Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 86 - Forgotten History

The Naha Harbor was a port close to the mountain and sea. In the beginning, the Tyrant was just a fishing village in the outskirts of the Ryukyu, but after hundreds of years of trading in the ocean, its name gradually became famous worldwide, while the Shouli City was second to none.

Along the mountain range, there were countless taverns, restaurants, Japanese hotels and hot springs. From here, one could completely enjoy the beautiful scenery of the port, and it had always been the best place for nobles to gather. Today, in front of a Japanese tavern, three men in luxurious kimono quietly watched the farce on the pier.

"To calm E Balang down, he had to restrain himself and make sure that he did not cause any bloodshed. Just like the Chinese people said, the one who had a good grasp over the situation was a man in the middle, there was not a single stain on his new uniform, the creases on his face arranged symmetrically, and his expression was abnormally calm.

Beside him stood two retainers, respectfully pouring wine for the family head. The milky white rice wine emitted a unique fragrance, and as they sat on the shallow plate, they just so happened to take a sip.

One of the armored warriors said angrily, "Respected Clan Elder, why didn't we let E Balang take action? They obviously have the advantage in numbers, with just a little effort, they can be pushed into the sea to be fed to the fishes. Is that person surnamed Xiao really so terrifying?"

The man who was addressed as the writer said expressionlessly, "Kiyoshi Yamamoto, are you questioning my decision? Let me tell you, this country of Qing is extremely terrifying. vassal lords once told me, this talent called Xiao Letian is an outstanding Chinese man. For someone to be able to write such a bizarre text like "Journey to the West", he can already be said to be a Unparalleled National Scholars … "

The armored Kiyoshi Yamamoto knelt on the tatami, bowed his head and continued to 'Ha', while the expression on the official's face who was pouring wine became much more relaxed, "General Yamamoto Miche, among the Japanese scholars, there is a saying that 'there is no China beyond the Cliff', that after the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Chinese are not Chinese anymore …"

"When the Mongolian came, they were the slaves of the Yuan people, and when the Manchu people came, they became the Qing Guo Nu. Although Da Ming had once restored the rule of the Han people, the glory was no longer there. "What's more sad is that when these western people came by boat, these Chinese became a group of slaves. Five years ago, even the capital city was captured. What a pity …"

At this time, the official suddenly put down the wine jug and sat on the tatami, he spoke to Kiyoshi Yamamoto and the elder in the middle with a stern expression, "But, China is simply too vast, even if 90% of the people in China forget about the pride and glory of their ancestors, only 10% of the people here still inherit China's destiny … "Then, with such a huge population, this percentage of Chinese people is still worthy of respect and fear. For example, this Xiao Letian …"

The elder in the middle nodded his head, "Yes, Bamboo Center is right. Even if 90% of the people in Qing Country are lowly slaves, the remaining 10% are still terrifying." I have seen Xiao Letian's Journey to the West before, and to be honest, I only understand half of it. I truly have an eye-opener, and really want to become his disciple … "

Speaking up to here, the clan elder shook his head while laughing at himself, "But that won't do, the Ryukyu is the life of our Shimadzu Family, for his sake, we have to drive this Xiao Letian away too … However, we cannot hurt him. He is a great Grandmaster who can start his own sect! "

The three of them fell into silence. At this time, they ran up the mountain road and knelt down saying loudly: "Master, please be so despicable, E Balang can't hold on any longer …"

"Nani?" The three servants of the Shimadzu Family looked towards the dock below the mountain in disbelief. In the end, they realized that while they were chatting, E Balang's two hundred men had actually been beaten into a group of headless flies.

Xiao Letian was a leader without moral integrity, not just right now, he had always been as well. Don't look at how fighting with fewer people, but Xiao Letian fully displayed his shameless fighting spirit, causing the army of eighty strong men and Heaven veterans to be used by him as a group of thugs.

They used it as a weapon: eye piercing, kicking, toeing, even the white ash stored in the harbor. When these underhanded methods were used, E Balang's subordinates were all beaten silly, they wanted to pull out their blades and fight with it, but they did not dare, after all, the elder of Shimadzu Family had already given the order in advance, unless the Qing Nation made the first move, they would not be allowed to fight with their lives.

On one side, he was using his open hands and feet while on the other hand, he was trying his best to resist.

"Ba'e, you Qing Guo Nu are truly shameless … You are insulting the spirit of kung fu... "Aiya, my eyes went white with dust …" E Balang retreated while covering his eyes as he scolded with all his might.

"Fool, don't you know how to fight back? Cut their eyes, kick their balls, step on their toes... Don't you even know how to throw lime? "

Unfortunately, before E Balang and the others could do anything, Xiao Letian's following sneak attacks had caught up to them. Three black cannons flew across the sky, and the gunpowder was burning in the air. After three muffled sounds, a large amount of pungent air rose from the waves of people.

"Cough, cough, cough …" What is this? Qing Guo Nu are so despicable … "Cough, cough, cough …" At this point, the Waves couldn't help but scatter in all directions.

Xiao Letian held onto a large bamboo cannon battle in his hand, and was currently spinning it up and down in the air, playing around extremely happily. Don't you have a lot of people? "Come on, your grandpa is waiting for you. If you have the guts, I'll kill you!"

The Japanese Rangers did not seem to have a good relationship with the people at the dock. The Chinese and the Glazed sphere aboriginals were all laughing and no one wanted to help. It was no wonder everyone hated these Japanese. Everyone knew that at least two-thirds of the taxes they gave to the king was taken by them, and these people were vampires.

The three Shimadzu Family servants on the tatami halfway up the mountain shook their heads helplessly. The clan elder in the middle suddenly spoke, "Forget it, it was also a test. Let's end it here, let E Balang and the rest retreat …." "Go back and collect two strings of money for them …"

It was weird, but just as the old man was talking, a figure suddenly appeared on the pine tree beside the tatami. The man with the black cloth head seemed to have been on the tree all this time. He only showed up gradually when the elder gave the order.

"Ha …" The man in black nodded and disappeared in a flash. Ordinary people might not be able to see his figure, but experts in the martial arts world who had reached Xiang Shaolong's level could easily discover some inkling of his movements. They were the very mysterious ninjas in the Japan, a group of warriors living in the shadows.

Very quickly, E Balang received the latest order. Under his command, the two hundred waves of people drilled into the alleys in all directions, and in an instant disappeared.

"Advisor, do you need me to dig E Balang out?" Liang Kun was obviously not satisfied with the fight. Xiao Letian stuffed the firecracker into his arms and said indifferently, "Don't tell me you didn't see it? Don't look at how menacing these people are, they are only trying to scare us. From beginning to end, they didn't dare to use their blades. This shows that there is an organization backing them and they are being controlled by someone … "Just look at it, after the mad dog barks, if tomorrow, the invitation card should be sent over …"

Just as they were talking, a troop of soldiers holding rattan tags came over from the pier. This was the Ryukyu's local army to maintain law and order, but Xiao Letian could only shake his head when he saw the equipment and spirit of the soldiers.

"The royal family is this poor? The army doesn't even have a decent outfit? This weapon must be at least a hundred years old … " Xiao Letian really could not understand, why could such a rich place like the Naha Harbor not raise an army?

Shi Dakai had already come here once, so he sighed and said, "Ever since the Shimadzu Family controlled the Ryukyu, at least two-thirds of the taxes here have been collected. The remaining taxes are all shared by the royal family and the imperial government, it's not enough at all."

two-thirds? Xiao Letian was already shocked at that time. He knew that the Japanese was greedy, but he did not expect it to be greedy to such an extent. "Let's go to the living quarters first. We'll talk later …"

Liang Kun left two of his subordinates behind to negotiate with the Ryukyu soldiers, while he himself brought the group to the reserved room. Perhaps it had been many years since they last saw such a strong and powerful Chinese.

In this few hundred years, they had never seen the military might of the Home Country, but they still tenaciously protected the civilization of the Home Country, be it in words or language, including the way they dressed, they did not change at all.

Perhaps it was because they had suppressed too many emotions in the hundreds of years of living with others, the eyes of these overseas Chinese all turned red. Countless old people secretly wiped away their tears.

Xiao Letian walked at the front of the group and cupped his hands and bowed towards every single Chinese person. He knew that these Chinese people in front of him were the ones who had been preaching China's culture to the Ryukyu for the past few hundred years, making them feel the glory of a high level civilization. It was because of their efforts that they were able to win against the Japanese in terms of culture.

As for the previous Ryukyu Kings, even if they were controlled by the Shimadzu Family, their hearts still desired that civilized continent. It was due to the power of civilization that caused the Ryukyu Kingdom to refuse to acknowledge the authority of the Japanese even at death's door. So what if the Shimadzu Family was in the army of the Ryukyu, the King of the Glazed Ball still submitted the letter of credence to the continent's Home Country.

"This is a group of people that history has forgotten. They have long since disappeared into the river of history, but every bit of effort that these living Chinese put in, our civilization will never forget them …"

"Without the efforts of these unknown people, these emperors and generals would still want to point out the culture of the flying mountains and rivers? It's all bullshit... It's a pity that our history has never given these people a place to live. It's as if they are really a bunch of ants that can be sacrificed. "Shameful!"

Xiao Letian's deep emotions moved Shi Dakai, who had personally seen the Taiping Army and the Qing Jun slaughtering the entire city, at that moment, he suddenly understood. Maybe this was the power of the humans that Xiao Letian had always emphasized in the book. History was made up of billions of mortals who would never leave their names, cherishing every single life was what a leader should have.

"A single success will cause ten thousand bones to wither …" But who would really think about that skeletal life? " Thinking back to all the things that had happened in the years since the rise of the Heavenly Kingdom, the King Yi could only sigh.