Smuggling Daming

"Forgive...forgive me, the villain is just a hired guide, and he doesn't even know about it!" Sensing the sharp knife on his neck, Saburo Shiqiao immediately trembled with fright, and stammered begging for mercy, even at this moment he His assailants didn't see it clearly.

"Let him go, here is the guide I hired!" Just as Saburo Shiqiao was trembling with fear, he suddenly heard a familiar voice say, only then did he dare to open his eyes, only to find a black man next to him. The man in black held a knife on his neck. Because it was too dark, he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, but through the hazy moon, he found that there were many other men in black in the yard. In the distance, the adult from the caravan was also standing in the yard. It was he who asked the man in black to let him go just now.

Hearing Ashikaga Kazuki's order, the man in black immediately withdrew his knife and let Saburo Ishibashi go.However, Saburo Shiqiao looked at the murderous men in black in the yard, but his whole body was trembling with fright. He walked up to Kazuki Ashikaga and said tremblingly: "Thank you, sir, for saving the life of the villain. !"

Ashikaga Kazuki looked Ishibashi Saburo up and down a few times, and immediately said: "Go back to your room and rest, no matter what noise you hear outside, don't come out, otherwise I can't save you if this happens again! "

"Yes... yes! The villain obeys!" Hearing Ashikaga Kazuki asked him to go back to the room, Saburo Ishibashi immediately stumbled back to his room as if he had been pardoned, got under the covers and never dared to come out again.

But Ashikaga Kazuki saw Saburo Ishibashi running into the room, but suddenly his expression changed.A man in black was called to give some instructions, and the other party immediately came to the door of Saburo Ishibashi to watch. Ashikaga Yoshiki's guard, he must ensure that the people he brings will not have any problems.

After that, Kazuki Ashikaga walked around the yard himself, until he found nothing unusual, and then came to the living room, where Hirabe Kurashita, who was in charge of guarding the yard, was also here.It's just that the wooden board in the corner of the living room was opened at this time, revealing the passage below, and faint lights can be seen in the passage, and the guards in black in the yard came in through this passage.

Although the power of the Ashikaga shogunate was evaded by Hosokawa Takakuni and others, the Ashikaga family has been a general for hundreds of years after all, and naturally has many unknown secrets.For example, the secret in front of Kazuki Ashikaga is from the Ashikaga General's Mansion in Shangjing to Shimokyo. It was originally used by the general to escape in a critical moment, but now it is used by Ashikaga Yoshiki to communicate with the outside world.

Ashikaga Kazuki waited in the living room for a while, when he heard footsteps coming from the passage, and then several guards in black came out very vigilantly.When he saw Hirabe Kurashita sitting in the living room, he moved out of the way to get out of the way.In the end, a middle-aged man who was about the same age as Ashikaga Kazuki and looked somewhat similar walked out of it.

Seeing this middle-aged man walking out slowly, Ashikaga Ikki who was sitting there stood up suddenly, and shouted with excitement on his face, "Brother!"

It was the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshiki who came out of the passage. When he heard the familiar yet unfamiliar address of "big brother", he couldn't help but startled, and looked up to see Ashikaga Kazuki who was full of excitement.Immediately, he walked a few steps excitedly, put his hands on each other's arms and said, "Yixiong. I didn't expect that our brothers would meet each other in our lifetime!"

It has been said before that Kazuki Ashikaga's real name is Yoshio Ashikaga, but since he left overseas, even he himself has almost forgotten his real name, and now he hears that his cousin still calls him the same name as before, which makes Kazuki Ashikaga Hui couldn't help but burst into tears with excitement. After wandering outside for decades, to be able to meet his relatives again, this kind of excitement, even the intelligent Ashikaga Ikki, couldn't help but feel a little lost.

When the cousins ​​with deep feelings met, it was inevitable to sigh for a while. Ashikaga Yoshiki lamented how time passed so quickly, and asked Ashikaga Kazuki whether the journey was safe, etc., and Ashikaga Kazuki also told what he had seen and heard along the way, When Ashikaga Yoshiki heard the desolate scene outside the city of Kyoto, he couldn't help sighing. This was not the result he hoped to see.

After chatting with Ashikaga Yoshiki for a while, it was not easy for Ashikaga Yoshiki to come out, so they quickly got down to business, only to see Ashikaga Yoshiki let his side and the guard Hebu Kurashita retreat, Then he said to Ashikaga Kazuki with a serious face: "Yoshio, is what you said in the letter true? Do you really have a way to let our envoys see the Emperor Daming?"

Ashikaga Yoshiki knew about Ashikaga Ikki's intentions from the letter, but this matter was of great importance, so he wanted to hear Ashikaga Ikki say it himself. After all, for him, Daming is the only one he can rely on now. up.

"Don't worry, big brother. If I'm not sure about this matter, I won't come to see you in person. The person who can help us meet Da Tianzi is very mysterious, but I can be sure that he and Da Tianzi must have a very close relationship." A close connection!" Ashikaga Kazuki said here, telling all the things he knew about Zhou Zhong.

I saw that Ashikaga Yoshiki also listened very seriously, and finally waited until Ashikaga Kazuki finished speaking, then nodded thoughtfully and said: "So that's how it is, that Zhou Zhong was so young, he was able to manage a huge chamber of commerce. The management is very colorful, the prospective father-in-law committed a crime, and in the end he was not only exonerated, but also returned to his post. What is even more surprising is that he was married by the Son of Heaven, and he was also protected by Jin Yiwei. If such a person If you say it has nothing to do with Da Mingzi, I am afraid no one will believe it!"

"Brother's analysis is good, I think the same way, and when I was willing to pay a huge price to ask him for help, he didn't give me an answer for a long time. I was about to despair, but I didn't expect him to finally agree. From this, it can be seen that he must have considered it carefully, otherwise he would not have considered it for such a long time." Ashikaga Kazuki also said at this time, he fully believed that Zhou Zhong had the ability to bring their envoy to see Da Mingzi, but But he didn't know, even Zhou Zhong himself didn't understand why Emperor Zhengde valued him so much?

But at this time, Ashikaga Yoshiki showed hesitation on his face, and he thought for a while and said: "Yoshio, you have been working hard outside for many years, and it was not easy to get a good job in Shuangyu Port in Daming." You have to give up your foundation in Daming because of family matters, and now you have to give up your foundation in Daming because of a small foundation, as a brother, I really can't bear it!"

Hearing that elder brother was worried about this matter, Ashikaga Kazuki smiled and said: "Elder brother don't have to worry because of me, in fact, ever since Zhou Zhong arrived at Shuangyu Port, I found that he is very repulsive to outsiders like us. In just one year, many foreign chambers of commerce have been squeezed out by him. Although my chamber of commerce can still compete with him for the time being, Zhou Zhong is a very powerful character. Keep going, so this time I voluntarily quit in exchange for this opportunity, and I also want to exit Shuangyu Port decently. In addition, he also promised to let me be their consignment agent in Japan. Although consignment sales are not as lucrative as smuggling, they are safe. It has stabilized a lot, and I will be able to help my brother better when I stay in Japan in the future!"

Although Kazuki Ashikaga looked very relaxed when he said the above words, Yoshiki Ashikaga knew that his cousin, who wanted to help him restore the power of the shogunate, must have paid a lot for this. Holding the other party for a long time, he took a long breath, and at the same time strengthened his determination to regain the power of the shogunate.

Since Ashikaga Kazuki said so, Ashikaga Yoshiki couldn't refuse anymore, so he pondered for a moment, and finally stood up and said: "Okay, since Yoshio has paid so much for this matter, then I can't do it in vain." Waste this opportunity, I have already arranged for the envoy to come to Beijing with you this time, and I have also prepared a precious gift to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, I hope this time I can persuade the Son of Heaven to support us!"

In fact, from the above passage of Ashikaga Yoshiki, it can be found that Ashikaga Yoshiki has already prepared the messenger and gifts. From this, it can be seen that he has long been ready to let Ashikaga Kakki pay the price in exchange for his messenger. The opportunity to meet the great tomorrow.In fact, Kazuki Ashikaga also understands this very well, but he thinks that his cousin's actions are in line with his status as a shogun. After all, it is impossible for people who only value emotions to regain power from Hosokawa Takakuni and others .

Next, Ashikaga Yoshiki and Ashikaga Kazuki discussed the specific matters of entering Beijing this time. In terms of personnel arrangements, Ashikaga Yoshiki arranged for an envoy. Influence, and their family has also formed a private alliance with Ashikaga Yoshiki, who is Ashikaga Yoshiki's most powerful ally against Hosokawa Takakuni and Ouchi Yoshiko.

In addition to the main envoy, Ashikaga Yoshiki also arranged for two deputy envoys, one of whom was his confidant, and the other post was given to Ashikaga Kazuki. After all, he was the initiator of this matter. Moreover, he is deeply trusted by Ashikaga Yoshiki. Most importantly, Ashikaga Kazuki, the deputy envoy, still has the power to monitor the envoy, and can even abolish the envoy if necessary. After all, in today's Japan, there is no complete As a trustworthy ally, the reason why Yoshiki Ashikaga sent someone from that family to be an envoy was not only to express his trust to the other party, but also to examine whether the other party really formed an alliance.

Regarding the arrangement of Ashikaga Yoshiki, Ashikaga Kazuki did not have any objections. At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiki had been out for a long time, and he immediately got up and went back to the house, while Ashikaga Kazuki still stayed in this yard and waited.

Two days later, the envoy and the gift were finally arranged by Ashikaga Yoshiki outside the city, so Ashikaga Kazuki led his people and left Kyoto quietly. After joining the envoy's team, the two men and horses dressed up as a large caravan, Left Japan through Hanoi and Kii. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)