Vic Brown did not look into the ape-eating eagle's breathtaking deep eyes.
He turned his head to one side, and the gray-bearded Master was closing his eyes to rest.
Realizing that the British were looking at him, Toshiba opened his eyes again, with a fatherly smile on his wrinkled old face.
"Mr. Brown, I won't go back to Dejima for lunch. Please let me take you to eat Nagasaki snacks, tempura."
Brown's throat squirmed, and he was thinking of words. He looked around at the Japanese people around him and said firmly to Toshiba Baba:
"Thank you very much for your warm hospitality today. After drinking your tea, I feel refreshed. I feel like I have returned to my hometown of Marston Heath. It is also an honor for me to meet Master Chun Shen today. I will not be at the monk's office for lunch. have eaten."
Brown said as he stood up and said goodbye to Nagasaki.
"... Regarding the battle plan for the Western Expedition to China, there are obviously still some loopholes, such as the combination of cavalry and infantry, and the deployment of ships. In addition, the dispatch of troops from Manila needs to be discussed in detail with the shogunate. Many details need to be determined repeatedly, and the details determine Success or failure, I have to go to Edo. It is a difficult thing to deliver 20,000 soldiers and supplies from the Philippines to southern China."
The Liverpool businessman coughed lightly and tugged on the sleeve of Brown's military uniform.
The Japanese didn't speak, the air suddenly became quiet, and a group of staff pointed at the British officers.
The racehorse suppressed his fatherly smile and said with a stern expression:
"Uncle Ma is very happy that you can come to see Uncle Ma and give him precious gifts during the meeting, but he doesn't like the tone of your words just now."
Translator Yonezu felt as if he had been beaten by frost, and his expression became cold. He translated Lord Fengxing's anger to the British exactly as it was.
"Uncle Ma?"
Vic Brown was not prepared at all for the sudden addition of his uncle Ma. The Japanese in his impression were all stereotyped and indifferent. The kind name of Toshige Baba made the British officer feel at a loss.
Uncle Ma patiently explained to the British officer beside him:
"The current third-generation general who conquered the barbarians is the direct grandson of the great god Quanzhao. He took charge at the age of twenty-two and governed the dilapidated and declining Japan into a great country with 400,000 soldiers. He is wise and powerful, and is a sage who is rare to see in a century. All government affairs of the domain must be decided by his elders... The daimyo of each domain must make an appointment in advance to attend meetings in Edo. There is no reason to see them just when they want! I think the supplies and food you just mentioned are Is it an insult to the shogunate? Could it be that he wants to threaten the grandson of Kwon Teru?"
Kiyobei straightened his back and pressed the scabbard with his hand, like a ferocious tiger ready to attack, ready to pounce at any time and slash the rash foreigner.
Seeing this, the Liverpool businessman quickly stepped forward and explained: "My lord, please calm down. General Brown has just arrived in Japan and knows very little about many customs and etiquette. Although his words just now were vulgar, they were all for Japan's consideration. I hope this expedition will be flawless." , we Europeans have a proverb that quarrels between lovers are part of love.”
Vic thought to himself that the executive director has lived in the East for more than ten years and knows a lot of proverbs. When he returns to Europe, he can write like Don Quixote.
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Just comparing the relationship between the British Empire and Japan to lovers is a bit shocking.
Vic Brown was unwilling to gamble with his men, and as an Imperial officer, he would not be intimidated by Japanese intimidation.
He responded tit-for-tat and insisted on going to Edo to meet with the shogun.
"Sir, please believe that the Far East is incomplete without the East India Company. I need to be responsible for London."
Nagasaki stared directly at the British, his throat squirmed slightly, and he was angry with himself, as if he was about to let out a deep roar in the next second.
"My Healing Game"
The two sides were at war with each other, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Master Chun Shen put down the exquisite tea cup and suddenly came between the two of them, his eyes like swords:
"The poor monk will return to Edo tomorrow and go to Asakusa Shrine to pray for blessings. General Brown is a guest of Gon Teruo and he insists on going to Edo. Please don't try to persuade him to stay."
Ma Changli nodded vigorously, suppressing his anger, and had to give Master Chun Shen some face.
"The mage has already spoken. What else can I, a dying old man, say? Since you can see into souls, I guess they are not treacherous and evil people. Take it easy."
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Nanjing Forbidden City, Fengtian Hall.
The Supreme Emperor Liu Zhaosun, dressed in Taoist robes and holding a fly whisk, waved gently.
"Get up, no need to be polite."
Jiang Liu'er Li Zicheng, who was about to bow down, was given a seat by the Supreme Emperor.
The palace maid Kohaku brought the freshly brewed hot tea, and the two of them were a little embarrassed when they took the teacups.
"I have watched you two grow up. After Lin Yu's death, Wu Xiao was disheartened. You are the only heroes who can be counted among the coir raincoat guards."
"Your Majesty is overly complimentary."
After Lin Yu's death, the temperaments of these two juniors have obviously matured a lot.
The Japanese pirates are finally looking for death. The Mori Guards sent a message back from Tsushima Island. The shogunate is ready to take action. The number of cargo ships from various feudal lords to Nagasaki port suddenly increased more than three times than usual...
"Tokugawa Iemitsu, like his grandfather Tokugawa Kameson, values not moving like a mountain, but now the mountain is moving."
"I also have to launch the Eastern Expedition in advance. Although the corps are not fully prepared, this expedition is enough to prevent Edo from growing even a blade of grass."
The Supreme Emperor looked calm and acted with ease, as if he was describing the process of destroying the ant nest.
"I have ordered all the corps to start gathering towards Liaodong. In addition, Fujian and Zhejiang also have defenses. The latest hot air balloons and airships will be used in this battle. Everything is ready. All we need is the east wind and Tokugawa Iemitsu to come. To die,"
The high priest nodded approvingly, and he was impressed by the pun meaning that everything was ready and all he needed was the east wind.
The east wind here is not only a metaphor, but also a real east wind.
It is said that the east wind that appears in various parts of Japan is somehow related to the lethal effect of incendiary bombs dropped by hot air balloons.
"I heard that Tokugawa Iemitsu, like his grandfather, likes to eat tempura, and I like to eat teppanyaki squid."
The sky was filled with fire, the city pond was boiling, and the Japanese pirates wearing wooden clogs rushed to jump into the hot water first.
"Everything is ready, but I am a little worried about North Korea in the east. Puppet is also redundant. The remaining four provinces should be directly turned into provinces of Daqi."
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"So..." The Supreme Emperor raised the Buddha dust and pointed at the map of North Korea placed on the eucalyptus.
"You go to Seoul immediately, and the First Corps will also go. I want to hear as soon as possible the memorial of the King of Korea coming to surrender and voluntarily surrendering to Daqi."
"If Li Zhu is not decent, find a way to help him be decent."
The two guards nodded heavily.
The Supreme Emperor waved the fly whisk and slowly retreated into his Taoist temple.
"The war is coming, and there will be bloodshed. I said, many people will die this year."
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