Chapter 1137 Shocking Satsuma Domain
Cao Bianjiao first arrived at Jeju Island, purged the fleet, confirmed the new organization and temporary combat plan, and set off for Kagoshima, where the Satsuma vassal state was located.
The territory of the Satsuma Phantava is not small, and Kagoshima is also a peninsula at the lake, so the boat can sail directly into it.
After Huashan has been guarding for a long time, Zuo Liangyu has already received the letter and has been waiting for it.
"Secretary of the People, please see General Cao." Zuo Liangyu and Huashan Jiushou are now considered subordinates of Cao Bianjiao. When they met, they knelt on one knee.
Cao Bianjiao only brought a hundred personal guards, looked at the two kneeling on the ground, looked calm and said, "No need to be polite, the army can gather together? I will inspect the roster."
Zuo Liangyu was ambitious in Yunnan and kept making small moves. Later, she was forced to enter Beijing and was sent here for nearly a year.
Zuo Liangyu's resume is quite solid and he is also from Liaodong. Although he has no intersection with Cao Wenzhao, he is considered a so-called "Liaodong Group" general.
Zuo Liangyu stood up, with clear edges and corners without any sadness or joy, and his eyes flashed, "Yes, I am ready, please follow me."
Cao Bianjiao looked at him and walked in the front. The guards behind him followed closely, intentionally or unintentionally separating Zuo Liangyu, Huashan Jiushou and others.
No one is a fool. Everyone's hearts were thrilled when Cao Bianjiao did this, especially Huashan's long-shou, and his face was even slightly white.
The people from the Satsuma clan were traitors who "submitted to Ming Dynasty". If the Ming people did not tolerate them, the shogunate would tear them apart if they didn't need the Ming people to do it!
Huashan Jiushou and others were frightened by the Satsuma tribe, and they wanted to express their attitude to Cao Bianjiao now, and their eagerness was beyond words.
Zuo Liangyu became much calmer, and she was expressionless from beginning to end. She was neither enthusiastic nor cold. She occasionally talked about something with Cao Bianjiao.
"When I came to the New Year, the emperor gave me three thousand people, plus the Satsuma clan and various recruitment that have been around for a long time. Currently, Kagoshima has 13,000 troops. It has undergone rigorous training and is already in battle. It is much stronger than the rabble of Japan..."
"The firearms are still in control at present. The Ministry of War has given me one thousand people, thirty cannons, and some arrow artillery and other firearms, but there are some slight use in this island country, so I have sealed them..."
"This time the battlefield is on the sea. I have gathered my troops and closely monitored the northern vassals, especially Feiqian, Feiliang and the two countries. Whenever there is any situation, I will immediately report it to you..."
"The situation in Kyukawa Island is quite complicated, most of which are so-called external daimyos, and they have always been incompatible with the Tokugawa Shogunate. This time, the Tokugawa Shogunate made such a big move, and it is also intentional to weaken the power of the Nine Kingdoms. Among the nine major vassal states, the forces of each other are also intertwined and complex, and they are checked and balanced, and they are protected and alternate, which is hard to confuse..."
Cao Bianjiao listened quietly, but nodded occasionally without answering.
Zuo Liangyu glanced at Cao Bianjiao's attitude, his eyes were slightly cold. In his opinion, Cao Bianjiao was just a junior. Relying on the emperor's favor, otherwise, what qualifications would be to be great in front of them!
But his tone did not change at all, and he still talked to Cao Bianjiao, and later went to the school martial arts field.
"See General!"
As soon as Cao Bianjiao came to the high platform, more than 10,000 people knelt on one knee and shouted in awkward Chinese.
It is neat and uniform, without any disorder, and is tightly matched, just like a machine, with a rolling sound and a thunder echoing, making the flags rustle and the wind and clouds turbulent.
Cao Bianjiao's eyes changed slightly. As far as he knew, these Japanese warriors were all scattered soldiers and brave men. They seemed fierce, but in fact they were mobs. But now, they looked like this situation, and they were completely different. Instead, they were more disciplined than the Ming army.
"General, the roster." Kasumi Kasumi carefully approached and handed over a thick booklet.
Cao Bianjiao looked at him and still knelt on the ground, motionless, like an iron-sculpted soldier, and was secretly shocked.
Cao Bianjiao looked at Zuo Liangyu and others again, and flipped through the list with a calm expression. These lists were all Chinese names, with only five surnames: Zheng, Xu, Wei, Zhao, Lu, filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, righteousness, integrity, and politeness, and the characters of the Five Elements, and some would be matched with Wei or Soldiers.
In addition, there is another surname, which is particularly obvious, and it is Ming!
Cao Bianjiao knew that this surname was specially rewarded by the Ganqing Palace, and there was only one person!
Cao Bianjiao didn't know what kind of merit this man had made or who he was. He paid attention to it and continued to watch.
He continued to look down. The names were very planned, concise and clear, with more than 10,000 people.
After reading it, Cao Bianjiao looked satisfied and said, "You have done a good job. I will report to the emperor to show your merits."
Zuo Liangyu and Huashan Jiushou immediately stepped out and clasped their fists and said, "Thank you General!"
Cao Bianjiao did not have any vain rituals, and his eyes looked at more than 10,000 soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, his eyes were slightly condensed, and then he said, "I'll be here today. Let's disperse you all, let's talk tomorrow."
Zuo Liangyu looked at Cao Bianjiao's face that could not see any emotions, and his heart was slightly sank and he didn't say much.
Huashan was waiting for a long time but he wanted to speak but stopped, so he watched Cao Bianjiao leave.
Cao Bianjiao went directly to the resident place he arranged. As soon as he entered the door, five personal guards closed the door.
A personal guard took off his hat on his head, looked at Cao Bianjiao, and said with a serious expression: "Sir, this Kagoshima is more terrifying than we expected!"
Cao Bianjiao sat on the chair, nodded expressionlessly and said, "In just a year, training the undisciplined warriors to this end is not an ordinary method. Lord He, what news is there? What are their masters?"
This person was He Xilian, the head of the Military Intelligence Department. He stood in front of Cao Bianjiao, thought for a while, and shook his head and said, "No, Zuo Liangyu, we have arranged more than one person by Huashan for a long time. No matter how hidden it is, we can't hide it from me. It's just... we are a little careless in this army and have no specific information."
Cao Bianjiao frowned and said, "When I was in the capital, there were rumors that Zuo Liangyu was unpredictable. He was impeached by countless people. Now he was sent to Kagoshima and stayed away from the government and the country without any restrictions. If he had the intention of being a disobedient in this Japanese country, the court would have to spend a lot of effort to deal with it..."
He Xilian was silent for a while and said, "It is not necessarily true that the unjust intention is not. This country of Japan is not something that Zuo Liangyu can control. What's more, our Ming Dynasty is strong and the army is in full swing. Zuo Liangyu has a deep understanding of it. The lower officials think that we should find someone to find out clearly."
"Who are you looking for?" Cao Bianjiao looked at He Xilian.
"Keep Huashan for a long time." He Xilian said.
Cao Bianjiao remembered Huashan’s hesitation and said, “Okay, send someone to call him, by the way, I want a secret!”
"Yes!" He Xilian immediately arranged for someone to go.
At this time, Huashan Jiushouzheng was so scared that he walked around the house, his eyes anxious and panic. If the angel had other ideas about him, he would have no other way to go except to die!
At this time, when Cao Bianjiao's people arrived, his scalp was numb and frightened, but he didn't dare not go. He was wearing a military uniform and did not dare to bring any weapons to Cao Bianjiao's room.
"I have been meeting the general in Huashan for a long time!" Huashan for a long time said in a Chinese language with a straightforward and singular expression.
Cao Bianjiao had no expression on his face and said, "Secret name Hua? Is this your name you changed?"
Huashan Jiushou, who changed his name to Huashan, knelt on the ground, with a cold sweat on his head, saying, "Yes, the emperor is kind to heaven, and I allow me to establish my own surname."
The names of Japan are not something that ordinary people can have. They are exclusive to the nobles. Being able to have names is the supreme glory.
He Xilian looked at him from the side, and after a while, he quietly gave Cao Bianjiao a look.
Cao Bianjiao knew what he wanted, his eyes looked slightly cold and he looked at Huashan for a long time, and said coldly, "I heard that you have done a lot of disobedient things in the Satsuma vassal?"
Hua Shanjiu's face changed drastically, and he knelt down with a thud and said anxiously: "General, the villain has never dared to do this. He is loyal to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, and he will never dare to have any intention of being twelve!"
Cao Bianjiao's eyes were cold, and his tone was like murderous intent was boiling, and he said, "Why did some things, if I hadn't been here in person, I wouldn't know at all?"
Huashan Jiu's face was sweating more and more, his body was trembling, and he said with a trembling voice: "Return to General, although the villain is the lord of Satsuma, he has to listen to the angels regardless of whether it is big or small. Lord Zuo cannot say that the report, and the villain can't do anything..."
There are indeed many things in Kagoshima that are hidden from the court, and these things are not tolerated by "rituals and laws". Some of the behaviors of generals and generals outside the country were actually acquiesced by Zhu Xu. Although Zuo Liangyu is even more outrageous, it is not enough to make Zhu Xu care more.
Cao Bianjiao didn't take Zuo Liangyu seriously at all. He was even more curious about how more than 10,000 people in the Satsuma vassal were trained, which is a hidden danger.
"I will ask you, how did you train this army? Can someone give me some advice?" Cao Bianjiao said.
Huashan knelt on the ground for a long time and said, "These are all trained by Master Zuo. He said that he imitated a man named Maodun from ancient times. When training, he was uniform. If he didn't follow, he would immediately pull him out and kill him in public. Originally, we had more than 20,000 people..."
Cao Bianjiao's eyes twitched unconsciously, and He Xilian's heart was even more shocked, and he turned his head and looked at Cao Bianjiao in surprise.
Chapter completed!