Chapter 199: The Farce of Peace Talks (5)
"Let's marry Princess Daming to your emperor as a concubine? Haha, haha! Do you dare to think about it? Not dreaming, right? Shen Weijing deliberately pretended to be angry, he stood up, stared at everyone on the other side, and continued: "If you want me to see, you should first find a Japanese woman and let her wait for me tonight." Maybe when I'm happy, uncle, I'll consider your conditions. Well, she's not bad. Why don't you let her stay with me tonight. Shen Weijing said, pointing his finger at Mieko Kato.
"Bastard! How dare you speak foul language to me on such an occasion. I'll kill you! Shen Weijing's words completely angered Mieko Kato, she stood up suddenly, pulled out the ninja knife on her body, and pointed the tip of the knife at Shen Weijing's face.
"If you want to kill Lord Shen, you must first ask me if my embroidered spring knife agrees!" Shi Lang also stood up and used his embroidered spring knife to hold up Mieko Kato's ninja knife.
"Kill me? You stinky woman. I don't believe you can do it. Coming and going, slashing here. Shen Weijing, who mistook Mieko Kato for Michiko Kato, thought that Mieko Kato was deliberately making a show, so he stretched his neck forward and made a sinister expression at Mieko Kato.
"Bag! What a bullshit envoy, he is clearly a ruffian and a scoundrel! Shen Wei's insulting expression further aroused the anger of Mieko Kato, at this time she was already difficult to control herself, she threw away the ninja knife in her hand with a bang, turned around and slammed the door.
Although Mieko Kato is just an ordinary ninja, the three Japanese military commissioners and President Konishi who were present all knew that Mieko Kato was the pair of eyes that Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi placed at the scene. Now, the eyes are gone. Naturally, the negotiations could not continue.
"Alright. I think I'll stop here today. Let's go back and calm down. We'll talk about it tomorrow. The first negotiation ended with an unhappy breakup between the two sides, and Ishida Mitsunari was visibly unhappy.
Seeing that the goal of postponing the negotiations by disrupting the scene was achieved, a dark smile that was not easy to detect passed on Shen Weijing's face.
Regarding Shen Weijing's performance today, Shi Lang, who returned to Nanbie Palace, did not blame him. Although Shen Weijing's words and deeds are a little out of line, on the whole, it is still to safeguard the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
That night, Shi Lang wrote down the four proposals and conditions put forward by the Japanese people on a piece of paper used by Jinyiwei to convey information, rolled this small piece of paper into a cylinder, stuffed it into a bamboo tube the size of a small thumb, and sealed it with sealing wax.
Shi Lang blew out the candles, came to the window, and put his ear close to the window lattice, listening to the movement outside. After confirming that no abnormality was found, Shi Lang stuffed the small bamboo tube in his hand into the pocket of the nocturnal assassination suit on his chest, and then, opening the window, jumped onto the roof.
Shi Lang had to send the information to the commander as soon as possible.
The night in Wangjing City is silent and mysterious. Except for the weak sound of gongs on the streets, there were hardly any other sounds heard in the streets and alleys of Wang Jingcheng.
Shi Langti jumped on the ridge of the eaves and tiles, and ran towards the northwest of Wang Jingcheng.
Behind Shi Lang, a black shadow followed closely.
In fact, Shi Lang had already discovered the black shadow following behind him. Judging from the opponent's movements and figures, Shi Lang concluded that this was a Japanese ninja. This is not surprising, how can the arrival of the Ming envoy not alarm this group of ghosts and monsters?
Shi Lang used his super night walking light skills, trying to get rid of the other party. However, the black shadow's nocturnal kung fu was not inferior to Shi Lang at all. Until Shi Lang came to a small forest in the northwest of Wang Jingcheng, the joint place he had agreed with Fang Shan, the black shadow still followed closely behind him at a certain distance.
The ninja of the Japanese Kingdom who followed Shi Lang was Yoshino. Since the envoys of the Ming Dynasty lived in Nanbetsu Palace, Yoshino has placed eyeliner around Nanbetsu Palace, and he personally went into battle to monitor the room where Shen Weijing and Shi Lang lived. Yoshino meets the stone tonight
Lang jumped out of the window in his night suit and immediately followed.
Yoshino saw Shi Lang disappear into the grove in front of him, and immediately hurried a few steps, hid his figure, and flashed into the woods. He saw a dark shadow in front of him hurrying forward, so he chased after him. But after chasing, three or four of the same black shadows appeared in front of him. Yoshino couldn't decide which one to chase for a while, so he had to stand still and think about countermeasures.
At the moment when Yoshino hesitated, Shi Lang and Fang Shan, who had been waiting here, successfully completed the handover of information. Then, he crossed cover with several brocade guards at the scene and successfully got rid of Yoshino's tracking.
Not long after Shi Lang returned to the room in the Nanbie Palace, Shen Weijing came over and knocked on the door.
Shi Lang invited Shen Wei into the room.
"Lord Shi, haven't slept yet?" Shen Weijing said politely.
"Not yet. I have a great responsibility to protect your safety, Lord Shen. Shi Lang said politely and asked Shen Weijing to sit down.
"Oops! Master Shi, don't make fun of me. I, Shen Wei, respect a cheap life, how dare I work for your big drive! ”
"Lord Shen can't say that. You are now the envoy of the Great Ming Parliament. If you have three long and two short, I Shi Lang won't be able to eat and walk around. Shi Lang sat on the chair opposite Shen Weijing.
"The peacemaker is ...... Yes, yes, I am the envoy of peace and discussion. Ay! It's not easy to be a peacemaker! ”
"If Lord Shen has any difficulties, you might as well talk about it."
"Lord Shi, you also saw today's scene. What kind of negotiation is this? It's clearly blackmail! What conditions do you see, how can I, a little guerrilla general, do the master! Master Shi, am I doing a little out of line today? ”
"I don't see it. Lord Shen, my duty is only to keep you safe. You are the negotiator. I have no right to interfere in peace matters. ”
"Brother Shi...... I wonder if it's the right thing for me to call it? ”
"Haha. Anyway. You and I are officials in the same dynasty, and it makes me feel very affectionate to call me like this. ”
"Good. Then I will rely on the old and sell the old, and call you brother. Brother Shi, I won't tell you, I'm in this position now, it's like sitting on pins and needles! Obviously, he faced the things that he couldn't do, but he had to do it reluctantly. I really don't know what to do next. Brother, you have been an official for many years, and you are much older than me in terms of qualifications. I don't know if my brother can give me some advice. ”
"Huh. I'm just a little brocade guard, too. How dare I speak vainly about the major matter of peace between the two countries? Lord Shen, don't embarrass me. Since Lord Shi Xingshi strongly recommends you as the envoy of peace, it means that Lord Shen must have something extraordinary. You are more than capable of handling the situation in front of you. ”
"From your brother Shi's words, my heart is much more stable. You can rest assured, even if I fight hard, I will not let the plan of the Japanese people succeed. Well, it's not early. Don't disturb your rest anymore. Leave. ”
"Lord Shen walks slowly. I do not send it. ”
Sending Shen Weijing away, Shi Lang slept in peace.
The shrewd Shen Weijing knew very well in his heart that although Shi Lang came to Wang Jing with the council and envoys under the banner of protecting his own safety, his real task was actually to monitor the peace talks.
To be honest, Shen Weijing didn't know whether his performance at the meeting and scene during the day was out of line. The cunning Shen Weijing had a conversation with Shi Lang just now, and he had a general understanding in his heart.
In Shen Weijing's opinion, since Shi Lang, who is Jinyiwei, did not warn or remind his words and deeds during the day, it means that his words and deeds are at least barely passing the Jinyiwei level.
Shen Weijing knew very well in his heart that Shi Lang, who had experienced the entire first negotiation process at the negotiation site, would definitely send the peace conditions of the Japanese people out of Wang Jingcheng as soon as possible, and it would not be long before there would be a countermeasure from above. Shen Weijing felt that he was currently doing the wisest thing
It is to delay as much time as possible, and wait until Shi Lang receives the above countermeasures, and then consider the next move.
Thinking that he had Shi Lang's approval, Shen Weijing made up his mind and continued his delaying tactics the next day. After returning to the room, Shen Weijing slept beautifully for one night.
The following morning, the peace talks continued at the same location.
Yesterday, Mieko Kato's performance made Shen Weijing a little puzzled. According to what he knew about Michiko Kato, a few provocative and obscene words would not make the other party react so strongly.
Shen Weijing originally wanted to arouse the anger of the other Japanese peacemakers present by teasing Mieko Kato, who he thought was Michiko Kato, so as to disrupt the peace process and delay the negotiations.
Unexpectedly, Mieko Kato, who he thought was Michiko Kato, broke out on the spot and left the scene angrily, which made Shen Weijing not only puzzled by Mieko Kato's overreaction, but also had some joy after the conspiracy succeeded.
Now, once again seeing Mieko Kato, who entered at the same time as him, in the Temple of Literature, Shen Weijing wants to repeat the old trick. The moment his body passed by Mieko Kato, he quietly reached out and pinched Mieko Kato's buttocks, who entered the venue with her head held high.
Mieko Kato didn't say a word, raised her arms and slapped Shen Weijing's face.
Shi Lang's hand was weak, and he grabbed the hand of Mieko Kato, who was about to fan Shen Weijing's face, and shouted: "Don't be unreasonable to Lord Shen!" ”
No one at the scene, including Shi Lang, saw that Shen Weijing made that hidden and obscene move to Mieko Kato. Seeing Mieko Kato's angry expression, Ishida Mitsunari, who had just walked to the edge of the seat, said sharply: "Mieko, don't be unreasonable to the envoy!" ”
Mieko Kato angrily withdrew her arm from Shi Lang's hand, then glared at Shen Weijing fiercely, and walked to her seat and sat down with a snort.
"Messenger. After thinking about it all night, I don't know how you feel about the conditions we proposed? Shen Weijing's obscene performance yesterday made Ishida Sancheng very disgusted, so as soon as he opened his mouth today, his tone towards Shen Weijing was not as polite as yesterday.
"I think it's up to you to talk about the two conditions we have put forward." Shen Weijing sat lazily on the chair and said.
"Whether it's the withdrawal of troops or the return of the two Korean princes, it is not a problem for us. But only if you agree to all four conditions at the same time. Ishida Mitsunari said in an unquestioning tone.
"As long as you withdraw unconditionally and return the two Korean princes first, we can discuss your conditions slowly." Shen Weijing's face was full of scoundrel expressions.
"Bastard! If you want to do what you say, is it still called negotiation? I don't think you're here to negotiate at all, you're clearly here to fool around. Another military commissioner, Masuda Nagamori, was enraged by Shen Weijing's face, and he slapped the table and shouted.
"Hugh is rude! Lord Shen is the envoy of the Holy Lord's hand-picked peace. How do you say he's here to mess around? You are disrespectful to my Daming! The Ming Dynasty and the deputy envoy Xu have always been stern and angrily reprimanded Masuda Changsheng.
"Yes. How can I allow barbarians to wantonly despise and disrespect! Another deputy envoy, Xie Yongzi, also agreed.
"Alright, alright. I repeat, we're not here to fight. Everyone calmed down and focused on the terms of the two sides. Governor Konishi raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down.
"Yes, messenger. Since you have agreed to negotiate our terms slowly, how long will it take to negotiate? Ishida Mitsunari said to Shen Weijing.
Ishida Sancheng's question made Shen Weijing not know how to answer for a while, but the other party had already asked him, and he had to have a reply. In a hurry, Shen Weijing suddenly covered his stomach tightly with his hands and lay on the negotiation table, with an extremely painful expression on his face: "Ouch, my stomach hurts." You can't have drugged your food, do you? ”