PDLP Chapter 1310 Pixiu
Chapter 1310 Pixiu
First, this person speaks in an extremely rude and impolite manner. Second, he denies something that everyone in the world knows with a single sentence. This is not negotiation; it's shamelessness.
How do you talk to someone who has no shame?
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Tokugawa Iehira laughed heartily: "Hehe, gentlemen, we've gone off on a tangent. Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about the present. Is the dowry of your Taisho princess too meager?"
Miao Changfeng hesitated, wondering if he should make a slight concession.
Then Lin Feng spoke up, asking, "General Tokugawa, is Princess Taisho's dowry a bit meager..."
Miao Changfeng was taken aback, and Feng Li also looked at Lin Feng in surprise.
Why did he side with his opponent at the crucial moment?
"However, I'd like to see just how generous the dowry for marrying the princess will be?"
Upon hearing this, all the pirate commanders in the hall fell silent.
Tokugawa Iehira turned his gaze to Hojo Nobunari.
Hojo Nobunari was also embarrassed; they had never imagined that marrying a Taisho princess would require paying a dowry.
Among the four pirate generals, there was a young and burly man who slammed his hand on the low table, making the bowls and plates jump around.
"You...are the one who killed me?"
He's not good at speaking in long sentences; he can only utter single words, yet he still manages to misunderstand.
Lin Feng looked at him in astonishment: "Huh? I killed you? You're perfectly fine now, aren't you? Did I see a ghost?"
Hojo Nobunari's face darkened: "General, Tokugawa was lenient and did not hold it against you for killing my soldiers. If you continue to act recklessly, I'm afraid no one can save you."
Lin Feng sneered: "I killed your men in self-defense because they threatened the Prime Minister's safety. As guards, what wrong did they do?"
Miao Changfeng stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly, feeling very pleased.
With such a formidable man by my side, capable of governing the country with his literary skills and securing peace with his military prowess, I have no regrets in this life.
The young pirate commander suddenly jumped up from the tatami mat.
"You exist, you threaten the general, I will kill you."
Lin Feng curled his lips slightly and glanced at him with disdain.
This expression enraged the pirate general even more, and he was about to step forward.
Hojo Nobunari shouted, "Kobayashi Naoki, sit down!"
He had witnessed Lin Feng's prowess firsthand, and for Xiao Lin to make a move at this moment would undoubtedly be suicide.
The pirate army had a strict hierarchy, and a higher rank could crush a lower one. Hojo Nobunari's words made Kobayashi Naoki pause, glare fiercely at Lin Feng, and then slowly sit down.
Hojo Nobunari glanced at Tokugawa Iehira, then turned and smiled at Miao Changfeng.
"Let's be frank. Besides the conditions that your Taisho currently has, we can add a few more and we'll settle this peace talk. Neither side should waste time on this. The important thing is to jointly annihilate the Zhenxi Army. What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Miao Changfeng didn't speak, but took a sip of wine, his expression indifferent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Hojo Nobunari continued.
"Our Dahe army has been stationed here for a long time and knows the Taisho Dynasty very well. Peace talks are necessary. The Zhenxi Army is the mortal enemy of both sides. To show our sincerity, our Dahe army can march south after the peace talks are successful and strive to annihilate the main force of the Zhenxi Army in a short period of time."
He took a deep breath: "Therefore, our condition for this agreement is to add two more conditions to the existing ones..."
Seeing that everyone in the hall was focused on him, Hojo Nobuyoshi smiled and nodded.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver and three hundred thousand catties of grain."
As soon as he spoke, the already quiet hall became so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and even breathing ceased.
Hojo Nobushige saw that Miao Changfeng neither spoke nor moved.
He then reached out, picked up the wine cup, and held it to his chest.
"This is Dahe's bottom line. If the Prime Minister agrees, please drink this cup to signify that the peace talks between Dahe and Taisho have been completed. From now on, we will be one family."
Miao Changfeng remained calm and composed, neither speaking nor reaching for his wine cup.
Feng Li was so excited that his face turned red and his lips trembled, unable to speak.
Only Lin Feng, with a disdainful expression, picked up some food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
Seeing the awkward silence, Tokugawa Iehira chuckled.
"Whether it's acceptable or not, we're in peace talks, so the Prime Minister has to give us an answer, right?"
Before Miao Changfeng could speak, Lin Feng swallowed a mouthful of food and then picked up his wine cup to drink.
"You haven't said how much the bride price is yet."
Miao Changfeng finally nodded and looked at Tokugawa Iehira.
Tokugawa Iehira shook his head: "Our Otaka clan has never had the concept of dowry. Since the Taisho Emperor has married his daughter to Otaka, we will certainly treat her well and let the princess live a happier life. This is the sincerity of our Otaka clan."
Lin Feng didn't look up; his eyes were fixed on the dishes on the low table.
"Isn't this a Pixiu? It only eats and doesn't poop. Isn't it afraid of choking to death?"
Hojo Nobunari finally couldn't hold back. He had a deep understanding of the culture of large-scale enterprises and knew what Lin Feng meant.
"General Mu, watch your words."
Lin Feng looked up, his face full of surprise, and pointed to the low table.
"Lord Hojo, I was talking about the bugs in the vegetables, what's wrong?"
"you..."
Tokugawa Iehei said calmly, "Let's stop here for today. Since this is a welcome banquet, please enjoy yourselves and there's no need to be so tense."
A middle-aged general near Hojo Nobunari also laughed.
"We sincerely welcome our guests, so we can't just drink without any entertainment. We have a skilled fighter in our army who would like to present a demonstration of his fighting techniques to the Prime Minister to bring a smile to your face."
Without waiting for Miao Changfeng to speak, he clapped his hands three times.
Upon hearing the clapping sound, two burly men immediately entered from outside the door. They were shirtless, revealing their fleshy bodies, and knelt on one knee to salute Tokugawa Iehira.
Then the two separated, paused briefly, and suddenly moved forward at the same time, their bodies colliding.
The guests on both sides could hear the dull thud of flesh and blood colliding from a distance, which gave them an idea of how strong the two men were.
The two did not dodge, relying entirely on their physical strength to charge forward, like two rams butting horns, without any regard for technique, just a contest of strength.
Lin Feng felt that there were techniques involved in the collision between the two, including the angle of force and the parts of the body that collided.
Just like the sumo wrestlers I'd seen in my past life, only these two were even more ferocious, as if they were fighting desperately.
After colliding several times, one of the burly men was hit in the chest with the shoulder by the other burly man, and fell over.
He fell and never got up again, allowing the onlookers to feel the force of the impact and the immense damage he caused to his opponent.
The victorious strongman was immediately rewarded by Tokugawa Iehira with a cup of sake and a large piece of meat.
The burly man drank fine wine in front of the officials, stuffing large chunks of meat directly into his mouth as if he had swallowed them without chewing.
After finishing his meal and drink, the burly man turned to leave, but was stopped by the middle-aged general.
"I am General Ito Nakaya. I have heard that General Mu is highly skilled in martial arts, and even Tsunematsu Tsutomu is no match for him. I would like to ask General Mu to teach me."
He bowed to Lin Feng, remaining bent over and waiting for Lin Feng's reply.