Chapter 207: Hospitality?
"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded expressionlessly, pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Mr. Mutsu, please take a seat!" ”
"Thank you, Master Hou!" Mutsu Zongguang said very politely, but in his heart, he greeted all of Ren Chao's relatives.
Ren Chao glanced at the five Japanese present, two of whom had been standing there honestly, obviously just some followers. The other two sat in the guest seats with Mutsu Munemitsu.
"Today, we are meeting for the first time, mainly to get acquainted with each other first, to connect feelings, and to lay a good foundation for future negotiations. I don't know what these two gentlemen are called? Ren Chao said casually, turning his head to look at the two Japanese who were seated, and cast an inquiring glance at Mutsu Somitsu.
"Oh! Let me introduce you to Master Hou. Mutsu Munemitsu smiled and pointed at a little devil and said, "This one is Junichiro Kuroki, the head of the first section of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”
Junichiro Kuroki stood up and bowed to Ren Chao and said politely, "Junichiro Kuroki has seen Master Hou. ”
Ren Chao just nodded slightly, but did not speak, and then Mutsu Munemitsu then pointed to another little devil and said, "This one is Masao Ishida, the head of the second section of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ishida Masao also bowed to Ren Chao very politely.
"You two, please be seated!" Ren Chao waved his hand and said, "Please drink tea." ”
"Thank you, Master Hou!" The two little devils said very politely, and then sat down honestly.
Ren Chao took another sip of tea, then put the teacup next to him, and said with a stern face, "This official doesn't need to introduce himself!" You all know about me, right? ”
"Hou Ye is famous, I have heard of it for a long time, and I am deeply honored to be able to visit Hou Ye today." Mutsu said very politely.
"Hey! A few micro-names are not enough to worry about, they are all killed by killing the Japanese robbers! Ren Chao said with a smile.
When a few little devils heard this, their faces turned angry. Only the old devil Mutsu Zongguang was still quite shocked, but he scolded Ren Chao fiercely in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to have a smiling expression, "Hou Ye is too humble, dare to ask Hou Ye when we can officially start negotiations?" Lu Aozong hated Ren Chao so much that he didn't want to talk to Ren Chao for a long time, so he asked bluntly.
"There's no rush to this. Everyone has come from afar, and the official must do his best to treat you as a landlord and treat you well. My Qing Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and I can't treat guests slowly. Ren Chao said with a smile on his face.
The state of bullshit etiquette! You Ren Chao left us in the living room for an hour. You don't even have a sip of hot tea, which is also the hospitality of your ceremonial state? Mutsu Ao Zongguang couldn't help but scold, but compared to before, Ren Chao's words were finally like human words. Mutsu Aoku Zongguang smiled and said, "Master Hou is too polite, originally Lord Hou invited him, and I am deeply honored. It's just that the contemptible people bear the heavy trust of His Majesty the Emperor of our country and come to the Qing Dynasty to negotiate with your country. Don't dare to slack off in the slightest, so it is better to start negotiations. In this way, the contemptible people can return to China as soon as possible, and the marquis can also submit his decree to His Majesty the Emperor of your country, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. ”
"What Mr. Mutsu said is not unreasonable." Ren Chao nodded lightly and said, "But we can't lose hospitality." Look at it! At noon today, the official will hold a banquet in Wanghai Tower to entertain you, which can be regarded as a dust wash for you, as for negotiations! How about this afternoon? ”
Mutsu Somitsu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said. "It's all up to the Hou Ye to arrange!" In his heart, he couldn't help but be secretly proud, it seemed that this Ren Chao was also in a hurry to give an account to their emperor, so the chances of success in the negotiation naturally increased by a few points. How could Mutsu Munemitsu not be happy.
Ren Chao and Mutsu Zongguang chatted for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, the group rushed to Wanghai Tower. This Wanghai Tower is adjacent to Jiaoao Port, and you can see the blue sea in the distance when you open the window, hence the name Wanghai Tower. At the same time, this Wanghailou is also the best restaurant near Jiaoao Port, and Ren Chao set up a banquet here to entertain Muzu Zongguang can be regarded as giving enough face to these little devils, which makes Michilo Zongguang's hatred for Ren Chao inevitably reduce a few points.
There were three people on Muzuo Zongguang's side, and Ren Chao also called two of his subordinates to accompany him, one was Zhao Bin, who had just taken over as the chief soldier of Jiaoao Town, who was recommended by Ren Chao, and the other was Wang Jing, the commander of the Third Brigade of the Tiger Army. A group of six people sat down in a private room on the third floor of Wanghai Tower.
Everyone fell behind, and Ren Chao casually ordered, "Tell the kitchen to serve the food!" ”
"Yes!" A guard answered, and then ordered the guys in the store to serve the food.
The boss of Wanghailou had already received a notice that Lord Futai was going to invite the Japanese envoy here at noon today, so he was ready early. Ren Chao ordered, and immediately a few guys brought up the various dishes they had prepared.
But when the three little devils saw a few plates in front of them, they were all dumbfounded, what is this! I saw slices of fish that had been cut into slices on several plates, and there was naturally no fish. But there is still a faint trace of blood on the flesh of these white flowers, and a heavy behavior comes to the nose, which is really difficult to give birth to appetite, and these fish fillets are sashimi.
Ren Chao said very politely, "I heard that your country likes to eat sashimi, so this official specially instructed the kitchen to prepare some sashimi for you, you are not welcome, just eat, there is still after eating, this Jiaoao!" There may not be anything else, but to say that this fish is more or less. ”
Kuroki and Ishida's faces were completely dark at this time, and even Mutsu Somitsu's face was very unsightly at this time. Not bad! Japanese people eat sashimi, but they don't eat all kinds of fish! And the way to eat is also particular! And these kinds of fish in front of them, what mackerel, hairtail fish are obviously not in the scope of raw food. What's more, even if you eat it raw, you have to clean it! It's still bloodshot, how can people eat it! What's even more infuriating is that there are still pieces of fish scales left on it, wait, this fish scale is wrong! It doesn't look like the scales on these fish! What fish scales at this time? I guess it's a carp scale! Nima! How can carp scales appear on marine fish? Mutsu Zongguang really wants to grab Ren Chao's collar now, and ask this kid, are you testing my patience? Or is it a test of my intelligence?
"What's wrong? Don't be stunned, eat while it's fresh! Ren Chao didn't seem to see the faces of the three of them at this time, and still said with a smile, "In order to entertain a few distinguished guests, I specially ordered them to make it with the fish they caught today!" You taste absolutely fresh. (To be continued......)
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