The cage is a kind of sedan chair that dignitaries take when they travel, hanging a wooden box with a thick wooden stick of one foot and two feet. The box is six feet long, and there is a famous hall called 権門駕籠 (けんもんかご), and the small door that is opened is made into a pull door, and the heart is carved and painted, and it is extremely exquisite. Ma He was tall, and he was curled up and squeezed into it soon and shouted that he couldn't bear it, Cai Qiguan shook his head and said You really don't know how to enjoy, and you are busy leading a tall horse, and now watching the surrounding scenery along the horse, Ma Hecai gradually got entangled in his heart. Since the samurai in the lead was holding the flag of the Ashikaga family coat of arms, ordinary civilians and samurai knelt on the side of the road to make way.

This is a faster walk of three to four days via Kii Road, the Kumano Kodo Road, and north via Osaka Castle to Miyagi in Kyoto. At this time, Kii Province was part of the northern edge of the Nankai Province of the Seven Provinces of Gorgi, and it was crossed to the island of Shikoku to the south. However, neither of them had the intention of rushing, so they both slowed down intentionally or unintentionally.

The impression of the Japanese is that in the process of gradual change, compared with the Shinla's Gonglie Shoheika or Siam's Shoroku Bunga, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu feels deeper and more strategic. If Shimahara, the son of a local prince, was familiar with Chinese Confucianism and Taoism, then the shogun, who ruled all of Japan, could not be underestimated. Thinking of this, he rode to Cai Qiguan's cage and humbly asked for advice.

The Confucian scholar smiled and said, "I'm already waiting for Ma Gongzi to come and ask questions!"

Ma He bowed and said, "It is indeed something to discuss, dare to ask how many prefectures are in Japan?" What is the number of households? How many stones can be harvested in an annual rice harvest? How much do you have to pay taxes?'

Cai Qiguan replied solemnly: "Dare to ask Gongzi, if someone from the Western Regions comes and asks about the total amount of rice harvest in the Ming Dynasty, will you also tell me the amount?" Besides, this content is a state secret to any country, and if Ma Gongzi knows about it, he can't let you go back to Daming!"

"The Lu of the Eater, the Matter of Loyalty. Brother Cai's position, I understand it below, but I just want to figure out what the future relationship between the two sides will be? Presumably, the Beishan Hall has a certain number in mind?" Ma He took a step back and continued to ask.

"Kitayama Hall is a wise man, although he is the heir of three generations of generals, his achievements are far greater than those of the Ashikaga clan of Kaifu. He usually admires the most is the Hongwu Emperor who founded the Ming Dynasty, and often says that he started in the south of the Yangtze River with a cloth cloth, unified the whole of China, although the Mongols returned to the desert, but did not kill the descendants of the former Yuan, leaving a sense of proportion, during which the context of advance and retreat thoughts, it is very worthy of reference.

Ma He asked, "So the emperor is also the one who can take his place?"

Cai Qiguan glared at Ma He: "So in the future, I will replace my nephew with my uncle and my nephew, and I will also be able to live there?"

Ma He thought that this guy was sharp-tongued, so he changed the topic and asked, "Da Ming has always paid tribute to the surrounding countries, what does the Beishan Palace want?"

"We don't want much, after King Yan ascends the throne, he must promise never to invade Japan, if so, then the Beishan Hall is willing to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Japanese king, and the canonization of Prince Huailiang of the Southern Dynasty a few years ago naturally has to ask the Ming Dynasty to withdraw it, so as to correct the domestic public hearing in Japan."

Ma He thought to himself that in the 28th year of Hongwu (that is, three years ago), the Emperor Ming had already listed Japan as a country not to be conquered, but it was only clear that Japan had broken off contacts, and Japan had not yet grasped this information, so it might as well use it. Then he said: "Your country wants to wrestle with the Central Plains powers, which is famous in history since the Sui Dynasty, and in the early Tang Dynasty, it sent troops to Goryeo, and the army was defeated at the mouth of the Baijiang River. In recent years, he has connived at pirates to harass the borders of neighboring countries such as Daming and North Korea. Even if King Yan wants to believe in the Beishan Palace, there must be a foundation of trust, I don't know what Brother Cai thinks?"

"Hehe, admiration, admiration, Brother Ma is alone in my territory, it's not enough to ask for gold, do you have to provide protons if you want to follow the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?" Is this a bargain or a good one?' Cai Qiguan said angrily.

"Well, that's good advice. After returning to Beiping, he became the king of Yan and praised the sincerity of the Beishan Palace. But actually, Proton is not as sincere as lending me 10,000 soldiers." Ma and nature did not know that providing protons was also a long-standing practice in Japan, so at this time, they first asked for a price to see how the other party would repay the money on the ground.

Cai Qiguan no longer spoke, in fact, this is more or less in his calculations, anyway, there are many descendants of the Ashikaga family, and it is not a big deal to pick one from the side as a victim at that time, since the Beishan Hall has decided to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty diplomatically, he only needs to pave the way for the next steps, but sending troops is a big deal, and he can't be the master. (Note 1)

While he was thinking about it, he only heard Ma He say again: "Brother Cai should also give the antidote, right?" Cai Qiguan smiled embarrassedly, offended, and hurriedly took a pill from his sleeve, and after the horse kimono, it sounded, and sure enough, the true qi was smooth and unhindered, and the dantian became active, thinking that this medicine was really magical. This verbal confrontation probed each other's positions. Cai Qiguan sent a letter to the carrier pigeon that night to report the situation, and received a reply before the evening of the next day.

In this way, he walked slowly and walked and talked, and after five or six days, he arrived at a hill, and Cai Qiguan hurriedly asked Ma He to climb high and take a look down. Originally, this is a place suitable for overlooking Kyoto City, looking at the streets of the city everywhere cross, vertical and horizontal wide and orderly, Cai Qiguan was busy introducing, saying that this city was built more than 600 years ago in imitation of Chang'an Luoyang of the Tang Dynasty, the building is obviously a pagoda, and the place in the northeast corner of a prescription city looks like it is said to be the palace city where the emperor lives.

Ma He asked curiously how this Kyoto does not even have a basic city wall, Cai Qiguan said that even if there is a war, it is generally not burned and plundered by civilians, Ma He listened, and shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.

At this time, the sun is setting, and the smoke is rising everywhere, and it is the time for the people to prepare dinner. Cai Qiguan said that this was the last accommodation before entering Kyoto, and he wanted to invite a wine girl to accompany him at night, but Ma He never liked this, and the two drank to each other, talking about the peculiarities of overseas countries, which made Cai Qiguan high-five again and again. While he was talking, several horses galloped outside, and then someone asked loudly, and the welcome boy in the lodging greeted him, and then snorted a few times, and a few people led by a young man in brocade strode in. The owner of the lodging immediately knelt to the side and bowed down with his hands to greet him.

Ma He smiled and said that this man was young and powerful. Cai Qiguan said coldly, but he was a young puppet general who went out on patrol in micro-clothes, he didn't know who he was, so we don't have to pay attention to him. Ma He suddenly remembered that the master had mentioned that it was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who coerced Gulu Mei to lead the crowd to stop him. He whispered, "Is it Ashikaga Yoshinori who is about to break at the touch of a button?" Cai Qiguan thought to himself that the bad thing had spread thousands of miles, and he was surprised: "Childe is really well-informed. But this person can't be offended openly, so be careful." Ma He sighed and said, "Many of the younger brothers in the past and present are unreasonable!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ashikaga Yoshitsu slapped the table and got up and walked over.

He said a few words to Cai Qiguan, who also sighed, with a helpless face, and began to translate.

Ashikaga said, "Your boy is the apprentice of Li Hongyuannas?"

"Exactly, what do you have to advise?" Ma He frowned and looked at the new shogun, who had not been in the throne for a long time, but still got up and answered.

"When I was accidentally defeated by your master's sword, I have been haunted by it. I have been practicing swordsmanship hard, but I can't wait for your master to come and compete again, so it's good for you to come over today, I don't know if you have the courage to take over for your master." Yi Zhi said with a crackle.

Ma He's face hesitated and said, "It's okay to take your sword move, but what is this color?" I thought I was just going to trouble you, so you sent it to the door yourself.

"Warriors seek self-improvement and improve their swordsmanship. What is the use of the yellow and white things outside the body?' Yi Zhi said disdainfully.

Ma Hedeng sat down and shouted, "If you can't afford to gamble, don't come out and compete with others!" Lao Tzu despised the second generation ancestor who could only bully others and had no ability under his command in his life." Suddenly remembered the third junior brother Ah Xian who had a bad stomach, I don't know where this guy ran away later?

Ashikaga cried out in disgust, 'What do you say?'

"Master is short of a sea ship to sail, if you want to compete with the sword, take out the color head, otherwise it will be cool over there!" Ma He simply poured himself a drink.

The old man shook his head and nodded to Cai Qiwen, and then translated the old man's question: "In the lower three Mitsu (Note 2), dare to ask what kind of colorful things the prince can afford?"

"Equivalent to gold." Ma He's face did not change his face, and after Cai Qiguan nodded to Sanjo, Sanjo stopped talking.

As soon as the two of them were put together, the horse and the figure moved, and the chopsticks in his right hand had been pointed at the left temple of Yizhi, and he didn't dare to move when he completed the knife drawing, and a bead of sweat left his nose. The samurai guarding on the side were startled, and they hurriedly drew their swords and were about to rush forward.

Ma He smiled and said, "This doesn't count, let's come again." Returning to his original position, Yoshinori motioned for the samurai to step back, and with a loud roar, he slashed at his opponent's left shoulder, and Ma Wawa avoided the sword circle like a ghost on the ground, flashed to Ashikaga's side, his left hand blocked his hands, and the chopsticks in his right hand were once again attached to his left eye, Ashikaga's face turned pale, and the opponent showed mercy twice, and even did not fire a sword. He took a few steps back, angrily threw out the long knife in his hand, nailed it deep into the wooden wall with a thud, and ran away with his hands in his hands.

Sanjo's face was complicated, as if he was about to say something, but he swallowed back the words and hurriedly chased Yoshichi with a bunch of samurai.

Cai Qiguan remembered that when he was asked by Yiman how he thought of Yizhi, he immediately said that he needed to devote himself to learning and writing, otherwise it was not Sanjo Midong who was unlucky today, but himself, Beishan Hall was wise and martial, how could he choose such a person who could not support the wall to succeed him as the general. Ma He remembered that Zhu Gaoxi, the second son of King Yan, was also a single-minded and short-sighted guy, the two glanced at each other, and couldn't help but shake their heads together.

Cai Qiguan asked critically, "When Gongzi first arrived in the capital of our country, why did he deliberately make enemies everywhere?"

"As Brother Cai said, I am just a newcomer, and I am about to get in touch with the leaders of your country, but no matter what we do, we can't let the other party leave a wrong impression, lest he think that we are a cowardly people who can't fight back!." Ma and the meaning of the positive color answer.

Cai Qiguan's impression of Ma He also began to change, he felt that this young man had always been polite and quick to react on the spot, but now he knew that he was actually a character with a round outside and a rigid character on the inside, and some bottom lines were untouchable. Such a character in any organization, there will definitely be a day out, if it can be in power when it is not yet in power, the benefits that can be obtained in the future can not be imagined, thinking of here I have to admire the ability of the Beishan Temple to recognize people, in just a few words has been made and Ma He befriended.

(Note 1) There have been discussions on borrowing troops from Japan in the past dynasties, but most of them were dying dynasties such as the Southern Song Dynasty or the later Southern Ming Dynasty.

(Note 2) Sanjo Miyuto was a family of ministers from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Muromachi period, and at this time the official was the right minister, and later generations were evaluated as the same as his father Sanjo Kotada, who was not in good luck in his later years, and was a representative of the public family who abandoned the emperor and turned to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

【It's time to Kyoto!】 】