In this way, the fleet visited Ryukyu twice in total and went to rest on nearby islands. Because it was expected that Satsumaban's counterattack was coming, they needed to recharge their batteries. At the same time, some gossips were also spread among the people.

It is said that the Japanese are coming back! They have killed so many people and they will definitely take revenge. So the people are also very panic. There are two opinions. One is to help Liu Pei fight against the Japanese. The other is to advocate

The talk of surrender advocated placing all the blame on Liu Pei. When the Japanese come, let Liu Pei fight with the Japanese, and wait until he loses and surrender.

Naturally, Liu Pei asked Liu Jiang to send people to spread this news. He wanted to inspire the Ryukyu people to join him in resisting the Japanese army and gain confidence. After all, one of the servants would die less. At the same time, it could also inspire the people's courage. And it is best to fight side by side.

A catalyst that can quickly integrate the differences between the two parties.

But when Liu Jiang's people spread the news, they discovered that there was a group of people doing the same thing. However, the idea of ​​this group of people was to intimidate the people of Ryukyu into not resisting. Without any investigation, Liu Pei set his sights on

Liang Jinsheng and others were arrested. Sure enough, after a little investigation, they were traced to several people headed by Liang Jinsheng. However, it was not a good time to attack them at this time, so Liu Pei could only tolerate it temporarily.

Let’s talk about Itaro and the fisherman. The small boat they drove across the vast sea was an extreme adventure! But the most convenient thing is the small boat. The small boat can travel on the sea day and night. But the big boat, especially the fleet, cannot. Big boats and

The fleet was afraid of encountering rocks and other objects that would make it difficult to turn, and was also afraid of being separated, so it had to stop at night. So it took the small fishing boat more than ten days to reach Kagoshima.

In the past ten days, Itaro's wound has healed. It must be said that Itaro is still a character. Soon after he got on the ship, he washed the wound with sea water. Although he screamed in pain, the wound was not red, swollen or inflamed.

And he also knew the name of the fisherman. The fisherman called himself Shang Zhi, and also boasted that he was related to King Shang Feng. But Itaro didn't believe it at all. He felt that even if there was a blood relationship, it was probably far away.

After more than ten days of sailing, the small fishing boat finally arrived at Satsuma Domain. As soon as it arrived at Kagoshima Pier, Itarō was recognized by the guards at the pier and said, "Hey, isn't this Itarō? I heard that you went to Ryukyu.

, why did you come back in a fishing boat?"

Itaro recognized this man. They had been in the same Ashigaru team. So Itaro immediately said: "Great! You just happened to help me look after this fisherman. I have something urgent to report to my family." After that, he said

He ran away quickly.

After many reports, Jingtaro was finally brought to the main hall.

. He experienced more than ten days of hardship at sea. Kintaro's body and face were extremely dirty. The clothes and armor on his body were also discarded. So Jingtaro knelt in the middle of the room, feeling very embarrassed! The other one made him dare not

The reason he raised his head was that he was surrounded by important officials of the Shimazu family.

These people are the backbone of the Shimadzu family. It is difficult to get together on weekdays. Today, they were all summoned here by the family governor, which means that something big has happened. And the dirty guy kneeling in the middle of the floor must be the cause of the incident.

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The current governor of the Shimazu family is Shimazu Tadahashi. Shimazu Tadashi was the first generation lord of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. His father was Shimazu Yoshihiro, and he was Yoshihiro's third son. Later he changed his name to Iehisa, but in order to avoid confusion with him

People with the same name as their uncles have been confused for a long time, so they usually identify them with Zhongheng.

Shimazu Tadahashi was a very decisive person. When the news reached him, he immediately realized that something big had happened in Ryukyu, otherwise it would not be an Ashigaru's turn to come back to report the news. So he immediately called the people around him.

The samurai informed the ministers who were still in the city to gather for a meeting.

The door slid open, and Shimazu Tadahashi entered the meeting hall wearing casual clothes and holding a folding fan. All the important ministers bowed to pay tribute to him. He sat down on the cushion, and the person next to him laid out his robe for him and stepped aside.

Shimazu Tadashi is slightly fat and has a fair complexion. He has a pair of slender eyes under his very light eyebrows. His lips are very thin and are often tightly pursed. He only has two short beards on his upper lip. It can be seen that he is

A determined person. This can be proved by the fact that he killed his family elder Ijuin Tadō and his son Ijuin Taduma, and then suppressed the Tadō clan who had raised a rebellion in the country.

Shimazu Tadaheng waved his folding fan, and everyone sat up straight. Shimazu Tadaheng said slowly: "This man's name is Itarō. He is a member of the Ryukyu Ashgaru Iron Cannon Team. He has brought back the latest news from Ryukyu. Now

Let him talk about it."

The ministers here began to exchange glances when they heard the word Ryukyu, and they all felt that something was not good. After receiving permission, Itaro sat up straight and began to tell what he knew. However, he did not dare to say that he was arrested because of drinking.

It is said that the enemy launched a sudden attack in the dark, and he was stabbed in the lower abdomen during the fierce battle and fainted to the ground before escaping.

Finally, Jingtaro said: "This is what happened. In the end, I promised the fisherman Shangzhi ten guan of money before he would send me back."

Shimazu Tadahashi asked: "Where is that fisherman?"

Itarō bowed and replied: "He is at the dock and is guarded by the guards at the dock."

Shimazu Tadahashi waved his hand, and the samurai beside him bowed and went out. Soon, Shangzhi was brought into the meeting hall. This was his first time in such a place, and he was so frightened that he was stunned.

The Lord also answered questions confusingly. However, the people present were all smart people, and they quickly understood what he knew from his fragmented answers.

After hearing what happened, everyone frowned and fell silent. Shimazu Tadahashi said: "Give him 10 thousand coins and let him go."

At this time, Shang Zhi had forgotten about the ten coins! Suddenly he heard that the money promised to him was cashed in. He was so surprised that he couldn't help himself for a moment. In the end, he was fought out by two samurai. It wasn't until he left the door that Shang Zhi felt something in his heart.

I breathed a sigh of relief: I finally made it out alive!

No need to ask, this person is Liu Jiang's subordinate. At this point, his mission has been completed. So after getting ten coins, he bought some food and left by boat.

Everyone in the meeting hall was silent and thinking about countermeasures. Itaro had already been taken to wash and eat, and was not in the meeting hall. After a while, Shimazu Tadahashi said with a smile: "It seems that my father opposed my attack back then.

Ryukyu also makes sense! I didn’t expect such cowardly Ryukyu people to invite pirates to help them! Everyone, tell me, how should we treat Ryukyu?”

As one of the important ministers, Hisaka Kayama spoke first. Because he led his troops to conquer Ryukyu, he was unwilling to let his military glory lose its luster. He said: "Master Governor, Ryukyu cannot be separated from our rule. I

Think I should send troops to take it back."

After Kaguyama Hisaka opened his mouth, the ministers present expressed their opinions one after another. The opinions were quite unanimous, which was to send troops to recapture Ryukyu. After all, after occupying Ryukyu for so many years, the things plundered from Ryukyu were very helpful to the Shimazu family. And the capture of Ryukyu was the governor of the family.

Shimazu Tadahashi's order. If Ryukyu is abandoned at this time, where will the Shimazu family's face be placed? You must know that the Japanese are still a nation that insists on face. Once they lose face, they will either find it back or use a knife.

Poke your own belly button.

Now that they have unanimously decided to send troops, the next step is to determine who the opponent is so that targeted arrangements can be made. Shimazu Tadahashi said: "Itaro said that the leader of this group has big red eyes. And

They also called the people who attacked him the Fifth Master. This shows that they are a type of pirates. Mr. Shinbune, do you have any information about this group of pirates?"

Mafune Sancheng was the minister in charge of intelligence. He lowered his head and said, "I'm really sorry, Lord Governor! I have never paid attention to pirates, so I have no information about this! But Lord Qingshui may have information about this group of people!"

Shimizu Saizo has always been responsible for taking care of the Shimazu family's business. Therefore, he is relatively well-informed about the news at sea. Shimizu Saizo thought about it and said: "Master, there are not many pirates who have my impression. But I do
Chapter completed!