A cluster of wooden houses has sprung up in Nagasaki, Kyushu. It is now a port that His Majesty the Emperor signed a treaty to lease to the Ming Dynasty. The lease period of one hundred years cannot be changed in black and white.
Liu Ziguang had just returned from Kyoto and had a happy gathering with his wife, children and generals. His son Liu Kangyang had grown much better than before and could even call him daddy. Those Gurkha guards had been sent back to Tibet. It was too dangerous to take the Central Plains route.
Just like when they came, they took the sea route from Shanghai to Tianzhu. When they returned to Tubo, they reported to the elders and sent a medical team to detoxify His Majesty the King.
The big table was filled with all kinds of raw fish, mustard, and soy sauce. Do as the locals do. In a seaport city like Nagasaki, it is natural to eat seafood. However, the Japanese sake is not strong enough. After half a jar, I still don’t get drunk. Peng Jingwei said
While chewing the sashimi, she regretted: "Tsk, it's a pity that the dead cat didn't come." Suddenly she thought of something again, stopped her chopsticks and asked: "Brother-in-law, I heard that the Queen of Japan was a young girl, why did you sign the treaty so quickly?
Yes, are you using a beauty trap?"
Peng Jingrong glanced at her sister and said, "It's not big or small, you're talking nonsense." But she was also very interested and couldn't help but ask: "What does the Queen look like and how old is it? Does your husband have any ideas?"
Liu Ziguang smiled bitterly and said: "At first they told me that the Queen is seventeen years old. In fact, she will not be seventeen until the end of next year. She is only fifteen years old this year. She looks like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl. What can I think?
I have the idea to help him find a child bride for the sake of Kuanghong."
Liu Kangyang, who was making a fuss in Zeng Cheng's arms and refused to eat obediently, suddenly stopped when he heard the word "child bride". He stared at his father and groaned, and everyone laughed: "Kanghong understands, I want my wife."
Woolen cloth."
Peng Jingrong said seriously: "Mr., are you joking or are you serious?"
Liu Ziguang said: "So what if it's true? My son wears two crowns on his head. How can he not be worthy of the Queen? I think this little girl Xingzi is fine. I will send someone to propose marriage to her father later. Do you want any gifts?"
, just give them some arms, they are short of this now."
Just as he was talking, the sound of a whistle came from the distant sea. Liu Ziguang's mansion was built on a high place overlooking the sea. He could see cargo ships coming from the west. The dark old paddle steamer had a very low waterline and seemed to be fully loaded.
Got the goods.
Liu Ziguang pointed to the sea and said: "Did you see it? It's a military cargo ship from Tianjin. It's full of matchlock muskets originally manufactured by the Ministry of War of the Qing Dynasty. These old-fashioned things are intended to be sold to the shogunate. Since they are going to be used for
If your son proposes marriage, let him first give it to the Emperor’s faction as a betrothal gift.”
Everyone was puzzled and said: "Aren't we helping the emperor and the generals fight the war? Why did we sell firecrackers to them?"
Liu Ziguang smiled slightly: "The Red Shirt Army really wants to help the Emperor fight the war and drive the shogunate into the sea in less than half a month. But what are we going to do after half a month? Is it possible to start a war with the Emperor again and destroy the Japanese country? That's not the case.
The result I want is that I don't pay attention to the small country of Japan. We only need to rent a few ports to garrison, and then sell them weapons to both sides and let them fight for ten or eight years.
The fishermen are profiting from it. Do you know how much such an outdated matchlock gun can be bought for? What, one hundred taels of silver, wrong! The gold settlement starts from twenty taels, and the ammunition is not included, and there is no bargaining. What do you think?
Where can I find business?"
Everyone nodded. They naturally understood that such a simple business was such a simple business. The matchlock guns produced in the Qing Dynasty were already obsolete products. They had short range and poor reliability. Even Emperor Jing was not willing to use them. They were basically equivalent to scrap iron. Scrap iron could be sold for every shot.
The sky-high price of twenty taels of gold was a hugely profitable deal, but since we wanted to make money, why not just raise troops to occupy the Japanese country, massacre the country for ten days, and snatch all the gold, silver, jade and silk.
Someone really raised this stupid question, and it was none other than Kuang Hong’s subordinate, Temasek’s Minister of War, Magobi. Liu Ziguang looked at this innocent black man, shook his head helplessly and said: "Sad, you need to study harder."
Okay, killing the goose and taking the eggs is a one-shot deal. Let them be willing to work hard and make money to buy our products. The Japanese country is a small country with millions of people. Our red shirt army has less than 10,000 people. Of course it is not
It means that we cannot control this country, but in that case can we do other things? We have to take a long-term view in everything."
Everyone was convinced and raised their thumbs to praise the commander for his foresight. Only Zeng Cheng hugged Kuangkuang and pouted, unhappy. His son was given a child bride who was more than ten years older at such a young age. How would he live in the future?
Although it is already midsummer in Nanjing, there is an icy atmosphere everywhere in the city. Many members of the clan died in the palace seizure fifteen years ago. This time the royal purge is even worse than last time. The few remaining princes
They were all imprisoned on suspicion of treason, and died tragically in the prison of the Qin Secret Service under unknown circumstances. The remaining people were also in panic all day long.
If this continues, the descendants of Lao Zhu's family will be tortured. Even if they eliminate dissidents, this is not the way to play. The Donglin Party headed by Qian Qianyi finally couldn't sit still, because they keenly felt that power had once again fallen to eunuchs.
So a large number of censors gathered around the palace gate and asked to see the emperor.
Ever since Liu Ziguang was expelled overseas, Zhu Youxiao felt much more relaxed. There were think tanks like Huang Zongxi to help with overall planning, loyal ministers and good friends like Wei Zhongxian to help with arrangements, and young heroes like Yuan Chengzhi to help with the expedition.
Asking, what else did he have to worry about, so he picked up the lathe machine again, and stayed in the imperial garden every day to study and experiment. Wei Zhongxian sent important memorials in for his review, but was thrown back.
, and also scolded Wei Zhongxian: "What do I do raising a slave like you?"
Thanks to the emperor's trust, Eunuch Wei has no choice but to take on this important task. Aren't you censors itchy? Well, our family will help you. Take it all and let the Jin Yiwei beat you hard until your butts are broken.
Are you still blocking the palace gate?
Wei Zhongxian's move was indeed vicious. He beat several old censors to death, causing an uproar in the court. At this time, the current Fu Wang Zhu Yousong, the old man who was beaten to death by Liu Ziguang,
Prince Fu's son secretly colluded with some clan members who did not want to sit still and waited for death, bought the palace guards at a high price, and sneaked into the palace with a knife with the intention of assassinating the king. Fortunately, he was discovered by Qin Secret Service in time, captured the murderer, and led out a series of clan officials.
, the capital once again fell into a bloody storm, and basically all the men named Zhu were killed.
The western frontier once again fell into an endless war. Galdan's army of 500,000 swept through Gansu like a storm and approached Shaanxi. Fortunately, Liu Ziguang was not the only general in the Ming Dynasty. Yuan Chonghuan led Wu Sangui, Liu Zongmin and others fought hard to resist.
Advanced firearms are not inferior, but they are just tired of defense. They no longer have the great achievements and heroic ambitions of Liu Ziguang, who expanded thousands of miles of territory and sealed the wolf in Xu.
The north is not at peace either. The overlord of the grassland, Liu Ziguang’s Anda Zhamu, has said to the Great Khan that he will lead a hundred thousand fine cavalry to sweep across the Central Plains, wipe out the traitors, and restore Anda’s reputation. If it weren’t for Shanxi and Hebei, they would all be He Zhamu and
The red-shirted troops with whom we have friendship are stationed. If we have to give some face, the Mongolian army may really have to drink from the Yangtze River again.
Even the imperial garrison in Shanxi and Hebei had extremely unstable military morale. The imperial court's order to appease had long ago been issued, and Li Yan was granted the title of governor of Hebei. He also held the positions of admiral of the Beiyang Navy and minister of war, and was granted the title of first-class uncle.
The title, this favor is quite adequate, but apart from a few words of gratitude, he has no intention of compromising with the court.
Zhu Youxiao is not in a hurry at all, because Master Huang Zongxi said that after Yuan Chengzhi is finished suppressing the rebellion in southern Xinjiang, he will send troops north to deal with Li Yan and Xu Zengshou. For now, let them make trouble, as long as they don't go south to cause rebellion, there is plenty of time anyway
, with the financial and tax support of Jiangnan, we can slowly clean up these rebellious officials and traitors.
Even after Liu Ziguang left, the power still fell into the hands of the Donglin Party, which made Qian Qianyi very unhappy. He originally expected Huang Zongxi, whom he introduced to teach the emperor, to help the Donglin Party put in a good word, but he didn't know that this guy didn't miss his old friendship.
, completely colluded with Wei Zhongxian, and became a pair of treacherous ministers working together. It was because of the slander and deception of these two people that the emperor would kill the clan indiscriminately, ignore political affairs, and hand over the power to an eunuch.
At five o'clock today, Qian Qianyi went to court again. Unexpectedly, at three o'clock in the morning, the emperor still refused to go to court because of illness. Needless to say, His Majesty was playing in the imperial garden again. It had not been a few days since the last siege of the palace gate. Minister
They were still frightened and dared not speak out, so they had no choice but to walk back home angrily. Qian Qianyi walked halfway when he met a domestic slave who came to report that his wife asked him to go to Jiangyun Tower quickly.
Qian Qianyi hurriedly ordered someone to turn the sedan chair and go to Jiangyun Tower. Although Mr. Qian was a mountaineer, he had a close relationship with Liu Rushi, and they were sisters. If something serious hadn't happened, Liu Rushi would never have sent him in such a hurry.
As expected, when I arrived outside Jiangyun Tower, I saw a group of guards in golden uniforms surrounding the door. The iron chains were clanging. They were trying to arrest someone.
Today's Jinyiwei is no longer the Jinyiwei under the control of the Donglin Party. Qi Zhenming, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has been dismissed from his post and investigated. The personnel installed by the Donglin Party in Jinyiwei have also defected or been eliminated. The current Jinyiwei is just a subordinate of the Imperial Secret Service.
It's just a unit.
Jiangyun Tower is Mr. Qian's special property. Everyone in the capital knows it. Don't these Jin Yiwei know? Qian Qianyi felt angry and ordered the housekeeper to go and ask what happened. After a while, the housekeeper came back and said with a sad face: "Master,
They said they were ordered to arrest imperial criminals, but they didn’t give face to anyone."