The Satsuma Domain is considered a major problem for Prime Minister Toyotomi. Although Toyotomi Hidetsugi married the imperial daughter Fukinomiya, the previous regent of the domain, Kanshiro, married a Satsuma Domain woman, his biological mother, in order to appease him.
Win over the Satsuma clan.
It is said that after Fukinomiya got married, she had a lot of friction with her mother-in-law, who was from the Satsuma samurai family because she was born in the Heikyo family, and the two got along very badly.
When talking about the Satsuma clan, we have to mention the head of the family. In today's world, unless you become an innate person or a heavenly person, your life span is generally very short. Therefore, it is said that it is rare to live in seventy years, and you can call yourself an old man at the age of forty.
The feudal lord of the Satsuma Domain, Zhongxuan, is already ninety years old this year, which is about the same age as the third master of the Dao Sect. In terms of realm and cultivation, he is only slightly inferior to the third master.
Shimadzu Shigenuki is one of the eight swordsmen.
So far, Shimadzu Shigenobu has been in charge of Satsuma Domain for a long time, so the various policies he formulated have a long continuity, and even many long-term policies have already achieved initial results.
Shigenobu Shimazu himself is also very interesting. He has a close relationship with the swordsman who often goes to sea among the Eight Swordsmen. He is influenced by his friends. He is good at accepting new things from outside. Unlike the Prime Minister who respects the culture of the Central Plains,
He was more influenced by Western culture and made many innovative moves that seemed puzzling to outsiders.
For example, a samurai training hall was opened to recruit samurai to study. Regardless of the level of the samurai, as long as they wanted to learn, they were all recruited. Therefore, many samurai were trained with both civil and military skills. Major subjects such as: literature, agriculture, history, medical skills, and human alchemy.
He also built a medicine garden and did research. He also built a zoo and raised a large number of rare animals for viewing. He also liked to travel to Nagasaki with Dutch people to increase his knowledge. He built a Mingshi Museum and studied astronomy and calendar.
An integrated hall was built, including: iron smelting reverberatory furnace, smelting furnace, drilling plate, glass factory, forge, steam engine manufacturing factory, metal fine processing factory, mint, shipbuilding factory, textile factory, etc.
After having the foundation, the Satsuma Domain began to arm its army with imitation firearms, and even the navy built three steam sail-powered warships.
Most of the technologies here come from the West, which is reasonable. Dao sect supports Prime Minister Toyotomi, and the Satsuma clan, which does not deal with Prime Minister Toyotomi, will naturally find it difficult to obtain Dao sect technology and can only find another way.
Under such circumstances, it is reasonable for Brown to hide in the Satsuma Domain, which has close ties with the West.
Nowadays, the main target of Daomen is Tianmen and the royal family, and local princes like Satsuma Domain cannot be taken into consideration for the time being. Qi Xuansu can only choose to report to Zhenren Qingwei and cannot make decisions on his own.
So Qi Xuansu returned to the Xiujing camp to meet with Qingwei.
When Qi Xuansu returned to Xiujing's camp, he saw many troops resting in the camp, as well as some troops from Prime Minister Toyotomi's palace.
Regardless of whether they are spiritual officers or men in black, because there are not many people directly participating in the war, the supply of various materials is very abundant, even to the point of overflow. In addition to the necessary staple food and marching pills, there are not only tobacco, melons and fruits,
Sweets, snacks, various meats, and alcohol can also be provided during non-combat rest periods. Although Daomen has repeatedly advocated frugality, waste is still common. Many leftover foods are randomly thrown away as garbage.
However, for the lower-level soldiers of Toyotomi Prime Minister's Palace, these are delicacies. Since the war started, they have not eaten meat for several years, so many Japanese soldiers can be seen everywhere collecting the discarded food and putting it in pots
Stewed randomly, it turned out to be a delicacy.
There are also people who collect the empty wine jugs that people in black have finished drinking. There is often some remaining wine at the bottom of the jug, and then they all pour it into a jug, which actually makes a jug of wine. In the end, each person drinks a glass and divides it.
Drink it.
Looking at the spirits of the two sides, they are also completely different. The Lingguan and the people in black are dressed neatly and uniformly, and the armor is polished so brightly that it seems to reflect the figure. When not wearing armor, the regular clothes are also straight and without any wrinkles. The Japanese soldiers are
It was dirty and messy, with leather armor, cotton armor, rattan armor, and paper armor, which could not cover the whole body and were incomplete.
Not to mention the height difference.
This is obviously not the fault of any one soldier, but the difference between the two countries behind it.
Although Daomen has also provided assistance to the Prime Minister's Mansion, this assistance is obviously not available to the lower-level soldiers.
Qi Xuansu stopped and watched for a while. The Japanese soldiers who were making a mess quickly noticed Qi Xuansu's presence, especially after seeing Qi Xuansu's clothes. They realized that this was a big shot, and they were immediately at a loss.
At this moment, a man in black came over quickly, saluted Qi Xuansu, and followed Qi Xuansu's gaze. He mistakenly thought that the high-gong master thought that these Japanese leftovers were an eyesore, and immediately said: "
I’ll send someone right away…”
"No, no need. Let them eat, I'm just curious." Qi Xuansu waved his hand.
"Yes." The man in black responded with some confusion.
Qi Xuansu stopped staying and went to the main tent of Zhongjun Zhenren Qingwei.
Came to the big tent and after the briefing,
Qi Xuansu was waiting outside. After about half an hour, Shen Yuqing invited him in.
Qi Xuansu met Master Qingwei and reported everything about Brown and Xibosuzhou Company in detail.
After listening to this, Master Qingwei said: "As for the matters concerning Satsuma Domain and Nishibassu Company, let's ignore him for the time being. It won't be too late to worry about it later after the situation stabilizes. As for Maeda Masao's arrangements, you can give them to him first.
With the identity of Zan Hua, he was given a third-grade Taoist priest background, and asked him to help make plans to eliminate the Taoist rogues in Ise and Musashi. After all, he was one of the thirteen leaders of the Taoist sect, and he knew a lot of secrets. Yes.
Yes, there are still some spies who are dormant in Prime Minister Toyotomi’s mansion but have not yet surfaced. I also asked Masao Maeda to help identify them.”
The first half of the words were said to Qi Xuansu, and the second half of the words were said to Shen Yuqing.
The weight of these great secretaries is quite high. From Gong Jiaojun, to Tang Jiaohua, to Shen Yuqing, they are all typical figures of low status and power.
This is another promotion route, which is different from people like Qi Xuansu. Most of them take the palace route, but it mainly depends on the arrangements of their superiors.
Donghua Zhenren's previous secretary has been arranged by Donghua Zhenren to take on the role of his own, and Gong Jiaojun is the replacement. Shen Yuqing has been with Qingwei Zhenren for a long time and has not been arranged yet, but has been promoted to assistant manager. If Qing is
Master Wei was able to take charge of the Zixiao Palace, and Shen Yuqing followed the chickens and dogs to heaven and became the assistant manager of the Zixiao Palace. Normally, Shen Zhizhen should be respectful when meeting him. .??.
Shen Yuqing took the order and left.
For the Taoists, the impact of a surrendered Maeda Masao is far worse than that of a Katsura Zenyuki who died in battle. Because Maeda Masao knows too much, and the secret lines that have been lurking for many years can only be investigated by the Taoists themselves.
I am afraid that even if we investigate for several years, we may not be able to find out everything. But with Masao Maeda, we can catch them all in less than a month.
Master Qingwei then said to the second-grade spiritual official standing next to him: "Don't follow me all the time. Bring some people and follow Masao Maeda. Don't let him lose a hair."
Each Zhenzhi Zhenren will be assigned one to two second-grade spiritual officers, nicknamed "Secretary Wu", who are nominally personal guards, but most of the time they are reduced to decorations or sent to do other things.
For example, Xu Lingguan, who was close to Master Cihang, was sent to Zhang Yuelu to act as a bodyguard for a period of time.
The Taoists are good at assassinations. Since they dare to assassinate Master Qingwei and the two regents Guan Bai, they will definitely not let go of the traitor Maeda Masao. Therefore, Master Qingwei will send his personal guards to Maeda Masao. On the one hand,
Yes
The duty of guarding was to ensure the safety of Maeda Masao. On the other hand, it also had the meaning of surveillance, but this meaning cannot be explained in detail.
This second-grade spiritual officer took the order and left.
Master Qingwei finally said to Qi Xuansu: "This matter has come to an end for the time being. The Westerners only need to pay more attention and do not need to go to war. Now our main focus must be on the final battle, and you and Qingxiao must also
To join the war, you must be prepared in advance."
Qi Xuansu was not surprised and responded: "Yes."
He is now in the Infinite stage, holding "Qingyun", and then cooperates with Zhang Yuelu, who is also in the Infinite stage and holding "Zixia". The two swords are combined, even if the heavenly beings in the creation stage come, they will still be punished by the sword, even if they meet
Even if the pseudo-immortal is invincible, it is not difficult to delay for a moment or two by relying on the power of the immortal. It is equivalent to having an extra heavenly being in the creation stage out of thin air on the Taoist side, but it is a great help.
I think that when Master Qingwei gave him the "Mysterious Jade of the Immortal", he had already thought of the follow-up arrangements, and it was not just a reward based on merit. If it was purely a reward based on merit, why would he have to take out the "Mysterious Jade"? And
It happens to be the "Xianzhi Xuanyu" that Qi Xuansu lacks? It can only be said that people like Master Qingwei who play chess take one step at a time, look at the three moves, and are foresighted.
Some people may want to ask, the Taoist sect has so many real people, why not send them all?
The reason is also very simple. There is no reason to mobilize the whole country to quell a rebellion in one corner.
The territory of Daomen is very different from that of Daxuan. From the perspective of Daxuan's territory, Daomen's Jade Capital is located on the border. However, if we look at the territory of Daomen, it includes the Western Region, Borneo, and East Posu.
After Zhouzhou, Nanyang, Beiting, Fenglinzhou and other places, Yujing is actually located in the center. From this perspective, Fenglinzhou is just a corner.
If too many troops are deployed from other places, it will give some forces an opportunity to take advantage of it. And from the perspective of Qingwei Zhenren, using the power of the Taoist sect to suppress the Fenglinzhou rebellion, there is no military merit to speak of, it is not casual.
Just send someone? It would also cost a lot of money and might even lead to criticism.
As for how to prepare, Master Qingwei is certainly not just talking about it.
After the conversation, Master Qingwei gave Qi Xuansu a warrant, allowing him to go to the temporary branch of Tianji Hall. Here he can replenish his divine power and ammunition, and can also exchange some items from Yujing through the large five ghost transport formation, such as half immortals.
things.
Qi Xuansu was a little frightened at first, as if everything he was thinking was clearly visible to Master Qingwei, but he was soon replaced by excitement. After all, it would be the first semi-immortal object that truly belonged to him.