"There are some things, it's still a little early to tell Lord He." Lin Yiqing said with a straight face, "I can only tell Master He now that within three or five years, when there is a big chaos in Japan, I want to be Zhu Xu, which is to take advantage of this excellent opportunity to weaken Japan and make it no longer a big trouble for me!" ”

"Will there be chaos in Japan?" He Ruzhang was taken aback, but he immediately remembered the "Saga Rebellion" that occurred in Japan last year, and he understood it a little.

Lin Yiqing nodded, he remembered Lin Yizhe in his dream, and his voice involuntarily became excited: "Lin Mou's heart is about his homeland, and he has never dared to forget what blood he sheds one day, even if he dies, and the blood of the country is preserved, so he will serve the country!" ”

Listening to Lin Yiqing's words, He Ruzhang felt as if there was a hot current surging from the bottom of his heart, which made him also become excited, "I don't know what Hanpeng is planning, what is the plan?" If you can be useful to me He Ziwei, please say it clearly! ”

"Lin's plan, I really need the help of Lord He to succeed, and the details will be told in the future." Lin Yiqing glanced at the figures of the two warriors in the forest in the distance, glanced at He Ruzhang, and said calmly.

In the forest, the Satsuma samurai Harada Masao looked at Lin Yiqing, who was standing side by side with the Minister of Qianguo, turned his head and said to his companion Qing Palace Ten Guards: "This guy seems to have a good conversation with that Minister Minister!" ”

"Humph! After all, he is not Japanese, and he may have other plans to come here to seek refuge with Mr. Nanzhou. The hand of the ten guards of the Qing Palace couldn't help but put on the katana at his waist, his eyes always stayed on Lin Yiqing, and he didn't leave for a moment, "To be honest, I don't understand why Mr. Nanzhou likes him, I don't trust this person." ”

Although Lin Yiqing had gained the trust of Saigo Takamori and Kirino Toshiaki, among others, and became an instructor at the military academy, there were still some people among the Satsuma samurai who were hostile to Lin Yiqing. The two of them were ordered by someone to spy on Lin Yiqing.

"Mr. Nanzhou likes him because of his outstanding martial arts." Masao Harada said, "I've seen him teach martial arts at the military school, and it's really amazing, and the students have learned a lot and they all admire him." I could see that he was indeed teaching his martial arts to us, and he didn't play tricks. ”

"If you want to gain our trust, of course, you have to show real skills." The ten guards of the Qing Palace nodded, "A samurai with superb swordsmanship like Shinohara-kun is not his opponent, of course Mr. Nanzhou will value him." ”

"Qing Gongjun, don't you think that this person is very similar to a person?" Harada Masao looked at Lin Yiqing again, at this time Lin Yiqing turned around and was walking down the hill with He Ruzhang, he just happened to see Lin Yiqing's face.

"You mean, Lin Yizhe?" The ten guards of the Qing Palace frowned and asked.

"Yes!" Masao Harada said, "I've never seen two people look so alike, and they both have the surname Lin, could it be ......?"

"You mean, he will be Lin Yizhe's twin brother?" The ten guards of the Qing Palace understood.

"I think it's very likely." Masao Harada nodded.

"Then why did he come to Japan?" The ten guards of the Qing Palace asked again.

"I think he may have existed all along, and appeared as a stand-in for Lin Yizhe, but no one knows, and now that Lin Yizhe is dead, he can no longer stay in Qianguo, so he has to flee to Japan."

"Fleeing from the country of Qianguo to Japan? Why? ”

"You must know that Lin Yizhe's death was very sudden, and there may be something hidden in it that we don't know, so ......"

"I see."

At this time, Lin Yiqing had already gone down the hill with He Ruzhang and walked towards the forest, and the two warriors no longer spoke, but carefully hid themselves.

Tokyo, Akasaka Glacier Town, Ginyuki-i.

Ginyuki is Katsukaishu's residence in Tokyo, and since he resigned from his post as Senate and Secretary of the Navy in the Meiji government, he has been living here idlely, writing poems and paintings, writing books for literature, and living the life of a literati hermit.

"Mr. Haizhou, please also see that when the country is in danger and it is the time to employ people, let's go out of the mountain!" Ito Hirofumi, who was sitting cross-legged in a suit, looked at Katsu Haizhou, who was splashing ink there, leaned forward, lowered his head, bowed slightly, and said sincerely.

Due to the failure of the campaign to conquer Taiwan, the Japanese Navy lost all its capital ships and urgently needed to be rebuilt, and the post of Secretary of the Navy has been vacant.

No matter how Ito Hirofumi persuaded him, Katsu Haizhou still did not answer, but still concentrated on painting.

After a long while, Katsu Haizhou finished painting, and then turned his head and smiled at Ito Hirobumi.

"Ito-kun, please come and have a look at this painting."

Although his heart was restless, Ito Hirobumi did not show it on the surface, he got up and stepped forward, came to the table, and looked at the painting that Kaikatsu Kaishu had just painted.

Although Sheng Haizhou's painting is a traditional ink painting of the Qianguo Kingdom, the content of the painting is not a flower, bird and landscape that expresses the leisure and pleasure of the literati, but a warship sailing through the waves!

Although Katsu Haishu used freehand brushwork, the detailed depiction of the battleship was still very clear, so that Ito Hirobumi recognized the identity of the battleship in the painting at a glance.

Katsu Haizhou's painting is the "Xianlin Maru" that he served as the captain and commanded back then!

The "Hamin Maru" was a steam-powered warship equipped with a three-masted sail, and it was the second junior warship of the Tokugawa shogunate to be equipped with a Western-style propeller after the "Kanko Maru". It was later used by the shogunate as a training ship for the Nagasaki Naval Training Center, and later participated in the Boshin War. After being received by the Meiji government, it was used as a transport ship for the development of Hokkaido. In September 9071, on the way to Otaru, Hokkaido, the former retainers of the Katakura clan were transported to Otaru, Hokkaido, and were caught in a storm in Kikonachi Town and Izumisawa Chong, Hokkaido, and sank at Cape Saragi.

The "Hamin Maru" became famous because it was widely known as the shogunate's first ship to travel between the two shores of the Pacific Ocean.

After signing a treaty of trade with the United States, the Edo shogunate sent envoys to the United States in January 9060. It was on that occasion that Katsukaishu asked to accompany him on a ship, and with the approval of the shogunate, Katsukaishu served as the captain of the "Hamin Maru".

From the port of Uraga, the "Hamin Maru" overcame the stormy waters of the Pacific Ocean and arrived in San Francisco, USA, in 37 days, marking the first successful crossing of the Pacific Ocean by the Japanese. It was also the first time that Shenghaizhou crossed the ocean and saw the world outside.

Seeing this warship, which has now become history, Ito Hirobumi was also amazed.

"If it weren't for that crossing the Pacific Ocean, I'm afraid I would still be the frog in the well today." Sheng Haizhou sighed.

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