Countless people roared with grief and anger in their hearts, Prime Minister, Prime Minister, why do you teach us this? Why do you want us to love the people, let us know that the military and civilians are integrated, and let us know what nation and country are.
If we didn't know all this, if we were still those soldiers in the Middle Ages who could swing steel knives at our compatriots at will, then there would be no retreat today.
If I were still a long-haired member of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, if we were still bandits on the sea, if we were still uncivilized natives of Ryukyu, if...if there were so many ifs, we would have rushed to the dock today and picked those enemies to death one by one. , and even trampled under their feet the common people who blocked the road.
If people stand in the way, we will kill, if we stand in the way of the Buddha, we will kill the Buddha. No one can stop us from pursuing victory.
But all this was changed under the Prime Minister's earnest teachings and patient brainwashing time and time again. When the instinct of the beast rushed into his mind, a voice that made everyone fear sounded again.
"Those are all blood relatives of the same ethnic group as you, who share the same culture, same blood, and same roots as you. Those are all citizens of the same country who stand on the same land and breathe the same air as you... If any of you can kill someone, then kill one of you." Let me see."
The New Army finally withdrew. An army that knows why it is called the "New" Army is destined not to attack the people who feed them. If the military rations are robbed, we New Army can eat wild vegetables. If the people don't want us, we can withdraw. Get out of this city...
But even if we retreat, our eyes must be fixed on the direction of the enemy. Who can mend the cracks in the sky, only us, the most civilized new army in Asia.
Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmiao, who were hiding in a private house, stood behind a closed window. They bowed in front of the retreating New Army formation, with tears in their eyes.
"I'm sorry for you. Ryukyu is too small and we really can't afford it. If we fight again, our country will be destroyed and our species will be destroyed. We really can't afford it..."
The sad and angry new army withdrew from the city one after another. The biggest threat in the hearts of Ryukyu monarchs and ministers finally disappeared. They knew that there would be no crazy soldiers to carry out assassinations, and no hot-headed officers to carry out mutinies. It seemed that this time they signed the contract The ceremony was destined to go smoothly.
The Royal Forest Army and the self-organized people blocked every road from the city to the suburbs. The only one they were on guard against was Xiao Letian's New Army. As long as they waited until the agreement was signed, they would even kneel down outside the New Army camp to apologize. Well, it doesn’t matter anymore.
As for how they would meet Prime Minister Xiao in the future, they didn't even dare to think about it. They should focus on the present first.
Every move in the city was reported to King Shang Tai by a dedicated person. Of course, Liang Kun, who was trained at Qixingshan Fort, could also get the latest news. When Liang Kun and the officers knew that the people were taking to the streets to work in the army, the idea of mutiny was completely abandoned. Into the Pacific Ocean.
"Forget it, Cai Hao and the others have played such a trick. Even if we use guns to force the brothers to take action now, they will not act... The soldiers educated by the Prime Minister are so stubborn."
Alas... everyone sighed and fell silent.
At this time, Liang Kun became more energetic. "Come here, bring my words to your Majesty. Just follow my original words..." Liang Kun cleared his throat and said.
"The new army has withdrawn, and everything is going according to your Majesty's wishes, but Suzuki Tai and Xue Ying, who are imprisoned in Shuri Castle, must be released... They are just a group of impulsive young people who have not caused any real harm. Please Your Majesty pardons me."
The ordering soldier gave a military salute, turned around and left. Cai Mao said in a cold tone, "Our new army can stand by and watch, but we cannot be judged or wronged. If you want to judge the Prime Minister's soldiers, you are not qualified..."
At this time, King Shangtai was already ready and was about to head to the dock from Shuri Castle. When he heard Liang Kun's original words brought by the messenger, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This time, the new army was completely chilled. It will be difficult to win over them in the future. "Come here, go to the dungeon and release Suzuki Tai and Xue Ying, and send them to General Liang Kun..." After that, he sat down. The sedan slowly moved toward the dock on the shoulders of the eunuchs.
Suzuki Tai and Xue Ying were released after only one day in jail. Not only were they not tortured in the cell, no one even said bad words to them. The Imperial Guards also admired the good men.
Xueying walked out of the darkness, her eyes were not used to the sunlight, and she quickly covered it with her hands. "The negotiations will begin soon." The messenger said, "The plan is to start at nine o'clock, and the French should be ashore soon... "
Suzuki subconsciously wanted to touch the sword, but missed the opportunity. "Damn it, let them have fun. There will always be a day when they cry. If the Frenchman and Gong Cheng can believe it, I will kill the blue bricks under my feet." Eat it."
The messenger looked at the indignant two people and said with a wry smile, "I really envy you two, and I really admire you... I used to look down on you Japanese, but today I see you really dare to risk your lives at the critical moment. Do it."
"I have made a decision to make friends with you, but now is not the time to be cruel. General Liang Kun can't change anything anymore, so we can only watch..."
The messenger recounted everything that had just happened in the city in a few words, which made Suzuki Tai and Xue Ying's eyes burst into flames. "Shameless, how can you be so shameless... The Chinese have a saying, right, right, right." , A gentleman can be deceived, damn, I didn’t understand before, but I didn’t expect to see the real thing today.”
"You just let the Ryukyu ministers bully you. It's obvious that the people are being incited. Isn't this just bullying an honest person? It's obvious that you are bullying the new army who loves the people..."
"If it were our Japanese army who tried it, I would kill anyone who dared to kidnap morally."
The messenger smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, just spread the flames. This is Shuri Castle, not your Japanese island... Besides, Shimazu Dalang has surrendered to Gong Cheng now and has become a loyal bitch. You guys still say what."
As soon as Shimazu Dairo's name was mentioned, Suzuki Tai and Yuki Sakura suddenly became silent. Their faces turned red and they couldn't say a word. After holding it in for a long time, they could only hold back one sentence.
Shimazu Dairo is a shame to all Ryukyu's swordsmen, but he is also the highest officer of the Shimadzu family stationed in Ryukyu. Those comrades who have eaten in the same pot with him, no one would have thought that this simple and honest man, during training, The young man who never played tricks turned out to be a big shot.
All the personnel stationed by the Shimadzu family in Ryukyu actually obeyed his command. After he formally surrendered to Gong Cheng, he was able to pull out a team of 100 people overnight.
From the Foreign Legion, the prime minister's sword-drawing team, he actually pulled out more than forty Shimadzu samurai who had hidden their identities. Among the people, he summoned another sixty wild samurai, who were all secret agents of the Shimazu family. .
When Gong Cheng saw Dairo Shimazu, who was leading a 100-man formation, he smiled so hard that the corners of his mouth split to the back of his head, "Hahaha... Okay, okay, you are really a good treasure I found. You are so tough, you are so tough." , your Shimazu family are really good at hiding, you actually hid so many soldiers under Xiao Letian."
"Yoxi, Yoxi, you...you have done a lot of credit..." The old man was so excited that he began to speak nondescript Japanese.
From that moment on, these more than 100 people became Gong Cheng's personal guard. He never worried about the issue of loyalty, because the mainland literati of that era naturally had a patriotic mentality towards Japan.
Yes, the Meiji Restoration had not yet happened at that time. Japan had always been a closed island on the sea, and the mainland civilization was too lazy to look at them. Gong Cheng always looked down on that island country, and they were just a group of greedy minions who only wanted money. Given enough, they can sell everything.
The sea breeze was blowing on the pier. Shimazu Dairo and his warriors watched everything around them nervously. He knew that these imperial guards may not be reliable. God knows who has been brainwashed by Xiao Letian, even himself. Sometimes I wish I could abandon everything and worship under Xiao Letian's door.
"That man must have a devil in his heart. How can he be so able to confuse people's hearts?" Shimazu Dalang sighed in confusion.
At this moment, Gong Cheng, who was standing on the stage, suddenly shouted, "Here we come, look to see if there is a ship coming to the sea." With the shout, countless people looked towards the sea.
The water dog's eyes were very sharp: "Yes, it is the flag of the French. The French are finally here... Look, the French are so trustworthy. They said they would only bring 300 people, so they only brought 300..." "
Cai Hao stared at the sampans on the sea with his binoculars. His lips kept moving. He was counting nervously, "There are ten soldiers on one sampan, and there are thirty-one sampans in total... No No, the leader must be the French envoy, and the others are the honor guard of the military parade, all wearing brand new uniforms, they should be honor guards..."
Gong Cheng squinted at the Ryukyu ministers and said with a smile, "Look, I didn't lie to you. The French even wore the emperor's formal attire during the review. Isn't this sincerity? They actually said I lied." You guys really underestimate me, Gong Banlun..."
"Shopkeeper Fan, prepare your money well. The Frenchman's 30,000 taels must be taken away. You can't give me less of my hard-earned money later. According to the rules, it's only three out of ten...this one hundred thousand Among the taels of compensation, there is my 30,000 taels, don’t forget it.”
"Haha..." Fan Jian sneered, "Mr. Gong is worrying too much. I have been dealing with green forest people all my life. I still understand the rules. Since you want three out of ten, it means that you can guarantee that the negotiation will be successful."
"If the negotiation fails, I'm afraid we will have to follow the rules on the road in the future."
Gong Banlun cupped his hands, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it doesn't matter if you have three swords and six holes. Even if you give me a bowl of Chaos Noodles, I, Gong Cheng, will take it."
Until the last moment, Gong Cheng portrayed himself as an old bastard who only loved money. He knew that the more money he raised, the more greedy he would be and the easier it would be to paralyze the enemy.
Fan Qian fell into the trap like this. Although he was full of doubts, he didn't care about anything for the lives of his daughter and uncle. He just wanted to keep his relatives alive now, and everything else had nothing to do with him.
Good bachelors, two real old bachelors,
