Edo Traveler

  Chapter 268 33. Eye-catching to get Edo

He didn't dare to take a boat, but he rode all the way from Uraga to Edo. When he changed horses three times in a row and finally reached Edo, which was more than 70 kilometers away, James had already finished the last one. The round salute disappeared in Edo Bay.

  He saw that the city was full of people running in panic, and the city of Edo was messed up. Tokugawa Ieki, who had already ordered to run, was caught tightly by Mizuno Tadakuni, and the two almost got into a dispute. Fortunately, James left after three rounds. I could not hear the gunshots behind, nor did I hear the sound of firearms firing. Tokugawa Ikeki finally calmed down.

  Hurry up to find out the situation!

  The samurai who were ordered by Mizuno Tadakuni rushed to Edo Bay to check the situation, and the envoy who sent Uraga's situation was introduced to Edo Castle, and told Tokugawa Ikei and Mizuno Tadakuni about the sudden turn of the American ship.

  "Damn! Damn! Really damn! Such a big event, I will report it afterwards!" Tokugawa Isaiah was obviously extremely angry.

   "We will wait for you to get back." Tadakuni Mizuno now wants to know what Tademon Chuemon and the United States have said to the United States, which caused the United States to bombard Edo.

  It is impossible to directly tell the United States what you want to fight with me. The big deal is that you and I will fight a good nonsense. That is definitely not like what Chuemon and Sukeruku could say. If Chuemon was such a stunner, he would have been crushed into a pile of dross under the previous turmoil in Edo.

  And looking at the Americans, they seemed to be just a deterrent to the shogunate, and there was no sound after the shelling was over. Edo, which is entirely made of wooden buildings, did not have a big fire after the shelling, which is even more confusing. How can there be a pile of wood that can not be fired after being bombed by a cannon? It's fine if there is no fire in one shelling, but there are dozens or hundreds of shellings and there is still no fire.

  Is it because Tokugawa Ieki’s face is big? Eight million gods all over the sky to save face?

  Just kidding, if Tokugawa Ikeki's face is so great, the shogunate will not become this kind of approval, poor and bad. There must be something in it that I haven't figured out, and need to be confirmed.

  The samurai who were sent to investigate all over the coast soon rushed back, and brought back a lot of messy witnesses, including fishermen on the sea, rifles from the port, vendors in Nihonbashi, and Tongxin who guarded the mouth of the river.

  And the confession that Mizuno Tadakuni received was also very strange. The American military ship suddenly drove to Edo Bay, and then exposed the muzzle of the black hole, and one cannon after another was pushed out of the muzzle. The Japanese are not stupid, although there are some stunned people standing in place to watch, of course the rest of the smart people are watching and running.

  Cannons are not rare. There are cannons in Edo Castle. Didn’t Mizuno build a fort in Shinagawa the year before. The vassals near the sea are also casting cannons to strengthen coastal defense. Although it may be the old "Ishihuoshi" or "National collapse" Franco machine, it does not prevent the well-informed people under Edo Castle from knowing the artillery thing.

  When the first cannon of the Vincennes began to be fired, someone discovered it. The cannon sounded, but there was no cannon ball that fell into the huge water column. He didn't see the loud noise or fire that hit the buildings under the city, and there were no buildings that collapsed.

  Before the doubts arose, the first round of the salvo began. The deafening words were specially designed for this time. When everyone saw dozens of cannons fired in a salvo, but they didn't get any damage, they were stupid.

  U.S. Prince, is this playing?

  Fire at me without shells? Co-author to scare me? The daring and the timid enough to dare not run, all began to look at the American warships on the sea at this time. Soon the second round of shelling came quickly. Like the previous round, there were no fart shells, just a sound.

  It’s really fun!

   "All the rice military ships fired empty artillery? And have they retreated?" Now, let alone Mizuno Tadakuni, even Tokugawa Jiaqing is also numb.

   Came here with the Americans all the way, just to empty the cannon to scare us? Then he is too idle. And after the scare is over, without mentioning any conditions, this is going to go? The walk was not sloppy at all, and now there are no US warships in Edo Bay.

"Ming Uraga and everyone, come to the house as soon as possible for inquiries!" No one on the left or right can figure out the truth of this, so I can only ask the three Chuemon and Uraga Masayuki who actually talked with the Americans. .

  I knew for a long time that the Chuyoumon who might be involved in an accident had already dragged Uraga Masayoshi and a group of people, and followed the messenger to Edo. We never thought about absconding. If something like this happened, it would be impossible to abscond. Moreover, Sukeru and Sakuma Xiangshan are a big group of young people, and they dare not run.

  When we arrived in Edo, the city gradually returned to stability, and the chaotic people began to tidy up with lingering fears. The group also ran into the shogunate Mufu who had gone to Uraga to arrest and take the order.

   "I'm afraid you won't be able to escape an amputated belly this time!"

  The meter was next to Mizuno Tadakuni, who was monitoring the daimyo dispatched laborers, and saw Tokugawa Ieki’s panic unscrupulous. According to past experience, Tokugawa Jiaqing was scared like this, so the matter is absolutely not trivial.

   It’s just that I am amputated. What is even more terrifying is to chase the family's name and family name. It is not just Chuemon and others who are going to die, even the whole family may be sent to the mine and demoted to slaves.

  "How's the situation in Edo?" Tademon's mind was spinning frantically, so he didn't want to cut his belly. U U Reading www.uukanshu.com

  If such a major event has happened, it must be blamed. However, it is still possible to change to dismissal and three years of caution. There must be a way to reduce the guilt.

   "Mie dropped three rounds of empty cannons to the castle, and then evacuated and disappeared." Nasushi heard the return from the samurai, and told them the truth, telling the truth to Chuemon and others.

   "Just three rounds of empty cannons?"

  Tadaemon immediately realized that this was a misunderstanding. The naval ship blasted its guns, so it was just flares or salutes. Combined with the experience of later generations, this is more like the Americans' salute to Tokugawa Ikei, the Japanese emperor of Edo, before they were ready to leave, and exchanged friendly behaviors.

There must be a misunderstanding in   !

"By the way, where are the leaders of the four feudal clan soldiers of Mito, Tottori, Fukuyama, and Utsunomiya who assisted in the defense of Uraga? These people will also be brought together." Nasushi didn't seem to hear Chuemon's words. Check whether the group is complete.

  "They are still in Uraga, guarding the fort." Uraga replied cautiously.

   "You, you, you two go to Uraga and bring them all to Edo." Messuki pointed at two men and ordered them to mention people.

  (End of this chapter)