I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Yuan Keli's words are conclusive. It is said that Li Dan and Yan Siqi traveled across the East China Sea back then and knew the water conditions in Japan, Ryukyu and other places well. There would be no big problem if the Southern Zhili Navy sent troops."

Seeing how confident Xiong Tingbi was, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but smile and nod:
"Then I will wait for the good news from Wang Jianzhong. At the same time, I will send a message to Nanzhili. As long as the Ryukyus are at war, except for Ming, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch merchant ships, no other ships will be allowed to cross the Ryukyu waters to Japan. If there are any violations, All destroyed.

In addition, in order to better control Yan Siqi, it was ordered that the chambers of commerce and fleets trading with Yan Siqi could only belong to Daming Trading Company and other trading companies licensed by the imperial court. Anyone else trading with Yan Siqi would be classified as smuggling, and those found would be severely punished and would not be robbed. Be gentle. "

Although Yan Siqi was the agent of Ming's support, Zhu Youxiao had to strangle his lifeline in order to make him more obedient.

Daming has done so much for him. As long as he dares to disobey, it will be up to Daming to deal with him.

The people present were all human beings, so they naturally knew the emperor’s intention and immediately accepted it.
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Ryukyu, Shuri Castle.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is located between Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty and Kyushu in Japan. It stretches for nearly two thousand miles and has many islands.

Because of its special geographical location, it can be said that whether you are going to Japan, North Korea, or going south to Nanyang or Taiwan, you must transit through Ryukyu, so it is called the "Jinliang of All Nations".

Not long after Zhu Youxiao held a meeting, Liu Beiyu, a member of the Imperial Guard Qianhu, had arrived at Shuri Castle, the capital of Ryukyu.

He was walking on the streets of Ryukyu Shuri Castle, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"The place here is really small. This is the capital of Ryukyu. In my opinion, it's not even as good as the capital of Ming Dynasty. It's just a little bigger than the county seat."

The Jin Yiwei behind him couldn't help but complain when he saw the shabby state of the Ryukyu capital.Upon seeing this, Liu Beiyu turned his head and scolded:
"Shut up, we are not here to go shopping. Hurry up to Tangying to meet Mr. Tian and get things done as soon as possible."

Since Liu Beiyu made great contributions to the She'an Rebellion last time, he was immediately favored by Luo Yangxing and promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu.This time, because Ryukyu was of great concern, he and Tian Ergen were sent to Ryukyu by Luo Yangxing to secretly deal with Satsuma clan officials stationed in Ryukyu.

However, Tian Ergeng had been stationed in North Korea before, so he arrived in Ryukyu first to find out the situation, waiting to meet Liu Beiyu.

So everyone walked in Shuri Castle for a while, and then headed to the north of the city. After passing two street intersections, they found that the scene in front of them took on a completely new look.

The buildings in front are exactly the same as those in the Ming Dynasty, and all the words spoken are in Chinese, as if Liu Beiyu and others were instantly transported back to the Ming Dynasty.

Other Jin Yiwei may not know, but Liu Beiyu knows it best. This is Ryukyu's Tangying.

In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, Ryukyu sent envoys to pay tribute. In order to facilitate the exchange of tribute envoys from Ryukyu, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang gave Ryukyu Minzhong boatmen 36 surnames.After these immigrants from central Fujian arrived in Ryukyu, they established a Tang camp in the north of Shuri Castle and settled here.

The King of Ryukyu attaches great importance to these Fujian people, and they have become an ethnic group that enjoys special treatment in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and most of them are entrusted with important tasks.

And these descendants of Tangying read Chinese books, learn Chinese characters, and speak Chinese.He promoted Ming Dynasty orthodoxy in Ryukyu, so he had a very high status. This is why Liu Beiyu came here as his first stop.

At the entrance of Tangying, there were already Jin Yiwei waiting here.Seeing Liu Beiyu and others arriving, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"Master Liu, Master Tian is already waiting inside, waiting for you to come."

"Lead the way." Liu Beiyu had met Tian Ergeng before when he was in Jinyiwei Town Fusi, but he didn't have a close relationship with him.Later, I heard that he had made great contributions in eradicating Lord Gwanghae's rebellion in North Korea. Even the emperor praised him very much after hearing about it, which really made him a little envious.

After a while, led by the Jin Yiwei who led the way, everyone came to the courtyard of a family named Liang.When he entered, he found that Tian Ergen was already waiting in the main hall, and with him was an old man with gray hair wearing Ryukyu official uniform.

"Master Tian, ​​long time no see!"

"Liu Qianhu, when we parted ways in the capital, no one could meet here."

When Tian Ergeng saw Liu Beiyu coming, he immediately stood up and started chatting with him. As he spoke, he pointed to the old man aside and introduced:

"This is the Right Prime Minister of Ryukyu, Wu Bazhi. Now the King of Ryukyu, King Shangfeng, is under surveillance by the Japanese and cannot meet with us at all. But when he heard that the Ming Dynasty was willing to help him destroy it, he was so excited that he secretly wrote a blood letter to let Wu Bazhi sent it to us to show our determination."

As Tian Ergeng said this, he took out a blood letter from his arms and gave it to Liu Beiyu. Liu Beiyu read the content.It was discovered that the leader of the Ryukyu Kingdom had written in blood that he denounced Japan's various atrocities against Ryukyu and promised to cooperate with all actions of the Ming Dynasty.

"My lords, Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Celestial Empire. We have been obedient for generations and have never dared to rebel. However, Japan's Satsuma clan is so ambitious that it actually invades Ryukyu and pretends to be an envoy to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. We, Ryukyu, dare to be angry at such evil deeds. I dare not speak.

Fortunately, the angels came here to help me in Ryukyu to fight against the rebellion.If you have any needs, we are willing to cooperate with you, from the supply of food and grass to the mobilization of troops and horses. "

Upon seeing this, Wu Bazhi, the right minister of Ryukyu, quickly explained. Liu Beiyu nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and then looked at Tian Ergen.Before he came out, Luo Yangxing had already given instructions, saying that all matters after coming to Ryukyu would be subject to Tian Ergen's arrangements.

Tian Ergeng didn't delay when he saw this, and immediately introduced the current plan to him.

After Satsuma conquered Ryukyu, it first signed the Fifteen Articles with Ryukyu to control Ryukyu's foreign affairs and other affairs, and then forcibly ceded the Amami Islands in the northwest of Ryukyu, close to Japan.

In recent years, it has strengthened its control over Ryukyu, and began to establish a "zaifanzhi" system on the Ryukyu Islands, dispatching Satsuma clan retainers to the main affiliated islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom to directly take charge of the administration of each place.

Now it has first set up the "Miyako Island Zaiban Service" on the Miyako Islands; then it has set up the "Ryukyu Island Zaiban Service" on Okinawa; and finally it has set up the "Yaeyama Island Zaiban Service" on the Yaeyama Islands.

All these factors led to the Ryukyu king having a name but no real power.

Therefore, what Jin Yiwei has to do is to "lead the snake out of its hole."

The first step is to kill all the Zaifan soldiers on these islands one by one.When the time comes, Ryukyu will send small-scale troops to attack them. As long as they are defeated, Satsuma Domain will definitely send out its main force, and then it will be a decisive battle.

"Then when shall we do it?"

After hearing this, Liu Beiyu felt that it was very feasible and immediately asked about the date of action.

"Five days later." (End of chapter)