Saying that this young man offered himself a pillow seat was not a prank, but a social behavior that he considered normal.
Among Japanese samurai groups, homosexuality has a long history. However, in different stages, the modes of homosexuality are different. Different from the "love of all ways" that was popular in the Edo period, the more subtle "small surname" was popular in this era.
culture'.
Therefore, the nickname originally referred to the attendants around the shogun. Later, it also generally referred to the attendants around the big name and the nickname.
This is easy to understand. Most of the attendants at home and abroad in ancient and modern times have this role. For example, the book boy plays the role of the scholar, the European attendants play the role of the knight, and the Japanese temple has the same role as the monks.
This is not only an emergency measure, but also mixed with loyalty and obedience. To put it simply, only after the surname is dedicated to the master can it be regarded as one of its own and be trusted and reused.
Only after the master accepts the person with the younger surname and recommends himself as a pillow, can he be regarded as one of his own and gain more loyal service from his subordinates.
Therefore, Shao Er Lai Pi did not think there was anything wrong with his behavior. Instead, he thought Yang Shiqi's rejection and disgust were very rude and refused to communicate with him for a time.
Yang Shiqi took a deep breath and wrote on the paper: 'Let's get down to business.'
Shao Erlai Pi nodded coldly.
"Is the naval battle last night impressive?" Yang Shiqi wrote again.
Shao Erlai Pi was silent for a long time, then Fang nodded again.
'Preliminary statistics show that the Kyushu navy lost more than 1,500 warships, and no officers and soldiers on board were spared.' Yang Shiqi continued to write: 'All the ships of our army are basically intact, and less than a hundred people were killed.'
'Not that much.' Shao Erlai Pi wrote anxiously: 'Looking at it from below, our army's losses are only a few hundred, not even a thousand!'
"Our army set up an ambush at the mouth of the bay to block the retreating enemy. Your warships collided and entangled with each other, and they were unable to escape. Only when most of them were sunk could they pass." Yang Shiqi explained patiently.
‘——’ Shao Erlai Pi sighed and drew a thick horizontal line on the paper to express his mood. It was the earliest emoji.
"It's very unfair, you are not being favored." Yang Shiqi sighed and wrote: "The enemy of the imperial court is not Shao Er's family. In the past, during the battle of Dabaoyuan, your family was defeated miserably by Zheng Xifu. Why bother doing it today?"
Working hard?'
Shao Er Lai Pi was silent for a long time and wrote: "It is our duty to defend Kyushu."
"Hahaha." Yang Shiqi burst into laughter and wrote: "A hundred years ago, your ancestors also had this thought, but what did they get?"
"..." Young Master Lai Pi was silent again. This was the family history he had introduced to Yang Shiqi before.
Kyushu Shaoer's original surname was Mutou. His ancestor, Mutou Shirayori, was a famous military commander at the end of the Heian period. He succeeded by jumping against the enemy's side and served as the governor of the west after the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate. From then on, he laid down his foundation in Kyushu.
Later generations served as Shaoer of Dazaifu for generations, so they were renamed the Shaoer clan.
At that time, the Shaoer clan also served as the guardian of Chikugo, Chikuzen, Bunzen, Hizen, Tsushima, and Iki Shikoku. He had the territory of Kyushu, the power to adjudicate lawsuits of the imperial family, and the imperial family... that is, the shogun directly subordinate
The right of military mobilization of the samurai.
In addition, because he is in charge of the daily affairs of Dazaifu and has some power over foreign trade and diplomatic negotiations, he absolutely dominates Kyushu and is like the king of the Western Region.
However, the two attacks of the Yuan Dynasty a hundred years ago changed the political structure of Kyushu.
The Kanto Kamakura shogunate, which had long been dissatisfied with the Young Masters' domination of Kyushu, took advantage of the fact that Kyushu was unable to support itself and needed local support.
It greatly replaced many of the guardians of the Western Kingdom and cut the power of Shao Er, Otomo, and Shimazu into more than half.
Then step by step, the Shaoer clan was deprived of their military, foreign trade, diplomatic, judicial and other powers in Dazaifu, making the Shaoer clan no different from an ordinary daimyo.
Of course, the Shaoer family was extremely dissatisfied with this, and even the aspirations of the whole family became just eight words: "Expel Dongyi and regain Kyushu."
Therefore, at this time, Yang Shiqi mentioned what happened to the young family a hundred years ago, which can be said to have an immediate impact.
Then I saw that the young Er Lai Pi's breathing became heavy, obviously being reminded of unbearable family memories.
He picked up his pen and wrote repeatedly: 'I and Dongyi are at odds with each other!'
"What is Dongyi?" Yang Shiqi asked.
"People from the Kwantung imperial court," Shao Er Lai Pi wrote angrily.
"Does the general of the Northern Dynasty count?" Yang Shiqi asked again.
‘Of course.’ Young Master Pi nodded heavily.
"Does Huai Liang count?" Yang Shiqi asked again.
Shao Erlai Pi hesitated and wrote: 'The same is true...'
Yang Shiqi then laughed: 'Wake up, idiot.'
Shao Erlai Pi fell into a long silence. After a while, he picked up his pen again and asked: "Is it really just targeting Huai Liang?"
‘It depends on the situation.’ Yang Shiqi definitely wrote: ‘As long as the two of us cooperate, we don’t have to target you.’
"Hand over Huai Liang?" Lai Pi asked.
"We must submit to the Ming Dynasty," Yang Shiqi wrote.
"We are the emperor's ministers," Shao Erlai Pi wrote in a dilemma.
"The word "emperor" is really an arrogance, don't mention it again." Yang Shiqi wrote with a serious look: "Japan has been a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty since it accepted the canonization in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Your king is a subject of the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty. How dare you call it this word?"
'
There was anger on Shao Er Lai Pi's face, but he had no way to refute. These days, he has been convinced by Yang Shiqi.
"You can go back and ask your brother, would you rather be a minister of the King of Japan or the Emperor of China?" When Yang Shiqi wrote, he did not forget to change the page and write "Emperor of China" in the position facing the sky.
What is professional? This is professional. Young Er Lai Pi is obsessed with this and thinks he is too stylish.
But Yang Shiqi's question was really not something he could answer. After thinking for a moment, he asked for his brother: 'What are the benefits of being a minister of the Celestial Empire?'
Yang Shiqi sneered secretly, but wrote calmly on his face: 'The sky is high and the emperor is far away.'
This is the greatest benefit, and Shao Erlai Pi deeply believes in this.
"As long as we remain absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the Young Master family can rule Kyushu Island forever." Of course, Yang Shiqi couldn't just play tricks, but also had to make some actual promises on behalf of His Highness.
People who see this sentence will usually automatically ignore the first half of the sentence and only pay attention to the last half of the sentence. Shao Erlai Pi is no exception. His eyes are shining, he nods like pecking rice and says: "Yo Xi..."
"
He quickly picked up a pen and wrote: 'I can go back and send a message.'
'We must hurry up. Our army's war situation is changing with each passing day, and the value of Shao Er's family is declining every day.' Yang Shiqi wrote lightly: 'This promise is only valid until our army breaks through Shuicheng. After that, we will not give such a high bid...'
‘Understood.’ Shao Erlai Pi nodded, but he disagreed with Yang Shiqi’s words in his heart. He had already seen that the Ming army was unwilling to suffer heavy casualties, and the artillery could not collapse the solid walls of Shuicheng. How could it be possible to break through Shuicheng?
In his opinion, Brother Shiqi was just bluffing and wanted the Young Master family to dedicate the city.
Yang Shiqi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he asked someone to arrange a boat and personally take him back to the shore.
