Chapter 418
Who will succeed the Ryukyu throne?
Chapter 418 Who will succeed the Ryukyu throne?
The imperial guards guarding the Shuri Castle Palace are undoubtedly the most elite troops in the entire Ryukyu Kingdom. Most of them are from noble families and have received a good education since they were young. They are not so easy to be brainwashed. Whether they stay in Ryukyu or Bizen an unstable factor.
But they have been educated and trained in martial arts, so they should not be kept in captivity for nothing. Sending them to Eizo can not only enrich the population, but also provide a certain amount of soldiers. As compensation, they are given a certain amount of land compensation, so that they can become A samurai with a small collar.
Here I want to focus on explaining the issue of the Ryukyu race. The original Ryukyu people were a very complicated race. Later generations of medicine judged the restoration of the skulls of the ancients. The ancient Ryukyu people had both the Fujian-Vietnamese race and the Indonesian-Filipino race. exist.
Minyue races are roughly divided into two types, one of which is similar to the current Guangdong and Guangxi races, and these may be the descendants of the Baiyue people who avoided the Central Plains conquest during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The second is that they are similar to the current Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi peoples, and they look more similar to the current southern Han people. These are likely to be descendants of people who moved to Ryukyu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms or the Song and Ming Dynasties. After all, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was Ordered the 36 Chinese surnames in Fujian to move to Ryukyu, bringing relatively modern culture and technology to Ryukyu.
As mentioned earlier, there is a caste-like class system similar to India in Ryukyu, regardless of the fact that the original Tiansun Dynasty and Shuntian Dynasty were established by Ryukyu natives.
After experiencing the Sanshan Rebellion and finally establishing the Shang Dynasty by Shang Bazhi, the mainland race who originally belonged to foreigners has become the new ruling class. This is why the Shang family actively moved closer to the Central Plains to pay tribute after the founding of the country.
In other words, most of the nobles in the Ryukyu Kingdom today are descendants of the original Central Plains dynasty, and most of the original indigenous people have been enslaved as slaves. There is a big difference in appearance between the two.
These aristocratic hostages brought by Kamei Tomoku looked similar to the Han people in the Central Plains in appearance, which is why the Xiu family showed a sense of goodwill towards them and gave them preferential treatment. After all, they were all descendants of the same clan.
Kamei Tomoki accepted Hideo's suggestion, saying that he would divide the hostages sent by Ryukyu in the future, and asked Hideo to "be bold and leave about 1000 people in Ryukyu.
Most of them are Ashgaru from the two backup teams of Oku and Kamichi. I promised them the status of samurai and distributed them on the spot in various parts of Ryukyu, mainly around Shuri.
They also asked me to help them send their family members to Ryukyu, which I have promised, and now I am asking His Highness for permission. "
Hideka did not answer Kamei Tomoki right away, but instead asked him, "Is the land in Ryukyu enough to be divided? Don't they implement the same system of name-master manors as we do? You divide these ashigaru into name-master warriors. It turns out that What about the lord of the land?"
Kamei Ziji replied, "I moved his original people to several surrounding islands, and those who were unwilling to follow His Highness's previous suggestions were dealt with. If His Highness intends to relocate the population, there is still enough land for division. of."
To firmly hold Ryukyu in their hands, it is necessary to use the population of the Kibi countries to populate Ryukyu, and the local social class must undergo changes. This is the policy originally set by the Xiu family.
But when he saw that many of the local nobles were compatriots with whom he wanted to be familiar, Hideka inevitably felt pity. He said to Kamei Tomoki, "The land of Ryukyu is fertile, and the local people are influenced by the Central Plains and are good at it." It is not beautiful to cultivate land and kill it in vain.
I think it is better to move the nobles who are not willing to obey to Ezo, and allow them to bring 2 servants each, and each family brings 10 tenants to move to Ezo, which can be regarded as my care for them. "
What the hell is Ezo, Izuku Kamei knows something about it, the place doesn’t grow any grass and it’s extremely cold, Izuku Kamei doesn’t know about Hideka’s development in Ezo, he just thinks that Hideka is doing it for himself Conscience looked for a way to make up, so he flattered, "I thank Your Highness for your benevolence on behalf of those rebellious people."
Finally Hideka said: "There are many refugees in Kurashiki, Okayama, Takamatsu, Yuzuki and other cities, and there are many samurai in Izumo, Hoki, Iyo and other places who have been reduced due to wars and their families have fallen. Organize them and transfer them to Ryukyu in batches to fill the population of the Ryukyu islands.
There are many Ryukyu islands, you should choose an important location to build a city, and use it as a pass to consolidate your family's rule in Ryukyu. After a while, you will bring the officials who surrendered to Ryukyu to Luo, and I will perform the duties of Ryukyu guards for you. Take care of Ryukyu affairs.
When we get to His Highness Guan Bai, you and the Ryukyu official should know what to say and what not to say. "
If the Xiu family wants to control Ryukyu, they must maintain the existence of the Ryukyu royal family.
And Kamei Izuku knew in his heart that it was absolutely impossible for him to be granted the title of Ryukyu with his current knowledge and actions.
Therefore, he also needs the existence of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and he hides behind the scenes and takes an overview of Ryukyu affairs as the prime minister.
For the officials sent by the King of Ryukyu to ask for surrender, they are the ruling class, and the foundation of their rule comes from the King of Ryukyu. They also need the existence of the Ryukyu state system. Once the country perishes, they lose their status as nobles.
Therefore, when the three parties with different intentions have the same goal at the same stage, the relationship that was previously hostile to each other will be deceived in front of outsiders with a unified caliber.
"Your Highness's recommendation, my lord." Kamei Tomoki was very excited when he heard Hideka promised himself to play the role of Ryukyu garrison.
You must know that Kamei Tomoki has an official position at this time, but from the top five, Musashi Shou, and the big country guards one post, but under the Japanese law system, there is no Ryukyu Shou post, even if there is a Ryukyu top with only 12 stones. At most, it is the rank of the six lower and lower country guards, and the rank is 5 levels lower than that of Musashi.
But you must know that the so-called Musashi guard position has long been a must-know since the development of the Japanese political system has long been a must. Kamei knows that it is impossible for him to lead Musashi by virtue of the Musashi guard position.
But Ryukyu Shou is different. This is equivalent to Hideyoshi sent to Ryukyu to monitor the Ryukyu King's deputy, representing Hideyoshi's court's proxy rule over Ryukyu. Although there is a Ryukyu king on his head, the legal principle of ruling Ryukyu is the Ryukyu prime minister, but in fact He has the right to rule the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Now Kamei Ziju's knowledge is only more than 1 shi, and he really doesn't know how much effort he needs to put in to get the chance to lead the territory of [-] shi.
But now he has the opportunity in front of him, even though the official position of the Ryukyu Shou has been lowered, but the actual power has been greatly increased, so he expressed his gratitude to the Xiu family after hearing that the Xiu family planned to sponsor him.
At the same time, he said very flatteringly to the Xiu family, "When I imprisoned the nobles of the Ryukyu royal family, I found two peerless beauties, one was the daughter of the local magistrate (lord) of Dali City in the south of Ryukyu, named Lin Liangdi; the other was Zaximi in the central part of Ryukyu. The Lord of the City, the younger sister of Shang Chaochen, the Prince of Yuchuan, and the Lord of Gushan, both of whom are well-known beauties in Ryukyu."
Hearing that Kamei Tomoki had brought a Ryukyu noblewoman from Ryukyu to him, the meaning was already very clear. Xiujia and Kamei Tomoki looked at each other, and the two exchanged glances. The meaning was only for men. will understand.
But Kamei Tomoki's next words made the Xiu family a little depressed, only to hear him say with a wicked smile, "The concubines are all found according to His Highness's preferences, and the Lord Gu Shan is even married, and her husband died in battle under Shuri Castle. , but a survivor."
"!?" Xiujia became nervous when he heard the second half of Kamei Tomoki's words, and blurted out, "Could it be that they are all a little older than me?"
Kamei Ziji replied with a smile, "Master Gu Shan is twenty-one this year, and Lin Liangdi is twenty-nine this year, which is His Highness's favorite grade."
"Shen Nima is my favorite grade!" Xiujia couldn't help complaining in his heart, lowering his expectations for these two "beauties".
Instead, he said to Kamei Tomoki, "You may have misunderstood me, but I actually don't have that kind of hobby."
I even complained in my heart, "Even if I can accept the older sister, it doesn't mean that I like married women, and it doesn't mean that I like widows, does it mean that you put it here and give me buffs?"
But Kamei Tomoki put on an expression of "I understand", and accepted Hideka's explanation on the surface, but in his heart he probably just thought that Hideya cared about face.
He posed a question to the Hide family, "Although Shang Yong, the king of Ryukyu, is only 30 years old, his health is not very good, and he has no male heirs.
Before we conquered Ryukyu, we had already married our daughter Nancong Wengzhu to Shang Chaode, the fourth grandson of Xiaolu's family, and seemed to intend to make her the son of the eldest son.
Later, because we besieged Shuri and defeated the army of Ryukyu King Qin, Ryukyu King Shang Yong's health was deteriorating, so we asked us to ask who is the new Ryukyu King of Shangguo? "
This is Shang Side, the later King Shang Ning. After being captured by the Satsuma Domain in 1609, he stayed in Edo to meet Tokugawa Hidetada.
The children of the Ryukyu royal family have their own name pedigree with reference to the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and the king will take a new two-character name after he ascends the throne to indicate his status.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the younger brother of King Shang Ning inherited the fourth descendant of the Xiaolu Royal Palace lineage. Shang Ning’s younger brother was given the name Shang Lin, which means guarding the king like a forest, and allowed his son Shang Hong to pass on the word Royal glory.
Xiaolu is located about 3km east of Naha Airport on Okinawa Island. It is a fertile land in the south of Mango.
The Ryukyu royal family refers to the Ming Dynasty. The aristocratic status of the royal family will decrease from generation to generation. However, the difference between him and the Ming Dynasty is that the Ryukyu prince's territory is not sealed. Will be redistributed by the king.
Take the Xiaolu imperial family as an example. The eldest son of King Shangzhen was conferred the title of Urasoe Prince, and he was called Prince Timura. The territory is in the north of Shuri Castle. The territory is very large. After Shang Weiheng died, his son Shang Hongye succeeded Prince Urasoe. Territory was greatly reduced.
His eldest son, Shang Yi, died early (Shang Ning's father), and his second son, Xiang Bingyi, inherited the Toyami Office on the south side of Naha. Under Xiaolu Jianqie (one level larger than the village, about the township) land.
After Shang Chaode passed on for four generations, his blood was not far or close, but his class status dropped sharply. This may be the reason why Shang Yong chose him to inherit the throne.It was also after Shang Ning inherited the throne that Xiaolu's family was called Xiaolu's royal family.
After Shang Ning succeeded to the royal family, he enfeoffed his uncles and brothers, his third uncle Shang Hongde was granted the title of Prince Yudi (in the northern part of Ryukyu Island), his fourth uncle Xiang Bingli was granted the title of Shenglian Division, and his brother Shanglin was granted the title of Juzhi Head Division. Becoming Prince Juzhi and more.
According to the Ryukyu patriarchal system, since Shang Yong had already selected an heir, it was enough for Shang Chaode to succeed to the throne after his death. There was no need to ask Kamei Tomoki for his opinion.
But now the situation is stronger than others, the Uki family has a stronger force in Ryukyu, whether Shang Chaode can succeed depends on the intention of the Xiu family, Shang Yong is very clear about this, so he came here to send Kamei here Mo came back and asked Xiujia what he meant.
And the death of Shang Yong and the extinct heir of the Shang family in Shuri are well remembered by the Xiu family, which is why he asked Kamei Tomoki to go to Ryukyu in 1587, because historically Shang Yong was at the beginning of 1589 passed away.
The Xiu family can easily take advantage of the Shang family's succession issue, establish a new Shang family king, and control Ryukyu by controlling the Shang family's blood.
But the Xiu family didn't know much about Shang's pedigree, so they didn't think of a specific candidate before.For the Xiu family, he would never support Shang Chaode to succeed to the throne.
Because he was originally the heir to the throne, and inheriting the throne is what he should have done, and he would not show any gratitude to the Xiu family.
In addition, he was born in 1568, he is already 20 years old this year, his thoughts have already been fixed, and I am afraid that he cannot be controlled by the Xiu family.
But now the appearance of Lord Gushan has given the Xiu family a new way of thinking, Xiujia asked Kamei Tomoki again, "What is the origin of this Lord Gushan, please explain."
Kamei Ziji thought that the Xiu family had become interested in the widow, and introduced the beauty's family to the Xiu family endlessly.
It turned out that she was the granddaughter of Shang Hongde, the eighth son of King Shangqing. Shang Hongde guarded Fenggushan and Yuchuan area, and her name was Yuchuan Sansi. In 1586, the first Yuchuan Sansi Hongde just passed away, and now the second dynasty Chen is succeeding. , Gu Shan Wengzhu is the daughter of the former Yuchuan Secretary Shang Hongde.
When the Xiu family heard that they were of royal blood, and the current Yuchuan Secretary Shang Chaochen and the current king Shang Yong were considered cousins, this thought suddenly became lively.
He asked Kamei Tomoki, "This Tamagawa should have male heirs according to the Secretary, right?"
"There are two. The eldest son, Shang Chaoxiao, was born in the second year of Tianzheng and is just 2 years old this year. The second son, Chaoji, was born in the seventh year of Tianzheng and is just 15 years old this year."
"Patta" Xiujia heard that the age of the two people was just right, and excitedly closed the folding fan in his hand, and called out three times, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
He called Kamei Tomoki to come forward, and whispered in his ear, "Go and talk with Lord Gushan and the Ryukyu entourage nobles in detail, and support his nephew Chao Xiao as the king of Ryukyu on the condition that Lord Gushan serves Guan Bai. , In addition, you will go down to discuss in detail with Yuchuan Shishang Chaochen in private, and ask him to send his second son Chaoji to Okayama, and I will teach him personally."
Kamei Tomoki's eyes widened when he heard the arrangement of the Xiu family, and repeatedly praised the arrangement of the Xiu family, "In this way, Shang Chaoxiao, who has no right to ascend the throne, will be called the Ryukyu king we support.
Shang Chaode's ascension to the throne of the Ryukyu king is an open secret of the royal family. Over the years, there are countless royal families who have surrounded Toyomi Yasushi. To grasp the throne, we must rely heavily on our Yamato people. "
The Xiu family continued to add fuel to the back and said, "It's more than that. That Shang Chaoji was sent to Okayama as my attendant. He has been influenced by me since he was a child, so he naturally respects me. If there is any change in the future, let him go back and inherit it." His elder brother's throne may well be a backhand."
Both of them are smart people, and Kamei Tomoki naturally understands the political significance behind this little change from Xiu's family, and his admiration for Xiu's family is even greater.
Hideka spread out his folding fan and waved it a few times, sorted out his thoughts a bit, then suddenly thought of something, and said to Kamei Tomoki, "The name of this Toyomi Yasuke is very nice, and the tone is similar to that of Toyotomi's courtiers.
You should remember to communicate well with them, including after you return to Ryukyu, let them change their name to Yuchuan Yasushi Shangchao Chen as Fengjian Yasushi, and change the current Fengjian Yasushi Shang Bingyi to Xiaolu Yasushi. Just change it. "
Hideyoshi is a very superstitious person. If you let him know that Shang Chaode was born in Toyami, it is very likely that he will be appointed as the king of Ryukyu because of the similar homophony and think that this is the destiny.
But now that the title of Toyami Otsuji is given to Shang Chaochen, it is possible that Hideyoshi, who believes in fatalism, will accept Shang Chaoxiao's request to become the king of Ryukyu.
Don't think the names of the royal family and castles on the Ryukyu side are funny. I found these through a lot of information.
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(End of this chapter)
The imperial guards guarding the Shuri Castle Palace are undoubtedly the most elite troops in the entire Ryukyu Kingdom. Most of them are from noble families and have received a good education since they were young. They are not so easy to be brainwashed. Whether they stay in Ryukyu or Bizen an unstable factor.
But they have been educated and trained in martial arts, so they should not be kept in captivity for nothing. Sending them to Eizo can not only enrich the population, but also provide a certain amount of soldiers. As compensation, they are given a certain amount of land compensation, so that they can become A samurai with a small collar.
Here I want to focus on explaining the issue of the Ryukyu race. The original Ryukyu people were a very complicated race. Later generations of medicine judged the restoration of the skulls of the ancients. The ancient Ryukyu people had both the Fujian-Vietnamese race and the Indonesian-Filipino race. exist.
Minyue races are roughly divided into two types, one of which is similar to the current Guangdong and Guangxi races, and these may be the descendants of the Baiyue people who avoided the Central Plains conquest during the Qin and Han Dynasties.
The second is that they are similar to the current Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi peoples, and they look more similar to the current southern Han people. These are likely to be descendants of people who moved to Ryukyu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms or the Song and Ming Dynasties. After all, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was Ordered the 36 Chinese surnames in Fujian to move to Ryukyu, bringing relatively modern culture and technology to Ryukyu.
As mentioned earlier, there is a caste-like class system similar to India in Ryukyu, regardless of the fact that the original Tiansun Dynasty and Shuntian Dynasty were established by Ryukyu natives.
After experiencing the Sanshan Rebellion and finally establishing the Shang Dynasty by Shang Bazhi, the mainland race who originally belonged to foreigners has become the new ruling class. This is why the Shang family actively moved closer to the Central Plains to pay tribute after the founding of the country.
In other words, most of the nobles in the Ryukyu Kingdom today are descendants of the original Central Plains dynasty, and most of the original indigenous people have been enslaved as slaves. There is a big difference in appearance between the two.
These aristocratic hostages brought by Kamei Tomoku looked similar to the Han people in the Central Plains in appearance, which is why the Xiu family showed a sense of goodwill towards them and gave them preferential treatment. After all, they were all descendants of the same clan.
Kamei Tomoki accepted Hideo's suggestion, saying that he would divide the hostages sent by Ryukyu in the future, and asked Hideo to "be bold and leave about 1000 people in Ryukyu.
Most of them are Ashgaru from the two backup teams of Oku and Kamichi. I promised them the status of samurai and distributed them on the spot in various parts of Ryukyu, mainly around Shuri.
They also asked me to help them send their family members to Ryukyu, which I have promised, and now I am asking His Highness for permission. "
Hideka did not answer Kamei Tomoki right away, but instead asked him, "Is the land in Ryukyu enough to be divided? Don't they implement the same system of name-master manors as we do? You divide these ashigaru into name-master warriors. It turns out that What about the lord of the land?"
Kamei Ziji replied, "I moved his original people to several surrounding islands, and those who were unwilling to follow His Highness's previous suggestions were dealt with. If His Highness intends to relocate the population, there is still enough land for division. of."
To firmly hold Ryukyu in their hands, it is necessary to use the population of the Kibi countries to populate Ryukyu, and the local social class must undergo changes. This is the policy originally set by the Xiu family.
But when he saw that many of the local nobles were compatriots with whom he wanted to be familiar, Hideka inevitably felt pity. He said to Kamei Tomoki, "The land of Ryukyu is fertile, and the local people are influenced by the Central Plains and are good at it." It is not beautiful to cultivate land and kill it in vain.
I think it is better to move the nobles who are not willing to obey to Ezo, and allow them to bring 2 servants each, and each family brings 10 tenants to move to Ezo, which can be regarded as my care for them. "
What the hell is Ezo, Izuku Kamei knows something about it, the place doesn’t grow any grass and it’s extremely cold, Izuku Kamei doesn’t know about Hideka’s development in Ezo, he just thinks that Hideka is doing it for himself Conscience looked for a way to make up, so he flattered, "I thank Your Highness for your benevolence on behalf of those rebellious people."
Finally Hideka said: "There are many refugees in Kurashiki, Okayama, Takamatsu, Yuzuki and other cities, and there are many samurai in Izumo, Hoki, Iyo and other places who have been reduced due to wars and their families have fallen. Organize them and transfer them to Ryukyu in batches to fill the population of the Ryukyu islands.
There are many Ryukyu islands, you should choose an important location to build a city, and use it as a pass to consolidate your family's rule in Ryukyu. After a while, you will bring the officials who surrendered to Ryukyu to Luo, and I will perform the duties of Ryukyu guards for you. Take care of Ryukyu affairs.
When we get to His Highness Guan Bai, you and the Ryukyu official should know what to say and what not to say. "
If the Xiu family wants to control Ryukyu, they must maintain the existence of the Ryukyu royal family.
And Kamei Izuku knew in his heart that it was absolutely impossible for him to be granted the title of Ryukyu with his current knowledge and actions.
Therefore, he also needs the existence of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and he hides behind the scenes and takes an overview of Ryukyu affairs as the prime minister.
For the officials sent by the King of Ryukyu to ask for surrender, they are the ruling class, and the foundation of their rule comes from the King of Ryukyu. They also need the existence of the Ryukyu state system. Once the country perishes, they lose their status as nobles.
Therefore, when the three parties with different intentions have the same goal at the same stage, the relationship that was previously hostile to each other will be deceived in front of outsiders with a unified caliber.
"Your Highness's recommendation, my lord." Kamei Tomoki was very excited when he heard Hideka promised himself to play the role of Ryukyu garrison.
You must know that Kamei Tomoki has an official position at this time, but from the top five, Musashi Shou, and the big country guards one post, but under the Japanese law system, there is no Ryukyu Shou post, even if there is a Ryukyu top with only 12 stones. At most, it is the rank of the six lower and lower country guards, and the rank is 5 levels lower than that of Musashi.
But you must know that the so-called Musashi guard position has long been a must-know since the development of the Japanese political system has long been a must. Kamei knows that it is impossible for him to lead Musashi by virtue of the Musashi guard position.
But Ryukyu Shou is different. This is equivalent to Hideyoshi sent to Ryukyu to monitor the Ryukyu King's deputy, representing Hideyoshi's court's proxy rule over Ryukyu. Although there is a Ryukyu king on his head, the legal principle of ruling Ryukyu is the Ryukyu prime minister, but in fact He has the right to rule the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Now Kamei Ziju's knowledge is only more than 1 shi, and he really doesn't know how much effort he needs to put in to get the chance to lead the territory of [-] shi.
But now he has the opportunity in front of him, even though the official position of the Ryukyu Shou has been lowered, but the actual power has been greatly increased, so he expressed his gratitude to the Xiu family after hearing that the Xiu family planned to sponsor him.
At the same time, he said very flatteringly to the Xiu family, "When I imprisoned the nobles of the Ryukyu royal family, I found two peerless beauties, one was the daughter of the local magistrate (lord) of Dali City in the south of Ryukyu, named Lin Liangdi; the other was Zaximi in the central part of Ryukyu. The Lord of the City, the younger sister of Shang Chaochen, the Prince of Yuchuan, and the Lord of Gushan, both of whom are well-known beauties in Ryukyu."
Hearing that Kamei Tomoki had brought a Ryukyu noblewoman from Ryukyu to him, the meaning was already very clear. Xiujia and Kamei Tomoki looked at each other, and the two exchanged glances. The meaning was only for men. will understand.
But Kamei Tomoki's next words made the Xiu family a little depressed, only to hear him say with a wicked smile, "The concubines are all found according to His Highness's preferences, and the Lord Gu Shan is even married, and her husband died in battle under Shuri Castle. , but a survivor."
"!?" Xiujia became nervous when he heard the second half of Kamei Tomoki's words, and blurted out, "Could it be that they are all a little older than me?"
Kamei Ziji replied with a smile, "Master Gu Shan is twenty-one this year, and Lin Liangdi is twenty-nine this year, which is His Highness's favorite grade."
"Shen Nima is my favorite grade!" Xiujia couldn't help complaining in his heart, lowering his expectations for these two "beauties".
Instead, he said to Kamei Tomoki, "You may have misunderstood me, but I actually don't have that kind of hobby."
I even complained in my heart, "Even if I can accept the older sister, it doesn't mean that I like married women, and it doesn't mean that I like widows, does it mean that you put it here and give me buffs?"
But Kamei Tomoki put on an expression of "I understand", and accepted Hideka's explanation on the surface, but in his heart he probably just thought that Hideya cared about face.
He posed a question to the Hide family, "Although Shang Yong, the king of Ryukyu, is only 30 years old, his health is not very good, and he has no male heirs.
Before we conquered Ryukyu, we had already married our daughter Nancong Wengzhu to Shang Chaode, the fourth grandson of Xiaolu's family, and seemed to intend to make her the son of the eldest son.
Later, because we besieged Shuri and defeated the army of Ryukyu King Qin, Ryukyu King Shang Yong's health was deteriorating, so we asked us to ask who is the new Ryukyu King of Shangguo? "
This is Shang Side, the later King Shang Ning. After being captured by the Satsuma Domain in 1609, he stayed in Edo to meet Tokugawa Hidetada.
The children of the Ryukyu royal family have their own name pedigree with reference to the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and the king will take a new two-character name after he ascends the throne to indicate his status.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the younger brother of King Shang Ning inherited the fourth descendant of the Xiaolu Royal Palace lineage. Shang Ning’s younger brother was given the name Shang Lin, which means guarding the king like a forest, and allowed his son Shang Hong to pass on the word Royal glory.
Xiaolu is located about 3km east of Naha Airport on Okinawa Island. It is a fertile land in the south of Mango.
The Ryukyu royal family refers to the Ming Dynasty. The aristocratic status of the royal family will decrease from generation to generation. However, the difference between him and the Ming Dynasty is that the Ryukyu prince's territory is not sealed. Will be redistributed by the king.
Take the Xiaolu imperial family as an example. The eldest son of King Shangzhen was conferred the title of Urasoe Prince, and he was called Prince Timura. The territory is in the north of Shuri Castle. The territory is very large. After Shang Weiheng died, his son Shang Hongye succeeded Prince Urasoe. Territory was greatly reduced.
His eldest son, Shang Yi, died early (Shang Ning's father), and his second son, Xiang Bingyi, inherited the Toyami Office on the south side of Naha. Under Xiaolu Jianqie (one level larger than the village, about the township) land.
After Shang Chaode passed on for four generations, his blood was not far or close, but his class status dropped sharply. This may be the reason why Shang Yong chose him to inherit the throne.It was also after Shang Ning inherited the throne that Xiaolu's family was called Xiaolu's royal family.
After Shang Ning succeeded to the royal family, he enfeoffed his uncles and brothers, his third uncle Shang Hongde was granted the title of Prince Yudi (in the northern part of Ryukyu Island), his fourth uncle Xiang Bingli was granted the title of Shenglian Division, and his brother Shanglin was granted the title of Juzhi Head Division. Becoming Prince Juzhi and more.
According to the Ryukyu patriarchal system, since Shang Yong had already selected an heir, it was enough for Shang Chaode to succeed to the throne after his death. There was no need to ask Kamei Tomoki for his opinion.
But now the situation is stronger than others, the Uki family has a stronger force in Ryukyu, whether Shang Chaode can succeed depends on the intention of the Xiu family, Shang Yong is very clear about this, so he came here to send Kamei here Mo came back and asked Xiujia what he meant.
And the death of Shang Yong and the extinct heir of the Shang family in Shuri are well remembered by the Xiu family, which is why he asked Kamei Tomoki to go to Ryukyu in 1587, because historically Shang Yong was at the beginning of 1589 passed away.
The Xiu family can easily take advantage of the Shang family's succession issue, establish a new Shang family king, and control Ryukyu by controlling the Shang family's blood.
But the Xiu family didn't know much about Shang's pedigree, so they didn't think of a specific candidate before.For the Xiu family, he would never support Shang Chaode to succeed to the throne.
Because he was originally the heir to the throne, and inheriting the throne is what he should have done, and he would not show any gratitude to the Xiu family.
In addition, he was born in 1568, he is already 20 years old this year, his thoughts have already been fixed, and I am afraid that he cannot be controlled by the Xiu family.
But now the appearance of Lord Gushan has given the Xiu family a new way of thinking, Xiujia asked Kamei Tomoki again, "What is the origin of this Lord Gushan, please explain."
Kamei Ziji thought that the Xiu family had become interested in the widow, and introduced the beauty's family to the Xiu family endlessly.
It turned out that she was the granddaughter of Shang Hongde, the eighth son of King Shangqing. Shang Hongde guarded Fenggushan and Yuchuan area, and her name was Yuchuan Sansi. In 1586, the first Yuchuan Sansi Hongde just passed away, and now the second dynasty Chen is succeeding. , Gu Shan Wengzhu is the daughter of the former Yuchuan Secretary Shang Hongde.
When the Xiu family heard that they were of royal blood, and the current Yuchuan Secretary Shang Chaochen and the current king Shang Yong were considered cousins, this thought suddenly became lively.
He asked Kamei Tomoki, "This Tamagawa should have male heirs according to the Secretary, right?"
"There are two. The eldest son, Shang Chaoxiao, was born in the second year of Tianzheng and is just 2 years old this year. The second son, Chaoji, was born in the seventh year of Tianzheng and is just 15 years old this year."
"Patta" Xiujia heard that the age of the two people was just right, and excitedly closed the folding fan in his hand, and called out three times, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
He called Kamei Tomoki to come forward, and whispered in his ear, "Go and talk with Lord Gushan and the Ryukyu entourage nobles in detail, and support his nephew Chao Xiao as the king of Ryukyu on the condition that Lord Gushan serves Guan Bai. , In addition, you will go down to discuss in detail with Yuchuan Shishang Chaochen in private, and ask him to send his second son Chaoji to Okayama, and I will teach him personally."
Kamei Tomoki's eyes widened when he heard the arrangement of the Xiu family, and repeatedly praised the arrangement of the Xiu family, "In this way, Shang Chaoxiao, who has no right to ascend the throne, will be called the Ryukyu king we support.
Shang Chaode's ascension to the throne of the Ryukyu king is an open secret of the royal family. Over the years, there are countless royal families who have surrounded Toyomi Yasushi. To grasp the throne, we must rely heavily on our Yamato people. "
The Xiu family continued to add fuel to the back and said, "It's more than that. That Shang Chaoji was sent to Okayama as my attendant. He has been influenced by me since he was a child, so he naturally respects me. If there is any change in the future, let him go back and inherit it." His elder brother's throne may well be a backhand."
Both of them are smart people, and Kamei Tomoki naturally understands the political significance behind this little change from Xiu's family, and his admiration for Xiu's family is even greater.
Hideka spread out his folding fan and waved it a few times, sorted out his thoughts a bit, then suddenly thought of something, and said to Kamei Tomoki, "The name of this Toyomi Yasuke is very nice, and the tone is similar to that of Toyotomi's courtiers.
You should remember to communicate well with them, including after you return to Ryukyu, let them change their name to Yuchuan Yasushi Shangchao Chen as Fengjian Yasushi, and change the current Fengjian Yasushi Shang Bingyi to Xiaolu Yasushi. Just change it. "
Hideyoshi is a very superstitious person. If you let him know that Shang Chaode was born in Toyami, it is very likely that he will be appointed as the king of Ryukyu because of the similar homophony and think that this is the destiny.
But now that the title of Toyami Otsuji is given to Shang Chaochen, it is possible that Hideyoshi, who believes in fatalism, will accept Shang Chaoxiao's request to become the king of Ryukyu.
Don't think the names of the royal family and castles on the Ryukyu side are funny. I found these through a lot of information.
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