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The guests inside are not only merchants who have earned some money to relax and listen to books, but also poor people who have made some money just to find a place to rest for a while, and there are also scholars in long robes, in addition to the princes and descendants can also meet here. It's just that most of the time, no one knows who they are.

Of course, in general, those who can stay in the teahouse for a long time in this broad daylight are basically people who have no empty pockets and no thin family background.

Although the lobby is noisy, it has attracted the displeasure of many distinguished guests in the private room, and it may be regarded as a threshold to enter the lobby, distinguishing those who are struggling to survive.

It's like square dancing in later generations.

There is no doubt that square dancing is a nuisance. Singing and dancing in the square with a loudspeaker, the loud noise is enough to break down the people around you.

But to put it another way, middle-aged aunts can dance instead of struggling with heavy housework, which in turn shows that these people have escaped the hat of poverty and have a stable income level to maintain the leisure of square dancing.

The tea guests in the teahouse are also quite of this nature. It also means that they can finally get away from the monotonous struggle of ordinary people to survive, and have a lot to talk about.

Zong Yicheng greeted and sent a few fruit plates, and gossiped on the various tables. Soon, he heard a lot of interesting things.

"I heard that there was a coup d'état in North Korea, and there was a lot of noise, and even the Japanese invaders were involved."

"You are behind the times, this coup d'état has only been set off for half a day, and it was picked up by His Majesty. That is a widow or something, of course, it is also fake. ”

"I said, why do you feel that something is wrong, it turns out that His Majesty went to North Korea. Hey, this North Korean still has the heart of a bear and a leopard's gall, and he dares to show his fists in front of His Majesty, and he won't die. ”

"In any case, Your Majesty's state visit is over, and I will return to Beijing. This is the busiest time in Kyoshi recently. ”

Zong Yicheng's brows jumped sharply.

Tsushima was a window for trade between Korea and Japan, and it was not only for Japanese nationals, but also for Korean canonization. Therefore, Zong Yicheng is very concerned about the movements of North Korea.

Now, the matter of North Korea is so deep that Zong Yicheng can't help but think about the impact on Japan. Especially...... and the impact on relations with the Falklands.

"I heard that the Jinghua newspaper said that Your Majesty went back to North Korea this time, and it seems that he has made a lot of big things. The Chinese Alliance is now absorbed into Korea, and there is Ryukyu, which is about to become a climate. ”

"What's the matter with this China Alliance?"

"I've also heard of it, and I've heard that Your Majesty thinks that sooner or later the East and West will collide. The Chinese Alliance is the organization of my oriental civilization......" Zong Yicheng said, but he felt that the corners of his mouth were a little sour. After all, Japan prides itself on being a little China, but this time it was nakedly ignored.

Next, listening to the tea guests discussing whether Zhu Cihong's trip to North Korea would be profitable, Zong Yicheng couldn't listen to it.

Until another guest came and said, "Hey, I heard that the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom has come to the table again and asked for the expulsion of the Japanese!" ”

When Zong Yicheng heard this, he suddenly lifted his spirit.

Speaking of the history of the Ming Dynasty, in general, after the change of Tumubao, it reached the middle and late stages, and went downhill. Although Zhang Juzheng has reformed and revitalized the country, there is no doubt about the decline of the empire.

The decline of the Ming Dynasty naturally brought about an all-round contraction.

In the monster room of East Asia, which is a hellish level of competitive difficulty, if you take a step back, it will be a further opportunity for others.

The same is true of the Ming Ryukyu issue.

The Ming Dynasty began to decline, but Japan began to rise under the unification of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As a result, the geopolitical situation in East Asia began to change.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea with his troops during the Imjin Rebellion was such a manifestation.

Although the giant of the Ming Empire stepped forward to rescue North Korea in the Wanli Korean War. But the Japanese did not abandon the pace of expansion.

Eventually, they found another, more suitable place: the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The army of the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly powerful. But the sailor is weak for the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ryukyu Kingdom was a member of the Ming Dynasty, it was in the weakest link of the Ming Dynasty: coastal defense.

For this reason, in 1609, the Satsuma Domain of Japan launched a war and invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom.

On March 4, 1609, the Satsuma Domain's army, led by Kayama Kutaka and Hirata Masazune, sent 100 warships and 3,000 soldiers from Yamakawa Port to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom, and forcibly recruited 20 captains and 250 sailors as guides as they passed through the Tukara Islands. On March 7, the Satsuma Domain's forces arrived in Amami and attacked with little military resistance. The inhabitants of Amami Oshima were very kind to the troops of the Satsuma clan who landed and even provided them with supplies. On March 8, the Satsuma clan army occupied Amami Oshima and Kikai Island. After a short break, the Satsuma clan army marched south to attack Tokunoshima on March 16. The Satsuma clan encountered stubborn resistance at Tokunoshima, but the military strength was disparity, and on March 22, Tokunoshima was captured. On March 24, the Satsuma clan army took advantage of the victory and captured Okinagabu Island.

On March 26, it made landfall at the Port of Clouds in northern Okinawa; On March 27, it captured Nakijin Castle and approached Shurijo Castle, the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The Ryukyu Kingdom mobilized 4,000 troops to defend Shuri Castle, but the Ryukyu defenders, armed with swords, spears, and bows and arrows, were significantly inferior in combat effectiveness compared to the strong troops of the Satsuma Domain, who were armed with muskets and had been trained during the Warring States period in Japan. Although the Ryukyu defenders, under the leadership of Yoshima Toshiyama, Toyomi Castle's Morisu (Mao Jizu), and Echirai's Toshikata (Xiang Tokushen), made limited resistance in local areas such as Urasoe, Naha Port, and Shikinahara, they were unable to recover the overall situation of the war.

On April 4, the Ryukyu king Shōnin Kaeki surrendered.

After the war, the Satsuma clan burned and looted, and Shuri Castle was ravaged by war.

In this regard, Daming was involved in domestic party disputes and was unable to maintain the diplomatic pattern. Although North Korea is very concerned about this, it is also very worried that Japan will have another Renchen rebellion, and if the Ming Dynasty sends troops to help North Korea and consumes its national strength, it will inevitably be unable to help North Korea at that time, so it has to reconcile with Japan.

Of course, in 1638, Korea was at odds with Japan, and the two countries were almost cut off.

This was the background to the expulsion of the Japanese by the Ryukyu Kingdom.

In fact, if we don't do anything, sooner or later the Ryukyu Kingdom will become the territory of the Japanese. In the original history, this was a sure thing. Although it was originally assumed that the Ryukyu Kingdom eventually acquired the status of a tributary Qing Dynasty. However, the Qing Dynasty was even weaker at sea, and it was completely indifferent to overseas affairs.

As a result, the Ryukyu Kingdom was eventually completely annexed by Japan.