The Tokugawa Shogunate was blamed. Several soldiers were missing and they had not yet gone to trouble anyone. As a result, they became the murderer of the "Hirodoo Fellowship" in a blink of an eye, and they could not explain it yet, because they didn't know who killed the head of the Matsuura clan and a group of retainers.

The shogunate general Tokugawa Iemitsu was speechless after receiving the news. The rebels on Shimahara had enough trouble for him. He really had no time to deal with the Matsuura clan of Hirado. So he simply ignored it and made a fuss. The Matsuura family had only 10,000 people to die. As long as he dealt with the Shimahara rebel army, he would be easy to deal with them. I took the blame, so what could your Matsuura family do?

However, this time he miscalculated. Emperor Yu of Takawa was like a god's help. The banner was erected and responded. As soon as he issued a conscription notice, the people who came to apply for the conscription almost squeezed Hirado Castle. In less than ten days, he summoned more than 20,000 people! In addition, the original Matsuura clan's troops had more than 30,000 people under Emperor Yu of Takawa. This development trend has allowed more roninmen and civilians to see hope. More and more people come to Hirado Castle to apply for the conscription. This attitude seems to have really been favored by the gods.

Of course, Emperor Yu of Tianchuan did not receive the favor of the gods. These were the result of his son-in-law Zheng Zhilong's secret help. Hong Xu and Gan Hui had more than 20,000 Japanese pirates under him. In addition, some people's blind obedience to follow the crowd, it is not surprising that the recruitment situation can be so hot.

What is Zheng Zhilong doing now? He successfully seized the position of the Matsuura family guarding the Matsuura family, and the next step is to recover Amakusa Shiro. He is rushing to Shimahara.

It is said that the shogunate army has been besieging Shimahara Castle for more than October, but because Shimahara Ichi faced the sea, the Ming Dynasty kept sending warships to pretend to be pirates to transport food and supplies, so the rebel army in the city had no trouble at all. Instead, the shogunate army outside the city was a little unsustainable.

On this day, Shiro Shiro Shiro received the news that his benefactor who had been secretly supporting him came.

Since Zhu Cijiu did a good job of keeping secrets, even Siro Amakusa didn't know who had been secretly supporting him. The sea between the Ming Dynasty and Japan has always been a hotbed of pirates, and there were countless pirates of all sizes. He thought that the one who supported him was a certain pirate!

This time, Zheng Zhilong brought all the 50,000 main force of the Nanyang Navy and more than 20,000 alien pirates under Shi Daxuan. Anyway, the big thing on Hirado has been decided, so Zheng Zhilong is not afraid of exposing his target. There are many pirates near Japan, so he simply took thousands of large and small warships and headed straight to Shimahara Bay under the banner of pirates.

Of course, one thing cannot be exposed, that is, the Japanese cannot know that the Ming navy was involved, so Zheng Zhilong ordered Shi Daxuan to command hundreds of small sailboats and hundreds of blessed ships to sweep the periphery, while the fifty super battleships of the Nanyang Navy were hidden among the hundreds of blessed ships. Such a huge pirate team would hide even when the shogunate generals saw it. The merchant ships and fishing boats naturally avoided it from afar. Everyone could only pray desperately that the pirates would not go to the vicinity of his house to rob. No one knew that the Ming navy was actually mixed among the pirates.

Which pirates really have such a huge fleet? It is estimated that they can rob the entire coastal cities of Jiuzhou Island. However, Zheng Zhilong is no longer a pirate, so he did not rob him everywhere, but instead directed the huge fleet into Shimahara Bay, docked on the sea north of Amankara City, waiting for Amankara Shiro to arrive.

When he heard that his benefactor was coming, Shiro Amakusa naturally came to meet without hesitation. He hurriedly handed over the defense of Shimahara Castle to several decent subordinates, and sat up to pick him up the pirate ship and rushed to the waters north of Amakusa Castle.

When he saw countless pirate ships on the outside, he had a conclusion in his mind that it was indeed a powerful pirate who was secretly helping him. However, when he saw the fifty super battleships in the middle, he couldn't help but wonder who this is? He only heard of such super battleships in Europe, but he didn't hear of any country in the East that also had such warships. Could it be the fleet of Spanish or Dutch?

When he got on the flagship, he was even more confused. The flagship was obviously all Oriental. What was going on?

The general who led the way just took him to cover his head and walked in without telling him who the owner of the warship was. He just entered a wide room in the middle of the warship with doubts.

Zheng Zhilong spent some time trying to conquer Amakusa Shiro. In order to increase his sense of intimacy, he even put out all the kimonos he had not worn for a long time. So when Kusa Shiro came in that day, he was shocked. He was actually a Japanese man. Is there such a powerful pirate in Japan?

Zheng Zhilong pretended to be pious, drew a cross seriously, and then smiled and said, "Master, You, Brother Shizhen, I'm glad you can be safe and sound. When I heard that the 120,000 shogunate army came to attack Shimahara, I was really afraid that you would not be able to withstand it."

The church member is actually a church member! No wonder he helped him inexplicably. It turned out to be a church member. He also devoutly drew a cross and said excitedly: "Thank you, Lord, I sent you to save us. I wonder, Master, are you?"

Zheng Zhilong continued to pretend and said, "Brother Shi Zhen doesn't have to be so disgusted. We are all a family, so it's time to help you. My surname is Zheng, my name is Zheng Yiguan, and I teach the people Nikola."

In fact, Zheng Zhilong is quite famous in Japan, especially among Catholics. Nikola is an extraordinary figure. His story has spread among the believers, and Amakusa Shiro naturally heard of it. So, as soon as Zheng Zhilong signed up, Amakusa Shiro was shocked and said, "You are Nikola, the King of Zhennan of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zheng Zhilong said modestly, "Hehe, that's right, little brother, don't be so restrained. Everyone is brother and sister. When you come here, you just think it's home. Come on, sit, sit."

This prince of the Ming Dynasty, with a greater power than the shogunate general in Japan. Amakusa Shiro dared to sit there, but he could not withstand Zheng Zhilong's enthusiasm and was pulled down. Although the church members should be equal and friendly, the status difference was too great. Amakusa Shiro could not handle it calmly. He sat there carefully and asked a little restrainedly: "King Nicholas, thank you for your help. I don't know what happened to you when you recruit me this time."

Zheng Zhilong pretended to be indignant and said, "This Tokugawa Shogunate is too inappropriate. Not only did he order a "ban on religion", but he also sent the demons Matsukura Shigemasa and Matsukura Katsuya to brutally suppress my fellow believers. I would have been unable to bear it anymore. If the little brother Shisaki Shige did not rise up to resist, I would also find a way to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate and give my fellow believers a free and equal space. A few days ago, the Tokugawa Shogunate attacked Hirado's Matsuura family again. Almost all the heads and retainers of the Matsuura family were assassinated by them. If it weren't for the insider's visit home with his guards, my father-in-law would probably die in their hands. Now I am sponsoring my father-in-law recruiting soldiers and preparing to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate in one fell swoop and establish an equal and fraternal Takawa Shogunate. The little brother Shisaki would rather join the Takawa Shogunate and fight against the demons of the Tokugawa family together."

It turned out that he was here to conquer him. Amakusa Shiro was not an idiot. Zheng Zhilong was the prince of the Ming Dynasty. If his father-in-law was allowed to be the general of the shogunate, wouldn’t Japan become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty? This is not the point. The point is what the Ming Dynasty’s attitude towards Catholicism is like. If the Ming Dynasty also bans religion, wouldn’t he be in vain?

He couldn't help but ask with concern: "I wonder what His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is about our Catholicism. If he also bans religion like Tokugawa Ie-kwang, then wouldn't we have no way to live?"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Brother Shi Zhen, you have been worried too much. In the Ming Dynasty, faith is free. Our emperor does not oppose the people's belief in religion. Just like me, don't our emperor know that I believe in religion? If he opposes the people's belief in religion, how can I get to the high position of King Zhennan?"

When Shiro Amakusa was moved, he continued to tentatively, "The prince has so many people, and the emperor of your country must have to use high-ranking officials to recruit you. Does this have anything to do with whether you believe in religion or not?"

Zheng Zhilong smiled and shook his head and said, "Little brother, you are wrong. I am not the only one who believes in religion in the Ming Dynasty. Like the emperor's teacher, the current chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Xu Guangqi and Xu are also our fellow church members. Do you think our emperor will oppose people's belief in religion?"

The information in the Ming Dynasty was not as developed as it is now. Ordinary civilians could know the major events within a radius of hundreds of miles, even if they were knowledgeable, Amakusa Shiro, as a Japanese civilian, naturally did not know what happened in the Ming Dynasty. The chief minister of the Ming cabinet actually believed in religion. He really didn't know this. He asked in disbelief: "There is such a thing. Is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty really so tolerant?"

Zheng Zhilong patiently introduced: "You don't know many things. For example, Zeng Dezhao, the Qing official of the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty, was a missionary in Portugal. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty also signed a friendly treaty with Spain and Portugal. If our emperor disliked religious believers, would they cooperate with the countries under these two pope?"

Indeed, if you dislike people and believe in religion, you will never cooperate with foreigners. Amakusa Shiro finally feel relieved about the issue of faith. But there is another problem. If the Ming Dynasty took the opportunity to occupy Japan, he would become a traitor who had been infatuated for thousands of years. This has nothing to do with faith. Patriotism is a basic quality issue for a person. Amakusa Shiro asked hesitantly: "The Ming Dynasty will not take the opportunity to invade Japan, right?"

Zheng Zhilong shook his head and boasted: "You can rest assured that with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, all the surrounding countries can be occupied, but has the Ming Dynasty sent troops to invade? On the contrary, as long as you take the initiative to pay tribute and become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, there are endless benefits. For example, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded North Korea, the Ming Dynasty immediately sent troops to support and directly repelled Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 150,000 troops. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has never interfered in North Korea's internal affairs. As long as it belongs in nominal terms, it can be protected by the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it good to have such a powerful sect leader?"

In fact, what Zheng Zhilong said was the past. The Ming Dynasty was indeed tolerant of the vassal states in the past, but now it is different. Since the promulgation of the "Ming Dynasty's Vocational State Order System", it is impossible for the vassal states to be free and free without being bound by the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for the vassal states to be free and free without any effort.

However, Shiro Amakusa had only heard of the good things that the Ming Dynasty was toward North Korea in the past. He really didn't know what happened in North Korea recently. What's wrong with such a tolerant and powerful empire, which is the case with recognition of him as the sect leader?

He nodded slowly and said firmly: "Okay, I agree to join Lord Takawa Yuhuang and assist Lord Takawa to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate."
Chapter completed!