Jiang Ning walked into the main hall quickly, and saw that the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

The two sides of each side are lined up on the left and right, spitting stars and arguing.

"Jiang Qing, you're finally here!"

Zhu Houzhao, who was having a headache, saw Jiang Ning and immediately showed joy.

When everyone heard this, they closed their mouths and watched him silently as he walked to the center.

"Your Majesty, when the minister came, he already knew the ins and outs, I don't know if His Majesty can make a decision?"

Zhu Houzhao said with a sad face:

"If I had made a decision, I wouldn't have let Zhu Qing make such a noise here.

There are those who advocate severe punishment of the murderers, and there are also those who advocate magnanimity and repay grievances with virtue.

After discussing it for a long time, I just couldn't come up with a reason.

It's good that you're here, you have the best idea, what you say, I'll do it. ”

The ministers were suddenly dumbfounded and looked at each other.

After they have been talking here for so long, their saliva has dried up, and it is not as good as Jiang Ning's words that are long overdue.

So what's the point of them debating here for so long?

Baiguan once again felt the extent to which Jiangning Shengzhilong had reached.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese are brutal and cruel, and they kill the people of our Celestial Empire without permission, and the crime cannot be punished, but they can only apologize with death!"

Jiang Ning said murderously.

Feng Qing, the head of the household, said:

"Your Majesty, as the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, I have always used etiquette to educate the Quartet, which is the ancestral system of our dynasty's national policy, and the previous emperors have all adhered to it.

Although the minister was also very indignant, he thought that it was more than that, and that it would be better to punish the Japanese with a small punishment and a big precept, so that the Japanese would be grateful for our benevolence, and they would not commit it again in the future. ”

Feng Qing didn't figure it out to support Kaihai, mainly because he was really pedantic, and the idea of the Heavenly Empire was ingrained in his mind.

Jiang Ning glanced at him and refuted: "Lord Feng's words are wrong, the wolf has always been ambitious, afraid of power but not virtuous.

If you let the murderer go this time, they will only think that I am weak and can be bullied, and it will become even worse in the future. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Houzhao again, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister asks, there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

Jiao Fang and other officials of the Jiangning family saw that his words were conclusive, and their attitude was obviously extremely firm, and they didn't care about it at the moment, so they seconded it one after another.

"Good!"

Zhu Houzhao took the case, and said with joy on his face: "Immediately, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will arrest the murderer, and there is no need for the three divisions to interrogate, and they will be pulled directly to the entrance of the vegetable market and cooked for me!" ”

He knew that Jiang Ning would not disappoint him.

With the holy decree, the catchers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses rushed into the post house and tied up the murderer who was sleeping directly to the entrance of the vegetable market.

When he woke up, he found that he had been stripped naked, leaving only a crotch cloth and a boiling cauldron in front of him.

The most important thing is that there are tens of thousands of onlookers around.

"You, you, ah!"

As soon as the murderer was about to curse, he was suddenly thrown into the pot, and after screaming, he was ripe.

In the post house, Takuma Ouchi and Hosokawa Ling finally showed displeasure when they got the news, waiting for Jiang Ning to come over and give them an explanation.

Among them, Takuma Ouchi was even more angry.

Because it was his family's samurai who died.

It's just that the two of them waited left and right, and they didn't see Jiang Ning's figure for a long time.

Not even a single Ministry of Rites official.

It wasn't until the second day that Jiang Ning and Wang Hua appeared at the post house.

The two little devils thought that the time had come to ask for an explanation, and they were very excited.

But what they didn't expect was that Jiang Ning and the others didn't come here at all, but went to the residence of the North Korean envoy next to them.

An hour and a half later.

Just when the two devils were waiting more and more anxiously, Jiang Ning and Wang Hua were finally late.

And they remembered the etiquette they had said before, and quickly got up and bowed respectfully after the two of them were seated.

"My lord, it is his sin that the samurai in the next family is reckless and kills the people of the Celestial Empire by mistake.

But in the end, he is a Japanese citizen, and even if he violates the law, he should not be punished with such a capital punishment, but should be handed over to the next to bring back to China and punished according to the laws of our country. ”

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Is the envoy of the Great Inner blaming the official for the unfairness?" Asking for an explanation from the official? ”

"Don't dare."

Takuma Ouchi bowed again and again.

"Hmph, the warriors of your country killed the people of the Ming Dynasty on the land of the Ming Dynasty, and they still have the face to ask me to let you take them back, and punish the crime with your law!

How unreasonable! ”

Wang Hua smiled and said: "Lord Jiang, let's take a break from the anger of the thunder, the Fanbang barbarians don't know the etiquette law, and they are vulgar and formless, so it is understandable to have this idea." ”

It's okay not to say this, but as soon as he said it, the faces of Takuma Ouchi and the others turned even redder.

Wang Hua took a sip of tea and continued:

"Two envoys, in fact, Lord Jiang is also for your good.

Just yesterday, you just made a request for the merchants of the Japanese Kingdom to enjoy the laws of the Ming Dynasty in order to ensure fair treatment.

We agreed, and it took effect immediately.

Think about it, if the warriors of your country commit murder on the land of the Ming Dynasty this time, but let the laws of your country deal with it, does it mean that the merchants of your country do not need to use the protection of our Ming laws in the future?

That's why I'm doing this so that the two transactions will be fair in the future.

If you insist on not wanting to enjoy such treatment, then the official will have nothing to say, and when you return, you will remove all the relevant treaties drawn up yesterday. ”

For the sake of his pitiful face, Takuma Ouchi insisted on saying:

"If the Celestial Empire has such an attitude, then I am afraid that we must first go back to our king, and wait for him to agree before signing the contract.

It's just that in this way, Xu is to delay the situation for another year and a half. ”

"Oh?"

Jiang Ning looked surprised, and immediately stroked his palms and laughed:

"That's a good thing, because this is the right time for me to negotiate trade with other subjects.

Let me think about it, Annam, Ryukyu, Korea, Luzon, Siam, oops, there are too many to remember. ”

Wang Hua added with a smile on the side:

"Just now, this official had a very pleasant conversation with Lord Jiang and the Korean envoys, and they were eager for our court to trade with them, and they agreed very happily to meet the conditions.

He even took the initiative to ask me to garrison their harbor to sweep away the pirates. ”

Now, without waiting for Takuma Ouchi's reaction, Hosokawa Ling hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Two lords, before we go out, King Yongzheng has instructed us to act in accordance with the laws of the Celestial Empire, and we must not make trouble.

This time, the Celestial Empire has done too much to deal with the murderer, even if it spreads to our country, it will inevitably praise the Celestial Pilgrimage!

But don't ruin the trade between the two countries because of such a bold and rough person. ”

Hosokawa Ling licked his smiling face and sent it away.

It wasn't his family's samurai who died.

I didn't react just now, I just wanted to see if there was a chance to sit on the ground and start the price.

But now it seems that Daming has no shortage of them at all, so he naturally has to pay attention to the smiling face.

Seeing this, Ouchi Takuma was too busy to react, so he could only smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and said flatteringly:

"Just now, I lost my mind at the next moment and said nonsense, but the two adults must not take it to heart.

A murderer like that who dares to kill the people of the Celestial Empire is a heinous crime, and he must be severely punished! ”

"Good."

Jiang Ning smiled slightly, and continued: "Then let's continue to talk about the specific matters of the cooperation between the sailors now." ”

Hosokawa Ling preemptively said:

"My lord, my Hosokawa clan has a deep hatred for bandits at sea, and has also sent troops and horses to encircle and suppress them many times. I have a lot of experience with this.

If the Great Ming Sailor cooperates with my Hosokawa clan, he will definitely not be disappointed. ”

Takuma Ouchi glanced at Hosokawa Ling angrily, and hurriedly said:

"My lord, my Ouchi clan originally had a hundred battle water divisions, which were even more powerful than the Hosokawa clan, and we were the best choice for the Ming Dynasty!

As long as the conditions required by the Ming Dynasty, we will agree. ”

Jiang Ning and Wang Hua glanced at each other and continued to negotiate with a smile on their faces.

Three days later.

Zhu Houzhao officially received the Japanese delegation at the Fengtian Temple.

Ouchi Takuma and Hosokawa Ling, as envoys, stepped forward in unison, bowing three times and knocking nine times.

Seeing that the tribute was about to be completed, it was imperative to open the sea, and most of the ministers and nobles in the court were beaming.

Because they see a great opportunity to make a lot of money.

It's just that in the crowd, Chen Jin, the head of the household, didn't look very good.

He was sent to the grassland to preside over the mutual market a few years ago, and when he returned to Beijing, the overall situation was decided.

Both old friends were dismissed from their posts because of this, which made him happy.

After closing his eyes and being silent for a while, Chen Jin's sorrow finally turned into a long sigh.

With Ouchi Takuma and Hosokawa Ling claiming to belong to each other, after offering tribute, Zhu Hou ordered Wang Hua to read out the edict of opening the sea to trade.

Since then, the dust has settled.

Jiang Ning stood in front of the hundred officials, and after listening, a heart that had been hanging for a long time finally fell, revealing a relieved smile.

In any case, he took the first step to change Daming solidly!

He has the confidence to take Daming to the real top of the world!