Shun Ji was really angry with Xiubo's pity for Sakurahime, and said coldly: "Your Highness, don't be deceived by her appearance, she is..."

"Sister!" Before Shun Ji finished speaking, she was stopped by Ju Ji's drink, Xiu Bao had already felt that something was wrong, and now he couldn't bear the doubts in his heart, and ordered Shun Ji: "You go on, tell me everything you know." ”

Shun Ji really wanted to tell Xiu Bao the truth, but when she saw Kikuhime's pleading eyes, she finally softened: "Your Highness, Mrs. Sakurahime is pretentious, high and low, and she doesn't want to wait with us, plus she has no relatives around her, she is getting haggard day by day, this can only be blamed on herself, and Her Highness doesn't need to blame herself." ”

"That's right," Hideho muttered in disbelief, "If it's as you say, I should take more care of her, and I think when Asano-sama entrusted her to me, he told me that she was pampered since she was a child, and her personality was different from that of other princesses of famous families, and I hoped that I would tolerate her more and take care of her as much as possible." On the way to the Northeast this time, I regretted being cruel to her at the beginning, and I shouldn't have treated her so coldly no matter what, but now that I'm back, I should get along with her like a family. ”

When Kikuhime heard Hideho say this, although her heart was full of pain, she still forced a smile: "It is her blessing that Her Highness can understand Sakurahime's suffering, and the concubine should follow His Highness's words carefully, and she will treat her like a sister." ”

"I'm deeply relieved that you can say that, you are the only one in the family who understands me so well." Hideho hugged Kikuhime tighter.

At this time, a maidservant girl gently walked into the dormitory, saluted Hideho and Kikuhime, and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, Fujido-sama has come to Honmaru and said that he has something important to see. ”

"Gao Hu?" Xiubao frowned, "He has only been back to Jincheng for half a day, and now he is in a hurry, is there something wrong?" ”

Ju Ji saw that Xiu kept something to do, so she took the opportunity to say: "The business is important, the concubine and the princess are taken care of by Shun Ji and Ami, you can rest assured." ”

Xiubao nodded heavily, teased the princess who had just woken up, and left the bedroom with the maid.

Not long after Hideho walked out of the backyard, a mysterious figure quietly followed him to the large wide room in the front hall.

It is said that Gao Hu was already waiting in the hall at this time, but in addition to him, there were two middle-aged men also sitting in the hall.

As soon as Xiubao entered the door, Gao Hu motioned for two men to bow to Xiubao with him. Hideho motioned for them to get up, but as soon as the two men sat up, they caught Hideho's attention: they wore a scarf on their heads, a short coat with a collar, and soap boots. Without Gao Hu's introduction, Xiubao guessed that these two people were from his own family, the Ming Kingdom. Thinking of this, Xiubao couldn't help but shake his head: "Could it be that he is the envoy of the Ming Kingdom?" Want to say a few words to Hideyoshi yourself? ”

Seeing Xiubao's unhappy face, Gao Hu felt that it might not be the right time, but after all, he was entrusted by someone, and the matter was too big, so he couldn't care about it so much. He first bowed down and pleaded guilty: "Due to the urgency of the matter, your subordinates have to disturb the reunion of the lord and his family, and if there is any disrespect, please forgive me." ”

Xiubao waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to blame himself, and after thinking about it, he finally asked them in his "mother tongue": "Dare to ask if the two of you are from the Ming Kingdom, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, both the two men and Gao Hu were all surprised, Gao Hu didn't expect Xiubao to still know Ming Mandarin, a pair of eyes stared at him, some were surprised, some admired, but more still frightened, "How many things does the lord still don't know for us?" Gao Hu sighed silently in his heart.

Xiubao knew that they would react this way, and he did this precisely to deter these "Ming envoys", the so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other side would not be defeated in a hundred battles, and fluent Ming dialect was undoubtedly the best "meeting gift" for these Ming people.

Sure enough, the man in the beige short coat exclaimed: "Although I have long heard that His Royal Highness is well-read and intelligent, today I can see that it is really worthy of its reputation." ”

Seeing that this person's tone was a little humble, Xiubao began to think that this person might not be an envoy, and after a closer look at his clothes, Xiubao finally proved his judgment.

The costumes of the Ming Dynasty belonged to the traditional clothing system of the Han nationality, and after the rule of the Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty restored the tradition of the Han nationality, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, reformulated the clothing system. If it is an official, he should wear a black gauze hat and a round-necked robe, and in addition to the color regulations, the robe is also decorated with a complement on the chest and back; Scholars mostly wear straight jackets or scarves; Civilians, on the other hand, wore short clothes and small hats or scarves (a hierarchy that is more pronounced in North Korea).

Although these two people are brightly dressed, the fabrics are of high quality, and even the jade pendant on their waists is also superb, but looking at their headdresses and clothes, Xiubao can guess that they are not envoys, and they are not even ordinary Confucian scholars, so who could they be?

Just when Xiubao was worried, the man in yellow solved his doubts: "The villain Zhang Jingquan, whose ancestral home is Quanzhou, Ming Kingdom, is now doing business in Nagasaki; Next to him is the villain's brother-in-law Li Dan, who is now doing business in Manila, and is the Jiabidan appointed by the Franco-Genius people, and this time I came here in the hope that His Highness can say a few good words to Taige on behalf of the brother-in-law, and issue a seal to the fleet. ”

"Li Dan?!" Hideho was a little surprised, he didn't expect the rumored "Chinese captain" to find him, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as flattered.

As the most powerful maritime power in East Asia after Wang Zhi, he lived in Japan in the early 17th century, where he was a local overseas Chinese and maritime merchant. Prior to that, he went to Manila, Philippines to do business, and the business was very successful. He was even baptized by Catholicism and gave him the Christian name "Andrea Dittis". Moreover, it should be noted that when Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong established the first Chinese colony in Taiwan in 1621, Li Dan, as the boss of the two, was an important promoter behind the scenes. During the military conflict between China and the Netherlands in Penghu, Li Dan was the mediator who facilitated the withdrawal of the Netherlands from Penghu to Taiwan.

As for why Li Dan gave up the Philippines, which had been in business for more than ten years, and switched to Japan, Hideho also had some impressions: In 1603, the Spanish rulers of the Philippines massacred Chinese nationals in Manila, killing as many as 25,000 people, and less than 800 survived. Li Dan was lucky to escape this catastrophe, but the property and goods were confiscated by the Spaniards. Therefore, Li Dan left Manila and moved his family to Hirado Island, Japan.

Thinking of this, Xiu Bao smiled coldly: "Could it be that Brother Li can't do it under the hands of Franco?" ”

(I'm really sorry for everyone.,I had a cold this morning to learn a driver's license.,It's been a mess all day.,I wanted to send it tomorrow.,But I think it's really ashamed to let everyone wait until now.,So I wrote a little bit.,If you don't like it, please forgive me.,Thank you.] ）