Chapter 488 Ambition is not old

The sun sets in the west, and the golden sunlight reflects the entire sea, and with the ripples of the microwave, it seems that a golden snake jumps on the sea.

In Naha Port, the soldiers on patrol saw a huge fleet rushing from afar, and immediately raised their binoculars to take a closer look, and when they saw more than a dozen Western sail warships, their hearts couldn't help but tighten, and they hurriedly sounded the alarm.

The officers on duty hurriedly ran out, raised their binoculars and carefully observed for a while, and when they found that all the Western sail warships were flying with gold dragon flags on a red background, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately issued an order to lift the alarm.

Now who doesn't know the golden dragon flag on a red background in the entire East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the South China Sea, then there is no need to eat this bowl of rice at sea, and the officer on duty has just finished issuing the order to lift the alarm, so he immediately reacted again, and ordered in a loud voice: "Quickly pass on the doctor Fenglu and inform the king that the fleet of the Qing suzerainty is coming." ”

It is not a trivial matter for the suzerain's fleet to come to Naha, who only succeeded to the throne last year, and the fourteen-year-old Ryukyu King Shang Jing immediately led a group of officials such as Fenglu Doctor Cheng Kezheng and Zhengyi Doctor Cai Wen to respectfully rush to the dock to greet him.

As soon as he arrived at the dock, Cai Wen, the chief doctor, ordered: "Immediately remove everything related to the Japanese, and cover up what cannot be removed." ”

Feng Lu Doctor Cheng Kezheng also added: "Persuade all the Japanese to leave, and the envoys of the suzerainty are not allowed to show up until they leave." ”

On the battleship that slowly entered the port, Yinxiang and Lin Wei couldn't help but smile when they saw Rulin's honor guard, and Lin Wei said uncertainly: "But the king of Ryukyu County personally came out to usher in it?" ”

Yinxiang nodded and said: "The honor guard of the Ryukyus is basically imitated from the former Ming Dynasty, and there are big beetles, and the king of the Ryukyus has come out to greet him." ”

The battleship docked, Yinxiang took a group of generals ashore, they did not come to canonize it, naturally there was no holy decree, Lin Wei had to shout loudly next to him: "The thirteenth prince of the Qing Dynasty, Yi Beizi, has arrived." ”

As soon as I heard it, it turned out to be the thirteen princes, and the king of the Ryukyus, Shang Jing, hurriedly stepped forward to salute, he only succeeded to the throne, and he had not yet been canonized, so he naturally did not have a title, but he was also the prince of the county, but he did not need to pay a big salute to worship, and he could see each other in a peaceful manner, and the courtiers under him were a big courtesy.

After the ceremony, a group of people hugged Yinxiang and his entourage to Shuri Castle, that is, the royal palace of the Ryukyus.

The banquet is naturally inevitable, during the banquet, Yinxiang only knew that the current king of Ryukyu is called Shang Jing, who only ascended the throne last year, and has not yet entered Beijing to request canonization. ”

Yinxiang glanced at Shang Jing, who was full of respect, and then said in a deep voice: "Passing by, I heard that Ryukyu was bullied by the Satsuma Domain in Japan, and I came to ask, why don't I see you playing in the imperial court?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Shang Jing couldn't help but feel ashamed, Cheng Kezheng hesitated slightly, and said: "His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince doesn't know that after the Tokugawa Shogunate unified Japan, Ryukyu had a bad relationship with Tokugawa Ieyasu because he refused to send a thanksgiving mission to the Tokugawa Shogunate.

In the 37th year of Wanli in the former Ming Dynasty, Shimazu Iehisa, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, sent Kayama Hisataka as the general and led 3,000 troops, more than 100 ships, and 600 iron cannons to invade Ryukyu. We were defeated by the enemy, and King Shōnin was forced to surrender, and more than 100 people, including princes and officials, were taken captive by the Satsuma army to Kagoshima for three years and five months, and then forced to sign the "Fifteen Articles" with Satsuma, and the Satsuma clan did whatever they wanted in the Ryukyus from then on. Because this incident happened in the previous dynasty, I had no shame to mention it to the imperial court, and I also prayed for forgiveness from His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince. ”

King Shokei of the Ryukyus continued, "Since then, the Satsuma Domain has collected huge taxes from the Ryukyus every year, and the Tokugawa family has also forcibly treated my Ryukyu as a vassal state, forcing the Ryukyus to pay tribute every year, which is really miserable. Hearing this, Yinxiang's eyes couldn't help but light up, Ryukyu paid tribute to the Tokugawa shogunate, isn't that familiar with the situation in Edo? He immediately put on a gesture of resignation, and then looked at the ministers of the Ryukyus.

Feng Lu Doctor Cheng Kezheng was a handful of years old, and he was also a first-class minister in the Ryukyus, when he saw this situation, he groaned slightly, and then withdrew several ministers, leaving only Cai Wen, the chief doctor, and then said: "What instructions does His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince have?" ”

Yinxiang glanced at Lin Wei, glanced at the three Shang Jing monarchs and ministers, and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anyone in Ryukyu who is familiar with the situation in Edo?" ”

Hearing this, Shang Jing, Cheng Kezheng, and Cai Wen all jumped in their hearts, followed by a burst of ecstasy, the Qing Navy wants to fight Japan? They are looking forward to this day in the Ryukyus, the strength of the Qing Navy, they have heard of it for a long time, and they have seen the warships moored in Naha Port today, it is indeed a brand-new Western gunboat!

Cai Wen, Shang Jing and Cheng Kezheng glanced at each other, and immediately said: "Back to His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince, the lower officials go to Edo every year, and they know a lot about Japan and Edo. ”

Yinxiang and Lin Wei were also overjoyed when they heard it, it really didn't take any effort to come, and now they didn't have to worry about no one to lead the way, Yinxiang hurriedly said: "You will tell me in detail about the various situations in Edo." ”

Cai Wen naturally knew what they wanted to know, and after a little muttering, he explained in detail the population, economy, city defense, troops, transportation, and the situation of the sailors in Edo Bay.

Yinxiang and Lin Wei heard that Edo has a population of more than one million, but there are no city walls, and the number of troops is only 22,000, all of them are forcibly suppressing the ecstasy in their hearts, there are no deep trenches and high walls, and the five or six thousand navy equipped with a large number of mountain howitzers can completely rampage, even 20,000 iron cavalry cannot stop it!

Calming down, Yinxiang asked in a deep voice: "The shogunate's standing army of more than 20,000 people, how many muskets and artillery are equipped?" ”

"It's really not clear about this subordinate committee." Cai Wen hesitated slightly, and then continued: "The firearms of the Japanese feudal clans are equipped at about 20%, and the conditions of the shogunate are slightly better, it should be about 30%, most of them are muskets, but there are very few artillery. ”

Thirty percent, then there are only six or seven thousand musketeers, and there is no artillery suppression, no matter how much it is, it will be cannon fodder!

Yinxiang pondered for a while, and then asked, "How many troops does Ryukyu have?" ”

Shang Jing naturally knew what this question meant, but he said without hesitation: "The total strength of the Ryukyus is three thousand, and all of them are at the disposal of His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince. ”

"Ambition is not old, good spirit!" Yinxiang praised it, and then said in a deep voice: "Even so, there is no need to hide it, the Qing Dynasty is about to attack Japan's Edo, you are ready, follow and get a piece of the pie, are there any Japanese on your island?" Don't leak the news. ”

Shang Jing glanced at Cheng Kezheng and Cai Wen, and said excitedly: "Since the Heavenly Empire supports Ryukyu, what is there to fear!" If you want to hate the snow country, in one move, without further ado, you will send troops overnight and behead all the Japanese! "——u-c-t-x-t——[UCebook]End of body [UCebook]——u——c——t——x-t