After Xie Jie mentioned the navy, Shang Yong left the table and bowed to Xiao Chongye. Xiao Chongye was taken aback, stood up and returned the courtesy: "Your Majesty, why are you like this?"
Shangyong said sincerely: "Although Ryukyu is called 'the bridge of all nations' and is home to thousands of ships, its military strength is weak. If pirates and strong soldiers invade the territory, it may be difficult for the country to resist. Even if the imperial court is able to quell the chaos in the future, it will definitely suffer an immediate loss." ." After saying these words, the expression of Weng Jisong, the Third Division Officer, changed greatly, while Zheng Jiong smiled broadly.
Xiao Chongye's heart moved, he glanced at Xie Jie, and when he saw the deputy envoy nodded, he encouraged Shang Yong and said: "Your Majesty, it's okay to speak directly."
Shang Yongdao: "The imperial court stationed troops in Japan, and it was only when I was personally with the king of the town that I realized the 'joy of being a king'. Although the country now has a clear sea and rivers, it has strong neighbors like Satsuma to the north and Luzon to the south. There are also pirates and Japanese pirates who invade the territory." This is not the only time. If the imperial court can allow it, I would like to request a naval unit to be stationed at the imperial court - the cost of raising the army will be borne entirely by the state. I wonder if the angel can report this unkind request to the imperial court?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the third officer Weng Jisong, who couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable. Satsuma Shimazu is a loyal dog of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the imperial court has a piece of imperial edict, even if he has ten courages, he will not dare to invade our Ryukyu! Luzon's western barbarians are still alive. Even if some of the offenders were revealed, the imperial court would kill them! Why bother with the imperial army coming from far away and stationed in the barren land of our country?"
Shang Yong was the second son of the late King Shang Yuan of Zhongshan. Because his eldest brother was not born to a concubine, when Shang Yuan passed away, the Third Secretary Weng Shouxiang and others contacted the ministers and supported his succession at the age of fourteen.
The Ryukyu Sansi Officials were originally called "Ajidobu". They usually had three people, titled "So-and-so Oyakata", who jointly managed and supervised the operation of state affairs. Later, they were renamed "Faji", and they were the head of the group of ministers. For decades, the three chief ministers have been elected by more than 200 people from the Ryukyu royal family and upper-level noble families. The Ong family, the Ma family, the Mao family Ikejo family, and the Mao family Toyomijo family take turns or jointly sit on the throne. Therefore, the four families are still in charge of the royal family. The Sho dynasty is also known as the "Five Great Families" of Ryukyu - the second Sho dynasty does not have the strength to say anything in Ryukyu. Its political system is ruled by the king and the nobles.
Prince Shangyuan's father, King Shangyuan, came to the throne thanks to the power of three ministers, including Mao Longyin and Weng Shouxiang. After he ascended the throne, all the power belonged to the Mao family and the Weng family. Ryukyu people called him the "mute king". When it came to Shang Yong's generation, the power was controlled by Weng.
In the seventh year of Wanli, Ma Liangbi, one of the three chief ministers, and Zheng Jiong, the general secretary, went to the Ming Dynasty as envoys to ask for the title of King of Zhongshan for Crown Prince Shang Yong. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was undergoing reforms. Although Zhu Yijun had comprehensive plans for Japan, Luzon, and Annan, he did not consider the Ryukyu issue in depth. After learning the specific situation, he pointed out when meeting the tribute envoy: Japan and Ryukyu were both vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. , but they all have the problem of "the king is not supportive, but the powerful minister is responsible for the government." It is unreasonable for your king Shang Yuan to be called the "mute king" - who is a slap in the face when the king canonizes a puppet?
Just as Ma Liangbi's face turned pale when he heard this, deputy envoy Zheng Jiong keenly discovered Hua Dian. To be honest, Prince and General Xiangning has a lot of talent - my old Zheng family is not bad at all, why can't I be a third-in-command officer?
After the two failed, Ma Liangbi was deprived of his post as Third Chief Officer for failing to complete his mission, while Zheng Jiong embraced Shang Yong and became the most radical "king-respecting party" in Ryukyu. After Ling Yunyi's victory in the First World War in Japan, Zheng Jiong achieved a great leap from "Qin Yunshang" to the upper class nobles, and obtained the position of "Xie Jituo Yikata", and at the same time became Shangyong's favorite.
This time the imperial court canonized the King of Zhongshan seven years later than the original time and space, and the traveler effect has been fully fermented. For example, in the original time and space, Xiao Chongye came here on a sealed ship with 1,500 materials, and almost died in the sea. In this time and space, he was riding a large ship, a five-thousand-material ship that Zhu Yijun promised Empress Dowager Rensheng to pick up Xu Guangqi. It applied the most advanced shipbuilding technology today. The large seal ship was equipped with sixty cannons and more than 400 elite soldiers. Plus the troops on the supply ship and frigates - it was more than enough to capture Shuri Castle.
Therefore, Weng Jisong was very courageous when he stood up to refute his king. Xie Jie, who was sitting opposite him, secretly admired him. Although Weng Jisong said that he was not willing to hand over power, but to be fair, how can any normal country invite troops to station in other countries?
Moreover, Weng Jisong's words seemed to be both praise and criticism, but he almost directly pointed out that the so-called Shimazu's coveting of Amami Island was just a Ming Dynasty plan, and it was just a means to force Ryukyu to submit. After Ling Yunyi captured Japan, Li Chengliang succeeded him, and the major Japanese forces were Earl Lee's arrangements were clear. Who would believe that Shimadzu was blatantly trying to expand his power to Ryukyu without Commander-in-Chief Li's permission?
Although Ong Kisatsu claimed to be pro-Japanese, as an important minister of Ryukyu, his position was to try his best to maintain Ryukyu's independent status. The reason why he had an affair with Satsuma Kunixu before, which caused dissatisfaction with Shounaga and the Kinchu family, was that he had a clear understanding of Shimazu's behavior and knew that he would not be able to attack Ryukyu under the control of the Ming Dynasty.
However, all these efforts were wiped out by the king's betrayal. Weng Jisong looked at Zheng Jiong's proud face, and the blood in his chest rushed to the top of his head.
After making a fierce speech against the king, he slumpedly took off the purple gold crown on his head, threw it into Zheng Jiong's arms, and said: "One day, the imperial court will be restored to its original status. Where will the country and the king be at that time? "Two lines of tears came out of his eyes after saying this, and Weng Jisong turned around and left the main hall.
Shang Yong felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and looked up at Xiao Chongye. Seeing that the matter had been decided, Xie Jie stood up and said: "King Zhongshan, don't worry, His Majesty has promised Ryukyu to be a border forever - as long as you, Mr. Shang, don't turn around with your elbows, we will have an iron-clad kingdom!"
The next day, King Shoei issued a royal order, and Ongisatsu was demoted to the post of Urasoe Makiri Castle. Zheng Jiong was promoted to the third officer for his merits in protecting the country and became the first Chinese consul of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Twenty years after the original time and space, Zheng Juncai became the most pro-China governor in the Ryukyu Kingdom. When Japan invaded Ryukyu, Zheng He led his army to resist vigorously, and the city was broken and captured. Shimazu Tadahashi forced King Shoning and others to sign the "Fifteen Articles", requiring Ryukyu to surrender to the Edo shogunate and accept the control of the Satsuma clan. Zheng He sternly refused and scolded him. The angry Shimazu Tadahashi ordered Zheng Zeng to be killed, and he was executed by cooking.
At that time, the Ming government had no way to deal with Japan's occupation of Ryukyu, and sending envoys to rebuke was the limit that Emperor Wanli could do. Although the Ming Dynasty had defeated Japan's invasion of Korea at that time, its naval strength was not enough to bring order to Ryukyu, which also laid the foundation for the Sino-Japanese War of 1888-1895 more than two hundred years later.
Of course, none of this happened in this time and space. Xiao Chongye and Xie Jie finished handling the Ryukyu affairs, left Naha Port calmly, and took the Great Sea Fleet to the Luzon Islands - they would create the first giant wave for the Chinese nation to sail into the bluest sea.
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