On Kyushu Island, everyone knows about the legend of Tendo.
All Catholics firmly believe that Tendo is the incarnation of God and will surely lead them out of trouble and into heaven.
Therefore, when the villagers of Kouzu Village and Arima Village launched a riot, their first thought was to ask Tendo to come out and lead them to resist the evil lord.
And what is Tendo doing at this time?
He was in Nagasaki, meeting the Dutch.
"Everyone is a believer in God, and they want to help us to overthrow the evil name for the sake of the same belief."
The man kneeling in front of Skrtel was very young, only sixteen or seventeen years old. But he was tall and tall, estimated to be over 1.75 meters.
Among Japanese people, this person is definitely considered tall and majestic.
Moreover, this man looks very handsome, with a touch of poignant handsomeness.
This extraordinary young man is the god of all Catholics in Kyushu.
That is Tendo.
His name is Amakusa Tokisada.
In fact, just by hearing this name, you can tell that there is obviously a strong marketing flavor behind his deeds as Tendo.
Amakusa Tokisada, Amakusa of Amakusa Island, Amakusa of Lord Amakusa.
The name itself meant alienation and resistance during the Tokugawa Shogunate era.
Not to mention, Amakusa Tokisada's father, Masuda Yoshitsuno, was a retainer of Konishi Gyōchō and was born to be the mortal enemy of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
However, the Tokugawa shogunate has taken over. If they, the influential figures of the old era, want to re-create the past, they can only stir up the situation and wait for opportunities.
The former ministers of the Konishi family and the Arima family are very capable. After these years of active work, they have really built a great reputation for Amakusa Tokisada.
Of course, behind this was the tacit approval of the famous Westerners.
After all, the western daimyo were not very deferential to the Tokugawa shogunate.
They were willing to do anything that could bring trouble to the Tokugawa shogunate without risk.
But raising tigers will inevitably lead to disaster.
As Amakusa Tokisada's wings gradually matured, the first target he wanted to attack was the daimyo on Kyushu Island.
The first person to attack him was Matsukura Katsuie of the Karatsu clan.
Before the incident, Amakusa Tokisada and his cronies discussed it and felt that the power in their hands was too weak and there was an extreme lack of weapons.
They decided to ask the Dutch for help.
I hope the Dutch, for God's sake, will provide them with enough support.
Of course, it would be best if the Europa believers thousands of miles away learned about the Tokugawa shogunate's persecution of God's believers and could send coalition troops.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Sitting opposite Tokisada Amakusa, Scott felt only real nausea.
Do these damn fools understand that belief in God also requires methods?
You Catholics should all be burned at the stake.
There is no way, who calls the Dutch Protestants?
The relationship between them and the Catholics can be described as life-and-death enemies.
Now the Catholics actually come to the Protestants for help, and the Dutch would only agree if they were kicked in the head by a donkey.
If he hadn't seen that there were many samurai around Tokisada Amakusa, he would have wanted to take action immediately and capture this Japanese traitor and deliver it to the officials of the shogunate.
Since there was a risk, Skrtel decided to cheat.
"The shogunate's persecution of God's believers is outrageous, and the East India Company has reported this matter back to the country. The believers in Europe were very angry when they heard about this, and they decided..."
Before he finished speaking, someone outside interrupted.
"Why wait for reinforcements from Europa? We will not stand idly by."
Hearing the familiar voice, Scott could not help but frown.
Amakusa Tokisada and the people he brought were all very nervous, and some of them had already grasped the handle of the knife.
As footsteps approached, the door was pushed open, and Shen Tingyang strolled leisurely, feeling more comfortable than at home.
Young Amakusa Tokisada looked at the Han people who walked in.
"I know you. You are the official sent by the Xia Kingdom. You are our enemy in Japan, why do you want to help me?"
Shen Tingyang smiled slightly, walked to Scott's side and sat down.
"We are Japan's enemies, but not your enemies. It is the shogunate who will kill you, not us."
It was a very simple truth, and Amakusa Tokisada understood it as soon as she heard it.
His face looked a little relieved.
"The Xia Kingdom wants to use me to deal with the shogunate?"
Shen Tingyang picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
"There is a saying in China that the enemy of our enemy is our friend. Since there is no conflict of interest between us, then our common enemy, the shogunate, should work together to deal with him, right?"
Amakusa Tokisada thought silently.
He knew that Shen Tingyang kept saying that he wanted to deal with the shogunate, but in fact he had bad intentions towards Japan.
As a Japanese, he was very wary of this.
But the real situation made him understand that he was not qualified to refuse Xia Guo's help.
Because he was a thorn in the side of the shogunate and a thorn in the flesh, the shogunate wanted to kill him more than the Xia Kingdom.
Faced with the pressure of survival and the desire to restore the country, everything else must take a back seat.
“What do I have to give?”
It can be seen that the young Amakusa Shizhen was trained very well.
He knew very well that there was no such thing as a free lunch. The Xia people took the initiative to come over to help him. There must be something they wanted.
Shen Tingyang admired his wisdom.
"We will provide you with weapons and even instructors to help you train soldiers, and you can repay the cost with captures on the battlefield. Once you succeed, we hope that Japan will be fully open to Xia Kingdom and the Netherlands, allowing us to go anywhere
Doing business.”
This is actually the condition.
Amakusa Tokisada thought carefully and realized that Japan had not lost anything.
As a Catholic, he tends to be open-minded.
Moreover, he saw how foreign trade had helped Japan, and he understood its significance even more.
Although Xia Guo's demand for comprehensive opening up will make a lot of money from Japan, such opening up will also bring great benefits to Japan.
Amakusa Tokisada, who had completely figured it out, bowed deeply to Shen Tingyang.
"That's it...please!"
Amakusa Tokisada and his men left, but Skrtel was not satisfied.
"These are infidels."
Shen Tingyang was even more dissatisfied with his conclusion.
"Even God knows how to choose when faced with interests."
These words made Skrtel's face change greatly.
"You are blaspheming against your faith. We Dutch will never cooperate with infidels."
Shen Tingyang's smile was meaningful.
"Our Royal Highness the Princess of Xia is also a Catholic. Does the Netherlands intend to sever diplomatic relations with Xia?"
Skrtel was dumbfounded on the spot.
Of course the Dutch knew the Xia Princess's beliefs.
But so what?
The fight between Holland and Xia was really fierce, and the relationship between them was deepening day by day.
The Netherlands has never thought of becoming hostile to the Xia Kingdom because of issues of faith.