The person headed by the Japanese country is the first person in power. His name is Shogun Ashikaga. Although he has not ascended the throne, he is the real center of power. He is quite similar to Princess Bai'an who has also not ascended the throne.
The hidden meaning in what the two said was by no means random talk; every word and sentence was carefully thought out and had a hidden meaning.
Princess Bai'an's words have made clear the ultimate purpose of this trip - to make Heguo a vassal state of Wei.
Shogun Ashikaga did not feel ashamed. This was nothing new. They had been separated and united before, and there had been several annexations. Ten years ago, Wei was in turmoil. Emperor Xun abdicated and Emperor Zhaode Diwan ascended the throne. He had no time to manage the vassal states. Not only them, but also the neighboring Goguryeo was arrogant and looked down on the monkeys who were the kings of the world. It was annoying to see the thieves.
Not losing face is one thing, but being a vassal in a decent manner is another.
Shogun Ashikaga rolled his eyes, raised his mustache, and began to speak in stiff official language, "I'm not good at speaking official language. I don't understand what the princess is saying, I don't understand!"
I'll give you two slaps and you'll understand!
Xianjin was sitting at the very bottom. The distance between the two ends was too far, so she could only roughly hear what was being said at the top. But that didn't stop her from cursing the Japs in her heart over and over again.
Princess Bai'an didn't seem to hear what General Ashikaga said, nor did she need the translator dressed as a guard to explain. She picked up the teacup with one hand, took a sip, raised her eyebrows slightly, and casually told Jiang Dajian beside her, "During the peace talks these days, we won't serve Wuyi Dahongpao. This tea is expensive. We'll serve ordinary tea - the Japanese can't tell the difference."
General Ashikaga blushed immediately, but dared not say a word: I just acted like a person who couldn't understand Mandarin!
Princess Bai'an crinkled the tea and without giving the Japanese time to react, she raised her eyes to reveal delicate and elegant eyebrows - today she had obviously been carefully decorated. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, slender and curved, her eye sockets were deep, and her almond eyes were long and big, just right to match a complete set of red gold inlaid sapphire headwear. Her hair was tied into a high bun with a huge oriental pearl hanging in the middle.
In a crowd full of men, Princess Bai'an did not shy away from showing off her feminine and beautiful qualities.
Xianjin looked from afar with a burning gaze.
"The matter on the East China Sea has been dragging on for nearly four or five years." Princess Bai'an put down her teacup and went straight to the point. "We have fought and killed, the people must live, and the sea must be peaceful - you are so lucky, the Japanese pirates on the sea have repeatedly invaded, not to mention Quanzhou Prefecture, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, even Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture have been disturbed by them, doing smuggling and trafficking business, which is really annoying. This time it's even worse, they even kidnapped the officials of my Great Wei court, and did all the bad things of the court in the name of Japanese pirates."
Princess Bai'an snorted coldly, and her attitude was very tough. "During the reign of Emperor Wen, I saw that you had relations with Goguryeo, Champa, and Siam. You still had ten years, but you haven't recovered them in ten years. As a son, you actually want to climb over your father's head."
"If you want to fight again this time, then let's fight." Grand Princess Bai'an sneered, "I know what you are planning - are you just thinking about the Japanese in the south and the Tatars in the north? Do you think that the Wei Dynasty will be busy dealing with the Tatars and will not have time to deal with you? Use your brain to think about it, what does it mean that I am here in a grand manner instead of guarding Yumen Pass?"
Princess Bai'an spoke with full energy, her words were cadenced, and her tone was sometimes low and sometimes high. Even with eyes closed, one could sense the pressure from the superior.
The translator was about to speak, but Princess Bai'an raised her hand to stop him, and raised her eyelids slightly, "General Ashikaga, do you understand?"
General Ashikaga remained calm and nodded repeatedly, "I understand all this, I understand all this!"
Princess Bai'an nodded with satisfaction, "It's good that you can understand." She casually placed her hand on the side table. Unlike her delicate and elegant face, Princess Bai'an's right hand was rough and broad. "If you can understand, then continue the conversation. I'm tired. You guys can chat slowly. If the conversation goes well, we'll continue with Wuyi Dahongpao. If the conversation doesn't go well..."
Princess Bai'an raised her deep crimson lips and said, "Don't even mention you, General Ashikaga. Even the royal family behind you and the people under you, don't drink tea for the rest of your life."
Princess Bai'an appeared for a moment and then turned and left.
The remaining court was handed over to Luo Wenhong, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, Gao Shiqi, the assistant minister of the cabinet, and Hu Bingzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
There were a lot of details in the negotiations. It was a tradition for Japan to bow and pledge allegiance, so there was no need to overcome a very high psychological barrier. After a few words, their attitude softened. The discussions mainly revolved around tribute and salaries, maritime trade, and the degree of control the host country had over the vassal state. Basically, the negotiations were based on the conditions that existed ten years ago when the abdicated emperor had not yet abdicated. The Japanese have always assessed the situation and faced the main theme of "fighting if no agreement is reached", so they basically dared not say the same thing twice.
The main rhythm is that the Great Wei made a request, "pay tribute once every five years, and the amount must be one-hundredth of the national treasury."
Waguo cried and refused: "Isn't it bad? We are just a small place, and we are given so many things? Woohoo, we will be poor to death!"
Da Wei glanced over.
Wakoku: "Okay then. Dad, I will definitely present our most beautiful cherry blossoms."
Then talk about it again, Da Wei: "Sea trade, downstream is open all year round, upstream is only open for three months, if you are okay, just nod and link up."
Downstream refers to the journey from Wei to Japan, and upstream refers to the journey from Japan to Wei.
As usual, Japan started to cry: "Although we don't ask for equal treatment, at least it should be half and half, right?"
Dawei curled his lips.
Japan: "Okay then. But the weight of the cargo ship must also be regulated the same way!"
Japan was mentally prepared, and the Wei Kingdom did not seem to be going too far at the moment, so the peace talks progressed quickly. By the morning of the third day, the contract of recognition of fatherhood, called the "Kanhe Trade Agreement," was about to be finalized.
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