Ming Zuo

"The shogunate knows what we are doing, and they will die without a place to bury them."

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was both excited and apprehensive.

He dreamed of overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate, but he was afraid of destroying the foundation of the Shimadzu family.

At this time, only an old man like Shimadzu Jiuqing can provide him with psychological support.

"From my point of view, Xia Guo is furious. I'm afraid the shogunate will either die or be disabled in this attack. No matter what, it will seriously hurt its vitality. As long as the Satsuma clan is in the right position and wholeheartedly following Xia Guo, they will be able to sit back and relax."

Switch to Xia Kingdom?

This proposal was so shocking, but Mitsuhisa Shimadzu immediately nodded in agreement.

Dongying people bully the weak and admire the strong, such is their nature.

Whoever is strong, they are willing to be his dog.

When the shogunate was strong, although they had a lot of dissatisfaction in their hearts, they were as obedient as their grandsons.

Since Xia Guo is more powerful, it is not a bad idea to follow Xia Guo.

In the final analysis, the foundation of the Shimadzu family must be preserved.

After thoroughly figuring it out, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu took the document, happily signed his name on it, and used a seal.

A thin piece of paper weighs a thousand ounces in his hands at this moment.

Because he knew very well that what was carried on it was the fate of Satsuma.

Shimadzu Jiukei didn't dare to delay at all, and rushed back to Nagasaki all day and night.

"Master Shangguo, I, the Satsuma clan, are willing to testify. The invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom was all planned by the shogunate."

Now that he has chosen to bet, Satsuma Fan is very happy.

With the paperwork in his hand, Shen Tingyang just wanted to laugh out loud.But to maintain his dignity in front of Shimadzu Hisakei, he had no choice but to hold back.

"Tonight, I will take you to meet someone."

After receiving the testimony from Satsuma, Shen Tingyang immediately sent people back to the country to report the progress of the matter.

And that night, neither Shen Tingyang nor Shimadzu Jiuqing was disturbed, quietly boarded the boat and left Nagasaki.

A day later, they arrived in Busan.

Instead of entering the city, he went directly to the naval camp.

Shimadzu Jiuqing was full of question marks, not knowing what Shen Tingyang brought him here for.

But when Yuei Yamada appeared in front of him, he jumped up on the spot in shock.

"Yamada-kun, are you alive?"

When Yuei Yamada saw him, he was equally astonished.

"My lord, have you been arrested by Xia Guo?"

Shimadzu Jiuqing slowly shook his head, looking at Shen Tingyang, knowing that there is still a follow-up.

He originally thought that Yuei Yamada attacked Xia Guo's merchant ship, and he would surely die if he fell into Xia Guo's hands.Unexpectedly, not only was she living well, but she was also clean and tidy, and she hadn't even been abused.

Shen Tingyang asked the two to sit down, and finally revealed their purpose.

"Since the Satsuma clan intends to surrender, Xia's grace is mighty, so you can forget the past. However, the situation of the Satsuma clan is too dangerous, and it is certainly difficult for you to resist the punishment of the shogunate with your strength. For the present plan, we must reform and expand our force. Xia The country will naturally spare no effort to help the vassals. Mr. Yamada can stay here and learn the strengths of our Xia army, which will be of great use in the future."

Shimadzu Hisakei and Yamada Yuei immediately understood.

Xia Guo intends to train Satsuma's army to fight against the shogunate.

Isn't this what they dreamed of.

Shimadzu Jiuqing was so excited that he quickly asked, "Master Shangguo, I don't know about weapons, can Shangguo give you some gifts?"

Shen Tingyang has been authorized in this matter.

"Within three years, Shangguo will provide you with [-] muskets and [-] cannons. Whether you can eat it depends on the ability of Satsuma."

With such a huge sum of ammunition supplies, Shimazu Hisaki and Yamada Yuei no longer had any resistance.

The two of them represented the Satsuma clan, and they bowed down in front of Shen Tingyang very well.

In their eyes, Shen Tingyang was shining all over.

In that dazzling light, there seems to be a bright future for Satsuma.

Shen Tingyang waited in Busan for four days, and the domestic response finally came.

"Deputy Chief Chong, why are you here in person?"

Seeing Chonghua appearing in front of him, Shen Tingyang faintly felt that Xia Guo was going to make a big fuss.

Chong Hua's face was extremely serious.

"Since ancient times, the kingdom of heaven has been in the center and blessed all directions. The vassal states have enjoyed the grace of heaven and lived in peace. How can the Tokugawa shogunate dare to violate the law of heaven and commit evil deeds of usurpation? How can it not be severely punished? Representative Shen, you return immediately, Make an appointment with Nagasaki Makoto and ask the other party to convey it to the Tokugawa shogunate. This is a relevant condition, and the Tokugawa shogunate must respond."

Chonghua took out a pair of documents and handed them to Shen Tingyang.

Shen Tingyang opened it and only glanced at it, before his expression changed.

"The Tokugawa shogunate will never accept such conditions, and war will be inevitable."

Chong Hua sneered.

"What I want is that the Tokugawa shogunate cannot accept it, otherwise, how can there be an excuse to do it?"

As a civil servant, Shen Tingyang felt resistance to the instinct of war.

"Can the center be sure of victory?"

Chonghua's experience is undoubtedly more sophisticated than his.

"Do you think Satsuma will be the last one?"

Shen Tingyang understood.

It seems that the Tokugawa shogunate is the co-lord of Japan, but in fact the position of the shogun is like sitting on the stove.

There are definitely not a few daimyos who are double-faced with the shogunate.

Although these big names are not ignorant of Xia Guo's intervention, it may bring disaster to Dongpu.But if there is no Xia country, they will definitely be digested by the Tokugawa shogunate one by one in the near future.

This is the dilemma with no way out.

The only choice for those daimyos is to focus on the present first.

Any opportunity to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, they will be willing to try.

Once these big names are holding back, the power of the Tokugawa shogunate cannot be fully exerted.

In addition, Japan is an island country, without a strong navy, relying on passive defense alone will be an endless disaster.

Xia Guo has unlimited room for development.

Shen Tingyang gained confidence, and appeared proudly in front of Sakakibara.

"The shogunate is rebellious, self-respecting, and invading China's vassal state. Its crime is unforgivable. China has a broad mind, and in the spirit of learning from past mistakes and avoiding future ones, it gives the shogunate a chance to repent faithfully. The current conditions are as follows:

First, the shogunate pleaded guilty, confessed his mistakes, and severely punished all parties involved;

Second, the shogun must personally go to the Kingdom of Xia, kowtow to His Royal Highness King Xia, and plead guilty, begging for God’s forgiveness;
Third, Tokugawa Ieyasu's title shall not be removed, and his direct descendants shall not continue to serve as the shogun;

Fourth, in order to punish the ambition of the shogunate, from now on no boards will be allowed to go into the sea. "

Sakakibara was holding the letter of credence in his hand, looking at the words on it, he felt his blood surge.

This is not a letter of credence, it is clearly a call to war.

Even without submitting it to Tokugawa Iemitsu, he knew that the shogunate would never accept such extremely harsh conditions.

Between Xia Guo and Dongying, a war is inevitable.