Ashikaga Yoshimochi and his men stood nervously in the foyer of the courtyard upon entering Duke Cao's residence.
He looked outside from time to time. The endless deep courtyard looked like the abyss of a monster, which made him feel inexplicably panicked.
Because from the moment he came in, an idiom came to mind: "I feel ashamed of myself."
Compared with the residence of the Duke of Ming Dynasty, the shogun's residence is just like a thatched house. Not in terms of architectural shape and scale, but because it lacks the temperament of Duke Cao's residence.
Especially when he looked out, he could see a magnificent hall at a glance. On the thick roof ridges were squatting all kinds of ferocious beasts, which was intimidating.
The concierge of the Li family who accompanied him couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart when he saw how cautious the Japanese were.
"You are so scared at the Duke's Mansion. If you enter the Forbidden City, won't you pee your pants in fear?"
The porter cursed in his heart, pointed to the main hall outside and said, "Do you know where that place is?"
"I haven't asked for advice yet!" Ashikaga Yoshinori asked hurriedly.
"That's the Xiangdian hall dedicated to our old lady and the old lady!" the concierge said proudly.
Ashikaga Yoshimichi was stunned for a moment. Words like old master and old master seemed a bit profound to him.
Fortunately, the concierge continued to explain, "He is our master, Cao Guogong's grandfather and father!"
"Oh!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi suddenly realized, "I heard that His Excellency Duke Cao is a hereditary duke, so his grandfather and father are also dukes..."
"It's the prince!" the concierge corrected with a righteous look, "Our old man is the brother-in-law of the Supreme Emperor. During the years of war, he protected the only male member of the Supreme Emperor's royal family. He traveled across mountains and rivers to find the Supreme Emperor and reunited his family...
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"Oh..." Ashikaga Yoshimochi opened his mouth and sighed again, "Loyalty and courage!"
"That's right!" the concierge said even more proudly, "Our old man is the nephew of the Supreme Emperor. He was raised as a son by the Supreme Emperor and his beloved Empress Gao since he was a child. When he was a teenager, he fought on the battlefield and charged into battle. Our old man was conquering all over the country.
He is famous for his military prowess. Do you know the capital of the Tatars?"
Saying that, without waiting for Ashikaga Yoshimochi to speak, he continued, "Our old man captured it. It was the summer resort of the Dai Yuan emperors. Our old man burned it all for him and robbed...
Kill him without leaving any trace behind!"
"Yo Ni!" Ashikaga Yoshinori exclaimed, "What a heroic man!"
"These two old ladies in our family were dukes when they were alive. This duke is not an ordinary duke, but a duke." It was rare to meet someone who didn't know the inheritance of Cao Guogong. The concierge said with spitfire, "After his death, even more
They are posthumous titles to the county princes. The old man is the county king of Longxi, and the old man is the prince of Qiyang. And starting from the old man, counting up to three generations, all of them have been posthumously granted the title of county princes."
The concierge stretched out his finger and said, "If you think about it this way, our Li family has produced five county kings in a row. Throughout the ages, this kind of grace will never be possible, let alone thousands of years ago, or even thousands of years in the future!"
"The country will die!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi and the Japanese envoys behind him all opened their eyes and opened their mouths. In their opinion, it was simply unbelievable that someone with a foreign surname was granted the title of king for five consecutive generations.
Incredible.
"Who is dead?" The concierge glared, "If you talk so well, why are you swearing!"
"No, no, no!" Ashikaga Yoshinori said quickly, "We are just sighing. Duke Cao's mansion is indeed the most powerful family in the Ming Dynasty. It is so powerful!"
"That's right!" the concierge said proudly, "Let me tell you, you have come to the right place. Not to mention you, who among the envoys from various vassals coming to Beijing does not come to pay a visit to our master first?"
"Excuse me!" Ashikaga Yoshinori asked again, "Since the ancestors of the Cao Kingdom have been granted the title of county king for five generations, what are the names of those people?"
"This..." The concierge was stunned. He didn't dare to say this.
Li Jinglong's grandfather is called Li Zhen, and Li Zhen's father is called Li Fu. Li Fu's father is called Li Liuer, and Li Liuer's father is called Li Wuer... In fact, Li Zhen's father's real name is not also
Li Fu is called Li Qisan.
In fact, the name Li Zhen was only given after she gained her identity...
He, the concierge, was given by the head of the family as a pensioner after the old soldier of the Li family retired. He could talk about other things as he pleased, but he really didn't dare to speak the master's name. Besides, he couldn't pronounce these names. He was granted the title dignifiedly.
The king of Longxi is called Li Qisan?
At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi felt refreshed and hurriedly cheered up.
Unexpectedly, the person who walked in was Cao Guogong's second butler, the steward responsible for welcoming guests and sending them off.
"Dear envoys from Japan!" The second housekeeper bowed first, and then said in a friendly tone, "Our father-in-law said that it is too late to see outsiders!"
"Ah?" Ashikaga Yoshimochi was stunned. He waited for a long time, but only two words came out, "No!"
"Excuse me, please inform me again!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi said quickly, "I have come all the way from Japan. I admire Duke Cao's style and come here to pay my respects!"
"These little naughty boys are so clueless!" the second housekeeper thought to himself, "You can see our father-in-law whenever you want?"
But after all, the other party is an envoy of a country, and the second housekeeper cannot be rude to a servant, so he said, "Our father-in-law said, if you have anything to do, I will talk to the vassal council tomorrow, and business matters will be done. Our father-in-law also said, he
As an important minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is inconvenient to meet with envoys from foreign countries in private, so please go back!"
Where did Ashikaga Yoshitari dare to go back? He had heard clearly before he went to the Ming Dynasty. The most eloquent person in the Ming Dynasty was the Duke of Cao. Logically speaking, he was an envoy from a country and did not need to be so humble. But he knew that he
We are responsible for the fate of the Ashikaga Shogunate after that, so we must endure the humiliation and bear the burden no matter what.
In other words, as long as he can get the Ming Dynasty not to interfere in the Japanese civil war, it doesn't matter if he dies here!
"Excuse me, please let me know again!" Ashikaga Yoshimichi said loudly, "If we don't see Mr. Cao Guo, we won't leave!"
"Why are you so shameless?" The second housekeeper was confused, "Our father-in-law has already told me, if you have anything to do, talk to the Yamen tomorrow!"
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The sound of their conversation spread outside.
Li Jinglong stood under the shadow of the eaves and heard it very clearly.
Behind him was his son, Li Qi, who was about to become the honored guest of the Jin family.
"Father, are you really missing?" Li Qi asked.
Li Jinglong continued to listen to the words coming from the foyer and laughed in a low voice, "Son, do you see anything?" He said, paused and said with a smile, "These Japanese envoys are really flexible and flexible! I think we sent envoys from the Ming Dynasty back then.
When I went to Japan, Prince Huai Liang was killed with a knife. But now, he looks like a pug!"
Li Qi smiled and said, "They are begging you, father!"
"That's wrong, they're not begging for your father, they're begging for our Ming Dynasty!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "It's our Ming Dynasty that they're afraid of!" He said with a sneer, "When they didn't beg for us in the past, they always spoke in a gibberish way.
He looks like you're here to fight. Now he's begging us, and the envoys of a country are so humble to our concierge and housekeeper, ha!"
Li Qi was silent for a moment, "It's quite shameless!"
"Son, remember, shameless people are more scary!" Li Jinglong patted his son on the shoulder, "He can deceive people into being stunned!"
This chapter has been completed!