novelhk Chapter 620 The Purpose of the Island Samurai
Chapter 620 The Purpose of the Island Samurai
But when she saw Lu Qingqing's attitude, she knew that the child had made up her mind.
Knowing that she couldn't persuade them, even though she was worried, she didn't say anything more. She just went back to the house quietly and started packing things for the two of them.
Lu Qingqing didn't want to trouble her master's wife anymore, but seeing her swollen eyes, she still followed her master's wife silently.
In the end, she and Qin Lang went out carrying heavy bags.
The master's wife accompanied the two of them out of the village and stood at the entrance of the village watching for a long time.
I didn't go home until I could no longer see anyone.
On the other side, Lu Qingqing sat on the shaft of the cart, thinking carefully about what had happened in the past two days.
Although, they have already wiped out all the warriors from these island nations.
But we still need to figure out how these people got ashore?
Is the purpose of going ashore just to burn, kill, loot and plunder property?
Lu Qingqing has been thinking about this since the battle last night.
It would be a bit of a "waste" to use these island warriors with such strong combat power just like this.
After all, the combat effectiveness of these island warriors is comparable to the special forces specially trained by King Huai.
It is normal to use such strong combat power in important matters such as decapitation operations.
But no matter what she guessed in her heart, it was just a guess.
We may know everything once we go to Prince Huai's mansion and ask someone to translate the letter.
She always felt that this matter was not that simple.
If there really was something else going on, it would be better for her to communicate with King Huai in person than to wait for letters back and forth.
Just as Lu Qingqing was rushing to Prince Huai's mansion, Prince Huai had already received the letter from her and Manager Hua.
After reading the letter, King Huai changed his usual carefree attitude and cursed fiercely:
"These damned islanders should be exterminated!
It means I'm not strong enough. If I don't do anything else, I'll kill these bastards first!"
After cursing harshly, he picked up his pen and quickly wrote two letters.
After sealing the envelope, he asked Manager Feng to send the letter out.
However, he didn't know that Lu Qingqing was already on her way to the capital.
The next day, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang rushed to the provincial capital.
With the help of the jade pendant given by King Huai, Lu Qingqing went straight into the palace.
A guard in front went in first to report, and the other two guards led the two people inside.
When they arrived at the courtyard where King Huai lived, King Huai had already come out to greet them.
The guards were surprised to see King Huai, who was usually lazy, come out to greet people.
The look he gave Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang was filled with respect and a subtle scrutiny.
King Huai was very happy when he saw Lu Qingqing.
He strode forward and was about to shake her hand when he saw Qin Lang staring at him.
Oh, I forgot this guy was following me!
King Huai withdrew his hand angrily and greeted Lu Qingqing with a smile.
Lu Qingqing had something on her mind at the moment, so she simply responded and called King Huai to go into the house.
As soon as she entered the house, she took out a few things in her hands.
King Huai looked at the envelope, jade pendant and token on the table, and felt that the jade pendant looked very familiar.
He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it over and over again, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
Seeing that he really couldn't remember, he had to put down the jade pendant and picked up the letter.
This letter is not even as good as the jade pendant. He doesn't recognize this scribble-like thing at all.
However, he seemed to have seen the pattern at the end of the letter.
Previously, when a fleet went to the island country to trade, the items they brought back seemed to have this pattern on them.
He held the letter in his hand and thought for a while, then asked General Manager Feng to call the translators employed by the palace, and asked for the two who were proficient in the island language.
At the same time, he sent someone to call Liu Jiaqi over.
Seeing Manager Feng leave in a hurry, King Huai asked Lu Qingqing about the origins of these things.
Lu Qingqing picked out the parts that could be said and briefly explained them.
The fighting process was simply glossed over.
Although she spoke simply, King Huai could still sense the danger in her words.
He had some understanding of the fighting ability of his fellow villager.
However, something a little different was more in line with his understanding of this fellow villager.
As the two were chatting, Manager Feng came over with Liu Jiaqi and two interpreters.
King Huai handed the letter to two interpreters and asked them to see what was written in the letter.
After the two interpreters took the letter, their expressions became more and more solemn the more they read it.
After reading the entire page of the letter, the older translator stepped forward, bowed, and said:
"Your Highness, the seal at the end of this letter is the symbol of the Toyotomi family of the island nation.
The content of the letter was an invasion plan called "Falling Leaves" initiated by the Toyotomi family.
The letter sent a team of top samurai led by Miyamoto across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty to find a treasure land suitable for the Toyotomi family to live and develop.
In the middle is a long paragraph of encouragement, and at the end it says that if you can successfully find a suitable place for development.
He promised to give Miyamoto and other warriors extremely generous rewards, including houses, fields, Ming slaves, gold, silver, and food.
At the end of the letter, there was a detailed record of the addresses and names of people who could provide assistance to the samurai team."
As he spoke, the interpreter looked at the jade pendant and token on the table, carefully examined the patterns on them, and said:
"Your Highness, if I am not mistaken, this jade pendant should be a symbol of the Toyotomi family's status.
If Miyamoto and other warriors want to use these people lurking in the Ming Dynasty, they must show this jade pendant.
As for the token, it looks like a token of the Tsukahara family.
This family does not occupy a large area, but the territory is rich in various minerals.
By selling various minerals and forming alliances with several large families, it can be considered a small force on the island nation."
When King Huai heard this, he said to General Feng:
"Manager Feng, please copy this letter and give it to Wang Shimin. Have him arrest the people listed at the end of the letter.
These lists may not be comprehensive, so Wang Shimin should be more clever when arresting people.
If there are any suspicious persons, they will be brought back and interrogated thoroughly.
These spies lurking in the Ming Dynasty, if discovered, will be killed!"
Manager Feng quickly agreed and went to the desk to copy it.
King Huai thought for a moment, then looked at Liu Jiaqi and asked:
"Jiaqi, please tell me more about the situation on the island country."
Liu Jiaqi stepped forward, bowed, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, the island nation is currently experiencing frequent civil wars, with the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families engaged in a brutal fight.
According to our spies, the Toyotomi family suffered a crushing defeat in the latest round of civil war.
The entire family has retreated to the coast and is now defending the last area.
A few days ago, our caravan just contacted the Toyotomi family.
They were willing to spend a huge amount of money to buy armor and muskets, and it looked like they were ready to fight to the death.
This does align with the content of the letter."
When King Huai heard this, he continued to ask:
"What's going on with the Tokugawa family?"
Liu Jiaqi thought for a moment and said:
"The Tokugawa family took advantage of the Toyotomi family's attack on South Korea to quickly seize territory.
Now, except for a few smaller forces on the island, most of the territory has been occupied by the Tokugawa family.
According to our original checks and balances strategy, we should now appropriately help the Toyotomi family improve their strength."
When King Huai heard this, he frowned and said:
"Have you found out where this group of samurai led by Miyamoto entered our territory?"
Liu Jiaqi took out a note from his pocket and handed it to King Huai.
King Huai took the note, read it, and was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed:
"I was saying it, the coastal defense line is clearly strictly guarded, so how come a group of Japanese pirates came in?
The pig-brained King Shen in the south only thinks about the two taels of meat under his crotch all day long.
I've reminded him twice to keep an eye on the coastal defense line.
He always ignored my words, and this time not only did he suffer misfortune, but he also harmed the people under my rule!"
As he spoke, King Huai thought of Jinping County, which bordered King Shen's fiefdom, and cursed:
"We can't control other fiefdoms, but what are the border guards of Jinping County doing?
I asked them to let the refugees in, but how could they just let in such a bunch of cannibalistic pirates?
It's definitely not just Yining County that's been affected. Civilians in Yangkang County and Jinping County to the south must have been killed as well!"