Ninety-nine years?!

Shangning monk Shangfeng and his son, as well as a group of Ryukyu officials, were stunned. This deadline was beyond their imagination.

If I agree, wouldn’t I just give the country to the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no Ryukyu in the world from now on?

"Your Majesty, you can't agree. The "Fifteen Articles of Punishment" signed with Satsuma still allowed me to survive in Ryukyu, but the Ming Dynasty's loan bill wanted me to destroy Ryukyu!"

The third officer Mao Fengyi sobbed and grabbed King Shangning in a panic, for fear that the timid and fearful king would tremble and agree to Mingguo's request.

"King, the Ming Kingdom is not helping our country, but to make our country a part of the Ming Dynasty from now on. The king must not agree!"

The adjutant of the Third Division, Mao Fengyi's younger brother Mao Fengchao, who had the few Ryukyu Guards during Juyin's reign, also firmly disagrees with the absurd demands made by the Ming Dynasty.

"Ninger, what do you think?"

King Shangning, who had been worried every day since the Toyotomi era, had long lost his mind. Compared with Japan, he did not dare to offend the huge Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the Ming army had occupied the entire Ryukyu.

Therefore, he wanted to seek the opinions of his adopted son Shang Feng, and even wanted to hand over the throne directly to Shang Feng. Whether he agreed or not to agree to the excessive request of the Ming Dynasty would have nothing to do with him. Even if Ryukyu really lost his country, he would not have to bear the infamy.

However, although Shang Feng was not much braver than his adoptive father, he was also very smart and kicked the ball directly to Shang Ning.

He said: "The Ming Dynasty made such unreasonable requests that the ministers dared not make decisions. They obeyed the father and the king in everything. Even if they wanted their son to survive and die together, they would not complain."

Shang Ning cursed the adopted son in his heart that he was unlucky. If he were not afraid of death, he would not have pleased Japan like a grandson back then.

Whether to agree or not, there is nothing else to choose from the Ming people.

Shang Ning was really worried about how to choose. According to his original intention, as long as he could survive, he would have to rent it for 99 years. Anyway, he is 70 years old and can't live for a few years.

But the Mao brothers gathered a group of people to advise him to death, asking him not to agree to the Ming Dynasty no matter what.

The Mao brothers even suggested that they could go to Japan to rescue emergency services, even if they could form a Ryukyu government in exile in Japan.

This situation was quickly revealed to the Imperial Army by the political consultant Cai Jin.

Although Cai Jin was a political consultant in Ryukyu, he was from Fujian. The news that the Japanese Mitsuyama Aoan fleet wanted to occupy Taiwan was secretly passed on to the Fujian government by Cai Jin. During the Juyin government, Cai Jin was obedient on the surface, but privately with some officials of the Ming Dynasty planned to support Shangxian as the king and requested the Ming Dynasty to send troops.

After the Ming Dynasty's joint fleet encircled and annihilated the Murayama fleet, Cai Jin and some officials protected Shangxian from the Japanese-controlled area. They then actively cooperated with the Imperial Army's offensive against the Japanese army, helped the Imperial Army establish order outside the Japanese war zone, and became a representative of the Ryukyu pro-Ming faction, which was an indelible contribution.

Eunuch Wei summoned Cai Jin and told Cai Jin clearly that as long as he could convince the Ryukyu pro-Ming faction to approve of the loan, he submitted a letter to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to protect him as the first magistrate of Liangchen County.

The temptation of the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty was much stronger than that of the so-called political consultant in the Ryukyu Kingdom. In addition, Cai Jin was originally a Han Chinese, so he immediately responded to the call of Eunuch Wei and moved around among the Ming officials of Ryukyu, forming a certain momentum.

However, because the Japanese army had been operating Ryukyu for many years, there were more pro-Japanese figures in the Ryukyu government than pro-Ming's figures, so Cai Jin and others could only influence Shangxian in their hands. Shang Feng and his son had no choice but to do anything about Shang Ning, surrounded by pro-Japanese figures.

Considering that if the Shang father and son really followed the opinions of the Mao brothers and fled to Japan, it would have a very bad effect on the future of Ryukyu, Cai Jin immediately informed the Imperial Army of this situation.

On that day, the Shang family and his son rushed into the brigade of imperial soldiers. They captured all the officials around the Shang family and his son, and then sent most of them to Taiwan for the crime of Japanese traitors.

Mao Fengyi and Mao Feng were shot at the two brothers on the spot, and their heads were cut off and put into bamboo baskets and carried them in front of Shang's father and son. The father and son were so scared that they could not speak for a long time.

The people of Ryukyu applauded this because nine years ago, under the auspices of the Mao brothers, all the pro-Ming factions (the pro-war factions) in Ryukyu were removed from the country. Zheng Jiong, the third officer, was handed over to the Japanese army to behead him, and the adjutant Xiang Lirui was sent to Japan as hostages, and then died in Japan.

The Shang family and his son were scared by the purge of pro-Japanese elements of Ryukyu, so they never dared to move, but they were also moved.

Because the angels of the Ming Dynasty told them that if they were willing to sign a contract, the angel would submit a report to the emperor and enthrone Shangning as the honorary magistrate of Liangchen County.

This honorary magistrate can not only be hereditary, but also enjoy special offerings given by Liangchen County every year. This offering can ensure that the Shang family has no worries about food and clothing, and there are various other preferential treatments.

In response, many generals within the Imperial Army objected, believing that if the court really wanted to ensure that Liangchen County Chief was in peace, the former ruler Shang clan should be completely wiped out.

Eunuch Wei gave an explanation at the meeting of senior combat generals held at the base camp. He said that Ryukyu is different from Japan and Western countries. It was a vassal that the dynasty had paid tribute since its founding. Therefore, even if the imperial army wanted to permanently occupy Ryukyu, it should be realized in the form of "lease loan".

After all, those who defended the ancients and did not transform into the court still occupy a high position. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble from the court, the Shang family was given preferential treatment, so that they voluntarily rented their country to the imperial army, which was a political necessity.

Under the oppression of reality, Shang Ning finally signed the Ryukyu Lease Act, which clearly recognized the 99-year rule of Ryukyu in a clear form and also clearly ensured that the various preferential treatments of the Shang clan as a lessor were blocked.

The bill also stipulates that after the bill comes into effect, the Admiral Huangming Maritime Office will remove all officials sent by the Ryukyu Kingdom and take over the governance system at all levels of the Ryukyu Army, Government and Civilians. While ensuring the living security of Ryukyu people, the land is re-measured and allocated, and the tax is formulated.

In addition to the direct appointment of the civil affairs required by Xinliangchen County, tax officials will also be selected from the former Ryukyu officials and the people's talents.

Huang Ming promised to treat Liangchen County people with local people...

After the bill was signed, Eunuch Wei led the Imperial Army generals and Ryukyu officials and civilians to witness the listing ceremony of the (temporary) yamen in Weiliangchen County, Taipei, Ming Dynasty.

The first magistrate Cai Jin solemnly handed over the Ryukyu residents' registration, as well as the warehouses and tax house archives to Eunuch Wei.

The honorary magistrate Shang Ning submitted to Eunuch Wei the original seal of the Ryukyu King and the imperial edict of the past enthronement of the Ryukyu King to Emperor Ming.

These will be temporarily kept by the Admiral Huangming Maritime Office and will be returned after 99 years.
Chapter completed!