In Yoshida Shoin's heart, he always believed that he and Li Zhen were in a cooperative relationship, and even regarded Li Zhen as a dangerous tiger. He not only hoped that Li Zhen could help him vigorously, but he was always wary of Li Zhen in his heart. Therefore, Yoshida Shoin He asked Li Zhen to send troops as soon as he opened his mouth, without mentioning his own affairs at all. He wanted to use Li Zhen's power to destroy the Tokugawa shogunate and then control power.
Li Zhen knew this plan well.
Only a fool would believe that Yoshida Shoin has no power at all.
Without the slightest bit of power, Yoshida Shoin would never have called on so many people to participate, nor would he have made the royal family and the shogunate so fearful. Li Zhen raised the corners of his lips, shook his head slightly and said: "To overthrow the shogunate, the shogunate faction has to rely on themselves. That’s all.”
With one sentence, Yoshida Shoin's face changed drastically, and Takasugi Shinsaku was disappointed. He rolled his eyes and said immediately: "King Zhennan, you promised to support us at the beginning, but why have you suddenly changed your mind now? You have to be trustworthy."
Li Zhen's face darkened, with an unhappy look in his eyes.
This man is too courageous.
Ito Hirobumi was also a master who was not afraid of trouble. He shouted: "Your Majesty is the King of Zhennan of the Qing Dynasty, and he is an upright person of the Qing Dynasty. What you say seems to be thrown out. How can you take it back? You have gone back on your word." If the matter spreads, it will also affect the reputation of the prince, so please think twice before taking action."
Ito Hirobumi's words were soft but hard at the same time, and they also inspired Li Zhen.
Before that, Ito Hirobumi had asked Li Zhen why he didn't separate the literary test and the martial arts test, but Li Zhen avoided answering, which made Ito Hirobumi feel uncomfortable. Now that Li Zhen was going to go back on his word, Ito Hirobumi immediately made a sarcastic comment.
Yoshida Shoin scolded: "Shut up, you have no place to speak in front of the prince."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Zhen found it difficult to criticize Ito Hirobumi harshly.
Li Zhen's eyes were slightly cold and he said in a deep voice: "If you don't have your own strength and only my soldiers help you sweep away the shogunate, after the victory, will I occupy Japan together and incorporate it into my territory? Or, once my army withdraws from Japan, you will be counterattacked by the shogunate, and then fail again."
Li Zhen's sharp words counterattacked, and Yoshida Shoin was stunned for a moment.
Ito Hirobumi remained silent and was frightened by Li Zhen's words about taking advantage of the situation to capture Japan.
Takasugi Shinsaku took a deep breath and said seriously: "We came to the prince because we wanted to discuss it with him, not to ask him to lead the troops to charge. The prince misunderstood."
At this moment, Takasugi Shinsaku immediately spoke to ease the situation.
Li Zhen continued: "I am not going to say anything, but I think that you, like me, are all passionate and for the development of the country, so I would like to warn you that political power can only come from the barrel of a gun. Only when you have your own army and your own strength can you stand firm. Without strength to support it, everything is in vain."
After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "You must summon all the people under your command and all the forces you can muster. I can provide you with weapons and well-equipped artillery fire, so that the people under your command can fight bloody battles. After Only through the baptism of war can we firmly gain a foothold in Japan. Emperor Xiaomei of the imperial family is not an enlightened emperor. You have to face internal friction, so things are not simple. Without any means, the results will definitely not be good. Think about it, You decide what to do."
Yoshida Shoin said: "I summoned all the forces. However, the prince promised to supply artillery fire. When will this be supplied to us? Our people are also in urgent need of weapons support."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Of course money speaks."
Yoshida Shoyin frowned, but heard Li Zhen say: "You don't plan to buy, I can only support the overthrow faction, sell weapons to the royal family, and then openly stand on their side and make suggestions for them, I have expressed my support You are also willing to provide artillery and other support. This is enough. There is no free lunch in the world. You want me to give you weapons and ammunition for no reason. There is no such a good thing. A person for no reason stands in front of you and says he is willing. Are you willing to give me money to protect you from the wind and rain? I think not only will you not agree, but you might even call me a lunatic."
Takasugi Shinsaku stood up and said: "We agreed to give the money and hope that the prince will keep his promise and not support the royal family."
"Definitely." Li Zhen said.
Takasugi Shinsaku said: "Teacher, let's go raise funds."
Yoshida Shoin stood up, said goodbye and left.
After a group of people left, Zhao Liewen said: "You sell weapons to Yoshida Shoin to make money, and you also create civil strife. If the two sides fight, what kind of result do you want to achieve." Zhao Liewen also followed Li Zhen for a while. Time has passed, and I know that Li Zhen will never help Japan develop, nor will it make Japan strong, because this is not Li Zhen's style, but what kind of goal Li Zhen wants to achieve is something Zhao Liewen cannot guess. So take the initiative and ask.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "I want Japan's strength to go back twenty, thirty, or even fifty years. They will all go downhill for a long time in the future."
Zhao Liewen's heart skipped a beat, this idea was too overbearing.
Immediately, Zhao Liewen said again: "The prince supports Yoshida Shoin and gives them the maximum support. However, if the Tokugawa shogunate joins the war, the situation will be different and the situation is unpredictable.
Li Zhenxiao said: "Let's wait and see."
…
After the literary test and the martial arts battle, the situation in Nagasaki returned to calm on the surface, and the Japanese political world was also calm. However, secretly, there was an undercurrent, because everyone knew that Li Zhen was on the side of the overthrowing faction, and that Yoshida Shoin and Takasugi Shinsaku A lot of people are actively developing their strength and recruiting people, and they can all feel the signs before the storm is coming.
In a flash, it was already the end of May.
Nagasaki, Tokugawa Shogunate.
In the hall, Tokugawa Iemo was wearing a luxurious kimono and sitting with two swords in his waist.
Tokugawa Bengen sat down on his knees and said: "Sir, General, Li Zhen arrived in Japan and arrogantly snatched away the demon sword Muramasa. He also threatened you not to mess with him, otherwise he would not mind destroying the Tokugawa family. Mr. Shogun, Ah, Li Zhen is a dragon of the Qing Dynasty, but when the dragon crosses the river to our Japan, and to the place under your jurisdiction, it has to cross the body. He is now extremely arrogant, and openly supports Yoshida Shoin and those monsters, you If we continue to sit idly by and ignore it, it will definitely lead to disaster."
"idiot,."
Tokugawa Iemo cursed and said in a deep voice: "This guy named Li Zhendi is too arrogant." After a pause, he said with a hint of helplessness: "But Li Zhen is a dragon crossing the river. ."
Tokugawa Hegen had a bad premonition in his heart and wondered if asking for help would have no effect. Tokugawa Hegen added: "Shogun, Yoshida Shoin has recruited people on a large scale. It is obvious that he is preparing to use force, so we must take action."
Tokugawa Iemo said in a deep voice: "The general has his own plan, so you don't need to worry about it."
ps: Second update; call it a day, I will go back to Yibin tomorrow morning and try to do the third update tomorrow. I am really tired from running back and forth.