Jingming

Chapter 191 Zhang Fujing has more and more routines

"Song Suqing, do you have evidence for what you say?"

After Ryan asked, he stared closely at Song Suqing's reaction.

Not only did this person know about Fang Muxian the year before last, but now he also hinted that Fang Muxian's remnant party was with the Da Nei clan.

"The foreign envoy is just a guess. The place where the Ouchi family is entrenched is the area closest to Ming Dynasty in Japan." Song Suqing replied calmly, "The foreign envoy is near Kyoto in the Kansai area of ​​Japan. General Ashikaga and Dr. Ukyozo Hosokawa have already I haven’t been in contact with Daming for ten years. Since the traitor is causing trouble in Daming, it’s easiest to borrow the power of the Daming, and the area around Kyushu Island is also a place with many wanderers and samurai.”

Xie Changjie and Ryan didn't know much about Japan, and they didn't care about it on weekdays.

But now no matter what Song Suqing said is true or not, they dare not bet.

What if he has any evidence, but just refuses to say it now?

For Shibosi, it doesn't matter whether Zong Sheqiandao and others are the main ones or Luangang Ruizuo is the main one.But if people were sent to the capital based on Zong She's modesty, and then Song Suqing and the others came up with evidence, what was the nature of that?

Send the remnants of the rebels who conspired to assassinate Nijingmen the year before last to Fengtian Hall as a state guest?

It is impossible to assassinate him again, but if something happens, who will bear the blame?
Ryan glanced at him with a bad tone: "You are just guessing, so you want to be eloquent and ask our family to help you get rid of the mission sent by the Japanese doctor Sakyo? You two are fighting and want to use our family to make a knife?" , what courage!"

"Doctor Zuo Jingzhao, Ouchi Yoshihing, was originally the guardian of Zhou Fang, but now he is the guardian of the seven regions, and has a great reputation in the Kyushu area. All of this is inseparable from his retainer and wise general Tao Xingfang. And Tao Xingfang has A righteous brother Tao Yiqing, formerly known as Xufang Muyi. Xuzhe, lineage. Fang Muxian, Xufang Muyi, Lai Gonggong, although the foreign envoys are just guessing, they can't be called eloquent, right?"

Neither Xie Changjie nor Ryan could take it lightly any longer, and quickly asked, "Is there such a person?"

Song Suqing looked at Luangang Ruizuo, and saw him nodding his head: "The Tao family is a very important retainer of the Ouchi family. The Ouchi family conquered various places. The two brothers Tao Xingfang have contributed a lot, and they are also well-known in Japan. figure."

Although he didn't know if what Song Suqing said was true or not, Luangang Ruizuo was of course helping him.

Ryan looked at Jie Changjie, and asked again: "Xieqiandu, what should we do in your opinion?"

"If that's the case, I have to guard against it." Xie Changjie said after thinking for a while, "But after all, he came here with the certificate of the state, why don't you first ask Tao Yiqing if there is Tao Yiqing in the Zong Shiqian Dao, and who is his original name? If it is true, it will be reported to His Majesty how to deal with it."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Song Suqing: "When you point this out, do you expect Daming to raise troops against that Da Nei clan so that you can help you get rid of them?"

"How dare foreign envoys do this? It's just that the Ouchi family is really a generation of separatist and disrespectful ministers, and they also shelter the remnants of the rebels of the Ming Dynasty. How can the Japanese tribute envoy be appointed by him, and how can the new dynasty be awarded to them?" Song Suqing said. After all, it seems that it is only for this and future tribute matters.

"Zheng Tiju, just as Xie Qiandu said, in the name of appeasement and discussion, go ask Tao Yiqing about it."

The banquet has been prepared, so naturally it still has to go ahead.

Zheng Shoujie went there and came back soon: "Zong Sheqiandao doesn't want to come again, but there is indeed Tao Yiqing in the Tao family of the Ouchi family, and he is indeed the adopted son of the Tao family. It's just that Zong Sheqiandao doesn't know what his original name is. "

"When you asked about this, did his expression change?"

"I've noticed it, and I'm quite surprised and vigilant."

Song Suqing sat in the banquet and said calmly: "Zong She Qiandao's original surname is Xu, and he is also a descendant of Ming Dynasty. If Naxufang Muyi is also a descendant of Ming Dynasty, the two of them worked together under the tent of the Da Nei family, so there is no way they have no close friendship. Gentlemen, If there is no interrogation, how can he be willing to speak out? You superiors don’t believe the words of the foreign envoys, but now they are scaring the snakes.”

Hearing this, Zheng Shoujie nodded again and again: "His surname is indeed Xu, and many people in Ningbo know him."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Ryan eagerly: "Eunuch Lai, if this is really the case, it will be a great achievement!"

Ryan thought about Song Suqing's concession of a boatload of tribute rewards, Zong She's modest refusal to back down, and what Song Suqing said about Xufang Muyi.

This guy said that there is no need for the Secretary of Shibo to come forward, but to help them secretly, let them kill the Ouchi mission first in the name of Japan's domestic struggle.

If you do mental calculations but don't care, it should be resolved quickly.

Mainly weapons.

Ryan thought about it, and then asked Xie Changjie for his opinion.

However, Xie Changjie thought, if Ouchi's crime of shielding the rebel remnant party is true, then the Japanese tributes in the past were all completed by Ouchi. How many wealthy businessmen in the southeast participated in the Japanese tribute transaction?
There is not only the temptation of this transaction, but also the handle of those old accounts!
So Xie Changjie nodded.

On Zong Sheqian's side, he really didn't know what Tao Yiqing's original name was.

But Zheng Shoujie came to inquire about this matter instead of caring about how to deal with the tribute matter, which already made Zong She Qiandao quite vigilant.

In the guest hall, he is not ignorant, he has already bribed a few small officials who entertained them here.

The result achieved is: he knew that Hong Yuanjin, the official, had taken people to Shibosi Dongku, and wanted to return the weapons of the Xichuan Mission to them.

Zong She Qiandao was shocked and angry.

"Zong Shesang, what should we do now?" The attendant who heard the news looked angry, "Ming seems to be planning something!"

Zong Sheqian's face was cloudy and uncertain.

As an envoy this time, if he can't bring back enough wealth to complete his mission, then he won't be able to survive in the Ouchi Clan's territory.

He was ruthless and said: "Call everyone to me!"

Can't sit still!This matter can only be cut quickly, and this is also the way that the ronin warriors brought here are used to.

After nightfall, in the originally peaceful Shibosi guest hall, Suizong set up Qiandao, who was making the thirty or so people who lived here go straight to the Shibosi Dongku where the weapons were stored.

Seeing the Dongku guard who was scared away by the menacing group of people, Zong She Qiandao ordered disdainfully: "Take your weapons and go to Jingqing Temple, let everyone go to Dongshou Temple first, and kill the people of the Hosokawa clan!"

After Ryan was woken up, he couldn't help asking in astonishment: "A fight?"

Doesn't that mean it's late?Arrangements always take time.

"That's right! The people who live in the guest hall rushed to Dongku!"

Ryan suddenly changed his color: Wasn't the Hosokawa mission doing it?
"Quick, go and call out Xie Qian! Go and inform the government office!"

Because of Zong She Qiandao's outrageous attack, Shibosi and Ningbo were caught off guard.

There were only more than 100 people capable of fighting in the Ouchi mission. At this moment, Zongshe Kendao had rushed to Toshou Temple, and sure enough, all the samurai in their mission had sabers.

"Kill them, leave no one behind, then go to the docks and warehouses, and rob their ships and goods!"

Originally most of them were ronin or even pirates, the Ouchi mission suddenly rushed in with greedy eyes, and the sound of killing broke the tranquility of the night.

Song Suqing, who just got out of bed, really missed Zong Sheqian's madness: This is in the territory of Daming, and he has more than a hundred people, and he is going to rob the warehouse?What about after the robbery?
When the fire at Dongshou Temple and the fire at the pier subsequently ignited, Ningbo was disrupted by just a hundred people.

It is already late at night on Tuen Mun Island, Guangdong.

Here, a welcome banquet is coming to an end.

Tuen Mun Island is now decorated with lights and festoons after the original Putaorenzhai Fort has been modified.Although not extravagant, it also appears to be very important.

The main thing is the people who come here.

The banquet, which lasted for nearly two hours, made Alfonso feel respected: the father-in-law of the emperor of the Eastern Empire, the respected Marquis, the officials and leaders of the southern provinces, and the head of the Shibo Department in charge of the transaction also came. here.

"General Alfonso, it's late at night. Take a good night's rest today, and we will formally start negotiations on how to proceed with future transactions tomorrow!" Zhang Fujing said drunkenly, "This Tuen Mun Island is my Ming land, and you want to lease it as a resident , This should have been discussed first. If you were the one who came before, maybe the previous misunderstanding would not have occurred! Now His Majesty is ready to trade more with other countries, and you came at the right time!"

Alfonso has also been a little overwhelmed by the oriental wine. After listening to what the translator said, he quickly replied: "Portugal is only here for trade, and does not want to go to war with the Eastern Empire. Our merchant ships are all over the seas of Europe and India. Trade The scale will be huge. Dear Mr. Zhang, you should give Portugal the most favorable trade treatment!"

After Zhang Fujing listened to the translation, he still nodded with a smile on his face, and focused on listening to the drumming.

Things have progressed to this point, and a lot of thought has been spent on the front.He entertained the envoys sent by the Portuguese, expressed his friendliness, and sent the bold Nie Bao to the Portuguese ship to exchange official documents and arrange the "trade negotiations" here, and Alfonso believed it step by step.

Now in the harbor outside Tuen Mun Island, there are equal numbers of warships from both sides.But in terms of combat power, the Portuguese warships are obviously stronger.

After sending such a big battle and allowing their guards to bring weapons, Alfonso was willing to take some important non-combat people ashore to attend the welcome banquet, and was going to negotiate here in the next few days.

Good wine, delicious food, and everyone's smiles at the welcome banquet made the main personnel who landed believe more and more that it is possible to negotiate a peace and trade treaty this time.

"General Alfonso, don't worry. Your Ambassador Pilaizi is still alive and well in Beijing, including some Portuguese who were captured before. They did rob many merchant ships before, and General Alfonso knows that too." Zhang Fujing continued to perfunctory, "General Alfonso also needs to give enough attitude on how to tax the trade with Daming."

Alfonso replied: "There will always be many misunderstandings in the initial contact between strange countries. The hatred of the fleet being wiped out before is nothing. It is only enough for the interests. What the Portuguese need is trade. We are willing to obey your country's regulations. , as a show of respect, I can first return those who were captured before."

Zhang Fujing asked with a smile: "I believe they are not still being taken as prisoners?"

"Oh, of course. Didn't Mr. Nie already meet them when he came to my ship? Now, they are arranged in a comfortable cabin. As long as Pi Laizi and the others return to Guangzhou, the exchange can be completed."

Zhang Fujing shook his head: "Since we want to trade with Ming Dynasty, we can only follow the rules of Ming Dynasty. They need to be envoys to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor. General Alfonso, I believe you have confirmed our friendship tonight, let them disembark first." Come ashore and let our negotiations tomorrow get off to a better start."

Alfonso hesitated.

Zhang Fujing said again: "The Marquis of Jing'an is here, and I am here too. The number of warships we brought is the same as yours. They are not as big as yours and not as fast as yours. What is General Alfonso worried about? We have already With sincerity, General Alfonso, how about you? As long as the negotiation is completed here, your merchant ships can set off to the port for transactions."

After thinking for a while, Alfonso arranged for the people around him: "Go and bring them here."

A small band of disarmed captives.

Zhang Fujing toasted him boldly again, and Alfonso appreciated his straightforwardness: "Mr. Zhang's drinking capacity is really unbelievable."

"Try the rum that General Alfonso said tomorrow. I have been drinking it reluctantly in order to welcome guests from afar." Zhang Fujing blushed, "Can't General Alfonso see it? Me too Already drunk."

Alfonso believed this, because the old Marquis was already drunk and was helped to rest.

The trade officials who had been on his ship were also flushed with drink and staggered when they got up to pee.

This is a banquet scene without weapons and without a sense of hostility.

After Wang Yingen and the others were brought over, Zhang Fujing wanted to hear more drums had not yet come.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your fine wine and food. Let's stop here today, shall we? There are still very important negotiations to be carried out tomorrow."

"I have something to remind General Alfonso about the negotiations that start tomorrow."

Zhang Fujing continued to delay the time with a solemn expression on his face.

Alfonso could only force his attention so that people who didn't drink much could listen together.

"The trade between Ming Dynasty and foreign countries is in the form of Kanhe..." Zhang Fujing began to talk about the many systems of Kanhe.

There's a lot to be said about how the Kankos are issued, the frequency of transactions, the limited goods and the size of the rewards.

Alfonso and the accompanying merchants couldn't help but glisten when they heard about the fact that the tribute could be rewarded with several times the profit.

"...So if there are enough official tributes, His Majesty the Emperor needs your king to submit a tribute application. General Alfonso, I don't know if your Portugal is trading in Ming Dynasty, would you be willing to accept the tribute? "

"That's no problem at all!" Alfonso felt that these Orientals were so stupid that they were willing to make such a loss-making business for the sake of superficial glory. "Then what is the quantity of these... er... tribute goods related to?"

Zhang Fujing was about to answer when he suddenly heard drumming.

This voice, Alfonso has heard it many times tonight, and he got an explanation for the first time: this is the way Daming uses to tell everyone the time.

Zhang Fujing also asked how everyone knew the time in Portugal. Alfonso introduced the clock tower by the way, and told Zhang Fujing that there was a small clock on his ship.

The goods also seem to have aroused great interest among these Orientals, who inquired about the value of the goods.

Now that I think about it, if this kind of goods is used as some kind of tribute goods, wouldn’t it be the oriental silk and porcelain that can get several times the reward?
Alfonso was thinking about the future, Zhang Fujing suddenly smiled at him.

"Naturally it has something to do with the preciousness of the goods. Nie Tiju, bring me the list of goods that His Majesty needs to find."

Nie Bao nodded when he heard the words, and asked his subordinates to bring a small box.

Alfonso looked at the style, a bit like a painting that the oriental official gave him at the beginning of the banquet, it was a long box.

Maybe there's a scroll in there too?
The box was placed in front of Zhang Fujing, he slowly opened the box, and then held the knife that had been unsheathed to Alfonso's neck.

Just so suddenly, the sound of drums outside the house suddenly became rapid, followed by the sound of gunfire outside, and the dull sound of cannons sounded in the distance, and it quickly became rapid.

"Mr. Zhang, what does this mean!" Alfonso suddenly lost his drunkenness and broke out in cold sweat.

"What Your Majesty wants is surrender, not provocation with warships." Zhang Fujing asked the translator to relay this sentence, "Now if you don't want to die, immediately order your people to lay down their weapons."

"Shameless! You are less polite than us!"

"What etiquette are you talking about with you barbarians?"

Sun Jiao rushed to the house with Ma Yong, and they looked at Zhang Fujing with mixed emotions: This guy is really bold and shameless, forcing them to take risks and carry out sneak attacks together.

(End of this chapter)