When no one spoke, or everyone was digesting the news, Shen Ao stood up again with a smile and said in a teasing tone: "I really didn't expect that Guochanglong's iodized salt is so charming that it actually attracts The Japanese envoys committed an act of thieves. If you had known earlier, you could have said it. We in Dagang are always generous to our friends. It is just some iodized salt. So what if I gave it to you? Why do you do such a dirty thing? ?”
It's okay not to say so. Yamada Shin's face turned even redder when he said this.
As the head of the envoy group, he originally came to Da Gan to take advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits and benefit Japan. But even if he came to ask for benefits, or to ask for benefits, they still wanted to force Da Gan to save face. He bowed his head and asked them to give him more. Then he formulated three plans.
I thought that a nine-link chain would be enough to make Da Qian bow his head. If you don't want to be embarrassed, you must give them enough benefits, and the goal will be easily achieved. Who would have thought that all three plans failed in the end, and I stole it. The incident of getting iodized salt happened, and now everyone is probably watching his own joke.
"No, Japan must not be humiliated because of this matter." Yamada Shinichi made the decision almost instantly. Thinking of the meaning in Guan Yuan Zhonghao's eyes when he looked at him, he immediately thought After making the decision, he stepped forward, bowed first, and then said angrily, "Dear Majesty the Emperor Daqian, this matter is definitely not the intention of our envoys. It must be the private behavior of some people. By the way, these two Oh my god, our deputy chief of mission, Kitamura Toda, behaves very suspiciously. He often locks himself in a house and doesn’t know what to do. Now I have every reason to suspect that this matter was his own fault."
There was anger on his face, as if he had been wronged. This Yamada Shinichi is still very good at acting, at least he has a good ability to adapt to the situation.
As soon as Yamada Shinichi stood up, another deputy envoy, Guan Yuan Zhonghao, also said in agreement: "Yes, I can confirm what Yamada-kun said. Kitamura Toda's whereabouts have indeed been unpredictable in the past two days, which makes people suspicious."
"No! It's not like that. It's obviously..." Kitamura Toda on the side looked at Yamada Shinichi and the two who were a group before, and put all the blame on themselves. No matter how willing they were, they just opened their mouths and thought. Explaining something.
"Baga!" Before he could finish his words, Yamada Shinichi had already punched Kitamura Toda in the lower abdomen.
The force of this punch was not small, and it was very fast. It can be seen that Yamada Shinichi must have some skills. Kitamura Toda, who was unprepared, was hit hard and felt waves of pain in his abdomen. I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say a word during this meeting.
After the punch, Yamada Shinichi seemed not satisfied. He stretched out his hand again and grabbed Kitamura Toda in front of him. Then he opened his bow from left to right and punched more than a dozen big mouths in a row, only to make the face swell up and fall off. picture.
It can be seen that the Japanese people of later generations are always slapping people in the mouth. It seems that they did not learn it by accident, but that their ancestors behaved this way, and they just inherited it.
After the beating, Yamada Shinichi quickly taught Kitamura Toda a lesson in his unique Japanese language, to the effect that if you take the initiative to admit everything, your family in Japan can still survive. If you talk nonsense again, your family will be killed. of."
Yamada Shinichi said these words very quickly, and even Shen Yunyi, who knew a little Japanese, could not hear what he said, let alone the others. But Shen Ao, who was fluent in various languages He was told a truth, but he had no intention of exposing it, because even if he said it, others would not admit it. Even so, why bother asking for trouble?
Moreover, Yamada Shinichi's actions are also what Shen Ao wants to see. He has promised Linghou that he must take good care of Kitamura Toda, this bastard master who has beaten him countless times, so he must keep his word. , now is also the time to fulfill the promise.
Kitamura Toda was frightened by Yamada Shinichi's words. For the safety of his family, he had to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. He knelt on the ground and proactively admitted everything. He only said that he was greedy. When others said this The things were so good that I suddenly became greedy and stole those iodized salts, which had nothing to do with other people.
Seeing Kitamura Toda's understanding, Yamada Shinichi was very happy and looked at Emperor Kanwen for one last explanation.
"You can speak to our emperor if you want. Show your attitude and at least kneel down to speak." Shen Ao said preemptively before Yamada Shin opened his mouth.
"This..." It seemed that there was some struggle in his heart, but Yamada Shinichi still stood still.
"Haha." Shen Ao came forward and whispered in his ear, "If you don't kneel down, we will interrogate Kitamura Toda alone."
thump!
Yamada Shinichi finally knelt down. And at the moment when he knelt down, he stared at Shen Ao carefully, as if he wanted to remember this young man's appearance clearly and imprint it in his mind.
When Yamada Shinichi knelt down, Kuan Yuan Zhonghao had to kneel down as well. They were asking for forgiveness, and they also had an attitude of recognizing Da Qian as the leader.
Emperor Qianwen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help but sit up straighter. He looked at the two Japanese envoys kneeling on the ground, and then looked at the young Duke Zhongguo standing next to them with a calm face, and there was a tinge in his eyes. Appreciate it with a sense of satisfaction.
The meeting eventually broke up.
Kitamura Toda was abandoned because he committed the crime of theft. According to Ming Dynasty law, fifty bags of iodized salt were worth one thousand taels. The amount had already violated the death penalty column, and he had to choose a day to be executed.
Yamada Shinichi and Guan Yuan Zhonghao's wishful thinking did not come true. They did not get any benefits from Dagan and rolled out of Daliang City in despair.
The only people who benefited were the sixth prince Tang Xin and the loyal Duke Shen Ao. They were both still teenagers. What happened in the court hall blew through Daliang City like the wind and became a talk of the town.
Juhe Palace.
It's particularly lively tonight.
The two heroes came from here, which made the host, Concubine Zhao, feel particularly gratified. Her joyful mood could be seen from her eyebrows that night.
Emperor Qianwen also came. Not only did he want to have a meal here, but he also seemed to want to rest here at night. Everyone in the Juhe Palace was naturally very busy.
Emperor Qianwen, accompanied by Concubine Zhao, was sitting in the inner courtyard, watching a prince and a princess playing around a monkey in the courtyard.
Monkeys are naturally spiritual monkeys. Since it is here, it means that Shen Ao is also here.
Shen Ao is indeed there. Not only is he there, but he is also talking to Yan Fu, the chief eunuch who is standing beside him. "Eunuch Yan, I will come to the palace to see you tomorrow. It's convenient."
"Convenient." Yan Fu made a sad face. Doesn't this loyal duke know how to be reserved? At least wait until he asks, why do he have the nerve to take the initiative? If you speak later, the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry will not fly. No.
Shen Ao doesn't care about this. What he believes in is that things are his only once he gets them. Everything else is nonsense. He thinks that tomorrow he can go to the Ministry of Industry warehouse to walk around and pick out the things he likes. There are still five With ten great workers, I feel that life is so beautiful.
There was still happiness on his face, but at some point the fifth princess Tang Min came to him and said, "Brother Ao, is there a second couplet for the cigarette lock pond willow you produced?"
"Of course." Shen Ao returned to his thoughts and said with a smile.
"But it's so difficult." Tang Min frowned and pursed her lips, but even so, her appearance was still quite handsome.
"It's not difficult to make the Japanese envoys helpless." Shen Ao said truthfully.
"Yes, Brother Ao is the most powerful. You must also write the next line. Just tell me and listen. Don't worry, this matter will not be spread." Tang Min said with curiosity and even some pleading. Asked lightly.
Originally, Shen Ao didn't want to say the second line. Historically, this line rarely had a conclusion that everyone recognized. But when he saw Tang Min's pleading look, he still couldn't bear to refuse her, so he had to whisper to her, "Then I said, you just need to know it yourself, don't tell anyone, I will go with the Lord and Shang."
After telling a second line that would be more reliable in later generations, Shen Ao laughed and stood up, stretched out his hand and called: "Monkey, come up, you're home."
The monkey, who was avoiding the clutches of the Sixth Prince, heard the call, let out a strange cry and jumped onto Shen Ao's shoulder, dancing happily. It knew that as long as it followed Shen Ao back, there would be a lot of food to eat. Waiting for yourself.
"I bid farewell to Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao. I take my leave." Shen Ao turned around and came to the inner courtyard. He knelt down to Emperor Qianwen and Concubine Zhao and then stood up. Regardless of whether they agreed or not, he turned around and said: Stride outside Juhe Palace.
Behind him, the sixth prince Tang Xin shouted, "Brother Ao, stay here and have dinner before going back."
"No need, the palace door will be closed soon, it's too late." Shen Ao didn't even look back, he just waved his hand. When the voice came, his figure was already farther and farther away.
Shen Ao didn't stay, of course, not because the palace door was closed. He didn't want to talk to the emperor. He wanted to take back all the promised benefits after rewarding a monkey. It was really dangerous to deal with such a person, let alone him. He is still the emperor, and he sticks to his word. If he really takes back the previous benefits, he will have a place to speak out.
Afraid that things would change, Shen Ao could only leave first. Emperor Qianwen seemed to have seen what he meant and did not stop him either. Others didn't know clearly, but Yan Fu saw everything and couldn't help but sigh. , he knew that the emperor might not be mentally prepared to face Duke Zhongguo at this moment.
Shen Ao finished his errand, got everything he wanted, and greatly defeated the spirit of the Japanese envoys. He could go home and have a peaceful sleep, but many people couldn't sleep.
