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Chapter 163 Becoming an ally of Prussia

Parkes came directly to Yagyu Mansion.

Okita Jin is seven months pregnant, and Yagyu returns to the mansion every day to take care of her.

He had ordered things to happen tonight, so he did not sleep, but waited in the study.

At one o'clock in the evening, Parkes arrived outside Yagyu's mansion, and a team of police officers stationed here immediately stepped forward to stop him.

Secretary Daying stepped forward and shouted: "Our ambassador, Mr. Yagyu, has something urgent to report to Prime Minister Yagyu. Go and report it quickly."

The police officers immediately sent one of them into the mansion to inform. A few minutes later, Tetsunosuke Ichimura came and led Parkes to the study.

Yagyu was waiting at the door. Seeing Pashali coming, he invited him to sit down in the hall.

Parkes' face was ugly and he said: "Prime Minister Yagyu, do you think that just because you defeated a French warship and the third-rate Netherlands and Spain, you think Japan can challenge Great Britain?"

Yagyu was not frightened. He took out the letters exchanged between Cruise and Shimazu Hisamitsu and threw them in front of Parkesli and said: "If this kind of thing is brought to the table, it will be a scandal in Great Britain. I am worried about Mr. Parkesli." It will leave a stain on my political career."

"You dare to threaten me!"

Parkes became furious.

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Mr. Parkes, don't worry, the reason why I took out this letter means that I am not targeting you.

I understand your intention. The Police Department can release Cruise immediately, but I hope this won't happen a second time. "

Parkes' face was livid. He felt that he had underestimated Japan and Yagyu.

"Very well, Prime Minister Yagyu, your attitude has angered me. Don't think that Daying is afraid to take action, even if this place is a good market."

"As long as Great Britain is willing, we can defeat Japan just like we defeated the Qing Dynasty. You have no chance of winning!"

Yagyu responded forcefully with a straight face: "Mr. Parkes, I know that Great Britain is very strong, but now, as long as the details of Shimazu Hisamitsu and Great Britain's collusion to betray the country are announced, the current people will definitely support me in starting a war. By then, however, It is the result of the destruction of both jade and stone.

Now, you and I can pretend that this never happened, you take your people and leave, I will deal with Shimazu Hisamitsu, and then, Britain and Japan will continue normal trade. "

When Parkel saw that he had not scared Yagyu, he could only snort: "Prime Minister Yagyu, don't be too proud. You know nothing about Daying's strength."

Yagyu didn't reply. He handed a note to Parkes and made a "please" gesture.

Parkes left in a hurry, rushed to the police station, and took Cruz away.

On the other side, Shimazu Hisamitsu was reminded by Parkes, and he immediately prepared to flee Kyoto and return to Satsuma, but Nagakura Shinpachi had already led the team to the Shimazu family mansion.

"Police Station! Ordered to arrest the prisoner!"

The police station violently broke open the door of Shimazu's house, and the team members quickly rushed into the residence to search.

"Don't let the traitor Shimazu Hisamitsu escape, we must catch him!"

Nagakura Shinpachi stared around and ordered the team members.

Soon, Shimazu Hisamitsu, who was only wearing a white undershirt, was caught. Shimazu Hisamitsu was still struggling. He shouted loudly: "Asshole, how dare you do this to me!"

Nagakura Shinpachi glanced at it, nodded and said: "Mission accomplished, close the team!"

Shimazu Hisamitsu heard this and cursed angrily: "Traitor, traitor Yagyu, let me go!"

Shimazu Hisamitsu, who was yelling and struggling, was put into a carriage and returned to the police station.

On this side, Parkes left the police station with Cruise. Facing Parkale's question, Cruise replied: "It's the Japanese woman sent by the Shimadzu family. I didn't know she was a spy." .”

Parkes frowned and said: "Damn it, I heard that Yagyu Higen organized a group of secret police, but I didn't expect there were women. These Japanese are so treacherous, I can't trust any of them."

Although he has been tricked, he can only give up temporarily, at least to deal with the spies around him.

Early the next morning, Yagyu announced in the cabinet that Shimazu Hisamitsu was guilty of treason and sentenced to death by hanging.

As for the title of the Shimazu family being implicated, Shimazu Tadayoshi was demoted to earl.

Subsequent news headlines were full of remarks accusing Shimazu of Hisamitsu's treasonous crimes. For a while, the Shimadzu family had to close its doors and thank guests.

Even officials such as Saigo Nomichi, who was born in the Satsuma Domain, did not dare to speak for the Shimazu family.

Roches knew that Daying wanted to fund the opposition. Now that he learned that the opposition representatives Shimazu Hisamitsu and Mori Gentoku were captured, he immediately found Parkes and questioned: "The plan failed, it's useless. !”

Parkes said unceremoniously: "Mr. Roches, it's not your turn to accuse me now. The death of Shimazu Hisamitsu is nothing. I can find such people at will.

I would like to ask Mr. Roches, what price do you think France will pay to attack Japan?You must know that Prussia, Tsarist Russia and the United States all favor Japan. "

Roches was silent. He had no choice but to sit down and said, "Are you just looking at Yagyu Sheeyan's arrogance?"

Park Li picked up a cup of black tea and said: "Humph, the days are long, so what if we let him be proud for a while? Let's wait for the opportunity."...

It has been more than four months since Tokugawa Keki led the delegation to Europe and arrived in Prussia. Tokugawa Keki has already discussed the marriage between Princess Mary and Emperor Meiji with the ministers of the Grand Duke of Hessen.

Except for Tokugawa Yingxi and some people who stayed in Prussia, the others went to France, England and other European countries in batches for inspection and study.

On this day, Tokugawa came to the Prussian Palace to discuss the details with Minister Wright, the special envoy of the Grand Duke of Hesse.

This time, Wright's attitude was very friendly, which made Tokugawa Qingxi very confused, but he remained calm and continued to discuss with Wright.

The conversation went very smoothly this time. Princess Mary will get married in April and will sail to Kyoto, Japan to marry the Emperor.

Tokugawa Kexi had many doubts in his heart. The Grand Duchy of Hessen had previously insisted on allowing Emperor Meiji to come to Prussia to hold the wedding.

Now that everything was settled, Tokugawa breathed a sigh of relief and sent Minister Wright away.

He immediately got up and went to visit Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor.

Bismarck specially took time to meet with Tokugawa Keiki. Tokugawa Keiki was flattered and went to see Bismarck.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Bismarck asked directly: "Mr. Tokugawa knows your Prime Minister very well. Prime Minister Yagyu is really a courageous man."

Tokugawa Keixi was a little confused. After he arrived in Prussia, Prime Minister Bismarck asked him about Yagyu Hien. Naturally, he knew everything and introduced Bismarck's life to Yagyu Hien.

He finally said: "Prime Minister Yagyu is not an ordinary swordsman. He is calm, cunning, patient, bold, and has the courage and determination to abandon everything. I can't even find his weakness."

Now Bismarck made this point again.

Tokugawa Yoshiki quickly realized that Prime Minister Yagyu had done something to make the Western countries look at Japan with admiration, so the Grand Duchy of Hessen would give in.

He immediately asked: "Mr. Bismarck, why do you say that?"

"Don't you know?" Bismarck became interested and immediately explained, "Your Prime Minister Yagyu personally led the Japanese fleet to ambush the combined fleets of France, the Netherlands and Spain in the waters of the Qing Dynasty, and achieved a great victory."

"Long live!"

The translator became more and more excited as he spoke, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"What? This..."

Tokugawa Yingxi was also full of surprise. He had only been away from Japan for a long time, and the country was turned upside down!

He quickly asked: "The French navy is much more powerful than Japan, how did we win?"

Bismarck smiled and said: "I have to admit that your people are crazy. France only dispatched one main warship and it was sunk by your suicide attack.

At the beginning, we thought that your Japan was just a small, inferior country. Now I have to say that in just a dozen years, your Japan can definitely become a first-class country. Of course, the premise is that your Prime Minister Yagyu can deal with the tricks of Britain and France. "

Tokugawa Keki said excitedly: "It must be possible. Prime Minister Yagyu always makes plans before taking action. It may be reckless to ambush the combined fleet, but if the combined fleet approaches Japan, then Prime Minister Yagyu loses. He actually grasped the situation very well. Got it!"

Bismarck smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Tokugawa, His Majesty has considered signing an alliance with Japan. As for the treaty we signed before, it can be abolished. This is a gift from our country to you."

Tokugawa was even more excited. Prussia wanted to abrogate the old treaty and sign an alliance. This meant that Japan was an ally of Prussia and Japan's international status had been significantly improved!
Japan has surpassed third-rate countries such as the Netherlands and is catching up with second-rate powers such as Austria!
He quickly responded: "This is what our country has been looking forward to, and the Prime Minister also looks forward to us becoming allies!"

Tokugawa happily left the Prussian palace and returned to the embassy. He announced the good news immediately and shouted: "Everyone, please send a telegram immediately to tell others!"

Yukichi Fukuzawa: "Japan is about to rise, and by then our country will definitely be number one in East Asia. No, we should leave Asia and join Europe!"

Itagaki Taisuke said excitedly: "More than that, we should build a bigger country like Prussia. We want to win the Qing Dynasty and North Korea!"

Kondo Shuhei frowned and said: "I'm afraid these are contrary to the wishes of the Prime Minister. So far, the Prime Minister has been getting along well with the Qing Dynasty."

Fukuzawa Yukichi shook his head and said: "The Qing Dynasty is very weak now. Any powerful country can benefit from the Qing Dynasty. Just like Tsarist Russia has seized large areas of territory, so can we!"

"Yes, let's start from Korea, just like Lord Hideyoshi 300 years ago!" Itagaki Taisuke immediately supported Fukuzawa Yukichi.

Tokugawa Qingxi shook his head and said: "Okay, everyone, doesn't the Prime Minister know these things you are talking about?

Don't worry about these things. Your main task now is to learn advanced knowledge and help the Prime Minister manage the country.

As for the direction of the country's progress, it is up to the Prime Minister to decide. "

Kondo Shuhei immediately responded: "Yes, the combined abilities of us people are not as good as the Prime Minister. It is enough for the Prime Minister to point the direction."

Fukuzawa Yukichi and Itagaki Taisuke did not dare to refute, after all, the current Yagyu Heiyan was close to a god in their hearts.

Tokugawa Qingxi watched the scene calm down and said: "Princess Mary's marriage to His Majesty the Emperor has been decided. In April, Princess Mary and I will return to China. You should continue to study diligently in Europe."

Fukuzawa Yukichi and others immediately replied: "Don't worry, Tokugawa-sama, we will definitely learn something and go back to serve the country!"

(End of this chapter)