King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 107 For the diplomatic relations between the two countries
There is no doubt about the victory. It took only ten minutes for the Japanese pirates to be defeated and flee.

Having spent so much thought, how could the Japanese pirates escape alive? The soldiers started a unilateral game of eating chicken.

After about half an hour, the Ming army gathered together again, and all the escaped Japanese pirates were beheaded except for a few sporadic ones.

"Master Thirteen, this is a big victory!" Zhang Qianhu was full of joy.

Zhu Jinghong nodded, and said: "Today's merits are all due to the bravery of the soldiers, and I will ask the Holy One for your merits!"

Look, this is the thirteenth master, and the moment he opens his mouth, he is asking for credit from the saint.

The middle and lower ranks of these officers, their merits are at most reviewed by the capital, and the hope of being known by the Ministry of War is very slim, let alone being known by the emperor.

"Thank you Thirteenth Master!" Everyone bowed down in unison.

Then everyone started to finish, the wounded soldiers needed to be rescued, and the battlefield also needed to be cleaned up...

Focusing on the direction in which Hou Jing left, Zhu Jinghong was still a little anxious, for fear that something might happen to Hou Jing and others.

But normally speaking, as long as Hou Jing and the others have better equipment and have a huge advantage in numbers, they should be able to take down the pirates steadily.

"Master Thirteen, they are back..."

Hearing the reminder while thinking, Zhu Jinghong raised his head and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw smoke and dust rising in the distance.

"It seems that they didn't return without success!" Zhu Jinghong smiled.

He had already seen a few horses carrying people, presumably they were captured captives.

Before they got close, they could hear the cheers of Hou Jing and the others. It seemed that the result of this battle was good.

"Master Thirteen, I was captured by you!"

Okamoto Masahide and several followers were tied up, first pulled off their horses by Hou Jing and smashed to the ground, and then dragged by Zhang Lin to Zhu Jinghong.

"Master Thirteen, this kid is the leader!"

"We chased after him just now, and everyone else stayed behind. He was the only one who fled with his two followers!"

Okamoto Masahide is very young, at most twenty, at this moment he is constantly looking around, his expression is full of fear.

How crazy he was just now, how cowardly he is now.

"What's your name?" Zhu Jinghong asked in a deep voice.

"Master Thirteen, this fellow is Japanese. He doesn't understand our Chinese language, so someone who understands their bird language will translate!"

After saying this, Hou Jing pulled the other prisoner off his horse and kicked the man who was pretending to be dead awake.

"Didn't you say that you can speak Japanese pirates? Hurry up and translate!"

"Yes... the villain will do it, the villain will do it!" The man on the ground answered repeatedly.

"Who is he?" Zhu Jinghong asked the "translator" directly.

"Back to the general, this talent has not been here long, and he should be a big shot, but I don't know what his identity is..."

"General, I am also a good citizen. I only know some Japanese dialect when I travel with the caravan. I am also a good person..."

"Two days ago, I was also forced to be a thief..."

Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "You ask him, what is his identity!"

So the man conveyed Zhu Jinghong's words in Japanese.

Even at this moment, Okamoto Masahide is unwilling to give up survival, and he has already thought of many ways at this moment.

"My name is Masahide Okamoto, the son of General Okamoto of Japan. This time I was coerced by my subordinates, and then..."

Masahide Okamoto began to reply, and the man on the side translated directly, and an interrogation began.

Right now Japan is still under the shogunate system, but the current shogun is not the Tokugawa family, but the so-called Okamoto family.

"Our country, Japan, is very loyal to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and my father also pays homage to the west every day..."

"Our two countries are monarchs and ministers, and even father and son who are connected by blood. Now there are some misunderstandings... It's all our fault!"

According to Okamoto Masahide, he traveled to Daming, but was kidnapped by Japanese pirates to show off, and he ended up like this today.

In a word, he has nothing to do with Japanese pirates, everything is a misunderstanding.

"I hope the general will forgive us. I will be rewarded when I return to Japan!"

At this time, Okamoto Masahide pretended not to know Zhu Jinghong's identity, just to survive.

"Money, women, land... I can give you whatever you want!"

"My family has some friends in Daming, and some of them are still in the imperial court. The general's promotion can also help!"

Hearing these words in Zhu Jinghong's ears made him feel a little funny.

After all, the girl from the Zhen family had only told him about this an hour ago.

At this moment, he already knew that the "Young Master" mentioned by Miss Zhen's family was referring to this person.

Thinking about the burning and killing of the village in the front, this Mr. Okamoto was also responsible for it.

"Master Thirteen, this guy doesn't know your identity yet, why don't you tell him?"

Zhu Jinghong didn't answer, but asked the left and right guards: "Tell me, what should I do with this person?"

Most of the guards of Longjin will be generals in the future, and Zhu Jinghong wants to hear what they say.

Zhang Lin said immediately: "Master Thirteen, you can kill him with one knife, this guy doesn't have a few truths in his mouth!"

And Lu Yuxin who was on the side said: "After all, this person is the young master of Japan, so he killed him rashly... I'm afraid it's not good, it's better to leave it to the imperial court!"

"Hou Jing, what do you think?"

"Master Thirteen, I also think it's better to be cautious!"

Zhu Jinghong nodded slightly, and said: "Understood, he is from Japan after all...Young Master, he can be regarded as a person of some status, and he really cannot be dealt with rashly!"

And their conversation was also told by the translator to Okamoto Masahide, who immediately felt hopeful after hearing it.

As long as he doesn't die now, after being handed over to the Ming court, everything can be turned around.

Thinking of this, Okamoto Masahide was overjoyed, and at the same time felt contempt for Zhu Jinghong.

Of course, he had all these thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't even see them on his face.

"After all, he is the young master of Japan. If the law of the country is imposed...wouldn't it embarrass the two countries?"

"In my opinion, it's better to let it go!"

Zhu Jinghong's words surprised everyone present.

Just now they were screaming for beating and killing, and they are going to be released so soon?Just because the other party is the so-called "young master" of Japan?
You are the son of Emperor Ming, why are you afraid of such a thing?

Everyone was puzzled, and even Masahide Okamoto, who had heard the translation, thought he had heard it wrong.

"Master Thirteen, this... I'm afraid it's not right!"

Zhu Jinghong didn't want to say much, and immediately ordered: "That's it, untie the rope on him, let him go..."

"Master Thirteen..." Hou Jing wanted to persuade him again.

"Let him go!"

Seeing Zhu Jinghong's resolute attitude, Hou Jing and the others had no choice but to untie the rope reluctantly.

"Thank you General, when I return to Japan, there will be a reward for me!

After listening to the translation, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "For the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, I will let you go today and go...be a good person in the future!"

Until now, Okamoto Masahide still felt unrealistic, but under Zhu Jinghong's sincere gaze, he turned around and ran away.

Every time he ran a few steps, this guy would turn his head to look, and all he saw was Zhu Jinghong's smile.

After running three to forty meters, Okamoto Masahide finally felt relieved and ran away without looking back.

Seeing him running farther and farther, Zhu Jinghong said to the guards beside him, "Bring the bow..."

what?
Everyone was stunned, and the guard next to him was full of doubts, and handed over Zhu Jinghong's strong bow.

Zhang Gong took the arrow, Zhu Jinghong looked around with a smile, and asked, "Do you think... can this arrow hit?"

As everyone knows, Zhu Jinghong has no intention of letting Okamoto Masahide go.

"Master Thirteen's sharp shot, of course he can hit it!" Hou Jing was the first to speak.

Zhu Jinghong laughed twice, and then left with a whistling arrow.

Okamoto Masahide had already run 70 meters, just when he felt joy in his heart, he felt severe pain in his thigh, so that he fell directly to the ground.

Who wants to kill himself?Could it be that Zhu Shisan couldn't even restrain his subordinates?

Okamoto Masahide was very puzzled, so he endured the pain and propped himself up, suppressing the fear and despair in his heart, he turned around to see the situation.

However, at the next moment, another arrow hit his shoulder, causing him to fall to the ground again.

He saw clearly that it was Zhu Jinghong who was pulling the bow, and the person who claimed to let him go was actually lying to himself...

Fear, fear, shame...

How hopeful Masahide Okamoto was just now, how desperate he is now.

He really doesn't want to die, he still has a good life, he wants to live very, very much!
Mustering up the last ounce of courage, Masahide Okamoto stood up and wanted to continue running forward...

However, the third arrow shot directly through his throat.

He fell to the ground and "clucked" a few times like Yamamoto Zhuo, and Okamoto Masahide stopped moving.

After killing Okamoto Masahide, Zhu Jinghong felt more at ease, how could he let Okamoto go, this is Jinling!

This gang of pirates likes to torture and kill common people the most, and today he also gave this guy three arrows, which can be regarded as using his own way to punish him.

Throwing the bow to the guard beside him, Zhu Jinghong said to the trembling translator: "I heard that there are still some Japanese pirates left on the island, you go and tell them that the Thirteenth Lord of the Ming Dynasty killed their Japanese young master!"

"If they have the guts, come to me for revenge!"

"My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me..." The translator kowtowed repeatedly.

He is a very life-saving person, so he naturally doesn't want to be brutally killed by Zhu Jinghong like Okamoto Masahide.

"If you don't leave, I will kill you now!"

After being untied from the rope, the interpreter was forced to run eastward as hard as he could, and even moved in a serpentine manner.

Just when everyone thought that this person would also be shot, Zhu Jinghong did not move at all.

"Master Thirteen, if you really want to let this guy go, you'll have to chase after him on horseback!"

Zhu Jinghong didn't take it seriously, and said: "Run away, just let him tell those Japanese pirates at sea that daring to go ashore is a dead end!"

Is this really the case?
Certainly not the case, Zhu Jinghong wanted to let the news spread to Japan by shooting Okamoto Masahide and let the Japanese pirates know, to see the reaction of the shogun.

No matter how the other party responds, it will have a negative impact on the diplomatic relations between the two countries. When the other party refuses to accept it, they can beat them.

At the same time, acting like this once again proves that Zhu Jinghong's reckless behavior is tantamount to causing trouble for the court and the emperor.

As for Zhu Jinghong himself, he needed to make this mistake in order to neutralize the great contribution he wanted to make next.

Otherwise, if you perform too well, you will easily cause trouble. After all, Gao Shuyan has already taken precautions against him.

So he had to maintain his character as a reckless man, in order to alleviate the suspicion of the crown prince and Prince Rui.

Although the thirteenth brother is popular and good at fighting, he is still a simple-minded, impulsive rammer...

If the crown prince and Prince Rui thought so, Zhu Jinghong would be thankful.

Of course, he believed that the shrewd old man could see his bright spots clearly.

(End of this chapter)