Shimazu Tadaki, accompanied by a Japanese soldier, stayed on the upper deck, listening to the disturbances coming from the middle deck. £∝ Top Novel,

The king came down from the bridge and came to the upper deck.

When the warrior saw the Governor coming, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. This is the governor of the Ming army, Zhongjiao also got up and stood, and it was the first time he saw Wang Tiehammer.

Wang Tiehammer waved his hand, found a chair to sit down, took off his sunglasses and threw them on the small table. Staff Officer Ye Qin brought his teacup.

"Governor, the foreign minister took the liberty of disturbing me." Zhongjiao respectfully walked to Wang Tiezhu's side, said honorifics, and once again expressed his determination to contribute to the common prosperity and prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

"Excellent! The revitalization of China and the revitalization of Yadong is not only a matter of the Han people, but also a matter of the Japanese, the Ryukyu people, and the Chao ~ Xian people. Wang Tiehammer smiled and praised twice, and picked up the teacup.

Zhongjiao knew that this was a hint to back down. But he couldn't help the doubts in his heart, "The foreign minister is rude, and I want to ask the governor a question." ”

"Oh?" Wang Tiezhu was a little surprised, put down the teacup, "Lord Zhongjiao, please take a seat!" ”

"Thank you, Governor, for the seat!" Shimazu Tadashi sat on the chair very respectfully, "The Metropolitan Governor led the king to cross the sea, intending to punish the injustice of Satsuma for bullying the Ryukyus. However, although my Satsuma has gained some benefits from the Ryukyu maritime trade, the financial situation has been difficult, and I will never be able to get 100,000 taels of gold. ”

Shimazu Tadakyo told Wang that the Satsuma Domain's location facing the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea had become the landing point of large typhoons almost every day, and that the difficulty of irrigation and a large number of natural disasters had made the Satsuma Domain extremely poor.

Two hundred years ago, Satsuma was confronted by the Shogunate in a corner of southern Kyushu against the power of the whole of Japan, and was severely punished by the shogunate, costing him dignity, property, and even a large number of lives.

He explained that because the shogunate had issued a closed country, Satsuma was unable to go to sea to conduct trade, and the reason why he sent troops to conquer the Ryukyus was only to gain a springboard from the tributary trade from the Ryukyus to the Celestial Empire and alleviate the difficult financial situation, not to confront the Celestial Empire.

"Shimazu-sama, you are very nice and honest!" After listening to this, Wang Tiezhu praised Shimazu Tadashi's loyalty to China as sincere, and his love for Samoto was also sincere.

"The Satsuma people are stubborn by nature, they are very capable of fighting, and they have always been known for their unruliness." He asked Shimazu how he could integrate Satsuma into the overall situation of the revival of Yadong.

"Shw! The minister understood! Shimazu understood, Daming wanted to lure the snake out of the hole and fully display his martial arts.

He stood up and bowed deeply, "The foreign minister is rude!" "Retreat.

When Komatsu Kiyoyu and Ichi Chimasaharu returned to Kagoshima Castle, in the main hall of the castle tower, the black pressure was full of important ministers of the Shimazu family, and basically the heads of the major branches and the courtiers of the elder and middle elders rushed over. It has long been a tradition for the Japanese feudal domains to convene a meeting of key ministers before a major decision is made.

On one side sat the upper-level feudal priests of the Satsuma Domain, the elders and middle-aged elders of the clan heads and the heads of the clans, and on the other hand, the important ministers who were vigorously promoted by Qi Bin, and the middle- and lower-level feudal lords who suddenly ascended to high positions.

"Lord, this is the letter of state submitted by the Ming people!"

After listening to Komatsu Kiyoyu's report, the important ministers argued, some said to fight, and some said peace.

Speaking of fighting, there is the problem of "fighting". The defensive forts on the coast of Kagoshima were too weak, and those small boats of a few hundred stones were useless, and they would definitely not be able to resist the attack of the Ming ships, so they could only find a way to lure the Ming army ashore and find an opportunity to ambush.

There is also the difficulty of "peace" in saying peace. Samoto is very difficult financially, and it will never be able to take out 100,000 taels of gold, let alone cede Dayu.

Shimazu Qibin, who was sitting at the top, flipped through the Ming National Book and threw it aside. He was standing on the top floor of the Kagoshima Castle Castle Castle Tower just now, holding clairvoyance, watching the Great Ming Sailor sail from the sea to Kagoshima.

The two Ming warships at the front made Shimazu Qibin very surprised, there were no sails, no oars, and no paddle wheels, they could break the waves on the sea, and they were as fast as flying! This is simply Zhuge Liu's immortal technique!

Qi Bin has a lot of research on Lanxue, and he has also watched Western ships in Nagasaki Port, but he has never heard of such a ship as the Ming Army!

It turns out that the Ming people are really strong and powerful, and they have unpredictable skills! It is no wonder that the soldiers came to Edo Castle half a year ago, which caused the shogunate to suffer a big loss, and the corrupt people in Edo had to secretly order themselves to withdraw from the Ryukyus.

Lanxue pays attention to strength and absolute strength. Seeing his small boat leaning against the side of the Ming army's big ship, like a small sampan, and then looking at the black cannon barrel on the Ming ship, Qi Bin suddenly lost confidence in winning the Ming army.

You can't fight and you can't fight, and you can't fight! Listening to the arguments of the important ministers, after a long silence, Qi Bin finally squeezed out such a sentence, "After fighting for a long time, there is no useful sentence!" It's a bunch of rubbish! ”

"Hay!" The group of important ministers of the Satsuma clan below all bowed down, and their mood was as cold and gloomy as the weather outside.

"Woohoo"

In Kagoshima Castle, the sound of the urgent Hoch is still wafting back and forth. More and more samurai gathered in the castle tower, and these low-ranking samurai gathered in a heap and talked excitedly.

In the crowd, Kuroda Kiyotaka said angrily, "Is it reasonable for the hateful Qingguo people to block our door and make us lose money?" No, we Samobans are not so cowardly! ”

Kuroda Kiyotaka is a master of pill self-manifestation flow swordsmanship, although he is thin and delicate, his temper and personality are quite aggressive.

Someone immediately whispered to him to correct, "It's a Ming person, not a Qing country!" ”

"Regardless of whether it is the Ming Kingdom or the Qing Kingdom, anyway, this is the case, and the rebellion will start today!" Kiyotaka Kuroda gripped the handle firmly.

Nara Hara Kizaemon is Kuroda Kiyotaka's senior brother, and he has always advocated rebellion, "That's right! The shogunate is already rotten, and it is time for us in Satsuma to change the world."

"Wow! Woohoo! Nara Hara Kizaemon's friend Nobuyoshi Umieda also immediately echoed.

The Satsuma warriors have always been unruly, they are brave and warlike, and at the same time they are full of all kinds of disobedience and all kinds of provocations. They did not obey Tokugawa Ieyasu when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was there, and after the victory of Sekigahara against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Hearing that someone was incitement, the samurai of the Satsuma clan shouted one after another, "Yes! Kill these Mings first, and then kill the Westerners! The cause of the rebellion will be successful! ”

"Give me silence!" Ichi Chi Masaharu walked out of the castle tower with more than a dozen hearts and strengths.

Hearing this roar, His Excellency the castle tower suddenly fell silent. Idi Zhizhengji glanced at the black crowd in front of him, "A group of fifty, a group of fifty people come over and the whole team!" ”

After the reorganization of the team, Ichi Chimasaharu appointed a group of team leaders and arranged for the samurai to rest in Joshita Town.

A hotel in the town of Joshita.

In a large room on the second floor, more than a dozen people, including Nobuyoshi Umieda, Kiyotaka Kuroda, and Oyama Iwa, sat together, and they discussed while drinking, how to teach the people of the Ming Kingdom a hard lesson?

Oyama Iwa learned the swordsmanship of Satsuma Shikun, and he was said to be able to jump up like a bird and slash the head of his enemies in the air, and he was called "the master of the masters" at the time.

The sliding door was opened, and Kizaemon Nara Hara walked in from the outside, "Just got the news." The Akito wanted us to cede Osumi and extort 100,000 taels of gold. The castle tower is still discussing whether it is a 'war' or a 'peace'?! ”

"These powerful and wealthy lords are like a pile of rotting corpses~~~" With a glass of sake in his stomach, Kaieda Nobuyoshi straightened up, "The Satsuma people must not be so cowardly!" The ships of the Ming army are strong and artillery, and it is definitely not a way to attack, only surprise attacks, surprise attacks! ”

Kiyotaka Kuroda immediately became excited, "Yes, let's do it!" Beat out all the courage of our Satsuma people, so that everyone in the world knows that we Satsuma people are not easy to mess with. ”

Everyone agreed, and everyone began to use their brains. The Ming army was very well guarded, and ordinary ships could not get up, so how could they launch a surprise attack?

After negating many ideas, Hai Jiangtian Xinyi's mind was opened, "We can send a disguised Yun to go up and kill the leader of the Ming army under the pretense of consolation!" ”

This proposal was immediately approved by everyone, "Yes, you can also send some sake, some fish and vegetables as cover, and after you go up, you can find a way to seize the boat." ”

"Okay, that's it!" Nara Hara Kizaemon glanced at Kuroda Kiyotaka, "The disguiser is here, this time there is Rakuroda-kun!" ”

"Hay!"

In the evening, when the sky was already a little dark, a "Etsutsu ship" flying the blue-bottomed maru cross flag left the port of Kagoshima and sailed towards the Ming naval formation.

After the lookout post discovered the situation, it immediately reported to the Keelung ship command post. The gunner, Xue Bingding, was on duty guarding the bridge, and he immediately reported to the captain when he received the news.

Wang Tiezhu, Haiying Yang and the others quickly returned to the bridge, Haiying Yang picked up the binoculars and looked at it a few times, and said with a smile, "Satsuma finally can't hold his breath!" ”

The Yuetong ship was still more than a mile away from the Ming ship, and the people on board shouted, "We are the envoys of Samoto and have sent condolences to the envoys of the Heavenly Empire!" ”

The bridge, the upper deck platform, the gun command platform, and several lookout posts used binoculars to keep a close eye on the boats.

Soon, the Etsutsu ship flying the Maru cross flag came to the side of the Keelung ship, and Nara Hara Kizaemon, Umieda Nobuyoshi, and Oyama Iwa looked up at the high side of the Keelung ship, "We are the envoys of the Satsuma Domain, please let us go up and send condolence gifts." ”

The samurai, disguised as sailors, also helped shout.

The ship's loudspeaker sounded, "Are you really Satsuma's envoys?" Why didn't Lord Kiyoyu Komatsu and Master Masaharu Ichi come over? ”

Nobuyoshi Umieda replied in a loud voice, "Lord Komatsu, they are discussing negotiations in the castle tower, and the lord of the feudal domain remembers that the Ming navy has traveled far and wide and it is very hard to face the wind and waves, so he ordered us to send a gentleman to the envoy of the Celestial Empire, as well as some sake, fish, and vegetables, as a token of condolence. ”

The steam engine purred and turned, and a boom spun around and protruded out of the middle deck, and a large net pocket hung from under the hook. The Keelung ship is actually a transport ship, and the large cover covering the middle deck is lifted, and below it is the cargo hold.

"Alright! Put sake, fish, and vegetables in the net first! ”

Nara Hara Kizaemon, Umieda Nobuyoshi, Oyama Iwa and others exchanged glances with each other, and Umieda Nobuyoshi said loudly, "Let's go up first, we are the envoys of Samosa, according to etiquette, you must send corresponding personnel to meet us, and the list of condolences also needs you to count and sign." ”

On the bridge, Haiying Yang glanced at Wang Tiehammer, and Wang Tiehammer nodded.

Haiying Yang turned around and told the gun commander Xue Bingding, "Then let them come up and see what tricks they play in the end!" ”