In the pleasant Fengxiang Terrace, Shen Menggang and Hu Funing are drinking tea and enjoying the scenery, Ouchi Yoshicho is treating the two adults as the host, and the monk is responsible for making tea next to him.

"Gen-sama (the Ming court unified the name of Genji), I wonder how many days before the envoys of the Astronomical King (the Ming court used the era name to call the king of Japan) will come?" Shen Menggang asked. Since the Ouchi family was at odds with the Mori family, it was blocked from Yamaguchi Castle and could not be passed. I had to send a message to Otomo Yoshizhen and Ouchi Yoshicho to convey it to the king of Japan, but now it has been more than a month, and there is no news, so I feel a little anxious.

The Qing Zhu next to him was in charge of translating to Ouchi Yoshicho, and Ouchi Yoshicho said again and again after hearing this: "It's soon, it's fast, it's just a few days, don't be impatient." Come and see, look at the first snow in winter, lined with this cherry blossom tree, it has a unique charm. ”

At this moment, a young man came over from the bridge, knelt down on one knee and said, "Lord Kaiyu, Lord Hosokawa Yagata is back, and he also brought back the imperial book of His Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Ouchi Yoshicho was very happy when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "Haha, okay, quickly invite Yagata over to meet the two adults." ”

After a while, I saw Hosokawa Smart Pill appear at the bridgehead, still wearing a light blue stripe hanging down, but what was special was that he was wearing a black hat on his head, and he was obviously already in his own clothes.

Originally, it didn't take long to make a round trip, but because of the suddenness of the incident and the need for a lot of preparation, it was delayed for a few days. The main purpose was to meet with Ashikaga Yoshiteru General (promoted from three in 1554 and renamed from Ashikaga Yoshito) to obtain the national credential and the name of righteousness. This is not difficult, now Hosokawa Smart Pill's cheap daddy Hosokawa Harumoto is in the same boat with General Yoshiki, and he can wear a pair of pants, and the name of Hosokawa Smart Pill will be set in three or two times.

The trouble lies in the various cumbersome etiquette that follows. First of all, as the head of the Hosokawa family, on the occasion of this great responsibility, the ceremony of the Motofu was held, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru served as the black hat pro of Hosokawa Smart Maru, and the leader was partial to the word "Hui", named Hosokawa Terumoto, commonly known as Rokuro, and reappointed to the position of the shogunate. Immediately afterwards, he visited the ministers in Kyoto, and took advantage of the relationship between Konoe and Yamashina to successfully re-serve as the five Kamiukyo doctors.

"Two adults, let me introduce, this is ~" Ouchi Yoshicho hurriedly saluted and prepared to introduce.

"In Shimogen Terumen, the current official residence cabinet chief, shogunate palace scholar, Yamashiro, Settsu, Tamba Setsu envoy, temperance governor, military department secretary, commander-in-chief of the forty-four countries." Without waiting for the Qing to translate, the direct standard Chinese crackled and spoke, making the two envoys dumbfounded. [What?] The first assistant of the cabinet? Still a bachelor's degree? A doll? Just kidding. ]

After a long time, the two laughed: "Lord Yuan, the joke is too big." Thinking that this is a child's prank, the official doesn't care. Okay, quickly report the Imperial Book of the Astronomical King, and I'll wait to return to Beijing to resume my life. After speaking, he ignored Hosokawa Terumoto, took the imperial book in the hand of the little surname on the side, and saw that Ashikaga Yoshiteru had ordered Zhou Fang, Nagato and other 12 countries to educate the people, strictly prohibit the chaos of the Ming Dynasty, and ordered the bandit leaders in the Falklands and Satsuma waters to be encircled and suppressed, etc. After receiving a satisfactory reply, he and the monk Qingzhu got up to say goodbye, prepared to return to Fenghou Kingdom, and went to Zheng Shungong to return to his life.

After this incident, Hosokawa Terumoto went back and reflected on it for a day, it seems that he should be deceived for his young age, which is inconsistent with the national body. From this point of view, it may not be so easy to go to Daming through official channels, but going there without permission will definitely be blocked. Just when I was puzzled, I suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.

In the northern part of Kyushu, there is a merchant autonomous port called Hakatatsu in Hakata Bay, Chikuzen Province, which is said to be the pen of Mitsu Shichiminato, one of the ten major harbors in Japan, and the prosperity can be seen.

Today, however, it is particularly eye-catching, with a Ming court official wearing a black gauze hat and a green robe embroidered with a white bird embroidered on the robe reading out the imperial decree. This person is also an envoy of the Ming court who arrived in Japan last year, but compared with Zheng Shungong, he is a serious official, with a five-rank rank and a promotion from the city, and he is a principal envoy to Japan who is reported to the imperial court by Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang. And Zheng Shungong only went to Japan as a "Ming country guest", and his identity can be said to be a difference between heaven and earth.

Now, he has basically appeased the famous pirate king Wang Zhi, and is now reciting the oracle on the Japanese islands in the same way that Wang Zhi went on tour to various places. Where they go, those who obey are rewarded, and those who are disobedient are killed, and the results are outstanding.

Just as Jiang Zhou had just finished rewarding the local leader of the Haikou who had returned to him, he was on his way to Bungo Province, and was about to go to ask Otomo Yoshijin for his guilt, but he happened to meet Hosokawa Terumoto and his party.

"Huh?" Jiang Zhou looked curiously at this group of about 100 people, with a clear banner, bright clothes and armor, and there were quite a few attendants accompanying them. What is even more peculiar is that the flag is written in big Chinese characters "Envoys to the Ming Dynasty".

Hurriedly stepped forward to ask what was going on, only to see a monk walk out of the team, clasped his hands together and said: "Poor monk Ceyan Zhouliang, dare to ask Your Excellency's honorable name." ”

"Huh? Tsukihiko Zhouliang? But in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing (1547), the Japanese envoy who entered my Ming Dynasty? "Jiang Zhou didn't expect to meet the envoy to Ming last time here.

"Exactly the poor monk, Your Excellency?"

"Oh, rudeness, rudeness. Jiang Zhou, the official of the edict, was ordered to go to Japan, and ...... "Jiang Zhou and Ceyan Zhou Liang talked a little, and learned that there was still a team of envoys to Japan, and they had already obtained the imperial letter of General Yihui, and they were ready to go to the rendezvous and return to the Ming Dynasty together.

Wang Zhi, who was following aside, was anxious when he heard it, he originally wanted to join the Ming family for a reunion. In order to show his sincerity, he also sent his adopted son Wang Wei to accompany the deputy envoy Chen Keyuan to return to Daming to help Hu Zongxian clear Xu Hai, Ma Ye, Chen Dong and other Japanese robbers, and present his name for himself. On this side, he helped Jiang Zhou to absorb the Japanese invaders on the Japanese island and clear the Japanese points. Originally, it was all his own credit, but what general wrote a letter to the imperial court, and he had to report it to the court? This does not mean that the credit is all due to this Zheng Shun, but his hard work is in vain.

"My lord! Master Jiang! This is absolutely unacceptable, this is originally the credit of our waiting, doesn't this make outsiders cheaper? Wang Zhi kept persuading on the side.

Jiang Zhou was actually very unhappy in his heart, he himself had not been a jinshi, but only a living being. A living person can't be a big official, but it just so happened that Hu Zongxian wanted to carry out a plan to appease and needed talents who could go to Japan. Finally, Jiang Zhou, who has not been in the Jinshi, has become an official - "fake market to raise clothes and make upright"; There is also a Ningbo native Chen Keyuan, who served as a deputy envoy.

Originally, it was a bright time to go back to the official career, but now I am afraid that even the official position will not be guaranteed. But even if he goes back to ask for merit now, it can't compare to him Zheng Shungong having a handwritten letter from the king of Japan in his hand.

Just when he was in a dilemma, a child reminded him: "Huh? Isn't this the Ming Court's envoy? Shall we just go back with them to meet His Majesty Sejong, to present my king's ministers, and to present his credentials? ”

"Credentials? Wait a minute! Do you have a credential? ”