The Japanese envoys and their entourage were accommodated in the Lifanyuan Guesthouse on Chengxian Street.
Chengxian Street is to the east of the Fourth Archway, behind the Imperial College. From Shuiguan Wharf, it takes two hours of walking by horse-drawn carriage to get there.
Along the way, the strange-looking Japanese envoys attracted passers-by to look around. Especially the long string of fully loaded carriages following behind them caused people to whisper, and even the students from the Imperial College came out to look.
The people at the foot of the imperial city had sharp eyes. One look at these people and they knew that they were here to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. But the focus of the people's attention was not on the tribute, which could show the country's prestige, but on lamenting that the emperor and his family had to pay tribute.
There are countless more treasures.
However, after inquiring and finding out that he was an envoy from the Japanese, the mood of the people watching suddenly changed from curiosity to anger.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the incidents of Japanese pirates on the southeast coast are still vivid in our minds! The official newspaper said that the Japanese pirates were as evil as animals, burning, killing, and looting. It was said that even the infant children of an eighty-year-old woman were not allowed to die.
Forget it, the Supreme Emperor personally issued a decree at the time that soldiers and civilians would be rewarded with a large amount of five taels of silver if they chopped off the head of a Japanese pirate.
"We have entered the capital of Ming Dynasty, but we don't know when we will see the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
In the carriage, Ashikaga Yoshimichi looked at the bustling crowd outside the window with a worried look on his face.
"Let everything be done according to destiny!" Arina Hashimoto beside him said helplessly, then glanced at the crowd outside the window and sighed, "I didn't understand that old saying until I arrived in the land of the Ming Dynasty!"
"What old saying?" Ashikaga Yoshimichi asked.
Hashimoto Arina looked solemn, "People have to bow their heads under the eaves!" He said, paused, "The population of the Ming Dynasty was ten times ours, and its products were ten times ours. Compared to Japan, it was unshakable.
Huge monster. When the General received a note from the Ming Dynasty, asking the General to clear away the werewolf warriors that harassed the Ming Dynasty's waters, many people didn't take it seriously and privately said that the General was weak! Including this mission to the Ming Dynasty, many people thought that we were doing nothing.
A servant’s business!”
As he spoke, he let out a long sigh, "Those people should really come and see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is! Such a country cannot be an enemy!"
"People have to bow their heads under the eaves?"
Ashikaga Yoshimochi thought this sentence over and over again in his mind. It seemed that it was inappropriate to describe their situation at this time, but when he thought about it more carefully, it seemed that there was no words that could express their current mood except these words.
The entire world, wherever there is the sun and moon, seems to be under the shroud of the Ming Dynasty. Including Japan, which is across the mountains and across the sea. In the past, the Ming Dynasty did not show its claws, so they could not feel the pressure. Now the Ming Dynasty is only taking slight actions.
, which made it difficult for them, the Ashikaga Shogunate.
"Hashimoto-kun is right!" Ashikaga Yoshinomichi exclaimed, "For a country like this, we can only express our sincerity humbly. The people of Zhongxia call themselves a country of etiquette, and the heaven is above the country. As long as our sincerity is enough,
Presumably they will also understand our difficulties and regard peace as the most important thing."
Having said this, he opened the curtains and looked at the brightly lit night scene of the Ming Dynasty capital with some confusion.
Suddenly, he saw a little boy eating steamed buns on the side of the road.
The boy was a pink jade carving, clean and very cute. When he saw Ashikaga Yoshimochi's gaze, he looked over and gave him a cute smile.
This smile warmed Ashikaga Yoshimochi's heart, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and wave to the little boy in good faith.
"What a lovely child! What enthusiastic Ming people!"
But the next second, something suddenly changed.
"Suffering from mother-in-law!"
A clear child's voice sounded, and then half a bun was thrown in, directly along the car window, and slapped on Ashikaga Yoshimochi's face.
"Nani?"
The two Japanese emissaries in the carriage suddenly became furious and exclaimed.
Immediately afterwards, countless curses rang out on the street outside, "Japanese pirates who are plagued by mother-in-law! Straight-woman thieves! Fuck your mother-in-law!"
Amidst the scolding, countless men stepped forward with their sleeves rolled up and cursing.
"Hurry and stop!" Ji Gang, who was leading the Japanese envoy team, shouted quickly.
The soldiers who maintained order quickly stepped forward to separate the common people.
"Young and old men and neighbors, please don't do this! This is an envoy from Japan, here to pay tribute to the emperor!"
"Disperse, young and old, please disperse, don't crowd!"
The soldiers yelled at their necks, but the people didn't buy it.
"You pay tribute to the emperor, not to me. You can't help but feel angry when you look at the Japanese pirates!"
"Are you here to pay tribute now? Damn it, the Japanese pirates killed many of us in the past few years!"
The scoldings that filled the streets made the Japanese envoy team remain silent and frightened.
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"Baga!" Hashimoto Arina cursed in the carriage, "a bunch of unruly people! They are so unfriendly!"
Ashikaga Yoshimochi looked gloomy and wiped his face vigorously with his sleeves, "Don't be like them. Han Xin also had crotch humiliation back then!"
"You are so capable of bending and stretching, you are truly a man!" Hashimoto Arina praised.
"After you settle down, restrain our people and tell them not to move around at will, let alone conflict with the Ming people!" Ashikaga Yoshinori explained, "We are guests, so we must act like guests!"
"Hayi!"
"Also!" Ashikaga Yoshinomichi continued, "For the beauties you brought, you need them to prepare well, wash themselves up, put on the brightest clothes, put on the best makeup, and prepare to serve the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Ha Yi!" Hashimoto Yuna nodded in agreement, and then asked, "But, will those powerful people from the Ming Dynasty accept it?"
"Others dare not say it!" Ashikaga Yoshichi smiled, "But I heard that the commander of the Imperial Guard, He Guangyi, who was warmly entertained by His Majesty the General during our last mission to Japan, is also in the capital. He must still miss Miss Sasaki Aki!
"As he spoke, he whispered, "It's unrealistic to put all your hopes on the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. There are three gangs for one good man, and we still need the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty to speak for us!"
"You will be found dead!" Hashimoto Yuna nodded frequently, "Your Excellency is far-sighted." He said, "Specifically, who are the nobles of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Well, I have dealt with the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei Commander He Guangyi before, His Royal Highness Prince Yan, and Cao Guogong, who is in charge of the vassal court." Ashikaga Yoshichiro said in a low voice, "These three people are very important in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to leading
The beauties who came here also have gold, silver and pearls." As he spoke, he smiled and said, "Wealth and beauty are said to move people's hearts, but I don't believe they can remain unmoved!"
While they were talking, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Ji Gang's voice came from outside, "Both envoys, please get out of the car, the guest house has arrived!"
"Excuse me, Your Excellency!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi got out of the car first and bowed.
"I don't dare, it's my job!" Ji Gang smiled and watched as the Japanese entourage began to carry luggage and other items, "You two have a rest, I won't disturb you anymore!"
"Your Excellency, please stay!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi took two steps forward, suddenly pulled out a small bag from his sleeve, quickly stuffed it into Nozuna's hand, and said with a smile, "A mere gift is not disrespectful!" He said, and sighed, "
Speaking of which, your Excellency and I are also old friends. The last time you visited Japan under the command of He He, I also had a taste of your style!"
Ji Gang weighed the small bag, put it away calmly and said with a smile, "I'll have some free time another day, I'll treat you to a drink!"
As he said that, he walked aside and saw the Japanese entering the courtyard under the guidance of officials from the Lifan Yuan and quietly opened the bag.
"hiss!"
The white flowers are round and round, and the small bag actually contains more than a dozen neat and fine pearls. Each one is as big as the belly of a finger. They are hard currency on the market. Just like this, a bag of thousands of silver coins cannot be taken out.
"You're so damn generous. If you don't take it, you won't get it for nothing!" Ji Gang thought to himself.