novelraw Chapter 188 Who Moved My Cake
Chapter 188 Who Moved My Cake
Half of the summer is over, it is the hottest time, the temperature at night is much lower than that of the day, and even the insects are not so loud, enjoying this rare coolness.A gust of wind blows, the grass and trees sway gently, and the wind carries the unique salty taste of sea water.
Tonight's moon is very round and big, as if you can touch it with your hand, the moonlight is so bright that you can't see a single star, and the bushes by the sea are roughly outlined by the moon.It's just that the cold light is wrapped in the dark vegetation, which is actually more permeating than the darkness.
Zuo Duo looked at the sky, and looked at Komatsu with a little irritability. The latter shook his head slightly at her in the bushes a few steps away.The expressions of the two people were not relaxed, and they all looked at the master behind him, Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi, at the same time.Yes, the lord of the Satsuma domain appeared in a hidden place on the west coast at this time out of season, sitting on the ground with his sword in his arms, his eyes closed as if he had fallen asleep.Only those who are close will find that her breathing is tight, and the muscles of her whole body are in a state of preparation for battle.
Sato frowned and thought, could it be that the information was wrong?Those people are not coming tonight?
Xiaosong also has the same worries as her. Although Xiaosong is good at training, she is the head of Jili's family after all and has been with Shimadzu Jifeng for many years. When has she suffered this kind of hardship?The group of them had already ambushed here before it was dark, half of the night was over, not to mention the mosquito bites and the humidity of the sea, this kind of long waiting without knowing when the prey would appear was too bad.From the eagerness to try at the beginning to the anxiety now, Komatsu looked at Zuo Duo and the feudal lord, and felt that he was not a good hunter yet.
In fact, Shimazu Jifeng is not as calm and restrained as she looks, but she is good at hiding her feelings, from the initial anger to the current anxiety, she will not be easily seen by others.She wasn't full of food, and she wanted to do exercises, but this matter directly overwhelmed her bottom line.The Satsuma domain has a vast territory, known as 77 shi, which is incomparable to ordinary direct descendants. However, it is close to foreign countries and there are often natural disasters. The land is not barren, but there is not much production.The other feudal clans all said that they were martial arts and did not engage in agricultural development. God knows what this saline-alkali land can produce!As a result, smuggling has become the top priority of their tax revenue.That's why Tianying Institute made the decision to close the Nagasaki trade port, and they are the most direct beneficiaries.Once the port of Nagasaki was closed, their outlet to the sea became the only connection point between the island country and the outside world.
Shimadzu Jifeng didn't get angry when he saw the pitifully low production back then, but when the people below handed over the small ledger of smuggling tremblingly, she became angry all at once!
She looked and looked again and again in disbelief, and was sure that the numbers were not mistaken by her, and the writing was extremely clear.Their income did not increase significantly because of the closure of Nagasaki, but hit the lowest in history!Shimadzu Jifeng is not a manager who can deal with minutiae, but smuggling is their top priority. She still knows how many ships they have passed and how much income they have.At least, the input-output ratio is decent, right?The force they invested in smuggling is also considerable.Obviously, her interests have been eroded by others!who?Those courageous bandits in Kitakyushu?Nagasaki shut them down and took the risk to get a share?No, even so, it is not a day's work that the interests will not be eroded so thoroughly.But, besides them, who else?Across many blockades, licking from the tip of the knife!
She thought about the Ryuzoji family in Kitakyushu, but they always acted in a low-key manner. They didn't necessarily want to provoke this kind of trouble, and besides, they were also afraid of trouble.Simple, the sides are too close together!
The Satsuma clan has been dominant since the Warring States Period, and has almost swallowed most of Kyushu today. It is natural to be strong, but it is also so powerful that it has no friends.Although the several feudal clans in Kitakyushu have not united, they are very consistent in their treatment of her, and there is almost no need to discuss it.That is, those who she supports must oppose, and those who she opposes must actively support.Not to mention the Takamatsu Clan, which is wedged like a nail at the junction of Kyushu and other domestic islands, that is the searchlight for the supervisors and other daimyos outside Kyushu.And the outer seas, the Ryukyu, the Celestial Empire, and the dangers are the direct reasons why the island countries have closed their doors.
Under the strong pressure of internal and external troubles, if there is anything that can make this young and mature feudal lord feel at ease for a while, it is a beautiful man and smuggling income.
If anyone gets involved in smuggling, it will kill her. It's like someone standing by her bed with a knife and cutting her hair!
However, this young and well-known feudal lord is not only crazy, but also very good at forbearance, and being calm has become a characteristic that does not match her age.In the early years, Gangtiao, who was the daughter of Gao Songfan, suffered a lot in her hands.But now, another gust of sea breeze blows over, but the cool body feeling can't make her feel any easier.In the past few years, Fan who has this strength and courage, let her comb over and over again, but she can't find a possible one!
"My lord!" Zuo Duo's pleasantly surprised voice sounded, so that she didn't even care about revealing it, and shouted softly.
Shimadzu Katsutoyo opened his eyes, and his eyes gave Sata a look, and the latter shrank his neck and lowered his head. Komatsu didn't care too much, and gently moved towards her and pointed to the ripples in the sea.Judging from their positions, they were only slightly brighter than the ripples of the waves, but experienced patrols knew that this was the arrival of a smuggling ship, and the tonnage of the ship was not small.According to current reports, this is also the largest smuggling ship in Ryukyu.
Shimadzu Katsutoyo narrowed his eyes, and gripped the handle of the tachi tightly. Ever since Yoshimune succeeded as the general, he had flaunted two elephants from Nagasaki. The document for Nagasaki’s lifting of the ban was not issued, and Nagasaki has since recovered in an upright manner. business.No one in the whole country felt that something was wrong, they were excitedly discussing the two giant elephants, and even the other Xiaofans in Kyushu who had belonged to her secretly laughed at her, and tried to ridicule her face to face.This kind of humiliation, as proud as Shimadzu Tsuitoyo, is really unbearable!
A group of people concentrated on waiting for the opportunity. If it was too early, the prey hadn't been caught yet, and if it was too late, they swallowed the bait and ran away.
Yes, they don't know who it is, so they can only wait for the most likely opportunity, and the ship from Ryukyu is most likely to be large.Suddenly, with a bang, the tranquility of the night was broken, and a dazzling firework exploded above their heads.
"Not good! The boat is leaving!" Xiaosong also exclaimed, and even stood up, pointing at the approaching boat.The location they chose was concealed, so it was naturally a little bit off from the usual pick-up location, but the angle of view was also good. The ship stopped for a while, and the lights on the high mast flashed a few times quickly, and then flickered slowly. A few times.
The veins on Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi's forehead burst out, he gritted his teeth, and looked towards the possible launch site of the fireworks.It's within their observation range, and it's impossible for anyone to enter after they come. The only possibility is that those people ambushed deeper than them and came earlier than them!Looking at a very close place, but separated by a cliff, they go to the beach at the same speed, but it takes a round trip to go to each other!In other words, the shortest way is to go to the beach and then go there.
"Shoot the boat for me!" Shimadzu Tsuitoyo gritted his teeth.
"Master!" "My lord!" Several exclamations sounded, doing so undoubtedly exposed their positions.It is already inappropriate for Shimadzu Jifeng to personally participate in this operation. If there are any troubles, the gains will outweigh the losses.In their eyes, this is just a matter of time, and there is also the question of the size of the loss.From the perspective of Shimadzu Jifeng, this is a strategic mistake!She must know who stole her cake at her pillow!If they can take this benefit today, they may take her head tomorrow.She didn't want to take this kind of unknown risk for a moment!
"Attack the boat for me!" Shimadzu Jifeng wanted to use this to force the other party to come forward, and the other party could escape, but if they were injured by the Ryukyu ship today and they didn't show their faces, no one would do business with them tomorrow.Obviously, the other party knew this too.
Therefore, when the flaming arrow was shot at the big ship, lighting up the deck, the other party also reacted.Shimadzu Jifeng watched Komatsu lead the men to kill, and Sato guarded the position vigilantly beside her.The two groups connected the fire, Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi pursed his lips and looked at the shape of the beach by the moonlight, his brows twitched involuntarily.The opponent obviously came prepared and well-trained!It is no worse than any regular army at all, it advances and retreats well, and there is no chaos at all.
When the two sides were fighting, the big ship slipped away smoothly. Once a ship with such a heavy draft entered the deep water area, it was impossible for ordinary small boats to catch up.In addition, Shimadzu Jifeng's target was not a foreign ship, so he couldn't hurt Yu Ping'er just to beat mice!She is still waiting to eat this piece!Seeing that the big ship escaped smoothly and the other party didn't want to fight, they decided to retreat.When Shimadzu saw the situation, he knew that the leader of the seaside team must be their leader. This kind of on-site command is the best.It is expected that the opponent has no backup, and even if there is, there will be no outstanding talents.Who would be like her, as the lord of a feudal clan, with a regular army, guarding here, besides herself, she also brought a good on-site commander.
The other party also knew that it was not good to expose their possessions in other people's territory, so they retreated quickly. The team led by Komatsu held on tightly. Shimadzu Tsuitoyo gave Sato a wink, and the latter immediately went to send orders to the other people in ambush, ready to intercept and kill This group of people.The flaming rocket had just been strung, but the bowman fell to the ground with a bang.Sado almost instinctively stood in front of Tsutsuyo Shimadzu, the corpse was too close to them!There is not even a sound, the opponent must not be using a heavy weapon like a bow and arrow, if so, this person must be nearby!However, they lay in ambush all night and didn't even feel it!terrible!Thinking of their lives being pinched in the hands of others all night, everyone here gets their backs wet.
Shimadzu Katsutoyo gritted his teeth, pushed Sata away, drew his knife, and said sharply, "Keep shooting arrows!" She couldn't believe it!The other party dared to hurt her!In this land of Kyushu, let alone hurting her, even killing her, don't even think about getting out alive!She has too many diehard loyalists, even if the opponent succeeds, she must be prepared to be hunted down by the Shimadzu family.No one is willing to bear this kind of infinite hunting order except the dead.She expected it to be just a meeting, and the other party would not spend such a great deal of money.
It's just that she ignored a premise, that is, if the other party didn't know that she would appear, she would not spend money.However, what if the other party knew that she would participate in this operation?Of course it is at the expense of spending money!
This point, when the severe pain came, Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi only realized it!Severe pain hit her, and her whole body's muscles tightened for self-protection. While covering her chest with her hands, Tsutsuyoshi Shimadzu didn't instinctively shrink her body, but instead straightened her chest and raised her head.This force is applied to her, and she also knows the approximate hiding place of the opponent. This is the subtlety of the master's fight, but the outcome is determined in a few breaths.
On the towering tree, a person stood on the branch, the slender treetop didn't even shake, the person stood with the moon behind his back, as if stepping on the clouds to descend to earth.Although he couldn't see the opponent's face clearly, but with such a handsome lightness skill and such an accurate hidden weapon, there was no need to think too much about it.
Tsutsuyoshi Shimadzu roared in a low voice, "Ryuzoji Shinobu!"
What responded to her was a chuckle and a slightly swaying branch. There was no one there, as if everything just now was an illusion.
"Master! Don't be angry!" Zuota and other followers formed a circle, protecting Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi in the middle.Sato knew that Tsutoyoshi Shimadzu had hit the hidden weapon, and he could tell that something was wrong just by looking at the place covered by her hands. At this time, if the muscles were exerted, the hidden weapon might be more dangerous.Zuo Duo didn't care too much, and quickly turned on the signal, calling for the team in ambush in the distance, and Komatsu would naturally protect him when he saw it. Nothing is more important than the safety of Shimadzu Tsutoyo.
And the other party, taking advantage of this gap, blended into the night and disappeared.