Edo Traveler

  Chapter 260 25. The first person in the shogunate

  A good three big people, broke their legs together, this is plausible!

  Assist Six, of course, just said that, it is impossible to fall and get injured on the spot. Thinking of the broken leg, it must be very painful. If you don't have to be a last resort, Chugoemon wouldn't make such a move.

  Since the authorization was granted, the matter could not be turned away, and the three of them set off from Edo the next day. By the way, the identity of the three of them today is still a special envoy sent by the old Naka Mizuno Tadakuni, not a shogunate general, or a plenipotentiary sent by the Americans called the "March of Japan".

  The difference should be understood by anyone who wants to see it here. This is why Tokugawa Ieki always feels that Mizuno is good and can bear the burden. Anyway, I don't know anything about Tokugawa Kayuki, it's all Mizuno Tadakuni. If it is done, it is my command if it is determined. If it fails, Mizuno Tadakuni is the one behind.

  Such a subordinate, there is nothing to say, just a word, great!

  Uraga is not far from Edo. If you walk by land, it is about 70 kilometers. The streets are well-maintained. It takes more than two days to walk faster, and more than three days to walk slowly. But compared to land, the three chose water. Because of the fast boat ride, it is not easy to encounter strong winds and waves inside Edo Bay, and it will take five or six hours to get there.

  It is reasonable to say that the three of them should spend as much time as they can on the road, and it is perfect for the Americans to get rid of them. But the three of them got a letter from Mizuno Tadakuni again in the evening, and ordered them to contact the United States tomorrow. And within three days, I will give a minimum intention to reply back.

  The reason is simple!

   Masahiro Abe united the conservatives and began to attack Mizuno Tadakuni!

  Foreign military ships lie on the Miura Peninsula at the entrance and exit of Edo Bay. Ships transporting various supplies to Edo are afraid to enter Edo. They are stationed in Shimoda, Izu and Bosoguan Mountain, and Edo, a city with a population of one million, needs the whole of Japan to supply it every day.

  In the past few days, the prices of commodities such as wine, salt, and miso have risen. The rise in prices in the capital is a political event. It is an important handle that can be used to attack Mizuno Chukuni, and it can even be used to bring down Mizuno Chukuni.

  How could Mizuno Tadakuni, who had finally recovered power, let them attack, and he was the first old man, a standard cabinet minister, with thousands of eyes staring at him. It’s your duty to do things well. If you don’t, it’s a big mistake.

  When some people are in the audience, it is always the most worrying time for the country and the people!

  So Mizuno can only push three Tademons, and looking around, he doesn't have many enlightened officials to push him. After experiencing the ups and downs of his life, he had already seen clearly what the shogunate could and could not manage. Under normal circumstances, there will be nothing inhumane.

  It’s not easy to say, others don’t dare to go, and don’t want to go, don’t they just hit us. Or Mizuno Tadakuni had already ordered Nagasaki to send ten interpreters of Lan-language, but yesterday he went to the whole city and asked all people who know Lan-language to report to Edo Castle to report on the Olympics, and even come forward for the assessment in person.

  It’s about Xiangquan, Mizuno Tadakuni is also a little anxious!

  The three of them served as the official ship of the Shogunate and set off from Nihonbashi all the way. The weather is good today and the sea is breezy, so it is suitable for boating. The boatman was very afraid of the big American warships, and was originally unwilling to go life and death. But Master Guan didn't reason with you. He knocked on his head with the scabbard in his hand. There was nothing he would refuse.

  Floating waves traveled to Uraga, only to see the flags on the three forts above and below Uraga, and fireworks rising at the same time. After all, it is the important place of Edo, and the reaction speed is still faster than that of Nagasaki. At this point, the generals and soldiers who were supposed to be stationed in Uraga have already arrived.

  No matter how effective he is, at least this person is here. Just like that, the cannon on the turret can also hear the sound, so that it can't even be fired.

  In the eyes of the U.S. Navy, who is not sure about the reality, Uraga’s size is covered with a less gorgeous shell. Unless necessary, warships will not blast against the fort. When there is no generation gap between the artillery of the two sides, it is the warships, not the turrets, that will suffer in the end.

  Tadaemon finally saw the American military ship, which is really a three-masted battleship. The artillery door did not open, and the sails were lowered, but they couldn't hold the huge hull and lay on the surface of Uraga ocean. The official ship of the shogunate that the three of them rode in, in front of such a big guy, is like a toy, incomparable.

  Tadakuni Mizuno had previously ordered that the Americans must not be allowed to land, so the three and their entourage had to negotiate on the American warship.

  Fortunately, the Uraga area has been delivering food to the U.S. ships in the past few days. It is probably because they want to use food to release goodwill and avoid the start of the war. The Americans don't know that Uraga's fort is empty, but the Japanese know it in their hearts. Once the fight started, the Vincennes in front of him, two volleys, Uraga's turret was gone.

  U.S. warships have little defense against Japanese ships like toys. They only think that Chuemon and his party are here to give things away. A group of American sailors lay on the side of the ship, watching Tademon and others on the ship.

  After all, Perry called the shogunate officials and soldiers "monkey riding a dog". Now it is quite normal that the American soldiers are "curious" about the Japanese who are much shorter than them~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The American soldiers on the ship are still whistling and laughing loudly. Chuemon didn't hear what he said specifically, but it wouldn't be a good vocabulary if he thought about it.

  After the two ships were completely close, Chuemon was deeply aware of the gap between the two warships. Standing in front of this Vincennes, Chuemon was like a child standing under a giant. The hull, which is at least three or four stories high, painted with black ship material, looks terrifying. Sakuma Kojiyama and Sukeruku were also shocked.

  The gondola was put down on the boat, and Tademon jumped into it like a ghost. Amidst the surprise of the American sailors, they pulled it onto the deck. In the previous few days, no Japanese were willing to come on board, including the local shogunate officials in Uraga. Everyone shunned American ships.

  In this way, Chuemon was the first shogunate official to board an American ship...

  The sailors did not expect that Japanese would come up and crowded to watch, while a man who had been completely dressed as an American followed an American officer and squeezed out a crowd of romping soldiers.

  "This adult, a small assistant, can give you a brief translation for you and Mr. James." The man in front of him is actually Japanese.

   "Very good! This official is the Yuko surname Edogawa Tademon!"

  (End of this chapter)