Chapter 142: Mission to Japan (7)

The young woman put the letter on the table and said to Zhou Ming and Lu Siyuan: "This is an invitation from my father Ju Chi Wu to your commander. A grand banquet will be held at the Kuchi family tonight to thank the Kuchi family. This is the official thank-you banquet for our Southern Dynasties. Prince Liangcheng entrusts the Kuchi family to hold it. His Highness Liangcheng will also attend. Please be sure to attend."

Zhou Ming was a little uneasy. He didn't understand how the Kikuchi family sent a young and beautiful woman to deliver the letter. Moreover, the word "Kuchi" made him very sensitive, but Lu Siyuan was right next to him. He did not dare to lose his composure and hurriedly said: "Thank you for sending the letter, we will tell the commander."

I thought the woman was going to stand up and say goodbye, but I didn't expect that Zhou Ming would be surprised. The woman's attitude was very serious and she kept bowing, but the words said had a different meaning.

"I also want to send a message to Mr. Zhou for Miss Fengya. She admires Mr. Zhou very much and wants to invite Mr. Zhou to drink at Yingmeiju. She is already waiting there. I wonder if Mr. Zhou has time?"

She spoke Japanese. Although Lu Siyuan was present, she couldn't understand. Zhou Ming suddenly understood that the real intention of letting this woman come to find him. His heart was beating violently. He forced himself to suppress his inner excitement and said as if nothing had happened: "I'm not convenient, let's go in the future!"

"Okay, I'll say goodbye. Miss Fengya will wait for an hour. If the gentleman doesn't come, she will leave." The young woman stood up and bowed to Lu Siyuan and said with a smile: "Sir, too, come to the banquet."

"What did she say?" Lu Siyuan asked in confusion.

Zhou Ming quickly translated: "She said a lot of polite words, meaning that Mr. Lu would also want to attend the banquet."

Lu Siyuan smiled and bowed, "It must be! It must be!"

Zhou Ming sent the young woman out of the door, and his heart was irritated. Kikuchi Fengya's beautiful figure appeared in his mind from time to time. Especially the stimulating and teasing feeling of her pinching her legs made him unable to help himself. He swallowed and saw that Lu Siyuan did not follow him, he whispered to the young woman: "Please tell Miss Kikuchi, it's not that I don't want to go, but I really have strict orders, no one is allowed to go out."

The young woman's eyes flicked, she glanced at him like a seductive look, and said in a sweet voice: "Then Mr. Zhou has let Miss Fengya down! She originally wanted to promise her, but she still had a chance tonight. It depends on whether Zhou Jun likes Miss Fengya. She is still a virgin!"

Zhou Ming was swept by the young woman's seductive eyes, and his soul was suddenly dissipated. Desire filled his entire body and mind. He no longer cared about anything else, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what Miss Fengya wants?"

The charming expression in the young woman's eyes became even stronger. She whispered: "Miss Fengya will not let you do something difficult. She just wants to think of a list of your military goods. You will have no problem with this!"

The list of military goods is a confidential document and is kept by Li Weizheng, but Zhou Ming, as an aide, can enter Li Weizheng's study and get this document. But he is a little confused. The military goods have been given to the Southern Dynasty. What else does Kikuchi Fengya want to do? Moreover, Li Weizheng's warning is still echoing in his ears, and he hesitated for a moment.

The young woman got on the carriage and said to Zhou Ming in a delicate voice through a thin layer of veil: "Look at this place by Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Ming raised his head and his brain suddenly thrust, and his blood veins ignited. The young woman took off her clothes and exposed her plump and white body to his eyes through the gauze. Her voice was sweet and coquettish, and she was tempted like a devil. "If Zhou Jun agrees, it's not only Miss Kikuchi tonight, but I will also give it to you, so that you can enjoy all the blessings of all people."

In the face of the world's number one temptation, Zhou Ming's final resistance finally collapsed...

Li Wei had too much time in Nara and only planned to stay overnight. After visiting Emperor Kameyama and Prince Ryoseki, he would return to Osaka Port early the next morning, and he didn't even have time to visit Tang Zhaoti Temple. The time line was quite tight. After returning from the Japanese Palace, he would attend a dinner at Kikuchi's house.

This is because Li Weizheng's identity was not a formal envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasties could not be entertained in the form of a state banquet, so they adopted a flexible method to replace the family banquet of the second important minister of the Southern Dynasties. Although it was a family banquet in name, the Southern Dynasties attached great importance to it. Not only Prince Liangcheng was going to attend, but at least 80 of the only 100 officials left in the Southern Dynasties also wanted to attend.

The Kikuchi family is a famous Nara family. The courtyard is vast and can accommodate thousands of people for dining. As soon as the sky is dark, two huge lanterns hung in front of the main gate of the Kikuchi family's mansion. It is particularly dazzling in the slightly depressed city of Nara. Before the sky is dark, guests in groups of three or three walk, ride horses, or take a carriage. Accompanied by servants, they arrive at the Kikuchi family. Takeshi Kikuchi and his two sons stand at the door to welcome the guests busy.

It was just dark, and one of the protagonists of tonight's banquet, Li Weizheng, the supreme commander of the Ming fleet, and several subordinates, came to Kikuchi's house. Due to Prince Liangcheng's caution, both sides confirmed military supplies one by one, and signed each item, which took more than an hour to make a courteous visit. When he returned to the station, it was less than half an hour before the banquet began. He didn't even change his clothes, and just washed his face and went out.

However, this kind of banquet was not an official visit. He brought the newly accepted concubine Li Yaoji, and brought Li Yaoji with a deeper intention. Zhou Ming's abnormality last night and today made Li Weizheng feel a little alert. Of course, this is also the basic common sense of being a leader. No matter what, it cannot be controlled by a certain subordinate, and there cannot be only one person on their side understands Japanese.

Li Weizheng came to the gate of the Juchi family's mansion. Kikuchi Wu, who had received the news, immediately greeted him. He smiled sincerely, as if he was welcoming his relatives from a foreign land. Last year, he went on a mission to the Ming Dynasty and met Li Weizheng, who was the Thousand Houses of the Three Embroidered Uniform Guards at that time. Although he had never met directly, they had dealt with him, so Li Weizheng's arrival could be regarded as a reunion of old friends!

The two hugged each other with a smile, patted each other's shoulders, with an extremely intimate expression. Kikuchi Takeo said with emotion: "Last year, I visited the Ming Dynasty and received a grand reception from the Ming Dynasty court. I was wondering when I could invite him back, but I didn't expect that I would have a chance so soon."

Yao Ji, who was behind Li Weizheng, whispered to Li Weizheng, but it aroused Kikuchiwu's surprise. He hurriedly asked, "This is..."

There was no need to explain too much about some things. Li Weizheng smiled ambiguously and squeezed his eyes at Kikuchi Takeru. Kikuchi Takeru would also smile. He knew that this must be the concubine Li Weizheng took on his way to Japan. This kind of thing was extremely ordinary, so he laughed it off. Of course, he never dreamed that this woman would be the daughter of the Akamatsu family, a famous Northern Dynasty family, and the wife of Eiyoshi Ouchi.

"General Li, please follow me!" Kikuchiwu walked into the gate with Li Weizheng's arm. Seeing Kikuchiwu's two sons entertaining guests, Li Weizheng smiled quietly and said, "Grand Kikuchi has a lot of children, which is enviable!"

When Li Weizheng came back, Lu Siyuan reported to him that Kikuchi Takeo actually sent his daughter to send invitations. Li Weizheng was also a little surprised. Although the country was different, the etiquette in Japan was the same. Except for the female emperor who sent female officials to send messages during the reign of the emperor, it was usually men who were outside. In the future, the mainstream of women inside and men outside has not changed. How could Kikuchi Takeo send his daughter to send messages? But this kind of thing cannot be asked directly, so as not to hurt Kikuchi Takeo's face. He could only indirectly test.

Yao Ji followed behind and whispered to translate. Kikuchi Wu looked at his two sons and smiled and said, "I have eight wives and concubines, and I have given birth to a bunch of children for me, but these are the only two who have a promising future."

Li Wei was unable to test it out, so he had no choice but to follow Kikuchi Wai into the lobby. The main hall in Kikuchi Wai's mansion was very open, enough to accommodate thousands of people. It had been arranged, and hundreds of lanterns shone the lobby like the daytime. Japan implemented a separate dining system. There was a small table in front of everyone, with soft padding underneath. This style was learned from the Tang Dynasty, but there was also a special feature, that is, men and women were not separated, wives and concubines were sitting next to their husbands. The women were almost dressed up, wearing noble kimonos, combed high buns, and their faces were snow-white. They could not tell their age. Everyone held a round fan in their hands, half covering their faces, and looked at the other men around them with ambiguous eyes.

In fact, regardless of the hairstyle, clothing, and pink makeup on the face of Japanese women, they all learned from the Tang Dynasty. To this day, this makeup style can still be seen in some Japanese geisha.

Li Wei was still arranged in the main seat. Li Yaoji sat behind him. Prince Liangseki and the princess were sitting on the left, and Kikuchiwu and his wife were on the right. The translator was still Master Mingru, the master of the Honan Temple, while Zhou Ming sat down and translated for other followers. With a crisp bell, the banquet officially began. The host, Kikuchiwu, stood up and delivered a speech.

"Dear Prince Liangcheng, respected General Li of the Ming Dynasty, was sunny and spring was blooming, and we were lucky to gather in the ancient capital of Nara, the ancient capital of the Ming Dynasty. The arrival of the Ming fleet brought us not only the most scarce supplies, but also the kindness of a friendly country, which made us see the hope of revival of the Southern Dynasty..."

Kikuchi Takeo prepared the Chinese text. Li Wei was listening with a polite smile on his face, listening attentively, and from time to time he looked at Prince Liangcheng and laughed at him. He suddenly felt something, as if he felt someone greeting him. His eyes fell on the third position on the left and saw Kikuchi's charming smile. She was wearing a light yellow embroidered kimono, but unlike other women, she was not covered with any whitewash on her face, and she was holding a fan, but a pot of wine. She was sitting alone, and there was no other man around her.

Li Wei was owing to her with a smile and his eyes were withdrawn. He seemed to think of something. He turned his eyes and swept to several of his subordinate seats. Lu Siyuan and several thousand households were there, but Zhou Ming was not sure where to go. Li Wei was frowned. Although there was no evidence that Zhou Ming had acted unfaithful, he always felt that the words and deeds of this scholar from Penglai County seemed different from those in the past when he arrived in Japan. In front of Japanese celebrities such as Hosokawa Kazuo, Master Akiru, and Kenji Kondo, his waist was obviously bent very low, and his expression on his face seemed very humble. In the words of later generations, it was a bit "sty Japanese", which may have something to do with his ten years of being captured in Japan.

At this time, Zhou Ming hurriedly walked in from outside. He was holding a handkerchief and wiping the water stains on his hands, which seemed to indicate that he was going to the bathroom.

"Wei Zhengjun, toast." Yao Ji behind him whispered. Only then did Li Weizheng find that Kikuchi Wu was holding a wine glass and looking at him. He smiled and immediately picked up the wine glass on the table and stood up.

"Thanks to Mr. Kikuchi for his fine wine and hospitality, we'll toast!"

Master Mingru translated loudly, and everyone raised their glasses and shouted, "Cheers!"

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and a group of dancers entered the venue. The banquet officially began. Without too many etiquette restrictions, everyone was very casual, eating and drinking while chatting happily, and the lobby became very lively.

"Come on! General Li, I'll give you a glass." Prince Liangcheng swept away the seriousness and seriousness of the afternoon meeting and smiled very relaxedly. He picked up the glass and leaned against Li Weizheng. Master Mingru left for a while, and Yao Ji translated it for them.

The two of them drank a glass of wine. Prince Liangcheng picked up the wine pot and filled it with Li Wei. Then he said without any haste: "I heard a news that the Ming Navy severely damaged pirates on the sea surface of Nagasaki. More than 200 pirate ships were sunk, but the Ming Dynasty only lost a few ships. This shows that the Ming army's combat power is sharp. I know that these pirates often harasse the coast of the Ming Dynasty. I also hate it deeply, but I am powerless. The key is that the Danei family in Kyushu who shamelessly betrayed the Southern Dynasty. I have long been determined to attack, but the Southern Dynasty has too weak troops, and I have the strength but not enough!"

Prince Liangcheng said while paying attention to the change in Li Weizheng's face. Seeing that he always had a humble smile, he could not tell that he had any reaction. Prince Liangcheng sighed in his heart and had to continue to make the words clear.

"I have an idea that if the Ming army is willing to take action with righteousness and eliminate the power of the internal families, it will not only completely remove the foundation of the pirates, but also consolidate the friendship between the Southern Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Of course, we are willing to bear part of the military expenditure. Frankly speaking, we will take out another 300,000 taels of silver as compensation for the Ming Dynasty's troops."

Prince Liangcheng proposed the exchange conditions very realistically. He repeatedly considered this matter. Occupying Kyushu Island was the must-take for the Southern Dynasties. With the current strength of the Southern Dynasties, they could barely tie the Daoui family. But if he sent troops to Kyushu, it would become a battle with the crane clam. Ashikaga Yoshiman and others were both defeated and they were all in one go. Therefore, he had to rely on external forces, and the Ming army with sharp combat power became his best choice. Of course, if they paid another 300,000 taels of silver, their years of savings would be gone. But compared to taking Kyushu, silver was nothing. In fact, Prince Liangcheng had another meaning, that is, Li Weizheng would be tempted by the silver and sent troops to destroy the Daoui family in private, so that he would pay half of the silver.

Prince Liangcheng's proposal was expected by Li Weizheng, and he had a long time to be aware of it, but he did not rush to answer. Instead, he pretended to concentrate and thought for a while, and then slowly said: "I am not hiding it from the prince. I have the power to make decisions on the sea, but I do not have the power to fight on land. After I go back, I can report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If His Majesty is willing to help the Southern Dynasty, I will definitely lead the troops to destroy the Da Nei family for His Majesty."

This is a smooth Tai Chi. He has no right to decide and wants to go back to China to ask for instructions. As for whether to come or not, this is not something that Li Weizheng can decide. At least he can communicate in front of him, so he does not need to hurt each other's harmony.

After hearing Yao Ji's translation, Prince Liangcheng showed disappointment on his face. Of course, he knew that Li Wei was trying to shirk it, but he had no choice but to force Ming Jun to work hard! He had to smile awkwardly, pick up the wine glass and say, "Okay, good news for us to wait for the general."

Li Weizheng had another drink with him. He turned around and suddenly found that Kikuchi Fengya's seat was empty. When he looked at his subordinates, Zhou Ming was missing again, but Lu Siyuan was not on the seat. Li Weizheng couldn't help but be full of doubts.

In a room about two hundred steps away from the lobby, the lights were dim. Kikuchi Fengya was looking at a booklet intently. This was a copy of the military list that Zhou Ming secretly copied in the afternoon. He just used the excuse of going to the bathroom and handed it over to the beautiful young woman who came to deliver the letter in the afternoon. The young woman was standing next to Kikuchi Fengya at this moment, but she was not the daughter of Kikuchi Takeshi. Her stage name was "Chanye Niang". She was originally a famous prostitute from Nagato. She was attracted by Kikuchi Fengya and redeemed as her flesh shield. When she met a man she didn't like, but had to go to bed, she would let this Chiba Niang take over.

Kikuchi Fengya found what she wanted from the list. She nodded with satisfaction and smiled proudly at Qianye Niang, "It's a good job, he actually took the bait so easily. I thought he would ask for someone before giving it to you."

Qianye Niang looked outside the house and saw a faint figure from the window paper. She asked in a low voice: "What should he do? Miss, can't really give it to him!"

"He", Kikuchi Fengya sneered disdainfully, "The toad wants to eat swan meat, and he is dreaming!"

"Miss, why don't I send him away!"

Kikuchi Fengma shook his head, "I was originally considering using you, but now he has no value in use. Why do you have to give him sweetness?"

Qianye Niang was startled, "Miss, you don't want to kill him!"

"No! The cargo is still on the ship now, killing him will affect the transaction."

A sinister smile appeared on Kikuchi Fengya's face, and she winked and said, "Don't he want a woman? I will give him a memory that will never be forgotten for life."

Although Zhou Ming had never found a chance to leave, the desire in his heart finally made him take the risk. He made an excuse to eat his stomach badly and left the seat. Then he took advantage of his language to get rid of Lu Siyuan, who also had to go to the bathroom, and secretly came to the agreed room. He waited for a long time, and there was no movement in the room. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He was about to knock on the door, but the door suddenly opened. Kikuchi's elegant fairy-like appearance appeared in front of him, staring at him with a blurry look. Zhou Ming swallowed his saliva and stuttered, "Hello Miss Kikuchi!"

Kikuchi Fengya glanced at him resentfully, "Why don't you come in? They've been waiting for you."

"I, I..." Zhou Ming was confused and didn't know what to say.

But Kikuchi Fengya laughed "spook" and poked his forehead with a slim finger, "You idiot!" As he said that, he took his hand and walked into the inner room.

Zhou Ming held her soft and delicate hand, and was so intoxicated that he didn't know anything. He walked into a dark and narrow hut. Kikuchi Fengya poured a cup of tea, snuggled up to his chest, and delivered the tea to his mouth with his left hand. His right hand had a jade-like nail gently stroked his chin and said coquettishly: "I don't like the smell of alcohol on you, drink a cup of tea first and relieve the wine."

Zhou Ming obediently drank the tea, and Kikuchi Fengya patted his face and smiled: "This is the obedient good boy. I will definitely serve you well in a while."

As he said that, he pressed him down on the chair and smiled: "I will squeeze your shoulders first, so that I will have the strength to use the man's mighty spirit later."

Zhou Ming was ignorantly at her mercy. He saw a bed in the room with a soft quilt covered with a confused mind. Ren Juchi Fengya hit his shoulders and back. Suddenly, his lower abdomen became hot, and a fire of desire suddenly burned in his heart. He stood up and stared at Kikuchi Fengya in a daze and asked, "Didn't you say there is another one?"

He remembered this very clearly, but the condition was that two women served him together, Kikuchi Fengya shook her body shyly, "This is the first time I don't like to be with other women."

"Okay! I'll come one by one." Zhou Ming's eyes were burned red by desire, and he was panting. He took off his outer clothes and rushed towards Kikuchi Fengya. Kikuchi Fengya skillfully flashed and avoided him. She said coquettishly: "Don't worry, go to bed first, and let them take off their clothes and come up by themselves."

Zhou Ming quickly took off all his clothes, lay on the bed, and shouted anxiously: "Come quickly!"

A sneer flashed in Kikuchi Fengya's eyes. She blew out the lights with a 'huh!', and the room suddenly became dark and she couldn't see her five fingers.

"Zhou Lang, I'm here." Kikuchi Fengya's delicate laughter came from the darkness.

Immediately afterwards, a warm body pressed on Zhou Ming's body. Although he felt that Kikuchi Fengya was a little thin, Zhou Ming, who was burned by desire, had no choice but to care about anything. He turned over and pressed her under him...

The light suddenly lit up, not as dim as before, but extremely bright, illuminating every corner of the room clearly. Zhou Ming covered the dazzling light with his hands and said unhappily: "What are you doing with such a bright light!"

But he heard Kikuchi Fengya's sneer, "It's very comfortable, right?"

The voice was clearly coming from one meter away. Zhou Ming sat up in shock and looked at Kikuchi Fengya, who was dressed in a complete manner, "You, you..."

Suddenly, he looked down at another "Kuchi Fengya" under him. He felt dizzy and his stomach churned violently. Below him was an old woman in her sixties and seventies, with a chicken-skinned face. She opened her shriveled mouth and showed her teethless gums and smiled with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!