Chapter 2522: I have the final say on my territory
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A sharp sound came from far away.
Hosokawa Mochizuki was startled, and immediately turned his head to take a look, then turned back and bowed to Komatsu Reiko: "Your Majesty, stay here and don't make any noise. I will go deal with the new Emperor Xinming."
Komatsu Lingzi raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, with a smile on his lips and a slight nod: "Okay, let's go."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki immediately turned around and went out, and closed the door thoughtfully, but he did not notice the weird smile on Komatsu Reiko's face.
The arrival of Emperor Xinming was completely expected by Reiko Komatsu, but she also did not expect that Zhu Di would come so quickly.
According to her idea, even if Zhu Di learned the news that she was here, he should test it out first and determine what to do after confirming her identity.
How could anyone be like Zhu Di, who rushed over as soon as he heard the news about her?
Moreover, Hosokawa Mokiyuki might not be able to stop Zhu Di. Komatsu Reiko smiled, poured herself a cup of tea and drank slowly. But her eyes were staring at the door intentionally or unintentionally, as if someone would come in from the door soon.
Zhu Di was waiting anxiously in the lobby of the Huitong Hall, pacing back and forth with his hands on his hips.
The director of the Huitong Pavilion next to him almost burst into tears. He, a seventh-grade official, had no presence in the Ministry of Etiquette. Since the establishment of the Huitong Pavilion, the emperor had never visited once. He never dreamed that one day the emperor would come in person.
If he had known this, he would have prepared in advance to welcome the emperor. It would not have been like this now, where he could only send people to notify the Japanese envoys, praying for them to come over quickly and not to keep the emperor waiting for too long.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki followed the people from the Ministry of Rites to the front hall, and saw Zhu Di standing inside at a glance. He quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "Foreign Minister Hosokawa Mokiyuki pays homage to His Majesty the New Ming Emperor!"
Zhu Di's face suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a happy look, but he hid it again the next moment. He turned around with his hands on his hips, looked at the back of Hosokawa Noriyuki's head, took a deep breath and asked: "Why did you, the Japanese envoy, just leave Xinming just now?"
, why did you turn around and come back?"
Zhu Di hoped that Hosokawa Noriyuki would take the initiative to tell the news about Komatsu Reiko, so he asked deliberately.
But of course it was impossible for Hosokawa Noriyuki to admit that Her Majesty the Queen was here. Even if he guessed that the reason for Zhu Di's arrival so quickly was definitely because he knew that Her Majesty the Queen was here, he would not admit it.
"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor of Xinming, foreign ministers have admired Xinming for a long time. After going back, they missed Xinming very much, so they returned immediately, just like appreciating the style of Xinming again..."
To Zhu Di's surprise, Hosokawa Mochiyuki didn't mention Komatsu Reiko at all!
Zhu Di looked at Hosokawa Mochiyuki's sophistry, and his face suddenly darkened. He snorted, threw his robe on the chair, and asked sternly: "Really? You just admire Xinming, don't you think there are people in your mission?
Isn’t there anyone special?”
The words were spoken so obviously. Of course Hosokawa Noriyuki knew that Zhu Di was alluding to Her Majesty the Queen. However, he still shook his head, cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister's mission is all accompanied by official guards. There are no
What a special person."
"snort!"
Zhu Di stared at Hosokawa Mochiyuki coldly, obviously very dissatisfied with his words. Seeing that he did not shed tears without seeing the coffin, Zhu Di turned his head directly to the director of the Huitong Pavilion and asked: "Who are the people in the Japanese mission this time?"
,Are there any women?”
"Yes!" The director of the joint hall said quickly as he dared not be negligent.
Zhu Di smiled slightly, continued to look at the principal and asked: "How many women are there? When the Japanese delegation came last time, were there any women among them?"
"There are thirteen women returning to the emperor. The last time the Japanese delegation came, there was not a single woman."
Zhu Di nodded lightly, as to why there were thirteen women instead of just one Komatsu Reiko. The other twelve women were obviously Komatsu Reiko's maids. After all, she was the empress of Japan, and it was impossible to travel without her maids.
Serve.
Withdrawing his gaze, Zhu Di looked at Hosokawa Noriyuki and asked with a smile: "What do you say now? You don't want to tell me that those women are also officials and guards in the mission, right? Are there women in Japan who are officials?"
Hosokawa Mokiyuki lowered his head and was very embarrassed. He had just made up a lie, and now that it was exposed by Zhu Di, he had to cover it up with another lie.
"Your Majesty...those are just the family members of the accompanying officials..."
"Family?" Zhu Di's face instantly darkened.
Which missionary would take all their family members with them when they go to another country? If everything is very peaceful along the way, wouldn't they be afraid of keeping the whole family together?
Facing Hosokawa Mochizuki who opened his eyes and told lies, Zhu Di became a little angry. He snorted and said sternly: "Although we are family members, I Xinming always adhere to the principle that those who come here are guests. Since they are here, I also
You should go and visit."
"Japanese envoy? Lead the way."
Hearing that Zhu Di was going to check it out in person, Hosokawa Mochiyuki immediately became anxious. He immediately stood up and stood in front of Zhu Di, bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Xinming, please forgive me for not seeing the female family members."
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Zhu Di looked at Hosokawa Mochiyuki with a smile. This was his territory, but Hosokawa Mochiyuki dared to stop him. How much courage did this Japanese envoy have to eat?
It is no exaggeration to say that no matter what Zhu Di wanted to do in the capital, he could do it effortlessly.
"I told you that the visitor is a guest! Do the Japanese envoys think that I am still an outsider?"
Zhu Di stared at Hosokawa Mochiyuki with sharp eyes. As long as he dared to say that he was an outsider, Zhu Di would immediately let him understand that I would only be polite to him if I treat him as a guest. If I treat him as an outsider, then there is no need to be polite at all.
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Of course, Hosokawa Noriyuki could hear Zhu Di's overtones. Facing Zhu Di's aggressiveness, Hosokawa Noriyuki's mind was running wildly, but he couldn't think of any good reason to stop Zhu Di at the moment.
Zhu Di paused for a moment. Seeing that Hosokawa Mochizuki was speechless, he immediately smiled and said in a deep voice: "Where is that woman? Take me there."
This was not said to Hosokawa Mochiyuki, but to the director of the Kaidokan.
The head of the joint embassy personally arranged the Japanese mission. Of course he knew where the people in the mission lived.
"Yes." The director of the joint hall bowed and agreed, and immediately led the emperor towards the house at the back.
Zhu Di glanced at Hosokawa Mochiichi, snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and walked away.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki straightened up and watched a large group of people following Emperor Xinming towards the backyard. He took a deep breath, shook his head helplessly, and quickly followed.
If he doesn't go over, I'm afraid His Majesty will be caught off guard. If there is any misunderstanding, it will be over!