Zhao Chen and Yi Zheng escorted He Wei, the diplomatic ambassador on this cherry blossom trip, to the Emperor's Palace first.

Under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, even the emperor's private residence was full of samurai installed by the Tokugawa shogunate.

From the moment Zhao Chen entered the Emperor's Palace, he could feel that when those samurai stared at him, all the samurai who had been on the battlefield would unconsciously press their thumbs tightly against the sword of the katana.

This was their instinctive reaction after seeing Zhao Chen, in order to pull out the katana in their hands as quickly as possible.

Unlike Yi Zheng, who has an auspicious and approachable temperament, these warriors can read the taste of danger from Zhao Chen's words and deeds.

Zhao Chen didn't pay attention to the nervous samurai, and during the period when he accompanied Ambassador He into the Emperor's Palace, he also put his right hand on his trouser leg and put the pistol in the whole time.

Although the atmosphere in the Emperor's residence was a little tense, Ambassador He walked into the room where the Emperor was meeting guests without incident.

There were still four samurai from the Tokugawa Shogunate, whose ostensible duty was to protect the safety of Emperor Jimori, but secretly they also monitored the Emperor for the Tokugawa Shogunate, so that the Emperor would not use the power of foreign countries to try to break free from the Tokugawa Shogunate.

What surprised Zhao Chen a little was... The Emperor was accompanied by a Westerner.

"His Majesty the Emperor."

This Westerner was none other than Miles, a merchant from the Ainland Empire, and when he saw the emperor, he knelt down and saluted.

He's been doing business with Sakura for a while, and he's chosen to compromise with some of the country's rules during that time.

For Miles, kneeling to the emperor was just a trivial matter, after all, business is the most important thing.

Kneel down a little to please these cherry blossom people, and then everyone is harmonious in the business field is the most important thing.

But these Great Xia people don't seem to understand this... Yi Zheng saw that Empress Zhisheng just made a bow.

"Mr. Zhisheng." Although Ambassador He greeted Emperor Jimori with a smile on his face, he did not have the slightest intention of kneeling.

This move completely angered the samurai guards who stood on the emperor's side.

"You guys! Seeing His Majesty the Emperor, he didn't hurry up and salute! ”

The samurai scolded angrily, and the katana at his waist also 'rubbed' out of its sheath a little.

Zhao Chen and the angry warrior looked at each other, and the moment their eyes crossed in mid-air, the angry expression on the warrior's face became even greater!

"Your Excellency Toyohisa, don't be impatient..."Emperor Jimori shouted at the samurai, and then turned his gaze to Ambassador He, "This gentleman... Isn't it true that Huaguo prostrates and kneels? ”

"We still have reservations among the people, but we have not been able to kneel for many years, even if we really kneel... We will only kneel to our parents. Ambassador He said.

"How did that gentleman and your emperor..."

"We don't have an emperor, we only have the people."

Ambassador Ho's plain narration made the atmosphere in the entire Emperor's residence slightly stagnant.

This statement was a serious threat to the divinity of the Emperor, who was not pedantic or cowardly, although he was still young.

In other words, the age of sixteen or seventeen makes him yearn for new things more.

The rule of the Tokugawa shogunate was no longer feasible in this new era, and Emperor Jimori knew better than anyone that there was an irreconcilable contradiction between the industrial and agricultural class of the Sakura and the samurai class of the shogunate.

In addition to the invasion of foreign powers, if the cherry blossoms do not seek change, then the entire cherry blossoms will probably be completely divided and return to the Warring States period, leaving the Western powers to eat and drink.

"And what is your etiquette..."

"Shake hands." Ambassador Ho smiled and extended his hand to the Emperor, who was sitting on the throne and behind the scenes.

Emperor Jisheng hesitated for a moment, but still stepped off the throne and shook Ambassador He's hand.

This process was done under the watchful eye of the Tokugawa shogunate's samurai, and it can be said that this act of Emperor Jimori was somewhat beyond the control of the Tokugawa shogunate.

"Now what is the purpose of your visit?"

After Emperor Jimori returned to the throne, he cautiously asked this question.

"Our citizens came to the land of cherry blossoms unexpectedly for some special reasons, and I hope that the cherry blossoms can cooperate with us to rescue our citizens scattered everywhere safely." Ambassador He put forward the most important task of this visit.

"Those outsiders? What they said turned out to be true... This is not a difficult task, and some of the foreigners in Kyoto have been resettled, and we will help the foreigners from other regions. ”

Emperor Jimori is so glad now... When these outsiders claiming to be Chinese citizens appeared in Kyoto, he asked the Tokugawa shogunate to let them stay at the Kyoto embassy in Japan out of curiosity.

Now that I think about it, these outsiders really have something to do with three long and two short, and the naval guns of the Changning may not hit the sky, but directly bombard Kyoto.

"Thank you."

Ambassador He and Zhao Chen had already learned about the situation of the embassy in Japan before they came.

The situation of the embassy in Japan was the same as that of the embassy in France at that time, except that there was no threat from the Peeling Gang.

Under the arguments of the consul in Japan, the Chinese citizens in Kyoto were safely protected.

This is also the reason why Ambassador He was able to talk to this Emperor Zhisheng so kindly.

"Your visit... Is that what it is? ”

Emperor Jimori felt like he was probing a landmine with every question.

He now wanted to bring the ministers of China to talk about the development and rejuvenation of China and exchange ideas on governance and reform, but under the surveillance of the Tokugawa shogunate, he even asked, 'What do your commissaries sell?' Not at all.

"On top of that, we need to borrow a facility in Kyoto." Ambassador Ho said.

"Facilities? What is it exactly? "Emperor Jimori's first thought was a shrine that could summon the kamikaze.

This is a strategic position like a nuclear arsenal for Sakura, who relies on the protection of the kamikaze to survive years of foreign invasion.

"Specifically..."Ambassador He couldn't figure out anything related to the dragon vein, so he could only let Zhao Chen explain.

Zhao Chen recruited Nanaki, an earth spirit girl from the Americas.

She appeared under the gaze of a group of warriors, and hid by Zhao Chen's side with some fear.

Zhao Chen didn't let her continue to hide, and directly picked her up in front of everyone, Nanaki looked around like a compass and pointed in the direction of the back of the Emperor's Residence.

"Where!" Nanaki said.

Emperor Jimori was pointed at Nanaki like this, and his expression changed slightly, but quickly stabilized.

"The location that the spirit is pointing to is the shrine where we enshrine Amaterasu, so if you are interested, I can take you to see it."

There are many shrines dedicated to different gods in Kyoto, but Amaterasu's shrine is not a shrine that evokes kamikaze.

However, there was an even more terrifying suppression under this shrine, so Emperor Jimori was unable to talk to Hua Guo about visiting the shrine under the watchful eye of the Tokugawa shogunate.

But if Hua Guo can dispose of that thing...

The most important thing is that if he goes to Amaterasu Shrine, he will be able to find a way to create an opportunity to get rid of the Tokugawa shogunate and talk to the ambassador of Huaguo alone!

"Your Majesty, this kind of trivial matter can be done for your feet." Said the samurai named Toyohisa.

"You—" Emperor Jimori said this, the words stuck in his throat paused slightly, and finally he stepped past the wooden window of the Emperor's residence, looked at the ironclad ship parked in the harbor in the distance, and made up his mind, "Needless to say! ”

After saying this, Emperor Jimori did not give the samurai of the Tokugawa shogunate a chance to refute, he stood up and stepped down from the throne and said to the envoy of the country...

"Amaterasu Shrine is not far from the Imperial Palace, please come with me..."

Emperor Jimori led the way towards the emperor's residence, and the samurai named Toyohisa tried to follow but was stopped by a retainer who had stepped out from behind his staff.

The retainers of the Tokugawa family could only watch the back of Emperor Jimori leaving.