Father can be an enemy to the country

After hearing what King Chu said, Shimazu Yoshiguro hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, even if the head of the family is gone, the position of the head of the family will be passed on to his younger brother or son. Such distant relatives and retainers are not qualified to inherit, and they dare not have it." This idea.”

"So, you are neither the current head of the family nor the next head of the family?" Lao Liu asked again.

"Yes, no." Shimazu Yoshiguro shook his head.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu looked unhappy.

"Then what are you doing here? Your Highness is meeting the head of the family. Who let you in?" Hu Quan, who was standing by, immediately pulled his face and scolded in a deep voice: "Get out, you have no right to be here."

"This..." Shimazu Yoshiguro's eyes darkened, and he looked towards the two family heads for help.

"Your Highness, please calm down," Young Master Laicheng hurriedly explained with a smile: "When the Shimazu family leader was seriously injured and bedridden, the elder of the Bitou family acted as the head of the family."

"Yes, we are extremely honored to pay a visit to His Highness today. Considering that the Shimazu family is a wealthy family in Kyushu, it would be rude to be absent, so the elder of the Bitou family will represent the head of the family to salute His Highness." Otomo also quickly agreed. .

"Okay." Lao Liu's expression brightened slightly at this moment, and he nodded and said, "Okay, since he has already saluted, let him step aside. I want to have some personal words with the head of the family. It will be inconvenient for others to wait. Be present.”

After hearing what the translator said, Shimazu Yoshi said with a dark heart: Why am I just waiting around?

But this time, the second son, Raicheng, and Otomo Akashi could not help him, so they winked and told him to go out. Shimazu Yoshiguro had no choice but to leave and wait outside the tent.

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Seeing the Shimazu family members being kicked out, the second son, Laicheng, and Otomo were all very upset, saying that the prince of the Ming Dynasty was really moody and difficult to understand.

The next moment, Lao Liu said amiably again: "Don't be too restrained, you two. I see your performance. I didn't follow Huai Liang to the end. This time your king surrendered, and you two also worked hard." "

"Your Highness, thank you." The two men's expressions perked up, and they said in their hearts that the time has come to reward them based on their merits, but their faces became more and more respectful as they said, "I am just complying with the destiny and obeying your Highness's decree."

"Hey, without your efforts, our soldiers of the Ming Army would have suffered more sacrifices, so you have merit." Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said: "But merit is merit, and fault is fault. There is an issue that must be explained clearly."

"Your Highness, please speak." The two of them were shocked, and they didn't play according to the routine.

"I was ordered to go out this time with two main goals. One is to capture the murderer of my father's assassination, and the other is to uncover the boss behind the Japanese pirates. Now that Huai Liang has been captured, the first goal has been achieved, but what about the second? There must be an explanation!" Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice.

"This..." One of the two looked sallow, and the other was sweating profusely. The Kyushu navy was the main force of the Japanese pirates, and the three people were the Japanese pirates' backstage. If we really want to pursue the case, no one from his family will be able to escape.

At this time, if we say that our family does not have a navy, or that our navy is mainly in the east and never goes to the Ming Dynasty, not only will it fail to win the trust of His Highness the King of Chu, but it will also arouse resentment, it is better not to say it.

"It's not that I want to embarrass you, but it's my duty. If you don't understand this issue clearly, you won't be able to start the story." Lao Liu sighed and said:

"I also know that your relationship is intricately intertwined. If we really want to investigate, no one can escape. But if you have made meritorious deeds, I will definitely give you a chance to atone for your crimes - as long as you hand over the culprit, I can Promise, the past affairs between your two families will be wiped out and we will start from scratch."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." The two of them were grateful. At the same time, I finally understood why His Highness wanted to drive away the Shimazu family as soon as he came up, making it clear that he wanted them to put the blame on his family.

But the three of them have been together for nearly two hundred years, sharing weal and woe. The Kanto court had tried countless times to divide them, but they had failed. Now Lao Liu asked them to push the Shimazu family to a dead end, and the two of them naturally found it difficult to accept it.

The second son, Laicheng, pretended to be confused and said: "The Japanese pirates that harass the Celestial Dynasty are all desperadoes who can't stand on the stage. They are mainly islanders and naval forces on the western coast. As for the sponsors behind them, it's like the Ujiushi clan of Goto. The Matsuura clan of Hepingdo has always been at odds with the Japanese pirates."

"Yes." Dayou personally agreed: "The ones who harassed the Ming Dynasty were mainly these two families. As for those who invaded Goryeo, they were mainly the navy of the Northern Dynasty, which has nothing to do with us in the Southern Dynasty."

"Huh! Here we go again..." Lao Liu was very dissatisfied with their answers and said with a donkey face: "I am kindly saving you, but you still don't tell the truth!"

The two of them hurriedly apologized and even said they did not dare.

"Don't do this, you are too brave to lie to my face." Lao Liu said coldly: "I have really worked hard to understand you Kyushu rich people! The Ujiu clan and the Matsuura clan are just unworthy of publicity. Small characters are, at best, your bag-carrying boys. If you push them out to carry bags and just want to get away with it, are you treating me as a fool?!"

Young Master Lai Cheng and Dayou Qinshi hurriedly kowtowed, admitting their mistake with tears streaming down their faces, and said:

"On the surface, it is indeed dominated by the navy of these two companies. As for their background, we only have hearsay but no evidence, so we dare not speak nonsense."

"There's no wind but a three-foot wave, let's talk!" Lao Liu said coldly.

"Yes." The two of them had no choice but to follow his instructions and said with difficulty, "It is said to be the Shimazu family."

"Well, this is barely reasonable." Lao Liu said with a slightly brighter expression: "Don't blame me for forcing you. I can't deal with my father, so you can't deal with me."

"I will be merciful to you, but I have to explain everything to you. With just those two little shrimps, people can tell at a glance that I am shielding you, but that will harm you, do you understand?"

"Yes, yes." The two of them said with tears of gratitude: "His Highness has been extremely kind and righteous to us. If we have selfish motives, we would be very sorry for His Highness."

"This is like a human saying." Lao Liu only started to give out sweets at this moment: "Actually, my original intention was for you to replace Huai Liang and continue to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."

As he said this, he glanced at the second son, Lai Cheng, and asked, "Is your brother going to tell you the wrong thing?"

"No, no." Young Master Laicheng quickly shook his head and said, "Your Highness's kindness is so great that we can't repay it. It's just that Huai Liang pretended to be the king and committed the crime of deceiving the king. We can't imitate him."

"Yes, Huai Liang pretended to be the king of Japan and was ridiculed in both the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was really not worth the loss." Otomo also agreed.

In fact, it is because they weigh the pros and cons and feel that the gains outweigh the losses. Without diamonds, I can't do the porcelain job.

"Forget it then," Lao Liu nodded and said, "Then the King of Japan will be responsible for the tribute. You can take care of Kyushu for the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes!" The two of them agreed happily, and then competed to express their loyalty.