After listening to the words of the King of Chu, Shimazu Yoshiguro hurriedly explained: "Back to His Royal Highness, even if the head of the family is gone, the position of the head of the family will be passed on to his younger brother or son." Such distant relatives and retainers are not qualified to inherit, and they do not dare to have such thoughts. ”

"So, you're neither the current head of the family nor the next head of the family?" The sixth asked again.

"Yes and neither." Shimazu shook his head.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked displeased.

"And what are you doing here? His Royal Highness met with the head of the family, who let you in? Hu Quan, who was standing aside, immediately pulled his face and scolded in a deep voice: "Go out, you are not qualified to be here." ”

"This ......" Shimazu Yoshiguro's eyes darkened, and he hurriedly looked at the two heads of the family for help.

"Your Highness is angry," Lai Cheng hurriedly explained with a smile: "During the period when the head of the Shimazu family was seriously injured and bedridden, the old man of the Bitou family acted as the head of the family. ”

"Yes, today I am very honored to come to visit His Highness, considering that the Shimazu family is a wealthy family in Kyushu, it would be rude to be absent, so the old man of the pen family represents the head of the family to salute His Highness." Otomo's relatives also hurriedly agreed.

"Okay." The sixth looked a little gloomy at this time, nodded and said, "Okay, since you have already saluted, let him retreat." The king wants to say something considerate to the head of the family, and it is inconvenient for idle people to be present. ”

After listening to the translator's words, Shimazu Yoshihiro said in a black heart, why did I become an idle miscellaneous person?

But this time, the young two Lai Cheng and his relatives couldn't help him, so they asked him to go out, and Shimazu Yoshiguro had no choice but to retire and wait outside the tent.

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Seeing the people of the Shimazu family being blasted out, the young two Lai Cheng and the relatives of Otomo were furious, and they said that this prince of the Ming Dynasty was really moody and difficult to understand.

The next moment, the sixth child said amiably: "You don't have to be too restrained, your performance is in the eyes of this king." did not go along with that Huailiang to the end, this time your king was obedient, and the two of them also made great efforts. ”

"Your Highness has won the prize." The two of them looked uplifted, and said in their hearts that the time had come to reward meritorious deeds, but their faces became more and more respectful: "I am just obeying the mandate of heaven and obeying the decree issued by His Highness." ”

"Hey, without your efforts, there would have been more sacrifices for the soldiers of my Ming army, so you are meritorious." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said: "But merit is merit, and there is a problem that has to be explained clearly." ”

"Your Highness, please speak." The two of them are heartbroken, and they don't play cards according to the routine.

"This king was ordered to go on an expedition this time, and there were two main goals. One is to arrest the murderer who assassinated his father, and the other is to find out the backstage boss of the widow. Now that Huailiang has been captured, the first goal has been achieved, but what about the second? There has to be an explanation! I heard Zhu Zhen say in a deep voice.

"This ......" One of the two had a sallow face, and the other was sweating. The Kyushu Navy is the main force of the Japanese Invaders, and the three of them are the backstage of the Wolves. If you really want to investigate it, neither of his two families can escape.

At this time, what do you say that our family does not have a navy, or my family's navy is mainly in the east, and never goes to Daming, not only can it not win the trust of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but it will cause disgust, so it is better not to say it.

"It's not that this king wants to embarrass you, but where the duty lies, and if you don't clarify this issue, you won't be able to open the page." The sixth sighed and said:

"This king also knows that your relationship is intertwined, and if you really want to investigate it, you can't run away. But if you have made meritorious contributions, this king will definitely give you a chance to atone for your sins - as long as you hand over the culprit, this king can guarantee that the past affairs of your two families will be written off, and we will start from scratch. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." The two of them were grateful. At the same time, I finally understood why His Royal Highness wanted to drive the Shimazu family away as soon as he came up, making it clear that they were throwing the pot on his family.

But the three of them have been in the same breath for nearly 200 years. I don't know how many times the Kwantung Imperial Court has tried to divide them, but they have not succeeded, but now the sixth child has asked them to push the Shimazu family to a dead end, and the two of them are naturally difficult to accept.

Shao Er Lai Cheng pretended to be confused and said: "The Japanese robbers who harass the Celestial Empire are all outlaws who can't get on the stage, mainly the islanders and the sailors on the western coast. If you want to say that the sponsors behind it, it seems that the Uku clan of Goto and the Matsuura clan of Heto have always been unclear with the Japanese Kou. ”

"Yes." Otomo's relatives echoed: "These two are the main ones who harass the Ming Dynasty, and as for the invasion of Goryeo, it is mainly the naval army of the Northern Dynasty, which has nothing to do with our Southern Dynasty." ”

"Humph! Here we go again......" The sixth was very dissatisfied with their answer, and pulled down the donkey face and said: "This king is saving you with good intentions, but you still don't tell the truth!" ”

The two hurriedly possessed themselves and pleaded guilty, but they didn't even dare to say it.

"Don't come to this set, you have the audacity to lie to your face." The sixth said coldly: "This king has really spent a lot of effort and has learned about you local tyrants in Kyushu!" What Uhisa clan and Matsuura clan are just small characters that can't be put on the stage, at best, they are your little brothers. Push them out of the top bag, just want to fool the test, is this king a fool?! ”

Shao Er Lai Cheng and Dayou's relatives hurriedly kowtowed like pounding garlic, admitting their mistakes with tears in their eyes, and said:

"On the surface, it is indeed dominated by these two water armies, as for their backstage, we only hear about it and have no evidence, so we don't dare to talk nonsense."

"No wind, no three feet of waves, speak!" The sixth said coldly.

"Yes." The two had no choice but to follow his meaning and said with difficulty: "It is said to be the Shimazu family." ”

"Well, that's barely reasonable." Lao Liu's expression was a little gloomy and said: "Don't blame this king for forcing you, I can't perfunctory my father, so you can't perfunctory me." ”

"This king has mercy on your subordinates, and he must be able to explain the past in all aspects. Just those two little shrimps, people can see at a glance that this king is shielding you, and that will harm you, understand? ”

"Yes, yes." The two of them were grateful and said: "Your Highness is really benevolent to the two of us, and if we are selfish, we will be so sorry for Your Highness." ”

"It's like a human saying." It was only at this point that the sixth child began to send out sugar and said: "Actually, the original intention of this king was to let you replace Huailiang and continue to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Shao Er Lai Cheng and asked, "Brother Ling won't pass on the wrong words, right?" ”

"No, no." Shao Er Lai Cheng hurriedly shook his head and said: "Your Highness's kindness is really unrequitable, but that Huailiang pretended to be the king and committed the crime of bullying the king, we can't learn from him." ”

"Yes, Huailiang pretended to be the king of Japan, and he was ridiculed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the gains outweighed the losses." Otomo's own family also echoed.

In fact, it is because they weigh the pros and cons and feel that this is not worth the cost. Without diamonds, you can't do that porcelain work.

"Then forget it," the sixth nodded and said, "Then the Japanese king will be responsible for the tribute, and you will take care of Kyushu for the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Yes!" The two of them were busy and rejoiced, and then competed to show their loyalty.

(End of chapter)