Toyotomi Kunimatsu didn't say a word!
Because he is afraid of death, he can be put in the position of "lord" and forced to take the blame, but with a mouth on his face, he can still remain silent at critical moments... Use silence to express protest!
The lord didn't speak, and the meeting became a bit cold.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa and a group of loyal Toyotomi family ministers below were a little embarrassed, but Mitsuhisa's reaction was still very quick. He was the wise king of the Shimadzu family, and of course his mind was very fast. He immediately turned around and faced a group of disrespectful people. The "Toyotomi loyal ministers" who knew what to do shouted: "Your Highness has given the order! From today onwards, Toyotomi will rise again, and Tokugawa will be destroyed! We and other Toyotomi retainers will go to Luo in the name of the elder Toyotomi and overthrow the emperor!" !Onboard!Onboard..."
What? The lord has already given the order? Why didn't everyone hear it?
All the Toyotomi loyal ministers present suspected that there was something wrong with their ears... The lord said so many words, but no one heard them. It was really inappropriate!
Fortunately, Shimazu Mitsuhisa has a good ear. It seems that he will be the one to relay the Lord's words from now on!
"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard..."
Everyone reacted quickly and cheered along with Shimazu Mitsuhisa!
After a while, the Gochitiri flag and golden gourd horse seal symbolizing the Toyotomi family appeared on the top of the inner city of Bungo Prefecture.
Although it has been decades since the collapse of the Toyotomi family, the appeal of Toyotomi's name throughout Japan far exceeds that of Shimazu, which has always been limited to a corner of Kyushu!
After all, there is no way a powerful feudal lord like Choshu Mori would submit to Shimazu, even though Shimazu now controls four kingdoms and controls more than one million koku!
But Toyotomi said something else... The Toyotomi family was the master of the Shimadzu and Mori families back then, and they were also the masters of Japan!
Therefore, the rebellion started by the Shimazu clan will inevitably spread to Japan's Honshu and Shikoku from the moment the Toyotomi flag is raised in Fuuchi Castle.
But this "Toyotomi Rebellion" is different from previous rebellions in Japan. This is a turmoil with the intervention of powerful foreign forces!
And for the first time, the feudal lords in Japan had a seemingly undefeated choice - to surrender to imperialist forces!
Goto Morikatsu of the Goto family has now boarded the imperialist warship, and also met his old acquaintance Zheng Jiangong - Zheng Jiangong lived in Nagasaki in his early years and was the hostage and general representative of the "One Official Party" in Japan . The territory of the Goto family is just off the coast of Nagasaki, and Goto Morikatsu also has a mansion in Nagasaki, so of course he is familiar with Zheng Jiangong.
Zheng Jiangong recognized Goto Shengsheng at a glance. Without waiting for the other party to decide whether to kneel down, he quickly went up to hold his hand and said to him in Japanese with a smile: "Goto-kun, yours, don't get me wrong. ...I am a good friend of the shogunate. This time I was invited by the shogunate to lead the fleet to help the shogunate suppress the Shimazu rebellion!
The shelling just now was an overreaction by the captains below after being frightened by your shelling. It was their own initiative... It was not that the Chinese navy wanted to invade Japan. It was a complete misunderstanding. You must not Fear. "
Yes, a few captains can blow up several forts along the coast of Kamigoto Bay with 24-pound bombardment cannons on their own initiative? There were dozens of gunboats in a bombardment formation, firing two to three hundred rounds of explosive shells with their 24-pound bombardment guns. The scene was like the earth was shaking! It also killed more than a dozen feudal lords of the Goto Domain who were too brave, and sank all the Goto Domain ships parked in the bay... If this was a planned invasion, would the Goto family be in trouble now? Time to perish?
Was this really an accidental hit? Or... give the Goto family samurai a showdown?
Goshima Mikasa, who seemed to understand something, had already put on a grateful expression: "Great...I finally waited for you! You must be here to rescue Takako Hime from the Shogun's family, right? She and the Aizu Domain His Majesty Shi Ji and His Majesty are stuck in Nagasaki Town together, with no way to go to the Ming Dynasty, and the defense of Nagasaki is very weak, they may be attacked by the Shimadzu rebels at any time!"
Zheng Jiangong was a little confused when he heard this, "Gao Ziji from the General's family? Is she the adopted daughter of Dayuin? Why is she in Nagasaki with Masamune Boko? Could it be that she is Masamune Boko's wife and accompanied her husband to Nagasaki?"
"No, no, Takahime and His Majesty Masako are biological brothers and sisters..." Goto Morikasa quickly shook his head, "The general's family wants to send Takahime to the Ming Dynasty to serve the emperor, and His Majesty Masako is sending the envoy. Originally, the Mito family His Highness Mitsukuni is also there. However, because the Shimazu family caused rebellion in Satsuma, His Highness Mitsukuni was recalled by the shogunate, leaving only His Majesty Masamune and Takahime in Nagasaki."
"Oh..." Zheng Jiangong nodded, thinking: The Tokugawa family actually followed the example of the French and wanted to use a beauty trap against the emperor...
He paused and asked: "Tell me more, what is the current situation on Kyushu Island?"
Goshima Morikatsu said: "Your Excellency, the rebellion of the Shimazu family has now taken over Satsuma, Osumi, Hyuga, Bungo Shikoku and the Higoto Yoshi domain... and has also found the Hidden clan who lives in seclusion in Higo Hinode domain. Toyotomi Kunimatsu is regarded as the banner of collapse, and the Toyotomi family has risen again!"
Zheng Jiangong was stunned: "What? Toyotomi Kunimatsu...it really does exist!"
"What does it mean to be true?" Goto Shengsheng looked at Zheng Jiangong with some confusion, "This matter has been going on for more than ten years, you don't know about it, right?"
"I know, I know... I just didn't expect Toyotomi Kunimatsu to actually come to the stage!" Zheng Jiangong quickly changed his words - he knew the truth about the "Toyotomi Yitada" incident and what Goto Katsumori said It's different!
Zheng Jiangong changed the topic and asked: "So what is the attitude of the powerful lords of Kitakyushu such as Hosokawa, Nabeshima, Kuroda, Tachibana, and Arima? Who do they support?"
"No one has a superficial position and seems to be still waiting and watching," Goto Morikasa said. "Now only the Karatsu clan and the Shimabara clan have sent clan troops to Nagasaki. There are only 500 people in total. Nagasaki Noboru and His Majesty Masamune are almost dying of panic. ...It's fine now, as long as the Chinese warships enter Nagasaki Port, there's nothing to fear."
"Sail into Nagasaki Port?" Zheng Jiangong seemed to hesitate for a moment, "I brought ninety-two warships, and they all sailed into Nagasaki. I'm afraid it will cause misunderstandings? How about this, I send five ships into Nagasaki first. , how about the rest of the warships berthed in the North Five Islands Bay? In addition, some army troops came on my warships. Due to the bumps on the sea, they felt unwell and needed to go ashore to rest... Can it be convenient? "
"Convenient, convenient, of course it's convenient! It's an honor for the Goto family to have the Chinese army rest in Goto!" How dare Goto Shengsheng say it's inconvenient? To say it's inconvenient, the cannon might misfire again!
Besides, most of these Ming Dynasty naval warships were invited by the Tokugawa Shogunate to help... The island feudal lord whose own family is only twelve thousand koku still dares to offend the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate at the same time?
He was still hesitating about where to stand? It's fine now, just follow Da Ming Chao, you can't go wrong!
Zheng Jiangong smiled and nodded. This Goto is still a good friend - the Ming Dynasty will not treat its friends badly. Once the Shimazu family is eliminated, Goto will be rewarded with 300,000 to 50,000 stones on Shimazu's territory. Home!
As for the Goto Islands and Tanegashima... under what name can we occupy them? Or even that Gao Ji's Tang Muyi?
After thinking of a name, Zheng Jiangong asked people to entertain Goto Morikatsu to visit the Flying Ship. Then he returned to the command room in the stern building and summoned his subordinates to start planning the next move.
The "Conquer Japan" operation has been going very smoothly so far!
Not only did the Ming army occupy the North Goto Bay, the most valuable part of the Goto Islands, "without a single blow" (just firing two to three hundred cannons), but they were also able to take advantage of the chaos and enter Nagasaki. Even if they only sent two battalions in, they could still gain something. Huge benefits.
And the next step is Tanegashima and Sakurajima!
As long as these two islands can be captured, Japan will have a dog leash tied around its neck. No matter how their domestic civil war turns out, Ming Dynasty will be invincible!
