Zhengheng looked at the falling cherry blossoms, and suddenly remembered the days when he was still in Meichuan Temple, leaning on the days of sleeping under a cherry blossom tree, the quiet days were gone, the smile on his face became even stronger, and said, "I wonder if the envoy can give me an answer?" ”

Chen Keyuan smiled and said lightly: "It is rumored that Hirado Port can receive one million taels of silver a year, I don't know if Dazai intends to do so?" "The purpose of his visit today is nothing more than to let the most powerful armed group in the Japanese country wipe out the port of Hirado, so that the largest Japanese group in Northeast Asia will have no time to take care of itself.

During the banquet, everyone was surprised and inexplicable, but Zhengheng combined with the history he knew in his previous life, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, his face was calm, and his eyes were flat, but no matter how he looked at it, it gave people an intriguing feeling, which made Chen Keyuan very surprised.

Zhengheng looked directly at Chen Keyuan, pointed to the key point, and said: "But Wang Wufeng is going to be beheaded?" "Zhengheng knows that Wang Zhi and Wang Wufeng were beheaded in the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing, that is, in the second year of Yonglu, and the specific time is probably on the agenda now, and it will generally be beheaded after the autumn. Wang Wufeng asked, the Japanese group under his command will inevitably launch a large-scale retaliatory action, and the other party's intention is obviously to fight in a way to transfer the crisis, and the fight is wishful thinking. You must know that Wang Wufeng had tens of thousands of elites at his peak, and there were more than 2,000 sea ships on his call, and hundreds of thousands of people relied on him to eat. Now when you go to attack Hirado Port, aren't you going to stab a hornet's nest? Chen Keyuan's mind is vicious.

Chen Keyuan suddenly heard what he said, looked at Zheng Heng in surprise, and a trace of panic involuntarily flashed in his eyes, how did he know that Wang Wufeng was about to be beheaded? How is this possible? What Ming Ting claimed to the outside world was to recruit Wang Wufeng, and the other party was able to point to the key point from just a few words.

This surprised him, and he felt a little more trepidation. Such a character was born in the Wa Kingdom. I don't know if it's a plus or a bad for Daming. Chen Keyuan would of course think about it if it was from the high-level of the imperial court, but he himself could not protect himself, so he threw this fear out of his mind.

The political situation is constantly changing, changing every moment, and even he suddenly made a comeback and once again served as an envoy to the Japanese. Chen Ke is willing to know that the domestic crowd is agitated, Wang Wufeng is vicious, and the gods and men are angry. It is not known whether Wang Wufeng's death was fueled by Governor Hu. But Governor Hu didn't want Wang Wufeng to die now. Although Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and others are good at fighting, they do not have a reliable army to use, at least they have to wait until a usable army can be trained before they can deal with Wang Wufeng. In order to clear their reputation, Wang Bengu and others disregarded the actual situation and insisted on beheading Wang Wufeng, reporting to the imperial court, and reassuring the people. At the same time, everyone knows about it. Governor Hu was powerless, so he had to make amends. Tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, and when he heard that there was a big man in the Japanese country, he sent an envoy to attack the Japanese in an attempt to flank the Japanese invaders.

Wang Wufeng asked about the beheading, and Governor Hu was powerless, which showed that his position in the imperial court was shaking, and the fall of Yan Song was also close to the left, but it was not time to deal with Yan Song, and Governor Hu, as a member of the Yan Party, would naturally be attacked by powerful firepower.

Chen Keyuan had almost no chips in his hand, it all relied on his mouth to flicker, and now his trick was debunked by Zhengheng, and while he was panicked in his heart, he also showed a panicked expression on his face, obviously the little hope in his heart suddenly disappeared.

Chen Keyuan pretended to be surprised, and asked rhetorically, "Ask the slash, what rumors did Dazai hear?" ”

During the banquet, everyone saw clearly that the face of the envoy had changed greatly, and now he was knowingly committing a crime, and they all showed dissatisfaction. Instead, Zhengheng said: "The lord of Hirado said that it was the Matsuura clan, but in fact, it was Wang Zhi Wang Wufeng who was in charge, if Wang Wufeng didn't have an accident, who would dare to get involved in Hirado?" ”

Chen Keyuan can see the political balance, the owner of Pingdo is Wang Zhi, he doesn't know how he stayed in Pingdo for three years, the latter sentence made him find out something that interested him, Wang Wufeng didn't have an accident, who would dare to get involved in Pingdo. On the other hand, once Wang Wufeng has an accident, someone will come forward to get involved in Hirado.

Chen Keyuan asked, "I wonder if Dazai intends to get involved?" ”

Zheng Heng laughed for a while, then his face changed, and he said seriously: "Of course, Hirado receives millions of taels of silver a year, this money is really tempting, I am a layman, and naturally it is no exception." But unfortunately, I don't have that strength yet, and I think another six or seven years will be enough. "Of course, he was interested in seizing Hirado, and even the Goto Islands, and choking the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Date family would never be financially deprived by collecting tolls, but he would not do such a thing as a matter of fire. Wouldn't it be better to wait until Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and others led their army to sweep through the Japanese plagues on the southeast coast, and the Japanese group suffered heavy losses and could not support it.

Chen Keyuan knew that the young man in front of him was a person who understood, and it was not easy to fool, and in six or seven years, the southeast coastal area was afraid that he would be disabled, so he suddenly asked: "Along the way, I heard that your family strictly forbids the Hachiman boat to go to sea, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Zhengheng nodded slightly and said: "The envoy also knows my family's policy, and the Japanese plague is raging in China, and both you and I are deeply affected by it, and my family hates it." The crackdown on the collusion with the Japanese in the territory was not strong, but the ban continued repeatedly, so I had to issue a ban on the Hachiman boats, ordering that no Hachiman boats without my family's pass were allowed to go to sea. ”

The Hachiman boat ban that the Date family is currently in force was issued in response to Murakami's attack after he had a bad relationship with Murakami Takeyoshi when he was preparing for China. As the Date family grew up, the scope of this order began to increase as the Date family grew, but after the Date family grew into a behemoth of the Ten Kingdoms Lords, in order to ensure the Date family's maritime monopoly, combating piracy has become the main task of the Date navy.

Obviously, the Hachimanship ban was a big deal for the Date family, but since the Zhu Ming Dynasty, which had always claimed to be the superior of the Celestial Empire, would be interested in a policy of a local government in the Wa Kingdom, I am afraid that it would be more true to believe that the pigs would speak.

Before leaving, Chen Keyuan learned from Mr. Qingteng that because of the beheading of Wang Wufeng, Mao Haifeng of Cen Gang killed and dismembered the hostage Xia Zheng, and then began to prepare for the rescue of Wang Wufeng. A large number of pirates had to run to Hirado to join the Wako group. As a result, the Japanese group has increased by thousands of real Japanese who dare to fight and kill.

Cen Gang received thousands of reinforcements. Among them, the number of true widows was as high as seven or eight out of ten, which tore through the defense line of Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and other generals at once, and smashed the coastal defense of Zhejiang and other places, and approached Hangzhou, with more than 1,000 casualties among the people, and more than 100,000 people fled from their homeland.

Chen Keyuan can't say that the other party's Hachiman boat prohibition order is not implemented well, and all the thieves and robbers have fled to the southeast coastal area to become widows. I also want to praise his righteousness, and he is not afraid of the backlash of the Japanese group in his heart.

Chen Keyuan sighed secretly, the matter has come to this, knowing that his mission has completely failed, I am afraid that the pressure on the southeast coast has increased dramatically, and a large number of bankrupt warriors and ronins of the Wa Kingdom have thrown themselves into the wave of the Wakos, and it is not the right time for Wang Wufeng to die.

Zheng Heng said suddenly: "My family intends to restart the exploration trade, I wonder if the envoy can have a way to accommodate one or two?" If we can restart the Exploration Trade, it is not impossible for my family to agree to cooperate with the principal behind the envoy wherever they can. ”

It has been eight years since the civil strife in the Ouchi clan to reopen, and I never thought that anyone would talk about restarting it today. He also said that if the exploration trade was restarted, he would be able to reach a cooperation agreement with the person in charge behind him.

said. Zhengheng clapped his hands, and Miyahara Masashi took a delicate box, put it on the table, and said to Chen Keyuan: "This is the certificate of the exploration trade that the Ouchi clan sent back to the imperial court a few days ago, and I ask the envoy to check it." "In the troubled times of the Warring States, where is there a court in the eyes of the heroes, it is just a rhetoric to the outside world. Knowing that he could not preserve the evidence of the trade of the Survey, Ouchi Haruei sought the assistance of the Date family on this condition. The strategy that the Date family has now determined is to keep the Kyushu region in turmoil and support forces such as Ryuzoji and Ouchi to counter the Otomo clan.

Chen Keyuan glanced at the survey in the box, but he didn't doubt it, he replied: "The foreign minister can't make the decision on this matter, but I will convey it to the lordship?" ”

Zheng Heng and Chen Keyuan exchanged pleasantries again, and after a lunch, they separated. Seeing the envoy leaving, Yeshan Yichao said: "Lord, this person must have bad intentions, why do you want to let him talk in the end, I'm not afraid that he will do bad things?" ”

The corners of Zhengheng's mouth hooked a hint of a smile, and said: "He came all the way from Daming, if he didn't complete the task assigned by his master at all, do you think he would be able to shirk his responsibilities and slander my family as if he was in the same league as the Japanese Bandits." "It is the innate instinct of human beings to shirk responsibility, and everyone has the psychology of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. He believes that if he can travel thousands of miles to the Wa Kingdom, he will naturally have some responsible figures, but if there is no result, it will give birth to the fruit of resentment.

Noyama nodded and said, "That's exactly the reason. ”

Zhengheng instructed Miyahara Masashige: "I think this person has some knowledge, but there are only two old soldiers around him, and there is not even a person with red sleeves who reads at night. ”

Miyahara Masashige grinned and said: "This matter is simple, Kyoto is in turmoil, many public families have fled to Okayama, they are poor, and there are many elegant daughters. However, it was observed that the two guards had calluses on their hands, and if they were to leave them immediately, their owners must have been afraid that he would come all the way and do something insulting to their masters, and sent them to monitor them. ”

The corners of Zhengheng's mouth hooked up a hint of ridicule, and said: "The sage said, 'Don't suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness', whether to receive or not to receive is his business, whether to give or not to give is our business, if he really plays right and wrong in front of his lord, these things are enough to make him irreversible." ”

The crowd was amazed.

Zhengheng said: "The thing he can accuse is nothing more than that we are in the same league with the Japanese bandits, if his master believes his words, then we can give him women and money, isn't he justifying himself?" Well, Hattori, you quietly send him 10,000 taels of silver at night, so that you can restart the exploration trade. ”

Miyahara replied: "Ten thousand taels of silver, has it passed?" ”

Zheng Heng smiled: "Will he want it?" If he accepts it, I'm afraid he will go to walk with Wang Wufeng on the Huangquan Road, and before leaving, he will have to extract the marrow and bones to drain the oil and water, and his people will also be charged with the crime of being a widow and will never be able to raise their heads to be a man. ”

Things turned out to be as Zhengheng expected, Miyahara was sending the woman again, Hattori was sending 10,000 taels of silver, and Chen Keyuan refused to accept them all, but Hattori Zhengcheng sent them to the hotel at night, deliberately letting the two guards see them, but Chen Keyuan sent them out secretly after sternly refusing. It can be said that the yellow mud fell into the crotch is not is, the two guards looked at Chen Keyuan's eyes with suspicion, Chen Keyuan also knew that he was calculated, but he had to swallow the evil consequences, and the curse and oath could not dispel suspicion.

Unexpectedly, Chen Keyuan had just returned and embarked on the way home, and Tian Anchang, a retainer from Matsuura Takanobu, took more than ten big men to the port of Okayama. There was a tall woman standing in the middle of more than ten big men, and Tian Anchang was careful and attentive to flatter.

Cage Tian Yasumasa pointed to Okayama Castle in the distance and said: "Red Lady, that is Okayama Castle, the main city of the Date family, listen to the report, more than ten years ago, there was indeed a person who came to Okayama Castle under the banner of the envoy, but he had already left by boat two days ago. ”

The woman was dressed in a red uniform, tall and tall, with slightly wider shoulders, standing among more than ten murderous strong men, without the slightest fear, but with a calm expression from beginning to end, it can be seen that the woman is strong, and it is Wang Wufeng's adopted daughter Red Lady.

A strong man next to him asked, "Do you want to pursue?" ”

The red lady said with a cold face: "What's the use of catching up, a night child, the only thing to worry about now is the safety of the adults, the eldest brother used soldiers to offend the southeast and force the court to obey, but in fact he wants to force his father to death, his heart can be killed, and his deeds can be punished?!" ”

Cage Tian Yasumasa heard something he shouldn't have heard and stopped talking. Although Hirado is owned by the Matsuura Party, the person in charge is Wang Wufeng, and it is the woman in front of him who actually executes it. Wang Wufeng adopted a lot of children, among which there are two powerful people, one is Mao Haifeng, and the other is the woman in front of him, I don't know her real name, I only know that she is called a red lady.

The strong man asked, "In that case, why do you still see this country turtle?" "The Ming people have three attitudes towards the Japanese state, one is to fear and hate, mostly the people on the southeast coast who have been ravaged by the Japanese plague, the second is to despise, most of them are literati and soldiers, and the other is the upper echelon of the Japanese group, and the third is to study the difference between the Japanese and the Japanese state, and Chen Keyuan is one of them.

The red lady said: "Borrow a few people from him." (To be continued.) )