"Japan has always wanted to take Ryukyu as its own, and they had this ambition in the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
Hong Zhang, the village chief of Liguo Village, was well-informed and told Lin Jiahui the past history.
"But at that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was busy fighting the war with Korea and could not take care of Ryukyu. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became the shogun, he repeatedly asked Ryukyu to surrender to Japan and pay tribute."
"But our Ryukyu Kingdom has been a vassal state of China for hundreds of years. How can we be a minister of another country again? King Shoning at the time firmly rejected Japan."
"Who knew that the Japanese people were completely unafraid of the Ming Dynasty's power, and the Satsuma clan sent troops to attack, forcing King Shangning to surrender."
"But every Ryukyuese knows that the Japanese people's purpose is to completely annex us."
"However, Ryukyu is too weak and is no match for Japan. We also sent people to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, but in the end we heard nothing."
"Has Ryukyu really been abandoned by the Kingdom of Japan?"
Hong Zhang burst into tears as he spoke.
Like the Koreans, the Ryukyu people are also full of feelings for the Celestial Kingdom.
It's a pity that their luck cannot be compared with that of the North Koreans.
It was also a Japanese invasion.
North Korea received all-round protection from the superior country, and the country was able to continue.
Ryukyu, however, fell under Japan's despotic power, causing the sky to respond and the earth to be helpless. Seeing Japan's influence on Ryukyu deepening day by day, the country's demise was already foreseeable.
Regarding this situation, Lin Jiahui still knows the reason.
"The Great Tomorrow is declining, and I have too much time to take care of myself. Moreover, I no longer have the ability to set foot on the ocean, so I can't help Ryukyu at all. However, our Xia Kingdom is different. We will never sit back and watch our vassal countries being invaded. As long as I go back, Xia Kingdom will definitely send a large army to punish the hateful people.
Japanese.”
Lin Jiahui is not boasting, but he is very confident.
Although he is just an ordinary businessman, he has received new education since he was a child, giving him a vision and knowledge that transcends this era.
The Xia Kingdom has already implanted maritime strategic thinking into the hearts of every common people.
Lin Jiahui had already carefully looked at where Ryukyu was on the map.
Apart from anything else, based on the location of Ryukyu alone, Xia Kingdom will never allow other forces to get involved.
Moreover, Xia Guo’s thoughts on Japan are well known to everyone.
I'm really worried that I don't have an excuse to take action.
Now Ryukyu is the best starting point.
"Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Xia Kingdom, in the minds of us Ryukyu people, they are the superior kingdoms of heaven. We only want to be the subjects of the superior kingdoms and will never bow to the Japanese."
Hong Zhang’s words represent the beliefs of the vast majority of Ryukyu people.
The tributary relationship with the Central Plains for thousands of years has long been deeply rooted in the minds of the Ryukyu people.
After witnessing the prosperity, power, wealth and civilization of the Central Plains dynasty, who would want to have anything to do with barbarians?
People's support is available.
Lin Jiahui is more confident.
"Village chief, I need a boat. Without a boat, I can't go back."
During these days, Lin Jiahui wandered around Liguo Island for a long time, but he never found a ship that could cross the ocean.
"The Japanese were afraid that we would go to the Shangguo to complain, so they took away all the big ships."
Hong Zhang told the reason behind it, which made Lin Jiahui's face darken.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Hong Zhang suddenly showed a proud smile.
"But the old man has always been looking forward to going to the Ming Dynasty and reporting the situation here to the country, so he secretly hid a ship."
Lin Jiahui was so surprised that he jumped up.
"Is there really a boat?"
Hong Zhang quickly held him down and warned him carefully.
"Keep your voice down, don't let the Japanese hear you."
There was still some anger on his face.
"There are also some people on the island who have surrendered to the Japanese. They are willing to be lackeys. Once they learn about the situation, they will definitely betray us. Alas, speaking of it, isn't that the case with King Shangfeng?"
King Shangning, who had to surrender to Japan, had already died in depression.
Today's King Shangfeng is the nephew of King Shangning.
It was only because King Shangning's biological son was too young that he was supported as king.
But in fact, there is naturally the result of the operation of Japanese people behind this.
It was King Shangfeng who chose to cooperate with the Japanese people that he became the king.
For power, he did not hesitate to sell his country.
Now that there is a boat, Lin Jiahui doesn't want to wait for a moment.
With the mature and prudent Hong Zhang here, this matter was limited to a very small area.
Hong Zhang asked Lin Jiahui and An Ran to prepare food and water quietly, and took them to the bottom of the cliff by the sea one night.
This place is extremely remote, and the roads are very secret, so even if you are not an old man on the island, you will not be able to find it.
Even in the dark night, Hong Zhang still felt as if he was walking on flat ground.
He led the two of them around.
After turning around a large rock, Lin Jiahui suddenly discovered that there was a large cave sunken into the cliff.
Standing on the top of the cliff, you would never find this place.
And because there are several huge rocks standing directly in front of the cave, which completely blocks the entrance of the cave, it can't be found even from the sea in the distance.
The three of them entered the cave and found a centipede boat docked here.
During the Jingtai period, Ryukyu requested shipbuilding from the Ming Dynasty.
So the Ming Dynasty sent many craftsmen over, so the Ryukyu ships were in the same vein as the Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, it is a centipede boat. If it were bigger, Lin Jiahui and An Ran would have nothing to do.
Under the vast darkness, the three people jumped into the water and pushed the centipede boat out of the cave.
"Village chief, you must be patient. Brother Lin and I will definitely invite the army of Shangguo."
An Ran hugged the old village chief and burst into tears.
Hong Zhang seemed very indifferent.
"I've been waiting for more than twenty years, and it's not too late. It's a long way to the Central Plains. You must be careful not to let the Japanese see you. If you happen to meet someone, you must not say that you are from Ryukyu. Then
He will die."
Without his instructions, Lin Jiahui and An Ran also knew the danger of being discovered by the Japanese.
Even at this moment, danger may come at any time.
Lin Jiahui did not dare to delay, so he pulled An Ran onto the boat and skillfully hung the sails one by one.
With the last glow of the moon, I waved goodbye to Hong Zhang.
On the dark sea, no one noticed a small boat quietly leaving Ryukyu and heading northwest.
After bidding farewell to Hong Zhang, only An Ran and Lin Jiahui were left on the ship.
This brave Ryukyu girl remembered that she was alone and her heart was beating faster.
She looked at Lin Jiahui secretly.
But all I saw was Lin Jiahui with bright eyes, adjusting the sail from time to time, without a care in the world.
An Ran was always worried and could only seek comfort.
"Brother Lin, will we get lost?"
Lin Jiahui chuckled and took out something from his arms.
"Don't worry, with this here, we will never get lost."
That thing is a compass.
When the storm hit, all the measuring tools on the ship fell into the ocean. Only this compass was carried by Lin Jiahui, so it was preserved.
This little thing is his only hope for returning home.
