"Japanese envoys?"

Yinren's words stirred up a wave in the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

"It's just a good time!" Yu Zhong muttered secretly, secretly suspicious in his heart.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, when did the Japanese envoy come? Why didn't the minions hear the news of their arrival in Beijing? Alinga asked. As a squire of the Imperial Court, Japan now considers itself a vassal member, and if you want to enter Beijing, you naturally have to report to him.

"This Japanese envoy first arrived in Korea, and then took a boat from Korea directly to Tianjin, just arrived in the capital, and then came to ask for a Jin meeting, and it is normal for the Imperial Court to not know." Yinren replied.

"A barbarian is a barbarian, and he really doesn't understand the rules. And the officials in Tianjin, how can they let these Japanese people enter our country at will? Your Highness, wait for the minions to send them away first, and then let them come to Jin after a while, so as not to miss our business. Alinga said to Yinren.

"What are you talking about, my lord? Since Japan is already a vassal of our country, our dynasty, as a suzerain, should have a tolerant mind. You don't have to be angry that they didn't report such a trivial matter to the Imperial Court, do you? …… Why bother with the people who are outside? Ahsan came out again and said.

"Yes. Lord Yu is also here today, if these Japanese do not accept Wang Hua, it is precisely because of the adults who came forward to suppress it. …… We can't afford to miss this opportunity! The deputy capital commander Yatu, who had just been ridiculed for a few words, jumped out and said again.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have always been lenient to my vassals, and although Japan was at war with our court, it has now surrendered. Now the envoys of his country have just arrived in Beijing to ask for a meeting, which shows that his heart is quite sincere. If you don't see it, I'm afraid people will say that the court is out of etiquette! Wu Xinzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said.

"What does Tong Xiang think?" Yinren thought for a moment and asked Tong Guowei.

"It's pretty much the same whether we'll see you now or later. It's just that when I met the Japanese envoys in this Qianqing Palace, I inevitably exalted them a little! Tong Guowei said.

"What about Yu Aiqing?" Yinren asked Yu Zhong again.

"It's up to His Highness to decide!" Yu ** replied.

"In that case...... He Zhu'er! Yinren shouted to his side.

"The minions are here!" He Zhu'er took two steps forward and bowed in response.

"Go to the palace to pass the edict and announce that the Japanese envoys will enter the palace and see you."

"Wow!"

……

The Japanese envoy arrived.

Since more than 100 years ago, when Japan's Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi led troops to invade Korea and defeat the Korean and Ming Dynasty coalition forces, there has been little contact between Japanese officials and China. After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, although Tokugawa Ieyasu also sent people to the Ming Dynasty to ask for the feudal domain, he soon implemented the system of "closing the country to the outside world" in Japan, and from then on, except for a few Chinese merchant ships that could reach Japan for trade activities, China's exchanges with Japan, especially official exchanges, came to a complete standstill.

And now, at last, Japan has once again sent envoys to China, and, as in the past, they have come with the title of ministers...... This made many Qing court ministers feel more comfortable. The Celestial Empire should be the most powerful in the world, and all the "barbarians" should come to pay tribute.

"The envoy of the lower country, Makino Chengzhen, on behalf of His Majesty the lord of our country, Higashiyama, the shogunate Tokugawa shogun, knocks on His Royal Highness the crown prince of the Qing Empire!"

A total of three Japanese were allowed to enter the Qianqing Palace, one wearing a kimono and the other two wearing samurai uniforms. However, as if they were used to it, the three of them didn't feel too much discomfort, bowed their heads, and walked to the steps of the main hall step by step, facing Yinren is a big gift. Although the Chinese spoken by the leader was a little stiff, it was not bad.

"The Japanese envoy is flat!" Yinren waited for the heads of the three Japanese to touch the ground, then raised his hand and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!" The three Japanese kowtowed to Yinren again, and then stood up again. The leader was one of the three representatives who negotiated with Yu Zhong at the beginning, the shogunate's second chairman, Narito Makino.

"The envoy has worked hard from afar!" Yinren said to Makino Chengzhen again.

"Thank you for your Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is our honor to be able to see the big country of Shangbang, not hard! Makino replied with a bent down.

"Hmm!" Yinren nodded, and asked Makino Chengzhen again: "The envoy is here, I don't know what it is for?" ”

"This time, the subordinate is here to present a gift to His Majesty Kangxi of the Qing Empire on behalf of my lord of Dongshan, the shogunate Tokugawa general, and attach our national letter to show his submission!" Makino replied with a bow.

"The Lord of the East Mountain?"

After hearing the title of Makino Chengzhen for the second time, Yu Zhong finally realized the difference. He knew that the name of the Japanese emperor at this time was "Higashiyama", but even if the emperor did not have a high status in Japan now, Makino Narisada should not use the title of "lord of the country", right? Could it be that Makino Chengzhen was afraid of violating the taboo of the Qing court, so he deliberately changed the "emperor" to this "lord of the country"? Or did they really scare them out of the cracks? …… Not quite like that!

When Yu Zhong was thinking about things, Makino Chengzhen also took the national letter from the entourage and presented it to He Zhu'er, asking the other party to hand it over to Yinren.

"Excellent! Since Japan is sincerely surrendering, this palace will definitely play our emperor, and you will be rewarded! Yinren took the national letter and read it again, and said to Makino Chengzhen with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!" Makino Chengzhen bent down again and said.

……

"Lord Yu, why do these Japanese like to bow so much?" Alinga watched Makino Chengzhen bend over continuously, and the two attendants almost never straightened up, and couldn't help but ask Yu Zhong again. …… The officials are divided into civil and military forces, and Alinga, as the minister of the guard, belongs to Zhengyipin, the highest level of military generals in the Qing court, and Yu Zhong is just one head below him, so he stands under him.

"My lord, have you heard of the thirty-six schemes?" Yu Zhong did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Of course I did!" Alinga replied.

"This is the tenth plan: 'Smile hides a knife'. Bowing, one can break down the hostility of the opponent with a humble appearance, the other can cover the knife with the body, and then there is a sudden ...... Poke! Yu Zhong replied in a low voice.

"Huh?" Ah Ling was stunned.

……

"As soon as the envoy arrived in Beijing, he came to Jin, which shows his sincerity. However, this will inevitably be a bit of a hard work! …… He Zhu'er! Yinren shouted at He Zhu'er again.

"The minions are here!"

"Send the Japanese envoys to the post house to rest, so that people can be well received." Yinren ordered.

"Slaves obey!"

He Zhu'er received Yinren's message, came down from the steps of the main hall, greeted Makino Chengzhen and others, and then took the lead to walk outside the hall. Makino Chengzhen and the three of them bowed to Yinren again, and then turned around......

Everything happened in this "turn".

He Zhu'er led the way from the right, close to the side of the military attache column, and the three of them naturally turned back facing the military general column.

In this way, they naturally glanced at the military attachés standing there one by one!

Naturally, I saw it......

"Yu Zhong!"

Makino Chengzhen suddenly cried out, and at the same time, as if he couldn't stand steadily, he staggered back two steps in a row, and only regained his footing with the support of his two followers.

……

Quiet!

Many officials looked at Yu Zhong and Makino Chengzhen in surprise!

After a while, Ah Ling Ah smiled at Yu Zhong and said, "Hehe, Lord Yu, it turns out that the Japanese envoy recognizes you!" ”

"Of course I do." Yu Zhong looked at Makino Chengzhen, who was staring at him with a "panicked" face, and then looked at his entourage with two eyes that seemed to breathe fire, and smiled. …… I knew you had ghosts! He said secretly.

"Oh? Yu Aiqing recognizes Muye's envoy? Yinren asked again.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince. When the minions were at war with Japan, this Makino Narisada was the second elder of the Japanese shogunate, and he saw it during the negotiations! Yu Zhong replied with a fist.

"Lao Zhong? Yu Aiqing, what is 'Laozhong'? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the shogun is in charge of the Japanese state, and there are elders, elders and middle-level officials below the generals. This old man is about the same as the bachelor of my dynasty, and as for the old man, his authority is also equivalent to that of my country's minister of the upper study. Seeing that Yinren seemed to have doubts, Yu Zhong hugged his fist and explained.

"I see!"

"Envoy Makino, since you are in a high position in Japan, why do you still seem to be afraid of us Lord Yu?" Someone at the back of the civil service queue asked.

"When...... Of course I'm afraid. Who in Japan is not afraid of His Excellency? Makino Chengzhen's face was a little pale, and he replied a little indifferently.

"It seems that our Lord Yu is really famous!" Ah Shan interjected a little sourly.

“…… That's nature. Your Excellency Yu Zhong is imposing, and how can we be able to deal with it in our little Japan. In the previous contest with the army of the upper country, I already knew from top to bottom in Japan that it was just a self-defeating move by a grasshopper shaking a tree! ......" Makino Chengzhen's voice had a slight tremor in it, and with his slightly pale face, there was a great sense of fright.

"Envoys don't have to be like that. As long as you serve our dynasty faithfully and do your duty, our dynasty will naturally no longer add up to your troops. Yinren said.

"Thank you, Your Highness, Crown Prince, for your grace!" Hearing Yinren's words, Makino Chengzhen immediately turned around and kowtowed again to thank him.

"No more fighting? Loser! What logic? Yu Zhong listened to Yinren's promise to Makino Chengzhen, and a bad feeling passed through his heart. Will Japan not restrict or strike at it when it develops a certain amount of strength in the future? Little Japan is a country that belongs to the Zhongshan wolf, the kind that is rampant when it gets will! …… However, although he was dissatisfied, Yu Zhong knew that he had no way to change what Yinren said now. From the moment when Makino Chengzhen screamed just now, he knew what Yinren's idea was. This Makino Chengzhen was very humble and arrogant when he bombarded Edo, could he panic because he saw that he was also under the Great Highness of the Qianqing Palace? Pure performance! …… Yinren, a loser, actually colluded with the Japanese to calculate his country's generals! What is it?

Yu Zhongzhong's thoughts turned around, and he looked at Yinren and Makino Chengzhen with a slight sneer, looking at what this pair of "traitors" could perform.

"He Zhu'er, send the envoy to rest!" Yinren asked Makino Chengzhen to get up, and then ordered He Zhu'er.

"Wow!"

He Zhu'er bowed down to receive the order, and then motioned to Makino Chengzhen and the three to follow him, and at this moment, one of Makino Chengzhen's entourage suddenly stepped in front of Yu Zhong in two steps, and then, bent his knees and knelt, and then, it was a knock!

"Bang!"

Shed a puddle of blood!

"Your Excellency Yu Zhong, my name is Xuanyuan Sanping, please agree to a duel with me!"

……

"What did you say?"

Rao is already prepared in the center, and when he saw this guy's performance, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. Duel? Depend on! Let Lao Tzu play this mentally retarded game with you, something that popped out of nowhere?

"Bold! What are you that dare to challenge my generals? The hundred officials were also stunned by the words of this entourage, and Alinga was close to Yu Zhong, and first shouted loudly.

"Where are the guards? Take down this unknown thing for me, put it in prison, and wait for it to be released! Tong Guowei then shouted.

"Arrogance!" On the royal steps, Yinren also said coldly.

……

All of a sudden, the officials in the hall were constantly criticizing this guy named Xuanyuan Sanping. Then, the guards came in and escorted Xuanyuan Sanpei out. When Makino Chengzhen and another entourage saw this shocking scene, they knelt down in a "panic" and couldn't help kowtowing to Yinren to apologize.

"You and other barbarian small states, received the courtesy of the palace, did not want to repay, but dared to get carried away, and actually dared to invite our generals to fight in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. Could it be that you want to take the opportunity to avenge the attack and murder our important ministers? Yinren looked angry and murderous, as if he didn't mean to let the other party go because Makino Chengzhen asked for guilt.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, just now it was just Xuanyuan Sanpei's own sudden madness, not the meaning of our shogunate. We have great respect for Your Excellency, and we ask you to forgive your sins. Makino Chengzhen kowtowed again and again, and kept saying.

"Sudden madness? To put it lightly! Are all of you Qing officials stupid? Lao Zhi argued and asked coldly at the two of them.

"Don't dare, the subordinates never have such thoughts. Xuanyuan Sanpei is just, it's just ......" Makino Chengzhen is divided and can't say a coherent word.

"Just what? I think you have a ghost in your heart. Ah Shan also said with a sneer.

"It's just ......" Makino Chengzhen raised his head and squinted at Yu Zhong, then looked at the others, and lowered his head again, but he didn't say anything.

"Huh, can't tell? If you can't say it, it's a rhetorical quibble, and it's a deliberate plot to kill our general! …… You deserve death! Alinga said loudly.

"Where are the guards?" Someone shouted.

……

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Seeing that the officials in the hall had the intention of devouring themselves alive, and then turned their heads to see Makino Chengzhen looking aggrieved but afraid to speak, another attendant suddenly shouted loudly, and the high-pitched voice instantly suppressed all the noise.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there is a reason why Xuanyuan Sanping challenged His Excellency Yu Zhong."

Before anyone else could react, the attendant spoke loudly again.

"What is the reason? Even if there is a reason? You are just thinking about why those who died on the battlefield take revenge. Hmph, is it possible that if someone is killed on the battlefield, the general who leads the army will not be able to resist his fate? Shouldn't your shogunate also die? I don't believe he didn't kill anyone! Yu Xu reacted and said coldly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince! Your Excellency in the middle of him, he ......"

"Ueno-kun, don't talk nonsense!" Makino Nari-sa pulled the entourage and shouted.

"Your Excellency Makino, I came to Middle-earth with Xuanyuan-kun, and I can't let him bear the sins alone, please forgive me!" The entourage first kowtowed to Makino Chengzhen, and then, he broke free from the other party's pull, knelt on the ground, crawled forward two steps on all fours, and then, looked up at Yinren, learning the appearance of Xuanyuan Sanping just now, and also slammed his head down:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Xuanyuan Sanping didn't mean to offend just now, he challenged His Excellency Yu Zhong, and he already had the heart of death. And the reason why he did it was because...... Because he wants to avenge the people of his homeland! ”

"Revenge for the people of your hometown? Hmph, it turns out that he is still a strong man! It's pretty rare! …… Yes? Yu Xu sneered.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," ignoring the taunt, the attendant kowtowed to Yinren again, ignoring the bleeding from his forehead, and continued: "Xuanyuan Sanpei's hometown is Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, which was previously opened to trade between countries by the shogunate. However, the last time your army attacked our country, there, there...... Woooooo ”

"How's it going there?" Yinren asked indifferently.

"The whole of Nagasaki, all of it, all of it...... They were all burned to ashes by order of His Excellency Yu Zhong, and of the more than 300,000 people in the city, only one hundred and thirty-seven survived, and the rest ...... They were all burned alive! ”

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