Chapter 144 Simply establish the Ryukyu Protectorate?

When the Guards entered the palace, Zhu Tiangui and Pan Aqiang discovered an embarrassing scene. Ryukyu King Shangzhen had died!

On the spot, Third Division Officer Cai Tongyan collapsed and cried on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

I saw dead bodies everywhere in the palace. In addition to the corpses of Ryukyu people, there were also Japanese samurai who committed seppuku.

"These crazy Japanese! I can't remember how much the king hates these Japanese." Cai Tongyan's cry was so painful that even Qian Yan, who had no sympathy for the princes and nobles, couldn't help but say a fair word.

Zhu Tiangui suppressed his anger and said: "See if there are any living men in the Ryukyu royal family, and then report the list to the king to see which one he wants to canonize!"

It is a pity that Shang Zhen's two sons, Shang Chun and Shang Yi, were killed by Masami Huashan.

The entire palace was filled with blood, and it was difficult to find anyone alive!

"What's wrong with this? The king asked us to consecrate the King of Ryukyu, but no one can be the King of Ryukyu. How can we explain this to the king?" Zhu Tiangui has a headache. The Shimazu family ruined his mission. He is now

I can't wait to rush to Japan's Kyushu Island to deal with the damn Shimazu family.

"Commander Zuo, why don't we turn Ryukyu into our territory and set up a Ryukyu Protectorate? Anyway, their royal family will be gone!" Pan Aqiang's idea was more direct.

This is really a good idea. Anyway, Zheng Kezang’s goal is to get Ryukyu. It doesn’t matter what form he takes.

Just when the two of them were studying how to annex Ryukyu, Qian Yan and Cai Tongyan ran over happily: "Sir, the Ryukyu royal family has a living member. Shang Li, the daughter of King Shangzhen of Ryukyu, is still alive!"

This interrupted their plan. How about killing the daughter of the King of Ryukyu?

However, the Guards and the Ming Dynasty did not agree with the "Fifteen Articles", so the Fujian Fleet's artillery fired volleys, roaring, and reduced the coastal defense forts on the island to ashes.

Zheng Kezang has been working on the armory's construction site every day recently. Many difficult engineering problems have been solved by him, a top civil engineering student. Seeing that the wonder is getting closer and closer to completion, he finally has time to do other things.

Considering that their great king was likely to come to Ryukyu, Pan Aqiang ordered the Guards to conduct a large search in Shuri City, search for Japanese people everywhere, arrest them, escort them to the port warehouse and imprison them to prevent these frantic Japanese people from assassinating.

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The huge Fujian Fleet unreasonably and completely blockaded the Amami Five Islands. As for the Japanese on the islands, they were slowly taken care of by the Guards.

They were very rude to the "Ryukyu traitors" created by the Japanese in the city. The entire family was arrested, their property was confiscated, and they were taken back to Dongning Mansion!

For a while, they did not dare to mess around, so they sent Chen Weiguo, a member of Jinyiwei Baihu, to Dongning Mansion by speedboat to report the situation of Ryukyu Kingdom to Zheng Kezang.

Even though Lu Fan, a senior official from the Ministry of Industry, was watching, he was not at ease.

What a bad news!

Shuri Castle is in chaos, with wind and rain, and many people are going to be out of luck!

Of course, more civilians are happy that Ryukyu has finally returned to the arms of Ming Dynasty's father.

"Chen Baihu, you have done an outstanding job in this Ryukyu operation. From today on, you will be Jinyiwei Qianhu, responsible for the intelligence collection of Ryukyu and Japan." Rewarding for merit has always been Zheng Kezang's advantage.

In other words, the Amami Islands are now the territory of Japan.

The main reason for not going is that Zheng Kezang wants to guide the construction of the armory in Dongning Mansion!

The Venice Armory is more complex than any of the wonders he has built before. It is a large naval base that integrates a shipyard, a naval headquarters, a military port and a naval armory. Nothing can be careless.

The chaos in Shuri Castle quickly subsided. The Guards did not stop there and continued to cleanse other Japanese forces on Ryukyu Island, because Ryukyu Island is not only Shuri, but also Nakijin Castle in the north and Nakijin Castle in the south.

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After listening to Chen Weiguo's report, Zheng Kezang, who was sitting in his study, was speechless for a long time. He previously thought that there was no need to go to Ryukyu because people like Zhu Tiangui could handle it.

The common people don't need to talk nonsense, just look at the large ships lined up in Naha Port and the guards in the city to convince them.

What did they see?

Tall battleships, mighty cannons, and energetic and fierce Guards soldiers!

The people of Shuri Castle are worried that the Guards are gone, because they will not feel safe without them.

Qian Yan replied excitedly: "Captain Zuo, Shang Li escaped by hiding in the palace kitchen. He is fourteen years old. He has a really good appearance. He has bright eyes and white teeth. He is a beautiful woman. He will grow up in the future. He is probably a beauty."

Pan Aqiang, however, was thinking about military affairs and said: "Commander Zuo, how can we let the king annex Ryukyu?"

Zhu Tiangui found an excuse and drove Cai Tongyan away, leaving Qian Yan to ask: "Why does the King of Ryukyu still have a daughter?"

This made Pan Aqiang exclaim that it was wonderful. He could annex Ryukyu, look good, and even gave the king a beauty.

Only Zhu Tiangui had some doubts: "It is not in line with etiquette to canonize a woman as king!"

"How about we take the king over and let him take charge of the overall situation here. By the way, we can see if we should accept Shang Li as his concubine. It just so happens that the king does not have enough concubines!" Zhu Tiangui was thinking about Zheng Kezang's life again.

It's a big deal.

"Report the situation to the king first. We can't make arbitrary decisions. Let's see what he says!" Pan Aqiang didn't have any resourcefulness. He only knew how to follow Zheng Kezang's command.

The bold Qian Yan, who has always had no king or father, came up with an idea: "Why don't the king confer Shang Li as the Queen of Ryukyu and take her as his concubine? Won't the Ryukyu become Shang Li's dowry!"

"No matter what the etiquette is, the Ryukyu people don't have enough to eat, so do they still care whether their king is a boy or a girl?" Qian Yan muttered in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it because both of them were his superiors.

, can't be offended, his emotional intelligence has always been good.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now in decline, martial virtue seems to be more abundant.

In addition to the largest Ryukyu Island, there is also the Amami Islands to deal with. Ryukyu seems small, but it also takes a lot of effort. The Guards have a lot of work!

Compared with the Ryukyu Islands, the problems in the Amami Islands were much more complicated. On September 19, 1611, King Shonin was forced to sign the "Fifteen Articles" with the Shimadzu family, recognizing the Shimadzu family's control over Ryukyu and at the same time

The five Amami Islands (i.e., Kikai Island, Tokunoshima Island, Amami Oshima Island, Okinagabu Island and Yoron Island) are placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Shimazu family.

Chen Weiguo, the newly minted Jinyiwei Qianhu, immediately knelt down on one knee and thanked Zheng Kezang for his gift.

Zhu Tiangui and others paid him attention, and he was a little tempted to marry the Queen of Ryukyu. He named himself the regent of Ryukyu. Will Ryukyu be his sooner or later?

The key question now is whether this Shang Li is good-looking or not. If he is not good-looking, he does not want to marry him!

"Inform the Luzon Protectorate to send two thousand Spanish auxiliary troops to Ryukyu with me."
Chapter completed!