Chapter 819 The Falling City

In the city of Kurashima County, a group of heavy infantry in the Ming army were marching in a row and not moving fast.On the road that seemed deserted, the neat footsteps of the Ming army were heard one after another, and there was a lot of noise.

The soldiers have complete clothing and armor, so such wear is difficult to compare in Japan and the samurai class.

The sparse passers-by who couldn't tell the difference suddenly encountered such people and they all knelt on the side of the road to avoid the road and dared not come forward to provoke him.

The Ming army did not arrest the warriors and officials in the city; therefore, Da Nei Sheng did not make any mistakes and did not go to see Yao Fang without authorization.

He stood a distance from the main road, silently watching the Ming army's appearance, thinking about something without saying a word.

Ouchi Katsu did not participate in the war in the Hakata area, and he and some samurai remained in Kawaya County.But the city lord Tao Jing followed his family to the battlefield and his whereabouts are still unknown.

The Ming army brigade walked to the city lord's mansion one after another and stopped in an open space.

After a while, two more infantry teams came.

They wore two types of clothes, blue and gray; although these people were not wearing armor and their coats were very strange, they were dressed very neatly and the materials could be seen very well.

Some of them carry brand new muskets, while others carry musical instruments.

Sure enough, the music started soon, and a group of people were playing horizontal blows, and there were also people holding brass percussion instruments to cooperate.

The grand rituals and music spread almost throughout the city.

Several sergeants held a blue and yellow dragon flag with a blue and yellow picture and pulled a flagpole with a sliding rope.

As the rituals and music stopped, officials wearing round necks came over and began to read out the Central Army's People's Security List, Military Law, and other laws in Chinese and Japanese.

The general content is that the soldiers of the Ming army shall not disturb the people and loot, and the military law is implemented as if it were in the Ming Dynasty.

All Japanese civil and military officials who did not resist were forgiven and innocent.

The Japanese people who harbor spies will be implicated and will be punished with the spies; those who report to the Ming army anonymously will be protected and rewarded with copper coins.

Ouchi Katsuyaki waited and watched for a while, then took the two slaves from the house and took the detour home.

His wife Shibukawa looked panicked. When she saw Oui Sheng, she quickly took out a cinnabar summons and said: People from the Ming Dynasty have been here, and we don’t understand what they say.Later, a 'samurai' took out paper written in Japanese for us to show it, asking his husband to go to the city lord's mansion to talk about the matter today, leaving behind this thing.

Ouchi Katsu took the vote, looked over and over again, and said: I'll change my clothes, so go.

Shibukawa asked worriedly: Isn’t there any danger?

Don't worry, you're waiting at home.Ouchi looked at his wife.

Recently, my wife's attitude has become more respectful.

The whereabouts of the city lord Tao are unknown, and now the situation in Kawaya County is uneasy, so she should be very worried about her situation.

With his wife's careful service, Oui Sheng changed his kimono, brought two Japanese knives, and was about to go out.

Husband... My wife suddenly called him and continued, I was helpless in some things in the past.

Well, I know.I was also wrong, and I have never been trusted by the family governor.Ouchi Katsu nodded calmly, turned around and walked out of the door.

Ouchi Katsuki brought his followers to the city lord's mansion again.Some warriors had already come from outside. After being questioned by Ming officials at the door, everyone untied their weapons and walked in obediently.

The Ming army soldiers brought Da Neisheng to the front hall of the city lord's meeting.A Ming army general and a translation official stood on it and asked: Where is the lord of Yuwu County, Dow?

Several warriors said that the Dow followed the family governor, Danei Sheng, to the battlefield and has not returned yet.

The translation official asked again: Is anyone from Dow’s subordinates back?

No one in the front hall answered at this time.

After a while, the translator conveyed the orders of the general of the Ming army, asking the warriors to go to the hut behind and ask separately.Danei Sheng calmed down and went to a small hut according to the Ming people's request.

Like other warriors, he felt a little worried.Because everyone was afraid that the Ming army would deceive and then slaughter them after gathering.Yao Fang, whom Daui Sheng knew, has never appeared.

Suddenly the lattice door was opened, and Ouchi looked up and was immediately surprised.The person who came in was Yao Fang.

Da Neijun, it's been a long time since I saw you, lucky to meet you.Yao Fang clasped her fists and said.

Da Neisheng knelt down and bowed in Chinese and said: Fortunately, he met.

Yao Fang skillfully placed the paper, pen and inkstone in her hand on the wooden table. This was how the two of them communicated.

Yao Fang wrote two sentences, the general meaning was: I have to wait for the money I promised.

Da Nei Sheng: Don’t worry, the situation is unclear now, and I have no place to hide money.

Yao Fang: The Ming Dynasty and Japan are likely to meet, and our country will occupy Hakata Bay, Ishimi and other places.The court was not willing to rule Shi Jianguo directly and was looking for candidates to take over.

The meaning of the official army is that in order to restore relations with the Ouchi clan, if you want to nominally assign Ishimi to the commander of the Ouchi clan, you may have to find an agent in the Ouchi clan.

You are a warrior from the Ouchi clan and are dedicated to the Ming Dynasty. You are a good candidate.

Are you interested in being the guardian of Shimiya Kingdom?

Ouchi: I recommend one person, Tao Jing, the lord of Yuwu County.

Yao Fang glanced at Ouchi with a confused look and wrote: Don’t you hate him anymore?

Ouchi Katsu leaned forward and bowed, and then wrote: There are many pro-war factions in the countries, and their anger has not yet subsided after the Japanese army was defeated.

The Japanese who first defected to the Ming Dynasty would definitely become the target of public criticism.

Japanese military families have a very common method to treat such people, assassination!

Yao Fang suddenly realized and gave Da Neisheng a thumbs up.

Danue Sheng: Tao Jing is the guardian of Shijian Kingdom, and I am accompanying him as a retainer.When Tao Jing was stabbed and the news became less popular, I would take another important position and secretly take over the real power of Shi Jianguo.

Yao Fang: This is a good method. I will report this to the head commander of the government army.

At that time, the Central Army will arrange a Han man to become one of the subordinates of the Tao family.

This person should be an official of the Japanese commander of the Guardian Department.

Da Nei Sheng: Isn’t it the Jinyiwei?

Yao Fang glanced at him and seemed surprised that Da Nei Sheng also knew the Jinyiwei.Yao Fang wrote: The Jinyiwei is now mainly responsible for domestic affairs, and the guardian of the Northern Office is equivalent to the foreign Jinyiwei.

He paused for a moment and wrote: How did you know that Tao Jing is still alive?

Da Neisheng: The Tao family belongs to the branch of Da Neijia, and Tao Jing is trusted by the family supervisor.I heard that the family governor escaped with the warrior, and Tao Jing was most likely to be by his side.

Yao Fang: From now on, you can contact the people from the North Bureau of the Shoushishi Department directly.If the Tao had not been assassinated, would this person be reliable?

Danue Sheng: I will help him and will definitely be assassinated, and maybe I need the help of Ming Jun.

After seeing it, Yao Fang nodded and wrote: "Dow made you suffer a great humiliation, why can you still be so calm? How can you do it?"

Ouchi won't move.

Yao Fang stood up, clasped her fists and said: There will be a date later, let's say goodbye.

Ouchi Sheng learned this sentence and said: There will be a time later, Mr. Yao.

...Yao Fang is becoming more and more interested in Da Nei Sheng.In the past, the two were just business partners, and their friendship only stayed on the surface.But Yao Fang was attracted by this person by surprise.

Thinking of the affair between Wang and the surname Xiao back then, Yao Fang was extremely angry and impulsive and did some unwise things.

In contrast, this Da Nei Sheng now has similar experiences, but he seems extremely calm and forbearable.

This made Yao Fang a little admired and was curious about how to deal with this matter in the future.

Yao Fang came to the headquarters of the central army. When the general who was on duty saw Yao Fang, he politely clasped his fists and said: Have you met Mr. Yao.

After he returned the salute, he easily entered the headquarters of the Central Army.

The memorials submitted by the commander Sheng Yong were first read to the civil and military officials of the Central Army, and the name was mentioned in it. Now many people believe that Yao Fang's return to the court to become an official seems to have no obstacles.

Outside the temporary central army lobby, a general came in to report and asked Yao Fang to come to the lobby to discuss matters.

There were people with very identities in the central army. Yao Fang, a commoner, stood at the end.

A military general was speaking in front of Sheng Yong: We have been sending a letter to Kyoto for almost a month. Since the messenger has returned, there is no reply from the Japanese shogunate.Waiting like this is not a solution.Why didn’t the general mobilize the navy fleet to Namba Kyo (Osaka)?Chen Bing went to sea and asked General Muromachitan to come to negotiate in person.

Right Deputy General Liu Sheng said: The Uesugi clan is only the leader of Kanto, and he is not sure about the willingness of the Kyoto shogunate to negotiate.In case of an accident, our army is not ready to start the war, and the navy appears rashly in Namba Kyo, and it is inevitable that it will be hasty.

Ping'an immediately agreed: General Liu's words are reasonable.

Zhou Quandao: What I discussed before was to try my best to force the shogunate to negotiate peace, and the matter has been reported to the emperor.If the war suddenly starts again, wouldn’t the strategy become a joke?It is better to send an envoy first and ask whether the Japanese are fighting or fighting.

Hou Hai said: Qian Xili, a Jinshi, died of unknown understanding. If you send an envoy to you, if you encounter any accidents again, wouldn’t that be an insult to the Ming Dynasty?

Heian, who was ahead, said: It’s not certain who is more anxious. Shouldn’t Muromachi Temple take the initiative to send someone?

Hou Hai said: Why didn’t reply for a long time? What happened in Kyoto?

At this moment, the Jinshi Liu Ming walked out and bowed: The official volunteered to go to Kyoto.

Everyone looked at each other.

Liu Ming said: The former official was sent to Annan Kingdom, but was attacked by the Annan people. He survived by chance and his followers were all slaughtered.The last time the subordinate was insulted in his mission, the emperor did not pursue his kindness.This time, I am willing to go and do my best to make up for my mistakes.

Sheng Yong finally spoke: The barbarians may not be judged by common sense.If Muromachi Temple is unwilling to seek peace, Liu Xingren may not return, so you have to think about it.

Liu Ming said seriously: If I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell?The great cause of the saint must be sacrificed.Once the Shiguan arrives in Kyoto, Muromachi Temple will definitely make the Muromachi Temple understand that if Muromachi Temple insists on doing something reckless, Kyoto will soon be out of business!

Everyone looked at them with admiration.

Sheng Yong decided to say: Then he took Liu Xingren as his envoy and sent a navy warship to escort Namba Jing.

Chen Xuan clasped his fists and said: The last general can only mobilize the monchong and whistle ships to form a fleet, and it is not advisable to dispatch large treasure ships.The treasure ship is in narrow waters and is easily attacked by fire.

Sheng Yong said: A flag with the words "Ming Envoy" was hung on the warship, and once it was attacked, it would return immediately.