Chapter 3522
When Haihan sent troops to attack the Hirado Domain, it had a considerable impact on the trade of Portugal and the Netherlands in Japan. Fortunately, they were not Haihan's main target, but they did not suffer any casualties during the battle.
However, Haihan's approach of razing Hirado Castle to the ground completely cut off the possibility of the Hirado clan's comeback. All the Portuguese and Dutch commercial establishments in Hirado had to move to Nagasaki, along with those stationed there. Institutional mergers.
At that time, Su Keyi also had thoughts similar to Su Yongshan's now, believing that Haihan did not intend to settle in Japan. However, within a few years, Haihan announced that he would set up a permanent military base in Sasebo Bay. Only then did Su Keyi know that Haihan was not uninterested in Japan, but that he had no interest in Japan. I just look down on the land on Hirado Island.
But what puzzled Su Keyi was that after Haihan occupied Sasebo Bay and established a military base, he did not use it as a bridgehead to conquer Japan. Instead, he stopped there with great restraint and did not expand his territory in Japan.
It seems that Haihan's purpose in establishing this military base was just to maintain deterrence against Japan, rather than to conquer this island country.
As for the conflict between Japan's Kyushu local forces and the Tokugawa shogunate, a discerning person like Su Keyi could certainly see traces of Haihan's manipulation, but what he still didn't understand was why Haihan would instigate such a conflict.
The more reasonable explanation now seems to be that Haihan can take advantage of Japan's internal conflicts to sell large amounts of arms to various forces, and use this to seek greater interests in Japan.
But there are many things that don't make sense. The most obvious point is that this kind of thing that should be made silently to make a lot of money, why did Haihan make it public and invite dignitaries from various countries to Japan for so-called inspection and mediation.
The impression given to the outside world is that Haihan hopes that all countries in the world can pay attention to Japan and watch the country's civil war together. This is obviously not just for selling arms.
Whether this is to use Japan as a model to bring a little shock to other countries, or whether Haihan has other ulterior motives, it is difficult for Su Keyi to tell clearly based on the information he currently has.
But one thing he can be sure of is that Haihan has made so many arrangements for this, and his plan must be huge. Japan is probably going to be in a catastrophe next.
However, there is no harm in weakening Japan for the Netherlands. After all, almost all of Japan's few foreign trade channels have fallen into the hands of Haihan and his followers. If the situation becomes chaotic, the Netherlands may be able to find another way. opportunity.
Also aware of this situation was Yue Shizong, who came here on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.
When it comes to political intrigue, the gap between Ming Dynasty and Haihan is obviously not as big as in the field of science and technology. Yue Shizong has vaguely seen some of the methods Haihan used in Japan.
He believes that Haihan should want to solve Japan's hidden danger once and for all, but it is not yet clear how the situation will develop. After all, he knew very little information about the strength of both parties in the conflict, making it difficult to make an accurate judgment.
Although Ming Dynasty has completely severed ties with Japan, Yue Shizong is still happy to see Haihan's troubles in Japan succeed. This can at least indirectly help Ming Dynasty take away some of the pressure.
It's just that although Yue Shizong can understand the situation created by Haihan, he has difficulty sharing his views with others. Many countries come here to watch the excitement, but few are willing to stand with Daming. Any sharing he does will probably spread to the ears of Haihan people very quickly.
In view of this environment, Yue Shizong could only remain silent and did not make any comments on the situation in Japan.
At the same time, he also secretly felt fortunate that if Haihan wanted to instigate a large-scale civil war in the Ming Dynasty, it would probably be much easier than manipulating Japan. Haihan never stopped buying off Ming officials. As long as Haihan is willing, it is not too difficult to support a few more Xu Xinsu in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, but so far, Haihan does not seem to have tried to weaken the Ming Dynasty by creating civil war.
In other words, Haihan chose a head-on confrontation to encroach on the Ming Dynasty.
Is Haihan kind-hearted? Yue Shizong did not think so. He preferred to regard this as Haihan's self-reliance on his strength and his desire to defeat the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield to establish his authoritative image.
On the second night after arriving at Sasebo Bay, Haihan once again arranged a face-to-face debate between Sakai Tadakiyo and Nabeshima Mitsushige.
After experiencing the debate last night, the guests of the inspection team all understood that the purpose of the debate between the two men was to win support from the international community for their own camp.
It is very common in international relations to resolve conflicts through negotiation. However, in the previous debates between the two parties, there did not seem to be much willingness to solve the problem. Instead, they both tried to blame the other party for their mistakes and portray themselves as The righteous side.
Moreover, Haihan seems to have shown no willingness to mediate conflicts, but is inducing all parties to make a choice to support one of them.
In this debate, Nabeshima Mitsushige swept away the embarrassment and passivity of yesterday and appeared confident when he spoke. He even asked the Tokugawa shogunate to immediately stop usurping power, return the ruling power to the emperor in the Kyoto Imperial Garden, and wait for his decision.
If not, the Kyushu Allied Forces will uphold justice, attack the Tokugawa Shogunate, and regain power for the Emperor.
As soon as Nabeshima Mitsushige said these words, there was an uproar at the table.
At this time, many people realized that the Tokugawa shogunate was a minister usurping power, and the real ruler had been turned into a puppet, so that the outside world only knew about the shogunate, but not the existence of the emperor.
But the countries that these people here belong to are all monarchies except Haihan. Naturally, they hate the behavior of powerful officials who evade their true masters. Even if the people in power in some countries are themselves powerful ministers, they will not regard this as the right path.
As soon as Nabeshima Mitsushige said this, the shogunate represented by Sakai Tadakiyo suddenly became a villain. At this time, no matter how nonsense you talk about "the shogunate governs the world on behalf of the emperor", it will be difficult to clarify the actual nature of the shogunate.
Of course, Nabeshima Mitsushige was not a conservative loyal to the emperor. The reason why he used this matter to attack the shogunate was of course the idea given to him by Shi Diwen last night.
In this way, the Kyushu Allied Forces became the party that maintained the orthodoxy of imperial power, while the Tokugawa shogunate became the thief who was exposed in public. The positions of both parties were immediately reversed, and Nabeshima Mitsushige quickly gained the upper hand.
In the end, Sakai Tadakiyo was forced to say helplessly: "If the Kyushu Allied Forces have the ability, they will go to Kyoto on their own to ask His Majesty the Emperor to show up and speak out, and remove the Tokugawa Shogun from his official position."
Nabeshima Mitsushige said without any sign of weakness: "Don't worry, the coalition forces will definitely go, but don't come out to ask for mercy then!"