King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 235 The Kingdom of Brothers
Zhu Jinghong chatted with several governors, and the complicated ceremony came to an end, which also heralded the official start of the banquet.

But even so, the banquet in the palace is also particular about it. For example, all the envoys must first toast the prince.

After doing this three times and expressing respect for the prince, the banquet really started.

Then the music sounded, and the Wuying Hall was full of singing and dancing, which also made the atmosphere of the banquet more active.

The envoys of the chieftains of the tribes who were close to the Ming Dynasty walked up the imperial steps with wine glasses and knelt in front of the prince to express their submission.

However, there are still many similar envoys, such as Junggar, who are disobedient, are still a minority at present.

At this moment, Niu Jizong reminded: "Master Thirteen, someone is looking for you!"

Looking in the direction of Niu Jizong's line of sight, Zhu Jinghong had a smile on his face, just because he was an acquaintance.

"See Lord Thirteen!"

Hearing the translator's report, Zhu Jinghong sat still, glanced at the man kneeling on the ground, and said, "Isn't this... Master Okamoto!"

Okamoto Hideto said in great panic: "The villain's status is low, how can he deserve the title Thirteen Masters!"

"That's not certain, maybe one day the Japanese pirates from the coast will break into the palace, and then I will have to ask you for help!"

These words did not save Okamoto Hideto face, which made him feel particularly wronged at this time.

I swallowed my anger when I was beaten, and later I smeared myself to save Daming's face, and now I lower my posture to ease the relationship...

He did everything he could do, and he did it so well that he didn't understand why he wasn't forgiven.

"Master Thirteen, foreign officials dare not have such a heart!" Okamoto Hideto kowtowed to the ground.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, Zhu Jinghong laughed out loud, causing Hideo Okamoto to go inside without knowing it.

"Get up!"

"I was joking with you just now, I know how loyal the Okamoto family is to Daming!"

Hearing this, Okamoto Hideto felt relieved a lot, and then got up from the ground.

Zhu Jinghong went on to say: "Your Okamoto family is so complicated, there will inevitably be some scum among them, trying to sever the friendship between you and us, such ambitious people, you must be severely punished!"

His argument is tantamount to separating the Japanese pirates from the Okamoto family, and it is natural to ignore the previous suspicions in the future.

"The Thirteenth Master Mingjian, our general is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and I will definitely speak to him when I return to China, asking him to eradicate the disloyal thieves in the family and the country!"

Zhu Jinghong nodded and said with a smile, "That's right!"

"Master Thirteen, my ministers offer you a toast!" Okamoto Hideto said flatteringly.

He came to Daming this time to ease the relationship. He had already suffered so much before, so he naturally wanted to achieve perfection.

As the emperor's son, Zhu Jinghong's attitude and opinions are very important, but he still has "prejudice" against Japan, so Hideto Okamoto must eliminate his grudges.

That's why after being slapped in the face, he put on another face to be slapped. For the sake of his family, he endured the humiliation.

But his hands were sore when he raised the glass, and even the smile on his face froze, but Zhu Jinghong didn't intend to raise the glass.

"Master Thirteen, look at this..."

After hearing this, Zhu Jinghong finally stretched out his hand to the cup, and said calmly, "Your Okamoto family is the strongest in Japan, but it's not like you have no rivals...you can do it yourself!"

"Yes!"

Lifting the cup casually, Zhu Jinghong gestured to Hideto Okamoto, and then drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Also drank the wine in the glass, Okamoto Hideto said respectfully: "Thank you for your teaching, Lord Thirteen!"

Zhu Jinghong moved his little finger slightly, indicating that he could step back, and put down the wine glass.

Seeing the achievement of the goal, Okamoto Hideto felt rejoiced, but at the same time felt endlessly aggrieved.

Zhu Jinghong's contempt made him feel even more humiliated. He represents the face of the Okamoto family and should be respected at least.

Looking at Hideo Okamoto's back, Zhu Jinghong said softly: "I think he is not convinced!"

Those who could hear this were the governors sitting with him, but they had their own opinions after hearing what was said.

Niu Jizong stroked his beard and said, "Master Thirteen, Japan is such a small country, it's not worth mentioning!"

Others have almost the same attitude, and Zhu Jinghong actually understands it very well.

Although the hegemony is partially unstable, Ming Dynasty still oppresses other countries like the sky, and it is normal for the court to have arrogance.

"It's not worth mentioning now, but it may not be in the future!"

Shi Guangzhu couldn't help but said, "Master Thirteen thinks so highly of them?"

"I heard... Japan has discovered a large gold mine. Gold mining is easy, and you can find pure gold just by looking around!"

Everyone present really didn't know about this situation, so everyone immediately became interested.

"Where did Master Thirteen know about this?"

Just as Niu Jizong asked, Liu Fang answered, "I've heard about this!"

With Liu Fang's statement as evidence, everyone did not doubt that it was false, at least they discussed a few more words.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong said again: "There are so many gold and silver, if they are all used to buy guns, do you think they will be a big problem?"

This seems to make sense, but considering Japan's weak national strength and the sea that separates it from Daming, it is still difficult for everyone present to pay attention to them.

So Zhu Jinghong decided to change the angle and talk to the governors about gold and silver. After all, there are very few people in this world who don't love money.

Zhu Jinghong said this with joy, and the banquet gradually entered a climax, and the atmosphere on the scene was harmonious and more and more enthusiastic.

Regardless of acquaintances or not, envoys from all over the world communicated in the not-so-fluent Ming Mandarin, and the customs and customs of various places could be heard here.

It was at this time that envoy Zasak led a few people up the imperial steps like the other envoys.

"The foreign minister has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

There is no doubt that thorns such as Junggar and Zasak attracted the attention of most people on the scene.

So at this time, many people noticed that something was wrong, because the Zasak envoy on the imperial steps did not bow down to the prince.

You know, Zasak officially accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. From a legal point of view, he is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, even if they are sweating profusely, they have to kneel.

If the envoy does not kneel, it is a crime of disrespect.

"Presumptuous!" the head guard shouted loudly.

Zasak envoy Mulati replied calmly: "His Royal Highness, I will come to toast to show that the two countries are as close as brothers. Is there something wrong with this?"

There is a problem here. Daming regards Zasak as his son, so what Mulati said is wrong.

The prince didn't realize this, and couldn't find anything to say for a while.

In the prince's view, it is good enough for someone to come from thousands of miles away to express surrender to Daming.

Now the envoys of all countries are here, if they are too harsh, I am afraid that the public opinion of all countries...

Obviously, the prince's fear of chickens and ducks has recurred.

He didn't speak, embarrassing the guard who scolded him, as if he was messing around.

Seeing this scene, the Wu Xun around Zhu Jinghong were also very anxious.

Niu Jizong's temper was the worst, and he immediately got up and scolded: "The prince is the heir, you dare not worship the king, do you want to rebel?"

This speaks the mind of the warriors, and everyone, including most of the envoys, glared at the Zasaks.

With a smile on his face, Mulati said very humbly: "The crown prince didn't say anything, but this general spoke first. This Daming... who has the final say?"

The next moment, the Junggar envoy under the royal steps followed suit: "It is true that the Ming Dynasty taught the world with etiquette, it seems that it is not really about etiquette..."

(End of this chapter)