Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1040 Tang Ship Incident ([-])

After Wu Shizhao finished speaking to the minister of the shogunate, the two returned to the post house, entered Wu Shizhao's room together, and then closed the door to talk in secret.

"General Xu, what do you think of what I just said, will the top shogunate see us?"

Wu Shizhao has been running at sea for more than a year, and even experienced several bloody battles to seize ships, which added a lot of experience to him. Guangnan Guo and the Ruan family revised the trade treaty, and they have seen some market situations, so they are not sour talents.

But Japan is not a small country in Guangnan after all. In order to inherit the Chinese Taoism, under the leadership of Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japan thought about competing with the Ming Dynasty and aspiring to become a big country in the Central Plains.

He just talked a lot, although what he said was cool and majestic, but now that he thinks about it, he is afraid that he will hurt the self-esteem of the Tokugawa shogunate, and in the end, the relationship between China and Japan will be frozen, causing China to lose its market in Japan.

Xu Junsheng closed the door, sat down on the tatami opposite Wu Shizhao, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wu just said those words very well. I think the shogunate doesn't want to help me solve the problem. We should show the shogunate that we are tough." attitude, if they don’t speak out, they will only use their sex to fool us.”

As he spoke, Xu Junsheng paused for a moment, and then leaned forward. Seeing this, Wu Shizhao moved his body closer, and then heard him whisper: "But although we have made a request and expressed our attitude, I think the shogunate wants to keep itself in The majesty of Japan probably won't punish Satsuma because of our pressure."

"For such a big matter as the attack on the mission, could it be that the shogunate wants nothing to do? The shogunate has three days to think about it, if the Tokugawa shogunate doesn’t give an explanation, then we will do it ourselves, and the Tokugawa family will have nothing to say at that time.”

Xu Junsheng was silent for a while, but he said: "Boss Wu, what I am worried about now is that the Tokugawa shogunate will try every means to stop us from joining the fleet. We have come from a long way, and the Tokugawa shogunate must know that the fleet is impossible. Long-term mooring overseas, they only need to keep us for a period of time, and after the fleet supplies are exhausted, they can only return to Daming first. In this way, it will really be delayed by the shogunate, and once we return without success, the discussion The Church may not allow us to go to Japan again, and it is really possible that this matter will be left alone."

Wu Shizhao nodded slightly, "It is indeed possible. This is Edo, the territory of the shogunate. It is not impossible for them to keep us."

"Master Wu, I think the two of us should separate immediately. One will stay here and continue to deal with the shogunate, while the other will quietly return to the fleet. If the shogunate agrees with my court's opinion, everyone will be happy. If the shogunate disagrees, the ship will The team didn't get any news within three days, so they immediately rushed to the Satsuma domain."

With a stern look on Xu Junsheng's face, he proposed an idea. Wu Shizhao nodded after thinking for a while, "I am a civil servant, and it may not be easy to return to the fleet. The general is a general, so the general will return to the fleet. I will stay and continue." Negotiate with the shogunate."

Xu Junsheng had no objection to this division of labor, and the two of them made an agreement at the moment. After Xu Junsheng returned to the fleet, wait for him for another three days. If there is no news, the fleet will leave Sagami Bay immediately. Go back to Edo Castle to pick him up, and use force to deter the shogunate for trade negotiations.

After the two discussed it properly, they went back to their houses to rest. Before the two fell asleep, the shogunate sent several Japanese women to sleep with the envoy. The reception was thoughtful, but they were brutally beaten reject.

It was the middle of the night, and a black figure came out of Xu Junsheng's room, and quickly rushed to the wall of the posthouse.With a run-up and support with both hands, the figure directly climbed over the courtyard wall.

Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, the courtyard walls are not high, and the city has no city walls, which facilitates Xu Junsheng's actions. He shuttled between the houses, and after a while, the figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.

After Wu Shizhao made some harsh words yesterday, he thought that the shogunate's attitude would change. Not to mention the summoning of General Zheng Yi, at least a big boss would come, but there was still no movement.

Seeing this, Wu Shizhao could basically conclude that Xu Junsheng's judgment was correct, so he ordered the ten Ming soldiers who accompanied him to guard outside his and Xu Junsheng's house, and no one was allowed to come in. However, he himself did not leave the room, so he stayed in the house and watched for three days. After the time has passed, will the shogunate meet or not.

On the third day, Wu Shizhao sat for a whole morning, but no one from the shogunate came, so he immediately said to the soldiers: "Pack up your things, let's leave Edo."

The soldiers clasped their fists to accept the orders, and packed the salutes in a short time. Naturally, the actions of the Ming envoys in the posthouse were quickly passed on to the senior officials of the shogunate.

The three-day deadline given by the envoys of the Ming Dynasty made the shogunate very passive, but at the same time it also felt very shameful. After all, the Satsuma clan was a vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The envoys of the Ming Dynasty were tough, which made the shogunate even more unable to be weak. It has only been a year since Tokugawa Ietsuna took over as the shogun, and the shogunate must not leave a weak image for the daimyos everywhere.

Therefore, the shogunate did not take any action within the three-day period. They really wanted to delay until the supplies of the Ming army fleet were exhausted, and return to the south on their own, so that the whole thing would cool down.

Hearing that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty is really going to leave, the shogunate boss Tadakatsu Sakai can only come forward in person. The shogunate cannot be oppressed by the Ming Dynasty and help the Ming Dynasty deal with the Shimadzu family. vassal.

Wu Shizhao packed up his things and was about to leave Edo, but he was stopped by a pair of warriors before he left the post house. The shogunate really did not allow them to leave Edo.

The two parties just confronted each other at the gate of the posthouse, one side wanted to leave, the other side refused to let go, but neither of them used force.

At this moment, the shogunate leader led a group of samurai outside the post house. When he saw Wu Shizhao, he immediately smiled and said, "The envoy from the Ming Dynasty has come far away, and Japan has not fulfilled the friendship of the landlord. How can it leave?"

"Who are you? This envoy is going back to the fleet, so please get out of the way." Wu Shizhao said with a cold face.

Tadakatsu Sakai frowned when he saw this, "Your Majesty Sakai Tadakatsu, can the envoy stay for a few days? Let's talk slowly."

Not long after Tokugawa Ietsuna inherited the fourth shogun, the main affairs of the shogunate were still hosted by Tokugawa Ietsuna's uncle Hoshina Masaoyuki and the boss Tadakatsu Sakai.

Wu Shizhao heard that it was Tadakatsu Sakai, and seeing the samurai blocking the post, he obviously couldn't leave, so he said: "Your Excellency, if the shogunate is sincere, I hope to discuss it as soon as possible. If the shogunate deliberately delays, I can tell you that it is too late." Already!"

Tadakatsu Sakai was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and a trace of vigilance appeared in his heart. Suddenly his expression changed, and he asked in surprise, "Where is that General Xu from the Ming Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)