It was rare that several princes did not react, and Ashikaga Yoshinori finally found an opportunity to show the spirit of the new general, he sat up on his knees and scolded sharply: "Punishment? Bastard, what do they want to do? ”

If the Ming Kingdom really fought with a large army, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for him. If the Ming Kingdom broke through with a small number of soldiers and horses, then he could easily be repelled by it, and then his reputation would rise; If a large group of people comes, then they can only pass through Korea and follow the old path of the Mongols, so that he, the general, can call on the princes of the world.

When the Mongols were repelled back then, the whole country was mobilized in this way, and now although the daimyo in various places are in dispute, but when they encounter this kind of major event that shakes the world, they can't help but hesitate to enter.

"Hey, General, I don't know the specific situation, but ......" The little surname who was lying on the ground to report the letter was also secretly glad, fortunately his status was too low and he couldn't enter the inner room, otherwise God knows how many slaps he would take, if any of the adults were too angry, it was not impossible to directly pull out a knife and kill people, after all, the news he spread was too bad.

He paused slightly, originally to consider the words, but the following words were stuck in his throat and could not be spoken, because he was lying on the ground, so he felt the tremor very clearly.

"Bastard, what are you doing!" Being snubbed by a small surname, the new general felt that he had been humiliated, he got up, and waited to go out to teach this guy who didn't know what to do, but before he could take a step, he was stunned all of a sudden, because he also felt something strange.

"Tsunami or earthquake?" The amplitude of this tremor is extremely weak, and ordinary people can't detect it at all, but the people who live in the island country are quite sensitive, and they immediately think of the two common natural disasters, both of which are so sudden that even Katsuren can't sit still, and the descendants of the gods are also afraid of death, and if they sit still in the earthquake, they will be unlucky.

"It's from the southwest, could it be Kaimachi......" Everyone was surprised.

The castle of the Wa Kingdom usually has a castle tower or something like that, and the castle walls are not necessarily high, but this kind of attic is quite high. The Kyoto Imperial Palace is not a castle, but it is also a castle. Realizing that it was not the Kyoto earthquake, but the problem in the direction of Kaimachi, everyone hurriedly went up to the pavilion and looked southwest.

"It doesn't seem to be an earthquake...... Kaimachi is not very far from Kyoto, and there are no tall buildings in this era to obscure the view, but it is not visible to the naked eye. However, through the reactions of passers-by and farmers in the distance, I also knew that it should not be an earthquake, because these people were all staring into the distance in a daze, but they had no intention of running away.

After a few more moments, I could vaguely see a few wisps of black, like dark clouds, and like black smoke.

"It's Mingguo's fleet, it must be Mingguo's fleet that is burning Kaicho!" Ouchi Yoshiyuki suddenly screamed. He didn't see the scene of Ma Ang burning down the port with his own eyes, but from the news from Zhou Fangguo, this was the most painful tragedy for him, and it was almost the same as Iwami Silver Mountain being seized.

Silver mountains or something, it's not very unusual in the Wa Kingdom. Although Iwami is bigger, in terms of the mining efficiency of the Ouchi family, it is really a little weak, the silver mountain is too big, and it is too late to start, so they can't dig it at all, so that the overall income of the silver mountain is not as good as what the navy and the port can bring.

In the eyes of Ma'ang and others, Xiaguan Port felt dilapidated, not to mention Port Arthur, and even inferior to Weihaiwei at the beginning of its construction, but in the Wa Kingdom, it was already second to none, comparable to the prosperous port of Nagasaki. In terms of scale, in the entire Wa Kingdom, Shimonoseki is only below the boundary port.

As a result, it was said that it was burned, and when Ouchi Yoshixing heard the news, he almost fainted, but it was the Ouchi family that had been operating in Zhoufang for many generations, and it was the belongings that he saved!

In addition to the heartache, the methods of the Governor's Mansion fleet are also outrageous, he has not seen the other party's ship with his own eyes, and the news brought by his hometown is not very clear, except that it is very powerful, it is very powerful. As a result, Ouchi Yoshixing also tried his best to exert his associative power, and he scared himself into a frightened bird.

"Burning Kai Town? They're crazy! The fat on Hosokawa Sumimoto's body trembled. Kaimachi is a special place, where it is not under the jurisdiction of the daimyo or the Wakoku court, but a place where the great merchants jointly govern themselves, but since they are merchants, the methods used are not too drastic, and no matter who controls the Kinai, they will pay a protection fee.

The Hosokawa family was in charge, and although the control over Kinai was not very tight, the merchants of Kai Town still recognized it, and among the many benefits of the Hosokawa family, the weight of this money was also quite heavy.

The Wa Kingdom was different from the Ming Dynasty, not only was the court poor, but the actual rulers were also poor, and many of the daimyo were actually very poor. As the saying goes: A broken family is worth a thousand dollars, and if you don't have a firewood, you don't have to burn it, for Hosokawa Sumimoto, the current situation is like this, if the boundary town is burned to the ground, then how can he live in the future.

"Even if the Akito is cunning and has caught the merchants of Kai Town by surprise and is burning them, what is the matter with this shock? Just setting fire to kill people, can you make such a big move? "Hosokawa Sumiyuki is calmer, his adoptive father is the one he sent to assassinate, and the person who tries to usurp the throne, even if he is not smart enough, he will not have the guts.

"Someone has been sent to ask, presumably there will be definite news soon......"

The ministers of the Wa Kingdom also only had the purpose of symbolizing their surnames. Those with strong ability will move between the princes, coordinate relations, sing and sing, dance fan dances, and receive rewards as expenses; Those who can't afford it can only nest in Kyoto and wait for the princes to pay tribute on their own, and then share the profits.

Now these are the latter in Kyoto, and the fight in Kinai has been too fierce in the past two years, and no one dares to guarantee that the imperial palace will not be affected. The emperor's noble princes all recognize it, but the composition of the armies on both sides is relatively complicated, and there are all kinds of people, who knows if there will be any eventuality?

Therefore, the smart people have already run away, resulting in a sluggish response in the palace, and it took a long time for someone to go out to ask for a letter, Katsuhito is used to it, but he doesn't want to care, a group of people stared at each other for a while, and then went downstairs and returned to the Zichen Palace.

Even the enthronement ceremony and funeral ceremony could not be held, and the current situation of the imperial palace in Kyoto can be imagined.

However, the names of the buildings in this palace are very atmospheric, which is equivalent to the Zichen Hall of the Taihe Hall of the Ming Dynasty, the Pingtang Gate which is equivalent to the Chengtian Gate, and the Chengming Gate which is equivalent to the Duanmen, and the Yuehua Gate and the Yuehua Gate on the left and right all place a certain expectation on the Imperial Court of the Japanese Kingdom.

It's just that when I came down from the pavilion and returned to the hall through the Chengming Gate, the mood of all the widows was a little depressed.

It is still impossible to determine whether the accident in Kaimachi is a means of Akito or not, but judging from Ouchi Yoshiko's performance, things are tilting in that ominous direction. This guy is the strongest prince in the world, if he hadn't been stimulated by the Governor's Mansion of the Japanese Dynasty, with his calmness, how could he be so out of shape?

The first person to come back was not the person sent by the ministers to inquire about the news, but a businessman surnamed Imai in the Kaimachi Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Most of the merchants of the Wa Kingdom have a variety of identities, such as this Imai Zongyi, who also has the identity of a tea man, and also knows some skills such as painting, among the Wa people, he is quite a versatile person.

The merchant capital has to deal with all kinds of people, and these skills are also conducive to this, since this Imai Zongyi can have a place in the world, his bearing and surname are naturally extraordinary, and he is even a few cuts stronger than many ministers and princes.

However, when he came to the palace, this man's face was pale, and it was still the middle of winter, but the sweat on his head and face was dripping down. At first, others thought he was tired, but when he opened his mouth tremblingly, no one thought so, and his teeth were fighting when he spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Highnesses, here...... I'm here to ask for help, Ming...... The envoy of the kingdom of heaven and the Grand Fleet were just outside the boundary harbor, and issued an ultimatum, if it is ......" Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment, and it was difficult to say what kind of reaction the next words would cause, but thinking of the horror on the other side, he still gritted his teeth and continued.

"If Your Majesty doesn't give a satisfactory answer as soon as possible, they will bombard Kaimachi! Not only Kaimachi, but also Kawachi and Yamato are targets! ”

"Bombardment?" Everyone present froze.

The application of firearms was in the late Warring States period of the Wa Kingdom, and the main thing they used was also bird guns, and what they called large barrels was actually not a cannon, but just a large gun. In the three years of Zhengde, artillery was still quite a foreign thing to them.

"It's ......" Imai Zongyi gestured twice, but he didn't say anything, at this time, there was no such word, and when he said it, he also said it in Chinese.

"Those big ships, each ship has dozens of doors, and when they are launched at the same time, they are earth-shattering, like Thor is angry...... They are now warnings, so it is the wasteland that is bombarded...... That wasteland has turned into a scorched earth, and if the target they chose is Kaimachi, now I'm afraid that Kaimachi no longer exists......"

He didn't understand what a cannon was, he simply talked about his feelings, this time the monarchs and ministers of the Japanese Kingdom understood, but they didn't seem to understand, such a terrible thing, how could it be a thing in the world?

"Your Majesty, the situation of the ronin samurai going to Daming does exist, so ......"

Imai Zongyi stopped talking, and while looking at Katsuhito's face, he said slowly: "Moreover, the envoy of the Kingdom of Heaven also said that the great emperor is benevolent and will not be embarrassed by His Majesty, that is, he will admit his mistake verbally...... Daming is very prosperous, and if you entertain sincerely, Your Majesty can also see the scenery outside, which is not necessarily a bad thing...... If Your Majesty insists on not going, I'm afraid that the town will not be able to be saved, and when the time comes, ......"

Coercion, temptation and persuasion, the eloquence of the Imai businessman is really good, and a few people were about to get angry, but after hearing the last sentence, they all sat back.

People are poor and short-minded, the Imperial Court of the Japanese Kingdom is very poor, if there is no protection fee for the town, it will be even poorer, if it really provokes people, look at this earth-shattering posture, Ming people are determined to be strong, if you don't agree, the coastal area of Jinai will be finished, and everyone will starve to death together? No one answered, and the eyes of the Japanese were focused on Katsuhito.

(To be continued)