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In this era, if nothing else, in terms of cultural beliefs alone, the Japanese definitely admire China from the bottom of their hearts, and it is quite a bit of a Chinese horse.

With the rise of Great Qin and the rapid defeat of Western countries in naval battles, the Japanese were in awe of Great Qin even more, and this time in the 'rebellion' of Edo, even Yui Masayuki, who rebelled against the 'chaos', did not dare to harm the merchants of Great Qin at will. Even Ambassador Wei Zhengdao to Japan did not expect this in advance.

Now in Japanese folklore, there is a legend that is widely spread, that is, the ancestor of the Japanese was the pre-Qin period, the first emperor sent Xu Fu to bring 3,000 boys and girls.

It is said that last year, someone dug up a broken stone tablet from the ground near Dukyo, and the stone tablet was carved with a small seal, which recorded this incident.

After the stele was unearthed, it was passed on to ten, ten to hundred, and it was known to the whole country in Japan.

Now this stele was bought by Wei Zhengdao, the ambassador of Daqin to Japan, for 500 dragon coins and stored in the embassy.

Daqin's embassy is located in the southeast of Edo Castle, not far from the shogunate, covering an area of more than ten acres, consisting of a number of Suzhou-style buildings, behind which are elegant gardens.

Because there were still 'prodigal' people in Edo Chengchu from time to time to make 'chaos', and the whole city was under martial law, the shogunate was worried that there would be 'promolet' people attacking Daqin's embassy, causing Daqin's dissatisfaction, and there were three steps and one post outside the embassy, five steps and one sentry, guarding day and night.

In the night, there was a faint sound of the piano in the embassy. Tadashi Sakai, who is nearly sixty-five years old, is drinking tea with his eyelids down. txt full works download rong > while listening to the piano.

He was the elder of the Tokugawa shogunate. The position of "Great Elder" is the highest position of temporary "sex" as an auxiliary shogun in the management of government affairs, and its status is higher than that of the elders.

Generally, only one person fills this position, and he is usually exempt from the daily affairs of the assessment office. Participate in administration only when the general makes important decisions.

Wei Zhengdao was about forty years old, fluent in Japanese, and he looked elegant in a black 'colored' Confucian suit, sitting opposite Sakai Tadakatsu.

"The elder is worthy of being the mainstay of the shogunate, this time, the 'waves' are 'chaotic', if it weren't for the elder's quick reaction and good scheduling. The consequences are unimaginable, please, Elder! ”

Wei Zhengdao held tea with one hand, covered with the other, his big sleeves fluttered, and he sat slightly forward to ask for tea, elegant and polite. It is like a 'spring' breeze.

Sakai Tadakatsu also returned the gift with tea, covered his face with his sleeve, and took a sip.

Wei Zhengdao's words made him very useful, and replied: "The ambassador praised falsely, I was entrusted by the general, but I just did my duty, this time I failed to foresee the rebellion, so the ambassador was frightened, this time." It's an apology to the ambassador. ”

"The elder is gracious. Elder Lao came in person, and he didn't dare to do it. However, the envoy has something to say, and I want to ask the elder. ”

"In front of the ambassador, how dare the old man speak. If the ambassador has something to say, he might as well speak up. ”

"Elder, this time the 'waves' are 'chaotic'. As Edo suffered many casualties and the shogunate was almost overthrown, it was natural for the nine clans to be punished for committing such a 'rebellion', so as to set an example.

However, the envoy heard that the shogunate intended to open up the net against these traitors and appease them with appeasement, which made the envoy puzzled, and there were doubts in the market, wondering if the shogunate was powerless to exterminate these traitors. ”

"This is not what the old man meant." Speaking of this, Sakai Tadashi ignored the gaffe and snorted coldly on the spot.

Wei Zhengdao sighed lightly if he hadn't seen it: "These are the internal affairs of the shogunate, and as an envoy of Great Qin, he shouldn't have asked." It's just that now that the trade between the two countries is getting closer and closer, and more and more people from Daqin are coming and going to Japan, it is inevitable that he will be a little worried. ”

Wei Zhengdao spoke very measuredly, only to the point, but his subtext has been clearly expressed, that is, this rebellion, if the shogunate adopts a policy of appeasement, it will inevitably make people wonder whether the shogunate is no longer capable of quelling the 'chaos';

If the Japanese people were skeptical, would the daimyo in the future still obey the orders of the Edo shogunate? If there is a great 'chaos' in Japan, the merchants of Daqin will inevitably be affected by the pond fish.

At the same time, Wei Zhengdao pretended not to know the differences between several auxiliary ministers of the shogunate, which was tantamount to supporting Sakai Tadakatsu in disguise.

Whether or not he can get the support of Daqin is now very important to Sakai Tadōfa, because although the position of the elder is higher than that of Lao Zhong, he does not participate in the management of politics in peacetime, and the military and political affairs of shogunate Japan are actually handled by Lao Zhong in peacetime.

"Lao Zhong" is an official directly under the general of Zhengyi, responsible for directing national government affairs; In normal times, Lao Zhong was actually the highest official position of the shogunate.

Usually there are four to five members in the old middle school, and the monthly system is adopted, and different affairs are managed in turns, and in principle, they are selected from among the daimyo of the pedigree who have a territory of more than 25,000 stones.

Among the four current ministers, Abe Tadaaki and Matsudaira Nobutsuna are both in the position of the elder, and there are two non-orphan ministers, named Abe Shigeji and Matsudaira Chengju.

Among them, Abe Shigeji is Abe Tadaaki's cousin, which means that two of the four elders of the shogunate are from the Abe family.

In this case, it is necessary for Sakai Tadakatsu to use external forces to strengthen his voice in the shogunate. This is why he chose to visit the Daqin Embassy in person at this time.

After listening to Wei Zhengdao's words, Sakai Tadashi was secretly happy, and chatted with Wei Zhengdao for a long time in private before leaving the embassy satisfied.

As soon as he left, Huang Zhiqiu, who was stationed in Japan at night, soon appeared, and he opened a teacup and made a cup of tea.

Wei Zhengdao asked softly, "Huang Baihu, how are things going?" ”

Huang Zhiqiu replied with a smile: "Now that there is martial law in Edo, there are soldiers patrolling everywhere, so it is not easy to arrange." Xia Guan has thought about it, if you just burn the goods, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, and you are not allowed to hurt people, Ambassador, this matter is really not easy to handle. ”

"As an ambassador to Japan, one of my main responsibilities is to ensure the safety of my people in Japan, how can I harm the lives of the people of Daqin? As the saying goes, paper can't hold the fire, if you really do this, in the future, when the matter is transmitted back to the DPRK, I am afraid that you and I will not end well. ”

"Hehe, Ambassador Wei, don't worry, without your nod, how dare the subordinate 'mess'."

Wei Zhengdao looked at him seriously, he didn't accept his secrets at night like a ghost, even he, the ambassador to Japan, knew very little, and he was really afraid that he would hide it from him.

This time, he deliberately asked Ye Bu to disguise himself as a 'wanderer' and attack Daqin's merchants and destroy their goods, so that Daqin could take the opportunity to intervene. As Huang Zhiqiu said, if he only attacked the merchants of Daqin, and only destroyed goods and did not kill people, this would inevitably arouse suspicion.

"Huang Baihu has no other way? Once the whereabouts of the North Sea Fleet are discovered by the Japanese, it will be even more difficult to win people's trust. ”

Huang Zhiqiu looked at Wei Zhengdao and smiled, that look made Wei Zhengdao a little 'hairy', and couldn't help asking, "Huang Baihu, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Ambassador Wei is a righteous man and a gentleman, and he doesn't want to hurt the innocent, but now it seems that he can only wronged Ambassador Wei once."

Seeing him say this, Wei Zhengdao calmed down anyway and said lightly: "What is Huang Baihu going to do?" ”

"If Japan wants to believe that we didn't do it, and let my Great Qin have enough reason to intervene, now there are only two ways, one is to attack my Great Qin merchants, causing casualties, and there is more than one"

"No way!"

"Ambassador Wei, don't 'provoke', listen to the official finish speaking, another way, that is, to grieve Ambassador Wei, if you want not to die, then only Ambassador Wei, you were attacked and injured, and I, Daqin, have enough reason to intervene."

After listening to this, Wei Zhengdao didn't think much about it, and said calmly: "Okay, you go and arrange it." ”

The ambassador itself represents the Great Qin Imperial Court, and if the ambassador is attacked, even if it is only injured, it is a very strict foreign 'relationship' incident, which is indeed enough for the Great Qin to intervene.

Huang Zhiqiu secretly admired in his heart, but he still had a sneering expression on his face and said: "The lower official knows that Ambassador Wei will definitely 'stand up', hehe, the matter has been arranged, but the lower official wants to tell Ambassador Wei about it, this time our people are taking the opportunity to do it, the scene will be very 'chaotic', Ambassador Wei's life will be in danger to a certain extent, the lower official can only guarantee that he will try his best to protect you, Ambassador." ”

"What's going on?"

"Here's the thing, we found out that the 'ronin' people hiding in the city will carry out another round of attacks tomorrow night, and Ambassador Wei will just pass by the scene."

*(To be continued~^~)――38253+dsuaahh+2641o545――>

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