Dogs will bite dogs.
Japanese pirates are not Japanese officers and soldiers. However, large-scale Shinwa usually have the secret support of feudal lords and daimyo.
For example, Tokichihachiro had the support of the Satsuma clan.
The Kyushu Domain has always been at odds with the Satsuma Domain.
When Tokichiro returned to the doghouse of Satsuma Domain by boat, he encountered the fleet of Kyushu Domain at sea.
After a fierce battle, Tokichi Hachiro abandoned the ship and escaped. His ship was captured by Kyushu Domain. The Poseidon Pearl was also snatched by the Kyushu clan.
The Lord of the Kyushu Domain dedicated the Sea God Pearl to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa.
Tokichiro was furious. He swore a poisonous oath to take back the Poseidon Pearl.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa obtained the Sea God Pearl and gave it to the Japanese envoy to take it to the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese envoy was being clever and wanted to trade privately for more goods.
When Chang Feng learned of this, he seized the Poseidon Pearl and presented it to Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi also ordered Changfeng to carry the sea god beads to worship Mazu.
After going full circle, the Poseidon beads collected by Chinese pearl divers were eventually used to worship Chinese gods.
This is a good result.
However, one person was not happy! This person is Tokichi Hachiro.
I grabbed the beads, they are mine! I have to take it back! Robbery logic is always the same.
Chang Feng and other imperial envoys arrived in Hangzhou, and Hangzhou officials all knew that the court wanted to use sea-god beads to worship Mazu.
It's no secret. Soon the news spread throughout Hangzhou.
There are real Japanese craftsmen in the city of Hangzhou. Tokichiro also knew about this.
Ever since, Tokichi Hachiro found the Shikaikai, a group of people with great magical powers. He asked the Sihai Society to provide him with the southbound route of the imperial envoy team and help him regain the Poseidon Pearl.
Originally, the Four Seas Association had a bottom line. When it came to imperial envoys, they did not dare to help Tokichi Hachirou.
Tokichihachiro has been looting along the coast for more than ten years, and he can be regarded as half of the Mingtong. Understand the officials and gentry of Ming Dynasty.
He told the Sihaihui: "If you don't help me, I will compile a list of those who have helped transport smuggled goods over the years and give it to the Ming court!"
"When the time comes, we'll break up! It's none of my business how Ming Ting handles this."
The eight elders are in charge of the Four Seas Society. The elders had no choice but to provide Tokichi Hachiro with the southbound route for Changfeng and others.
He also asked the members of the Four Seas Society in the Zhejiang Navy to go with the ship and look for opportunities to help Tokichi Hachiro retrieve the Poseidon Pearl.
On the city wall, Chang Feng's interrogation of Zhao Sanhu ended.
Fatty Xu gasped at the side: "If this matter is made public, the emperor will have to issue an order to deal with this Laoshizi Sihaihui."...
"I'm afraid more people will be killed in this case than in the Lan Jade case in the Hongwu Dynasty!"
Chang Feng said: "Yes. I really didn't expect that the gentry of all sizes in the southeast, as well as a lot of local officials, were involved in smuggling! The civil servants in Beijing were also involved in this matter."
"No wonder those civil servants are always shouting that sealing off the country and the sea is an ancestral system. We can't waver!"
"It turns out that they can gain huge benefits from sealing off the sea."
Fatty Xu said: "Master Chang, what should I do about this matter? Although I am fat, I am not stupid. If you expose this matter, officials and gentry throughout the southeast will regard you as your enemy."
Chang Feng didn't answer. Instead, he asked Zhao Sanhu: "You just said that there will be eight elders in the four seas? Who are they?"
Zhao Sanhu said: "The status of elders is noble. How could a little guy like me know that?"
"The leader of the Hangzhou branch one floor above me should know."
Chang Feng asked: "Who is the master of the hall above you?"
Zhao Sanhu replied: "The leader of the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is Ma Youlu."
Chang Feng exclaimed: "Fat man, it's so dangerous. Fortunately, we confiscated the money sent by Ma Youlu. Otherwise, we would have boarded their pirate ship!"
Fatty Xu said: "No wonder Ma Youlu is so generous. It turns out he wants to use money to shut our mouths and make us turn a blind eye to the rampant Japanese pirates in the southeast."
Chang Feng said: "Yes, that's it. Please take Zhao Sanhu down first and keep him under good supervision."
Chang Feng sat by the city wall, carefully considering the stakes of this matter.
If such a big case is made public. The emperor must raise a prison. It is likely that he will be assigned to take charge of this case.
Fatty Xu was right just now. Once this shocking case is investigated, the number of people killed will probably not be less than the Lan Yu case.
At the beginning, Taizu re-appointed Mao Xiang, the first commander of the Jinyi Guards, to investigate the Lan Yu case and killed more than 15,000 people.
In the end, the cunning rabbit died and the lackey was cooked.
In order to quell the dissatisfaction of the people in the world, Taizu executed Mao Xiang.
Emperors of all ages would throw away murderous daggers after using them.
The same goes for me, Chang Feng. If the Sihaihui case is thoroughly investigated, all of them will be killed. By then, I had become a target.
A bunch of officials and gentry from the southeast would regard me as a thorn in their side.
Will I still be alive by then?
what to do? Just pretend that you don’t know about this, arrange five or ten rows to pay homage to Mazu, and then return to Beijing in peace and quiet?
But this is sorry for the people along the coast who were massacred by Japanese pirates. I'm sorry for those who died in the battle of Yongning Guard today.
Chang Feng was in a dilemma.
He's a decent guy at heart.
Getting along with Wynn and Ma Wensheng made him decide to be a loyal minister.
It is not the behavior of a loyal minister to be timid and appease his adopted daughter.
Chang Feng made a decision. Inform Yang Tinghe, Li Guang and others about this matter.
One imperial envoy and five deputy imperial envoys should make decisions together. We all bear the consequences together.
This is a very stupid choice.
At night. Chang Feng said that he had something urgent to discuss with Yang Ting and them.
They entered a room. Chang Feng ordered You Tianjue to send someone to guard the room strictly and not let anyone in.
Chang Feng said: "Everyone, there is a big Japanese case on the southeast coast. Fatty Xu, read Zhao Sanhu's confession to everyone."
Fatty Xu picked up the confession and read it carefully.
After reading it, Yang Tinghe said nothing.
Li Guang reacted fiercely. He shouted: "This is a female cadre trying to grab something! Southeast is the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor's southeast."
"I don't believe it. More than half of the gentry and officials in the southeast are Japanese!"
"This must be the case of a female officer who jumped over the wall and bit people after being caught."
"How can something like this, which has no evidence, be made public?"
"In my opinion, that woman should be punished on the spot! This confession should be burned!"
"We participated in the Battle of Yongning, repelled the Japanese pirates and saved the Sea God Pearl. This is a great achievement."
"After worshiping Mazu, let's go back to Beijing to receive the reward. Why cause more trouble?"
Li Guang took the money presented by Ma Youlu, the head of the Chamber of Commerce. He was afraid that if Ma Youlu was found guilty, he would also be implicated. Therefore, he expressed his intention to put an end to the matter and make peace with others.
Chang Feng said: "Yes. Eunuch Li means that we just pretend we don't know about the Sihaihui. Where is Mr. Yang? What do you think?"
Yang Tinghe spoke. His opinion was far beyond Chang Feng's expectations.
Yang Tinghe said: "I have the same idea as Eunuch Li. It's better to settle the matter in peace."
"However, the reason why I advocate settling the matter is slightly different from Eunuch Li."
