After Wu Shizhao finished speaking to the minister of the shogunate, the two returned to the post house, entered Wu Shizhao's room together, and then closed the door and talked secretly.

"General Xu, what do you think of what I just said, will the shogunate higher-ups see us?"

Wu Shizhao ran at sea for more than a year, and even experienced several bloody battles to seize ships, which added a lot of experience to him, and after being admitted to the Jinshi, he was favored by the Li Fan Yuan, and he dealt with some things in the South Seas, and sent an envoy to Quang Nam to revise the trade treaty with the Nguyen family, and also saw some markets, not a sour talent.

However, after all, Japan is not a small country in Guangnan, but a big country that inherited the Taoism of China and under the leadership of Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he thought about competing with the Ming Dynasty for the world and was inspired to become the master of the Central Plains.

Although what he said was very refreshing and majestic, but now that he thinks about it, he is afraid that he will hurt the self-esteem of the Tokugawa shogunate, and finally stiffen Sino-Japanese relations and cause China to lose its market in Japan.

Xu Junsheng closed the door of the house, sat down on the tatami mat opposite Wu Shizhao, and then said in a deep voice: "What Chief Wu said just now is very good, I see that the shogunate doesn't want to help me solve the problem, so we should show our tough attitude to the shogunate, and if we don't say it, they will only use wine and keep fooling us." ”

As he spoke, Xu Junsheng paused, then leaned forward, and Wu Shizhao saw that he also leaned closer, so he heard him whisper: "But although we have made a request and made our attitude clear, I see that the shogunate wants to maintain its majesty in Japan, and I am afraid that it will not punish the Satsuma clan because of our pressure." ”

"It's such a big thing as attacking the mission, can't the shogunate want to do it, it's too whimsical, don't take my Daming seriously." Wu Shizhao frowned and said: "Anyway, I have already released my words, and I will only give the shogunate three days to think about it, if the Tokugawa shogunate does not give an explanation, then we will do it ourselves, and then the Tokugawa family will have nothing to say." ”

Xu Junsheng was silent for a moment, but then spoke: "Master Wu, what I'm worried about now is that the Tokugawa shogunate will try every means to stop us from joining the fleet. We came from afar, and the Tokugawa shogunate must have known that it was impossible for the fleet to anchor overseas for a long time, as long as they kept us for a while, and after the fleet was exhausted, they could only return to Daming first. In this way, the shogunate will really delay the past, and if we return without success, the council may not allow us to go to Japan again, and the matter may not be resolved. ”

Wu Shizhao bowed slightly, "There is indeed this possibility, this is Edo, it is the territory of the shogunate, it is not impossible for them to keep us." ”

"Master Wu, I think the two of us should be separated immediately, one of us should stay here and continue to deal with the shogunate, and the other quietly return to the fleet. If the shogunate agreed with our court's opinion, everyone was happy, and if the shogunate did not agree, the fleet did not receive news within three days, and immediately rushed to the Satsuma domain. ”

Xu Junsheng had a hint of fierceness on his face, and put forward an idea, Wu Shizhao thought slightly, and nodded again and again, "I am a civil official, I am afraid it is not easy to return to the fleet, the general is a military general, so the general will return to the fleet, and I will stay and continue to negotiate with the shogunate." ”

Xu Junsheng had no opinion on this division of labor, and the two agreed again at the moment to let Xu Junsheng return to the fleet, wait for him for another three days, if no news came, the fleet would leave Sagami Bay immediately, and after teaching the Shimazu clan a lesson, they would return to Edo Castle to pick him up, and use force to intimidate the shogunate into trade negotiations.

After the two had discussed it, they each went back to the house to rest, and before the two could sleep, the shogunate sent several Japanese women to sleep with the envoy, which was a thoughtful reception, but the two cruelly refused.

It was the third watch of the night, and a dark shadow came out of Xu Junsheng's room and quickly rushed to the wall of the post house. The figure ran with a boost, and with both hands, he climbed directly over the courtyard wall.

Earthquakes in Japan are frequent, the courtyard walls are not high, and the city has no city walls, which facilitates Xu Junsheng's movement, and he shuttles between the houses, and after a while, the figure quickly disappears into the darkness.

After Wu Shizhao released some cruel words yesterday, he thought that the attitude of the shogunate would change, not to mention the summons of the general Zhengyi, at least a big man would come, but there was still no movement.

Seeing this, Wu Shizhao could basically conclude that Xu Junsheng's judgment was correct, so he ordered the ten Ming soldiers accompanying him to guard outside his and Xu Junsheng's house, and no one was allowed to come in.

On the third day, Wu Shizhao sat for a morning, and no one from the shogunate had come, so he immediately said to the soldiers, "Pack up your things, and we will leave Edo." ”

The soldiers clenched their fists to receive the order, and after a short time, they packed the salute, and the actions of the Ming envoys in the post house were naturally quickly passed on to the high-level of the shogunate.

The three-day deadline released by the envoys of the Ming Kingdom made the Shogunate very passive, but at the same time it was very humiliating, after all, the Satsuma Domain was a vassal of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the envoys of the Ming Kingdom persecuted the Shogunate in this way, which made the Shogunate's face very disgraceful.

The toughness of the envoys of the Ming Kingdom made the shogunate even more weak, and it was only a year since Tokugawa Ietsuna took over as shogun, and the shogunate could not leave a weak image on the daimyo everywhere.

Therefore, the shogunate did not take any action within the three-day period, and they really wanted to delay until the Ming army fleet ran out of supplies, and then return south on their own, so that the whole thing would cool down.

Hearing that the envoy of the country really wanted to leave, the shogunate boss Sakai Tadakatsu could only come forward in person, and the shogunate could not be oppressed by the Ming Dynasty and help the Ming Dynasty deal with the Shimazu family, and at the same time did not allow the Ming Dynasty and the Shimazu family to make a move and fight their own vassals.

Wu Shizhao packed his things and immediately prepared to leave Edo, but sure enough, before he could leave the post house, he was stopped by a pair of samurai, and the shogunate really did not allow them to leave Edo.

The two parties were holding each other at the door of the post house, one wanted to leave, and the other party just wouldn't let go, but no one used force.

At this moment, the shogunate boss led a group of samurai to the outside of the post house, he saw Wu Shizhao, and immediately smiled: "The envoy of the Ming Kingdom has come from afar, and Japan has not yet fulfilled the friendship of the landlord, how can he go?" ”

"Who is Your Excellency? The envoy wants to return to the fleet, and I ask you to get out of the way. Wu Shizhao said with a cold face.

Sakai Tadashi frowned when he saw it, "Contemptible Sakai Tadakatsu, can the envoy stay for a few days, let's talk slowly." ”

Soon after Tokugawa Ietsuna succeeded to the fourth generation of shoguns, the main affairs of the shogunate were still presided over by Tokugawa Ietsuna's uncle Masayuki Hoshina and the big man Sakai Tadakatsu.

Wu Shizhao heard that it was Sakai Tadashikatsu, and saw that the samurai were blocked outside the post house, and he obviously couldn't go, so he said: "Your Excellency, if the shogunate is sincere, I hope to negotiate as soon as possible, if the shogunate is deliberately delaying, I can tell you that it is too late!" ”

Hearing this, Sakai Tadashi was slightly stunned, and there was a trace of vigilance in his heart, and suddenly his face changed, and he asked in surprise: "What about the General Xu of the Ming Kingdom?" ”

(End of chapter)