Li Xiao is so sinister!

This man threw a bait to himself, but there was a sharp fish hook hidden in it. How poisonous it was!

Tokugawa Iemitsu almost instinctively wanted to object, but saw Tadao Sakai, the old man next to him, blinking at him repeatedly, indicating that he could not be impulsive.

At this time, Tadaosaki Sakai squeezed out a smile on his face, coughed a few times, and then smiled at Zhao Wencai, "Enter Zhao, the matter of declaring this Satsuma vassal as our new Kaifu Port in Japan is of great importance. Please ask the envoy Zhao to rest for a few days in the inn. After my shogunate discusses and discusses, I will reply to you."

Zhao Wencai pondered for a moment, and knew that the shogunate could not reply to him happily. He smiled and said, "Well, it's better to obey your orders than to be respectful. Please make a decision quickly."

Zhao Wencai and Kawatsu Daoyuki, after saying goodbye, Tokugawa Iemitsu pounded the imperial table angrily, and the paper and inkstones on the table jumped up in shock.

"Damn it, it's a pity. These Ming people really deceived the shogunate! This general just ordered the country to lock it up not long ago. If he was forced to agree to such conditions, the shogunate would lose all his face!"

Tokugawa Igami finished speaking angrily, and Tadao Sakai sighed deeply.

However, Tadao Sakai hesitated for a moment and said softly, "General, I think we can consider accepting Zhao Wencai's opinion."

"Oh, Sakai, why do you help this Ming people talk like this!" Tokugawa Iemitsu turned his head angrily, his eyes full of confusion and anger.

"General, please forgive me for saying that it is necessary to open this Satsuma land as a foreign trade port like Hirado, although it is helpless, it is a necessary move!"

"Why do you say that?"

"General, let me ask, if my shogunate rejects Li Xiao's request, then do you think that Li Xiao, the actual controller of the Satsuma clan, really obeys the orders of the shogunate?"

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"The general, I think that if the shogunate refuses stubbornly, then Li Xiao will definitely be disobedient. On the surface, he abides by the decision of our shogunate and secretly smuggling trade. That Satsuma is located at the southernmost tip of our Japan. The shogunate is willing to control it, but he is willing but unable to do enough! In this case, the foreign daimyos in Kyushu and Shikoku are afraid that everyone will trade with Li Xiao in private, but our shogunate will be difficult to stop it."

"Zhongsheng, then what do you mean?"

"General, instead of making Satsuma a place where smuggling is flooded, our shogunate is more generous. First, we grant the right to trade with Li Xiao. In this way, my shogunate will turn passively into activeness. On the one hand, it will make Li Xiao grateful to our shogunate, so that at least on the surface, we can take a respectful attitude towards the shogunate. On the other hand, my shogunate can draw taxes from it in the trade of Satsuma's mainland Japan and earn silver. It can be said that it is a trick to kill two birds with one stone!"

Tadaoka Sakai paused and continued, "General, Ieyasu Duke once said in his ancestral teachings that if something comes to an unstoppable, you need to grasp it well and let it work as much as possible to operate in the favorable aspect of itself. From the following point of view, the matter of opening a port for Satsuma is actually a matter of benefiting both if it is a combination, and if it is a rejection, it is a matter of harming both. I hope the general will think carefully about it!"

After hearing Tadashi Sakai's advice, the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was complicated. He finally sighed and said, "Oh, Tadashi, although your words make sense, my shogunate was played with by Li Xiao, and he actually asked me for it. Where is the face of the shogunate?"

Sakai also smiled bitterly, and he sighed softly, "General, please forgive me for being directly said. Now my shogunate can still control the situation in Japan, but it is far from the same as when Ieyasu Duke. Therefore, for us, it is the best choice to suppress the turmoil that may occur in the early stages of the occurrence and not affect the situation in Japan. You must know that it is the most conscientious thing to ensure that the shogunate rule over Japan and that the Tokugawa shogunate will be passed down from generation to generation. This is the real and most conscientious thing. Compared with these two key points, what is the matter of opening a Satsuma port?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu sighed and said nothing, but in the end he nodded softly.

However, he deliberately delayed for three days to show that the shogunate did not make a hasty decision, so he sent someone to summon Zhao Wencai and gave him the authorization letter of the Satsuma vassalt's port to open a port and trade with him.

Zhao Wencai was very happy, so he followed Li Xiao's instructions and, under the condition that the shogunate agreed to the opening of Satsuma, gave the Tokugawa shogunate a rich gift doubled as a reward.

At this point, the Ganfu family officially became two major events: the Satsuma lord and the Satsuma lord's port and the Satsuma lord's portal, and they were all recognized by the shogunate. The Tokugawa shogunate, who received the heavy gift, was also very happy, and the host and the host were in harmony.

After Zhao Wencai returned to Satsuma from Edo, he immediately reported to Li Xiao that both things were successfully completed. Li Xiao was very happy. He knew that the entire vast Japanese market had finally been opened by himself.

He immediately ordered Zhao Wencai to highly reward him and immediately promoted him to serve as the chief supervisor of the Satsuma vassal. Seeing that he was so respectful to Li Xiaoxin, Zhao Wencai was also very grateful and expressed his loyalty loudly.

However, when Li Xiao and others were all happy, his original partner, after hearing that Li Xiao first seized Satsuma by controlling puppets, and then coerced and tempted the shogunate to let Satsuma open a port for trading, his jealousy and annoyance in his heart were endless.

If Li Xiao was tolerant of the fact that he used his own strength to conquer Taiwan, he now controlled Satsuma and broke his exclusive trade with Japan, which Zheng Zhilong would absolutely not tolerate.

He was jealous and angry, and he and his two younger brothers, Zheng Zhifeng and Zheng Zhibao, came to the secret room in the Penghu official hall to discuss matters.

"You both heard about Li Xiao seizing Satsuma and coercing the shogunate to open a port," Zheng Zhilong said in a low voice.

Zheng Zhifeng nodded slightly, but Zheng Zhibao pounded the table with extreme anger.

"Li Xiao, who was in the dog, was as honest as a broken dog when he asked my Zheng family to carry refugees! Now he has a navy, and his back is hard, and he wants to move the wealth of my Zheng family. This person is really hateful!"

He paused for a moment, and immediately said anxiously: "Brother, in my opinion, this guy is so arrogant and unrestrained, he is really bullying my Zheng family's no one! Please order me to lead my Zheng family fleet to fight to the death with this villain! Li Xiao's fleet is not as good as our Zheng family. I will definitely destroy this guy and take his head to see my brother!"

Before Zheng Zhilong replied, Zheng Zhifeng, who was standing beside him, angrily shouted: "Zhibao, what are you talking nonsense! Everyone is the Ming army, what is the reason for internal strife in their own family! Moreover, the eldest brother's official position has just been promoted to deputy general, but Li Xiao is Chi Feng Bo. If our army really starts a war with Li Xiao, wouldn't it be the following to offend?"

"What do you think? Just sit down and watch Li Xiao bully it step by step?! Li Xiao dares to share the trade with Japan that is worthy of the lifeline of my Zheng family. If my Zheng family does not take measures immediately and give this guy a headache, wouldn't it make Li Xiao completely look down on him?" Zheng Zhibao shouted angrily, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Seeing the two of them arguing in this way, Zheng Zhilong slowly spoke: "Don't argue with you two. Zhibao wants to fight back against Li Xiao, the eldest brother can understand, but what the second brother said makes sense. Our army is now an official army, not as free and unrestrained as when he was a pirate in the past. It is really inappropriate to fight with Li Xiao in such a face-to-face manner."

"Brother, second brother, look at your appearance, others are bullying you, but you are still timid, neither on the left nor on the right. Could it be that this matter is not done like this!" Zheng Zhibao jumped up and paced back and forth in the room like a trapped beast.

Unexpectedly, in the awkward atmosphere in the room, Zheng Zhifeng chuckled and said slowly: "Of course we can't just forget about this. Brother Zhibao, in my opinion, although Li Xiao is arrogant now, he is not impeccable. It is not the best way to attack Li Xiao and fight him head-on. Using the power of the court to attack him is the best way."

Zheng Zhifeng's words made Zheng Zhilong's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Second brother, let's talk about it in detail."

"Brother, I dare to say that Li Xiao is now promoted to the high position of Chi Feng Bo at a young age and has a strong army. Such a person is afraid that even if the ministers in the court do not dare to say it clearly, they are also very worried and afraid in their hearts." Zheng Zhifeng sneered.

"What does the second brother mean?"

"Brother, we can report Li Xiao's misconduct to the court one by one, so that the emperor and the court officials can realize that although Li Xiao appears to serve the country, he is a traitor and loyal person, and he is ill-behaved. In my opinion, Li Xiao has at least four major crimes."

"Oh? Which four are they?!" Zheng Zhilong looked excited.

"First, Li Xiao looked down on the law and was indifferent to the war. Without the orders of the emperor and the Ministry of War, he first sent troops to North Korea privately, then annexed Taiwan, and now he controlled Satsuma. It can be said that he did whatever he wanted! His ambition is obvious."

"Haha, it's right. As a national general, Li Xiao actually regarded the Ministry of War and the court as nothing, and his real crime was unforgivable! What about Li Xiao's second crime?" Zheng Zhilong stroked his beard and said.

"The second article is that after Li Xiao annexed Taiwan, he did not have the imperial court, and set up a prefecture and county office, and took the state and land as private. Such a domineering act did not take the imperial court seriously at all."

"Yes, yes, since this land of Taiwan has been recovered by our Ming Dynasty, the court should arrange officials and divide prefectures and counties. How could a little Li Xiao be allowed to make decisions? Li Xiao's eyes are not as good as the emperor, which is so much!" Zheng Zhilong's smile on his face became brighter.

"Article 3: Li Xiao ignored the ban on the court and conducted border trade with Mongolian tribes without regard to the ban, and was suspected of privately smuggling Qing captives. It can be said that he made a fortune in the national crisis. It is a pity that such a country's worm is regarded as a pillar of the city by the court, which is really a pity."

"Hmph, if you don't know, unless you don't do it, it is really abominable that Li Xiao violated the court's ban and completely ignored the national laws."

Zheng Zhifeng laughed, and then he lowered his voice and said, "As for this fourth, Li Xiao relied on his strong army, bullying the weak, and forcibly competed with our army for maritime trade channels, thereby harming the interests of friendly forces to make himself rich. It is really despicable."

After hearing Zheng Zhifeng's words, before Zheng Zhilong could speak, Zheng Zhibao laughed out loud: "The crime that the second brother gave to Li Xiaoan has really come to my heart. I think that Li Xiao has these four serious crimes, and the court will definitely punish him severely. It is estimated that Li Xiao may be ruined."

At this time, Zheng Zhilong's face was filled with joy. He nodded and said, "The second brother's plan is indeed good! Li Xiao believed that he was in a high position and had a strong soldier in his hand, so he thought no one could move him, but doing whatever he wanted was ridiculous. Let's write a secret letter for his brother and report to the Ministry of War Xiong Wencan to see what the court will do!"

Zheng Zhifeng shook his head and said, "Brother, if you only report to Xiong Wencan, you will not be able to do it. Xiong Wencan is mediocre and incompetent, timid and afraid of things. If he suppresses this matter and refuses to report it, wouldn't the crimes listed by us be useless? In my opinion, we also need to send a secret letter to the chief assistant of the dynasty, Lord Liu Yuliang, and give him a generous gift to him, asking him to speak to me in front of the emperor, so that Li Xiao and his ugly actions could be seen throughout the court, and eventually ruined his reputation."

Zheng Zhilong nodded and smiled, "It's very good, so let's do what my second brother said."

Ten days later, the chief assistant Liu Yuliang received a letter from Zheng Zhilong and two large boxes of silver in his own residence.

Liu Yuliang, whose courtesy name was Jilong and his pseudonym was Pengxuan. He was from Mianzhu, Sichuan. He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. He was repeatedly promoted to the Right Minister of Personnel. In August of the tenth year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the Minister of Rites and entered the cabinet together with Fu Guan, Xue Guoguan and others. After passing Zhang Zhifa and Kong Zhenyun, the two short-lived chief ministers, not long ago, he was just awarded the position of chief minister by Chongzhen.

In real history, Liu Yuliang was so frightened that he had no achievements in his mediocrity and feared the Qing Dynasty as a tiger. After hearing the news that the Qing soldiers had entered the pass for the fourth time, he was so scared that he was disgraced by Chongzhen. Later, this person was impeached by the next chief assistant Xue Guoguan, this sinister and cunning guy. He was almost arrested and imprisoned for playing with the two serious crimes of Guoxian and disrespect. Later, because Chongzhen was sullen, he was able to return home after being deprived of his hometown. A few years later, he died of depression at home.

"Mr. Liu, this is my little intention of Lord Zheng. I hope that Lord Zheng can report it to my family. "After putting down the letter and silver, the visitor looked at Liu Yuliang with a deep expression.

After reading the letter quickly, Liu Yuliang looked at the two heavy boxes of silver again, and sneered on his face, but his heart was extremely happy.

He stroked his beard and smiled, "I have long been dissatisfied with him as Li Xiao is so arrogant and rebellious. General Zheng impeached Li Xiao, although he had personal grudges, it was also out of public intention. Please tell your master and say that our mansion will preside over justice for him."

The visitor retreated happily. Liu Yuliang read the letter and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his face.

"Li Xiao, the so-called "doing unrighteous things will kill you, but you are the same as today!"

Then, Liu Yuliang shouted to the butler: "Soon ready for sedan chairs, I will enter the palace immediately and meet you."
Chapter completed!