Kowloon wins

Chapter 1110 The Prologue of the Chaos in Kyoto ([-])

"Come on and see Your Majesty!"

Lao Shiwu and He Tao arrived very quickly. Not long after Li Dequan left, the two of them entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation one after the other. When they saw Hong Qing sitting high above them, they dared not Without the slightest negligence, he rushed forward in a hurry, and paid homage in a hurry.

"Forget it, come here and give Uncle Fifteen a seat."

The fifteenth old man was Hong Qing's most powerful supporter in the court, so he couldn't take it lightly, and before the two of them had exhausted their etiquette, Hong Qing raised her hand in vain and gave her a seat very kindly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hong Qing could behave politely as a corporal, but the old fifteen did not dare to make a slight mistake in the etiquette, and after completing the ceremony respectfully according to the court regulations, he sat sideways on the brocade that was carried by a group of young eunuchs. On the pier.

"Uncle Fifteen is in a hurry to see me. Could it be that something happened in Nanyang?"

Calculating the time, it has been more than a year since the sale of cigarettes in Humen. No matter how slow the reaction of the western countries is, it is almost time to take action by now. Regarding this, Hong Qing is naturally He had expected it a long time ago, and he didn't hide his suspicion in his heart. As soon as the old fifteen took his seat, he asked a straightforward question.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed a movement. Lord He knows more about the specific matters. It is more appropriate to invite Lord He to elaborate."

The fifteenth old man was not greedy for merit, but recommended He Tao to explain various matters in detail.

"Well, that's right."

Hong Qing was obviously very satisfied with Lao Shiwu's prudent attitude, but he didn't say much, just agreed to his request in a calm voice.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, in February, the Malacca sub-helm sent back news that there were Japanese people who were secretly negotiating with Ximan, intending to buy large quantities of arms. The staff of the Nanyang sub-rudders stepped up to find out the details, and this afternoon, the Dongying sub-rudder finally sent back a secret message, and the existing message is here, Your Majesty please have a look."

He Tao is an old man with a "sharp knife", and it's not the first time he has worked under Hong Qing's command. He knows Hong Qing's temperament, and he didn't have any long words. He took out a secret message from his wide sleeve and held it high above his head.

"Hand it up."

Since the practicality of the radio wave machine was verified in the ocean of Kamikawa Island last year, Hongqing has already ordered the promotion and use of the wireless telegraph machine in the Navy and the Eighth Army, and also ordered some machines to be transferred to the Overseas Intelligence Bureau. Considering the problems of transportation and confidentiality, overseas branches have not been deployed on a large scale, and only a few places such as Japan and Malacca have made deployments. However, in terms of specific applications, Hongqing has not really gone there. I have paid attention to it, and now I hear that the Dongying sub-rudder has sent back a encrypted message, and I am even interested.

"twitter!"

Upon hearing Hongqing's order, a young eunuch who was waiting by her side hurriedly and respectfully agreed, ran down the front gate in a hurry, reached out to take the encrypted message held high by He Tao, and then respectfully forwarded it to Hongqing. On the dragon case in front of Qing.

"I know about this matter. After He Aiqing goes back, he will order the Dongying sub-rudder to strengthen surveillance. Don't startle the snake. I will make arrangements for myself. Let's go."

The encrypted message was not too long, only a thousand words or so, but Hong Qing read it very slowly. After a long time, he put down the message, but he didn't comment on the things contained in the telegram, and only spoke slightly. Handi gave an order.

"Your Majesty is wise, and my minister obeys the order!"

As an intelligence officer, He Tao knows what to ask and what not to ask. Since Hong Qing has already put his words here, he dare not be negligent in the slightest. Even though he has countless questions in his heart, he will I can only respectfully agree...

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major festivals in Chinese culture. It has always been very grand. It is the same in Japan, which has plagiarized Han culture. No, there are still a few days before Mid-Autumn Festival. It was already a festive scene, the guests gathered, not only the surrounding big names came here in person, but also many nobles from the capital, the whole house was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the servants shuttled back and forth, it was really lively It was like boiling water, but there was a depressing silence in a secret room in the backyard of Dudu. It was not that no one was there, on the contrary, there were nearly twenty men in luxurious clothes sitting in the small secret room, young and old. They are different, the only thing that is the same is that all the people have solemn expressions on their faces. Although there are many people, they all sit upright like wooden sculptures and clay sculptures.

"Squeak."

With an ear-piercing sound, the two thick wooden doors of the secret room were pulled open from the outside, and soon after, an old man in his sixties marched boldly into the secret room under the guard of two strong warriors. This man was none other than Ji Yifan Tokugawa Minglan.

"Tokugawa-kun."

"Master Tokugawa."

"Brother Minglan."

……

Seeing that it was Tokugawa Minglan who came, all the people who had been kneeling on the ground all stood up and chattered to see Li, and the scene inevitably became a little chaotic.

"Everyone, please sit down."

Facing the messy greetings of the crowd, Tokugawa Minglan didn't even have the slightest smile on her face, she just pressed her hands indifferently, and gave orders in a gloomy voice.

"Tokugawa-kun, what happened?"

As a daimyo, Tokugawa Minglan's status is certainly noble, but among the people present, there are many people who are not inferior to him, and those with a calm temper are fine, so he knelt down and sat down according to his words, but if he is impatient, obviously Not so good-natured, no, not waiting for Tokugawa Minglan to take his seat, Sei Kazutori, who had just taken over the command of Qiao Ben's daimyo for less than a year, already asked a question impatiently.

"Yes, Tokugawa-kun, just talk about it."

"Master Tokugawa, do you have any instructions from the General?"

"Tokugawa-kun, don't be so impatient."

……

With Kazutori Sei taking the lead, all the young and strong factions lost their composure immediately, and all started yelling in disorder.

"Okay, whatever you are arguing about, calm down and listen to what Tokugawa-kun has to say."

Toku Chuan Minglan didn't have any special reaction to the yelling of the young and strong factions, but some people couldn't see it, but saw an old man kneeling and sitting in guest seat No. 1, looking around with sharp eyes Everyone sternly stopped drinking.

This old man is the emperor's inner minister Junichiro Nishimura. His status is noble, and he represents the majesty of the emperor. When he opened his mouth like this, even though the gang of young men below him were dissatisfied, they did not dare to be more presumptuous. They could only leave it at that Shut up.

"Tokugawa-kun, please."

Nishimura Junichiro was obviously very satisfied with his majesty being displayed, but he didn't do anything to overwhelm the host, instead he bowed slightly to Tokugawa Minglan and gestured very politely.

"Gentlemen, the general has reached an agreement with the people of the Red-haired country. As long as we do something, the western countries will send large armies to help. Now the large fleets of the western countries are on the way. In addition, a large number of advanced firearms have arrived before. The general is arming the army with all his might, and has sent us a batch of emergency supplies, come here, bring them up!"

As an old man who came from the era of the Dekang shogunate, Tokugawa Minglan has always regarded himself very highly, and he is very dissatisfied with the impolite behavior of Sei Kazutori and others, but it is just the time to employ people, even if there are many He didn't dare to express his dissatisfaction. After all, the Tokugawa family put all their efforts into this incident. If it succeeds, it can restore the glory of the Tokugawa family. No matter how great the grievances and grievances are, Tokugawa Minglan can only endure the entrustment of the patriarch Tokugawa Ieshige.

"Hi!"

Upon hearing Tokugawa Minglan's order, a samurai following him immediately and respectfully complied, and quickly left the secret room. After a while, he led several servants and carried a large box from the outside. Come in.

"Open!"

The box had just landed, and without waiting for the samurai to ask for instructions, Tokugawa Minglan waved his hand vigorously, giving the order boldly.

"Hi!"

Since Tokugawa Minglan had given an order, the servants who carried the boxes dared not neglect in the slightest. They all bowed and agreed, and hurriedly pried open the box lid, revealing the neatly folded boxes inside. ten muskets.

"hiss……"

"call……"

……

As soon as the gun appeared, the spirits of all the people present were immediately lifted, and the sound of inhalation rang out one after another.

"Good gun, Tokugawa-kun, this gun..."

It has been 16 years since the defeat of the Tokugawa shogunate. Many of the great names who participated in the war have died. The newly replaced group has never experienced the painful lessons of the year. They watched the Japanese nation bow their heads under the iron hooves of the Qing army. Obedient, all of them are very dissatisfied. They have long thought of raising troops to drive the Qing army out of the country, but they don't have powerful firearms to help them out, so they dare not act rashly at all. Now seeing this box of new guns, many young and strong The Pai daimyo were all a little impatient, and among them, Sei Kazutori was the most impatient, and was the first to come out, and tentatively asked half a question.

"This gun was bought from Great Britain with a huge sum of money by the General. There are only [-] guns in total. In order to ensure the success of my righteous act, the General specially allocated [-] guns. Those who are willing to join the general in the uprising, You can take them back to equip the troops and prepare for justice!"

Tokugawa Minglan was obviously very satisfied with everyone's enthusiasm for muskets, and he didn't sell it too much, and he made the theme clear at the beginning.

"Okay, done!"

"Count me in!"

"And I!"

……

A group of young and strong faction big names originally wanted to resist the occupation of the Qing army. Seeing the support of so many muskets, how could they hold their breath, and they all raised their arms and shouted in a hurry. Quickly, those bosses who originally planned to wait and see couldn't sit still, and expressed their opinions in disorder, and the whole secret room was suddenly as noisy as a vegetable market...

(End of this chapter)