"Hey, silly girl..." Bai Song sighed, "Of all the people in this world, you are the only one. Don't think nonsense."
While talking, Bai Song lovingly touched Bai Rou's forehead.
Bai Rou felt her brother's tenderness, responded softly, and lay back honestly.
News came from outside that the Qingzhou Navy Chief Shangfu hosted a banquet in honor of the caravan sent to the capital.
According to the original plan, the caravan was resting at the Qingzhou Navy Camp and was about to go to sea.
If you attend a banquet, your trip will be delayed.
It would obviously be against the rules to use another imperial team, but the team led by Bai Song has been delayed for a lot of time, and it is not less than this night.
In addition, after traveling by water for nearly two months, everyone rarely touched the ground, and the banquet could also relax at the last moment.
Bai Song agreed to the banquet given by the naval chief, and that night he took everyone in the caravan off the ship to attend the banquet at the port entering the sea.
Qingzhou was an important port connecting the Tang Dynasty to the outer sea. There were not only troops stationed in the water village, but also many merchant ships from the outer sea and Jiangnan. With the opening up of trade between the Tang Dynasty and Japan, more and more merchant ships entered the port.
The prosperity of Qingzhou far exceeds everyone's imagination, and tonight's banquet is also very grand and luxurious.
Bai Song didn't know that his name had spread to the borders of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone knew that Bai Song was a young master, and he was highly regarded by the emperor and the prince. He would definitely be the pillar of the country in the future.
As the chief naval officer, Shang Fu had been toasting to Bai Song enthusiastically and telling the various deeds that had happened in Qingzhou.
They also selected the best singers and dancers from Qingzhou City to entertain at the banquet, and clearly told Bai Song that as long as the superior was willing, all the girls here could stay and be exclusively enjoyed by the superior.
Bai Song didn't express anything.
The banquet went on smoothly according to the established procedure.
The banquet was in the water village, and the night view of the seaside was completely different. Beyond the feasting banquet was a pitch-black sea, with no end visible in the distance. The moon was like a lighthouse that would fall into the sea at any time, occasionally reflecting the sea.
A sparkling scene.
Bai Song watched the dance in the field, and opposite him were the accompanying members of the Japanese royal family.
The skinny third prince seemed extremely excited when facing these Qingzhou women, and he pulled a singing girl into his arms in front of everyone.
The singers didn't make any struggle and seemed very submissive. They also knew that they would be treated like this when they came here.
This is nothing, but Bai Song has a natural dislike for the third prince. Perhaps it was because he saw him bullying Qing'er when they first met, or perhaps it was his deep-seated emotions that made him unwilling to see the Tang Dynasty woman being invaded by this man.
Bai Song suddenly stood up: "Get all the women out, just eat and drink as much as you want tonight, and we have to leave early tomorrow morning."
"This..." Shang Fu was a little confused.
Bai Song didn't bother to explain and waved to a group of women.
Several women retreated, leaving only one woman lying in the arms of the Japanese prince.
Bai Song pointed at her: "You also step back."
The woman hesitated for a moment, but the third prince held her back: "This woman can't leave."
Bai Song sneered, stared at the third prince and said: "This is the Tang Dynasty, it's not your turn to have the final say."
"Bai Song, don't be complacent. If you don't please me now, you will be in trouble when you get to Japan."
"If my news is correct, you, the third prince, are the least favored among the Japanese royal family. You have no background, no resources, and no possibility of becoming the next emperor. With your status, your words
Who cares?"
"You!" Yamada glared at Bai Song, but for a moment he couldn't say anything.
Yamada is a complete loser prince, and he is the least valued person in the Japanese royal family, otherwise he would stay in the Tang Dynasty and not have to return to Japan.
And Yamada only used his status as a prince to cause trouble in front of outsiders. In front of the truly powerful people in Japan, this prince was actually nothing.
To Bai Song, although this Yamada was disgusting, his identity as a prince was very important.
This time I went to Japan. If I want to truly let the culture and products of the Tang Dynasty penetrate into all aspects of Japan, it is essential to get the support of the Japanese royal family.
If Bai Song tried to win over the eldest and second princes, who were the most powerful in the Japanese royal family, Bai Song could not guarantee absolute success, nor did he know how much cost he would invest.
This third prince is different, he has nothing now, and it is very easy to control this person.
All Bai Song wanted was the identity of the third prince.
While he was talking, a man in black suddenly appeared in the banquet, and the silence in the banquet was broken with screams.
"Protect Mr. Shangchao!" Shang Fu shouted.
A naval guard directly surrounded Bai Song.
An assassin appeared in the naval camp?
This is simply unbelievable!
But everyone subconsciously believed that this assassin came to target Bai Song, the leader of the imperial merchant team.
However, the other party's real target was someone else. By the time everyone reacted, the assassin had already arrived in front of the third prince.
"not good!"
Jiumei exclaimed and drew her sword instantly.
At the same time, there were several Japanese warriors around him who drew swords.
Several Japanese warriors took action at the same time, almost instantly blocking the way between the men in black and Yamada.
With a series of clashing sounds of blades, several Japanese samurai were forced back. The man in black was also using a Japanese samurai sword!
Only at this moment did someone realize that the other party's real target was the Japanese prince.
However, it was already too late now, the man in black's knife was already aimed at Yamada's heart.
Yamada stood there in a daze without reacting. He was about to be stabbed through the heart with a knife. Suddenly, a domineering Qi came from the side, like a heavy punch hitting Yamada's body.
The invisible energy rushed Yamada into the air, flew directly out of the deck of the water village, flew away from the banquet venue, and disappeared from people's sight. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of falling into the water.
The man in black turned his head and looked in the direction of the flying energy. It turned out that Bai Song had taken action at the critical moment to save Yamada's life.
"Get this person quickly!" Shang Fu shouted, and more and more navy soldiers gathered over.
The man in black looked around and felt that he had lost the opportunity to assassinate him. He jumped up and down a few times and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
An assassination can go as quickly as it comes.
Shang Fu was so frightened that he apologized repeatedly and said that he would investigate the matter thoroughly.
Yamada was fished out of the sea. He was scared to death and ate a lot of sea water. Fortunately, he saved his life.
Bai Song ordered everyone to return and go to sea early tomorrow morning.
Everyone thinks this is a good idea. Don't be afraid of being an assassin. Once you go out to sea, you won't be able to follow him.
Regarding this matter, everyone agreed on one thing: the other party was Japanese and his moves were those of Japanese warriors.
As for why the prince was assassinated, judging from Miss Yoshiko's guess, someone probably didn't want the third prince to return to Japan.