was only at this time that the people on the dock reacted, and the sound of "ah" scattered, and Spo Yoshishige and Ouchi Moricho were no exception, and the two of them hugged their heads and squatted on the ground; And because the distance was too close, the muskets of the Ming army not only hit Matsumoto Takamori, but also accidentally injured several Japanese people, and these people also screamed.

All of this is what happened in a flash of light, and no one thought that things would develop to this point.

Tang Yandong was also a little ignorant, he looked back at Chu Zheng, and found that Chu Zheng also opened his mouth wide, with a look of disbelief......

But Chu Zheng reacted very quickly, and immediately waved his hand and said, "Get off the boat and catch that messenger!" ”

"Yes!"

At the same time, Chu Zheng ordered to wave the flag and ask for reinforcements.

The Japanese army on the mountain noticed the anomaly and rushed down the mountain as well.

......

"Spo Yoshishige, are you really a messenger?"

"yes!"

"Then why did you attack our Ming army?"

"I didn't! It's Matsumoto Takamori who makes his own decisions! ”

"Self-assertive? He's not one of yours, is he? ”

"Yes, but ......"

......

"Ouchi Moricho, do you want to die or live?"

"How do you say you want to die? How do you want to live? ”

"If you want to die, you don't have to say anything."

"I want to live!"

"If you want to live, you have to remember what I said!"

"Yes!"

......

Dazaifu.

"This Chu Zheng, how did things get like this?"

Yang Rong and Sheng Yong looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Among them, Yang Rong was the most frustrated, for the arrival of Sibo Yizhong, he conceived many plans, but now all of them have come to naught.

After a long time, Sheng Yong said: "The matter has come to this, then let Chu Zheng escort people over first!" ”

"Well, that's all there is to it!"

"Your Majesty, I want to report it too!"

"Of course!"

......

Kyoto, Shogunate.

"What did you say?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stood up: "Really? ”

Hosokawa Yorimoto arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency, it is true that the Ming army captured Spo Yoshishige and Ouchi Moricho in the name of welcoming the envoy, and Yoshige's personal samurai Matsumoto Takamori died under the guns of the Ming army in order to protect Yoshige. ”

"And Ouchi Shengchang was captured, and the Ming army took the opportunity to attack Xiaguan, and the Xiaguan defenders were defeated, and now Xiaguan is still in the hands of the Ming army."

"Nagato Province has sent an emissary asking for reinforcements."

"Hmm!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had calmed down, he stood up, paced a few steps, and turned back and said, "Hosokawa, what do you think should be done?" ”

"......" Hosokawa Lai Yuan thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "Your Excellency, through this matter, we can already test the intentions of the Ming army, they don't want to negotiate, we can only fight!" ”

"In this case, Hosokawa, gather all the deacons, and come here in a quarter of an hour!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

......

A quarter of an hour later, the Muromachi shogunate convened a meeting of life and death.

There was a heated argument at the meeting, which lasted for a long time and did not end until the next morning.

After the meeting, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu led the shogunate dignitaries to the Imperial Palace and met with Emperor Gokomatsu.

Soon after, the emperor and the shogunate issued orders at the same time, determined to fight the Ming Kingdom to the end and never give in.

At the same time, according to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's secret order, the Spo clan's territories such as Dewa and Mutsu were deprived, and a large number of Spo generals were arrested, and after interrogation, most of them were executed!