Great Eunuch of the Ming Dynasty

"This..." General Kono Tongjiao hesitated.

At this moment, a samurai from the Iyo clan came in from the outside of the hall, knelt down on the ground, and shouted, "My lord, there is an envoy from the expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty who wants to see you!"

"what?"

7 Chapter Eighty Lobbying

7 Chapter Eighty Lobbying

"Xiong Xuezhang, secretary of the Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty, pays his respects to General Kono Tongjiao!" A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe with a face like a crown jade bowed and cupped his hands towards General Kono Tongjiao, the great name of the Iyo clan.

The tone was full of neither humble nor overbearing but also very polite, which gave General Kono Tongjiao enough face.

"I don't know why Mr. Xiong came to my Yiyu Fan?" General Kono Tongjiao asked.

Although Xiong Xuezhang used to be a down-and-out scholar, after staying in the expeditionary force of the Ming Dynasty for so long, his temperament has changed a lot, and he said: "I came to Yiyu Fan to persuade you to surrender under the order of my governor. , as long as Your Excellency the General can donate to the Iyo Fan, then the governor will never treat His Excellency the General badly, and His Excellency the General will definitely get multiple returns for his contribution."

"Hmph! Isn't your governor just an eunuch! That dead eunuch named Wang Zhen dared to ask this general to surrender the city, what a joke! How could this general agree to this?" General Kono Tongjiao said angrily.

At this time, Mitsui Ryuya, the elder of Iyofan's family, said: "My lord, please calm down! Since the expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to come, why don't we first hear what their conditions are?"

"Hmph! Let's talk about it!" General Kono Tongjiao snorted coldly, turned around and sat down on his knees, staring at Xiong Xuezhang, wanting to see what he had to say.

Xiong Xuezhang took a deep look at the elder Mitsui Ryuya, clasped his fist at the elder Mitsui Ryuya, and said, "My governor has always understood righteousness, and knows that Iyo Fan, with the joint efforts of His Excellency the General and many samurai families, brought Iyo The development of the domain is very good, and the people of the Iyo domain have not been oppressed, so my governor intends to continue to reuse you after taking over the Iyo domain, so that you will not suffer any losses, and on the contrary, you will get unexpected wealth. "

"Oh? I don't know how your governor plans to arrange for me?" The warrior leader Hatta Ichiro couldn't help asking.

But as soon as he asked this sentence, he realized something was wrong, and when he turned his head, he saw the drooping face of his master, General Kono Tongjiao.

"May I ask who this lord is?" Xiong Xuezhang asked politely.

"I am Ichiro Hatta, the leader of the warriors of the Iyo clan!" The leader of the warriors, Hatta Ichiro, raised his head and shouted proudly.

Xiong Xuezhang said with a smile: "It turned out to be the leader Hatta Ichiro, what a disrespect and disrespect! I have heard that the leader Hatta Ichiro is the most trusted samurai under His Excellency General. , I have admired you for a long time."

"Where is it! Mr. Xiong is too polite, I am just doing my duty." The leader of the samurai, Hatta Ichiro, waved his hand quickly and said.

"As long as our Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army takes over the Iyo Fan, the leader Hatta Ichiro will have two options. One is to continue to serve as the general of the Iyo Fan, because as long as our Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army occupies the city, there will be no more generals. In other words, if the leader of Hatta Ichiro becomes the commander-in-chief of the Iyo clan in the future, you will have the final say on the military power of the Iyo clan, but there is one thing, the commander-in-chief cannot intervene in local government affairs " Xiong Xuezhang said with a smile.

The warrior leader Hatta Ichiro's eyes lit up when he heard the words. This is a great opportunity to reach the sky in one step. Now that Iyo Fan is still unable to intervene in government affairs, and there is a General Kono Tongjiao on his head, he couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the other option is?"

"Another option is to join the servant army of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army as the commander. This is the third person after the servant army commander and commander. He can control tens of thousands of servant soldiers and foot soldiers. A team composed of light infantry can be regarded as holding a lot of power, and I believe you have all heard of the benefits of the servant army. As long as a city or a place is captured, the resources plundered from the house raids will be obtained by the servant army. According to the proportion, it is a big fortune." Xiong Xuezhang continued to play the temptation.

"Hiss~" The senior officials of Iyo Fan who were in the hall couldn't help but subconsciously gasped. This was a naked temptation, and no one could resist this kind of thing.

Even General Kono Tongjiao, who is the great name of Iyo Fan, wanted to surrender the city, but he was the Chenlong Yuanchen Bodhisattva of Fahai Temple, how could he surrender to the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army?

In his eyes, the interests of Fahai Temple are more important than that of Iyo Fan. He is a member of Fahai Temple, and then the name of Iyo Fan. He can still distinguish clearly which is more important. .

The samurai leader Hatta Ichiro's eyes flickered, obviously moved, but he knew that his lord, General Kono Tongjiao, would not agree to the surrender of the city, so he winked at one person.

The man saw the eyes of the samurai leader Hatta Ichiro, nodded calmly, stood up and said: "I am the Grand Order of the Iyo Fan, in charge of the government affairs in the Iyo Fan, I don't know if the Ming Dynasty expeditionary force After taking charge of the Iyo Domain, how will we civil servants make arrangements?"

When Xiong Xuezhang saw something interesting, he immediately said with confidence: "As long as our expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty is in charge of the Yiyu Fan, then the civil servants of the Yiyu Fan have two options. One is to continue to work in the magistrate's yamen, but the title and official position must be transferred. My Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army will also send civil servants to be magistrates. The positions of civil servants will probably be smaller, but their salaries will be greatly increased. Moreover, the civil service system of my Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army is simple and clear, and it is easy to learn. It is estimated that At that time, you can continue to be promoted, and another option is to assign you a way to make money."

"Oh? I don't know what is the way to make money?" Iyo Fan asked.

"As we all know, there are many products that Iyo Fan needs in the Chamber of Commerce of the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army, and Iyo Fan has a lot of things that the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army needs. At that time, our Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army can give you some exclusive sales of certain products in Iyo Fan Quan, when the time comes, you will definitely be able to earn money that cannot be put in the treasury. And the Governor once said that you can consider building some large workshops in Iyo Fan to produce new things that are not available here, and then contract them to you. When the time comes, the wealth There will be more." Xiong Xuezhang said with an upturned mouth: "With enough wealth, it is also possible for a small family to become a wealthy family."

"Wow~" All the high-level officials of the Iyo clan in the hall were in an uproar immediately, regardless of the fact that General Kono Michiko was here, they began to discuss in whispers.

Seeing this, General Kono Tongjiao was furious and said, "Come here! Put this deceptive Xiong Xuezhang into prison for this general."

Chapter 781 The Iyo Clan Prison

Chapter 781 The Iyo Clan Prison

In the dead of night, in the prison of Iyo Fan.

Xiong Xuezhang looked at the bright moon outside the window, and sighed deeply, knowing that he probably fell down this time.

"Hey~ I didn't expect that I, Xiong Xuezhang Hanchuang, had studied hard for so many years. After I failed the exam, I thought I could barely survive as a private school teacher. Fortunately, the Governor was interested in entering the expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty. This time, I came to lobby Yiyu Fan. If I succeed Well, the first magistrate of the Iyo clan will be mine in the future, but I didn’t expect that I would still overestimate my ability and be imprisoned. It is estimated that General Kono Tongjiao of the Iyo clan will kill him soon I sacrifice the flag, it's really sad and deplorable! I'm sorry for Duzhu! I'm sorry for Daming! I'm sorry for myself too!"

Just as Xiong Xuezhang was talking to himself, a voice came from a cell next to him: "Sir, is the legendary Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army member?"

Xiong Xuezhang was startled at first, and then looked under the moonlight, and found that in the room next to his cell, an unkempt old man was talking to him with his teeth bared.

"That's right! I'm Xiong Xuezhang, secretary of the Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty! I don't know who you are? Why are you locked in this prison?" Xiong Xuezhang asked.

The prisoner smiled and said, "I am Kono Jiro, the general manager of the Iyo Domain General's Mansion. Because I was a little greedy for money, I moved the finances in the warehouse, so I was imprisoned by the Lord."

"Kono Jiro? Is Chief Kono Jiro the same clan as General Kono Tongjiao, the daimyo of the Iyo Domain?" Xiong Xuezhang asked.

Kono Jiro nodded, with a look of loneliness on his face, and said: "That's right! To tell you the truth, Mr. Xiong, I am indeed of the same family as the Lord, and speaking of it, I am still the Lord's uncle. He and his father Kono Juntai belong to the same grandfather, do you think they are close? For 100 taels of silver, I was locked up by my good nephew."

"Then why did you embezzle some money and put you in this big prison? It's too heartless." Xiong Xuezhang asked curiously: "It's just a mere 100 taels of silver, which is too outrageous."

"Mr. Xiong doesn't know that I, the Iyo Clan, seem to be powerful. Except for a part of the annual tax revenue that is sent to Kyoto, the rest is quite a lot. If there is no war, the silver can be moldy in the warehouse." Kono Jiro said : "It's a pity that everything has changed since my good nephew, my lord, became the daimyo of the Iyo clan."

"Could it be that General Kono Tongjiao was extravagant and wasted? He spent all the money in the warehouse?" Xiong Xuezhang wondered.

Kono Jiro shook his head, and said: "My lord is not the kind of person who likes extravagance and waste. The money is gone, and it's all given to Fahai Temple! The moths are eaten up!"

"What?" Xiong Xuezhang was surprised when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked: "Fahai Temple is full of monks, what do they want these money for?"

"As the saying goes, the more monks ask for money, the better, because the master is a disciple of Fahai Temple, so he actually regards Fahai Temple as his home, and Iyo Fan is just a tool for him to make money. Fahai Temple wants the money not only To develop believers, we also need to build a golden body. This golden body is not a copper-skinned iron frame, nor is it a clay tire plated with gold, but a real solid gold body. I really can't imagine how much silver it will cost." Kono Jiro Said: "It is precisely because the Lord gave all the silver to Fahai Temple, so there is not much silver in the warehouse. The 100 taels of silver that is usually a drop in the bucket is extremely important at this time, so the Lord was furious. , Locked me up. It’s not that I don’t have 100 taels, but even if I return it, he won’t let me out. He wants to kill chickens and scare monkeys, so that other people who want to use the treasury’s money will weigh themselves portion."

"That's how it is! I didn't expect Fahai Temple to be so important in the mind of General Kono Tongjiao. If this is the case, it is impossible for General Kono Tongjiao to surrender the city. It's a pity. If I don't do things well and get killed It doesn't matter, but the capture of Yiyu Fan will inevitably increase the casualties of our expeditionary army of the Ming Dynasty, which is really bad! What a pity! What a pity!" Xiong Xuezhang sighed.

Seeing Xiong Xuezhang's sad look, Kono Jiro just wanted to laugh, but he was afraid that Xiong Xuezhang would lose face, so he could only comfort him: "Mr. came to find you!"

Xiong Xuezhang was about to ask the meaning of Kono Jiro's words when he heard the sound of iron chains ringing at the prison door, which meant that someone was opening the prison door.

There was a sound of footsteps, and then someone began to ask in a low voice: "Has Mr. Xiong ever rested? Has Mr. Xiong ever rested?" Then he looked around, trying to find the location of Xiong Xuezhang.

Xiong Xuezhang said in a low voice: "I haven't rested yet, here!" Then he shook his arm, trying to attract people's attention.

Because Xiong Xuezhang's cell happened to have iron bars, he waved his hand in the moonlight and immediately attracted the attention of the person who came, and walked a few steps forward.

"Mr. Xiong still? It's too late to come down!" A voice that sounded familiar.

Xiong Xuezhang followed the moonlight to see clearly who was coming, it was the samurai leader Hatta Ichiro of the Iyo Domain!

"It turned out to be the leader Hatta Ichiro. I don't know why the leader Hatta Ichiro came to the prison? Does your feudal lord, General Kono Tongjiao, know?" Xiong Xuezhang asked coldly with a cold face.

The leader of the samurai, Hatta Ichiro, smiled and said: "Of course I came to the prison to talk to Mr. Xiong about something that I haven't finished talking about during the day. As for whether the Lord knows, that's another question. Of course I don't know. I'm hiding it from the Lord. I am here, but I am not alone, but represent the wishes of all the high-level Iyo clan members except the Lord, and come to meet Mr. Xiong."

"So, all the senior officials of your Yiyu Fan are willing to join our Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army?" Xiong Xuezhang was overjoyed and asked excitedly.