With the warm and humid air flow brought by the Kurosui Ocean, the winter in Kagoshima is also humid and warm. Compared to the severe cold on the Koryo Peninsula, the winter in Kagoshima is like heaven on earth.
Kagoshima is located at the southern tip of Kyushu Island. Six or seven hundred years ago, maritime merchants from Meishu, Jinan and other places came to Kagoshima to conduct maritime trade with the Fuso people. There were several times when pirate power flourished in the East China Sea, and there were many
With Kagoshima as the rear base.
Over the past hundreds of years, people from the Central Plains have moved to Kagoshima one after another; many pirates wanted to quit and settled in Kagoshima, forming a complex living environment in Kagoshima. Even though the Osumi Taira clan has been strengthening its control of Kagoshima
However, for decades, Kagoshima and the Tokai bandit forces have been inextricably linked and have never been completely severed.
After the She family controlled most of Zhejiang and Fujian, Luer County naturally became the area where the She family had the deepest influence on Kyushu Island.
Even if the She family has no intention of developing a water force with cross-sea combat capabilities, they will not underestimate the huge profits that maritime trade can bring to the She family, and have never given up on strengthening their influence and penetration in Kagoshima.
Since the Fuso vassal states nominally recognized Dazaifu's rule over the Fuso Islands, Fuso regarded the Dai Viet Dynasty as the suzerainty, and the She family was a rebel of the Dai Viet dynasty. There was collusion between the Osumi Taira clan and other Fuso vassal forces and the She family.
Naturally, peace negotiations cannot be brought to the table and have always been carried out in secret.
The Saga clan ceded Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto to the Huaidong Army for temporary supervision in exchange for the reconciliation of the assassination incident. The news spread throughout Kyushu Island before February of the twelfth year of Chongkan.
It is rainy in Kagoshima in winter. Qin Zitan stood under the eaves wearing wooden shoes, looking at the raindrops pouring down from the sky, sighing helplessly in his heart.
At this moment, the servant pushed open the wooden door of the courtyard and came in. He saw Qin Zitan standing under the eaves of the corridor watching the rain, and said, "Second Young Master, sir, please come over!"
Qin Zitan sighed softly in his heart, took the oil-paper umbrella, stepped on the pebbled path, and walked to the front yard.
She Feihu walked around anxiously on the straw mat with bare feet. When he saw Qin Zitan coming over, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Look at your good plan!"
"Although Huaidong was taken from the Saga clan to Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto, it may not be a blessing!" Qin Zitan said softly.
It is impossible for the Huaidong Army to directly send troops to attack the mainland of Goryeo. It is the best strategy to trap Zhen Feng, the governor of Haiyang County, on Danluo Island for reinforcements. Goryeo can't gather troops in Haiyang County in a day or two.
After that, Lin Fu took advantage of this opportunity to gather troops to attack Shen Heming's troops who had participated in the attack on Jeju Fortress. This was not an unexpected thing.
The assassination on Fukue Island was indeed carried out by Qin Zitan instigating the Ohsumi Taira clan.
"Huaidong easily obtained three enclaves, why isn't it a good thing?" She Feihu asked.
As far as She Feihu is concerned, although he lost the Shengsi battles, his vision also focused more on the sea, making him the main figure within the She family who supports the development of maritime power.
It is a pity that She Feihu, who had to bear most of the responsibility for the defeat of the Sheng Si battles, suffered a sharp decline in his reputation and power within the She family, which made him lose the possibility of competing with She Fei Xiong for inheritance rights.
She Feihu has been dormant in Jin'an for a while. Even though he enjoys no less wealth and honor, his power has been greatly reduced, and he has no possibility of commanding the military power alone.
Even the main force of the water camp of the She family is mainly concentrated in Mingzhou Prefecture in eastern Zhejiang, under the jurisdiction of She Feixiong, the governor of eastern Zhejiang.
She Feihu could only find another way. Huaidong borrowed land on Danluo Island to build Jeju Fortress and opened up a route between Chongzhou and Jeju. Sea trade was also a source of funds for the She family to support the army. It also contacted the forces of Kyushu, Honshu and other vassal states.
Naturally, She Feihu was willing to do what She Feihu wanted to do if the forces that suppressed Huaidong penetrated into the Haidong region.
The more important purpose of She Feihu's visit to Kagoshima was to go to Goryeo to establish a secret alliance with the Donghu people. However, the direct route from Kagoshima to Goryeo was controlled by the Huaidong Army's Shuiying warships.
She Feihu temporarily stayed in Kagoshima and planned to go east, borrowing the road from Honshu Island in the east, to go to Goryeo and meet with the Donghu envoy Nahe Xiongqi.
She Feihu came to Kagoshima with a very secretive schedule, and even the Taira family was not informed of it. He stayed in Kagoshima to see if the assassination plot would have a good outcome. Unexpectedly, after waiting for nearly ten days,
But it was such a result that he could treat it calmly?
Of course, Qin Zitan did not expect that the twelve dead soldiers who sneaked into Fukue Island would be successful. He just wanted to muddy the waters through assassinations and pit the Huaidong Army against the Saga clan and other Kyushu island feudal forces; the Taira clan and the Saga clan
The He clan has been in conflict for nearly a hundred years. It was the Ping clan's pleasure to provoke the confrontation between the Huaidong Army and the Saga clan. The twelve scouts who died were sent by the Ping clan.
But no one expected that the assassination would end with the Saga family ceding Matsuura, Pingura, and Goto to the supervision of the Huaidong Army.
Qin Zitan thought about it carefully, and there were two points that he had not anticipated beforehand:
First, after the assassination, Lin Fu quickly sent troops to attack Matsuura and trapped the main Saga warriors on Hirado Island, which he did not expect in advance. As long as Lin Fu hesitated for a moment and was timid, the assassination incident would become a conflict between the Huaidong Army and the
A thorn that cannot be removed between the Saga clan can disrupt Lin Fu's steps to open a maritime trade route connecting Chongzhou and the northern part of Kyushu Island.
After the Huaidong Army brazenly captured Matsuura Castle, Saga Yorigen's reaction was something Qin Zitan had not expected. If the Huaidong Army and the Saga clan had not made a temporary reconciliation so quickly, the northwestern part of Kyushu Island would have
The situation will inevitably fall into chaos, which will further affect the Huaidong Army's concentration of troops in the decisive battle with the Koreans on Danluo Island.
It was these two unforeseen factors that caused the Fujiang Island assassination incident to not develop in the direction predicted by Qin Zitan.
She Feihu had an irritable and uncontrollable mood towards Huaidong, and even towards Lin Fu personally, which Qin Zitan could understand very well.
Qin Zitan did not complain about his harsh tone, and patiently explained: "Huaidong will cut off Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto from the Saga clan. It may not be a bad thing. Second Young Master, please be patient...
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"Why isn't it a bad thing?" She Feihu asked.
"Does the Saga family really want to cede Matsuura, Hirado, and Goto to Huaidong?" Qin Zitan asked.
"..." She Feihu remained silent.
"The Goto Islands are originally the territory of the great Kochi Zhou. The residents of Hirado and Matsuura are all indigenous people of Fuso. They have been ruled by the Saga clan for more than two hundred years. With these three enclaves, Huaidong can
What benefits can be gained from it?" Qin Zitan then asked again, without waiting for She Feihu's response, he answered himself, "Huaidong's original intention is to open up the maritime trade route from Chongzhou to Jiuzhou Island, and from the maritime trade route
Instead of spending a lot of resources to manage these three enclaves, Huaidong can obtain huge profits that can support the army. To gain three enclaves and confront the Saga clan, for Huaidong, it is far worse than abandoning the three enclaves and confronting the Saga clan.
It would be more beneficial for the He family to form an alliance."
"Although things did not develop as we expected, it may not be beneficial to Huaidong," Qin Zitan continued to explain: "...the Saga clan has endured humiliation and humiliation, and the Saga clan will also fall into isolation in the Fuso vassals.
"Huaidong is cutting land from Kyushu Island. The Jingo clan, Taira clan and other vassal states will also regard Huaidong as an urgent threat. How can it be so cheap for Huaidong to take advantage of it?"
"What you said makes sense, but I am too impatient!" She Feihu sighed lightly, but there was always an irritability in his heart that could not be eliminated.
Early spring in Matsuura in northern Kyushu Island is much wetter and colder than in Kagoshima.
Chizhou, the great bandit of the Five Islands, and his counselor Yan Baishan crossed the sea to Songpu to see Lin Fu, the envoy of the Huaidong system. They felt uneasy and uneasy, but they did not feel particularly cold.
According to the rules, Chi Zhou took off his sword and all his entourage stayed in the outer courtyard to wait. He and Yan Baishan, led by the Huaidong Army guards, walked into the heavily guarded inner courtyard to see Lin Fu.
Chi Zhou was not worried that his trip would be captured by the Huaidong Army, but after Huaidong captured Fujiang Island, it easily took Matsuura and Hirado Island from the Saga clan, and the Southern Goto Islands headed by Kuga Island were included.
Between Fukue Island, Matsuura, and Hirado Island.
With 1,400 to 5,000 soldiers in his hands, how could he dare not respond to Lin Fu's summons?
Minamigoto has always been secretly trading with merchants in Hirado and Matsuura to obtain some supplies that are in short supply on Minamigoto. Once the Huaidong Army cuts off the connection between Hirado, Matsuura and Minamigoto, Chi Zhou will also have a huge headache.
When the Huaidong Army captured Fujiang Island, Chi Zhou sent his counselor Yan Baishan to see Lin Fu to test him, but he still wanted to wait and see the situation.
This time, Chi Zhou made up his mind that if the conditions were right, accepting the recruitment would not be a bad thing.
In the cold rain, Lin Fu and Song Jia stood under the eaves of the corridor, looking at the scenery in the courtyard.
Fusang is deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, but it also has its own uniqueness. It is good at landscaping in narrow courtyards when building houses. The cold rain sprinkles on the white sand and white stones, and there are three or five thin bamboos, which is very emotional and memorable.
endless.
Chi Zhou and Yan Baishan were ushered in. Lin Fu looked sideways and saw that this famous bandit who roamed the east of the sea was in his fifties, lean and shrewd, and lacked a bit of the fierceness of a pirate.
Lin Fu smiled and said: "It's really hard to invite Master Chi. You have lived in Fusang for many years. What do you think is unique about the landscaping of this house?"
Chi Zhou stood in front of the steps. Cold rain was falling. He did not dare to have the slightest resentment. When Lin Fu opened his mouth, he asked about building a house. Standing in front of the eaves, he respectfully replied: "Chi Zhou is a big boss.
I really don’t have much experience in house landscaping, so I don’t dare to talk nonsense in front of the architect..."
"The fine white sand under the bamboo is the sea, and the few white stones standing there are the five islands in the northwest of Hirado. Take a look again, do they look like it?" Lin Fu said.
"What Zizhi said is true!" Chi Zhou replied.
"What do you think of me trading Matsuura City for Kuga Island with you?" Lin Fu said.
Chi Zhou was startled and couldn't figure out what Lin Fu meant.
The Matsuura Peninsula is a rare plain land mass in the northern part of Kyushu Island. Its area is larger than all the main islands of the Goto Islands combined. If the Huaidong Army had not actually occupied Matsuura, Saga Yorigen would not have been able to capture Matsuura neatly.
Also ceded.
Trading Kuga Island for the Matsuura Peninsula is definitely worth it in terms of land alone.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Chi Zhou spent half his life wandering around the sea, fighting for this power. If he really thought things were that simple, he would have eaten half his life in vain.
Chi Zhou didn't care about the water stains in front of the steps, and immediately threw his knees on the ground, knelt down in front of Lin Fu, and said: "Chi Zhou has been wandering abroad, leaving his hometown for half his life, but he always thinks about his homeland in the Central Plains and the imperial court.
.Kuga Island, Matsuura, and Hirado can be placed under the rule of the imperial court and can be protected by the Huaidong Military Division. It is really a blessing for Chi Zhou and tens of thousands of people. From this time on, Chi Zhou regarded the imperial envoys as his birth parents.
, Goto, Matsuura, and Hirado are all lands under the control of the Huaidong Army. The envoy of Zhizhi is willing to use Chi Zhou to guard them, and Chi Zhou is willing to make his liver and brains fall to pieces for Zhi Zhi, and die after his death..."
"It's a good thing that you are willing to serve the imperial court, but the imperial court has not authorized me to recruit An'er and others in Haidong!" Lin Fu looked at Chi Zhou and asked, "What do you think we should do?"
When Chi Zhou heard what Lin Fu said, he thought that Lin Fu had murderous intentions. He was so frightened that he became cold all over. Guards like tigers and wolves were guarding him. He did not dare to act rashly. He just kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Zhi Zhi will make another
It is naturally better to have good generals guarding the three lands. Chi Zhou dare not disobey him. He only hopes that he can return to the Central Plains and get three to five acres of good land to retire, and he will be satisfied, and he will be satisfied..."