"Jiang Lang, I still don't have confidence."

On the night of parting practice, Li Jinglong was still apprehensive.

Jiang Xinghuo grabbed the leg of a saltwater duck and asked vaguely while nibbling.

"You, why, no, faith?"

Li Jinglong wanted to speak and stopped.

He has heard the rumors between the government and the opposition, and for his mission to Japan this time, there is no need to mention the yin and yang strange civil officials, and on the military minister's side, whether it is Hongwu Xunchen or Jingnan upstart, the unified attitude is.

- Not optimistic.

The reason is simple: unlike other vassal states, the Japanese are arrogant and unreasonable on the surface, which is something that everyone knows.

As for the Japanese being so polite before, it was just a matter of asking the Ming Dynasty to "explore and trade", and with the Ming Dynasty shelving this matter, the attitude of the Japanese has already undergone earth-shaking changes.

It must be known that in the past two years when Emperor Jianwen was busy fighting with Zhu Di, there was no shortage of Japanese robbers along the coast.

But the most critical point is that it is impossible for the emperor to directly agree to give Japan the right to explore trade, which is not so important to the Ming Dynasty, but it is very important to the Japanese general Zhengyi, which directly determines his attitude towards the Ming mission.

So what's the point?

And what's even worse is that Li Jinglong, who obviously doesn't have any chips in his hand, must also pretend to reprimand the Japanese king, well, in fact, it is Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the general of Japan.

Whether it will provoke the general Ashikaga Yoshitori, no one knows.

But if you were Ashikaga Yoshimori, as a shogun, and you were reprimanded by the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, and you didn't get any benefits, what would you do?

And this envoy is also the head of the hundred officials of the Ming Dynasty.

So guess that this general of Zhengyi will choose to take Li Jinglong down as a hostage, or will he watch this Ming Guogong pretend to run away?

Most likely the former.

Therefore, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty generally looked down on Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong knows this very well in his heart.

Moreover, what made him most unpredictable was the attitude of the emperor.

Did the emperor hope that he would be hacked to death by the shogunate sooner, so that the Ming Dynasty would avenge the Cao Guogong Xingbing, or would he wait for the Ming Dynasty and Japan to tear their faces later, and he would lose the use value of detention as a hostage and be hacked to death by the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshinori?

In short, even if Li Jinglong learned about the situation in Japan from Jiang Xinghuo's mouth, he still didn't know the bottom of his heart.

Li Jinglong thought about it in his heart, and he didn't stop in his hand, drank all the wine in the cup, and groaned loudly.

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone!"

"Don't be so pessimistic, you can't pay anything back." Zhu Gaoxu also accompanied him to have a drink and said.

Li Jinglong looked at Zhu Gaoxu: "Do you have confidence in my envoy this time?" ”

"It's not." Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "I think it's a problem whether you can get to the destination smoothly, and you won't be able to get there at all." ”

Li Jinglong: "."

"I have a lot of confidence in you."

Jiang Xinghuo finished nibbling on the duck leg, wiped his palm and said.

"Really?"

Li Jinglong asked in surprise.

Everyone is not optimistic about him, even he himself is not optimistic about himself, and at this time, Jiang Xinghuo told himself that he was very confident in himself!

"Don't worry too much, although there are a lot of Japanese in the Ryukyus, they are not in the climate, you will definitely be able to arrive safely with the escort of the sailors, just pay attention to the storm at sea."

"Also, those kings of the Ryukyus are generally afraid of the Ming Dynasty and will not do anything to you."

Hearing this, Li Jinglong was silent for a moment, did he want to tell Jiang Xinghuo that he was not going to the small country of Ryukyu, but to Japan, a big country?

After thinking about it, Li Jinglong asked from a different angle: "That Jiang Lang, for example, for example, for example." ”

"The king I'm going to face is not very good-tempered, and he has been seeking more trade with the Ming to gain benefits, but the Ming has never relented."

"That king is looking forward to my arrival, thinking that I can bring him benefits, but I am destined to disappoint him, and I will reprimand this king fiercely on behalf of the Ming Emperor."

"At this time, if he loses his mind and goes crazy, he plans to take me as a hostage and ask Daming for ransom. It's someone's land again, and it's hard for me to resist or run away, so what do you think I'm going to do? ”

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Why don't we go?"

"No, no!" Li Jinglong grimaced.

If he couldn't go, he wouldn't have gone a long time ago, but Zhu Di asked him to go, did he dare to say the word "no"?

"Well, I'll teach you one more trick."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong were in high spirits, the last time Jiang Xinghuo taught the two of them the tricks, it was quite useful at the court.

"Gift-giving."

Jiang Xinghuo was concise and to the point.

The two looked at each other, what kind of trick is this?

"Do you think, no matter which king of the Ryukyus, what you are worried about is not this kind of little king who has never seen the world, and he will lose his heart and detain you without getting benefits."

"Yes!"

"Da Ming can't give him benefits, can't you just give him benefits?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a sip of wine but became more and more thirsty: "When you get to the place, I will definitely arrange for you to stay, and then you don't say anything else, give gifts first, and give them when you see people, especially the people around the king." ”

"There's bound to be a welcome party for a break, right? Don't say anything, just give a gift, give a big gift! ”

"Since you want to save your life, don't be afraid to spend money, give gifts to the throne, and the king shouts long live."

"When the king's favorability is full, you can tell him in advance that the edict is what the Ming Emperor wants me to read, not what I mean, the king, please understand."

"Of course, the most important thing in this matter is [don't let anyone know]."

"Otherwise, once someone in the embassy knows that you have given gifts to the other king, and it will be passed back to the ears of the emperor, the emperor will most likely think that you are an angel and have done such a thing as a disgrace to the country, and it will be difficult to say what he will do with you."

"If you can keep it a secret, then finish the trick and give a gift while the king's favorability has not yet faded!"

"As the saying goes, you take people short and eat people with soft mouths, you tell him, I have made a friend of yours, and when I return to Daming, I will give gifts during the New Year's holidays, and the king is embarrassed to embarrass you, so he will definitely let you come back."

"Understood?"

Li Jinglong nodded, this is a good way.

It may not be unthinkable to change others, but Li Jinglong is used to being arrogant and domineering with the respect of the country, and it has always been others who give him gifts and return gifts, and almost none of him takes the initiative to give gifts to others, and he gives big gifts continuously.

Not to mention, the chief of a small barbarian country who was not worth mentioning in his eyes before.

Fortunately, Li Jinglong is an extremely pragmatic person, as long as he can save his life, he is willing to spend the money, and he doesn't care about his face. Li Jinglong immediately made up his mind to ask the housekeeper Ah Fu to find more good things from the warehouse of the Cao Guo Mansion and bring them on the ship and give them to the Japanese shogun Ashikaga Yoshimori.

With Jiang Xinghuo's guidance, Li Jinglong's heart was a lot more steady, and he drank a few glasses of wine before falling asleep drunk.

Although, Jiang Xinghuo only casually pointed out a few words to save his life, he didn't expect him to really complete his mission successfully and then return to Daming.

And Li Jinglong, who will soon set foot on a naval ship bound for Japan in the funeral-like send-off of civil and military officials.

The task of reprimanding the shogun and returning smoothly was not optimistic about Li Jinglong.

The sea is endless, the sky is blue, and a few white clouds float on it in the distance, giving people a sense of tranquility and peace, and the occasional bird passing by is even more beautiful.

"Gross!"

Li Jinglong held on to the railing of the boat and vomited wildly, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were purple, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole person looked like a demon crawling out of hell.

Li Jinglong never thought that he would be seasick.

He was on the Qinhuai River, but he never got seasick.

"How is Grandpa Guo?"

Next to him, a short man with two mustaches and a little thief-eyed looked walked over, it was Cao Afu, the housekeeper of the Cao Guo Mansion.

Although there is only a one-word difference between him and Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Apu, the temperament of the two is very different.

This housekeeper has been accompanying Li Jinglong to fight eagles and dogs since he was a child, and he has no serious skills, and he is a doorway to study the ninth-rate doorway.

"It's okay, it's okay, the country's publicly-owned fertilizer immortals bless, seasickness or something, it's all a little vomit!"

After Li Jinglong held back his nausea and said this, he lay on the railing of the boat and coughed violently, as if he was going to vomit out all his internal organs.

He only felt groggy now, and his body was limp and couldn't lift any strength. Moreover, as time passed, his vision became more and more blurry, and his body swayed with it, as if it was difficult to stand.

"You should help Grandpa Guo back to the room to rest first, don't let him get cold." The man waved his hand and commanded the elite guards of the Cao Guo Mansion beside him.

These guards are all born children who have been cultivated since the first generation of Cao Guogong, and they protected Li Jinglong from several reverse attacks from thousands of troops during the Jing Dynasty, which was the greatest personal safety guarantee for Li Jinglong to go to Japan in person.

Soon, Li Jinglong was sent to the cabin.

"How far are we from Japan now?" Li Jinglong wiped his face with a hot towel, forcibly held back the colics from his stomach, and asked.

"Back to the Imperial Palace, there will be half a day before we will arrive at Hirado Port (later Nagasaki Port)." Cao Afu said.

"Hmmm! All right! ”

After listening, Li Jinglong nodded slightly, and when he heard Hirado Port, he knew that the destination was indeed not far away.

"Why does Eguro say that Hirado Port has the potential to become the hottest place in the world?"

Li Jinglong was lying on the bumpy bed and frowned slightly, incomprehensible, it was really incomprehensible.

According to the information he knew, there were no major volcanoes near Hirado Port.

But he couldn't figure it out, Li Jinglong simply didn't want to, he took advantage of the fact that he was still a little sober, and cared about important things involving his net worth and life.

"The gifts for the Japanese generals are all right, right?" Li Jinglong asked.

Cao Afu, the housekeeper of the Cao Guo Mansion, took out a thick stack of gift slips from his sleeve and said while handing it to Li Jinglong.

"Grandpa Guo, the gift list is here, you can see it."

Li Jinglong waved his hand irritably, and said, "I'm disgusting now, don't look at it, there's nothing to see, just arrange it." ”

"Okay."

Li Jinglong was not at ease, and instructed again: "Remember what I told you before, I gave a gift to the Japanese general Zhengyi, [don't let anyone know], otherwise it is very likely to bring disaster to our Cao Guo Mansion, you know?" ”

"Grandpa Guo, the little one understands!"

Cao Afu's mouse eyes flickered, and he took the stack of gift slips back into his sleeve.

"Grandpa of the country, those spies of unknown origin stuffed in the mission?"

It can be seen by everyone that some of the personnel in the mission do not look like serious clerks or guards at all, but they are all deliberately selected to be short in stature, not to mention the various dresses, all of them are of all religions and nine streams, and some of them speak Korean.

Li Jinglong said weakly: "Don't worry about it, don't worry about our business. They have their own mission, which is to put on the skin of a mission. ”

Cao Afu nodded, and when he saw that his master had fallen asleep, he quietly smeared oil under his feet and retreated out of the cabin.

Japan's coastline has been in sight for a short time.

Drawing lessons from the experience, this time write an anti-routine side plot, which will not be lengthy, ensuring that the narrative is smooth and interesting at the same time.

(End of chapter)