Chapter 146: Prime Minister's Trip to Keelung

It can be said that Kita, who was always known as the "Prime Minister" in Japan's Kan'ei era, was forced to threaten to commit suicide by caesarean section in front of Qin Hao's general's palace, threatening to die. You can imagine the seriousness of the matter.

Kita was kneeling on the ground at the door of the mansion. His upper body was unclothed. His delicate white flesh was blown by the cold wind and had numerous small bumps. There was a rib beside his leg. The retainer behind him was standing with a long knife in both hands. Acting as his intermediary, he used the long knife in his hand to cut off Kita's head.

Someone was kneeling in front of General Qin Hao, who was in charge of Hsinchu, Keelung, Ryukyu, and Kobe, and was the most powerful man in the East China Sea. The normally lively Chinese people couldn't help but watch.

"Who is this kneeling old guy?"

"I don't know him, but he looks pretty good!"

A group of idle men near the camp gate formed a thick circle outside, giving advice and discussions, but most of them did not recognize Kita Kaori.

"'General Fubi' Kitajeong, the minister of His Highness Shuiwei after Fuso!"

Taking advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival, local officials at all levels who came to the general's palace tried to have a drink and catch up with their colleagues in the general's palace. Many of them knew Kita's portrait.

Nowadays, a kind of Picasso's Western painting method is popular in Keelung. It is said that it was invented by the general. That kind of painting technique is really amazing. You can draw your eyes, nose, ears, and even a few moles on your face clearly.

Naturally, Picasso's Western painting techniques also became a means for officers and officials at all levels to recognize each other.

There are 500,000 people in Keelung, and there are more than 3,000 officials at all levels. It is impossible for so many people to have met Qin Hao, and portraits are the best way for them to pay their respects.

"Kita Laozhong, you are considered a classy and decent person in Fuso, how come you resort to such rogue methods?"

Amidst the sound of drum music, the camp gate opened wide. Qin Hao, escorted by dozens of soldiers, came to the gate. After saluting the many officials and people who knelt down and saluted him, Shi Shiran came to the scene with a resolute expression as if he was ready to die. Yamada protects Kita in front of the card.

"General, if you cannot agree to the request of the foreign minister, then not only the foreign minister will have to have a caesarean section to apologize to my family's palace, but also half of the foreign minister's entourage will have to have a caesarean section in front of the general's palace to apologize!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! After all this, you have left blood stains all over the ground and dead bodies scattered in front of my door. How unlucky is it? Besides, I occupy Kobe, and I don't have a good relationship with your shogunate. Recently, I heard that the shogunate General Tokugawa Iemitsu said he wanted to take back Kobe, I wonder if this is the case?”

Xita Zheng was able to achieve the position of a middle-aged man, and he was definitely not a person who was in vain. Hearing the meaning in Qin Hao's words, he immediately jumped up, knelt and crawled forward a few steps.

"Foreign ministers don't dare. This Kobe is the territory of the main palace. If the general needs it, I will naturally offer it with both hands. As for the shogunate's rude words, I hope the general will forgive him!"

Renjing Kitazheng immediately felt that the relationship between Qin Hao and Tokugawa Iemitsu was not very harmonious.

Point to point!

This is also conducive to the plan of the main hall. Kita Shougang knelt down again and shouted loudly: "In the whole world, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king? The shogunate is not the main hall of Fuso. He cannot represent the meaning of the main hall. He can't represent the meaning of the main hall." I hope the general will understand clearly."

Kita's meaning is very clear. When I go to Keelung as ambassador, I am not representing the shogunate, but representing His Majesty the Great Hall. I am not the same person as Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Qin Hao nodded happily and personally took Xido Zheng to the living room.

I originally thought that attacking Fusang was against humanity, and attacking others without an excuse was a tyranny from ancient times to the present. But now that someone has come to our door, it is for the best.

As soon as he arrived at the living room, Kita Shouchi immediately jumped up and knelt forward a few steps. "The country is in a difficult situation and the building collapsed. The foreign minister begged the general for help to save His Majesty the Great Hall."

The building will collapse, and it cannot be supported by a single tree!

The centralized feudal system, that is, the monarchy and the imperial system, were introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty. There is a famous "Dahua Reform" in Japanese history, which introduced the advanced social system of the Tang Dynasty to Japan.

Theoretically, Japan had entered a feudal society at this time, but the Emperor of Japan failed to centralize power.

The feudal system of enfeoffment, also known as the feudal kingship system, is called the "shogunate" in Japan. Its actual leader is Japan's "General of the Conquest of Barbarians". It was established by the Japanese military general Minamoto Yoritomo, which is the Kamakura shogunate in Japanese history. , the time was probably in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty.

It has been more than 400 years now. Isn’t it a bit excessive for you to say that the building is falling down now?

As expected, Taizu was right, Fusang Japs should be treated differently.

Some devils don't speak human language at all!

Qin Hao said that he did not understand what Xita Zheng said at all, and he still drank tea leisurely and talked and laughed with several attendants on the side.

This has made Xita Cheng anxious. After all, I am also a minister of a country. Not to mention that I am still kneeling down to you. You treat guests like this.

I always feel contempt in my heart, but the current situation is like this, and Kita is helpless.

After thinking for a moment, he knelt down and crawled to Qin Hao's feet, bursting into tears: "General, you are outside Xuanhu Island. I don't know how arrogant and domineering Tokugawa Iemitsu is, and how disrespectful he is."

"Kita Laozhong, this is your state affairs, and I can't interfere in it. You'd better go back."

State affairs?

Qin Hao's words made Xita Zheng's long-simmering feeling instantly collapse.

There is a garrison in Keelung in Kobe. When I was on my mission, I was constantly inspected by your navy along the sea journey.

All signs indicate Keelung’s attitude towards Fuso.

But now Qin Hao didn't admit it, and Kita Zheng didn't dare to break this window paper.

The general wanted to fight the shogunate, and the palace also wanted to fight the shogunate. They should have hit it off. Kita Zheng didn't expect that it would be so difficult since the mission.

Qin Hao looked at Kita Zheng who was panicking on the ground coldly. You are still the assistant minister, but you don't have this kind of vision. It seems that you are really old.

"Although it is a national affair, it is also a family affair." Kita Zheng finally reacted.

Family affair?

How to admit that Fuso is an inseparable part of the motherland.

"General, when I came here this time, the palace told me that I am willing to marry Princess Okiko to the general."

"Is there such a good thing?!"

Qin Hao also heard a little about Princess Okiko that Kita Zheng mentioned. Okiko is the youngest daughter of Gomizuo and the second to last empress of Fuso. It can be said that her ascension to the throne was purely accidental.

This has to be said to be a palace coup in Japanese history that is no less than the Taika Reform and the Honnoji Rebellion, and even more than it.

That was the famous Kanei Rebellion!

The Kanei Rebellion started in Izumi, Kawachi, and Yamashiro in Kanto. These places were originally under the direct rule of the Emperor, but Tokugawa Iemitsu wanted to conquer and quell the rebellion at that time, but he had no money, so he set his sights on the three countries in Kanto.

Without any suspense, Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu successfully obtained the post of guardian of the three countries with the support of many ministers.

But this good life did not last long. I don’t know whether it was three or five years later, or seven or eight years. Qin Hao can’t remember it clearly.

Anyway, it was an autumn of one year. The originally fertile land in Izumi, Kawachi, and Yamashiro in Kanto was first flooded, and then there was no rain for half a year. The people had no harvest and suffered a great famine.

However, Tokugawa Iemitsu still collected annual tribute according to the old rules, and cruelly executed several farmers who could not pay the annual tribute.

If it was a general execution, it would be fine, and everyone would be used to it.

If it was, it would be strange if the local feudal lord did not execute a few farmers who evaded taxes.

However, the unfortunate thing is that these executed peasants have another identity. They are secret Catholics.

After Tokugawa Iemitsu arrested these believers, he held a "trampling" ceremony for them.

The so-called "trampling" refers to throwing wooden signs with the image of Jesus' crucifixion on the ground. Those suspected of being believers were asked to step on them with their feet. Those who were willing to obey were not Catholics and were sentenced to labor reform; if they refused, they would be burned at the stake.

The group of believers who were arrested that year all had firm beliefs. They all refused to hold the trampling ceremony, and no one betrayed the organization.

So they were burned at the stake.

This year, there was no such ceremony, but the seeds of hatred were planted in the hearts of Christians in the Three Kingdoms. In addition, the Tokugawa family did not provide disaster relief that year, but also played tricks behind the scenes, not allowing a grain of food to flow into Kanto, and raising the price of food.

In Tokugawa Iemitsu's view, the people of Kanto were not his own people, and it had nothing to do with him if they starved to death.

The people of Kanto died of starvation that year. Coincidentally, there was another famine the next year. The Tokugawa family was still the same. They did not provide disaster relief and continued to raise food prices.

The people of the Three Kingdoms, who were already living on the brink of death, completely lost hope of life, and then those Christians began to spread their faith.

So the entire Kanto region started a "starving people's rebellion".

Facts have proved that all countries will have uprisings, especially when people can't survive.

At first, Tokugawa Iemitsu thought it was a small rebellion and didn't pay much attention to it. His subordinates didn't report it, but when he saw a flag that didn't belong to the Tokugawa family appear in the territory, he began to panic.

While recruiting troops, he began to control public opinion.

For the well-equipped Tokugawa army, the rebels who were short of food and clothing were naturally defeated at one blow.

After suppressing the rebellion, it was natural to declare his responsibility to the world, but Tokugawa Iemitsu was very cunning. He attributed all the credit for suppressing the rebellion to himself and the cause of the rebellion to Gomizuo.

Gomizuo, who was far away in Kyoto, said it was hard to accept. You asked the Three Kingdoms to protect you, and you didn't provide disaster relief except for the famine. Now that there is such a problem, you put it on me.

No one can accept it, and Gomizuo, as the chief minister, is the same.

On the first day of the announcement of Tokugawa Iemitsu, Gomizuo gathered ministers and wanted to attack the Tokugawa family. As soon as the meeting ended, he was notified to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

That night, Gomizuo was awakened by the sound of swords and guns outside. As soon as he went out, he saw Tokugawa Iemitsu carrying the heads of several sons.

After this night, Gomizuo's male heirs died out, leaving only Xingzi who was away from her aunt's house.

I don't know if he was scared that night, or what, Gomizuo became a monk, Xingzi luckily became the empress, but unfortunately she never married in her life, and the Gomizuo family was cut off.

"I promise you!" Qin Hao, who knew the future development well, took the responsibility.

"The general is wise!" Kita Makoto's eyes showed a hint of narrowness.

"I don't know why the general is sending troops to Guandong. I will go back to report to the palace and welcome the royal army."

"What? Send troops to Guandong!?" Qin Hao began to play dumb, "When did the general say this?"

"Zhuge Xuan, did you hear what the general said?"

"I don't know."

"Chen Hu, what about you?"

"Never heard of it?"

"That's really confusing! Mr. Laozhong, who did you hear it from? The general will go find him for you."

"General, you just promised it yourself, didn't you?" Xi Duozheng was angry and anxious.

"I only promised you to marry Xingzi Palace, not to send troops."

"This?!" Xiduo Zheng was speechless.

"Let's not discuss this matter anymore. Mr. Xiduo should go back." Qin Hao began to drive people away impatiently, "Send him out!"

"General? General?" Xiduo Zheng still pestered Qin Hao until the guards pulled him out of the mansion.

He stayed in Keelung for another half a month, and sent visiting cards to the general's mansion every day, but there was no news.

Seeing Qin Hao's attitude, Hou Shuiwei no longer mentioned committing suicide by disembowelment to report the drama in the hall, and took a dozen attendants back on the boat in disgrace.

"The old guy finally left." Qin Hao was full of joy when he saw the boat ticket sent by Keelung Customs.

Xiduo Zheng was really difficult to deal with. He almost couldn't stand the half-month of begging. If it weren't for the frequent petitions for the transfer of troops recently, which needed to be signed one by one, he really couldn't stay in this general's mansion covering an area of ​​more than ten acres.

"My Lord, I'm afraid that after Kita Ronchu returns, he won't send a wedding invitation, isn't it?" Zhuge Xuan was a little worried.

"You, have you been too busy with official duties recently and your brain has been burned." Qin Hao shook his head helplessly, "What does it matter whether it is sent or not? It won't be long before we have everything."

Qin Hao is not stupid. Marrying Xingzi now is just a princess, and there is no benefit at all. Only when all the sons of Gomizuo die, can Xingzi come to the fore.

This is the position of his future daughter-in-law, and Qin Hao swears to fight for her.

When the shogunate is killed, and then Gomizuo is killed, Fuso will belong to him, the son-in-law.

As for sending troops, they still have to send troops, but it will never be Kanto as Kita Makoto said, but Kyushu and Shikoku first, and then Honshu.

"This war still requires you to coordinate and take care of everything in the rear, and prepare all the military equipment and supplies. This is the lifeblood of our army."

"I don't know which of the three will be the commander-in-chief, so that I can go and take over."

The three people Zhuge Xuan mentioned are Han Xian, Chen Hu, and Zhao Chang. At present, only these three are most qualified to lead the troops.

There are five battalions of Shuntian Camp, totaling 5,000 people; three battalions of Qijia Camp, totaling 3,000 people; and 3,000 navy troops, plus various engineering troops and civilians, totaling more than 20,000 people.

For such an army, the choice of commander is also a kind of hardship. Han Xian, the commander of Shuntian Army, is steady and has a good command of the army. Chen Hu of Qijia Army is brave and good at fighting, and Zhao Chang of the navy is brave and strategic. When he proposed to attack Xiamen, Qin Hao looked at him with admiration.

Any one of the three can do the job, and none of them is bad in civil and military strategies, but none of them can be chosen.

"Forget it, I don't want to use any of them."

"My Lord, are you going to lead the army in person?" Zhuge Xuan asked tentatively.

"Of course, it's better to do it yourself than to worry about it!"

Last time he went to Kobe, Qin Hao had not experienced the tenderness of Japanese women. This time he tried everything. If everything goes well, he might be able to meet his future wife Xingzi in Kyoto.

No matter she is beautiful or ugly, for the sake of hegemony, Qin Hao will accept her.

As for men, it is normal to have three wives and four concubines since ancient times.

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