Chapter 943: Hongmen Night Banquet
"Xianggong, how are you going to place those geisha?" When Lei Ting settled the geisha and came back to find Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian was playing Tai Chi slowly under the cherry blossom tree, which was a way for him to cultivate his self-cultivation.
"When I return to the capital, I will hand it over to Lianxiang, and she will settle them." Li Yuntian replied leisurely while slowly posing the Tai Chi moves.
"Wouldn't it be nice to let them stay in the capital?" Lei Ting frowned slightly when she heard this, looked at Li Yuntian and said, "It's better to send them to Jiangnan, and it will save them from being unruly in the capital." ”
"You can still watch them in the capital, if you send them to Jiangnan, you will definitely attract those dignitaries and nobles." Li Yuntian knew that Lei Ting was worried that those geisha were spying on the news in the capital, so he said disapprovingly, he believed that Lian Xiang would definitely be able to manage them well.
"But to be honest, the women of the Japanese country are really tender and unusually docile, and if I were a man, I would definitely like them." Lei Ting saw that Li Yuntian had already made arrangements for those women, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said to Li Yuntian with a smile.
"Perhaps this is due to the special culture of the Wa Kingdom, which makes women serve men like slaves." Li Yuntian deeply felt this way, nodded and said, many men in later generations want to find a gentle Japanese woman who knows how to serve men as a wife.
"Xianggong, I think you should keep that leading Sakurako by your side." Lei Ting couldn't help laughing when she heard this, she felt that Li Yuntian seemed to know a lot about the women of the Japanese Kingdom, so she said with a smile, "That Sakura is not only beautiful but also soft-spoken, if those people in the capital see her, they will definitely fall under her pomegranate skirt, then it will be troublesome." ”
"Sakurako?" Li Yuntian heard a hint of vinegar in Lei Ting's words, so he looked at her with some surprise, "Which one is Sakura?" ”
It turned out that because those geisha were all bowing their heads just now, Li Yuntian didn't see their looks clearly, and Li Yuntian didn't pay attention to their appearances because he was not interested in them.
"It's the geisha who led the dance last time, and the reward you gave them is her next." Only then did Lei Ting realize that Li Yuntian didn't know that Sakura's cunzi at all, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a hint of a smile, "She and Keiko are simply two diametrically opposed Dongying women." ”
Keiko Yamaguchi is cold and arrogant by nature, just the opposite of those geisha with gentle personalities, and I am afraid that this is related to what happened to Keiko Yamaguchi when she was a child, which made her shoulder too much responsibility and had to hide her tender side.
Hearing Lei Ting mention Yamaguchi Keiko, Li Yuntian suddenly felt a little embarrassed, although Yamaguchi Keiko never said anything to him, but the people around him could see that Yamaguchi Keiko had a deep affection for him, otherwise he would not have risked rescuing her from the prison of the Gyeonggi Governor's Mansion with Nomin back then.
This makes Li Yuntian feel extremely awkward, although Keiko Yamaguchi is an iceberg beauty coveted by many people, but he really has no special thoughts about Keiko Yamaguchi, firstly, because he already has a lot of beautiful wives and concubines, and secondly, it is also related to Keiko Yamaguchi's identity, he doesn't want to have any entanglement with Keiko Yamaguchi and affect his decision-making and judgment.
Therefore, Li Yuntian deliberately kept a certain distance from Keiko Yamaguchi and worked hard to maintain the cooperative relationship between the two parties.
Lei Ting saw that Li Yuntian's face seemed to be a little red, knowing that he was told by herself, she couldn't help but smile, she thought that Li Yuntian had achieved joy and anger, and now it seems that Li Yuntian also has a weakness, that is, feelings.
Li Yuntian, who is free and capable, often loses his calm thinking and accurate judgment when he encounters emotional entanglements, and then expresses hesitation.
But then again, the woman who can make it difficult for Li Yuntian to choose in his heart must have something extraordinary, otherwise he will not be able to attract Li Yuntian's attention.
In the evening, Li Yuntian was invited by Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Toyotomi to enjoy a song and dance performance at an art house in Kyoto.
When Li Yuntian received the invitation letter, he knew that Ashikaga Yoshihito had already made up his mind about the matter of the Satsuma Domain, and he must have made concessions on the matter of the Satsuma Domain, otherwise where would Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo be in the mood to invite him to watch a cabaret performance, and they also sent a joint invitation letter.
From this point of view, Ashikaga Yoshihito sent Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo to negotiate, after all, Wakoku did not want to let him repair the Satsuma Domain in vain, and would definitely put forward corresponding conditions.
Li Yuntian has never been afraid of people putting forward conditions, because since the other party is willing to put forward conditions, it means that he also wants to compromise, and the so-called sky-high asking price can be repaid on the ground, and the two sides can slowly reach an agreement in the negotiations.
Therefore, Li Yuntian was happy to go to the appointment, although he felt that the singing and dancing of the Wa Kingdom looked a little boring, more similar to the form of a drama.
However, since Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo were very respectful, he also pretended to be interested in watching in the company of the two.
"King Chungmu, the Shogun convened his ministers in the morning to discuss the matter of the Satsuma Domain, and since he had defeated the two invasions of the Yuan army that year, most of the people involved in the deliberations sided with the Satsuma Domain."
While talking and laughing, Hosokawa Katsumoto Yufeng suddenly turned around, and said to Li Yuntian quietly, "King Zhongwu, those people are all reckless men who only know how to fight and kill, once they decide to reinforce the Satsuma Domain, then the situation will be out of control. ”
"Oh? There is such a thing! Hearing this, Li Yuntian put down the wine glass in his hand, and pretended to look at Hosokawa Katsumoto in surprise, "What, does the king of Japan want to start a war with the Ming Dynasty?" ”
"The Shogun knew that the war would inevitably destroy the lives of the people, so he suppressed those who wanted to go to war during the deliberations, but the Shogun was worried that the situation would change, and if the local daimyo privately increased the troops of the Satsuma Domain, the Shogun could not do anything, so he couldn't let them sit back and watch the Satsuma Domain be defeated by the prince."
Hearing this, Yamana Zhifeng nodded, and looked at Li Yuntian seriously, "It is reported that the prince only brought more than 20,000 people this time, and Kyushu Island alone can gather 100,000 troops, and once the war starts, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”
"In this case, this battle is inevitable!" Li Yuntian's expression became solemn, and after a deep groan, he said to Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo with a stern expression, "Don't hide it from the two, this king has already mobilized the ships of the Ming army, and as long as this king gives an order, he will continue to transport my Ming army, although this king does not want to see the war break out, but there is nothing to be done about it now." ”
"Two adults, this king will take his leave, and leave Kyoto early tomorrow morning to return to Ryukyu Island, I hope we will have the next chance to meet." As he spoke, Li Yuntian stood up suddenly, arched his hand to Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo, and then made a gesture to leave.
"The prince stays!" Seeing this, Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo hurriedly stood up and invariably opened their mouths to stay.
"Two adults, do you want to keep this king here?" Li Yuntian had long known that Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo would keep him, and the two of them said things so strictly just to be able to occupy an advantageous position in the next negotiations, so he naturally would not break it, and looked at the two of them expressionlessly and said.
"The prince misunderstood, since we invited the prince here today, then naturally we are trying to find a way to avoid the disaster of war." Hosokawa Katsumoto stretched out his hand at Li Yuntian and made a gesture of invitation to signal him to sit down, comforting Li Yuntian quietly.
"What do you two adults think about this?" Li Yuntian did not sit back in his seat, but asked Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo with a stern expression.
"We certainly don't want to see a war between the two sides, in which case the people will suffer a catastrophe and life will be even harder. Although our country is not as strong as the Ming Dynasty, it is also a military power, and the two invasions of the Yuan army that year suffered heavy losses. ”
Hosokawa Katsumoto pondered for a moment, and said to Li Yuntian with a stern expression, "Therefore, we hope to find a way with the prince to avoid this kind of lose-lose situation." ”
Li Yuntian frowned slightly when he heard this, and then looked at Yamana Chitoyo, who bowed his head slightly, signaling that Hosokawa Katsumoto was telling the truth.
"What do you two adults want?" Perhaps sensing the sincerity of Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Chitoyo, Li Yuntian sat back in his seat and asked quietly.
Hosokawa Katsumoto waved his hand to the people around him, and everyone retreated in amusement, leaving only Li Yuntian, Hosokawa Katsumoto, and Yamana Chitoyo, anyway, Li Yuntian would have no problem communicating with each other.
"Lord, there is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that 'Ming people don't do dark things', and we are not afraid to tell you the truth, the Satsuma Domain is a remote vassal country, and the relationship with us is not very good, if the prince just wants to teach it a lesson and will not stay in the Satsuma Domain, we can go back and let the prince achieve his wish."
After everyone in the room left, Hosokawa Katsumoto looked at Li Yuntian and said in a deep voice, putting forward the prerequisite for cooperation, that is, Li Yuntian must withdraw after cleaning up the Satsuma Domain, which can be said to be the bottom line of cooperation between the two sides.
"This king is here for the pirate matter this time, as long as this matter is resolved, this king will leave." Li Yuntian couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and replied quietly, it seems that he had guessed correctly before, Ashikaga Yoshikatsu made concessions in the matter of the Satsuma Domain.
"That's fine." Yamana Chitoyo couldn't help but nod with relief when he heard this, so that there would be no obstacle to the cooperation between the two sides, and he was really afraid that Li Yuntian would not leave in Satsuma Country, which would be enough for them to have a headache.
"Lord Wang, you must also know that the country has a small territory and lacks resources, and it is not as prosperous and rich as the Ming Dynasty, and even the life of the daimyo in various places is not as good as the rich families in the south of the Ming Dynasty."
Hosokawa Katsumoto also felt a sense of comfort in his heart, after all, Li Yuntian came to Kyushu Island with great trouble this time, and it seemed a little unreasonable to go back like this, so he quietly put forward conditions to Li Yuntian, "Xia Guan heard that the prince is in charge of the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know if I can also count my country, so that the general can suppress those main battle factions." ”
"What?" Hearing this, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, he had long known that Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Mochitoyo would ask him for trade, so he pretended to be surprised and looked at Hosokawa Katsumoto with a stunned expression.