At the gate of Bieyuan, a dozen Japanese people in ragged clothes were kneeling on the ground with their heads lowered.
Bai Song looked at them and asked calmly: "Are these the most vicious pirates? Why do they look like tamed rabbits, without even using a single body, and they are all obediently waiting for death on the ground? There is a hint in his eyes.
It doesn’t even have a spicy taste.”
Bai Song said casually, and the second prince replied calmly: "In order to prevent them from acting out of character in front of the envoy, these people have taken good care of them before. Naturally, they dare not show any disrespect. Now, as long as
With just one word from the envoy, this prince will immediately take their heads."
Bai Song did not answer immediately, but looked at the expression of the pirate kneeling in front of him.
Everyone was the same, there was no movement, not even a blink of an eye. Even if they heard someone wanted to take their heads, these people seemed like nothing would happen, they knelt silently without moving their eyes.
Bai Song pointed at someone at random: "Can you stand up and show me?"
The other party made no movement and seemed not to have heard Bai Song's words.
The second prince immediately spoke: "Get up and let the envoy have a look."
The person in front of Bai Song finally made some movement. He stood up stiffly, moved his hands and feet, raised his head and looked straight ahead.
Bai Song waved his arm in front of him, and the other person blinked. He didn't look like a human, but more like a doll.
"What's going on with these people?" Bai Rou followed, looking at these people feeling more and more strange.
Bai Song looked at the second prince, but the other prince seemed to have no intention of explaining.
Bai Song frowned and tentatively put his hand on the other person's shoulder, but there was no response.
Then he hit the opponent's pulse again.
Bai Song is a doctor. If these people are poisoned or something else, he will definitely be able to detect it.
But the result surprised Bai Song. The other party's pulse was normal, and it didn't seem to be caused by poisoning or illness.
Bai Song turned around and glanced at Liu'er who was hiding under the black robe. Liu'er stepped forward and lowered his voice and said, "I didn't sense the Gu insect."
It's not a disease, it's not a bug.
How did these people become like this?
The second prince stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Envoy, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with our reply? Can you give us a reply now?"
Bai Rou tugged on Bai Song's clothes and whispered, "Brother, these people are definitely not pirates."
Bai Song looked back at Bai Rou, smiled, and signaled her to be calm.
Bai Song turned around again and squeezed out a smile: "We are very satisfied with the explanation given by your country, but it is up to your country to deal with these people."
When the second prince heard this, his smile became even brighter and he nodded: "Very good, we are relieved to have the envoy's understanding. We should also meet our father next, and the time will be tomorrow."
"No problem, everything will be arranged by the second prince."
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As soon as the second prince and others left, Bai Rou immediately asked: "Brother, how could you let them fool you so easily? Those people are not pirates at all."
"Of course I know they're not pirates."
Bai Song said as he called his people to go back to Bieyuan.
Bai Rou followed behind and said all the way: "Since I know it's not a pirate, why do you still say you are very satisfied? We have lost a lot of goods and some manpower. They should give us a clear explanation."
"We did suffer heavy losses at sea, but what has happened has already happened. How can we recover the losses? We can't let Japan pay for it, right? Since it is an irreparable loss, there is no need for us to keep struggling to recover the losses.
, that is, operating well in Japan and generating enough value.”
"But my brother didn't say this before. He had a very tough attitude towards the Japanese royal family."
"Isn't this the situation that has changed? It used to be the Japanese royal family's argument, but now because of the Dongying Chess Academy, we have made a lot of noise in Japan. We can't make enemies everywhere. Now we must be secretly unhappy with Donghuang Pavilion
, we naturally want to get closer to the Japanese royal family."
Bai Rou looked astonished: "Oh, brother, this is called having both sides."
"Shit, this is a distant friendship and a close attack!" Bai Song muttered, "Anyway, you have to remember that you must maintain a balance between the Japanese royal family and the Donghuang Pavilion in the future, at least when we have no foundation in Japan."
"I know that in my brother's Three Kingdoms, Zhuge said this when he handed over the Jingzhou Seal to Yunchang. Although I like Mr. Guan, my sister is not the kind of conceited person. I will definitely remember my brother's instructions."
Bai Song smiled and knocked on Bai Rou's head: "It's not like soldiers fighting in a war, nor is it like being left alone in times of crisis. As long as you grow up here, it'll be fine."
"Oh." Bai Rou straightened her hair, walked a few steps and asked again, "Since the Japanese royal family just randomly found some people to serve as scapegoats, where are the real pirates? As my brother said, how can we guarantee it in the future?
Will there be a pirate attack?"
Bai Song thought for a while: "Since the Japanese royal family is unreliable, we have to resolve the pirate issue ourselves."
"Solve it yourself? How to solve it? We don't even know where the pirates are, so what if we do? Can we still kill all the pirates in Japan? We don't even have enough manpower."
"It's natural to be more restrained when it comes to other people's policies." Bai Song continued, "It's definitely unrealistic to kill all the pirates. We can change our thinking."
"What idea?" Bai Rou blinked like a curious baby.
"Befriend the Pirates."
"Befriend pirates?"
"As long as we become partners or friends with pirates, we cannot guarantee that every merchant ship of the Tang Dynasty will be safe. At least our own caravan can be protected."
"Making friends with pirates? How is it possible for someone like that?"
"How is it impossible? Haven't we already made friends with someone?"
"Already made friends with someone?" Bai Rou became more and more confused as she listened, "Why does my brother talk like he's guessing riddles?"
Bai Song laughed: "I won't tease you anymore, think about the richest man in Japan."
"..." Bai Rou was stunned, "Brother means..."
"Real pirates actually have multiple identities. Just like the richest man in Japan, after leaving the sea, she is a wealthy businessman."
"Why is my brother so sure?"
"She said that she was the first merchant to trade with the Tang Dynasty. Because of her trade with the Tang Dynasty, she became the richest man in Japan and had many properties in the Tang Dynasty. Since she was doing business with the Tang Dynasty, the pirates would not just rob us.
Steal her? She has been doing business at sea for many years. If she could not ensure safety, she would not have achieved what she has now. She must explain, there is only one way to say that her true identity is a pirate. She became the richest man in Japan, on the one hand, it is her own business,
