"Of course!" Lin Yiqing smiled and nodded, "This is our little secret." ”

He clearly saw that the moment he heard his answer, Chiho Kirino, who had always been quiet and elegant, showed him the innocent side of a young girl.

Right now, both of them felt closer than before.

Lin Yiqing's heart moved, and just as she wanted to say something to tease her, there was a rush of footsteps at the door.

"Teacher, Miss Kirino, Mr. Nanzhou, please come over." A cadet of the military academy knocked on the door and said respectfully.

"Okay, I'll be right over." Lin Yiqing replied.

Lin Yiqing got up and went into the inner room to change his clothes, and then went out with Chiho Kirino to Saigo Takamori's residence.

When he arrived at the villa where Saigo Takamori lived in seclusion, Lin Yiqing saw that not only Chiho Kirino's father, Kirino Toshiaki, had come over, but also samurai such as Shinohara Kunigan, Nomura Shinosuke, and Murata Shinhachi, as well as the prefectural commander of Kagoshima Prefecture, Tsunashi Oyama.

Seeing Lin Yiqing and Chiho Kirino coming together, the corners of Chiho Kirino's mouth kept a faint smile, Saigo Takamori seemed to taste something, raised his eyebrows, and applauded with a smile: "I only found out today that Lin Jun and Chiho walked together, like the sun and the moon!" ”

Hearing Saigo Takamori's praise, Kirino Toshiaki was stunned at first, then understood, and also laughed and applauded, "Not bad, yes, that's true!" ”

Chiho Kirino's face flushed, but she didn't say anything, but bowed to the uncles and uncles present, and went down to prepare tea.

Because she knew that these uncles and uncles were so together today, and they specially called Lin Yiqing to come, there must be important things to discuss.

"Lin Jun, before you came, we had been discussing your previous proposal." After Kirino Toshiaki sat down with Lin Yiqing, he opened his mouth and went straight to the point, "We all now think that your proposal is very reasonable, and we really need to ask for help from foreign countries. ”

After listening to Kirino Toshiaki's words, Lin Yiqing understood that something must have happened, he didn't speak, but nodded, and waited for Kirino Toshiaki to continue.

"Recently, the government has been tightening its surveillance on us, and the intelligence brought by our people in Tokyo shows that the government is taking action against us." Toshiaki Kirino continued, "There are constantly troops gathering in Kyushu, and a large amount of munitions and supplies are also being transferred to cities in the direction of Kyushu, and I heard that the government is negotiating with British shipyards whether the two new ironclad ships purchased by the Navy can be completed and delivered ahead of schedule." ”

Lin Yiqing knew that the ironclad ships purchased by the Japanese government should be "Hiei" and "King Kong" that Kirino Toshiaki said, and said: "The purpose of government procurement of ironclad ships may be to guard against the warships of the Qianguo stationed in the Ryukyus, right?" After all, now there are not many warships available in the Japanese Navy. ”

"Even though the Qianguo warships in the Ryukyus are a threat, the Qianguo has already signed a peace treaty with Japan, and there will be no war now, and the purpose of asking the new ironclad ships to be delivered ahead of schedule can only be aimed at us." Shinpachi Murata said. He once traveled to Europe and the United States, and he was well-informed and resourceful, and all the samurai present were moved by this.

"The government is also procuring a large number of guns from foreign countries to replace the old weapons of the townsmen in various places." Tsunara Oyama said with a gloomy face, "Letters of replacement weapons have been received everywhere, but there is no Kagoshima Prefecture. This shows that the government is already guarding Kagoshima Prefecture. ”

"As a prefectural magistrate appointed by the government, you should submit a request for a replacement of weapons for Kagoshima Prefecture, Oyama-kun." Nomura Shinosuke smiled and said to Tsunara Oyama with a little sarcasm.

Of course, Lin Yiqing knew why Nomura Shinosuke said this, because of Oyama Tsunara's current status as a county commander.

Tsunashi Oyama, who is the prefectural governor of Kagoshima, is now sandwiched between the government and the Kagoshima clan. He was also a Satsuma brave general, who led his troops to participate in the Battle of Fushimi Toba, and once transferred to the northeast region of Japan, and made military exploits, and received 800 stone for his merits. This man is very capable in domestic affairs, and his heart is actually inclined to the Satsuma samurai. However, since he was nominally appointed by the Meiji government, some of the Satsuma samurai did not consider him to be their own.

Listening to Nomura Shinosuke's words, a trace of anger appeared on Oyama Tsunara's face, but he quickly suppressed his anger and said: "The government is stepping up preparations, but our logistics have not yet begun, and there is no plan to stock up weapons, food and medicine, which is very dangerous!" We have to be prepared! Lin Jun had previously offered to try to get help from foreign countries, and I think it makes sense, now is the time to do it! ”

"Dashan-kun is right, we don't have the same diplomatic relations as the government, and we can directly buy the materials we need from foreign countries, so we should try to open up such a channel now!" Shinohara Guogan said, his gaze turned to Lin Yiqing, "Lin Jun, do you have any specific plans for your suggestion?" ”

"Thanks to the help of Miss Chiho, I have established contact with Mr. He Ruzhang, the Minister of Qianguo, and as far as I know, Mr. He Ruzhang and Mr. Li Shaoquan, the governor of Qianguo Zhili, were in the same year - that is, they were admitted to the same list of the imperial examinations, and their friendship was extraordinary." Lin Yiqing said, "Governor Li Shaoquan has a great influence on the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, the largest arsenal and shipbuilding enterprise in Qianguo, and the late Minister of the Navy Lin Yizhe, who was originally in charge of this enterprise, has a very deep relationship, and the current Minister of Shipping Ding Yusheng and Governor Li Shaoquan have a very good relationship. ”

Hearing Lin Yiqing's answer explain his plan clearly, the faces of several samurai such as Shinohara Kunigan showed a look of surprise, only Saigo Takamori and Oyama Tsunara had unchanged faces, as if they had expected Lin Yiqing's answer.

"Have you already thought of this plan? Hanpeng? Saigo Takamori smiled and asked.

"Yes." Lin Yiqing nodded, looked at the warriors again, and said, "If Mr. Nanzhou and you don't doubt that Lin Mou, a Qianguo person, Lin Mou is willing to make a trip for Mr. Nanzhou and you." ”

"Lin Jun's words are serious! No one here doubts you! Kirino Richo said with some dissatisfaction, glancing at everyone, "Isn't it!" ”

"Of course not! Lin Jun! Do you doubt us? Shinohara Kunigan hurriedly said.

"We all believe in you, Lin Jun." Murata Shinpachi also said.

Hearing the words of the two of them, the other samurai also took a stand.

In fact, in their hearts, their trust in Lin Yiqing does surpass that of Oyama Gangliang.

――――Dividing Line――――

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