Ming Zuo

Chapter 1317 The attitude of the Japanese people
The battle outside the Kyoto Imperial Palace became the trigger for the civil war in Japan.

Neither of the two sides grabbed Emperor Meisho, forming a confrontational situation.

After the news was sent back, the Tokugawa shogunate and the foreign daimyo immediately stepped up the deployment of troops, and the situation suddenly became dangerous.

Shen Tingyang immediately negotiated with both parties on behalf of Xia Guo.

Xia Guo doesn't care about the civil war in Japan, but the flames of war must not spread to Osaka.

After all, this city was newly built by the Xia Kingdom, and it had just been completed.If there was a war, wouldn't it be slapping Xia Guo in the face?

In fact, there is no need for Xia Guo's note. The Tokugawa shogunate and the foreign daimyo never thought of putting the battlefield in Osaka.

The fledgling city has made both parties realize that it is a steady stream of money.

Both sides want to defeat their opponents, obtain the dominance of Japan, and then rely on Osaka to make money.

At this time, the focus of both sides is on Kyoto.

Both sides want to hold the emperor in their own hands and use the name of righteousness to suppress each other.

Tokugawa Iemitsu even personally wrote a letter to Emperor Mingzheng, hoping to use his family affection to impress the other party and make Emperor Mingzheng favor him.

Although Emperor Meisho was only a little girl, he had grown into a power animal.

The slogan of "respecting the emperor and punishing traitors" put forward by the foreign daimyo gave her an opportunity to get rid of the oppression of the shogunate and rule the world again.

Although she also knew that the foreign daimyo also had bad intentions, but it didn't matter.

The royal family can benefit from the battle between the tiger and wolf between the Tokugawa shogunate and foreign daimyo.

This is the situation in Japan.

All parties have hidden scheming and painstaking calculations, and the final outcome is also doomed.

"Shimabara can't be chaotic. Shimabara is different from other places and can't be involved in the war. You rush back immediately and make sure everyone understands the situation. Shimabara can take advantage of the opportunity of the war between the two sides to develop well, but absolutely not become a weapon used by both sides."

When Dongying's situation was reported, Zuo Menggeng immediately called Amakusa Shizhen, intending to let him rush back immediately.

When the foreign daimyo raised his troops, he also extended an invitation to Shimabara.

The reason they gave was that the Shimabara Rebellion Army was originally an ally of the foreign daimyo, and they should fight together.

Quite a few people in the Shimabara Rebel Army were very moved, thinking that this was an opportunity to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.But there are still many people who think that the foreign daimyo are just like the Tokugawa shogunate, they are all hateful feudal lords.

There is no need for the Shimahara Rebels to contribute to these people.

The two sides couldn't argue.

Yuan Shengshou and the others were outsiders after all, and it was not easy to make decisions on their behalf, so they hurriedly passed the news back.

The opinion of the center is that the leader Amakusa Tokisada must rush back immediately to stabilize the morale of the army.

It has been more than two years since Amakusa Shizune came to Xia Kingdom.

During these two years, Amakusa Tokisada lived in the Xia Palace, and went to the military academy to practice, and learned a lot of advanced knowledge that many people have never had access to.

Today, he has already completed his transformation.He is no longer the loyal young man, but has the acumen of a politician.

He also knows that Shimabara's situation can only be maintained by himself.

But before going back, there was one more thing on his mind, he hoped to get Zuo Menggeng's promise.

"Your Highness, is it possible that after this time, the people of Dongying can also become the people of the Xia Kingdom, without having to suffer anymore?"

Of course Zuo Menggeng knew that Xia Guo's ideas could not fool those who cared.

"Are you Dongying people willing?"

Tears welled up in Amakusa Shizhen's eyes, and she nodded frequently.

"Your Highness, I don't know, what kind of life do we Dongying people live? It's not an exaggeration to say that pigs and dogs are worse. All Dongying people who have been to Xia Kingdom love this place infinitely. If we can also become the superiors of Xia Kingdom Waiting people, what is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Many people in Dongying know that Xia Guo wants to annex Dongpu.

The upper-class people are worried about this and resist in every possible way.

But among the people, the more they see the goodness of Xia Guo, the more popular they are.

Because Japan is an island country with limited resources, all benefits are monopolized by the ruler.The life of ordinary people is no longer enough to be described by the word "hardship".

The prosperity of the people of Xia Kingdom, as well as their human rights can be guaranteed. I don't know how envious the Dongying people are.

Amakusa Tokisada's attitude really represents the mentality of many Dongying people.

In this era when the concepts of country, race, and region are still relatively vague, as long as Xia Guo can sincerely treat the people of Dongying, then the people of Dongying will obviously not resist becoming a citizen of Xia Guo.

Seeing Amakusa Shizhen becoming more and more handsome and straight, Zuo Menggeng was very pleased and patted him on the head dotingly.

"These days won't be too far away. After you go back, you must be extra careful. Those ambitious people may murder you. I have equipped you with a strong security team, and you must always be vigilant. You should be ruthless." When you are in trouble, never be soft-hearted. You only need to always understand what you are going to do, and you will not be confused."

This is Zuo Menggeng's last education to Amakusa Shizhen before his departure.

His words were deeply engraved in Amakusa Tokisada's heart.

This young man who created mythology in Japan has now learned the art of slaying dragons, and he wants to go back to find hope for the suffering people of Japan.

Just when Amakusa Tokizhen returned home, Xia Guo also welcomed an unexpected guest.

"His Royal Highness Xia, we Portuguese beg your help to get rid of the evil Spaniards. We have common enemies and can be the best allies."

The Governor of Portugal in Macau, Paulo Shi, actually came to Jinan in person to pay a visit to Zuo Menggeng.

And as soon as they came up, they made a request for an alliance.

This incident unavoidably surprised Zuo Menggeng, who couldn't figure out what the Portuguese were up to.

Obviously in the previous few times, Xia Guo had shown kindness to the Portuguese.But the Portuguese turned a deaf ear to it, and still had close contacts with Ming Dynasty.

Why did the Portuguese suddenly change their position?

The situation is unknown.

After discussing with the center, Zuo Menggeng decided to stabilize the opponent for the time being, and then asked E Honglue to come forward to inquire about the situation.

E Honglue's ancestral home is Portuguese.

Although he was just a penniless sailor at the beginning, the strange situation later became a legend among the Portuguese.

Now he is the general of the Xia Kingdom, making many Portuguese jealous.

It just so happened that E Honglue's son was one year old, so he held a grand reception and invited Shi Baoluo and others to attend.

The Portuguese also regarded this former compatriot as the focus of this trip, so they happily attended the meeting.

I hope to use E Honglue's relationship at the top to accomplish the purpose of this trip.

At this reception, E Honglue took advantage of the chance of chatting and finally found out the whole story.

It turned out that all of this originated from the mission team sent by Xia Guo to the Netherlands.

(End of this chapter)