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Chapter 92 - The Battle of the Tongue in the Processing of Huaishi
's home was a typical Japanese-styled courtyard. A curved stream, an exquisite corridor, gravel, broken wood, and moss were all essential ingredients for a Japanese-styled courtyard.
Xiao Letian was walking in the courtyard of birch elder, stopping from time to time to pay attention to the beautiful scenery in front of him. Whenever this happened, Huashan Liyuan would always quietly stand by his side, not saying a single word for fear of disturbing Xiao Letian's contemplation.
”I'm sorry, I didn't see much of the Japanese-styled courtyard, please forgive me for being a little absent-minded …”
”No, no. If Mr. Xiao likes this house, I'm willing to offer it up with my two hands …” birch elder said respectfully.
Xiao Letian smiled and did not continue the conversation. He walked in front of him with large strides to enjoy the treatment the people of the would receive. It was a pity that this treatment would not last for more than a few years.
Although Xiao Letian was not an official of the Great Qing, his reputation had definitely reached a level that could shake the entire capital. This kind of scholar could already be called a Unparalleled National Scholars in the Japan.
This was an extremely high honor, a prestige that even the Sky Emperor respected. Furthermore, due to the influence that Chinese civilization had had on Japanese culture for thousands of years, even though Xiao Letian was dressed in plain clothes, he was still respected by everyone.
Only Shi Dakai and Xiang Shaolong accompanied Xiao Letian, and only Kiyoshi Yamamoto and Zhu Zhongjingshang, the two important subjects accompanied him. With the six people's portion of Huai Shi food, Huashan Liyuan actually used the Japan Money 60 Inscription. This was already the highest level dish in the world at that time.
The King's Crabs produced by the Hokkaido only took the tender meat from the legs of the crabs, the tiger-spotted prawns harvested from the deep sea to make a heavenly woman's body, and the plum wine was even more top-notch. Not to mention those exquisite and picturesque stings, this meal basically contained all the essence of the Japanese cooking.
It was a banquet that had nothing to do with eating, and everyone was accumulating their emotions amidst the greetings. Everyone knew that the confrontation would be extremely intense, and no one dared to neglect it. Even the greedy Kiyoshi Yamamoto only sipped from his sake s.
After the dishes were changed four or five times, and after drinking quite a few different types of wines unique to Japan, the birch elder, who had been courteous for a long time, finally shifted the topic to proper business.
”I have already read the Mr. Xiao's《 Journey to the West》 many times, now this book is widely spread in the Japan, in the process of studying in the West, there are very few scholars from the East that can explain the culture of the West so thoroughly. Right now, the scholars from the Japan have already viewed《 Journey to the West》 as the first classic of the West, if Mister is interested in visiting Japan, I think you will receive a higher level of reception.”
”Ah?” Is birch elder's words true? Shall I go to Japan? I always thought that right now, I am stepping on the soil of Japan? Isn't this Japan … ” Xiao Letian's sarcasm and ridicule caused the three Japanese s in the room to be unable to keep their face straight. Kiyoshi Yamamoto coldly snorted and slapped the sake's cup onto the wood.
Huashan Liyuan resisted the embarrassment and said, ”Mr. Xiao must be joking. This place is Ryukyu, so it naturally belongs to the Ryukyu King. We Japanese are only guests here as well. Maybe the appearance of our Japanese army here is a misunderstanding to Mr. Xiao, here I want to clarify, these troops were invited here by the Ryukyu King, we are only here as a guest army to protect the Ryukyu … ”
”Hahaha, protection?” Xiao Letian laughed extremely arrogantly, ”That's right, it's protection. After protecting you for two hundred and fifty years, when your ancestor brought your three thousand troops to the Ryukyu, who would like to invite you? Two-thirds of the Naha Harbor's taxes are in your pockets, of course you guys have to protect them well … ”
”Now that I'm here, don't you guys feel that I'm not safe and want to protect me? Otherwise, why would those group of Japanese Rangers s come to find me this morning? birch elder, I don't know where you got your confidence from, but do you really think you're an intelligent general? Do you really think that my 'Journey to the West' was written with my bottom? ”
After saying that, Xiao Letian pointed at his own head and sneered, ”What this place contains is not tofu. Do you really think that playing the little smart can fool around in front of me? ”I guess it's better to skip the pleasantries …”
In the morning, E Balang and the others' actions were as Xiao Letian had guessed, and were all done by him. He was originally just asking for directions, but he didn't expect Xiao Letian to see through his plan in an instant.
In the end, it was the Japanese's special thick skin that took effect, and Hua Shan's mood returned to normal after only using a cup of sake. He stood up and extended his hand to invite Xiao Letian to the back of the hall. ”The power of the alcohol is a bit strong.
Huashan Liyuan was placed in Ryukyu Kingdom by the Shimadzu Family, so the Patriarch's expectations for him was not just a simple martial general, but instead, an outstanding statesman. To a statesman, face is a very useless thing, Xiao Letian's mockery could make Kiyoshi Yamamoto angry, but it had no effect on the birch elder.
In the Birchhill mansion, there was a pavilion in the backyard, which was wide and very high, and it was the best place to view the entire landscape. In Xiao Letian's eyes, the Naha Harbor was as beautiful as a fairyland.
The candlelight from the buildings gave the city a misty, beautiful feeling. This was an era without electricity, where incandescent lights had yet to appear and where the light from the candles made the human eyes relax and relax. The light of the candles outlined the outline of the Naha Harbor, and even the sails in the distant harbor could be faintly seen.