Early in the morning, Xia Xun and Zheng He are in the flowers! The place where the palace was suddenly outflanked by a group of Japanese samurai.

This is the residence of the shogun, and the samurai were able to outflank it, and it would not have been possible without Ashikaga Yoshimori, who stood at the door facing the courtyard, holding a long sword.

There was also an old man standing next to him with a knife, his hair was already gray, but he was arrogant, and when he looked at him, he was angry, although he was half a step behind Ashikaga Yoshitori, but he stood there steadily, but he had taken away the brilliance of a bright young general, just like when Cao Cao received the Xiongnu envoy, he asked Shangshu Cui Yan to pretend to be the king of Wei, and he pretended to be a shi guard to stand aside.

Guarding near the envoy's residence were dozens of Ming Shi Guards, not to be outdone, they drew their swords out of their sheaths, and a pole was erected on the wall, and the two sides were tense, and the Shi Wei and the samurai were shouting and scolding in the language of their respective countries, but they couldn't understand what the other party was saying.

After a while, Xia Xun and Zheng He walked out of the room leisurely, the two of them seemed to have just finished breakfast, Xia Xun was still holding a white silk scarf in his hand, gently wiping the corners of his mouth, and when he walked out of the courtyard door, he slowly stuffed back his sleeves.

Xia Xun turned a blind eye to the tense situation around him, and just greeted Ashikaga Yoshichi and General Si B with a smile: "Your Excellency General, Your Excellency General Yi, Jinba Update Group Yellow Gate Internal Products." Early in the morning, what are you doing here? ”

As soon as he saw the two of them, General Si Yi shouted uncontrollably: "Bold, you actually broke the agreement, used troops against the broken waves, strong winds, and duck reef islands without authorization, and even sent your troops to fight ashore, and now the bandits are running everywhere, making a mess everywhere, and you must take responsibility for this!" Take them down! ”

Si Yi Yi gave an order, and seven or eight warriors of the Xinguo Kingdom immediately rushed up, raised their long knives and threatened them, and before Xia Xun's Shi Wei could make a move, Zheng He suddenly turned around...... Suddenly a whirlwind blew on the ground, so fast that he couldn't even see his face and movements clearly, only to see a clear and dignified shadow roll in front of those samurai, and the sonorous sound continued to be in his ears, and when Zheng He stood in front of Ashikaga Yoshinori and Shogun Si B again, the long knives in the hands of the seven or eight samurai were already in his hands.

Those warriors seemed to have seen a ghost one by one, screaming that they didn't dare to advance, they didn't dare to retreat, Si Yi was shocked, immediately pulled out the knife out of the sheath, roared, and slashed at Xia Xun in the face, this knife was like a lightning bolt, but Xia Xun came first, and a long knife in Zheng He's hand had somehow fallen into his hand, and Si Byi's full force had just slashed into the air, and it was not necessarily a frustration of his waist, and a knife in Xia Xun's hand had already reached his heavenly spirit cover.

Xia Xun has always been obsessed with the power of heaven and earth by Luo Kedi, and after several years of hard training, although he may not have the power of Luo Kedi's knife in the past, it is more than enough to deal with the Si Yi general in front of him. Si Yi's whole body was shocked, his arms struggled, and he desperately stopped the next slash, and his face turned pale.

Ashikaga Yoshinori didn't expect that these two Ming envoys had terrifying martial arts, and he was startled, he immediately took two steps back, and said sharply: "You guys...... What are you going to do? This is Japan, isn't it your Ming, do you think you can escape our pursuit? ”

Zheng He snorted coldly, seven or eight long knives were thrown to the ground, clanging to make a piece, Xia Xun turned the knife in his hand, held the tip of the knife, handed over the handle, and said with a smile: "We didn't want to escape at all, why should we escape?" This is the residence that your King has given us. ^I don't know if Your Excellency can be the Lord of His Majesty the King, or can Your Excellency the General not take His Majesty's mission seriously? ”

The faces of Ashikaga Yoshimochi and General Si B immediately became extremely ugly, and General Si B received a report from his subordinates, saying that the Ming army did not act according to the time agreed by both parties, but suddenly attacked the islands of the rapid wind and breaking waves, and killed a surprise, and all the islands suffered heavy losses, most of the pirates and almost all the ships and a large number of supplies were destroyed in the fire, and a small number of pirates who fled ashore were also pursued by the Ming army, and they couldn't help but be angry, and immediately like a cat that had been stepped on its tail, they couldn't wait to find it.

One of the largest pirate gangs on Yajiao Island was actually his people, and it was his retainer Oda family who was sent out to rob merchant ships and plunder the Ming Dynasty as pirates at his behest. General Yoshimitsu is also an ambitious man, and his status and fame today are actually not as good as when the Hosokawa family was in its heyday, which is understandable, because Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was still a child when he became a shogun, and Hosokawa was like the emperor in charge of this auxiliary minister.

And who can influence the current Ashikaga Yoshimitsu? When he was at odds with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and gradually became a fire and water, he began to set his sights on Ashikaga Yoshito, who was not actually loved by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and supported this kid, so that the power of the Si B family could go further. However, until now, Ashikaga Yoshinori had no power, no money, and no capital that could be used to buy the daimyo, and it was a little stretched to just pay blindly, so he started the idea of plundering.

Ashikaga Yoshinori heard that his economic resources were destroyed, and he was also furious, and he didn't want to follow Si Yi to kill him, but he didn't expect Xia Xun and Zheng He to be more arrogant than them, and then calmed down a little, remembering the special identity of these two people, and the importance that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu valued them. The ships, goods, and men of General Si B were all destroyed, but this is a secret that cannot be disclosed, and if it is just to break the agreement on coordinated operations, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has not hinted at his opinion, and it is their turn to be the master?

Thinking about the stakes, Ashikaga Yoshimochi suppressed his anger a little and argued, "I...... I have no intention of harming the two noble envoys, but as a general, I have the right to ask you to give an explanation for your team's sabotage of the agreement and rash raising of troops, so that I can report it to my father. ”

Xia Xun said: "Of course, we will explain this matter, but because the stakes are high, we hope to have an interview with His Majesty the King!" ”

General Si Yi gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Then, please ask the two noble envoys to go to the Beishan Hall with me." ”

"No, no, no......

Xia Xun smiled and shook his head: "Here, I will be cared for by His Excellency the General as a matter of course, I am not sure if the road to Beishan will be safe." So, I decided to wait here and wait for the arrival of His Majesty the King! ”

After Xia Xun finished speaking, he turned around leisurely, and Zheng He slowly dusted off his robe and walked side by side with him.

General Si Yi clutched the handle of the knife tightly, and the green tendons in his hands burst out, but thinking of Zheng He's ghostly skills and Xia Xun's thunderous and lightning-like knife, he never dared to hand out the knife again.

At the gate of the courtyard, Xia Xun and Zheng He were very polite: "Gonggong Zheng, please!" ”

"No, no, no, please do the Auxiliary Kingdom!"

"Whoa! Zheng Gonggong please! ”

"The Auxiliary Kingdom is the first to merge!"

Ashikaga Yoshimoru watched the two of them take a posture, only to be so angry that his face was red and white for a while, he threw his sleeves and left angrily! Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with three leaders and four positions, Hao Hao dngdng rushed to the flower palace, together with his son shogun Ashikaga Yoshimori, like the eight King Kong sat at the negotiating table, Ashikaga Yoshinori and Si B Yoshinori were full of anger, and the other ministers were also angry, but there were only Xia Xun and Zheng He sitting opposite, with a calm expression.

"Our army simply did not plan the attack on the scheduled date, I recognize that! Before I say what we suffer, I would like to make sure that your Majesty the King and your Excellency, are you determined to eradicate the pirates, and do not mean to be biased? ”

General Si Yi said angrily: "Your Excellency Yang Xu, what do you mean by this? ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu raised his hand and smiled, "We are certainly determined to eradicate the pirates, but our sincerity cannot be questioned. ”

Xia Xun said: "Okay, I have a piece of evidence, I want to ask His Majesty the King and all the adults to take a look, is it okay?" ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was a little curious, but he didn't ask, just nodded his head, Xia Xun immediately called someone to present the evidence, it was a Japanese knife, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took the knife in his hand, looked at it carefully, and pulled out a sharp blade, inspected the knife, reinserted it into the sheath, looked up at Xia Xun, and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Xia Xun said: "This knife is a trophy captured in my Daming Elephant Mountain, and it was obtained from a Japanese pirate leader. On the handle of the knife, there is the family crest of the original owner of the knife, near the waters of Shuangyu, my Daming sailor once fought with a relatively powerful Japanese pirate, among which there is a pirate leader on the battleship, the flag hanging is also the same pattern. From this, I can be sure that they come from the same family. ”

Those ministers hadn't looked at this knife carefully, and when they heard Xia Xun say this, they all looked curiously at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's hand, and only Ashikaga Yoshinori and Si B's faces changed slightly.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu handed over the knife in his hand, let his subordinates check it, looked at Xia Xun and said, "Does this matter have anything to do with your breaking of the agreement?" ”

Xia Xun said: "After I arrived in Kyoto, I once asked someone for advice, and the news I got was that this is the family crest of the Owari guardian Oda family, and I am worried that there will be pirate informants around His Majesty, although I deceived His Majesty, but I didn't mean to offend, you also said, I hope to get rid of pirates, and Nishiki Bar updates the Yellow Gate Inner Product." So what I did was exactly what Your Majesty wanted, and it was the pirates who I wanted to deceive, not you. ”

General Si Yi roared: "Rampant, do you mean, among the people here, there are people who are pirates? ”

Xia Xun raised his eyelids, glanced at him casually, and said, "I heard that the Oda family is the retainer of your Si B clan?" ”

"Bastard! Are you suspicious of me? Si Yi slammed the table, and Huo Ran pulled it up.

Ashikaga Yoshiman frowned slightly, and said with a calm face: "Lou Xia! ”

General Si Yi glanced at him, held back his anger and slowly sat down. Xia Xun said: "I received news that when we captured Yajiao Island, our army captured a very important thief, surnamed Oda, can Your Excellency the general take someone to Kyoto for interrogation, I think some things can be revealed!" ”

Sitting on the right side of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, there was a minister in his twenties, whose face immediately showed excitement, and blurted out: "Your Excellency, I think what the envoy of the Ming Kingdom said is very reasonable, if among us, there are indeed people who report to the pirates, and the Ming team is doing it cheaply, and the purpose is to attack the pirates, and they do not intend to offend your dignity, and this matter should not be pursued further."

For example, this pirate leader is an important clue, and all of you here are loyal to His Excellency the Imperial Minister, and I certainly don't believe that anyone will be able to do something inappropriate, but it is inevitable that no one will do something inappropriate with the samurai around him. This matter should be investigated, and I am willing to take a trip for Your Excellency and release this important person back to Kyoto! ”

General Si Yi said coldly: "Hosokawa Manyuan, what do you mean, do you want to go against me?" ”

Hosokawa Manyuan said nonchalantly: "I just want to dig out the people who are in communication with the pirates, if Si Bu Jun thinks that this is against you, does Si Bu Jun recognize that he has something to do with pirates?" ”

General Si Yi was furious: "Bastard! This envoy of the Ming Kingdom kept saying that the pirate leader of Yajiao Island was from the Oda family, didn't you hear it? ”

He turned to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu again and said, "Your Excellency, I think this is a conspiracy of the Akito, and we should not be fooled!" ”

Xia Xun said: "I can't listen to my side of the words, and I can't seem to listen to the side of the leader of the Si B side, right?" Is it a conspiracy, is it a trial of that important person and criminal? ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu shook his head casually and said, "Okay, let's send someone to escort this pirate leader back to Kyoto first, and then talk about it after the trial." ”

General Si Yi was a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, you know that Hosokawa Manyuan has always been at odds with me, and it is impossible to guarantee justice by him!" ”

Hosokawa Mitsumoto was just about to ridicule him, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had already raised his hand to stop him, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at a fifty-year-old man next to him, and said, "Tayama-kun, then...... I beg you to do this! ”

Tian Shan Kiguo was watching the play next to him, but the cold messenger pushed it on his head, and he couldn't help complaining. However, it is the three leaders who are in charge of government affairs, so it is impossible to let the heads of the Shi Institute in charge of the military do this. Among the three leaders, Si Byi will be the suspect, and Hosokawa Manyuan has always been at odds with Si Byi, and the most suitable person can only be himself.

Tayama Kikuni promised with a bitter mouth.

Ashikaga Yoshiman glanced at Xia Xun opposite, the corners of Xia Xun's mouth were slightly escaping a smile, and a smile that was not easy to be noticed also passed quickly from Ashikaga Yoshiman's eyes.

Without his cooperation, the growth of the situation may not be as Xia Xun hoped, but even if he knew that Xia Xun had ulterior motives, he would cooperate with Xia Xun's actions: General Si Yi has grown enough to threaten him, and he must be weakened!

More importantly, his legacy......

He wants an heir to inherit his inheritance, yes! But is that enough? Who in the world can understand his Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's great ambition? What he wants is actually not just a shogun, what he wants is to end the thousand-year-old inheritance and rule the Heavenly Emperor family for all generations! His son will become the new emperor of Japan, the emperor surnamed Ashikaga, and he will become the emperor!

Who is using and who is not yet known.

It's just that if you send that pirate leader to Kyoto, will you be able to bring down General Si B? This will never work, if Si Yi will collapse so easily, he would have gotten rid of it a long time ago, so ...... He was looking forward to it, he wanted to see what else this Ming official could do