Xinshun 1730

Chapter 326

After entering the angel hall and going through the process again, the prelude process of welcoming is over.

According to the rules, when the official ships and envoys of the Celestial Dynasty arrived, they had to live in the Angel Pavilion now. After all, Ryukyu had to prepare a lot to welcome them.

Normally, it would take ten and a half days to wait. Liu Yu understood that this was all arranged by the Satsuma clan, so he didn't point it out for the time being.

After entering the Angel Pavilion, Ryukyu officials no longer have to kneel all the time, they can sit down.

Get up when you need to talk. Normally, both sides have to get up, because the normal canonization of Ryukyu will not send high-ranking officials, and it is unprecedented to send the earl.

Because it is not normal, Shang Che has to stand up when talking, Liu Yu only needs to sit when talking, Zhao Baiquan and Liu Yu can sit when talking, Zhao Baiquan and Shang Che need to stand up when talking.

These things don't need to be called Ryukyu people. Most of the Ryukyu people learn the rituals of the Celestial Dynasty, and the core is common.

"Dare to ask the angel, how many people came from the Celestial Dynasty this time, including the sailors and handymen? You can also ask someone to prepare meals. Different grades have their own supplies. Please ask the angel to give me the list."

"The poor people in the Ryukyu country have no good food, please forgive me."

When this was on the boat, Zhao Baiquan was already ready and asked Liu Yu how many people were there in total.

Except for the few cruise ships that Chen Qinghai took away to block Ryukyu, the rest did not enter Naha Port, but were floating in the sea.

The navy doesn't like and it is impossible to set sail in unfamiliar places and enter the port, and it is too late to react if something unexpected happens.

Following Liu Yu ashore, there was only one cruiser as the skyship, and the rest of the troop carriers followed.

There were [-] marines in total, but only [-] went ashore, and the rest squatted on the boat guarding the cannons. It was not easy to drag the army's field artillery directly to Naha.

There are about 600 other sailors, handymen, guards of honor, etc., adding up to more than [-] people who need to live in the Angel Pavilion, which is about the same as usual, and the Ryukyu side can accommodate it.

Shang Che took the list, but in fact he still had a lot to ask.

For example, why did the Chinese ship send a Western ship this time?Why did the Celestial Dynasty send troops this time?What is the purpose of the Celestial Dynasty coming this time?

I thought about many possibilities, but I never thought that the Celestial Dynasty knew the truth about Ryukyu being controlled by the Satsuma clan. Because I have been cheating for 130 years, I have been cheating very smoothly, and I have formed a thinking inertia, and I will not go to this aspect at all. think.

This time was still a bit different, the earl-level Chinese officials came in person, which made Shang Che feel very uneasy.

Originally, he was here to test, so he took this opportunity to ask.

"I don't know why the angel came to Xiaobang this time?"

Zhao Baiquan didn't know what to say, but Liu Yu did lie when he opened his mouth.

"What's the matter? There's no rush to talk about it. It won't be too late to discuss it when the prince of Zhongshan comes. The emperor has his own will."

"Oh, by the way, my lord, I have always heard that Ryukyu is in the sea, and commercial ships pass through it, but I don't know that Ryukyu knows about the ban on religion?"

This matter has nothing to do with the ban on teaching, Liu Yu is also playing tricks here, he didn't say that he came this time because of the ban on teaching, but said that he would tell King Zhongshan that your brother is not high enough.

But turning your mouth is a sentence of banning religion, which sounds related to the former, but actually has nothing to do with the former.

Because he added the sentence "That's right", it means that the topic has changed.

But Shang Che didn't think so much, let alone that the always foolish angel would play such a trick, so he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"The Ryukyu Kingdom is located in a remote place, but I have heard about it. In addition, there were Fujian merchants living here, and the King of Zhongshan also treated them well, and I have heard about it."

Liu Yu thought to himself, Hammer's kind hospitality is obviously for house arrest and monitoring to prevent news from leaking out, so why didn't I send someone to pretend to be in a shipwreck?
As long as they approach the shore, they will be watched by the Japanese, and they will have food and drink, but they are not allowed to move around.

You can ask to see the King of Ryukyu, but you have to wait for the King of Ryukyu to summon you. The questions you ask are not so much asked by Ryukyu, but rather like the standard questions of Nagasaki's Chinese style storytelling.

In the past few years, Dashun has opened and closed trade, and used the switch to make the northeastern part of Taiwan more costly to manage than the benefits. Finally, the Spaniards and Dutch who were quietly active there withdrew, and the status of the Ryukyu transit station declined. It is finally this kind of deception I can also hide it.

In the past few years, the main port of trade with Japan has been transferred to Songjiang, and it has even used Western navigation techniques to sail directly to Nagasaki, and fewer people have fallen into trouble in Ryukyu.

However, the few waves of people sent before, and the problems of the Ryukyu people summarized after they came back, it shows the depth of Satsuma's control over Ryukyu.Many questions are not what Ryukyu people should ask, or are willing to ask.

It was not time to turn his face, Liu Yu continued to lie, and said: "The king of Zhongshan treated the merchants who fell into the sea kindly, which is really kind. It's just that the merchants don't know much? You don't know. A few years ago, Western Catholicism was banned in China , People in Fujian and other places rioted, burned Confucian temples, and smashed temples. This Ryukyu is very close to Fujian, but I don’t know if there are Catholic Hokkien in Ryukyu?

I deliberately chose to use the ban on religion to divert the topic, because Japan is also banning religion, and the Satsuma clan has a stricter view on the ban on religion. Ryukyu is under the control of the Satsuma clan, and such things as banning religion can cause "resonance."

Shang Che really didn't know about the riots of Fujian's religious people. Hearing Liu Yu's words, he pretended to be clever and thought he understood the meaning of the sudden dispatch of people to Ryukyu this time.

"Angels, don't worry. The Ryukyu Kingdom has its own Shinto, wishing women, and witches. Naturally, Catholicism is banned. Not only is it banned, but it is also strictly investigated. Any shipwreck that carries crosses and other objects is strictly prohibited from landing. In order to popularize, King Zhongshan He also specially ordered someone to draw some pictures related to Catholicism, and whoever finds them will be rewarded. The Shinto Zhunu also ordered a strict investigation."

"There is absolutely no Catholicism in this country!"

He thought that something happened to the ban on religion in China, which made big news like the Shimabara Rebellion in Japan.As a vassal, especially a vassal that can pay tribute, the Celestial Dynasty has the right to ask for the prohibition of religion together.

If this is the case, then you can rest assured. Anyway, the Satsuma clan is also strictly guarding against Catholicism, and the important maritime transportation routes such as Ryukyu have been checked carefully.

Thinking maybe some Catholics escaped by boat, so the Celestial Dynasty sent warships to catch them?

Moreover, it is Fujian where the religious people rebelled, and there is a high probability that they will go to Ryukyu...

Looking at it this way, it makes sense that the Celestial Dynasty sent warships, entourage and soldiers this time.

Liu Yu hummed, cleared her throat and said, "This... well, this foreign religion, it..."

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Baiquan took over the words. The ban on religion is closely related to the ritual government, and he is more familiar with the official standard answers than Liu Yu.

From the emperor's decree banning religion to the disadvantages of foreign religions, after explaining them according to the official version, Shang Che, the king of Ryukyu, hurriedly said: "The emperor is holy. In the small country of Ryukyu, there is no foreign religion prevailing. Later, no Western ships arrived. The Kingdom of Yingguili once set up a trading house with Naha in the first year of the Apocalypse, but it was closed shortly after, and no Westerners have come since then.”

It was the first time I heard that the British had come to Ryukyu, and Liu Yu panicked and asked, "When?"

"It's been a long time since I returned to the angel. It was in the 43rd year of Wanli. Since the 43rd year of Wanli, the British have never been here again."

Liu Yu thought to himself that this happened a hundred years ago, and I was taken aback.Calculating the time, it should be the time when the British were once cheated by the Dutch in Japan. Although they don't know what happened, they are relieved.It seems that the forces of Westerners have completely given up on Ryukyu.

At this time, he pretended to say: "Since that's the case, if any Westerners come to Ryukyu, they must report to the Celestial Dynasty. How can Westerners bypass the Celestial Dynasty and negotiate with the vassals alone? Moreover, if there are Celestial followers who come here in exile in the future, they can also captured together."

The three sentences are inseparable from the prohibition of teaching, which completely relieves Shang Che.

Liu Yu changed the subject and said: "This time, it is not a canonization, so there is no need to prepare altar gifts or the like. And it is neither a canonization nor a need to go to the Zhongshan Wang Temple. It is in the Angel Hall. The emperor sent me here. If there is an important matter, the Prime Minister of the country can send a message to King Zhongshan, as soon as possible."

"Of course you must be polite, but don't be extravagant and wasteful. Keep everything simple. The business matters."

Shan Chelian claimed it was.

The Zhongshan Wang Temple is for canonization, but anyone who canonize must be dead.

It is impossible for the Celestial Dynasty to have one wave of dead people and another wave of canonization, so funerals and happy events have always been held together.

The main hall of the Angel Pavilion has a vacant seat for the emperor, which can fully undertake the various functions of Zhongshan King seeing angels and thanking him.

"What the angel said is very true. I will report back to the king of Zhongshan. The angel is tired from the journey, so he can take a rest for a few days. I don't know what the angel has to say. If there is no order, I will retreat right away, and it will not affect the angel's rest."

Liu Yu got up to see him off, and when Shang Che was about to leave, he seemed to think of something and asked, "Are there any prostitutes in the city?"

Zhao Baiquan, who was following Liu Yu, was stunned for a moment, and Shang Che, the brother of Ryukyu King, was also stunned, thinking he heard it wrong?
Fortunately, there are standard answers in the "Question and Answer Handbook" of Ryukyu and Satsuma, and he hurriedly said: "There are no Ryukyu islands. As for the Ryukyu sore (syphilis) that some people rumored, it has nothing to do with Ryukyu, but some people attached it to it." Say."

Thinking about the previous exchanges, it is known that Liu Yu is a "martial officer". After fighting Junggar and Luocha, Shang Che knew it, and he was really straightforward as a martial artist.

He is also clever, and said with a smile: "The Ryukyu Kingdom is located in the south, and it is now in the high moon, and the night is so hot that it is hard to sleep, so I have to send someone to fan the angel."

Zhao Baiquan thought to himself, Ying Suo Bo, Ying Suo Bo, wouldn't it be so?It's only been a few days, can't bear it?It's not that you can't do this during the reception, but we're only here for the first day, so should we restrain ourselves?
Liu Yu on the side smiled and said: "The Prime Minister has misunderstood. I am not doing it for myself, but because you have seen it. I have brought a lot of soldiers this time. They are all floating on the sea. Floating on the sea, doing something. They have been holding back for a long time recently, and I am afraid that they will be jealous and cause trouble because of prostitutes. If not, it would be the best, so as not to cause trouble and hurt the face of the heaven, and I will be punished when I go back. "

"This time, it's different from the past. These soldiers don't need to send handyman to serve, I also brought people, cooks and the like are all available. The Ryukyu Kingdom only needs to deliver the daily rice noodles on time. I am Those who lead the army must be strict in running the army, and they must not be mixed with the locals. Besides, they can’t stay for a few days, and they have to go back quickly to have important events.”

Thinking about the soldiers I brought, I can tell they are soldiers at a glance, and I can't hide it, so it's better to make it clear.

It might as well ask the Ryukyu side to relax their vigilance and think in the direction of "leading troops to chase Westerners or Catholics".

Seeing Liu Yu's insistence, Shang Che thought to himself that this is good, and it saves the need to mobilize people's power.Since he is a military leader and a rough warrior, it seems that it should be because of something like the ban on religion, and he came to Ryukyu on the way, so it's not a big deal.

"Since that's the case, thank you Angel for your compassion. I will repay Zhongshan King and come to meet the order as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)