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Chapter 631 0628 [Innocent man, guilty of possessing a treasure]

These white-robed warriors are just rude and overbearing in their daily lives, they are not stupid.

At this moment, facing two hundred tall and strong, fully armed elite soldiers, everyone's face was filled with fear.

"Bridge Bean Sacks!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to go to war, Ju Zhukang was so scared that he got up from the ground and explained to both sides in a hurried tone.

The helmsman translated in a low voice, "He said that the other party was the chief monk of Sanzenin Temple, and that it was just a misunderstanding, and he did not mean to provoke us."

Sun Zhi sneered, "A monk can be so powerful? And he is escorted by warriors. It's rare."

The helmsman explained, "Captain Sun has misunderstood. Monks have a very high status in Japan. They even have the power to listen in and express their opinions when the court discusses important matters. After the Japanese emperor leaves office, he often becomes a monk in a temple and is called the Dharma Emperor. Moreover, these people are not ordinary samurai, but monk soldiers raised by the temples."

Sun Zhi was surprised and asked, "Can a temple keep soldiers?"

The helmsman replied, "Japan is different from the Central Plains. The abbot of each temple is basically a descendant of the royal family. Therefore, each temple is actually a fiefdom. Not only does it have a large amount of land and people, it also has a large number of monk soldiers."

"I see."

Sun Zhi showed a look of sudden realization and was overjoyed.

The more Japan is torn apart, the smoother the next attack will be.

As the two were talking, the door curtain of the ox cart was lifted, and a middle-aged monk in a moon-white robe walked out.

"What happened?"

The middle-aged monk looked displeased, but when he saw the two hundred navy soldiers deployed in front of him and the powerful crossbows aimed at him, he was stunned and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Tachibana Takeyasu stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Greetings to Master Saihiro. I am Tachibana Takeyasu, a retainer of the Grand Junior Councilor Tachibana Inichi."

Saihiro took advantage of the situation and said, "Oh, I seem to have seen you at the banquet at Tachibana-no-gun's residence."

He had never seen a shit. How could a samurai like Tachibana Takeyasu be qualified to appear at a banquet of this scale? He could only stand guard at the door with a katana in his pocket.

Even if he had really met him, Saihong would not remember such an ant-like person.

But Tachibana Takeyasu didn't know that. He was extremely excited to learn that a figure like the most virtuous monk remembered him.

Seeing this, Sai Hong then asked, "Who are these people?"

Tachibana Takeyasu replied respectfully: "Master Saihiro, they are envoys sent by China."

Master Saihong looked as if he had expected it.

Just now he saw that these soldiers had a tough aura, were tall and strong, very different from his own country's soldiers, and he had some vague guesses in his mind.

After knowing the other party's identity, Zui Hong angrily scolded the monks: "Who told you to be rude to the Chinese envoys? Get out of here immediately!"

Hearing this, the group of monk soldiers felt relieved and put away their weapons and retreated.

The oppressive feeling given to them by the group of soldiers in front of them was too strong, and their backs were already wet with cold sweat.

After sending his monks away, Saihong immediately changed his expression, stepped forward with a smile, put his hands together and bowed, and said in fluent Central Plains elegant voice: "I am not strict in discipline and offended the Chinese envoy. Please forgive me."

If the people in Goryeo who were most humble and respectful towards the Central Plains were the dignitaries and scholars, then in Japan it was the monks.

It was really that Jianzhen's crossing of the sea had a huge and far-reaching impact on the Japanese people.

The Japanese people even respectfully called Jianzhen the "Roof of the Tempyo Period."

Taiping was the reign title of Japan when Jianzhen crossed the sea, and 甍 refers to the tiles on the roof.

This shows how much respect the Japanese people have for Monk Jianzhen.

Since Jianzhen crossed the sea, Japanese monks have frequently traveled to the Central Plains to visit famous temples.

Just like the international students from Goryeo, as long as they came to the Central Plains and gained some knowledge, they could become great monks after returning to Japan.

Mr. Yin made a gesture, and the two hundred elite naval soldiers immediately put away their crossbows.

Seeing this scene, Tachibana Takeyasu and the samurai leader secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If the two sides really fought in the street, no matter who won or lost, the emperor would be held responsible and both of them would not be able to escape death.

"Haha, as the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime."

Mr. Yin chuckled, glanced at the monk's body on the ground, and said with a little regret: "It's a pity that he lost his life."

"He who has no eyes is worthy of death."

Saihiro didn't care at all, and spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if the one who died was an ant. It was just a monk soldier, he really didn't care.

If he wanted to, he only had to spread the word, and immediately countless warriors and civilians would scramble to become soldier monks.

Saihiro asked in a courteous tone, "Does His Majesty the Emperor have any plans?"

The warrior leader replied, "Your Majesty's decree says that it is getting late, and the envoy must be tired after the long journey, so we will first settle the envoy in the embassy to let him rest for a night, and then we will set up a banquet in the palace tomorrow to entertain the envoy."

This man's name was Fujiwara no Jin, and he was actually Fujiwara no Tadamichi's cousin, but he was not well-liked by the latter, so he only got the official position of Saemon junior lieutenant Ninja Yuan.

Saihong ordered: "The envoys from the Central Plains have come from afar, so we should treat them with great hospitality. You can leave and I will receive you."

He has been practicing Buddhism since he was young and has longed to visit the Central Plains.

But he didn't have the courage to risk crossing the sea, and he always regretted it.

Now that the Chinese envoys are visiting, how could he miss such a good opportunity?

"This……"

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As soon as these words were spoken, Ju Zhukang's expression changed.

He volunteered to lead the way, asking about others' well-being and being respectful and humble along the way, just to be able to meet the emperor together with the Chinese envoys.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, he was intercepted by Zui Hong. How could he accept this?

"Ok?"

Seeing his hesitation, Saihong frowned slightly and looked unhappy.

"Hai!"

Although he was unwilling, Ju Zhukang had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

Zui Hong turned around and invited with a smile: "If the envoy does not mind, you can ride in the same carriage with me."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Mr. Yin did not refuse and walked towards the ox cart in an official manner.

After all, he was a scholar, and could not be compared with a warrior like Sun Zhi. He was really tired after walking all the way from the port, and his legs and feet were sore. Now that there was an ox cart to ride in, he naturally would not refuse.

After the two men got on the ox cart, the monk soldiers turned around and led the way.

Sun Zhi looked at Ju Zhukang, who had a dejected look on his face, and took out a fist-sized glass paperweight from the package behind a soldier.

Handing over the glass paperweight, Sun Zhi chuckled and said, "Thank you for your hard work these past two days. This is just a small token of my respect."

hiss!
In an instant, accompanied by a series of inhalations, dozens of greedy eyes fell on the glass paperweight.

Colored glassware is no longer a rare item in the Central Plains today, especially small-sized glassware like this one. The price has been falling again and again, and even scholars with a slightly better-off family background can afford it.

But in Japan, it is a treasure.

Ju Zhukang's eyes widened with disbelief.

He swallowed and said hesitantly, "This... this is too expensive."

"Take it."

Sun Zhi threw it casually and then turned and left.

Ju Zhukang was startled and quickly reached out to catch it.

Feeling the cool touch in his hands, he was filled with ecstasy. He bowed deeply to Sun Zhi's back and shouted, "Thank you for the reward, envoy!"

Soon, the monk soldiers and naval soldiers disappeared at the end of the street.

Ju Zhukang then straightened up and looked at the glass paperweight in his hand with joy.

"Have you ever heard of an ancient Chinese saying, Mr. Ju?"

At this moment, Fujiwara Jin's voice sounded in his ears.

Ju Zhukang raised his head and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

Fujiwara Jin said sinisterly: "The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure!"

(End of this chapter)