After Sakai He left the small courtyard where Sakai Hoshino lived alone, he hurried back to the room where he lived.
When Sakai He stepped into his room, the originally depressed and puzzled expression on his face instantly turned gloomy.
As soon as Sakai He stepped into the door, a young Japanese man sitting on a chair in his room immediately stood up and greeted him. This man was none other than Taro Ishibashi, the deputy envoy of the Sakai family mission.
Taro Ishibashi saw the gloomy look on Sakai He's face, and suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
"Master Sakai, how is the situation? Miss Hoshino, what did she tell you? Has His Majesty the Emperor Dalong agreed to our mission's request?"
Sakai He glanced at Taro Ishibashi with a gloomy face, frowned and shook his head.
"What? How could this happen? Didn't Miss Hoshino tell His Majesty Emperor Dalong about our request?"
Sakai He turned around and closed the door with cautious eyes, walked to the table, poured a cup of tea, held it in his hand, and sat heavily on the chair.
"Of course, since we arrived in the capital, my aunt has been going to Dalong Palace non-stop in the past few days, hoping to meet the emperor of Dalong as early as possible in Goguryeo.
Today, my aunt finally met Emperor Dalong with great difficulty. How could she not inform Emperor Dalong of the purpose of our mission this time?
Auntie is Third Uncle's biological sister, and she is more anxious and angry than all of us when it comes to Third Uncle's matters.
My aunt told me that she told His Majesty the Great Dragon Emperor everything that needed to be said, even some things that were not convenient to say.
It's a pity that my aunt has almost dried up her saliva, and His Majesty the Emperor of Dalong still has not agreed to reward our mission with Dalong's sophisticated weapons.
Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor of Dalong also gave very reasonable reasons why he could not reward us with military equipment. Even if you don't believe what he said, you can't find any reason to refute it.
Furthermore, we are now in the capital of Dalong. Even if you find a reason to refute, who would dare to say it?
By then, if we accidentally offend him and make him unhappy, let alone rewarding us with military equipment, there are two questions as to whether we will be able to return to the Japanese mainland!
With the number of people in our mission, it is estimated that the Imperial Guards in the capital may not be able to delay their afternoon meal if they start in the morning. "
Taro Ishibashi frowned and sat on the chair opposite after listening to Sakai He's helpless words.
"How could this happen? Didn't the head of the family tell us that he and Miss Hoshino were old friends of the Emperor Dalong?
Even if the friendship between them is not particularly deep, Emperor Dalong shouldn't refuse so absolutely based on their past friendship, right?
Sir, after you came back from Miss Hoshino during the day, didn't you tell your subordinates, Emperor Dalong and Miss Hoshino, that they were having a very happy conversation?
Since they were chatting happily, it meant that they still remembered their previous friendship after meeting again after a long separation, and their friendship should be pretty good.
In this case, His Majesty Emperor Dalong should leave some room for Miss Hoshino to repay. "
After listening to Taro Ishibashi's analysis, Sakai Ga drank the tea in one gulp and placed the tea cup heavily on the table.
“When I saw the two of them in my aunt’s yard during the day, they were really talking and laughing, not to mention how happy they were.
At that time, I had exactly the same idea as you, Shiqiao, and thought that it would be a sure thing to ask His Majesty Emperor Dalong to reward us with military equipment.
But I never thought that things would turn out like this. "
Taro Ishibashi took out a folding fan he bought from the market from his waist, opened it and shook it gently, but his movement of shaking the folding fan seemed a bit nondescript, with a rather arty feeling.
"Sir, to use Dalong's words, there must be a reason for everything to go wrong.
Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor of Dalong heard something? Could it be that he already knows that the situation the head of the family is facing is not as serious as we said?
Tell me, did Miss Hoshino inadvertently reveal something when she was chatting with Emperor Dalong about old times?
After all, the eldest lady has said it herself. She and His Majesty the Emperor of Dalong have said all the things that should be said, and some of the things that should not be said.
Do you think this is possible? "
Sakai He looked at Taro Ishibashi's slightly questioning expression and shook his head without hesitation.
"Ishiqiao, you are really overthinking this. It is completely impossible for my aunt to accidentally let something slip."
"Oh? Sir, why are you so sure? You must know that if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of the worst!
The subordinate is not questioning Miss Hoshino, but when anyone leaks something, the subordinate has this question. "
Sakai Hetipot poured himself another cup of tea, turned the teacup in his hand and sighed with a complicated expression.
"The reason why I tell you with such certainty is that it wasn't my aunt who accidentally let out something. It's because my aunt doesn't know the situation that my third uncle is facing right now.
My aunt has no idea what the real situation of Third Uncle is now, so how could she accidentally let the Emperor Dalong know something? "
This time it was Ishibashi Taro's turn to be surprised.
After listening to Sakai He's firm words, Ishibashi Taro asked with astonished eyes: "What? Miss Hoshino, she doesn't know the real situation that the head of the family is facing now?"
Sakai Heqian took a sip of tea, picked up the scissors and flicked the flickering candle on the table a few times.
"Third Uncle, he knew that Aunt Hoshino was simple-minded, and he was afraid that after she knew the truth, she would inadvertently leak something after meeting His Majesty the Emperor Dalong, so he did not tell him the real truth.
Therefore, the things that Uncle San told Aunt Hoshino were all made up by him.
In fact, it can't be said that it was completely made up out of thin air. The third uncle just told his aunt the real situation of the family and made it much more serious.
It was precisely because Aunt Hoshino was simple-minded that the third uncle told Aunt Hoshino those things, just to use her mouth to spread the matter to Emperor Dalong.
A person with a pure heart who cannot lie, what she says is more credible than us.
Therefore, even if my aunt told His Majesty the Dragon Emperor all the things that her third uncle told her that she should not say, there would be no problem.
Because those things that shouldn’t be said are also false. They were just made up by Uncle San for Aunt Hoshino to hear. Even if she tells His Majesty Emperor Dalong, we have nothing to worry about. So you don’t need to suspect that it’s because of Auntie. If I accidentally let something slip, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor would not agree to reward us with military equipment.
It can be said that we are the only two of us in the mission who know that our family's strength is equal to that of the royal family. As long as the two of us don't spill the beans, His Majesty Emperor Dalong will definitely not know anything.
Now do you understand why I said it so firmly? "
Taro Ishibashi glanced at Sakai He who was spinning the scissors, and nodded with a clear expression.
"So that's it. It's really my subordinate who thinks too much."
"But what you just said does make some sense. There must be a reason for everything to go wrong. Auntie will not let anything slip unintentionally. I just exchanged greetings with Emperor Dalong and I won't let anything slip. You haven't seen her at all. When it comes to Emperor Dalong, he will naturally not let anything slip.
Since the reason is not with a few of us, then it may be the presence of the Goguryeo delegation.
Of course, what I said is only possible. After all, like us, they have not received an audience from His Majesty the Dragon Emperor. "
