Xiang Ying and the others never thought that the Shimazu family and the samurai would be so cunning and use bottles of sake to trap the sailors. However, even if they knew it, they would not have the energy to care about it now. The negotiation has reached a critical moment.
Shimazu Tadayoshi sat at the main seat on the tatami, while his father Shimazu Hisamitsu sat on the left hand side as the 'regent'. Two old Ryukyu acquaintances, Kayama Rigen and Takenaka Inoue, also accompanied him at the table.
After all, the Shimazu family has been a famous family for four hundred years, and their retainers are also very powerful in style and strength. From the time the Ryukyu battleship was discovered until Xiang Ying entered the house, the tatami was already filled with exquisite Japanese cuisine.
Fresh abalone is boiled and served immediately, tempura made of a bunch of long bamboo shrimps is still steaming, square Japanese tofu, tuna sashimi, and even a few... The puffer fish... A variety of dishes are placed on the low table. Apart from the small portion, you can't find anything wrong with it.
The Shimadzu family's intelligence work was very good. As soon as these four young people landed, a ninja reported the true identities of these college students to Shimazu Tadayoshi.
When the head of the Shimazu family heard this, he was very happy. Xiao Letian's most trusted personal guard was the nephew of Xiang Shaolong, who was known to have unparalleled martial arts, as well as Jin Changsen's grandson, Lin Yuanmiao's youngest son, and Cai Mao's youngest daughter. These were all A child of the Ryukyu real power faction.
After hearing the identities of these children, the head of the Shimazu family immediately ordered to raise the level of the banquet. When Xiang Ying and others sat down, brand-new dishes had already begun to be served.
"You distinguished guests have come from afar, and a small banquet cannot be considered respectful. Please use it, please use it!" Tadayoshi Shimazu had a bright smile on his face, and toasted to the young man with a shallow wine cup in his hand.
"Master, we are here from afar this time..." Xiang Ying was not in the mood to drink. He quickly opened his mouth to get into the topic, but Shimazu Hisamitsu, who was sitting opposite him, smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry, guests from far away can't do it." I want to drink a glass of wine to wash away the dust. Please drink this glass to the full..."
Rigen Kayama, Hisamitsu Shimazu, and Inoue Takenaka all raised their glasses and toasted to the young people, without giving Xiang Ying a chance to speak. The young people were still inexperienced and could only follow them one cup after another.
After three cups, Shimazu Tadayoshi nodded. The people behind him clapped their hands gently. The screens were opened, and several geishas and third-tier entertainers came from outside.
ah? The noses of the four young people were all crooked with anger. I am so angry that you still let us listen to music and watch a performance? But how dare people not lower their heads under the low eaves, so the four of them had to keep watching.
The Japanese geisha's performance reveals a faint sadistic feeling from beginning to end. The slow rhythm and rigid face are not at all suitable for young people. The third line's voice is like crying. I listened to Lin for less than ten minutes. Zhen clenched his fists.
The person sitting next to Lin Zhen was Cai Bixia. She knew that Lin Zhen's temper was very hot and this was a sign of an explosion. She quickly picked up the wine cup and touched it with his hand, "Brother Lin, I'd like to give you a drink... ..." Then gave him a calm look.
Lin Zhen took a deep breath, raised his head and drank a glass of sake to suppress the anger in his heart. But when he saw the golden fat man next to him, this guy's nose was so angry that he was so angry. This damn fat man was actually giving a geisha a slap on the wrist? It was quite fun.
Jin Sanshun has the most typical advantage of fat people, that is, he is broad-minded and fat. No matter how big the matter is, he can keep it in his heart and then smile at you. But Xiang Ying and the others understand that this guy is very shrewd and does not care about many big things. It's done by showing the mountain without water leakage.
Look at Xiang Ying again. After all, this guy came out of a private school. When he was a child, he often asked the teacher to hit his palms with a bamboo board, so his calming skills are very good. At this time, he is the best at keeping calm.
The performance of the four people was seen in the eyes of the Shimadzu family officials, and gradually expressions of admiration appeared on their faces. They were only ten years old, and they could be so calm. They will pay it forward when they are older. have to?
At this moment, the paper screen behind Shimazu Tadayoshi was opened, and a man with a certain surname walked in and whispered a few words in the ear of the owner of the house. Then Shimazu Tadayoshi stood up and bowed slightly to the guest, "Please, please, I'll take care of some things later." Chores……"
When Shimazu Tadayoshi walked to the corridor outside, Xiao Xing said nervously, "We have got information from the soldiers downstairs. These Chinese people are here to ask for help. They want gunpowder!"
Shimazu Tadayoshi's expression suddenly changed. "What about the battleships? Why do they have Western battleships?"
The young man's face turned pale, and he said with trembling lips, "Yes... it was captured from France. These college students are really powerful. Two French cruisers sank one and captured the other. It's terrible..."
Hiss... Shimazu Tadayoshi took a breath of air, stepped backwards four or five times, and his lower back suddenly hit the railing.
"How could it be? How could this happen? I've looked at this battleship carefully. It's no weaker than the battleships that bombarded Xiaguan back then. How could they succeed? What kind of students are these!"
"What's the status of the war in Ryukyu? What's the status of the war in Ryukyu Island? What did he say..." Shimazu Tadayoshi asked, "It's still in the hands of the Chinese. Now only one village has been lost, and the rest of the land has not been lost!" Xiao surnamed licked. Lips "This information should be 90% credible, and the information sent back by our merchants and ninjas is basically consistent..."
"Damn it!" Shimazu Tadayoshi punched the railing. "How can he be so strong? Why can't even the Westerners be their opponent? How can this Xiao Letian be so powerful..."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the castle tower, followed by the sound of a table being overturned, and there seemed to be a fight inside.
Shimazu Tadayoshi rushed in, only to see that Rigen Kayama had drawn his sword, and opposite him was the young Lin Zhen, holding a revolver on the old general's head. The two sides were already in a stalemate.
"Baga! Kayama Rigen, are you crazy? How dare you draw a sword against this distinguished guest..." Shimazu Tadayoshi cursed.
"Lord, these college students are bullying others too much..." Huashan Liyuan was so angry that the veins on his forehead were twisted.
It turned out that after Shimazu Tadayoshi left, the Shimadzu ministers accompanying the guests began to take turns toasting to the young people. The first round was Shimazu Hisamitsu. As the father of the family, these children had to give face when toasting, but when Kayama Rigen came to toast, they Something happened.
Xiang Ying drank, Jin Sanshun also drank, and it was Lin Zhen's turn to drink. Unexpectedly, this fiery temper put the wine cup on the table and said, "Yamamoto Kiyoshi has already had a caesarean section, and you, Kayama Riyuan, still have the nerve to live in the world? Your Where is the glory of the warrior? Let the dog eat it..."
"Ah! Baga..." Huashan Liyuan flew into a rage and overturned the table. "Whoever insults me will die!" After saying this, he unsheathed his sword with a clang.
The tragic defeat in Ryukyu was the pain of Rigen Kayama's life. Yamamoto Kiyoshi was once his most proud disciple, but he died in Ryukyu. Countless samurai and soldiers of the Shimadzu family also died in Ryukyu. They had controlled Ryukyu for more than two hundred years. From that day on, it escaped the control of the Shimadzu family.
Kaguyama Rigen really wanted to die. If it weren't for Ryoma Sakamoto's persuasion, he would have had a caesarean section. But today, a college student who smells like milk dared to poke his scar like this. No matter how well-behaved he is, he can't stand it.
"Baga...die!" The sword was raised high and struck with a tiger's chop the next second. Takenaka Inoue and Shimazu Hisamitsu were frightened and shouted, "No..."
In the end, the sword did not strike, because as soon as Rigen Kayama raised the sword over his head, a black barrel was pressed against his forehead.
"Move? If you have the guts, just move! Let us see, which is faster, bullets or your knives! What kind of era is this, are you still playing with knives? A group of wastes that have been eliminated by the times, want to show off their power and come to you Go away, you untouchables in the country!”
Lin Zhen was in a bad mood today, his mouth became more and more bad, and he kept applying force with his hands, and the gun barrel was poking Riyuan Kayama's head in a rhythmic manner.
"Baga! My lord, I can no longer serve you... Yu Sui, Yu Sui!"
Just as Kayama Rigen was shouting wildly, Shimazu Tadayoshi ran back and cursed, then kicked Kayama Rigen aside, but he also saved him from the threat of gunpoint.
At this time, there were chaotic footsteps and noises outside the screen door, and then the paper screen was torn and smashed. Six sailors stood shoulder to shoulder and retreated. On the opposite side, a circle of Japanese samurai formed a circle with tachi and threatened to move forward. .
"Hoho...ha! Hoho...ha!" The Japanese samurai roared like a wild beast in his throat, and his sword flashed with cold light.
Lin Zhen saw how the sailors didn't have any guns in their hands. All of them pointed daggers and ribs at the enemy, and one even held a wooden stick in his hand.
"Sir, this bastard Liu Laoliu drank too much, and all his fucking weapons were taken away by the Japanese. They are trying to make dumplings! They are trying to take advantage of others..."
Shimazu Tadayoshi's back was soaked with sweat at that time, "Stop, everyone, stop, do you want to rebel? How can you be so disrespectful in front of your distinguished guest! Get out of here and get out! Give your guest's weapons back... …”
The samurai stationed outside didn't know what had just happened. They just heard the fighting in the house and acted rashly, and these sailors were also hot-tempered. The two groups fought for the way and ended up fighting.
Lin Zhen shook his hands and shouted, "Okay, you are entertaining guests openly, but secretly ambushing soldiers? How shameless. Are you going to declare war on Ryukyu? How dare you declare war on the Prime Minister?"
Listening to Lin Zhen's roar, Shimazu Tadayoshi's face turned pale. Just when he was about to say what happened to his life, Xiang Ying said, "Haha, Lin Zhen, what are you talking about? People often say that the Shimazu family has not had a secret master for four hundred years. How could they?" So unwise?"
"We are here to discuss business. Business cannot be done with righteousness. How can we kill people if we haven't discussed it yet? Besides, we have a hundred cannons on the sea. I don't believe that within the range of these cannons, we can still kill people." Can’t you be reasonable?”
Xiang Ying's sneer made all the Japanese present twitch their eyes. These words were too naive. There is certainly something to be said for being within the range of the cannon, but what he said was only the truth of the cannon owner.
"Hey...you all, please step aside. We can talk about anything...hurry up and change the batch of food and wine. How can the distinguished guests eat the leftovers?"
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