Nine years ago, before Matsudaira Nobutsuna arrived in Kyushu, Itakura launched a surprise attack on the Hara Castle rebel army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoUnder the hard work of the original castle rebels, the Itakura army was defeated, losing more than 3,900 people, and Itakura Shigemasa was killed in battle. After Matsudaira Nobutsuna arrived in Kyushu, he used the defeat of Itakura as a lesson to change his tactics, besiege but not attack, and wait for the city to run out of food, and the rebel army automatically collapsed.

As it turned out, Matsudaira Nobutsuna's tactics were right.

In the face of the siege, the combat effectiveness of the rebel army declined rapidly, and in the attack of tens of thousands of troops, the rebel army was defeated and the rebellion was put down.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's retreat was officially completed, and everything seemed to have returned to peace. With the passage of time, the word Chezhidan has gradually become less mentioned.

I didn't expect to see a Kiritan disciple in the Satsuma Domain now, and he is also the nephew of Amakusa Tokitada.

"Interesting...... Zheng Sen squinted his eyes, as if he had guessed Amakusa Kuji's thoughts.

Amakusa Kuji's mood is actually very nervous. Although the Satsuma clan had a lot of contacts with the outside world and was somewhat tolerant of Catholics, the Shimazu family also sent troops to participate in the pacification of the Shimabara Rebellion. Mitsuhisa Shimazu, who is currently presiding over the Shimazu family, was the chief general of the Shimazu family back then.

Therefore, although Amakusa Kuji is his real name, in fact, he has always been incognito, and this is the first time that he has taken the initiative to announce it. The reason for this is obviously because he senses some hope.

Because, Zheng Sen knew that the Chezhidan disciples did not strike ruthlessly at the first time.

In Amakusa Kuji's opinion, I am afraid that the search of the cross has already been discovered. Since the Chinese have not rushed to extermination, they naturally have sympathy, at least no malice.

Thinking of that tragic past nine years ago, Amakusa Kuji felt that he had to make a choice.

What's more, this time he was caught by the Ming people, a fire was ignited, and all the remaining Chezhidan disciples turned into poor eggs, and they were actually on a dead end.

Rather than continue to survive under the rule of the shogunate, to the point of abandoning even faith, it is better to fight for hope. At the very least, Amakusa knew that the Ming Dynasty did not ban missionary work and was tolerant of Christians.

Against this background, Amakusa Kuji was determined to lead the Kishitan disciples to defect to the Ming people, and even contact the local people to create a rebellion against the shogunate and the Satsuma domain.

Since the Chinese have fought a series of Kino, isn't it still a war?

For Zheng Sen, he felt a little regretful.

He understood that the reason why Amakusa Kuji came in the morning was that he felt that the Ming Dynasty was an enemy of the Satsuma Domain. The enemy of the enemy is the friend, this truth Amakusa Kuji understands, and Zheng Sen also understands.

Unfortunately, Zheng Sen did not break with the Satsuma Domain.

He just wanted the Japanese to understand that the Zheng clan was not weak and could be bullied, and that the Chinese could abide by the law when they set foot on Japanese territory, but they would never be bullied.

Struggle is a process of compromise, but compromise is by no means the result of struggle.

Zheng Sen just wanted to pursue a better identity relationship with the Japanese, but he definitely didn't want to break with the Japanese and rebel like Amakusa Shizhen.

The Chezhidans were undoubtedly a force to deal with, but now it was clearly not necessary to form an alliance with them, or even be involved.

With this in mind, Zheng Sen pondered his words, intending to appease them a little first, and then refuse their refuge.

Just as Zheng Sen was about to speak, a man strode in panting.

Seeing that person, Zheng Sen was a little surprised: "Uncle Sannian, why are you here." ”

The name of the person who came was Zheng Sannian, who was a close confidant of Zheng Zhibao. However, the last time I knew Zheng Sannian's whereabouts, Zheng Sannian was still on Amami Oshima in the Ryukyus.

Suddenly, he ran back to Japan, and Zheng Sen couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Zheng Sannian was panting and sweating profusely, obviously trying his best to run over.

"Fusong...... Are you alright? Great, great. It's okay if you're okay, it's okay if you're okay. I came back from Ryukyu because something big happened there. Zhibao and I rushed over, and Zhibao is now looking for a port to stop the ship. I took a team of men and horses and hurriedly found a fishing port and rushed over first. We were worried that something would happen to you, but we didn't expect ...... Alas, wait, why are so many people kneeling? ”

Zheng Sannian was confused, but in any case, it was obviously better for the Japanese to kneel down than for their own Chinese.

"This one...... It's a long story, ah, I'll make a long story short. Last night, Lin Fengtan heard the news that the Japanese had attacked a group of wandering samurai, rioting and wandering people, and wanted to ransack us. I'm afraid Uncle Sannian has also heard about it, and there has been no shortage of messy things when we arrived in Japan. In this world, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves. I thought about it, and I took someone to serve it here. Even human and physical evidence are ready. We didn't pay attention to this lawsuit when it came to Edo. Zheng Sen was full of confidence, in fact, if it was really like before, it would be okay to tell Edo.

This is outright justification.

After listening to this, Zheng Sannian finally exhaled a long breath, feeling both afraid and proud: "The young boy did a good job." This time, it really made you meritorious. ”

"Uncle Sannian, what's going on in the Ryukyus? You have to rush over, are you defeated? As he spoke, Zheng Sen felt that his tone was a little weak.

However, the Chinese language is broad and profound, and Zheng Sen's words do not seem to be depressing.

When you say defeated, it can be understood that the Second Fleet was defeated, or it could be said that it was defeated. Of course, looking at Zheng Sannian's demeanor is obviously not a good thing.

Zheng Sannian shook his head and denied Zheng Sen's speculation.

Zheng Sen had just breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he heard that Zheng Sannian did not sell his mouth and said directly: "The matter of Ryukyu is solved. But that was settled by the Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor sent an envoy to Japan, Wangfu, to Shuri Edo for a trip to Shuri Edo, intending to reopen Sino-Japanese trade in exchange for the Japanese evacuation of the Ryukyus. Other words...... We're in trouble......"

Zheng Sen's eyes froze, how smart he was, he immediately heard the meaning of all this.

"Uncle Sannian...... What do you mean......" Zheng Sen muttered, a little difficult to digest the disastrous news. But soon he came back to his senses, and he was boundlessly glad that he had made a quick decision and started early.

"That's right, the Japanese should have received the news as well. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so...... Killer in pain. Zheng Sannian said, gritting his teeth: "Ungrateful Japanese! ”

The Zheng clan came all the way here because they were sure to dominate Sino-Japanese trade, and they had a huge water force that could help the Satsuma Domain resist the sailor fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the Zheng family was sold.

Seeing that there was no place for the Zheng clan and grieving over the loss of the Ryukyus, the Satsuma clan decided to make up for the loss from the Zheng clan.

Thinking of this, Zheng Sen couldn't help but sigh heavily.

My father's gamble was obviously lost.

Now, Zheng's situation has become extremely embarrassing. Staying in Japan is like being in a cauldron of boiling water.

How about going to stay?

"To the island of Taiwan?" The thought sprung up in Zheng Sen's mind, but he quickly gave up.

The Zheng family was able to continue to have such huge assets, and was able to have 200,000 sailors and tens of thousands of ships at its peak, relying on Sino-Japanese trade. Although doing business with the Dutch, there was also a share of the profits from trading with Southeast Asia. But from the beginning to the end, Japan was the big one.

The Satsuma Domain lost the Ryukyus, but there was still the Satsuma Domain headquarters.

But Zheng's loss of Sino-Japanese trade is equivalent to Japan's loss of Honshu, how can it be accepted?

It's unbearable pain.

"Anyway, it's good that people are okay." seemed to think that Zheng Sen was actually just a student, Zheng Sannian didn't want him to feel too much pressure: "Let's go see Zhibao together." ”

"Okay......" Zheng Sen responded casually, but his eyes suddenly fell on Kuji Amakusa, who had just left.

"Wait. Yang Chaodong! Zheng Sen shouted.

Yang Chaodong strode over, and Yang Chaodong, who had not heard the news of the Ryukyus, was still indulging in the joy of today's victory: "Young master, please give orders!" ”

"Go, take those Chezhidans into custody. Find them a place to live in Chinatown, don't have special treatment, but don't abuse them either. Maybe, I won't tell you that. In short, these people are of great use to me. Zheng Sen left with a lot of heart.

Yang Chaodong didn't know what to do, but he still faithfully carried out Zheng Sen's order.

……

Seeing Zheng Sen appear in front of him safe and sound, and hearing about Zheng Sen's night attack last night, Zheng Zhibao sighed with emotion, looking at the young and heroic young man in front of him, he was both relieved and smiled: "Fusong, you have made a meritorious service." You have made meritorious contributions to the Zheng family and to the tens of thousands of fathers and villagers in China's cities. I want to thank you for this timely. ”

"That's what a nephew should do." Zheng Sen humbled for a moment.

Zheng Zhibao found a room in Chinatown, waved his hand, and said, "The news of Ryukyu, Sannian should have told you just now." This is not good news, we Zheng, really...... It's been the hardest part. ”

Saying that, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but feel bitter.

Originally, he also expected himself to be unfounded. Those Japanese wouldn't really do anything to Zheng.

However, the Zheng clan's forces were far away in Tanegashima and Amami Oshima. Those who remained in the Satsuma domain were both hostages and fat sheep. The odds of the Japanese getting their hands dirty are not low.

It turned out that the Japanese were very determined and very ruthless.

More than 2,000 people are enough to loot a group of old and weak women and children.

Fortunately, Zheng Sen made the first move and won the return of Zheng Zhibao.

"Uncle is not too worried." Zheng Sen said with relief, and said, "Perhaps, there will be more difficult times." ”

Zheng Zhibao habitually accepted the comfort and nodded, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help laughing: "You little ghost." ”

Uncle smiled. was so humorous by Zheng Sen, and the atmosphere was not so dignified.

Zheng Zhibao pondered for a while, stood up, turned his back to his hands, and said: "But what Fu Song said is also right, when facing a disaster before, it didn't feel the saddest hurdle. But as long as our Zheng clan is still there, still expanding and developing, there will definitely be greater disasters. I will definitely be able to survive the current difficulties. Anyway, now I'm here with my troops. Even if the Satsuma Clan wants to do it, those soldiers and horses in the country won't want to hurt us and the rest of the clan for a while! ”

As a general of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhibao has always been famous for his wisdom and bravery, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are also elite who can fight and kill. The soldiers and horses he brought with him in the Ryukyus were a force that had to fight tough battles. The original opponent was Zheng Zhibao of the Ming army, and he was not afraid, but now that the opponent has become the Satsuma Domain, he is naturally even more afraid.

"Yes. When my father returns from Tanegashima, there will be no good fruit from the Satsuma Domain. Zheng Sen said.

Zheng Zhibao slowly bowed his head: "Your father should come back soon." We'll talk about how to deal with the Satsuma clan later. You've done a good job this time, and I'm going to take you to talk to a few uncles about the way forward. Do you have any ideas? ”

"Your Majesty once published an article in the newspaper, and there was a sentence that said, 'If you seek peace through struggle, you will live in peace, and if you seek peace through compromise, you will die peacefully.'" This is the idea of the little nephew to strike first. It is also the core of the little nephew's next plan. Zheng Sen showed a smile on his chest.

Zheng Zhibao clenched his fists tightly: "Yes, that's what it means." What a plan, come and tell me. ”

Zheng Sen said, and laid out the plan he had just thought of.

I saw Zheng Zhibao listening, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and then he laughed loudly: "My Zheng family has a good son!" ”

……

Shimazu official residence.

Birch Mountain has been alone for a long time, and he has been alone all the way back here.

Compared to the high spirits when he set off, he was full of ambition. When he came back, Kayama Hisamori completely changed, not only was his face gray, but the war horse was covered with ashes after the fire, and even the whole person was also dismantled, not at all like the appearance of a military general. It's like a beggar......

Apparently no beggar dared to pretend to be a retainer of Mitsuhisa Shimazu.

But the return of Bircheyama Jiushou's appearance surprised many people. Some people gloated and felt that Kayama had grabbed a good errand.

Others are worried.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa didn't have so many messy thoughts, he just listened to Kayama Hisamoru's report, and his eyes were heavy.

Kayama Kumori looked at Shimazu's feet in a daze, wondering if he should apologize for his sins.

But soon, Shimazu Mitsuhisa's words interrupted Hisamori's train of thought: "That's it, that's it...... Just now, I received a message. Zheng Zhibao is back...... built the latest clipping ship and returned with Zheng's soldiers and horses. ”

If Huashan Jiushou attacks as scheduled, I am afraid that he will just run into Zheng Zhibao.

What do you mean, is it a good thing that you are defeated?

"You go out and clean up first, and your affairs will be put aside first. Great Tomorrow Messenger...... It's coming. "Shimazu Mitsuhisa is a little impatient, and he has some gains and losses.

It turned out that there were more important things, no wonder the lord no longer cared about the fat sheep of the Zheng family.

In fact, when the Ming envoy came here, even if the Zheng clan fled, if he saw the people of the Satsuma Domain killing the sons of the Han family, he would never agree.

When the time comes, there will be no good fruit to eat from the Satsuma Domain. On the contrary, it is a good thing that it has not been killed now.

"What's going on...... birch, but he felt ridiculous.

Zheng betrayed the Ming Dynasty and planned to run to Japan as an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. Unexpectedly, it was the envoys of the Ming Dynasty in Japan who saved them.