Fujiwara has been very irritable these days, very irritable.
He felt that he had been forgotten by that noble Highness.
He carefully recalled the details of his meeting with His Highness that day, from the initial entry into the palace, self-introduction of family status, questions and answers, everything was carefully considered and considered in every detail. When he pretended to be an envoy, His Highness and the accompanying officials were somewhat polite to him.
But after he admitted that he was not an envoy, even if he announced his family status, the His Highness still had no respect for him on his face.
It's just because of his noble birth and self-cultivation that he maintains the etiquette that a powerful person should have.
That Your Highness! He doesn’t care what his official position is! What is your origin?
Not only that noble Highness, but also the humblest common people in this new celestial kingdom called Ming Dynasty lacked due respect when facing themselves, the Japanese ministers. Even if he repeatedly told the other party how noble his status as a minister was in the Japanese country, and how profound his Chinese studies were... However, in the eyes of those people, this still had no effect at all. Their attitude is still contemptuous, and just saying "Aren't they still barbarians?" is enough to cause their hearts to be severely damaged...
This kind of contempt made Fujiwara feel a huge gap.
You know, even when you were on the run, as long as you showed your identity as a minister, even the down-and-out warriors would respect you. At a time when his life was at stake, his status as a public minister allowed even villains like Oida Shi Nao to treat him with courtesy, and even respectfully gave him the position of second-in-command.
Yes, Fujiwara is actually the second in command of the Oida family. When Oita went to attack Panmen, it was Fujiwara who was responsible for leading the "Special Forces" stationed in the east camp of the city as suspects.
In the past, he had always been successful as a public minister, but even the common people of the Ming Dynasty abandoned him like worn shoes...
"Is it all just because I am a 'barbarian'..."
Even the lowest level Akito seemed so confident when facing the barbarians. This made Fujiwara feel that his pride as a Japanese minister was extremely hurt.
However, compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country is really as different as clouds and mud... Compared with the heavenly country, the motherland is so ignorant and backward...
This completely destroyed Fujiwara's confidence to argue with the people of the Ming Dynasty...
"What if I were a member of the Celestial Empire..." Fujiwara, who was bored, began to think wildly.
"Hey, barbarian, Your Highness has a message." The door of the posthouse was roughly pushed open, and a soldier who was ordered by His Highness to "protect" him walked in. "Get ready. His Highness will see you at the guard this afternoon."
"Ah, Hayi..." Before Fujiwara could finish speaking, the soldier closed the door leaf, as if the air in the room was filled with poison. This made Fujiwara angry and ashamed: As a Japanese, can he really be disliked like this?
Thinking of the classics passed down to the country, it was indeed written that "Japanese people" were just barbarians...
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In the afternoon, Fujiwara put on his clean official attire again. He always had people to serve him, but when he asked the guards to find someone, and even gave them money to help find someone to wash clothes, he was rejected with great disgust.
"No matter how much money you pay, no one will wash your barbarian clothes." The "Guard" said.
"These people are not guards, but sent by His Highness to monitor me." Fujiwara then clarified his situation. "The only value I have to that Highness is the so-called 'treasure' of the Oita clan. As for whether I am a minister or a pariah, that Highness doesn't care..."
After thinking about this clearly, Fujiwara became even more panicked. After all, he actually knew that the so-called "Oita Clan's treasure" was not actually that large in amount.
If there is really a large amount of treasure hidden, why would Oita Shi Nao hide on the island and become a pirate? I have long since recruited samurai and returned to my home state, looking for an opportunity to restore the glory of my family and continue to be a noble daimyo.
He followed the two soldiers and came to the door of the Suzhou Guards Office. The Weisuo Yamen is newly built, and it looks majestic and spectacular from a distance. Two stone lions at the door open their teeth and claws, ready to devour anyone.
"As expected of the Ming Dynasty, even the military camps are so impressive!" Fujiwara thought to himself.
The three of them walked into the yamen of the guard house. The two sergeants pulled a Wu Wangwei who was passing by in a hurry. They smiled at him and said, "My lord, please inform His Highness the Fifth. It is said that Fujiwara Band has arrived. I told His Highness before. of."
"Barbarian?" The king guard looked Fujiwara up and down, and when he saw that he was dressed in a manner that did not resemble Chinese civilization, a flash of contempt flashed in his eyes. "What a big deal. Why bother Your Highness?"
"His Highness is inside. Just let him stay here. When His Highness remembers, he will be summoned to see you."
Fujiwara didn't dare to talk. In the past few days, he has become somewhat immune to the contempt he suffered here, and he has no desire to refute his noble status. The phrase "not yet a barbarian" has left a deep imprint in his heart.
"Tsk, as expected, His Highness didn't take him to heart at all. That's right, how can a mere barbarian deserve His Highness's concern." After the King Wu guard left, the two soldiers stood together and chatted by themselves. Fujiwara did not shy away from standing over there. Fujiwara cowered there and dared not speak out.
"Why is the camp so busy today?" a soldier asked.
"Are you confused? Today is the day to practice with the General's invincible cannon." Another soldier replied. As he spoke, he sighed: "If you ask me, the adults above are too careful."
"The General's invincible artillery is so powerful. Whether it's the Japanese pirates in the south or the Meng Yuan in the north, why don't you just devour them all in one go? But you still have to hang around with them. Doesn't this boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige? "
"What do you know? That's because our Majesty has the virtue of living a good life. Although these barbarians are weak and picky, your Majesty is not willing to destroy them at will... In other words, those barbarians regard the kindness of our Ming Dynasty as their capital, and they still act like He jumps up and down like a clown every day."
"For example, if those bandits outside the city had just fired the General's invincible cannon...boom! Wouldn't that be all over them?"
"The General's Invincible Cannon is my Ming Dynasty's divine weapon. Using it will harm Heaven's virtue. Besides, if it is used to fight those Japanese pirates, isn't it like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife? Those barbarian bandits are also worthy of it?"
"General's Invincible Cannon?" Fujiwara was a little curious, having never heard of this name before. The name was so domineering that he couldn't help but prick up his ears.
"Modo said, look, the General's Invincible Cannon is on the top of the hill over there. The target...ah, I saw it, it's on the top of the opposite hill!" one of the soldiers said.
Following the direction of the soldier's finger, Fujiwara also saw the Ming Dynasty artillery position on the short mountain. What made him a little confused was why the target used in the artillery drill was so far away from the position.
(End of chapter)
