Emperor Jiuqi's southern tour is a foregone conclusion. Wei Zhongxian's birthday was not hindered anymore" Zhu Youxiao saw that Wei Zhongxian no longer blocked him, and he was so happy in his heart, thinking that he could get rid of Wei Zhongmao's control by leaving Beijing in this way.

Zhu Youxiao was worried that it would not be safe on land, so he followed the example of Emperor Suichang to take a dragon boat to the south.

On the day of the knife in July of the year of the hoe, the emperor's dragon boat was ready, and Zhu Youxiao issued a decree to set off on the first day. The dragon boat sailed away from the Shuiguan wharf, Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon boat, looking at the city of Beijing that was gradually moving away, and was very happy, so he drank a few more glasses.

At this time, Zhang Ze, the eunuch who served Zhu Youxiao, followed Zhu Youxiao's intentions and guided Zhu Youxiao to Xinzhuo Daming thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. Unconsciously, Zhu Youxiao staggered to the side of the boat, and the nearby guards quietly withdrew.

When the dragon boat goes out of the water, it must first turn north, pass through the North Canal, and then turn back to the South Canal.

Suddenly, the dragon boat crashed into a boulder in the canal. The hull of the ship froze, and Zhu Youxiao flashed forward unexpectedly.

In a panic, Zhu Youxiao grabbed the railing. Unexpectedly, the railing could not support the weight of Zhu Youxiao's body, and he suddenly fell into the canal.

Quietly looking at Zhu Youxiao who was struggling in the water, Zhang Ze couldn't bear it, and wanted to save the emperor, but thinking of Wei Zhongxian's warning and the safety of his clansmen, he suddenly didn't know what to do.

Zhu Youxiao doesn't know water, he has been almost irrigated, and he is about to sink.

This is the murder of the Emperor!

Although Wei Zhongxian explained in every possible way that it was a last resort, Zhang Ze knew that if Zhu Youxiao died, then he and his people would also have to be killed by Wei Zhongxian, otherwise it would be difficult to calm the anger of the imperial court.

Things catch up, how can they all die, why do you have to bear the disobedience of killing the emperor!

Thinking of this, Zhang Ze suddenly shouted that the emperor had fallen into the water, and then flew down and jumped down to rescue Zhu Youxiao.

When Zhu Youxiao was dragged onto the dragon boat. He was already dying, but after being rescued by the doctor, he was still alive. However, Zhu Youxiao's plan for a southern tour was in vain, and Zhu Youxiao was sent back to the palace after the dragon boat ran aground.

However, although Zhu Youxiao did not die, a large amount of water entered his lungs, the canal water was turbid, and the infection and inflammation were inevitable, and he was bedridden after he returned.

Wei Zhongxian was annoyed that Zhang Ze didn't kill Zhu Youxiao. So he killed people, first killed Zhang Ze, and then slandered him as a cultist, and punished the nine clans. Then, under the pretext that Zhu Youxiaolong was unwell, the right to draft the decree was again asked for back from the Ministry of Rites, and from then on, the imperial decree was issued by the celebrant and then handed over to the cabinet to govern

The ministers of the court and the central government are not fools, but Wei Zhongxian's buttocks are wiped very clean, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can't find any handles, so they can only secretly sigh that Wei Zhongxian is too powerful, and they have swept the snow in front of the door.

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Li Jingfang's word-by-word translation, Shimazu Yoshihiro almost left the Black Pearl with a sad face after learning the general content of the text.

Although it was only a draft of the treaty, after it was sent back to Hirado and Nagasaki, the Saseho water division general Tachibana Muneshige and the Nagasaki town guard general Koza "Hidebo". The civil and military officials of the other two cities were dumbfounded.

The first article of the manuscript stipulates that the state must sever its relations with the pirate Zheng Zhilong and stop trading with Zheng Zhilong.

This is acceptable. The second is to compensate Daming for the losses caused by the looting of Zheng Zhilong Group, which is preliminarily calculated as 5 million taels of silver.

"Zheng Zhilong looted the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. What does it have to do with us? Tachibana Somo was stunned.

"Five million reindemnity?" Xiao Zao" Xiubao patted the floor and shouted: "He just went and grabbed it!" ”

Li Jingfang continued to turn Ze, and the third was to cede Tsushima Island to the Ming Dynasty. Article 4 Ukushima was leased to the Liaodong Governor's Office for a period of ninety-nine years.

Yoshihiro Shimazu had already heard it on the way back, and it was still difficult to hide his anger after hearing it a second time.

"It's too bullying!" Fifth, Edo, Kyoto, Oita, Nagasaki, Hirado, Fushimi, Nara, Hakata, etc., were only open to Ming merchants. Article 6, the tariff on the goods of the Ming Dynasty shall be subject to the customs tariff of Dalian Bay of the Liaodong Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Article 7. For the export of goods recommended by the Liaodong Governor's Office, the customs of the province shall not obstruct or interfere with it. Article 8. The trade tax and poll tax of the Ming merchants who traveled in the Xinguo State should be determined by the government of the Xinguo State after consultation with the Liaodong Governor's Office.

Article 9, the Ming Empire has consular jurisdiction. Article 10 allows the Liaodong Metropolitan Government to establish a consulate in Nagasaki. Article 11. Within the scope of the Consulate of the Liaodong Metropolitan Government in Nagasaki, the crimes committed by the people of the Liaoguo Prefecture shall be executed in accordance with the laws of the Liaodong Governorate. The government of the country must not intervene. Article 12. The Ming people who committed crimes in the country could only be handed over to the consulate of the Liaodong Governor's Office, and the Liaodong Governor's Mansion Court would decide the crime.

Article 13 The Liaodong Metropolitan Government is allowed to station troops in the consulate to protect the security of the consulate. Article 14 The armed forces shall not be stationed near the treaty ports, and only necessary patrol personnel shall be allowed to be retained. Article 15, the government of the state of

Article 16, the king of the kingdom of Xinguo promised to submit to the Ming Dynasty. Became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Article 17 The projection of the power of the Tsunade shall be limited to the four islands of Kyushu, Honshu, Shikoku and Hokkaido. Article 18. Foreign military operations must be notified to the Consulate of the Liaodong Governor's Office and approved by the Liaodong Governor's Office before they can be carried out.

Article 19 The existing administrative organs of the Great Power, the Higher State, the Chinese State and the Lower State shall be the State of China. Only the administrative organs of the big country, the upper country, and the lower country are allowed to be retained, and they must not be called China. Article 20, after the change of kings of the kingdom, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty must sign an edict before he can ascend the throne. Article 21, the state of the state must pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and the details of the order must be discussed with the Tingdong Governor's Office after the decision 6 "These 21 articles are a treaty of goodwill and friendship, if not agreed, then the fleet of the Liaodong Governor's Office will destroy Hirado and Nagasaki, and go straight to Edo and Kyoto!" ”

Li Jingfang had already finished turning over, but a strange feeling rose in his heart, and he was a little excited.

Before, all the officials of the Xinguo State were still noisy and shouting, and from time to time they made angry sounds, and when Li Jingfang read back, the more they stopped talking.

What's wrong?

Silly!

The officials of the country who have a little brain understand it. These 21 articles are simply the 21 articles of the country.

Shimazu Yoshihiro has seen the power of Deng Haonan's Pacific Fleet, and of course, others have also seen the extremely arrogant Ming warships on the sea in the past few days.

Everyone is not stupid, and they have a scale in their hearts.

Just as everyone was talking, Takahashi, the deputy minister of Dazaifu, arrived, and all the officials hurriedly bowed to greet each other.

Dazaifu: The department that governs the Kyushu region. Responsible for national defense, foreign affairs and other Kyushu government affairs. The prince is appointed as an honorary marshal, and the second is the substantive chief. Since the right minister, Michizane Kanhara. The Dazaifu Marshal has always been a minister of exile and moved to the left. Chikuzen guards the Muto clan since Kamakura, and has been working with the Shoji clan for generations to serve as Dazai Shoji. Yoshitaka Ouchi, who was fighting with the Shoji clan, ruled Kitakyushu in order to seek legitimacy. He applied to the Imperial Court for permission to ascend to the throne of Dazai Daiji.

Daijitakahashi Tongzeng had just returned from inspecting the place, and when he heard that the Ming fleet had knocked on the pass, he was taken aback and hurried to Hirado.

"How?" Takahashi Tongzeng jumped like thunder and scolded: "The Celestial Empire has never added troops to us for two thousand years, and even in the last Korean War, we have not seen the Ming expedition against us. ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro said: "It was Zheng Zhilong who provoked the Ming Emperor and sent Deng Haonan, the governor of the Liaodong Governor's Office, to the south to suppress the bandits, but that Haonan did not go south. Instead, he came to us and insisted that we help Zheng Zhilong! ”

"That Zheng Yiguan?" Takahashi said angrily: "I told you a long time ago that I broke up with him, and now that trouble is coming, what should I do?" ”

Tachibana Muneshige said, "We have already reported to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the right minister of Taisho Palace!" ”

Takahashi Tongzeng suddenly said: "What about your sailor?" Why not fight? ”

Tachibana Zongmao said with a wry smile: "Our warships are not the opponents of the Daming Naval Division at all, and now Deng Haonan's warships are as powerful as the Dutch and Spanish warships, and we have only one way to die in battle!" On the contrary, holding the port can have a deterrent effect! ”

"Deterrent fart!" Takahashi Tongzeng's spittle squirted Tachibana Soshige's face and scolded: "I don't care about those!" Since you have reported to the Taizheng Palace, then you must fight, otherwise if the Taizheng Palace blames us for not fighting, we will all suffer! ”

"Me"

"What am I? There must be a thief! ”

"But"

"Do you dare to disobey?"

"Don't dare!"

"Prepare now!"

"Hey!"

Tachibana Soshige left with a sad face, and if he wanted to save his life, then he would have to sacrifice the lives of his men. The official level crushed people to death. To survive in the middle of the food chain, you must be ready to be eaten at any time, and if you don't have this awareness, you don't want to climb up.

Tachibana Muneshige was an officer who had experienced the Battle of Luliang, and those who survived that war either changed careers or climbed on it, leaving him still reluctant to give up on the sailor.

Can't touch a stone with an egg, Tachibana Soshige won't use his sailor to fight Di Haonan's Pacific Fleet head-on. Then there is only one way left. That's a sneak attack.

Sasebo Suizu had more than 600 warships. Although it is a little smaller, Tachibana Muneshige is convinced that ants eat more elephants. So it was a gamble. It was decided to make a surprise attack at night on the temporary anchorage of the Pacific Fleet, Ichikiyobo Port.

Kiyobo Port is diagonally across from Sasebo Port. It's about a hundred miles away. Doing it on his own turf, Tachibana Soshige is full of confidence, and his subordinate sailors also think so.

At night, Tachibana Muneshige led the Sasebo water division to set out. In order to evade the detection of the Pacific Fleet's patrol ships, Tachibana Muneshige ordered the sailors to be dispatched in batches. All 600 warships left the port of Sasebo until 1 a.m.

After Tachibana Muneshige left Sasebo Port, he did not rush directly to Kiyoyoshi Port of Ukushima. Instead, he sailed south for more than 30 miles, then went around the eastern part of Ukushima to the other side of Ukushima, and after a large circle, he descended from the north of Kiyobo Port.

It was already four o'clock in the morning, and the summer sunrise was early, and it would be out in another hour.

At this time, Tachibana Muneshige sent a small boat to approach Kiyobo Port to observe the situation in the port. In the darkness of the night, a large ship of black pressure was moored in the harbor, the mast had been lowered, and the spies did not approach because of the sentry.

Tachibana Muneshige learns that the battleship is anchored in the harbor. Immediately overjoyed, he ordered his men to line up more than 400 small fireboats five miles outside the port, and then slowly advance into the port. And of the six hundred warships he brought, one hundred were left behind, and the remaining five hundred warships followed the fireship.

It's getting closer, on the gray sea. Visibility is only in Rich. When Tachibana Muneshige saw the shadow of the big ship in the harbor. Sentinels in the harbor also spotted the incoming enemy.

"Enemy attack!"

When the tower!

The hurried bell rang, and the port was full of people and chaos.

"Ignition!"

Tachibana Soshige's eyes were full of surprise, and Tachibana ordered the fire to be ignited.

In an instant, more than 400 fireships were set on fire. Suddenly a large area of sea and air was illuminated. Under the action of the wind sharp, the fireship rushed quickly into the harbor.

"Kill!"

Follow the common mouth. Right Flower Zongmao ordered the water division to charge, and the people who Xingcha were almost all thirsty and thirsty.

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Fifteen miles northeast of Qingfang Harbor, the Pacific Fleet assembled here.

The Black Pearl's massive body was moored there. In black paint, the outline is clear at a distance of a few hundred meters in the gray night.

The Pacific Fleet was not moored in the port of Kiyofang. So what are the rows of huge black shadows that Tachibana Munemo saw in Qingfang Port?

It turned out that Na Haonan gave them twenty-one hours. I know that the people of the country are bound to be angry, and the secretion of bile will definitely increase. Therefore, Na Haonan guessed that they would not sit still. There should be action.

Although the naval division of the country is weak, the 600 warships that can run in the water are still threatening for trading merchant ships. The Pacific Fleet could not stay near the trade fleet forever, so this division of the Nation must be eliminated and used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Nation government.

In order to be more realistic, Na Haonan ordered his men to moor all the seized merchant ships in the harbor. The tonnage of these merchant ships is relatively three or four hundred tons, and the large ones are more than a thousand tons, in the night. The sail was lowered, and the other party couldn't see it at all.

"The flowers I waited for are all gone." aboard the Black Pearl. Na Haonan had been woken up, put on his clothes and walked out of the cabin.

By the time the Sasebo Naval Division came out, the Pacific Fleet's outpost reconnaissance ship had already discovered it. Na Haonan thought that they would attack in the middle of the night, so he waited until midnight, but he didn't know if his own people patrolled too tightly, or Tachibana Somao was too cautious, in short, Sasebo didn't come over until almost dawn, which really made Deng Haonan angry enough.

Pacific Fleet, in addition to the 1st Sentai Brigade. All into battle. This is mainly due to the large number of reefs near Qingfang Port. The first squadron served as a thousand-ton cruiser. The draft is deep, and it is not suitable for blockade operations. And the five-hundred-ton frigate is just right. But also be careful.

The other five teams formed ten columns. Ten frigates in each team, under the cover of night. Quickly approaching Qingfang Port.

Since the enemy put more than four hundred fireships. Rushing to the merchant ship moored in the harbor, an even greater flame suddenly ignited. The flames soared into the sky, making the entire Qingfang Port within two miles of the illuminated lights.

The hit rate of the originally dark night shelling was almost zero. However, the formation and position of the Sasebo Marine Division in front of the fire were revealed at a glance, and it suddenly became a live target for the artillery of the Pacific Fleet. Tachibana Muneshige, who rushed into the harbor, suddenly realized that something was wrong when he saw the ships on the dock clearly.

"Retreat! Retreat! ”

The soldiers who were charging didn't hear Tachibana Soshige's order at all, and continued to rush forward.

At this time, the flagships of the various sub-divisions of the Pacific Fleet were already in place, and they immediately took the lead in making a big turn, and bowed to the side facing the port

The hundred warships left behind by Tachibana Munehige had already encountered the enemy ships first, and immediately sent a hurried bell warning to Tachibana Muneshige.

Tachibana Soshige turned his head suddenly, rows of firelight flickering in the darkness behind him.

It's the enemy fleet! Tachibana Somao took a breath of cold air, and his heart suddenly screamed.

Knock knock!

The rumbling sound of cannon was heard, and streamers of light shot into the night sky like lightning.

The shells weighing as many as a kilogram suddenly stirred up huge columns of water. Due to the large number of Sasebo sailors and the relatively close formation, the hit rate of the first fire salvo of the Pacific Fleet was very high. As long as the ship is hit, there is no chance of survival, and a single shell will penetrate it. and even directly broke up the warship.

The sound of the cannon was much more effective than Tachibana Soshige's orders. The soldiers of Xinguo, who turned back when they heard the sound, saw the shells flying in the sky, and consciously began to turn around and run away.

On the Black Pearl here, Di Haonan looked at the battle in the distance, the enemy was already in chaos, and victory was a foregone conclusion.

"Let's not be idle either! It's not fun to watch." Naho then ordered, "The first team sails to Sasebo Port. We are stuck in front of their doorstep, and there will be unexpected gains! ”

"Yes!"

Captain Xue Muhua understood that there must have been a lot of fish slipping through the net with such a large number of enemies in the dark night. They will choose to flee to Sasebo Port, so it is very useful for the first team to stop at the gate of Sasebo Port and wait for the rabbits.

"Turn the rudder left! Target Sasebo Port! ”

In the darkness of the night, the first team sailed to the port of Sasebo.

Here, Shi Jianfei, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Shen Yang, chief of staff, were on the verge of staying on the Flying Fish Cave, the flagship of the Third Fleet.

Shen Yangwei pointed at the chaotic Xinguo Naval Division and said: "They are already panicking, it is better to order each team to insert directly in columns, so that the left and right side guns can fire to achieve the maximum killing effect."

Shi Jianfei nodded, at first he carried out a conservative dismissal. The fleet advanced in columns, and then opened fire in transformation. This is extremely powerful for an enemy of equal strength, but he didn't expect that when the hull of the Xinguo Navy Division panicked, he forgot to fire back with his cannon. In this case, the effect of breaking directly into the enemy position is the most effective with a column.

Just keep the distance between the teams.

So Shi Jianfei ordered each sub-team to attack the enemy formation in columns, and keep a width of two miles between each sub-team to prevent being hit by their own blind bullets.

When the order was issued, the five squadrons of the Pacific Fleet stopped their mobile operations one after another and turned to attack the enemy in a straight line.

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