Ryukyu was occupied by the Japanese.

The king of the Ryukyus, Shotai, was directly placed under house arrest by the Japanese.

The king's sister, Shang Qingqing, her husband Shang Tokuhong, and one of the Ryukyu ministers, Shang Tao, escaped. ran all the way to their suzerain, that is, the Qing country, to complain.

These three people, in the Ryukyus, are all elites.

But fleeing all the way, ragged, crawling at the door of the prime minister's yamen of the Qing Dynasty and crying, causing many passers-by to watch. In the petition written to Li Hongzhang, they "cried out and wept blood," "did not want to be a Japanese subordinate in life, and did not want to be a Japanese subordinate ghost in death!" and asked for help from the Qing court in their mother state, so as to "expel all the Japanese soldiers out of the country."

The passers-by next to him were very shocked when they heard it.

"Yes, troops. ”

"Ryukyu has always been our vassal country, and we need to save them. ”

However, in the yamen of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang couldn't help but have a headache when he heard these cries.

What are you kidding, their Qing court has been having trouble with the Taiping Army recently, and how can they spare the strength to help them. Besides, even if the Qing court had spare strength, it did not want to fight with Japan. After all, I heard that Japan has excellent relations with Western countries.

What if you attack Japan and offend Western countries?

Although Li Hongzhang is extremely famous, in essence, he is a gutless bandit.

The subordinates were all waiting for Li Hongzhang's answer.

Although Li Hongzhang already knew the answer in his heart, he still pretended: "In this matter, I still have to wait for me to go to the court and discuss it with the lords in the court before making a decision." ”

The next day, when he was in the last dynasty, Li Hongzhang brought up this matter, and now Li Hongzhang is a big celebrity in the Qing court, completely replacing the position of Zeng Guofan.

And the reaction of the DPRK and China is exactly the same as what Li Hongzhang thought.

It costs money to fight a war, and it doesn't make much sense to help the Ryukyus.

Moreover, I heard that Japan has good relations with Western countries, so I went to help them fight Japan and annoyed Western countries.

So, that's it.

This is the result that Xiang Dehong of the Ryukyus and the three of them got it, and they were all about to cry and be blind.

"We, the Ryukyus, have been subjugating to the Qing court for so long and have always regarded them as the suzerain, but we can't imagine that when our Ryukyus were occupied by Japan, the Qing court would be so ruthless. Xiang Dehong sighed.

"Then what should we do now?" Shang Qingqing was also a little dazed, she finally escaped by Ryukyu, but she didn't expect to fall into such a situation.

"What can we do, wait for death. We, the Ryukyu Kingdom, are about to be destroyed in this year, alas. Xiang Dehong sighed.

At this time, Xiang Tao frowned: "You should have heard of the Taiping Army." ”

"The Taiping Army, wasn't it already killed by the Qing court? Shang Dehong said.

"That's what we knew before. But a few days ago, when I went out for breakfast, I heard that the young king of the Taiping army was so powerful that bullets couldn't break through its defenses, and he could be called a god. directly wiped out half of the elite on the Qing court's side. Now the Qing court is too frightened to go to the bay, and is crazy to train the new army. Can we ask the Taiping army for help? ”

"However, our suzerainty is the Qing court. ”

"No, our suzerainty has always been China, it was originally Ming, and now it is Qing. If you don't help Qing, you can naturally turn to the Taiping Army. Shang Tao shook his head and said.

"That's right, we can go to the Taipings. ”

They traveled all the way south to inquire about the Taiping army, and when they heard that the Taiping army had defeated the Japanese army of 3,500, they had more confidence.

......

He Xuan was practicing as usual.

At this time, I received news that someone from the Ryukyu Kingdom was asking to see me.

The Ryukyu Kingdom must have been destroyed by Japan by now.

He Xuan also ran over to meet him.

These three people are quite dressed in tattered clothes.

The leader was a young man in his thirties.

and a middle-aged man in his forties.

There was also a beautiful young woman of twenty-six or seventeen years old.

All three seemed to be nervous and nervous.

King Zhong Li Xiucheng pointed to these three people: "These three are Shang Qingqing, the younger sister of the King of the Ryukyus, and Xiang Dehong, the younger sister-in-law. ”

Finally, he pointed to the middle-aged man who was about forty years old: "And Minister Shang Tao." ”

"It turned out to be three people from the Ryukyu Kingdom, but I don't know what the three of them are looking for me. He Xuan said straight to the point.

Xiang Dehong hurriedly said: "We want to ask the Young Heavenly King to help us defeat the Japanese army in Ryukyu and save the Ryukyu Kingdom." ”

"Oh. He Xuan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "If you want me to save you, you can't save it in vain." What's in it for me. ”

He Xuan was so straightforward, so that the three people in Ryukyu couldn't help but be stunned, and some were not used to such a direct way of speaking. King Zhong Li Xiucheng also sighed beside him, the young king is good at everything, but this way of speaking is not like a god at all, nor like an emperor, it is just like a ranger in the rivers and lakes.

After a long while, Xiang Dehong said: "As long as the Young Heavenly King saves us, we Ryukyu can always be vassals of the Taiping Army." ”

He Xuan shook his head: "It's not enough. ”

"We in the Ryukyus can choose the most beautiful maiden to serve the young king. Xiang Dehong continued: "And, in the future, a certain amount of taxes will be handed over to the Taiping Army every year. ”

"Am I so much like a womanizer?" The corners of He Xuan's lips twitched: "Ryukyu taxes, forget it, you Ryukyu don't have many people, and the taxes are pitiful, why do I want your taxes, I am short of money, I rushed directly to the other side, and grabbed the government under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and I will have money, how simple it is." ”

Xiang Dehong and Shang Tao both felt a little speechless. If you are short of money, you will rob the Qing court, how confident this is. However, the more confident he is, the better, indicating that the more capable he is, the more he can help the Ryukyus recover.

After thinking about it, Xiang Dehong seemed to have made up his mind and said, "We have brought the national treasure of our Ryukyu Kingdom. As long as the Young Heavenly King is willing to help us, we will present the national treasure with both hands. Our national treasure is said to have been given by God 300 years ago. ”

"Sent by God?" The corners of He Xuan's mouth twitched, he didn't believe that there was a god in this world: "You just take out your national treasure." If it's really worth it, I'll help you. If it's not worth it, don't blame me. Of course, I will not encroach on your national treasures. ”

Hearing what He Xuan said, Xiang Dehong said: "Our national treasure is not in our hands now. We're hiding somewhere else. We'll come back in a few days. When the time comes, I will bring a national treasure over. ”

His national treasure is extremely valuable, and Xiang Dehong is also afraid of being robbed, so he found a fairly safe place to hide it, and now he has talked about it with He Xuan, so he decided to go and get the treasure.