How could he not understand? The way they stared at his granddaughter, even a fool could tell they wanted to hear gossip.
To be more precise, they want to see others make a fool of themselves, and it would be even better if it is their own mortal enemy who makes a fool of himself.
Jun Shutong was completely unaware of the ministers' thoughts. She sat quietly on a small stool and listened to them discuss state affairs.
Just as he was about to grab a handful of sunflower seeds to eat, he heard the eunuch loudly say, "Your Majesty, the Japanese envoy is waiting outside the palace."
"Please come in."
The eunuch shouted, "Announce, the Japanese envoys are here to see you."
After he finished speaking, three middle-aged men in exotic costumes followed the eunuch into the hall.
The three men were short and thin, wearing black waistcoats and a small mustache in the middle of their noses. They were typical ancient Japanese people.
The middle-aged man in the lead held a jade plate in his hand, with a piece of red silk covering the jade plate.
Jun Shutong was surprised. Was it the Japan she was thinking of?
【Japan?】
[Is it the small life on that island? ]
System: [Yes, host. It is the Baga country that created nuclear pollution thousands of years later.]
Ministers: Japan = Baga = easy life?
They knew that Japan was indeed on an island, but what about nuclear pollution?
"The Japanese envoys, Sato Yuji, Yamamoto Mihito, and Kimura Koinou, pay their respects to His Majesty the Emperor."
"The messenger is excused."
In front of foreign guests, Emperor Shunde was still very majestic, completely different from his usual nonchalant appearance.
Yamamoto Jianren took a step forward and said, "In addition to academic exchanges, we have also brought Japanese specialties to exchange with your country. I hope that after viewing them, Your Majesty will also give you products of equal value in return."
Academic exchange?
What's there to discuss with Xiao Ri? From ancient times to now, you haven't even given anything away, but you're already expecting a return gift. Can you be a little more shameless?
"I wonder what specialties the Japanese envoys brought?"
"How can we judge the value of things when we haven't even seen them?"
Yamamoto Mihito raised the tray and signaled the person next to him to lift the silk cloth.
The moment the silk cloth was lifted, everyone's eyes widened, even the emperor and the old man stared at the tray for a long time.
"What...what is this? How can it be so clear and bright?"
"Have you seen it?"
"I have never seen or heard of it."
"I haven't seen it either. It's really beautiful."
Seeing all eyes focused on them, the Japanese envoys proudly said, "Your Majesty, this is a specialty of our Japanese, called the Glass Cup, and it is worth a million gold."
"These colored glass cups are made using a special, extremely complex firing process. It takes a thousand firings to produce ten finished cups. Whether used for drinking or as decoration, these colored glass cups possess great practical value. I have brought a pair of these to exchange with your country. I hope Your Majesty will return a product of equal value to facilitate this exchange."
"This glass is actually worth a million gold?"
"Such a valuable product, what can I, Dayu, use in exchange?"
"I don't think an object just for viewing should be worth a fortune."
Seeing that everyone stretched their necks to look at the so-called glass cup, Jun Shutong also stuck his head out to take a look.
She didn't think that the ancient Japanese could come up with anything good, but when she saw what was on the tray, she couldn't help choking on her milk.
"Ahem."
[Is this thing a glass cup?]
[A two-dollar glass, you're so nervous about showing it off?]
Jun Shutong was certain that these were the shameless Sakura people, and only they would use other people's things to pretend to be their own.
This is bullying because no one in Dayu Kingdom has ever been overseas!
The emperor and his ministers were surprised and were about to ask the eunuch to take over when they heard Jun Shutong complaining angrily.
"Humph, this is clearly a product of Rome and ancient Egypt, yet you insist on claiming it's your own specialty. How shameless! In China, this thing is just an ordinary drinking cup, something no one would pick up if you threw it on the ground."
The system echoed, "That's right. Currently, colored glaze was first invented in Tianzhu on this continent. I didn't expect the people of Japan to be so shameless, buying something and claiming it as their own specialty. Ugh."
Ministers: [What? This glass cup is just an ordinary cup in China, something that no one would pick up if it was thrown on the ground?]
[Where is Huaxia? How come I have never heard of such a mysterious place? ]
"What? This isn't even a specialty of Japan, a two-dollar item, and Yamamoto Jianren is asking for a million gold. He's taking advantage of me, Dayu, who's so unsophisticated!"
The ministers all knew that Miss Jun would not lie, not to mention that she only complained in her heart and did not say it out loud, which made her more credible.
For a moment, the enthusiasm in the hall cooled down instantly, the ministers withdrew their heads and stood back in their seats, and even Emperor Shunde changed his expression.
Seeing that the eunuch was slow to take the tray from his hand, Yamamoto Jianren felt that the attraction was not enough, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.
Yamamoto held the tray and said in a serious manner, "Your Majesty, this glass cup has another special feature. At night, it will emit a faint light, becoming a luminous cup. If placed in a quiet and dark place, it can be used for seeing things."
"It has the same effect as the Night Pearl."
Ministers: "Can it emit light at night and become a luminous cup?"
"If it's so magical, it's not the cheap stuff Miss Jun mentioned."
The hall began to become lively again, and the emperor was eager to try and let the eunuch take over.
Jun Shutong clenched her fists. She wanted to expose these Japanese people, but she was afraid that no one would believe her, so she could only sit back on the stool helplessly.
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