jdhmnovel Chapter 854 It is truly a blessing for Japan to receive instruction from the Prince Consort.
Chapter 854 It is truly a blessing for Japan to receive instruction from the Prince Consort.
Li Shanchang finally witnessed what arrogance and domineering behavior truly meant.
Yang Shaofeng sat casually in the armchair, with a tea set on the table next to him. The thin-walled celadon porcelain looked like jade, and the covered cup was filled with small dragon tea balls. The aroma of the tea rose faintly, making his presence even more grand than that of the current Grand Secretary.
Led by Park Sung-sung, Park Deok-hwan, and Doo Soon-chin, a group of foreign envoys stood respectfully on both sides in front of the chairs, bowing to Yang Shaofeng and saying, "We, your foreign subjects, pay our respects to Your Highness, the Prince Consort."
Yang Shaofeng simply hummed in response, then raised one hand and gently pressed it down, smiling as he said, "Sit."
After Park Sung-sung and the others sat down, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze directly to Park Sung-sung: "Start with Vice Envoy Park, speak one by one."
Park Sung-sung quickly stood up, cupped his hands, and replied, "Your Highness, Choi Myung-ho has been expelled from the country by foreign officials, but unfortunately, the sea was rough and the merchant, along with his relatives and followers, perished at sea."
Hiding behind the screen, Li Shanchang stared at Zhu Biao with a completely bewildered expression.
Are you going to kill my whole family?
And they didn't even spare their relatives and followers?
Just as Li Shanchang was pondering why Yang Shaofeng was so ruthless, Yang Shaofeng nodded in satisfaction and turned his gaze to the Siamese envoy, Polonmoroja.
Polonmoroja's heart tightened, and he quickly stood up, cupping his hands in a bow to Yang Shaofeng and saying, "Your Highness, those audacious and unscrupulous merchants have all been dealt with carefully. Apart from the border market, the ivory will never appear anywhere else."
"..."
After all the envoys had finished explaining their questions, Yang Shaofeng turned his attention to the short and stocky envoy, Kikuchi Yoshimasa, who was last in line.
Kikuchi Yoshimasa stood up, then knelt down with a thud, pounding his head on the ground, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the Japanese have handed over a total of three thousand pirates, all of whom were cooked and killed on the coast of Dengzhou."
"Our Lord Kayiang has ordered that all lords strictly control the samurai and ronin under their jurisdiction. Anyone who dares to go to sea on their own, especially to commit crimes on the coast of the Ming Dynasty, will be immediately boiled and killed on the coast of their respective lords. Their family members will be boiled and killed first, and all samurai, ronin and commoners of each lord will be ordered to go and watch."
"In addition, our king heard that the Ming Dynasty was short of laborers, so he specially ordered his foreign ministers to bring 20,000 young and strong laborers to serve the prince consort."
After a slight pause, Kikuchi Yoshimasa added, "To express our apologies, our Lord Kaneyoshi has specially ordered his foreign envoy to bring three thousand young and beautiful Japanese women. From now on, they will be the private property of the Prince Consort, and the Prince Consort may dispose of them as he sees fit."
"If that is still not enough, Your Highness only needs to give the order, and our king will immediately provide you with more laborers."
As Kikuchi Kaneyoshi finished speaking, Zhu Biao's face immediately darkened.
Three thousand young and beautiful Japanese women?
Tsk tsk.
According to the unwritten rules of the martial arts world, short and ugly men do indeed have the responsibility and obligation to offer young and beautiful women to men.
but!
Since the word "offering" has already been used, it means that the short and ugly man's obligation to offer tribute was directed at Emperor Zhu.
Now, these short, ugly men haven't even offered their own fathers young and beautiful Japanese women yet, but instead they've sent three thousand young and beautiful Japanese women to their brother-in-law first. Isn't this just sowing discord?
Zhu Biao pondered the intentions of the short, ugly men, while also thinking about how to teach these ignorant fools a lesson. Li Shanchang, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded.
Just because Yang the Madman said he wanted to deal with the Japanese pirates, your Japanese country publicly boiled and killed them.
Because Yang is mad and there is a shortage of laborers, your Japan has specially prepared 20,000 laborers, or even more.
Also, what's the story behind the three thousand Japanese women?
Aren't you Japanese pirates always so fierce and arrogant? How come you behave like dogs in front of Yang the Madman?
Could it be because Yang Dianfeng took the fleet to Japan?
Damn it, if I had known you would only behave after getting beaten up, I would have sent Chang Heizi over there a long time ago!
Compared to Li Shanchang's bewilderment, Park Sung-hee and Polong Moroge, among other envoys, were filled with hatred for Kikuchi Yoshimasa, wishing they could devour his flesh, drink his blood, and sleep under his skin.
Is there anyone who does this?
It's your Japanese business if you short, ugly people want to fawn over Yang the Madman.
The key question is, do you really have to go to such lengths to lick my boots?
He knelt down in front of a group of foreign envoys to answer questions, his attitude more obedient than a dog's. He thought what Yang Dianfeng thought and was anxious about what Yang Dianfeng was anxious about. He was even more filial than Yang Dianfeng's own son.
Aren't you putting us foreign envoys in a very difficult position?
Tell me, from now on, should we envoys have to kneel down and answer questions like you?
Do you want to treat Yang the epileptic like your own father and be filial to him?
wrong.
This isn't treating him like his own father; it's treating him like a living ancestor!
Your mother is a maid!
as predicted.
Just as Park Sung-sung and the other envoys, including Polonmoro, were pondering how to "compete for favor" with Kikuchi Yoshimasa, Yang Shaofeng nodded in satisfaction and instructed, "Get up. From now on, you will stand behind Park Sung-sung."
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, alarm bells rang in Park Sung-sung's mind.
That short, ugly dog!
As everyone knows, the prince consort has always been impulsive and a man of true character.
The ranking of the numerous vassal envoys basically represented how close or distant these vassal states were to him.
As is well known, the influence of the imperial son-in-law on the Ming Dynasty court was not limited to the border markets.
His attitude could even influence the Ming emperor's attitude towards the various vassal states.
So, this short, ugly dog is so eager to please me. If he stands behind me next time, won't he stand in front of me the time after that?
Meanwhile, the envoys, including Bolonmora, wished they could kill Kikuchi Yoshimasa right now.
That short, ugly dog!
That's your mother!
If perspective were tangible, Yoshimasa Kikuchi would be riddled with holes by now.
If looks could kill, Yoshimasa Kikuchi would have died thousands of times over by now.
However, none of it was of any use.
A gaze has no substance, nor can it kill.
Kikuchi Yoshimasa bowed respectfully to Yang Shaofeng and replied, "This humble subject thanks Your Highness, Prince Consort."
Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, picked up his teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile, "The reason I called you all here today is not just for the sake of a few merchants."
Park Sung-sung and the others tensed up, but Yang Shaofeng put down his teacup and said with a smile, "I went to Japan a while ago, and you should all have heard about it."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Park Sung-sung and the others unconsciously looked at Kikuchi Yoshimasa.
However, Kikuchi Yoshimasa showed no sign of humiliation. Instead, he bowed to Yang Shaofeng with a smug smile and said, "It is truly a blessing for Japan to receive instruction from Your Highness."