Matsuura Jinnobu expressed his uneasiness and troubles and wanted to understand why this happened.
"Is it possible that some kind of ghost has been provoked? Why don't we invite a senior monk to perform an exorcism ceremony to get rid of the evil spirits?" said a rather superstitious retainer.
"Am I, Matsuura Jinshin, someone who is afraid of the invisible evil spirit?"
Matsuura Jinnobu shook his head and said: "It must be something more powerful and terrifying than the evil spirit to make me feel this kind of palpitating and uneasy."
"Brother, the only one that can make you so fearful and fearful is Xujiazhuang."
His younger brother Matsuura Nobuzada said: "I heard that Xu Yuan, the owner of Xujiazhuang, has a disciple named Zheng Fusong. He is the eldest son of Zheng Zhilong and the brother of Tagawa Nanzaemon. Now Tagawa Nanzaemon is in our hands.
, his brother Zheng Fusong, who is from the same mother, will definitely not sit idly by, and his teacher is Xu Yuan. If he asks his teacher for help, it will be a much more terrifying threat than the Zheng family in Fujian."
"What?!"
Matsuura Jinnobu was greatly shocked: "There is such a relationship, such an important event, why no one came to tell me? It's broken, it's going to be broken, and our Matsuura family will be in catastrophe!" He stood up anxiously.
, broke out in cold sweat.
"Brother, I have long said that we should treat Natagawa Shichizaemon kindly and not ruin the Matsuura family's thousands of years of wealth for some immediate gain. But my brother is jealous of Fujian Zheng Zhilong and wants to take advantage of the Fujian Zheng family.
, received some benefits, but also used the child as a hostage to do something that is hard to call righteous. In the future, whether it is the Zheng family’s revenge or the Xu family’s revenge, our Hirado clan is no match. Brother, let’s let that child go quickly.
Bar."
Matsuura Nobuzada, who has a reputation as a virtuous man and is extremely clear-headed, advised.
"Then let's forget it."
Matsuura Zhenxin was shaken. His younger brother was right. Whether it was the Zheng family in Fujian or the Xu family village not far away, they were all entities that could not be offended. For a little money, he would irritate these forces. If they were attracted to attack, the top of the Hirado clan
Can it be lived in? Can the wealth of the Matsuura family be maintained for a long time from generation to generation?
Not wise.
He must have been confused for a moment and made an unwise move.
"Come here, take the boy Tagawa Shichizaemon back to the Tagawa family. He doesn't have to stay here as a guest. Then send someone to reply to Zheng Zhilong. His son was not treated badly at all. Instead, he was given meat for every meal, just like a distinguished guest.
It was just a joke before, how could I, Matsuura Jinshin, use a child as a coercion?"
Matsuura Jinnobu, who found the cause of his uneasiness, said with a magnanimous expression.
However, the old retainers of the family expressed different opinions.
"Master, once you let this child go, I'm afraid Zheng Zhilong will immediately take him back to Fujian, and you will lose this bargaining chip in the future."
"Yes, the Zheng family has cooperated with us for many years. If it were not for the support of our Matsuura family, the Zheng family would be where it is today? But the Zheng family is ungrateful and went to Nanyang to make a fortune themselves, but they are not even willing to give away an overseas manor. This is what a friend did.
What? We didn’t get anything, so we just let the child go. That’s such a loss!”
"How about we stop sending people to deliver the letter, and lower the price this time, and either send an overseas manor, or give 2 million silver dollars. As long as the manor or silver is given, Tagawa Shichizaemon will be released immediately, which is a settlement.
"
"Yes, the head of the family and even the daimyo of the Land of the Rising Sun are also people of status. If they release the hostage out of fear and fear, if this spreads out, how will other daimyo view the head of the family, and how will the emperor view the head of the family?
For the sake of Mr. Matsuura’s face, if you don’t get enough benefits, you must not let go of the child!”
"Precisely because there is a threat to the Zheng family and Xujiazhuang in Fujian, this child is the bargaining chip that must be held in their hands. Otherwise, if the Zheng family in Fujian suddenly calls, and they don't use this child as a hostage, how can they withdraw their troops?"
After listening to the words of these old retainers.
Matsuura Jinnobu also felt very reasonable, and his original attitude of letting him go became wavering again.
"Brother, don't swing around! It's too late to make amends now and show your kindness immediately. Otherwise, you will provoke two powerful enemies. They can attack at any time in the name of rescuing the protons. Our Matsuura family may lose our family name."
His younger brother Nobuzada Matsuura advised.
"this……"
(This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 237: Zheng Fusong saves his younger brother
Matsuura Nobuzada looked hesitant, but the old retainers of the family refuted it one after another, thinking that Matsuura Nobuzada was cowardly and stupid, and if he really handed the person over, he would be in trouble, and there would be no leverage left.
In the end, Matsuura Jinshin listened to the advice of his old retainers and did not release Tagawa Nanzaemon.
I just ordered him to improve his treatment, give him two more rice balls and two pieces of fish every day, and reduce the amount of work he has to do, so as not to be criticized as abuse again.
"Brother!"
Matsuura Nobuzada screamed helplessly, but it had no effect. After all, the old retainers who were afraid of his talent had the upper hand, but put the Matsuura family in an extremely dangerous situation, and he could only worry and sigh.
…
night.
In the feudal mansion, the machiya where the servants lived.
Tagawa Nanaemon, this nine-year-old child, after more than two months of torture, he lost a lot of weight and successfully lost weight. In the meantime, he also suffered from diarrhea and a serious illness.
Almost died.
Lying on a rough straw mat.
Enduring the bites of mosquitoes, the sultry heat of early autumn, and the snoring of others next to me.
He doesn't understand why the situation is like this?
He was suddenly kidnapped from his loving grandfather.
Entered the feudal palace.
From a life of fine clothing and fine food, it was reduced to two or three rice balls per meal.
I also have to do very heavy chores.
He was bullied, humiliated and beaten by countless people, which gave his young mind a nightmare-like impact.
Why is this happening?
Why does everyone love to bully me?
Why am I stuck in this place?
Go home, I want to go home!
Mom, I want to go back to my mother's arms. People in this place are all devils and bad guys.
There is also a good person. Sister Ayako is pretty good to me. Only the rice balls she brings are not sour at all. She took care of me when I was sick before and smiled gently at me. She is the only good person in this devil's cave.
, everyone else is not good.
Go home, when can you go home?
How long will I stay here? Will I die here?
Think of this.
Tagawa Nanzaemon's tears fell, but he bit his lower lip and did not dare to cry, because he knew that if he cried and disturbed other people's sleep, the lightest thing would be to be scolded, and he would probably
He will be beaten, and no one will understand that he is just a child.
endure.
He could only continue to endure and survive this difficult day after day.
At three or four in the morning, it was pitch dark outside, except for the chirping of insects and the croaking of frogs, there was no sound.
Swish, brush, brush~
There were some weird sounds.
There were probably hundreds of figures, divided into several teams, entering Hirado Castle through iron hooks and ropes, and then quickly headed towards the feudal palace on the top of the mountain. They still used the same method to climb over the higher city wall, just like entering.
Like no one else, he successfully entered the feudal palace.
This process is not without surprises.
For example, the barking of guard dogs, the security of patrolling samurai, etc. However, Hirado Castle is too small and has not experienced war for decades, resulting in extremely lax defenses. There are almost loopholes everywhere. Even if a few dogs bark randomly, they will soon be
He was shot with a poisonous arrow, but the patrolling warrior couldn't react at all, so he simply wiped his neck with his gun.
The marines poured into the feudal government and did not rush to kill. Instead, they searched everywhere, intending to find and rescue Tagawa Nanzaemon first.
The 11-year-old Zheng Fusong also put on a black suit, followed him into the feudal government, and personally participated in the search.
Another advantage he had was that he could speak fluent Japanese, so he asked the Marines to capture many servants, samurai, maids, etc., and interrogate them personally, asking where his brother was.
I interrogated more than a dozen people in a row.
Finally learning the whereabouts of his younger brother, he quickly found the machiya where the servants lived. In the house with the worst environment, he saw his younger brother Tagawa Nanaemon, who was sleeping and almost skinny... Zheng Fusong also spent a lot of time.
It took a lot of effort to finally recognize that this was his younger brother, because the change was so big.
He took his brother out first (this chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 237: Zheng Fusong saves his younger brother
When the Machiya got outdoors, he shook it vigorously a few times and said: "Wake up, wake up quickly."
"Ugh, what kind of place is this? Who are you?" Opening his eyes, Tagawa Shichizaemon looked at the man in black in front of him and immediately asked with a vigilant look on his face.
"I'm your brother."
Zheng Fusong pulled off his mask, looked at him and said, "Do you remember me? I'm here to save you. My mother asked me to come here. She is very worried about you, and I am also very worried about you." As he said that, his nose felt sour.
I couldn't help but shed tears. My poor brother had suffered too much.
"Brother, am I dreaming? You really came to save me."
Tagawa Nanzaemon felt unbelievable, and his heart was instantly filled with countless surprises.
"You are not dreaming, I will take you out right now." Zheng Fusong said, still crying.
"Brother, don't cry, I'm fine. Men can't cry, and it's not good if it alarms others." Tagawa Nanaemon, who should have been so happy that he was shouting, was unexpectedly calm and strong at the moment.
"Not good! Enemy attack! Enemies have entered the vassal mansion, hurry up and drive them away!"
The security force in the feudal government finally reacted, and suddenly gongs sounded loudly, and countless people screamed and got up.
Tagawa Shichizaemon's face changed drastically and he said: "Brother, run quickly, there are many samurai here, and the swordsmanship is very powerful! I counted when I was cleaning the armor, there are five hundred samurai in the house!"
"Run? I came here to avenge you. How can I avenge you if I run away?"
Zheng Fusong said to a soldier next to him: "The man has been rescued successfully. We can release the signal and launch an attack!"
"clear!"
The soldier took out colorful fireworks, released them into the night sky, and exploded with bangs.
The other warriors nearby took off their black clothes and took off the electric breech-loading guns from their backs. They formed a team or looked for commanding heights to snipe. Amidst the banging gunshots, any warrior who dared to get close, regardless of their swordsmanship,
Such a master, yet he fell into a pool of blood with a look of reluctance.
Fight until daylight.
In the entire Hirado Domain Matsuura clan mansion, hundreds of samurai were killed in battle. The clan leader Matsuura Nobunobu was shot and killed while escaping. Some of the family's old retainers were killed in battle and some were disemboweled. Matsuura Nobusada took hundreds of old and weak women and children, servants and maids with him.
Kneel down and surrender, begging for mercy.
So here comes the homework before us. For Zheng Fusong, what should we do with these hundreds of surrenders?
Chapter 237: Zheng Fusong saves his younger brother This chapter has been completed!
