Noda Yoo intervened at the right time and said: "Your Majesty, I have warned Yoshida Shoin several times to let him become an official and be a down-to-earth official who serves the country and the people. Unfortunately, Yoshida Shoin does not have this ambition and has always wanted to learn from foreigners. Instead, he has completely forgotten the laws and disciplines of his ancestors. Your prince is well versed in Chinese and Western knowledge, and his wisdom is as great as the sea. He also has the experience of making a country rich and its army strong. I hope that your prince can teach Yoshida Shoin and make him repent and benefit the country. ."
Li Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Noda Yoo, your words are nonsense. I want Yoshida Shoin to be down-to-earth. It's not that I don't want him to learn from foreigners, but I have other reasons."
An Ren said: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a place to stay. Please go to your place to stay." Seeing that the people on his side were hit, An Ren immediately changed the subject.
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Li Zhen did not chase and fight, but nodded in agreement.
He looked at Emperor Komei and said seriously: "Your Excellency Tongren, ask Yoshida Shoin and others to follow you. The next arrangement also has something to do with them. People from the shogunate and reform departments must be here." Together, we can solve the obstacles to Japan's development."
Emperor Takamei nodded and reluctantly let Yoshida Shoin and others accompany him.
The group of people arrived at their residence under the watchful eyes of cheering people along the street.
This residence is the most prosperous area on Nagasaki Island. In order to let Li Zhen stay comfortably, Anren worked hard to finalize the resting place for Li Zhen and his party. Following Li Zhen were Zhao Liewen, Yang Luchan and Dong Haichuan, as well as some of the soldiers responsible for protecting Li Zhen, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang and others stayed on the battleship to serve as Li Zhen's backing force.
As long as Zeng Guofan and others act as a deterrent at sea, Li Zhen can stay in Nagasaki with peace of mind.
After entering the house, Li Zhen's guards immediately checked the house and confirmed that there was no danger. All soldiers were in place to guard important locations in the house to protect Li Zhen's safety.
The hall is decorated in a typical Japanese style.
There was no bench, so I had to sit on my knees.
Emperor Komei is sitting on his knees with his hands neatly placed on his knees. Anhito, Noda Yoo and others are kneeling on the left. Yoshida Shoin, Takasugi Shinsaku and others are kneeling on the right. They are all kneeling neatly. However, when everyone After he sat down, his eyes fell on Li Zhen, with deep confusion in his eyes because Li Zhen did not kneel down while standing.
Emperor Xiaomei asked: "King Zhennan, what can I do?"
Li Zhen pointed to the mat on the ground and said, "I'm not used to sitting on my knees. Bring me a stool and I'll sit and talk."
An Ren snorted in his heart and interrupted: "Your Majesty, there are no stools here."
He was quite critical of Li Zhen's attitude. You Li Zhen are very awesome, but when you go to Japan as an envoy, you naturally have to do as the Romans do and kneel down like everyone else. Especially the emperor, as the head of Japan, just sits there. The first person on the left, and Li Zhen sitting at the first place in the center of the hall, is already condescending to the emperor. It would be even more outrageous to let Li Zhen sit on the bench again.
Li Zhen said: "Since there is no stool, I will sit down and talk."
After saying that, Li Zhen sat cross-legged.
This scene caught everyone's attention and made the Japanese people present feel very uncomfortable, not only Anhito and Noda Yoo, but also Yoshida Shoin. Yoshida Shoin was middle-aged, but he still had a lot of passion. , even the patriotic Leng Touqing, seeing that Li Zhen did not respect the emperor at all, immediately said dissatisfied: "King Zhennan, there is a saying in China that when you go to Japan, do as the Romans do. How can you be so casual when you visit Japan? The prince of a big country. , Isn’t this heartless at all?”
With one word, the atmosphere in the venue changed.
Noda Yoo had a look of astonishment on his face. He didn’t expect Yoshida Shoin to be so bold. Anren also secretly cursed Yoshida Shoin as a fool. Why bother worrying about this at this time? It’s enough to just take out the strategy that Li Zhen had in mind to strengthen his troops. .
Emperor Komei had surprise in his eyes, but he was very satisfied with Yoshida Shoin's words, because it showed the spirit of a country. Takasugi Shinsaku's eyes also fell on Li Zhen, and he admired Yoshida Shoin extremely in his heart.
Only such a person is worthy of being his teacher.
Li Zhen said unhurriedly: "I kneel to the sky and the ground to kneel to my parents. The rest of us never kneel. In the army, I also forbid all soldiers to kneel. If you don't have the habit of kneeling, please watch it." It's etiquette, but I don't agree with it. People of different ways don't agree with each other. What you agree with, I don't agree with, so I sit cross-legged. As for doing as the Romans do, it has nothing to do with it."
Li Zhen's words demonstrated his strength.
Only others act according to his ideas, not him according to other people's rules.
When Yoshida Shoin heard this, he suddenly felt helpless.
This person is too strong.
Anren took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "King Zhennan, what do you think of calling everyone here? Could it be that King Zhennan wants to be a peacemaker and is ready to reconcile us with Yoshida Shoin and others? The contradictions of man.”
An Ren is indeed an old guy. Seeing that the situation became awkward, he immediately changed the topic.
Li Zhen said: "Part of it is right, and part of it is wrong. I am prepared to reconcile conflicts, but I will not be a peacemaker."
Emperor Xiaomei hurriedly asked: "What is King Zhennan's brilliant move?" Emperor Xiaomei also admired the talents of the overthrow sect. If he could reconcile the conflicts between the two sides, he would then take all the talents of the overthrow sect for his own use. Emperor Xiaomei would Very happy.
Li Zhen said: "On the way to Japan on the battleship, I have always considered the current situation of Japan. Currently, among those who support the shogunate, His Excellency Tongren supports the shogunate the most. I hope that the shogunate can prosper Japan. In addition, The reformists also hope that Japan will reform and create another strong Japan and a strong country."
After Li Zhen said what he said, An Ren, Yoshida Shoin and others all nodded.
These words were recognized by both parties.
Li Zhen continued: "The self-improvement of the shogunate represents tradition, while the reforms of Yoshida Shoin and others represent innovation. The two sides are not people in the same boat, they are two lines that cannot be contacted. I think the only way to solve it is to solve it face to face. , in order to complete their success in one battle, otherwise, if things continue like this, the reformists will definitely accumulate strength and then mobilize their strength to fight with the shogunate. Similarly, the shogunate may not understand the reformists' increasing scale and will send troops to suppress it."
After Yoshida Shoin heard this, he looked at Li Zhen in horror. He really wanted to gather strength to overthrow the shogunate.
An Ren was also extremely surprised and agreed with Li Zhen's statement.
Li Zhen smiled slightly and continued: "In order to avoid these two situations, only by putting the matter on the table, using your own strength to speak, and proving that your respective views are correct, can you eliminate the war and put an end to the upcoming internal strife. Kill it in the cradle, and realize that the whole country can work together as one and focus on doing things."
Emperor Xiaomei seemed to understand, and said: "King Zhennan, please continue." He didn't quite understand what Li Zhen meant, but he knew that Li Zhen had grasped the situation.
Yoshida Shoin said urgently: "Please give me some advice from King Zhennan."
An Ren stroked his beard and his eyes stayed on Li Zhen, looking forward to Li Zhen's next words.
ps: Second update, continue writing the third update.
