As the saying goes, don't slap someone in the face when you hit someone, don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold someone.
As a result, this Jianlu was so stubborn that he deliberately accentuated the Japanese figure.
At this time, Yagyu Jubei became angry, and with a swipe, he pulled out his sword again, holding the handle of the sword with both hands, pointing the tip of the sword at the Jianlu, and shouted sternly: "Bagaya Road, yours
,duel!"
"I'm afraid you won't succeed!" This Jianlu had also experienced the battlefield. He would be afraid of trouble, so he responded immediately and went to find a heavy weapon.
But at this time, Ying Erdai spoke and scolded his personal guards: "That's enough, don't retreat yet!"
When he shouted like this, his personal guards naturally did not dare to disobey him, and immediately retreated without saying a word.
Turning his head, Ying Erdai looked at Yagyu Jubei, with a smile on his face and said: "My lord, there are a lot of people, don't be like my personal guards! How about this? I will punish myself with three cups later to apologize to you."
How about it?"
After hearing this, Yagyu Jubei ignored him, and just made another graceful action of returning the sword to its sheath, which seemed to be declaring that his ability was not just because of the sharpness of the sword.
At this time, Yagyu Munaki spoke and said to Inordai: "It's okay, it's okay, this matter is over. Don't hurt the harmony between our two families! Let's discuss the handover as soon as possible, right?"
He had just seen that his son's temptation would not bring any benefits. Jianlu's side was still very strong. But the Koreans had better control.
After ascertaining the other party's attitude, he naturally didn't want to make things worse.
Ying Erdai also meant the same thing. After a round of fighting invisibly, he got back on track and continued to do whatever he originally arranged.
The Japanese army marched into Seoul and began to take over the city defense of Seoul. The Jianlu side would not retreat until tomorrow, so on this day, the two armies jointly managed Seoul.
In the evening, the two sides held a banquet at the palace of the King of Joseon. At the top were the leaders of the Jianlu and Japanese armies, and at the bottom were the Joseon monarchs and ministers.
After drinking for three rounds, Ying Ordai remembered the matter and said to Yagyu Munenomi: "Now that our two countries are allies and have made a mutual trade agreement, I wonder if your country can sell sharp swords and guns?"
In the scene during the day, the Japanese actually cut off the sword of his personal guard with one blow, which impressed him deeply. If this were to happen on the battlefield, the gap in the blades would have a great impact.
After hearing this, Yagyu Munomi just said with a smile: "This matter does not count for you and me to say it, and it is not part of our mission. Let's talk about it another day!"
He is Tokugawa Iemitsu's right-hand man, and he knows the core information best. Therefore, he naturally knows that although the Japanese country and the Qing Empire are allies at present, they may not be allies in the future, and the matter of weapons,
The relationship is very big.
Just like these Jianlu, they are tall and powerful. Once they are equipped with weapons as sharp as those of the Japanese country, the disadvantage of the Japanese country will be obvious.
Therefore, unless the Qing Empire came up with conditions that would make the Japanese interested, this arms transaction would probably be impossible.
When Ying Erdai heard what he said, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, he was not too surprised by this answer.
Therefore, he did not show any displeasure and continued to drink with these Japanese people and talk about other things.
I don’t know how long it took, but the atmosphere became more and more lively. Under the influence of alcohol, some Jianlu and the Japanese began to have a drink, and some started wrestling with each other. Anyway, because of what happened during the day, the people below didn’t look at each other very well.
It's pleasing to the eye, and I just want to overwhelm the other person.
These things were actually common for men in the military. Neither Yagyu Munenomi nor Inordai paid any attention to them.
As a result, slowly, something happened.
I heard a group of people below, shouting and cheering, and it seemed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. The North Korean officials accompanying me were spinning like tops in anxiety, but there was nothing they could do.
Yagyu Jubei didn't talk much. With his father around, it was mainly his father talking to the leader of the clan. Therefore, he was the first to notice that scene. It sounded like his men were suffering a loss, so he walked over to see the situation.
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When his warriors saw it, they naturally followed him, shouting and driving away the onlookers so that their master could go in and see what was going on.
As soon as the crowd dispersed, Yagyu Jubei saw that one of his men was being pinned down on the wrist by a swordsman, unable to break free, and his face turned red.
Generally speaking, once the winner is determined, it is natural to separate.
However, this Jianlu obviously did it on purpose. He pressed his men's wrists tightly with a look of ridicule on his face. It was obvious that he was bullying and humiliating his men because of his superiority.
Suddenly, Yagyu Jubei became angry.
With a "swish" sound, he pulled out his knife again and put it on the Jianlu's neck.
Suddenly, the scene fell silent.
Yagyu Jubei's wrists were pressed hard, and he had to squat down slowly, otherwise his neck would be cut, and he kept pressing him until he was almost kneeling on the ground.
When other Jianlu saw this situation, they all became angry. However, firstly, they all knew that this Japanese pirate had a high status, and secondly, they were afraid of hurting their accomplices, so they did not dare to say anything nonsense.
"Aren't you very capable? What about your ability? If you have the ability to stand up..."
Hearing Yagyu Jubei's voice and seeing something was wrong, Yagyu Munenomi and Inordai both came over to see the situation.
When Inordai saw his men being held down by Yagyu Jubei with a knife, in a posture of humiliation, his face suddenly darkened.
Yagyu Munenomi didn't want to see such a scene, so he immediately shouted: "What are you doing? Why don't you put the knife away!"
When Yagyu Jubei heard his father's voice, although he was obedient and put the knife back, he still told the situation just now with a little anger, saying that Kenri bullied him.
After hearing what he said, Jianlu quit his job, and they all said that the Japanese were bullying.
The Japanese and Jianlu, unknowingly, stood in two queues, quarreling with each other. No one obeyed the other, and no one looked down on the other.
Only the North Korean monarchs and ministers were hiding by the door, watching this scene worriedly, fearing that one of them would be angry with them.
Seeing this scene, Yagyu Munaki finally stretched out his hand to signal that everyone should be quiet. Then he looked at Inordai and said seriously: "How about this? Let's each report to the superiors and hold a martial arts competition to make friends with each other through martial arts."
, what do you think?"
The reason why he made such a proposal was because he had his own plans.
Basically, it can be said that Japan has been at peace for several decades. The previous Shimabara Rebellion showed the Tokugawa shogunate that the combat power of the army was very low.
On the side of the Qing Empire, these soldiers are relatively tough at first glance. They probably have been fighting for many years, so they are quite elite.
Yagyu Munaki wanted to see how big the gap between the two sides was?
If you can win, then of course there is no need to say anything.
If defeated, the Japanese nation will be able to see clearly what its current combat strength is, and it must be properly rectified and get rid of its arrogant problems, so that it can have a greater chance of winning in the future.
The enemy of the Japanese country was not the Qing Empire, but the Ming Empire.
As far as the Qing Empire is concerned, their population is too small, far less than that of the Japanese state. However, the population of the Ming Empire far exceeds that of the Japanese state. If the Japanese state does not become stronger, it will be difficult to say what will happen in the future.
His idea may not be shared by others. He is the only one who is already half dead. He does not have too many scruples and is loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate. Therefore, for the sake of the Tokugawa shogunate, even if the time comes, he may kill himself.
It was humiliating, but he was willing to do it to make the Japanese country stronger.
Hearing his words, Ying Erdai was stunned, obviously she didn't expect it.
As the saying goes, there is no trivial matter in diplomacy and it concerns both countries. Ying Erdai was a little cautious and did not agree immediately.
Yagyu Jubei had long wanted to teach these Jianrui a lesson. Seeing that Ying Erdai didn't speak, he said coldly: "What, you don't dare?"
He has his own abilities and intends to teach Jianlu a lesson so that they will look down on the Japanese again!
"Shut up!" Yagyu Munomi heard this, but he scolded him, and then looked at Inordai and said, "If you can facilitate this, I will also suggest to the general that the mutual trading matter will be easier to negotiate.
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Jianlu is an absolutely good touchstone. If the problem can be discovered early, the weakness of the Japanese army can be solved early. If the weakness of the Japanese army is exposed once a war really breaks out, the price will be too high.
After hearing what Yagyu Munaki said, Ying Ordai naturally knew that he was referring to the mutual market including and, so he finally nodded and said: "Okay, then I will also report it to the superiors and try my best to promote this matter."
When Yagyu Munenomi heard that he had agreed, he immediately laughed and said: "Using force to make friends will not hurt the harmony between our two countries, but it will also help us understand each other, which will be beneficial to the future war against Ming. I am looking forward to it!"
As soon as Ying Erdai heard what he said, thinking of the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty, he became more serious. He nodded immediately and promised in a more firm tone: "Okay, I will try my best!"
Munenomi Yagyu could naturally hear his change in attitude, so he nodded and said, "Please!"
After a pause, he added: "Thank you very much for the hospitality. It's almost done today. See you tomorrow!"
At this time, I no longer have the atmosphere to continue drinking.
After hearing this, Ying Erdai nodded. This time, the reception banquet and the farewell banquet were also over.
Early the next morning, Yagyu Munenomi first went to Inoerdai and gave Inoerdai a copy of the rules for the contest he had thought of last night, asking him to submit them to the Emperor of the Qing Empire.
In this way, Ying Erdai took this proposal for a contest, "escorted" the Korean monarchs and ministers, left Seoul, and retreated all the way to Liaodong.
As for the Japanese army, because the first batch of manpower to land in North Korea was so large, it could only temporarily stay on the front line of Seoul. Regarding the situation on the Korean side, it was natural to fly to the Japanese side in Edo.