"I am guilty. I should not risk my life to remonstrate with Your Majesty, in order to gain the reputation of someone who dares to remonstrate with me. This is a crime, and His Majesty's holy name will be damaged. This is a crime. I should not sit in a well and watch the sky, arbitrarily discuss national affairs, and do not care about matters outside the customs. Talking nonsense about overseas affairs is the second crime. The third crime is that you should not say that Your Majesty is a foolish king who is audacious and offends the beauty of heaven. This is the third crime. Every crime can be punished. However, Your Majesty is kind and does not assign the blame to his ministers. I burst into tears with gratitude. I feel that I will never see Your Majesty in this life. I will grow old with Ryukyu, my wife and daughter will be separated, and I will die in a foreign land. It is not a pity to die..."
Zhu Jianshen was a little moved when he heard Zhang Huaizhi's words.
It stands to reason that a person who is good at brain teasers will not be stupid enough to actually hit the pillar with his head. Therefore, many years ago, Zhu Jianshen concluded that Zhang Huaizhi was a pedantic official who read and showed off his brain. But this time To be able to say these words like that. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
"Then why did you come back without being called..."
"Your Majesty, I would like to live in the Ryukyu Kingdom till the end of my life. However, the Ryukyu Kingdom is invaded by Japanese pirates. The country is no longer a country. Countless poor people have been killed. It has become a hell on earth. The Japanese pirates have imposed a blockade on the entire Ryukyu Island. Ryukyu can't go to ask for a certificate of credence." During the Ming Dynasty, as a member of the Kingdom of Heaven, I could not stand idly by, so I accepted my credentials, returned to the Ming Dynasty, and reported to Your Majesty...I implore Your Majesty to send the royal army to save the people of the Ryukyu Kingdom and kill the Japanese pirates...and return the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty to our country. Tranquility..." Zhang Huaizhi said, holding the credentials signed by Liu Qiu in his hands and raising them high.
Zhu Jianshen glanced at Zhao Huanong. After Zhao Huanong's instructions, he walked to Zhang Huaizhi, who was still kneeling, took down the credentials, then turned around and walked a few steps, and respectfully placed the credentials in Zhu Jianshen's hands.
"The King of Ryukyu bowed his head with sincerity and fear, and said: His Majesty, the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, spreads his imperial virtues throughout the world. China and foreign countries see the prosperity of the Union. The emperor's grace is unparalleled. His traces inherit the prosperity of Xi and his roar. He collects the five auspicious things and sees them from all over the world. , there are Taoist saints with thousands of treasures and silks, and all directions worship the Taiping Emperor. The whole world is overflowing with joy, and the people are rejoicing. I respect His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His Taoism is long, Yao and Shun, his achievements are great, his great virtues are renewed day by day, and he inherits the Taoist tradition of a hundred kings. , the heart of thousands of saints is passed on, things are prosperous and the people are prosperous, and I am happy to meet the saints and the bright and good people..."
First there was a burst of extreme boasting, which made Zhu Jianshen very difficult to watch.
After writing thousands of words, Zhu Jianshen saw the core language of this letter asking for advice, but the serious matter of asking for advice was summarized in one sentence.
"The Japanese pirates invaded the border, killed our people, and wanted to destroy our country. I beg the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to send the king's troops to rescue them. I will never forget the grace of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty..."
It's simple and clear, the little devils can fuck me, but I can't. You are the boss, and you will be fucked by them. As long as you save our country, what's mine is yours, and what's yours is still yours.
After Zhu Jianshen read the form, he glanced at Zhang Huaizhi, who was still kneeling, and felt a little unbearable in his heart. It was not easy for this guy.
"Zhang Huaizhi, please get up too..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." After finishing speaking, Zhang Huaizhi stood up slowly.
After Zhang Huaizhi got up, Zhu Jianshen asked: "Since the Japanese pirates surrounded the country, how did you turn back the Ming Dynasty..."
"Your Majesty, I went to Kyushu Island, the base camp of the Japanese pirates, and used the majesty of the Ming Dynasty to obtain the general order from the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain of the Japanese country. Only then did I turn back to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty, I have brought harm to the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese pirates in my vassal country. , all under the instructions of the Satsuma Domain...I implore Your Majesty to send a letter of credence to the Satsuma Domain to warn them to restrain them, and to send another naval force to attack the southeast to relieve the worries of the vassal country..."
After Zhu Jianshen listened to Zhang Huaizhi's words, he did not answer directly, but frowned and asked: "I have heard about the Satsuma clan on Kyushu Island. In the early years, they sent eminent monks to Jiming Temple. The person who led the team seemed to be A famous name of the Satsuma clan. I am busy with state affairs and have not seen them. Since you have arrived on Kyushu Island, tell me what Kyushu Island is like now. The Shimazu clan in your mouth is the Satsuma clan. So what?"
Zhu Jianshen's understanding of Kyushu Island and Satsuma Domain is still in modern history.
In later generations, before the Meiji Restoration, the Satsuma Domain was the birthplace of the overthrow movement. Ambitious and capable people emerged in large numbers, and they joined forces with the Choshu Domain to destroy the entire shogunate, and then promoted the movement to return the great government to the Japanese emperor.
After the Meiji Restoration, the Satsuma Domain took control of the navy and became the birthplace of the navy. The most trusted ministers of the Japanese emperor were all from Satsuma Domain and Chosu Domain.
Together with the Choshu clan, it is known as "the army of Choshu and the navy of Satsuma".
The earliest Japanese navy was almost all members of the Satsuma Domain. Whether it was the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War or the Wokong War, more than 60% of the naval giants and even the personnel of each combat ship were from the Satsuma clan, and 80% of the upper-level commanders were from the Japanese kingdom. It is known as the hometown of the navy, but in history, it was also called the home of Japanese pirates.
Even during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the Satsuma Domain was one of the top feudal clans in Japan. It was located in the southwest of Kyushu and controlled almost the entire Kyushu Island.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, and the strength of the Satsuma clan was not substantially reduced. Then he invaded Korea and fought bloody battles with the Ming army in Korea for many years. Among them, the Satsuma clan sent the largest number of troops.
According to legend, when Xu Fu went to sea to find elixir for the First Emperor, he ended up on Kyushu Island...
During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the first place to contact the Han and Tang Dynasties was Kyushu Island...
Although Zhang Huaizhi went to Jiuzhou Island, he didn't know much about Jiuzhou Island and was not as good as Yang Zheng. However, now that the emperor actually asked, Zhang Huaizhi also told everything he knew.
He could only tell some things about Osumi, where the Shimazu clan was located, and his political structure was only limited to the fact that there was a Japanese emperor named Hou Ting Hana, the shogunate.
But Zhang Huaizhi is certain that on Kyushu Island, the Shimazu family is the real leader, and the Japanese emperor and the shogunate have nothing to do with it.
A large part of the income from the Japanese pirates who went out to sea to plunder was to support the current Satsuma clan in fighting with other feudal lords and generals in the Japanese country, and to frighten many famous names on Kyushu Island...
Perhaps in order to intimidate the behemoth across the sea and fear that the Ming Dynasty might have some ideas about him, the leader of the Satsuma Domain, Shimazu, told Zhang Huaizhi about the military power of the Satsuma Domain, including more than 100 warships, 20,000 naval soldiers, and land Eighty thousand soldiers... The Satsuma clan directly has 100,000 soldiers. Of course, this does not include the retainers stationed in various places... If there is a war, all the people will be soldiers...
After Zhu Jianshen listened to Zhang Huaizhi's words, he kept sneering...
All the people are soldiers, okay, I, the army of the Ming Dynasty King, will not kill the poor, you are all soldiers, and you will not feel any guilt when you kill...
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