"My lord? My lord? Yan Zichong called softly, but in the ears of the squire, the voice seemed to be a whisper from a demon.

Before, the voice of the Luzon envoy was like the sound of silver and copper coins, and every time he spoke, the squire seemed to be able to hear the pleasant sound, but now, he didn't want to hear the young man speak again.

However, it backfired, and he only heard the voice of the Luzon envoy on the other side faint, with a little banter, saying:

"My lord, I don't know if you are satisfied with this gift of mine?"

Every word and sentence is like a knife scratching on his heart, bringing him a huge sense of crisis.

His heart roared wildly: how could it be, how could he know this! How can it be...... Know so much! There are some things that only he and the parties know!

How could it be, how could it be! His heart was filled with disbelief.

However, looking at the seemingly mocking eyes on the other side, he knew that he had to give the response that the other party wanted now, otherwise he would fall into the bottomless abyss.

The corners of the squire's mouth barely pulled up a smile:

"You, you are so polite, you actually gave such a heavy gift, I am satisfied, I am so satisfied!"

"Your Excellency, rest assured, I will do as you ask...... Rest assured! ”

He reassured him repeatedly.

Yan Zichong nodded slightly and laughed softly:

"It's better to do so, then, I'll take my leave......"

"Eh, my lord, two thousand taels of silver ......"

"Take it, there has to be a hard fee, right?"

The waiter's footsteps stopped, he watched Yan Zichong slowly walk away, and then looked back at the large boxes of silver, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.

I don't know why, but now when he looks at the two thousand taels of silver, he always feels that these silver are extraordinarily precious, and they seem to be comparable to gold jewelry.

The faces of the Luzon envoys are not so hateful.

……

The court meeting was held as scheduled, and the envoys of both sides met in front of the palace.

When Xiao Xifei saw the other party, a hateful expression suddenly appeared on his face, but he quickly disappeared again.

As far as he knew, the envoys of Luzon had been staying in their rooms since they came to the Ming Dynasty, and they were not as active as he was.

So, the odds are great! Thinking of this, the gloom on Xiao Xifei's face was swept away, and he became a little more cheerful again, he took the lead in turning around and saluting, and said:

"Minister, the Japanese envoy Konishi Fei, knock to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Yan Zichong didn't have the slightest wave on his face during the whole process, and he stepped forward and saluted the emperor:

"Minister, Chen Zichong, the envoy of the Governor's Mansion of Luzon, knocks to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and sends my highest greetings to Your Majesty on behalf of Chen Shiyi, the Governor of Luzon!"

The voice was loud and echoed throughout the court meeting, and this unique etiquette surprised Wanli and was particularly pleasing to the ear, showing the respect of the Luzon Governor's Office for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor.

With Xiao Xifei's words, it was even more high-level judgment, and Wanli and the ministers took the lead in having a good impression of Yan Zichong.

Xiao Xifei grinded his teeth secretly, as soon as the confrontation began, he had already lost for a while, but he thought about it, he had a trump card, what were he afraid of? So he regained his composure.

Above, Wanli said:

"Why are you waiting for the envoys to come here?"

Of course, he knew their intentions, but because of their identities, he still had to tell the two of them, so that the ministers could know by the way, so that they could discuss with them.

Xiao Xifei immediately stepped forward and complained about the crimes of the Governor's Mansion in Luzon.

Of course, most of them were made up by him, focusing on exaggerating how pitiful they were and how hateful the Luzon army was.

However, hearing his accusations, Wanli's face was pale: after all, this has nothing to do with him, and the two sides were enemies not long ago, and it is really difficult for Emperor Wanli to have any sympathy for Japan.

Xiao Xifei naturally knows it, but his words are just to put himself on "reason" first, and then the main thing is to play:

"We waited for the expedition to Korea, but we were only forced to go on the expedition because of the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and in fact we were not willing."

"Now that Toyotomi Hideyoshi is dead, we also want to stop the army and truce, but the Luzon army took the opportunity to sneak attack and occupy our country, so that this retreat is cut off, and we have no home to go back, so we can only stay in this Korean land."

"Wouldn't it be good to ask the Ming Emperor to show mercy and make them withdraw from our territory, and we are willing to give compensation, and a few families will quit their troops, wouldn't it be good?"

After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Yes, although the Ukita Hideya was very reluctant, but after discussion, the generals of the Japanese army still agreed that it was more appropriate to put all the blame on Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so that it seemed that they were not forced to strike after being beaten and losing their hometown, but that they were also forced and victims.

After listening to it, Wanli felt that what he said also made some sense, he didn't have much money in his pocket, and he was not very willing to spend it.

However, his face did not show the slightest expression, but turned towards Yan Zichong, indicating that it was his time to speak.

The young man's face was very calm, he first saluted the emperor, and then refuted Xiao Xifei's nonsense one by one, and everyone looked at Xiao Xifei's eyes full of disdain - good guy, according to this statement, none of them are true.

Finally, he said slowly:

"The reason why we sent troops is that we really suffered from the Japanese invaders!"

"The Japanese are rampant on the sea, plundering merchant ships, causing many of our Luzon people to die tragically at sea, countless families have been displaced, and they have even robbed our ships to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire, which is too much!"

"The governor couldn't bear it anymore, and he heard that the Japanese invaded the Celestial Empire, so he sent troops and smashed the enemy's den. Ladies and gentlemen, have you forgotten their rampant behavior during the Jiajing Rebellion? Once the troops are dismissed, they will definitely revert to their old ways! ”

"As for the withdrawal...... Heh, now that you are the defeated subordinates of the Celestial Empire, where can you negotiate the conditions? ”

"As long as Your Majesty is willing, there is no need for heavenly soldiers, I will send troops from Luzon to exterminate Er and others, and welcome the king back to the king's capital!"

Yan Zichong's words were loud and full of righteousness, and they also implied compliments to Daming, which was in stark contrast to Xiao Xifei's words.

At the same time, he also cited that dark history of that year, so that the coastal officials present directly empathized with him, and the rest of the officials also changed their eyes.

Emperor Wanli frowned, judging from the current state of debate, this Wa Kingdom seems to deserve it! Even the tributary ships were robbed, which is really excessive...... Moreover, he had also heard about the affairs of the Japanese Kou, and knew that they had made Da Ming miserable, so he was faintly inclined to Yan Zichong.

Xiao Xifei was stunned by what he said, and wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

The Japanese have always been a pain in Daming's heart, and he really doesn't know if those guys have robbed the ships in Luzon, to be honest, as a close confidant of Governor Konishi, he has no doubt that those guys who only have muscles in their heads will do these things.

After all, they were born as merchants, and they always looked down on those martial artists who only thought about fighting and killing.

So looking at Emperor Wanli's moved look, he couldn't argue for a while.

But he didn't panic.

He quietly turned his head and gestured to the ministers.

It's time, it's time to make a move.

The courtiers nodded lightly and gave them an affirmative look.

Xiao Xifei was relieved, his waist straightened up, even if Yan Zichong was clever and tongue-in-cheek, as long as the courtiers in the court were on his side, the emperor would definitely agree to put pressure on Luzon!

It would be the first victory for Luzon...... Sort of, collect some interest!

The ministers present really also stood up, and Shen Shixing, as the head of the cabinet, took the lead in speaking:

"The minister thinks that this Luzon envoy is reasonable!"

Well! Reasonable...... Well?

Xiao Xifei turned his head, his face was stunned, and he only saw the old man looking at him with a righteous face.

Behind him, the voices of more courtiers were heard:

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister thinks that Envoy Chen is right!"

Listening to these words, Xiao Xifei's heart, which had just climbed to the top, continued to sink until it fell to the bottom.

These guys actually took money and didn't do anything!

And is there a work ethic!

My conscience is very bad!

(End of chapter)