The Goto coastal lookout discovered Li Xiang's ship. After receiving the report, the garrison responded immediately and sent a Japanese speedboat to inquire.
After a brief inquiry and understanding, the garrison did not embarrass Li Xiang, and then let them leave the Goto waters and continue sailing towards Nagasaki.
As the commander of the Five Islands garrison, he certainly knew what Li Xiang was doing.
Some of the plans of His Highness Zhao Hongyu were very clear to the middle- and high-level Chinese people, and Zhao Hongyu did not hide anything from them.
As for the news that Li Xiang had gone to Nagasaki, Goto sent people one step ahead and reported it to Zhao Hongyu earlier than Li Xiang.
"Biaozi, do you think the crown prince can accept us this time? I haven't responded to him for such a long time. I think the crown prince must be feeling uncomfortable."
After successfully leaving the Five Islands waters, Li Xiang's mood suddenly became depressed.
He and his nephew Yang Biao stood on the deck, facing the cold sea breeze, with a somewhat worried expression.
Yes, Zhao Hongyu asked Mrs. Wang to be a lobbyist, and he brought a lot of goodwill. Logically speaking, my situation was no longer very good, and I should have made a decision at that time.
¡°If he had agreed and taken refuge at that time, I think he wouldn¡¯t have such a headache and worry now.
But at that time, he was so crazy that he had such doubts and missed that good opportunity.
Now the Crown Prince of the Song Empire, as Mrs. Wang calls it, has conquered the entire Kyushu, and has not been killed by the Japanese at all as he imagined and estimated.
On the contrary, the Japanese became the real losers.
Faced with this fact, Li Xiang had to make a decision.
Now that Zheng Zhilong is pressing harder and harder, he doesn¡¯t have many choices left for him.
With his current strength, he is no longer enough to fight against Zheng Zhilong.
Although he obtained 19 European-style warships, he was still at a huge disadvantage against Zheng Zhilong.
The reason is simple. Zheng Zhilong himself is now the chief officer of the Fujian Navy and can mobilize the strength of the Fujian Navy in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also bribed the Nanman people who were active in Southeast Asia, Siam and Annan. In this way, the maritime power that Zheng Zhilong could mobilize was much stronger than his own.
Not to mention that after Zheng Zhilong himself defected to the Ming Dynasty court, he secretly let his brother Zheng Feng control the pirate power of the Zheng family. The integration of these three forces was not something that Li Xiang could resist.
Just last year, Naha had fallen into the hands of Zheng Zhilong. The gate to the sea channel on the Japanese side had been opened by Zheng Zhilong, and Amami Island was also exposed to its military front.
The reason why Zheng Zhilong did not launch an immediate attack on Amami Island was just to reduce some losses and at the same time create chaos within himself.
Now he has no choice.
Now he either has to leave Amami Island, give up everything, and find a place where he doesn't know him to live out his life. Otherwise, he would fight Zheng Zhilong to the end and then the entire army would be annihilated.
Otherwise, we will have to find a strong backer to rely on to deal with Zheng Zhilong.
Therefore, the appearance of Zhao Hongyu was no less than a big pie falling from the sky for Li Xiang, and it gave him a golden avenue and hope of survival.
However, due to some reasons of my own, it seems that I have some bad relations now.
Yang Biao stood beside his uncle and sighed secretly in his heart after seeing the lonely, worried and slightly uneasy expression on Li Xiang's face.
As the saying goes, the older you get, the less courageous you are. I think this is the case with my uncle Li Xiang.
My uncle is quite old and has experienced many storms. But it is precisely because of this reason that my uncle has become more cautious when dealing with some problems, and is no longer as resolute as he was when he was young.
Although this is not a bad thing, good intentions can often lead to bad things.
Now Li Xiang seems to have encountered such a situation.
Yang Biao could understand his uncle's current mood, so he comforted him: "Uncle, there is no need to worry so much. I still remember Mrs. Wang said that the crown prince has a broad mind."Very, not such a heavy-handed person who is difficult to deal with. And judging from the fact that he sent us a huge gift of 19 ships, it seems that the crown prince still has good intentions towards us and values ??us. "
While Yang Biao recalled what Master Wang once said, he thought about the words to comfort Li Xiangdao.
"Since he values ??us, I think the crown prince will not cut off our access to refuge because of such a thing. Moreover, this crown prince is extraordinary, so his thoughts and actions cannot be inferred based on common sense. . Judging from the fact that he was able to deliver 19 warships from the very beginning, I guess this crown prince is also a generous person. As long as my uncle expressed all his worries after meeting him, I guess this prince The prince should be able to understand."
Yang Biao has never met Zhao Hongyu. The reason why he can say this now is just based on what Master Wang said and some of his own guesses and judgments.
But no matter what, after listening to her nephew¡¯s comfort, Li Xiang felt better.
Li Xiang took a long breath, and white mist rose in front of him.
"I hope everything is as you said. It would be best if the Crown Prince could understand." Li Xiang didn't hope that this would be the case, "But don't worry, I will get it done no matter what." , Let all the brothers have a good home. The worst I can do is lower my attitude. A man must be able to bend and stretch. I, Li Xiang, have lived such a long life, what else can I look down on?"
Yang Biao bowed slightly: "It's right for my uncle to think so. Now the situation is so pressing that we can't help but make a gesture. If there is no way out, then we can only fight Zheng Zhilong to the end, but in the end I think you know what the situation is, uncle."
Yang Biao was actually just like everyone else, he was very excited about joining Zhao Hongyu.
"But his uncle Li Xiang didn't spit, so he couldn't say anything.
As Li Xiang¡¯s most trusted person, he can only stand with Li Xiang on many matters and cannot sing the opposite.
¡°Otherwise, at such a time, everyone¡¯s hearts would be in confusion.
However, Yang Biao is very clear about the threat situation they are facing now.
If Zhao Hongyu hadn¡¯t appeared, they would have had no choice but to fight to the death with Zheng Zhilong.
However, if they fight with Zheng Zhilong, they have no capital at all. Everyone knows what will happen in the end.
Therefore, at this time, Yang Biao consciously or unconsciously reminded his uncle not to forget this.
How could Li Xiang not understand the meaning of his nephew's words?
He smiled and turned to look at Yang Biao and said, "No need to criticize me, I can still see this. In this situation, we have no choice." Li Xiang finished speaking slowly. He slowly turned his head back and focused his gaze on the blue sea in the distance. "
"We are going to Nagasaki this time to meet the crown prince. If we can't reach an agreement, we will turn against each other. At that time, not only will we have to face pressure from Zheng Zhilong, but we will also have to face pressure from the crown prince."
Li Xiang also saw far and even saw some of the worst possible situations.
"When the time comes, we will have Zheng Zhilong in the south and the crown prince in the north. I don't think we can cope with this situation of being faced with enemies on both sides."
Hearing what Li Xiang said, Yang Biao smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Uncle, you have to look far. If we really can't reach an agreement. The crown prince is unhappy because of his concern these days, then we will really end up like what uncle said."
¡°In fact, why didn¡¯t Yang Biao think of this? He just didn¡¯t want to say it.
Now that Li Xiang has spoken out, it means that Li Xiang himself is also aware of these issues.
Since he already knows it, it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.
On the contrary, Yang Biao felt a lot more relieved.
After all, his uncle Li Xiang knows how bad his situation is, so he will definitely lower his profile in this meeting and strive to maximize the possibility of seeking refuge.
¡°It¡¯s not even impossible to stay down and be smaller.
You must know that this is not related to the fate of their Li family, but also the fate of thousands of old brothers and their families.
Under such huge pressure, Li Xiang cannot be selfish and just think about himself. He must also think about his brothers and others.Let¡¯s think about it carefully.
If Li Xiang is really that selfish, maybe those old brothers will turn against him immediately.
After all, people on Amami Island are floating, and everyone hopes to live a stable life in America. Li Xiang also knew all this, but he couldn't stop it.
If there were no such old brothers, Li Xiang would immediately become a loner.
This is a very terrible thing.
¡°Besides, the crown prince was able to capture Kyushu from the Japanese with less than 10,000 troops. Thinking about it, its military power was absolutely at its peak, and the Song Empire behind it was also a powerful country.
With such a powerful country to rely on, even if Li Xiang does not confront Zheng Zhilong, it will not be a problem to provide for him safely in his old age.
By then, Zheng Zhilong, who knew the news, would not dare to continue fighting with himself even if he thought about it.
After all, if Zheng Zhilong continues to tangle with himself, it will not be against himself, but against the Song Empire.
I don¡¯t think Zheng Zhilong would be so bold. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)