Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 812
At noon that day, Matsupan Jiro hosted a banquet in honor of Zheng Qi, and all the important figures of the Hirado Clan, such as Tagawa Yuhuang and Yonekura Oito, attended the banquet. The difference is so different, the performance of the Japanese made Zheng Qi secretly despise him, but he didn't show it on the surface.

Just as everyone was pushing cups and changing cups, Tianchuan Yuhuang arranged hundreds of ashigaru to follow Zheng Qi's entourage to the Zheng family's merchant ship that had been moored in the port for several days. Move the ordnance donated by Ming to the warehouse.

In the next period of time, Tagawa Yuhuang, Yonekura Tairen and others, each with their cronies, took Matsupan Jiro's handwritten letters to the Yamauchi clan, Ikeda clan, Fujido clan, and Ito clan who had good relations with the Hirado domain. The daimyos of Kyushu Island, such as the Matsuura family and the Matsuura family, invited the heads of the various families to come to the Hirado Domain to discuss important matters in person.

The strength of these daimyos varies, and they are all foreign daimyos with salaries ranging from 30 koku to 2000 koku. There are no more than [-] samurai under their command. The Hirado clan is the strongest among them. Zun Songpan is the head.

Although the Tokugawa shogunate has patrol envoys and Mutsuke in the territories of the major names to monitor whether there is any abnormal situation in the vassal states, but because the major names have been relatively obedient over the years, they usually cooperate with the resident patrol envoys and Mutsuke. The water in the well does not violate the water in the river. After a long time, the surveillance agencies stationed by the shogunate have relaxed their vigilance.

And Tianchuan Yuhuang and others also deliberately concealed their presence and went to contact other places, so half a month later, when the invited daimyos secretly sneaked into Matsupan Jiro's mansion, the inspectors stationed in the Hirado Clan still had nothing to say about it. Knowing that, they never imagined that someone would dare to gather a crowd to conspire to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.

Ever since, a secret meeting that changed the fate of the whole of Japan officially started in the secret room of Matsupan Jiro's mansion.

The people present at the meeting were not surprised by Matsupan Jiro's cryptic mention of the fall of the curtain, because they were also dissatisfied with the Tokugawa shogunate for a long time, so they naturally agreed with the plan of the fall of the curtain, but at the same time, everyone The prospects for this plan are also not optimistic.

My family knows my own family affairs, and I still know how much each family has.

Although the terrain of Kyushu Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the entire Kyushu Shangqin and Pudai daimyo are not very strong, but even if these daimyos who are close to the shogunate are wiped out, the shogunate will definitely send troops to suppress them. It is difficult to compete with the few armed forces. Once they lose, they will die. Instead of this, it is better to continue to pay the annual tribute to the shogunate.

"Since Jiro has this plan, has he contacted the Shimadzu family?
Of the many big names in Kyushu, only the Shimadzu family is the most powerful and has the most samurai. As long as the Shimadzu family joins in the action, the success of this plan will be greatly enhanced! "

Terumasa Ikeda, the current daimyo of the Ikeda family, continued the topic of the conversation.

The Ikeda family and the Matsupan family belonged to family friends. The relationship between the two families has gone through various tests and has been very close for more than a hundred years. After hearing that Matsupan Jiro wanted to be the leader of the fall, Ikeda Teruma vaguely reminded him.

"The Shimadzu family is the strongest in Kyushu, but their family has always been a fence-sitting faction. When things happen, they are always timid, lacking determination and responsibility, and falling behind. The Shimadzu family will definitely not object, but if you want their family to stand out, then don't Think about it!

I want to tell you here that the downfall was not a whim of Matsupan Jiro on my part. It was actually because there was Okui who was stronger than the Shimadzu family and even the shogunate, and was willing to support us to overthrow the shogunate and return the government to the emperor. We invite you to come and join us in this great event!

After success in the future, under the guidance of His Majesty the Emperor, we will follow the example of the Ming system and establish a new central government. At that time, you will all become ministers of state affairs. We will join hands to make Japan even stronger! "

Sensing the kind reminder from his old friend, and seeing the extremely unconfident expressions of everyone present, Matsupan Jiro no longer concealed it, and showed his hole card.

"Which company is Jiro talking about?"

"Is it Dutch?"

"The Dutch? What kindness can they have?"

"Although the Dutch are powerful, they are not strong enough to shake the shogunate. Jiro, don't be fooled!"

After hearing Matsupan Jiro's words, everyone present was excited for a while, but soon some people raised their own questions one after another, and everyone looked at Matsupan Jiro with puzzled and negative eyes.

"The Dutch are nothing. Have you forgotten the country that Japan has always admired and learned from?"

Matsupan Jiro smiled calmly.

"Admiration? Could it be that Mr. Songpan is talking about the Ming Kingdom?"

"How is that possible! When the Ming Kingdom was founded, His Excellency Taizu listed Japan as a country that would not be conquered! This is written into the words of the Ming royal family's ancestors, how can it be easily violated!"

"I think what Ito-kun said is reasonable! Not only that, but the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate have never had any intersection, so why would they suddenly want to support others to collapse the shogunate!"

"Isn't the Ming Dynasty always in turmoil? They haven't even managed their own country properly, so how can they manage our domestic affairs in Japan!"

Matsupan Jiro's words immediately aroused even greater doubts, and everyone in the room did not believe that Daming, who was stripped of water, would suddenly intervene in Japan's domestic political situation.

"Since the current policy of the shogunate, we are ignorant of major events happening abroad, which is really humiliating!"

After the hustle and bustle of doubts stopped, Matsupan Jiro first said with emotion, and then continued: "As early as a few years ago, the civil strife in Ming Dynasty had been quelled, and since His Majesty the Emperor, the Ming Kingdom has worked together and worked hard to rule. In ten years, the national strength has not only returned to its original state, but it has even surpassed the most powerful era!"

Matsupan Jiro's remarks made the room quiet again. Seeing that everyone still had a look of doubt on their faces, Matsupan Jiro continued: "Everyone knows that the reason why our Hirado clan is slightly richer is mainly due to It is the Zheng Yiguan family of the Ming Dynasty.

The Zheng family's merchant ships traveled across the sea, and they transported our Japanese goods from Nagasaki, and then transported the important materials we needed to Japan. Our Hirado Domain has the advantage of land, so we can obtain some money and materials. to maintain the current military strength.

We have a very close relationship with the Zheng family. This is something that the shogunate knows, and there is no need for the Zheng family to lie to me, the Hirado clan. What I said above is just an overview, and I will not elaborate on the details.

These things were all told by Zheng Yiguan, Zheng Qijun, the chief steward of His Excellency Zheng Zhilong’s residence, Jinghai Hou of the Ming Dynasty, and I know it. Do you think it is necessary for him to lie to me? "

　Thanks to Wang Xiaoxiao Yiran and Xiantiao for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)