A month passed in a blink of an eye.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang left Shanghu County last time, he has never been to Shanghu County again.
The last time Zhu Yuanzhang went there, he just wanted to see how his fourth son was doing in the military camp in Shanghu County.
However, seeing Zhu Di's rosy complexion and his overall temperament becoming sharper, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied.
Since Zhu Di was doing well under Li Jin, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally had no need to trouble Li Jin anymore.
Li Jin, on the other hand, kept going back and forth between the shipyard and the base in Shanghu County, working hard to build warships, arms and train new troops.
Just when everything was going according to plan, several Jinyi guards suddenly came to Ying Tiancheng and wanted to see Li Jin.
Li Jin was overjoyed when he heard the report.
He knew that the messenger from Japan he had longed for had finally arrived.
Without any hesitation, Li Jin took a speedboat and rushed back to his county office.
After seeing Li Jin, Jin Yiwei didn't waste any time and directly took out the imperial edict.
"The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, the edict says."
"The magistrate of Shanghu County has performed his duties faithfully and managed the affairs well. He has been promoted to the doctor of Li Jinli Department and is fully responsible for receiving the Japanese envoys."
"I also serve as the magistrate of Shanghu County. I appreciate this!"
The imperial decree was concise and clear, and Li Jin was assigned the duties of a doctor in the Ministry of Etiquette.
After all, it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites to receive envoys from other countries. It would indeed be against the rules for Li Jin to receive them as the magistrate of Shanghai County.
But Li Jin didn't care about these. He only cared about the next few sentences and was fully responsible for the Japanese envoy.
With these words, Li Jin felt relieved, and this right was what he wanted.
Li Jin stood up, took the imperial edict into his hands, and then paid each Jin Yiwei ten taels, and planned to go to Beijing to take good care of the little Baga.
But the Jinyiwei Baihu who announced the decree spoke again:
"We follow the emperor's order and have full authority to follow Mr. Li's arrangements."
Li Jin was overjoyed when he heard this. No wonder it was Jin Yiwei who came to announce the imperial edict this time.
It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had arranged a few thugs for himself. Li Jin only thought it was great for Lao Zhu's arrangement.
Without saying much, Li Jin took out another hundred taels of silver notes from his arms, handed it to the hundred households, and said:
"In that case, the next step is for you brothers to do the hard work."
"Be careful, use it to buy wine for your brothers!"
When Baihu saw Li Jin's generous spending, they couldn't help but feel good in their hearts. They quickly raised their hands to Li Jin and said:
"Those who hold lower positions must obey the leadership of adults. We will do whatever the adults ask us to do, and we will never refuse!"
"Hahaha, good, refreshing."
Li Jin laughed loudly, patted the Baihu man on the shoulder and asked:
"I don't know what to call it?"
"Jiang Wei, a humble man."
Jiang Yu?
Li Jin was shocked. Isn't this the ruthless man who would succeed Mao Xiang and become the second-generation Jin Yiwei commander?
This man was much more ruthless than Mao Xiang. Under Zhu Yuanzhang, he personally carried out the Lan Yu Case. It can be said that countless Huaixi nobles died under Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei, actively or passively, killed hundreds of people in Yingtian. Nearly 30,000 people died in his hands. He was really the number one executioner in Hongwu.
But when Li Jin thought of this, he felt even more excited.
Because the envoy from Japan will be dealt with next, the more ruthless Jiang Gu is, the more Li Jin will like him.
Li Jin looked at Jiang Gu with a smile. He looked very powerful in his flying fish suit and embroidered spring knife.
"I wonder how much Mr. Jiang knows about Jin Yiwei's criminal law?"
Li Jin suddenly thought of a key question.
And Jiang Wei's answer did not disappoint Li Jin.
"Your Majesty, humble duty comes from the torture room, and criminal law is our specialty."
"A letter, a rat playing a zither, a swallow flying, a pipa playing, and poisoning are all at your fingertips."
"If Mr. Li needs it, my humble position will definitely allow that person to experience what it means to live but not die!"
At the end of the sentence, Jiang Wei's expression suddenly became eerie and terrifying, like a yaksha from hell, which made people shudder.
Li Jin was very satisfied when he saw this. With these people, Li Jin believed that this trip would definitely get a perfect result.
"Then we'll be in trouble for Mr. Jiang."
"Don't dare!"
Li Jin stopped talking nonsense and took a few royal guards directly to Yingtian on a fast horse Xingye.
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Honglu Temple, inside the Japanese Embassy.
Ashikaga Yoshinaga sat on his knees in the living room with a sad look on his face.
It has been nearly half a month since he arrived in Ming Dynasty, but the emperor of Ming Dynasty still did not summon him.
This made him feel very abnormal.
The last time he came to Yingtian, he remembered that within three days of his arrival, he was summoned by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the magnificent palace in front of all the civil and military officials of the dynasty.
Moreover, the heroic and heroic emperor also rewarded himself with many properties in public to show his respect for Japan.
But this time, everything seemed to have changed.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not seem to take them seriously at all. He had already conveyed many requests to see the emperor to the officials of Honglu Temple.
However, there was no reply for a long time, which made Ashikaga Yoshinaga feel very worried.
"Yoshicho-kun, why are you still here?"
Just when Yishang was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.
When he raised his head, he saw Saito Tianchi walking towards the living room with two women in his arms.
Behind him were several officials from Koroji Temple. These officials followed Saito Tianichi with flattering smiles on their faces, just like slaves.
Seeing this, Adachi Yoshinaga couldn't help but feel even more confused.
If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was really dissatisfied with them, how could the officials of Honglu Temple keep such low voices and try their best to please them.
Could it be that the Ming Emperor was really busy with important matters, so he asked the officials of Honglu Temple to do their best to entertain him.
Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshinaga couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Seeing Saito Tianchi coming back with two women, Ashikaga Yoshichun's face slowly darkened and he shouted softly:
"Saito, you almost killed someone last time, why do you dare to be so reckless now?"
Just two days ago, Saito found two women from nowhere. As a result, the women refused to obey and almost died.
This time, two more women were brought back from outside, which made Ashikaga Yoshinaga a little angry.
"Sir Messenger, don't worry, the last time was a misunderstanding and we have resolved it."
Before Saito Tianyi could speak, the official from Honglu Temple behind him had already come out to explain:
"The women this time are from the Jiaofang Division. They are all the wives of prisoners, so it's okay."
Saito Tianyi had an indifferent expression on his face and laughed arrogantly:
"Yishiro-kun, they found this for me. They said it would be okay even if I die from playing."
"Besides, those women last time were just bitches. So what if they were killed?"
"Does the Ming Dynasty still expect us to help them deal with the Japanese pirates? They officials are just like little people. What do they have to be afraid of?"
The little ones, the lowest slaves in Japan, are responsible for carrying the master's shoes and doing the most despicable things.
Ashikaga Yoshinaga originally thought that the Ming officials would be angry, but those officials from Koroji Temple had apologetic smiles on their faces, just like petty people.
Ashikaga Yoshinaga didn't try to dissuade him any more, he just got up and walked out of the door, out of sight.
Saito Tianyi smiled proudly, took the two women, and turned around to go to the side room.
The officials of Honglu Temple did not respond at all, leaving two to guard the door, while the others left the Wajima Embassy in despair, just like slaves.
On the other side, Li Jin worked hard and finally arrived outside Yingtian City.
"Sir, after a long journey, do you want to rest for a night before going to Honglu Temple?"
After running around for a day and night, Li Jin and Jiang Wei were covered with dust and their faces were covered with frost.
But Li Jin did not follow Jiang Wei's suggestion. Instead, he casually brushed his hair, dusted himself off, waved his hand, and said:
"Time is urgent, finish your work and then rest."
If I rest, won't I give the Japanese envoy one more night to live?
How is this possible? Even if you want to rest, you must first capture the Japanese messenger and then rest!
"Go to Honglu Temple immediately. I want to have a good meeting with these envoys from Japan Island!"
