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Chapter 107

Given the high status of our Heavenly Kingdom since ancient times, it is inevitable for the members of the mission to have a welcome banquet after they disembark.As for the reconnaissance and cooperation, that is something that only the chief and deputy nominees of the Shibo Prosecution Department need to take care of.And as the host of the Honghe Temple, Liu Hao, the prime minister of the temple, of course has to "show" the friendship of the landlord, and only by making the guests who come from afar happy can he do his duty.

As for the things that made the members of the Ouchi mission unhappy, they were naturally the work of the group of Qiuba who didn't understand the etiquette. What did it have to do with Liu Hao, a spring-faced, smiling, and conscientious eunuch?What's more, Ben Cheng has already given the Ouchi family enough face at the banquet.

That's right, no matter how stubborn the members of the Ouchi clan's mission were before, Liu Hao, who was sent to Ningbo as the Honglu Temple to take full charge of reception matters, had indeed given both sides enough face and tried his best to make a bowl of water even.As for why two families came to pay tribute together, Liu Hao didn't care at all.

And this is not the first time Dongpu has done this. Many years ago, it happened that the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Dongpu came to pay tribute together.And it's better for the two families to come together, which fully shows that the Sifang Fanbang's admiration for my Celestial Dynasty is growing.In addition, one sheep is herding, and two sheep are herding. Anyway, both of them come from the same place.

Their Honglu Temple is not a city bureau, so it is impossible to accompany them to complain. Besides, how can the dignified Honglu Temple do things that offend foreigners?As for trivial matters such as how much extra silver will be spent for two tributes at a time, that is something that the officials of the household department should worry about. Their Honglu Temple only needs to show the majesty of the upper kingdom, so that foreign envoys from foreign countries will accept their heads and worship That's it.

Next, let's talk about the seats at Yanyin, Dameng has always respected the right, even though Bao'er and his mission came later, they were arranged by Sicheng to the seat on the right side of Sicheng.Of course, this is not because Si Cheng is biased, but this Si Cheng is also proficient in Dongying customs in Dameng, knowing that Dongying is just the opposite of Dameng, and has always respected the left.

When Baoer conveyed the concept of "the right side of the Moe Kingdom represents dignity" to the members of the Hosokawa Clan, they were naturally seated here.Although this is contrary to the customs in their hometown, they already know the kindness from Meng Country after all.As for the Ouchi family, because no one explained to them, they naturally sat on the honorable position in their concept, and they thought they had moved back to Yicheng.

And this kind of scene is naturally the result of Bao'er and Si Cheng's tacit understanding, because only in this way, both of them can take care of their respective errands clearly, and people can't find any faults.Of course, Yui Kujo, who helped Honglu Temple resolve potential conflicts, naturally also received another appreciation from Liu Hao.

As for the reception banquet where the seats were arranged, how should I describe it?
Well, then use Lu Xun's writing style of "half is a flame, and the other half is also a flame" to describe the scene of Yan drinking.

In Liu Hao's eyes, Bao'er has become a veritable "Meng Guo Tong". Not only does he know a little about poetry and songs, but he can also learn all kinds of idioms and allusions at his fingertips.Among the other members of the mission, because of his wife, Ryoma has been able to speak Chinese quite fluently in the past few years. Although he is still not proficient in idioms, it is no longer a problem to carry out general conversations.

And Fujitaka Hosokawa, because of his family background, can speak a few words in Chinese and understand a little bit. Although there are still some obstacles in communication, he can still communicate after all, and it will not make jokes about ducks listening to thunder.Among the remaining members of the mission, some can speak a few words of Chinese.Therefore, in Hosokawa’s mission of less than 30 people, one person who is proficient in Chinese, one person who can converse fluently, one person who can still communicate, and three or four people who understand a little, this is what a visiting mission should look like.

As for the Ouchi family, I don’t know whether they are really stupid or really confident. Although there are more than 100 of them, there is no one who is proficient in Chinese.The people in Honglu Temple were puzzled, saying that you can spend more money to hire a few maritime merchants who are proficient in both languages ​​to act as interpreters, but the result is embarrassing for everyone at the banquet.

How embarrassing is it?
At the official opening of the banquet, Liu Hao, the representative of Honglu Temple, toasted a long speech, while Bao'er and Ryoma listened and translated it for the warriors of the Hosokawa family.However, the Ouchi family's interpreter heard it, but it fragmented the translation of a grand essay by Si Cheng, and finally Si Cheng had to explain it to the Ouchi family himself.

After the banquet, although the scene was full of wine and wine, the communication showed a hot situation with shaved heads.After Si Cheng nodded and apologized to Bao'er, he toasted the first glass of wine at the banquet to Zong Sheqiandao, the team leader of the Ouchi clan.Then Ouchi's interpreter translated Tera Cheng's well-spoken toast into "I came from a long way, uh, I'm very tired, thank you...cheers" This translation is also a white translation, which can be guessed by anyone The words of the temple minister.

Then Zongshe Kendao expressed his gratitude to the host, and he also offered some words of gratitude. As a result, the ability of the general translator to translate Japanese to Chinese was worse than that of Chinese to Japanese, and he hesitated for a long time without breaking a fart. .In the end, Liu Hao went off in person, interrupted the interpreter very impolitely, and said: "分かりました, ありがとございます." (I understand, thank you very much.)
The first glass of wine was drank down by members of the Ouchi mission blushing in an extremely embarrassing atmosphere.Fortunately, rice wine was still the mainstream of banquets during this period in Mengguo, while the "Alaji" wine (distilled liquor) that appeared a hundred years ago was only popular among the lower class people.Otherwise, a hundred or so people from the Ouchi family will lose their morals after drinking a glass of 52-degree liquor!
Of course, Honglu Temple would not favor one person over another, so Liu Hao's second glass of wine was naturally offered to Hosokawa.Hosokawa Fujitaka did not show the slightest dissatisfaction, firstly because it was unnecessary, and secondly because at this time the warriors of the Hosokawa clan could see that the face of Ouchi clan sitting opposite them had turned from red to black, one by one. They all have angry expressions.So they just want to finish their meal quickly and get away from Ouchi as soon as possible.

That's right, Mrs. Hosokawa resolutely confessed!

Hosokawa Fujitaka and Sakamoto Ryoma cooperated with each other. Under Baoer's explanation from time to time, they talked and laughed with Liu Hao who hosted the banquet, but they spoke a little fast, as if they were in a hurry.Of course, Liu Hao would chat with Zong She Kendao from time to time, but the interpreter of Ouchi's family seemed to be a guy with a false certificate, so Tera had to use his little Japanese to communicate with Ouchi. chat.Some complicated words even need to be conveyed by Bao'er.

As a result, Si Cheng's good intentions fell into the eyes of the Ouchi family who didn't know the rules, had low self-esteem, strong self-esteem, and were extremely fragile, and turned into Chi Guoguo's arrogance and contempt.In particular, officials from the Meng Kingdom and the female interpreters from the Hosokawa family joined hands to humiliate them. It makes people angry just thinking about it.

The ghost knows what the people of the Ouchi family think. Bao'er was invited to be an interpreter for the people of the Ouchi family, but in their eyes it became a show and humiliation.It's like a poor man who resents his rich neighbor for no apparent reason, while his own poverty is caused by the rich, and then thinks about puncturing someone's tire in the middle of the night.

As a result, the atmosphere of this banquet formed a situation where Si Cheng was the dividing line, the right hand side was full of enthusiasm, and the left hand side was full of anger.

Although Liu Hao didn't know what he did wrong, he was not blind after all. He could see and feel that the atmosphere on the scene was still seriously out of balance and was about to explode.So he had no choice but to hastily end the banquet, which completely failed to achieve the goal of "Enjoy the guests and hosts" at Honglu Temple, and respectfully send the two groups of mission members back to the post house.

However, because too many people came from Ouchi's family, they took up all the rooms in the post house specially reserved for foreign envoys.The point is, who the hell would have thought that the Ouchi family could come with so many people at one time? In the past, missions of 50 people would be regarded by the court as "paupers who beat the autumn wind".As a result, Mrs. Ouchi multiplied the "poor man" by a factor of 2.2, but on the issue of accommodation, the landlord's family has no surplus food...

Seeing this, Bao'er, who always had the words "I'm rich" on her face, immediately waved her hand and asked Cheng Honglu to take them to the most expensive hotel nearby!Note, not the most luxurious, nor the best, but the most expensive, the most expensive hotel to go!
When it comes to the issue of "money", Bao'er has always been very confident. He patted Liu Hao on the shoulder with confidence, and said to him with a "small" smile like Wang Wanda:

"Master Liu, don't be afraid, Honglu Temple doesn't have to bear the cost of my accommodation. This kind of trivial matter that can be done with a thousand taels, I can still afford it! Hahahahaha!"

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the second

This chapter and the previous chapter belong to what the author wrote when he was in a peaceful state of mind. Compared with the previous chapters, are there any differences?
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