Chapter 25

Chi Zhou had the intention of accepting Zhao'an, but the Goto Islands were the northwest gateway to Kyushu Island, and neither the Saga clan nor the other vassal states of Kyushu Island would easily agree to the entire Goto Islands or be incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Huaidong Army in fact or nominally.

There was an assassination first, and the Huaidong Army sent troops to Songpu and the division was famous. After occupying Matsuura and trapping the main samurai force of the Saga family on Hirado Island, there will be more capital to talk about the issue of the Goto Islands.

Even if the assassination was not committed by the Saga family, and other forces were making trouble inside, it only meant that the Saga family had fallen into a greater crisis.

In order to get out of the current crisis, the possibility of the Saga clan making peace with the Huaidong army or even temporarily succumbing is quite high, which is the original intention of Hayashi to resolutely send troops to capture Matsuura and trap the Saga clan on Hirado Island.

The ruler of the Tsukushi country and the head of the Saga clan, Saga Yorigen came to Matsuura to defend his innocence, and Lin Jian was also surprised, so he brought Saga Yoshigen in and said to Song Jia next to him: "Saga Yoshigen came over, but it was unexpected, do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?" ”

"For now, it's a good thing; In the long run, this is not necessarily a good thing. Song Jia said.

Lin Jian nodded, admitting that Song Jia's judgment was correct, Saga Lai Yuan can ignore his own safety, and only defend his innocence in front of him, so he has a bit of the bearing of a hero, so he let such a character gain power, in the long run, it really can't be considered a good thing, he saw Song Jia get up to avoid it, and said to her: "You sit here, and I will meet the ruling lord of the Saga family!" ”

Song Jia just lifted the skirt and was about to stand up, hearing Lin Jian say this, he hesitated for a moment, and finally straightened out the skirt and sat down, but he had a different feeling in his heart.

In addition to the inner court, there is no female official system in the county government, and within the Huaidong Military Division, only Liao Liao and a few people have recognized her as the envoy of the internal canon.

She usually dresses as a man and stays by Lin Lian's side, even if others see it, they won't break it; At this time, she was wearing a bright skirt, and in the face of a woman, she accompanied Lin Tie to meet Saga Laiyuan, what is it, is it a favorite concubine? At least in Saga Yorigen's view, there is no doubt that she is a favorite concubine.

Song Jia was thinking crankily in her heart, and Saga Yorigen and Nagasaki Hidego brought in.

Nagasaki Hidego is a surrender to the city, and he has seen it before; Saga Yorigen is about forty years old, with a thin build, an unattractive appearance, narrow eyes, and a will not to give in.

Lin Jian came to ask the guilt of the Xingshi, and he thought in his heart that Saga Yoshigen was a character, but he would not treat him too politely, holding the bookcase in his hand, leaning forward slightly, staring at Saga Raiyuan, and asked in a cold voice: "The ruling party came in person, aren't you afraid that I will fabricate charges to frame your Saga family?" ”

"The envoy led the king's division across the sea to punish the injustice of Goryeo, how could he raise a military provocation and add swords to Fusang?" Saga Lai Yuan stood at the foot of the hall, although his figure was thin, but he stood in stride, his momentum was not weak, his eyes only stopped for a moment on the face of the beautiful woman next to him, and then he landed on the bookcase in front of Lin Lian, his posture was neither arrogant nor humble, and said, "Lai Yuan knows this section, and he can be sure that the envoy will not provoke Fusang in vain." It is precisely because Lai Yuan can understand the intention of the envoy to lead the king's master, how could he send someone to assassinate the envoy and cause trouble for the Saga clan for no reason? ”

"You're saying that there are other families that are separating me from the Saga clan?" Lin Lian laughed and said, "You are so foolish when I am a three-year-old!" The day after I arrived on Fukue Island, I was assassinated by twelve scout warriors. I really can't figure out who can move so quickly except for you Saga clan! ”

"The assassination is true, but it was not the work of the Saga family," Saga Yorigen said, "Yorigen also knows that Saga is really difficult to clear his suspicion, and he can only defend his innocence if he comes in person." If no one could have expected that the envoy would send troops to suppress the pirates of Fukue Island, no one except the Saga family would be able to arrange an assassination in a short period of time. If someone could have expected in advance that the envoy would send troops to suppress the pirates of Fukue Island, it is natural that someone would be able to arrange an assassination on Fukue Island before the Saga family! ”

Lin Jian and Song Jia glanced at each other, secretly saying that Saga Lai Yuan is really eloquent, he and Song Jia had long expected that the assassination might be Qin Zitan making trouble inside, Qin Zitan and Huaidong have been fighting for so long, they know each other well, and it is not unimaginable to be able to predict the actions of the Huaidong army in Haidong in advance.

In addition, the maritime merchants of Jin'an and Mingzhou had many contacts with the Ping clan in the southern part of Kyushu Island, and Qin Zitan persuaded the Ping clan to make peace with the luxury family and secretly arranged this assassination, which was more likely than the Saga clan sending someone to assassinate him.

Of course, Lin Jian will not admit this in front of Saga Yorigen, and only by putting the responsibility for the assassination on the head of the Saga clan can he extort more benefits.

Saga Raigen was right-hearted, and Lin Jian just asked: "What you said is not unreasonable at all, but who will be full of food and support and want to put me to death?" ”

The twelve scout samurai were born in Fuso, at least on the surface, among the Fuso feudal states, only the Saga clan and the Huaidong army had a conflict of interest on the issue of Fukue Island, which needless to say, Saga Yorigen could not rely on it.

"It's not a vital envoy, sending a dead man to assassinate the envoy, but in fact, someone wants to provoke the envoy's thunder and anger, and then borrow the envoy's hand to harm the Saga family!" Saga Yorigen was sincere and coy, so he almost cut open his chest in the hall and proved his innocence.

"The ruling is confident," said Hayashi, "I will do everything as the ruling said, but could anyone have foreseen that this envoy would lead his troops to attack Fukue Island Ko and not stand up to the Saga clan?" Or did the ruling lord think that the envoy was so foolish and made up such a person, so he thought that the envoy would believe it? ”

Where did Saga Raigen think that Lin Jian was so fooled?

The scale of maritime trade between Fuso and the Central Plains has decreased sharply in recent years, but the maritime trade routes have never stopped. Whether it is a pirate or a maritime merchant, Saga Yorigen can understand something about what happened in the Central Plains.

Saga Yorigen knew that the young man in front of him, who had risen in Huaidong in recent years, was really a hero, and thought to himself: Maybe in his heart, he had long suspected that the assassination was not done by the Saga clan, but just pushed the boat down the river, and used the assassination as the name of Saga Xingbing.

The war between the Huaidong Army and the Koreans is imminent, according to reason, it is impossible to provoke Fusang Island again, and Lin Lian's dispatch of troops to Songpu this time is essentially a bluff!

Saga Yorigen secretly hated in his heart, if Nagasaki Hidego could hold Matsuura Castle, the Saga family could naturally ignore the bravado of the Huaidong Army.

Lin Jian argued slyly, and Saga Raigen was difficult to fight for a while, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

Lin Jian squinted at Saga Yorigen for a moment, then turned his head sideways and said to Song Jia: "You go and ask: When will the people sent to Ueyu, Hyuga, and Dazaifu get a reply?" ”

Lin Bin's voice was not loud, but it was enough for Saga Yorigen to hear.

After Lin Bin's reminder, Saga Raiyuan was suddenly shocked in his heart.

Nagasaki Hidego also understood it in the back, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Fusang still nominally regarded the Dayue Dynasty as the suzerain, and if the Fusang ministers committed a major crime against the suzerain, the suzerainty naturally had the right to conquer.

Generally speaking, if the Dai-Etsu Dynasty directly used troops against Fuso Island, the Fuso vassal states, fearing for their own safety, would unite to fight under the auspices of Dazaifu. Even if the other feudal states did not send troops directly, at least it would not be possible to hold the Saga clan back.

What suzerainty is not a suzerain, it's all bullshit, and in the end it still relies on strength to speak.

However, if Lin Jian puts the charge of assassination on the head of the Saga clan, and then invites the Taira clan and the Kongo clan to crusade against the Saga clan, and finally leaves the land of the Saga clan to be divided equally between the Taira clan and the Kongo clan, the nature of the matter will be very different.

It is very likely that Dazaifu, which no longer has any real power, will no longer contact the vassal states for the Saga clan, and it is even less likely that the Taira clan and the Kongo clan will take the initiative to resist the temptation to divide the Tsukushi Province equally! As long as the Huaidong army ceded Songpo Castle to one of the Ping clan or the Kongo clan to take over the defense, it was possible to withdraw from this incident and concentrate its forces against the Koreans.

All conspiracy must be based on strength, and without strength, there is no qualification to talk about conspiracy.

Saga Raigen was sad in his heart, but at this time he had to bow his head, kneel on his knees, and say in a weeping voice: "The envoy must not fall for the poisonous plan of the traitor." The assassin who wants to harm Saga is not the Taira clan, that is, the Kongo clan. The envoy must not believe the one-sided words of the Ping clan and the Kongo clan! The Saga clan really gave the wronged, and please make a clear observation. ”

"The Taira clan and the Kongo clan can't be trusted, but the Saga clan can be trusted again?" Lin Jian sneered.

"The assassination of the envoy in Tsukushi was not done by Saga, but Saga could not shirk the responsibility for the poor guards. The Saga family will be inclined to go all out and arrest the real culprit for the envoy! Saga Yorigen said.

"How can the envoy believe these words of the rulers?" Lin Jian saw that Saga Lai Yuan was willing to give in, and his tone was a little softer.

"Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto, please send troops to defend them. The Saga family can't catch the real murderer for a day, and they have no face to follow the envoy to get back Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto three places! Saga Yorigen knelt on the ground and said pleadingly.

Nagasaki Hidego knelt behind Saga Yorigen, and was shocked to hear the ruling lord say this.

Once Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto were ceded, the Saga clan would lose their dominion over all three places, at least nominally, unless a substitute could be found to satisfy the Huaidong army.

"Since the ruling government says so, why should the envoy believe you once!" Lin Jian laughed heartily and said, "The envoy sent a boat to send the ruler back to Hirado Island. I thought that one night would be enough time for the ruling government to sign the letter and send it back. In addition, I would like to ask the ruling government to inform the people of the country, and the envoy will also send the letter to Dazaifu and the vassal states! ”

"Thank you for your trust!" Saga Yorigen was humiliated and sad, but he had to bow his head and thank him, and he returned to Hirado Island by boat that night.

Under the threat of the extinction of the family, although Saga Yorigen and Yamashita Keigo and other retainers were indignant, they had to give in to the current situation, signed a letter in humiliation, and temporarily ceded Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto as collateral to the supervision of the Huaidong Army.

On the 24th of January, Saga Yorigen crossed the sea by boat again and returned to Matsuura, officially signing a letter on behalf of the Saga clan ceding Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto to the supervision of the Huaidong Army. The letter was then issued to the people, and the Saga clan in Nagasaki Castle immediately lifted their military readiness and martial law in the direction of the Matsuura Peninsula.

After the letter was sent to Fuso Dazaifu and the vassal states of Nara Castle on the island of Honshu, Hayashiki released the sea on the eastern side of the Matsuura Peninsula on the 26th, and let Saga Yorigen leave Hirado Island with more than 1,000 samurai and a similar number of soldiers.