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Chapter 280 Ming Dynasty Ryukyu County

Ryukyu Kingdom has three provinces, 39 prefectures and 36 islands.

Among them, 36 islands are all ruled by Ji Mo, and the remaining three provinces and 39 prefectures are even more nonsense.

The provinces here are actually equivalent to the towns in China. In various senses, the three provinces are actually the original "Three Mountain Empire".

What a arrogant village chief!

The Sho clan that currently rules Ryukyu is called the Second Sho Dynasty by historians, also known as the Izena Dynasty.

According to records in the "Zhongshan Shijian", the father of the second Shang family, Shang Yuan (Kanemaru) King Shang Ji, was born on Isena Island and was a descendant of Yoshimoto, the third generation king of the Shuntian Dynasty.

According to this view, the second Sho clan is the descendant of the samurai Minamoto no Tomo during the Heian period in Japan, that is, the last descendant of the Qing and Minamoto clan.

This is obviously wrong, because there is no statement that Yuan Weichao fled to Ryukyu in "Hogen Monogatari", and it is even possible that King Sunten himself is a fictional character.

Some Ryukyu myths and Ryukyu songs say that King Shogen is a descendant of the Tenson clan, that is, a descendant of the goddess Amo Miku who founded the Ryukyu Islands.

This can be ignored, and there is another view that is not accepted by the mainstream of academic circles, which is that the Second Shang family is the last descendant of the Japanese pirates.

Shogan-oh’s original name was Kanemaru, and So-and-so Maru is a common name among Japanese people. In the history of Ryukyu, only Kanemaru and Gosamaru were named So-and-so Maru. Moreover, Shogan-oh was born in a small town far away from the main island of Ryukyu. Shimai is a name.

Anyway, according to various theories, this King Shangyuan cannot be Han, or even Ryukyu.

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After the Ming army captured Kume Island, they directly took 31 Kume Han soldiers with surnames such as Cai, Cheng, Mao, and Jin, and then went straight to Shuri (the capital) of Ryukyu Island.

Ryukyu, Shuri Castle, Royal Palace.

King Shang Jing was a little flustered. After all, he was just a young new king in his early twenties.

Ryukyu Regent Shotetsu (Prince Chaoqi Chatan) said nothing. He took office only last year.

Ryukyu regents are also called state ministers, king ministers, and ministers. They are basically selected from princes or ministers.If the minister serves as regent, his rank will be elevated to prince from the day he takes office.

During the Second Shang Dynasty, regents were usually just sinecures, responsible for royal etiquette.

There are only two exceptions in history, one is the monk Kikuyin, and the other is Xiang Xiangxian. Both of them were forcibly supported by the Satsuma Domain.

Under normal circumstances, the actual prime minister of Ryukyu, Hai, is the third official, which is Cai Wen's current official position.

Cai Wen quickly stepped forward to comfort him and said: "Your Majesty, today's imperial army is approaching. If this operation can be carried out properly, it will not only expel the hateful Satsuma clan and allow Your Majesty to regain power. No wonder, we can also take the opportunity to recover the eight northeastern islands (Amami). islands).”

King Shang Jing, who was quite nervous just now, was shocked when he heard this and said, "Recover the eight islands in the Northeast. Is what the National Master said true?"

The Satsuma clan originally sent [-] troops to attack Ryukyu. Although they did not actually destroy the kingdom, they annexed the Amami Islands in the northern part of Ryukyu.

Even the title of Prince Nakayama of Ryukyu (canonized by the Ming Dynasty) was abolished by the Edo shogunate and demoted to Ryukyu State Secretary.

It was Kangxi who later negotiated with the Edo shogunate and restored the title of King of Ryukyu.

Cai Wen smiled slightly and said, "Whether it is true or not depends on Your Majesty."

King Shang Jing straightened his body and asked, "What do the masters of the country teach me?"

Cai Wen said: "Now the army of the Celestial Empire is coming to hold accountable, not only to hold the Ryukyus accountable, but also to hold Japan accountable. There will definitely be angels coming together at that time. Your Majesty will immediately lead our Ryukyu officials to sweep the bed at the palace. Welcome. Also, Your Majesty should personally write a letter of apology and send it to His Majesty the Emperor of China as an apology."

"As long as your Majesty sincerely admits his mistake, the Emperor of China has always been magnanimous and will definitely not blame him. He may even send troops for your Majesty to help him regain the eight northeastern islands. Moreover, even if the Emperor of China does not send troops to help your Majesty, your Majesty can personally lead the army at that time. The soldiers marched north, making a gesture to win over the people. The Celestial Army is on the side, and as long as Your Majesty does not cross, the Satsuma Domain will never dare to do anything to Your Majesty!"

King Shang Jing suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "So, what the Imperial Master said is reasonable. I will summon the ministers to welcome the noble envoy of the Celestial Dynasty and write an apology letter."

On the side, Cheng Shunze saw this and also reminded him: "Your Majesty, when writing an apology, remember to be sincere in words and respectful in tone. Also, when Your Majesty meets angels, you should dress properly. And although Your Majesty is greeting angels, But after all, Your Majesty is the Prince of Zhongshan County, so you should not be too flattering and lose your dignity."

King Shang Jing said: "Mr. Cheng said yes, I will definitely pay attention!"

In this way, after receiving the news that the Ming army was approaching the border, the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers not only did not offer any resistance.They even began to summon the officials in Shuri City, all gathered together to prepare to sweep the couches to welcome the Ming army.

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Naha Port, Ryukyu is enshrined in Japan.

After the Satsuma Domain invaded and occupied Ryukyu, in addition to forcibly annexing the eight northeastern Ryukyu Islands, it also successively established the Miyako Island Zaifan, Yaeyama Island Zaifan, and Ryukyu Zaifan on the Miyako Islands, Yaeyama Islands, and Ryukyu Island.

These practices not only manage local maritime trade, but are also important institutions for local taxation and management of the Satsuma Domain.

Each zaibanbo is held by a retainer of the Satsuma clan, and his appointment is replaced every two or three years.

"How is the situation? How many people from the Chinese army have come?" The current Ryukyu executive officer asked the visitor.The warrior who reported the message gasped and said: "Report to the Great Execution, the entire port... The port is surrounded... A rough look at the large and small warships, at least... there must be dozens of them, and they have a lot of cannons! "

"..."

This Zaifan Fengxing still refused to give up: "The port is under siege. Is it really impossible to get out?"

The warrior who reported the news quickly shook his head: "Impossible, don't say we went out, even the fishing boats near the port were detained."

There is no doubt that the entire Naha Port is a trumpet.Forty warships of the Ming army were dispatched, and they could easily surround and block this place.

With no army and only a few dozen samurai and officers of the Zaiban Military Command, the Ryukyu Zaiban Military Command did not intend to sit still and wait for death.You will definitely not be able to defeat them, so you have to find a way to escape and return to Kagoshima (city) to report for help.

However, the Ming army was faster. While Liu Sheng asked the navy to block Naha Port, he had already led his troops to force a landing.

Ryukyu, which was not prepared to resist in the first place, sent out a joint force of three thousand Ming army divisions and Han Chinese named Kume 31, and took control of the entire Naha Port without any effort.

Liu Sheng led his troops to advance lightly and rushed straight to the Ryukyu Zaiban Administrative Office. He happened to bump into the Japanese officials and samurai of the administrative office who were about to escape.

Those warriors were still ready to fight with their swords, and some even carried matchlock guns.

The Ming army has completely replaced its flintlock guns, as well as explosive shells, grenade hammers and other large-scale weapons.

"Raise the gun!"

"shooting!"

I didn’t even plan to shout.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

A volley of guns went down, and a row of warriors fell on the spot.Then there were rounds of shooting, the second round, and the third round.

These Japanese samurai musketeers had no time to ignite before they were all knocked down.

Upon seeing this, the remaining people, especially the official in charge, quickly knelt down and shouted in Chinese: "Heaven, spare my life! Heaven, spare my life!"

When Liu Sheng saw this, he waved his hand and said, "I have tied up all the people who came, and put away the documents they were holding, and handed them back to Mr. Cui, let him see what is going on? "

In just a few moments, the Ryukyu Zaiban Administrative Office established by the Satsuma Domain was captured by the Ming army.

Liu Sheng continued to go deep alone and attacked Shuri Castle. He thought it would take some effort to defeat it.

As a result, when the army arrived at Shuri Castle, the city gate was actually opened, and Ryukyu officials even lined up in front of the city gate to greet them early.

Liu Sheng's face was quite strange, but he was not polite at all. Before anyone entered the city gate, he waved his hand: "I'll tie them all up!"

A group of Ming army soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers rushed forward and kept all this in the dark. The Ryukyu officials who didn't know what happened were all pushed to the ground one by one.

Some of those with quick reflexes still wanted to run, but these people couldn't outrun professional soldiers, and they were chased away within a few steps.

The entire city gate went from being clean and bright to a state of chaos in an instant.

Liu Sheng led the remaining 2000 troops and rushed straight to the palace in the city, ignoring the people he saw along the way.

I only saw officials who lined up or knelt down to greet them, and arrested them first.

When Liu Sheng entered the palace, Cai Wen, King Shang Jing, Cheng Shunze and other Ryukyu monarchs had no idea what was going on. They only felt that there was some commotion outside.

Seeing that the Ming army actually entered the palace directly, Cai Wen was shocked to realize that something was wrong, but he still didn't think too much and greeted him with a smile: "The ministers of this country respectfully welcome the emperor..."

Liu Sheng didn't even give him a chance to finish his sentence, and ordered: "I'll tie them all up!"

The soldiers behind quickly dispatched, and the entire palace suddenly burst into shouts and curses.

The Ryukyu King Shang Jing was still stunned when he was forcibly pulled from the throne by Ming army soldiers.

Then, together with the third division officers Cai Wen, Cheng Shunze and others, they were all tied up and became prisoners of the Ming army.

Only then did the young Shang Jing react, and shouted with horror on his face: "National Master! National Master, what is going on?"

Cai Wen was also confused at this moment. He didn't even answer Shang Jing. He couldn't help asking Liu Sheng in fluent Chinese: "Why is the Chinese army like this? What did Xia Guo Ryukyu do wrong?"

Liu Sheng rarely replied: "Where did the country of Ryukyu come from? Now it is my Ryukyu County of Ming Dynasty!"

Daming Ryukyu County! ?

　The Ryukyu Imperial Guard is not the Imperial Imperial Guard as conventionally understood (ω)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)