Hearing He Zhuo's words, Yinxu couldn't help but muttered slightly, he has not figured out what Zhenwu's plans are for Japan, whether to provoke civil strife and then take the opportunity to annex, or to provoke civil strife and take the opportunity to control the Edo shogunate and achieve the purpose of remote control? Or Zhenwu himself has not made up his mind.

After learning that the route to the United States would pass through Japan, Yinxi realized the importance of Japan, if he could set sail from Japan to the United States, not only to shorten the voyage so simple, it would greatly ensure the safety of the voyage, and it was not a trivial matter to shorten the voyage of ten days and a half months.

The reason why Zhenwu wants to expand the feudal state of the Americas is entirely to compete for the territory of the Americas, this is a long-term contest with European countries, and it is Zhenwu's long-term strategy, and he is extremely concerned about the expansion of the Americas.

If Zhenwu proposes to occupy Japan, the princes and nobles in the court will definitely support it for the sake of their own interests, this is absolute, Zhenwu will cut the rights of the princes and nobles of the Eight Banners again and again, that is, to force them to develop in the Americas, how can they not know?

The question is, what exactly will Jungmu take? Now it is speculated that there are changes in Japan, or it is necessary to find out the details in time, so that Zhenwu can make a decision, and after a long silence, Yinyu said in a deep voice: "Call Wang Yuanqi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Du Deyuan, the young secretary of the Taichang Temple of the Fourth Translation Museum, to receive them, and take the Japanese women sent into the palace, and by the way, to explore the intentions of Arai Junmei's trip." ”

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and then asked: "Japan is rich in gold and silver, and it is not ruled out that they will use gold and silver to bribe officials and spy on news. ”

"My subordinates respectfully respect the order of the prince." He Zhuo bowed and responded.

Yin Xi groaned slightly, and then asked, "I can't find the slightest news from the members of the Japanese mission?" ”

He Zhuo shook his head slightly and said, "The main thing is the language barrier. In the past few decades, the imperial court has had no contact with Japan, and the four translation halls have no knowledge of Japanese at all, and the two translators who know a little Japanese are still the children of the Jiexiu Fan family, but they are only rough and familiar with the dialect of Nagasaki, and they don't know much about the Edo dialect, so they can't find out at all. ”

Shanxi Jiexiu Fan family is the head of the eight imperial merchants. Yin Yu naturally knew, but he only knew that the Fan family was involved in digging ginseng, selling salt, and transporting grain, but he didn't expect that the Fan family was still involved in trade with Japan, and he groaned slightly, and then he said in a deep voice: "What's going on with Du Deyuan of the Fourth Translation Pavilion?" Japan's claim that the tribute was last year, and more than half a year has passed, and it can't even get a decent Japanese translator? ”

He Zhuo has a good impression of Du Deyuan, and Yinzhuo's tone is not good. Hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to the prince, the Four Translation Pavilion did not slack off in the slightest, after learning the news that Japan is calling the minister Nagong. I immediately started training Japanese translators, and the words are easy, but the spoken Chinese is really difficult to learn, and it is not something that can be done quickly in a short period of time. ”

"You can't treat your head with a headache and a sore foot." Yin Yu muttered: "Now that sea shipping is convenient, and the relationship between the clans and vassals of the Qing Dynasty is about to change, the exchanges with the vassal states will become more and more frequent. Otherwise, sooner or later it will cause a big disaster.

The emperor has the ambition to conquer the world, and the navy is becoming stronger and stronger, and there will be more and more vassal states in the Qing Dynasty in the future, and they cannot be limited and satisfied with the existing vassals. Let him make a break, and the emperor will give him a point. ”

"The prince is so supportive, Du Deyuan must be grateful." He Zhuo said with a smile.

Smiling slightly, Yin Zhen said kindly: "Qi Zhan, these days." This king has not recommended you, do you have resentment in your heart? ”…,

Hearing this, He Zhuo restrained his smile and said solemnly: "The eighth master is in an embarrassing situation right now, he has to avoid suspicion and do things, and he is already honored to be able to share the worries of the prince, how dare he beg?" ”

"If you can understand my difficulties, this king will be at ease." Yin Yu sighed slightly, and said: "The fourteenth brother is eloquent, broad-minded, and cares about the feelings of brotherhood, this king has long been dead, and he can assist him to expand the territory externally, cultivate Wende internally, and serve the four Yi guests, and all countries come to congratulate, creating an unprecedented prosperous era, and this king is not in vain in this life."

Now the fourteenth brother has collected the military power of the Eight Banners, and then I am afraid that I will vigorously rectify the rule of officials, and now the court is the time to employ people, and this king can not hide you all the time. ”

A provincial official, that is at least from the second grade, He Zhuo suddenly felt a surge of enthusiasm, hurriedly forced to stabilize his mind, got up and bowed respectfully: "The eighth master is kind, there is nothing to repay in the next, he must be honest and self-disciplined, do his best to do errands, live up to the emperor, live up to the people, and live up to the grace of the eighth master's recommendation." ”

"There is no need to be polite." Yinxi stretched out his hand to help him, and when he got up, he smiled and said: "I'm afraid that this place is not easy to do now, and we will talk about this matter in the future, so you can get busy first." ”

Out of the Li Fan Courtyard, He Zhuo suddenly felt relaxed, and there was a feeling of seeing the sun, since the eighth master said so, then he must be a second-grade member of the second grade, and more importantly, the eighth master can completely let go of the obsession in his heart, this is really a blessing of the Qing Dynasty, how many members of the eight parties, including himself, will breathe a sigh of relief.

In the first two months of the year, after seeing Zhenwu's means of cleaning up the princes and nobles of the banners, he has been restless, if the eighth master does not give up, then Zhenwu will inevitably suppress the eight masters and a party by thunderous means, the first to bear the brunt must be officials like him, the light is dismissed and lost, and the heavy is exiled, there is no reason for luck, now the peak is turning, not only the career is smooth, and there is no worry about the nest, he is relaxed and comfortable.

Carefully recalling the words of the eighth master, what was revealed in and out of the words was a deep helplessness, Zhenwu reused a group of brothers, not only Bo's broad-minded name, but also divided and co-opted the ninth master and the tenth master, not only seriously suppressed the princes and nobles of the banners, but also let the eighth master see the situation thoroughly.

When He Zhuo took a sedan chair all the way to the Yamen of the Four Translation Hall on Yangmeizhu Xiejie Street outside the east gate of Liulichang, Du Deyuan, the young secretary of the Taichang Temple of the Admiral Fourth Translation Hall, had already heard the news and greeted him, and the two of them greeted each other and entered the signing room, and after the guest of honor was seated, Du Deyuan said: "The Qing Dynasty established the country with courtesy, and Japan called the ministers and ministers, and the relatives, and now the envoy came to ask for the seal, but they were hung for three days for no reason, and this matter spread out, which will inevitably damage the reputation of our Qing Dynasty suzerain." ”

"It's good to build a country with courtesy, but Japan's claim to pay tribute is not to admire the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, strength is fundamental." He Zhuo said unceremoniously.

Hearing this, Du Deyuan couldn't help but be suffocated, but this was more true than real money, he couldn't refute it at all, and after a slight pause, he laughed at himself and said: "I often laugh at people who are pedantic, but I don't expect that I am also so pedantic, but I don't know it." After saying that, he changed the topic and said, "But King Lian Jun has an order?" ”

He Zhuo nodded, and said Yinxi's instructions in detail, Du Deyuan listened attentively, got up solemnly, shook his body, and said: "Thank you Brother Qizhan for your kind words in front of King Lianjun, King Lianjun's grace, the lower officials will definitely remember it." ”

"Lord Du doesn't need to be polite, King Lianjun is just diligent in the king's affairs." He Zhuo got up with a smile and said, "I have to rush to inform Lord Wang and say goodbye." ”…,

Du Deyuan hurriedly got up to send him off, but he was thinking in his heart that he was diligent in the king's affairs, could it be that the king of Lian Jun had no intention of soliciting? This made him feel a lot more worried, and now in this situation, he didn't dare to take refuge indiscriminately.

Admiral Siyi Pavilion Taichang Temple Shaoqing Du Deyuan, Ministry of Rites Lang Wang Yuanqi two people have met successively, Arai Junmei couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, however, he did not tell his intentions, the level of these two people is too low, in the past few days in the capital, he has already had a general understanding of the situation in the Qing Kingdom, his affairs, at least have to talk to the Prime Minister Li Fan Yuan and the Ministry of Rites Lian Jun Wang, the others are a waste of time, to the two of them gave a generous gift, he put forward a request to see Lian Jun Wang.

To his surprise, the two Qing officials did not receive any generous gifts, and this abnormal situation exacerbated his worries, and the Qing officials who were corrupt and bribed did not accept the gifts, which alone is enough to show that their intentions are not small, Japan is now a minister and a tribute, reparations and relatives, what else does the Qing country want? Mowing the land? This may not be big, the Qing State has not yet set a precedent for vassals to cede land, but he is a little uncertain when he thinks of the Qing Dynasty's young emperor Zhenwu's overseas expansion ambitions.

This time, Arai Junmi did not wait long, and in less than an hour, the head of the Ministry of Rites came to pass the news, and Lianjun Wang Yinyu agreed to meet Arai Junmi and Deputy Envoy Junichiro Sato at the same hall in Dongjiang Rice Lane, Nanxunfang.

Lianjun Wang Yinxi's resolute and resolute behavior also surprised Arai Junmei, he also had no time to think about the reason behind this, it was naturally a good thing for him to be able to contact the high-level of the Qing State so quickly, he didn't want to stay in the Qing State for too long, so he immediately bathed and changed his clothes, and the etiquette was taught by Qing officials these days, he was ready to meet Emperor Zhenwu, and he was extremely attentive to the etiquette of Yiying, and the etiquette of the Qing State was not much different from the etiquette of Japan, for him, it was not a difficult thing.

Seeing Arai Junmei for the first time, Yinxi couldn't help but smile secretly, this Japanese assistant minister is really ugly, and Shi Shilun, who is known as 'Shi Buquan', can be said to be on par, I don't know what the situation was when the two met? It is reported that this person is from a ronin background, and he can have today's status, which shows that he is indeed talented, and he is a little cautious in his heart at the moment. (To be continued)