The Imperial Empress Pinna Golanda woke up and opened her eyes. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Restore the lighting in the office immediately. The eyes of the morning sun shining through the open blinds could not be opened.

The imperial capital is located on a two-day hike inland from the coast called the Blue Sea. Although the sun is very strong, it is quite comfortable when the cool breeze that flows down from the snowy mountains of the north.

The palace is located on the easternmost of the five hills of the imperial capital, on the waistside of a hill called Satira.

The house in the east of it was the place where she was assigned. Since the ventilation is quite good, the aroma of cypress trees in the eastern forest wafts in the wind. Pinna is quite fond of the smell that brings clarity back to the mind.

"Your Highness the Princess. You haven't had a good rest in bed again. ”

Clerk Hammidon, who opened the windows of his office one by one, sighed and complained.

All sorts of paperwork piled up on the table. Plus letterheads sent from everywhere. Although most of it is parchment, it has recently switched to copy paper purchased from the Arnous Collaborative Living Group.

"Ah, it's over!"

In a panic, he flattened the parchment that had crumpled while he was asleep. It was a report of financial condition from the house of Count Vermar. I guess I fell asleep while checking the contents.

When I looked closely at the ink stained my fingers, and I was trying to make sure that my clothes and face were not dirty, my clothes were already crumpled, and my face and body were uncomfortable.

"Your Highness the Princess. Would you like to take a shower before breakfast?"

"I'm sorry. So be it. ”

After listening to her subordinates' advice, Pinna raised her hands as if she had surrendered.

"As for the scheduled itinerary for this day, the more important ones are the lunch with the Senate member Kiqueroqing, and the dinner is to attend the birthday party of the daughter of the Marquis de Ducsy's family, and as for the time between lunch and dinner, she will be interviewed by Shanti, and she seems to want to give some advice on the successor of the White Rose Knights. ”

"I remember that Penny Bead and Kazumi had a very good relationship with Sister Bow, right? In that case, didn't it be decided that she would take over as the next captain?"

"She seems to want to go to Arnous with Pennyzhu more than to be the captain of the White Roses·······"

Pinna frowned at her incomprehension. If you want to respond to the trust of Penny Bead, who is respectfully called her sister, shouldn't you do a good job of staying behind? What is going on in your head to say such a thing? If the truth is as Hammidon said, then there is no way to easily nod and agree, in short, you will understand the situation when we meet, how to decide later

"Today's job is to introduce Master Skavala to Kichero Qing, and then it's the party at the Dussi family, mmmm~"

"This is the first list of captives to be returned, and the families of those on the list are gathered at the party of the Dusi family, after which Lord Kavala will hand over the list to the representatives of the various families. Would you like to confirm the draft of the list?"

"Ah~ I watched it last night. Isn't it said that there are fifteen people who are scheduled to be booked, but there are only fourteen people recorded on it, so why do you want to vacate a vacancy?"

Just as Pinna was trying to find out what she wanted from the piles of papers on the table. Stacks of papers scattered onto the bed like a rockslide.

"Ah~ah······"

Stopping the princess who was in a hurry to clean up, Hammidon began to sort through the scattered papers.

"Your Highness...... The vacated spot is to be used as chipping chips for Kichero Qing. Kichero himself, also a member of the family was arrested and taken captive, and the name of his nephew was recorded in the name book. In order to increase the success rate of today's meeting, it was recorded in the first batch of books. ”

Pinna hugged her head and regurgitated Hammidon's words. I don't know if it's because the memory capacity has reached the limit, or if the number of turns in the mind can't go up.

"No problem, do you?"

"If you can't say no, can you replace me?"

"No way. ”

"Then, if you don't work hard, you can't do it!"

With a mixed sigh, Pinna pressed the rolled-up papers onto Hammidon's chest, and left the office to take a shower.

After taking a shower, tie the red hair again, put on light makeup, and put on clothes. After making these preparations, Pinna finally appeared at the table, about an hour after being called out by Hammidon. Considering the preparation required to be a noblewoman, this will be quite fast.

Despite this, Sugawara waited a long time for Pinna to show up and started breakfast first. The menu is made with hot wheat porridge with some dried meat and citrus fruits.

Pinna's house is a soldier, a messenger...... The so-called maid has a considerable number of people, so that he will not feel any inconvenience. When preparing breakfast, too, I wear a formal dress called a toge here. So I didn't have any troublesome problems at all. It's just that only at work, as long as Pinna is not there, nothing can start.

Diplomacy begins with meeting the other side. In this imperial capital where no one knows anyone, no matter who you want to meet, you need to be introduced by Pinna. Sugawara, who was dispatched from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Special Issues Countermeasures Committee, was tasked with expanding his contacts in the imperial capital as much as possible. Bonding with people, preparing for the activities of the real negotiation group in the future, honing the language, and grasping the interpersonal relationships of the imperial ruling organs.

"Good morning, Your Highness!"

"Good morning, His Highness Skavala (Sugawara). You're still so early~"

'You're too slow!' Sugawara swallowed the words back into his stomach, smiling and praising Pinna's beauty. This is a habit he learned while studying in France, and it doesn't seem to be a bad reaction when used as a greeting to the women here.

Pinna arrived at the table, and only took a sip of wheat porridge and ate some fruit. The breakfast in front of me seems to be made to reduce the burden on the stomach as much as possible, and the reason for deliberately suppressing the amount of food will be mentioned in the later story.

"Today we are scheduled to have lunch at Kicchero's house and dinner at Ducie's house. To be honest, there are not enough stomach bags for a few~"

Regarding the hard work of reception, it seems that it is the same everywhere. Sugawara also came here after accumulating a lot of similar experiences, so I completely agree with this statement.

"In my country, there is a saying that the stomach and intestines are the foundation of health. However, it is difficult to protect the stomach in this job, so it is quite troublesome. ”

"Ah~"

Especially for women, it has a great impact on the skin, body and beauty.

Sugawara said to Pinna, who seemed to be concerned about many of these issues, "There is good stomach medicine in our country. Need I provide some?"

"Please excuse me. Grateful, really grateful!!"

In the Empire, the so-called feast meant that a large amount of food and drink was prepared. Most of the entertainment is not available in addition to this, but on the side of the door, food and alcohol are indeed indispensable at parties. It's just that here, preparing a large number of meals is the proper etiquette, and this is where the trouble comes in.

Sure enough, lunch at the Kichero Mansion was indeed a luxurious meal.

Meatballs made from goat meat, soup made from fish and wild vegetables, and plenty of bird, fish, and animal meat.

The fruit is cooled by snow from the Snowy Mountains, which adds to its deliciousness. But the variety and number are also considerable. The etiquette on the part of the guests is to eat, and the preparation of endless dishes is used as evidence of welcome.

was able to receive such a reception, all thanks to the intermediary of the princess Pinna. If it were Sugawara alone, he might be poured a basin of cold water on his head.

Chichero La Martus was a member of the famous Martus family since the beginning of the empire, although it was only a branch of the famous family, and it was only the last seat among the nobles. However, he has excellent debating and political skills, and now he is a member of the Senate, and he is quite important in political circles. Since there were other members of the Martus family in the Senate, they all called him Kichero in order to avoid confusion.

In this war, he belonged to the Emperor faction of the main battle theory. That is to say, he argues that "this is an extraordinary state of affairs. Under the power of the emperor, he gathered the full strength of the empire and quickly rebuilt its military power. Then, by force, drive away the barbarians who occupy Arnous.

In contrast to this is the Patriarchal School of Peace. This side advocates that [this war was started under the instructions of the emperor's unplanned, and the emperor's power should be weakened and led by the senate, and the military power should be rebuilt. At the same time, make contact with the enemy occupying Arnus and ask them to return to the [Gate] and choose a method other than military power, such as speaking and this way.

The reason why he chose Kichero as the object of negotiation is because he can also communicate with words in the main battle faction.

Peacemakers hope to make peace anyway, but the number of them is still too small. Therefore, in order to make progress in the peace talks, it is necessary to separate the main war theorists and increase the forces of the peace talks.

With this explanation, Sugawara asked Pinna for an introduction, and she also chose the figure of Chichero for the reasons mentioned above.

"Kicquero. I would like to introduce to you, His Excellency Skavala, who is the diplomatic ambassador of the Neon Nation. ”

Under various circumstances, Pinna raised Sugawara's status without authorization. Sugawara understood Pinna's thoughts, so he didn't specifically revise most of the ambassadors.

'First Meeting' greeted each other.

"I'm sorry, I've never heard of Japan." What kind of country is it?"

Empires are powerful nations. There are more than a dozen countries in the surrounding princes alone. Add to this the fact that foreign countries are made up of various tribes with subject countries and borders, which contain hundreds of territorial and diplomatic relations. Even though he was a member of the Senate, he was not a diplomat, so it would not be surprising that there were countries that he did not know.

"That's it. It is a country with four distinct seasons and beautiful landscapes. ”

Hearing this, Kichero sneered slightly. His wife also looked at the dumb and shrugged her shoulders.

To ask an envoy from a barbaric land with backward civilization about the affairs of the country, but to answer a country with beautiful mountains and rivers, is tantamount to saying that there is no meaning in saying anything.

At first glance, he is a talented person, but after all, he is a person from a rural background. It's too early to debate with the nobles of the empire. This is what Kichero said about Sugawara. No, it's because his subject country is too backward, and he himself is not bad. Kicpierau, who has always regarded himself as a self-disciplined judge, slightly raised the balance point to the point of balance for the rash and underestimated Sugawara...... So I plan it.

Pinna, who had seen all of this from the sidelines, seemed to be able to see through Kicairo's chest.

sighed with emotion. whispered, 'Be careful, you're going to be killed.'" But she's just an agent. It is not a diplomatic party, so it will not be exported without permission.

"I brought some local products from my country. Please laugh at it. ”

Make a performance that collects the real thing. Talking about his fingers, accompanied by the servant and guard, Lu Zi's second-class Lu Cao and Pingna's servant moved in the box containing the native products.

The sneering Kichiro's expression gradually changed, and he gradually smiled as Pinna expected.

The beautiful silk cloth dyed by Yuzumi piled up in front of Kichero, the silk woven by Nishijin in Kyoto made of colored gold and silver threads, the beautiful Kanazawa lacquerware in black or red, the delicate handicrafts of Raden, the fan of Nishiki-e, and the glass of Satsuma Kiriko.

Shima's cultured pearls. A Japanese sword made by a swordsmith who is Seki Kanetsune.

Then there are handy devices such as washi paper, foreign paper, and fountain pens that you don't want to let go of as long as you use them once.

Tableware, pottery, porcelain tableware, etc.

Typical Japanese crafts and practical products are on display.

Pina has seen Sugawara's technique in the past few days, first entering with humility and then showing something distinct. One has to want to listen to him further. It is precisely because of the discerning aristocracy that when they see these things in front of them, they must be able to understand how highly skilled they are made.

Kicchero's wife was distracted by the brightly colored fabrics of Nishijin and Tomoshi, and Kichero himself was seduced by the graceful blades of Japanese swords. Although he is known as a politician who is good at debating, he is still a man. Always pay attention to equipment first.

"It's amazing, it's all made in Japan?"

"All of them, from the hands of our craftsmen. ”

"How good is Japan? Sorry, that's rude. I despised you too much just now······"

Chichero changed his tune. Put away the attitude of grandeur and show the corresponding respect. With an eye for identifying good items, he shows a respectful attitude towards culture with a straightforward attitude.

"But, Lord Skavala, you're a really bad person. Isn't it true that there are so many things to be proud of in a country with beautiful waters. Okay, tell me quickly, where is Japan?"

Pinna thought to herself, and was killed again.

In this way, when the other party opens his mind and relaxes his guard......

"Our country, Japan, is now at war with the Empire. It is located on the opposite side of the door. ”

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It's still a change today!

I'm tired, so I'm making do with it today, and I don't play games, so I rest········