Li Yan didn't answer, but said slowly: "I heard that during the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao in Jingzhou and the Sun family in Jiangdong had a grudge against his father. Looking at 'Mao, Chinese, and Net, but Liu Biao died of illness, but Jiangdong sent Lu Su to Chai Sangkou to pay homage to filial piety, what is the reason?"

Kojiro was startled, and after a long silence, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Yes." Taishi Gong said, 'The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.' Although the revenge of killing his father is great, it is no bigger than Cao Cao's 830,000 sailors. Mori Katsumoto was a very calculating figure, and he certainly had a reason not to send troops to help the shogunate. ”

Lin Junfu said: "Is the old thief of Mo Fei Sensheng dissatisfied with the shogunate?"

Kojiro said: "The world only knows that Satsuma and Choshu have always been at odds, but they don't know that their hatred with the shogunate is deeper. The Satsuma Domain was remote and barren, and had to rely on trade with overseas countries to make a living. However, the shogunate followed the example of Dailiang and issued a 'Lockdown Decree', which made all civilian ships in Satsuma illegal. Property may be seized and confiscated immediately upon discovery at sea. I don't know how many merchants and fishermen were innocently killed, and their families have been ruined since then.

Therefore, it was natural for the Satsuma clan to hate the shogunate. Previously, it was reasonable for Kojima to choose to unite with Satsuma. ”

Lin Junfu was shocked: "Could it be that brother Fei also has the intention of uniting Satsuma?"

Kojiro narrowed his eyes: "I just had this idea before, but after Li Jun's reminder, I felt that this matter was really feasible......"

Takasugi, who had been silent, suddenly said: "I will never agree to do this, Mori Katsumoto betrayed us once, who knows if he will do it again?"

Kojiro said: "At that time, Mori Katsumoto must have felt that our Changzhou was weak and couldn't make it. But this time it was different, and after the decisive battle with the shogunate, everyone in the world saw our determination and strength. Think about it, tie with the shogunate! Has anyone succeeded in the last 400 years?

The daimyo didn't say anything, but in their hearts they already doubted the power of the shogunate. Although we did not defeat the shogunate, we cut down their power and established our own prestige. This bit of prestige is our bargaining chip. With this bargaining chip, let alone Satsuma, even if there are two hundred princes together, we can also hold it!"

Takasugi said: "But the two sides have been in trouble before, and someone needs to mediate in the middle." ”

Lin Junfu suddenly clapped his hands: "I have a candidate! Have you ever heard the name 'Sakamoto Ryuxiang'?"

Kojiro slapped his head: "How did I forget him?"

Li Yan didn't know why, and asked, "Who is this Sakamoto Ryuchi?"

Kojiro said, "This person is a low-ranking samurai of the Tosa Domain, but his family is very wealthy and controls the sake brewing industry in half of Fuso Province. He likes to deal with Yidi the most, and his daily use is all Western gadgets.

This person has traveled all over the world since he was a child, and he is good friends with Sen Shengyuan and is a confidant. At that time, he had learned swords in Beichen and had not tasted defeat in three years, and his reputation was well known all over the world.

Later, the shogunate promulgated the strictest 'lockdown decree' in history, and the people were not allowed to sail into the sea. Sakamoto Ryusho made a living as a merchant, and if he didn't run a boat, wouldn't he starve to death? However, the shogunate not only rejected the request, but also ordered the old man to be seppuku.

The old man was loyal all his life, and he passed away with only a few lines of suicide note. Since then, Ryuchamp has formed a great enmity with the shogunate and has become the most active shogunate.

This person is extremely senior and prestigious, and if he is willing to mediate, the two feudal domains of Changsa will definitely be able to form an alliance. ”

Li Yan said: "Then without further ado, let's go find him." ”

Kogoro sighed: "It's a pity that Sakamoto Ryusho has always been uncertain and doesn't know where to look for him. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately deflated. Kojiro said: "For today's plan, I can only repair the book first, and wait for his reply." ”

At that moment, a messenger rode up to the crowd on a fast horse and said, "Mr. Kojiro, I have your letter." ”

Kojiro perked up: "Where does the letter come from?"

"Tosa Domain. ”

Everyone looked at each other, could there be such a coincidence in the world?

Kojiro calmed down and unfolded the letterhead, only to see that it was a handwritten script similar to Western flower characters.

"Ladies of Choshu,

The contemptible Sakamoto Ryusho has admired the great names for a long time, but he hates mundane affairs and has never seen them. A banquet was held on merchant ships thirty miles outside the port of Tosa to celebrate the defeat of the shogunate. - Ryusho Sakamoto"

When this letter was read, everyone was shocked. Gao Sugi said: "We just won the battle, how can this person know?

Kojiro thought for a moment and said, "The only one in the world who can predict the prophet is that adult. Sakamoto must have written the letter in advance, and it is not surprising that he was delivered by someone when he saw that we had won. It's strange that he and our Changzhou aspirants actually thought of it together, could it be that the shogunate is really exhausted?"

He put away the letterhead, stood up, and said, "Then I will go to meet the No. 1 businessman in Fuso." He also said to Lin Junfu and Gao Shan: "You two guard Ogi Castle and wait for news from me and Li Jun." ”

Li Yan naturally has no objection to this arrangement. The two set off that night in disguise and went straight to Tosa Domain.

Choshu and Tosa are separated by the Seto Inland Sea. The scenery here is beautiful, the waves are calm, and it seems that there is no distraction in the world.

Kojiro sighed, "I'm determined to innovate, and if I can make the whole country of Fuso as beautiful as here, I'd like to die." ”

Li Yan said: "I just explored the overseas immortal mountain not long ago, but the scenery is slightly inferior here. Brother Kido ......" He hesitated for a moment and said, "As far as I know, you Fuso people may be descendants of the Han Chinese......"

Kojiro laughed: "What can't Li Jun say? Many scholars in Fusang have put forward this point of view, and found strong evidence from Taishi Gong's "Historical Records".

The Ezo tribe in our Fuso country looks like Westerners, while the He people are not very different from the Han people, isn't it reasonable to have the same ancestry?

Therefore, in my opinion, the two countries should be friendly from generation to generation, and they should be the inside and outside of each other. ”

Li Yan couldn't help but nod frequently when he heard this.

The boat sailed smoothly and crossed the strait in half a day. The two abandoned the boat and landed on shore for another two days, and finally arrived at the Tosagun pier. Kojiro inquired to a local, "This gentleman is invited, dare to ask which one is Sakamoto Ryusho's merchant ship?"

The man stared at him warily and said, "What are you doing here? You're not a spy of the shogunate, are you?"

Kojiro smiled: "I'm just a businessman, and I want to talk to Mr. Sakamoto about business." ”

The man looked Kojiro up and down, and saw that he was polite and did not look like a secret agent, so he said, "This gentleman hasn't been around in our Tosa for a long time, has he? Sakamoto Ryusho has been designated as a prisoner by the lord of the domain, and he is being searched for by the whole city!"

Kojiro was shocked: "Why is that?"

The man said: "Ahem, our feudal lord is also forced to do so. Hearing that Mr. Sakamoto had a secret relationship with the Choshu Shishi, the shogunate was jealous and put pressure on the feudal lord to arrest him. The man looked left and right and said in a low voice, "Actually, Mr. Sakamoto's merchant ship is parked in the harbor, and no one dares to touch him." You'll find out when you go over there and ask. ”

Kojiro bowed and said, "Thank you for this big brother!" After the man left, he said to Li Yan: "It turns out that he is already guilty, no wonder he made an appointment to meet on the boat." So they rented a boat and sailed out to sea, and in a short time they saw a blue cargo ship anchored beside the reef.

When they approached, the sailors on the ship looked down and said, "Mr. Kojiro, when did you come here?"

This sentence was asked without a clue, Kojiro and Li Yan glanced at each other, and arched their hands: "I have an appointment with your Mr. Sakamoto...... Before the words fell, a cable had been thrown off.

Both of them felt strange why Sakamoto Ryusho's protective measures were so sloppy, and they didn't even check their identities.

After getting on the boat, someone else led the way, and everyone greeted Kojiro and seemed to be quite familiar.

Kojiro muttered, "Why do these people seem to know me?"

Li Yan also felt strange and said, "Probably because of your reputation." ”

At this time, the two came to a room, and Kojiro pressed the handle and pushed the door open.

Then he saw a shocking sight: another Kido Kojiro was standing in the room and smiling at him.

Kojiro was shocked: "You...... What's going on?"

There was a tall man standing next to the other Kojiro, who could barely believe his eyes, and exclaimed, "Did I see the hell?"

That Kojiro suddenly showed his fierce face, pulled out his katana and said, "That's right, it's hell!"

After that, a knife slashed diagonally.

All this happened so suddenly that the man was caught off guard, his chest was cut open, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

That Kojiro smiled viciously, pushed open the window and jumped over. Li Yan chased after him, but saw that there was only a piece of withered wood in the waves.

He whispered, "Demon Lord Deng!"

Kojiro was shocked by this sudden turn of events, and was at a loss for a moment. Li Zanyi grabbed his hand and said, "No matter how you look at it now, you killed him." Let's go, we can't explain!"

Kojiro came to his senses and said loudly: "I can't go, what about the alliance?"

Li Remnant said: "Stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, as long as you live, you can always clean up your grievances!"

Kojiro stomped his foot hard and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

Li Yan said to the sailors who came with them: "You should also escape, otherwise others will arrest you as a madman!"

The man seemed to be greatly stimulated, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time. At this time, Kojiro had already arrived at the window, waved his hand to Li Yan, and said, "Li Jun, hurry!"

But the sailor suddenly said, "Wait, you don't have to go!"

At this time, everyone on the boat gathered one after another, and when they saw the scene of the murder, they were furious and said, "Who did it?"

The sailor said, "Don't doubt Kojiro and this gentleman, I have witnessed their innocence. ”

Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. This man seems to be nothing more than an ordinary sailor, how can these two sentences be trusted?

But the audience replied in unison: "Yes, Mr. Long Xiang!"

Li Yan and Kojiro were both shocked and asked, "Are you Sakamoto Ryuko?"

The man didn't answer, but straightened up, almost nine feet in size, and his eyes were sparkling.

He said at this time: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I believe that there is such a thing in the world? ”