Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

"Your Highness, please wait."

The person who spoke was the Prime Minister of Ryukyu.

"I wonder if His Highness knows Qin Hao's official background? Do you want to greet him with such courtesy? Is it inconsistent with etiquette?"

After waving his hands for the servants to stop, Prince Shangren looked at the Prime Minister with some doubts.

"Where did you say that?"

"Your Highness, Keelung merchants travel to and from the country to purchase sugar cane and jaggery, and exchange rice with us. One acre of sugar cane can be exchanged for two stones of rice, which has saved Ryukyu from starvation. I have also expressed my gratitude to the Keelung merchants in many ways for valuing justice over profit. "

"However, during the interaction, the ministers learned that Qin Hao was just a maritime businessman! And he was a layman and had never reported to the department. The so-called president of the Keelung Army and a person in charge of money, food and civil affairs was just an official title given privately. , not worth showing off.”

"Therefore, I think that in order to show our kindness and generosity in Ryukyu, I would like to aggrieve the Crown Prince for a moment and greet him at the pier with the courtesy and music expected of the Crown Prince."

"We will treat him with courtesy and invite him to the palace. His Highness will entertain him with a banquet and kind words to comfort him."

At the same time, Crown Prince Shangyi, escorted by Jin Yiwei, came to the beach of the port holding flags, gongs, umbrellas and fans.

At this time, the port is no longer full of fear and anxiety, replaced by a warm and noisy atmosphere. The sailors twisted the huge winch and threw the heavy anchor into the water. With a neat sound of trumpets, they lowered and trimmed the huge sail. Several short, stocky guys had left ropes almost as thick as the children on the rocks at the dock.

The militiamen known as the "criss-crossing army" stood on the only road leading to Ping'an Street, watching groups of neatly lined up Keelung soldiers fishing from boats, heading towards the same speed at the same speed amidst the sound of buglers' horns. Go in your own direction. At first, they felt nothing. After walking more than a dozen steps, they felt the strong pressure coming face to face.

Hundreds of people are like one person.

When they leave the left leg, they all leave the left leg, and when they leave the right leg, they all leave the right leg. Apart from the crisp sound of armor and weapons clashing, there was only the sound of footsteps.

A group of soldiers on duty at the dock exit were overwhelmed. They couldn't help but duck and make way for the army. In order not to anger this group of neat and orderly marching military advisors, let yourself suffer the pain of flesh and blood in vain.

When the Prince's welcoming team arrived at the pier, the pier was already controlled by the Keelung Army, and hectic unloading activities began near the trestle.

Several cannons were easily placed on the trestle through pulleys installed on the ship and through lever arms extending out of the side of the ship. More supplies were unloaded from the ship: ammunition, grain, cooking oil, various bacon, salted fish, salted eggs, bacon, etc., which were sorted and stacked on the dock.

Soon, they covered the cargo with huge tarpaulins. A temporary cargo yard was formed between the dock and the cargo yard, with more than a dozen strange vehicles supported by baggage soldiers. The cauldrons and stoves on board began preparing food for the convoy. The smell of fried vegetables and stewed rice filled the pier, reaching those watching the lively scene from the pier.

"Prince Shangyi of Ryukyu came to see General Qin of the Keelung Army." Yan Yi reluctantly picked up the memorial letter in Wang Chao's hand, boarded the ship along the gangway, and delivered this seemingly completely private letter to Qin Hao's cabin.

In the cabin, Qin Hao held a 120-word "Water Margin of Loyalty" in his hand, eager to read it. From time to time, he picked up the plot in the book and discussed it with the guards around him: "You said that the Liangshan Army recruited the other two troops of the Four Bandits. Wang Qing from Huaixi, Tianhu, Hebei, recruited hundreds of thousands of troops, but they Why not go back and attack Bianliang, let Brother Song Jiang be the emperor, and let all the heroes be generals?"

This question shocked the guards present! The heroic story of "Water Margin" has been circulated for a long time, but no one dares to think, why not attack Bianliang in Tokyo and let Song Jiang's brother become the emperor?

Yan Yi's notice saved everyone in time, and the guards were sweating profusely because of Qin Hao's unrestrained questions.

"Tell him I don't feel well and I can't see him!"

Qin Hao threw the gold-red sacrificial inscriptions on the ground, and all the officers were also very angry. We brought thousands of miles of waves, Lord Shuzun came to meet his only King of Ryukyu

. But he did not bring all the honor guards, etiquette teams and music teams to see him. Instead, he asked his son to meet in private.

how! Is the King of Ryukyu very powerful?

"Master, I will take people to Shuri City and capture Lao Shangren. Why bother talking to him?"

Ah Jin, a camper at Suncheon Camp, was excited about the chaos. It wasn't until Qin Hao gave the order that he couldn't help but rub the handle of the knife.

"No need! Send someone down and tell him directly. Just say you feel uncomfortable and didn't see him!"

This task was assigned to Zhang Hu, the lowest-ranking officer present, because he was only a trainee officer in the martial arts school. Strictly speaking, he is not an officer.

The purpose is to tell Shangyi that you are not qualified! I don’t want to see you!

Zhang Hu, a manly and energetic man, came to the queue of the Crown Prince Shangyi with his chest and belly in his arms. He tapped the drummer in front of the group on the shoulder to signal him to stop playing.

"Who is Master Shangyi, the son of the King of Ryukyu? Sir, he said he is not feeling well today. He will not be seen at all!"

I have to admire the discernment of these officials in selecting candidates for this assignment. Zhang Hu's practice in anger, swearing, and not swearing is almost equivalent to his uncle's Taoist practice in the mainland.

At least Prince Naoyi of Ryukyu has become what he calls a young master, almost like a landowner's son. How can we accept Shangyi who is in the stormy days of Ryukyu?

Before Shangyi, who was sitting on the shoulders of the four people, had time to get angry, there was a sound of clogs creaking from a nearby corner and a burst of harsh laughter.

"The barbarians from Ryukyu are making contact with Akito behind our backs. How about being insulted by Akito?"

"Yes, you should listen to our Satsuma clan. Our Satsuma Shimazu clan is your protector! Protect you from Akito's bullying."

Two guys in clogs and high buns squeezed out of the crowd

Some people in the crowd knew these two people, both from the Shimazu and Huashan families. Although the Shimadzu family withdrew a group of officials and soldiers, these merchants still stayed and purchased some local products for the Shimadzu family.

These two people don't know the inside story of the upper class, they just bully people in Shuri City. Today, when they see a Ming Dynasty ship coming, they will come and disturb it so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can know who is here. This message will be sent back to Kyushu. Maybe he will be promoted to a warrior by his master Ming.

Being humiliated by two low-level Fuso merchants in front of everyone made Shangyi's face turn green and red. He wanted to order the guards on duty to take down these two ungrateful guys, but he didn't. That guts.

"His Royal Highness, forbearance, a hundred forbearance turns into gold. At that time, Ryukyu was attacked and destroyed by the Satsuma people, and it was devastated. The golden treasures of many people's families were kidnapped by the Satsuma people!"

The attendants on the side also gently reminded Shangyi to be patient.

He can endure it, but not everyone can.

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