This night, Ezo is also a sleepless night.

Matsumae Castle, also known as Fukuyama Castle, was the sixth lord of the Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Kunihiro, who looked at the castle town from the castle tower, and saw a river of lights converging towards Matsumae Castle. The river of light still came from the sea, and the sea was dotted with stars, reflecting the outlines of huge sea ships.

Turning his gaze back to Matsumae Castle, Matsumae Kunihiro seemed to have regained his hearing, and the roar of gunfire, shouts of killing, and howls hit his eardrums like angry waves.

"Temple! The second castle has fallen, and the enemy army is about to attack Honmaru, so it's still too late to leave! ”

His subordinates rushed into the castle tower covered in blood and reported to him.

Matsumae Kunihiro's expression was confused, and his eyes swept over the wives and concubines who were gathered in one place, trembling, and slowly shook his head and said, "I'm not going anywhere." This is the home that we have been building for more than 200 years, starting with the Oysayaki family. ”

More than 200 years ago, the Oysaki family began to run Ezo and engaged in a bloody battle with the local Ainu (Ainu). By the Sengoku period, Matsumae Yoshihiro, the stepson of the Oysaki family, obtained the status of a daimyo and Ezo came under the rule of the shogunate. For Matsumae Kunihiro, both the Matsumae Domain, which was directly under the shogunate, and the "Ezo Domain" (north of the Toshima Peninsula), which was ruled by the Matsumae Domain, were not only his homeland, but also an inseparable part of Japan.

So he couldn't have imagined that the Nian family Yan Kingdom on the other side of the sea would actually send troops to attack him! Originally, he had close trade contacts with the Nian family, and even contracted many fishing grounds to the Han people of Yan State, and also obtained various commercial goods from the British Celestial Empire through Yan State. He even gave several daughters to the Nian family one after another, hoping to maintain this relationship.

The army of Yan came across the sea, dozens of large ships brought thousands of soldiers, as well as countless large cylinders and dozens of terrifying national collapses, this posture was to completely annex Ezo. The Nian family is so bold, aren't they afraid of the wrath of the shogunate and sending troops to conscript?

What made him even more angry, and at the same time extremely frustrated, was that many of his feudal lords had also defected. The desire to fight him against the city, at least to create some resistance to the enemy, was ruthlessly crushed. A few loyal men were still fighting, but they were like small fishing boats in a storm, torn to pieces by the furious waves of guns and cannons in an instant.

When the shouts of killing poured into the castle tower, Matsumae Kunihiro was already mourning more than his heart was dead, and he heard the sound of footsteps and footsteps, and a moment later, a large number of soldiers dressed in new uniforms imitating the British soldiers poured onto the top floor of the castle tower. Surrounded him and his family. The attendant beside him brandished a long knife and rushed over in despair, only to be slashed down by countless katanas.

"Matsumae Kunihiro, surrender!"

The soldiers shouted in authentic Japanese. Matsumae Kunihiro heard it very clearly, this was the Choshu accent, and the Choshu Domain was not only attached to the Beiyang Fleet of the British Navy, but also exported a large number of mercenaries to fight for the Nian family.

"Songqian Palace, you accepted my suggestion earlier, and you don't have to come to this point."

A separate soldier appeared, it was Nian Yan's "emperor" Nian Bin. The current Yan Kingdom is a large group of rootless wanderers, and he, the emperor, has to do it himself.

"Suggestion? Let me dedicate my country? Turn your back on your subjects!? ”

Matsumae Kunihiro is waiting for Nian Bin. He wanted to see this treacherous robber again, and see what this guy's heart had become.

Nian Bin refuted awe-inspiringly: "Your own country? Matsumae Hall, Ezo ...... Since ancient times, it has been the land of China! During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Ezo paid tribute to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, the Andong Protectorate governed Ezo and levied and transferred people. It's just an official paper. In the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Nuer Gandusi, in short, thousands of years ago, this place was my Huaxia Inner Domain, when did it become the land of your Songqian home? You have been stealing for so long, and now that you have collected Dayan, I don't care about the past, are you embarrassed to say this? ”

Kunihiro Matsumae sighed, "Yes, yes, just like the Ryukyus." Since ancient times...... Even Japan is a vassal of the Chinese Celestial Empire. ”

Then he sneered: "But when will your Yan Kingdom be able to represent the Huaxia Heavenly Empire?" ”

Nian Bin was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "My Dayan is based on the Han people, rejuvenating Huaxia etiquette and religion, and Zhenghuayi is righteous." Of course, it's Huaxia! ”

Matsumae Kunihiro said hatefully: "The British Celestial Empire is China!" Now that you are arrogant for a while, it won't be long before the army of the Celestial Empire will chase after you and wipe out your Yan Kingdom rebellion! ”

In Matsumae Kunihiro's view, Nian Bin's trip today is not only tolerated by the shogunate, but also by the British Celestial Empire, and Nian Bin is seeking his own death.

Nian Bin patted his chest and smiled: "I'm so scared......"

He sighed with pity: "Songqian Palace, you haven't thought about it, why do we have so many big ships at once? ”

Matsuzen Kunihiro was stunned for a moment, and after a while, a confused light gradually flashed in his eyes, and he heard Nian Bin say again: "That's right, these big sea ships have just sent the British red clothes ashore before, and now they are sending us to Ezo ......."

How can it be!? Daying actually supported the rebellion of Yan Guo to occupy Ezo!? In the mind of Kunihiro Matsumae, who only knew the righteousness of the samurai, this truth was difficult to logical, and his brain was in a short-circuit state for a while.

"What is the relationship between our Yan Kingdom and Great Britain, it is meaningless to you outsiders. In the face of outsiders, we are all Chinese. What is the place to go in the Yan Parliament, you don't care about the front hall of Laosong, you just need to understand, Ezo...... Now back to China. ”

Nian Bin said this, but there was also a trace of bitterness in his heart. Zhao Hui and his brother Nianfu captured Ningguta, and the most elite red clothes of Great Britain came from the sea. In this chess game, his Yan Kingdom had no power to enter the game, and was used as a chess piece by Daying, and he threw it to Ezo to play another game.

Nian Bin remembered his father Nian Qianyao, whose father opened a different situation in Liaodong, and now looking back, he actually made a wedding dress for Daying. Millions of Han Chinese have reclaimed Liaodong, and the Rakshasas in the north have also broken their backbones, and it is impossible to threaten Liaodong again for a hundred years. This was all done by my father's painstaking efforts, and now as soon as Daying reaches out, the benefits are all reaped.

If my father had defeated the Wuwei Army and occupied Shengjing before, would the general trend be different?

Nian Bin asked himself so, but immediately there was an answer, it would definitely be different, and at that time, Yan Guo was afraid that even Ezo would not be able to come.

For the time being, in front of the British chess piece, in this snowy land in the North Sea, live your own small life with peace of mind, the future ...... Who knows what will happen?

Nian Bin collected his heart and said to Matsumae Kunihiro: "Surrender, write another affidavit for the transfer of territory, and I can arrange for you to go to Britain to live a rich life." ”

Matsumae Kunihiro woke up and laughed: "Let Daying hold me again, so that I can deal with the public side (general)?" It turns out that your Yan Kingdom. What a puppet of Great Britain! ”

His cheeks stiffened suddenly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Never!" ”

Before the words fell, his arm stretched out, and a short gun flashed out, and before he could pull the trigger, there was a roar in the fluff, and more than a dozen bullets bombarded his body, and blood flowers bloomed. The lifeless body slammed into the bluegrass mat.

Matsumae Kunihiro's wives and concubines screamed in shock, and Nian Bin said expressionlessly: "Give all the people of the Matsumae family to Lord Chen, and don't miss a single one." ”

Looking down from the castle tower, he sighed again, "From now on." Over here...... It's our Great Yan Kingdom. ”

On the night of September 6, Ezo Matsumae Castle was occupied by Nianyan, and the Matsumae Domain of Japan, which had been in operation for more than 200 years, collapsed.

The sleepless nights continued, expanding beyond China.

On the Double Ninth Festival, Pyongyang, the capital of the Korean Kingdom, every house is also filled with a festive atmosphere, and the aroma of beaten cakes, dog meat and rice wine wafts through the city. These delicacies can only be enjoyed during festivals.

In the royal palace in Pyongyang, Lee Kwang-sak was convening an all-night meeting of civil and military officials. The Agui Department of the Wuwei Army was more than 100 miles north of Pyongyang, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had collapsed, and the little Emperor Daoguang and tens of thousands of Manchus were coming to Korea, and the situation had reached the most critical moment for Korea.

Li Guangzuo hugged Nian's thigh before, but after the army attached to Nian Bin was defeated by Ah Gui. He switched to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and his nephew, Li Guangzhong, the general who led the army, still followed Ah Gui to do business.

Surrendered, but Li Guangzuo did not have the determination to sink with the broken ship of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He has secretly ordered Li Guangzhong, just like he had betrayed Nian Bin before, to sell Ah Gui at the right time. I don't want to vote for Yinghua, and I don't dare to vote for Yinghua. I begged Yinghua to rest the army and spare North Korea a peace.

The consequences of the Manchu emperor's entry into Korea were extremely serious, not only would the Yinghua army enter Korea, but also the Manchus would control the country's politics, and Korea would be forced to tie up the Manchu chariot. If the fight with Yinghua continues, then the South Korea in the south will have an opportunity to take advantage of, and North Korea will be in danger.

"What about the left and right councilors? What about the generals of the Five Guards Mansion? Why hasn't it arrived yet!? ”

The meeting went on late into the night, and there was still no progress, and many key figures were not present. The number of officials participating in the meeting was sparse, less than half of the quota, some were sick, some were on leave, and some had not been heard from at all.

Li Guangzuo's heart became colder and colder, and he felt that something big was happening, he gritted his teeth and said, "Send someone to invite your lords!" Even if you are seriously ill and bedridden, you can carry it together with the bed! ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard the noise outside the palace, and after a while, a large crowd of people poured into the palace, and the leader was very young, and the red tassels and three-eyed feathers on the cool hat were particularly eye-catching.

"Ahh......h

The person who came was Ah Gui, and Li Guangzuo was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.

"King, long time no see......"

Ah Gui bowed his hand lightly, his posture was arrogant, but no one dared to scold, not even Li Guangzuo. At this moment, his heart was full of fear, what is Ah Gui going to do!?

"Is it a lack of food and grass? Xiao Wang will raise all the funds as soon as possible, is it about welcoming the car? Please also ask the lord to return to the emperor, the little king is discussing this matter. Korea is narrow and sparsely populated, and its products are barren, so I am afraid that I will treat the emperor slowly......"

Li Guangzuo said in a low voice, he was preemptive, and he wanted to block Ah Gui's mouth as much as possible.

"If it is to raise troops to fight against the Southern Barbarians, my lord, my North Korean elite soldiers have all been out, and they are all under the command of adults, and I will no longer be able to gather troops. The defenders of the long wall in the south have been evacuated, and Xiao Wang is worried that the puppet Han will advance north. ”

In addition to the transfer of troops, Li Guangzuo decided that no matter what Ah Gui asked, he would try his best to meet it.

Ah Gui said coldly: "King, you can come down......"

Get down!?

Li Guangzuo didn't understand for a while, at this time, Ah Gui suddenly bowed and retreated, and a group of Qing people wearing the court clothes of princes and important ministers surrounded a child wearing a crown and wearing a twelve-chapter court dress appeared, Li Guangzuo suddenly jumped up from the throne like five thunderbolts.

"Great, Great Emperor, Your Majesty!"

Li Guangzuo is familiar with "Chinese etiquette", and he recognized this child at a glance as the "Great Qing" emperor, who else can there be besides the "Great Qing" Daoguang little emperor Yongqi?

He hurriedly left the throne and followed the civil and military officials to lie on the ground and bow three times and nine times.

Yongqi should be in a starry night, tired, unhappy, pouted, Shi Shiran sat on the throne, twisted his buttocks, frowned, and said: "This position is really unpleasant." Ming'er will change me to a big one! ”

Among the entourage were Yunlu, Yanhuang, and Gao Qi, who followed Ah Gui and responded in unison: "Huh! ”

Lee Kwang-zuo was shocked again, what do you mean? Changed his throne? So where does he sit?

He looked at Ah Gui in horror, and the other party smiled coldly, ignoring it, but looked at Gao Qi: "Lord Gao, you can do this." I know how to fight. ”

Raising his head, he looked at Li Guangzuo: "Lord Li, it's time to wake up from the dream." ”

This low cry of mockery and pity made Li Guangzuo's already collapsed brain crash instantly.

Li Guangzuoleng was on the spot. The other civil and military forces woke up a lot, and they were in an uproar, what do you mean by this!? Could it be that the Manchurians are going to take Korea as a country!?

"Thief Ann Dare!"

"North Korea is a country of young people!"

"Manchurian thieves! I know you don't have a good heart! ”

The civilian officials shouted and scolded, the military attaché made a move, and the scene was in chaos, but in an instant, the Qing soldiers slashed their swords, and more than a dozen North Korean officials fell in a pool of blood. When the hall returned to peace, only heavy leaden gasps could be heard.

"Li Guangzuo usurped the throne and seized the country, and he should be guilty of capital crime!"

"Back then, there were fresh people in the Eight Banners of Manchuria, North Korea was Manchuria, and North Korea was the Qing Dynasty!"

It didn't take long for a group of civil and military officials dressed in cool hats and Manchu official uniforms to pour into the main hall. Shouting in a fresh language. At this time, Li Guangzuo came to his senses and looked at these people with tears in his eyes, weren't they the officials who had not attended the meeting before? Now everyone has shaved their hair and is easy to wear!

When he was grabbed by the soldiers, Li Guangzuo had the strength to speak: "You can win the country of Korea, but can you win the hearts of tens of millions of people?" Aren't you afraid that you full people will be drowned in the turbulent tide of our freshness!? ”

Gao Qi said with a smile: "Back then, we were full of less than one million, and we won the country of Daming and the hearts of hundreds of millions of Han people. Why can't North Korea do it now? ”

He said awe-inspiring again: "Manxian family, try to look at the world, who can be the enemy!?" ”

The North Korean officials who shaved their hair and were easy to wear echoed enthusiastically: "The Manxian family! ”

Li Guangzuo was speechless, not only lost his strength, but even lost all his heart. I thought in my heart, I should have known that there was this day, why didn't I think of it? Yinghua has a theory, a country of cynicism, the most beneficial to foreign races. He, the Korean kingdom, is a group of Confucians who adhere to the "Taoist Unification Guidelines", how can he expect these courtiers to defend the country? Look, the Manchurians seized the country, Wen's left and right discussed politics, and the generals of Wuweifu rushed to hug the new master's legs, sold him, and sold North Korea.

Yinghua's theory, sincerity does not deceive me......

The heart fell to the bottom, and then struggled upward, what about the nephew Li Guangzhong? Although 20,000 Korean soldiers followed the Wuwei Army to fight in Anshan, Li Guangzhong still held thousands of elite firearms troops, and maybe there was still a chance.

Just thinking of this, another shout sounded: "Please punish Li Guangzuo to thank the world!" ”

"Li Guangzhong!?"

Li Guangzuo glared and roared angrily, his nephew had just come out of the crowd, and he was also dressed as a Qing official, and the tonic on his chest was embroidered with a unicorn representing a first-class military attaché.

"Uncle, my name is Li Weizhong now! I'm not a newcomer anymore, long live the Lord carried me into the flag, and I am now the deputy commander of the Yellow Banner......"

Lee Kwang-chung...... No, Li Weizhong said coldly, every word cut Li Guangzuo's heart like a knife.

"You shall not die well! None of you will end well! ”

Li Guangzuo was dragged down, knowing that he had no way out, he cried out miserably. Even though the person had disappeared for a while, the cry still echoed in the temple.

Seeing that the little emperor and his clan relatives were all earthy, Li Guangzuo's words obviously poked at their worries, and he raised his head and said: "Don't worry, the Holy Dao has no intention of entering North Korea, as long as we Taoguang is obscure, there will still be peace for decades." ”

Ah Gui also said: "North Korea is narrow, as long as we manage it well, even if there is difficulty, we have a chance to maneuver." ”

The clan relatives and Manxian courtiers nodded with satisfaction, and the little emperor Yongqi clapped his hands and said: "Gao Qing and Ah Gui are really like me and Lin Po, with the support of the two of you, there will be a time for a comeback!" ”

Gao Qi and Ah Gui looked at each other and smiled, full of tacit understanding.

Gao Qi said again: "I have already gone to the country in Shengjing before, if we raise the banner of the Qing Dynasty again, it will inevitably not stimulate the Holy Dao, here, we had better change the banner." ”

Yunlu and Yan Huang and the others also nodded, which was also a last resort.

Ah Gui obviously had a draft, and said in a deep voice: "No matter how Manchuria is called, it is easy for the Holy Dao and the Nanban to always think about us, even if they don't raise a large army, they will be suppressed by all parties." The name of Manchuria is best not to be highlighted. ”

The little emperor and the important ministers of the clan said one after another, just do what the two want.

"Let's do it, let's write it in our hands and see if it's the same thing that the hero sees."

"It's so good, Gao is also thinking about it."

The name of the country is a supreme glory, Ah Gui and Gao Qi do not want to monopolize it alone, and the two of them are written on the palms of their hands. Leaning on his arms again, at that moment, both of them smiled with satisfaction.

"Jianzhou North Korea", although there are as many as four words. Although "Jianzhou" was used instead of "Manchuria", and North Korea was added, these four words not only appeased the people internally, but also made them feel that this was also their own country. Externally, he can also take a short posture, and confess to Shengdao and Yinghua that he wants to regain the Jurchen origin of Jianzhou, which was obedient to the Ming Dynasty, and has no intention of offending China.

Gao Qi said: "The name of this country is to seek the survival of the Manchu race, and the Eight Banners ...... The Nine Banners system, and even the Manchurian ancestral system. No change! ”

Ah Gui said: "If there is no green flag of the Han army, let's add another North Korean green flag!" ”

Everyone clapped their hands and said, "Good! ”

In the twenty-fourth year of the Holy Dao, on the Double Ninth Day, the Kingdom of Korea was destroyed, Jianzhou Korea was reborn, and Yongqi, the former Daoguang Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty, ascended the throne as the Emperor of Jianzhou Joseon, with the year name "Yonghe".

Miyang Palace, Tokyo. Li Xian sat firmly on the dragon chair, quietly looking at the water tank below, and the human head on the water tank. The eyes on the man's head were radiating an ever-changing light, staring at him.

"Your work has reached its peak, and from now on, you are already on a downward spiral. You have turned the world around, and the times are advancing rapidly, a hundred times more than the old world. Your Great Britain may perish in a hundred years! And your children and grandchildren will also be crushed by the times in a futile struggle! ”

After a long time, Ru Xi said coldly. In such a situation, she still does not want to die. I just want to see Li Xi again. And she got her wish, Li Xian was very curious, and he couldn't resist the temptation to show off his victory and show his superiority in front of his old enemies for many years.

When she faced Li Shi, the original heart full of sorrow, longing, etc. had accumulated for more than 20 years, but the emotions of being a woman suddenly disappeared, leaving only a fiery fighting spirit, and at this time, Li Xi in her eyes was her opponent in this life. Even if her career has failed and her body is disabled, it can't stop her from eroding Li Xi's imperial heart with her poisonous tongue.

Li Xi ignored these words, and said leisurely: "I once gave you a chance......

Ru Xi was stunned, twenty-four years ago, the scene of Wuya Palace appeared in her mind again, it was her unforgettable memory.

Li Xi said again: "You think you can bear the fate of a clan, but as a result, you are wrong. ”

Then he smiled slightly: "With your example, how could I repeat the mistakes of the past?" ”

He turned his head to look at the attendant beside him, dressed in red, heroic, it was the crown prince Li Kezai: "Kezai, you should also think about the inheritance of the storage position, let's talk about it here." ”

Li Kezai was looking at Ru Xi with disgust, and when he heard this, his eyes glared in surprise: "Here!?" In front of her!? ”

Li Xian glanced at the water tank, nodded and said, "Why not?" She's always played such a big game against me, and now she's out, and I have to continue to play, so that she can see what I'm going to do next, and this favor can still be taken care of. ”

He raised his eyebrows again and smiled: "Besides, she is the queen mother, she has been in charge of the country for many years, and she is a great expert in manipulating imperial power. ”

Ru Xi didn't know what to say, so she could only sneer to show contempt, but there was endless turmoil in her heart. That's right, he really gave her a chance back then, "for the sake of making his maid shed tears of sympathy", he could let her and Ruan go. If he had said yes then, would he still be in a water tank now, under the pitiful gaze of his victors?

It's a pity that at that time, she was full of thought that she was qualified to play against him and was unwilling to give up. Looking back now, in fact, it has always been his pawn. Look, now that he suddenly came to this play, he couldn't keep up with his thinking at all, how much wisdom did this man have in his head......