After finally calming down the rampant summer south a little, Amagasaki Hyosuke hurried to find Nabeshima Yoshishige, this matter is very tricky, involving the powerful feudal clan in the west and the emerging overlord of the sea, if it is not handled well, it will affect the Hizen domain, and it must be reported to the feudal lord for instructions on how to deal with it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Nabeshima Yoshishige, who had been drinking heavily all day, was frightened to wake up when he heard the news, and hurriedly took him with him to ask to see the old Ito Yoshisuke, and Ito Yoshisuke did not dare to slack off, and directly asked the feudal lord Nabeshima Tsushige, and got clear instructions: to appease the guests of the Ming Kingdom at all costs, and then send someone to Edo to ask the Tokugawa general, in short, this pot can not be carried by the Hizen domain.

The Hizen Domain's response efficiency can be described as extremely high, but even so, it still hasn't kept up with the footsteps of Xia Nan. When Yoshisuke Ito personally led Nabeshima Yoshishige, Amagasaki Hyosuke and others to find the bitter master of the incident, they found that they were actually gone, and the people went to the empty room.

At the mouth of Nagasaki to the sea, on the "Guangdong", Lin Weiye asked Xia Nan: "Why do we have to go in a hurry, as if we are hiding from the people of the Hizen Domain?" ”

Xia Nan corrected: "This is not called hiding, we didn't do anything wrong, they are the ones who are uneasy." It's called not giving them a chance to procrastinate. The relationship between the central and local and local feudal states under the Japanese shogunate system is complicated, the Satsuma domain has always been known for its fierceness, from the shogunate era to the Meiji Restoration, it has always been a strong western domain, and at the end of the shogunate it was the vanguard of the shogunate faction, the Hizen domain could not deal with such a thorn at all, and it must be reported to the shogunate. The best thing to do was to go straight to Edo and put the cannon on Tokugawa Iemitsu's head to get the answer we wanted. ”

Lin Weiye looked in the direction of the cabin - the seriously injured Sima De was treated by Lang Zhong in time, although the injury was serious, but not fatal, and asked in a low voice, "What answer?" Is it to seek justice for Sima De? ”

Xia Nan coughed: "Sima De has a meritorious role in protecting the lord this time, I will keep it in my heart, but this time the madman of the Shimazu family wants to kill me, and the relationship between primary and secondary cannot be reversed." This time I went to Edo to ask for the guilt, and we must adhere to one principle: this incident must not be regarded as an accident, it must be regarded as a contradiction between the Satsuma domain and the Qiongzhou camp, and the pot must be borne by the shogunate. ”

Lin Weiye asked puzzledly: "I can understand letting the shogunate take the blame, it's like a subsidiary has no independent legal personality, and the parent company must wipe its ass if something happens." But it's obviously an impulsive move by some people in the Satsuma Domain, so why do you want to go online and bite the shogunate at the last bite? ”

Xia Nan sighed: "You really don't have the potential to be a politician." We couldn't find a reason to find fault with the shogunate for the sake of collecting taxes, and this attack was a perfect reason. Moreover, I almost died, but it is not a small favor that can be sent away by collecting taxes, and the devil must pay enough price! ”

Lin Weiye was puzzled: "...... What price do you want the shogunate to pay? ”

"At the very least, give us enough compensation, not too much, just 1.8 million. In addition, we must be given extraterritoriality, and all those associated with the Qiongzhou camp cannot be convicted according to Japanese law; In addition, our warships are free to dock at any port and receive supplies, and the local feudal states must not refuse......" Xia Nan said as he thought, "The collection of taxes must also be done according to our requirements: all merchant ships coming to Japan, regardless of nationality, must have a tax payment certificate issued by us before they can enter the government's trade...... For the time being, I only think of a few of them, and it's not too late to think about it slowly when I get to Edo. ”

Lin Weiye was dumbfounded: "These terms sound so familiar...... Like an unequal treaty in history. ”

Xia Nan snorted: "It's not like, it should be." It is a pity that our strategic direction is not in Japan, otherwise we would have simply started a war and gained more benefits. ”

The fleet sailed along the coastline and in a few days reached the mouth of the Edo Bay estuary.

Sima De, who had been in a coma for several days, finally woke up under Lang Zhong's careful care. After Xia Nan learned about it, he came to the cabin to condole: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise my life would not be guaranteed." Whatever reward you want, just ask! ”

Sima De said: "The general is destined to be in heaven, and his fate is destined to be in danger, and his subordinates just did what they should do, and they don't need any reward."

Although he knew that Sima De's words were the answer of the standard of qualified bureaucrats, and even thought on the dark side, the act of sacrificing himself to protect the lord might also be a kind of political speculation, but Xia Nan still sighed, after all, people risked their lives to block the knife in exchange for their own safety.

In the past, when he saw the feudal emperors in film and television dramas or novels who were escorted by their courtiers, he was moved not to want it, and he was quite contemptuous, don't these emperors know that except for a small handful of people who are foolish and loyal, most of them are speculative in exchange for "getting rich overnight" in their careers? Now after experiencing this scene personally, I understand the psychology of these emperors, the more superior the person, the more he cherishes his life, for the subordinates who block the knife for him, no matter what his motives are, his own life is the most important thing to save this result, if the assassin ends his life, what Wang Tu hegemony will turn into dust, how can he be willing?

He said cautiously: "That's right, it's too light to say that the reward is too light." I will give you a promise, if the Qiongzhou battalion can compete in the world in the future, I can have the day when I can command the world, no matter what happens, even if you rebel against me, you can be saved from death. ”

When Sima De heard it, he would ascend the throne in the summer of the future, this is the Danshu Iron Coupon, commonly known as the gold medal for avoiding death, and when he was grateful, he struggled to get up regardless of the wound on his shoulder, and thanked him in a trembling voice: "Thanks to the general's love, my subordinates are willing to smear the general's liver and brain!" ”

Lin Weiye watched from the sidelines, a little incomprehensible, and felt that Sima De's reaction was too exaggerated. In fact, he did not understand the true meaning of such a promise. In history, even if the courtiers were given Danshu iron coupons, many of them were killed by the emperor, and this kind of reward represented more of a kind of glory and the king's favor to the courtiers. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty issued similar iron coupons for rebellion, only for other capital crimes, and Xia Nan personally promised to avoid death for rebellion, which shows the importance of Sima De's position in his heart, which is how Sima De is not excited.

The drama of "the gentleman and the minister are suitable" is staged here, and the Edo Bay is already in sight, and from a distance, the narrowest part of the bay mouth is only a dozen kilometers. The commander of the fleet, William, was not familiar with the hydrological conditions in Edo Bay and ordered to slow down so as not to run aground or run aground. The fleet lowered its sails and slowly passed through the mouth of the bay at a very slow pace. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, there were no coastal defense forts in such critical places, and it seems that the shogunate paid less attention to coastal defense than the Ming Dynasty.