If we use the monkey as a reward, wouldn't it mean that the 20% benefit of the Ministry of Industry warehouse that we just talked about is gone?
Shen Ao would never agree to use a spiritual monkey to send him away and withdraw the promised benefits. Then he must make Emperor Qianwen owe him something more, and he also needs to perform well.
Fortunately, I had already prepared for it. Originally I did these things out of the mentality of a great man. Now it seems that it has become another kind of deal with Emperor Qianwen.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Ao walked to the front of the palace from behind. As soon as he knelt down and stood up, the monkey had already jumped on his shoulders. It was obvious that he was very happy.
He stretched out his right hand to touch the monkey as a comfort, and then flicked his right hand suddenly, pointed at the three people of Kitamura Toda who were still stunned, and said: "You are claiming to be the envoys of Japan, why don't you go down when you see our Emperor Dagan?" Kneel? Even if you are an envoy, you must have the consciousness of an envoy. Don't you know this truth?"
Since ancient times, Daqian has given people the impression that it has a vast land, abundant resources, countless rare treasures, and is broad-minded and peace-loving. This means that when you are strong, they want to take advantage of you, and when you decline, they want to take advantage of you. I want to bully you. The Confucian Doctrine of the Mean mostly talks about this principle, that is, do not use force to bully the weak, and do not use force to bully others.
This makes Dagan people always self-righteous and think that they are superior to others. As long as others see them and say a few nice words to show respect, they can be forgiven even if they do some excessive things. Don't you know? , Doing this will not only fail to show the style of a big country, but will only make others deal with you harder and provoke you if they have the opportunity. Anyway, the worst case scenario is that you will say something nice or consider Daqian as your suzerain country.
I don't really care about it at all, and I still go my own way.
Just like the Japanese envoys. It is said that they have the word "chen", but there is no intention to recognize Da Qian as their master? They don't even have the intention to kneel down when they see the emperor. Their intentions are to be punished.
It is such a simple truth that none of the ministers in the dynasty wanted to stand up and criticize. Although some people were dissatisfied, they considered that being aggressive would inevitably give people a sense of domineering, which was inconsistent with the golden mean. I lost my mind.
Shen Ao doesn't care about this. He understands the ambitions of Japanese people very well. If I don't deal with you now, it's not because I don't want to, but because I don't have the strength. In order to prevent future tragedies from happening, we should teach them how to behave now and let them We know that although Daqian is big, not an inch of land is superfluous.
He stood up and accused Yamada Shinichi and others, making the emperor and ministers look stunned for a moment.
Some ministers thought that Shen Ao's accusation was a bit aggressive, and they would not kneel down if they didn't want to. Anyway, they were not ministers of Da Qian. But Emperor Qian Wen looked calm on the surface, but secretly applauded in his heart. He was the emperor and the emperor. Everyone should kneel down to pay respects, why should a small Japanese envoy be an exception?
If the ministers hadn't spoken, and Emperor Qianwen didn't want to give people a sense of domineering, he would have asked these envoys to kneel in front of him. The internal situation of the huge Daqian was complicated, and even some things were not his fault. This emperor can make decisions with just one word, which forces him to use more gentle methods, which gives people the illusion that he is not a strong emperor. Such ministers, especially those who hold military power outside So that the feudal princes would not be unable to sleep at night and feel scared.
Although he wanted to do so, Emperor Qianwen couldn't do that because of his status as emperor. Seeing that many ministers had already looked at him, he had to speak out, "Zhongguo Guo, I regard Japan as a friend. Customs It’s different, they won’t kneel down and it’s not easy to force them.”
"Your Majesty, I cannot agree with you." Shen Ao didn't expect that no one in the whole court agreed with him, and he felt a little disappointed in his heart. But now that he stood up, he must make things happen, like that kind of encounter He shrinks when difficulties arise, but that's not just his character.
"How dare you, Mr. Zhong Guo, question your father's decision? As a minister, you should abide by the minister's rules. How can you know this?" King Xiang, who had been silent for a long time, jumped out and reached out to accuse Shen Ao. no.
At any court meeting, Prince Xiang was not the one who danced the most happily. Regardless of whether he had something to do with himself or not, he had to express his opinions in order to enhance his own sense of existence. But today, the first thing he didn't understand was the Nine Links. , followed by another palindrome poem. Even though he wanted to interrupt, he didn’t know what to say, and he was worried about humiliating himself, so he could only keep his mouth shut unwillingly.
Now that he finally got the chance to speak, he couldn't be polite, so he jumped out again and used it to accuse Shen Ao to express his filial piety to his father.
King Xiang jumped out, and the courtiers below also stood up one by one, accusing Shen Ao of his faults, especially King Xiang's party members. In a short period of time, Shen Ao It seems that he has become a rat crossing the street, and everyone is shouting to beat him.
When Yamada Shinichi and the others were accused by Shen Ao, they were still a little flustered. They did regard themselves as envoys, and they were supposed to kneel down when they saw Emperor Daqian, who was more powerful than them, but their pride and cleverness prevented them from doing so. If you do it, now that you are being accused, how can you not panic?
But before they could do anything, Da Gan himself was in civil strife. Seeing that Shen Ao, who had accused them, was now attacked by a group of people, it felt so comfortable. As a result, they looked down on Da Gan even more, and they only knew how to fight among themselves. The country has little hope and no future.
Shen Ao stood there like this. The difference from the past was that there was an extra monkey on his shoulder. Seeing that everyone was blaming him, although he was only fifteen years old, there was no trace of fear on his face. On the contrary, there was only Just sad.
I would like to think that Daqian owns twenty-four states in the world, travels thousands of miles across the country, has a large population, and is rich in products. He should be the richest person in the world. But now, even a small Japanese island country can meet the emperor without kneeling. This was originally a It is a kind of irony. What is ridiculous is that the ministers in the DPRK actually think that this is the right thing to do. They think that no matter what others do is right or not, they should have the broad mind to accept everything, so as to express their selfless and broad mind. .
Don't they know that their opponents are their opponents? To those who want to push their limits, what they have to do is not to make constant concessions, but to chop off the claws that should not be stretched out. This is the real wise move and the long-term solution. .
I don't bother to reason with these courtiers. These are all patients, terminally ill people. Even so, I will give them a strong dose of medicine to show them the true face of these so-called envoys.
No longer paying attention to everyone's accusations against him, Shen Ao faced Emperor Qianwen and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to invite Marquis Zhongcheng to enter the palace."
"Marquis Zhongcheng? Isn't he in the palace?" Emperor Qianwen was staring at every move in the court. He was disappointed with the performance of these ministers, and wanted to see what Shen Ao would do. Faced with everyone's Should I bow my head and submit to the accusation? Or should I stand up and resist?
He never thought that Emperor Qianwen would ask this question when Shen Ao suddenly said this.
Zhongchenghou is Shen Ao's uncle, and he is also a member of the nobles. Unless there is a war, they do not have the right to go to court. In other words, even if Zhongchenghou does not go to court today, Emperor Qianwen may not be able to go to court. I will pay attention, so I ask this question.
"Your Majesty, it is true that Marquis Zhongcheng did not go to court today. He has another mission. As for what it is, we will find out when he comes to the palace." Shen Ao said with clasped fists, his words full of confidence.
All the courtiers saw that Shen Ao ignored them and looked at him, all looking unhappy. Emperor Qianwen, on the other hand, saw that Shen Ao must have been prepared and was related to the Japanese envoy. He opened his mouth and said, "Xuan Zhongchenghou."
"Xuan Zhongchenghou enters the palace!" Yan Fu, who understood the meaning, sang loudly on the side.
The sound reached outside the palace. Zhongcheng Hou Shen Yunyi, who was wearing silver armor but without weapons, strode into the Tai Chi Hall and entered the main hall. "Tong." The heavy silver armor fell to the ground, and Zhongcheng Hou knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly. Said: "My minister Chen Yunyi bows to the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
Seeing that Shen Yunyi was wearing armor, Emperor Qianwen knew that he must be on official business, so he said politely: "Shen Aiqing is alive."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yunyi stood up and said when he raised his head: "To report to Your Majesty, I learned that Guo Changlong lost ninety bags of iodized salt, totaling eighteen kilograms. After investigation, the Japanese envoys have serious suspicions. , a search has been carried out, and all the stolen goods have been captured. When we entered the post house, we were counterattacked by the Japanese envoys, and now we have all been taken outside the palace to wait for the emperor's fate."
Shen Yunyi's voice was like thunder, and every word was clearly heard in the ears of everyone in the hall. The expressions of Yamada Shinichi and others who were still looking proud changed drastically. At this time, they wanted to shout in protest, what should they say? It is also the Japanese envoy group and has its own human rights. Why can Dagan soldiers search without permission?
But now, everyone has gained the stolen goods. This is not the time to protest, but to think about how to escape unscathed. Almost at the same time, Yamada Shinichi and Guan Yuan Zhonghao looked at each other, with a silent understanding. It happened in the hearts of two people.
"What? Is there such a thing?" Emperor Qianwen looked stunned. This result was completely unexpected to him. How could the Japanese envoys turn into thieves?
Not only the emperor did not think of it, but also the ministers below did not think of it. The ministers who originally wanted to scold Shen Yunyi for searching the post house without purpose were against the law and an act of transgression. When they heard that, they had already taken the stolen goods. After taking it into their hands, they no longer said a word.