Chapter 275 [Visitors from Dongying, invite to get together] Part 1
When Wang Zhizhen heard what Mu Linfeng said, he couldn't help but frown slightly and was silent for a long time.
Zhang Cai, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and others were silent. Shi Kefa sat aside and watched the performance below the tower. The officials in Yangzhou stopped talking and talked and laughed happily.
The family members behind everyone had already forgotten the tragedy of the fake Xiong Wencan falling from the building just now. They were eating melon seeds, nuts, pastries and snacks, talking and laughing, and were so happy.
The Lantern Festival passed slowly in such an atmosphere until the early morning.
The next morning, on the streets of Yangzhou, the joyful atmosphere of the New Year had already passed. There is a local custom that the New Year must pass the Lantern Festival before it is truly over.
Instead of the joyful atmosphere, Yangzhou was enveloped by a tense and terrifying atmosphere from the early morning of the 16th.
Last night's fake suicide of Xiong Wencan and the death of Duolong, coupled with the assassination of Mu Linfeng a few days ago, these two incidents have been widely spread in the streets and alleys of Yangzhou.
Coupled with the fact that the common people were unclear about the matter, the more mysterious the matter, the more they liked to discuss it. In the end, they spread rumors and spread rumors. They actually said that Mu Linfeng had been assassinated at the North Gate Tower last night, but the officials did not announce the funeral secretly.
Suddenly, the whole Yangzhou became lively, and some merchants who did not know the truth began to secretly make noises to escape from Yangzhou, because they knew that if Mu Linfeng died, Yangzhou would either be taken back by the imperial court sooner or later, or it would be taken back by the Qinglong Society, or Li Zicheng.
Zhang Xianzhong and other forces captured it, but he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
This incident reached Mu Linfeng's ears, and Mu Linfeng became even more convinced that the whole thing must be secretly operated by someone who knew him very well, but the purpose was not clear yet, and who exactly this person was, Mu Linfeng could not guess at the moment.
Impenetrable.
Wang Zhizhen and Shi Kefa had arrived at Mu Mansion early in the morning, waiting for Mu Linfeng. They wanted Mu Linfeng to come out as soon as possible to refute the rumors. As long as Mu Linfeng went to Yangzhou, these rumors would naturally be disproven.
Mu Linfeng thought that he had no choice but to do this, so he, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen, prepared to vigorously support the merchants by inspecting all industries in Yangzhou, and began to patrol the streets in Yangzhou to ask about the difficulties of the merchants.
As soon as Mu Linfeng took to the streets, the people saw that Mu Linfeng was not only not dead, but also not injured at all. Naturally, the rumors were stopped immediately.
Mu Linfeng also sent people to invite Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi to inspect the merchants in Yangzhou together, so that Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu would record the difficulties of the merchants one by one and seek solutions after returning.
Mu Linfeng and others were patrolling on the street. At this time, the servant came to report that there were guests in the Mu Mansion, and they said they must meet Mu Linfeng today. According to the servant's report, there was a woman among them. According to the servant's description, Mu Linfeng
I know it’s Miko Tagawa.
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He knew that Tagawa Miko saved him last time not because of his own wishes, but because she wanted him to cooperate with the Tokugawa family in Japan. This time, he came to visit blatantly, and it must be for the sake of
this matter.
After Mu Linfeng asked where Zheng Baoyu was injured, he had not had a chance to think about this issue carefully. If he really cooperated with the Tokugawa family, he would definitely provide firearms to the Tokugawa family and support the Tokugawa family in defeating Toyotomi.
Home, then where are your own interests?
If it was just for money, Mu Linfeng could sell firearms to anyone and get the money he wanted, so why did he have to help the Tokugawa family?
According to what Tagawa Meiko said, Tokugawa Iemitsu advocates seclusion, so if he supports Tokugawa Iemitsu, for now, it will indeed guarantee his development in the Central Plains and will not be threatened by the East China Sea for the time being.
But if firearms are really spread to the East China Sea, will it be a trigger for Japan to attack the Central Plains in the future?
Mu Linfeng insisted not to sell firearms to Manchuria because he did not want to be accused of being a traitor. However, as far as Manchuria and Japan were concerned, Mu Linfeng still hated Japan, because after all, Manchuria was still an ethnic minority in China, and Japan was completely a foreign nation.
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Moreover, Japan is a warlike country. When Japan rises in the future and conquers the Central Plains, there will definitely be massacres of its citizens.
The exclusive text version of this work 16ｋk novel is first released. It may not be reproduced or excerpted without permission. For more latest and fastest chapters, please visit .16k.n! But Mu Linfeng then thought that he hated Japan because of the Sino-Japanese War during the Sino-Japanese War.
war, and the Japanese invasion of China during World War II, but people of this era do not know these. Although people of this era do not like Japan very much, but from the current point of view, people of this era should hate Manchuria more.
If firearms were provided to Tokugawa Iemitsu and asked him to defeat Toyotomi Hideyoshi and bring Japan into the Edo period and close the country, it would be an expedient measure at this moment. If Japan fell into the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then
Toyotomi Hideyoshi will definitely invade the Central Plains with a large number of troops. By then, the already chaotic Central Plains will be added to the fire.
Mu Linfeng touched his chin and thought for a long time, but did not dare to make a decision easily in his heart. Once this decision was made, it might affect his fate. Either he made the right decision and left a name in history, or he was infamous for thousands of years.
Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen stood aside and looked at Mu Linfeng. Seeing Mu Linfeng's face full of sadness, they couldn't help but be a little curious. Shi Kefa whispered: "Mu Shuai, since there are guests in the house, just leave this place to us..."
Mu Linfeng turned to look at Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen, and suddenly thought: "Yes, I can't decide. This matter can be left to Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen to decide for me!"
When Mu Linfeng thought of this, he immediately said to Wang Zhizhen and Shi Kefa: "Two adults, Linfeng has something that is a bit tricky and difficult, and I would like to discuss it with you two!"
Hearing this, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen looked at each other, then raised their hands and said, "If Commander Mu has something to do, just give me your orders!"
Mu Linfeng immediately said to Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu: "Brothers, I will leave this place to you. The business development in the future will depend entirely on you! Mu and the two adults had something to discuss, so they left first!
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When Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu heard this, they immediately raised their hands and said: "Okay, Mu Shuai can rest assured, Yanwu Zongxi will definitely handle this matter!"
After hearing this, Mu Linfeng and Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen left the street and went to the inner hall of Yangzhou Mansion. After sitting down, Mu Linfeng stepped back and then said to Wang Zhizhen and Shi Kefa: "To be honest with you two adults, in fact, I came to Mu Linfeng this time.
The person visiting a certain humble residence is a Japanese!"
When Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen heard this, their expressions changed slightly. Shi Kefa asked curiously: "Mu Shuai, what does this Japanese want from you?"
Mu Linfeng pondered for a while, and then said to Shi Kefa: "Let me tell you two, before Mu was assassinated, one of the forces was this Japanese, and the person who saved Mu was also a Japanese...
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When Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen heard this, they both seemed a little surprised. How come the person who killed Mu Linfeng was a Japanese, but the one who saved him was a Japanese?
But Mu Linfeng continued: "The Japanese who saved Mu told Mu that there are actually two forces in Japan, one is the main battle force headed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the other is headed by Tokugawa Iemitsu.
The advocate of seclusion and recuperation is the advocate of peace, and the one who assassinated Mu is the advocate of war, and the one who saved Mu is the advocate of peace!"
After hearing this, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen nodded and said: "That's it!"
Shi Kefa said one after another: "But these Japanese people are not good at all. They have been causing trouble and nuisance in the coastal areas of our Central Plains. They burned, killed and robbed many people and finances in our Central Plains. What did they do this time?"
When Wang Zhizhen heard what Shi Kefa said, he kept nodding his head in agreement.
Mu Linfeng frowned when he heard this, and then said: "Mu knew that people in the Central Plains did not have a good impression of Japanese people, so he raised this matter and discussed it with the two adults."
Upon hearing this, Shi Kefa immediately asked: "Mu Shuai, tell me, what are these short mules trying to do? Shi is also very curious!"
Mu Linfeng said: "The people from the Main Peace Faction want to buy firearms with Mu to help them defeat the Main War Faction and unify Japan..."
Shi Kefa didn't wait for Mu Linfeng to finish speaking, and immediately slapped the table and said: "No, absolutely not..."
Mu Linfeng expected that Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen would definitely have objections, but he did not expect that Shi Kefa's attitude would be so excited, and he quickly said: "Oh? Then tell me, Mr. Shi, why not?"
Wang Zhizhen glanced at Mu Linfeng from the side, then looked at Shi Kefa, lowered his head and pondered for a long time, without speaking.
But I heard Shi Kefa say: "These Japanese people are all the same thing. The main war sect and the main peace sect are all the same. When they don't have firearms, they have already peeked at our Chinese coast. If they have such good weapons, they can attack
It's only a matter of time before the Central Plains comes to China. Any talk of seclusion and recuperation is all bullshit..."
Wang Zhizhen said at this time: "Master Shi may not understand the history of the Japanese people. Japan has just experienced the chaos of the Warring States Period and really needs to recuperate..."
Mu Linfeng didn't expect that Wang Zhizhen knew so much about the situation in Japan, so he couldn't help but ponder for a while, and then looked at Wang Zhizhen.