The contest between Xiang Shaolong and Nohei Tai is a martial artery that does not mix any utilitarianism, as a descendant of the new YinLiu generation, Nohei Tai has traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Japan, seen countless customs and customs, and has also competed with many Japanese national martial arts masters.
When Nodaira found it difficult to advance in Japan's own martial arts path, he began to set his sights on overseas, he longed for China, longed for the West, eager to observe the world with his own eyes, to feel the way of heaven and earth.
Originally, Japanese martial arts absorbed a lot of the essence of Zen Taoism, paid great attention to epiphany, and the traveler itself was also a kind of practice. In this way, Nohei Tai came to Naha, and just as he was raising funds to smuggle himself to the Qing Kingdom, he accidentally found Xiang Shaolong, a Qingguo master.
There was always affection between the masters, and Xiang Shaolong could feel Noheira's dedication to martial arts, and in essence, both of them were actually the same kind of people.
Long Ye said that this was a very private meeting and did not want anyone to watch, so Xiao Lotte did not follow him, nor did he send someone to protect Xiang Shaolong. It was a joke, if Long Ye needed someone to protect him, then Xiao Lotte's bodyguard could be too unsuccessful.
However, Wan Wan did not expect that he was afraid of something, Xiao Lotte's first master Xiang Shaolong, was really injured tonight, and it seemed that the injury was not light.
"What about Dragon Master?" How is the injury..." Xiao Lotian shouted nervously as soon as he entered the door, and when he saw that the bandaged Xiang Shaolong could still nod and smile at him, he was finally relieved. "Obedient, scared me to death, this kind of competition will not be allowed to go again without my permission in the future..."
Xiang Shaolong said with a ashamed face, "It wasn't for the injuries I suffered in this contest, after I fought with Nohei Tai, I encountered an ambush by a group of ninjas, and I was really invincible..."
It turned out that during the duel between Xiang Shaolong and Nohei Tai, a group of ninjas secretly surrounded them, and they seemed to know that these two men were very difficult to entangle, so they didn't get too close. This group of vicious ninjas secretly sprinkled the path with ground thorns.
This is an iron dark weapon with four spikes, no matter how you throw it on the ground, there will always be a spike rushing up, in ancient China, which was generally used to hurt the hooves of war horses, was a common weapon on the battlefield. However, in Japan, due to the backwardness of smelting technology and the poverty of resources, no one on the battlefield is willing to use this weapon.
However, for the ninja, this weapon is a sharp weapon for sneak assassination, when Xiang Shaolong and Nohei Tai are preparing to return to the city after a duel, the dragon master who walks in the front is the first to suffer a dark loss, and the cloth shoe at the bottom of the thousand layers is pierced by three iron thorns, and the left foot is in severe pain.
"Ah... There is an ambush! Xiang Shaolong's right foot flew backwards, followed by a bone piercing nail that flew into the woods on both sides of the road. Nohei Tai, who was behind Ryuya, rushed into the woods with his sword, followed by a dense clash of blades.
"Nodaira is different from the average Japanese, he is full of good feelings for China, this gladiatorial fight is completely a friendly fight, he even begged me to take him back to China... This time, thanks to him, the clogs worn by the Japanese are naturally the nemesis of this dark weapon, and if he hadn't rushed to the front line and fought with these ninjas, I might not have come back..."
Xiao Lotian was mad when he heard it, "Mother, this group of wang bastards, just talked to Lao Tzu kindly, in the blink of an eye, he gave a black hand, turning his face faster than turning over a book?" This qiu lao tzu wrote down, and one day it will be a day of reckoning. ”
The injured Xiang Shaolong was unusually calm, he pondered for a while and said, "I feel that this matter is not so simple, rather than saying that this group of ninjas came to trouble me, I feel that they came to find Nohei too troublesome, because after I was injured, only one masked female ninja entangled with me, and the remaining ten ninjas all went to besiege Nohei Tai..."
"Do the Japanese bite their own dogs?" Let's not take care of them, let them kill each other..." Xiao Lotte didn't have time to take care of Nohei's life and death, although he had some good feelings for this young swordsman, but it was only a good feeling.
However, Xiang Shaolong did not think so, and he very earnestly begged Xiao Lotte to send someone to search for Nohei Tai. Xiao Lotian finally couldn't screw him, so he had to let Sima Yun and Xiao Hexin go to search with more than twenty guards, but unfortunately they didn't find Yeping taitai in the middle of the night.
As the sky gradually brightened, Naha Port gradually regained its popularity, Xiang Shaolong knew that the ninjas would converge a little during the day, and if Nohei tai had no accidents, then it should be safe by now. Dragon Ye knew that Xiao Lotte was going to secretly meet with shangtai, the king of Ryukyu, today, and this dangerous mission could not be protected without Dragon Ye, and God knew what conspiracies the Japanese had.
"Dragon Master, your foot is injured, so let's recuperate in the dormitory." Xiao Lotian said that he would not let Xiang Shaolong follow him, but he did not expect that as soon as Long Ye's temper came up, no one could stop him. "Isn't it just a few holes poked in the foot, and it's not a fatal injury, even if I don't use my two legs, I can protect the peace of Mr. By virtue of my hand's secret weapon alone..."
After saying that, Xiang Shaolong forcefully tucked his injured foot into his shoes, jumped out of bed and walked around the room several times. I don't know how he put up with it, but he didn't look hurt at all. Xiao Lotian sighed and knew that it was impossible not to take him, so he had to nod his head and say, "Blame me, how did you forget this stubble, I already knew that in china, I would change all of you into leather boots, this kind of cloth shoes are really not used for war..."
Just then, Mike suddenly said, "Naha has leather boots, and they're American!" He looked at Xiao Lotte a little confused and quickly explained: "The American Civil War has just ended, a large number of military products have lost the market, many companies have a backlog of a lot of equipment, and some small companies are even about to go bankrupt." Or do you think the Americans will transport Spencer to Asia to sell it? It's just a matter of trying luck..."
"In the boat that came to Naha from the United States, there was an arms dealer who came to Asia to try his luck, but his main business was auxiliary military products, not musket cannons, and he now has almost no money to eat, as long as we give a cost price, we will certainly be able to buy a lot of military products..."
Xiao Lotian's eyes lit up, and his mind suddenly recalled the classic war scenes of the American Civil War, in neat rows, soldiers wearing neat tweed uniforms, capes, calfskin armed belts, high leather boots at their feet, and officers even wearing military boots on their knees.
In the armed backpack on the back, there are ammunition, first aid medicine, field rations, and even a strong and warm blanket, and the large brim hat is not a decoration on the top of the head, and in the pouring rain, the brim can prevent rain from splashing into the eyes to ensure that the line of sight is not disturbed.
War has never been won only by muskets, and comprehensive combat strength must be reflected in every detail.
"Be well, Mike, you first bring some deposit, see how much he has in his hand, it is best to arm our group first, you tell him that as long as the price is reasonable, he will eat as much as he wants..."
After arranging the task for Mike, Xiao Lotte and his party finally began to set off, and the time agreed upon with the Ryukyu King Shangtai was very short, only to take advantage of the gap between the royal tour and play, secretly meeting, for this meeting the two sides have done too much preparation, King Shangtai even launched all the secret pro-Central factions in the imperial court to cover for him.
This meeting must be successful, if it fails, then the last batch of pro-Centrist factions in the Ryukyu Court will be exposed, and the Shimazu family will never allow this to happen, even if they use assassination methods, they will get rid of them one by one.
On the sea viewing platform outside Shuri Castle, in a clearing near the cliff, the temporary tatami mats are the venue for this picnic, and from 9:00 a.m., the monarchs gather here to chant poems and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Naha Harbor and the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
Two hours later, the banquet officially began, and the monarchs drank and had fun together until the afternoon. In the meantime, only the Ryukyu king Shangtai came out, that is, when he went to the toilet, he had the opportunity to meet privately. The pro-Centrist faction had already arranged that at twelve o'clock in the afternoon, when everyone was in a state of flux, the pro-Centrists pestered the pro-Japanese faction so that King Shangtai could leave the feast alone.
The location of the secret meeting, in the row of warehouses closest to Shurijo Castle, is the property of Cai Mao, the general of the Imperial Forest Army, and Cai Mao is a hardcore of the pro-Central Faction.
The salty and wet sea breeze blows on people's faces, King Shang Tai is just 22 years old this year, it is the age of vigor, at this time his heart still can't hold anything, in the banquet from time to time will smile, look at the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu is very strange.
"Your Majesty seems to be in a good mood today, and the courtier invites His Majesty to drink this cup..." Speaking was Rebbe Shoshu Jin Changsen, an old and good man recognized by the imperial court, who never participated in the infighting between the various factions and belonged to the outright neutral faction.
King Shangtai ignored the distant glances of Hubu Shangshu Lin next to him, raised his wine glass and smiled, "Such a beautiful view with wine, how can you not drink this cup slowly, come, all of you Aiqing jointly raise a glass for my Ryukyu Kuniga..."
The Ryukyu Kingdom inherited the political system of the Ming Dynasty, although the six ministries and nine secretaries all had them, but after all, this was a small kingdom, and there were only a dozen powerful ministers in the court. Among them, the household department, the ceremonial department, and the official department are all relatively important departments, while the ministry of works and the military department are much weaker, and the chief officer comes here purely to make up a number.
One of the heavyweight ministers at the banquet was Cai Mao, the general of the Imperial Forest Army, who was responsible for the few military forces of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The second is Hubu Shangshu Lin Yuanyi, who has always been very important to the minister in charge of money. The third heavyweight minister was Rebbe Shoshu Kane nagamori.
For a country like the Ryukyu Kingdom that relied heavily on ocean trade, diplomatic work was one of the most important tasks of the imperial court, and the Rebbe had always been responsible for diplomacy, and how to survive in the cracks between the great powers depended on the ability of the Rebbe officials.
In contrast, what kind of work department, military department, official department, etc., are already weak and negligible.
Jin Changsen looked at the excited Shang Tai King with confused eyes, and his heart kept playing Xiao Jiujiu, and he guessed and guessed and couldn't figure out the situation. The pro-Japanese officials at the banquet were also aware of the strange atmosphere, and soon a pro-Japanese official wanted to go out to report the news under the pretext of urinating, but he never expected that the observation deck was already surrounded by Cai Mao's soldiers.
These soldiers politely led the minister to go out, and they were still standing guard on the side, and it was impossible to leave.
At this point, all the pro-Japanese officials panicked, and they finally understood that there was definitely something wrong with this banquet.