The elder of the Satsuma clan in Japan, a member of the Shimazu family, and the head of the famous Satsuma family, Hisashi Kayama, never thought that he would one day fall into Pingyang and be betrayed by a group of despicable Ryukyu people.

All the Ryukyuan people on the dock today, no matter how pro-Japanese they were before, how much they respected him, a samurai from Japan, and even hated to recognize him as their father, so that they would become subjects of the Great Japan Kingdom from now on. Now they all raised their hands and pointed at him, and shouted in Chinese that he didn't understand, most of them betrayed him to the Ming general. These Ryukyuan people are so unconscionable, they have taken so much care of them in the past, and they have not beheaded a single Ryukyu pariah for several years after coming to Ryukyu!

Thinking of beheading people, Birshan's long relatives remembered that he was a disciple of Satsuma Xianliu, and a senior disciple of the master of the Xianliu Sword Pill! The Ming Dynasty general in front of him looks like a roe deer, he must not have much strong martial arts, if he can be beheaded with a knife, even if he is shot to death by the Ming army musketeers, it is enough.

Thinking of this, the Birch Mountain Hissa used the secret technique to show the flow - squeezed out a little smile, and while walking towards Geng Jingzhong, he said to Geng Jingzhong in Chinese: "Mine, the Satsuma Domain, the Birch Mountain Hisa Kin, is here to trade in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and there is no ill will towards the Ming Dynasty."

Geng Jingzhong seemed to have been fooled, and when he heard him say this, he also laughed: "You don't have malicious intentions, that's great, come here, come here, General Ben has no malice, General Ben has always been kind to others, now I have something to ask you, how to go on this Eastern Continent?" ”

He spoke very politely, and his appearance seemed to be quite relaxed, and he took the initiative to beckon Huashan Jiu to come forward and speak.

Huashan Jiuqin felt that the opportunity had come, so he nodded and said, "Mixi, Mixi, easy to say, easy to say", while walking quickly towards Geng Jingzhong, when there were only two steps left from Geng Jingzhong, he drew his knife with great speed, and then held it high above his right shoulder. Just as Huashan was about to slash down according to Geng Jingzhong's face, Geng Jingzhong suddenly fell backwards! As soon as he retreated, Huashan's knife would be out of reach. Hua Shan had no choice but to hold the knife and step forward with his Xiao Luo ring legs, wanting to get close to Geng Jingzhong and then slash.

However, Geng Jingzhong pulled out his flintlock pistol while retreating, and skillfully pulled the hammer holding the flint with his other hand, and then aimed the muzzle of the gun at Huashan, and pulled the trigger. The whole action is called a flowing water!

"Phew!" A gunshot rang out, and there was a sharp pain in the "hoof" of Huashan's right leg, and he couldn't stand at that time, so he had to kneel on one knee and barely support himself before lying on the ground.

At this time, Huashan's mind was blank, and the whole thing was clouded. When he was learning the mysteries of swordsmanship with the pill Kankei of the Manifestation Stream, he had never encountered an enemy who shot backwards!

How do you break it when you shoot backwards? The pill master has not taught ah, the pill master has only taught how to look at the enemy who does not retreat with an arquebus. As soon as this enemy retreats, he can't be cut by a knife! It's over!

When he just thought that he was about to finish, Geng Jingzhong had already received an ash rod that was as white as jade and one foot long and three feet long from a personal soldier beside him, this was a gun!

Geng Jingzhong has also practiced spears, and the sect is the same as Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, all of them are Yang family guns! Although his Yang family gun is not as good as Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, it is no problem to use this one-foot-three-foot long white pole to hit the injured Huashan Jiuqin.

I saw Geng Jingzhong prick a horse step first, then shake it with both hands, and then immediately poke it at the head of the Yue Dai of Huashan, Huashan subconsciously took the knife to block, took Geng Jingzhong's long pole and flipped it over and hit him directly on the wrist! In one fell swoop, Birshan's hand was swollen, and the knife couldn't hold it, and it fell to the ground. Of course, Geng Jingzhong would not give Huashan a chance to pick up the knife back, and with another swing, he knocked the knife that fell to the ground away.

It's so humiliating!

The samurai of the Shimazu family, the master of the shower, and the beloved disciple of the pill sword, fought with the samurai of the Ming Kingdom for the first time, and even the sword was beaten away! I don't have a face to see people, so I can only cut my stomach!

Thinking of this, Huashan pulled out the ribs and prepared to stab his stomach with it.

But Geng Jingzhong didn't know that the Japanese devils liked to seek death when they lost the fight, and thought that he was going to use a hidden weapon to fly a knife!

It's so despicable!

Geng Jingzhong was betrayed twice by a villain surnamed Liu, so he hates the villain the most, he just said that there is no malice, so he wants to ask how to go to Dongdazhou, this Japanese villain actually showed a knife to stab, and now he has to use a flying knife to stab!

Thinking of this, Geng Jingzhong picked up the long pole again and smashed it on Huashan's wrist holding the ribs, and knocked his ribs away. It's hard for Huashan to commit suicide now! Although he still has a special sword for seppuku, both of his wrists were swollen by Geng Jingzhong with an ash rod, and he can't hold a knife, so what kind of abdomen can he cut? And now his hands and legs hurt, he can't run if he wants to, he can't die, it's so humiliating.

And Geng Jingzhong still had to ignore people, and began to beat the old man of the Satsuma Shimazu family with an ash pole, the former king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and a master of hide and seek! While fighting back, he asked, "Do you want to say it?" To say or not to say? ”

Huashan was beaten for a long time and screamed again and again, so he could only hold his head and scold "Baga". And the Satsuma samurai who came with Huashan were also shocked by the bravery of this Ming general. The old man of the Huashan family is the proud disciple of the pill sword hero, and he has already obtained the certificate of "free from all transmissions" of Xianxianliu, and theoretically has mastered all the mysteries of cutting people in Xianxianliu, such a master was actually knocked over by this Ming general's move, and he has no power to fight back at all!

No wonder His Royal Highness Taige sent troops to North Korea back then, but he couldn't defeat those Ming warriors

Seeing their boss being beaten, these Japanese samurai wanted to pounce on the group and beat them, but as soon as this thought came together, they saw that Geng Jingzhong's personal soldiers had already flattened the flintlock pistol!

In the face of the muzzle of the black hole, a man named Kiyohisa of the Tunsho had no choice but to come up and intercede for his boss - how can this birch Tai be Shimazu, or the elder of the Satsuma Domain, if he really wants to give a Ming general a stick to death, how can Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, step down? In case the lord of the feudal domain is hot-headed and sends troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty, the Shimazu family will perish if it is not done well!

"Don't fight, don't fight, it's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding!" The Chinese language of this institute is very fluent, and he also understands Chinese etiquette, and he bowed to Geng Jingzhong while speaking, "General of the Eastern Expedition, you have something to say, are you going to the Eastern Continent to crusade against the Asbanians (Spain)?" ”

When Geng Jingzhong heard him say this, he finally stopped beating people, but asked for a long time: "Tell me quickly, how to go to the East Continent?" ”

Kiyoshi had never been to the New World before, but now he had to answer stubbornly, "26,000 miles east of Japan is the New Continent. This new continent is incomparably vast, there are 100,000 li in the north and south, 30,000 li in the east and west, the land is fertile, the products are abundant, rich in gold and silver, but the population is sparse, the indigenous people who originally lived there because of the isolation from the world, can not learn the handicrafts of the Ming Dynasty and the West, as well as the art of agriculture and animal husbandry. Therefore, 200 years ago, it was conquered by the Western kingdoms of Asbania and Portugal. If you want to conquer the eastern continent, there is no other way but to take a boat to the east. Still."

"But what?"

"However, it is not easy to travel 26,000 miles east by boat, as far as I know, no Han Chinese and Japanese have ever crossed the eastern sea to reach the eastern continent in the past, how to go by sea, whether to have islands for the fleet to rest and replenish, and how the wind blows at sea, we don't know!"

In fact, the Japanese had been to the New World, and they once got a Spanish merchant ship that had been damaged by a grounding, and they also rescued some sailors on board. At that time, the Tokugawa shogunate had only just opened, and although it had already closed off the country, it was still very curious about the outside world, and it was estimated that he also wanted to learn from Westerners to colonize the New World or something. So under the fingers of the rescued Western sailors, they imitated a Western sailing ship, and then the Western sailors led the way, and went to New Spain, which was later Mexico, in the name of sending them home.

But there are so many chicken thieves in the Spaniards! They are old invaders, can they not know the little thoughts of little Japan? However, the people on board were finally not sent to dig gold and silver mines, some of them who believed in God were sent to Spain to worship God, and those who did not believe in God were sent to Luzon, and some of them returned to China, and some stayed in Spain as Spaniards.

And Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada didn't have much of a thief's heart, and they didn't think about destroying the U.S. Pacific Fleet three hundred years in advance for Yamamoto Isoroku. So he retreated in the face of difficulties, lay down in peace, and closed the country wholeheartedly.

But Geng Jingzhong couldn't lie down, he was now a lost dog, and he couldn't survive long on Ryukyu Island, a small island not too far from Daming. This Ryukyu Island is only such a small place, can it support so many of Geng Jingzhong's subordinates?

If he can't find a way out as soon as possible, it won't be long before Li Yat-sen doesn't even need to send troops to fight, and his head will have to be cut off by his own people and sent to Nanjing for merit.

Thinking of this, he had no choice but to turn his heart and say, "Isn't it 26,000 miles?" Those Asbanians can go, but I can't go? ”

Qingjiu looked at Geng Jingzhong with admiration, and thought: This Celestial Empire general is really powerful, and the 26,000-mile sea frontier can't stop his ambition to open up territory for the country, no wonder the territory of the Celestial Empire is so big!

"The general's ambition, Qingjiu admires!" The poll provoked the big brother to praise Geng Jingzhong.

Geng Jing said loyally: I can't do anything else, but my ambitions are bigger! But how should this 26,000-mile sea frontier pass? Why don't you have a Hongmen banquet and trick the Asbanian fleet from Luzon into coming to Ryukyu? And then robbed the boats, tied up the people, and forced the Asbanians to lead the way to the Eastern Continent? Ah, it's amazing that I was able to come up with such a clever strategy!

Thinking of a clever plan, Geng Jingzhong smiled mildly and asked, "This official asks you, whose vassal is this Ryukyu Kingdom?" Ming's, or Japan's? ”

"Da Ming's, of course Da Ming's!" Kiyoshi did not hesitate at all - the army of the Ming Dynasty has gone ashore, and the people sent by the Satsuma Domain are about to be beaten and cried, doesn't this Ryukyu belong to understand?

Geng Jingzhong nodded: "Okay!" Then he glanced at Wu Chonggui, who took the lead in taking refuge, "Lead the way, take this official to see the king of the Ryukyus!" ”

Nanjing, Mochou Lake Palace.

The great general, King Li Yat-sen, didn't know how bad Geng Jingzhong he let go of carelessly was at this time, and how much trouble it would cause to the future Ming Dynasty? In fact, Geng Jingzhong's trip to the Ryukyus was expected by him. Ryukyu is not far from Ningbo, and many maritime merchants who do business in Ningbo often go to Ryukyu - this Ryukyu was originally a trade transit war, and the Spanish merchant ships from the Philippines, the Dutch and Ming merchant ships to and from Japan often go to Ryukyu, so Geng Jingzhong found a ship in Ningbo that could go to Ryukyu.

And Li Yat-sen can also accept Geng Jingzhong's victory over the Ryukyus, isn't the result just an old dead island? When you turn around and defeat Wu Sangui, you can send someone to recruit you. Even if he wants to be the king of the Ryukyus, it's not impossible.

Therefore, the current Li Zhongshan did not reassure Geng Jingzhong anymore, but with Liu Jinzhong, Zheng Jing, Chen Yonghua, and Lu Sanhao, who had just finished worshipping their sons, they drank and talked together, and at the same time discussed the establishment of a unified republic with government decrees.

Although Li Yat-sen had been the feudal lord of Guangfu and once seemed to want to create a republic with a great alliance of feudal kings, in fact his goal was always to establish a republic with unified decrees.

In this republican state, the "inner domain" is not allowed to exist in Han China!

The inner domain can only exist in the frontier areas, and it is not permanent, but it has to be allowed in the process of opening up the territory. Just like Mujiashi Town Yunnan.

And the outer domain, that is, the vassal state, can of course exist. Not only can it exist, but it can also develop greatly - this map depends on the vassal kingdom to open up the territory!

Back then, Zhou Tianzi used the old trick, and of course Li Zhongshan had to use it again.

So he's discussing this with a few brothers!

"The biggest mistake of the former Ming Dynasty, in my opinion, is that Emperor Taizu's feudalism was not sealed!" Li Zhongshan gently turned the wine glass in his hand, and with a hint of drunkenness, he began to criticize Zhu Yuanzhang, "His feudalism, I think there is only one Yunnan Mu family that is right!" If it weren't for the Mu family guarding Yunnan for generations and treating this wild land as a family business, today's Yunnan would never be the land of the Han people.

Today's Han land is mainly the Son of Heaven of the Zhou Dynasty and the feudal princes. If the Zhou Dynasty hadn't sealed the princes in all directions at that time, and let these princes go to various places to convince people with virtue and educate people with etiquette, how could there be such a big territory in China now? So our brothers have to learn from Zhou Tianzi, not Zhu Yuanzhang! ”

"Learn Zhou Tianzi? Brother, do you want the son of heaven? Liu Jinzhong drank a little too much, and actually asked such a question, and I don't know if it was deliberately tempting.

"No, it's good if I don't be a general!" Li Zhongshan hurriedly extinguished this possibility directly, "Brother Liu, how good is it that we are a republic?" The Son of Heaven let the surname Zhu go, and the power is still ours! If there is any major military and political matter, a few of us, plus my father and King Zhong in the future, we can have the final say. ”

He paused, and said to Liu Jinzhong: "Big brother, if you don't do it, don't do it, now Second Brother Zheng is no longer a vassal king, and when the siege of Nanchang is lifted, my father will not continue to be a vassal king." If there are no more vassal kings in Zhejiang and Hubei, then in the future, the Han land of the Ming Dynasty can at least be uniform! ”

Zheng Jing immediately took over the words and said to Liu Jinzhong: "Big brother, we are not the vassal kings anymore, you are alone, and he is not suitable!" Besides, even if we are not the vassal kings, the hereditary prince is still there, the local forces are still there, and the old officials in the army are also there. We are entering the country and retiring to be rich and noble, compared to being a vassal king who will resist the power of heaven sooner or later, I don't know how much more stable we are! ”

Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "Brother Liu, if you want to be a king who dominates one side, we can also arrange it for you!" When the world of our China is unified, the surrounding Korea, Annam, Ryukyu, Luzon, Siam, Burma, Malacca, and Java are not arranged by us? If you don't want to be a troublesome monarch, we can also be safe for your children and grandchildren!

In this way, you have a share of the Ming center, and the local benefits are indispensable to you, and the external vassal countries can also give you one. This is the wealth of generations! ”

Lu Sanhao also smiled and said: "Big brother, just listen to our brothers, our brothers will not harm you, big brother!" Let's all bow down, and in the future, we will share blessings and difficulties! ”

These people are persuading Liu Jinzhong to give up the domain and become a "landless king" like them. However, Liu Jinzhong was still a little hesitant, after all, he was different from Li Zhongshan and the others, he had no mass base, and he did not have his own think tank and officer corps to assist him, so he was a bit alone.

If he surrenders his domain. Maybe there's really nothing left!

But everyone has handed it over, and if he holds the domain again, it will be too dazzling!

Thinking of this, Liu Jinzhong pondered and said: "This Zhejiang territory doesn't mean much!" But I still have a lot of them! ”

He said that it was not interesting, when there was a meaning of not being able to eat grapes, he still said sour, but Zhejiang was indeed a bit of a prickly hand for Liu Jinzhong. There are too many Zhejiang Yankees in the Heaven and Earth Society. Even the emperor has been hiding in Ningbo when he was the third prince of Zhu, and he is about to become half of Zhejiang!

"Arrangement!" Li Zhongshan waved his hand, "Big brother, you go back and make a list, and I will find a way to arrange it for you with the third brother and the fourth brother!" Big brother, what other conditions do you have, we will arrange it for you as much as possible. ”

Liu Jinzhong smiled: "It's about to hit Jiangxi?" Arrange for me a main direction head office, right? I'm a lot older, and I don't have many opportunities to make a difference. Fifth brother, what do you think? ”

"Okay, that's it!"

(End of chapter)