How could Tokugawa Iemitsu’s little thoughts not know about Shimazu Kokura’s!

For him, he was more worried about whether Japan's domestic stability was more stable than the Ming army's attack.

After all, it is basically unrealistic for the Ming army to attack Japan. It is too far away! There is no land connection!

Therefore, no matter what the ultimate cause of Ryukyu was, the Satsuma family caused so many things that made Tokugawa Iemitsu very dissatisfied.

So, after asking about the situation, he imprisoned Shimazu Kokusa to prison, but the reason was that without his order, Shimazu Kokusa went to war with the Ming army privately!

As for Shimazu Kokuha's trick, no one can fool him Tokugawa Iemitsu!

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During the 20th year of Chongzhen, the Ming army soldiers in the Satsuma clan did not spend a good time, but instead managed the occupied Satsuma clan territory.

Regarding the local Japanese, the Ming army posted a notice that anyone who dared to fight against the Ming army would be punished if the prisoners had their families. And the obedient Japanese would be blessed with their families, and the Ming army could deal with them at their discretion.

If the Japanese escape, their houses and land will be confiscated and distributed to those who have not escaped.

The land under the name of Daimyo Shimazu Kokusa and the middle and high-level samurai were all confiscated and distributed to those Japanese who were friendly to the Ming Dynasty and had no land.

All of these have a prerequisite, that is, the local Japanese must go to the Ming army to register their household registration and land information within the specified time, etc.

In addition, the local Japanese can exchange things with the Ming army, and then there will be Ming merchant ships coming to do business. Those who abide by the Ming army's regulations will never bully them. As for pricing power, of course, it is not the Japanese who have the final say.

After these measures were taken, the territory of the Satsuma clan immediately stabilized. At least on the surface, most of the fleeing Japanese people returned to their residences. Because they had nowhere to go, as long as the Ming army did not kill people, they would eventually return.

At this time, Japan was nominally ruled by the Japanese emperor, but actually ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Then there were daimyos and samurai from all over the country, and finally ordinary Japanese.

Among them, the Tokugawa Shogunate's method of governing the country was actually to treat ordinary Japanese people as serfs in the daimyo everywhere, and their living conditions were extremely difficult. This was also the case that the Shimahara Rebellion broke out under natural disasters.

In the Satsuma tribe, even Shimazu Kokuha felt poor, so naturally the people in his territory were even more unlikely to live comfortably. Moreover, the land in the Satsuma tribe was actually very limited, and it was basically owned by Daming and samurai at all levels. Most ordinary Japanese people had no land.

Now that the Ming army has captured this place, they can get the land, and of course they are very surprised. But at the same time, they are also very worried, because they are afraid that the Japanese army will come back and drive away the Ming army. Those who occupy the land will become the unjust souls of the Japanese army.

Therefore, although they all returned to their residences, they were not enthusiastic about the land from the Ming army.

The Ming army did not force this, but just escorted the prisoners to build a military base on Sakura Island.

It was soon the end of January of the 21st year of Chongzhen. The envoy of the Edo Shogunate, Yagyu Tohoe, finally arrived at Kyushu Island and soon appeared on the border of the Satsuma vassal.

This Yagyu Shibuwei is very famous in Japan and even has many legendary stories in later generations.

His full name is Yayoi Shibingwei Sanyan, and he is a famous swordsman in Japanese history. Yayoi Shibingwei and his grandfather Yayoi Shibingshi Sonyan, and his father Yayoi But Ma Shousou Sonju are collectively called "Yayashi Sanyan".

Tokugawa Ie Mitsuno finally implemented a close-up in the country, suppressing all the daimyos that continued during the Warring States Period in Japan to obey, thanks to three people, which is the so-called "Three Tripods".

This "three tripods" refers to the three important officials who fully supported Tokugawa Iemitsu's rule from different angles and contributed the most. They were Ieyasu's wet nurse, who built the Great Olympic system (commonly understood as the general's harem), and were dead at this time.

There is also the Matsuhira Izu Trustlines, which quelled the Shimahara Rebellion and assisted Tokugawa Iemitsu to complete various domestic and foreign policies, known as the Wisdom Izu.

The last one was the director of Tokugawa Ieyasu's swordsmanship and the shogunate Omefu, who was like Tokugawa Ieki's adoptive father, Yagyu, but Ma Suzuo Soju, who was dead at this time. The one who inherited his official position was his son, the same famous Yagyu Takao.

The official position of Damefu is actually the highest supervisor of the shogunate, responsible for supervising Daming and shogunate officials of various vassals. In the Ming Dynasty, it is the official position of the commander of the Jinyiwei.

Tokugawa Iemitsu finally handed over the important task of spying on the situation of the Ming army and exploring the intentions of the Ming army to his "Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander".

The status is here, so the person who accompanied him to the border was Yuto's Daimai Hosokawa Yukitaki. Along the way, he was explaining to Yagyu Tokibeshi's situation that he had heard of.

Suddenly, in front of them, a team of warriors appeared from the hidden place and saluted.

When Yoshitaka Hosokawa saw it, he said to Yagyu Tokihime, "Sir, go there again and it will be the territory of the Ming army!"

"Huh?" When Yayoi Shibuwei heard this, he immediately snorted, looking very dissatisfied, "This is all my territory in the Great Japanese country, where did the Ming army's territory come from?"

After hearing this, Yoshikazu Hosokawa knew that he had said something wrong. He immediately changed his words and said, "What is the meaning of the selves... What is the meaning of the selves..."

"Okay!" Yagyu Tokuiwei didn't want to listen to his explanation, so he interrupted him directly and said, "Be careful in the future!"

After saying that, he drove his horse and led his men from Edo to move forward.

When Yoshitaka Hosokawa saw this, he breathed a little relieved. Looking at the back of Yagyu Tokio Yui, he quickly shouted in a pleasing voice: "Sir, if there is anything wrong, just send someone to send a message, and the subordinates will lead the troops in immediately!"

After hearing this, Yagyu Tokuiwei only showed a sneer silently. Hosokawa Yukitashi has this ability, so he still needs to come here?

Therefore, he ignored it at all.

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Li Dingguo was discussing matters about logistics supplies with Zheng Xiangming, the Prime Minister of Ryukyu, who was rushing over, and suddenly some people came to report that the Tokugawa shogunate sent someone to ask for a visit.

When Zheng Xiangming heard this, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Tokugawa shogunate did not send troops to attack, but sent an envoy first. Could it be that they knew the power of the Ming army?

He felt that it was still a bit impossible. Because with the strength of Japan, it was impossible for the Ming army to be afraid of the Ming army because the Ming army defeated the Satsuma clan. Even the Satsuma clan was indeed one of the strong vassals in Japan, but this was just a strong vassal.

I heard that the shogun today has a huge hereditary direct samurai regiment, called the "Qianma", and claims to have 80,000 people, and can achieve absolute suppression of various vassal daimyos through force. If the Tokugawa Shogunate sent this army, the Ming army would definitely not be able to defeat this little force, right?

While he was thinking this, Li Dingguo smiled and said to him: "Let's go, let's go to the other side to meet this Edo!"

When I go to the other side, I just don’t want the messengers from Edo to know the details of the military base on Sakurajima.

Zheng Xiangming heard this and was a little surprised and confirmed, "You are going to go too?"

"What? Are you afraid that the Edo envoy will hate you and dare not see you?" Li Dingguo asked with a smile on his face after hearing this.

When Zheng Xiangming heard this, his face turned red and he immediately said, "How is it possible! The officials absolutely have no intention of this!"

"Okay, let's go see each other!" Li Dingguo heard this and walked out first.

Soon, they took a boat to the other side, arrived at Shimazu Kokuha's original seaside residence, and met an envoy from Edo.

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After Yagyu Shibuwei entered the Satsuma Domain, he was very surprised by what he saw and heard along the way.

Because he suddenly discovered that the various measures of the Ming army seemed to have the intention of staying in the Satsuma vassal for a long time. If this is true, then is the Ming Dynasty really possible to plot against Japan?

For him, of course, he didn't want a behemoth like the Ming Dynasty to attack Japan. Even if he could win, he would definitely destroy the current situation in Japan that had finally stabilized.

Moreover, with the eyes of Yagyu's Ten Bingwei, although he had seen not many Ming soldiers along the way, they could all be considered elite.

Although he was tall in Japan, the Ming soldiers he saw were basically much taller than him. There was a kind of pressure invisibly.

When he arrived at the Daming Mansion of the Satsuma vassal state and was waiting for the arrival of the Ming army commander, Yagyu Shibingwei felt a little humiliation again.

Because this is the territory of Japan, but now he has become an outsider and needs to wait for the host here to receive him. When did this happen in the Greater Japan?

Seeing all this, he had a preliminary conclusion in his heart and immediately became scheming, determined to kill the commander of the Ming Dynasty, so that they would not think that Japan is easy to bully, thereby preventing them from staying in the territory of Japan for a long time!

Therefore, when Yagyu Ten Bingwei saw the Ming commander appear, he arrogantly scolded and said, "Our Great Japan and your Ming Kingdom are not invading the rivers. Now that we have suddenly occupied our Great Japan territory, aren't we afraid that our millions of troops will tell you how to come back?"

Speaking of this, he bowed to Edo, and then continued, "It is thanks to my great general of the Japanese conquering the barbarians. Before the thunderous anger, I sent my envoy to warn you not to be stubborn and take care of yourself. Retreat immediately is your life-saving strategy!"

Of course, Yagyu Shibingwei used Japanese language. To Li Dingguo, he could not understand anything. However, although he did not understand the words of this Edo envoy of Japan, he could judge from his words and deeds, and it was probably not a good word.
Chapter completed!