New Shun 1730

Such sarcasm is also within the scope of the dispute between Dashun Wude Palace and the imperial examination. Over time, both sides have long been accustomed to it.

"Humph, in the past, the Eastern Tartars 'did not wear pants' and had a strong military force. They only took by force without fame, so what is the difference between our dynasty and the Eastern Tartars? Moreover, even the Eastern Tartars still know how to wear pants to avenge the previous dynasty's Youzong."

"But I don't know whether the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which Ying Suo Bo has tried so hard to promote, is wearing pants from the Celestial Empire? Or wearing Western pants?"

Liu Yu thought to himself, not wearing pants, being a bachelor with a bare butt, and tariff smuggling first.

There is no pair of pants that are universal in the world now, but when these pants are sewn, Dashun must participate.

This teasing did not cause the two to part unhappily. After Zhao Baiquan retorted, he felt relieved.

Liu Yu was good at fighting, he knew very well that even if he brought few soldiers, he made Zhao Baiquan believe that he could handle it. This is a strong man who dares to lead 10,000 soldiers to cross the Altai Mountains and attack Yili. Zhao Baiquan is sure that Liu Yu wants to fight a war intentionally, and he must have a firm grasp of it.

In this case, the Ryukyu issue is not a big deal.

As long as he can ensure that Liu Yu will use courtesy before force and grab evidence before taking action, even if he really goes to war with Japan in the future and causes dissatisfaction among some people in the court, he will do it to live up to his original intention.

In his heart, he has already believed in Liu Yu's judgment. Although he is a Jinshi, his ability to answer questions on the spot is not low, but he also knows the benefits of early preparation.

Therefore, he no longer cares about what Liu Yu wants to do, and begins to think about how to reprimand Ryukyu with both kindness and power if something really happens, but not to alienate it.

Liu Yu is patiently waiting for news from Ryukyu.

Fortunately, the angels who came to Ryukyu every once in a while knew the situation of Naha and Shuri Castle very well. Now it has been only 20 years since the last enthronement. The angels who came here that year are still alive, and Liu Yu has long known the surrounding terrain.

It is about a mile away from the Ying'en Pavilion at the seaside port. There are two small fortresses near the port, one is Wuliangzaomori Castle and the other is Sanchong Castle.

It is built of stone and has no anti-cannon earth slope. It is outdated.

The guns are old, probably at the level of the Wanli Aid Korean War.

Although the captains who choose to fire at the forts should be sent to the military court, these two forts are not included. They have been in disrepair for many years and have not fought for many years. They may not have killed sheep.

If these two forts can be controlled, warships can gather near the Naha port and fire cannons to demonstrate, so as to give the Ryukyu king courage and help him make the "right choice".

The Angel Pavilion courtyard where the delegation now lives covers an area of ​​about four or five acres. Going out of the door to the east is the Tianfei Palace, which is similar to a temple. Nearby is the Confucian Temple. Two miles away from the Angel Pavilion is the Zhongshan Temple. Although the name makes people think a lot, it is the fact that it is called the Zhongshan Temple.

If it is a canonization, you have to go to the Zhongshan Temple.

Cover the tablets of all the former Zhongshan kings with red cloth, and then set up an empty dragon throne. But this time it is not a canonization, so there is no need to go to the Zhongshan Temple.

Not going to the Zhongshan Temple also gave Liu Yu the opportunity to take action.

Otherwise, if you really go to someone's ancestral temple to take action, it would be bad if you accidentally smash the tablets of their ancestors.

After the Zhongshan Temple, it is only four or five miles away from the Zhongshan Palace.

The wall of the Zhongshan Palace is also easy to break, and there is not even a basic anti-artillery wall.

The castles of Ryukyu are very low, and most of the walls are wavy, but the wavy shape does not mean that it is a bastion. They are all made of stone and can be blown open with one shot.

Ryukyu's own troops can only gather 300 to 500 at most, and with the samurai of Satsuma, 500 at most. The rest are just to make up the numbers, and it is really embarrassing to count them as soldiers in terms of number.

Ryukyu people can only live by eating cycad seeds or sweet potatoes. Since the Westerners occupied the South Seas, Japan closed the country, and the Dashun opened the door, Ryukyu can no longer be rich.

No money, no strong soldiers, this is a very simple truth. Money is vulgar, but effective.

Even if the marines under Liu Yu are not a full set of naval flintlock rifles and some Minié rifled flintlock rifles, they can still beat the Dashun army with the equipment and training before the reform.

During the days of waiting, Liu Yu walked around the Angel Pavilion and the Old Angel Pavilion, looking at the words that traveled through time and space, and admiring the ink words such as "Shua Lu Huai Yuan" and "Mei Huai Mi Ji" left by the envoys who were enthroned since the Hongwu period of the previous dynasty.

Occasionally, he would ask Zhao Baiquan what allusions these "Shua Lu" and other words came from, and improve his knowledge level.

Relaxed.

According to the previous rules, there would be an interpreter and twenty red-handed scholars coming every day to serve.

Liu Yu also exempted the labor of many departments such as the Hall Affairs Department, the Contract Office, the Animal Management Office, the Supply Office, the Letter Office, and the Evaluation Office, which were set up by the Ryukyu Kingdom specifically for entertaining angels.

The reason was the same as the reason for those who went to Korea to enthroned in the past to get money: people were exempted, and all people were converted into 100 taels of silver a day. Just give me the money, and I will use my own people, which also saves you trouble.

This reason is very reasonable. The love of money by military generals is almost a truth recognized subconsciously, and the Ryukyu people did not suspect it.

Except for those who came to deliver rice and vegetables every day, the rest of the people withdrew, but when they delivered rice every day, they brought Liu Yu 100 taels of silver.

As for how to organize the ceremonial guards and the dragon pavilion with colorful ribbons and incense burners representing the emperor, that was naturally the job of the deputy envoy Zhao Baiquan.

After waiting for several days, news finally came from Ryukyu, saying that everything was ready, and the edict could be received on the auspicious day of May 25th. The specific time was also customized as to when it would be considered auspicious, so there would be no mistake. .

The officers were all summoned, took out their pocket watches, checked the time, and began to listen to Liu Yu's arrangements for tomorrow.

One hundred and fifty people will line up here, in the name of performing military drills, waiting for the Ryukyu King and his officials to arrive and follow Liu Yu's instructions to take action.

After the Ryukyu officials entered the Angel Hall, one hundred and fifty people immediately set out to capture the two forts in Naha Port. After taking control of the forts, they lit fires and smoke, waiting for the fleet at sea to arrive at Naha Port.

At that time, the artillerymen left on board the ship immediately landed and pushed the cannon to the Angel Hall.

The remaining 100 people were kept as a reserve team in case any unexpected situation occurred.

The sailors who disembarked were also prepared, but Liu Yu tried not to use them.

These people are fine on the boat, but once they get ashore, they have no discipline at all. If they are not careful, they may engage in burning, killing and looting.

The cabin is as small as a prison, and the biggest hope every day is the glass of wine after dinner. It is a petri dish for mental illness and bloodthirsty mania. Liu Yu knows very well in his heart the virtues of "excellent" sailors in this era.

Zhao Baiquan ran over again and asked, if you really take action tomorrow, don't point your gun at the King of Ryukyu. The King of Ryukyu was conferred by the imperial court, but other officials were not. Before the imperial court deprived the King of Ryukyu of his throne, he was still a county king.

At dawn the next day, the Angel House was already busy.

Outside the door, the King of Ryukyu led all the officials, golden drums, and ceremonial guards to gather in front of the Angel Hall. When the time is up, please open the door.

Liu Yu opened the door in person, and the soldiers stood in two lines with guns and bayonets. The King of Ryukyu led the officials to kneel down and said: "Please welcome the Dragon Pavilion!"

The Dragon Pavilion is a symbol, representing the emperor, even if the emperor is thousands of miles away.

To symbolize the emperor, naturally it could not be in front of the door or in the courtyard. It had to be in the nave, and the dragon pavilion was carried to the nave.

The King of Ryukyu is in front, and the others are behind him.

Two incense officers slowly came to the dragon pavilion holding the incense case, added incense and burned out the smoke.

Liu Yu stood on the left side of Longting, and Zhao Baiquan stood on the right side of Longting.

The official holding the axis stands in the southeast corner; the official displaying the axis stands in the southwest corner. After all the complicated rituals were in place, the ceremony officer shouted in Chinese: "Scheduling!"

As soon as the words about scheduling were finished, everyone was silent, just like when the schedule was arranged in the Forbidden City, not daring to make a single sound.

Then the ceremony officer shouted the rhythm in Ryukyuan language, and the Ryukyu king and others all knelt five times and kowtowed three times, shouting in a cadence. The bowing ceremony could not be early or late, and must follow the rhythm of the ceremony officer.

Liu Yu was waiting for this opportunity to immerse himself in it. After the ceremony official finished calling and everyone had not waited for the final words of ceremony, Liu Yu suddenly shouted "End of Ceremony" in Japanese and stood up.

Hula la... A group of people stood up subconsciously, including Ryukyu King Nao Jing.

But when he was halfway there, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Fearing that if he knelt down at this moment, he would risk bruises on his knees or even a fall due to insufficient blood supply to his brain, he knelt down again in a daze.

"It's over! It's over!"

Shang Jing's mind went blank and his heart stopped beating.

Although there are no eyes on the back of his head, he knows that many people will stand up after understanding this Japanese sentence.

Once these people are on their feet...

The few people who had stood up immediately realized that something was wrong, but it was already too late.

The soldiers standing on both sides quickly rushed forward and controlled the few Ryukyu officials who stood up. The rest raised their guns, but they did not point at the Ryukyu King.

Liu Yu shouted violently, and subconsciously wanted to slap the things around him to make a statement. He raised his hand halfway, and then he remembered that he was standing on the left side of Longting. This slap was equivalent to slapping the emperor's face. He drew a half circle in the air and slapped himself on the thigh.

"King Zhongshan! You are so brave. You still dare to say that the Ryukyu Kingdom has nothing to do with the Japanese Kingdom? Before, I only said that other things are similar to the Japanese Kingdom. It is a coincidence. Is the Ryukyu language the same as the Japanese language? What should I do if I deceive the king and ignore my superiors? crime?"

A few of the officials realized something was wrong, stood up and wanted to run away, but the soldiers guarding both sides slammed them with rifle butts.

Several tall grenadiers from the Marine Corps, holding grenades in their hands and holding matchlocks, stared at the Ryukyu officials. No one dared to make any move.

Zhao Baiquan, who had been sweating, finally felt relieved when he saw a group of people standing up after understanding Japanese.

He is also smart. He knows that this matter has been determined, everyone has stolen the goods, and the evidence is conclusive, so the meaning of this matter is completely different.

If he arrests people first, it will be Ban Chao's actions in Shanshan. He is taking advantage of the power of God to create border provocations and is easily criticized by the DPRK and China.

But now, it is similar to what Zhu Chongzhuo, the sixth grandson of the former king and Fengguo general, did: colluding with Mongolia, burning the Datong granary, and inviting the young prince to attack the Celestial Dynasty.

Even if some people in the DPRK are unwilling to do this kind of thing, especially if it leads to war with Japan, they will never dare to say anything.

In just a moment, Zhao Baiquan made up his mind and knew which side he should stand on.

Moreover, without the emperor's permission, even if Liu Yu had the courage, he would not dare to wield a sword or a gun in front of a prince.

Zhao Baiquan reacted very quickly. Seeing that Liu Yu's people had taken control of the situation, he shouted loudly: "Please give me the imperial edict!"

The military force has already deterred, and now we need to rely on the majesty of the Celestial Empire to deter again, in order to give the King of Ryukyu a chance: when listening to the imperial edict, think about the words of apology quickly, so as to find a way out. The Celestial Empire wants to continue to keep Ryukyu as a tributary country, and the way out should be given.

The axle-holding officer heard Zhao Baiquan's shouting and walked from the southeast corner to the front of the Dragon Pavilion. Liu Yu held out the imperial edict and handed it to the axle-holding officer.

The axle-unfolding officer stepped forward, and the two unfolded the imperial edict together. Zhao Baiquan walked to the imperial edict and read out the emperor's imperial edict.

The Emperor of Fengtian Chengyun proclaimed: I respectfully receive the favor of heaven and rule over all nations; my reputation and teachings are spread far and wide. Guangdong is in the wild, and I have been benevolent and gracious; the descendants of the descendants will also be favored... Your Ryukyu Kingdom is located in the Yanjiao, and since the fourth year of Xuande in the previous dynasty, the Celestial Empire has granted the surname Shang, and since then, the position has been listed as a vassal...

The vassal is the screen of the Celestial Family!

However, someone reported to me that in the 37th year of Wanli in the previous dynasty, the Japanese invaded the Satsuma domain, looted for several days, burned the royal temple, and looted the royal family into Satsuma. This is a national hatred and family feud. You don't think about revenge, but you are in contact with the Japanese... Is this true? Is it false?

After reading the imperial edict, the imperial edict was written ambiguously and did not express too much emotion. It just seemed that the emperor asked the King of Ryukyu in a very friendly manner whether this matter was true or false.

However, after Zhao Baiquan finished reading the imperial edict, he immediately burst out all the words he had prepared for several days.

"Since the vassal state has been established, it is hidden and not reported. This is a lack of monarch!"

"The ancestral temple has been destroyed, and you have surrendered to the enemy. This is a lack of father!"

"The ancient saying goes: To teach benevolence, you must first teach filial piety. The Japanese looted your ancestors and did not think about revenge. Without a monarch, a father, or filial piety, how can you be called a human being?"

"King Zhongshan, what else do you have to say? Is there anything hidden?"