C332 The hearts of the Ryukyu were in turmoil.

A decree was something that was always hidden and most frightening. Once it was made known to the public that the enemy was on guard against, its deterrence would greatly decrease.

Ci An was so regretful that his intestines were about to turn green, how could he suddenly become angry, how could he not control his own emotions?

Ci Xi was also stunned, but his fear was mixed with a hint of happiness. He was frightened because he did not expect the late emperor to leave a secret decree for Ci An, and was overjoyed because Ci An's killing move was actually exposed for an unneeded conflict.

Since you have already revealed your trump card, I have a way to guard against it in the future. At this moment, Ci Xi cried even more grievously, "Wuwuwu, Big sister, don't be angry, your little sister hasn't thought it through properly, let's listen to everything big sister says … "Wuwuwu. However, I hope big sister can understand why little sister has to put in so much effort for the sake of the Great Qing …"

At this point, regret was useless, at a critical moment, Ci An had to give Ci Xi face, the stability of the imperial government was the most important. Ci An let out a long sigh as he pulled Ci Xi up, "Oh little sister, big sister's words are a bit heavy, don't take it to heart … How about this, about the punishment that Xiao Letian left behind for the group of people, let's wait for half a year, what about that? "

"By the end of this year, I think we'll be able to get news from Europe. Let's wait for the news of their deaths to be confirmed before we make our move, shall we?" At that time, I'll do as you say, little sister … "

Hairy # 2 was protected. Although the empress dowager forbade him from contacting the emperor, he did not lose his job as the Chief Eunuch of the Golden Armory.

On the other hand, the more than one thousand outer court members became the prisoners of Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice. Every day, their whips would be drenched in cold water as they tried to loosen their grip to avoid being killed.

At the same time, Shuntian Palace also released a public notice, which clearly stated that the people captured by the imperial government were all bandits and bandits. This operation had nothing to do with the rumors in the market.

When heard the series of actions taken by the Qing Ting, he finally let out a sigh of relief. He knew that this was Er Mao taking a gamble to buy time for everyone.

Although the conflict within the Great Qing had lessened, above the distant East Sea, the chaos on top of Xiao Letian's final base Bulbus Glazed Island s had turned into a pot of porridge.

On the docks, in the factories, in the shops … including the imperial city, where there were people, everyone was discussing the rumors of Xiao Letian's death. The entire Naha Harbor's hundreds of thousands of people fell into a state of panic.

Due to their geography, that Ba received this news much earlier than the Beijing, but because Xiao Letian was already a bit of a demigod in the hearts of the people in the Ryukyu, no one believed such rumors in the beginning.

"Who is the Prime Minister? He was a hero who had been brought here by destiny. He was a hidden dragon that could change the destiny of a country by himself. He was a deity that could cast the strange Blood Transformation and summon a whirlwind … Such a person would die if he didn't become famous? "Stop teasing us …"

Xiao Letian's prestige in the Ryukyu was just that high, the trust the citizens had for him was completely subconscious. However, as the rumors were repeated many times, no matter how strong one's conviction was, they would always waver a little. It could be said that the mother who had been a participant was not an unvirtuous person, but after hearing his son's rumors of murder three times, she still chose to believe them and ran for her life.

British merchant, French Merchant Shipping, Dutch merchant... Merchant ships of all nationalities all brought the same news, that Xiao Letian was dead, as he was stabbed to death by the French in the Besanthus.

Gradually, the atmosphere in the city began to change. The people began to cry more and more after a few sentences, and the number of people praying in the shrine of the Prime Minister began to increase.

Speaking to here, you can't not mention the one hundred thousand Japanese s that Na Ba left behind. It had to be said that since ancient times, the Japanese had always worshipped the strong. Although Xiao Letian had brought the Chinese people to defeat them time and time again, and used the highest tax on the Qi clansmen to punish their crimes.

Logically speaking, the Japanese should hate Xiao Letian, but what was strange was that in the one year after the chaos had subsided, the most law-abiding groups were these Japanese s, and they were the ones who had used their actions to create countless Japanese shrines in every corner of the city to pray for Xiao Letian.

At first, Xiao Letian did not understand why the Japanese did this, but after he had a careful discussion with Yepingtai, Bing Tai and the others, he finally understood.

Japan was not a nation state at all, it was a decaying and backward feudal country. People only knew that there was a master but not a country.

The more powerful Xiao Letian was, and the more ruthless he was, the more the Japanese would surrender themselves to him. Not only that, the story of Xiao Letian using his blood to save Sakamoto Ryoma, as well as the strange whirlwind in Shouli City, had caused some legends to happen to Xiao Letian.

Of course, the most important part of it was still Xiao Letian's business skills. The entire clan was flourishing under his rule, as long as one had the heart, they could find jobs that could support their families.

It was precisely under the support of mercantilism that the throughput of goods in Naha Harbor's mouth increased by ten times over the course of a year. There were cotton cloth, Gun s, gunpowder, silk, porcelain, tea and rice, ginseng and raw medicine in Korea … An unending stream of goods poured into the Ba Ba like a tidal wave at the time of the full moon.

Needless to say, just for the sake of the rice that Japanese could eat at every meal, countless Japanese could go to the shrine and pray for Xiao Letian every day.

Na Ba was now like a paradise on earth in East Asia. Xiao Letian used heavy artillery and mercantilism to arm this country, and in just a year, this ancient kingdom had undergone a complete transformation.

Now, even now, Xiao Letian was actually killed by the despicable Frenchman. The air above the entire city was suddenly filled with dark clouds, and everyone's emotions started to become irritable.

"No matter if Prime Minister is alive or dead, the French have indeed hurt Master, we have to take revenge for this, we are Master's men, we are Prime Minister's men, so the dirty work will be done by us! My lords, let's make our move tonight! "

"Hey! "How dare you disobey …"

The first to start up were the soldiers that were left behind in the tyrannical Japan's Foreign Legion. They were then covered by the night sky with white cloth tied tightly around their foreheads, costal deviation in their mouths and the Katana in their hands.

"Here's the duck …" Kill all these Frenchmen and take revenge for the Prime Minister! " Under the command of countless Queue length s, the dead Japanese soldiers slashed their Katana towards the French merchants.

Flames shot up into the sky as French shops and warehouses were smashed open one after another. Soldiers rushed in and out of the shops and warehouses with a murderous look on their faces.

"No one... There's no one here... There's no one here either … "Damn, this bunch of Frenchmen are too crafty, they actually managed to escape …"

"We were too slow. We should have done it when the rumors started to spread. The French might have expected us to do it …"

"Damn it, let's go to the dock and attack those French Merchant Shipping and avenge the Prime Minister …"

The berserk Japanese soldiers were no longer able to hide their figures at this moment. They madly ran and roared all the way, and in a short period of time, they had wrapped up countless people who were equally furious.

The black mass of people rushed to the pier, but they did not expect that at this time, the several French Merchant Shipping s that should have stopped at the pier already anchored and left the pier, and they also ran.

In the darkness of the harbor, the captain's sailors on the French Merchant Shipping looked at the densely packed figures on the harbor. Hearing the curses coming from the wind, they all sighed.

"Your Majesty, I hope your choice is correct. I also hope that the expedition fleet will be able to achieve victory …" If you fail, the France will lose all the benefits of this city, and China's coastal seas will become a sad place for all French merchants … "

"Alright, youngsters, let's leave. The mission given to us by the His Excellency the Special Envoy has already been completed, the dirty work after will no longer have anything to do with us …"

The French Merchant Shipping ran away dejectedly, and there were angry roars that could not be released from any emotion that filled the pier. The roars were like thunder as they rolled along the mountain, and in the end, even King Shang Tai, the leader of the Shouli City, heard it.

"Oh my dear official, do you think the Prime Minister is really dead?" The mournful Shang Tai welcomed the chaos in the harbor, beside him was the day related official Jin Changsen who was forgiven by Xiao Letian.

"Your Majesty, even this old servant is unable to confirm. After all, the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers is not something we can imagine …" Speaking till here, Jin Changsen suddenly became silent, then followed by saying, "But no matter what, His Majesty should consider our Ryukyu Kingdom's backup plan!"

"Backway?" Shang Tai had obviously not expected that Jin Changsen, who had come to visit him at night, would come to discuss the way back. However, after a short period of shock, the young king was enraged.

"Jin Changsen! Are you sick again? You must know that you are the Prime Minister's savior, so you must know how to be grateful! "

Jin Changsen did not kneel to the ground and said, "Your majesty, this old subject is definitely not a vile person who repeats himself, and this old subject is not an ungrateful person! This old official only has you in my heart, your Majesty, and our Ryukyu Country! "

"We are a weak country, a small country. Only by following the strong can we survive. This isn't about loyalty, this is a bloody law of survival. Have weak countries not survived thousands of years like this?"

Jin Changsen was so excited that tears streamed down his face, his forehead knocking against the ground, "Your Majesty, you can't die here! Your Majesty, wake up, you can't just die here! Our country can't possibly be buried together with the Prime Minister Xiao, right? You have to think about the dead who were made kings. In order to protect their country, they had to suffer much more than you, your Majesty … Wake up Your Majesty, wake up! "

After all, Shang Tai was young. With Jin Changsen begging with blood in his mouth, the young king had finally relaxed a little. But at this moment, a growl came from the darkness of the city wall.

"Jin Changsen! Do you think you are the loyal subject of the Ryukyu Kingdom? You are the one responsible for digging the grave of our Ryukyu Kingdom. If His Majesty listened to you, our country would be finished! "