"No, I'm talking about Japan, the Japanese archipelago hidden behind this darkness." Yoshikawa Kosuke suddenly interrupted Kaneyama Nonaka's insincere echo, looked at Sakurajima Yuyo at night and said.

Kaneyama Nonaka looked from the side in some surprise, and found that although Yoshikawa Kosuke was standing staggeringly at this time, his eyes were clear, and he really didn't look like he was drunk.

While Kaneyama Nonaka was still thinking about how to understand the meaning of the other party's words, Kosuke Yoshikawa closed his eyes and said dreamily, "I can see how beautiful Sakurajima is when the sun rises over the sea." Yes, Sakurajima may not be as famous as Mount Tai and Mount Huashan in the Central Plains, but Sakurajima also has its own unique beauty. If the sun can shine on the land of the Ming Dynasty, why can't it shine on the land of Japan? ”

Kosuke Yoshikawa suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head, looked at Kaneyama Nonaka seriously, and said, "Nonakaden, are you willing to hold up the sun shining on the Japanese archipelago with me, so that the beautiful scenery of the Japanese archipelago can also be shown to the world?" ”

Although at the age of 17, he became the head of the Tosa Domain, and studied Zhuzi under the Tani Toki Sect, and had a set of ideas based on Confucianism for governing the region, but Nonaka Kaneyama really never thought of setting his sights on places other than the Tosa Domain.

He couldn't react to Yoshikawa Kosuke's sudden invitation for a while, and it took a long time before he stammered: "The head of the family has always treated me very well, and now he has left the affairs of the clan to me to deal with, even if those retainers of the genealogy oppose my claims, the head of the family is still on my side." It is hard for me to turn my back on the master who has treated me like this.

Besides, I was only a country man from Tosa, and many people in my family thought that I was too young and reckless to take on heavy responsibilities, and when I went to Osaka, it would be even more difficult for the shogunates from the high-ranking families to listen to my opinions. I still appreciate the kindness of adults. ”

At first, when he found a reason to refuse, what Kaneyama said was a bit far-fetched, but thinking of the faces of those genealogy retainers of his family, he felt that those shogunate officials in Osaka might only be more ugly, so he finally settled down and began to firmly reject Yoshikawa Kosuke's invitation.

Yoshikawa Kosuke didn't give up, he still looked at Kaneyama Nonaka sincerely, and said: "I'm not temporary, I've read the various proclamations you wrote to the people of the domain before, and the content is so detailed and rigorous that it can be said to be a rare proclamation among the domains. In addition, you advocated the construction of water conservancy, the prohibition of indiscriminate deforestation, and the unified monopoly management of dried bonito and paper, which were local specialties in the domain, and the results were quite good.

However, the Tosa Domain is too small, and the foundation of the Yamauchi family is too shallow, even if you work hard for a lifetime, at most, the Tosa Domain will become the first in Shikoku, which is already quite a remarkable achievement. However, in my opinion, the conflict between the genealogical retainers of the Yamauchi family and the villagers left behind by the old feudal lords will probably not allow you to complete the political reform of the Tosa Domain with peace of mind.

With your talents, it would be a shame to stay in such a quagmire of the Tosa Domain. I think you should look up at the world outside of Tosa, not just in Osaka and not just in the Japanese archipelago, but in the vast expanse outside of Japan.

The world outside of Japan is changing at a speed that we can't even imagine. If you've ever been to the country on the continent that neighbors us, you'll feel like nothing you've done in Tosa has changed anything at all. As long as the Ming Dynasty sends a giant ship like the Lancang River, your life's efforts may come to naught.

Only by truly unifying Japan as a centralized state will we be able to find Japan's place in the Asian order formulated by the Ming Dynasty, and no, perhaps His Majesty is seeking a new order for the whole world.

The future of Japan is in the choices of our generation, and if we give up the choice now because of timidity, modesty, arrogance, etc., the early morning sun will never shine on the Japanese archipelago. Do you want to hear future generations of Japanese people accuse us of ruining Japan's future? ”

Kaneyama Nonaka was finally moved, and he lowered his head and pondered for a while before he spoke, "I need time to think about it." ”

Yoshikawa Kosuke bowed his head slightly before replying, "You still have time to think about it before we defeat the Choshu Domain. But I want you to understand that time is running out in Japan. If we can't take advantage of the moment when the Ming Dynasty is now fully engaged in dealing with the domestic crisis to lay the foundation for the unification of Japan, then no one knows when the next opportunity will come..."

Although he drank a lot last night, the strict work and rest habits he had developed in the past few years in the military academy still made Mu Tianbo wake up on time the moment the sun jumped out of the sea. When the morning sun shines through the washi paper on the tatami mats in the room, it has a faint red color.

After Mu Tianbo opened his eyes and became familiar with the brightness of the light, he suddenly felt that there was still a soft and warm body nestled in his bed. He was not frightened by the fact that he was familiar with the affairs of men and women, he lay down in the quilt and thought about it carefully, as if last night when he was drinking high, a woman came in to serve him to change clothes, and then he was pushed by him as a Xingzi.

As a noble son, he actually has no cleanliness for men and women, but under the constraints of the emperor and the military academy, he is not as lustful as other gentlemen. For this kind of accident that happened after drinking, he just turned over and secretly took a look at the appearance of the woman he pushed.

Seeing that although the other party was a little immature, but his appearance was above the middle, Mu Tianbo's heart was relaxed, if he knocked down an aunt, he was worried that he would be ridiculed by the people of the Satsuma Domain. Looking at the other party's tear-stained appearance, Mu Tianbo felt a little guilty in his heart, obviously he was a little indifferent to his drunkenness last night.

Mu Tianbo got up, thinking about what he should give to the maid of the Shimazu family, and when he broke off this dewy marriage, he didn't expect that his action of getting up had alarmed the woman next to him, and the other party jumped up like a rabbit, apologizing to him, and wanted to serve him and put on clothes.

After the maid got up, Mu Tianbo felt even more guilty in his heart, seeing that the other party's body had not yet opened, at most he was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He suddenly embarrassedly pressed the woman back to the bed and said, "It's still early, you sleep for a while, I'll go out to breathe fresh air, and I'll wake you up when I come back..."

Maybe it was because of Mu Tianbo's gentle tone, or maybe it was because Mu Tianbo tossed too much last night, and the woman finally fell asleep under his comfort.

Mu Tianbo put on a set of civilian clothes by himself, and walked out of the door lightly, standing under the porch, he was about to stretch, but at the same time he heard the greetings of the family and a Japanese. He subconsciously looked into the corridor on the left where the sound was made, and found that his family and several Japanese samurai were kneeling there, saluting him.

Mu Tianbo nodded in greeting, and asked, "What about you keeping vigil for me last night?" It's so hard for you, you are... Why are you here, Satsuma? ”

After seeing the Japanese samurai at the front looking up, Mu Tianbo suddenly shouted out in surprise, he didn't expect Shimazu Mitsuhisa to keep vigil for him, which was obviously a bit excessive.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa himself didn't see it that way, he replied with a smile: "Yesterday, the leader of the rebel party was just executed at home, and my grandfather seems to have drunk a little too much, and I am worried that there will be fish that have slipped through the net to disturb my grandfather, so my Satsuma clan will be unforgivable." In order to ensure the safety of my grandfather, I don't mind a hard night. ”

Mu Tianbo helped Shimazu Mitsuhisa up, and his heart was also greatly moved. For a while, he had a good impression of the Satsuma clan and Shimazu Mitsuhisa. He thanked him a little embarrassedly: "It's all because I drank too much last night, but it made Satsuma Hou wronged, if the Hou Ye doesn't mind, why don't you take a walk with me, I haven't been able to take a good look at the beautiful scenery of this Tsuruma City." ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa handed the saber to the little surname behind him, and then made an inviting gesture to Mu Tianbo and said: "It is time for me to be a landlord's friendship, although Tsurumaru City is small, it also has several considerable points..."

When Mu Tianbo and Shimazu Mitsuhisa walked around Tsurumaru City along the mountain road, the relationship between the two had become quite familiar. On the one hand, Shimazu Mitsuhisa speaks Chinese well, and on the other hand, Mu Tianbo is still too young and has not experienced much, and the city government is not deep enough.

When he returned to the courtyard where he rested last night, Mu Tianbo casually mentioned the maid who served him last night, and when he wanted to reward her with something, Shimazu Hisamitsu suddenly said: "Oh, grandpa don't worry, it was my niece who served you yesterday, and it shouldn't cause you any trouble." ”

Mu Tianbo looked at each other dumbfounded for a while, he didn't know how to take it, if it was just a daughter of the Shimazu family, he would just give a reward and send it away, but if it was Shimazu Mitsuhisa's niece, he really didn't know what to do. Mu Tianbo, who couldn't turn his brain a little, swallowed back his previous thoughts, and said a little overwhelmed: "This, this, how can I let Satsuma's niece come to serve me, if this spreads, Your Majesty will also punish me." ”

Shimazu Hisamitsu said casually: "Grandpa don't care too much, although Chizuru is my niece, she is also the daughter of the traitor Shimazu Hisakei, and being able to serve Grandpa can be regarded as her creation." If Grandpa is not satisfied with her, I can also prevent her from appearing in front of Grandpa in the future. ”

Mu Tianbo can't be as ruthless as the other party after all, he can't cut her father yesterday and abandon her today, which makes him a little unbearable when he thinks about it. Therefore, I can only hope that Ai Ai said, "I didn't mean that..."

Shimazu Hisamitsu immediately asked, "What does Grandpa mean?" If there is anything I ask, I will do it. ”

Mu Tianbo had no choice but to say vaguely: "I just got married to Xingzi, this, this is difficult to explain..."

Shimazu Hisamitsu seemed to suddenly realize: "It turns out that Grandpa is worried about this, it's not simple, I'll find a mansion for you in Kagoshima and settle Chizuru first, and then pick it up when Grandpa is right." ”

At this point, Mu Tianbo had no choice but to climb down the pole and accept Shimazu Mitsuhisa's proposal. When the two walked back to the courtyard, they found that Yoshikawa and other shogunate officials were already waiting in the courtyard. These shogunate officials were also very surprised to see Mu Tianbo walking back from a cordial conversation with Shimazu Mitsuhisa.

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