C723 Draft agreement (1/2)
Xiao Letian looked at the rules of the Osaka Treaty in front of him, and read them three times, word by word.
Time passed minute after minute, both of their foreheads were already sweating, Xiao Letian had unknowingly given them too much pressure.
”Ito, please tell me, are these terms your attention or theirs?”
”Reporting to the prime minister, the open market and the open port are my suggestions. The general and the other great names haven't changed much, and the final indemnification is the general's …” Ito said after saluting.
”Prime Minister, I know that this condition is not too good, but please understand the poverty of the Japan. This is already the greatest sincerity that we can give. If there were more, I'm afraid Japan will fall into chaos …”
”Chaos?” Xiao Letian laughed coldly, ”Can you be even more chaotic than now? I heard that the riots in the River City was getting more and more intense, that even the merchants who specialize in providing food for the Great Ao had received an attack? ”I really don't understand you all. You clearly aren't prepared for war yet, and yet you dare to start a war. What a group of gamblers …”
”You're not admitting defeat even after failing, you've challenged my patience time and time again. From the moment I assassinated the Mr. Ryoma, you actually dared to lay your hands on His Majesty! ”I can clearly see the characteristics of these rotten gamblers …”
Ito's face turned slightly red, but she quickly calmed down. ”Prime Minister, what you said is correct, although the Hidden Fog Kid was bold and infuriated you, but this rebellion is also birthed from our Japanese culture, so I cannot refute you!”
”But please think twice about the crimes committed by some warriors in Prime Minister. We cannot let innocent citizens experience the bitter consequences! The rice riots had been going on for five days. For the time being, there were no signs of people starving to death. However, people were already starting to die while they were trying to snatch the rice … ”Prime Minister, please be merciful. If this goes on for another three days, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
When Itou Hirobumi finished speaking, she slammed her head against the tatami as tears flowed down her cheeks. Sakamoto Ryoma also knelt on the ground and said, ”We have already seen Prime Minister Long Wei. No one in Japan dares to challenge your authority anymore. Please give the Japanese a way out! ”
Xiao Letian looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, and took a deep breath to vent the anger in his chest. This was the future top civil servant that he had chosen for Japan. At a critical moment, they still had to consider the interests of the Japanese nation.
But on second thought, it was precisely because they were loyal to the Japanese that they were considered people with limits. Once this person had a bottom line, they wouldn't be that bad.
If Sakamoto Ryoma and Itou Hirobumi really were to completely sell off the Japanese people's interests like a traitor, Xiao Letian would have to think twice before acting.
”You came here to plead? Who are you? Since when did this Japan give you the authority to be responsible? Unless you guys are in a difficult position, and you guys don't have the responsibility of provoking the Japanese nation on your shoulders, why would you stand up for me? ”
”What about those who are really responsible? Why didn't they come to see me? No one can avoid the blame that should be placed on them! The vassal lords of the Four Seals can see the General, why didn't he come to see me? ”
When the dragon horse and Yi Teng heard this, they realized that their job of keeping the secret was completely ineffective. The Prime Minister already knew all the intelligence about the Four vassal lords s coming to the Osaka.
Just then, the sound of footsteps came out from outside the house. Dragon Lord walked in with a strange expression on his face and whispered a few words into Xiao Letian's ears. Itou Hirobumi and Sakamoto Ryoma's expressions changed when they saw the prime minister, the two of them did not even know what had happened.
Following closely was the high-pitched voice of the messenger: ”Tsurukawa's Palace's Great General Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Changzhou vassal's Master Mao Liyuan De, former vassal lords Guo Daozhida, Earth Sage vassal lords's Hall of Rongtang, Samoan's Master Dao Jinzhongyi... ”We seek an audience with the Prime Minister!”
”So fast?” Xiao Letian never thought that before he even reached the door, these rats would actually block his way. No matter how Xiao Letian thought, he still had to be polite.
In a short while, the well-dressed General walked in with four names. Even though Xiao Letian didn't really understand Japanese kimono etiquette, judging from the degree of press and the luster of the silk, he knew that these clothes were top-notch attire that would only be used during a real grand ceremony.
”Greetings Prime Minister!” The five Japanese s kneeled down and saluted Xiao Letian, especially those four names.
”Hehe …” Aren't all of you being too polite? I am just the little prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and am unable to accept the worship of all the lords, have you all made a mistake? ”