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The Rising Sun Chapter 437 The secret is not mourning

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    Sakai Port, Xianbenji Temple.  In the large living room, the abbots of various temples in Sakai Port, officials who had retired to live in Sakai Port, and wealthy businessmen and businessmen of all walks of life were all gathered together. They were talking softly about what kind of changes would be caused by the invasion of Dongxing Port and what impact it would have on Sakai Port.  What kind of impact and how should Sakai Port respond? The people who can sit here are actually political discussants - members of the Sakai Port Commercial Union, who have the right to decide the fate of Sakai Port.  As a free port, Sakai Port has a unique status in Japan. Sakai Port, which has expanded to a population of 120,000, does not rely on any force in the unpredictable and troubled times. Instead, it relies on its strong financial resources to hire ronin to protect it.  Its city port, strong financial resources, prosperous maritime trade, and developed industry and commerce have won the respect of all daimyo and shogunate for Sakai Port, and also gave birth to a political system that is extremely rare in the East - the deliberative government system.  They are not very concerned about the invasion of Dongxing Port by 20,000 troops. The relationship between Sakai Port and Dongxing Port has been quite harmonious over the years, and Dongxing Port has also made a clear commitment to allow Sakai Port to exist as a free port. Naturally, they are not worried about Sakai Port.  However, the construction of Dongxing Port in Kyoto Bay will inevitably greatly affect the trade of Sakai Port. It can even be said to shake the foundation of Sakai Port's overseas trade. This cannot be ignored by them.  "Everyone, please be quiet." Yukawa Ichitaka put down the tea cup and raised his voice: "Although the five kingdoms in the Kinai have been in constant war over the past few years, and the daimyo and generals have been changing like a revolving lantern, after all, they are all civil strife, and Dongxing Port has  They are completely foreign" Before he finished speaking, someone said dissatisfiedly: "Do you want Sakai Port to break the rules of autonomy?" This statement immediately caused a controversy, "Dongxing Port recognizes Sakai Port.  "The problem is that after Dongxing Port is built here, Sakai Port will definitely plummet. How long can this free port exist?" "Is it possible for Sakai Port to challenge Dongxing Port?"  Seeking death. Making fun of the lives of the 100,000 people in Sakai Port. "Sitting and waiting for death is also a dead end." When the fight was getting intense, a man hurriedly walked in and said, "Dongxing."  Marshal Hu, the chief military officer of Hong Kong, came to Sakai Port for a visit. " Upon hearing that Hu Wanli came to Sakai Port, the hall was completely silent. Master Jitong of Haihui Zen Temple stood up and chanted the Buddha's name.  He said, "Everyone, there is no need to argue anymore. Marshal Hu has come to Sakai Port in person. Let's all go and welcome him." Everyone knows that today's Dongxing Port is something that Sakai Port cannot afford to offend, and they also know that Hu Wanli's identity is different from that of his own country's generals.  and daimyo.  Sakai Port didn't have to sell the daimyo's account, and even the shogun's account dared not to sell it, but Hu Wanli, no one dared not to sell the account. After hearing this, everyone got up and rushed to the dock.  A sail warship slowly sailed into the Sakai Port.  Looking at Hu Wanli's huge flagship and the two rows of black gun muzzles on the side of the ship, the people at Sakai Port who greeted them on the dock were a little frightened. Everyone had seen the power of the Dongxing Port battleship. They knew very well that this kind of  Artillery can easily destroy Sakai Port on the sea, and several years have passed.  The warships in Dongxing Port have been getting bigger and bigger, and everyone has an irresistible feeling in their hearts.  The Dongxing Port Guards launched a four-pronged attack, but Hu Wanli did not personally lead the troops. The Japanese country had been in war for years and was in dilapidated condition. The so-called city was not even as good as the county seat of the Ming Dynasty. He really couldn't arouse interest. Even the Kyoto of the Japanese country was not interested at all.  He already knew that he was not interested.  Kyoto is also in a dilapidated state and not worth a look.  Hu Wanli paced slowly in the large cabin. He came to Sakai Port today not to comfort, but to cultivate a group of Japanese traitors!  door.  Yu Dayou reminded again: "Commander, the battleship has docked." Hu Wanli stopped and glanced at him, and said: "Don't worry, Tang Jinbao needs to make arrangements on the dock, organize the team, and send troops into the city first.  It will take a while. "So troublesome?  Yu Dayou cursed before saying: "The commander-in-chief didn't see them yesterday, so why did he take the initiative to come to Sakai Port today? Since you are not at ease, why not call them on board the ship to talk?" "You don't know Sakai Port." Hu Wanli said slowly  He walked to the chair and sat down, and said: "Sakai Port is a relatively transcendent existence in the Japanese country" After briefly introducing the situation of Sakai Port, he continued: "Dongxing Port has a small population.  , less than 10% of the Japanese state, and it is impossible to invest too much troops in the Japanese state for a long time. To annex the Japanese state, it is necessary to support puppets, and Sakai Hong Kong is the best choice." "Supporting puppets?  Yu Dayou pondered for a moment and then said: "The commander-in-chief will not send another Ashikaga Yoshimi to support him?" After shaking his head slightly, Hu Wanli said: "No, now we are directly stationing troops in the Japanese country to rule the Japanese country. If we are not obedient, we will be replaced at any time.  People." Hearing this, Yu Dayou said with some concern: "Commander, the Japanese country.Will it develop like Xiaoliuqiu?  " "Don't tell me, we are foreigners.  "Hu Wanli glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "No one hates the Japanese country more than me, and no one understands the Japanese country better than me. How can the Japanese country be allowed to develop under the rule of Dongxing Port?  Raise it like a pig and gradually reduce its population and strength.  " Raise pigs! Yu Dayou felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, and cursed secretly in his heart. Sure enough, he was still a scholar, but he really couldn't understand why Hu Wanli, a Xi'an native, hated the Japanese country so much. After hesitating for a while, he changed the topic and said  : "Commander, can I select a group of soldiers from the navy prisoners for training?  " "Okay, pick a camp.  "Hu Wanli paused briefly before continuing: "I keep you by my side so that you can be familiar with the situation of the Japanese country and also understand my true attitude towards the Japanese country. You are the candidate to be the garrison general stationed in Qinyuan City.  " Hearing these words, Yu Dayou couldn't help being surprised. He secretly thought that Hu Wanli was so courageous that he was defeated and captured. In the blink of an eye, he dared to consider handing over the strength of two divisions to his own hands. This is more than 10,000 people, which is quite a lot.  After seeing the strength of the Haizhou fleet, he quickly saluted: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your kindness.  "As he spoke, he smiled and said: "Is there a barber in Sakai Port? The general would like to cut this hair short, otherwise this military uniform will not look good.  " "There are sergeants in the army who specialize in haircuts.  "Hu Wanli said with a smile. As the two talked, the time for two cups of tea passed by in a flash. Tang Jinbao walked quickly to the door and saluted: "Commander, everything has been arranged.  " I saw Hu Wanli slowly boarding the pier surrounded by a group of officers. The people in Sakai Port who came to greet him knelt down and said, "Welcome to you, Marshal.  After slowly glancing at everyone, Hu Wanli stretched out his hand and said, "No need to be polite."  "Then he boarded the carriage and entered the city to Xianhonji Temple. Entering the reception hall. Shimazu Shasaburo, who was familiar with Ming Dynasty etiquette, quickly stepped forward and respectfully invited Hu Wanli to take a seat. Hu Wanli would not be humble and sat directly on the main seat. This  Then he stretched out his hand and said: "Everyone, there is no need to be formal, just treat it as an ordinary tea party.  ¡± Everyone in Sakai Port is proud to know the etiquette culture of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, Sakai Port has been trading with Wanli Port in recent years. As a political discussant in Sakai Port, you can basically speak fluent Mandarin, which is popular in Xiaoliuqiu, and there is no language communication.  Seeing Hu Wanli's friendly attitude, everyone secretly sighed and thanked him and took their seats. Then Hu Wanli slowly said: "Dongxing Port is going to take over the five kingdoms in Jinei.  Qinyuan Castle was built in the northern part of Kyoto Bay as the political, economic, cultural and military center of the five Kinai countries  " Upon hearing this, everyone in Sakai Port turned pale. Forget about being a political and military center, it is an economic and cultural center. If Sakai Port is deprived of the foundation of its establishment, Hu Wanli paused when he saw it, and Motoo Kojima couldn't help but bow.  Said: "Commander.  In this case, isn't there no need for the existence of Sakai Port?  ¡± ¡°Can¡¯t the five Kinnei countries accommodate two economic centers?  Hu Wanli looked at him and said: "Ouchi Yoshitaka and Ashikaga Yoshimi conspired to collude with the Ming Dynasty to harm Toko Port. Maritime trade within Ouchi Yoshitaka will be completely cancelled, and the prosperity of Sakai Port should not be affected."  " There have only been three points of maritime trade between Banri Port and Japan in recent years. Fukuoka in Hakata Bay, Sakai Port in Kyoto Bay, and Tangfeng Port on Boso Peninsula - it was specially built for Toko Port after the Hojo family annexed Boso Peninsula.  Now that Hu Wanli has bluntly stated that he will cancel the sea trade to Fukuoka in Hakata Bay, the sea trade volume of Sakai Port will inevitably increase significantly. Even if Qinyuan City will divide part of it, Sakai Port will not be slightly affected.  Hu Wanli continued: "Dongxing Port not only attaches importance to agriculture, but also to commerce, and freedom of religious belief. Dongxing Port's accession to the five prefecture-level countries and Sakai Port should be a rare good thing for everyone.  I don't want to cause too much killing in the conquest of the five Kinai countries, and I hope you can give me a lot of help. If I really want to kill thousands of miles away, there will be no roosters crowing, and business will inevitably be greatly depressed.  Here, I can tell you bluntly that the emperor of Japan must be abolished, the general must be abolished, and the king of Japan must be abolished. Japan can only have one king-the emperor of Japan!  If you spread this news, those who know the current affairs will be heroes, but those who do not know the current affairs will have no place in the world.  " Abolition of the emperor will abolish the army, and even the king of Japan canonized by the Great Tomorrow will be abolished! The people in Sakai Port couldn't help but be stunned. Hu Wanli glanced at everyone, showed a faint smile, and said: "My handsome son is not prosperous, Sakai Port  If there are any good-looking and talented people, you can choose one or two to send over. I will take concubines in the Japanese country!  " Taking concubines in the Japanese country is a piece of good news. The overlord of Dongxing Port obviously slapped him and gave him a sweet date. However, the slap was too hard, but he only gave two sweet dates. There was a gap.  It's so big that it's unbearable, but no one dares to say anything. Eight years ago, Dongxing Port was like a group of pirates, but now Dongxing Port is full of strong soldiers and horses, and there is no enemy at all.?As powerful as the Ming Dynasty, they dare not provoke them, let alone them?  The Dongxing Port Guards were overwhelming. In less than a month, they swept through the five Kinai countries with overwhelming force. They did not even encounter any decent resistance. Most of the cities and towns fell upon hearing the wind.  The bloody samurai and ronin organized sporadic resistance, but they were all ruthlessly suppressed, and often the cities where they were located were wiped out.  On October 12, the expedition was the furthest away. Liu Siwu and Xu Zhegui, who had conquered Kyoto, also led their troops back to Qinyuan City. At this time, a large number of prisoners captured by various tribes had begun to be invested in the construction of Qinyuan City's port docks and city.  Along the narrow coast, you can see Japanese people in ragged clothes working hard everywhere.  Liu Siwu and Xu Zhegui rode all the way to the westernmost Chinese army camp. After entering the camp gate, they dismounted and Wang Fugui hurried to greet them. After greeting him, he said with a smile: "Commander, this is your duty."  The troops were the last to come back. What was the result? " "It's just an empty city. What's the result?" Liu Siwu glanced at Xu Zhegui and said, "Commander Xu has had enough of burning, killing and looting.  I had a great time. I'm really worried about bringing down the guards." "Hehe." Xu Zhegui smiled sheepishly and said, "The commander is waiting for you in the camp.  ." Wang Fugui frowned and continued: "It's been half a month since I've recovered. Don't say it's been too long." "It's been half a month."  Liu Siwu felt anxious and immediately hurried to the Chinese army's tent. Xu Zhegui also hurriedly followed. At the door, Tang Jinbao warned him again, which made him even more worried.  Entering the big tent, he caught a glimpse of Hu Wanli, whose face was a little pale and sitting on a chair with a somewhat slumped expression. He didn't even bother to salute. He stepped forward quickly and said eagerly: "Young Master" "  Back." Hu Wanli glanced at the two of them.  Weakly said: "How is it?" Seeing that Liu Siwu didn't say anything, Xu Zhegui quickly said in a deep voice: "Come back to the commander-in-chief, the entire Pinganjing has been burned to rubble. I respect the commander-in-chief's instructions, the Japanese imperial palace, the general's mansion, the large and small temples in the city,  All the shrines and palaces were burned down, but the king of Japan was very poor and had nothing to gain. " After hearing this, Hu Wanli smiled hard and said: "The emperor of Japan is so poor that he has nothing to do but beg for food.  Treasure." Liu Siwu continued: "Emperor Nara fled to Omi after the peace of Ashikaga Yoshiki, and his strength was not damaged" "Jianbi Qingye" Hu Wanli glanced at Liu Siwu and said, "You preside over the meeting.  Leave Wang Fugui and Yu Dayou to guard Qinyuan City, and our troops will return to Hanwu." Seeing that he was struggling to speak, Liu Siwu nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, young master." "Exit the tent.  When he bumped into Tang Jinbao, Liu Siwu pulled him aside and said: "What's going on? The young master has always been strong and strong, so why can't he adapt to the environment? How come he hasn't gotten better for more than half a month, and he is so weak. Is he poisoned?"  " Tang Jinbao shook his head like a rattle and said repeatedly: "Absolutely not. I personally supervise the young master's diet. Absolutely not." "Is there anything wrong with the medicine?" Liu Siwu said solemnly.  After hearing this, Tang Jinbao's face immediately turned pale. He had never considered that there would be any problems with the medicine. He could not trust the doctors of the Japanese country. The doctors who treated Hu Wanli were all doctors who were with the army. He immediately strode back to the rear camp.  .  Not long after, a clear gunshot came from the rear camp. I didn't know what happened. Officers in the camp asked around. When the news spread, they found out that a doctor who was accompanying the army was shot dead by Liu Siwu.  , all the officers couldn't help but be puzzled, and soon it came out that the killed doctor in the army was the doctor who was responsible for boiling medicine for Hu Wanli, and the entire military camp was immediately shrouded in a dark cloud.  At midnight two days later, a burst of grief-stricken cries suddenly came from the Chinese army's tent. In the silent night, the people who heard it were horrified. The officers, who were already panic-stricken and had trouble sleeping, realized that they least wanted to see it.  Something happened when they arrived, and they all ran towards the Chinese army's tent, but as soon as they got close, they heard Liu Siwu yelling angrily, "Do you want to blow up the camp? Everyone go back and stick to your posts. Young master is fine." The escort team is strictly disciplined.  No one dared to disobey Liu Siwu's order. All the officers hesitantly turned around and returned to their respective tents, sitting uneasily until dawn. At dawn, the messenger came to deliver the order, "Emergency departure, return to Han Dynasty."  "Wu!" After hearing this order, many officers immediately understood it no longer. They hid in the tents and secretly wept, especially the officers who were bought by Hu Wanli. However, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, each of them  They all endured their grief and mustered up their spirits to order the dismantling of the camp and boarding the ship.  The huge fleet assembled and boarded the ship at an unprecedented speed, and then Yang Fan returned home.    The capital of the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City, and the Jinyi Guards Commander Chen Yin entered the Qianqing Palace with brisk steps. When he saw Jiajing, he was writing at his desk without even raising his head. He knelt down hurriedly and respectfully and said: "Chen Yin, a humble minister, comes to see the emperor."  "What's the matter? Tell me." Jiajing still didn't look up.  Seeing this situation, Chen Yin couldn't help but sigh secretly. In the past six months, Jin Yiwei has been reporting some good news, but the two major naval fleets of Tianjin and Haizhou were defeated by Dongxing Port. He knew that Jiajing was in a bad mood during this period.  , and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is news from Sakai Port that Dongxing Port has built a city on the north shore of Kyoto Bay, and has left about 10,000 troops to garrison. Most of them have returned." "Yes." Jiajing hummed lightly.  , Think about it, isn¡¯t it? Chen Yinba, who is worth such news, comes to the palace to report it?  He stopped writing, raised his head and glanced at him, saying: "I have no time to listen to nonsense." "Wei Chen deserves to die." Chen Yin hurriedly said: "The spy from Sakai Port mentioned something, Wei Chen is not sure, Hu Wanli  The Japanese country was unaccustomed to the acclimatization and there was no improvement for more than 20 days. Three days after the army returned, the Dongxing Port camp shot and killed an army doctor who was boiling medicine. At midnight on the day of return, cries were heard from the Chinese army's tent, but they were forbidden to do so.  The officers and soldiers in the camp inquired, and the Dongxing Port army returned in a hurry the next morning. "You mean Hu Wanli is dead?" Jiajing Yuanbao said in disbelief.  "I don't dare to speak nonsense." Chen Yin kowtowed hurriedly.  After thinking for a while, Jiajing said in a deep voice: "Did Jin Yiwei send any doctor to sneak into Xiaoliuqiu?" "Go back to the emperor." Chen Yin said firmly: "Yes! Xiaoliuqiu has been recruiting doctors in recent years, even apprentices, to control the north and south.  Sidu arranged for the doctor to go to Xiaoliuqiu. What Weichen was not sure about was whether the killed doctor was from Jinyiwei. "The commander-in-chief of the army died of illness during the expedition. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the army did not announce the funeral. This is not a strange thing, in Jiajing's eyes.  His joy flashed away, and then he said in a deep voice: "Pay attention to Xiaoliuqiu's movements during this period, and report it at any time." "Wei ministers obey the order." Chen Yin kowtowed hurriedly.
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