While Pierre and Lopunov were sailing to the Great Zhou, Li Guangtai, under the protection of the First Fleet of the Great Zhou Royal Navy, had successfully reached Kyoto, the capital of Fuso.

Although Fusang is not a vassal state of the Great Zhou, Fusang is still very in awe of the behemoth neighbor of the Great Zhou.

Especially Li Guangtai, an important member of the imperial court from the Great Zhou Dynasty, Fusang is naturally a super-standard reception.

Except for Emperor Fuso, who did not personally go to receive him, a group of Kyoto officials led by Crown Prince Matsuhito went to the dock to greet Li Guangtai's arrival.

In fact, Fuso in this era was much the same as the earth, and after hundreds of years of fighting, a pattern was formed with the Tokugawa shogunate in power, and the emperor was just an empty shelf.

For these, Li Guangtai had done some homework before coming.

But among the Fuso officials who greeted Li Guangtai, Li Guangtai did not see the figure of Tokugawa Yasuaki, the head of the Tokugawa shogunate, so he frowned and asked Crown Prince Matsuhito: "What about Tokugawa Yasuaki?" Why didn't you see him come to greet the old man? ”

"Tokugawa Yasuaki has something to deal with, and he can't pull away for a while, and I hope the angels won't be surprised." Crown Prince Matsuhito said with a smile. As a puppet, Crown Prince Matsuhito naturally did not dare to speak ill of Tokugawa Yasuaki.

In Asia, especially in East Asia, there is a particularly strange phenomenon, that is, no matter what script is used in various countries and what language is spoken, the upper classes of each country speak Chinese.

Of these countries, Fuso is the most thorough, and even the writing is written in Chinese characters, so it is not surprising that Crown Prince Matsuhito is fluent in Chinese without a translator.

Shaking his head noncommittally, Li Guangtai sighed: "It's really unseemly!" You go back and tell Tokugawa Yasuaki that he must come to see the old man before it gets dark today, otherwise the old man will go back to show His Majesty and he will definitely be punished for a great crime of disrespect! ”

"......" Crown Prince Songren couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect Li Guangtai to say such a thing. If Fusang is a vassal state of the Great Zhou, then there is nothing wrong with Li Guangtai's words, but in fact, Fusang is not a vassal state of the Great Zhou, and Li Guangtai is full of mistakes when he says this.

But Crown Prince Songren obviously didn't want to offend Li Guangtai, an angel from the Great Zhou, came back to his senses and hurriedly smiled: "Definitely!" After the next return, I will definitely convey the angel's words to Tokugawa Yasuaki in their original form! ”

"The original?" Li Guangtai sneered, "I'm just afraid that when I see Tokugawa Yasuaki, you, the crown prince, don't even dare to breathe, right?" ”

Crown Prince Songren's face was shy and irritable, but he couldn't show a trace of dissatisfaction, so he had to smile vigorously, and his face was very exciting.

"Okay, the old man won't embarrass you!" Li Guangtai waved his hand and said, "Now you will take the old man to the resting place, and tomorrow, the old man will go and read the holy decree to your father!" ”

When the word "father" was spoken, Li Guangtai's accent was extremely heavy.

"Thank you, angels! I'll show you the way now! With a smile, Crown Prince Matsuhito led Li Guangtai and the others towards Kyoto City......

In a palatial courtyard in the western suburbs of Kyoto, a middle-aged man dressed as a samurai hurriedly broke in, knelt down in front of an old man in his fifties and replied: "The head of the family, someone has inquired about it, it is Li Guangtai, the left capital of the Great Zhou Inspectorate." ”

The old man was none other than Tokugawa Yasuaki, the ruler of the Tokugawa shogunate, and after listening to the samurai's words, Tokugawa Yasuaki asked, "What is the matter with him?" ”

"The villain doesn't know, but the villain heard that Li Guangtai is going to read the holy decree of the Great Zhou Emperor to His Majesty the Emperor tomorrow."

"Got it, you go down!" Tokugawa Yasuaki waved his hand and told the samurai to go down, closing his eyes and starting to think about it.

Half a year ago, the navy of the Great Zhou came to Fuso once, and when he saw so many warships, Tokugawa Yasuaki thought that the Great Zhou was going to attack Fuso, and hurriedly mobilized men to defend Kyoto.

It was only because of his fear of the Great Zhou that Tokugawa Yasuaki did not order a direct war against the Great Zhou Navy, but sent someone to inquire.

As a result, it was learned from the mouth of the people that the Great Zhou Navy was just passing by Fuso, and Tokugawa Yasuaki breathed a sigh of relief, and hosted a banquet that night to entertain Han Liang, the commander of the First Fleet of the Great Zhou Royal Navy.

Unexpectedly, less than half a year later, Da Zhou actually sent envoys to come, and the people sent this time were much bigger than Han Liang's official position last time.

"What does the Great Zhou Emperor mean exactly? Could it be that Fusang would become a vassal state of the Great Zhou? "In Tokugawa Yasuaki's cognition, the Great Zhou Emperor has a good face, and maybe the current Great Zhou Emperor wants to show his dragon might, so he will do so.

"If Da Zhou really intends to make Fusang his vassal state, what if I agree? Or do you say yes? "Tokugawa Yasuaki thought about it, and it was not a bad thing to become a vassal state of the Great Zhou. After all, there are so many vassal states in the Great Zhou, and they only need to pay a batch of gifts to the Great Zhou every year, and the gifts are rich, no matter how you calculate it, it is not a bad thing.

As for the loss of face in Fusang by doing so?

In Tokugawa's view, this is nonsense.

There are so many small countries around the Great Zhou, except for Fusang, which one is not a vassal state of the Great Zhou? Aren't other countries afraid of losing face?

What's more, if the Great Zhou Emperor was annoyed and angry because of his refusal, and then sent heavy troops to attack Fusang, then his rule would be in jeopardy.

Although it is said that the Tokugawa Shogunate is now in power in Fuso Province, the Tokugawa Shogunate is not without threats, and there are many people below who want the Tokugawa Shogunate to fall.

Moreover, the advantages of the battleships of the Great Zhou Navy, Tokugawa Yasuaki had already seen it last time, not to mention the guns on the battleships, Fuso couldn't resist it at all.

Tokugawa Yasuaki was not a fool after all, and he made up his mind very widely: "If the Great Zhou really asks Fusang to write a letter to be a minister, then he will agree to it, maybe with the support of the Great Zhou, his rule can be more stable." ”

As for the question of whether he wants to see Li Guangtai tonight, Tokugawa Yasuaki naturally wants to go and see him.

No matter how you say it, I said that the actual ruler of Fusang State, if you don't meet with him, and when he returns to China, Li Guangtai will say something to the Great Zhou Emperor, then the result will be terrible.

After thinking about it, Tokugawa Yasuaki ordered someone to prepare chariots, horses, and gifts, and then went to see Li Guangtai when it was dark.

Of course, the gift prepared by Yasuaki Tokugawa is very special.

In Tokugawa Yasuaki's view, the Great Zhou is so rich, as a second-class member of the Great Zhou, what rare treasures has Li Guangtai not seen? So he deliberately selected a few women as gifts and prepared to give them to Li Guangtai tonight......