When the Chinese army landed in the Ryukyu Islands a few days later, Wang Guorui ordered to start arranging a military port in the Ryukyus, and then prepare to arrange for warships to be stationed in the Ryukyu Islands for a long time. However, at this time, a telegram was suddenly sent to the capital from the navy of the Ryukyu Islands.

"Your Majesty, the troops of the Ryukyu Islands have sent a message that the Japanese have released the last king of the Ryukyus, Shotai, and then he wants to be the king again. He thinks that we are recovering for them, so he hopes that we will once again support him as king of the Ryukyus. Li Zhanfeng, director of the attendant room, said.

When Wang Guorui heard this, he immediately laughed and said: "This Shangtai, but he really wants to marry a daughter-in-law in broad daylight, and he just wants to do beautiful things?" He doesn't pee and take pictures, so why should we be obliged to work for them to return to the country? What's more, didn't he accept the canonization of the Manchus? ”

"Yes, according to records, in 1866 A.D., he once accepted the title of King of Zhongshan canonized by the Manchu Qing Dynasty." Li Zhanfeng replied.

"Since he is the prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he is also our enemy!" Wang Guorui said.

Wang Guorui's meaning is very obvious, that is, he will not leave this guy, since he accepted the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is not a vassal state of China, so they are already a vassal state of an enemy, so naturally it is not a vassal state of China, and he can be killed directly.

In the Ryukyus, Shotai, who is in his fifties, still feels very proud. He finally waited for the time for China to help him restore his country, and the Japanese told him that the Chinese had already conquered this Ryukyu and that the Japanese had to put their whole family back. The whole family of Shotai followed back to the Ryukyus, thinking that they could regain their position as king of the Ryukyus. And now China is strong again, to the great satisfaction of the Ryukyu king Shotai. He is in his fifties, has been under house arrest in Japan for many years, and finally returned here. Although there is no need for food and clothing in Japan, it is also under house arrest. Where to be able and return to their own country. And then the pleasure of being the king yourself? So they all want to come back, and now that China can help them restore their country, then they can all gain power.

"You are the so-called Shangtai, the king of the mountains of the Great Qing Dynasty?" Said a Marine Corps colonel.

That Shang Tai immediately said; "Yes, Xiao Wang is Shang Tai, and he has seen the general of Shangguo!"

Shang Tai is also very humble, and then looks very modest. After all, the county official is not as good as the current management, although his status as a king is much higher than that of a general, but at least before the restoration of the country, he still has to be very polite.

"Take it for me!" The colonel said.

Soon, the Marines arrested this Shang Tai and his family, apparently not treating them as kings of the Ryukyus at all.

"General, what are you doing? What are you doing? I'm the King of the Ryukyus, I'm the King of the Ryukyus! Shang Tai hurriedly asked.

"We in China do not recognize any Ryukyu king, so this Ryukyu is our territory. So we do not recognize what the Ryukyu Kingdom is. We took it from the Japanese, we don't know any Ryukyu Kingdom, understand? Said the Marine Corps colonel.

Shotai immediately asked, "Aren't we the Ryukyus vassal states of the Upper Kingdom?" Isn't it the duty of the upper kingdom to help the vassal state recover? ”

"I'm sorry, I don't have any vassal states, our new court advocates equal exchanges with all countries, and there will be no vassal states."

Shang Tai was immediately blinded, and he didn't know what was going on. Although he knows that China has changed dynasties, he should still recognize him as a Ryukyus! Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Even earlier, they had contacts with China. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was a vassal state of China. This kind of vassal state is actually the most unscrupulous, they are mothers if they have milk, no matter which government in the Central Plains comes, they will also recognize the Central Plains as their vassal state. And once the old court in the Central Plains was destroyed. They will all turn their faces and deny people immediately.

The difficulty of spelling water in the last years of the Ming Dynasty is enough to explain the capricious and despicable nature of these so-called vassal states. They will follow you when they encounter benefits, and if they don't have benefits, they will immediately choose to betray. They have always been who is strong and who follows whom, and then the Central Plains Dynasty declined, and they don't mind cutting a piece of meat from it. Then follow the new strong man to mix. Therefore, it is impossible to expect these vassal states to have temperance. And Wang Guorui also intends to abandon the situation of nominal leadership, and change to economic and military control, so that they will definitely be controlled by China. When the time comes, they can be said to have become China's lackeys, and they will not be able to resist at all. In the future, they will be completely tied to China and must become China's lackeys.

"Then I was a subject country of the Qing Dynasty back then! I also won the canonization of the King of Zhongshan in the Qing Dynasty! Shang Tai said.

"That's why we're arresting you! Because the so-called Manchu Qing is our enemy, not the legitimate government of China. And our new China inherited the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, so since you accepted the canonization of the Manchu Dynasty, it can be regarded as a betrayal of our China, and it is no longer a vassal state of our China. Whoever accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty back then, then we are also willing to support the original family to become the new monarch. ”

"Then we have also received the canonization of Daming!" Shang Tai said.

"But you also accepted the canonization of the Manchu Dynasty, then you are also the Zhongshan King of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and betrayed the Ming Dynasty. It is our Chinese enemy. So we have only one way for the enemy, kill! ”

Shangtai felt confused, isn't this a rule in China since ancient times? Whoever controls the Central Plains, they will also take refuge in whom, so that most of the new dynasties will also recognize those so-called vassal states. But now this new dynasty is so serious that anyone who has accepted the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is considered a betrayal. The conscience of heaven and earth, their Ryukyu is just a small country, of course, they are drifting with the tide. The Ming Dynasty was strong, and they naturally took refuge in the Ming Dynasty and became vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. But later the Manchus ruled China, that is, they turned to the Manchus, which was also the way for their small country to survive.

But now the new court thinks that their defection to the Manchus is a betrayal, which makes Shang Tai feel speechless. If they hadn't taken refuge in time with the Manchus, would they have been able to survive? Isn't it true that they are a small country in the gap between big countries, who is stronger and who follows whom? But when it comes to this kingdom, it doesn't work, and it doesn't "understand" these small countries at all. Originally, for the capriciousness of such a small country, the Central Plains Dynasty would also choose to approve and choose not to care by default. But now Wang Guorui doesn't approve of it, and they accept the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is actually a betrayal. So Wang Guorui naturally won't let them go.

"General, our Ryukyu is weak, and we can't help ourselves!" Shang Tai said immediately.

However, the marines had apparently received the order and would not pay any attention to the Ryukyu king's claims, and simply dragged them all away, and then prepared to be shot. Because in Wang Guorui's eyes, all these vassal states that have accepted the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are also people who have betrayed China, and there is no need to keep them.

As for their so-called difficulties, Wang Guorui said that he did not understand. Anyway, Wang Guorui is strong, and whatever he says is what he says. They had their own difficulties, and Wang Guorui "didn't understand", so he had to kill them. Anyway, whoever has the biggest fist in this world is justified, and the so-called truth is based on force. If justice is without force, it is "evil". So even if there is a reason for what Shang Tai said, then Wang Guorui has absolute force, then he is useless.

For the betrayer, there is only one end, only death! If the betrayer is not punished, then there will definitely be many people who will betray in the future, because this is encouraging betrayal.

"Dada......"

Shang Tai and his entire family were also shot, as for the reason, it was because they were the Manchu canonized King of Zhongshan, because the Manchus were enemies of China, so it was naturally impossible to let go of their enemies. That is to say, to tell those so-called vassal states that if they betray China casually, then when China becomes strong again in the future, they will definitely let them go, and they will definitely die at that time, and they will definitely not let them go.

Wang Guorui also wants to kill the chicken to show the monkey, so that the kings of the so-called vassal states know that anyone who betrays China will not end well. Anyone who betrayed China and accepted the canonization of the so-called foreign invaders, when the time comes for China to restore the country, they will definitely not let them go, and their royal families and rulers will surely die.

As for their so-called "embarrassment", Wang Guorui will not forgive them anyway. Whoever betrays cannot be kept. Only by punishing the traitor by the harshest means can betrayal be avoided. Whether or not there has been betrayal since ancient times can only be seen at the price of betrayal. Wang Guorui believes that there is no absolute loyalty in this world, but it depends on whether the price of betrayal is enough. And the harshest punishment for the betrayer is to increase the price of betrayal much more. Only by increasing the cost of betrayal indefinitely can we raise the fear of those who want to commit treason, and can we guarantee their "loyalty". If you are tolerant of the betrayer, it is the greatest cruelty to yourself, you are encouraging others to betray, and you are reducing the price of the betrayer.

Therefore, all those vassal states that have received the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and those vassal states from the Nanyang region who have received the canonization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty must die and be destroyed. As for whether they resist or not, this Wang Guorui doesn't care. If they have the ability to resist, then it is better to resist, anyway, in the face of absolute strength, everything is not worth mentioning. (To be continued.) )