Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Hidden dangers in Osaka

On this day, Ami walked out of Nawudi, a hermitage near Rushou Palace, and headed for the Dengmingtai, which she hadn't been to for a long time. Recently, the number of overseas ships coming to Sakai Port has decreased significantly.The prosperity of Hirado, Nagasaki and Hakata made Sakai Port increasingly depressed.Although the number of Japanese ships entering and leaving has increased, there are no foreign ships entering and leaving, so it is difficult to maintain prosperity.Just as the world was talking about it, suddenly a foreign sailing ship came into the port.It was later known that this was a ship sailing from Uraga near Edo to the country of Mexico.The ship ran aground on the Enshu Beach, the mast broke, and had to sail into Sakai Port.There was General Viscaino, the envoy of the king of Banguo, on board, so the Franciscan priest Sodero, who was in charge of the navigation, was very panicked.Without rebuilding the ship, it is impossible to send the envoy back to the country of Mexico. This responsibility now falls on the priest.

The boat was moored at Dengming Island a few days ago. The hull is leaning to the right, and half of it is submerged in the water.General Biss and Sodero on board decided to go back to Junfu by land. "Now that we're here, let's go to Osaka Castle to pay homage to Hideyori." They set off from Sakai Port. How bad was the damage to the ship that it was beyond repair?Ami walked towards the beach with some doubts.She wants to go to the tea house near Yamato Bridge.Today, she will meet with Chaya Seiji's people.This person was entrusted by Moto Ami Koetsu to investigate the shipwreck of the Portuguese country in Nagasaki, and to inquire about the news of the Eighth Prince Chang'an's inner house, Ayuki.Ami planned to take the Yodoya boat directly to the capital to meet Guangyue after hearing the news about that person.

She walked through rows of warehouses and walked down the Yamato Bridge, but saw an ugly warrior sitting in the tea shop, drinking tea by himself.Ami sat down opposite him without hesitation. "Shopkeeper, is there anyone from the tea house looking for me?" Ami asked the shopkeeper in a low voice. "Are you a girl from the Nawu family?" the guest dressed as a samurai stared at Ami and asked. "You belong to Mr. Chaya..." Ami didn't know the person's appearance, but she thought that the person would appear in a businessman's attire, so she was a little surprised.

"Yes, the villain Matsuo Matsujuro, previously served as a subordinate in Nagasaki." "Oh." "Is it convenient to talk here? Things are complicated..." Ami raised her eyes and said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I'll help you greet the guests, can you go to my house and help me get the felt for the boat?" "Yes." Knowing that they were going to have a secret conversation, the storekeeper looked around, bent over and walked out. "Okay, please rest assured." Ami moved the shredded tobacco tray in front of the man with a calm demeanor.

"Maybe it's inappropriate to say it in front of Miss Ami, but Okubo Ishimori is really awesome!" "Is he really related to Arima-sama's matter?" "Yes. The Japanese ship to Tianchuan has weapons on board, which is quite troublesome. Shipping these out will definitely cause trouble in the Nanyang area. Although Japan is already at peace and does not need those things, the export of weapons is not allowed by the gods and Buddhas. Now If the news gets into the ears of the Imperial Palace, it will be a catastrophe to destroy the family. Shi Jianshou is quite aware of this."

"weapon?" "The Portuguese ship found out about this, and attacked the ship near Tianchuan, looted all the cargo, and sank the ship." "I know a thing or two about this. In order to get revenge, Arima sent someone to burn the Portuguese boat." "Most people think so, but the truth is...the Portuguese knew that Mr. Arima was going to do something, so they burned the ship and its cargo by themselves." "So, Nagasaki Makoto lied to the general and the Imperial Palace?" "Exactly. Nagasaki Fengxing believes that this matter has something to do with the barbarians, and he doesn't want it to make a big deal, so although he knows the truth, he reports it according to what Mr. Arima said. But later I heard that the Great Imperial Palace believed that this behavior was conducive to highlighting the shogunate. Prestige, and even praised Lord Arima."

"How can there be such rumors?" "This... from the villain's point of view, it may be the handwriting of Okubo Ishimishou, and the goods are Ishimishou's." Ami removed the soap line as if nothing had happened, and nodded.She heard some news that an assassin was about to attack Nagasaki Makoto, but was caught. The assassin bit his tongue and killed himself without saying a word.Could it be that the assassin was sent by Arima or Okubo? "What does Nagasaki Makoto want?" "He wants to break new ground with his business, and accidents are inevitable before he realizes his ambition, so he doesn't care much about it."

"Oh, thank you for your hard work. I understand roughly. Also...Honami's sister-in-law, she..." "That Mrs. Xing...is no longer alive." Matsuo Matsujuro raised his head and said coldly. "Xing is no longer alive?" Ami lowered her voice and stared at Matsujuro.Koetsu Motoami's worries became reality! "Could it be a mistake? My natal family has not received any news!" Matsujuro didn't know what he was thinking, but he was still blank and expressionless, "The villain didn't see it with his own eyes, because the villain didn't go to Hachioji."

"So……" "As you know, Miss Okubo's retainers are mostly Koshu samurai. If the villain wants to ask Miss to pay attention, Miss may be worried. Several of his retainers have some contacts with the Nagoya New Townist son's family, Mr. Hiraiwa Mikichi. Therefore, I I went to visit one of them, claiming to be a relative of Mrs. Axing, and I came to see her from the capital." "The man told you that she died?" "No, he said he didn't know anything, but there was a servant who had done labor in Jinshan in the Heichuan Valley, and he called that servant."

"The golden mountain in the Kurokawa Valley?" "Yes. The man said that Mrs. Xing's whereabouts are unknown after the great disaster at the mountain sacrifice. The rope on the plank road broke, and two hundred people fell into the abyss together, and less than half of the corpses floated downstream." "Just like this, you can't see people when you are born, and you can't see corpses when you die?" "Yes, it's probably already... No, he was afraid that I would be sad if he said that Ah Xing died, so he just said that there was no trace."

Ami finally understood why Matsujuro always raised his face and spoke.He must have heard more details, and his teary eyes were the proof. "Even if you search carefully, you can't find her?" "Yes, no one knows more. I'm afraid Okubo Ishimishu-sama himself doesn't know." "he himself?" "Girl, no one knows the truth, because everyone has fallen into the abyss." "what?" "The spiritual tablets of those people were enshrined in a corner of the camp, and they dared not let their family members know. For fear that some people would survive by chance, they dared not judge their life or death rashly, which would only make their family sad. This is really 'compassionate'! In short, Shi Jianshou My lord is still in Junfu." At this time, the owner of the store came back with the felt. "Thank you, please help me spread it on the boat." Ami turned her face away and stood up. When Ami took the news from Matsujuro to Kyoto by boat, Kadokura and Ichimasa who visited at the mansion of Moto Ami Koetsu spoke passionately about what he had seen and heard in Osaka Castle. "In short, it's the feeling of sheep and wolf." Yoshi used to be the acting official of Yamato, but recently increased the number of Zhuyin ships, and he naturally became a new wealthy businessman.But when he was in front of Guangyue, he looked like a child, maybe he felt dependent on Guangyue in his heart. "Hidera has a strong physique, but when he was sandwiched between General Biss and Father Sodero, he suddenly became smaller. Hey, during this interview, the two were too close to him. The Imperial Palace will never let foreigners So close to him. If you don't let them get close, and you sit in the top position, you will look tall in the eyes of others. If you get too close, you will look like a wolf and a sheep. General Biss is domineering, and the interpreter's head is too low There will be many opportunities to meet foreigners in the future, so we must pay attention to etiquette from the beginning!" Kakukura Yoichi went to Osaka for the matter of Kawachi Toyotomi's yearly endowment, and happened to see the meeting between General Bis and Hideyori, so he told it to Koyue. Osaka seems to have taken great pains to show its prestige.In the hall that the late Taiko was proud of, all the daimyos and retainers lined up on both sides.However, the Sakai Minato and Keiban missionaries who went with Viscaino and Sodero were so close to Hideyori that they were so angry with the city. Although Hideyori is tall and tall, he can be happy, and Yuan and Zhichang are not of ordinary stature.They were overwhelmed by Biscaino's six-foot-six-inch giant body and the imposing manner of the foreign priests around them. Although they were in a high position, they looked terrified and aggrieved. "People's hearts are subtle. In this way, foreigners will be self-righteous and loud, not to mention Bis, a warrior. If he were in Japan, he might be a hero like Kato Higomori. He desperately praised his monarch, and then said, if Japan To suppress the church, they will lead a large fleet to help at any time. It is extremely rude!" "He actually said that?" "Yeah, it seems that someone said unseemly flattery in front of him before. Even Sodero turned pale with fright and hurriedly stopped him." Guangyue slowly shook the tea brush, blue veins popped out on her forehead.He absolutely could not tolerate Viscaino's rudeness, and the Toyotomi retainers in Osaka who condoned his rudeness. Guangyue felt ashamed of her enthusiasm: at such an age, she should be as impulsive as Kakukura and Chaya, she really shouldn't... "Well, I see. It's rare that Chang Qing made a tea bowl for me, you Run Run Throat." Putting down the tea brush, he quietly pushed the tea bowl in front of Yushi. "I dare not. It turned out to be made by Changqing, no wonder it is so beautiful." He finished his tea with relish, and put the cup in front of his knees, but his eyes did not seem to be admiring the tea bowl, "I heard that since Taige passed away, Osaka has always been troubled by being suppressed by Edo." "Mr. Kakukura, who said that?" "General Bees." "he?" "These words also startled Father Sodero who was traveling with him. Sodero wanted to please the Imperial Palace and the general, and his behavior was decent. He touched Bis's knee to remind him to be more careful. These, I said at the end of the table Saw." "Well." "Kabis pushed Sodero's hand away roughly, and said loudly: In case of any dispute with Edo, you can immediately ask Ban Guo for help. Ban Guo will fully support him. I hope Xiu Lai will be more courageous. He also said, Hideyori is also a child of the Lord." "These words were translated by Sodero?" "No, he didn't let Sodero open his mouth. Father Paul translated it." "What did Shurai say?" "He only answered the word 'know', with a troubled expression on his face." "Well." "Then, the priests said in unison that the Netherlands and England should be attacked immediately, saying that they are vicious and vicious pirates. The great imperial palace in Edo let the robbers get close. Worry about the destruction of the country. If the gang of robbers still stay in Japan, Hideyori should stand up and fight against Edo. At this time, in order to protect his own people, Ban Guo will definitely send troops to help..." Guangyue clenched her fists unknowingly, her body trembling violently - this was exactly what he was worried about.In the past, Mount Hiei, the Nichiren School, and the Ichiko School were all domestic affairs.Sectarian disputes from overseas will be very different in scale. "The priest who went with General Biss went to see Xiu Lai just to slander?" "Exactly, I came to inform Mr. first." "The old ministers in Osaka are doing nothing?" Guangyue not only sighed, but also reproached him from the bottom of his heart.Everyone in the world is worried about Edo and Osaka, fearing that the world will be reduced to chaos again. This thought may be unreasonable, but this anxiety makes Guangyue nervous and makes him very angry.It would be too rash for the old ministers to let the missionaries of the old religion, who regard the Netherlands and England as their enemies, go to meet with Hideyori.General Biss seemed to be boastful, and Japan already knew the purpose of his visit. When Kebis came, it coincided with the completion of the Dutch business house and the permission of the English to build a business house, which made the old missionaries turn pale with consternation.Don't the ministers in Osaka know about this?They must have thought that Ieyasu would eventually allow the Protestants to preach, and the old church forces would be uprooted and expelled from the country.With such delusion, they actually wanted to rely on barbarians, so they specially let those people meet Xiu Lai?In this way, the efforts of Mrs. Gaotaiyuan, Mrs. General, and Chang Gaoyuan were all in vain.Even the embankment built with the painstaking efforts of Kato Kiyomasa and the hard work of Guangyue and others is on the verge of collapse. "Regarding this matter, I want to hear the opinions of you young people." "Sir, Wansheng doesn't think that the ministers of Osaka will be ignorant to the point of being defenseless. Wansheng thinks that they have calculated it in their hearts." "Oh?" "Don't Katagiri-sama and Oda Yurakusai-sama believe in foreign religions?" "Oh." Guangyue replied, with great doubts in her heart. "This is the big deal." "Well." "Nowadays, there are still people who are grateful for Toyotomi's grace and hope that Hideyori can succeed as a general in the future. But once this matter is entangled with beliefs, it is no small matter. When the Imperial Palace was young, Tokugawa Pu's generation retainers participated in the Ichimune riot. Said When it comes to foreign believers, the first to bear the brunt of the Tokugawa backbone is Okubo Sagami-sama, Date Masamune-sama and his son-in-law Matsudaira Tadaki-sama, and of course Maeda Toshinaga who is now protecting Takayama Ukon..." Moto Ami Koetsu couldn't listen anymore, and waved his hand to stop Kadokura Yoichi: "Okay, if this continues, Japan will become a chaotic world again tomorrow." After a while, he shook his head vigorously and sighed: "The ambition of the Great Imperial Palace is It’s a once-in-a-thousand-year phenomenon! The Great Imperial Palace neither favors Ban and Portugal, nor the Netherlands and England. Politics and business are completely different, do you understand?” "You mean that Japan should decide to cooperate with a certain country in the future?" "No. I'm also confused now, so I want to ask you what you think." Guangyue said softly. "I..." Yoshi's expression suddenly became serious, "I agree with the Imperial Palace." "Is it to maintain current support?" "Of course that's good, but everything in the past has not been smooth." "What on earth do you mean?" "In order for the two parties to continue to trade smoothly, I think that this matter must be resolved thoroughly, and we must make up our minds." "solve it completely?" "Yes. That is: Be ruthless and drive Hideyori out of Osaka!" "What? You are so close to the Toyotomi family, why did you say such words?" "Sir, let's listen to Wansheng first. I believe that problems cannot be solved with words or weapons. If you forcefully suppress it, it will be difficult to live in peace with overseas countries. This is Wansheng's humble opinion." "Something makes sense..." "Therefore, if you want to continue doing business with overseas countries, you should completely eliminate hidden dangers." "Well……" "At this point, the Great Imperial Palace is a little bit greedy. He loves Osaka, wants local products from Banguo, and wants to earn money from England. How is this possible? You must give up Osaka, otherwise, it may cause war. I came back to see you as soon as possible because of the feeling after I came back from Daban Castle." Guangyue stared straight at Yushi.He didn't expect to say such words from Jiao Cang and Shi.