When Jiro Yamaguchi stepped into the harbor of Tianjin, he felt as if he was being pressed by thousands of steel knives against his throat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Standing in the harbor were the Ming Empire's brocade guards, dressed in improved Flying Fish dresses, standing straight and as if without a soul - they were the most eerie and terrifying fanatics, most of whom were willing to die for the Ming Empire.

Jiro Yamaguchi glanced at the official of the Ming Empire Rite Department who came forward and claimed to receive him, looking at the other party's malicious eyes, he felt as if there were ants crawling on his back.

This is one of the few Japanese diplomats who have officially set foot on the territory of the Ming Empire, of course, Liaodong and Korea are not counted.

Looking at Jiro Yamaguchi, who claimed to greet him, but was no different from watching him, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and walked forward with his feet raised.

Then, the Jinyi guard officer beside him raised his long sword and put it on the tip of his nose. The brocade guard soldier beside him drew his long sword at the same time and erected it in front of his eyes.

Hundreds of long swords, as if drawn by one person, only heard the sound of a bang, and they were clearly erected there, dazzling in the sunlight.

Involuntarily, Jiro Yamaguchi narrowed his eyes, and then squeezed out a smile at the diplomat of the Ministry of Rites: "Your country's honor guard...... It's majestic. ”

"Let's go......" The official sent by the Ministry of Rites glanced at Jiro Yamaguchi, said this coldly, and walked in front of Jiro Yamaguchi.

This would have been extremely rude, but no one felt that there was anything wrong with it here. The Ming Empire had not yet recognized Japan's status, so it was impossible to be polite to him.

Britain at least had a strong navy, and Ceylon was still in the grip of the war...... Japan, on the other hand, is a pitiful worm that has been kicked out.

The Ministry of Rites of the Ming Empire has met and discussed countless times, and it can basically be confirmed that Japan has become the final loser of this war because of the war situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Of course, Britain will not be too entangled with the Ming Empire on the Korean Peninsula for the sake of Japan. There is no longer any controversy there, and in fact the Ming Empire has never acknowledged any controversy......

If it weren't for the Liaodong Rebellion that year, it would actually be the territory of the Ming Empire. Now it is returned to its rightful owner, at least nominally.

The main purpose of this arrival was not to let the Ming Empire spit out the Korean Peninsula, but to exchange the Korean Peninsula for the safe place of Japan......

Taking advantage of the superiority of the British navy and the advantage of the Ming Empire's eagerness to negotiate peace with the foreign powers, it fished in troubled waters and used the Japan Strait as a barrier to seek recognition from the Ming Empire.

At least, under the gaze of so many countries, it is impossible for the Ming Empire to insist too much, and according to Japan's domestic ideas, it will definitely give Japan a result in the end.

Tianjin is also a large port, and there are countless ships coming and going. Sailing ships and steamers shuttle between the docks, a busy scene.

The smoky, bloody and terrible war is too far away from here. The people here were busy making silk and satin, drunk and dreaming of death, as if there had never been a war.

The Ming Empire, which spanned most of Asia, was so vast that it stretched from the frigid Arctic Circle in the north to the hot jungles in the south.

The war in the south of this huge country could not affect the lives of civilians in the far north at all. Even if the army is mobilized, it will take several months to get from the north to the south.

Even if there are trains and other transportation equipment, a huge army from preparation to departure, the supply of materials along the way and the arrangement of train numbers are enough for thousands of officers along the way to have a headache for a long time.

It is already a miracle that such a huge state has never been in the history of mankind, and it has been able to maintain its basic functioning and keep itself from falling apart.

It can also be regarded as a tolerant multi-ethnic fusion culture, which is enough to support the expansion of the country, rather than the destruction of an empire because of its own limitations.

"I haven't asked for advice yet, your rank and name ......" Catching up with the Ministry of Rites official who was walking first, Jiro Yamaguchi lowered his head and asked respectfully.

Japan as a nation has always been like this, and when a nation defeats it, and steps on it, and breaks its spine with a leather whip, it immediately learns to be submissive, and it is impressed with humility and courtesy.

But if it is given a chance to stand up, it will learn everything that is advanced, and then every day it dreams of surpassing others, and then destroying those countries that he surpasses.

It is a vicious wolf, even if it is like a dog most of the time, but this nation and this country are still a wolf in their bones, a vicious wolf that cannot be raised......

"I'm just a petty official who picks you up, and after sending you to Beijing, someone will naturally receive you...... As for my name, rank...... Just call me a money clerk. The official didn't look back, and gave a cold answer.

There are many outsiders in the Ministry of Rites, and there is an essential difference between this outsider and the honorific title of landlord and old wealth in history -- they are all outsiders, one is an official, and the other is a compliment like a "big official".

At the end of the pier, there was a carriage of the Ministry of Rites with a license plate on it, and a number with the word Rite and the number 083 written on it.

The carriage in which Sun Fang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, rode was numbered 001, so it is conceivable that the carriage that came to greet the Japanese was just a carriage that was so ordinary in the Ministry of Rites that it could not be more ordinary.

Getting into the carriage, Jiro Yamaguchi glanced at the guard of honor of the brocade guards standing on the dock in the distance, and from beginning to end, there was no change in the honor guard.

They were still standing so straight, with their chins held high, with the kind of unruliness unique to the Ming Empire, the strange temperament that makes people call Fenggu.

When he looked at it, he felt as if he had tasted poppies, and he was deeply attracted by the temperament that he had never seen in the streets of Japan.

So, he couldn't take his eyes off his eyes, looking at the brocade guards in the distance, until the carriage began to jolt, and he couldn't see the soldiers anymore, and he still hadn't withdrawn his gaze.

A strange thought suddenly permeated my heart -- it seemed that the Japanese army was not wronged at all when it lost to the other side......

Retracting his thoughts, Yamaguchi realized that the official of the Ministry of Rites, sitting across from him, had closed his eyes, and had not left him the slightest opportunity to speak.

Sighing softly, Yamaguchi suddenly felt that this time the trip of the Ming Empire was estimated to not be so smooth. For a moment, he even wanted to shout to stop, he wanted to go back to Japan and leave this unfortunate errand to someone else to do.