Saigo looked around at the young naval officers in front of him, "Since the Navy implemented the British and American policy, you are the first naval seeds from studying abroad from Britain and the United States. Today I brought you to Ryukyu. I hope you all here understand that this ocean is the hope of Japan. Please be sure to teach the descendants of the Western naval shipbuilding, navigational technology and naval combat techniques, and even diplomacy and international law that you have learned in Britain and the United States. The hope of all Japan is in your hands. I, Saigo, please come here to ask you all!"

Faced with such a grand entrusted act of Saigo Congdao, all the young officers put down their wine glasses and bamboos, leaned over the tatami, and shouted neatly, "We are swearing to serve the navy to the death."

"Sir, you are so polite! This is what we should do!" The young officers bowed and answered neatly.

"You have just returned from studying in Britain and France. Before you even sat in the heat, you were taken directly to Ryukyu by Lord Saigo and me. Don't blame us." A slightly fat middle-aged kimono man named Dashanyan smiled, "Take you straight to Ryukyu. In addition to seeing what you have learned in Britain and France, on Fusang, Vajra, and Tiancheng. There are also Saigo and I think that you have been studying abroad in recent years, and there are many shocks in Japan due to the Southwest War."

Oyama Iwa paused a little, "There are many rumors in this battle. I believe you have heard a lot of versions outside. As children of the Satsuma clan, there must be a lot of things to ask Saigo Kwan and me. Some words are inconvenient in Tokyo, so it's easy to say them when you come out. This is another purpose for us to bring you here."

"I and Dashanjun regard you as the future of the Satsuma vassal state. If you feel aggrieved because of what I and Dashanjun did in the past and cannot unite sincerely, then the Satsuma vassal state will have no hope. For the future of the Satsuma vassal state, I, Satsuma vassal state, are willing to analyze your courage with you here. If you have any questions, please mention it." Satsuma vassal state states slowly looked at the young naval officers in front of you and said slowly.

After a while, Saigo Congdao looked at the group of young officers who wanted to speak but stopped and said with a smile, "I remember it should be the sixth year of Meiji. You guys were the first batch of civilians to be admitted to Kagoshima after the conscription system was implemented. I still remember that the 6th Army Major General Kirino Takiki once pointed at my nose and said, "Recruiting natives, the navy must know how to be ashamed!"

"These red deer in the 6th Army!" "These red deer should all be thrown into the sea to feed the fish!" The young naval officers were uproared.

Saigo Congdao waved his hand, "This is not only a conflict between the Navy and the 6th Army, but also one of the conflicts between me and my brother. Speaking of the conflict between us, do you want to hear the story of my brother Saigo Takamori?" Saigo Congdao raised the sake in front of him and drank it all.

"After the Meiji Restoration was successfully overturned, I began to agree with Mr. Okubo's centralized system and his proposal to abolish the vassal states and take over the land and people to the court. Then I helped Mr. Okubo convince his brother and ask him to come forward to support the abolishment of the vassal states and change it to Kagoshima Prefecture. The fourth year of Meiji at that time was a great time!"

"You all know the 9th day banquet of the Kido family on July 9, 2014. My brother and Mr. Okubo, Mr. Kido, Junichiro, Inoue Jun, haha, I am really thick-skinned when I talk about it. In fact, I will tell you that I, Yama Prefecture, Oyama Jun, etc., could only hide in the kitchen to prepare the banquet. It was still Inoue Jun that time, I came out to inform us of the situation, and we knew what the three heroes of the Restoration were discussing. Now we were also attending the 9th day banquet. When we heard this, we were so ashamed that we felt ashamed!"

Saigo Kotoshi shook his head and sighed, "After that, I will continue to support Mr. Okubo's principle of equality among the four peoples and reduce the salaries of the gentry who account for one-third of the government's expenditure, which is what you know about the conscription system and rank and salary. However, my brother did not agree to recruit civilians or reduce the salaries of the gentry. My brother believed that being a soldier was only a privilege for the samurai, and those gentry landworms who did not work for production did not advocate taking action against them. Since then, my brother and I began to gradually get farther and farther away. Then there was the dispute over the Korean War and the coup in the sixth year of Meiji." Saigo Kotoshiro drank another glass of sake.

"In fact, when it comes to the expedition of South Korea, Mr. Okubo and his brother are no different. The only difference is that his brother hopes to send envoys to South Korea immediately because of the aristocratic future. He is even willing to serve as an envoy to South Korea, preparing to kill himself and let Japan start a war against South Korea immediately after provoking disputes. Mr. Okubo feels that Japan's national strength is still weak and the results of the reform have not yet been consolidated. In the long run, the internal affairs should be consolidated first. At that time, it was not the time for expansion. In fact, the contradiction between Mr. Okubo and my brother is just a question of when will Japan enlist in South Korea."

"But what some people are saying now is that this is a war between Takamori Saigo and Rito Okupo. This is completely nonsense!" Saigo Kondako slapped the table and said angrily.

"The Southwest War was not my brother's original intention. My brother was put in front of the gentry of the Satsuma clans and had to come forward. The Nakabara Nagata Nagao from the Metropolitan Police Department wanted to assassinate my brother, and the 6th Nakajima Army in Tokyo was going to enter Kagoshima and kill all the people from the private school. It was completely fabricated by the gentry bastards such as the magistrate of Oyama Prefecture of Kagoshima and the gentry of the private school! Just to force my brother to rebel!" Saigo Congdao drank a glass of sake again.

"After my brother rebelled, Oyama-kun and I were entrusted by Mr. Okubo to send the navy to transport the 6th Army to quell the rebellion in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Nagaoka and Kagoshima Tokun. So soon after, my brother was misguided by Shinsuke Beppu, and the southwest war ended. So, now Oyama-kun and I are regarded as traitors of my brother by the people of the Satsuma clan." Saigo Congdao smiled bitterly.

"Sir, you are a well-deserved hero in the hearts of the people of Kagoshima!" A young officer named Donggo leaned over and bowed down.

"Sir, during our study in Western countries, all the people of all countries regard the word "country" as a criterion. A person who puts a gentry class above the country and the people before, even if he has made contributions to the country and the people, his death will not be enough to atone for his sins." said a young officer named Yamamoto.

"Sir, our officers from the Satsuma tribe who are studying abroad will always regard the country as Satsuma and will never betray them." An officer named Inoue preached firmly.

"Sir, we are a Satsuma Navy officer, and we are willing to follow our superiors in all directions!" A young officer named Tsukii shouted loudly.

"Everyone, I have to ask you all for the future of the Japanese Navy and Satsuma Vajra." Saigo Taoist Master couldn't stand up.

"I wish to serve the superior!" said everyone.

The second floor of the Berlin Prince's Palace, night. The Crown Prince's Couple's bedroom.

The Crown Princess in pajamas walked into the bedroom and smiled at the Crown Prince lying on the bed, "I don't know where Jojo found the story. The story of this boy who learned magic in the Hogwarts Magic School is really fascinating! Not only Alice and Fiodora like to listen, but even Willy and I are reluctant to leave, Jojo always surprises me."

The Crown Princess looked at Crown Prince Frederick, and it was obvious that the Crown Princess was absent-minded about the Crown Princess' words.

"Fritz, what's wrong with you?"

The crown prince handed a letter beside him to the crown princess, "This is the letter brought back by Joey. My father asked me to go to the palace tomorrow, saying that he would have a more important position to me."

After reading the letter, the Crown Princess looked down and asked, "Fritz, this happened very suddenly. What do you think is the reason that the emperor made this plan?"

"Wiki, I can't think of it. You know, I haven't been to the palace for a long time, but my father hasn't summoned me to the palace for nearly eight years. Otherwise, we'll ask Joey tomorrow morning to see what he gave birth to in the palace today, and then I'll go to see my father again."

"Well, that's all. Fritz, do you think the emperor will have any important appointments to you, would it be a worse position than your Royal Museum Director?"

"It's not that bad... Wiki?!"

Ryukyu Naha, dawn. On the cobblestone road leading to the pier in Licheng.

Only Saigo Congdao and Dashanyan walked quietly on the road to the east pier. It was about to dawn, and the glowing glow on the eastern sea surface pushed the night sky back to the west while dragging their shadows for a long time. Suddenly, Saigo Congdao broke the silence between the two, "Dashanjun, if you continue like this, I really don't know how many Satsuma family's children will fall on this road. Looking at their young faces and having to send them away with them personally, I really feel that I am so cruel."

"Sixiangjun, do you see the rising sun on the sea resembles our naval flag?" Oyama continued on his own, "This is a beautiful view that only people in the Satsuma clan can enjoy. If you can follow you and die on the road to pursue this beautiful scenery, what else can you regret in your life!"
Chapter completed!