Chapter 2134

Yu Chengli was able to become Hirado's official high-end textile supplier, so his personal relationship with the previous feudal lord was naturally well managed, and he had many contacts in private. Before the Matsuura family's incident, Yu Chengli only regarded Tagawasuke as a subordinate of the Matsuura family.

He was regarded as a retainer, so he didn’t have deep contact with him, nor did he know much about him. However, he remembered that he once went to a place in the north of the island with the previous feudal lord. Tagawasuke also accompanied him at that time. At that time, Tagawasuke had

During the chat, we mentioned that that place was once a secret hiding place for the old feudal lord during extraordinary times. However, the Hirado clan has been at peace in the past twenty or thirty years, so it has gradually lost this function.

Of course, Yu Chengli was not sure whether Tagawasuke would go to that place to hide, but at this moment, he had too much time to think about himself. As for whether such a report would betray Tagawasuke, he had no time to think about the pros and cons.

Well, first make sure you can get away.

Although the news was full of uncertainty, it was immediately reported to the frontline headquarters. It is difficult to judge the validity of the intelligence collected during the war. There are also various rumors about the whereabouts of Tagawa Suke and others. Provided by Yu Chengli

The message was not eye-catching, but Minami Takahashi, who was reviewing relevant information with intelligence personnel, still noticed the message just sent back.

"Tanoura? Where is this place?" Takahashi Minami immediately asked his staff to verify.

Then there was feedback soon. The place identified by a local Han merchant happened to be located on the coastline of the northern tip of Hirado Island. It is said that there is a small temple with a long history there. Because it is in a remote location and there are few pilgrims and believers, its incense is

The source has always been that the feudal lord allocates special funds from the feudal treasury.

Although it is not a secret that the former feudal lord Matsuura believed in Buddhism, in fact, there are many temples such as Shoganji Temple, Komyoji Temple, Shoshuji Temple, Saikyoji Temple, Yuxiangji Temple, etc. around Hirado City alone. There is no need to go to the northern part of the island anymore.

A small, inconspicuous temple in an inaccessible place. Thinking about it this way, it becomes more credible that the Han merchants identified this place as a secret hiding place for big figures.

However, there are still about ten miles between Hirado City and Tanoura, and a large area of ​​it is a mountainous and forested area that is currently being cleared. If it is cleared slowly, it will take at least a day or so. Takahashi Minami does not want to wait any longer.

, immediately sent Sun Zhen and asked him to personally lead the team to confirm the situation of the location.

Sun Zhen accepted the order and ordered an infantry company. Before setting off, he confirmed the approximate location of Tanoura and the temple on the map of the headquarters, and then led his troops to the mountainous area north of Hirado. In order to

To ensure that nothing went wrong, Shi Diwen also mobilized several warships to outflank them from the sea.

In fact, Tanoura is not an unknown place, but these gangsters are not familiar with history, otherwise they should have heard of the temple called "Tangshan Kaiyuan Temple".

In the history of Japan, there have always been many monks who crossed the sea to China to learn Buddhist knowledge. Among them, the monk Kukai who accompanied the seventeenth envoy to the Tang Dynasty was one of the famous figures. In 804 AD, Kukai arrived in China and studied various Buddhist teachings in Chang'an.

He studied Buddhist classics and Sanskrit, and returned to Japan in 806 with Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist relics. He founded the Japanese Shingon sect known as Tomi, and was later named the Kobo Daishi by the emperor.

In addition to opening the door and establishing a sect to spread Buddhism, Kukai also introduced advanced production technology from the Tang Dynasty to Japan. It is said that the Hiragana letters used in Japan were also invented by Kukai on the basis of Sanskrit, which can be said to have contributed to the development of Japanese culture.

made an indelible contribution.

The place where Kukai first boarded the ship for the Tang Dynasty was at Tanoura, located at the northern end of Hirado Island. The temple Kaiyuanji Temple in Tangshan was built to commemorate this great figure in Japanese Buddhism, so it was named Kaiyuanji Temple.

, because Kukai’s first stop when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty was the Kaiyuan Temple in Fuzhou.

However, because of the age, many people are actually not sure why that small temple with no incense was built, and outsiders like Yu Chengli do not know the origin between the monk Kukai and Tanoura. As for people like Hai Hanjun,

Now they only want to catch Tagawa Suke as soon as possible, but they have no time to carefully examine these historical and humanistic knowledge.

Perhaps because the Hirado clan army lost its command, the offensive and defensive battles carried out in Hirado City were not brutal, and the degree of damage to the buildings in the city was also very limited. Before receiving clear instructions from the Executive Committee, regardless of

Neither Qian Tiandun nor Shi Diwen have plans to burn this small seaside town to the ground yet.

However, for the local people, although the war has come to an end, the tense atmosphere has not faded away. The swarms of Haihan soldiers on the streets indicate that the city is still under military control. No one dares to go out and walk around at will at this time.

It is very likely that the wary Haihan soldiers will treat him as a resister.

The Haihan Army has now begun to conduct a secondary screening of the urban area. According to the pre-war plan, certain specific groups will be arrested and detained. For example, those who have served in the Hirado feudal army or those who hold public office in the government.

Involving technicians and craftsmen in military manufacturing, as well as people closely related to the 18th Zhiyu Party.

These lists mainly come from the raids of the Han Dynasty Army at Tagawasuke's mansion. The rosters of various local yamen and vassal armies are all available. However, in this time of war and chaos, it is still very difficult to search according to the map, not to mention the names on the list.

Many people have died in the war, and the main function of this list is to verify the identities of prisoners.

Yu Chengli's situation at this time was undoubtedly better than that of most people in Hirado. First, he used the two-color flag to express his pro-Haihan stance. Secondly, he took the initiative to offer benefits to the Haihan officers who came to search. Finally, he also offered benefits to the Haihan officers.

Han provided key information about Tagawasuke's whereabouts, which was enough to gain him temporary trust and permission to go out.

Of course, since the city is still under martial law, the scope of Yu Chengli's activities is still limited to a very small area, that is, the streets between the intersections on the left and right sides of his shop door.

During the emergency period, no one was walking around on the streets, so it was of little significance to be active. Yu Chengli did not intend to go out in a hurry to cause trouble for himself. However, he did not go out voluntarily, but someone came to visit him. The Portuguese businessman Gang next door

Sares ran over on his own.

"Look, my method worked, right?" Gonzalez raised his eyebrows very proudly and said, "The Haihan people didn't cause you any trouble, right?"

"I really want to thank Boss Gang this time!" Yu Chengli said with a cupped hand: "If it hadn't been for your guidance, I wouldn't have been able to pass the test so easily!"

The two-color flag life-saving method that Gonzalez gave him was indeed very effective. If the flag had not been hung outside the door, I am afraid that the Haihan soldiers would not have been so polite when they came to the door.

Yu Chengli asked again: "Why do the Haihan people allow you to go out and walk around? Could it be that you have given them some benefits?"

Gonzalez smiled and said: "It's very simple. Because our country and Haihan are allies, of course I can enjoy some different treatment as a Portuguese."

"That's it!" Yu Chengli nodded, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. The Haihan people are also of the same lineage as the Han people. Logically speaking, they should be closer to the Ming Dynasty. However, as a Han person, his treatment seems to be not as good as that of the Portuguese, so he can't help but feel uncomfortable.

People feel very unhappy.

However, what Gonzalez said is not necessarily the truth, and it is somewhat boastful. It is true that Haihan and Portugal have an alliance, but Portugal did not send troops to participate in the attack on Hirado, only as a military observer

The accompanying officer Simang. If Simang hadn't explicitly asked the Haihan Army to make it as convenient as possible for the Portuguese who settled in Hirado, then Gonzalez might not have received any special treatment at all.

In fact, this has nothing to do with ethnicity, it is purely a diplomatic issue. Although the Xu Jiajun, who symbolized the armed forces of the Ming Dynasty, also participated in this operation, Xu Yuzhuo had no idea of ​​protecting the local Han people in Hirado. To put it bluntly, the lives of these people are not the same as those of the Xu Jiajun.

There is no direct relationship, and Xu Yuzhuo doesn't want to owe Haihan a favor for someone who has nothing to do with it.

To put it more seriously, in Xu Yuzhuo's opinion, these businessmen who took root in Hirado are not essentially different from Zheng Zhilong in the early years, and they may become competitors of Xu's family in Fujian in the future. Therefore, as for the life and death of these expatriates,

Xu Yuzhuo would definitely not care as much as the Portuguese.

The two of them summed up the current situation and both felt that the Hirado clan was doomed. However, although it had been defeated, as long as Tagawasuke was not dead, it was still possible that the Kaihan people would come back and continue to be the feudal lord after the Kaihan people left. Unless the Kaihan people wanted to

If we settle here and incorporate Hirado Island into the Haihan territory, the direction of the situation will probably have to be discussed separately.

However, for Yu Chengli, it would not necessarily be a good thing for him if Tagawasuke escaped and came back. Although the information he provided to the Haihan Army was not spread out, the act of hanging two-color flags outside the shop

However, it is open to the public that there is no guarantee that the government will not be liquidated by the Hirado government after the war. There is no other way to think of at the moment. We can only hope that the Kaihan people can catch Tagawa Suke and eliminate all his accomplices. This may still ensure peace and continue in the future.

Doing business in Hirado.

At this time, Sun Zhen had led his troops to march through the mountains and forests to Tanoura, but the marching speed was not very fast, because from time to time he would find traces of the activities of the Hirado clan troops nearby. Most of the clan troops who escaped from the city were fugitives.

They entered this mountain forest and hid. Regardless of whether these people still had the will to continue fighting, Sun Zhen did not dare to be too careless, lest he be ambushed by the enemy on the way.

Therefore, it took Sun Zhen and his party almost three hours to complete the more than ten miles long journey. Although they encountered several small groups of enemy troops trying to launch attacks along the way, they basically retreated as soon as they opened fire. These stragglers

After retreating all the way here, it was obvious that he no longer had the courage to fight to the death with the Haihan army. Sun Zhen had a mission and did not dare to pursue the enemy. As long as the enemy retreated, he would immediately continue marching northward in order to reach his destination before dark.

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Relying on the guidance of the sun and the compass, Sun Zhen finally reached the coast successfully. After roughly comparing the nearby terrain, he judged that the small bay he was in should be the coast called Tanoura.

According to the information, the temple was near the coast, but when he looked around, he didn't see any conspicuous buildings here, not even a private house.

Sun Zhen immediately sent two teams to march separately along the coastline to find the location of Kaiyuan Temple. Not long after, one of the teams found the temple about a mile away.

The reason why Sun Zhen didn't see it so close is that firstly, this temple is hidden in the forest, and its existence can only be discovered when you get close. Secondly, the scale of this temple is indeed pitifully small, with only one

It is a Buddhist temple that is not much larger than an ordinary farmhouse. It is not surprising that such a wild temple in the mountains cannot attract believers to worship.

Sun Zhen rushed over immediately after receiving the news. The vanguard troops had already sealed off the area around the temple to ensure that no one could escape from the temple.

Although the Kaiyuan Temple is extremely small, the Buddhist temple is not in a state of disrepair. You can still see the embers of incense candles in the stone incense burner outside the temple door. It seems that there is no incense at all.

The space of this Buddhist hall is not large. You can see the front and back of the hall at a glance. There is no target person that Sun Zhen expected to hide here. The ground is full of sand and gravel. Sun Zhen searched around and found no hidden compartments.

I couldn't help but feel disappointed at the sight of such facilities as cellars. However, there were bedding, clothing, cooking utensils and other small daily necessities in the Buddhist temple. It seemed that someone did live here.

At this time, someone caught a man who looked like a monk in the nearby forest and took him back. But this guy turned out to be mute. Even after Sun Zhen spent a long time talking and making gestures, he still had difficulty communicating with the mute monk.

When Sun Zhen was so anxious, several ships slowly sailed up the sea, but it was the warships transferred by the East China Sea Fleet for reinforcements. Sun Zhen ordered the warships to raise a flag and let the warships slowly dock.

When the mute monk saw the boat coming on the sea, he suddenly felt the desire to express himself and made a lot of gestures. This time, Sun Zhen understood a little more clearly. The mute monk was saying that someone had come from before.

Departed by boat from here.

The mute monk's expressive ability was limited and he could not explain the identity of the person who left Tanoura by boat, so Sun Zhen still could not confirm whether Tagawasuke had escaped from Hirado Island through this place.

Looking at the small Kaiyuan Temple, Sun Zhen couldn't help but spit. He thought that such a small temple could not accommodate just a few people. The lord of the Hirado clan could actually use this place as a refuge. This was too much.

Xiaojiazi was a little angry. But after working for a long time, he still couldn't find Tagawasuke's whereabouts. How could he go back and report to his boss?
Chapter completed!