In today's Eastern world, no matter what the upper echelons of various countries and alliances think, most of the people below respect the emperor.
After decades of propaganda and absolute military suppression, the emperor of Ming Dynasty is now regarded as a god in the hearts of people all over the world.
God is morally perfect, and if there is a problem with God in this area, it must be the fault of the discoverer.
In this incident, Hidetoshi Okamoto, or a Japanese, may become the "person who discovered the problem."
This also means that no matter how things go, the Okamoto family will receive a certain degree of hatred in other countries and even in their own country.
Therefore, we must be careful about this issue!
"Please give me some advice, father-in-law!"
Okamoto Hideyuan's expression was serious, and he thought of a lot for a while.
Wang Qing put down the tea cup, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "I heard... you have some feudal lords in Japan who are dissatisfied with the rule of your generals, and some even raised the banner of "respecting the king and asking for rape"!"
Although the Okamoto family is the master of Japan today, the feudal lords in various places are also very independent. Some of them are indeed extremely ambitious and dream of replacing the Okamoto family.
But even if this is true, Okamoto Hidetoshi will not admit it. This is an act of exposing his own shortcomings, and speaking out will weaken his momentum.
"This matter... I have never heard of it!"
Hearing what the translator said, Wang Qing's smile became even brighter: "Whether you've heard of it or you don't know it...it's always troublesome for them to bother you!"
"But if you and others are ignorant of the general situation and arouse the suspicion of the Lord, those people will take advantage of every opportunity to get the Holy Family... It will not be a good thing for your Okamoto family!"
Fiddled with the lid of the tea cup, Wang Qing said slowly: "Speaking of which...because our Okamoto family has connections with Japanese pirates, the court is still debating whether to send troops to punish us!"
"Tell me... what is the situation of your Okamoto family now that all these things have been put together?"
If the emperor accuses the Okamoto family of being traitors and then mobilizes troops to conquer them, Japan will definitely be tempted.
Not to mention the outcome of the war, it will at least shake the foundation of the Okamoto family's rule. If the local powerful feudal lords start another uprising at this time, the Okamoto family may be destroyed in an instant.
Of course, if he really wants to do this, Daming will also pay a price, and it will be a heavy price.
At this time, I have to mention that Zhu Xianming's previous "military" experience gave him great external deterrence capabilities.
At least Okamoto Hidetoshi believed that if the emperor was really angry, the other party would most likely take action against Japan.
Even if the chance of taking action is only 50%, the Okamoto family dare not, let alone take the gamble, at least until the domestic integration is completed and the Okamoto family becomes the dominant one.
Looking at Okamoto Hideyoshi who was thinking, Wang Qing said word by word: "Okamoto-sama... you don't want the Okamoto family to be destroyed!"
Okamoto Hideyuan was stunned for a moment. After a combination of Wang Qing's punches, he was completely stunned at this moment.
He is not the head of the family and does not have the right to gamble, which means that he must act conservatively.
The most important thing is that he came here on the order of the family leader to explain the matter of Okamoto Masahide and hope to obtain Ming's forgiveness.
Just as Wang Qing said, after the Ming Dynasty sent envoys to issue orders, the local powerful vassals did make changes, and even the emperor expressed his dissatisfaction with the Okamoto family.
Therefore, for Hidetoshi Okamoto, he came here to seek peace and to show the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty that the shogunate was absolutely loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.
It was only the anger and humiliation accumulated over the past few days that led them to be tempted by the Zasak people and almost do something unwise.
At this moment, Okamoto Hideyoshi suddenly woke up and felt a chill running down his back. He secretly sighed that he was too impulsive and almost betrayed his brother's trust.
"Thank you for your advice, father-in-law... I am very grateful!" Okamoto Hideyuan stood up and bowed solemnly to Wang Qing.
Wang Qing smiled broadly and said, "If you can figure it out, that's a good thing!"
Okamoto Hidetoshi was also there, and he immediately ordered his surroundings: "Bring some of our specialties and give them to your father-in-law as a thank you gift!"
Wang Qing waved his hand: "Don't think twice, I'm not here to receive gifts!"
"How can we not thank my father-in-law for his advice? It's just a small gift. If my father-in-law doesn't accept it, how can we feel at ease!"
"Then...how embarrassing!"
At this time, the translator responded directly: "If father-in-law doesn't accept it, we will be embarrassed!"
Sighing, Wang Qingmian said: "That's fine, I'll just accept the things so that you don't worry too much!"
The young eunuch followed the others to get the things, while Wang Qing stayed in the living room to discuss tomorrow's affairs with Hideyoshi Okamoto.
Of course, Okamoto Hidetoshi took the opportunity to inquire about the emperor's views on Japan. Of course, Wang Qing was vague about this because he did not know what the emperor was thinking.
The two talked for a while, and then Wang Qing said goodbye and left after achieving his goal.
After getting on the carriage, he couldn't help but ask the young eunuch what specialties the Japanese had given him.
"Replying to my father-in-law, it's a box of gold... at least a hundred taels!"
Hundreds of taels of gold are worth at least a thousand taels of silver. If you reward them casually, the Japanese can be considered wealthy.
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"Brother Six, why are you here!"
On the school field outside Longwu Hall, Zhu Jinghong held a strong bow and looked at Zhu Jingyuan behind him with confusion.
Zhu Jingyuan froze for a moment, then turned to say: "Thirteenth brother, do you mean what you said... I can't come here?"
Zhu Jinghong laughed and said: "This place is not like Jixian Hall. They are all rough guys dancing with guns and sticks. You will be upset after seeing them!"
At this moment, there were more than 20 people practicing with Zhu Jinghong on the school field. His words were a bit "provoking".
Of course, Zhu Jingyuan didn't think too much about it, just because he instinctively disliked warriors, so naturally he wouldn't think of a few words of defense at this moment.
"Thirteenth Brother, the Criminal Department will hold a trial tomorrow. Are you ready?"
"Why...the Ministry of Punishment still wants to ask me for a confession?"
Hearing the discussion of the case, the guards who were sparring also stopped, including those who committed the crime that day. They also wanted to know the final result.
"That's not certain... After all, this matter is of great importance. Envoys from various countries are filled with indignation, so the court must be cautious!"
Zhu Jingyuan spoke clearly and logically, but unfortunately it did not scare Zhu Jinghong. He actually didn't panic after meeting the saint.
Of course, since Zhu Jingyuan is talking alarmist at this moment, Zhu Jinghong is also willing to act with him.
So he looked confused and asked, "What should we do?"
"I am also worried about this matter. I have already ordered someone to go and say hello to the Ministry of Punishment. I think it should be of some use and I won't ask you for questioning!"
In fact, Zhu Jingyuan also knew from the beginning that this matter was not a big deal at all.
Today, he just remembered it accidentally and stopped by to "intimidate" and sell Zhu Jinghong a favor.
"real?"
Seeing Zhu Jinghong take the bait, Zhu Jingyuan was very happy, as if he had picked up money on the road.
"It's natural. If something happens to you... How can I just sit idly by as a brother?"
"Yesterday, I met the Holy Emperor at Qianqing Palace. I begged my father for this matter, and I almost got scolded by him!"
If Zhu Jinghong was not a time traveler, he might really be grateful to Zhu Jingyuan based on his stubborn head.
This person is really good at acting and has a way of winning over people's hearts. It's no wonder that he has many supporters in the court.
What makes Zhu Jinghong strange is that the prince brother has been silent these days. Is he really indifferent to his younger brother?
"Then thank you Brother Si...Sixth!"
Damn, I almost got off track... Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but secretly complain about himself.
He blurted out that he wanted to call him Fourth Brother, which shows that the trip to Jinling has made these two people deeply bonded. There is a long way to go to win over Old Thirteen... Zhu Jingyuan sighed secretly.
(End of chapter)
