Chapter 498 499. The Messenger

That’s right. They are a bit picky now. If they catch such people, won’t it waste their food?

Being looked at like a commodity, the other party felt his scalp tingling and complained in his heart, "My Lord Prince Zuo, there are so many people on the boat, why did you let him get off?"

I don't understand why these people are looking at me with such scrutinizing eyes, as if they are waiting for an appraisal of the price.

“You are indeed a barbarian, you don’t know any etiquette.

In that case, let me meet you," Xiao Xianfeng circled around him, "Hurry up and tell me where you are, otherwise, I will punish you for your offense."

"I, I am the envoy sent by the prince," the other party was obviously confused. What was going on? Shouldn't he be invited to take a seat first and then be served a glass of good wine?

That's what people who have been here before said.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, which island did you come from? How dare you hide your head and show your tail? And you dare to call yourself a prince?" Xiao Xianfeng laughed contemptuously, "You don't even have a name, do you?"

He understood what was said. He straightened his neck and said loudly, "Don't insult our Prince Zuo. I came to the land of Prince Zuo's confidants. This time I came here just to ask you to hand over the person to us."

Xiao Xianfeng, "Oh, are those merchants you mentioned at the beginning?

It seems you have come to the wrong place. In recent years, we have not received any businessmen's posts on this coast. If they are not registered here, they must have been buried in the sea long ago. Why don't you go ask the Dragon King of the Sea?"

Many people behind him laughed. This Xiao Xianfeng is really a wonderful person. Look how he made the other person's face turn pale with anger.

Tuzhong, "You are just making excuses. Some of our people went back and said that they were all detained by you. What's the matter? Do you want to provoke a war between the two countries?"

"My dear confidant, what you said is very unreasonable. Do you have any evidence?"

Tuzhong,...I call it Tuzhong instead of "trusted Tuzhong".

"We are sure that you have captured the person. If you don't believe us, will you let us go up and search?"

Xiao Xianfeng turned around and looked at the soldiers on this side. "My fellow officers, does anyone know whose dog is not tied up properly? Should we close the door and beat the dog?"

Someone immediately looked at the ground with disdain, "I'm too lazy to deal with such a person who doesn't have even two taels of meat.

Maybe I won’t even make back my investment after three years of work. That’s really unlucky.”

"That's right. I see there are a few people on their ship that I like. I don't know when they will come over. I have to treat them well so that I can have a more relaxed life next year."

"What are these people talking about?" Tu Zhong's head felt like paste. He had studied Mandarin for so long, so why couldn't he understand it?

"Good, good," Xiao Xianfeng put a hand on his shoulder, then immediately shook it away in disdain, as if trying to get rid of the dirt on it, "We are a country of etiquette. You have come all the way to our land, and they are discussing how to entertain you properly?"

"Yes, we are a nation of etiquette. We have already prepared the food for you. It is not a good idea to drift on the boat all the time. Please get your companions off quickly so that we can treat them well."

Yes, food and accommodation are provided, and the treatment is excellent.

Many people began to respond, staring at the big men on the boat with shining eyes.

Seeing that the autumn harvest was approaching, they often went to the reclaimed wasteland to see that each prisoner had grown a considerable amount of grain.

Those who caught four or five of them would have made a fortune this fall.

"Everyone is really polite and well-mannered. It's really hard for us along the way.

The leader of the team on the ship is our Prince Zuo, if you want to invite him, at least let your general come forward."

The generals were speechless, "…" This team leader must be mentally ill. Why would he send out such a person?

Xiao Xianfeng said, "That won't do. Our general is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops. I wonder how many soldiers and generals Prince Zuo has under his command?"

Soon, he looked surprised again, "This prince sounds very impressive. I wonder which ship he is on. Please let us know so that we can have a glimpse of him first."

Tu Zhong looked up and down at his general's robe and said, "You are not a high-ranking official, so what qualifications do you have to meet with our prince?

Hurry up and find your General Zhou, and have him personally bring his men to the port to welcome our Prince Zuo."

Deputy General Wang kept making gestures, and Tu Zhong stared at him inexplicably, "What's wrong with this general? Is he ill?"

Vice General Wang made a gesture with his hands and said, "You have been standing here for a long time. Move your limbs. I see that you are chatting happily. Keep going."

"..."This person doesn't look like General Zhou, and the others sitting over there probably aren't either.

Zhou Shixiong, who was ignored, continued to play in the sand with his head down. If he looked up at this moment, the long scar would definitely help him confirm his identity.

"Then who among you is the biggest boss here? Our prince asked him to get on board."

"The biggest one is of course our General Zhou," Xiao Xianfeng stood up straight at this time. His 1.89 meter tall stature immediately made the other's 1.60 meter tall stature look particularly short.

"I think this is quite interesting. You come to ask for a meeting without sending a visiting card?

Go back quickly and ask your prince to prepare the visiting card. We can pass it on to you later. As for when our general will be free to summon him, it all depends on his luck."

When Tu Zhong heard this, his face turned red with anger. "Our prince is such a noble person, how can we allow you to insult him again?"

"Insulted?" Xiao Xianfeng curled his lips in disdain, "I really don't know where you learned this crappy official language from, I can't even understand the literal meaning.

Didn’t the people who taught you tell you what etiquette and integrity are?

Or is it that your brain is too small to store all this knowledge?

You can't do that. You have to learn everything thoroughly. A half-baked person like you shouldn't show off here."

Vice Admiral Wang narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, but Li Ji beside him thought he was staring at the opposite ship, "General Wang, don't stare your eyes out, we can't do anything to him at such a distance."

"Commander-in-Chief Li, the matter has not yet come to the end, why jump to such a conclusion? Even if we cannot enter the sea, they dare not go ashore." The soldiers behind him immediately felt unhappy when they heard this. At this time, as a commander-in-chief, how could he say such discouraging words?

Li Ji turned around and glanced at them. "Good advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but I don't know what the purpose is for General Zhou to gather us all here. Are we here to accompany them and enjoy the sea breeze?

These people have long been certain that we cannot go to the sea, so why should we waste time here? Why don’t we just go back and guard the city gates?”

(End of this chapter)