Japan is a hierarchical society, with emperors, generals, ministers, daimyo, samurai, civilians... There are also subdivisions within different classes. The samurai class alone has different classifications such as sergeants, corporals, and wild samurai.
These classes suppress each other one by one, and the superiority and inferiority are clearly understood. The big shots at the top not only get various privileges and superior treatment, they can even deprive the lives of the lower-level groups.
The corporals can swing their swords at the untouchables at will, and the sergeants can kill the corporals who collide with them at will. As for the daimyo, they will fight against the samurai class without blinking an eye.
If you want to survive in ancient Japan, the first thing you must learn is to distinguish the class of people. You must understand what kind of people you cannot afford to offend. When you see a big shot who can easily take your life, you must either hide far away or kneel down quickly. Pour it on the ground and collect weeds and rocks.
But today, the Shimadzu sergeants obviously messed up the game. Maybe it was the victory at Choshu that made them too enthusiastic, or maybe the sake had more stamina today. These red-faced Shimadzu samurai with thick necks actually took it. The members of the Ba Dao team regarded them as wild samurai who could humiliate and kill at will.
In fact, it’s not entirely their fault. The new army has iron discipline. The Prime Minister entered Kagoshima secretly, so they can’t leak the secret to him. This group of people themselves are from wild samurai and pirate backgrounds. Now that someone is asking, they are recovering. The original appearance.
But the new army has been led by Xiao Letian with great pride. The Ba Dao team that killed the foreigners in Europe are no longer the wild warriors who bullied Mei Shang in the past. Their spines have been smashed into steel nails and they can no longer bend down. .
Toughness versus toughness, coupled with the instigation of people with ulterior motives and the anesthesia of alcohol, a bloody conflict is inevitable.
When the heavily armed Ba Dao team wearing military uniforms appeared in front of the warriors, they were all dumbfounded. They found that they were the ones who didn't understand the superiority and inferiority the most.
Xiao Letian is the Prime Minister of the East China Sea whom all the heads of the Shimadzu family bow to, and he is the great master of Western learning that even the Emperor praises. So, according to the Japanese class classification, his personal guards can only be said to be the Emperor's Guards and the Tokugawa family. The two statuses of direct samurai can be considered equal.
And these two classes are already at the top of the samurai class, and they are not something that the Shimadzu family sergeants can humiliate. The Shimadzu samurai who wanted to understand were all sober, and they looked at what the sword-drawing team was doing in horror. A phalanx of light blue military uniforms, as well as the sailing frigate Roma in the port.
The gunshots had already alerted the nobles in the city, and soon the cavalry led by Huashan Riyuan rushed out. When they saw the posture on the long street, they suddenly became furious.
"Baga, Baga, how dare these bastards conflict with the Prime Minister's guards? Arrest them and put them in the dungeon... The leader will be beheaded in public..." A group of Ashigaru rushed over from behind the cavalry and carried ropes with them. Start tying people up.
Noheita walked to Kaguyama Rigen and said worriedly, "My lord, now is not the time to punish them in a hurry. The Prime Minister must be transferred now. The news of your coming to Japan has been leaked. This is the most important thing."
As they were talking, another intensive sound of horse hoofbeats came from the castle tower, and the leader was none other than Xiao Letian. "All the sword-drawing teams gather, stand at attention, and salute." The commander followed up with a bang, and the neat military force looked at the Japanese one by one. The corners of his eyes twitched.
Xiao Letian rushed over and whipped the two godsons hard, and the muscles on their faces were bleeding. "Assholes, I gave you shifts to take vacation, just because you haven't returned home for a long time, and I want you to relax, but look at What have you done, failed to keep military secrets, and even clashed with friendly forces... I really want to hang you all here."
"Do you have a lot of money? You wear silk kimonos and walk around with silver coins. If you keep a low profile, will you die? Have you forgotten your past duties? Do you have to stick your tail up when you have money?"
Hyoutaro said reluctantly, "Isn't there a proverb in China that says wealth is like walking at night in brocade clothes if you don't return home?"
"What?" Xiao Letian yelled, "You bastard, if you say one more thing, I'll beat you to death." Xiao Letian went up and beat him with a whip, causing his godson Hyōtaro to run away with his head in his arms.
At this time, it was time for the Japanese to come forward. The head of the Shimadzu family rushed over to stop Xiao Letian and bowed ninety degrees and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the fault of this matter is our Shimazu family. It is because of my laxness in the emperor's command. I am willing to accept the punishment from the Prime Minister... ...Come here, whip me with a whip to calm down the Prime Minister."
At this time, the samurai who caused trouble also understood that if the few instigators died today, I am afraid that even the head of the family would not be able to pass the test. Now the business lifeline of the Shimazu family is in the hands of the Ryukyu people. Xiao Letian has curbed the economy of southern Japan. aorta.
Dozens of warriors knelt in front of Xiao Letian and shouted, "We are the warriors who collided with you. We are willing to use our lives and blood to atone for our sins. We have a caesarean section... Please calm down, Prime Minister." These Japanese lunatics are so ruthless, killing You can kill others just as you can kill yourself.
He pulled out the sharp ribs, tore open his kimono, exposed his belly, and stabbed inside. Xiao Letian didn't want to make the conflict bigger. "Stop, everyone, stop, Mr. Long, stop them..."
Several figures flew out from behind Xiao Letian, stabbing, picking, hooking, sliding... The weapons in his hands and even the eagle claws directly took away the ribs from the warrior's hands, which made everyone dazzled.
These are masters invited by Mr. Long from all over the country. It took a lot of effort to invite them. But in the end, after Xiao Letian defeated Europa and even captured the Palace of Supreme Harmony in Beijing for a military parade, this group of pretendingly aloof Green Forest The masters are all crazy, so don't bother with the conditions for groups of people to come and seek refuge with Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea.
To be honest, the Manchu and Qing dynasties have never been very fond of the Han Green Forest people. They suppressed and purged them politically. Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would have always been full of party members. It was also a very important factor that these martial arts people could not get political promotion.
Now that Xiao Letian has given them a chance, how can they not cherish it.
Experts are naturally quick to attack, but there are also warriors who are faster. The stomachs of the four sergeants have been punctured, and blood flowed all over the floor. One of the wounds was so deep that even the intestines were visible.
Xiao Leqian even cursed in Japanese, "Baga, Baga...why are you so stupid? Why don't you stay useful and die on the battlefield?"
Xiao Letian turned to Shimazu Tadayoshi and said, "Can I punish these samurai who made mistakes?"
"I will obey the Prime Minister's order and everything will be at your disposal." The head of the Shimazu family bowed in greeting.
Xiao Letian walked up to the warrior with the deepest wound. It seemed that this guy was still a little leader. Xiao Letian looked at him coldly and asked directly without looking back, "This wound can't kill you." Behind him, Lord Long shook his head. He shook his head, "I can't die without hurting my intestines..."
"That's good..." Before he finished speaking, Xiao Letian slapped the opponent ten times with his bow from left to right. In the end, his own hand was swollen.
"Baga, do you understand that after knowing shame, you will be brave? If you make a mistake, you don't know how to make up for it. Choosing death is to escape. You are a coward, you are a coward."
The stunned warrior's face suddenly turned red. Caesarean section was the noblest way for Japanese samurai to wash away their shame. Now Xiao Letian actually called him a coward. How could he be convinced?
"I am not a coward. I am the bravest warrior of the Shimadzu family. I participated in the Battle of Choshu. I rushed to the front countless times. I am Shimazu Takeshi. I have the blood of the Shimadzu family in my veins..."
Xiao Letian was happy when he heard this, "Oh, he is still a common samurai of the Shimazu family, and he is still a samurai of the same clan... But his identity can't prove anything, you are still stupid."
"Why did I come to Kagoshima in secret? Why did I let the Batto team disguise themselves before going ashore? How could I be so careful if I didn't have a huge connection? I, Donghai Xiao Letian, have never been afraid of anyone."
"But because of your stupidity, my new army has been exposed, and I have been exposed. The Tokugawa family can easily guess the purpose of my coming. Our strategic paralysis strategy has been exposed, and the enemy will increase their strength against us. , do you know how many more people we will die in the future?"
Xiao Letian said with a sneer, "I made such a big mistake, but chose to escape by death instead of going to the battlefield to atone for my sins and not thinking about how to make up for it. I am confused. What kind of bullshit courage is this? I can tell that if you Japanese If Bushido does not abandon this stupid violence, your future end will be failure..."
"Even if you have a short-term victory, what will greet you afterwards is still pale and a huge defeat."
Xiao Letian's roar shocked everyone present. They were suddenly stunned and an indescribable feeling emerged in their hearts. Prime Minister Xiao was right. He should make up for his mistakes. Why should he choose to die? But Japan Isn’t this the tradition that has been going on for thousands of years? No one said it was wrong.
Countless warriors murmured to themselves, "What should we do, what should we do..."
Xiao Letian sighed, "All the warriors who participated in the fight today were organized into a death squad. These people will be responsible for the most dangerous battles in future wars. Killing three enemies on the battlefield can also atone for your sins. The leader of the trouble must kill ten." Only the enemy can atone for his sins..."
"Keep your useful bodies and serve them well..."
Using the enemy's blood to atone for one's sins is really powerful. If you think about it carefully, it actually makes some sense. If you die, others will have to make up for your mistakes. Now let them go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Isn't that what they are doing? Warriors, don't they? Are you still afraid of killing people?
In the eyes of ordinary people, things like a death squad are synonymous with extremely terrifying death, but in the hearts of samurai who take killing as their duty, it is a shortcut to promotion through meritorious service. In order to improve their status, let alone punish them, even if they don't punish them, it is the most dangerous. They also have to fight for the battle.
It seems that Xiao Letian is not punishing them at all but giving them opportunities in disguise. Now all the warriors were convinced. They knelt on the ground and worshiped with their foreheads on the ground. They shouted neatly, "Hai... I obey." Prime Minister’s order.”
The crisis was resolved, but Xiao Letian's question that followed made the atmosphere tense again.
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