Xinshun 1730

Chapter 327 The Fourth Lock
When Shang Che returned to Shuri Castle, Ryukyu Wang Shangjing was "reciting the text" in a rhythmic manner.

Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, Dao Longyao, Shun, Demai Tang and Wen.In order to unify Liuhe and hang down clothes, to teach benevolence must first teach filial piety; to open nine levels with ceremony, to be a king and also to be a teacher.

The far tin of the lotus dragon chapter, the brilliance of Same Island; the pursuit of Mu Fengzhao, the color of Dan Ying.The minister bowed five times to the angel, and three times when he looked at the elephant tower.The king will use the map to open the map, and there will be thousands of countries in the car book; occupying the time and responding to the law, and verifying the auspiciousness of the 36 winds...

Cai Wenpu, who had studied in the capital, was working hard there, helping Shang Jing write poems to reward angels and flattery to the emperor.

Cai Wenpu's parallel prose is good, and Shang Jing's Chinese is not fluent, but he writes Chinese characters well.Not only will I "recite the text" for a while, but I will also "write silently".

According to the rules, before the angel leaves, he must present a poem as a gift.This is different from the poetry meeting in the Central Plains. It is a propositional composition, and you can prepare it in advance and make a cheat sheet when the time comes.

People from the Satsuma clan were also there, and Shang Che told what he had seen and heard in the Angel Pavilion. Both Shang Jing and the people from the Satsuma clan breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Yu was a martial artist, so he asked if there were any prostitutes in the city, obviously not from a serious background.Although Ryukyu has foreign students from the Imperial College in Dashun, they are not generals after all, and they don't understand Dashun's "martial arts" policy at all.

In this way, the reason for banning religion is very likely.It is very likely that some Catholics rebelled and fled to the sea, so the emperor did not follow the previous rules to send people from the Hanlin Academy as envoys, but sent warships and soldiers.

Prohibition...

This is quite simple. The people of Satsuma are also very strict about the ban on religion. Satsuma knows that there are Spaniards in Taiwan, and the Dutch did not withdraw until Dashun was completely closed and the shogunate closed the country so that the Netherlands did not need Taiwan as a transit port. , so the Ryukyu, a place that was easily invaded by Catholicism before, was extremely strictly guarded.

Although the Dutch once fooled the Japanese by saying that Amsterdam smashed the statue of Jesus, the Japanese are not stupid.

Obviously the Dutch can talk about anything for trade, even if most Dutch people don't believe in Catholicism, they can't believe it.What's more, the Dutch trading house in Hirado used the Jesus date, which also caused the Hirado business house to be blocked and moved to Nagasaki.

Since the purpose of Dashun's sending of envoys this time seems to be related to the prohibition of religion, the Ryukyu people and Satsuma people feel that there is no need to be too nervous about this matter.

As long as you lie and act as usual, keep these people from seeing it.If Hanlin can't see it, what can a martial artist see?
Since the Celestial Dynasty brought soldiers and Western-style warships this time, the Satsuma clan could also take this opportunity to quietly inspect Dashun's military strength.

It's just that you can't go too far, and the samurai who are monitoring the tribute fleet on Kume Island had better avoid it first.

It’s good to observe as much as possible from Naha, for example, you can pretend to be a hawker or a food delivery person and go to the boat to have a look.

In Japan, Nagasaki and Satsuma know the most about the outside world except for the shogunate.Regardless of whether it is a Tang-style storytelling or a Dutch-style storytelling, it is circulated within the shogunate and cannot be shown to others.Nagasaki, as a commercial port, and Satsuma, as a strong vassal of trade in the name of Ryukyu, have a certain understanding of the outside world.

It's just that Dashun's navy is in Weihai, and most of the military reforms are in the north. In addition, Liu Yu has basically monopolized the trade with Japan. In recent years, few shipwrecked merchants have drifted to Ryukyu.

Even if there were, most of them were counterfeit military officers from Jinghai Palace Official Academy in Weihai.

Just like Ryukyu has a fixed question and answer manual, the storyteller Tang Feng of the trading company and the military student pretending to be a shipwrecked merchant also have a fixed answer manual.

The people of Satsuma were genuinely curious about Dashun's military strength, especially after seeing Dashun's official ships changed to Western-style warships.

However, the plan to approach the warships in the port under the guise of sending supplies quickly proved to be unfeasible.Before he got close, he was stopped by a group of soldiers, who only said that it was a military rule that idlers should not approach.

A few days later, someone sent a letter into Shuri Castle.

It is said that the angel will practice military exercises on the day of the meeting. Although there is no custom, Zhongshan Wang should not be surprised when the time comes.

Shang Jing didn't understand what this meant, so he asked Cai Wenpu.

"The Celestial Dynasty has been advocating literature since ancient times. In the past, it has never sent envoys to practice military exercises. What is the meaning of this?"

Cai Wenpu replied with an old saying.

"Dancing with relatives, there is Miao Naifu. The Celestial Dynasty first won the Rakshasa, and then conquered the Western Regions, showing its military power. The minister thought it was the king's congratulations. This congratulations form needs to be renewed. "

Having said that, the last bit of doubt in Shang Jing's mind disappeared, and he thought to himself that this is indeed the case, which makes a lot of sense.

The Celestial Dynasty pacified the Western Regions, and I didn't know about it before...Of course, with the size of the Ryukyu Kingdom, it is difficult for Shang Jing to understand where the Western Regions are and how far it is from the capital to the Western Regions.

Now that the Celestial Dynasty is carrying the prestige of victory and wants to spread its prestige far away, this makes sense.

It's just that he didn't realize that he had been domesticated by the Satsuma clan. At this time, he didn't even think of using the power of the Celestial Dynasty to overthrow Satsuma's control in Ryukyu. Desperate.

In addition, it is also because the overthrow of the Satsuma domain does not seem to be of any benefit to Ryukyu.The trade in Southeast Asia was occupied by Westerners, and Ryukyu couldn't reach it at all.

Sino-Japanese trade no longer needs Ryukyu as a transit point.If there is a falling out with the Satsuma clan, now the Satsuma clan eats meat, and they can still drink soup; if there is a falling out, Japan has already locked down the country. How does Ryukyu make money?I'm afraid that at that time, I can only eat cycad seeds to survive.

As for the hatred of ancestors, the hatred of the country and the family, and the interests of the nation, it may always be an additional option in front of the royal family's self-interest.

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In the Angel Pavilion, Liu Yu was lying on the bed, thinking about the future of Ryukyu.

Once China and Japan monopolize trade, the economic status of Ryukyu will decline significantly.To monopolize the trade between China and Japan, Ryukyu will also be added to it. A profit-oriented trading company will not give Ryukyu a penny of profit.

Ryukyu dares to trade casually. As long as the trading company obtains the monopoly, it will definitely dare to seize the opportunity to sink Ryukyu merchant ships.

The trade value is not high, but the military value is extremely high. As a naval base, it is like a lock.

In the chain planned by Liu Yu, there are a total of four locks to lock Japan.

North Korea, Vladivostok, Hokkaido, Ryukyu.

These four locks are now only one Ryukyu short.

You can try to let the Ryukyu royal family take a stake in the trading company in exchange for the right to station the navy in Ryukyu. This will ensure the centripetal force of the Ryukyu royal family to the Chinese dynasty, and you can slowly carry out cultural infiltration and assimilation by bestowing "36 surnames".

Thinking wildly there, I wondered if Ms. Yui Aragaki would be called Lin Yui in the future. Now there are not many 36 surnames left in Ryukyu, but I don’t know which family she is from?

While he was thinking about it, Zhao Baiquan begged to see him, Liu Yu quickly got up and asked, "What's the matter, Mr. Zhao?"

Not long ago, in front of Zhao Baiquan, Liu Yu made a plan for meeting the Ryukyu King and the Ryukyu officials in a few days.

Zhao Baiquan felt that this was a bit of nonsense. He thought it was just Ban Chao Yu Shanshan beheading the Xiongnu envoy, but according to Liu Yu's deployment, it was clearly to hijack the Ryukyu King.

No matter what, the Ryukyu King is also a county king and a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty. Doing so will cause serious trouble.

"Eagle Sobo, what does His Majesty's imperial decree say? Don't you know?"

If it was secretly ordered by the emperor, then it goes without saying, but what if it wasn't?Zhao Baiquan felt quite uneasy.

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know. But there is no doubt that the Japanese invaded Ryukyu during the Wanli period of the previous dynasty. I also know about Ryukyu products and Ryukyu tribute goods. , but can't fool me."

Zhao Baiquan said helplessly: "My lord, I have no choice but to persuade you. If your lord wants to learn from Ban Dingyuan, I will just say no. But the King of Ryukyu came to accept the imperial edict. If you do it at that time, it will damage the face of the emperor."

"The Kingdom of Heaven, Ryukyu Miner, do you still want to use this kind of fraudulent means? The King of Ryukyu came to accept the imperial edict, that is, he is convinced of the imperial edict. If he is guilty, he can be punished, but he can't do it when he receives the imperial edict. Eagle whirling Uncle can’t even figure this out, can he?”

Liu Yu laughed out loud, and asked in Japanese, "Does Master Zhao understand Japanese?"

"don't know."

Snapped……

Liu Yu snapped his fingers and said, "The meaning of what I said just now is to stand up after the ceremony. Whether this Ryukyu country is guilty or not, you will know when the time comes. Didn't they always say that they don't know about the affairs of the Wa country? There is no connection, and the weathervane on the roof is not Japanese-style but coincidentally similar? Could it be that this language can also be learned without a teacher?"

"It's not that you haven't heard the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom speak. It sounds like Fujian Mandarin. This Ryukyu language also sounds a bit like Hokkien. This makes it impossible for them to deny it."

"I don't know what was written in His Majesty's decree. But I want to seize the evidence that Ryukyu has fornicated the Wa country."

"When the time comes, I'll use the Japanese language to cheat. Mr. Zhao, if a group of people get up at that time, I will naturally do it; of course, if no one gets up, then it's up to you to smooth things over."

"Just, let me ask Mr. Zhao first, if many Ryukyu officials stand up at that time, what will Mr. Zhao do?"

Zhao Baiquan really didn't think of such a bad idea, and thought that this method is really... wretched.

Some of the answers given by the Ryukyu people are flawless on the surface, and the Ryukyu people are well prepared for the questions that the normal celestial dynasty can think of, and the answers are fluent.

But the language really cannot be said to be a coincidence. If a group of people can really understand the Japanese language, then it is not a coincidence, and it is impossible to deny that they have contacts with the Japanese country.

This is equivalent to Ryukyu doing it himself.

Ryukyu is so close to Japan, so it is normal to know a few words of Japanese, but both Satsuma and Ryukyu are guilty of guilt, and they just say that they have no connection with Japan. This is shooting themselves in the foot.

The evidence is conclusive, so there is something to be said.

"What does Eagle Sobo think I should do?"

"Master Zhao belongs to the Li government, but I am not. Master Zhao may wish to ask himself first, what does the Li government want? What does the Celestial Dynasty want? You have to know what you want before you can know what to do."

This incident has not happened yet, but seeing Liu Yu's confident appearance, Zhao Baiquan already believes in it [-]% in his heart.

It may be reasonable, but Liu Yu can't, but when it comes to fighting and understanding the outside world, Zhao Baiquan is also an official in Beijing. He has heard many stories about Liu Yu, and he absolutely believes in this aspect.

He opposed some of Liu Yu's practices and ways of doing things, but facts and positions are not the same thing.Regarding the word "facts", Zhao Baiquan believes that Liu Yu has the "facts".

The difference is that the facts are not important, but the position after knowing the facts is important.

Messengers don't just come to deliver messages.

Although most of the envoys are habitually acting as sounding boards, one thing more is worse than one thing less. They have long since lost the vicious vigor of the Han and Tang Dynasties. They are obviously diplomats who wish they could rely on those few followers to make a big deal out of the Marquis.

Even if Zhao Baiquan does not agree that Liu Yu wants to imitate Ban Chao's behavior, it does not mean that he opposes all subjective and independent actions, what he opposes is only the way of action.

Now that Liu Yu kicked the ball to his feet, Zhao Baiquan thought to himself, what is the Li government pursuing?

If it is only a nominal celestial dynasty, then Ryukyu's private relationship with the Japanese kingdom, as long as the celestial court pays tribute, the goal has been achieved, and there is no need to make any changes at all.

But if that's the case, why did the emperor send someone to Ryukyu when it was not the time for canonization?

Having figured out this joint, Zhao Baiquan nodded and said, "Thank you, Yingsuobo, I think I understand. Yingsuobo reads less scriptures, and I don't know how to reprimand him. Heaven's grace and power are combined, and the power of armor is in Yingsuobo; the power of etiquette is in the next this mouth."

Liu Yu clapped his hands and praised: "Master Zhao, Mr. Zhao, you finally understand. But I don't know where Mr. Zhao should start?"

There is no need for Liu Yu to teach such lip service.

"If the incident in the 37th year of Wanli is true, you will recognize the thief as your father. If you clearly have a relationship with the Japanese but say that you don't have it, you will be deceiving the emperor. The envoys of the celestial dynasty come frequently, and the students often go to the Imperial College, but they don't talk about the national humiliation. They think that the emperor is dim and cannot guard his vassal. Humiliate the king."

"However, Ryukyu is a small country, so it is not unforgivable for it to be unable to block the Japanese soldiers. But how can we prove Ryukyu's loyalty to the Celestial Dynasty?"

While talking, Zhao Baiquan found that he had fallen into the trap prepared by Liu Yu, and couldn't speak the following words.

How to prove loyalty?
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Look, so what you and I have to do is the same thing. How can we prove that Ryukyu is loyal to the Celestial Dynasty and was just forced to helpless before? Of course it is to kill the Japanese envoy. A big cleanup. But the Ryukyu soldiers are weak, and Benjue has no choice but to help, isn't this still Ban Chao's move?"

Zhao Baiquan knew that he couldn't refute this, so he said weakly: "That... that's still different. Ban Dingyuan didn't get the consent of the Shanshan King, we did this to ask for the consent of Liuqiu, and the name is justified. "

"It is not the hegemony of the Han Dynasty, but the kingly way of the Celestial Dynasty."

Liu Yu smiled, cupped his hands at Zhao Baiquan, and teased in a strange way: "So the meaning of the existence of the Li government is to find a pair of pants and put them on before farting."

(End of this chapter)